IPL 2017: Virat Kohli's preparations before a match

IPL 2017: Virat Kohli's preparations before a match
Virat says that he always try to keep things simple.

On Saturday, on the eve of the dead-rubber against Delhi Daredevils, the Royals Challengers Bangalore skipper, Virat Kohli was the first to step out of the team bus when it arrived at the Ferozeshah Kotla. Within 15 minutes, the whole team was out along with Kohli to play a round of football to warm up.

When asked about his yoga routine by TOI, Kohli replied, "I do yoga when I am at home. Otherwise, stretching and strengthening exercises are a must for me."

RCB didn’t leave any stone unturned during the practice sessions, with Kohli taking most of the initiative. During the net sessions, it seems that they are the champion team of the tournament.

Earlier this year, Kohli was named as the captain of the Indian team in all the three formats of the game. In the ongoing season of IPL, it was the first time that he has faced a crisis for the first time as a captain in the IPL.  Talking about the same, Virat said, "I am not trying anything extra. Just want to keep things simple.”

It has always been seen that Virat has shown some intensity in net sessions. He took just one break I  in between his hour long batting session, just to gulp some water. Also, during the IPL, he didn’t talk about India’s preparations Champions Trophy. However, Kohli was confident enough that 10-match losing streak with the Bangalore team didn't affect his morale as the leader.

As a batsman, Virat managed to score just 250 runs in the 9 matches, with 64 being his highest score. However, some other Indian batsmen have fared no better -Ajinkya Rahane, Yuvraj Singh, and MS Dhoni also have struggled. India openers Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan are the only two Indian batsmen ahead of Kohli in the run-scorers.

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Dhawan, Henriques keep Hyderabad's playoff hopes alive

The duo guided Hyderabad to seventh win off 13 matches, which put them fourth in the points table 

Shikhar Dhawan and Moises Henriques added 91 runs for the second wicke

Chasing just 139, Hyderabad needed just 6.90 an over from the onset to overturn league leaders, Mumbai. Moises Henriques and Shikhar Dhawan, with a 91-run stand for the second wicket, provided just the platform they required to register a comfortable seven wicket win against Mumbai at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad on Monday.

Rohit Sharma, Mumbai's captain, won the toss and opted to bat first. But his ploy backfired as his batsmen struggled to find their feet on a sluggish surface. Sharma was the only Mumbai batsman that found form and thumped a 45-ball 67. Cameos from Parthiv Patel and Hardik Pandya helped in pushing the tourists to 138. Mumbai needed wickets to stay alive and David Warner's departure in the second over of the chase gave them hope, but that was short lived as Henriques and Dhawan took charge.

Dhawan thumped the first four in the third over, before Henriques took charge and clubbed Jasprit Bumrah for two more in the fifth. Mumbai conceded the early advantage through poor bowling and the Henriques-Dhawan combine capitalized. Dhawan was particularly unforgiving off legspinner Karn Sharma, and lofted him for two sixes. Henriques finally fell in the 13th over for a 35-ball 44 that included six fours. Hyderabad was still 41-runs adrift at that stage. Dhawan refused to budge and guided the defending champions home with 10 balls remaining. Dhawan remained unbeaten on 62 off 46. The counter-attacking display kept Hyderabad's playoff chances alive.

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PSL 2018 will have 6 teams on the roster

More matches will be hosted in Pakistan in PSL 2018. 

 

The Pakistan Super League (PSL) has seen prosperity in the first two editions. Despite the fact that it has been played on the lines of IPL and BBL, PSL still has some uniqueness to claim. In the first season, it lasted only 24 games across three weeks, unlike other T20 leagues that span across a month or so.

In the first two season of PSL, there were only 5 teams, but recent reports suggested that the 2018 edition will have an additional team on the roster. There will be 6 teams competing for the coveted trophy. However, the PSL working committee wanted to have the additional franchise in the 2017 edition itself, but due to some prior MoUs, they played with only five existing franchises. 

 

An extra team would have come in conflict with the interests of the existing teams as they had a two-year agreement of non-addition of the new teams. According to the previous set of rules, the profit was meant to be shared among five teams in the first two seasons of the tournament.

Now as the clause is no more valid, PCB has decided to add another team for the tournament next year. As per the reports in Cricbuzz, the interested parties for the new franchise are expected to send their proposals by May 30. The addition of new team will also increase the number of matches of the season to 34.

Moreover, the PSL chief Najam Sethi has expressed that they are looking to host 8 PSL matches in Pakistan. Earlier this year, the finals of PSL 2017 were held in Lahore that too under very high security. 

The current participating teams are Lahore Qalandars, Islamabad United, Karachi Kings, Quetta Gladiators and Peshawar Zalmi.

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Bumrah's super over wins Mumbai the tiebreaker

Gujarat Lions 153 for 9 (Kishan 48, Tye 25, K Pandya 3-14, Bumrah 2-32) tied with Mumbai Indians 153 (Parthiv 70, K Pandya 29, Thampi 3-29, Faulkner 2-34)
Super Over: Mumbai Indians 11 (Pollard 10, Faulkner 2-11) beat Gujarat Lions 6 for 0 (Bumrah 0-4) by 5 runs

Agarkar: Exceptional skill under pressure from Bumrah

In what became a street fight on a dry surface, Gujarat Lions produced some gun run-outs to force a tie, but in the tiebreaker, the top gun, Jasprit Bumrah bowled a sensational Super Over to defend 11 runs and give Mumbai Indians the joint lead at the top of the table, with Kolkata Knight Riders. For most parts, perhaps because of a slow pitch, this match was more about who wanted to lose it more badly, but in the final moments both sides raises their games to deliver a Twenty20 spectacle. 

In the absence of the injured Andrew Tye, James Faulkner deflated Mumbai's rollicking chase of 154 with his cutters to bring the target to 15 off two overs. Basil Thampi then produced two wickets in the 19th over to make it 12 required off six balls with three wickets in hand. The only man keeping his head for Mumbai until now was Krunal Pandya, who was on 19 off 16, after having registered his best T20 bowling figures earlier in the match. 

To the last ball of the 19th over, Mitchell McClenaghan played a ramp with fine leg back. He was always going to sacrifice his wicket to bring Krunal on strike for the first ball of the last over, but this stroke fell precariously short of the charging Irfan Pathan. Playing for his sixth IPL team, once again as a second thought as has been the case in the last three seasons, Irfan's first over had been butchered for 16 by Parthiv Patel, who scored 70 off 44. 

Irfan kept charging at the ball, which fell well short and spun away from him. Not only did he stick out his hand in the other direction to prevent the boundary, he also ran McClenaghan out with a direct hit from fine leg. Riding on that momentum, Irfan came in to bowl his second over, and started off with a half-volley first ball. Krunal, who had done all the hard work, smoked it for a straight six. 

With the game now looking done, with four required off four balls, Bumrah tapped one towards point and set off for what is a regulation single nowadays in the final overs. Ravindra Jadeja, though, had other ideas. He charged in, swooped on the ball, and knocked down the stumps at the bowler's end. Krunal had regained strike, and punched the next slower ball through the vacant third man region for a couple. He did the pragmatic thing by taking the single available on the fifth ball to tie the scores. 

Now Irfan bowled to Lasith Malinga. Aware the batsmen were going to run no matter what, a fielder stood by the stumps at the bowler's end as Irfan ran in. He bowled full, hit Malinga's pad, Krunal hared through, and Jadeja at point got the ball on the full. Instead of going at Malinga's end, he went to the striker's, and beat the dive of Krunal by a frame, hitting the only stump visible to him. Lions' fielding had forced a tie after they had dropped two catches.

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RCB crash to another miserable defeat

Rising Pune Supergiant 157 for 3 (Smith 45, Tiwary 44*) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 96 for 9 (Kohli 55, Ferguson 2-7) by 61 runs

Hogg: RCB batting too reliant on big names

Utterly wasteful batting left Royal Challengers Bangalore closer to the brink than ever before in IPL 2017. They needed 158 to win the first of five games Virat Kohli said they had to win to make the play-offs. They did not need a scoreline that read 53 for 5 in the 10th over. But that is what they got. That, and a chastening, morale-killing 61-run defeat.

Rising Pune Supergiant were not complaining. They finally got to defend a total at home and safeguard their position at fourth place on the points table.

So what now for RCB? They can, mathematically, still make the final four, but can a team that fell to 49 all out, a team that will lose AB de Villiers in the coming weeks, a team that tops the charts in run-outs (7), single-digit scores (40) and scoring slowly in the Powerplay (6.64) stop the rot in time? 

The hitter

 

Rahul Tripathi has shouldered considerable responsibility in his first IPL season. He is expected to take advantage of fielding restrictions in the Powerplay, which by itself is not an unreasonable demand. But the 26-year old has also had to make up for his partner's struggles. Ajinkya Rahane's strike-rate of 123 is the lowest among openers with 100 or more runs in this IPL and today he fell early as well, sweeping a full toss to short fine leg.

RCB might have thought that gave them the advantage. After all, Tripathi did not even play the 2017 domestic T20 tournament. But on a grander stage, against tougher bowlers, he has now smashed six straight 30-plus scores - an unmatched tally - and specifically in the first six overs, he has 198 runs - another unmatched tally - hitting a boundary every 3.71 balls. 

A see-saw innings

 

Pune collected 43 runs in the Powerplay, but only 26 in the next five overs, hitting only one four. This was because they had to deal with a dry pitch and a set of RCB players swearing by their slower balls. Another thing that worked for Kohli was his use of Pawan Negi. The left-arm spinner has bowled 120 balls this season - 103 of them have been to right-handers. They have also contributed to seven of his eight wickets, Tripathi the latest to succumb for 37 off 28 balls. Negi finished with 1 for 18, equalling his most economical spell of four overs in IPL history.

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Washout diminishes RCB's playoff chance

Royal Challengers Bangalore v Sunrisers Hyderabad: Match abandoned without toss

Virat Kohli and RCB might have to win all their remaining six games to make the playoffs

On the heels of collapsing for the lowest total in IPL history, Royal Challengers Bangalore had to endure a washout at home, putting their hopes of making the playoffs in jeopardy.

They have only two wins from eight matches so far and might have to win each of their next six games to be among the top four on the points table. Should they pull off such a streak, they will have 17 points. Only four times in the IPL's past nine years have teams got through to the final four with less than 16 points.

Sunrisers Hyderabad, on the other hand, are already at third place, might well have enjoyed having an extra night off during a tournament so hectic. The weather soured approximately an hour and a half before the toss and though it was only a drizzle for the most part, it was persistent. The umpires finally called the game off at 11 pm, which meant David Warner's men continue searching for their first win away from home in 2017.

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27th match: Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore at Kolkata, Apr 23, 2017

Kohli labels RCB batting performance 'reckless'

Virat Kohli's wicket in the first over was the first domino to fall in a record low innings by Royal Challengers Bangalore

Virat Kohli has been part of many historic feats, but all those have given him a lot of joy. The latest one, registered on Sunday evening, was one he said he wants to forget quickly. Four years to the day after registering the highest total in IPL history, Royal Challengers Bangalore embarrassed themselves by hitting the opposite end of the spectrum as they posted an IPL record low total, 49 all out against Kolkata Knight Riders.

"Our worst batting performance," Kohli said summing up the defeat. "It really hurts. After the kind of half that we had, we thought we could capitalise and chase it down. Reckless batting, I can't say anything at the moment. It was that bad. This is just not acceptable."

Nobody reached double-figures and there were three ducks recorded in the Royal Challengers' batting. One of them was Kohli, the first wicket to fall when he edged to second slip just three balls into the chase. Kohli was visibly disgruntled walking back as he gestured to show he had been distracted by some movement above the sight screen. "The sightscreen is very small here. One guy got up as the bowler was loading up, that distracted me. Still it wasn't a big deal. That was just one down. Nine guys could have done the job."

When asked if he would dwell on the nature of the defeat, Kohli said that the best thing for Royal Challengers is to focus on the next match rather than spend any significant time analysing how his side lost.

"There's nothing to review anything about the second half, it was that bad," Kohli said. "We need to forget it and move forward. We're a much better team. We got 200 plus in the last game. I'm sure everyone realizes what they've done wrong. You have to come out, show intent and back yourselves. I'm sure we won't bat like that again in the tournament."

This was Royal Challengers' fifth defeat as last year's runner-up slipped to the bottom of the points table with half their games complete. After losing to Rising Pune Supergiant at home on April 16, their third straight defeat, Kohli had said the franchise could not be expected to repeat last season's feat of winning their last four league matches to make the playoffs. However, they may require another hot run to end the season to have any chance of reaching the knockout stage based on the history of previous standings at the end of the league stage.

No team has reached the IPL playoffs with fewer than seven wins, though the fourth playoff spot in each of the past two seasons went to teams finishing on 16 points. With just four points from two victories, Kohli's team realistically needs to win at least five if not six of their remaining seven matches to make the playoffs this season but they haven't given up hope yet.

"We're going back home for a couple of games," Kohli said. "We've got back-to-back games, need to try and win those to get some momentum."

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Amla, Marsh continue impressive form in Kings XI win

Kings XI Punjab broke their four-game losing streak by defending 188 against Gujarat Lions, a total they built on a quickfire 70-run partnership between Shaun Marsh and Hashim Amla 

Hashim Amla continued his run of good form with 65 runs off 40 balls

Kings XI Punjab had lost four successive games after opening the season with two wins, and were yearning for a victory that took them out of the bottom half. After being put in by Gujarat Lions, Kings XI lost Manan Vohra, who recovered from an illness, in the second over. It was left to Hashim Amla and Shaun Marsh to consolidate and build a total they had a chance to defend.

Both batsmen found their timing and fluency from the outset. Amla laid anchor, but his strike-rate was still lofty. Marsh used his power and timing to accrue boundaries. Together, they added 70 runs in just 48 balls.

While Amla relied on his timing and his wrists to find gaps, Marsh was willing to go over fielders. Both batsmen struck 11 boundaries between them in the Powerplay, making use of the width offered by Gujarat Lions' bowlers. They set a strong base for Kings XI's 188, a total they defended by 26 runs. Amla continued his impressive form with an elegant 65.

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25th match: Mumbai Indians v Delhi Daredevils at Mumbai - Apr 22, 2017

Have a sense of confidence, not arrogance - McClenaghan

After Mumbai Indians laboured to a sub-par 142 against a quality effort from Delhi Daredevils' bowlers, a lot had to go their way in their defense. Small dimensions of the field and the onset of dew late in the evening makes Wankhede Stadium a favourable ground for chasing - the last time a score of under 150 was defended in the IPL at this ground was in 2013.

Mumbai's defence began a lot better than they would have expected. Lateral movement and some shoddy decisions from Daredevils' batsmen gave a confident team a glimpse of an unlikely victory, and they caught Daredevils by the throat. Mumbai's bowlers, powered by Mitchell McClenaghan's three early wickets, reversed the momentum and confidence from the first innings by ripping Delhi's top six within 24 runs.

"When you think you have a sub-par score on a pretty good wicket, the tendency is to go out and be too aggressive with the ball and think you have to make things happen from the outset," McClenaghan said at the post-match press conference. "We worked hard with the analysts and got the right plans in place. We bowled with control, but with a nice presence. As you saw from Rohit's reaction on losing the toss, if the dew sets in, it can be incredibly hard to restrict guys who are chasing. It wasn't as dewy as the first games that were here.

"We've played a lot of games where we didn't think we were going to win. We have a nice sense of confidence, but not arrogance, which is nice in a group like this because you know you can back the skills of the bloke next to you and he's going to give his 100 percent for you."

Before his 3 for 24 against Daredevils, McClenaghan was struggling for control in this IPL. In six games, he had taken nine wickets at an economy rate of 9.12. That equates to an average of 36.48 runs conceded and 1.5 wickets per game. Such returns from one of the four overseas players is inferior for most franchises. Mumbai, though, persisted with McClenaghan and reaped the rewards of a confident bowler.

"Good leadership. Rohit [Sharma] has been fantastic on and off the field, understanding in terms of knowing a lot of bowlers, in this tournament in particular, have gone for runs," McClenaghan said. "He knows some days it may not be your day. He instills you with an incredible amount of confidence. You're never worried, you're never thinking 'If I don't bowl a good over, I'm going to get dropped."

Mumbai have made their best start in IPL history, winning six straight games after a loss in their tournament opener. With this record, Mumbai may not have to make a last-ditch effort to make the playoffs, but McClenaghan said they aren't taking any chances.

"As soon as you underestimate someone, that's when you're going to get kicked in the teeth," McClenaghan said. "We've got a very level management and a level team. Fresh start every time. The key for us is not to get too high or get too low. Be consistent because there are ups and downs in T20 cricket."

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24th match: Rising Pune Supergiant v Sunrisers Hyderabad at Pune, Apr 22, 2017

'Nobody can be a greater finisher' 

MS Dhoni was trending on Twitter after a finish that brought back memories of his best  

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Told the team this is where we restart - Raina

Our bowlers did a fantastic job - Kotak

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At Eden Gardens for their match against Kolkata Knight Riders on Friday, captain Suresh Raina told his team that it was time for Gujarat Lions to 'restart', with his side floundering at eighth place on the table. He did exactly that, leading the way with a 46-ball 84 which gave his side a four-wicket victory and helped him become India's leading T20 run-getter.

In the previous match between the two teams earlier this season, Chris Lynn's systematic decimation of Lions' attack meant that Knight Riders had chased down 184 with ten wickets in hand and more than five overs to spare. Raina believed his team had played well in that game too, and wanted them to feed off the positive morale in the camp.

"Right from the moment I won the toss, I was getting a lot of positive vibes. I knew we had done well against them [KKR] in the previous game though the match got over in just 14 overs [14.5] when Chris Lynn hit us to all parts of the ground," Raina told iplt20.com. "That loss hurt the team and me. I addressed the team and told them this is the game where we restart and go all guns blazing. The team was high on morale when we walked out on the field and the result is there to be seen. I have been getting good support from Brad Hodge and Mohammad Kaif who have been spreading a lot of positive vibes in the team. It was a great team effort."

Lions' chase of 188 on Friday was hardly an easy one. Despite an aggressive start from openers Aaron Finch and Brendon McCullum, the team was struggling at 122 for 5 in the 13th over, and went into the last seven overs needing 64. Raina negotiated the opposition's most effective bowlers - Kuldeep Yadav and Umesh Yadav - over the next few overs, eking out a boundary in every over. Once Sunil Narine's four overs were seen off, Raina went after Nathan Coulter-Nile, hammering the Australian fast bowler for two fours and a six in a 16-run over that brought the equation down to 17 runs off 18 balls.

Raina said that nearly a decade of watching and batting with MS Dhoni, in the India dressing room and at Chennai Super Kings, had helped him pick up lessons on keeping the required rate in check.

"I love batting in pressure situations and it is a challenge I relish," he said. "I have batted with him [Dhoni] for almost ten years now and always admired how he would finish games for the side. I have learnt how to cut down on asking rates from 9 per over to a 7 per over from him. The middle overs in a T20 game is very important and you need to take calculated risks. It is something that I did tonight and have learnt over the years. I was hitting the ball really well and looked to be positive throughout my innings though wickets were falling at the other end.

"When you are a captain, you are there to win a game and set examples for your side. It is something that I have learnt from Dhoni while playing with him for India and Chennai Super Kings."

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Buttler, Rana dominate Punjab in comprehensive win

Nitish Rana recorded his fourth fifty at number 3 and is now the highest scorer in the competition thus far

Nitish Rana with 255 runs, in the Indian Twenty20 competition this far, pips David Warner, Hashim Amla, Brendon McCullum and Manish Pandey as the highest scorer in the tournament

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jos Buttler and Nitish Rana's 85-run stand for the second wicket eclipsed Hashim Amla's first-innings ton and helped Mumbai consign Punjab to their fourth-straight loss in the Indian Twenty20 competition at the Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore on Thursday.

Rohit Sharma's decision to put Punjab in to bat first, on a batting-friendly surface, seemed to have backfired as an Amla-led ton, off just 59 balls, and a 18-ball 40 from Glenn Maxwell drove Pujnab to 198. Mumbai required to score at 9.90 runs from the onset, in order to register their fifth win of the tournament, and openers Parthiv Patel and Jos Buttler drove their side to 81 runs in the first six overs. Buttler led the way by clubbing Sandeep Sharma for a massive six, over midwicket, in the first over itself. The duo smashed 14 boundaries in the 5.5 overs they batted together. Mumbai was still 118 runs away from the target when Patel departed.

An inform Rana joined Buttler and hit the fifth ball he faced for a six over long leg. It was the start of a partnership that would steer Mumbai closer to the sizeable target. Buttler, with a scratchy season thus far, had found form as he hammered seven fours and five sixes in his 37-ball 77, while Rana struck seven sixes in his unbeaten 62, making him this season's leading scorer. When Buttler eventually fell in the 14th over, Mumbai required 33 off 41 balls. Hardik Pandya and Rana, with a flurry of boundaries, ensured that they raced to the target with 27 balls remaining.

Jos Buttler and Nitish Rana's 85-run stand for the second wicket eclipsed Hashim Amla's first-innings ton and helped Mumbai consign Punjab to their fourth-straight loss in the Indian Twenty20 competition at the Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore on Thursday.

Rohit Sharma's decision to put Punjab in to bat first, on a batting-friendly surface, seemed to have backfired as an Amla-led ton, off just 59 balls, and a 18-ball 40 from Glenn Maxwell drove Pujnab to 198. Mumbai required to score at 9.90 runs from the onset, in order to register their fifth win of the tournament, and openers Parthiv Patel and Jos Buttler drove their side to 81 runs in the first six overs. Buttler led the way by clubbing Sandeep Sharma for a massive six, over midwicket, in the first over itself. The duo smashed 14 boundaries in the 5.5 overs they batted together. Mumbai was still 118 runs away from the target when Patel departed.

An inform Rana joined Buttler and hit the fifth ball he faced for a six over long leg. It was the start of a partnership that would steer Mumbai closer to the sizeable target. Buttler, with a scratchy season thus far, had found form as he hammered seven fours and five sixes in his 37-ball 77, while Rana struck seven sixes in his unbeaten 62, making him this season's leading scorer. When Buttler eventually fell in the 14th over, Mumbai required 33 off 41 balls. Hardik Pandya and Rana, with a flurry of boundaries, ensured that they raced to the target with 27 balls remaining.

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El Clasico 2017: Messi's historic walk-off goal we will never forget for Barcelona vs. Real Madrid

Messi scored his 500th career goal for Barcelona in the 92nd minute of El Clasico to seal a walk-off win

 

Lionel Messi scored his 500th career goal for Barcelona, and what a way to do it. The Argentine striker scored a 92nd minute walk-off winner to beat Real Madrid in El Clasico 3-2 on Sunday to move Barca into first place in La Liga. On the counter and with one player more, Messi struck low first time on a ball in the box to beat Keylor Navas. 

That was his second goal of the game and one of the biggest of his career. What a moment for Barca, and the race in La Liga is deadlocked.  

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'Universe Boss' Chris Gayle Issues Warning to Other IPL Teams

 Rajkot: After powering Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) to a morale-boosting 21-run win over Gujarat Lions, self-proclaimed "UniverseBoss" Chris Gayle on Tuesday warned the other Indian Premier League (IPL) teams that "he is back".

The Jamaican returned to form with a flashy 38-ball 77, laced with seven massive sixes to help RCB reach 213/2 before leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal's 3/31 restricted the hosts to 192/7.

Gayle, who also became the first T20 batsman on Tuesday to reach the 10,000-run landmark, said it could not have come at a better time than this.

"I like that name (UniverseBoss). He's back. Even better to be back in the field. Fans want to watch Chris Gayle, it's been fantastic," he said after being adjudged the Man of the Match.

"It all depends on how you feel, determination is important. Its a special occasion to reach 10,000 runs."

Commenting on his change of stance while taking guard, the 37-year-old said: "A lot of guys spoke to me about my stance. Even Shaun Pollock spoke to me about my stance. You're never too old to learn. People still looking out for Chris Gayle."

"The UniverseBoss is still here and alive." 

Elated at the performance of his side, RCB skipper Virat Kohli said: "Happy to get those two points. People told me it's just one run, but I won't change my attitude, I've played my cricket like that."

"Chris took his opportunity beautifully, with his kind of batting, it allows me to bat through the innings, and I can chip my way out. We thought we were 30 runs above par."

Hailing the young spin duo of Pawan Negi and Chahal, the 28-year-old said: "Negi was outstanding, very brave, not getting scared. Not many people believed in his abilities. Chahal is not scared, his biggest plus point is he always wants to take wickets."

 

 

 

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