A few
years ago, the phase of an ODI innings
between overs 15 to 40 was considered to be dull and insipid - with batting sides resorting to accumulation.
Two new balls were expected to offer some swing to seamers and more runs to
batsmen in this period. Now that is
under cloud !! 342, 481, 314 in 44
overs. As England once again ravaged the Australian bowlers - chasing 311 in
the 45th over in Chester-le-Street - Sachin Tendulkar said it was high time
that cricket revisited the rule of having two new-balls in an ODI.
In
FIFA 2018, Philippe Coutinho and Neymar broke down
dogged Costa Rica in injury time on Friday, sealing a 2-0 win for Brazil that
propels the five-time champions towards the World Cup last 16. The Central
Americans looked likely to hold on for a hard-earned draw, particularly after
Neymar had a penalty award chalked off by referee Bjorn Kuipers after he
consulted the Video Assistant Referee. But Coutinho and Neymar finally broke
through, scoring in the 91st and 97th minutes to put Tite's side on the brink of the
knockout stages. After a ponderous start, Brazil enjoyed a gradual crescendo
during the first period but their dominance in possession was not reflected in
chances created.
To us
the match of the day was different – it was Kabaddi World Cup at Dubai .. .. of
course, World champions India starts as firm favourites as they locked horns with
arch-rivals Pakistan in the opening game of the inaugural six-nation Kabaddi
Masters Dubai 2018 today. The tournament will provide an excellent
opportunity for the Asian countries like India, Pakistan, South Korea and Iran
to fine tune their skills before the Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang in
August.
Star
raider Ajay Thakur, who led India to successive wins against Pakistan en-route
their Asian Championship crown in Iran last year, is at the helm. Besides Thakur, the Indian team also has
quality raiders in Rahul Chaudhari, Pardeep Narwal, Rohit Kumar, Rishank
Devadiga and Monu Goyat in their ranks. In Deepak Hooda, Manjeet Chhillar,
Surender Nada and Girish Ernak, India also boast of top-class all-rounders and
defenders to lend a perfect balance to the side. Perhaps the Indian time
clearly has the bench strength to field another side in the tournament.
The
Kabaddi World Cup, is an indoor international kabaddi competition conducted by
the International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) in standard style, contested by
men's and women's national teams. The competition has been previously contested
in 2004, 2007 and 2016. All the tournaments have been won by India. The current
format of the competition involves a round robin group stage, with 6 teams in 2
pools, with the first and second place finishers of each group progressing to
the semi-finals.
The
2018 Dubai Kabaddi Masters is a 6 nation Kabaddi Masters series held in the
United Arab Emirates for 9 days from 22 June 2018 - 30 June 2018. This is the
first international kabaddi sport event to be witnessed in the UAE. The tournament features defending world
champions India, Pakistan, Iran, Republic of Korea, Argentina and Kenya. Al
Wasl Sports Club which is in Dubai is set to host all of the matches.
Indian
Union sports minister and former professional shooter, Rajyavardhan Singh
Rathore is the Chief Guest and Abhisheik
Bachan, owner of kabaddi team in pro-league was also present. The matches are telecast live in Star Sports
Network.
India
thumped Pakistan 36-20 in their opening
encounter of the inaugural six-nation Kabaddi Masters Dubai 2018 a few minutes
ago. After starting the game cautiously,
India soon picked up the pace scoring points off successive raids. On the other
side, Pakistan raiders looked clueless and were all over the place. The world
champions continued with the raiding domination collecting a total of 15 points
compared to 9 by Pakistan. Skipper Ajay Thakur led from the front scoring 8
points in the match. In the defense department
as well, India outclassed their opponents clinching 12 tackle points. Pakistan
were no way near their opponents as they
got all-out twice during the match. Towards the end, India extended their with
tackle points from Ajay Thakur and Rohit Kumar. India will next play Kenya on
Saturday.
Interesting
!
With regards
– S. Sampathkumar
22nd
June 2018 @ 21:30 hrs.
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