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Pride Of India: Women apos;s Cricketers Hailed For T20 Campaign

2020-06-24T19:34:50Z

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India reached the final for the first time at the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia India has rallied behind its women's cricket team, hailing their efforts in the T20 World Cup despite a crushing loss to Australia in the final. Harmanpreet Kaur's side lost to the defending champions by 85 runs in front of more than 86,000 fans -- a record attendance for women's cricket -- at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday. Despite the defeat it was a successful World Cup for the team, who reached the final for the first time and whose star batter, 16-year-old Shafali Verma, moved to the top of the world rankings during the tournament. Indian cricket chief Sourav Ganguly praised the women for making the final, a month after the men's under-19s were runners-up in the 50-over World Cup. "Well done the Women's team @bcci @JayShah .. Two back to back World Cup finals .. but we lost," Ganguly tweeted. "We're super .. we will get there someday .. love the team and players." Men's captain Virat Kohli said he was "proud" of the women, who went into the final unbeaten and had outplayed Australia in the opening game of the tournament. "Proud of all the efforts put in by the Indian Women's Cricket Team throughout their #T20WorldCup campaign. I'm confident that you girls will bounce back stronger than ever," Kohli tweeted. Nothing went right on Sunday for India, who lost the toss and then watched as Verma dropped Alyssa Healy in the first over. Healy went on to smash 75 off 39 balls to get the player of the match award. Australia marched to a record fifth women's T20 World Cup title after posting 184 for four. India were sent packing for [https://cricnfootballfight.hpage.com/sourav-ganguly-short-biography.html https://cricnfootballfight.hpage.com/sourav-ganguly-short-biography.html] just 99 in reply. "It was a tough day for #TeamIndia. Our team is young and will grow into a solid unit. You have inspired many across the globe," retired batting superstar Sachin Tendulkar wrote on Twitter. "We are proud of you. Keep working hard and never lose hope. It will happen one day." A teary-eyed Verma was consoled by her team-mates as she left the field. Kaur said the young team had a bright future. "In the last T20 World Cup we reached the semis and this year in the finals. If we keep working and improving then in the future we will win," said Kaur. "You see our team is quite young. Young girls are coming and giving a 100 percent for the team. And I think this (making the finals) will motivate many girls back home and they will come and play cricket."

Ganguly Wants India To Play Pink-ball Tests In Every Series

2020-06-24T12:21:43Z

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NEW DELHI, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Indian cricket board chief Sourav Ganguly believes pink-ball tests are here to stay and wants the team under Virat Kohli to play at least one such match in every series. India became the last major cricket nation to embrace day-night tests when they hosted neighbours Bangladesh in front of a sellout crowd at Kolkata's Eden Gardens last month. As the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Ganguly's nudge prompted India to take the plunge into day-night tests, [https://cricnfootballfight.hpage.com/sourav-ganguly-short-biography.html https://cricnfootballfight.hpage.com/sourav-ganguly-short-biography.html] which pundits believe can address test cricket's dwindling attendance in most venues. "I am pretty upbeat about it," Ganguly told 'The Week' magazine. "I feel this is the way forward. Not every test, but at least one test in a series." The world's richest cricket board aggressively marketed India's maiden pink-ball test, illuminating prominent city landmarks in pink and overall creating a buzz around the match. Encouraged by the turnout in Kolkata, other Indian venues are now ready to host day-night tests, Ganguly said. "I will share my experiences with the board and we will try and implement it in other places." "After this, everyone is ready. Nobody wants to play test cricket in front of 5,000 people," added the former India captain. Kohli has welcomed the innovation but said pink-ball tests should be an exception and not the rule. "I think (day-night tests) can be a one-off thing, it should not be a regular scenario," Kohli said in Kolkata on the eve of the test match. (Reporting by Amlan Chakraborty in New Delhi; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)

Coronavirus May Force IPL Out Of India Chairman Says

2020-06-24T09:48:28Z

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South Africa hosted the IPL in 2009 The Indian Premier League could be moved out of the country if the coronavirus pandemic does not ease in the next two months, IPL chairman Brijesh Patel told AFP on Friday. "Let us first see, we will try to stage it in India and if the situation does not allow then we will certainly look at other options," Patel told AFP on Friday. "We will see how the situation is in the next month or two and then take a call accordingly," said Patel, adding that options included staging the cash-rich tournament abroad. Pandemic cases have surged in the nation of 1.3 billion people. India now has the fourth highest caseload in the world, concentrated in major cities like Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai which are cricket hubs. The world's wealthiest Twenty20 tournament has twice been held outside India in years that it clashed with national elections. South Africa hosted the second IPL in 2009, and the first half of the 2014 season took place in United Arab Emirates. The UAE and Sri Lankan cricket boards have already shown interest in hosting the tournament this year. Patel said the IPL is still looking at a window ahead of the T20 World Cup in Australia, which is scheduled for October-November. But the International Cricket Council has deferred taking a decision on the fate of the T20 showpiece event because of pandemic worries. "We are looking at a September-October window for the IPL, but it depends on the other tournaments as well," said Patel, who played 21 Tests for India, said. "Nothing certain at the moment, but we are keeping our plans in place to make the IPL happen." The IPL is usually a seven-week tournament, although BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has said he expects it to be shortened this year. The Asia Cup, which will be a T20 event, is also scheduled to be held in September with UAE and Sri Lanka as possible hosts. The IPL should have started on March 29 but it has been repeatedly postponed because of a nationwide coronavirus lockdown which is only gradually being eased. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has been working on contingency plans to save the event, although these have had to remain fluid as the situation evolves. Ganguly said this week that the board wanted to hold tournament this year even it means playing in empty stadiums. BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal told AFP the board would suffer losses of more than 500 million dollars if the IPL is scrapped. The league is a huge revenue-earner for the BCCI, and is estimated to generate more than $11 billion for [https://cricnfootballfight.hpage.com/sourav-ganguly-short-biography.html cricnfootballfight.hpage.com] the Indian economy.

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2020-06-24T09:48:26Z

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