Antony was welcomed back to Spain with a huge reception from the Real Betis fans on Monday night after completing his move from Manchester United.
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Na manhã desta sexta-feira (17), o Palmeiras realizou mais um treino seguindo a preparação para o confronto diante do Ituano neste domingo (19), às 16h (horário de Brasília), no Allianz Parque, pela semifinal do Campeonato Paulista. O meia Bruno Tabata, titular e destaque na partida contra o São Bernardo nas quartas, relembrou o último duelo com o time de Itu e falou sobre a semana cheia de trabalho no Verdão.
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Na fase de grupos do Paulistão, o Palmeiras derrotou o Ituano por 3 a 1 no Novelli Júnior, em Itu. Os gols da partida foram marcados por Bruno Tabata, Rafael Navarro e um contra. Sendo o primeiro clube da história a disputar a semi dez vezes consecutivas, o Verdão quer garantir a vaga na grande decisão e conquistar o bicampeonato estadual.
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– Acabamos de enfrentar o Ituano neste ano, foi um jogo difícil e pude marcar um gol. É uma equipe complicada, jogamos na ocasião fora de casa e agora, dentro da nossa casa, com o nosso torcedor, a gente tem tudo para fazermos um belíssimo jogo. Não é porque eles não tiveram uma classificação fácil que vamos esperar um jogo fácil. Aqui no Palmeiras todo mundo tem os pés no chão e muita humildade. Vamos dar o nosso melhor, como sempre, e buscar a classificação para a final – disse Tabata.
O camisa 11 do Palmeiras também falou sobre a semana de treinos e afirmou estar mais confiante após a sua boa atuação no último confronto do Alviverde.
– A semana cheia cria um entrosamento natural com jogadores que não estavam tão acostumados a jogar junto. A gente pôde fazer boas combinações com Rocha, Menino e Zé. Tentamos também afinar mais ainda porque não é só importante o momento de estar com a bola, mas também os movimentos sem ela. Nossa equipe tem esses movimentos muito bem feitos há anos, desde quando o Abel chegou. É tentar entender o máximo a dinâmica da equipe para poder crescer junto na temporada.
– Semana boa de trabalho, mais uma semana cheia, é importante. O Paulista vinha com uma sequência grande de jogos e complica para treinar e adquirir entrosamento. Foi mais uma semana para afinarmos tudo certinho e para fazermos mais um grande jogo e sairmos com a classificação. E confiança no futebol é tudo, todo jogador com confiança rende mais, arrisca mais. Acredito que nossa equipe fez um grande jogo contra o São Bernardo e temos tudo para manter isso contra o Ituano – afirmou o meia.
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O elenco volta a treinar neste sábado (18), às 10h, na Academia de Futebol. O Verdão agora busca mais uma vitória para chegar mais perto de conquistar o seu segundo título no ano. O primeiro foi o da Supercopa do Brasil diante do Flamengo.
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O Botafogo apresentou defeitos novamente, mas conseguiu um resultado positivo diante do Ypiranga no Colosso da Lagoa, nesta quarta-feira. Com dois gols de Eduardo, os alvinegros venceram os canarinhos por 2 a 0 em Erechim, pelo jogo de ida da terceira fase da Copa do Brasil. Destaque para reestreia de Júnior Santos, que entrou no decorrer do segundo tempo e construiu muitas jogadas de perigo no fim da partida. O time de Luís Castro agora pode perder por até um gol de diferença no Nilton Santos que garantirá uma classificação para as oitavas de final da da competição.
O Glorioso entrou em campo apostando nas jogadas de Gustavo Sauer e Luis Henrique pelos lados, na criatividade de Eduardo e no faro de gols de Tiquinho Soares. O Ypiranga, por outro lado, focava na solidez defensiva, na inspiração do meia João Pedro e no oportunismo dos atacantes Erick Farias, Marcos Vinícius e Rubens.
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GOL CEDO DO GLORIOSO
Di Plácido fez uma bela jogada pelo lado direito e achou Tchê Tchê, que chutou forte, Caíque deu rebote, e Eduardo, de cabeça, marcou aos quatro minutos. Depois do gol, os jogadores alvinegros pararam de pressionar os adversários e tiveram problemas para se encontrar no jogo. Além dos lances de Luis Henrique pelo lado esquerdo, não tiveram muitas oportunidades claras de perigo do Botafogo no primeiro tempo.
PRESSÃO DO YPIRANGA
O Ypiranga explorou ataques em velocidade depois do gol sofrido nos minutos iniciais e só não chegou ao empate por causa de Lucas Perri. O paredão fez duas belas defesas nos chutes de Ivan e João Pedro no começo do jogo e impediu que Heitor marcasse de cabeça do fim do primeiro tempo. O time de Luizinho Vieira foi mais consistente nos 45 minutos iniciais e construiu boas jogadas, mas acabou não sendo eficiente na hora de finalizar.
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O Ypiranga entrou no segundo tempo com uma intensidade alta e deu trabalho para os defensores alvinegros nos primeiros minutos. Aos 18, Adryelson tentou afastar uma cobrança de escanteio e a bola acabou batendo no travessão. Em seguida, João Pedro realizou uma bela cobrança de falta, mas acabou indo para fora.
REESTREIA DE LUXO
O Botafogo tentava controlar as ações do meio-campo e explorava ataques pelos lados, mas as jogadas não estavam funcionando.Luís Castro colocou Júnior Santos para tentar dar profundidade e velocidade para equipe alvinegra. O atacante realizou sua reestreia pelo clube e teve uma chance clara de gol aos 29 minutos, mas acabou chutando em cima deCaíque.
Na reta final do segundo tempo, Júnior Santos apareceu de novo. O jogador realizou uma bela jogada na entrada da área e deixou em condições ideais para que Eduardo balançasse às redes novamente. Depois do segundo gol sofrido, os canarinhos não tiveram mais força para pressionar os alvinegros. O jogo terminou 2 a 0.
YPIRANGA 0 X 2 BOTAFOGO
Data e Hora: 12 de abril, às 21h30
Estádio: Colosso da Lagoa (Erechim)
Árbitro: Paulo Cesar Zanovelli da Silva (MG)
Assistentes:Celso Luiz da Silva (MG) eLeonardo Henrique Pereira (MG)
Quarto árbitro: Jonathan Giovanella Vivian (RS)
VAR: Igor Junio Benevenuto de Oliveira (MG)
Cartões Amarelos: Di Plácido (BOT), Rafael (BOT), Tchê Tchê (BOT), Tiquinho Soares (BOT), Lorran (YPI)
GOLS: Eduardo (4’/1ºT – 0 -1) (0-1) e (35’/2ºT) (0-2)
Ypiranga (Técnico: Luizinho Vieria)
Caíque; Ivan, Islan, Heitor e João Felix; Lorran Rosendo (Clayton-11 2°T), Mossoró e João Pedro (Bruno Baio – 31/2°T); Erick Farias, Marcos Vinicius (Jhonatan Ribeiro – 31/2°T) e Rubens (William Barbio – 12/2°T).
BOTAFOGO (Técnico: Luís Castro)
Lucas Perri; Di Plácido, Adryelson, Víctor Cuesta e Marçal (Rafael – 08/1°T); Tchê Tchê, Marlon Freitas (Gabriel Pires – 36/2°T) e Eduardo; Gustavo Sauer (Júnior Santos – 15/2°T), Luis Henrique e Tiquinho Soares (Matheus Nascimento – 36/2°T).
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O Palmeiras já conquistou dois títulos na temporada (Supercopa do Brasil e Paulistão) e entra como um dos favoritos a conquistar os outros três que disputa (Brasileirão, Copa do Brasil e Libertadores). No entanto, a expectativa por reforços está sempre presente na torcida, especialmente quando o elenco passa a sofrer com algumas baixas por lesão, entre elas a de Raphael Veiga. Leila Pereira, porém, não pretende pensar em contratações para este momento.
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Eleito Craque da Galera e Craque do Paulistão, Veiga esteve presente na cerimônia de premiação do campeonato estadual e falou de sua lesão, que já havia sentido no primeiro jogo da final e sentiu novamente no segundo. Na última segunda-feira, o meia passou por exames que constataram o problema na coxa direita. Assim como o clube, o camisa 23 desconversou sobre quando voltará.
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-O Palmeiras não dá prazos, os médicos não dão prazos exatos, mas eu acho que vou ficar um tempinho fora parado, para recuperar. Mas que bom que valeu a pena ficar com essa dor nesses jogos – declarou Veiga na zona mista da festa do Paulistão.
A palavra “tempinho” proferida por Raphael Veiga traz preocupação para a torcida palmeirense, que vê um de seus principais jogadores desfalcar o time em uma fase crítica da temporada. Além disso, não há um substituto no elenco, até porque Bruno Tabata também está em recuperação e Jhon Jhon e Luis Guilherme não estariam prontos para encarar a titularidade. No entanto, quem acha que a diretoria irá atrás de reforços, pode esquecer, como a própria presidente Leila Pereira declarou.
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-O torcedor palmeirense tem que estar muito tranquilo e feliz pelos resultados que estamos obtendo. Não teremos contratações agora. Mas como falei, estou sempre atenta ao mercado e às solicitações do treinador. Tendo alguma, vamos avaliar e ir ao mercado – disse a mandatária.
Apesar de praticamente descartar a chegada de novos jogadores para esta etapa da temporada, Leila admitiu a possibilidade de fazer contratações para o meio do ano, caso o departamento de futebol decida pela ida ao mercado. A princípio, Artur e Richard Ríos serão os únicos reforços.
-Por enquanto, não (contratará reforços). No meio do ano, não sei ainda. Gente, ainda estamos em abril… É, mas daqui a pouco já é meio do ano. Por enquanto, não há nenhuma novidade. Chegando mais para o meio do ano, se houver necessidade, vou conversar com o Abel, com o Anderson Barros, vamos para o mercado novamente – afirmou a presidente na festa do Paulistão.
>Abel Ferreira sobe de posição: saiba os técnicos com mais títulos na história do Palmeiras
Enquanto a discussão por reforços fica na torcida, Abel Ferreira segue trabalhando para colocar o Palmeiras em condições para disputar todos os títulos da temporada. Nesta quarta-feira, o técnico terá sete desfalques no elenco para ajustar o time que enfrentará a Tombense, pela Copa do Brasil, às 20h, no Allianz Parque. Bruno Tabata, Atuesta, Mayke, Piquerez, Rony e Veiga estão fora por lesão, já Artur, recém-contratado, atuou pelo Bragantino no torneio e não pode defender o Verdão.
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Ex-Chelsea forward Christopher Nkunku has lifted the lid on the frustrations he faced during his time at Stamford Bridge before being sold to AC Milan.
Nkunku believed 'everything was perfect'Fell down pecking order and was sold Believes he is 'still same player' Follow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
Nkunku has revealed he was left disappointed by boss Enzo Maresca's decision to let him go, in a forthright assessment of his time at Stamford Bridge. After battling back from a serious knee injury in the 2023/24 season, he featured 27 times for the Blues last term, scoring three goals and providing two assists. But he was allowed to leave for AC Milan this summer in a £36 million ($49m) switch, having cost Chelsea £52m ($70m) in June 2023.
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Nkunku has not been included in Didier Deschamps' quality-laden squad for the current round of World Cup qualifiers. Les Bleus face Ukraine and Iceland in the coming days, with the likes of Ousmane Dembele, Kylian Mbappe, and Michael Olise having been given the nod.
WHAT NKUNKU SAID
Nkunku told Tuttomercatoweb: "I think everything was perfect when I arrived, but then I got injured and was out for many months. I was really eager to return, and then I had another muscle problem. I was fine in my second year, but then the coach made other decisions. I’m still the same player who scored twice in Bergamo."
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It's a new chapter for Nkunku, who only moved to the Milan giants a few days ago. The goal will be to rediscover the form he showed at RB Leipzig, where he scored 70 goals in 172 appearances and force his way back into the France squad.
The man from Jamaica, who first turned chaotic T20 hitting into a science, continues to mould his batting to suit the circumstances – to brutal effect, as always
Sidharth Monga20-Apr-2018Junior Bennett, who coached Jamaica to five straight regional first-class titles without any experience of having played first-class cricket himself, loves to tell a story of Chris Gayle’s evolution as a batsman. Back when Gayle hadn’t yet made it, most people in Kingston would turn up, Bennett says, just to watch one shot. When the ball would be short of a length, even higher than the hip, Gayle would go back, get tall and punch it “down the road”.Now Gayle hardly plays that shot. Bennett has also spent time with Jamaica Tallawahs, once upon a time Gayle’s Caribbean Premier League team. In the nets Gayle sometimes still plays that shot, looks straight at Bennett, and says: “I still have it, coach.”Yet Gayle knows the shot gets you only one or two runs in limited-overs cricket once the field spreads out. And Gayle was the first one to actually teach us that the first casualty of Twenty20 cricket was the importance of the single. So now when you pitch short of a length to Gayle, you will find he has his front leg out of the way and, depending on the width available, he either slogs over midwicket or goes over extra cover.Gayle is the biggest visionary, and revolutionary, of the T20 era. He turned chaotic hitting into a science, converting slow risk-free starts into big hundreds, picking his targets within the opposition ruthlessly. His batting laughs at commentators who say taking a single just after hitting a six is “intelligent”. For if he had batted “intelligently”, he wouldn’t have registered a six every nine balls. He has hit 10 sixes or more in an innings on 16 occasions, which is eight times the next men on the list. He has 21 T20 centuries, three times the next best. He has hit 100 more IPL sixes than anybody else.Off the field Gayle has led the freelance revolution. He was among the first to risk the traditional international career in order to keep playing T20 cricket for different franchises. Mind that the national and regional boards could still make or break careers. Gayle took them on. He honed his T20 game so much no league could afford to not have him.Sometimes lack of self-awareness brings great revolutionaries down, but Gayle is probably the most self-aware T20 batsman. He has reinvented himself again and again. He was supposed to be done in 2011 when he was at loggerheads with his own board and when no IPL team bid for him. He came in as an injury replacement and changed the landscape of IPL. Last year you thought he was done for good. The back, the knee, the low scores. Even Royal Challengers Bangalore – how much Virat Kohli loved him – gave up on him at this year’s auction. No team asked for him on the first day of the auction.ESPNcricinfoYet here he is, seven years since the IPL first rejected him, consigning the best T20 bowler right now to his worst figures, helping his side score 190 against a team that had conceded 150 in only one of their last seven games. Virender Sehwag, another visionary who revolutionised Test opening, has indeed saved the IPL, as Gayle joked during the post-match presentation. The Kings XI Punjab mentor first bought Gayle at the reserve price, then asked him to spend as much time as he could with a yoga guru and a masseur. Two guys who make a smaller deal of their genius you will struggle to find.Even in his latest century, Gayle displayed evolution and revolution. Time waits for no one, he admitted later. He realises he can’t probably make those dramatic accelerations after slow starts, so he is taking more risks at the start. In his previous match, the first ball he faced was from his nemesis, Harbhajan Singh. Gayle of old would have tried to see him off, bide his time and then take off. Here he hit the first ball for four. In the IPLs after that 2011 comeback, Gayle’s Powerplay strike rate has ranged between 6.72 and 9.2. This year he has been going at two runs a ball in the Powerplay, taking those risks early.The dot-ball count is coming down too; this innings featured the least dot balls he has faced in an IPL hundred, third-lowest in all his T20 centuries. Part of bringing that count down was Gayle running four twos, another thing he is not usually known for. “I did some running today,” he said with a laugh in a post-match interview with the IPL website. “It’s a big outfield and you can’t hit every ball for six, hopefully tomorrow the body will actually feel a bit better [than just after the game], so much running… I thought it was going to be a bit difficult. But at the same time it was calculated, that innings, that kind of play, that’s how I do it. You got to run sometimes, eh? Can’t walk all your life! I’m happy, everything was calculated well, and I got a hundred.” At the twilight of his career, Gayle is becoming more efficient in the traditional sense of the word.
“[Rashid] is a key bowler, he has been bowling phenomenally well in this IPL, but I just wanted to put him under a bit of pressure, let him know the Universe Boss is here”Chris Gayle
He might talk of himself in third person, but Gayle the batsman has the humility to acknowledge he needs to find ways to keep scoring the big runs or there will be no place for him in the freelance world. And, in scoring this hundred, Gayle might have once again shown the world the way.Rashid Khan is a bowler so good his four overs are almost a write-off. You take a run a ball off him without giving him a wicket, and you consider yourself successful. Against him, Gayle scored 24 off four successive balls. Play him like an offspinner, was the message. Go over the leg side only if he bowls a bad ball – half-volley, full toss or a long hop. It might not always come off, but this could be the answer against Rashid. And, Gayle said, it showed him who’s boss: “He is a key bowler, he has been bowling phenomenally well in this IPL, but I just wanted to put him under a bit of pressure, let him know the Universe Boss is here. Just one of those things, let bowlers know who’s in charge.”There is another story that Junior Bennett likes to tell. After a training session during an Under-19 tournament in Trinidad, Gayle told Bennett, “Coachman, I have 35 centuries now.” He had been counting from elementary school, primary school, even backyard cricket. “Every level of cricket I play, I score a hundred,” Gayle said. These were the words Bennett remembered when Gayle kickstarted the inaugural World T20 with the first T20I hundred of all. His 21st has come on a day that a new format – the English H100 – has been announced.There is a new level, Chris. Lead us into it before you go. We are not betting against you getting the first hundred in H100.
Du Plessis was coming off low scores which is why he needed the hundred more than he wanted it. Elgar didn’t need a hundred because he already scored a big one in this series but he still might have wanted it
Firdose Moonda in Johannesburg02-Apr-2018Faf du Plessis needed a hundred. He didn’t want it, he needed it.After coming back from a broken finger to captain South Africa in this series, with no game time and a month on the sidelines, du Plessis insisted he was mentally ready for the challenge but the numbers said otherwise. He averaged 11 from the first three Tests and was plucked for a first-ball duck in the first innings here at the Wanderers. He needed a hundred.And the situation was such that he could get one. Du Plessis came in to bat late on the third afternoon, with his team well ahead and the pressure pretty much completely off. For du Plessis, whose team does not need to win this game to clinch the series, the consideration was a runs versus time equation. How much time did he need to give his attack – of which only the spinner was fully fit – to bowl Australia out? And how many runs did he need to be absolutely sure Australia could not reach the target in that time? And maybe he would have thought of how many runs he might be able to score as well.Especially when he was hit on the same finger that broke in February. Twice.Chadd Sayers struck du Plessis on that finger on the third evening, when a length ball reared up to miss the flick and du Plessis chucked the bat away in surprise. Five balls later, he hit Sayers over his head for four and three balls after that, pulled him in front of square for four more.But the real test came on the fourth morning, when Pat Cummins, bowling substantially quicker than Sayers, got one to lift and find the same finger. When du Plessis removed his glove, his finger was swollen and bloodied. He required lengthy on-field treatment and the reapplication of the protective padding he has had around his finger for the most of the series, that he went without in this innings until there was no choice.Some other player – one who knew he didn’t actually need to bat on or one who might be thinking about an injured finger and an IPL contract – might have walked off the field at the moment. Not du Plessis.”That would have motivated him more, made him hungrier to stay out there and fight through the pain. That’s his character when he’s batting,” Dean Elgar, who was at the other end said. “It was not nice for him to get hit on that finger twice. Once you’ve hurt something, you seem to keep hurting it if you don’t have time off from the game. It was nice to see him solider on, that’s what leaders do and I never expected him to do anything else.”Du Plessis was on 43 off 91 balls when he was hit. He went on to score 57 runs off his next 72 balls, including powerful sweeps one of which went for six off the top-edge, extravagant shots down the ground and an outside edge to bring up his eighth Test hundred and provide reassurance over his form.Du Plessis has made a habit out of getting to a point where questions are starting to sprout about his form and then he answers with a big score. In Australia 18 months ago, he came back from scores of 37, 32 and 7 in the first two Tests, and a conviction of ball-tampering, to score an unbeaten 118 in the day-night Test in Adelaide.Since then, he only has one other triple-figure score from five series to his name before Monday: 135* against a hapless Bangladesh at the start of this home summer.Having the captain contributing always makes a difference, which is why du Plessis needed the hundred more than he wanted it. “When he is playing well and the rest of our batting unit is playing well, I am smiling,” Elgar said. “Test cricket is such a ruthless environment that when you are out of form it can chip away at you and it can put you in a dark place. But you are only ever one knock from being back in form, that’s the funny thing about professional cricket. He showed a lot of toughness and grit. He’s the happiest out of anyone in our changeroom.”Dean Elgar launches one on the up•AFPElgar didn’t need a hundred because he already has a big one in this series but he still might have wanted it.He has, after all, seen more balls than anyone else in this series, so if anyone should have more runs, it is him. In four Tests, Elgar has faced 858 balls, over 100 more than his nearest competitor Aiden Markram (754) and more than twice what the nearest Australian, Tim Paine (426 balls) has seen.There is no greater proof of Elgar’s patience and resolve than his statistics from his half-century in the second innings at the Wanderers. The fifty came up in 199 balls, a strike rate of a shave over 25%, but of those 180 were dot balls. Elgar played just 19 scoring shots in his half-century.He finished with 81 runs from 250 balls, with 215 dot balls and only 35 scoring shots. To show that much restraint for more than five-and-half hours takes discipline and fine temperament. Elgar has proved over the course of the last year that he is stubborn and strong-willed, two of the qualities every opener needs, and he showed them here.”With so much time left in the game I knew that was ultimately my job to try and anchor the innings. I think it was important for someone to drive it home by spending some time at the crease,” Elgar said. “It comes down to trying to nail the basics of batting and just trying to be hungry out there and a lot of discipline with regards to defence.”Most pleasing for Elgar was the way he dealt with Nathan Lyon, who bowled 135 balls to Elgar and dismissed him. Elgar scored 24 runs off Lyon and though he conceded Lyon had “the edge” over him, he described the contest between them as “brilliant.””Facing Nathan Lyon bowling at 96 kph on a wicket that is very unfamiliar to Wanderers wasn’t very easy,” Elgar stated. “Strike rotation was quite tough and I just had to adopt a very simple gameplan. I thought if my defence was very good against him I could negate most of the balls that he threw my way and I knew that the right-handers would be able to score off him. I can’t wait for the next one. It’s a battle between two guys who are highly competitive. He has had the edge over me but I know he has also bowled a hell of a lot of balls at me and I’ve frustrated him. He’s someone I know I’ll have a beer with afterwards.”So Elgar didn’t get the hundred he wanted but he did get something else. He took his 50th Test catch to end the Australian innings, diving full length after running back from mid-off and though the scorecard won’t show it, it’s Elgar’s moment of the last month. “The catch is the highlight of the series for me. Leave the runs, those catches never happen. I thought, ‘Just catch it because the bowlers are hurting. They don’t want to bowl anymore’. The ball got away from me a little bit towards the end and I had to put in a big dive. The rest is history.”And soon, the series will be too and in all likelihood it will end with South Africa making history – with a first series win over Australia since readmission – and with du Plessis and Elgar getting what they want and what they need.
“I will be exploring new opportunities in the world of cricket and the business side of it,” former India medium pacer says
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Joginder Sharma took the last wicket as India won the inaugural T20 World Cup•Getty Images
Joginder Sharma, the man who picked up Misbah-ul-Haq’s wicket to give India victory in the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007, has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.”My journey from 2002-2017 has been the most wonderful years of my life for it was an honour representing India at the highest level of sport,” Joginder said in a statement. “To all my team-mates, coaches, mentors and support staff: It has been an absolute privilege to have played with you all, and, I thank you all for helping turn my dream into reality.”I am excited to announce that I will be exploring new opportunities in the world of cricket & the business side of it, where I will also continue to participate in the sport that I love and challenge myself in new and different environment. I believe that this is the next step in my journey as a cricketer and I look forward to this new chapter in my life.”Related
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Joginder represented India in four ODIs and as many T20Is between 2004 and 2007, picking up a total of five wickets. In the final moments of the 2007 T20 World Cup final against Pakistan, Joginder was handed the ball by captain MS Dhoni to bowl the final over. With Pakistan needing six runs off four balls with one wicket remaining, he got Misbah to scoop to Sreesanth at short fine-leg and set off the celebrations. He never played for India again.He was part of Chennai Super Kings in the IPL for the first four seasons, where he picked up 12 wickets in 16 matches. Representing Haryana in domestic cricket, he played a total of 77 first-class matches, 80 List A matches, and 43 T20s. He last played competitive cricket in 2017, for Haryana in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.While still an active cricketer, Joginder joined the police department in his home state of Haryana, and now serves as a deputy superintendent of police. He was on the front lines during the fight against Covid-19 and, more recently, took part in the 2022 Legends League Cricket tournament.
The third umpire felt there was no conclusive evidence to rule that the bail had been dislodged by the wicketkeeper’s glove
ESPNcricinfo staff18-Jan-20230:45
‘You have to respect the third umpire’s decision’ – Gill
Hardik Pandya was dismissed in debatable circumstances in the first ODI against New Zealand in Hyderabad, with the third umpire deciding he had been bowled even though it might have been the wicketkeeper’s glove that dislodged the bails.The dismissal occurred in the 40th over of India’s innings, when Hardik tried to dab a delivery from Daryl Mitchell to deep third but checked his shot at the last moment. The off bail was dislodged as the ball passed extremely close to the stumps and the decision was referred by the on-field umpire to the TV umpire K Ananthapadmanabhan.Replays showed that wicketkeeper Tom Latham, who was standing up to the stumps, also had his gloves very close to the bails; the bails seemed to light up a fraction after the ball had passed over the top of the stumps and into Latham’s gloves.
Out or Not Out? Hardik Pandya’s strange dismissal
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The TV umpire checked whether Latham’s gloves were behind the stumps before he collected the ball – which they were, so it was a legal delivery – and he was satisfied that there was no conclusive evidence that the bail had been dislodged by the wicketkeeper’s gloves.Ravi Shastri, who was on commentary at the time, wasn’t convinced. “Oh, it’s been given out! Daryl Mitchell should be happy,” Shastri said. “Should really be happy, because that, if you take a look again as to where the keeper’s gloves are, where the ball is as it passes the stumps, it looked as if the ball was at least an inch, inch-and-a-half above the stumps … Ball clearly looks to be above the bail. You can see as it goes past into the gloves, there’s no red light, it’s only after that. There you go. From that angle, you can see that the gloves are closer to the bails than the ball.”Watch full replay in the UK and USA
You can watch the replay of the first ODI between India and New Zealand on ESPN Player in the UK and on ESPN+ in the USA. If you’re in the UK, you can also watch the replay on YouTube.
Hardik was dismissed for 28 off 38 balls, ending a partnership of 74 for the fifth wicket with Shubman Gill, who went on to score his maiden double-century in ODIs and lead India to a total of 349 for 8.”As a non-striker, there’s a blind spot; you can’t really tell like what happened,” Gill said at the post-match press conference. “When I was watching the replay, I didn’t think the ball hit the stumps. It’s a bit weird that the ball is hitting the bail and the bail is falling towards the crease instead of the other side but these bails are different. These are heavy bails, and these stumps are different. At the end of the day, you have to go with the third umpire and respect his decision.”
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