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Michael Vaughan praised Yash Dhull for his breakthrough knock, which helped Team India seal a victory against Australia by 96 runs in the second semi-final of the ongoing U19 World Cup here at the Coolidge Cricket Ground. India will now lock horns against England in the final of the tournament on Saturday.
Yash Dhull says it was a conscious decision to steady the ship by batting till the 40th over alongside Shaik Rasheed without taking much risk, which helped them notch a 96-run win against Australia in the semifinals. Off to a shaky start after opting to bat, India were struggling at 37 for 2 when Dhull walked in. The skipper struck a sublime run a ball 110 and stitched a game-changing 204-run partnership with his deputy Rasheed (94 off 108 balls) to post a formidable 290 for five.
AS IT HAPPENEDDishing out a clinical, all-round show, a relentless India scored a comprehensive 96-run win over Australia in the semis to storm into the final of the Under-19 World Cup — for the fourth consecutive time — on Wednesday at Coolidge in Antigua. They will now take on England, who beat Afghanistan by 15 runs in the first semifinal, in the summit clash of the tournament in West Indies at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium on Saturday. Rising to the occasion when it mattered the most, captain Yash Dhull (110, 110b, 10x4, 1x6) slammed a brilliant century, while his deputy Shaik Rasheed stroked 94 (107b, 8x4, 1x6) as the duo added 204 off 204 balls for the third wicket in their mammoth partnership to take India to an imposing 290 for five in 50 overs.
New Zealand pacer Kyle Jamieson has decided to skip the IPL this season to stay at home, away from managed isolation and quarantines, saying he wants to improve his game so that he can compete in all formats for the Black Caps. Jamieson was the second-most-expensive buy at the IPL auction last year with Royal Challengers Bangalore shelling out a massive Rs 15 crore for him. "Yeah, look, there were a couple of things for me (for opting out),” Jamieson was quoted as saying by ‘ESPNCricinfo'.
Kuldeep Yadav in India’s white-ball scheme of things. The selectors have also decided to try out up and coming right-arm wrist-spinner Ravi Bishnoi for the home series against West Indies beginning from Feb 6 in Ahmedabad. The selectors were at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) where newly-appointed full-time white-ball captain Rohit Sharma was due to take a fitness test. Upon passing the test, Rohit went into the meeting to pick the squad for the T20I and ODI series.
Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul talks to TOI about leadership, building a team from scratch and the new IPL season aheadFor someone still growing into his captaincy shoes, KL Rahul is impressively clear-headed about his leadership philosophies. As skipper of the newly-named Lucknow Super Giants franchise, Rahul knows his responsibilities as captain will only grow and as he says, a steep learning curve lies ahead.
Super Bowl champion Tom Brady, who confirmed his retirement from the NFL on Tuesday: Brady's Patriots led the St.Louis Rams 17-3 going into the fourth quarter of the championship game of the 2001 season. The potent Rams offense responded with two quick scores that tied the game with 1:30 left to play. With no timeouts left, the Patriots opted not to run out the clock and go to overtime.
