Maharashtra teenager slams unbeaten 451

Vijay Zol says a meeting with Virender Sehwag earlier this year provided the confidence to amass a mammoth score

Nagraj Gollapudi10-Dec-2011

Vijay Zol was the highest scorer in the latest domestic Under-19 tournament•ESPNcricinfo Ltd

In May this year, while at a camp with the India Under-16 team, Vijay Zol met Virender Sewhag at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bangalore. Sehwag learned that Zol was the highest scorer in the latest Vijay Merchant Trophy, the domestic U-16 tournament. Zol also told Sehwag that during the final against Delhi he had suffered from torn ligaments in his left knee and had been out of cricket for nearly four months after surgery in February.Sehwag gave the now 17-year-old Zol several pep talks and an unexpected present as well. “Sehwag asked me about my knee injury and spoke about other things and then gifted me a bat,” Zol recalls. The bat had a simple message on it: “Dear Vijay Zol, Best Wishes. Sehwag.” He still marvels at the gift and was certain he would never play with it.Zol, who hails from Jalna in Maharashtra, says the confidence he derived from the chat with his idol played a crucial role in his remarkable unbeaten 451 for Maharashtra U-19s against Assam U-19s in the on-going league match of the Cooch Behar Trophy in Nasik. Though there are no official records to verify exactly where he stands in the record books in youth cricket, Zol’s score was higher than Bhausaheb Nimbalkar’s landmark 443, the highest first-class score by an Indian, set in 1948 during a Ranji match between Maharashtra and Kathiawar.Asked about his feat, Zol said his record was still sinking in. “When you score 451 you can’t even express exactly how one feels,” Zol told ESPNcricinfo over the telephone from Nasik at the end of the third, and penultimate, day’s play.Zol, a left-hand opener, took nearly 11 hours, faced 467 deliveries, and hit 53 boundaries along with two sixes in his outstanding innings, which was more than double his previous career-best score of 222. That double-century came against Gujarat in the leagues stages of last year’s Vijay Merchant tournament. Asked about the ingredients needed to play a marathon innings, Zol picked out patience as the most necessary factor. “Shot selection is equally important. The margin of error is very minimal so you have to be on your toes always.”Zol said the pitch in Nasik was good for batsmen. “The bowling attack was decent but the track supported me a lot.” Zol also praised the contributions of his team-mates. The best partnership was of 284, with his opening partner Jai Pande, who missed a century by three runs.Zol completed his century in the first session of the match and carried on to reach 264 by stumps on the first day. David Andrews, the Maharashtra coach, was confident that Zol could go for a truly massive score given that the conditions were helpful. On the second day, Zol continued to play his shots freely, putting on 230 with Maharashtra’s No. 3 Abhishek Salvi.At the end of the second session, Maharashtra had amassed 763 for 4 and decided to declare. Zol was 49 short of 500 runs. “I was not disappointed. The team comes first. It was a flat pitch so we needed time to get 20 wickets,” he said of the decision to declare. On Saturday, Assam were bundled out for 158 in their first innings and were 140 for 4 after being forced to follow-on.If he wasn’t at the match, Zol could have been at the BCCI Awards ceremony in Chennai to pick up his prize for Best Under-16 Cricketer, possibly from Sehwag himself, and met the other Indian players too. Zol said he was happy to be in Nasik, helping Maharashtra towards a win. “It is an honour to get an award from the BCCI but I would have missed something more important than that,” Zol, a standard nine drop-out, said. He was happy his dad Hari Zol, an advocate, collected the award on his behalf.Zol said his feat means a lot to him. “It is a big milestone for me. I know my ability now and how far I can go.” When he crossed 400 it was revealed to Zol that he was close to Nimbalkar’s famous score. “I had never heard that name ever,” was Zol’s frank response. For the moment, his knowledge of cricket history does not matter. His own name is now in the history books.

Marlos Moreno desfalca o Flamengo contra o Peixe; Arão também fica fora

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Maurício Barbieri não terá Marlos Moreno à disposição para o jogo contra o Santos, nesta quarta-feira, na Vila Belmiro. O atleta não se recuperou de uma pancada sofrida no tornozelo direito diante do São Paulo e desfalcará o time pela segunda rodada do Brasileirão consecutiva. Desta forma, o técnico tem uma dúvida para escalar o setor ofensivo, entre Matheus Sávio e Uribe.

Contra o Botafogo, Barbieri substituiu Marlos, lesionado, e Everton Ribeiro, suspenso, por Matheus Sávio e Uribe. Para encarar o Peixe, o técnico volta a contar com o camisa 7 e terá que tirar um dos atletas citados. Com o garoto, autor de um dos gols no clássico, o Flamengo terá um meio de campo mais reforçado. Já com Uribe em campo ao lado de Paolo Guerrero, o Rubro-Negro ganha maior força ofensiva e presença na área adversária.

O resto do time deve ser o mesmo. Desta forma, o Flamengo deve entrar em campo na Vila Belmiro com: Diego Alves; Rodinei, Léo Duarte, Réver e Renê; Cuéllar, Lucas Paquetá, Diego e Everton Ribeiro; Sávio (Uribe) e Guerrero.

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Quem também não foi relacionado para o jogo contra o Santos foi o volante Willian Arão. No treino desta terça-feira, o camisa 8 participou sem limitações enquanto a imprensa pôde observar a atividade. Com pouco espaço no time, Arão negocia sua transferência para o Olympiacos, da Grécia, que já fez uma oferta ao Flamengo. A negociação pela venda está em estágio avançado.

Dhoni could give up a format in 2013

MS Dhoni, India’s World Cup winning captain, has said he might have to give up one of the formats if he is to lead India’s title defence in 2015

Sidharth Monga in Perth12-Jan-2012

MS Dhoni isn’t certain he will be around to help India defend their World Cup title•AFP

MS Dhoni, India’s World Cup winning captain, has said he might have to give up one of the formats if he is to lead India’s title defence in 2015. He said, however, that such a decision would be made only at the end of 2013, by which time Dhoni will be 32. He will be 33 by the time the World Cup starts in Australia, where India currently find themselves 2-0 down in the Test series.”If I want to see the 2015 World Cup, I’ll have to retire from one of the formats,” Dhoni said. “It’s too early right now. I am not that old. I am just 30. There is still time. We will see by 2013, and by 2013, I mean the end of 2013.”Dhoni didn’t rule out the possibility of not even making it to the World Cup. “That’s something I need to see,” he said. “I will take it as the time comes. What I really meant was by 2013 I would have to see where I stand when it comes to my body, whether I will be able to survive until the 2015 World Cup. Of course form is a factor.”Also, what I need to see is, if I play till 2014 and all of a sudden say I can’t survive till the World Cup, then all of a sudden you have a new wicketkeeper coming in who has not played more than 30 international games. So by end of 2013 I need to decide if I am fit enough to proceed in one of the formats. It’s not personal interest. What I want is an individual who, if he is taking my place, should have played at least 60 to 100 ODIs before he goes into the World Cup. It’s what my personal thinking is. We will see accordingly. Lots of time before that.”Dhoni has captained India in 36 Tests. No other wicketkeeper has captained a side in more than 16 Tests. Dhoni has captained in 175 games across formats. The next highest is Kumar Sangakkara, with 66.

ليفربول يتواصل مع لاعب برشلونة لضمه في الصيف

كشفت تقارير صحفية، أن نادي ليفربول يتواصل مع نجم برشلونة أنسو فاتي للتعاقد معه خلال فترة الانتقالات الصيفية المقبلة، مستغلًا وضعه في البلوجرانا.

اللاعب الإسباني صاحب الـ20 عامًا، لا يشارك بصفة أساسية هذا الموسم مع برشلونة، مما جعا ليفربول يصطاد في الماء العكر، ويتواصل معه لدراسة إمكانية ضمه الصيف المقبل.

طالع أيضًا.. تير شتيجن يكشف دوره في إقناع دي يونج برفض مانشستر يونايتد

صحيفة “ليفربول إيكو” البريطانية، أكدت بأن ليفربول انضم إلى مانشستر يونايتد في الاهتمام باللاعب الإسباني، رغم صعوبة الأمر في أن يتخلى برشلونة عن أنسو فاتي.

اللاعب الذي انضم إلى برشلونة ولعب في أكاديمية لاماسيا منذ 2013، تألق عندما تم تصعيده منذ عامين، لكنه تعرض لإصابة قوية في الركبة أبعدته عن الفريق فترة طويلة.

فاتي حصل على الرقم 10 بعد رحيل ليونيل ميسي إلى باريس سان جيرمان، مما يدل على ثقة النادي في امكانياته وأنه قادر على خلافة الأسطورة الأرجنتيني، ولكن سرعان ما تراجع في ترتيب المهاجمين لـ تشافي.

بن جاكوبس، الصحفي بموقع “كوت أوفسايد” البريطاني، أكد بأن العديد من الأندية الإنجليزية تواصلت مع أنسو فاتي، وهذا هو السبب وراء استبعاده من المشاركات مع برشلونة، لأنهم لا يريدون منه أن يتواصل مع أي نادٍ، والتركيز مع البلوجرانا فقط.

Após fazer golaço, Lucas Lima avisa: 'Agora, sou outro jogador fisicamente'

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Aos 24 minutos do segundo tempo, Lucas Lima entrou no lugar do aplaudido Artur. Nove minutos depois, o camisa 20 recebeu aplausos ainda mais fortes, ao aproveitar bola afastada pelo goleiro e, de antes da meia-lua, acertar o ângulo esquerdo com um chute similar ao do francês Pavard, diante da Argentina, no gol eleito o mais bonito da última Copa do Mundo.

O lance fechou a vitória por 3 a 0 do Palmeiras sobre o Paraná, no Allianz Parque, neste domingo. E não é só por conta do golaço que o meia assegura que, neste segundo semestre, terá condições físicas para mostrar o futebol que o fez ser contratado pelo Verdão para esta temporada.

– Treinei muito nas minhas férias, na parada que teve, e com o time também. Eu me esforcei muito e evoluí muito fisicamente. Fiz um grande jogo contra o Santos, fiz gol e, infelizmente, fui suspenso. Hoje, pude ajudar da melhor forma. Fico feliz individualmente e mais feliz pela vitória e a partida que o time fez – comentou Lucas Lima, sem cobrar publicamente vaga entre os titulares.

– Espero ter mostrado serviço. Eu estava doido para entrar. Sou outro jogador fisicamente do que estava no início do ano. Aos poucos, vou mostrando o meu potencial, independentemente se for como titular ou no banco – afirmou o meio-campista, ao deixar o gramado neste domingo.

Neste domingo, Wesley Carvalho, que comandou o time interinamente enquanto o recém-contratado Luiz Felipe Scolari não chega, escalou o setor ofensivo com Gustavo Scarpa centralizado, Artur aberto pela direita, Dudu do outro lado e Willian como referência. Lucas Lima entrou na vaga de Artur e, pouco antes, Hyoran ocupou a vaga de Scarpa.

Com a vitória, o Palmeiras chegou a 26 pontos depois de 16 rodadas no Campeonato Brasileiro, pelo qual a equipe só volta a jogar contra o América-MG, no próximo domingo, às 16h, fora de casa. O próximo compromisso do time será na quarta-feira, às 19h15, na Fonte Nova, em Salvador, abrindo os confrontos diante do Bahia pelas quartas de final da Copa do Brasil.

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موندو ديبورتيفو توضح سبب غياب كروس وتشواميني عن مباراة ريال مدريد وليفربول

كشفت تقارير صحفية إسبانية، عن سبب غياب ثنائي وسط ملعب ريال مدريد، توني كروس وأوريلين تشواميني، عن قائمة الفريق لمواجهة ليفربول غدًا الثلاثاء في دوري أبطال أوروبا.

ويواجه ريال مدريد نظيره ليفربول على ملعب أنفيلد رود، في ذهاب دور الـ16 ببطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا، غدًا الثلاثاء في تمام العاشرة مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة.

واختار أنشيلوتي 23 لاعبًا للسفر إلى مدينة ليفربول لمواجهة الريدز، ليس من بينهم الرباعي تشواميني وكروس، بالإضافة لـ فيرلاند ميندي وماريانو دياز.

ويغيب فيرلاند ميندي وماريانو دياز عن ريال مدريد منذ مباراة أوساسونا الماضية بسبب الإصابة.

صحيفة “موندو ديبورتيفو” الإسبانية، أكدت بأن غياب كروس وتشواميني، لأن كلاهما مصاب بالأنفلونزا، مما جعل أنشيلوتي لا يستدعيهم للمباراة، وفضل إراحتهم لعدم الاستعانة بهم في ملعب أنفيلد.

وسيظهر المدرب الإسباني في تمام الثامنة والربع مساءً لوسائل الإعلام، للتحدث عن القائمة ومباراة ليفربول بمؤتمر صحفي يسبق مواجهة الغد.

Goal is to be No. 1 by the Ashes – Warner

David Warner is not thinking about the possibility of being Australia’s Twenty20 captain, and is focussing on sweeping India 4-0 in Adelaide

Daniel Brettig18-Jan-2012

David Warner: “I’m feeling quite fine. I can’t say I have been waking up and seeing Umesh hitting me in the head with the ball.”•Getty Images

Umesh Yadav’s bouncer is not the only thing making Australia’s opener David Warner dizzy right now. At Sydney’s Olympic Stadium he was peppered with questions about his captaincy aspirations, which may be pushed further if he is appointed to lead Australia’s Twenty20 team in two internationals against India in February.While Warner deflected most of them with due deference to the incumbent, Cameron White, he also reinforced Australia’s desire to complete a 4-0 sweep of India in the final Test at the Adelaide Oval from January 24.”As Michael Clarke said the other day after the game, celebrate your win, but at the end of the day we want to try and beat the second team in the world four-nil,” Warner said. “That’s a massive thing for us at the moment. Where we are placed at the moment, our goal is to become No. 1 again by the next Ashes in 2013. If we can keep working towards that, our goals will be achieved.”In response to the question of whether or not India look a beaten team, Warner was frank in suggesting it would be difficult for some members of the touring party to visualise scoring plenty of runs in Adelaide given their recent returns.”There might be a lot of people in their shed wondering how they’re going to score runs,” Warner said. “In my mind there is probably only one player, and that’s Sachin Tendulkar, who looks like he’s using a sight screen when he comes out to bat. [But] the other players, they’re all world-class players. You look at the amount of runs they’ve got in the top six in their careers it’s phenomenal … We are expecting them to show some aggression in this next Test.”Beyond the Test lie the T20s and the triangular ODI series. A groundswell is building to have Warner installed as the national T20 captain, following glowing assessments of his leadership capability from the head coach Mickey Arthur and the former Test opener Simon Katich, among others. But Warner was careful not to tread on White’s toes, even as the Melbourne Stars captain endures a dire Big Bash League.”One day it might happen but for now Cameron White is the captain. And I am still going to be playing by his rules,” Warner said. “He is a class player, we’ve seen that many times with Cameron that he can come out and fire … with Cameron’s ability with the bat to clear the fence, we are backing him 100%.”I am just excited and overwhelmed that they are looking at me as a possibility for the future. It’s a massive achievement for people to say that but at the end of the day I just have to concentrate on my cricket.”For now that concentration is still affected by the after-effects of Yadav’s blow to the side of Warner’s head, a rare lapse during his 180. Warner said he was in regular touch with Australia’s physio Alex Kountouris but was on course to be fit for Adelaide.”I think I’m over it. I had a little bit of a dizzy spell yesterday morning. I spoke to Alex Kountouris about that and it’s generally what happens,” Warner said. “I was fine when I got hit. I didn’t have a black out or anything. You’ve just got to try and get up and keep playing.”At the moment it’s a day by day thing. I’ve got to speak to Alex this afternoon about how I’m feeling. At the moment I’m feeling quite fine. I can’t say I have been waking up and seeing Umesh hitting me in the head with the ball. You don’t really like getting hit in the head … Hopefully next time I can just keep my eye on the ball.”

Botafogo entrará com representação em lance polêmico contra o Santos

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Em um jogo de muita disputa no meio-campo e sem muitas chances claras de gol, Botafogo e Santos empataram em 0 a 0 no Estádio Nilton Santos, em partida válida pela 17ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro. O resultado não é bom para ambas as equipes, que permanecem na parte inferior da tabela.

O resultado poderia ter sido diferente, porém, se um gol que Renatinho marcou não fosse anulado. Aos 39 minutos, o camisa 17 chegou a balançar a rede após receber livre nas costas da defesa santista e vencer a disputa com Vanderlei, mas o árbitro Paulo Roberto Alves Junior anulou o lance, alegando que Luiz Fernando, claramente impedido, participa do lance mesmo sem tocar na bola – em um primeiro momento, o juiz deu o gol, porém voltou atrás.

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Por conta disso, o Botafogo vai entrar com representação por esse lance, com os dirigentes do clube a indicarem que os advogados comunicarão à CBF, indo contra a decisão tomada pelo trio de arbitragem, esperando que haja suspensão para ambos seja consequência após confusão gerada no fim da partida.

REAÇÃO DO BOTAFOGO

O lance trouxe muita revolta por parte dos jogadores do Botafogo: grande parte dos atletas que estavam em campo e mais alguns reservas foram para cima do bandeirinha após a marcação do impedimento para reclamarem da decisão e tiveram que ser contidos por membros da comissão técnica.

Na saída de campo, Joel Carli, um dos jogadores mais experientes da equipe, em entrevista ao “Canal Premiere” reclamou sobre o acontecimento, e também destacou a postura do Botafogo durante grande parte da partida.

– Infelizmente acho que ele erra. Sem dúvida que ele não tem intenção de errar. A dúvida dele era uma que não pode entrar nesse jogo. O resultado é ruim, mas o Botafogo foi protagonista​ – afirmou.

Luiz Fernando, jogador envolvido diretamente na jogada polêmica, foi outro que falou na saída de campo ao “Premiere” sobre o lance, afirmando que não participou da jogada e que, consequentemente, a decisão foi errada.

-Ele (o árbitro) falou que participei da jogada. Mas quando vi que eu estava impedido eu parei. Renatinho veio e fez o gol – disse.

Nas redes sociais, mais precisamente em sua conta no Twitter, Márcio Padilha, vice-presidente de comunicação do Botafogo, classificou o ocorrido como “Lamentável. A arbitragem brasileira é uma vergonha.”

الأهلي يختتم تدريباته استعدادًا لمباراة صن داونز في دوري أبطال إفريقيا

اختتم الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بالنادي الأهلي، تدريباته عصر اليوم على ملعب التتش، استعدادًا لمواجهة صن داونز.

ويلتقي الأهلي مع صن داونز الجنوب إفريقي في المباراة المقرر لها التاسعة من مساء غد السبت، ضمن منافسات الجولة الثالثة لدور المجموعات في دوري أبطال إفريقيا.

ويقع الأهلي في المجموعة الثانية بدوري أبطال إفريقيا، بجانب ‏صن داونز والهلال السوداني والقطن الكاميروني.‏

طالع…ثنائي الأهلي يغيبان عن المران الأخير قبل مواجهة صن داونز محاضرة كولر

عقد مارسيل كولر المدير الفني للفريق، محاضرة مع اللاعبين، قبل انطلاق المران، للحديث في كافة الجوانب الفنية والخططية.

وخاض الفريق فقرة إحماء قبل تدريبات الكرة، التي حرص خلالها الجهاز الفني على تطبيق الجزء الخططي الذي يرغب في تنفيذه خلال مباراة الغد أمام صن داونز. تدريبات لحراس المرمى

وخاض رباعي حراسة المرمى محمد الشناوي وعلي لطفي ومصطفى شوبير وحمزة علاء تدريباتهم، تحت إشراف ميشيل يانكون مدرب الحراس.

Khawaja agrees to Derbyshire return

Derbyshire have confirmed the return of Usman Khawaja, the Australia batsman, as their overseas player for the second half of the 2012 season

ESPNcricinfo staff26-Jan-2012

Usman Khawaja averaged 39.87 for Derbyshire in last seasons’s County Championship•Getty Images

Derbyshire have confirmed the return of Usman Khawaja, the Australia batsman, as their overseas player for the second half of the 2012 season. Khawaja will join up with the county in mid-June for the Friends Life t20, taking over from Martin Guptill – who is also back for a second stint – when he leaves for New Zealand’s tour of the West Indies.Khawaja, who lost his place in Australia’s Test side for the India series after playing in his country’s first home defeat to New Zealand in 26 years, started the 2011 season at Derbyshire. The left-hand batsman made 319 runs at 39.87 in four County Championship appearances, with a hundred in his final match, before leaving to attend a training camp ahead of the Australia A tour of Zimbabwe. Guptill then joined the county as Khawaja’s replacement.”Usman is a talented and prolific batsman with an excellent future,” Derbyshire’s head coach Karl Krikken said. “We are delighted to bring him back to the County Ground. We were hugely impressed with Usman during his previous spell with the club and the 2012 season will give him the opportunity of settling into a longer spell and hopefully scoring plenty of runs.””We only saw what he was truly capable of on the field at the end of his time [here] but he is clearly a very fine player and was very good around the changing-room. I spoke to Usie last week and he was very keen to come back and do a job for us and part of the reason for that was because he realised how much good playing in county cricket could be for his game. We’re really looking forward to having him back.”Khawaja made his Australia debut during the 2010-11 Ashes series but has seen his international career stall after scoring just one half-century in six Test appearances. He could, however, be involved in Australia A’s tour of England in July and August, with Krikken saying that there would be a “contingency plan” in place should the situation arise.

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