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- MS Dhoni Ruled Out, Virat Kohli Named Captain of Tri-Series
- India Under-19 vs Papua New Guinea Under-19 Tri-Nation Tournament 2013
- Virat Kohli says under pressure we missed MS Dhoni
- Images: West Indies vs India: Tri Series 2013
- West Indies vs India: Tri Series 2013 - Statistical Highlights
- West Indies vs India: Tri Series 2013 - Report
| MS Dhoni Ruled Out, Virat Kohli Named Captain of Tri-Series Posted: 01 Jul 2013 09:13 PM PDT  The All-India Senior Selection Committee has picked Ambati Rayudu as his replacement in the squad. Rayudu will join the team at the earliest. Virat Kohli will lead India in the remainder of the tri-series. Sanjay Patel Hony. Secretary BCCI source: bcci.tv | |||||||||||||||||||||
| India Under-19 vs Papua New Guinea Under-19 Tri-Nation Tournament 2013 Posted: 01 Jul 2013 05:40 AM PDT  India Under-19 beat Papua New Guinea Under-19 by 71 runs at the Tracy Village Oval in their first match of the Australia Under-19s Tri-Nation Tournament in Darwin. Although their batsmen struggled to post an imposing target for the opposition, the Indian bowlers skittled out PNG for a paltry 65 to register a win. Put in to bat, the Vijay Zol-led Indian colts were bowled out for 136 in 43.1 overs. The skipper, opening the innings for India, scored 48 off 46 balls. However, the rest of the line-up faltered. Struggling to build partnerships, they failed to bat their full quota of overs. Sakavai Gebai claimed four Indian batters, while Alei Nao and Riley Hekure picked two wickets each. Defending the total, the Indian bowlers ran through the PNG U19 line-up. While Kuldeep Yadav took four wickets, Abhimanyu Lamba, Atul Singh and Aamir Gani picked two apiece to bowl the opposition out in 36.5 overs. Coming in at No.8, Tom Willie was the only PNG batsman to reach double digits in the innings. Brief scores: India Under-19 136 all out in 43.1 overs (V Zol 48, S Gebai 4/26) beat Papua New Guinea Under-19 65 all-out in 36.5 overs (T Willie 12, K Yadav 4/13) by 71 runs | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Virat Kohli says under pressure we missed MS Dhoni Posted: 01 Jul 2013 01:32 AM PDT  India's stand-in captain Virat Kohli conceded that the calming presence of regular skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was missed during the high-pressure ODI tri-series match against West Indies which the hosts won by a solitary wicket after a nail-biting chase. (Also Read: West Indies vs India: Tri Series 2013 - Report) Dhoni, who suffered from cramps while batting didn't come out to field and it was Kohli who led the side in the match, which saw the Caribbeans huff and puff to a modest 230-run target. (Also Read: Stats Highlights: West Indies vs India: Tri Series 2013) "There were times when you are under pressure and you miss him (Dhoni) because he remains calm under pressure," a disappointed Kohli admitted at the post-match presentation ceremony here. (Also Read: Images: West Indies vs India: Tri Series 2013) Kohli assessed that there was marked change in the behaviour of the wicket when West Indies batted. "The way the wicket played in the second innings, the score wasn't enough, but it was completely different in the morning, it was damp, it became better for batting later on," he said. Kohli praised his bowlers for keeping them in the game but felt they were unlucky as a few edges didn't carry to the fielders. "We tried to take as many wickets as possible, one or two edges going to the fielders would have been different, we were close to winning it. "There was a bit of spongy bounce in the morning and Narine was getting some turn. It was just a matter of one wicket. It was a great fight by us and good entertainment. West Indies had a great game," the young captain said. West Indies' stand-in captain Kieron Pollard wasn't happy that the match went down to the wire. "We find ways to get into these positions, but we won in the end. Teams of the past could have just fallen, that shows the belief of everyone in the team, victories such as these bring us together," a visibly satisfied Pollard said. Pollard said the main goal was to go to Trinidad with two wins and he is happy that the team has been able to achieve that. "We wanted to go to Trinidad with two wins, does not matter how we have done it, but we have. We should not be overconfident though, should win these sort of games easily. Thanks to the crowd for the support. "(Dwayne) Bravo (sitting out) was precautionary, we have Pakistan coming up, he has five or six days to get ready, hopefully he should be taking the mantle in Trinidad, with Ravi we are not sure." Man-of-the-match Johnson Charles, who struck an attractive 97, was happy that he could make amends after his struggle against Sri Lanka in the opening match of the tournament. "This was a good innings as in the previous game, I struggled a bit. Myself and (Darren) Bravo have always batted well together as I enjoy batting alongside him," Charles said. The 24-year-old opener admitted that the pitch flattened out in the second half. "Wicket improved a bit as it got flatter and was more of a batting pitch. I would have liked to get a three-figure mark and carry my team to victory. I am a bit disappointed about it," he concluded. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Images: West Indies vs India: Tri Series 2013 Posted: 01 Jul 2013 12:33 AM PDT Images: 2nd Match: West Indies v India at Kingston, Jun 30, 2013 RELATED LINKS:
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| West Indies vs India: Tri Series 2013 - Statistical Highlights Posted: 30 Jun 2013 11:56 PM PDT  Statistical highlights - 2nd Match: West Indies v India at Kingston, Jun 30, 2013 # West Indies have set a record at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica by winning eight ODIs in succession between June 28, 2009 and June 30, 2013. # West Indies' thrilling triumph is their first by one-wicket margin over India in ODIs. They had won by one-run margin against India at this venue on May 20, 2006. (Also Read: West Indies vs India: Tri Series 2013 - Report) # West Indies have won two games by one-wicket margin at this venue - their first win by such a margin was against New Zealand on March 26, 1996. (Also Read: Images: West Indies vs India: Tri Series 2013) # West Indies have won four and lost two out of six played vs India at Kingston in ODIs. For the first time, they have won three successive ODIs vs India at this venue. # Rohit Sharma has registered his tenth successive double-digit scores against the West Indies in ODIs. # Rohit (60 off 89 balls) has recorded his highest score vs West Indies at Kingston, bettering the 57 on June 16, 2011. # Rohit's ODI record against the West Indies is quite impressive, aggregating 689 at an average of 62.63 in 16 matches. His tally includes eight fifties. # In just nine innings in the West Indies, Rohit has registered four fifties - his aggregate in the Caribbean being 332 (ave.55.33). # Of his 16 fifties in ODIs, four have been recorded by Rohit in 2013. # Dinesh Karthik and Rohit were involved in a stand of 59 - India's second highest partnership for the third wicket vs West Indies at Sabina Park, Kingston - the highest is 135 between Yuvraj Singh and Dinesh Karthik on June 26, 2009. # Virat Kohli is averaging 35.50 in ODIs in 2013 - his tally being 355 in thirteen matches, including two fifties. # Kohli's average of 35.50 this year is his worst in a calendar year when he has played at least six games. In four previous calendar years, his average was 54.16 in 2009, 47.38 in 2010, 47.62 in 2011 and 68.40 in 2012. # In his last fifteen innings in ODIs, Kohli has posted just two fifties - 77 not out vs England at Ranchi on January 19, 2013 and 58 not out vs Sri Lanka at Cardiff on June 20. # Denesh Ramdin became the third West Indian wicketkeeper to have appeared in 100 matches in ODIs, joining Jeff Dujon (167) and Ridley Jacobs (147). # Darren Sammy (2/41) has produced his best bowling performance vs India in ODIs, bettering the 2 for 43 at North Sound on June 13, 2011. # Suresh Raina (44 off 55 balls) has posted his highest score in the Caribbean, eclipsing the 43 vs West Indies at Port of Spain on June 6, 2011. # Raina and Mahendra Singh Dhoni were involved in a stand of 58 - India's second highest fifth-wicket partnership vs West Indies at Kingston in ODIs - the highest is 64 between Yuvraj and Raina on May 20, 2006. # Tino Best (2/54) has registered his best bowling figures vs India in ODIs, surpassing the 1 for 34 at Dambulla on July 31, 2005. # Sunil Narine (10-0-56-0) has produced his worst bowling figures in terms of runs conceded in an ODI. # Narine's ODI average is 22.23 (56 wickets in 33 matches) as against his average of 45.20 against India (five wickets in five games). # Bhuvneshwar Kumar (11 not out) has posted his highest score in ODIs away from home. # Bhuvneshwar has recorded a six for the first time in ODIs. # Marlon Samuels (9-1-20-1) has produced an economy rate of 2.22 - his best vs India apart from his best in the Caribbean in ODIs. # Mahendra Singh Dhoni is averaging 36.50 (292 runs in ten innings) - his worst in a calendar year in ODIs since 2005. # Devon Smith's third duck in ODIs is his first vs India. # Johnson Charles (97) has recorded his second fifty in ODIs - his highest against India, outstripping the 60 at The Oval on June 11, 2013. # Apart from the two fifties in ODIs, Charles has registered two hundreds - one each vs Bangladesh and Australia. # Charles has received his second Man of the Match award in ODIs - his first was against Zimbabwe for posting a career-best 130 at St.George's on February 22, 2013. # Darren Bravo (55) has posted his tenth fifty in ODIs - his third vs India. # Charles and Bravo have shared a partnership of 116 for the fourth wicket - West Indies' highest vs India at Kingston in ODIs. # The aforesaid partnership, in fact, is West Indies' highest for any wicket vs India at Kingston, outstripping the 103 (unbroken) between Bravo and Sarwan for the third wicket on June 16, 2011. # Umesh Yadav (3/43) enjoys an impressive bowling record against the West Indies, claiming ten wickets in five matches at an average of 24.30. # Yadav's figures are the best by an Indian bowler vs West Indies at Kingston in ODIs, outstripping Irfan Pathan's 3 for 45 on May 20, 2006. # Ravichandran Ashwin (2/44) has registered his best bowling figures in the Caribbean in ODIs. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| West Indies vs India: Tri Series 2013 - Report Posted: 30 Jun 2013 11:57 PM PDT  In his first outing as the captain of the national side, Kieron Pollard, standing in for Dwayne Bravo, invited India to take first strike. Kemar Roach then gave West Indies a crucial breakthrough in the fifth over to break India's in-form opening partnership. The hosts' bowlers continued to strike at regular intervals and kept a strong hold on the Indian innings to restrict the MS Dhoni-led side to 229 despite a few missed half-chances. (Also Read: Images: West Indies vs India: Tri Series 2013) With the score on 25, Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan stepped out to Roach, and the bowler did well to get a hand to the ball and catch it on the second attempt. Virat Kohli, who then joined Rohit Sharma in the middle, edged a Darren Sammy delivery to Chris Gayle in the slips 14 runs later. However, Rohit and Dinesh Karthik then carefully stitched a vital 59-run partnership. But later, Karthik hit the ball back to Marlon Samuels to depart for 23. Then, Rohit swung at a Sammy delivery only to find Johnson Charles at long-off. The opener, who had anchored the Indian innings with a diligent 60, departed with the side on 124 for four. Dhoni then joined forces with Suresh Raina and rallied on. The duo had added 58 runs, before Raina (44) nicked Roach to the 'keeper. With India needing quick runs, Ravindra Jadeja came to the crease. A struggling, limping Dhoni looked to add to the total with the No.7 bat, but 15 runs later, Tino Best had him bowled. And in the penultimate over, the pacer clipped Jadeja's bails, after the batter had seen India past 200. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who then took guard, helped India to a competitive total with a six and four off Sunil Narine in the last over, which yielded 17 runs. Meanwhile, Dhoni was unable to take the field during the WI innings and handed the gloves to Karthik. The India bowlers then made early inroads in the WI line-up. While Umesh Yadav removed Chris Gayle and Devon Smith in consecutive overs, Kumar knocked back Marlon Samuels' off-stump to leave WI on 26 for three. But then Charles found an able ally in Darren Bravo. The duo clubbed Jadeja for sixes while building a solid partnership and stabilising the innings. Indian stand-in skipper, Kohli, then brought back Yadav into the attack, but even he was sent sailing over the ropes by Charles, who brought up his fifty with that six. While the WI opener continued to dominate proceedings, Bravo too milked the bowlers at will as India struggled to stem the flow of runs. The partnership was eventually halted for 116, when Dhawan caught Bravo at mid-wicket off Ashwin. After Kohli reintroduced Ishant Sharma, a superb catch by Karthik behind the stumps saw the back of Pollard. In the next over, Ashwin castled Denesh Ramdin, who had got off the mark with a boundary. With the game precariously poised on 161 for six, Sammy swung his bat around to take the pressure off WI. He smashed 29 off 25 balls, before finding Ashwin at third-man off Ishant's bowling. Then, Charles survived a stumping in Ashwin's last over. But with WI still 19 runs short, the opener holed out to Raina at mid-off to depart for 97, leaving the match hanging in the balance. Kohli then brought in Raina to replace Ashwin and the part-time spinner responded with the wicket of Narine, to leave the hosts nine wickets down. However, Roach and Best took WI across the line with 14 balls to spare in what turned out to be a very close game. Brief scores: India 229/7 in 50 overs (R Sharma 60, S Raina 44, D Sammy 2/41, K Roach 2/41) lost to West Indies230/9 in 47.4 overs (J Charles 97, D Bravo 55, U Yadav 3/43) by 1 wicket Man of the Match: Johnson Charles for his match-winning 97-run knock. Presentation: Johnson Charles is the Man of the Match. Charles: "That was a good innings, previous game I struggled a bit. Me and Bravo have always been batting good, I enjoy batting with him. Wicket improved a bit, it got flatter and was more of a batting pitch. I would have liked to get three figures and carry my team to victory. I am disappointed about it." Kieron Pollard: "We find ways to get into these positions, but we won in the end. Teams of the past could have just fallen, that shows the belief of everyone in the team, victories such as these bring us together. We wanted to go to Trinidad with two wins, does not matter how we have done it, but we have. We should not be overconfident though, should win these sort of games easily. Thanks to the crowd for the support. Bravo [sitting out] was precautionary, we have Pakistan coming up, he has five or six days to get ready, hopefully he should be taking the mantle in Trinidad, with Ravi we are not sure." Virat Kohli: "The way the wicket played in the second innings, the score was not enough, but it was completely different in the morning, it was damp, it got good to bat on later. There were times when you are under pressure and you miss him (Dhoni) because he is calm under pressure. We tried to take as many wickets as possible, one or two edges going to the fielders would have been different, we were close to winning it. There was a bit of spungy bounce in the morning, it was turning for Narine. It was just a matter of one wicket. Great game by West Indies, great fight by us, great entertainment." |
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