تشكيل برشلونة المتوقع أمام بوروسيا دورتموند اليوم في دوري أبطال أوروبا

يحل فريق برشلونة، بقيادة المدير الفني هانز فليك، ضيفاً على نظيره بوروسيا دورتموند مساء اليوم الأربعاء في بطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا.

تأتي تلك المباراة في إطار منافسات الجولة السادسة من دوري أبطال أوروبا، بنظامه الجديد، وذلك على ملعب “سيجنال إيدونا بارك”.

وتمكن برشلونة من تحقيق الفوز في 4 مواجهات بدوري أبطال أوروبا، من أصل 5 مباريات ويمتلك حالياً 12 نقطة في المركز السادس مؤقتاً بترتيب البطولة.

بينما خسر بوروسيا دورتموند في مواجهة وحيدة واستطاع أن يحقق 4 انتصارات في دوري أبطال أوروبا، ويمتلك 12 نقطة في المركز السابع مؤقتاً بترتيب البطولة.

وستقام المباراة بين الفريقين في تمام الساعة العاشرة مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة، والحادية عشر مساءً بتوقيت مكة المكرمة.

اقرأ ايضاً.. موعد والقناة الناقلة لمباراة برشلونة وبوروسيا دورتموند اليوم في دوري أبطال أوروبا.. والمعلق تشكيل برشلونة المتوقع أمام بوروسيا دورتموند اليوم في دوري أبطال أوروبا

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Talks held: Wolves now eyeing up offer to sign £15m+ winger for O’Neil

Wolves are ready to spring into transfer action this summer as they eye up attacking reinforcements, it has been claimed.

Wolves and O'Neil eyeing new forwards

Gary O'Neil worked wonders with Wolves last season, guiding them well clear of the relegation zone and into Premier League midtable, but may need reinforcements to do so again.

After missing out on a striker in January, Chairman Jeff Shi has already confirmed that the club "are going to sign one or two number nines this summer", while they also could require another wide man, even if Pedro Neto remains at the club.

The left side of attack is a real concern, with Hwang Hee-Chan often asked to play out there but Neto, Pablo Sarabia and Matheus Cunha all having to deputise when required.

Wolves winger Pedro Neto

That problem could be solved this summer though.

Wolves eye up winger in £15m+ move

Now, it has emerged that Wolves are tracking Paraguayan winger Ramon Sosa as they look to add firepower to their attack this summer, with talks said to have gone well with the player's representatives.

Sosa, who was previously wanted by Chelsea and Strasbourg owners BlueCo, has been described in glowing terms by analyst Ben Mattinson on X.

Now, Wolves are among the sides interested in securing his services this summer, with his agent revealing in January that it was "inevitable" Sosa will leave Talleres this summer after failing to do so in the winter window.

Ramon Sosa this season (all competitions)

Appearances

21

Goals

7

Assists

6

“He is a player who is in clear sporting development, in his best moment. There is no rush on either side. It is inevitable that the player will be sold, now or in six months”, he explained at the turn of the year.

Meanwhile, Sosa has spoken about his desire to play in the Premier League. "There's a lot of talk about the Premier League and it's nice because it's a dream that I want to fulfil and I hope it comes true", he told the media.

Wolves could sign £30m "monster" who's a bit like Hwang

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But Talleres will not let him leave on the cheap, and are demanding a fee in the region of around €18m euros (£15m+) to part ways with their winger, a fee that would be a record sale for the Argentinian club.

Despite this, it is claimed by journalist Rudy Galetti that talks between Sosa's agent and Wolves have "been very positive" and that an offer arriving soon for the 24-year-old "cannot be excluded", though they may also face competition from Benfica for his services.

Jamie Overton claims five-wicket haul as Somerset beat Glamorgan by 289 runs

Bowler follows twin Craig’s five-for with his own in what could prove farewell before Surrey move

ECB Reporters Network04-Aug-2020

Jamie Overton celebrates a wicket•Getty Images

Somerset 296 (Davies 81, Brooks 72) and 290 for 8 dec (Abell 119, Green 54) beat Glamorgan 131 (C Overton 5-38) and 166 (Cooke 82, J Overton 4-48) by 289 runsSurrey-bound Jamie Overton marked what could prove his farewell appearance for Somerset with 5 for 48 to complete a 289-run Bob Willis Trophy victory over Glamorgan at the Cooper Associates County Ground Bristol.Brother Craig finished with 2 for 31 and match figures of 7 for 69 as the visitors’ five remaining wickets fell for 40 runs in 70 minutes on the final morning after they had resumed on 126 for 5, 329 runs behind.Chris Cooke’s battling innings took him from 67 not out overnight to 82 before Jamie Overton had the Glamorgan captain caught at first slip by James Hildreth, having faced 138 balls and hit 10 fours.It was too little too late to save his side from a comprehensive defeat in a game they had bossed for the first two sessions. Somerset took 21 points to Glamorgan’s three.Overcast conditions and a pitch that was still responsive to quality pace bowling conspired against the visitors as the Overton twins set about finishing their opponents off.The first wicket fell after 15 minutes when Graham Wagg chased a short, wide ball from Jamie Overton and edged a catch to wicketkeeper Steve Davies. What little hope Glamorgan had left disappeared when the same bowler, operating from the River End, produced a fine delivery to end Cooke’s stubborn resistance.At 153 for 7, Ruaidhri Smith walked out with a runner for the second time in the game, determined to contribute despite the hamstring injury he suffered while bowling in Somerset’s first innings. But he could manage only three before getting a leading edge to Josh Davey, who had replaced Craig Overton, and lobbing a simple catch to Roelof van der Merwe at mid-wicket.Jamie Overton, whose decision to reject a new Somerset contract and sign for Surrey was announced before the game, produced some jaffas in a hugely impressive spell of 7.2 overs, which yielded 3 for 16. He claimed his fifth wicket of the innings with a perfect swinging yorker, which defeated Kieran Bull’s attempt to clamp down on the ball and sent his off stump flying.Overton’s celebrations suggested he had been determined to sign off his Somerset career in style before moving to the Kia Oval, and it was job done in that respect. He even had a hand, literally, is finishing the match, diving to his left to hold a slip chance offered by Michael Hogan off Jack Brooks.

IPL 2020: Chennai Super Kings extend quarantine, to train from September 1

The development also means CSK will be the last franchise to start training for the tournament

Nagraj Gollapudi28-Aug-2020

MS Dhoni undergoes thermal screening at Chennai airport•PTI

Chennai Super Kings have extended their quarantine period and have postponed the start of their IPL training camp to September 1. The Super Kings landed in Dubai on August 21 and were expected to start training on Friday, but ESPNcricinfo understands they have extended their quarantine beyond the mandatory six-day period put in place by the IPL. The tournament begins on September 19, but the IPL is yet to announce a schedule.It could not be confirmed exactly why the Super Kings have opted to stay indoors at the team hotel in Dubai. There has also been no official communication sent out by the franchise. Kasi Viswanathan, the Super Kings chief executive officer, did not respond to calls.As per the IPL’s Covid-19 protocols, all teams would have to undergo a test at the airport upon landing in the UAE followed by two tests at the team hotel on days 3 and 6 during the mandatory six-day quarantine at the hotel. Only after all test results come out negative the teams are allowed to start training.ESPNcricinfo understands other teams are already monitoring the developments in the Super Kings camp. Another franchise official said they even urged the IPL to issue an advisory to all teams to update everybody about the test results of all teams.The development also means the Super Kings will be the last franchise to start training for the tournament. Rajasthan Royals have already held two training sessions as they and Kolkata Knight Riders were the first two teams to land in the UAE (on August 20). The Knight Riders and defending champions Mumbai Indians – the two teams based in Abu Dhabi – will conduct their first training session on Friday. Delhi Capitals are scheduled to start their first training session on Saturday.Before heading to the UAE, the Super Kings, who finished as runners-up last season, had conducted a short conditioning camp for the Indian players in Chennai. The six-day camp, which was held at Chepauk from August 15-20, was attended by captain MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Piyush Chawla, Deepak Chahar along with bowling coach L Balaji.Earlier this week, Virat Kohli, the Royal Challengers Bangalore captain, had cautioned his squad to take the Covid-19 protocols seriously, warning them that anyone breaching the biosecure bubble could jeopardise the entire tournament.

Bye-bye: Tottenham and Ange ready to sell £200k-a-week player straight away

Tottenham and Ange Postecoglou are ready to part ways with one of their players immediately as they look to start their summer overhaul.

Spurs looking to clean house

After a disappointing end to the season which saw them lose five of their last seven games, Spurs finished the Premier League in fifth place. Given the expectations around the club following the departure of Harry Kane though, it was still arguably a successful first season for Postecoglou, who breathed life into a side that had stagnated under Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte.

How Postecoglou compares to Antonio Conte at Spurs

Ange Postecoglou

Antonio Conte

Games

41

76

Wins

21

41

Points per game

1.68

1.78

Goals scored per game

1.93

1.79

Goals conceded per game

1.66

1.12

Now, the Lilywhites are keen to build upon that success and will use the summer transfer window to buy into Postecoglou's style of play, with the Australian having already revealed major changes are needed.

"We’ve had two windows and we’ve had some development of players, for sure, but when I say we’ve still got a long way to go, that’s what I’m talking about. We can’t be there yet because it’s impossible to say you’re going to have drastic change and yet expect everyone to be on that journey. It’s not for the want of trying..it’s just that we’re going to play a certain way, we’re going to train a certain way and we’re going to have a certain mindset, and that’s not for everyone", he explained at the beginning of May.

"I’ve got to change this squad, I have to. Because I’ve got to build a squad I think can play our football. For that to happen, there has to be exits. I can't just keep everyone here and keep bringing in players. So sometimes you let people go who you think ‘he’s a good player’ but how am I going to change if I don’t do that."

Now, Spurs and Postecoglou are ready to live up to those comments.

Tanguy Ndombele set to leave Spurs straight away

That comes as Tanguy Ndombele will leave the club, according to a report from Football Insider, with the Frenchman having suffered another tough loan spell. Signed from Lyon in 2019 for a club-record fee, the midfielder has never really lived up to his price tag but has undeniable quality on occasion.

Former Tottenham midfielder Tanguy Ndombele.

Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice dubbed him a "street footballer" when he faced him in West Ham colours, explaining:

“He is top. Just a street footballer on the pitch. He takes the ball anywhere, little flicks and tricks. Like he doesn’t care. He does everything so confidently.

“With players like that, you just have to let them play. Give them the freedom to go out and do whatever they want. When we played against Lyon in the Europa League, he was incredible. He’s a top player.”

But he has never been able to replicate that at Tottenham, and now his time in north London is rapidly reaching its conclusion despite him still having a year left to run on his £200,000 a week deal with the club.

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As per Football Insider, Spurs will kickstart their summer by trying to sell the midfielder "straight away" when he returns from Galatasaray, with there being no plans to reintegrate him into Postecoglou's squad.

Whether a buyer can be found is another matter, but with Ndombele not having featured for the Lilywhites since January 2022, a permanent departure is likely best for all parties.

Com 'reforços', Internacional está pronto para encarar o Cuiabá

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Tudo pronto para o Internacional encarar o Cuiabá neste fim de semana. Com a semana livre, Aguirre e seus comandados tiveram tempo para desenvolver o melhor futebol possível no Beira-Rio.

+ Veja no aplicativo do LANCE! o resultado dos jogos da rodada

Experiente, o técnico uruguaio sabe que vive uma grande pressão nos bastidores e precisa vencer o Dourado para acalmar o ambiente.

Escalação

Para o confronto deste fim de semana, o Inter vai contar com as voltas de Taison e Renzo Saravia, que ficaram de fora nas últimas rodadas.

Confira a provável escalação do Internacional: Daniel; Renzo Saravia, Bruno Méndez, Víctor Cuesta e Moisés; Rodrigo Dourado, Edenilson, Caio Vidal, Taison e Mauricio; Vinícius Mello.

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رسميًا.. قائمة هاني أبو ريدة تفوز بـ انتخابات اتحاد الكرة بالتزكية من الجمعية العمومية

فازت قائمة هاني أبو ريدة في انتخابات اتحاد الكرة المصري، التي أقيمت اليوم الثلاثاء، بمركز المنتخبات الوطنية “مشروع الهدف”، بمدينة السادس من أكتوبر.

وفتح اتحاد الكرة في التاسعة صباح اليوم باب التسجيل أمام الأندية لحضور اجتماع الجمعية العمومية.

وحضر ممثلو 113 ناديًا، أبرزهم الأهلي ممثلًا عنه حسام غالي، والزمالك ممثلًا عنه أحمد سليمان.

طالع أيضًا | بتكليف من فيفا.. ملف جديد يتصدر اهتمامات أبو ريدة في اتحاد الكرة

وحصلت قائمة هاني أبو ريدة في انتخابات اتحاد الكرة على 107 أصوات من أصل 115 صوتاً.

وشهدت الجمعية العمومية اليوم انتخاب مجلس جديد لإدارة الكرة المصرية، وتقدمت قائمة المهندس هانى أبو ريدة عضو المكتب التنفيذى بالاتحادين الدولى والإفريقى، بأوراق ترشحها لانتخابات اتحاد الكرة، بينما لم تتقدم أى قائمة أخرى قبل غلق باب الترشح.

وتضم القائمة كلاً من هانى أبو ريدة رئيسًا، وخالد الدرندلى نائبا، وفى العضوية أحمد حلمى الشريف، حمادة الشربينى، مصطفى أبوزهرة، طارق محمد أبوالعينين، وليد عبد الجواد، محمد أبو حسين، والإعلامية إيناس مظهر.

محسن صالح يهاجم كولر: الأهلي يمر بمرحلة صعبة.. ويجب التعاقد مع مهاجم أفضل من وسام أبو علي

يرى محسن صالح، عضو اللجنة الفنية السابق بالنادي الأهلي، أن الفريق يمر بمرحلة صعبة مع السويسري مارسيل كولر المدير الفني، مشيراً إلى أنه يجب التعاقد مع مهاجم جديد بجانب وسام أبو علي، ويروي تفاصيل انضمام أنتوني موديست.

ويستعد الأهلي لمواجهة فريق شباب بلوزداد الجزائري يوم الأحد القادم في ثالث جولات دور المجموعات لبطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا.

وقال محسن صالح في تصريحات عبر قناة “أون تايم سبورتس”: “إذا تعاقد الأهلي مع مهاجم يجب أن يكون أفضل من وسام أبو علي”.

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وأوضح: “لم أكن مقتنعًا ببرامج مارسيل كولر التدريبية في النادي الأهلي، أبلغت كولر أن اللاعب المصري غير الأوروبي ولم يقتنع بذلك”.

وبسؤاله: “لو أنت المدير الفني هل كنت ستترك كهربا يسدد ركلة الجزاء أمام باتشوكا؟” أجاب: “لا طبعًا، لو أنا مكانه لن يسدد ركلة الجزاء، كهربا طمع في تسديد ركلة الجزاء، حالة كهربا الفنية لم تكن تسمح له بالمشاركة أمام باتشوكا”.

وأفاد: “الأهلي يمر بمرحلة صعبة جدًا مع عقلية كولر، ولا بد أن يغير علقيته ويكون هناك مرونة وعدالة مع اللاعبين”.

هل عندما كنت رئيس للجنة التخطيط كنت مقتنع برضا سليم؟ أجاب: “100% والمدرب أيضًا، يمتلك كل الإمكانيات والمميزة المطلوبة للنادي الأهلي، لكن في الأخر قرار المدير الفني في مشاركة اللاعب”.

كيف وافقت على موديست؟ أجاب: “انضم للأهلي قبل مباراة السوبر في السعودية، أنا شاهدته في المطار عندما كنا مسافرين، كان كولر أخذ قراره وأصر عليه والخطيب اضطر أن يوافق لأنه كان لا يوجد لدينا أحد، وسألت مين ده قالوه موديست وكولر هو الذي رشحه، فلجنة التخطيط لم تتنافش في موضوع موديست هذا كان قرار المدير الفني، واللجنة اتظلمت في هذا الملف وتحلمنا الكثير ونعمل في صمت”.

واستمر: “حتى أخر لحظة كولر كان غير موافق على رحيل موديست، لجنة التخطيط والخطيب وقفوا في موضوع مد الشهرين له، الخطيب كان مستاء جدًا من مستوى اللاعب”.

وأردف: “عندما وجدنا أنه خطر على الفريق وكان هناك قرار صارم من الخطيب جلس مع كولر وقال له بكره موديست يمشي وبالفعل حدث ذلك”.

وفيما يخص يوسف أيمن قال: “كولر كان مقتنع به وكان موافق على انضمامه، كل الصفقات التي أتت واتعرضت عليه في الأول وشاهد كل الفيديوهات أكثر من مرة، كل الأسماء المتواجدة حاليًا سواء الأساسي أو الأحتياطي وافق عليها”.

وأتم: “محمود الخطيب مؤمن بمبدأ أنه يجب أن تعطي الصلاحيات للمدرب لكي لا يأتي في النهاية ويقول أنت من اختارت، وأنا كرئيس لجنة تخطيط لا أستطيع أن أفرض رأيي على مدير فني، ممكن أقول له ملاحظة على لاعب لم يشارك أو مستواه تراجع ولكن لا املك أقول له الروشته، ومارسيل كولر مدرب عنيد ولا يتقبل النصحية”.

Luciano comemora um ano da sua estreia e de seu primeiro gol com a camisa do São Paulo

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Um dos principais atacantes do São Paulo, Luciano comemora nesta sexta-feira (20), um ano de sua estreia com a camisa do São Paulo. Logo na primeira partida, marcou seu primeiro gol pelo clube, sendo um gol importante para a equipe são-paulina.

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Luciano entrou em campo no Morumbi, quando o São Paulo perdia para o Bahia. O atacante marcou, em sua estreia, o gol de empate da partida, que foi válida pela quarta rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro de 2020.

– Fico muito feliz em completar esse primeiro ano aqui no São Paulo, um clube que me recebeu tão bem, junto com uma torcida maravilhosa que sempre me apoia. Sinto esse carinho diariamente, seja pessoalmente ou pelas redes sociais. Muito obrigado a todos por todo apoio. Pode ter certeza que vou continuar a defender essa camisa com muita raça e orgulho, dando sempre o melhor de mim, com muita dedicação e empenho – afirma Luciano.

De lá pra cá, Luciano tornou-se um dos principais jogadores do Tricolor paulista, virando um dos favoritos da torcida e crucial na boa campanha que o time fez no último Brasileirão.

Luciano, terminou o Brasileirão de 2020 como o artilheiro da competição nacional, com 18 gols, empatado com Claudinho, que jogou pelo Red Bull Bragantino. O São Paulo não tinha um artilheiro de Campeonato Brasileiro desde 2002, com Luís Fabiano, que marcou 19 gols. Luciano quebrou esse tabu.

Além da artilharia no Brasileirão, Luciano foi um dos dez principais goleadores do futebol brasileiro de 2020, e o jogador mais eficiente do São Paulo no Brasileirão, sendo o que precisou de menos tempo para balançar as redes.

Em suas redes sociais, o jogador deixou uma mensagem de carinho para a torcida e expressou sua gratidão ao clube.

Até o momento, o camisa 11 atuou em 58 jogos pelo São Paulo, balançando as redes em 27 oportunidades.

Desde o começo de 2021, porém, o atleta encarou alguns problemas com lesões, mas seguiu sendo importante no elenco, marcando o segundo gol da vitória da equipe diante do Palmeiras, na final do Paulistão, jogo que tirou o São Paulo da seca de títulos.

Atualmente em recuperação, Luciano já voltou a treinar com bola junto do restante do elenco e pode retornar aos gramados contra o Sport, no próximo domingo (23), às 20h30, na Ilha do Retiro, pela 17ª rodada do Brasileirão.

Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians – El Clasico to kick off an IPL unlike any other

The gala – minus the fans – is about to get underway, and it starts with two teams with seven titles between them

Alagappan Muthu18-Sep-20204:52

The IPL 2020 season preview

Big pictureThere has been delay. There has been discussion. There has been a great deal of expense, across the board. There has been fear. At every turn, there has been a challenge and the IPL has come through it. While it may not look like any IPL we are used to, it might just help us forget how broken our world is right now, at least for three-four hours every evening (give or take a Super Over). And it all starts with “El Clasico”.In the news While Mumbai Indians have been based in Abu Dhabi all this while, Chennai Super Kings will only get their first taste of the conditions they face tomorrow… tomorrow. And that’s not good. Even coach Stephen Fleming said so to the CSK website: “I must admit, going to Abu Dhabi without seeing the wicket or assessing the conditions is going to be one of the big challenges to start with.” Despite picking up Chris Lynn, the big-hitting Australian opener, at the auction, Mumbai will continue with Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock at the top of the order The IPL made a breakthrough on Thursday when it negotiated varying quarantine periods for the players coming in after playing in the bio-secure bubble in England, which means, Josh Hazlewood, who was quite a handful in very different, fast-bowler friendly conditions, will be available for selection for Super Kings.Likely XIsChennai Super Kings: 1 Shane Watson, 2. Ambati Rayudu, 3 Faf du Plessis, 4 MS Dhoni (capt, wk), 5 Kedar Jadhav, 6 Dwayne Bravo, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Piyush Chawla, 9 Deepak Chahar, 10 Shardul Thakur, 11 Imran TahirMumbai Indians: 1 Rohit Sharma (capt), 2 Quinton de Kock (wk), 3 Suryakumar Yadav, 4 Ishan Kishan, 5 Kieron Pollard, 6 Hardik Pandya, 7 Krunal Pandya, 8 Nathan Coulter-Nile, 9 Rahul Chahar, 10 Trent Boult, 11 Jasprit BumrahMS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings and Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians will kick off IPL 2020•BCCI

Strategy punt He’s managed to recover from Covid-19, so what’s a little powerplay battle with one of the IPL’s greatest batsmen? Deepak Chahar has dismissed Rohit Sharma two times in six innings in the first six overs of a T20. Given away only 29 runs in 24 balls too. The only question is – can he somehow conjure some swing out in the desert? Mumbai are perhaps one of the few teams who wouldn’t be fretting the death overs, even when facing a giant like MS Dhoni. They have at least two bowlers who have been able to both keep him quiet and take him out. Jasprit Bumrah has dismissed the Super Kings captain three times in the slog overs (16 to 20) of a T20, while conceding only 39 runs in 33 balls. Nathan Coulter-Nile’s record is: 23 balls, 25 runs, two wickets.Stats that matter Totals in the UAE don’t usually turn out to be too big. The norm for the first innings of a T20 in Abu Dhabi over the last one-and-a-half years is less than 140. Mumbai have this thing with the opening game of a season – they haven’t won one of those since 2012. But that could change in a matter of hours given their outstanding record against Super Kings – eight wins in the last ten games. Mumbai’s spinners put together (Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Jayant Yadav and Anukul Roy) have a total of 61 IPL wickets between them. Ravindra Jadeja alone has 108. CSK will sense a big opportunity here. Kieron Pollard was invincible in the CPL: 207 runs at an average of 51 and strike rate of 204. Given he played most of those games on slow pitches, it seems a safe bet he’ll be able to showcase those destructive tendencies for Mumbai as well. Super Kings could try to mitigate his threat by using Imran Tahir, who has a favourable head-to-head record against the West Indian powerhouse: four wickets in 16 T20 innings, with a dot-ball percentage of 50. Super Kings’ bowing attack relies heavily on early success. In fact, since 2018, they have picked up 56 wickets in the powerplay, the best among all teams. Chahar is responsible for 25 of them, again the best among all teams. Early wickets on slow pitches means Dhoni can control the game so much better with the spinners to follow. Question is, will that work against Mumbai, who have a hitter as dangerous as Hardik Pandya lurking as low as No. 6.

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