India thrashed in the first
One dayer at Kochi as WI after scoring 321/6 bowled out India winning by 125
runs. Cricket pundits were dismissive of the present touring
team – it had no Sunil Narine, no Chris
Gayle, it had lost both its practice games – it is India at home – opposition
could be pulverised – one thought ! It
was never India’s match ……………… Rahane was handshaking with Dhawan to be run out
and the fall started. Virat Kohli’s reputation has been shaken in English
summer and it continues in rainy India too.
this time it was Jerome Taylor
who found away movement, Kohli found his
edge.
Marlon Samuels, playing only
his third ODI this year, led a strong West Indies batting adding 165 in 23
overs with Denesh Ramdin, who scored 61; Samuels made 126 off 116 balls. Samuels who played an excellent knock in T20
Finals in Lanka got struck to Amit Mishra.
Indian bowlers save Bhuvanesh Kumar struggled. Mohit Sharma 0-0-61-0; Shami 9-1-66-4;
Ravindra Jadeja 10-0-58-1 and Amit Mishra 10-0-72-1 … !!
Many Indian players are
fresh from the CLT20 and the money that flowed in IPL and CLT20…………… the other
side certainly has no grass. Hours before the start of the match, West Indian
players took the decision to play and not to strike over what they perceived to
be an unjust payment agreement signed by the West Indies Players Association
and West Indies Cricket Board. In an indication the issue was far from settled, West Indies ODI captain and player
representative, Dwayne Bravo, sent a letter to the WIPA today morning urging its president and chief
executive Wavell Hinds, and other officials with conflict of interest, "to
tender their resignation unconditionally with immediate effect." It is extraordinary but WI players are sore
over Wavell Hinds, who they claim
"hoodwinked" them and did not take their inputs while signing a new
memorandum of understanding with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) last
month, under which they would suffer a significant cut in their payment. West
Indies skipped the scheduled training session on Tuesday afternoon as well as
the media briefing without giving any reason.
It is not yet clear whether
the players will indeed go on strike during the India series, which includes
five ODIs and one Twenty20 followed by three Tests. Such a development would
not be far-fetched as the letter noted: "We wish to make it very clear
that should the players be forced to take matters into their our own hands, we
will not hesitate to take the appropriate action as see fit. We will hold you
and the WIPA Board who support this process liable."
Recently in the CLT20, MSD
along with team had checked in Grand Kakatiya Hyderabad – reportedly the
authorities did not accede to their eating Hyderabadi biriyani in the
rooms, served from Ambati Rayudu’s house
. An enraged Captain and his mates checked out of the five-star hotel moving
out to a rival hotel. It was reported
that BCCI officials who too had checked in the same hotel, cancelled and
followed suit. There was some concern
from the security experts who pointed to
the risk of moving an entire team to a new hotel in a matter of hours.
With regards – S.
Sampathkumar
8th Oct 2014.
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