Second Semi Finals – India beat Bangladesh by nine wickets and enter the finals

Second Semi Finals – India beat Bangladesh by nine wickets and enter the finals

Second Semi Final – Bangladesh vs India – at Birmingham – on 15 Jul 17 – India won by nine wickets

 

R Ashwin returned with figures of none for 54 in this game to provide the tenth occasion of a bowler conceding 50 plus runs without a wicket in the semi finals of the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Arshad Khan 09.0 0 55 0 2 Pak NZl Nairobi (Gym) 11 Oct 2000
2 R Telemachus 09.0 0 62 0 1 RSA Ind Nairobi (Gym) 13 Oct 2000
3 A Kumble 10.0 0 53 0 2 Ind RSA Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
4 MS Kasprowicz 10.0 0 52 0 2 Aus Eng Birmingham 21 Sep 2004
5 A Nel 10.0 1 60 0 2 RSA Win Jaipur 02 Nov 2006
6 TT Bresnan 08.0 0 51 0 2 Eng Aus Centurion 02 Oct 2009
7 PD Collingwood 08.0 0 50 0 2 Eng Aus Centurion 02 Oct 2009
8 Naved-ul-Hasan 08.0 0 57 0 2 Pak NZl Johannesburg 03 Oct 2009
9 SL Malinga 08.0 0 54 0 2 Srl Ind Cardiff 20 Jun 2013
10 R Ashwin 10.0 0 54 0 1 Ind Ban Birmingham 15 Jun 2017

 

R Ashwin returned with figures of none for 54 in this game to provide the tenth occasion of an Indian bowler conceding 50 plus runs without a wicket in the semi finals of the Champions Trophy after A Kumble. Both the occasions are listed below

 

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 A Kumble 10.0 0 53 0 2 Ind RSA Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
2 R Ashwin 10.0 0 54 0 1 Ind Ban Birmingham 15 Jun 2017

 

R Ashwin returned with figures of none for 54 in this game to provide the fourth occasion of bowler conceding 50 plus runs without a wicket in his full quote of ten overs in the semi finals of the Champions Trophy after A Kumble. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 A Kumble 10.0 0 53 0 2 Ind RSA Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
2 MS Kasprowicz 10.0 0 52 0 2 Aus Eng Birmingham 21 Sep 2004
3 A Nel 10.0 1 60 0 2 RSA Win Jaipur 02 Nov 2006
4 R Ashwin 10.0 0 54 0 1 Ind Ban Birmingham 15 Jun 2017

 

Soumya Sarkar became the fourth opening batsman to collect a duck in the semi finals of the Champions Trophy. All the four occasions are listed below

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Salman Butt 0 1 Pak Win Southampton 22 Sep 2004
2 SR Watson 0 1 Aus NZl Mohali 01 Nov 2006
3 CA Ingram 0 1 RSA Eng The Oval 19 Jun 2013
4 Soumya Sarkar 0 1 Ban Ind Birmingham 15 Jun 2017

 

Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim added 123 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the twelfth occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the semi finals in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 NJ Astle, RG Twose 3 135 2 NZl Pak Nairobi (Gym) 11 Oct 2000
2 R Dravid, SC Ganguly 2 145 1 Ind RSA Nairobi (Gym) 13 Oct 2000
3 HH Gibbs, JH Kallis 2 178* 2 RSA Ind Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
4 ME Trescothick, MP Vaughan 2 140 2 Eng Aus Birmingham 21 Sep 2004
5 JDP Oram, DL Vettori 7 103 2 NZl Aus Mohali 01 Nov 2006
6 S Chanderpaul, CH Gayle 1 154* 2 Win RSA Jaipur 02 Nov 2006
7 TT Bresnan, LJ Wright 7 107 1 Eng Aus Centurion 02 Oct 2009
8 RT Ponting, SR Watson 2 252* 2 Aus Eng Centurion 02 Oct 2009
9 GD Elliott, DL Vettori 5 104 2 NZl Pak Johannesburg 03 Oct 2009
10 JE Root, IJL Trott 3 105 2 Eng RSA The Oval 19 Jun 2013
11 Azhar Ali, Fakhar Zaman 1 118 2 Pak Eng Cardiff 14 Jun 2017
12 Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiqur Rahim 3 123 1 Ban Ind Birmingham 15 Jun 2017

 

Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim added 123 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the third occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the semi finals for the third wicket in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 NJ Astle, RG Twose 3 135 2 NZl Pak Nairobi (Gym) 11 Oct 2000
2 JE Root, IJL Trott 3 105 2 Eng RSA The Oval 19 Jun 2013
3 Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiqur Rahim 3 123 1 Ban Ind Birmingham 15 Jun 2017

 

Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim added 123 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the second occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the semi finals against India in the Champions Trophy. Both the occasions are tabulated below

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 HH Gibbs, JH Kallis 2 178* 2 RSA Ind Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
2 Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiqur Rahim 3 123 1 Ban Ind Birmingham 15 Jun 2017

 

Tamim Iqbal scored 70 in this game to provide the 14th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a fifty in the semi finals  of the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SC Ganguly 83 1 Ind Win Dhaka 31 Oct 1998
2 Saeed Anwar 104 1 Pak NZl Nairobi (Gym) 11 Oct 2000
3 SC Ganguly 141* 1 Ind RSA Nairobi (Gym) 13 Oct 2000
4 V Sehwag 59 1 Ind RSA Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
5 HH Gibbs 116* 2 RSA Ind Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
6 MS Atapattu 51 2 Srl Aus Colombo (RPS) 27 Sep 2002
7 ME Trescothick 81 2 Eng Aus Birmingham 21 Sep 2004
8 CH Gayle 133* 2 Win RSA Jaipur 02 Nov 2006
9 S Chanderpaul 57* 2 Win RSA Jaipur 02 Nov 2006
10 SR Watson 136* 2 Aus Eng Centurion 02 Oct 2009
11 S Dhawan 68 2 Ind Srl Cardiff 20 Jun 2013
12 Azhar Ali 76 2 Pak Eng Cardiff 14 Jun 2017
13 Fakhar Zaman 57 2 Pak Eng Cardiff 14 Jun 2017
14 Tamim Iqbal 70 1 Ban Ind Birmingham 15 Jun 2017

 

Tamim Iqbal scored 70 in this game to provide the second occasion of an opening batsman scoring a fifty against India in the semi finals of the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 HH Gibbs 116* 2 RSA Ind Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
2 Tamim Iqbal 70 1 Ban Ind Birmingham 15 Jun 2017

 

Mushfiqur Rahim scored 61 in this game to provide the second occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in the semifinal of the Champions Trophy after MV Boucher. MV Boucher of South Africa had scored 60 against India at Nairobi {G} on 13.10.00. Thus Mushfiqur Rahim’s 61 in this game represent the highest individual score by a wicket keeper batsman in the semi finals of the tournament. It is interesting to note that both – MV Boucher and Mushfiqur Rahim – chose India as their opposition while scoring fifties.

 

Bangladesh posted 264 for 7 in its innings in this game. This is the second best total by a team in the semi finals of the Champions Trophy at the end of Bangladesh’s innings. The highest team total in the semi finals of the Champions Trophy is 295 for 6 against South Africa at Nairobi {G} on 13.10.00. Bangladesh’s total became the third best at the end of this game as India posted 265 for 1.

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 295/6 50.0 1 v South Africa Nairobi (Gym) 13 Oct 2000
2 India 265/1 40.1 2 v Bangladesh Birmingham 15 Jun 2017
3 Bangladesh 264/7 50.0 1 v India Birmingham 15 Jun 2017

 

Yuvraj Singh was playing his 300th one day game in this match. He became the 19th cricket overall and the fifth Indian batsmen to appear in 300 plus one day games.

 

No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0
1 SR Tendulkar (India) 463 452 41 18426 200* 44.83 49 96 20
2 R Dravid (Asia/India) 341 315 40 10843 153 39.42 12 83 13
3 M Azharuddin (India) 334 308 54 9378 153* 36.92 7 58 9
4 SC Ganguly (Asia/India) 311 300 23 11363 183 41.02 22 72 16
5 Yuvraj Singh (Asia/India) 300 274 40 8622 150 36.84 14 52 18

 

RG Sharma scored 123 not out in this game to provide the 49th occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the tenth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a hundred in the tournament. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SR Tendulkar 141 1 v Australia Dhaka 28 Oct 1998
2 SC Ganguly 141* 1 v South Africa Nairobi (Gym) 13 Oct 2000
3 SC Ganguly 117 1 v New Zealand Nairobi (Gym) 15 Oct 2000
4 M Kaif 111* 1 v Zimbabwe Colombo (RPS) 14 Sep 2002
5 V Sehwag 126 2 v England Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
6 SC Ganguly 117* 2 v England Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
7 S Dhawan 114 1 v South Africa Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
8 S Dhawan 102* 2 v West Indies The Oval 11 Jun 2013
9 S Dhawan 125 1 v Sri Lanka The Oval 08 Jun 2017
10 RG Sharma 123* 2 v Bangladesh Birmingham 15 Jun 2017

 

RG Sharma’s 123 not out in this game provide the fourth occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred against Bangladesh in the tournament. All such occasions are tabulated below.

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 WU Tharanga 105 1 Srl Ban Mohali 07 Oct 2006
2 CH Gayle 104* 2 Win Ban Jaipur 11 Oct 2006
3 JE Root 133* 2 Eng Ban The Oval 01 Jun 2017
4 RG Sharma 123* 2 Ind Ban Birmingham 15 Jun 2017

 

RG Sharma’s 123 not out in this game provide the eighth occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in the semi finals of the tournament. All such occasions are tabulated below.

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 JH Kallis 113* 1 RSA Srl Dhaka 30 Oct 1998
2 Saeed Anwar 104 1 Pak NZl Nairobi (Gym) 11 Oct 2000
3 SC Ganguly 141* 1 Ind RSA Nairobi (Gym) 13 Oct 2000
4 HH Gibbs 116* 2 RSA Ind Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
5 CH Gayle 133* 2 Win RSa Jaipur 02 Nov 2006
6 SR Watson 136* 2 Aus Eng Centurion 02 Oct 2009
7 RT Ponting 111* 2 Aus Eng Centurion 02 Oct 2009
8 RG Sharma 123* 2 Ind Ban Birmingham 15 Jun 2017

 

RG Sharma’s 123 not out in this game provide the second occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a hundred in the semi finals of the tournament. Both the occasions are tabulated below.

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SC Ganguly 141* 1 Ind RSA Nairobi (Gym) 13 Oct 2000
2 RG Sharma 123* 2 Ind Ban Birmingham 15 Jun 2017

 

V Kohli scored 96 not out in this game to provide the 17th occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SP Fleming 96 2 NZl Zim Dhaka 24 Oct 1998
2 A Ranatunga 90* 2 Srl NZl Dhaka 26 Oct 1998
3 N Hussain 95 2 Eng Ban Nairobi (Gym) 05 Oct 2000
4 SO Tikolo 93 2 Ken Win Colombo (SSC) 17 Sep 2002
5 JH Kallis 97 2 RSA Ind Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
6 SC Ganguly 90 1 Ind Ken Southampton 11 Sep 2004
7 CH Gayle 99 1 Win Ban Southampton 15 Sep 2004
8 RS Morton 90* 1 Win Aus Mumbai (BS) 18 Oct 2006
9 AC Gilchrist 92 2 Aus Win Mumbai (BS) 18 Oct 2006
10 KP Pietersen 90* 2 Eng Win Ahmedabad 28 Oct 2006
11 OA Shah 98 1 Eng RSA Centurion 27 Sep 2009
12 Misbah-ul-Haq 96* 1 Pak Win The Oval 07 Jun 2013
13 IR Bell 91 1 Eng Aus Birmingham 08 Jun 2013
14 AD Hales 95 2 Eng Ban The Oval 01 Jun 2017
15 RG Sharma 91 1 Ind Pak Birmingham 04 Jun 2017
16 Tamim Iqbal 95 1 Ban Aus The Oval 05 Jun 2017
17 V Kohli 96* 2 Ind Ban Birmingham 15 Jun 2017

 

V Kohli scored 96 not out in this game to provide the third occasion of an Indian  batsman scoring a ninety in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SC Ganguly 90 1 Ind Ken Southampton 11 Sep 2004
2 RG Sharma 91 1 Ind Pak Birmingham 04 Jun 2017
3 V Kohli 96* 2 Ind Ban Birmingham 15 Jun 2017

 

V Kohli scored 96 not out in this game to provide the fourth occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety against Bangladesh  in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 N Hussain 95 2 Eng Ban Nairobi (Gym) 05 Oct 2000
2 CH Gayle 99 1 Win Ban Southampton 15 Sep 2004
3 AD Hales 95 2 Eng Ban The Oval 01 Jun 2017
4 V Kohli 96* 2 Ind Ban Birmingham 15 Jun 2017

 

V Kohli scored 96 not out in this game to provide the seventh occasion of a captain scoring a ninety in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SP Fleming 96 2 NZl Zim Dhaka 24 Oct 1998
2 A Ranatunga 90* 2 Srl NZl Dhaka 26 Oct 1998
3 N Hussain 95 2 Eng Ban Nairobi (Gym) 05 Oct 2000
4 SO Tikolo 93 2 Ken Win Colombo (SSC) 17 Sep 2002
5 SC Ganguly 90 1 Ind Ken Southampton 11 Sep 2004
6 Misbah-ul-Haq 96* 1 Pak Win The Oval 07 Jun 2013
7 V Kohli 96* 2 Ind Ban Birmingham 15 Jun 2017

 

V Kohli scored 96 not out in this game to provide the second occasion of an Indian captain scoring a ninety in the Champions Trophy. Both the occasions are tabulated below

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SC Ganguly 90 1 Ind Ken Southampton 11 Sep 2004
2 V Kohli 96* 2 Ind Ban Birmingham 15 Jun 2017

 

V Kohli scored 96 not out in this game to provide the second occasion of a captain scoring a ninety against Bangladesh in the Champions Trophy. Both the occasions are tabulated below

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 N Hussain 95 2 Eng Ban Nairobi (Gym) 05 Oct 2000
2 V Kohli 96* 2 Ind Ban Birmingham 15 Jun 2017

 

V Kohli scored 96 not out in this game to provide the second occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety in semi finals of  the Champions Trophy. Both the occasions are tabulated below

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 JH Kallis 97 2 RSA Ind Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
2 V Kohli 96* 2 Ind Ban Birmingham 15 Jun 2017

 

V Kohli with his 96 not out in this game earned the distinction of becoming the first captain to score a ninety in the semi finals of the Champion Trophy.

 

RG Sharma and V Kohli added 178 runs in an unfinished partnership for the second wicket in this game to provide the 75th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the 14th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the tournament. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 3 140 1 v Australia Dhaka 28 Oct 1998
2 A Jadeja, SR Tendulkar 4 132 1 v Australia Dhaka 28 Oct 1998
3 R Dravid, SC Ganguly 2 145 1 v South Africa Nairobi (Gym) 13 Oct 2000
4 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 1 141 1 v New Zealand Nairobi (Gym) 15 Oct 2000
5 R Dravid, M Kaif 6 117 1 v Zimbabwe Colombo (RPS) 14 Sep 2002
6 SC Ganguly, V Sehwag 1 192 2 v England Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
7 SC Ganguly, VVS Laxman 2 161 1 v Kenya Southampton 11 Sep 2004
8 S Dhawan, RG Sharma 1 127 1 v South Africa Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
9 S Dhawan, RG Sharma 1 101 2 v West Indies The Oval 11 Jun 2013
10 S Dhawan, KD Karthik 3 109* 2 v West Indies The Oval 11 Jun 2013
11 S Dhawan, RG Sharma 1 136 1 v Pakistan Birmingham 04 Jun 2017
12 S Dhawan, RG Sharma 1 138 1 v Sri Lanka The Oval 08 Jun 2017
13 S Dhawan, V Kohli 2 128 2 v South Africa The Oval 11 Jun 2017
14 V Kohli, RG Sharma 2 178* 2 v Bangladesh Birmingham 15 Jun 2017

 

RG Sharma and V Kohli added 178 runs in an unfinished partnership for the second wicket in this game to provide the fourth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 R Dravid, SC Ganguly 2 145 1 v South Africa Nairobi (Gym) 13 Oct 2000
2 SC Ganguly, VVS Laxman 2 161 1 v Kenya Southampton 11 Sep 2004
3 S Dhawan, V Kohli 2 128 2 v South Africa The Oval 11 Jun 2017
4 V Kohli, RG Sharma 2 178* 2 v Bangladesh Birmingham 15 Jun 2017

 

RG Sharma and V Kohli added 178 runs in an unfinished partnership for the second wicket in this game. This partnership represents the record partnership for the second wicket by Indian batsmen in the Champions Trophy. The previous best was the 161 runs partnership between SC Ganguly and VVS Laxman against Kenya at Southampton on 11.09.04

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 V Kohli, RG Sharma 2 178* 2 v Bangladesh Birmingham 15 Jun 2017
2 SC Ganguly, VVS Laxman 2 161 1 v Kenya Southampton 11 Sep 2004

 

RG Sharma and V Kohli added 178 runs in an unfinished partnership for the second wicket in this game to provide the 18th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket in the Champions Trophy. This stand provides the second best joint partnership for the second wicket in the tournament.

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 RT Ponting, SR Watson 2 252* 2 Aus Eng Centurion 02 Oct 2009
2 HH Gibbs, JH Kallis 2 178* 2 RSA Ind Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
3 V Kohli, RG Sharma 2 178* 2 Ind Ban Birmingham 15 Jun 2017

 

RG Sharma and V Kohli added 178 runs in an unfinished partnership for the second wicket in this game in this game to provide the thirteenth occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the semi finals in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 NJ Astle, RG Twose 3 135 2 NZl Pak Nairobi (Gym) 11 Oct 2000
2 R Dravid, SC Ganguly 2 145 1 Ind RSA Nairobi (Gym) 13 Oct 2000
3 HH Gibbs, JH Kallis 2 178* 2 RSA Ind Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
4 ME Trescothick, MP Vaughan 2 140 2 Eng Aus Birmingham 21 Sep 2004
5 JDP Oram, DL Vettori 7 103 2 NZl Aus Mohali 01 Nov 2006
6 S Chanderpaul, CH Gayle 1 154* 2 Win RSA Jaipur 02 Nov 2006
7 TT Bresnan, LJ Wright 7 107 1 Eng Aus Centurion 02 Oct 2009
8 RT Ponting, SR Watson 2 252* 2 Aus Eng Centurion 02 Oct 2009
9 GD Elliott, DL Vettori 5 104 2 NZl Pak Johannesburg 03 Oct 2009
10 JE Root, IJL Trott 3 105 2 Eng RSA The Oval 19 Jun 2013
11 Azhar Ali, Fakhar Zaman 1 118 2 Pak Eng Cardiff 14 Jun 2017
12 Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiqur Rahim 3 123 1 Ban Ind Birmingham 15 Jun 2017
13 V Kohli, RG Sharma 2 178* 2 Ind Ban Birmingham 15 Jun 2017

 

RG Sharma and V Kohli added 178 runs in an unfinished partnership for the second wicket in this game in this game to provide the second occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the semi finals in the Champions Trophy. Both the occasions are tabulated below

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 R Dravid, SC Ganguly 2 145 1 Ind RSA Nairobi (Gym) 13 Oct 2000
2 V Kohli, RG Sharma 2 178* 2 Ind Ban Birmingham 15 Jun 2017

 

V Kohli completed 8000 runs of his one day career then he was on 88 during his knock of 96 not out in this game. He became the 29th batsman and eighth Indian batsman to accomplish the feat of completing 8000 plus runs. The following table lists the eight Indian batsmen who have completed 8000 plus runs in one day games

 

No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0
1 SR Tendulkar (Ind) 463 452 41 18426 200* 44.83 49 96 20
2 SC Ganguly (Asia/Ind) 311 300 23 11363 183 41.02 22 72 16
3 R Dravid (Asia/ICC/Ind) 344 318 40 10889 153 39.16 12 83 13
4 M Azharuddin (Ind) 334 308 54 9378 153* 36.92 07 58 09
5 MS Dhoni (Asia/Ind) 290 250 67 9338 183* 51.02 10 62 08
6 Yuvraj Singh (Asia/Ind) 300 274 40 8622 150 36.84 14 52 18
7 V Sehwag (Asia/ICC/Ind) 251 245 09 8273 219 35.05 15 38 14
8 V Kohli (Ind) 183 175 28 8008 183 54.47 27 42 11

 

V Kohli became the seventh Indian batsman to aggregate 8000 plus runs while representing India only. The following table lists all the seven batsmen

 

No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0
1 SR Tendulkar 463 452 41 18426 200* 44.83 49 96 20
2 SC Ganguly 308 297 23 11221 183 40.95 22 71 16
3 R Dravid 340 314 39 10768 153 39.15 12 82 13
4 M Azharuddin 334 308 54 9378 153* 36.92 07 58 09
5 MS Dhoni 287 247 66 9164 183* 50.62 09 62 08
6 Yuvraj Singh 297 271 39 8530 150 36.76 14 52 18
7 V Kohli 183 175 28 8008 183 54.47 27 42 11

 

V Kohli’s 8008 runs came in his 183rd match and 175 innings to provide the fastest batsman to aggregate 8000 plus runs in one day game in terms of innings played. This record was held previously by AB de Villers who had taken 190 matches and 182 innings. Amongst the Indian batsmen, SC Ganguly had held this record. His 8000 runs have taken 208 matches and 200 innings

 

V Kohli’s 8000 runs is also the fastest in terms of time. He aggregated 8008 runs in 8 years 301 days. He  had made his one day debut on 18 Aug 2008  and completed 8000 runs on 15 Jun 2017

 

V Kohli completed 5000 runs while batting second in a one day game when  he  was on 46 during his knock of 96 not out  in this game. At the end of this game, his run aggregate read 5050. He became the tenth batsman in the history of one day internationals to accomplish such a feat. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0
1 SR Tendulkar (Ind) 236 232 26 8720 175 42.33 17 52 15
2 ST Jayasuriya (Asia/Srl) 214 210 15 5742 152 29.44 10 30 20
3 JH Kallis (ICC/RSA) 169 158 34 5575 139 44.95 5 45 7
4 BC Lara (ICC/Win) 162 157 30 5425 153 42.71 9 28 8
5 KC Sangakkara (Asia/ICC/Srl) 175 161 27 5400 134* 40.29 7 33 5
6 SC Ganguly (Asia/Ind) 153 148 15 5231 135* 39.33 7 37 4
7 DPMD Jayawardene (Asia/Srl) 197 176 29 5150 126* 35.03 6 28 12
8 PA de Silva (Srl) 170 163 23 5134 127* 36.67 7 32 7
9 RT Ponting (Aus) 160 153 32 5074 126 41.93 8 32 11
10 V Kohli (Ind) 103 99 23 5050 183 66.44 17 26 4

 

First Semi Final – Pakistan beat much fancied England by eight wickets to enter the finals for the first time

First Semi Final – Pakistan beat much fancied England by eight wickets to enter the finals for the first time

First Semi final  – England vs Pakistan – at Cardiff – on 14 Jun 17 – Pakistan won by eight wickets

 

Sarfraz Ahmed effected three dismissals behind the wicket to provide the fifth occasion of a wicket keeper effecting three or more dismissals in a semi final of the Champion Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Player Dis Ct St Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 JC Buttler 6 6 0 1 Eng RSA The Oval 19 Jun 2013
2 TD Paine 5 5 0 1 Aus Eng Centurion 02 Oct 2009
3 CO Browne 4 3 1 1 Win Pak Southampton 22 Sep 2004
4 AC Gilchrist 4 3 1 2 Aus NZl Mohali 01 Nov 2006
5 Sarfraz Ahmed 3 3 0 1 Pak Eng Cardiff 14 Jun 2017

 

Sarfraz Ahmed effected three dismissals behind the wicket to provide the third occasion of a captain wicket keeper effecting three or more dismissals in the Champion Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Player Dis Ct St Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Moin Khan 3 3 0 1 Pak Srl Nairobi (Gym) 08 Oct 2000
2 MS Dhoni 3 3 0 1 Ind Pak Centurion 26 Sep 2009
3 Sarfraz Ahmed 3 3 0 1 Pak Eng Cardiff 14 Jun 2017

 

Sarfraz Ahmed effected three dismissals behind the wicket to provide the second occasion of a Pakistan captain wicket keeper effecting three or more dismissals in the Champion Trophy after Moin Khan. Both the occasions are tabulated below

 

No Player Dis Ct St Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Moin Khan 3 3 0 1 Pak Srl Nairobi (Gym) 08 Oct 2000
2 Sarfraz Ahmed 3 3 0 1 Pak Eng Cardiff 14 Jun 2017

 

Sarfraz Ahmed effected three dismissals behind the wicket to provide the first occasion of a Pakistan captain wicket keeper effecting three or more dismissals in the semi finals of the Champion Trophy

 

No Player Dis Ct St Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Sarfraz Ahmed 3 3 0 1 Pak Eng Cardiff 14 Jun 2017

 

England was dismissed all out for 211 in this game to provide the ninth occasion of a team dismissed all in a semifinal of the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Result Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England 257 47.4 1 lost v Australia Centurion 02 Oct 2009
2 Pakistan 252 49.2 1 lost v New Zealand Nairobi (Gym) 11 Oct 2000
3 England 211 49.5 1 lost v Pakistan Cardiff 14 Jun 2017
4 New Zealand 206 46.0 2 lost v Australia Mohali 1 Nov 2006
5 South Africa 200 41.0 2 lost v India Nairobi (Gym) 13 Oct 2000
6 South Africa 175 38.4 1 lost v England The Oval 19 Jun 2013
7 Australia 162 48.4 1 lost v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 27 Sep 2002
8 Sri Lanka 132 23.4 2 lost v South Africa Dhaka 30 Oct 1998
9 Pakistan 131 38.2 1 lost v West Indies Southampton 22 Sep 2004

 

England, Pakistan and South Africa are the three teams to be dismissed all out on two occasions in the semi finals of the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No No Team Score Overs Inns Result Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1 England 257 47.4 1 lost v Australia Centurion 02 Oct 2009
  2 England 211 49.5 1 lost v Pakistan Cardiff 14 Jun 2017
                   
2 1 Pakistan 252 49.2 1 lost v New Zealand Nairobi (Gym) 11 Oct 2000
  2 Pakistan 131 38.2 1 lost v West Indies Southampton 22 Sep 2004
                   
3 1 South Africa 200 41.0 2 lost v India Nairobi (Gym) 13 Oct 2000
  2 South Africa 175 38.4 1 lost v England The Oval 19 Jun 2013

 

Azhar Ali {76} and Fakhar Zaman  {57} scored half centuries in this  game to provide the fifth occasion of  both the openers scoring half centuries in an innings in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the first such occasion by Pakistan batsman in the tournament.  It also provides the first such occasion in the semi  finals of the Champions Trophy.

 

Azhar Ali {76} and Fakhar Zaman  {57} scored fifties in this  game to provide the 13th occasion of  both the openers scoring fifties in an innings in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the first such occasion by Pakistan batsman in the tournament.  It also provides the second such occasion in the semi finals of the Champions Trophy. The first such occasion was witnessed in the semi final game between West Indies and South Africa at Jaipur on 02.11.06 when West Indies openers CH Gayle {133} and S Chanderpaul {57} scored fifties.

 

Azhar Ali and Fakhar Zaman added 118 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 73rd occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the third occasion of Pakistan batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the tournament. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Mohammad Yousuf, Saeed Anwar 2 105* 2 v Sri Lanka Nairobi (Gym) 08 Oct 2000
2 Mohammad Yousuf, Shoaib Malik 4 206 1 v India Centurion 26 Sep 2009
3 Azhar Ali, Fakhar Zaman 1 118 2 v England Cardiff 14 Jun 2017

 

Azhar Ali and Fakhar Zaman added 118 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 15th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the first occasion of Pakistan batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in the tournament. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DJ Cullinan, MJR Rindel 1 113 2 RSA Eng Dhaka 25 Oct 1998
2 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 1 141 1 Ind NZl Nairobi (Gym) 15 Oct 2000
3 AC Gilchrist, ML Hayden 1 113 2 Aus Ban Colombo (SSC) 19 Sep 2002
4 HH Gibbs, GC Smith 1 159 1 RSA Ken Colombo (RPS) 20 Sep 2002
5 SC Ganguly, V Sehwag 1 192 2 Ind Eng Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
6 CH Gayle, WW Hinds 1 192 1 Win Ban Southampton 15 Sep 2004
7 HH Gibbs, GC Smith 1 102 1 RSA Win The Oval 18 Sep 2004
8 S Chanderpaul, CH Gayle 1 164* 2 Win Ban Jaipur 11 Oct 2006
9 S Chanderpaul, CH Gayle 1 154* 2 Win RSA Jaipur 02 Nov 2006
10 BB McCullum, JD Ryder 1 125 1 NZl Srl Johannesburg 27 Sep 2009
11 S Dhawan, RG Sharma 1 127 1 Ind RSA Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
12 S Dhawan, RG Sharma 1 101 2 Ind Win The Oval 11 Jun 2013
13 S Dhawan, RG Sharma 1 136 1 Ind Pak Birmingham 04 Jun 2017
14 S Dhawan, RG Sharma 1 138 1 Ind Srl The Oval 08 Jun 2017
15 Azhar Ali, Fakhar Zaman 1 118 2 Pak Eng Cardiff 14 Jun 2017

 

Azhar Ali and Fakhar Zaman added 118 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the third occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket against England in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DJ Cullinan, MJR Rindel 1 113 2 RSA Eng Dhaka 25 Oct 1998
2 SC Ganguly, V Sehwag 1 192 2 Ind Eng Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
3 Azhar Ali, Fakhar Zaman 1 118 2 Pak Eng Cardiff 14 Jun 2017

 

Azhar Ali and Fakhar Zaman added 118 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the tenth occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership against England in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DJ Cullinan, MJR Rindel 1 113 2 RSA Eng Dhaka 25 Oct 1998
2 WJ Cronje, JN Rhodes 4 117 2 RSA Eng Dhaka 25 Oct 1998
3 HH Dippenaar, JH Kallis 3 132* 2 RSA Eng Nairobi (Gym) 10 Oct 2000
4 SC Ganguly, V Sehwag 1 192 2 Ind Eng Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
5 MEK Hussey, DR Martyn 4 118 2 Aus Eng Jaipur 21 Oct 2006
6 DJ Bravo, CH Gayle 2 174 1 Win Eng Ahmedabad 28 Oct 2006
7 RT Ponting, SR Watson 2 252* 2 Aus Eng Centurion 02 Oct 2009
8 KMDN Kulasekara, KC Sangakkara 4 110* 2 Srl Eng The Oval 13 Jun 2013
9 Mushfiqur Rahim, Tamim Iqbal 3 166 1 Ban Eng The Oval 01 Jun 2017
10 Azhar Ali, Fakhar Zaman 1 118 2 Pak Eng Cardiff 14 Jun 2017

 

Azhar Ali and Fakhar Zaman added 118 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the eleventh occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the semi final in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 NJ Astle, RG Twose 3 135 2 NZl Pak Nairobi (Gym) 11 Oct 2000
2 R Dravid, SC Ganguly 2 145 1 Ind RSA Nairobi (Gym) 13 Oct 2000
3 HH Gibbs, JH Kallis 2 178* 2 RSA Ind Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
4 ME Trescothick, MP Vaughan 2 140 2 Eng Aus Birmingham 21 Sep 2004
5 JDP Oram, DL Vettori 7 103 2 NZl Aus Mohali 01 Nov 2006
6 S Chanderpaul, CH Gayle 1 154* 2 Win RSA Jaipur 02 Nov 2006
7 TT Bresnan, LJ Wright 7 107 1 Eng Aus Centurion 02 Oct 2009
8 RT Ponting, SR Watson 2 252* 2 Aus Eng Centurion 02 Oct 2009
9 GD Elliott, DL Vettori 5 104 2 NZl Pak Johannesburg 03 Oct 2009
10 JE Root, IJL Trott 3 105 2 Eng RSA The Oval 19 Jun 2013
11 Azhar Ali, Fakhar Zaman 1 118 2 Pak Eng Cardiff 14 Jun 2017

 

Azhar Ali and Fakhar Zaman added 118 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the second occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the semi final against England in the Champions Trophy. Both the occasions are tabulated below

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 RT Ponting, SR Watson 2 252* 2 Aus Eng Centurion 02 Oct 2009
2 Azhar Ali, Fakhar Zaman 1 118 2 Pak Eng Cardiff 14 Jun 2017

 

Azhar Ali and Fakhar Zaman added 118 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the second occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the semi final for the first wicket in the Champions Trophy. Both the occasions are tabulated below

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 S Chanderpaul, CH Gayle 1 154* 2 Win RSA Jaipur 02 Nov 2006
2 Azhar Ali, Fakhar Zaman 1 118 2 Pak Eng Cardiff 14 Jun 2017

 

Azhar Ali and Fakhar Zaman added 118 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the first occasion of Pakistan batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in the Champions Trophy. The previous best was the 90 runs partnership between Imran Nazir and Saeed Anwar against Sri Lanka at Nairobi {Gym} on 08.10.00

 

Hasan Ali’s aggregate wickets in the ongoing edition of Champions Trophy read 10 at the end of this game. He became the seventh Pakistan bowler to capture ten or more wickets in the tournament. All scuh occasions are tabulated below

 

No Player Mat Inns O M R W BBI Ave 4 5
1 Shahid Afridi 13 12 98.4 4 427 14 5/11 30.50 0 1
2 Saeed Ajmal 07 07 55.5 2 226 12 2/16 18.83 0 0
3 Abdul Razzaq 10 10 77.2 2 339 10 4/50 33.90 1 0
4 Hasan Ali 04 04 38.0 1 172 10 3/24 17.20 0 0
5 Naved-ul-Hasan 09 09 67.0 5 315 10 4/25 31.50 1 0
6 Shoaib Malik 19 13 68.0 2 276 10 3/15 27.60 0 0
7 Umar Gul 07 07 54.5 4 275 10 3/28 27.50 0 0

 

Hasan Ali became the 14th bowler and also the first Pakistan bowler to capture ten or more wickets in a single edition of Champions Trophy. The following table lists all such bowlers who have accomplished the feat

 

No Player Team Edition M I O M R W BBI Ave 4 5
1 JE Taylor Win 2006/07 7 7 57.0 3 287 13 4/49 22.07 1 0
2 MF Maharoof Srl 2006/07 6 6 36.0 2 190 12 6/14 15.83 0 1
3 RA Jadeja Ind 2013 5 5 41.0 5 154 12 5/36 12.83 0 1
4 SL Malinga Srl 2006/07 6 6 50.3 3 210 11 4/53 19.09 1 0
5 WD Parnell RSA 2009/10 3 3 28.0 2 196 11 5/57 17.81 0 1
6 JM Anderson Eng 2013 5 5 37.0 1 151 11 3/30 13.72 0 0
7 MJ McClenaghan NZl 2013 3 3 23.5 0 144 11 4/43 13.09 2 0
8 M Muralitharan Srl 2002/03 5 3 25.1 2 070 10 4/15 07.00 1 0
9 NW Bracken Aus 2006/07 5 5 41.0 4 194 10 3/22 19.40 0 0
10 GD McGrath Aus 2006/07 5 5 44.0 7 158 10 3/22 15.80 0 0
11 KD Mills NZl 2006/07 4 4 28.3 2 118 10 4/38 11.80 1 0
12 SCJ Broad Eng 2009/10 3 3 28.1 1 155 10 4/39 15.50 1 0
13 I Sharma Ind 2014 5 5 38.0 2 218 10 3/33 21.80 0 0
14 Hasan Ali Pak 2017 4 4 38.0 1 172 10 3/24 17.20 0 0

 

The following table lists the finalists of the Champions Trophy since its inception. In 2002 edition, finals was played on two days and the trophy was shared by India and Sri Lanka. Pakistan has entered the finals of the tournament for the first occasion.

 

Edition Team 1 Team 2 Winner Margin Ground Match Date
1998 South Africa West Indies South Africa 4 wickets Dhaka Nov 01, 1998
2000 India New Zealand New Zealand 4 wickets Nairobi (Gym) Oct 15, 2000
2002 Sri Lanka India no result   Colombo (RPS) Sep 29, 2002
2002 Sri Lanka India no result   Colombo (RPS) Sep 30, 2002
2004 England West Indies West Indies 2 wickets The Oval Sep 25, 2004
2006 Australia West Indies Australia 8 wickets Mumbai (BS) Nov 05, 2006
2009 Australia New Zealand Australia 6 wickets Centurion Oct 05, 2009
2013 England India India 5 runs Birmingham Jun 23, 2013

 

Champions Trophy: England have edge vs Pakistan in 1st semi-final – Preview – Hindustan Times

Champions Trophy: England have edge vs Pakistan in 1st semi-final – Preview – Hindustan Times

Hosts England will take on Pakistan in the first ICC Champions Trophy semi-final in Cardiff on Wednesday.

England will fancy their chances of extending the search for an elusive major global ODI silverware despite drawing a mercurial Pakistan in the first semifinal of the ICC Champions Trophy here tomorrow.

Three-time World Cup finalists England have been trying for the past 42 years to lay claim to a trophy in a major 50 -over tournament.

In Eoin Morgan’s well-balanced unit, the world sees a chance for England to realise their dream.

Notwithstanding Pakistan’s remarkable turnaround after an embarrassing loss to arch-rivals India in their tournament opener in Birmingham, hosts England will take to the field at Sophia Gardens with their nose ahead.

England have come a long way in a short space of time since a humiliating first-round exit at the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

They thrashed Pakistan 4-1 in a bilateral ODI series last year at home, including a world record score of 444 for three at Trent Bridge, which provides ample proof of their resurgence in recent times in a format they are still in the process of mastering.

In Ben Stokes, they have one of the world’s best all- rounder, who can inflict damage on the opposition with both bat and ball.

It was not for nothing the Durham player was paid a handsome USD 2.16 million to take part in the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) this season.

Joe Root is a world-class batsman and is the fulcrum around whom the England batting revolves.

Morgan and Jos Buttler complete the middle order, while openers Alex Hales and Jason Roy have the ability to be devastating at the top. Roy, though, has not been in the best of form and could be replaced by Jonny Bairstow for the last- four clash.

Pacers Jake Ball and Liam Plunkett have been doing the job with the ball, while a fired-up Mark Wood revelled in his role as Morgan’s strike bowler, propelling the side to the semifinals.

Wood has returned this summer after three bouts of ankle surgery but his pace remained intact, often bamboozling opposition batsmen with his 90mph missiles.

England have by far been the best team in the tournament. They are the only team still unbeaten in the competition as they sailed into the semifinals with three victories on the trot in the group stage.

Even as Sarfraz Ahmed’s unpredictable Pakistan stand between them and a second straight Champions Trophy final appearance, England will fancy their chances.

Pakistan will be boosted by Sarfraz’s match-winning knock in the team’s three-wicket win over Sri Lanka, which put them into the semis.

That they managed to hold their own in a match where there was quite a few twists and turns, should boost Pakistan’s morale.

The green shirts are also excited about the explosive entry of opener Fakhar Zaman, who slammed 50 off 36 balls against the Sri Lankans. Another round of enterprise at the top by the new man would do Pakistan a world of good.

While the middle order batting remains a concern, Sarfraz said Pakistan will address it so that the likes of Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik click when the situation demands.

Pakistan have a potent pace bowling attack in Mohammad Amir, Junaid Khan and Hasan Ali with Faheem Ali adding a fourth dimension to the triumvirate.

England are aware that the Pakistani pacers are adept at exploiting helpful seaming conditions.

And Sarfraz, too, knows too well the opposition they are up against.

“England is a very good team, a very, very good team. They’ve been playing really good cricket for the last two years. If you’re playing a world class team, definitely, you play more positive cricket against England,” Sarfraz said.

Teams (from):

England: Eoin Morgan (captain), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Jake Ball, Sam Billings, Alex Hales, Jos Buttler, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, Steven Finn.

Pakistan: Sarfraz Khan (captain), Ahmed Shahzad, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Sohail, Hasan Ali, Imad Wasim, Junaid Khan, Mohammed Amir, Mohammed Hafeez, Shadab Khan and Shoaib Malik.

 

The alphabet soup that is Indian cricket – Suresh Menon : Between Wickets

The alphabet soup that is Indian cricket – Suresh Menon : Between Wickets

Who is meant to do what and to what deadline seems to be unclear

Through its eight decades as the governing body, the Board of Control for Cricket in India lived up to the “control” in its name, often placing that aspect above all else.

The body as a whole, if not an individual, was in control and there was no confusion over who made the decisions, right or wrong. Some individuals were benevolent dictators, others merely benevolent and still others outright dictators.

Power tended to be in the hands of one individual — sometimes it was the president, at other times it was the secretary, and once it was even the man who introduced the IPL. Corruption — not always financial — followed such concentration of power.

The Supreme Court’s necessary intervention eliminated some of the ills, and through the Lodha Committee report, guaranteed the removal of many more. But it also led to extra layers of administration; it has now become difficult to figure out who is in charge.

Is it C.K. Khanna, the acting president, who was characterised by Justice Mukul Mudgal in his report to the High Court as a “pernicious influence” responsible for the “major ills” of the DDCA?

Is it the depleted Committee of Administrators, whose task it is to oversee the transition in the BCCI?

Are all answers in the Lodha Committee report — and if so, do we need clarifications and answers to frequently asked questions?

The recent (and continuing) muddle over the appointment of the national coach brings all the shortcomings in the system into sharp focus.

That the coach’s term was running out at the end of the Champions Trophy was known a year ago. Still, like municipal bosses in our cities who are surprised every year when the monsoons arrive, the BCCI behaved as if caught off guard. There was no attempt to be proactive and either decide on a new coach or give the incumbent his well-deserved extension.

This is not about Anil Kumble or Virender Sehwag or Ravi Shastri or any of the claimants to the post. They are professional men engaged elsewhere and need to know in advance if the plan is to have one of them take charge till the end of the 2019 World Cup. A matter of courtesy if nothing else.

By putting out stories in the media and hoping that Kumble would resign in disgust, the BCCI which has always felt uncomfortable by the no-nonsense approach of the great Indian bowler, has now painted itself into a corner.

Not so long ago, the Kumble-Kohli row was the headline grabber. Now the narrative has changed, and the current tune being sung is the lack of any problem between the captain and coach. Even the head of the CoA who was in England and met the two of them has said that he didn’t notice any rift.

The CoA has announced that Kumble will continue till the end of the short tour of the West Indies — something that ought to have been made clear to him well before the Champions Trophy.

It was a sensible call, but is that a part of the CoA’s remit? How does that fit in with its main responsibility of overseeing the transition?

C.K. Khanna, meanwhile, has said in a letter to the acting secretary that the selection of the coach should be deferred till the end of the West Indies tour. Again, a sensible call, but why could that not have been made earlier and before stories of the rift began to muddy the waters?

And where does that leave the Cricket Administrative Committee, another layer as far as the selection of the coach is concerned? The CAC was brought in by the earlier dispensation in the BCCI to give itself a modicum of respectability.

Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and V.V.S. Laxman, three of the country’s finest, spent most of their tenure unsure about what they were meant to do. And then came the idea of these experienced men choosing the national coach. It gave them something to do apart from making the BCCI appear somewhat less political.

The CAC wants more time to choose Kumble’s successor, aware perhaps that it threw its weight behind him originally and the results do not cry out for a change. That overlapped with the BCCI president’s thinking too.

There was a suggestion meanwhile that the BCCI decide on the coach at its Special General Body Meeting on June 26. But that is not on the agenda now.

Indian cricket’s alphabet soup – BCCI, CoA, CAC, SGB – might have been funny in another context. But who is meant to do what and to what deadline seems to be unclear. It is a lack of clarity that plays into the hands of those who brought the BCCI to this sorry pass.

According to the Lodha Committee, the coach should be chosen by the national selection committee. If the June 26 meeting has been called to discuss the implementation of the report, there might be another twist in the tale yet.

Article courtesy – The Hindu

Champions Trophy semi-final: Impressive England has the edge

Champions Trophy semi-final: Impressive England has the edge

Buoyant Pakistan has the capability to spring a surprise

England will fancy its chances of extending the search for an elusive major global ODI silverware despite drawing a mercurial Pakistan in the first semifinal of the ICC Champions Trophy here on Wednesday.

Notwithstanding Pakistan’s remarkable turnaround, after an embarrassing loss to India in Birmingham, England will take to the field at Sophia Gardens with its nose ahead.

In Ben Stokes, it has one of the world’s best all-rounder, who can inflict damage on the opposition with both bat and ball. Joe Root is a world class batsman and is the fulcrum around whom the England batting revolves.

Roy may be replaced

Morgan and Jos Buttler complete the middle order, while openers Alex Hales and Jason Roy have the ability to be devastating at the top. Roy, though, has not been in the best of form and could be replaced by Jonny Bairstow for the last four clash.

Pacers Jake Ball and Liam Plunkett have been doing the job with the ball, while a fired-up Mark Wood revelled in his role as Morgan’s strike bowler, propelling the side to the semifinals.

Even as Sarfraz Ahmed’s unpredictable Pakistan stand between it and a second straight Champions Trophy final appearance, England will fancy its chances.

Pakistan will be boosted by its skipper’s match-winning knock against Sri Lanka. That it managed to hold its own in a match where there was quite a few twists and turns, should boost Pakistan’s morale.

While the middle order batting remains a concern, Sarfraz said Pakistan will address it so that the likes of Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik click when the situation demands.

Pakistan has a potent bowling attack in Mohammad Amir, Junaid Khan and Hasan Ali with Faheem Ali adding a fourth dimension. England is aware that Pakistani pacers are adept at exploiting helpful conditions. Sarfraz, too, knows too well the opposition his team is up against.

Article courtesy – The Hindu 

 

 

CoA asks Kumble to continue as India coach

CoA asks Kumble to continue as India coach

The offer is for India’s West Indies tour concluding on July 9

The Committee of Administrators (CoA) on Monday asked Anil Kumble to continue as coach of the Indian team for the forthcoming one-day series in the West Indies.

The offer, however, is subject to Kumble accepting the position, since he was required to apply afresh for the job and he has done so. His contract expires on June 30. India is scheduled to play five ODIs and a T20I in the West Indies (June 23 to July 9), following the ongoing Champions Trophy.

According to the CoA, it has conveyed the offer to Kumble. The CoA chairman Vinod Rai told The Hindu, “We would like Kumble to continue as coach for the West Indies tour. It depends on his acceptance.”

Kumble, in recent times, has been subjected to criticism on his alleged rift with skipper Virat Kohli. Both the individuals have maintained a dignified silence on the subject.

“I have not noticed any rift,” emphasised Rai, who was in England on a private visit and used the opportunity to interact with Kumble and Kohli.

Selective leaks in the media have painted a grim picture of the Indian dressing room with reports targeting Kumble.

Before the alleged rift surfaced in the media, Kumble had recommended increased payment to the support staff and the players apart from a 25% special hike for Kohli because he performs extra duties as captain.

Observers believe in the possibility of Kumble opting out of the short-term offer. Being asked to send in a fresh application for the coach’s job, on a technicality, has left Kumble disappointed.

Should Kumble decide to take a break from the West Indies, a senior Board official observed that assistant coach Sanjay Bangar may be asked to take over the responsibility.

Vijay Lokapally – Article courtesy – The Hindu

Semi Finalists spotted in Champions Trophy 2017

Semi Finalists spotted in Champions Trophy 2017

England and Pakistan will clash  in the first semi finals slated at Cardiff on 14.06.17, while Bangladesh and India will meet each other in the second semi finals slated at Birmingham on 15.06.17. Both the semi finals are scheduled to start at 3.00 PM – Indian Standard Time.  The following tables reflect the performance of each of  the eight teams as at the end of the league stage including the Point Table

POINTS TABLE AT THE END OF THE LEAGUE STAGE
GROUP A                  
Teams Mat Won Lost Tied NR Pts Net RR For Against
England 3 3 0 0 0 6 +1.045 858/137.4 728/140.2
Bangladesh 3 1 1 0 1 3   0.000 573/097.2 573/097.2
Australia 3 0 1 0 2 2 -0.992 200/040.2 240/040.2
New Zealand 3 0 2 0 1 1 -1.058 488/100.0 578/097.2
GROUP B                  
Teams Mat Won Lost Tied NR Pts Net RR For Against
India 3 2 1 0 0 4 +1.370 802/129.0 677/139.4
Pakistan 3 2 1 0 0 4 -0.680 520/112.5 624/118.0
South Africa 3 1 2 0 0 2 +0.167 590/127.0 515/115.0
Sri Lanka 3 1 2 0 0 2 -0.798 761/148.4 857/144.5

 

POINTS BY MATCH: GROUP A
Result Date Team Pts Team Pts
01 Jun 2017 England 2 Bangladesh 0
02 Jun 2017 Australia 1 New Zealand 1
05 Jun 2017 Australia 1 Bangladesh 1
06 Jun 2017 England 2 New Zealand 0
09 Jun 2017 Bangladesh 2 New Zealand 0
10 Jun 2017 England 2 Australia 0
POINTS BY MATCH: GROUP B
Result Date Team Pts Team Pts
03 Jun 2017 South Africa 2 Sri Lanka 0
04 Jun 2017 India 2 Pakistan 0
07 Jun 2017 Pakistan 2 South Africa 0
08 Jun 2017 Sri Lanka 2 India 0
11 Jun 2017 India 2 South Africa 0
12 Jun 2017 Pakistan 2 Sri Lanka 0

 

FIRST SEMI FINAL ON 14 JUN 17 AT CARDIFF AT 3.00 PM IST
PERFORMANCE OF THE  TEAMS DURING LEAGUE STAGE
Teams Mat Won Lost Tied NR Pts Net RR For Against
England 3 3 0 0 0 6 +1.045 858/137.4 728/140.2
Pakistan 3 2 1 0 0 4 -0.680 520/112.5 624/118.0

 

SECOND SEMI FINAL ON 15 JUN 17 AT BIRMINGHAM AT 3.00 PM IST
PERFORMANCE OF THE  TEAMS DURING LEAGUE STAGE
Teams Mat Won Lost Tied NR Pts Net RR For Against
Bangladesh 3 1 1 0 1 3   0.000 573/097.2 573/097.2
India 3 2 1 0 0 4 +1.370 802/129.0 677/139.4

 

MS Dhoni looking to make minor tweak in technique

MS Dhoni looking to make minor tweak in technique

The runs haven’t come like they used to or in the destructive manner that the cricket world is used to seeing from MS Dhoni. And it has consequently started a lot of debate over whether Dhoni will ever be the indomitable force.

It’s been a strange last year or so for Dhoni as the runs haven’t flown from his bat as they once used to.

On the eve of Rising Pune Supergiant’s game against Delhi Daredevils two months ago, MS Dhoni did something unusual. While the rest of his teammates were already well into their nets session, the former India captain sat leaning towards performance analyst Prasanna Agoram’s laptop screen for a good 20 minutes. He then proceeded to the middle of the MCA Stadium in Pune with Prasanna following suit with his tripod and camera in tow.

Then Dhoni got the analyst to place his apparatus right behind the stump at the bowler’s end and record the first half-hour of his session. He then moved him over to behind the net to shoot the remaining half-hour from that angle.

As the session went on, Dhoni and Prasanna, who’s worked with a lot of high-class batsmen — from Hashim Amla to Jacques Kallis — during his time in the South African dressing room, repeatedly exchanged notes about what looked like bat-swing and trigger positions with the veteran wicketkeeper-batsman doing most of the talking. Here was someone who’s shunned technical assistance and preferred batting in his own distinct way for a dozen years, suddenly sweating over his technique. It was a scene that was played out pretty much every time Dhoni came out for practice during the IPL.

The timing for the sudden change of mind isn’t surprising though. It’s been a strange last year or so for Dhoni. The runs haven’t come like they used to or in the destructive manner that the cricket world is used to seeing. And it has consequently started a lot of debate over whether Dhoni will ever be the indomitable force he was in limited-overs cricket. And a lot of it could well be due to a minor tweak in his technique, which it seems he’s been desperate to sort out.

It starts with his stance. There are three different kinds of flexion (bend of knees) you find in most batsmen at the point of delivery. Some use a low flexion, their knees more bent than usual and the hands lower as a result like say a Nasser Hussain or AB de Villiers. Some have no flexion, and are completely upright in with Marcus Trescothick and Hashim Amla the best examples. Most batsmen, Dhoni included, though prefer the mid-flexion or what is often referred to as a boxer’s stance where their knees are slightly bent with the hands positioned near the waist when the bowler’s in his delivery stride.

The most crucial part of this is for the flexion to be equal on both knees so that the weight is balanced perfectly and the head is in line with the front toe. But it’s been noticeable of late that Dhoni’s right-or back- knee is more bent than the left and as a result the weight isn’t balanced like it should be and the head is more titled rather than being upright. The changed toe-alignment have meant the hands are lower, and the base, which is so vital for striking the ball, isn’t stable anymore.

A wobbly base
Then comes the bat-swing, both in terms of where it’s coming from and where it’s ending up. The upswing is affected as a result of the lack of balance in the stance. At his peak, Dhoni had the perfect swing with the bat. It could have given routine golfers a complex. The bat would come straight down from behind his head, allowing him to turn his hips, which would subsequently lead the way through the swing, generating immense power through the downswing.
The wobbly base is now making his bat come down from a wider angle and that affects the downswing massively. For a bottom-handed player like Dhoni, the power is generated from the right shoulder. The change in angle of the upswing is leaving him more open-chested now and the power is now being generated mainly through his hands with zero rotation or clearance of the hips. That explains the reduced power and elevation in his shots towards the on-side. It’s also affecting his hitting zone drastically.

The earlier bat-swing from up to down allowed him to smash balls in a wider arc from long-off all the way to cow-corner. But now since the bat is coming down from outside his eye-line, the shot not only lacks power but is also going squarer, which is resulting in the reduction of boundaries. No wonder it’s very rare that we see the vintage Dhoni six anymore, like the famous one off Nuwan Kulasekara to win the World Cup in 2011. And it’s been very obvious since the IPL that Dhoni’s been working doubly hard in regaining the stance and subsequently the bat-swing of old.
This is mostly technical jargon though. And Dhoni will be aware that the turnaround for him will only come from getting the stance right in a real-match situation.

Dhoni said as much. “I’ve been working on it for a while. I’m basically trying to work on getting myself more upright in my stance. I noticed that the head is bending over a little and is not in line with the front toe,” he had said on the side-lines of an IPL practice session.

That’s not all he’s working on though. In recent times, he’s also seemed rushed by balls nipping into him at a decent pace and has often been late on the ball, getting hit on the pads. And it’s been noticeable that he’s been working on reducing the number of times he taps the bat on the surface before getting into his trigger position. There were times when the last tap coincided with the bowler releasing the ball, resulting in reduced time of reaction. In the nets here in England, and also previously during the IPL, he’s seemed keen to tap the pitch only twice, with the last of those well before the bowler is in his delivery stride, so that his hands are near the waist and ready long before the ball has left his hand.

Since Kagiso Rabada’s famous last over in Dhoni in Kanpur, where he stopped the most feared finisher in the world from scoring the 11 runs that were required, fast bowlers around the world have targeted him with short-of-length deliveries, either targeted at his ribs or even around off-stump. And Dhoni has also been seen trying to open up the stance a little and practice shots square on the off-side, which hasn’t always been part of his hitting zone. And it’s seemed to work on occasions in the IPL and against Sri Lanka, especially the six he hit off Suranga Lakmal early in his innings.

And there have been a few innings, the match-winning IPL knock against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Pune, and even the one at the Oval last week which would give him confidence that things could be falling into place again, that he could go back to being the Dhoni of old. But for all the unprecedented-in terms of the technical nous he’s adopting now-work he puts in at the nets, the mutterings and whispers about his future will stop only once he goes back to generating the kind of fear in bowlers the Dhoni of old used to in the middle.

Written by Bharat Sundaresan – Article courtesy – Indian Express

 

ICC Champions Trophy: No trust deficit between Virat Kohli and ‘priceless’ MS Dhoni

ICC Champions Trophy: No trust deficit between Virat Kohli and ‘priceless’ MS Dhoni

Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni have gelled extremely well at a time when the controversy over coach Anil Kumble has not shown the Indian dressing room in a good light.

Indian skipper Virat Kohli has relied on MS Dhoni for both moral and tactical support as relations with coach Anil Kumble seem exceedingly strained.

The body language between Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni in the ICC Champions Trophy has been one of trust and respect and that’s probably why the Indian cricket team is turning up brilliantly on the big days.

The hunt for India’s next head coach has been a messy affair. Kohli may deny reports of ‘rift’ with chief coach Anil Kumble but if seeing is believing in this Champions Trophy, the captain seems to be enjoying MS Dhoni’s company more than the head coach’s.

After India thrashed South Africa in a most compelling fashion in a massive ICC Champions Trophy game at The Oval on Sunday to storm into the semifinals, Kohli credited his bowlers and once again hinted that his players sought space and freedom at work.

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“(While) you have to point out things that didn’t go well, you don’t want to be nagging them too much because they are professional cricketers, and I’ve played with a lot of these guys.

“You have to understand how to speak to them and how to communicate and discuss things with them,” said Kohli.

COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN?

There may not be any open rift, but communication between coach and captain may not be at 4G speed or level. A total breakdown or an honourable exit for Kumble at the end of the Champions Trophy cannot be ruled out at this stage. India play Bangladesh in the semifinals in Birmingham on June 15.

On Saturday morning when the team trained at The Oval, Kumble hardly supervised the nets. When Kumble walked up to check out the wicket, Kohli was nowhere to be seen.

There is clearly a trust deficit and here is where Kohli has looked up to MS Dhoni, and the former skipper has responded admirably.

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It is now eloquently clear that the Cricket Advisory Committee’s decision to appoint Kumble ahead of the happy-go-lucky Ravi Shastri certainly did not amuse Kohli. News of an extra term for Kumble has only made Kohli’s mind restless.

DHONI’S COMFORTING ROLE

In this crisis of sorts, Dhoni has been playing a comforting role, something that has won the captain Kohli’s respect.

The former skipper’s involvement on the field when South Africa batted first at The Oval on Sunday was high and ‘apprentice’ Kohli, never shy of seeking Dhoni’s guidance, was one for the cameras.

“His (Dhoni’s) input is obviously always very precise, very helpful at any stage of the game… today it was all about asking him whether to keep the slip in there long enough or what does he think of the fields and just taking assurance.”

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“Obviously you don’t want to feel isolated out there. Yes, you’re making decisions, but the inputs from such experienced players are priceless at any stage of the day,” said Kohli.

Success or failure, feels Kohli, is shared by a team, not scripted by any individual.

And this ‘individual’ may well be Anil Kumble.

Soumitra Bose : Article courtesy – The Hindustan Times

Virat gives me freedom to express myself, says Bumrah

Virat gives me freedom to express myself, says Bumrah

Touring England for the first time, Bumrah has been picking Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Kohli’s brains.

India’s new ‘King of Death’ Jasprit Bumrah has done enough to gain confidence of his skipper Virat Kohli, who in turn has given him freedom to express himself.

“It feels good that the captain has so much of confidence in you that he gives you freedom to do whatever you want. When this happens, a youngster like me can express himself and show what he is capable of,” man-of-the-match Bumrah said at a mixed zone interaction after team’s win against South Africa.

With ability to bowl yorkers at will during slog overs, Bumrah is Kohli’s ‘go to man’ at the death. A tournament economy rate of 4.77 for someone who bowls bulk of his overs in back 10 is commendable.

But Bumrah is against being labelled as slog overs specialist.

“You know, we don’t focus on these things. You can’t just be labelled as ‘death bowler’ or a swing bowler (in case of Bhuvneshwar Kumar), whenever you are given the ball, you have to contribute. You bowl according to situations — whether at the death or at the beginning. The aim is to stick to a plan and execute it,” Burmrah expressed his reservations being deemed as a ‘one trick pony’.

Touring England for the first time, Bumrah has been picking Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Kohli’s brains.

“I take inputs from our senior bowlers who have played a lot in these conditions. Our coach (Anil Kumble), Mahi Bhai, Virat gives us tips on what are the conditions, discuss plans. It’s of great help,” Bumrah said.

Like his senior partner Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Bumrah also agreed that there is no swing available for bowlers on tracks which are hard and good for batting.

“I don’t know as this is my first visit to England. I have not played here earlier but whatever I heard the ball swings here quite a lot. But so far there has not been any swing available. Bowlers have to adapt all the time. We focus on other options — to contain the batters.”

“The conditions were favouring the batsmen and wickets are also stable. You can’t bowl full and try to swing the ball. You have to contain the batsman and it worked in our favour. So even if I don’t get wickets, somebody else will get wickets. That was the basic plan, to bowl good, hard lengths,” he said.

The Gujarat pacer was all praise for the fielding unit.

“We have worked hard on our fielding and we always want to improve. First match was a little low on fielding aspect but we are working hard. It was a good day that we got few run outs as well.”