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'A true fighter, a champion player'

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Former team-mates led the tributes to Gautam Gambhir following his retirement announcement

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Brewster upgrade: Sheffield United must rue selling a "poor man's Haaland"

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da betobet： Sheffield United will continue to breathe down Leeds United’s neck between now and the close of the Championship campaign as the Blades battle it out with Daniel Farke’s Whites to see who will be crowned second-tier champions.

da brwin： You wouldn’t bet against Chris Wilder’s men in this enthralling race with the South Yorkshire outfit a well-oiled machine under their much-loved manager, with another away win in the Steel City Derby on Sunday piling on the pressure at the top for Leeds to respond.

The two high-flyers are only separated by goal difference at the summit, as United ended up having resurgent star Rhian Brewster to thank at Hillsborough for the excellent 1-0 victory on enemy soil.

Brewster's resurgent performances this season

Many would have already written off Brewster donning the red and white stripes of United, with the ex-Liverpool youngster often disregarded as an extortionate flop, having once cost £23.5m to pick up from Anfield.

Whilst his goal and assist numbers are nothing to really shout about – with the injury-prone forward only on eight goals and four assists from 109 Bramall Lane appearances – he is slowly but surely rewriting the narrative this campaign with the winner against the Owls instantly banking him some credit.

The simplest of tap-ins would hand Wilder’s men the coveted bragging rights on the day, with Brewster up to three goals and three assists in Championship action for the season off the back of this golden finish silencing most of Hillsborough.

Wilder has utilised Brewster predominantly as an impact substitute, but could they rue selling a bigger talent than the former Anfield hotshot?

Wilder must rue selling "poor man's Haaland"

The Blades’ undoing in the tense automatic promotion race could potentially be their lack of firepower, with the promotion-chasers only boasting a modest 52 strikes from 38 clashes next to Leeds’ mammoth total of 76.

Wilder does have Ben Brereton Diaz, Tyrese Campbell and Tom Cannon to call into action up top, but the added face of William Osula wouldn’t go amiss, with the former Bramall Lane youth product now making a name for himself at Newcastle United as a Carabao Cup winner.

The promising Dane is beginning to justify why Eddie Howe’s Magpies splashed out £15m to land the up-and-coming centre-forward, with a superb solo effort against Bromley back in January finally breaking Osula’s senior duck at St James’ Park.

He is yet to get going in the bread and butter of the Premier League, but fierce strikes such as this one put away in the FA Cup show off the blistering youngster’s ability, with Osula no doubt offering Wilder’s men a lot more firepower if he was still present in South Yorkshire.

Osula’s Newcastle numbers

Stat

Osula

Games played

15

Goals scored

1

Assists

2

First team starts

3

Fee purchased for

£15m

Sourced by Transfermarkt

Osula’s three-goal contributions so far on Tyneside are made to look more impressive by the fact he has only been handed three first-team starts since joining, with Brewster – when he was the same age as Osula at 21 – regularly drawing blanks at United instead, having failed to live up to his hype.

Whereas, the promising Toon number 18 has taken to the all pressures and praise that have come his way swimmingly, having once even been labelled as a “poor man’s Haaland” for his strength and speed by ex-Derby County teammate Curtis Davies.

Of course, Wilder will be overjoyed that he’s managing to get a tune out of Brewster now on some high-stakes stages, but there will be some regret on United’s end that they didn’t keep a tighter grip on Osula, especially if the hot-and-cold number seven’s form drops off again.

8/10 Sheffield United star just made himself as undroppable as Brewster

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ByKelan Sarson Mar 16, 2025

His value has risen by 349%: Aston Villa hit gold with "unstoppable" ace

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Aston Villa are in a good place at the moment. A finish in the Champions League qualification spots is still more than achievable. They are currently six points behind Chelsea in fourth, but a fifth-place finish could be enough to see them qualify too, depending on the coefficient at the end of the season.

In the Champions League, they have a Round of 16 clash against either Atalanta, Club Brugge, Borussia Dortmund or Sporting CP. Brugge and Dortmund hold first-leg advantages in their playoff clashes this week.

Of course, Unai Emery will need his squad to perform to an incredibly high standard for the rest of the season to achieve their goals. Ollie Watkins will be crucial, and he is an excellent example of a proven transfer strategy for the Villans in the last few seasons.

Aston Villa’s best Championship signings

Something that has worked incredibly well for the Villans over the past five or so seasons is signing players from the Championship. Watkins is a shining example of this. After a fantastic performance in the second tier for Brentford, he moved to Villa for £33m including add-ons, where he has been a huge success.

The England international has been simply sensational in a Villa shirt. In 202 games for the club, he has scored 81 goals and registered 35 assists. He is well on his way to joining the Premier League 100 club, with 69 goals to his name so far.

However, it is not just in attack that Villa have had success buying from the Championship. Defenders such as Ezri Konsa, who also signed from Brentford, and Matt Cash, who joined from Nottingham Forest, are also players who have thrived.

Centre-back Konsa has played 219 games for Villa so far, managing to score eight goals in that time. He has also become a full England international. Cash has made 161 appearances for the club, and has 21 goals and assists. He is also an international footballer, representing Poland.

As good as these three players have been, there is arguably an even bigger success story when it comes to moving from a Championship side to Villa Park.

Aston Villa’s success story from the Championship

Has there been a more exciting player to watch this season than Villans attacker Morgan Rogers? He has been on fire throughout the campaign, described as an “unstoppable” force earlier in 2024/25 by Jamie Carragher.

The 22-year-old has only been at Villa Park for just over a year, meaning he joined under the tutelage of Emery. He made the move from Championship outfit Middlesbrough for a fee initially said to be £8m, but one that could rise to £15m with add-ons.

It is hard not to think at least some of those unnamed add-ons will have been met already, considering how well the attacker has played in a Villa shirt. He has played 50 games for the club in total, with 14 goals and seven assists in that time.

This season, the former Manchester City academy star has been excellent. He has played 33 games across all competitions for the West Midlands outfit, finding the back of the net on 11 occasions, and assisting his teammates six times.

Rogers’ record by competition this season

Stat

Premier League

Champions League

FA Cup

Games

24

8

2

Minutes

1998

690

180

Goals

6

3

2

Assists

4

1

1

Mins per G/A

199

172

60

Stats from Transfermarkt

Perhaps Rogers’ best moment of the season was his fantastic hattrick in the Champions League against Scottish giants Celtic. Within five minutes, he had two goals but had to wait until the 91st minute to cap off a wonderful treble.

Given how well the Englishman has performed this season, it might be unsurprising to learn his value has risen so much from the £15m Villa spent on him just 12 months ago. According to CIES Football Observatory, he is now worth a whopping £67m.

That is a huge increase on the price Emery’s side paid last January. It has risen by an outrageous 349% in total, suggesting this was an excellent investment from Villa. It seems unlikely they will want to sell him anytime soon, but the West Midlands side would be in for a huge profit if they did.

As it happens, signing Rogers was a brilliant decision by the Villans. Not only is he worth millions more, but he is performing superbly well and does not show any signs of slowing down at the moment.

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Green does not see Test opening role as realistic

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Cameron Green believes it would be a “stretch” for him to open the batting in Test cricket as the moment gets closer when Australia’s selectors will need to decide how to balance the playing XI for Old Trafford.Green missed the Headingley Test with a minor hamstring issue – which he said he would have been able to play through if needed – and Mitchell Marsh grabbed his opportunity with a scintillating hundred on the opening day to rescue Australia. Marsh also bowled tidily and the selectors now face a quandary over how – or if – to fit Green back into the team.The least disruptive route would be to take the rare option of not playing a frontline spinner, leaving out Todd Murphy, who was sparsely used in Leeds, and using Green as part of an all-pace attack supplemented by Travis Head, but coach Andrew McDonald has been firm on how he prefers a balanced bowling group.Related

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Therefore, the selection squeeze has turned the spotlight back on David Warner, who failed twice against Stuart Broad at Headingley. While McDonald stopped short of guaranteeing his spot, he did cite the value of the opening stands he added with Usman Khawaja at Edgbaston and Lord’s. Warner has been supported by Ricky Ponting in recent days to retain his spot and leaving him out would also require a reshuffle of the order.Marsh and Green have even been floated as potential options given they have done it in white-ball cricket – Marsh recently in ODIs and Green in T20s – although neither has regularly been higher than No. 4 in first-class cricket, and it remains a very unlikely solution.”I think it’s a bit of a stretch,” Green said of the possibility of him opening the batting in the fourth Test. “I think being an allrounder [makes it a stretch] – probably Shane Watson is the only one who comes to mind doing that – [and] I’m not too sure how much he bowled.”Watson was recalled to open the batting midway through the 2009 Ashes and it went on to be his most successful position in Test cricket, with an average of 41.79. On average, he bowled close to 15 overs in those matches and he claimed the third-most wickets (43) of a pace bowler to have opened the batting. Green currently averages a little over 13 overs per Test.”I think anyone would be happy to bat anywhere to play Test cricket,” Green added. “You always put your hand up for selection but have to wait and see what selectors think.”The other option the selectors will need to consider is whether to bring Green straight back in. His returns with bat and ball on tour, which includes the WTC final against India at the Oval, so far have been underwhelming, with respective averages of 19.16 and 45.60.Cameron Green hasn’t quite found his stride so far•Getty Images

“It’s been a tour so far with a lot of learning,” Green said. “Most of the time, I’ve got myself out rather than to do with the conditions. I think that’s to do with the wickets, it’s been quite flat. I am just trying to learn as much as I can and hopefully it holds me in good stead moving forward.”Unlike most of the squad who have taken a complete break in the gap before Old Trafford, Green has continued to train. He said his absence from the third Test was a very precautionary move and he could have pushed through. He picked up the hamstring niggle batting in the second innings at Lord’s and was able to bowl 13 overs afterwards which included the sustained short-ball approach.”[There were] no real issues at the time, it was more it’s just a long tour so I think everyone kind of wanted to get a break throughout one of the games, so that was my game,” he said. “The body is all good. Felt completely fine bowling. Think I just took off for a single and felt something very, very minor.”Green and Marsh are very close and while the latter’s superb return to Test cricket may mean Green now has to wait for his next outing, there was delight in his team-mate’s success.”We both have a great relationship,” he said. “We’re so happy for each other when one gets picked…I kind of look up to Mitch, so I’m so happy to see him play well. There was no doubt in my mind that he was going to come back and play an incredible game, which he did.”

Saved by Tarkowski: Moyes must finally axe Everton's 8-pass "Liverpool fan"

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da betway： Goodison Park might have shattered the sound barrier when Everton’s James Tarkowski thundered a leaping shot into the back of Alisson’s neck.

da poker： It was Fergie Time in all its pomp, Everton digging into the deepest depths of their barrel to find something to prevent Liverpool from leaving Goodison Park for the final time with three points in the bag.

David Moyes. It’s remarkable what a new manager can do – more still a gaffer who knows the club, loves the club, has been here before.

The Merseyside derby might have descended into mayhem upon the final whistle, but the Toffees will be delighted with their renewed determination.

This much-changed Everton side are a far cry from Sean Dyche’s colourless relegation fodder. Goodison Park stole two points from their arch-rivals, but they must be frustrated by the fact that they failed to do more.

How Moyes outplayed Slot

Had Liverpool emerged from Goodison Park one final time to all but secure the Premier League title, there would be no means of consolation for a despondent Evertonian fanbase that knew their team deserved more.

You could say: luckily, Tarkowski’s winner spared such emotions, but there was nothing fortuitous about the home side’s drive and determination, so impressive against the ostensibly best team in England.

The frenetic nature of the affair prevented Liverpool from ever hitting their stride and mustering fluidity or control. Everton cared not; this played right into their hands. Their 0.95 xG (expected goals) total outstretched Liverpool’s of 0.63, as per Sofascore, bearing testament to their agency at the centre of the storm.

Moyes set his team up perfectly, ensuring that Everton’s muscular superiority came up trumps. The Times’ Martin Ziegler said that Moyes’ “effect on Everton has been little short of remarkable” after the game, but it could have been an even greater night, had one forward managed to find their shooting (or playmaking) boots.

The Everton star who let Moyes down

It’s matches like these that will show Farhad Moshiri – should he have been watching – the error of his ways on the transfer front.

When Iliman Ndiaye was forced off after only 25 minutes, it felt that Liverpool would go on to sink Goodison for the last time, but Moyes’ men displayed grit and tenacity and will be frustrated that they did not manage to claim all three points.

Ndiaye

Salah’s incredible form in front of goal precluded that, but Everton still “battered Liverpool” – as per TV host Terry Christian – and will disappointed that a fine winning run has been halted.

Ndiaye’s exit meant that Jesper Lindstrom’s significance was raised, and though the loan man brought pace and purpose down the right flank, he failed to provide the sharp point that might have sunk Liverpool for the second season running.

The 24-year-old was brought in for the 2024/25 campaign last summer, with an option to make the deal permanent at the end of the year, but you’d have to concede that he’s not had the most inspiring of stays thus far.

Lindstrom’s athletic running did cause Andy Robertson a whirlwind of problems, but with Ndiaye forced off Everton’s opposite flanker needed to step up and provide some bite to match the menace.

Lindstrom

At some stage, the Danish winger needs to produce some form of end product. Much has been made of the attacking woes at number nine this season but Lindstrom has now reached 24 appearances for Everton without even one goal or assist.

When looking at his match statistics below, you can see that Lindstrom huffed and puffed but ultimately spent another match without hitting gold in front of goal.

Jesper Lindstrom – Match Stats vs Liverpool

Match Stats

#

Minutes played

77′

Goals

0

Assists

0

Touches

26

Shots (on target)

0 (0)

Accurate passes

8/13 (62%)

Key passes

0

Crosses

0/4

Dribbles

0/2

Duels won

4/10

Stats via Sofascore

Ndiaye didn’t even play half an hour of football but he completed all four of his passes, won all three of his duels and was fouled twice, showcasing his electric personality on the pitch and his dogged approach to the contest.

When contrasting that with Lindstorm’s statistics, only completing eight passes all game and consistently failing with his crosses and dribbles, you can see that he could have changed the result for the better with a bit more precision and guile.

Chalkboard

Ndiaye’s replacement, Jack Harrison, also showed much more impetus, completing 83% of his passes, creating one big chance, while also attempting six dribbles and winning eight duels.

Lindstrom, who revealed that he rejected Jurgen Klopp despite being “a Liverpool fan” in 2023, citing concerns about playing time, was handed a 6/10 match rating by The Liverpool Echo’s Chris Beesley, who noted his effort but also his struggle to produce something concrete in the final third.

Beto’s recent form has lessened the urgency for a new centre-forward somewhat, but with Lindstrom and Harrison both set to depart at the end of the season – as things stand – it’s clear that the club need to prioritise signing a more prolific upgrade at the end of the campaign.

One thing’s for certain: if Moyes wants to effectively build on the foundations laid over the past few weeks, he’ll need to cut Lindstrom loose at the end of the season and target a new and more potent right winger to kickstart an exciting new era.

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Medical booked: Arsenal "on the verge" of signing their answer to Mo Salah

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Some of Arsenal’s business in the transfer market has been questioned over the last couple of days, especially considering the big money spent by some of their rivals.

Christian Norgaard and Noni Madueke are the latest names in the mix, with the Dane already moving to the Emirates whilst the latter appears to be moving closer to a switch across the capital.

The Gunners agreed a £52m deal with Chelsea for the Englishman’s signature, in a move which is expected to see the 23-year-old be a backup to Bukayo Saka.

Noni Madueke for Chelsea

Such dealings are expected to just be squad additions, with various other key areas of Mikel Arteta’s side in desperate need of investment over the coming weeks.

Various targets have been on their radar in recent times, but it appears as though they could be edging closer to landing a star who could make the difference in their Premier League title charge.

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The attacking third has been the area of most attention this window, with Eberechi Eze one player who could still move to the club given his £68m release clause.

Real Madrid star Rodrygo remains a key option, with the Brazilian expected to be allowed to depart the LaLiga outfit this window, which could aid the Gunners’ quest for his signature.

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However, work has been done for additions elsewhere, with Sporting CP forward Viktor Gyokeres now at long last set to become an Arsenal player.

The news was reported by a number of sources on Sunday evening, firstly by The Athletic’s David Ornstein who revealed that an agreement in principle has been reached for the Swede to move from the Portuguese side to the Emirates Stadium.

It’s revealed that a deal worth €63.5m guaranteed + €10m in add-ons has now been agreed.

Sky Sports reporter Florian Plettenberg has shared that a “very good phone call with Mikel Arteta” has left the deal “on the verge” of being completed, with Gunners insider Hand of Arsenal revealing that a medical has now been planned.

Why Arsenal’s latest target could be Arteta’s answer to Salah

Mohamed Salah is a player who has caused countless problems to numerous backlines within the Premier League, with every side wishing they had a talent of his quality.

Liverpool's MohamedSalahreacts after conceding their second goal

The Egyptian has registered 186 goals in England’s top-flight, with his tally of 29 in his 38 outings last campaign firing Arne Slot’s outfit to the title and losing just four matches.

He’s scored 11 times in his 18 outings against the Gunners, including the equaliser in the 2-2 draw between the sides in North London back in October last year.

His two-year contract extension will see him continue to offer a constant threat to Arteta’s side once again in the near future, but the Gunners could land their answer to the forward this window.

Gyokeres could be just that man, offering the club the clinical and consistent presence in front of goal that they have desperately been lacking over recent seasons.

Sporting CP's ViktorGyokereskisses the trophy as he celebrate after winning the Taca de Portugal

Their highest league goalscorer last season was Kai Havertz, who only registered nine goals, with no player managing to achieve double figures in England’s top-flight.

The Swede could be about to change that, given his record for Sporting in the 2024/25 campaign, managing to find the net on 54 occasions in his 52 outings across all competitions.

Viktor Gyokeres

Sporting CP

33

39

Kylian Mbappé

Real Madrid

34

31

Mohamed Salah

Liverpool

38

29

Robert Lewandowski

Barcelona

34

27

Harry Kane

Bayern Munich

31

26

Victor Osimhen

Galatsaray

30

26

Mateo Retegui

Atalanta

36

25

Gyokeres, who’s been labelled a “monster” by one analyst, has managed to register 2.2 shots on target per 90, getting 52% of his efforts on target – with such a record handing Arteta the quality he craves in front of goal.

Doubts have been raised about his all-round ability, but he’s showcased his all-round ability, creating 2.1 chances per 90, whilst winning 51% of the aerials he’s contested – subsequently offering that focal point the side need this summer.

£70m may appear to be a massive sum of money for an unproven talent, but his goalscoring record in recent seasons is certainly worth taking a risk on, with the positives outweighing the negatives.

If he can move to England and have a similar impact to Salah, he would be a sensational addition and one that could transform the club’s ambitions of ending their title drought.

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Richard Gould: ECB 'unapologetic' about attracting top talent to Men's Hundred

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ECB chief executive cites market dynamics for growing gender pay gap amid PCA critcism

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Tom Curran, Sam Curran and Adam Zampa celebrate the Invincibles’ title in 2024•Alex Davidson/Getty Images

Richard Gould, the ECB chief executive, says English cricket must not apologise for attracting the world’s best men’s players, as he faced down claims from the Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) that Thursday’s upheaval to the Hundred’s pay structure for the 2025 season will only benefit overseas players.Top salaries in the men’s Hundred will rise from £125,000 to £200,000 (a 60% increase) and £100,000 to £120,000 (20%) for the second tier. However, the other four salary bands, which cover all but four players in 15-man squads, will receive hikes of between 3 and 5%.The announcement was greeted with disdain by the PCA, with interim-chief executive Daryl Mitchell stating he was “extremely concerned” at how the changes had been pushed through. Having been part of initial talks on how the injection of money would be spread across the board for the upcoming competition, Mitchell believed Thursday’s news reflected “a severe lack of communication and consultation”.Tymal Mills and Sam Billings, two players who have been ever-present since the Hundred’s inaugural season in 2021, took to X to voice their concerns. Billings, who captained Oval Invincibles to successive men’s titles, said: “Remarkable how a category gets a 60% increase yet most others get under 5%… Who has come up with this???”Speaking on Friday in Hamilton ahead of England’s third and final Test against New Zealand, Gould admitted he was taken aback by the PCA’s criticism, stating it was “not what I want to hear”. However, he held an unapologetic line about lifting the top brackets to court the best talent in the world, arguing that the dissenting voices had come from a “small section of male players”.”I don’t accept that,” Gould said, when asked if the top pay packets are almost exclusively reserved for overseas talent. “Because that band also includes central- and potentially contracted (England) players, so you’ve effectively got through that top band. And so, no, I don’t accept that at all.”Competition from overseas leagues, including Major League Cricket in the USA, has been a factor in the ECB’s approach to top-tier salaries, with Pat Cummins admitting to ESPNcricinfo that he hadn’t considered the Hundred when signing a lucrative four-year deal with San Francisco Unicorns last year.”This is a global market. We want the best players, irrespective of nationality. If you’re the best player, you’ll be paid the most,” Gould added. “You only have to look at the IPL and the differential and the spread. And if you look back over the last couple of years, we haven’t had as many of the best players in the world that we wanted in the men’s. We want more, and we’re not going to be apologetic in terms of our ambition to get them here.”Once we’re there, then the money is much easier to spread it throughout the squad. It is a very, very competitive market for a very small number of players, and we are not going to be pushed aside on that. We are going to compete, and we have to compete because we need the best players playing in our competition.”Gould also countered the PCA’s suggestions the ECB are guilty of widening the gender pay gap between the men’s and women’s competitions, citing market forces. While the top women’s bracket has increased by 30 percent, they will be earning three times less than their male counterparts. Next year, the difference in pay will have risen from £75,000 to £135,000.In 2022, the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket (ICEC) called for gender pay parity in the Hundred by 2025. The ECB pushed back on the timeframe as unrealistic in its response to the report, which Gould reiterated.”The gap has got bigger because of market dynamics,” he said. “That wasn’t a recommendation we said we could deliver on and we have been very up front on that. We have seen a significant increase in the salaries we have been able to put into the women’s game.”I’m really looking forward to the point that every county club in the country now has a women’s team. You know, I think in five years’ time, we’ll look back and go, ‘How did it take us this long?’ But I think that’s a really, really significant step for us.”Related

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Relations between the ECB and PCA are at an all-time low with disagreement over Hundred salaries following dissent over an issue regarding a new, more stringent No Object Certificate (NOC) policy.A group of domestic players have been blindsided by what they deem as legislation that restrict their earning opportunities. Those hamstrung by the new regulations are ones who have red-ball commitments written into their existing county deals.Though no NOCs have been rejected yet, with 80 handed out to male players in 2024 so far, a group of around 50 cricketers have floated the prospect of strike action in the form of boycotting the 2025 Hundred.Gould accepts there is nuance to the latest NOC stance, particularly for white-ball players with ad hoc agreements with their clubs. Tom Curran, for instance, has been on a white-ball contract with Surrey since 2022, but made two County Championship at the end of the 2024 season as the club negotiated other absences.Nevertheless, Gould believes the updated measures will “protect the sanctity” of county contracts. He also hopes a boycott does not come to fruition.”That may have been discussed on a call with with a variety of representatives, but I’ve heard nothing in that regard and I sincerely hope that’s that’s not the case.”

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    Kohli's form, Iyer vs Suryakumar, and Pandya's ODI return on India's discussion table

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    Is Prasidh Krishna’s hit-the-deck style the way to go? Talking points ahead of India’s three-match ODI series against England

    Shashank Kishore11-Jul-2022It is entirely possible the 2019 ODI World Cup final still feels recent, but the fact is that there is another 50-over World Cup upon us next year. While the build-up to it may still be muted, India, like many others, have some work to do. The three-match series against England beginning on Tuesday at The Oval will provide an opportunity for a few players to set things right, while at the same time being an audition for the others.Can Kohli banish talks of a decline?
    The numbers are out in the open. It is likely that even the most disconnected fan of the game knows a century has been loading for close to three years. But it hasn’t entirely been doom and gloom for Virat Kohli the batter.Adelaide 2020, Chennai 2021, The Oval 2021, and Cape Town 2022 are a few shining examples. Ever since he gave up the captaincy last year, every innings has brought with it that much more scrutiny.Related

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    Even for someone as zoned out as Kohli from external chatter, he is unlikely to forget that the count of century-less innings in international cricket now stands at 77. His struggles have been analysed threadbare, and mindset scrutinised to the extent that there has been a chorus from former players and coaches for him to take a break, which he has received in plenty; fair call to the BCCI there.But the men who matter – Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid – have continued to back Kohli.All said, the upcoming ODIs may be his best chance to shred talks of being on the decline and bring back that air of inevitability to his batting and hundreds, something that was commonplace when Kohli was at his peak between 2015 to 2019. For the record, he has six half-centuries in his last 11 ODI innings.Shreyas Iyer will need a big score to keep someone like Suryakumar Yadav out of the ODI side•AFP/Getty ImagesSuryakumar vs Iyer
    Such stifling competition for places isn’t new to Shreyas Iyer. He wasn’t even a first-choice player in India’s Under-19 World Cup squad in 2014. But the reality is that while he hasn’t done much wrong in the opportunities he has got, his methods of handling the short ball have come under scrutiny.Iyer was in the form of his life last year before a shoulder injury sidelined him for six months. But in the time since, he has lost his IPL captaincy, was released by a franchise that he led to their first-ever IPL final a year earlier, and then saw Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson and Deepak Hooda catch up with him as far as the middle-order stakes go.An average of 41 and a strike rate of 97 across 24 ODI innings means he should be an automatic pick, but the competition for places is such that he will need a big score to keep someone of Suryakumar’s calibre out. Suryakumar’s most recent knock was an unreal T20I century on Sunday. Like Iyer, he too has cashed in on every opportunity so far in the 50-over format. This middle-order jostle is a healthy one, though.Hardik Pandya last bowled ten overs in an ODI innings during the 2019 World Cup semi-final•PA Photos/Getty ImagesPandya’s return to 50-overs cricket
    He has returned to bowling, and has done quite well so far in T20s, but can his body tune up to the rigours of the longer format? Can he deliver ten overs if required? How will the change in format affect his workload? There are a few questions which Hardik Pandya could potentially answer in this series. He has only featured in nine ODIs since July 2019, the last of which was in Sri Lanka last year when he was part of a second-string squad led by Shikhar Dhawan.In fact, Pandya last bowled ten overs in an ODI innings during the 2019 World Cup semi-final. So clearly, there is plenty to look forward to because the bowler in him lends India a new dimension and squad balance.Prasidh’s hit-the-deck style the way to go?
    With Jasprit Bumrah being the pace spearhead and Mohammed Shami clearly still in the ODI plans, the third-seamer spot could be a juicy toss-up with a number of claimants in the ring.There is Prasidh Krishna, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj and now Arshdeep Singh. Among them, Prasidh has so far had an impressive initiation. Even on the most docile surfaces, his height and release allow him to get deliveries to rear up awkwardly on batters. Moreover, Prasidh does this at a fair clip too, at above 140 clicks. These, combined with a perfect seam that gets the ball moving both ways, make him an even more dangerous prospect on surfaces with some assistance.Prasidh had a breakthrough ODI series earlier this year against West Indies, and is being groomed to be the kind of bowler India saw in Ishant Sharma in his early days. Of course, the 50-over format wasn’t one that Ishant always favoured, but Prasidh has shown there is enough to work with if persisted.He is just seven ODIs old but has already picked up 18 wickets at an average of 16.42, and an economy of 4.84. But England’s destructive batting line-up could offer a stern test.

    Who has top-scored the most for their team in Tests?

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    And how many batsmen have scored twin hundreds in a match in which no other batsman has managed even one?

    Shiva Jayaraman and Bharath Seervi21-May-202055 Number of times Sachin Tendulkar was the highest run scorer for India in all-out team innings – the most by a batsman in Tests. Two others have done it over 50 times: Brian Lara (53) and Shivnarine Chanderpaul (52). Sunil Gavaskar (38) and Allan Border (37) complete the top five.ESPNcricinfo Ltd34.42 Percentage of times Don Bradman was the highest run scorer in his team’s all-out innings – 21 out of 61 – the highest among all batsmen with a minimum of 50 all-out innings. Among players who batted in over 100 all-out innings for their teams, Lara has the best percentage (27.46%) of being the top run scorer – 53 out of 193. Gavaskar (26.95%), Joe Root (24.24%), AB de Villiers (24.03%) and Tendulkar (23.70%) are the others in the top five with a minimum of 100 innings.10.37 Percentage of Carl Hooper’s innings that were the top scores for his team – 14 out of 135 – the lowest such rate among all batsmen who batted 100 or more times in completed innings in the top six. Mark Waugh is only slightly better, with 16 top scores in 145 all-out innings (11.03%). Among those who batted 100 or more times in completed innings in the top four positions, Sanath Jayasuriya has the lowest percentage (9.80%) of top scores – ten out of 102.7 Number of times Lara’s centuries were the only 50-plus score in a completed innings for West Indies – the most by a batsman. Tendulkar has scored six such hundreds for India. Five batsmen have scored four centuries each in these circumstances: Colin Cowdrey, Graham Gooch, Desmond Haynes, Rahul Dravid, and Virat Kohli.ESPNcricinfo Ltd7* Instances of a batsman scoring a century with no other player reaching fifty in the Test from either side, in matches where all four innings were played. John Reid (100 v England), Dilip Vengsarkar (102 v England), Graeme Wood (100 v England), Ian Botham (114 v India), Andy Flower (113 not out v West Indies), Kumar Sangakkara (157 not out v West Indies) and Dimuth Karunaratne (158 v SA) are the seven batsmen to have done so. Five batsmen have been the only centurion in similar circumstances when three innings of the match were played: Henry Wood, Arthur Hill, Hanif Mohammad, Denis Lindsay, and Matthew Hayden.6 Instances of a batsman’s double-century being the only 50-plus score in a Test innings. Dudley Nourse (231 v Australia), Len Hutton (202 b West Indies), Arthur Morris (206 v England), Dennis Amiss (262 v West Indies), Marvan Atapattu (216 not out v Zimbabwe), and Lara (226 v Australia) hold this distinction.

    9 Instances when Cowdrey was the only centurion in a Test where a minimum of three innings were played. Geoff Boycott is next with eight such instances, while Bradman, Gavaskar, Mohammad Azharuddin, and Sangakkara have been the lone centurions seven times each.8 Instances of a batsman scoring twin hundreds in a Test when no other batsman from either side scored a century. The first to achieve this was Rohan Kanhai against Australia in Adelaide in 1961. The latest is Ajinkya Rahane, v South Africa in Delhi in 2015. Glenn Turner, Alec Stewart, Steve Waugh, Grant Flower, Tillakaratne Dilshan, and Brendan Taylor are the others to have done so.4 Number of players who have, on multiple occasions, scored twin hundreds in a Test when no other batsman from their team has scored a century: Gavaskar, Border, Taylor and Jacques Kallis have all done it twice. There are a total of 38 such instances in Tests. Australia have done it most often (eight).

    3 Instances of a batsman scoring more than 50% of his team’s runs in a Test when they were all out in both innings. Lara’s 53.83% against Sri Lanka (221 and 130) in Colombo in 2001 is the highest. The other two are: Jimmy Sinclair (51.88%) against England (106 and 4) in Cape Town in 1899 and Andy Flower (50.36%) against South Africa (142 and 199 not out) in Harare in 2001.* The piece had earlier erroneously mentioned the instances as four. That has been correctedMore stats trivia here

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