England fined for slow over-rate against India in 4th T20I | Cricket News – Times of India

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AHMEDABAD: England players have been fined 20 per cent of their match fees for maintaining a slow over-rate against India in the fourth T20 International here.
ICC elite panel match referee Javagal Srinath imposed the sanction after Eoin Morgan’s side was ruled to be one over short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
In accordance with Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to minimum over-rate offences, players were fined 20 per cent of their match fees for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time, the ICC said in a release on Friday.
India won the match by eight runs on Thursday night to level the five-match series at 2-2, paving the way for a winners-take-it-all final game at the same venue on Saturday.

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India survived final-over drama to beat England by eight runs in the fourth Twenty20 International and level the five-match series 2-2 in Ahmedabad on Thursday. (Getty Images)

Morgan pleaded guilty to the offence and accepted the proposed sanction, so there was no need for a formal hearing.
On-field umpires KN Ananthapadmanabhan, Nitin Menon, and third umpire Virendar Sharma levelled the charges.

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Left-arm pacer T. Natarajan joined the Indian squad for the final two T20Is of the five-match series against England here on Thursday.

The Tamil Nadu cricketer, who missed the first three matches due to fitness issues, was named in the squad for the fourth T20I, but did not feature in the playing eleven.

The 29-year-old from Chinnappampatti rose to fame in the recent tour of Australia, where he made his debut across formats, and played a vital role in India’s victory in the final Test at Gabba (Brisbane).

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India vs England: Improvisation and luck: Audacious shots played in the India-England T20I series so far | Cricket News – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: India and England — two of the biggest T20I batting powerhouses in world cricket currently have showcased some exemplary shots in the first three T20Is of the five-match series.
Although the three matches played so far at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad have not been very high-scoring affairs, even on a tricky surface, some of the power hitters and stroke makers have managed to play some audacious and at times very lucky shots that have gone for boundaries.
While batsmen trying to negate the spin with reverse sweeps has been a common sight in the series, some of the more innovative shots too have been out on display by players from both sides.
Outwitting the bowlers and rendering the field placements null and void, batsmen have found unique ways of scoring runs.
TimesofIndia.com here takes a look at some of the most out of the box shots played by the batsmen in the series so far:
1st T20I – Rishabh Pant reverse scoop off Jofra Archer
When Rishabh Pant came up with his reverse-scoop for the first time in the recently concluded Test series against England legend James Anderson, the whole world was in awe of the swashbuckling batsmen. Tillakaratne Dilshan, who was the first batsman to play the scoop shot over the wicket-keeper called it ‘outrageous’. But when Pant did the same to one of the fastest bowlers in the world — Jofra Archer — in the first T20I, it was really something to behold — a reverse-scoop off a bowler bowling at over 90 miles/hour.
So impressed was the cricketing fraternity with the audacity of Pant’s shot that he was praised by multiple cricketers.
‘Greatest shot that’s ever been played in cricket’, ‘incredible’, ‘absolutely fearless’, were some of the words said by the greats of the game said about the shot that Pant played off Archer’s thunderbolt.
The incident happened in the fourth over of the first T20I when Pant took on Archer, changing to a right-handed stance and scooping him over the keeper and the first slip fielder for a boundary. Archer was visibly stunned in his follow through as Pant produced an absolutely extraordinary shot.

Pant played this audacious shot in the first T20I against England – Reuters Photo

1st T20I – Hardik Pandya ramp shot off Ben Stokes
A shot that has been a potent weapon in Hardik Pandya’s armory for quite some time now — the ramp shot that he plays against the pacers’ bouncers. One of the best offensive shots, with minimum of risk involved, Hardik has mastered the ramp shot.
It was in the 15th over of India’s innings in the 1st T20I when Hardik played his trademark shot to perfection off Ben Stokes.
A banged in short ball outside off was perfectly guided to the third-man fence with the timing on that shot doing all the work for Hardik. Although Hardik was off-balance and was on the ground after playing the shot, he had timed the bat-ball connection to perfection.

Hardik has mastered the ramp shot – ANI Photo
3rd T20I – Jonny Bairstow scoop off Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Jonny Bairstow has been one of the most destructive batsmen in the England batting unit in the recent past. Apart from classical strokeplay, it is Bairstow’s outside-the-box thinking while scoring that separates him from the rest.
Finding gaps at will and with an ability to hit any ball to the fence, Bairstow is a pretty difficult batsman to bowl at.
Bairstow during the third T20I vs India showed exactly what he is capable of when he cheekily scooped one of India’s best bowlers, Bhuvneshwar Kumar to the fence.
Although it was a premeditated shot and Kumar, to the best of his ability, tried to stop him by following a moving Bairstow outside off, the swashbuckling batsman managed to collect a boundary.
Bairstow fell while completing the shot, but the job was done.

Bairstow’s scoop against India’s pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar was a premeditated shot – AP Photo
3rd T20I – Virat Kohli ramp shot off Jofra Archer
When it comes to Virat Kohli, classical stroke-making and timing is something the Indian captain is synonymous with. But the run machine, in the recent past has added some new variants to an already wide array of shots, keeping the demands of the shortest format in mind.
A ramp shot that Kohli played off Jofra Archer in the third T20I was a rare sight. But the Indian skipper timed it to perfection while attempting to up the ante during the India innings.
Off the last ball of the 19th over, Archer banged the ball in just a bit outside off to Kohli, who stepped away creating additional room for himself and lifted it over the in-field to collect four runs.

It’s not often that Kohli is seen playing a ramp shot – AFP Photo
3rd T20I – Virat Kohli top edge off Jofra Archer
Luck is not something Virat Kohli depends on to collect his runs. But once in a while, the man with the maximum number of T20I runs in the world (3078) also gets lucky while trying to pull off an audacious shot.
During the third T20I, Kohli surprised himself, along with the England team after a top edge off his bat off Jofra Archer took the ball over the fence behind keeper Jos Buttler.
Attempting a flick off a Jofra Archer 142.2 km/hr delivery, Kohli closed the face of his bat early. Luckily for the Indian skipper, the ball hit the meaty part of the top edge and flew past behind the stumps. The pace of Archer helped the ball go all the way. The ball went high up and also travelled the distance, comfortably sailing over the boundary rope.
Along with Kohli, non-striker Hardik Pandya too enjoyed the shot and they shared a good laugh about it.



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virat kohli: India vs England: Mark Wood walked up to Virat Kohli to praise his six | Cricket News – Times of India

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AHMEDABAD: England pace bowler Mark Wood said on Wednesday that he reached out to Virat Kohli, acknowledging one of his sixes, after the India skipper hammered him for 16 runs in an over during the third T20 international here.
After Wood had wreaked havoc in his first three overs, Kohli took him apart in his fourth and final over. The India captain hit two sixes and a four in those six balls. The first six was something that caught Wood’s eye.
Kohli walked across the stumps and anticipating the line and length, he got into a position to pull Wood in front of square.

“Good players are allowed to do that. I said to him at the end ‘that first ball you hit for six was a hell of a shot’. He got in, took his time and went at the end. He is a fantastic player we try to get out early. This time we didn’t but we were still pleased with the score we kept them to,” said Wood on Wednesday.
“I bowled what I wanted to do and he just played good shots,” added Wood.
Despite Kohli’s 77 not out, England managed to restrict India to 156 in their 20 overs and then easily chased the total, winning by eight wickets to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.
The fourth T20I will be played on Thursday.

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Ind vs Eng | Special 100 for ‘pioneer’ Morgan

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Buttler hails his captain for becoming only the fourth male cricketer to feature in 100 T20Is.

From making his international debut for Ireland in 2006 to earning his 100th T20I cap for England, it has been an incredible journey for Eoin Morgan.

In the third T20I here on Tuesday, Morgan became the first England men’s player and fourth in history — after Shoaib Malik, Rohit Sharma and Ross Taylor — to play in 100 T20Is. Morgan has donned the role of captain in 57 outings, and under his leadership, England has reached the top of the ICC world team rankings.

And of course, Morgan was central to England’s most famous limited-overs triumph — at the 2019 ICC 50-over World Cup. With the bat, the Dublin-born southpaw can pull off the unorthodox reverse-sweeps and classic drives with equal ease. The 34-year-old is the crown jewel in England’s white-ball set-up.

Emotions ran high before play began on Tuesday, when teammate Jos Buttler spoke a few words and presented a special cap to his captain. “The words that he (Buttler) said did warm my heart. It meant a huge amount to me,” Morgan told the host broadcaster.

Buttler was effusive in his praise for Morgan, describing him as a ‘pioneer’. “Morgan has been a pioneer for England’s white-ball cricket. He has always been ahead of the curve, alongside Kevin Pietersen. They were two guys I always looked to in white-balls teams who could do it a bit differently, take the game forward and be ahead of the curve.

Selfless

“As a leader, Morgan has taken English white-ball cricket to a place it has never been before. We all enjoy playing for him, in the environment he has created. He’s a selfless guy, but I reminded him that today really was about him and it’s no mean feat to get 100 caps,” Buttler said in a media interaction.

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Jos Buttler: India vs England: Jos Buttler is a world-class player, says Eoin Morgan | Cricket News – Times of India

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AHMEDABAD: While heaping lavish praise on Jos Buttler, England captain Eoin Morgan on Tuesday said that the wicketkeeper-batsman is a world-class player, a great leader within the group, and a personal friend.
Buttler scored an unbeaten match-winning knock of 83 off just 52 balls (5x4s, 4x6s) as England successfully chased India’s 156 for six to win the third T20 international here on Tuesday. (SCORECARD)
England finished with 158 for two in 18.2 overs to win by eight wickets for a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.

“Jos is a world-class player and he has averaged upwards of 50 and striking at 150 at the top. There’s very little you have to say to Jos. He’s been in incredible form and he’s a great leader within our group,” Morgan said after the win.
Before the match, Buttler presented Morgan a cap to mark the captain’s 100th T20 international — an emotional moment for the milestone man.
“It nearly got me to tears. He’s a great friend of mine and our families are close. His words warmed my heart and I’m very grateful for that,” said Morgan.
In the team huddle before the start of the match, Buttler was seen addressing the group, and that is what Morgan was probably referring to.

Morgan admitted that he was surprised to see the ‘carry’ provided by the pitch.
“When you look at conditions tonight, Adil (Rashid) started well and when the pacers came on, the carry that we saw was a bit of a surprise for us. I thought the first half of our bowling was exceptional. The wicket stayed similar throughout all the games, and if you lose early wickets at the top, that raises a question. It’s just a dynamic of T20 cricket,” he observed.
The fourth and penultimate match of the series will be played on Thursday.



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India vs England: India vs England: England bowlers’ pace, accuracy made it difficult for us, says Virat Kohli | Cricket News – Times of India

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AHMEDABAD: On a day when he single-handedly took on the England bowling with courage and skill, making an unbeaten 77 off 46 balls, skipper Virat Kohli attributed England’s superior pace bowling as the reason for India’s loss that saw the hosts go 1-2 down in the series.
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“It was a bit difficult to bat against the new ball. The pitch was tacky and the bowlers were getting a bit of assistance. The England bowlers had pace and were hitting good areas. They attacked the right lines and lengths and with their pace, they became more potent. They were brilliant with the new ball and made our lives difficult,” said Kohli after the match.
India were reduced to 24 for three in the first six overs, following which the recovery, primarily powered by Kohli innings, wasn’t good enough.

The 32-year-old India No. 3 batsman had made an unbeaten 73 in the second T20I to help his team win. This time, his 77 not out came in a losing cause.
“If that (his innings) helps the team, then for sure (I am happy with my innings). You don’t want to play knocks that don’t help the team. The key was partnerships and we had one little partnership. It was important for me to bat deep. The case was to get set and try to get a decent total,” added Kohli.
India had a poor start losing KL Rahul early. The right-handed batsman was dismissed for a duck for the second successive time. He had made just one in the first match.

Kohli, however, defended him saying that he needs to be given a long run.
“I was going through a lean patch two games ago. He (Rahul) has been a champion player and he will continue to be one of our main batters along with Rohit (Sharma) at the top of the order. T20 is an instinctive game. It’s a matter of five-six balls in this format,” added Kohli.

The talismanic India batsman said that India lacked intensity.
“We lacked intensity in the second half — in our body language in the second innings.”

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kl rahul: India vs England: Three failures don’t change the fact that KL Rahul is our best T20 batsman, says Vikram Rathour | Cricket News – Times of India

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AHMEDABAD: Three cheap dismissals can’t change the fact that KL Rahul is India’s “best T20 batsman” who needs to be supported during this rough phase, batting coach Vikram Rathour echoed skipper Virat Kohli’s sentiments after team’s eight wicket defeat against England in the third T20I on Tuesday.
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Rahul has had scores of 1, 0 and 0; and a part of it could be attributed to no game-time since the end of T20I series in Australia early December.
“Anybody can have a lean phase and KL has been our best batsman in T20 format. He is averaging 40 plus with a strike rate of 145, and three failures doesn’t change the fact that he is the best batsman we have in this format,” Rathour said after the match in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.

“This is the time when we need to support him and I am absolutely sure he will come back out of the lean phase,” the batting coach spoke in the same vein as Kohli did at the presentation ceremony.
However, Rathour did agree that rustiness could be a reason and all it would take is one good shot to get back into the groove.
“I agree they do tend to get rusty when they are sitting out, but only thing we can do is to provide them practice. They are having a lot of net sessions and even on middle (centre strips),” he said.

“That’s all they can do and we can just hope that one innings or one shot, and they will be back in form, people like KL Rahul,” he added.
India have now lost two games batting first and according to the former Test opener, the pitches on offer during the last three matches have been tricky.
“It is a difficult surface to assess what will be a good score, and the bounce makes it tricky when you start batting. The ball stops and we saw some variable bounce. So you can’t assess how many runs will be a good score,” Rathour said.
“Every game we have played on different surfaces and as a team it is tough. We have had three games now and next game, hopefully, we can do better if we bat first.”

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Ishan Kishan: Rohit Sharma taught Ishan Kishan how to play fearless cricket: Coach Uttam Mazumdar | Cricket News – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: Ishan Kishan was just five when his father, Pranav Kumar Pandey, introduced him to coach Uttam Mazumdar at the Moin-ul-haq stadium in Patna.
Mazumdar, just like he used to do with other students, asked Ishan to go to the nets and face a couple of deliveries. Watching a young Ishan batting with confidence, coach Mazumdar decided to take him under his wing.
Now, after almost sixteen years, Mazumdar was heard cheering “come on Ishan” while sitting in front of his television set at his residence, watching his student playing for the country and smashing the England bowling attack with ease.
The 22-year-old Ishan made his debut in the second T20I against England on Tuesday in Ahmedabad and smashed 56 runs off 32 balls, an innings which was studded with 5 fours and 4 gigantic sixes.
With this he also became just the second Indian batsman, after Ajinkya Rahane, to score a fifty on T20I debut. His tally of four sixes, in fact, is the highest for an Indian batsman on debut in a T20 international. He also walked away with the ‘Man of the Match’ award.

(Ishan was handed his debut cap by skipper Virat Kohli – AP Photo)
“It’s been a long journey. It’s sixteen years of hard work put in by Ishan and me. He has struggled a lot and put in a lot of hard work to reach this level. It was a proud moment for me to see him debut for India and play a match-winning knock. I was in front of the television set and watching him bat. I was in tears when he dedicated that knock to my father who passed away recently. I am going through a tough time, but his words made my day. He played an unbelievable knock,” Mazumdar told Timesofindia.com.
“He was five when he came to the Moin-ul-Haq stadium with his father. I took him to the nets and bowled a couple of deliveries to him. I realised he was talented and agreed to coach him. I told his father – ‘this guy is a prodigy’ and that he will go a long way,” he said.
VIRAT BROKE THE DEBUT NEWS TO ISHAN
Ishan was handed his debut cap by India captain Virat Kohli. Apart from Ishan, Mumbai batsman and Ishan’s Mumbai Indians’ teammate Suryakumar Yadav also made his debut, but he didn’t get a chance to bat.
Ishan was emotional and called his childhood coach and expressed his emotions and excitement.
“Ishan called me ahead of the match and said Virat bhai came and said you are making your debut today. He said ‘sir, I am so happy’. He was very emotional at that moment. After handing the debut cap, Virat asked him to address the team. I wanted to keep him grounded. I just said, everyone makes a debut but there are very few who make their debuts unforgettable,” Mazumdar further told TimesofIndia.com.

(Ishan started coaching under Uttam Mazumdar at the age of five)
“I told him to stay calm and be composed and relaxed. I told him – ‘you have faced world-class bowlers in the IPL and you have smashed them all over the park. So, go with the same mindset and intent.”
Ishan was adjudged ‘Man of the Match’ for his valiant half-century. The Jharkhand batsman dedicated his maiden MoM award to his childhood coach’s father, who passed away recently. “My coach’s dad passed away a few days back and this innings was for him,” Ishan had said during the post-match presentation.
“I was waiting for his call. He called me at 1 am. He was really happy. The first thing he said was – ‘Sir, I did it’. It was a huge tribute to my father. He was very close to my father.
“Ishan always loved my father. My father always blessed him. In 2019, Ishan came to my place after a domestic match and sat with my father. My father predicted that Ishan will play for India in 2021. And his words came true. That was a huge blessing,” Mazumdar said.

(Ishan captained India at the U-19 level)
A DEBUT TO REMEMBER
When Ishan was batting on 42, he smashed England spinner Adil Rashid for back-to-back sixes to bring up his half-century.
After completing his half century though, Ishan forgot to raise his bat and acknowledge the crowd. It was Kohli, who was batting with him at that time, who told him to raise his bat.
Narrating the incident, coach Mazumdar said: “I asked about this over the phone. Ishan said ‘Sir I forgot to raise my bat after the half-century’. We were both laughing. He said ‘Virat bhaiya told me ‘bat to dikha’ (show your bat)’. Then he raised his bat and greeted the crowd.
“He also told me that when he reached 48 with a six, Virat said ‘Ishan, sambhaal ke’ (be careful, Ishan). He said ‘haan bhaiya’ (yes, brother) and showed a thumbs up to him. Off the very next ball, he again smashed a sixer to reach his half-century. Virat went up to Ishan and laughed while patting him on his head.”

(Virat and Ishan were involved in a match-winning partnership during the second T20I against England – AFP Photo)
ROHIT SHARMA’S ROLE IN ISHAN’S PROGRESS
Ishan plays under Rohit Sharma‘s captaincy in the Mumbai Indians team in the Indian Premier League. Ishan also opened the batting alongside Rohit during the last edition of the IPL.
In 14 matches Ishant played for Mumbai Indians last season, he scored 516 runs at an average of 57.33, including four half-centuries. He also narrowly missed out on a century when he was dismissed for 99 during a match against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
“Ishan has got a lot of confidence from Rohit. He has played a lot of cricket under Rohit’s captaincy. Ishan has learned the art of playing fearlessly from Rohit. Rohit is his mentor and captain at Mumbai Indians. In the last IPL, Rohit gave him the opportunity to open the innings in the UAE. Rohit asked him to open alongside him. Rohit taught Ishan how to play fearless cricket. Ishan is fortunate to have a captain like Rohit,” Ishan’s childhood coach Mazumdar further told TimesofIndia.com.

(Ishan called his childhood coach at 1 am after India won the second T20 international, and said “I did it, sir”. )
THE UNDER-19 DAYS AND THE COMPETITION
Ishan was the captain of the Indian team in the 2016 Under-19 World Cup. He led a team that had the likes of Rishabh Pant, Washington Sundar, and Khaleel Ahmed – all players who made their India debuts before him.
On being asked about the competition between the players who played together in the past, Ishan’s coach Mazumdar said: “They are good friends. They all respect each other. They have played cricket at the junior level together. The best part is that Ishan has spent more time in the domestic circuit in comparison with others. So he can handle pressure more than anyone else. It’s good competition. It is healthy because they are all talented cricketers. The more the competition, the more Ishan will mature. He shouldn’t lose his focus. That’s all.”
“Cementing a place in the Indian team is very tough and challenging. I have asked him to take it one step at a time. He is very young and has a long way to go. There is a lot of competition within the team, so he needs to proceed slowly and perform consistently,” he said.
“The best part is that Ishan, Washington, and Rishabh were all groomed under Rahul Dravid sir. He has polished these cricketers and the results are in front of us. All three are doing really well,” Mazumdar signed off.

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India fined for slow over-rate in second T20I against England | Cricket News – Times of India

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DUBAI: Indian players have been fined 20 per cent of their match fees for maintaining a slow over-rate against England in the second T20 International in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
Javagal Srinath of the ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction after Virat Kohli‘s side was ruled to be one over short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration.

“In accordance with Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to minimum over-rate offences, players are fined 20 per cent of their match fees for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time,” said the ICC in a statement on Monday.

“Kohli pleaded guilty to the offence and accepted the proposed sanction, so there was no need for a formal hearing,” it added.

On-field umpires Anil Chaudhary and K.N. Ananthapadmanabhan, and third umpire Virender Sharma levelled the charge.
India won the game by seven wickets to level the five-match series.

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