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He can be Rahul Dravid’s batting successor, even if he doesn’t emulate his grace and demeanour

Parth Pandya, India02-May-2013It’s been a little over a year since Rahul Dravid exited international cricket. Dravid mastered the art of batting like few others in the game did, and his impeccable technique needs no further documentation. But Dravid’s legacy doesn’t end there. Way beyond those cricketing meadows does the legend of Dravid reach and it transcends the concept of greatness in sports in its commonly known form. Years from now, people will talk more of the demeanour he maintained despite tasting rare success.This brings us to the question of Virat Kohli and his recent shenanigans as the Royal Challengers Bangalore captain. It began with a rather avoidable scuffle with his Delhi and India team-mate Gautam Gambhir, and took an inopportune turn following events at the Wankhede Stadium.Kohli is one of the brightest prospects going around in world cricket. Going by the finesse and technical perfection of his batting, it is hard to think of a worthier Indian successor to the legacy of Dravid – apart from Cheteshwar Pujara of course. But batting prowess alone may not prove enough for Kohli to take over as Dravid’s successor; it will also need an image overhaul, that currently seems as unlikely as Xavier Doherty spinning a ball.That said, does India really need a batsman of Kohli’s calibre to emulate Dravid in the way he carries himself? Can’t we for once keep the context restricted to cricketing matters alone? Yes, Dravid personified everything that a role model should be, but there’s a reason why that breed is getting rarer by the day. That Virat Kohli probably doesn’t belong in the same league is just fine – much less an issue of national concern. As long as he bats consistently, there isn’t a reason for idealists to reprimand him to this extent.The big question is whether Kohli is suited to lead India in the future, given the kind of temperamental troubles he’s had. For quite some time now, he has been projected as the successor to MS Dhoni, and quite rightly. Of the current generation of players, he was the first to cement his position in the side, and is expected to be at the peak of his game in the next five years. But these concerns that are voiced regarding the handover of captaincy to someone not so lovable are unfounded, unwarranted and extremely harsh.Dhoni is in no mood to relinquish the leadership role any time soon. He may very well continue to lead India for another couple of years, and there’s every chance Kohli may have learnt more about his cricket, about himself and about his responsibilities by then and that will reflect in his conduct. And even if Kohli doesn’t change, how exactly does that do any harm from a cricketing perspective?For starters, Kohli is not one of those new kids who are unable to handle this sudden rise to fame. He’s done the hard yards, and emerged through the first-class grind. Little do people know about his decision to bat for Delhi in a Ranji game on the day of his father’s death – certainly not the sign of an athlete who lacks in commitment or character.One of the many things Sourav Ganguly taught the Indian team was to be aggressive when it mattered. His brand of expressive, aggressive and in-your-face demeanour only enhanced his leadership skills. Kohli could well be a leader in the Ganguly mould. Without trivialising Kohli’s lack of discipline, it’s important that people just let him breathe easy. Little do we know about the person he is, and it is unfair on our part to judge him for his spur-of-the-moment outbursts.If you have a submission for Inbox, send it to us here, with “Inbox” in the subject line

Shaun Marsh appeared to be the only man in Australia’s top five to have an appropriate grasp of the demands of Test match batting

Daniel Brettig in Colombo16-Sep-2011It is one thing to bat at No.3 for Australia in a Test match. Quite another to have Ricky Ponting moved down the order to let you do so. This was the weighty reality that Shaun Marsh took to the batting crease on day one of the third Test in Colombo, having swiped first drop from Ponting in the wake of his impressive 141 on debut in Pallekele.Marsh’s response, a fiercely determined 81 as the rest fell around him, painted him as a man for the occasion as well as the position. He appeared to be the only batsman in Australia’s top five to have an appropriate grasp of the demands of Test-match batting and put the rest of the top order, Ponting and Michael Clarke especially, to considerable shame.The post-Ponting commission could have intimidated Marsh, for it represents the most significant change to Australia’s batting order in years. Across 113 Tests, and 9904 runs, Ponting had dictated the terms of the innings, setting a powerful agenda for all to follow. As well as he played in the second Test, Marsh had only accomplished this task once, and against an attack of only moderate quality.But let the past fade away and a rather different scenario slides into view. Marsh’s retention in the top order was as much an allowance for the senior men’s failings as it was a reward for the centurion. It did not take long on the first morning at the SSC to see that Marsh, at 28, looks the more natural top order batsman than Ponting at 36, or Clarke at any age.The weight of recent data was mounting that not only Ponting, but also the captain Clarke, could no longer justify their claims to the No.3 and No.4 spots. Entering the Colombo Test neither had made a Test century for 22 innings. For any batsman, such figures would be unfortunate, if not terminal. But for those entrusted with the two most important batting positions outside of the opening pair, they represent a fundamental breakdown in the ability to accomplish the most key of tasks. In a word, inexcusable.So the arrival of Marsh at the wicket to replace Phil Hughes – who may be opening another door for Usman Khawaja with what is now an extended run of slim scores – had plenty of sound logic behind it. At No.4 Ponting is a little less exposed to the new ball while at No.5 Clarke returns to the spot from which he has made the most, and most assured, of his Test runs. Hussey’s demotion to No.6 makes a little less sense, for he has been Australia’s best Test batsman for the past 12 months, but he possesses both the team-oriented character and the versatile game to make it work.More striking than the logic was the subsequent evidence of the eyes. On a tacky pitch in heavy air Marsh again showed many of the qualities that Ponting seems to have misplaced and that Clarke has struggled to find. Early on, Marsh was far more comfortable leaving the ball as Sri Lanka’s bowlers directed a surfeit of deliveries wide of the stumps. Both Ponting and Clarke made the obligatory exaggerated bat-raise to let numerous early ones pass, but neither has ever looked entirely comfortable doing so. They like the sensation of bat on ball, the strike rotated, the field pushed. Against some bowling, like England’s last Ashes summer, such initiative is hasty, even self-destructive.Marsh’s defence, and his scoring avenues, also seemed more naturally suited to the demands of a new ball and a fresh pitch. As in Pallekele, he drove only sparingly, waited for straighter deliveries to deflect and shorter ones to pull and cut. His bat came down in a commendably vertical arc, contrasting with the rest of the top five bar Shane Watson, who was defeated more by impetuosity than technical inattention. Most crucially, Marsh seemed entirely uninterested in gifting the hosts his wicket, a commitment that neither Ponting nor Clarke could sustain.In a two-part episode disheartening for its repetitive script, Ponting then Clarke succumbed to wild drives at wide balls. On each occasion there was movement away, but on each occasion the ball had started so wide that it asked to be ignored. That Ponting would still be dismissed in such a manner, having given up the mental strain of captaincy, was an ill sign, though his recent return to Sri Lanka from a visit home for the birth of his second child provided some mitigation. In Clarke’s case, it was the second such dismissal in as many innings in circumstances that placed Australia’s pursuit of a series victory in some peril.Neither man was happy about his dismissal, but then neither could have any cause for complaint. The fault in each case lay with the batsman himself, in the space between his brain and his technique. Before the Test, Clarke had agreed that Marsh had set a marker down for other batsmen to follow: “I guess it shows all of us how you have to bat sometimes in Test cricket. That’s the ultimate innings. You’ve got to bat for a long time to score big runs in Test cricket. Every single one of us can learn from that innings.”Having both been dismissed in circumstances they would regret, Ponting and Clarke had nothing better to do than watch Marsh, their junior in years but not method or focus, keep right on batting. At the start of the day Marsh had been cast in the role following Ponting. By the end it had to be concluded that Ponting now has no choice but to follow Marsh.

Highest individual scores in the last innings of the match and the player with a better batting average than the Don, and more

Steven Lynch27-Nov-2007The regular Tuesday column in which Steven Lynch answers your questions about (almost) any aspect of cricket:

What is the highest individual score made in the fourth innings of a Test match, or any first-class match? asked Tony Britton from Ireland
The highest score in the fourth innings of a Test remains George Headley’s 223 for West Indies against England at Kingston in 1929-30 – he was helped by the fact that that was a timeless Test. Nathan Astle ran him exceedingly close with 222 for New Zealand against England at Christchurch in 2001-02. There have only been three other double-centuries in the fourth innings of a Test: Sunil Gavaskar’s 221 for India v England at The Oval in 1979, Bill Edrich’s 219 for England v South Africa at Durban in 1938-39 (another timeless Test), and Gordon Greenidge’s 214 not out to help West Indies win the 1984 Lord’s Test against England. The first-class record changed hands last year, when Cameron White made 260 not out in the final innings for Somerset against Derbyshire at Derby (Somerset still lost by 80 runs, despite making 498). White broke the record previously held by Hansie Cronje (251) since 1993-94.Inspired by the fact there’s an ODI scheduled for Melbourne on February 29, 2008, how many Test matches have been in progress on Leap Year Day? asked Daniel McDonald from Australia
There have been 12 occasions when play was scheduled in a Test match for February 29, although in three of them no actual play took place because of bad weather. The first was in 1904, when the third day’s play in an Ashes Test at Sydney was washed out, the fate also of the sixth scheduled day of the 1911-12 Ashes Test, again at Sydney. The first time there was any play in a Test on Feb 29 was in 1932, when New Zealand played South Africa at Christchurch: the South African opener Jim Christy completed the first Leap Year Day hundred in a Test. Since then it has happened in 1935-36, 1963-64, in two matches in 1967-68 and 1979-80, and one each in 1987-88 and 1999-2000. The most recent time play was scheduled for Feb 29 – Zimbabwe v Bangladesh at Bulawayo in 2003-04 – rain again prevented any play. There have been seven ODIs on a Leap Year Day: one in 1984, three in 1992, two in 1996 (including the famous World Cup game at Pune when Kenya beat West Indies), and two in 2004.How many players have a Test average higher than Don Bradman’s, if you include everyone? asked Mohammad Imthinal from Sri Lanka
The only person to average more than Don Bradman’s 99.94 in Tests is the West Indian Andy Ganteaume, who had one Test innings, against England at Port-of-Spain in 1947-48, and scored 112. He never played again, so finished with an average of 112.00. The Sri Lankan Naveed Nawaz played one Test, against Bangladesh in Colombo in 2002, and scored 78 not out and 21, giving him a Test average of 99.00. The highest of anyone else who has had at least 15 innings is Michael Hussey’s current average of 86.18.I note that in the ODI between India and Pakistan on November 8 a total of 57 wides were bowled. Is this a record? asked Paul Clifford
Well, 57 would have been a new record – but in fact there were “only” 47 wides in that match at Mohali, 31 by Pakistan and 16 by India (actually there were only 38 deliveries signalled wide, as some of them cost more than the one-run penalty). The record for the most wides in a single ODI remains 52, sent down by Kenya (21) and India (31) in a World Cup match at Bristol in 1999. There have been three other matches in which the wide count exceeded the recent Mohali game, as this new table shows.

Looking through Glenn Turner’s career I saw that in 1971-72 he averaged 96 in a series in the West Indies. What I found astounding was that that five-Test series finished 0-0. This seems inconceivable today, at least in a long series. How many times has this happened and when was the last? asked Stephen Partridge from the UK
That series in the Caribbean in 1971-72, in which Glenn Turner scored two double-centuries (and four in all on the tour) was – perhaps mercifully – the last of four five-Test series which have finished without at least one positive result. The other three all involved India: their series against Pakistan away in 1954-55 and at home in 1960-61 (the two countries played out 13 successive draws at around this time, and overall 36 of their 57 Tests have ended in draws), and the home series against England in 1963-64. There have also been two four-Test series which ended up 0-0: England v New Zealand in 1949 (a series which put an end to three-day Tests), and Pakistan v India (again) in 1989-90, which was Sachin Tendulkar’s debut series.Which cricket stadium has most floodlight towers? Is it the PCA Stadium in Mohali? asked Sumanth from India
Without going round every ground it’s hard to say, but the feeling in the Cricinfo office is that it would be hard to beat the one that you mention, the Punjab CA Stadium in Mohali, which has 18 floodlight towers, as you can see in the picture above. One reason for this is that the ground is near an air-base, so the towers have to be a bit lower than is customary.

After four crushing losses, Pakistan had something to smile about at the end of a tough tour as they defended 134 to take the final T20I against New Zealand by 42 runs and keep the series scoreline to 4-1.Pakistan captain Shaheen Shah Afridi at the toss reckoned that on a used Christchurch surface spin was likely to play a role. He was proved right as Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz and Usama Mir combined to pick six wickets to bundle New Zealand out for 92, their second-lowest total on home soil.Batting first, Mohammad Rizwan and Fakhar Zaman got 30s but most of the Pakistan batters suffered on a two-paced track to reach 134 for 8 in their 20 overs. New Zealand started the chase brightly, but the Pakistan spinners orchestrated a middle-overs collapse. Iftikhar led the way with 3 for 24, while Nawaz and Mir picked up frugal two-wicket hauls each as New Zealand were bowled out in 17.2 overs.

New Zealand struggle from the get-goFinn Allen started the chase brightly, smashing Afridi for a four around deep midwicket and then going one better against Nawaz in the same region. But, Rachin Ravindra, slotted into this game for Daryl Mitchell, failed to get going as he sliced Nawaz to short third for 1.Allen struck two more crisp fours off Afridi before falling to Zaman Khan, his miscued attempt taken well by debutant Haseebullah Khan diving forward at mid-on. The powerplay ended on 35 for 2.Iftikhar Ahmed trapped Tim Seifert lbw•Getty Images

Pakistan apply the spin choke

Once it got clear that the surface was aiding spin, Afridi went on an all-out spin squeeze. With the required rate climbing, Will Young tried to break the shackles by looking to slog sweep Nawaz. His attempt only reached as far as Iftikhar at deep backward square leg, who completed the catch on the second attempt.The day went from bad to worse for Mark Chapman. He dropped Babar Azam twice in the first innings, and was run out for 1. This was before Iftikhar ended Tim Seifert’s difficult innings of 19. He went for a reverse sweep to a straight ball, missed and was trapped right in front, with Pakistan’s review confirming the ball would have smashed into the middle pole.Mir then had Mitchell Santner caught and bowled while Iftikhar removed Matt Henry and Ish Sodhi in the same over as New Zealand collapsed from 53 for 2 to 72 for 8 in the space of 32 balls.Glenn Phillips tried his best to take New Zealand closer but with eight wickets down, it was a bridge too far even for the man in form. Afridi finished off the game with two wickets in two balls as Pakistan won with 2.4 overs to spare.

A powerplay to forget for Pakistan

Haseebullah Khan had a dream PSL debut season in 2023, where he walloped a 29-ball 50 against Karachi Kings . The same can’t be said about his T20I debut, which lasted all of three balls and ended with him advancing and getting a leading edge on an ungainly swipe to point. Pakistan took 11 balls to get their innings rolling and got their first boundary in the fourth over, courtesy Rizwan, but Babar struggled big time. He could only manage 4 off 15 in the powerplay with Pakistan crawling to 29 for 1 after the six overs.

A brief revival and another middle-order collapse

Sodhi put Babar out of his misery for a 24-ball 13 when he slogged a tossed-up wrong’un straight to Phillips at deep midwicket.With 53 for 2 after ten, Pakistan needed some impetus to get the innings flowing. That was provided by Fakhar. He laid into Lockie Ferguson, tonking him for two sixes before crashing Sodhi for a four and a six the next over. Southee returned and was taken for another six by Fakhar, but the bowler had the last laugh. The left-handed batter failed to pick a slower offcutter and could only mistime his heave to long-off to fall for a 16-ball 33.Nawaz came and went before Henry sent Rizwan packing for a run-ball-38, his swing across the line only travelling as far as deep square leg. Iftikhar then clubbed Henry straight to mid-off as Pakistan lost 4 for 16 in 22 balls.Abbas Afridi came in at No. 9 and hammered two sixes to take Pakistan past the 130-mark. For New Zealand, Southee, Henry, Ferguson and Sodhi managed two wickets apiece.

Newcastle and England star Dan Burn has revealed he is relieved the circus surrounding Alexander Isak's protracted switch to Liverpool is finally over.

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• Has wished the striker well at Liverpool
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• WHAT HAPPENED?

  Dan Burn's ex-team mate Alexander Isak was at the centre of the most high-profile transfer saga of the summer, and the England centre-back has revealed he's delighted it has finally been resolved. Liverpool's initial £110 million ($149m) offer was declined by Newcastle and there followed a very uneasy stand-off, spiteful public messages, strike threats and, finally, a satisfactory resolution. But the Reds stumped up £125m ($169m) and finally landed their man on transfer deadline day.

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  Newcastle invested a significant chunk of the money they received from the Isak deal on Nick Woltemade for £69 million ($93) from Stuttgart and Yoane Wissa joined in a deal worth £55 million ($74m) from Brentford. 

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  Burns said: "I am glad it is done. We wanted the transfer window closed to have a bit of clarity on it. I have been in football long enough to understand that for a player, the careers are short and they have got things they want to achieve. Alex is a mate and it is a tough situation because you want him to be around and helping the team, but also understand for him what he needs to do personally. I have nothing but good wishes for Alex. No animosity. As a Newcastle fan, we are very protective of our club and city and we want players to be there who want to play for Newcastle and you don't want them to naively think that there is anyone else to go apart from Newcastle. So I understand why our fans are frustrated. I wish Alex all the best apart from when we play Liverpool, obviously."

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  Burn faces stiff competition for his place in the England team in the forthcoming qualifiers. The Newcastle star admits he will have to battle Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi for a place in Thomas Tuchel's starting XI. 

كسر المدير الرياضي لنادي بايرن ميونخ صمته، وتحدث عن احتمالية فشل تعاقد فريقه مع مهاجم تشيلسي، نيكولاس جاكسون، خلال فترة الميركاتو الصيفي الجاري.

بايرن ميونخ كان قد توصل إلى اتفاق مع تشيلسي من أجل التعاقد مع جاكسون، وذلك على سبيل الإعارة حتى نهاية الموسم مع وجود خيار الشراء النهائي للنادي الألماني.

لكن إصابة ليام ديلاب، لاعب تشيلسي، خلال مواجهة فولهام اليوم السبت بالدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، جعلت إدارة البلوز تعرقل إتمام صفقة جاكسون إلى بايرن ميونخ.

تابع | مفاجأة.. إصابة ديلاب تجبر تشيلسي على إيقاف صفقة انتقال لاعبه إلى بايرن ميونخ

واعترف ماكس إيبرل، المدير الرياضي لنادي بايرن ميونخ، بغضبه الشديد من فكرة فشل انتقال جاكسون إلى صفوف فريقه.

وقال إيبرل في تصريحات نقلتها صحيفة “سبورت بيلد” الألمانية: “لا تحسم صفقات الانتقال إلا بعد توقيع العقود، جاكسون موجود في ميونخ، وسنرى حينها، سندقق في الأمر بعد المباراة ونتخذ الإجراءات اللازمة، الأمر واضح، تفاوض، وتتوصل إلى اتفاق، ثم يأتي الفحص الطبي، وتحدث أمور استثنائية، لا أستطيع الجزم بما يحدث الآن”.

بايرن ميونخ يلعب في الوقت الحالي مع نظيره أوجسبورج، ضمن منافسات بطولة الدوري الألماني الممتاز.

Leeds United aren’t gripped with dread this summer that a whole host of their star players could be exiting Elland Road.

That was the overwhelming emotion last summer, however, after Daniel Farke’s Whites heartbreakingly lost the Championship playoff final to Southampton. Now, with a title success under their belt, the West Yorkshire giants don’t have that same level of worry to contend with.

Old wounds could soon be reopened by their emergence into the Premier League, though, as the likes of Georginio Rutter and Crysencio Summerville potentially line up against their former employers next season for Brighton and Hove Albion and West Ham United respectively.

Alongside that magic duo, ex-Thorp Arch product Archie Gray could also clash with Leeds, having also shone in glimpses for new side Tottenham Hotspur.

Gray's sad Leeds exit

Amazingly, the versatile 19-year-old has already collected silverware since donning Spurs white, memorably lifting the Europa League recently, which is some feat just one season into his North London adventure.

This would have been one key factor as to why he left his boyhood employers behind after just one mere season in the senior ranks, knowing he could cut it at an elite level already.

There was clearly a hunger to succeed up a level, whilst Farke and Co. were left to battle away again to try and finally get out of the unforgiving Championship.

Gray’s numbers for Leeds by position (23/24)

Position played

Games

Goals

Assists

RB

30

0

2

CM

10

0

0

DM

6

0

0

AM

3

0

0

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Still, there is a lack of visible bad blood on Leeds’ end as Gray gave everything across the 2023/24 season for the cause, with the teenage sensation lining up wherever needed and impressing under Farke’s stewardship.

The Whites would have at least been glad to get £30m out of Ange Postecoglou’s men, but there will be a worry that Gray left prematurely, and he will soon become even more of a classy talent for the Lilywhites, away from Elland Road.

History could unfortunately repeat itself too if Leeds were to sell an equally exciting youngster who has shown flashes of his obvious quality during their promotion-winning heroics.

£10m attacker may never play for Leeds again

Whilst Farke was the boss to gift Gray his first tastes of senior action in West Yorkshire, the German might not be prepared to be as charitable up a division when handing equally promising starlets more chances.

That might be why Mateo Joseph is eyeing up the exit door this summer, with a new report from French outlet L’Equipe stating that Liam Rosenior’s RC Strasbourg are keen on adding the raw Spaniard to their camp if he does fancy an exit route out of England.

Journalist Graeme Bailey has also weighed in on the speculation surrounding Joseph by exclusively revealing he is considering his options and is now ready to bid farewell to the Whites, despite looking at home in a Leeds starting lineup on occasion, especially when he bagged this quickfire brace against Chelsea last year.

He also showed off his clinical edge in the Leeds first team last season when sparingly handed minutes by Farke, with a standout tally of three goals and three assists coming his way in league action, despite only being gifted 11 starts.

Much like Gray, this is undoubtedly an impressive season for an academy product who had only experienced youth football before this big leap under the ex-Norwich City boss.

But, with £10m bids reportedly coming Leeds’ way for Joseph’s services from the likes of La Liga outfit Real Betis, Leeds could soon cash in on another of their top youth players before they have fully blossomed.

These added funds might well boost Leeds if they are keen on adding in some star quality for the Premier League, yet in the long term, Joseph could go on to establish himself as a top attacker elsewhere in another regrettable Gray-style repeat.

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He replaces Simon Helmot, who will leave the team because of personal commitments

Danyal Rasool25-Dec-2023

There’s been another change in the Pakistan coaching set-up, with Yasir Arafat joining the crew for the side’s five-match T20I series in New Zealand. Arafat has been appointed high-performance coach, and will replace the current man in the role, Simon Helmot.ESPNcricinfo understands it was a relatively late decision on the part of the PCB, and Arafat will fly directly to New Zealand with Pakistan’s T20I specialists. It is understood that he has been assigned to the national side for just that one series for the moment. Helmot had been named as part of the coaching staff for the ongoing Australia series, but according to a PCB source, he has personal commitments.This marks yet another change since Mohammad Hafeez was given the role of team director and head coach for Pakistan’s tour of Australia, replacing Mickey Arthur and Grant Bradburn. Arthur and Bradburn are still on the PCB’s books, but did not travel to Australia, and have not yet been assigned elsewhere.Related

Yasir Arafat on Mickey Arthur's radar to be bowling coach

Following Hafeez’s appointment, Umar Gul was announced as the fast-bowling coach, Saeed Ajmal as the spin-bowling coach, Adam Hollioake as the batting coach, and Helmot the high-performance coach. All of those appointments needed to be short-term because of circumstances – this is an interim PCB set-up and formal elections have not yet been held; it lacks the constitutional ability to make long-term appointments.Arafat, who has previous coaching experience in New Zealand as well as in England, played 27 international matches, including 13 T20Is, and was a part of Pakistan’s victorious 2009 T20 World Cup squad, though he played just one game in the tournament.The T20I series against New Zealand begins on January 12, with the final game on January 21.

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Exaltando a conquista logo após o apito final, o meio-campista Lucas Leiva, que esteve presente na famosa Batalha dos Aflitos, em 2005, disse entender a frustração por parte da torcida ao longo da temporada. Entretanto, ressaltou que o momento agora é de comemorar, destacando o comprometimento da equipe nos jogos.

– Feliz em ajudar o Grêmio de alguma forma na Série A, agradecer a torcida, que estava muito ferida e com razão, ninguém queria que passasse por isso. É comemorar, foi um acesso difícil, e pensar o ano que vem com tempo. Ressaltar esse grupo, um grupo que estava triste quando cheguei, mas com muita vontade de dar a volta por cima. Sabemos as nossas limitações, mas não deixamos de lutar em nenhum momento– disse o craque em entrevista ao ‘SporTV’ ainda no gramado.

O Grêmio chegou aos 61 pontos na classificação, ficando na vice-liderança. O Tricolor terá como próximo desafio o Tombense, em Muriaé, e encerrará sua campanha contra o Brusque, em Porto Alegre.

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Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits gave South Africa a start of 74 in 10.4 overs but the visitors could not find a higher gear

ESPNcricinfo staff03-Sep-2023

Sidra Ameen’s career-best 61, and Aliya Riaz and Muneeba Ali’s blazing cameos helped Pakistan beat South Africa by seven wickets and clinch the three-match T20I series with one game to go.South Africa’s openers, Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits, added 74 in 10.4 overs and in all the visitors lost only three wickets, but they could not find a higher gear to hurt Pakistan. Sadiq Iqbal and Nashra Sandhu took a wicket each to help Pakistan restrict South Africa to 150. Fatima Sana was the only Pakistan bowler to concede more than eight runs an over, with Nadine de Klerk hitting her for three fours in the final over of the innings. Even that didn’t loosen Pakistan’s vice-like grip on the game.