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Parthiv Patel, the Gujarat captain, will lead India’s team in the Emerging Players Tournament in Australia in August

Cricinfo staff13-Jul-2010

Parthiv Patel, the Gujarat captain, will lead India’s team in the Emerging Players Tournament in Australia in August. Cheteshwar Pujara, who finished as the highest run-getter in the recent A-team tri-series in England, has been appointed Parthiv’s deputy. The four teams – South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and India – play two competitions – Twenty20 and 50-overs – during a two-week period.Each of the 15 players selected in the squad participated in the IPL, and a significant number has played for India. Parthiv and legspinner Piyush Chawla have played Test cricket, while medium-pacer Vinay Kumar, offspinner R Ashwin, seamer Umesh Yadav and wicketkeeper Naman Ojha have had exposure in the ODI format. Among the players missing from the India A squad that toured England are batsmen Manoj Tiwary and Manish Pandey. Tiwary averaged only 19 in five limited-overs games, while Pandey 11 in as many.The Emerging Players tour is an important opportunity for Saurabh Tiwary, the left-hand batsman who impressed in the IPL and had a successful Ranji Trophy, scoring thee centuries in the Plate League last season. He was picked in India’s ODI squad for the Asia Cup while on tour to England with the A team, but didn’t get a game.Squad: Parthiv Patel (capt & wk), Cheteshwar Pujara (vice-capt), Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Saurabh Tiwary, Kedar Jadhav, Naman Ojha, Abhinav Mukund, Umesh Yadav, Jaidev Unadkat, Vinay Kumar, Dhawal Kulkarni, Jaskaran Singh, Piyush Chawla, R Ashwin.

Erling Haaland is a ‘significant doubt’ for Rangers’ Europa League clash with Borussia Dortmund on Thursday, according to Bundesliga.com. 

The lowdown

Haaland hasn’t featured for Dortmund since they beat TSG Hoffenheim 3-2 on 22 January. A muscular injury has sidelined the Norwegian striker for their last two matches.

Rangers are set to battle the German outfit, currently 2nd in the table behind Bayern Munich, for a place in the last 16 of the Europa League.

After hosting Marc Rose’s side on Thursday, they travel to the Westfalenstadion for the second leg on 24 February.

The latest

There was no sign of Haaland in Dortmund training on Monday as he instead underwent ‘further physiotherapy’, reports Bundesliga.com.

He’s not expected to feature at Ibrox, but there’s better news for the visitors when it comes to Gio Reyna, who’s recovered from illness.

The verdict

Rangers’ defenders may have fancied testing themselves against Haaland, but there’s no doubt that his absence, for the first leg at least, boosts their chances of progression.

Haaland has bagged 23 goals in just 20 appearances this season, remarkably averaging one every 70 minutes, and also pitched in with six assists.

The 6 foot 3 hitman is truly a nightmare for defenders, combining his ruthlessness in front of goal with ‘amazing’ pace (in the words of football writer Seb Stafford-Bloor).

When Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s side were drawn against Dortmund, The Athletic’s Simon Johnson wished them ‘good luck’ up against the 21-year-old – the bad news for BVB is most certainly a boost for Gio’s Gers.

In other news, a source close to an injured Rangers star makes a ‘two months’ prediction.

قال عبد العزيز البلعوطي حارس مرمى فريق الكرة الأول بنادي إنبي، إنه كان من ناشئي الأهلي، وكان حزينًا لرحيله بعد سنوات داخل أروقة القلعة الحمراء.

وأضاف في تصريحات تلفزيونية بفضائية “الشمس” عبر برنامج “البلدوزر”: “البلعوطي ليس اسمي، ولكن كابتن بدر رجب فى قطاع الناشئين بالأهلي هو من أطلق عليّ هذا الاسم”.

طالع | ميدو: غضب في الأهلي بسبب إصابة محمود متولي.. وشخصية منتخب مصر الحقيقية ستظهر أمام بلجيكا

واستكمل: “أنا سعيد داخل إنبي ولن أرحل إلا عن طريق النادي، وطموحي الانضمام للأهلي أو الزمالك، وهدفي منتخب مصر”.

واستطرد: “أستطيع أن أنافس محمد الشناوي، خاصة بعد وصوله لسن الـ34”.

وواصل: “أثق فى إمكانياتي وأرى أنني استطيع التواجد فى منتخب مصر، بينما أرى أن فرصة احترافي الخارجي صعبة”.

واختتم: “عصام الحضري هو مثلي الأعلى”.

أكد يورجن كلوب المدير الفني لفريق ليفربول الإنجليزي، مفاوضات النادي مع الدولي البرازيلي روبرتو فيرمينو، لتجديد عقده الذي ينتهي بنهاية الموسم.

فيرمينو الذي انضم إلى ليفربول منذ 7 سنوات قادمًا من هوفنهايم الألماني في صيف 2015، ينتهي عقده في صيف 2023 القادم.

طالع أيضًا.. أول تعليق لـ فيرمينو على استبعاده من قائمة البرازيل في كأس العالم

المدرب الألماني يورجن كلوب، أكد في تصريحات نقلتها صحيفة “ذا أتليتك” البريطانية: “المحادثات مستمرة مع روبرتو فيرمينو لتجديد عقده، وسنرى ما سيحدث”.

الدولي البرازيلي لم ينضم لمنتخب بلاده في بطولة كأس العالم، مما أثار دهشة المدرب الألماني الذي وصف ذلك بالجنون، في مؤتمره الصحفي أمس قبل مواجهة ساوثهامبتون التي ستجرى اليوم في الخامسة مساءً بالدوري الإنجليزي.

فيرمينو هذا الموسم مع ليفربول شارك في 20 مباراة، وسجل 8 أهداف وصنع 4.

Leeds United have been handed a big boost ahead of their return to Premier League action this evening…

What’s the latest?

Marcelo Bielsa’s side travel to Anfield to face Liverpool, who are chasing down table-toppers Manchester City in second place, and the home side will be without one of their most lethal attackers.

The Yorkshire outfit were beaten in a six-goal thriller by Manchester United on Sunday, another game in which they leaked goals for fun but there is some encouragement ahead of kick-off in Merseyside tonight.

As confirmed by Reds boss Jurgen Klopp, they will be without the services of Diogo Jota for today’s encounter.

“No for tomorrow, no chance. For the final, we will see. I really don’t know in the moment. It would be easy to now say no but we will see. They are pushing but they were not on the pitch for training so that is not a good sign,” he said (via the ECHO).

“We have to see what we can do with the boys in the next few days and then we make a decision later in the week. I would love to have Bobby and Diogo available. That will not happen for tomorrow night. It is like it is.”

Boost for Bielsa

This will come as a huge boost to Bielsa and the Whites squad as the absence of Jota makes Liverpool a much weaker prospect and considering the way in which Leeds have leaked goals for fun, it’ll bolster their chances of conceding as many as they did against City (seven) or United (four).

Over the past nine league outings, the Elland Road natives have let in a whopping 28 goals (56% of their season total of 50), which is an average of 3.1 goals conceded per game.

That sort of form is surely amongst the worst in the division and is certainly cause for concern and heavy defeats in this manner will only pull the Yorkshiremen ever so much closer to a relegation dogfight.

Indeed, Leeds are just five points ahead of 17th-placed Watford in the standings and only one team in the whole division has leaked more goals in rock-bottom Norwich City (53).

A frontline of Mo Salah, Sadio Mane and Jota is a frightening prospect, so to have at least one of three missing is great news for Bielsa and his leaky backline.

The Portugal international has 17 goals in 32 games across all competitions this term with 12 of them being in the Premier League, which leaves him as the competition’s second-highest top-scorer, behind only Salah.

He would be in line to only add to that number if he were available to play at Anfield this evening, so the Leeds boss is surely relieved if not absolutely buzzing.

AND in other news, Bielsa must unleash Leeds’ “unbelievable” 6ft 3 “leader” today, could be game-changing…

According to French news outlet L’Equipe (via Get French Football News), West Ham United centre-back Issa Diop has begun looking for a summer exit. 

The lowdown: Departure on the cards

Having arrived at the London Stadium in 2018 after the Hammers agreed on a then-club record £22m fee with Toulouse (BBC), Diop has struggled to adjust to life in the English top-flight, making 120 appearances for the Hammers.

Since the return of manager David Moyes, Diop has found himself slipping down the pecking order in East London following the signings of Craig Dawson and Kurt Zouma, indeed, he has often found himself on the bench this season.

Previously, a report from the reputable French source has claimed that Lyon were keen on signing the powerful defender and it seems that the move could well be advancing…

The latest: Meeting held

Now, as per L’Equipe, translated by GFFN, the Ligue 1 club are believed to have held talks with the 25-year-old ahead of their Europa League quarter-final defeat at the hands of the Irons.

Under contract until 2023 (Transfermarkt), GSB may well look to cash in on the man once hailed as a ‘colossus’ by Stuart Pearce.

Therefore, it’s claimed in the report that West Ham will look for €10m (£8m) in order to part ways with the six-cap France Under-21 ace this summer.

The verdict: Take the money

Albeit Diop has shown flashes of brilliance during a mixed spell in East London, ultimately the Frenchman has proved to be all too inconsistent to be relied upon by both Moyes and Manuel Pellegrini beforehand.

Whilst the Hammers continue to thrive in Europe in particular, there can be no doubt that the squad is in need of defensive reinforcements in the summer as both Zouma and Angelo Ogbonna return from long-term spells on the sidelines.

However, despite the injuries, Diop has made just 25 fleeting appearances across all competitions this season, only completing 90 minutes on eight occasions in the Premier League, and is unlikely to be offered a new deal by the West Ham hierarchy as Moyes eyes targets elsewhere.

In other news: Italian source earmarks another West Ham ace for summer move! Find out more here.

أشاد الإعلامي الرياضي السعودي وليد الفراج بقدرات هيثم عسيري لاعب الوسط الهجومي في صفوف المنتخب السعودي.

وكان هيرفي رينارد مدرب السعودية قرر ضم عسيري لقائمة المنتخب النهائية في كأس العالم 2022 وذلك رغم مشاركة اللاعب في دوري الدرجة الأولى “دوري يلو” مع أهلي جدة.

اقرأ أيضا..مدرب منتخب السعودية يثير غضب جماهير اتحاد جدة قبل كأس العالم 2022

وكتب وليد الفراج من خلال حسابه الرسمي على “تويتر”: “30 دقيقة شاهدتها لك أمام كرواتيا، أعتقد لو منحك رينارد فرصة أكبر ستكون مفاجأة المونديال التي لم يخطط لها مدربو المجموعة”.

وأكمل: “هيثم عسيري موهبة حقيقية تستحق كل اهتمام، المهم أن يقاتل لإبراز وتطوير موهبته.. الله يوفقك يا كابتن وكل زملائك”.

ونالت تغريدات الفراج إشادة كبيرة من قبل جماهير منتخب السعودية التي توقعت تألق لاعب الأهلي في كأس العالم 2022 لاسيما في ظل اجتهاده في التدريبات والظهور بشكل جيد في الفترة التحضيرية للمونديال.

ويتواجد منتخب السعودية في المجموعة الثالثة في كأس العالم 2022 بجانب منتخبات الأرجنتين وبولندا والمكسيك وذلك في البطولة التي تنطلق خلال الفترة من 20 نوفمبر حتى 18 ديسمبر المُقبل.

مباراة الأرجنتين والسعودية في بداية مشوار الأخضر في كأس العالم 2022، تقام على ملعب لوسيل يوم الثلاثاء 22 نوفمبر في الواحدة ظهرًا بتوقيت السعودية، الثانية عشر ظهرًا بتوقيت مصر، ضمن مباريات المجموعة الثالثة.

ويلعب منتخب السعودية أمام بولندا في الجولة الثانية يوم 26 نوفمبر في الرابعة عصرًا بتوقيت السعودية، الثالثة عصرًا بتوقيت مصر ثم المكسيك يوم 30 نوفمبر في العاشرة مساءً بتوقيت السعودية، التاسعة مساءً بتوقيت مصر.

Geoff Lawson, the former Pakistan coach, has criticised the PCB and its chairman for failing to provide the strong leadership that the country needs during one of its biggest challenges

Cricinfo staff07-Sep-2010

Geoff Lawson, theformer Australian fast bowler and Pakistan coach, has criticised the PCB andits chairman, Ijaz Butt, for failing to provide the strong leadership thatthe country’s cricket needs during “one of its biggest challenges.””Even through this crisis we have heard virtually nothing from theirchairman,” Lawson said on ESPNcricinfo’s audio show . “He hides from a crisis, he is not aleader and when Pakistan need a strong leader and people to show them theway forward, they are not getting it from their board.”Lawson said before the appointment of Butt, Pakistan cricket had in place detailed long-term plans to develop the game from the grassroots up.”There were 10 and 15 year plans, plans to build regional cricket academies, fitness, fitness trainers, physios and stocking gyms with better equipment and better pay for the first-class players.”Things in Pakistan changed after Butt took charge, Lawson said. “Afterthe elections in 2008, it took some months with their hung parliament toappoint a new chairman and Ijaz Butt was appointed and really, I just seefrom that instant, there has been a decline in Pakistan cricket.”Before the spot fixing controversy, Butt’s tenure coincided with theLahore attack on the Sri Lankan team, the refusal by other countries totour Pakistan, several captaincy changes, the fallout of the Australiatour with match-fixing and disciplinary charges being levelled on playersand deteriorating relations with the ICC.Last week, Test captain Salman Butt and fast bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir were charged under the ICC’s anti-corruption code and provisionally suspended from the game while their case is being heard. However, Lawson said Salman Butt had done a great job with a young side since being appointed captain of Pakistan and that he would be shocked if Salman Butt turned out to be at the center of the spot-fixing scandal.”If it is the case that these young players are being affected, then there is something very bad with the environment in which Pakistan cricket is being played in.”Given the stakes, Lawson said the current crisis is the greatest Pakistan cricket has faced, and unlike previous crises, the team will not have the opportunity to mend fences by playing matches at home once things calm down.”The hearings on Asif, Amir and Salman will be extremely important,” he said. “I hope against hope that things will turn out alright but this is very much a watershed for Pakistan cricket right now.”

Tottenham Hotspur are now lining up a sensational return for Christian Eriksen this summer, according to reports…

What’s the word?

Football Insider claim the north London outfit are keeping tabs on their former attacking midfielder, who is set to become a free agent at the end of the season after reigniting his career during a short-term stint at Brentford.

Spurs are among the Premier League teams eyeing a move for the 30-year-old. He has impressed since joining the Bees on a six-month deal on January 31st, proving his fitness and health following a cardiac arrest during Euro 2020 last summer.

The 111-time Danish international departed Hotspur Way in January 2020, leaving to join Antonio Conte at Inter Milan and now it appears the Italian is keen on a reunion.

It’s also thought that Eriksen would be open to a move back to his former club. He wouldn’t cost chairman Daniel Levy anything in terms of a transfer fee.

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Playmaking fix

Since his exit from the club, Spurs managers – past and present – have struggled to replace the void he left behind with neither of the likes of Giovani Lo Celso and Tanguy Ndombele able to step up in his absence.

Both players were shipped out on loan during the winter and the latter has refound form, though Villarreal would like to keep him permanently and that is a deal the Lilywhites must let happen – it could be sweetened by the return of Eriksen, who can fill that no.10 gap at long last.

Effectively finally replacing himself, the 30-year-old playmaker has proven his ability in the Premier League once again. His one goal came against former rivals Chelsea, whilst he’s also provided two assists from six appearances, playing the full 90 in five of those matches, via Transfermarkt.

Eriksen leads Thomas Frank’s squad in terms of average WhoScored rating, thus suggesting that he has made a major impact in a mere matter of months. He also tops the charts in terms of creativity, managing 1.7 key passes per game.

This would see him rank joint-second behind Heung-min Son (1.9) in Conte’s current squad and the prospect of adding the Dane to a frontline involving the South Korean sensation, January marksman Dejan Kulusevski and the talismanic Harry Kane is very exciting indeed.

The north Londoners know too well about his playmaking talents with the ex-maestro providing 159 direct goal contributions across 305 appearances in a Tottenham Hotspur shirt – that’s around one goal or assist every 152 minutes, via Transfermarkt.

Conte and Spurs could indeed end a 30-month problem by replacing someone like Lo Celso by sealing a return for the £13.5m-rated wizard, who was once dubbed “special” and “unbelievable” by his former boss, Mauricio Pochettino.

AND in other news, Conte could finally axe “terrible” £91k-p/w dud as Spurs plot bid for £58m-rated “leader”…

هنأ أشرف صبحى وزير الشباب والرياضة محمد صلاح لاعب نادي ليفربول الإنجليزي ومنتخب مصر بعد حصوله على جائزة أفضل لاعب في العالم بتصويت الجماهير مقدمة من “تيك توك” من جلوب سوكر.

وكان محمد صلاح ينافس في القائمة النهائية للمرشحين لنيل الجائزة مع كل من النرويجي إيرلينج هالاند لاعب مانشستر سيتي الإنجليزي، والفرنسي كريم بنزيما لاعب ريال مدريد الإسباني.

طالع أيضًا.. اتحاد الكرة يهنئ محمد صلاح بعد فوزه بجائزة أفضل لاعب في العالم بتصويت الجماهير

وأكد وزير الشباب والرياضة في تصريحات للصحفيين أن “محمد صلاح” يعد أيقونة مصرية رياضية ونموذج رياضى نفتخر به جميعًا بما يحققه من إنجازات يومًا بعد يوم.

وأضاف أشرف صبحي: “الجميع ينتظر الإضافة القوية لنجم فى مكانة وقوة محمد صلاح مع زملائه فى المنتخب الوطنى الأول لكرة القدم فى المنافسات المقبلة”.

واختتم وزير الرياضة: “الجماهير المصرية في سعادة وفخر دائمًا بما يقدمه محمد صلاح، ونتمنى له كل التوفيق والنجاح واستمرار تألقه الفترة المقبلة، وتحقيقه المزيد من الإنجازات”.