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Nuwan Kulasekara has attributed his rise to the elite of international cricket’s one-day bowlers as down to to his perseverance and hard work over the past year

Sa'adi Thawfeeq07-Feb-2009
Nuwan Kulasekara has performed consistently and is currently No. 2 in the ICC ODI rankings. © Getty Images
Nuwan Kulasekara has attributed his rise to the elite of international cricket’s one-day bowlers to to his perseverance and hard work over the past year. Only five points separate Kulasekara from Daniel Vettori on the ICC’s official rankings of ODI bowlers, and the Sri Lankan medium-pacer said he was just glad to be able to contribute to the team’s cause.Kulasekara has climbed to No. 2 in the ICC rankings for ODI bowlers after an impressive run of performances since his return to the team in April 2008. In that period, he has taken 45 wickets at an average of 20.97, including five wickets in the last two ODIs of the series against Pakistan, where he wrecked the top order to help his team win both the games by sizeable margins.”In the last 12 months or so I have performed very well taking wickets consistently in one-day cricket. That is the reason why I was able to come up in the rankings,” Kulasekara said.The 26-year-old has improved so much that his captain had the confidence to make him the spearhead of the fast-bowling attack on occasions when veteran Chaminda Vaas was left out of the side. Kulasekara did not fail in the challenges that was thrown at him, and kept on improving.Explaining his success as a new-ball bowler Kulasekara said: “Bowling with the new ball I am able to get my natural inswing going. It is very effective when I pitch it on a good line and length. That’s how I obtain the majority of my wickets.”To add to his swing Kulasekara has also developed a slower ball and learnt to vary his deliveries. He admitted that he had also increased his arm speed which has enabled the ball to skid on to the batsmen at a much quicker pace than what he was bowling at the beginning of his career.Kulasekara worked with Sri Lanka fastbowling coaches Champaka Ramanayake and Anusha Samaranayake and continues to do so with team head coach Trevor Bayliss and his assistant Paul Farbrace. “They have taught me the basics and brought new ideas on how to bowl a slow ball, how to vary balls and study batsmen,” said Kulasekara.”I don’t want to compare myself with anyone. I try to do bowl to my strengths depending on the state of the match. My deliveries vary from batsmen to batsmen. My role in the team is to get early breakthroughs with the new ball. I have been successful so far in doing that. I want to assist the team to win matches and be an important member of it. I hope to be a part of the 2011 World Cup side.”

خضع أحمد عبد القادر لاعب الأهلي لأشعة طبية اليوم الأحد لتحديد التشخيص النهائي للإصابة التي تعرض لها بالأمس أثناء مشاركته في مباراة فريقه أمام المقاولون العرب ومدة غيابه.

وأصيب أحمد عبد القادر بعد مرور 5 دقائق فقط على بداية مباراة الأهلي والمقاولون العرب، ما دفع الجهاز الفني لاستبداله لعدم قدرته على استكمال المباراة.

طالع أيضًا.. التشخيص المبدئي لـ إصابة أحمد عبد القادر في مباراة الأهلي والمقاولون العرب

وقال مصدر من الجهاز الطبي بالنادي الأهلي لـ”بطولات”: “أحمد عبد القادر خضع لأشعة منذ قليل أثبتت إصابته بتمزق في الخلفية، وسيخضع لبرنامج علاجي وتأهيلي”.

وأضاف المصدر: “أحمد عبد القادر سيغيب عن الفريق لمدة شهر ونصف، أما صلاح محسن لم يخضع لأشعة حتى الآن”.

وكان الأهلي قد تعادل مع المقاولون العرب سلبيًا، في المباراة التي أقيمت بالأمس ضمن مؤجلات الدوري المصري الممتاز.

ومن المقرر أن يلعب الأهلي ضد فاركو يوم الأربعاء المقبل، ضمن منافسات الجولة الثامنة والعشرين من الدوري.

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O técnico Levir Culpi apostou em Noguera, Daniel Guedes e Yuri para o time titular do Santos que enfrentará o Bahia neste domingo, às 11h, no Pacaembu, pelo Campeonato Brasileiro.

Com três jogos pelo Brasileirão, o argentino atuou nas partidas contra o Palmeiras, Atlético-GO e Atlético-PR – pelo Brasileiro. O treinador apostou na sequência e no ritmo de jogo de Noguera, já que os últimos jogos de Cleber foi contra o Atlético-PR (pelo Brasileirão) e The Strongest e Santa Fe (pela Libertadores).

Guedes substituirá novamente Victor Ferraz na lateral-direita. O titular ainda sente dores no joelho esquerdo e não está à disposição do comandante santista.

Yuri saiu do jogo contra a Chapecoense, em que o Peixe ganhou por 1 a 0, com dores no adutor e era dúvida para a partida contra o time baiano. No entanto, não preocupou e se recuperou das dores musculares a tempo.

Com isso, o Santos irá a campo comVanderlei, Daniel Guedes, Noguera, David Braz e Jean Mota; Yuri, Vecchio e Lucas Lima; Copete, Bruno Henrique e Kayke.

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Abdur Razzak, the Bangladesh left-arm spinner who had been suspended for a suspect action last November, has been cleared to bowl in international cricket by the ICC

Cricinfo staff12-Mar-2009
Abdur Razzak’s modified action ensures he bends his arm less than 15 degrees © Tigercricket.com
Abdur Razzak, the Bangladesh left-arm spinner who had been suspended for a suspect action last November, has been cleared to bowl in international cricket by the ICC. Razzak appeared for a reassessment of his action at the Australian Institute of Sports (AIS) in Canberra on February 23.The ICC told the Bangladesh Cricket Board that Razzak bent his arm within the permissible level of 15 degrees while bowling his stock ball and quicker one with his modified action.Razzak was reported after the home Tests against New Zealand last October by on-field umpires Daryl Harper and Asoka de Silva. An independent analysis conducted by the ICC confirmed his action was suspect and that he bent his arm between 22 to 28 degrees. He had been reported for the same offence during an Asia Cup match against Pakistan in Colombo in 2004 in what was his second one-day international.Razzak has played five Tests for Bangladesh, taking seven wickets at 80.14. He’s performed significantly better in ODIs, capturing 111 wickets in 81 games at 27.90.

Kieran Maguire has given his reaction to a fresh revelation in Newcastle United’s recent takeover case.

The Lowdown: Premier League threat

As cited by BBC Sport, Daniel Jowell QC revealed that the Premier League had threatened to expel the Tyneside club from the division in their Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) case against the top flight over the stalled takeover deal between Mike Ashley and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) consortium.

Representing Newcastle United, Jowell claimed that the Premier League ‘abused its position’ and effectively blocked the bid.

The Latest: Maguire on threat

Speaking to Football Insider, finance expert Maguire has now claimed that, should the Premier League go through with their threat, it would have had had costly ramifications. He said:

“This would have resulted in a very, very expensive and explosive legal case.

“You’d also have Newcastle fans marching on Premier League HQ. There is no justification in the mind of any right-minded fan for taking such action.

“But such is the entrenched position of both parties, for and against Newcastle’s new owners, that was the situation.

“So I think it was an idle threat, but a threat all the same. It was an extraordinary revelation, whichever way you look at it.”

The Verdict: Pressure piling up

There is clearly pressure being piled up on the Premier League for them to have come out with such a threat, which would be very difficult to push through anyway given yet another big legal battle with Newcastle which would have likely have followed.

Nonetheless, the Magpies will now feel as if their pathway to the takeover has cleared somewhat, with the arbitration proceedings to come next year.

Win that case against the Premier League, and the Toon Army can start dreaming of a takeover once more.

In other news, one Newcastle player came in for criticism over his performance against Wolves

The greatest test that Gautam Gambhir passed was not only to survive the fourth day, but to come back on the fifth and renew the battle with complete concentration

Sidharth Monga in Napier30-Mar-2009

Mark Greatbatch batted for 655 minutes and 435 balls for his unbeaten 146 to save the Perth Test in 1988-89. It wasn’t too different from the innings Gautam Gambhir played – 643 minutes and 436 balls for 137 runs, to save the Napier Test.Greatbatch talks about how he set himself small targets. “You are following on, 290 behind, and it was about batting out time,” Greatbatch remembers. “[Set] little targets. An over meant four minutes, four overs were 15 minutes. Eight overs meant half an hour, and 15 were an hour.” Taking that formula forward, 15 overs would mean a drinks break, the same cycle repeated would mean a session break, and that repeated three times a day would mean stumps.For Gambhir, the cycles started with 74 minutes remaining on the third day. By the end of the fourth day, he had seen through four such drinks breaks, two session breaks and another two interruptions for stumps. He got breaks from the intense concentration by opting for a cap when the spinners operated together, and then switching to helmets as a fast bowler approached. He would have been a really tired man last night, physically, and more importantly, mentally. Suppressing his natural dominating game for more than seven hours and showing fierce focus to take India into the final day would have drained his mind.That was not the tough part, though. It was more difficult knowing that his job had not yet been completed – the team needed to bat through at least two more drinks breaks and two more session breaks to save the Test. He would need to get the adrenaline down, get a good night’s sleep, and then get himself up again. It was difficult to imagine how much more Gambhir could dig into. Did those reserves of concentration exist?It would have been tempting to take the easy route, though. To go for quick runs. No one would complain if he had got out. There were two of the best Test batsmen of this era around him, with another talented batsman to follow. The pitch was flat and Gambhir could have easily gone for quick runs. But he didn’t leave the job unfinished, rather he started it anew.In the first hour today, he added eight runs. In that first hour, Sachin Tendulkar got out as well. The team was still in deficit as the spinners kept tempting him with wide balls thrown up outside off. He still didn’t give in to the temptation.In the end, he added only 35 to his overnight 102. But runs didn’t matter today. Crucially he added 209 minutes to his 434 minutes of stay overnight. And that’s what mattered.Not long ago, Gambhir was an impetuous young man not doing justice to his quick footwork and wide array of strokes. There were technical flaws that the bowlers gleefully exploited. But he has taken care of the front foot that used to fall over. He may elbow a bowler now and then, but he has shown he can concentrate for long periods of time.After close to 11 of his finest hours in top-level cricket, Gambhir will be seen in a different light, the temperamental tough kid is left far behind. His indebted captain, Virender Sehwag, has taken the lead. “I think Gautam played an innings of a lifetime,” Sehwag said. “I can say that because hardly any player plays for almost 11 hours nowadays. He is the one who saved the game for us. I think we can call him the second Wall of the Indian cricket team. This one comes from north.”

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Embalado com sua primeira vitória no comando do Atlético, Rogério Micale agora enfrenta um novo desafio: recuperar a confiança da equipe e da torcida nos jogos dentro de casa. O Galo pega o líder Corinthians, nesta quarta-feira, vindo de uma sequência de três derrotas consecutivas jogando no Independência, contra Santos, Bahia e Vasco. Tentando mudar o panorama, a direção mudou o jogo para o Mineirão. Micale admitiu uma dificuldade a mais para times pressionados que jogam em casa.

– Jogar em casa é mais complicado para todas as equipes que não estão em um bom momento. O time se expõe mais, tem que tomar as rédeas do jogo e o adversário joga mais tranquilo e tenta sair em velocidade. Passamos por isso em nossa casa, agora esperamos que a gente possa reverter essa situação e esperamos que o torcedor nos apoie – afirmou.

Analisando o confronto contra o Timão, Micale elogiou o trabalho que vem sendo feito pelo treinador Carille no comando da equipe, garantiu entrega total de todos os jogadores e pediu apoio vindo das arquibancadas.

– Respeitamos o Corinthians, uma grande equipe e o Carille faz excelente trabalho. Esperamos que nosso torcedor compareça, ele faz a diferença. Vamos jogar em nossa casa, no Mineirão, e nosso espírito é de entrega total. Vai ser um grande jogo e precisamos dos três pontos. Vamos com tudo para buscá-los – completou o treinador.

Atlético-MG e Corinthians se enfrentam nesta quarta-feira, às 21h, no Mineirão. O Galo é o décimo colocado na tabela do Brasileirão, com 23 pontos, quatro a menos que o Sport, primeiro time dentro do G6 que se classifica para a Libertadores de 2018.

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يقترب نادي مانشستر يونايتد الإنجليزي من حسم تعاقده مع الدولي الفرنسي أدريان رابيو لاعب وسط فريق يوفنتوس الإيطالي خلال فترة الانتقالات الصيفية الجارية.

رابيو خرج من حسابات المدرب ماسيمليانو أليجري، في ظل التعاقد مع بول بوجبا، ورغبة البيانكونيري في ضم باريديس أو سيرجي ميلينكوفيتش سافيتش.

بينما مانشستر يونايتد، يسعى لتدعيم وسط ملعبه، وحتى الآن لم يتمكن من إقناع فرينكي دي يونج لاعب وسط برشلونة الإسباني.

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صحيفة  “ذا أتليتك” البريطانية، أكدت أن مانشستر يونايتد توصل لاتفاق مع يوفنتوس لضم رابيو، ولكن رغبة اللاعب الآن هي التي ستحسم الأمر.

النادي الإنجليزي في مفاوضات جارية مع فيرونيك والدة أدريان رابيو، لمحاولة إقناعها بالتعاقد مع نجلها وموكلها خلال فترة الانتقالات الصيفية الجارية.

حتى الآن لا يوجد اتفاق مع اللاعب، بينما يوفنتوس، أعطى مانشستر يونايتد الضوء الأخضر للدخول في المفاوضات مع رابيو، لرغبتهم في التخلص منه وتفريغ وسط الملعب.

Sky Sports pundit Kevin Campbell thinks that Celtic may receive an extra £2m in the deal which took Ryan Christie to Bournemouth over the summer, according to Football Insider.

The Lowdown: Nixon’s claim

The 26-year-old left Celtic on deadline day, joining the English Championship club in a transfer which was thought to be worth an initial £2.5m. However, according to The Sun’s Alan Nixon (print edition, p. 61, September 3rd), as cited by Football Insider, the Hoops will bring in an additional £2m for the Scot should the Cherries seal promotion to the Premier League this summer.

They currently sit top of the division after 11 games, and Campbell – who regularly features on Sky Sports – thinks that Ange Postecoglou’s side could receive that seven-figure sum.

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The Latest: Campbell reacts

When asked by Football Insider if he expects Bournemouth to go up, therefore meaning Celtic would be owed £2m, Campbell said:

“Bournemouth are looking good so it looks likely they’ll get it.

“Extra money is always sweet, especially when it is a couple of million. A couple of million can go a long way at Celtic.

“Get it in the coffers and see where you can spend it.

“This rebuild is going to take a few transfer windows. They still need to strengthen. They need more players.

“Celtic Football Club need to be challenging for the league. A couple of million can help them bring in a couple more players.”

The Verdict: Fingers crossed…

Christie was into the final six months of his Celtic contract when he left Parkhead, so it would be great business by the Hoops if they manage to bring in £4.5m in total for the attacking midfielder.

He was free to pen pre-contract terms with clubs outside of Scotland in the summer, so the initial £2.5m fee was better than nothing.

It appears as if it could get even better for Celtic, though, so Hoops fans should be keeping a close eye on how Scott Parker’s Bournemouth side fare over the coming months.

In other news: Journalist reckons ‘fantastic’ Celtic ace could leave, with Postecoglou overlooking him. 

The ICL appears to be facing an exodus of players who are eager to cash in on the BCCI’s new amnesty offer but the unofficial league remains confident that it will survive the latest crisis

Ajay S Shankar29-Apr-2009

The ICL appears to be facing an exodus of players who are eager to cash in on the BCCI’s new amnesty offer but the unofficial league is confident of surviving the latest crisis. It’s learnt that that the ICL management discussed the BCCI’s offer on Wednesday and reiterated its decision to go ahead with plans for the next season in October.”We are positive about going forward,” a senior ICL official told Cricinfo. “Some of our players may be tempted by the BCCI’s offer, but we are confident of retaining the players we want. We have legally binding contracts with the players and we expect them to honour those. Breaking contracts and walking away is not as simple as it sounds; there is a notice period, and no-objection clauses involved.”The official also dismissed suggestions that the league would be forced to shut down after it started downsizing its operations this year. The ICL cancelled its March programme due to the deepening economic recession as well as the non-availability of Pakistan players following cross-border political tensions. On Wednesday, barely an hour after the BCCI announced its amnesty offer, Himanshu Mody, the ICL’s business head, revealed that the league would not be renewing the contracts of some players and support-staff members.”Taking forward its Sports Performance Evaluation (SPE) process across all cricket operations, the ICL management has decided not to renew the contracts of some of the ICL players and support staff that have expired,” Mody said in a public statement. “As cricket professionals they are free to decide and explore their options.”The ICL official Cricinfo spoke to, however, said this was all part of a long-term plan. “The idea is to have a sharper and leaner programme going ahead with players who are committed to the league,” he said. “Obviously, what we do has to be financially viable too.” Apparently, some senior Indian players and some foreign players, like Nathan Astle, the former New Zealand batsman, are among those whose contracts may not be renewed.ICL officials claimed that the BCCI’s amnesty is a “desperate ploy” to bring the ICL to its knees before they take the ICC to court for rejecting their request for official recognition. “We have a strong legal case because the new ICC rules on unofficial cricket comes into force only on June 1 and can’t be applied in a retrospective manner,” the official said. “As per the old rules, the ICC is on a sticky wicket legally. The ICC knows that and this is just a desperate ploy to break us.”The current ICC protocols for approving unofficial cricket events, which came into force in 2003, do not cover events not involving players currently contracted to its member boards, or reduced format events involving no more than three players contracted to those boards. The ICL started its Twenty20 programme in 2007 with its own contracted pool of players. Even though the ICC’s new guidelines are tighter in this regard — they clearly state that a cricket venture remains unofficial till granted approval by the home board — it is doubtful whether they cannot be applied in a retrospective manner.However, despite the ICL’s confident posture, early indications are that it faces an uphill task in retaining a decent player base. Some key Indian ICL players admit that they are seriously looking at accepting the BCCI’s offer because it “works well” for both the seniors and the youngsters.As far as the senior players are concerned, the offer gives them an opportunity to safeguard their future in the official set-up, either as coaches, commentators or even administrators. And for the juniors, it opens the doors to return to their state teams at a time when the BCCI has enhanced player payments across the board.Most importantly, the amnesty offer, which makes ICL players eligible for domestic cricket from June 1 if they cut all ties with the unofficial league before May 31, opens up opportunities in the lucrative IPL, which has been classified as a domestic event.”At least 99% (of the ICL players) will think about this and may move back into the BCCI fold,” a prominent ICL player told Cricinfo. “Even if you can’t play international cricket now, the IPL is still there. A lot the ICL guys can make the IPL teams where there is a healthy international presence. This makes a big difference.”Another ICL player said that there are “two clear reasons” why the ICL will lose a lot of players. “Firstly, there has been no clarity on the future of ICL,” he said. “Then, it is no secret that many of us have not been paid by the league for a while.” Emotionally too, he says, the players admit they are “sick” of their outlaw status after having been barred from even practicing in their local college grounds by the BCCI’s hardline anti-ICL stance.The ICL official admitted that there is an issue with the dues but sought to link that with the performance appraisal process. “Once the process is complete and the picture becomes clear on who will be retained and who will not, the dues issue will be settled,” he said. “As for the other issues, all I can say is that they walked into the ICL with their eyes wide open, so what’s the problem now?”