DTVHINDIDuleep Trophy: “I credited Ashwin and Jaddu bhai…”, Manav Suthar gave all the credit to the veterans after taking 7 wickets
Manav Suthar took 7 wickets for 49 runs in 19.1 overs in the second innings of the match against India-D. Manav Suthar (Photo Source: X/Twitter) In the second match of Duleep Trophy 2024, India-C defeated India-D by 4 wickets. The hero of India-C’s victory was Manav Suthar who took 8 wickets in the match. In the second innings, the spinner tightened the screws on India-D’s batting order and took 7 wickets for 49 runs in 19.1 overs, he also bowled 7 maiden overs. Manav Suthar also won the Player of the Match title by playing brilliantly for India-C. Meanwhile, the spinner has given a big statement by giving credit for his brilliant performance to Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. I was trusting my skills- Manav Suthar After taking seven wickets in the second innings against India D, Manav Suthar revealed that bowling at a slow pace helped him in taking wickets for his team. Speaking to the Indian Express, Manav Suthar said, To get wickets, I have to first stop them. That’s what I did. After the first innings, I thought I had to slow down a bit to get some turn, which would help with the bounce. Every pitch is different, so how you use your skills matters. In the first innings of the match against India-D, India-C’s fast bowlers, Anshul Kamboj, Vijay Kumar Vaishak and Himanshu Chauhan took 7 wickets. Whereas spinners Manav Suthar and Hrithik Shokin were able to take only 1-1 wickets. Suthar further said, Just because the fast bowlers were taking wickets, I can’t say there isn’t much help for the spinners. So I was trusting my skills, and I believed I could do it here. I have seen Ashwin and Jaddu bhai playing- Suthar Manav Suthar further revealed that he learned a lot from the bowling styles of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. The young spin-allrounder has focused on getting help from the seam rather than the pitch. Watching Ashwin and Jaddu bhai play, I have seen how they change their seam position, trajectory and speed to adapt to different pitches.
T20 World Cup 2024: Trinidad pitch created a ruckus, former veterans raised big questions calling it ‘dangerous’
The pitch was a bit dangerous. Some balls were passing around the shoulder, neck, chin height of the South African fast bowlers – Andy Flower T20 World Cup 2024, SA vs AFG (Photo Source: Getty Images) South Africa has reached the final by defeating Afghanistan by 9 wickets in the first semi-final match of T20 World Cup 2024. With this victory, the African team has created history, the team is going to play a World Cup final for the first time. But meanwhile there is a ruckus about the pitch of Trinidad. After the match, Afghanistan’s head coach Jonathan Trott had said that this was not the semi-final pitch. At the same time, South African captain Aiden Markram is happy not to play on this pitch again. The Trinidad pitch was very difficult to bat on, which the African bowlers took advantage of. And Afghanistan was all out for 56 runs in 11.5 overs. Former Australian cricketer Tom Moody and former Zimbabwean player Andy Flower have made a big statement raising questions on the Trinidad pitch. T20 World Cup 2024: Playing on the pitch was a tough challenge- Tom Moody Former Australian player Tom Moody says that there should be equal competition between ball and bat. He says that batsmen should not face a pitch where the conditions are completely against them. Tom Moody also said that it is not right for teams to score more than 200 in every match, balance is needed in every match. Talking on ESPNcricinfo, Tom Moody said, You want a fair contest between bat and ball and I am not advocating that we need pitches where you need 200+ runs. But you need consistent bounce, that is the most important thing. Any batsman will put his hand up and say, that is the most important thing. If you have a ball that is hitting the toe of your bat or a ball that you feel you are going to punch the same length with your gloves, it is a very tough challenge to counter. The pitch was a bit dangerous- Andy Flower Former Zimbabwe player Andy Flower says that the pitch had inconsistent bounce, which troubled the batsmen. Flower also said that the pitch also looked dangerous because the balls were passing around the shoulders, neck and chin of the batsmen, which could also cause injuries. Andy Flower said, As a batsman, you’re trying to predict where the ball will be. You’d like to get it somewhere in the middle of the bat at least. And on this pitch, it was almost impossible to do that on any consistent basis. It was a bit dangerous actually. Some of the balls were going past the shoulders, necks, chin height of the South African fast bowlers. And one of them even went past the head of Quinton de Kock, the keeper. And I was glad nobody got hurt.
The veteran’s heart broke after RCB’s defeat, said- If anyone can help RCB in the next few seasons…
RCB’s dream of winning the IPL title has been shattered once again. Virat Kohli & Dinesh Karthik (Photo Source: BCCI/IPL) Royal Challengers Bangalore’s (RCB) dream of winning the IPL title has been shattered once again. On Wednesday, May 22, in the Eliminator of IPL 2024, Rajasthan Royals defeated RCB by 4 wickets and made their place in Qualifier 2. After this defeat, the RCB players looked very disappointed and sad. Meanwhile, former West Indies cricketer Ian Bishop feels that Andy Flower is the man who will guide RCB well in the next few seasons of IPL. Andy Flower left the camp of Lucknow Super Giants and joined RCB this time. He replaced head coach Sanjay Bangar. It was under his leadership that Royal Challengers Bangalore made a strong comeback in the second half after a disappointing performance in the first half. Let us tell you that RCB had won only one match out of the first 8 matches. However, after this, Faf du Plessis’s team made its place in the playoffs by winning 6 consecutive matches. Ian Bishop gave a bold statement after RCB’s defeat Now after the defeat against Rajasthan Royals, Ian Bishop feels that Andy Flower is the right candidate who will take RCB forward in the next few seasons. Ian Bishop tweeted on May 23, ‘I believe that if anyone can take RCB forward over the next few seasons, it is Andy Flower.’ I believe that if anyone can take RCB forward in the next couple of seasons, it is Andy Flower. — Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi) May 23, 2024 Talking about the eliminator match, RCB batted first and scored 172 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs. In response, Rajasthan Royals won by scoring 174 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 19 overs. With this victory, they have reached Qualifier 2 and now they will face Sunrisers Hyderabad on 24 May.
