Virat Kohli-Anil Kumble saga: India coach to step down post ICC Trophy?

Virat Kohli-Anil Kumble saga: India coach to step down post ICC Trophy?

It is reported Kohli and a few other Indian cricketers are not happy with Kumble’s style of functioning.

The alleged Virat Kohli versus Anil Kumble saga has a new twist as it is now reported that Kumble is unlikely to continue as Team India head coach post ICC Champions Trophy in England.

Kumble, who took over from Team India Director Ravi Shastri last year, was given a one-year contract which comes to an end at the conclusion of the ICC event in England. While Kumble has results on his side – only a series defeat across formats – the alleged differences of opinion with Kohli are likely to cut short his future as team’s head coach.

“The problem between Kumble and Kohli isn’t recent but has apparently been festering on for a while. The early signs were seen at the start of the England series in Rajkot in November last year. Not just Virat, we have been told that a few players are also not too happy with Kumble’s style of functioning. When the captain especially isn’t happy, then there is little that we or anybody from outside can do,” a report in Indian Express quoted a BCCI official as saying.

However, the same report quoted an unnamed member of COA criticising Kohli’s behaviour.

“Kohli is behaving like a spoilt child. The committee should be fair. Kumble has had great results and that should be a big factor when it comes to renewing his contract.”

While it is indicated that Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (COA) and BCCI officials are finding ways to broker peace between the two, it seems unlikely that the former leg-spinner will continue as Team India head coach post Champions Trophy.

It was earlier indicated that Kumble and Kohli were not on a same page over the team selection for the third India versus Australia Test in Ranchi. While Kumble wanted to pick Kuldeep Yadav, Kohli was not in favour of the same. The young left-arm chinaman bowler made his debut in Dharamsala Test as Ajinkya Rahane led the team in absence of injured Kohli.

“This may or may not be the reason. But we believe the people in the corridors of power have been told that Kumble is overbearing and doesn’t give freedom to the players. It’s sad that aspersions are cast on a legend of Indian cricket,” a BCCI official had earlier told The Hindu.

It was also reported that there were a number of cricketers who were not pleased with Kumble’s style of functioning.

“It’s just not the captain alone. A few months back, a bowler landed at the national cricket academy in Bangalore. Rest, recuperation, and some fitness work was on his mind. Some bit of bowling too. He was told he had to put in hours of bowling, get Test-match fit. He wasn’t initially keen but was told he had no choice. For what it’s worth, his bowling improved at the end of the stint. Sometimes, as a coach, you have to tread on fragile egos, be sensitive. A couple of players felt Kumble wasn’t,” said a report in the Indian Express.

The same report also quoted a source close to Indian team about Kohli’s apprehensions over Kumble.

“He (Kohli) would throw a word or two about what he thought about the new coach. You know, nothing bad, but there was enough there to realise he wasn’t sure or had some doubts. Kohli would have loved to have a team atmosphere like the one MS Dhoni had.”

A report in DNA also said that Kumble leaked private WhatsApp conversations with Team India cricketers to his friends in media.

“We’ve been told that there is a WhatsApp group created by Kumble of his few trusted media friends and few confidential talks between him and senior players were leaked through that,” a report in DNA quoted an unnamed senior BCCI official as saying.

New Zealand in Champions Trophy – Stats Tables

New Zealand in Champions Trophy – Stats Tables

Champions Trophy 2017 starte from yesterday with the first  game being  played between England and Bangaldesh. www.hrgcricstats.com brings it netizens, the performance of each of  the eight playing teams  in the tournament with  inumerable stats table. Here is New Zealand’s performance

 

MATCH RESULTS
No Team Result Margin BR Opposition Ground Start Date
1 New Zealand won 5 wickets 0 v Zimbabwe Dhaka 24 Oct 1998
2 New Zealand lost 5 wickets 51 v Sri Lanka Dhaka 26 Oct 1998
3 New Zealand won 64 runs   v Zimbabwe Nairobi (Gym) 09 Oct 2000
4 New Zealand won 4 wickets 6 v Pakistan Nairobi (Gym) 11 Oct 2000
5 New Zealand won 4 wickets 2 v India Nairobi (Gym) 15 Oct 2000
6 New Zealand lost 164 runs   v Australia Colombo (SSC) 15 Sep 2002
7 New Zealand won 167 runs   v Bangladesh Colombo (SSC) 23 Sep 2002
8 New Zealand won 210 runs   v U.S.A. The Oval 10 Sep 2004
9 New Zealand lost 7 wickets 76 v Australia The Oval 16 Sep 2004
10 New Zealand won 87 runs   v South Africa Mumbai (BS) 16 Oct 2006
11 New Zealand lost 7 wickets 84 v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 20 Oct 2006
12 New Zealand won 51 runs   v Pakistan Mohali 25 Oct 2006
13 New Zealand lost 34 runs   v Australia Mohali 01 Nov 2006
14 New Zealand lost 5 wickets 53 v South Africa Centurion 24 Sep 2009
15 New Zealand won 38 runs   v Sri Lanka Johannesburg 27 Sep 2009
16 New Zealand won 4 wickets 137 v England Johannesburg 29 Sep 2009
17 New Zealand won 5 wickets 13 v Pakistan Johannesburg 03 Oct 2009
18 New Zealand lost 6 wickets 28 v Australia Centurion 05 Oct 2009
19 New Zealand won 1 wickets 81 v Sri Lanka Cardiff 09 Jun 2013
20 New Zealand NR –   v Australia Birmingham 12 Jun 2013
21 New Zealand lost 10 runs   v England Cardiff 16 Jun 2013

 

MATCH RESULTS – LOST
No Team Result Margin BR Opposition Ground Start Date
1 New Zealand lost 5 wickets 51 v Sri Lanka Dhaka 26 Oct 1998
2 New Zealand lost 164 runs   v Australia Colombo (SSC) 15 Sep 2002
3 New Zealand lost 7 wickets 76 v Australia The Oval 16 Sep 2004
4 New Zealand lost 7 wickets 84 v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 20 Oct 2006
5 New Zealand lost 34 runs   v Australia Mohali 01 Nov 2006
6 New Zealand lost 5 wickets 53 v South Africa Centurion 24 Sep 2009
7 New Zealand lost 6 wickets 28 v Australia Centurion 05 Oct 2009
8 New Zealand lost 10 runs   v England Cardiff 16 Jun 2013
MATCH RESULTS – NO RESULT GAME
No Team Result Margin BR Opposition Ground Start Date
1 New Zealand NR –   v Australia Birmingham 12 Jun 2013
MATCH RESULTS – WON
No Team Result Margin BR Opposition Ground Start Date
1 New Zealand won 5 wickets 0 v Zimbabwe Dhaka 24 Oct 1998
2 New Zealand won 64 runs   v Zimbabwe Nairobi (Gym) 09 Oct 2000
3 New Zealand won 4 wickets 6 v Pakistan Nairobi (Gym) 11 Oct 2000
4 New Zealand won 4 wickets 2 v India Nairobi (Gym) 15 Oct 2000
5 New Zealand won 167 runs   v Bangladesh Colombo (SSC) 23 Sep 2002
6 New Zealand won 210 runs   v U.S.A. The Oval 10 Sep 2004
7 New Zealand won 87 runs   v South Africa Mumbai (BS) 16 Oct 2006
8 New Zealand won 51 runs   v Pakistan Mohali 25 Oct 2006
9 New Zealand won 38 runs   v Sri Lanka Johannesburg 27 Sep 2009
10 New Zealand won 4 wickets 137 v England Johannesburg 29 Sep 2009
11 New Zealand won 5 wickets 13 v Pakistan Johannesburg 03 Oct 2009
12 New Zealand won 1 wickets 81 v Sri Lanka Cardiff 09 Jun 2013

 

TEAM TOTALS – 250 PLUS RUNS
No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 New Zealand 347/4 50.0 1 v U.S.A. The Oval 10 Sep 2004
2 New Zealand 315/7 50.0 1 v Sri Lanka Johannesburg 27 Sep 2009
3 New Zealand 274/7 50.0 1 v Pakistan Mohali 25 Oct 2006
4 New Zealand 265/7 50.0 1 v Zimbabwe Nairobi (Gym) 09 Oct 2000
5 New Zealand 265/6 49.4 2 v India Nairobi (Gym) 15 Oct 2000
6 New Zealand 260/5 50.0 2 v Zimbabwe Dhaka 24 Oct 1998
7 New Zealand 255/6 49.0 2 v Pakistan Nairobi (Gym) 11 Oct 2000
TEAM DISMISSED ALL OUT
No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 New Zealand 214 47.5 1 v South Africa Centurion 24 Sep 2009
2 New Zealand 206 46.0 2 v Australia Mohali 01 Nov 2006
3 New Zealand 195 45.4 1 v South Africa Mumbai (BS) 16 Oct 2006
4 New Zealand 188 49.5 1 v Sri Lanka Dhaka 26 Oct 1998
5 New Zealand 165 49.2 1 v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 20 Oct 2006
6 New Zealand 132 26.2 2 v Australia Colombo (SSC) 15 Sep 2002

 

CENTURIONS
No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 NJ Astle 145* 1 v U.S.A. The Oval 10 Sep 2004
2 CL Cairns 102* 2 v India Nairobi (Gym) 15 Oct 2000
INDIVIDUAL NINETIES
No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SP Fleming 96 2 v Zimbabwe Dhaka 24 Oct 1998

 

FIFTIES
No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SP Fleming 96 2 v Zimbabwe Dhaka 24 Oct 1998
2 AC Parore 52 2 v Zimbabwe Dhaka 24 Oct 1998
3 AC Parore 54 1 v Sri Lanka Dhaka 26 Oct 1998
4 RG Twose 85 1 v Zimbabwe Nairobi (Gym) 09 Oct 2000
5 CD McMillan 52 1 v Zimbabwe Nairobi (Gym) 09 Oct 2000
6 RG Twose 87 2 v Pakistan Nairobi (Gym) 11 Oct 2000
7 CD McMillan 51* 2 v Pakistan Nairobi (Gym) 11 Oct 2000
8 CL Cairns 102* 2 v India Nairobi (Gym) 15 Oct 2000
9 MS Sinclair 70 1 v Bangladesh Colombo (SSC) 23 Sep 2002
10 NJ Astle 145* 1 v U.S.A. The Oval 10 Sep 2004
11 SB Styris 75 1 v U.S.A. The Oval 10 Sep 2004
12 CD McMillan 64* 1 v U.S.A. The Oval 10 Sep 2004
13 SP Fleming 89 1 v South Africa Mumbai (BS) 16 Oct 2006
13 SP Fleming 80 1 v Pakistan Mohali 25 Oct 2006
15 SB Styris 86 1 v Pakistan Mohali 25 Oct 2006
16 DL Vettori 79 2 v Australia Mohali 01 Nov 2006
17 LRPL Taylor 72 1 v South Africa Centurion 24 Sep 2009
18 JD Ryder 74 1 v Sri Lanka Johannesburg 27 Sep 2009
19 MJ Guptill 66 1 v Sri Lanka Johannesburg 27 Sep 2009
20 MJ Guptill 53 2 v England Johannesburg 29 Sep 2009
21 GD Elliott 75* 2 v Pakistan Johannesburg 03 Oct 2009
22 KS Williamson 67 2 v England Cardiff 16 Jun 2013

 

FIFTIES – TWO OR MORE
No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CD McMillan 52 1 v Zimbabwe Nairobi (Gym) 09 Oct 2000
2 CD McMillan 51* 2 v Pakistan Nairobi (Gym) 11 Oct 2000
3 CD McMillan 64* 1 v U.S.A. The Oval 10 Sep 2004
             
1 SP Fleming 96 2 v Zimbabwe Dhaka 24 Oct 1998
2 SP Fleming 89 1 v South Africa Mumbai (BS) 16 Oct 2006
3 SP Fleming 80 1 v Pakistan Mohali 25 Oct 2006
             
1 AC Parore 52 2 v Zimbabwe Dhaka 24 Oct 1998
2 AC Parore 54 1 v Sri Lanka Dhaka 26 Oct 1998
             
1 MJ Guptill 66 1 v Sri Lanka Johannesburg 27 Sep 2009
2 MJ Guptill 53 2 v England Johannesburg 29 Sep 2009
             
1 RG Twose 85 1 v Zimbabwe Nairobi (Gym) 09 Oct 2000
2 RG Twose 87 2 v Pakistan Nairobi (Gym) 11 Oct 2000
             
1 SB Styris 75 1 v U.S.A. The Oval 10 Sep 2004
2 SB Styris 86 1 v Pakistan Mohali 25 Oct 2006

 

FIFTIES – TWO OR MORE IN AN  INNINGS
No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 NJ Astle 145* 1 v U.S.A. The Oval 10 Sep 2004
2 SB Styris 75 1 v U.S.A. The Oval 10 Sep 2004
3 CD McMillan 64* 1 v U.S.A. The Oval 10 Sep 2004
             
1 SP Fleming 96 2 v Zimbabwe Dhaka 24 Oct 1998
2 AC Parore 52 2 v Zimbabwe Dhaka 24 Oct 1998
             
1 RG Twose 85 1 v Zimbabwe Nairobi (Gym) 09 Oct 2000
2 CD McMillan 52 1 v Zimbabwe Nairobi (Gym) 09 Oct 2000
             
1 RG Twose 87 2 v Pakistan Nairobi (Gym) 11 Oct 2000
2 CD McMillan 51* 2 v Pakistan Nairobi (Gym) 11 Oct 2000
             
1 SP Fleming 80 1 v Pakistan Mohali 25 Oct 2006
2 SB Styris 86 1 v Pakistan Mohali 25 Oct 2006
             
1 JD Ryder 74 1 v Sri Lanka Johannesburg 27 Sep 2009
2 MJ Guptill 66 1 v Sri Lanka Johannesburg 27 Sep 2009

 

FIFTIES BY CAPTAINS
No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SP Fleming 96 2 v Zimbabwe Dhaka 24 Oct 1998
2 SP Fleming 89 1 v South Africa Mumbai (BS) 16 Oct 2006
3 SP Fleming 80 1 v Pakistan Mohali 25 Oct 2006

 

FIFTIES BY WICKET KEEPERS
No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AC Parore 52 2 v Zimbabwe Dhaka 24 Oct 1998
2 AC Parore 54 1 v Sri Lanka Dhaka 26 Oct 1998

 

FOUR OR MORE  WICKETS IN AN INNINGS
No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 PJ Wiseman 9.2 0 45 4 2 v Zimbabwe Nairobi (Gym) 09 Oct 2000
2 SB O’Connor 9.2 0 46 5 1 v Pakistan Nairobi (Gym) 11 Oct 2000
3 SE Bond 5.0 0 21 4 2 v Bangladesh Colombo (SSC) 23 Sep 2002
4 JDP Oram 9.4 1 36 5 2 v U.S.A. The Oval 10 Sep 2004
5 KD Mills 10.0 1 38 4 1 v Australia Mohali 01 Nov 2006
6 GD Elliott 8.0 0 31 4 1 v England Johannesburg 29 Sep 2009
7 IG Butler 10.0 0 44 4 1 v Pakistan Johannesburg 03 Oct 2009
8 MJ McClenaghan 8.5 0 43 4 1 v Sri Lanka Cardiff 09 Jun 2013
9 MJ McClenaghan 10.0 0 65 4 1 v Australia Birmingham 12 Jun 2013
10 KD Mills 4.3 0 30 4 1 v England Cardiff 16 Jun 2013

 

THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS
No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SP Fleming, AC Parore 4 125 2 v Zimbabwe Dhaka 24 Oct 1998
2 NJ Astle, RG Twose 3 135 2 v Pakistan Nairobi (Gym) 11 Oct 2000
3 CL Cairns, CZ Harris 6 122 2 v India Nairobi (Gym) 15 Oct 2000
4 NJ Astle, SB Styris 3 163 1 v U.S.A. The Oval 10 Sep 2004
5 NJ Astle, CD McMillan 5 136* 1 v U.S.A. The Oval 10 Sep 2004
6 SP Fleming, SB Styris 4 108 1 v Pakistan Mohali 25 Oct 2006
7 JDP Oram, DL Vettori 7 103 2 v Australia Mohali 01 Nov 2006
8 BB McCullum, JD Ryder 1 125 1 v Sri Lanka Johannesburg 27 Sep 2009
9 GD Elliott, DL Vettori 5 104 2 v Pakistan Johannesburg 03 Oct 2009

 

HIGHEST PARTNERSHIPS FOR EACH WICKET
Wkt Runs Partners Opposition Ground Match Date
1st 125 BB McCullum, JD Ryder v Sri Lanka Johannesburg 27 Sep 2009
2nd 66 SP Fleming, MS Sinclair v Bangladesh Colombo (SSC) 23 Sep 2002
3rd 163 NJ Astle, SB Styris v U.S.A. The Oval 10 Sep 2004
4th 125 SP Fleming, AC Parore v Zimbabwe Dhaka 24 Oct 1998
5th 136* NJ Astle, CD McMillan v U.S.A. The Oval 10 Sep 2004
6th 122 CL Cairns, CZ Harris v India Nairobi (Gym) 15 Oct 2000
7th 103 JDP Oram, DL Vettori v Australia Mohali 01 Nov 2006
8th 35 CZ Harris, BB McCullum v Australia The Oval 16 Sep 2004
9th 68 BB McCullum, DL Vettori v Australia The Oval 16 Sep 2004
10th 50 KD Mills, SE Bond v Australia Colombo (SSC) 15 Sep 2002

 

Match No 01 – England go past Bangladesh – wins by eight wickets

Match No 01 – England go past Bangladesh – wins by eight wickets

Match Number 01 – England vs Bangladesh – at The Oval – on 01 Jun 2017 – England  won by eight wickets

 

Bangladesh posed 305 for 6 in this game to provide the 12th occasion of a team posting a total of 300 plus runs in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below.

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Match Date
1 New Zealand 347/4 50.0 1 v U.S.A. The Oval 10 Sep 2004
2 India 331/7 50.0 1 v South Africa Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
3 England 323/8 50.0 1 v South Africa Centurion 27 Sep 2009
4 Sri Lanka 319/8 50.0 1 v South Africa Centurion 22 Sep 2009
5 South Africa 316/5 50.0 1 v Kenya Colombo (RPS) 20 Sep 2002
6 New Zealand 315/7 50.0 1 v Sri Lanka Johannesburg 27 Sep 2009
7 India 307/8 50.0 1 v Australia Dhaka 28 Oct 1998
8 South Africa 305 50.0 2 v India Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
9 Bangladesh 305/6 50.0 1 v England The Oval 01 Jun 2017
10 Sri Lanka 302/8 50.0 1 v Bangladesh Mohali 07 Oct 2006
11 Pakistan 302/9 50.0 1 v India Centurion 26 Sep 2009
12 South Africa 301/9 50.0 2 v England Centurion 27 Sep 2009

 

It also provides the first  occasion of Bangladesh posting 300 plus runs in the Champions Trophy and is also the highest ever team total by Bangladesh in the tournament. It’s previous highest was 265 for 9 against Sri Lanka at Mohali on 07.10.06

 

Bangladesh’s 305 for 6 in this game  provides the 601st occasion of a team posting a total  of 300 plus runs in the  history of one  day internationals. It also provides the eleventh occasion of Bangladesh posting a total of 300 plus runs in one day internationals. It also provides the first occasion of Bangladesh posting a total of 300 plus runs in one day internationals against England. Its previous best was 288 all out at Dhaka on 07.10.06

 

Bangladesh’s 305 for 6  in this game provides the 53rd occasion of a team posting a total of 300 plus runs against England in one  day internationals. It also provides the 23rd occasion of a team posting a total of 300 plus runs against England in England. It also provides the fifth occasion of a team posting a total of 300 plus runs against England at The Oval. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Sri Lanka 319/8 50.0 1 v England The Oval 20 Jun 2006
2 India 317/8 49.4 2 v England The Oval 05 Sep 2007
3 New Zealand 398/5 50.0 1 v England The Oval 12 Jun 2015
4 Sri Lanka 305/5 42.0 1 v England The Oval 29 Jun 2016
5 Bangladesh 305/6 50.0 1 v England The Oval 01 Jun 2017

 

Tamim Iqbal scored 128 in this game to provide 41st the occasion of a batsman scoring a century in Champions Trophy. It also provides the second century by a Bangladesh batsman in the tournament. Shahriar Nafees had scored 123 not out against Zimbabwe at Jaipur on 13.10.06. Thus Tamim Iqbal’s 128 represent the highest score by a Bangladesh batsman in the champions Trophy

 

Tamim Iqbals’s 128 provide the eighth occasion of a batsman scoring a century against England in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 V Sehwag 126 2 Ind Eng Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
2 SC Ganguly 117* 2 Ind Eng Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
3 CH Gayle 101 1 Win Eng Ahmedabad 28 Oct 2006
4 DJ Bravo 112* 1 Win Eng Ahmedabad 28 Oct 2006
5 GC Smith 141 2 RSA Eng Centurion 27 Sep 2009
6 SR Watson 136* 2 Aus Eng Centurion 02 Oct 2009
7 RT Ponting 111* 2 Aus Eng Centurion 02 Oct 2009
8 KC Sangakkara 134* 2 Srl Eng The Oval 13 Jun 2013
9 Tamim Iqbal 128 1 Ban Eng The Oval 01 Jun 2017

 

Tamim Iqbal’s 128 provide the 135th occasion of a batsman scoring a century against England in one day internationals. It also provides the 50th occasion of a batsman scoring a century against England in England in one day internationals.

 

Tamim Iqbal’s 128 in this game provide the 31st occasion of an opening batsman scoring a century in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the second century by a Bangladesh opening batsman in the tournament. Shahriar Nafees had scored 123 not out against Zimbabwe at Jaipur on 13.10.06. Thus Tamim Iqbal’s 128 represent the highest score by a Bangladesh opening batsman in the champions Trophy.

 

Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim added 166 for the third wicket in this game to provide the 63rd occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the first occasion of Bangladesh batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the tournament. Its previous best was 85 runs for the second wicket between Aftab Ahmed and Shahriar Nafees against West Indies at Jaipur on 11.10.06

 

Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim added 166 for the third wicket in this game to provide the 63rd occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the first occasion of Bangladesh batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in the tournament. Its previous best was 83 runs for the third wicket between Shakib Al Hasan and Shahriar Nafees against Zimbabwe at Jaipur on 13.10.06

 

Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim added 166 for the third wicket in this game to provide the 18th occasion of batsmen posting a 150 plus runs partnership in the Champions Trophy.

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SC Ganguly, V Sehwag 1 192 2 Ind Eng Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
2 DJ Bravo, CH Gayle 2 174 1 Win Eng Ahmedabad 28 Oct 2006
3 RT Ponting, SR Watson 2 252* 2 Aus Eng Centurion 02 Oct 2009
4 M Rahim, Tamim Iqbal 3 166 1 Ban Eng The Oval 01 Jun 2017

 

Mushfiqur Rahim’s 79 in this game provide the 23rd occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the first occasion of a Bangladesh wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in the tournament. It also provides the second occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty against England in the tournament. KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka has scored 134 not out at The Oval on 13.06.13. By a coincidence KC Sangakkara and Mushfiqur Rahim have scored their fifties against England at the same venue – The Oval

 

JT Ball returned with figures of 1 for 82 in this game to provide the seventh occasion of a bowler conceding 80 plus runs in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 T Panyangara 10.0 0 86 1 1 Zim Eng Birmingham 10 Sep 2004
2 SL Malinga 10.0 0 85 1 1 Srl NZl Johannesburg 27 Sep 2009
3 SE Bond 9.0 0 82 0 2 NZl Srl Johannesburg 27 Sep 2009
4 LL Tsotsobe 10.0 0 83 2 1 RSA Ind Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
5 RK Kleinveldt 10.0 0 81 0 1 RSA Ind Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
6 RMS Eranga 10.0 0 80 2 1 Srl Eng The Oval 13 Jun 2013
7 JT Ball 10.0 1 82 1 1 Eng Ban The Oval 01 Jun 2017

 

JT Ball became the first England bowler to concede 80 plus runs in the tournament and thus gets the tag of becoming the most expensive England bowler in terms of runs  conceded in the  tournament. The previous record for conceding most runs by an England bowler in the Champions Trophy was credited to JM Anderson for his none for 72 against West Indies at Ahmedabad on 28.10.06.

 

AD Hales scored 95 in this game to provide the 14th occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety in the Champions Trophy. He also became the fifth England batsman to score a ninety in the tournament.

 

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 N Hussain 95 2 v Bangladesh Nairobi (Gym) 05 Oct 2000
2 KP Pietersen 90* 2 v West Indies Ahmedabad 28 Oct 2006
3 OA Shah 98 1 v South Africa Centurion 27 Sep 2009
4 IR Bell 91 1 v Australia Birmingham 08 Jun 2013
5 AD Hales 95 2 v Bangladesh The Oval 01 Jun 2017

 

England posted 308 for 2 in this game to provide the 13th occasion of a team posting 300 plus runs in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the second occasion of England posting a total of 300 plus runs  in the tournament. The first such occasions was its 323 for 8 against South Africa on 27.09.09

 

England posted 308 for 2 in this game in the second innings of the match to provide the third  occasion of a team posting 300 plus runs  in the  second innings in the tournament. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Match Date
1 South Africa 305 50.0 2 v India Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
2 South Africa 301/9 50.0 2 v England Centurion 27 Sep 2009
3 England 308/2 47.2 2 v Bangladesh The Oval 01 Jun 2017

 

Bangladesh posted 305 for 6 and England posted 308 for 2 in this game to provide the first occasion of both the teams posting 300 plus runs in the Champions Trophy.

 

England’s 308 for 2 in this game provide the 602nd occasion of a team posting a total of 300 plus runs in the history of one day internationals. It also provides the 56th occasion of England posting a total of 300 plus runs in one day internationals

 

England’s 308 for 2 in this game provide the 44th occasion of a team posting a total of 300 plus runs in the history of one day internationals against Bangladesh. It also provides the fourth occasion of England posting a total of 300 plus runs in one day internationals against Bangladesh

 

JE Root scored 133 not out in this game to provide the 42nd occasion of a batsman  scoring a century in  the Champions Trophy. It also provides the  occasion of an England batsman scoring a century in the tournament. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 ME Trescothick 119 1 v Zimbabwe Colombo (RPS) 18 Sep 2002
2 A Flintoff 104 1 v Sri Lanka Southampton 17 Sep 2004
3 ME Trescothick 104 1 v West Indies The Oval 25 Sep 2004
4 JE Root 133* 2 v Bangladesh The Oval 01 Jun 2017

 

JE Root’s 133 not out in this game represent the highest individual score by an England batsman in the Champions Trophy. The previous best was 119 by ME Trescothick against Zimbabwe at Col-RPS on 18.09.02

 

AD Hales-JE Root added 159  runs  for the second wicket and JE Root-EJG Morgan added 143 runs in  an unfinished stand for the third wicket in this game to provide the tenth and eleventh occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure  partnership in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Opposition Ground Start Date
1 NH Fairbrother, AJ Hollioake 6 112 v South Africa Dhaka 25 Oct 1998
2 N Hussain, AJ Stewart 2 175 v Bangladesh Nairobi (Gym) 05 Oct 2000
3 N Hussain, ME Trescothick 2 141 v Zimbabwe Colombo (RPS) 18 Sep 2002
4 ID Blackwell, AJ Stewart 6 104 v India Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
5 ME Trescothick, MP Vaughan 2 140 v Australia Birmingham 21 Sep 2004
6 PD Collingwood, OA Shah 3 163 v South Africa Centurion 27 Sep 2009
7 TT Bresnan, LJ Wright 7 107 v Australia Centurion 02 Oct 2009
8 IR Bell, IJL Trott 2 111 v Australia Birmingham 08 Jun 2013
9 JE Root, IJL Trott 3 105 v South Africa The Oval 19 Jun 2013
10 AD Hales,JE Root 2 159 v Bangladesh The Oval 01 Jun 2017
11 JE Root, EJG Morgan 4 143* v Bangladesh The Oval 01 Jun 2017

 

AD Hales-JE Root added 159 runs  for the second wicket to provide the fifth occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the  second wicket in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Opposition Ground Start Date
1 N Hussain, AJ Stewart 2 175 v Bangladesh Nairobi (Gym) 05 Oct 2000
2 AD Hales,JE Root 2 159 v Bangladesh The Oval 01 Jun 2017
3 N Hussain, ME Trescothick 2 141 v Zimbabwe Colombo (RPS) 18 Sep 2002
4 ME Trescothick, MP Vaughan 2 140 v Australia Birmingham 21 Sep 2004
5 IR Bell, IJL Trott 2 111 v Australia Birmingham 08 Jun 2013

 

JE Root-EJG Morgan added 143 runs in  an unfinished stand for the third wicket in this game to provide the third occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third  wicket in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Opposition Ground Start Date
1 PD Collingwood, OA Shah 3 163 v South Africa Centurion 27 Sep 2009
2 JE Root, EJG Morgan 3 143* v Bangladesh The Oval 01 Jun 2017
3 JE Root, IJL Trott 3 105 v South Africa The Oval 19 Jun 2013

 

Tamim Iqbal-M Rahim added 166 runs for the third wicket in Bangladesh’s innings and AD Hales and JE Root added 159  runs for the second wicket in England’s innings to  provide the first occasion of rival teams  posting 150 plus runs partnerships in the Champions Trophy.

 

Tamim Iqbal-M Rahim added 166 runs for the third wicket in Bangladesh’s innings and AD Hales and JE Root added 159  runs for the second wicket in England’s innings to  provide the 24th occasion of rival teams  posting 150 plus runs partnerships in the history of one day internationals

 

Bangladesh posted 305 for 6 and England posted 308 for 2 in this game to provide the 105th occasion of both the teams posting 300 plus runs in the same match in the history of one day internationals.

 

Bangladesh lost the game after posting 300 plus runs to provide the 107th occasion of a team losing the game after it had posted 300 plus runs  in the  history of one day internationals. It also provides the second such occasion for Bangladesh. Both the occasions are listed below

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Bangladesh 326/3 50.0 1 v Pakistan Dhaka 04 Mar 2014
2 Bangladesh 305/6 50.0 1 v England The Oval 01 Jun 2017

 

AD Hales {95},JE Root {133*} and EJG Morgan {75*} scored fifties in this game to provide the fifth occasion of three England batsman scoring fifties in an innings in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are listed below

 

No No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1 ME Trescothick 81 2 v Australia Birmingham 21 Sep 2004
  2 MP Vaughan 86 2 v Australia Birmingham 21 Sep 2004
  3 AJ Strauss 52* 2 v Australia Birmingham 21 Sep 2004
               
2 1 AJ Strauss 50 2 v West Indies Ahmedabad 28 Oct 2006
  2 IR Bell 50 2 v West Indies Ahmedabad 28 Oct 2006
  3 KP Pietersen 90* 2 v West Indies Ahmedabad 28 Oct 2006
               
3 1 OA Shah 98 1 v South Africa Centurion 27 Sep 2009
  2 PD Collingwood 82 1 v South Africa Centurion 27 Sep 2009
  3 EJG Morgan 67 1 v South Africa Centurion 27 Sep 2009
               
4 1 AN Cook 59 1 v Sri Lanka The Oval 13 Jun 2013
  2 IJL Trott 76 1 v Sri Lanka The Oval 13 Jun 2013
  3 JE Root 68 1 v Sri Lanka The Oval 13 Jun 2013
               
5 1 AD Hales 95 2 v Bangladesh The Oval 01 June 2017
  2 JE Root 133* 2 v Bangladesh The Oval 01 June 2017
  3 EJG Morgan 75* 2 v Bangladesh The Oval 01 June 2017

 

EJG Morgan scored 75 not out in this game to provide the 42nd occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the seventh occasion of an England captain scoring a fifty in the tournament. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AJ Hollioake 83* 1 v South Africa Dhaka 25 Oct 1998
2 N Hussain 95 2 v Bangladesh Nairobi (Gym) 05 Oct 2000
3 N Hussain 75 1 v Zimbabwe Colombo (RPS) 18 Sep 2002
4 MP Vaughan 86 2 v Australia Birmingham 21 Sep 2004
5 AN Cook 59 1 v Sri Lanka The Oval 13 Jun 2013
6 AN Cook 64 1 v New Zealand Cardiff 16 Jun 2013
7 EJG Morgan 75* 2 v Bangladesh The Oval 01 Jun 2017

 

EJG Morgan scored 75 not out in this game to provide the second occasion of an England captain scoring a fifty in the tournament against Bangladesh. N Hussain had scored 95 at Nairobi {G} on 05.10.00

 

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 N Hussain 95 2 v Bangladesh Nairobi (Gym) 05 Oct 2000
2 EJG Morgan 75* 2 v Bangladesh The Oval 01 Jun 2017

 

 

Australia in Champions Trophy – Stats Tables

Australia in Champions Trophy – Stats Tables

Champions Trophy 2017 starts from today with the first  game being  played between England and Bangaldesh. www.hrgcricstats.com brings it netizens, the performance of each of  the eight playing teams  in the tournament with  inumerable stats table. Here is Australia’s performance

 

MATCH RESULTS
No Team Result Margin BR Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia Lost 44 runs   won 2nd v India Dhaka 28 Oct 1998
2 Australia Lost 20 runs   won 2nd v India Nairobi (Gym) 07 Oct 2000
3 Australia Won 164 runs   won 1st v New Zealand Colombo (SSC) 15 Sep 2002
4 Australia Won 9 wickets 176 lost 2nd v Bangladesh Colombo (SSC) 19 Sep 2002
5 Australia Lost 7 wickets 60 won 1st v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 27 Sep 2002
6 Australia Won 9 wickets 253 won 2nd v U.S.A. Southampton 13 Sep 2004
7 Australia Won 7 wickets 76 won 2nd v New Zealand The Oval 16 Sep 2004
8 Australia Lost 6 wickets 21 lost 1st v England Birmingham 21 Sep 2004
9 Australia Lost 10 runs   lost 2nd v West Indies Mumbai (BS) 18 Oct 2006
10 Australia Won 6 wickets 79 won 2nd v England Jaipur 21 Oct 2006
11 Australia Won 6 wickets 26 lost 2nd v India Mohali 29 Oct 2006
12 Australia Won 34 runs   lost 1st v New Zealand Mohali 01 Nov 2006
13 Australia Won 8 wickets 41 lost 2nd v West Indies Mumbai (BS) 05 Nov 2006
14 Australia Won 50 runs   lost 1st v West Indies Johannesburg 26 Sep 2009
15 Australia NR –   won 1st v India Centurion 28 Sep 2009
16 Australia Won 2 wickets 0 won 2nd v Pakistan Centurion 30 Sep 2009
17 Australia Won 9 wickets 49 lost 2nd v England Centurion 02 Oct 2009
18 Australia Won 6 wickets 28 lost 2nd v New Zealand Centurion 05 Oct 2009
19 Australia Lost 48 runs   lost 2nd v England Birmingham 08 Jun 2013
20 Australia NR –   won 1st v New Zealand Birmingham 12 Jun 2013
21 Australia Lost 20 runs   won 2nd v Sri Lanka The Oval 17 Jun 2013

 

MATCH RESULTS – LOST
No Team Result Margin BR Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia lost 44 runs   won 2nd v India Dhaka 28 Oct 1998
2 Australia lost 20 runs   won 2nd v India Nairobi (Gym) 07 Oct 2000
3 Australia lost 7 wickets 60 won 1st v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 27 Sep 2002
4 Australia lost 6 wickets 21 lost 1st v England Birmingham 21 Sep 2004
5 Australia lost 10 runs   lost 2nd v West Indies Mumbai (BS) 18 Oct 2006
6 Australia lost 48 runs   lost 2nd v England Birmingham 08 Jun 2013
7 Australia lost 20 runs   won 2nd v Sri Lanka The Oval 17 Jun 2013
MATCH RESULTS – NO RESULT GAMES
No Team Result Margin BR Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia NR –   won 1st v India Centurion 28 Sep 2009
2 Australia NR –   won 1st v New Zealand Birmingham 12 Jun 2013
MATCH RESULTS – WON
No Team Result Margin BR Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia won 164 runs   won 1st v New Zealand Colombo (SSC) 15 Sep 2002
2 Australia won 9 wickets 176 lost 2nd v Bangladesh Colombo (SSC) 19 Sep 2002
3 Australia won 9 wickets 253 won 2nd v U.S.A. Southampton 13 Sep 2004
4 Australia won 7 wickets 76 won 2nd v New Zealand The Oval 16 Sep 2004
5 Australia won 6 wickets 79 won 2nd v England Jaipur 21 Oct 2006
6 Australia won 6 wickets 26 lost 2nd v India Mohali 29 Oct 2006
7 Australia won 34 runs   lost 1st v New Zealand Mohali 01 Nov 2006
8 Australia won 8 wickets 41 lost 2nd v West Indies Mumbai (BS) 05 Nov 2006
9 Australia won 50 runs   lost 1st v West Indies Johannesburg 26 Sep 2009
10 Australia won 2 wickets 0 won 2nd v Pakistan Centurion 30 Sep 2009
11 Australia won 9 wickets 49 lost 2nd v England Centurion 02 Oct 2009
12 Australia won 6 wickets 28 lost 2nd v New Zealand Centurion 05 Oct 2009

 

FIFTIES
No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 ME Waugh 74 2 v India Dhaka 28 Oct 1998
2 DR Martyn 73 1 v New Zealand Colombo (SSC) 15 Sep 2002
3 AC Gilchrist 54 2 v Bangladesh Colombo (SSC) 19 Sep 2002
4 ML Hayden 67* 2 v Bangladesh Colombo (SSC) 19 Sep 2002
5 DR Martyn 60* 2 v New Zealand The Oval 16 Sep 2004
6 A Symonds 71* 2 v New Zealand The Oval 16 Sep 2004
7 DR Martyn 65 1 v England Birmingham 21 Sep 2004
8 AC Gilchrist 92 2 v West Indies Mumbai (BS) 18 Oct 2006
9 DR Martyn 78 2 v England Jaipur 21 Oct 2006
10 SR Watson 50 2 v India Mohali 29 Oct 2006
11 RT Ponting 58 2 v India Mohali 29 Oct 2006
12 DR Martyn 73* 2 v India Mohali 29 Oct 2006
13 RT Ponting 58 1 v New Zealand Mohali 01 Nov 2006
14 A Symonds 58 1 v New Zealand Mohali 01 Nov 2006
15 SR Watson 57* 2 v West Indies Mumbai (BS) 05 Nov 2006
16 RT Ponting 79 1 v West Indies Johannesburg 26 Sep 2009
17 MG Johnson 73* 1 v West Indies Johannesburg 26 Sep 2009
18 TD Paine 56 1 v India Centurion 28 Sep 2009
19 RT Ponting 65 1 v India Centurion 28 Sep 2009
20 MEK Hussey 67 1 v India Centurion 28 Sep 2009
21 MEK Hussey 64 2 v Pakistan Centurion 30 Sep 2009
22 SR Watson 136* 2 v England Centurion 02 Oct 2009
23 RT Ponting 111* 2 v England Centurion 02 Oct 2009
24 SR Watson 105* 2 v New Zealand Centurion 05 Oct 2009
25 CL White 62 2 v New Zealand Centurion 05 Oct 2009
26 GJ Bailey 55 2 v England Birmingham 08 Jun 2013
27 JP Faulkner 54* 2 v England Birmingham 08 Jun 2013
28 GJ Bailey 55 1 v New Zealand Birmingham 12 Jun 2013
29 AC Voges 71 1 v New Zealand Birmingham 12 Jun 2013

 

CENTURIONS
No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SR Watson 105* 2 v New Zealand Centurion 05 Oct 2009
2 RT Ponting 111* 2 v England Centurion 02 Oct 2009
3 SR Watson 136* 2 v England Centurion 02 Oct 2009
INDIVIDUAL NINETIES
No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AC Gilchrist 92 2 v West Indies Mumbai (BS) 18 Oct 2006

 

FIFTIES – ON  TWO OR MORE OCCASIONS
No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 DR Martyn 73 1 v New Zealand Colombo (SSC) 15 Sep 2002
2 DR Martyn 60* 2 v New Zealand The Oval 16 Sep 2004
3 DR Martyn 65 1 v England Birmingham 21 Sep 2004
4 DR Martyn 78 2 v England Jaipur 21 Oct 2006
5 DR Martyn 73* 2 v India Mohali 29 Oct 2006
             
1 RT Ponting 58 2 v India Mohali 29 Oct 2006
2 RT Ponting 58 1 v New Zealand Mohali 01 Nov 2006
3 RT Ponting 79 1 v West Indies Johannesburg 26 Sep 2009
4 RT Ponting 65 1 v India Centurion 28 Sep 2009
5 RT Ponting 111* 2 v England Centurion 02 Oct 2009
             
1 SR Watson 50 2 v India Mohali 29 Oct 2006
2 SR Watson 57* 2 v West Indies Mumbai (BS) 05 Nov 2006
3 SR Watson 136* 2 v England Centurion 02 Oct 2009
4 SR Watson 105* 2 v New Zealand Centurion 05 Oct 2009
             
1 A Symonds 71* 2 v New Zealand The Oval 16 Sep 2004
2 A Symonds 58 1 v New Zealand Mohali 01 Nov 2006
             
1 AC Gilchrist 54 2 v Bangladesh Colombo (SSC) 19 Sep 2002
2 AC Gilchrist 92 2 v West Indies Mumbai (BS) 18 Oct 2006
             
1 GJ Bailey 55 2 v England Birmingham 08 Jun 2013
2 GJ Bailey 55 1 v New Zealand Birmingham 12 Jun 2013
             
1 MEK Hussey 67 1 v India Centurion 28 Sep 2009
2 MEK Hussey 64 2 v Pakistan Centurion 30 Sep 2009

 

FIFTIES – TWO OR MORE IN AN INNINGS
No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SR Watson 50 2 v India Mohali 29 Oct 2006
2 RT Ponting 58 2 v India Mohali 29 Oct 2006
3 DR Martyn 73* 2 v India Mohali 29 Oct 2006
             
1 TD Paine 56 1 v India Centurion 28 Sep 2009
2 RT Ponting 65 1 v India Centurion 28 Sep 2009
3 MEK Hussey 67 1 v India Centurion 28 Sep 2009
             
1 AC Gilchrist 54 2 v Bangladesh Colombo (SSC) 19 Sep 2002
2 ML Hayden 67* 2 v Bangladesh Colombo (SSC) 19 Sep 2002
             
1 DR Martyn 60* 2 v New Zealand The Oval 16 Sep 2004
2 A Symonds 71* 2 v New Zealand The Oval 16 Sep 2004
             
1 RT Ponting 58 1 v New Zealand Mohali 01 Nov 2006
2 A Symonds 58 1 v New Zealand Mohali 01 Nov 2006
             
1 RT Ponting 79 1 v West Indies Johannesburg 26 Sep 2009
2 MG Johnson 73* 1 v West Indies Johannesburg 26 Sep 2009
             
1 SR Watson 136* 2 v England Centurion 02 Oct 2009
2 RT Ponting 111* 2 v England Centurion 02 Oct 2009
             
1 SR Watson 105* 2 v New Zealand Centurion 05 Oct 2009
2 CL White 62 2 v New Zealand Centurion 05 Oct 2009
             
1 GJ Bailey 55 2 v England Birmingham 08 Jun 2013
2 JP Faulkner 54* 2 v England Birmingham 08 Jun 2013
             
1 GJ Bailey 55 1 v New Zealand Birmingham 12 Jun 2013
2 AC Voges 71 1 v New Zealand Birmingham 12 Jun 2013

 

CENTURIONS – TWO  IN AN  INNINGS
No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SR Watson 136* 2 v England Centurion 02 Oct 2009
2 RT Ponting 111* 2 v England Centurion 02 Oct 2009

 

FIFTIES BY CAPTAINS
No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 RT Ponting 58 2 v India Mohali 29 Oct 2006
2 RT Ponting 58 1 v New Zealand Mohali 01 Nov 2006
3 RT Ponting 79 1 v West Indies Johannesburg 26 Sep 2009
4 RT Ponting 65 1 v India Centurion 28 Sep 2009
5 RT Ponting 111* 2 v England Centurion 02 Oct 2009
6 GJ Bailey 55 2 v England Birmingham 08 Jun 2013
7 GJ Bailey 55 1 v New Zealand Birmingham 12 Jun 2013

 

FIFITES BY WICKET KEEPERS
No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AC Gilchrist 54 2 v Bangladesh Colombo (SSC) 19 Sep 2002
2 AC Gilchrist 92 2 v West Indies Mumbai (BS) 18 Oct 2006
3 TD Paine 56 1 v India Centurion 28 Sep 2009

 

FOUR OR MORE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS
No Player O M R W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GD McGrath 7.0 1 37 5 2 NZl Colombo (SSC) 15 Sep 2002
2 MS Kasprowicz 7.0 1 14 4 1 USA Southampton 13 Sep 2004
3 JN Gillespie 6.0 1 15 4 1 USA Southampton 13 Sep 2004

 

THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS
No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AC Gilchrist, ML Hayden 1 113 2 v Bangladesh Colombo (SSC) 19 Sep 2002
2 DR Martyn, A Symonds 4 100* 2 v New Zealand The Oval 16 Sep 2004
3 MJ Clarke, AC Gilchrist 5 101 2 v West Indies Mumbai (BS) 18 Oct 2006
4 MEK Hussey, DR Martyn 4 118 2 v England Jaipur 21 Oct 2006
5 DR Martyn, SR Watson 3 103* 2 v West Indies Mumbai (BS) 05 Nov 2006
6 RT Ponting, SR Watson 2 252* 2 v England Centurion 02 Oct 2009
7 SR Watson, CL White 3 128 2 v New Zealand Centurion 05 Oct 2009

 

HIGHEST PARTNERSHIPS FOR EACH WICKET
Wkt Runs Partners Opposition Ground Match Date
1st 113 AC Gilchrist, ML Hayden v Bangladesh Colombo (SSC) 19 Sep 2002
2nd 252* SR Watson, RT Ponting v England Centurion 2 Oct 2009
3rd 128 SR Watson, CL White v New Zealand Centurion 5 Oct 2009
4th 118 DR Martyn, MEK Hussey v England Jaipur 21 Oct 2006
5th 101 AC Gilchrist, MJ Clarke v West Indies Mumbai (BS) 18 Oct 2006
6th 47 AC Voges, MS Wade v Sri Lanka The Oval 17 Jun 2013
7th 39 MJ Clarke, B Lee v England Birmingham 21 Sep 2004
8th 70 MG Johnson, B Lee v West Indies Johannesburg 26 Sep 2009
9th 34* MG Johnson, NM Hauritz v West Indies Johannesburg 26 Sep 2009
10th 41 CJ McKay, XJ Doherty v Sri Lanka The Oval 17 Jun 2013

 

Bangladesh in Champions Trophy – Stats Tables

Bangladesh in Champions Trophy – Stats Tables

Champions Trophy 2017 starts from today with the first  game being  played between England and Bangaldesh. www.hrgcricstats.com brings it netizens, the performance of each of  the eight playing teams  in the tournamentswith  inumerable stats table. Here is Bangladesh’s performance

MATCH RESULTS
No Team Result Margin BR Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Bangladesh Lost 8 wickets 37 won 1st v England Nairobi (Gym) 05 Oct 2000
2 Bangladesh Lost 9 wickets 176 won 1st v Australia Colombo (SSC) 19 Sep 2002
3 Bangladesh Lost 167 runs   won 2nd v New Zealand Colombo (SSC) 23 Sep 2002
4 Bangladesh Lost 9 wickets 193 won 1st v South Africa Birmingham 12 Sep 2004
5 Bangladesh Lost 138 runs   won 2nd v West Indies Southampton 15 Sep 2004
6 Bangladesh Lost 37 runs   won 2nd v Sri Lanka Mohali 07 Oct 2006
7 Bangladesh Lost 10 wickets 80 won 1st v West Indies Jaipur 11 Oct 2006
8 Bangladesh Won 101 runs   lost 1st v Zimbabwe Jaipur 13 Oct 2006

 

MATCH RESULTS – LOST
No Team Result Margin BR Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Bangladesh Lost 8 wickets 37 won 1st v England Nairobi (Gym) 05 Oct 2000
2 Bangladesh Lost 9 wickets 176 won 1st v Australia Colombo (SSC) 19 Sep 2002
3 Bangladesh Lost 167 runs   won 2nd v New Zealand Colombo (SSC) 23 Sep 2002
4 Bangladesh Lost 9 wickets 193 won 1st v South Africa Birmingham 12 Sep 2004
5 Bangladesh Lost 138 runs   won 2nd v West Indies Southampton 15 Sep 2004
6 Bangladesh Lost 37 runs   won 2nd v Sri Lanka Mohali 07 Oct 2006
7 Bangladesh Lost 10 wickets 80 won 1st v West Indies Jaipur 11 Oct 2006
MATCH RESULTS – WON
No Team Result Margin BR Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Bangladesh Won 101 runs   lost 1st v Zimbabwe Jaipur 13 Oct 2006

 

FIFTY PLUS RUNS
No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Javed Omar 63* 1 v England Nairobi (Gym) 05 Oct 2000
2 Shakib Al Hasan 67* 2 v Sri Lanka Mohali 07 Oct 2006
3 Aftab Ahmed 59 1 v West Indies Jaipur 11 Oct 2006
4 Shahriar Nafees 123* 1 v Zimbabwe Jaipur 13 Oct 2006

 

CENTURION
No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Shahriar Nafees 123* 1 v Zimbabwe Jaipur 13 Oct 2006

 

THREE WICKETS  IN AN INNINGS
No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Shakib Al Hasan 10.0 1 18 3 2 v Zimbabwe Jaipur 13 Oct 2006
2 Mohammad Ashraful 5.0 1 26 3 1 v New Zealand Colombo (SSC) 23 Sep 2002

 

FIFTY PLUS RUNS PARTNERSHIPS
No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Aftab Ahmed, Shahriar Nafees 2 85 1 v West Indies Jaipur 11 Oct 2006
2 Shahriar Nafees, Shakib Al Hasan 3 83 1 v Zimbabwe Jaipur 13 Oct 2006
3 Habibul Bashar, Shahriar Nafees 4 80 1 v Zimbabwe Jaipur 13 Oct 2006
4 Javed Omar, Naimur Rahman 5 64 1 v England Nairobi (Gym) 05 Oct 2000
5 Farhad Reza, Shakib Al Hasan 5 63 2 v Sri Lanka Mohali 07 Oct 2006

 

HIGHEST PARTNERSHIPS FOR EACH WICKET
Wkt Runs Partners Opposition Ground Match Date  
1st 33 Javed Omar, Al Sahariar v England Nairobi (Gym) 5 Oct 2000  
2nd 85 Shahriar Nafees, Aftab Ahmed v West Indies Jaipur 11 Oct 2006  
3rd 83 Shahriar Nafees, Shakib Al Hasan v Zimbabwe Jaipur 13 Oct 2006  
4th 80 Shahriar Nafees, Habibul Bashar v Zimbabwe Jaipur 13 Oct 2006  
5th 64 Javed Omar, Naimur Rahman v England Nairobi (Gym) 5 Oct 2000  
6th 45 Aftab Ahmed, Mushfiqur Rahman v West Indies Southampton 15 Sep 2004  
7th 33 Alok Kapali, Khaled Mahmud v Australia Colombo (SSC) 19 Sep 2002  
8th 49 Shakib Al Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza v Sri Lanka Mohali 7 Oct 2006  
9th 38 Shakib Al Hasan, Abdur Razzak v Sri Lanka Mohali 7 Oct 2006  
10th 26 Khaled Mahmud, Nazmul Hossain v West Indies Southampton 15 Sep 2004  

 

England in Champions Trophy – Stats Tables

England in Champions Trophy – Stats Tables

Champions Trophy 2017 starts from today with the first  game being  played between England and Bangaldesh. www.hrgcricstats.com brings it netizens, the performance of each of  the eight  playing teams  in the tournamentswith  inumerable stats table. To start with here is England’s performance

MATCH RESULTS
No Team Result Margin BR Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England lost 6 wickets 20 won 1st v South Africa Dhaka 25 Oct 1998
2 England won 8 wickets 37 lost 2nd v Bangladesh Nairobi (Gym) 05 Oct 2000
3 England lost 8 wickets 65 won 1st v South Africa Nairobi (Gym) 10 Oct 2000
4 England won 108 runs   won 1st v Zimbabwe Colombo (RPS) 18 Sep 2002
5 England lost 8 wickets 63 won 1st v India Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
6 England won 152 runs   lost 1st v Zimbabwe Birmingham 10 Sep 2004
7 England won 49 runs   lost 1st v Sri Lanka Southampton 17 Sep 2004
8 England won 6 wickets 21 won 2nd v Australia Birmingham 21 Sep 2004
9 England lost 2 wickets 7 lost 1st v West Indies The Oval 25 Sep 2004
10 England lost 4 wickets 123 lost 1st v India Jaipur 15 Oct 2006
11 England lost 6 wickets 79 lost 1st v Australia Jaipur 21 Oct 2006
12 England won 3 wickets 9 lost 2nd v West Indies Ahmedabad 28 Oct 2006
13 England won 6 wickets 30 won 2nd v Sri Lanka Johannesburg 25 Sep 2009
14 England won 22 runs   won 1st v South Africa Centurion 27 Sep 2009
15 England lost 4 wickets 137 lost 1st v New Zealand Johannesburg 29 Sep 2009
16 England lost 9 wickets 49 won 1st v Australia Centurion 02 Oct 2009
17 England won 48 runs   won 1st v Australia Birmingham 08 Jun 2013
18 England lost 7 wickets 17 lost 1st v Sri Lanka The Oval 13 Jun 2013
19 England won 10 runs   lost 1st v New Zealand Cardiff 16 Jun 2013
20 England won 7 wickets 75 won 2nd v South Africa The Oval 19 Jun 2013
21 England lost 5 runs   won 2nd v India Birmingham 23 Jun 2013

 

MATCH RESULTS – LOST
No Team Result Margin BR Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England lost 6 wickets 20 won 1st v South Africa Dhaka 25 Oct 1998
2 England lost 8 wickets 65 won 1st v South Africa Nairobi (Gym) 10 Oct 2000
3 England lost 8 wickets 63 won 1st v India Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
4 England lost 2 wickets 7 lost 1st v West Indies The Oval 25 Sep 2004
5 England lost 4 wickets 123 lost 1st v India Jaipur 15 Oct 2006
6 England lost 6 wickets 79 lost 1st v Australia Jaipur 21 Oct 2006
7 England lost 4 wickets 137 lost 1st v New Zealand Johannesburg 29 Sep 2009
8 England lost 9 wickets 49 won 1st v Australia Centurion 02 Oct 2009
9 England lost 7 wickets 17 lost 1st v Sri Lanka The Oval 13 Jun 2013
10 England lost 5 runs   won 2nd v India Birmingham 23 Jun 2013
MATCH RESULTS – WON
No Team Result Margin BR Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England won 8 wickets 37 lost 2nd v Bangladesh Nairobi (Gym) 05 Oct 2000
2 England won 108 runs   won 1st v Zimbabwe Colombo (RPS) 18 Sep 2002
3 England won 152 runs   lost 1st v Zimbabwe Birmingham 10 Sep 2004
4 England won 49 runs   lost 1st v Sri Lanka Southampton 17 Sep 2004
5 England won 6 wickets 21 won 2nd v Australia Birmingham 21 Sep 2004
6 England won 3 wickets 9 lost 2nd v West Indies Ahmedabad 28 Oct 2006
7 England won 6 wickets 30 won 2nd v Sri Lanka Johannesburg 25 Sep 2009
8 England won 22 runs   won 1st v South Africa Centurion 27 Sep 2009
9 England won 48 runs   won 1st v Australia Birmingham 08 Jun 2013
10 England won 10 runs   lost 1st v New Zealand Cardiff 16 Jun 2013
11 England won 7 wickets 75 won 2nd v South Africa The Oval 19 Jun 2013

 

INIDIVIDUAL NINETIES
No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 OA Shah 98 1 v South Africa Centurion 27 Sep 2009
2 N Hussain 95 2 v Bangladesh Nairobi (Gym) 05 Oct 2000
3 IR Bell 91 1 v Australia Birmingham 08 Jun 2013
4 KP Pietersen 90* 2 v West Indies Ahmedabad 28 Oct 2006
CENTURIONS
No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 ME Trescothick 119 1 v Zimbabwe Colombo (RPS) 18 Sep 2002
2 A Flintoff 104 1 v Sri Lanka Southampton 17 Sep 2004
3 ME Trescothick 104 1 v West Indies The Oval 25 Sep 2004

 

FIFTIES
No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 NH Fairbrother 56 1 v South Africa Dhaka 25 Oct 1998
2 AJ Hollioake 83* 1 v South Africa Dhaka 25 Oct 1998
3 AJ Stewart 87* 2 v Bangladesh Nairobi (Gym) 05 Oct 2000
4 N Hussain 95 2 v Bangladesh Nairobi (Gym) 05 Oct 2000
5 GA Hick 65 1 v South Africa Nairobi (Gym) 10 Oct 2000
6 ME Trescothick 119 1 v Zimbabwe Colombo (RPS) 18 Sep 2002
7 N Hussain 75 1 v Zimbabwe Colombo (RPS) 18 Sep 2002
8 NV Knight 50 1 v India Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
9 ID Blackwell 82 1 v India Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
10 VS Solanki 62 1 v Zimbabwe Birmingham 10 Sep 2004
11 PD Collingwood 80* 1 v Zimbabwe Birmingham 10 Sep 2004
12 ME Trescothick 66 1 v Sri Lanka Southampton 17 Sep 2004
13 A Flintoff 104 1 v Sri Lanka Southampton 17 Sep 2004
14 ME Trescothick 81 2 v Australia Birmingham 21 Sep 2004
15 MP Vaughan 86 2 v Australia Birmingham 21 Sep 2004
16 AJ Strauss 52* 2 v Australia Birmingham 21 Sep 2004
17 ME Trescothick 104 1 v West Indies The Oval 25 Sep 2004
18 AJ Strauss 56 1 v Australia Jaipur 21 Oct 2006
19 AJ Strauss 50 2 v West Indies Ahmedabad 28 Oct 2006
20 IR Bell 50 2 v West Indies Ahmedabad 28 Oct 2006
21 KP Pietersen 90* 2 v West Indies Ahmedabad 28 Oct 2006
22 EJG Morgan 62* 2 v Sri Lanka Johannesburg 25 Sep 2009
23 OA Shah 98 1 v South Africa Centurion 27 Sep 2009
24 PD Collingwood 82 1 v South Africa Centurion 27 Sep 2009
25 EJG Morgan 67 1 v South Africa Centurion 27 Sep 2009
26 TT Bresnan 80 1 v Australia Centurion 02 Oct 2009
27 IR Bell 91 1 v Australia Birmingham 08 Jun 2013
28 AN Cook 59 1 v Sri Lanka The Oval 13 Jun 2013
29 IJL Trott 76 1 v Sri Lanka The Oval 13 Jun 2013
30 JE Root 68 1 v Sri Lanka The Oval 13 Jun 2013
31 AN Cook 64 1 v New Zealand Cardiff 16 Jun 2013
32 IJL Trott 82* 2 v South Africa The Oval 19 Jun 2013

 

FIFTIES – TWO OR MORE OCCASIONS
No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 ME Trescothick 119 1 v Zimbabwe Colombo (RPS) 18 Sep 2002
2 ME Trescothick 66 1 v Sri Lanka Southampton 17 Sep 2004
3 ME Trescothick 81 2 v Australia Birmingham 21 Sep 2004
4 ME Trescothick 104 1 v West Indies The Oval 25 Sep 2004
             
1 AJ Strauss 52* 2 v Australia Birmingham 21 Sep 2004
2 AJ Strauss 56 1 v Australia Jaipur 21 Oct 2006
3 AJ Strauss 50 2 v West Indies Ahmedabad 28 Oct 2006
             
1 PD Collingwood 80* 1 v Zimbabwe Birmingham 10 Sep 2004
2 PD Collingwood 82 1 v South Africa Centurion 27 Sep 2009
             
1 N Hussain 95 2 v Bangladesh Nairobi (Gym) 05 Oct 2000
2 N Hussain 75 1 v Zimbabwe Colombo (RPS) 18 Sep 2002
             
1 IR Bell 50 2 v West Indies Ahmedabad 28 Oct 2006
2 IR Bell 91 1 v Australia Birmingham 08 Jun 2013
             
1 IJL Trott 76 1 v Sri Lanka The Oval 13 Jun 2013
2 IJL Trott 82* 2 v South Africa The Oval 19 Jun 2013
             
1 EJG Morgan 62* 2 v Sri Lanka Johannesburg 25 Sep 2009
2 EJG Morgan 67 1 v South Africa Centurion 27 Sep 2009
             
1 AN Cook 59 1 v Sri Lanka The Oval 13 Jun 2013
2 AN Cook 64 1 v New Zealand Cardiff 16 Jun 2013

 

FIFTIES BY CAPTAINS
No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AJ Hollioake 83* 1 v South Africa Dhaka 25 Oct 1998
2 N Hussain 95 2 v Bangladesh Nairobi (Gym) 5 Oct 2000
3 N Hussain 75 1 v Zimbabwe Colombo (RPS) 18 Sep 2002
4 MP Vaughan 86 2 v Australia Birmingham 21 Sep 2004
5 AN Cook 59 1 v Sri Lanka The Oval 13 Jun 2013
6 AN Cook 64 1 v New Zealand Cardiff 16 Jun 2013
FIFTIES BY WICKET KEEPERS
No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AJ Stewart 87* 2 v Bangladesh Nairobi (Gym) 5 Oct 2000
2 EJG Morgan 67 1 v South Africa Centurion 27 Sep 2009

 

FIFTIES –  TWO OR MORE IN AN INNINGS
No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 ME Trescothick 81 2 v Australia Birmingham 21 Sep 2004
2 MP Vaughan 86 2 v Australia Birmingham 21 Sep 2004
3 AJ Strauss 52* 2 v Australia Birmingham 21 Sep 2004
             
1 AJ Strauss 50 2 v West Indies Ahmedabad 28 Oct 2006
2 IR Bell 50 2 v West Indies Ahmedabad 28 Oct 2006
3 KP Pietersen 90* 2 v West Indies Ahmedabad 28 Oct 2006
             
1 OA Shah 98 1 v South Africa Centurion 27 Sep 2009
2 PD Collingwood 82 1 v South Africa Centurion 27 Sep 2009
3 EJG Morgan 67 1 v South Africa Centurion 27 Sep 2009
             
1 AN Cook 59 1 v Sri Lanka The Oval 13 Jun 2013
2 IJL Trott 76 1 v Sri Lanka The Oval 13 Jun 2013
3 JE Root 68 1 v Sri Lanka The Oval 13 Jun 2013
             
1 NH Fairbrother 56 1 v South Africa Dhaka 25 Oct 1998
2 AJ Hollioake 83* 1 v South Africa Dhaka 25 Oct 1998
             
1 AJ Stewart 87* 2 v Bangladesh Nairobi (Gym) 05 Oct 2000
2 N Hussain 95 2 v Bangladesh Nairobi (Gym) 05 Oct 2000
             
1 ME Trescothick 119 1 v Zimbabwe Colombo (RPS) 18 Sep 2002
2 N Hussain 75 1 v Zimbabwe Colombo (RPS) 18 Sep 2002
             
1 NV Knight 50 1 v India Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
2 ID Blackwell 82 1 v India Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
             
1 VS Solanki 62 1 v Zimbabwe Birmingham 10 Sep 2004
2 PD Collingwood 80* 1 v Zimbabwe Birmingham 10 Sep 2004
             
1 ME Trescothick 66 1 v Sri Lanka Southampton 17 Sep 2004
2 A Flintoff 104 1 v Sri Lanka Southampton 17 Sep 2004

 

FOUR WICKETS IN AN INNINGS
No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 RC Irani 10.0 0 37 4 2 v Zimbabwe Colombo (RPS) 18 Sep 2002
2 SCJ Broad 8.1 1 39 4 2 v New Zealand Johannesburg 29 Sep 2009

 

THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS
No Partners Wkt Runs Opposition Ground Start Date
1 NH Fairbrother, AJ Hollioake 6 112 v South Africa Dhaka 25 Oct 1998
2 N Hussain, AJ Stewart 2 175 v Bangladesh Nairobi (Gym) 05 Oct 2000
3 N Hussain, ME Trescothick 2 141 v Zimbabwe Colombo (RPS) 18 Sep 2002
4 ID Blackwell, AJ Stewart 6 104 v India Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
5 ME Trescothick, MP Vaughan 2 140 v Australia Birmingham 21 Sep 2004
6 PD Collingwood, OA Shah 3 163 v South Africa Centurion 27 Sep 2009
7 TT Bresnan, LJ Wright 7 107 v Australia Centurion 02 Oct 2009
8 IR Bell, IJL Trott 2 111 v Australia Birmingham 08 Jun 2013
9 JE Root, IJL Trott 3 105 v South Africa The Oval 19 Jun 2013

 

HIGHEST PARTNERSHIPS FOR EACH WICKET
Wkt Runs Partners Opposition Ground Match Date
1st 83 AJ Strauss, IR Bell v Australia Jaipur 21 Oct 2006
2nd 175 AJ Stewart, N Hussain v Bangladesh Nairobi (Gym) 05 Oct 2000
3rd 163 OA Shah, PD Collingwood v South Africa Centurion 27 Sep 2009
4th 76 OA Shah, EJG Morgan v Sri Lanka Johannesburg 25 Sep 2009
5th 94 A Flintoff, PD Collingwood v Sri Lanka Southampton 17 Sep 2004
6th 112 NH Fairbrother, AJ Hollioake v South Africa Dhaka 25 Oct 1998
7th 107 LJ Wright, TT Bresnan v Australia Centurion 02 Oct 2009
8th 44* KP Pietersen, SI Mahmood v West Indies Ahmedabad 28 Oct 2006
9th 11* AJ Stewart, AR Caddick v Zimbabwe Colombo (RPS) 18 Sep 2002
9th 11* SCJ Broad, JC Tredwell v India Birmingham 23 Jun 2013
10th 29 RJ Sidebottom, JM Anderson v New Zealand Johannesburg 29 Sep 2009

 

History of ICC Champions Trophy

History of ICC Champions Trophy

The ICC Champions Trophy is a One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC), second in importance only to the Cricket World Cup. It was inaugurated as the ICC Knock Out Tournament in 1998 and has been played approximately every two years since. Its name was changed to the Champions Trophy in 2002.

 

The number of teams competing has varied over the years; originally all the ICC’s full members took part, and from 2000 to 2004 associate members were also involved. Since 2009, the tournament has only involved the eight highest-ranked ODI teams as of six months prior to the tournament.

 

In the lead-in to the 2013 tournament, the ICC announced that the 2013 Champions Trophy was to be the last, with its place in the cricketing calendar to be taken by a new ICC World Test Championship. However, in January 2014, that decision was reversed, with the ICC confirming that the 2017 Champions Trophy tournament would take place and the proposed Test Championship was cancelled.

 

Up to 2006 the Champions Trophy was held every two years. The tournament had been scheduled to be held in Pakistan in 2008 but was moved to South Africa in 2009 due to security reasons. From then on it has been held every four years like the World Cup. The Champions Trophy differs from the World Cup in a number of ways.The matches in the Champions Trophy are held over a period of around two weeks, while the World Cup can last for over a month. For 2002 and 2004, twelve teams played a round-robin tournament in four pools of three, with the top team in each pool moving forward to the semi-final. A team would play only four games (two in the pool, semi-final and final) to win the tournament. In 2006, eight teams played in two pools of four, with the top two teams in each pool playing in the semi-finals. Losing a single match potentially means elimination from the tournament.

 

The format used in the Knock Out tournaments differed from the formats used in the Champions Trophy. The competition was a straight knock out, with no pools and the loser in each game being eliminated. Only eight games were played in 1998, and 10 games in 2000.

 

Results

Thirteen nations have qualified for the Champions Trophy at least once. Seven teams have competed in every finals tournament, six of which have won the title. South Africa won the inaugural tournament, India and Australia have won two each, while New Zealand, Sri Lanka and West Indies have each won once. Australia (2006, 2009) is the only nation to have won consecutive titles. Bangladesh, , England and Pakistan are only Test playing nations who are yet to win the Champions Trophy. England has reached the final two times (2004, 2013) and Pakistan reached the semi-finals three times (2000, 2004, 2009). The best result by a non-Test playing nation is the 9th rank achieved by Kenya in the ICC KnockOut Trophy 2000 and the best result by a non-Test playing on their debut is also the 9th rank achieved by Kenya in the ICC KnockOut Trophy 2000.

 

Sri Lanka as a host of the ICC Champions Trophy 2002 was the first and only host to win the tournament, though they were declared co-champions with India. England is the only other host to have made the finals, in (2004, 2013). Bangladesh are the only host who do not take part in the tournament while hosting it. Kenya in 2000, India in 2006, and South Africa in 2009 have been the host teams that were eliminated in the first round.

 

Teams’ performances

Comprehensive results for all teams participating in all tournaments for the ICC Champions Trophy:

 

No Team 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2009 2013 Apps
  Host Ban Ken Srl Eng Ind RSA Eng  
1 Australia QF QF SF SF 1st 1st GP 8
2 Bangladesh   P GP GP P     5
3 England QF QF GP 2nd GP SF 2nd 8
4 India SF 2nd 1st* GP GP GP 1st 8
5 Kenya   P GP GP       3
6 Netherlands     GP         1
7 New Zealand QF 1st GP GP SF 2nd GP 8
8 Pakistan QF SF GP SF GP SF GP 8
9 South Africa 1st SF SF GP SF GP SF 8
10 Sri Lanka SF QF 1st* GP GP GP SF 8
11 United States       GP       1
12 West Indies 2nd P GP 1st 2nd GP GP 7
13 Zimbabwe P QF GP GP P     5
  No. of Teams 9 11 12 12 10 8 8  

 

Legend  
1st  Champion
2nd  Runner-up
SF  Semi-finals
QF  Quarter-finals (1998–2000)
GP  Group/Pool stage – First round
P  Preliminary qualification stage
Q  Qualified
Apps Appearances

 

Notes

The first two tournaments, in 1998 and 2000, were intended to raise the profile of the game in the host nations, Bangladesh and Kenya. India and Sri Lanka were declared co-champions in 2002.

 

Overview

The table below provides an overview of the performances of teams over past ICC Champions Trophy, as of the end of the ICC Champions Trophy 2013. Teams are sorted by best performance, then by appearances, total number of wins, total number of games, and alphabetical order respectively.

 

Appearances Statistics
Team Total First Latest Best result Mat. Won Lost Tie NR Win%
India 7 1998 2013 Champions (2002,* 2013) 23 15 06 0 2 71.42
Australia 7 1998 2013 Champions (2006, 2009) 21 12 07 0 2 63.15
West Indies 7 1998 2013 Champions (2004) 24 13 10 1 0 56.25
New Zealand 7 1998 2013 Champions (2000) 21 12 08 0 1 60.00
Sri Lanka 7 1998 2013 Champions (2002)* 23 13 09 0 1 59.09
South Africa 7 1998 2013 Champions (1998) 21 11 09 1 0 54.76
England 7 1998 2013 Runners-Up (2004, 2013) 21 11 10 0 0 52.38
Pakistan 7 1998 2013 SF (2000, 2004, 2009) 18 07 11 0 0 38.88
Zimbabwe 5 1998 2006 Quarter-Finals (2000) 09 00 09 0 0 00.00
Bangladesh 4 2000 2006 Q round (9th Rank) (2006) 08 01 07 0 0 12.50
Kenya 3 2000 2004 PQF (9th Rank) (2000) 05 00 05 0 0 00.00
Netherlands 1 2002 2002 Pool Stage (2002) 02 00 02 0 0 00.00
United States 1 2004 2004 Group Stage (2004) 02 00 02 0 0 00.00

 

Last Updated: 23 June 2013

∗ India and Sri Lanka were declared joint winners in 2002.

 The Win percentage excludes matches with no result and counts ties as half a win.

 

Year 1998 ICC Knock Out tournament

Won by South Africa

 

1998 ICC Knock out Trophy

All of the matches in the 1998 tournament were played in Bangladesh at Bangabandhu National Stadium. The tournament was won by South Africa who beat West Indies in the final. Philo Wallace of West Indies was the leading run scorer in the tournament of scoring 221 runs. This was the first and till date the only ICC event won by South Africa.

 

Year 2000 ICC Knock Out tournament

Won by New Zealand

 

2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy

All of the matches in the 2000 tournament were played in Nairobi, Kenya. All the test playing nations participated in the tournament along with inals, involving Kenya, India, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Bangladesh and England. The tournament was won by New Zealand who beat India in the final. Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly (348) was the leading run scorer in this tournament. Venkatesh Prasad (8) was the leading wicket taker. This was the first and till date the only ICC event won by New Zealand.

 

2002 ICC Champions Trophy

Won by India/ Sri Lanka (Declared Co-Champions)

 

2002 ICC Champions Trophy

The 2002 ICC Champions Trophy was held in Sri Lanka, and included the 10 ICC Test playing nations including the newly appointed full member Bangladesh, Kenya (ODI status) and the 2001 ICC Trophy winners Netherlands. The final between India and Sri Lanka was washed out due to rain twice to leave no result. First, Sri Lanka played 50 overs and then India played two overs before the rain caused interruption. The next day, Sri Lanka again played 50 overs and India played eight overs. In the end India and Sri Lanka were declared joint winners. The teams played 110 overs, but there was no result. Virender Sehwag (271) had the highest number of runs in the tournament and Muralitharan (10) had the highest number of wickets.

 

2004 ICC Champions Trophy

Won by West Indies

 

2004 ICC Champions Trophy

ICC CT 2004 was held in England and the nations competing included the ten ICC Test nations, Kenya (ODI status), and – making their One Day International debut – the United States who qualified by winning the recent 2004 ICC Six Nations Challenge. The completion was more like a knockout series where teams if losing even one game at league stage are out of the tournament. 12 teams divided into 4 groups and table topper from each group played semi’s. ENG defeated AUS in 1st semi-final to make it 4th appearance in final of an ICC event. PAK lose to WI in second semi final which was a low scoring game. In the final game WI team under Lara’s leadership pulled off a tense match with the help of wicket keeper C Browne and tailender’s Ian Bradshaw.

 

2006 ICC Champions Trophy

Won by Australia

 

2006 ICC Champions Trophy

The 2006 ICC Champions Trophy was held in India with the final on 5 November 2006. A new format was used. Eight teams were competing in the group phase: the top six teams in the ICC ODI Championship on 1 April 2006, plus two teams chosen from the other four Test-playing teams Sri Lanka, West Indies, Bangladesh and , chosen from a pre-tournament round robin qualifying round. West Indies and Sri Lanka qualified ahead of Bangladesh and .

 

The eight teams were then split into two groups of four in a round robin competition. While Australia and West Indies qualified from Group A, South Africa and New Zealand qualified from Group B for the semifinals. Australia and West Indies reached the final defeating New Zealand and South Africa, respectively. In the final, Australia beat West Indies by 8 wickets to win the trophy for the first time. The venues for the tournament were Mohali, Ahmedabad, Jaipur and Mumbai.

 

2009 ICC Champions Trophy (postponed from 2008)

Won by Australia

 

2009 ICC Champions Trophy

In 2006, the ICC selected Pakistan to host the 2008 ICC Champions Trophy.

 

On 24 August 2008 it was announced that the 2008 ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan has been postponed to October 2009 as several countries were reluctant to visit Pakistan for security reasons. However, due to the crowded international schedule around that date, and concerns about whether the security situation would have changed by that time, there was widespread scepticism whether it would actually take place in 2009.

 

On 16 March 2009, an announcement was made that the ICC has recommended that the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy be moved from Pakistan to South Africa.

 

On 2 April 2009, Cricket South Africa confirmed that it would host the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy from 24 September to 5 October. The Board accepted recommendations from the ICC that Liberty Life Wanderers (Johannesburg) and Supersport Park (Centurion) be the host venues. The details of SA’s hosting of the Champions Trophy were ironed out at a meeting between CSA’s CEO Gerald Majola and ICC general manager – Commercial, Campbell Jamieson. Majola confirmed that the six warm-up games will be played at Benoni’s Willowmoore Park, and Senwes Park in Potchefstroom.

 

Australia beat England by 9 wickets in the 1st semi-final, and New Zealand beat Pakistan by 5 wickets in the 2nd semi-final, to set up a final that saw Australia beat New Zealand by 6 wickets, in 45.2 overs.

 

2013 ICC Champions Trophy

Won by India

 

2013 ICC Champions Trophy

England and Wales hosted the 2013 Champions Trophy. England became the only country to host the Champions Trophy twice.  ICC World Test Championship has been postponed to 2017 at the earliest amidst earlier reports. India, Sri Lanka, South Africa and England qualified for the semi-final stage. India and England won their respective games comprehensively and the final between the two took place on 23 June 2013. India beat England by 5 runs at Edgbaston. Ravindra Jadeja was selected as the man of the match and he also received the “Golden Ball” for taking the most wickets. Shikhar Dhawan received the “Golden Bat” for scoring the most runs in the series and was also the man of the series for his outstanding performance. This was India’s second time winning the trophy, after 2002. MS Dhoni became the first skipper to win all the major ICC trophies.

 

2017 ICC Champions Trophy

Starts from 01 June 2017 and concludes on 18 Jun 2017

 

2021 ICC Champions Trophy

India is scheduled to host the 2021 ICC Champions Trophy. However, it is uncertain if the tournament will take place. The ICC has proposed starting an ODI League in 2019. If the new league is introduced, the 2021 tournament may be cancelled.

 

Debut of teams

Team appearing for the first time, in alphabetical order per year.

 

Year Debutants Total
1998 Aus,  Eng,  Ind,  NZl,  Pak,  RSA,  Srl,  Win, Zim  09
2000 Ban,  Ken 02
2002 Net 01
2004 USA 01
2006 none 00
2009 none 00
2013 none 00
2017 none 00
Total   13

 

Records
Team Final appearances Winners Runners-up Years won Years runners-up
India 3 2* 1 2002, 2013 2000
Australia 2 2 0 2006, 2009 –
West Indies 3 1 2 2004 1998, 2006
New Zealand 2 1 1 2000 2009
Sri Lanka 1 1* 0 2002 –
South Africa 1 1 0 1998 –
England 2 0 2 – 2004, 2013
* Joint Champions in 2002

 

Most consecutive win = India & West Indies win 6 matches

 

Bowling – Leading wicket takers
Player Team Mat W Runs Ave
Kyle Mills NZl 15 28 483 17.25
Muttiah Muralitharan Srl 17 24 484 20.17
Lasith Malinga Srl 13 22 587 26.68
Brett Lee Aus 16 22 591 26.86
Glenn McGrath Aus 12 21 412 19.61

 

Best bowling figures in an innings
Player Team Oppn O M W R Year
Farveez Maharoof Srl Win 9.0 2 6 14 2006
Shahid Afridi Pak Ken 6.0 1 5 11 2004
Makhaya Ntini RSA Pak 6.0 2 5 21 2006
Mervyn Dillon Win Ban 10.0 4 5 29 2004
Jacques Kallis RSA Win 7.3 0 5 30 1998

 

Batting
Highest run scorers
Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Average
Chris Gayle 17 17 2 791 133* 52.73
Mahela Jayawardene 22 21 3 742 84* 41.22
Kumar Sangakkara 22 21 3 683 134* 37.94
Sourav Ganguly 13 11 2 665 141* 73.88
Jacques Kallis 17 17 3 653 113* 46.64
* signifies not out            

 

Highest individual scores
Player Team Oppn Score
Nathan Astle NZl USA 145*
Andy Flower Zim Ind 145
Sourav Ganguly Ind RSA 141*
Sachin Tendulkar Ind Aus 141
Graeme Smith RSA Eng 141
* signifies not out      

 

Year MoM-Final Man of the Series Most runs Most wickets
1998 Jacques Kallis Jacques Kallis Philo Wallace (221) Jacques Kallis (8)
2000 Chris Cairns not awarded Sourav Ganguly (348) Venkatesh Prasad (8)
2002 not awarded not awarded Virender Sehwag (271) Muttiah Muralitharan (10)
2004 Ian Bradshaw Ramnaresh Sarwan Marcus Trescothick (261) Andrew Flintoff (9)
2006 Shane Watson Chris Gayle Chris Gayle (474) Jerome Taylor (13)
2009 Shane Watson Ricky Ponting Ricky Ponting (288) Wayne Parnell (11)
2013 Ravindra Jadeja Shikhar Dhawan Shikhar Dhawan (363) Ravindra Jadeja (12)

 

Did Team India chief coach Anil Kumble leak some one-on-one conversations with senior players to a selective media? – Reports Chandrashekhar Luthra from DNA

Did Team India chief coach Anil Kumble leak some one-on-one conversations with senior players to a selective media? – Reports Chandrashekhar Luthra from DNA

Did Team India chief coach Anil Kumble leak some one-on-one conversations with senior players to a selective media?

Is captain Virat Kohli more comfortable with former team director Ravi Shastri than Kumble?

The answer to both the questions appear to be an emphatic yes. However, the big question is who is willing to step into the shoes of Kumble?

With the last date approaching fast (May 31) to apply for top cricket coaching job in India, nobody so far has shown interest in it. And it is unlikely Shastri will make any move going by the ugly spat between him and cricket advisory committee (CAC) member Sourav Ganguly the last time.

Going by insiders in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Kohli has made it clear that it would not be an easy task for anyone in the team to rebuild the same level of trust with Kumble.

The legendary leg-spinner had replaced Shastri as head coach before last year’s overseas series against the West Indies.

It is believed that the top officials of the BCCI top officials have been apprised by few seniors in the team that Kumble on more than one occasion has leaked “one-on-one” talks with senior players to his selective group of “friends in the media”.

A senior BCCI official said, “We’ve been told that there is a WhatsApp group created by Kumble of his few trusted media friends and few confidential talks between him and senior players were leaked through that.”

The situation came to such an extent that Kohli shot down Kumble’s suggestion to field Chinaman spinner Kuldeep Yadav during the third Test in Ranchi. Kumble is said to have forced stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane to rope in Yadav as the third spinner during the last Test against Australia in Dharamshala.

Who else then?

There are two names doing the rounds. One is former swashbuckling opener Virender Sehwag. While the other is coach of India’s junior team Rahul Dravid. The names have apparently been floated by a member of Committee of Administrators, Ramachandra Guha.

However, the problem with Guha’s choice is that Dravid has been associated with an Indian Premier League team, Delhi Daredevils, and that rules him out because of the the Justice Lodha panel recommendations.

“At this highest level, a team needs a good man manager and not a great name. We’ve seen how a cricketing great like Greg Chappell literally created a friction in Team India during his tenure. We certainly don’t want that kind of situation and I hope the three-member CAC — Sachin Tendulkar, Ganguly and VVS Laxman — would consider all these things before taking a final call,” said a senior official.

“Kohli and Kumble are both strong personalities and Indian cricket fans would certainly not want a situation like the old,” added the official.

Though, Sehwag has not reacted so far to the speculations but the pressure is still on him to at least send an email to the BCCI secretary.

COA’s could mediate

Meanwhile, it has been learnt that COA chief Vinod Rai might try to broker peace between Kumble and Kohli during his private visit to England in the first week of June.

“COA is apparently keen to have Kumble again but then Kohli’s opinion is also very critical,” said a source close to COA. “Rai is visiting London during the course of Champions Trophy and it is believed that he would speak to all the parties involved, including the CAC before the final interviews on June 5 and 6,” said the source, adding: “If no solution is found then expect a new coach on June 10.”

Virat Kohli had apprehensions about Anil Kumble from the start – Reports Indian Express

Virat Kohli had apprehensions about Anil Kumble from the start – Reports Indian Express

Sriram Veera’s report on Kohli-Kumble controversy in Indian Express of today has more  details. Read on

He is overbearing. LAST week, this text flashed on a BCCI official’s phone. It was said to be from Virat Kohli and it was about coach Anil Kumble. Rumblings in the BCCI corridor have begun once again. In another corner of the world, one man isn’t surprised.  As a coach, he had pushed and questioned Kohli about small things on and off the field: strategy, the team’s future. Small stuff. Kohli didn’t like it, and soon, the coach was out. “People generally don’t like being questioned and their shortcomings pointed out but I knew what I did was for his, and the team’s, well-being.” That was South African Ray Jennings, one of the first coaches that Kohli worked with at the IPL team in Bangalore. He was speaking to The Indian Express in January 2015, a year after he was sacked and days after Kohli was named Indian captain.

According to Jennings, it was Kohli who pushed for a change of coach. He says he got neither a phone call from Kohli nor a chat about the change in plan. Daniel Vettori replaced him — that was that.  “He is a very talented kid but sometimes thinks he is better than the game,” Jennings had said. He isn’t surprised now that there are problems surfacing between Kohli and Kumble. “I know both of them,” he told The Indian Express today. “Pretty headstrong gentlemen with conviction of their views. A conflict, I guess, wasn’t going to be surprising.”

However, Jennings is quick to point out one crucial factor in the relationship between a coach and a captain. “A hard coach can keep pushing and prodding the players of the team but the relationship between the captain and coach has to be good. The trust has to be there. The coach can have issues with the rest of the players but needs to have a smooth relationship with the captain for things to progress. And, as a captain, he has the right to work with people he is comfortable with and I have no complaints.” Here is where the Kohli-Kumble issue gets complicated.

Sources in the dressing room say that Kohli had apprehensions about Kumble right from the start. “He would throw a word or two about what he thought about the new coach. You know, nothing bad, but there was enough there to realise he wasn’t sure or had some doubts,” says a member of the Indian contingent. Perhaps, it was the ejection of Kohli’s man Ravi Shastri that he was finding hard to come to terms with.

Shastri wasn’t exactly a cheer-leading coach but he would always throw his weight behind the captain — talk him up, almost a best man of sorts. It was a relationship that Kohli had warmed up to. In fact, just before the interview process for the coach — where eventually Kumble got chosen — Shastri was very confident about his own chances because of this relationship he shared with the captain.

In fact, he was more concerned about the future of batting coach Sanjay Bangar and bowling coach Bharat Arun as he had heard rumours about them being viewed with scepticism in BCCI corridors. There was no self-doubt about his own place in Shastri’s mind. It was the cricket committee, and Sourav Ganguly, in particular, who effected a coup of sorts by installing Kumble.

Ironically, it’s they who are entrusted with the job to work out a patch-up between the two. During IPL 2 and 3 (2009-10) Kohli and Kumble worked at Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Back then, even though Kohli was a rising star, there was no question about who was the real powerhouse. Kumble called the shots then but times have changed. Today, Kohli is the heavyweight and it doesn’t need an overbearing Greg Chappell to cross his lines.

It’s the small things, says a source. “It’s just not the captain alone. A few months back, a bowler landed at the national cricket academy in Bangalore. Rest, recuperation, and some fitness work was on his mind. Some bit of bowling too. He was told he had to put in hours of bowling, get Test-match fit. He wasn’t initially keen but was told he had no choice. For what it’s worth, his bowling improved at the end of the stint,” said a source.

There is another anecdote about a batsman who was injured and wanted to stay away. But it’s learnt Kumble wanted him to “toughen up” and play setting off some disquiet within. “Sometimes, as a coach, you have to tread on fragile egos, be sensitive. A couple of players felt Kumble wasn’t,” said a source.

There are a few others who say Kumble, with little tips and timely suggestions to bowlers during the Australia Test series, actually helped them get successes. So, as with most coaches, the stories are a mixed bag. A team member hits the sweet spot when he summarises the issue: “Kohli would have loved to have a team atmosphere like the one M S Dhoni had.”

Dhoni had the full backing of then BCCI president N Srinivasan and was an immovable object. When the Mohinder Amarnath-led committee wanted to sack him as captain, Srinivasan vetoed it. Dhoni had full command of the team, especially after the noise of the 2012 Australian series where some problems with a senior or two surfaced. Ever so gently, he oversaw the phasing out of veterans in the team.

Kohli might have sensed he had that kind of backing and support when Anurag Thakur was BCCI president. But with the Supreme Court stepping in and shaking up the system, he couldn’t press on with that advantage. It’s here that Jennings’s words find an echo. A coach can be at loggerheads with a few players in the team, can push them around, but he has to have a smooth relationship with the captain. That seems to be clear.

More so when there’s little doubt that Kohli is the leader of this team. There are no alternate power centre. Ajinkya Rahane might have led the team with great composure in the last Test against Australia but he isn’t a certainty in all formats. And there is no one else breathing down Kohli’s neck. R Ashwin has talked about how he is “ “leader without a title” and he is undoubtedly a man whose brains Kohli picks but it’s clear the board doesn’t view him as a captaincy candidate as of now.

In other words, this isn’t the era where anyone from Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble, or even Tendulkar could have been the captain — it’s Kohli or bust. If Kumble is credited with successes at home, then one must give it first to the captain. No one is talking about Kohli being dropped or disciplined. In that scenario, it seems he automatically gets the upper hand over whoever is the coach. The cricket committee’s approach to first mend affairs is prudent but it’s easier said than done.

Much will depend on how Ganguly & Co. view the situation. Will they feel that Kohli can’t have untrammelled power and it’s better to have someone to keep him grounded? Or that Kohli, as captain, should be empowered to decide how to run the team? The questions are obvious, not the answers.

India players reportedly ‘intimidated’ by coach Kumble

India players reportedly ‘intimidated’ by coach Kumble

www.hrgcricstats.com brings you one more article on the controversy Kumble and the Indian team published in the cricket’s numero uno portal www.espncricinfo.com with its courtesy

India’s campaign for Champions Trophy has begun under a cloud of discontent within the dressing room with the captain, and possibly a few other senior players, expressing a lack of confidence in their head coach.

 

Speculation had been rife ever since the BCCI chose not to automatically extend the tenure of Anil Kumble as the head coach, choosing instead to advertise the position, and it has now emerged that the decision was made following feedback from Virat Kohli about Kumble’s coaching method, which he is said to have described as “intimidating”.

 

Kumble’s year-long contract expires at the end of the Champions Trophy. The development comes at less than an ideal time for India, with their first match in the Champions Trophy, against arch rivals Pakistan, just days away.

 

It is understood that Kohli relayed the sense of discontent to the BCCI’s top office bearers as well as the Committee of Administrators (CoA) before the team left for England. He is also understood to have spoken to Sourav Ganguly, who is part of the cricket advisory panel which has been tasked with deciding the coaching option.

 

The players’ concerns are thought to centre mainly around Kumble’s man-management skills. In the words of one official familiar with the details, Kumble has been conducting himself like a “headmaster” at a school. Such an approach, the official said, “had not gone down well” with the players who are used to a more relaxed dressing room. Some players – not the bigger personalities like Kohli or MS Dhoni – have felt “a bit intimidated” by Kumble’s approach.

 

Such has been the approach, the official said, that some of the injuries that have ruled players out during Kumble’s tenure were not strictly cricket related. “Kumble was pushing hard. The bulk of them [injuries] are non-cricketing injuries. One of the players was stressed out. So the team is not a happy lot.”

 

What has surprised the BCCI is that Kumble has failed to read these concerns. The official said that the reason Kumble has been successful was because “the team has been successful” playing cricket mostly at home. “The way the cricket set-up works in India is the coach is not the king. So the coach has to understand that.”

 

Based on the player feedback, the BCCI decided that the time to “change” had come and the “best” way to move forward was to put in place an advertisement inviting fresh applications. The official admitted that the timing was not ideal – the advertisement went out on the day Indian squad arrived in London to defend the Champions Trophy, and applications for the job close on the eve of the tournament opener – but he said the process had to followed.

 

The most telling public comments came from Kohli, who said last week he did not find anything untoward with what the BCCI was doing. “The process has been followed every single time the similar way in Indian cricket for the past so many years is what I know,” Kohli said at his first media briefing upon landing in England. “Even the last time the post was up for a change the same procedure was applied. With the term being one year, the procedure is being followed in the same manner. I don’t see anything very different from what has happened in the past. That is something the board has recognised. They want to follow the same pattern.”

 

Kohli was equivocal in his response to the success India have had under Kumble. “When you have results come your way, the contribution is from every part of the team,” he said. “It is not from a single source to say the least. Everyone works hard equally if not more than the other person.”

 

Kumble has not yet spoken publicly about the situation. He is, however, bound to be disappointed considering India have only lost one series in any format under his charge: the two-match Twenty20 series in Florida against West Indies last August. Kumble has also been front and centre in talks with the BCCI over enhancing the contracts not just of the national team’s players but also domestic players and Indian coaching staff.

 

The situation also puts three other Indian legends in an awkward position. It was only last June that Kumble was nominated by the three-man cricket advisory panel comprising his contemporaries, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman; Kumble wasn’t in the original shortlist of candidates the BCCI had finalised because he had no formal coaching experience. But it was at the panel’s insistence that he was put in. And now they have to go through the process again; it isn’t yet known if Kumble will go through the process again. Ganguly is currently in England, doing television commentary for the official broadcaster of the Champions Trophy.

 

At the time of Kumble’s appointment, the BCCI made out the contract for only a year saying that would give Kumble time to prove his coaching credentials. The former BCCI president Anurag Thakur had said that a review would be carried out after one year. Incidentally, Ajay Shirke, who was the BCCI secretary last June, had said that when the review was done, Kumble should find himself in the “driver’s seat” considering India were playing a long home season comprising 13 Tests and a couple of ODI series. Kumble might not be holding the steering wheel anymore.

 

Nagraj Gollapudi is a senior assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo