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It's not a revenge series: MS Dhoni
MOHALI: The ongoing ODI series against England might be billed as 'revenge series' for India after the drubbing they received this summer but captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is in no mood to term it that way, saying "revenge is a very strong word in sports".
Whitewashed in all three formats of the game in England, India took sweet revenge by taking an unassailable 3-0 lead in the ongoing rubber against the Englishmen with a series-clinching five-wicket victory in the third one-dayer.
"Revenge is a very strong word when it comes to sport. I don't think it should be used in sport. On one side we are speaking about spirit of the game and on the other side we are talking about revenge," Dhoni said at the post-match press conference.
Dhoni also lauded his young team for putting up a terrific show against a strong England side in the three matches so far in the absence of a couple of senior players due to injuries.
"I am quite happy with the performance of the team when it comes to the ODI format. In England, we made lots of runs, it's just that we never won the toss and had to bowl last. On couple of occasions, rain and dew factor played spoilsport," he said.
"Here the conditions are in our favour. The bowlers are used to the conditions and bowling really well. So it's a positive sign."
The Indian skipper said he would keep on promoting young batsmen up the order until they get settled in the team.
Newspaper:Times Of India, 21st Oct
MOHALI: The ongoing ODI series against England might be billed as 'revenge series' for India after the drubbing they received this summer but captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is in no mood to term it that way, saying "revenge is a very strong word in sports".
Whitewashed in all three formats of the game in England, India took sweet revenge by taking an unassailable 3-0 lead in the ongoing rubber against the Englishmen with a series-clinching five-wicket victory in the third one-dayer.
"Revenge is a very strong word when it comes to sport. I don't think it should be used in sport. On one side we are speaking about spirit of the game and on the other side we are talking about revenge," Dhoni said at the post-match press conference.
Dhoni also lauded his young team for putting up a terrific show against a strong England side in the three matches so far in the absence of a couple of senior players due to injuries.
"I am quite happy with the performance of the team when it comes to the ODI format. In England, we made lots of runs, it's just that we never won the toss and had to bowl last. On couple of occasions, rain and dew factor played spoilsport," he said.
"Here the conditions are in our favour. The bowlers are used to the conditions and bowling really well. So it's a positive sign."
The Indian skipper said he would keep on promoting young batsmen up the order until they get settled in the team.
Newspaper:Times Of India, 21st Oct
How Nayar's advice helped Rahane turn the tide
MUMBAI: Almost four years ago, a depressed 19-year-old cricketer shared his worst fears with his senior teammate. After starting out his first-class career with a bang, stroking 143 on his debut for Mumbai against the Karachi Urbans at Karachi, Ajinkya Rahane went through three successive games without a decent score to his name.
When you are playing for the Mumbai Ranji team, that's a number too many! After experiencing his latest failure (4 & 28) against Tamil Nadu at Chennai, Rahane confessed to Abhishek Nayar, who, ironically, was in a rich vein of form then, that it could soon be all over for him.
"I may get dropped,' he muttered to me, frustrated that he wasn't being able to play his natural game, which is basically attacking," Nayar, currently undergoing rehab at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore, told TOI on Friday. Nayar's advice probably changed Rahane's life forever.
Newspaper: Times Of India, 22 Oct
MUMBAI: Almost four years ago, a depressed 19-year-old cricketer shared his worst fears with his senior teammate. After starting out his first-class career with a bang, stroking 143 on his debut for Mumbai against the Karachi Urbans at Karachi, Ajinkya Rahane went through three successive games without a decent score to his name.
When you are playing for the Mumbai Ranji team, that's a number too many! After experiencing his latest failure (4 & 28) against Tamil Nadu at Chennai, Rahane confessed to Abhishek Nayar, who, ironically, was in a rich vein of form then, that it could soon be all over for him.
"I may get dropped,' he muttered to me, frustrated that he wasn't being able to play his natural game, which is basically attacking," Nayar, currently undergoing rehab at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore, told TOI on Friday. Nayar's advice probably changed Rahane's life forever.
Newspaper: Times Of India, 22 Oct
England paceman Bresnan fined for dissent
England fast bowler Tim Bresnan has been fined 7.5% of his match fee for showing dissent during Thursday's one-day international against India in Mohali.
The paceman was charged following an incident at the end of the 18th over when he snatched his cap from on-field umpire Sudhir Asnani, the
International Cricket Council (ICC) said in a statement on Friday.
Bresnan pleaded not guilty to the charge and a hearing took place that was attended by the umpires, the player, England coach Andy Flower and team manager Phil Neale, the ICC said.
England are currently trailing 3-0 in the five-match series, with the remaining one-dayers to be played in Mumbai on Sunday and Kolkata on Tuesday.
The tourists will also play a one-off Twenty20 international in Kolkata
Newspaper: Hindustan Times
England fast bowler Tim Bresnan has been fined 7.5% of his match fee for showing dissent during Thursday's one-day international against India in Mohali.
The paceman was charged following an incident at the end of the 18th over when he snatched his cap from on-field umpire Sudhir Asnani, the
International Cricket Council (ICC) said in a statement on Friday.
Bresnan pleaded not guilty to the charge and a hearing took place that was attended by the umpires, the player, England coach Andy Flower and team manager Phil Neale, the ICC said.
England are currently trailing 3-0 in the five-match series, with the remaining one-dayers to be played in Mumbai on Sunday and Kolkata on Tuesday.
The tourists will also play a one-off Twenty20 international in Kolkata
Newspaper: Hindustan Times
Poor fielding did us in: Cook
England captain Alastair Cook has blamed sloppy fielding for his side's drubbing at the hands of rampaging India in the ongoing series, which they have lost after biting dust in the third ODI Mohali. England failed to defend 298 as India won by five wickets in Mohali on Thursday night to pocket the
series.
The visitors had lost in Hyderabad by 126 runs and then in Delhi by eight wickets.
"It was an improved performance from the last two games. We played better but that wasn't enough to win the game. We made mistakes on the field in these three games. Our mistakes on the field cost us 20-25 runs today," a disappointed Cook said at the post-match press conference.
"We made too many mistakes against a world-class side and that's frustrating. The score of 300 was decent one. It was defendable but mistakes on the field cost us the match."
England committed numerous errors on the field with wicket-keeper Craig Kieswetter guilty on two occasions – a dropped chance of Virat Kohli and then a missed run out opportunity of Ravindra Jadeja, who in captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's company, brought India home.
"We prepared for the series as well as we could but just couldn't deliver on the field," said Cook.
Down 0-3, the English skipper said it would be a challenge to lift the side for the remaining games of the series.
"Two more games to go but it's tough to pull up when you know the series is lost," Cook said.
Newspaper: Hindustan Times
England captain Alastair Cook has blamed sloppy fielding for his side's drubbing at the hands of rampaging India in the ongoing series, which they have lost after biting dust in the third ODI Mohali. England failed to defend 298 as India won by five wickets in Mohali on Thursday night to pocket the
series.
The visitors had lost in Hyderabad by 126 runs and then in Delhi by eight wickets.
"It was an improved performance from the last two games. We played better but that wasn't enough to win the game. We made mistakes on the field in these three games. Our mistakes on the field cost us 20-25 runs today," a disappointed Cook said at the post-match press conference.
"We made too many mistakes against a world-class side and that's frustrating. The score of 300 was decent one. It was defendable but mistakes on the field cost us the match."
England committed numerous errors on the field with wicket-keeper Craig Kieswetter guilty on two occasions – a dropped chance of Virat Kohli and then a missed run out opportunity of Ravindra Jadeja, who in captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's company, brought India home.
"We prepared for the series as well as we could but just couldn't deliver on the field," said Cook.
Down 0-3, the English skipper said it would be a challenge to lift the side for the remaining games of the series.
"Two more games to go but it's tough to pull up when you know the series is lost," Cook said.
Newspaper: Hindustan Times
Paceman Umesh Yadav out of ODI series due to hand injury
Paceman Umesh Yadav has been ruled out of the remaining two one-day internationals against England after suffering a hand injury during the match in Mohali. Abhimanyu Mithun will replace the 23-year old for the last two ODIs in Mumbai (October 23) and Kolkata (October 25), the BCCI said in a statem
ent.
Yadav injured the webbing on his left hand on Thursday while stopping a Jonathan Trott shot from going to the boundary, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni told reporters after the match.
India, the world champions in 50-over cricket, have already taken an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.
Newspaper: Hindustan Times
Paceman Umesh Yadav has been ruled out of the remaining two one-day internationals against England after suffering a hand injury during the match in Mohali. Abhimanyu Mithun will replace the 23-year old for the last two ODIs in Mumbai (October 23) and Kolkata (October 25), the BCCI said in a statem
ent.
Yadav injured the webbing on his left hand on Thursday while stopping a Jonathan Trott shot from going to the boundary, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni told reporters after the match.
India, the world champions in 50-over cricket, have already taken an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.
Newspaper: Hindustan Times
What goes around comes around, says Yuvraj Singh
India's middle-order batsman Yuvraj Singh on Friday took a dig at the English players and the media for their utterances during India's disastrous tour of England, saying they should be careful of what they speak as 'what goes around comes around'.
"The English media and the players have spoken too much. So what goes around comes around. The players should be careful with what they say," the 30-year-old left-hander said on the sidelines of a promotional event here.
He was referring to India's victory in the ongoing ODI series against England soon after its 4-0 whitewash in the Test rubber, besides defeats in limited overs series and the lone T20 to the same opposition in their backyard during the July-September tour.
Yuvraj had words of praise for the youngsters in the squad, especially top-order batsman Virat Kohli, for their contribution to India's resurgence. "The youngsters have performed really well. They have taken the responsibilities."
"Virat is a very natural and exciting cricketer. He is not only handy with bat, but also with the ball. His contribution in the field is also tremendous. He has shown a lot of promise," he added.
The southpaw, who was ruled out of the ongoing one-day series due to a broken finger suffered during the second cricket Test at Trent Bridge, said he was recovering will and will play in the upcoming domestic games as part of his preparation.
Commenting on the new ICC rules, he said the changes were advantageous to both batsman and bowlers, but more so for the latter.
Newspaper: The Asian Age, 22 Oct
India's middle-order batsman Yuvraj Singh on Friday took a dig at the English players and the media for their utterances during India's disastrous tour of England, saying they should be careful of what they speak as 'what goes around comes around'.
"The English media and the players have spoken too much. So what goes around comes around. The players should be careful with what they say," the 30-year-old left-hander said on the sidelines of a promotional event here.
He was referring to India's victory in the ongoing ODI series against England soon after its 4-0 whitewash in the Test rubber, besides defeats in limited overs series and the lone T20 to the same opposition in their backyard during the July-September tour.
Yuvraj had words of praise for the youngsters in the squad, especially top-order batsman Virat Kohli, for their contribution to India's resurgence. "The youngsters have performed really well. They have taken the responsibilities."
"Virat is a very natural and exciting cricketer. He is not only handy with bat, but also with the ball. His contribution in the field is also tremendous. He has shown a lot of promise," he added.
The southpaw, who was ruled out of the ongoing one-day series due to a broken finger suffered during the second cricket Test at Trent Bridge, said he was recovering will and will play in the upcoming domestic games as part of his preparation.
Commenting on the new ICC rules, he said the changes were advantageous to both batsman and bowlers, but more so for the latter.
Newspaper: The Asian Age, 22 Oct
England bowlers ordinary: Vengsarkar
Mumbai: Former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar has attributed the home conditions for the team's unassailable 3-0 series lead in the ongoing five-match series against England. This is the same inexperienced Indian side that lost the ODI series in England last month but has turned things around in a matter of weeks.
"Indian players have been brought up playing in these conditions, and so, they are looking a much better side here, whereas England played a different brand of cricket in their own backyard, which they are unable to produce here," the former chairman of selectors told MiD DAY on Friday.
Vengsarkar felt that the English attack has looked ordinary on Indian conditions. "English bowlers were looking dangerous when they were bowling on English pitches, but here they are looking just ordinary. For the batsmen also, it was easier to pile on India's agony (in England), but things are not working for them here," Vengsarkar said.
He also credited the influx of youngsters in this Indian squad that goes into Sunday's match here at the Wankhede Stadium having already clinched the series.
"Youngsters are giving their best to utilise the opportunity they have got and that is helping India to turn the tide. The likes of Umesh Yadavs and Vinay Kumars have tried their best to use the home advantage," he said.
Former India coach and opener Anshuman Gaekwad also felt that the infusion of young blood is the reason for the change in fortunes. "Virat (Kohli), Suresh (Raina), (Ravindra) Jadeja, (Ajinkya) Rahane have shared the responsibility, which is a good thing," he said.
Source:Cricnext
Mumbai: Former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar has attributed the home conditions for the team's unassailable 3-0 series lead in the ongoing five-match series against England. This is the same inexperienced Indian side that lost the ODI series in England last month but has turned things around in a matter of weeks.
"Indian players have been brought up playing in these conditions, and so, they are looking a much better side here, whereas England played a different brand of cricket in their own backyard, which they are unable to produce here," the former chairman of selectors told MiD DAY on Friday.
Vengsarkar felt that the English attack has looked ordinary on Indian conditions. "English bowlers were looking dangerous when they were bowling on English pitches, but here they are looking just ordinary. For the batsmen also, it was easier to pile on India's agony (in England), but things are not working for them here," Vengsarkar said.
He also credited the influx of youngsters in this Indian squad that goes into Sunday's match here at the Wankhede Stadium having already clinched the series.
"Youngsters are giving their best to utilise the opportunity they have got and that is helping India to turn the tide. The likes of Umesh Yadavs and Vinay Kumars have tried their best to use the home advantage," he said.
Former India coach and opener Anshuman Gaekwad also felt that the infusion of young blood is the reason for the change in fortunes. "Virat (Kohli), Suresh (Raina), (Ravindra) Jadeja, (Ajinkya) Rahane have shared the responsibility, which is a good thing," he said.
Source:Cricnext
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