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Not all doom and sadness: India almost England in Headingley

Headingley There was a strange test. India Its large part dominates with bat and ball, but still lost. Indian bowlers are getting, despite somewhat qualified flying, they created more opportunities EnglandThe bowlers did it. India lost only 108 false shots in the first innings and 92 wickets in the second; England lost ten and five wickets in 137 and 113 false shots.
Often such losses can be attributed to fate, but India was also not inauspicious. At least it is not inauspicious in the way that his false shots went by hand at an unworthy rate as was done during it. 36 all out In Adelaide.
Headingley was not a specific bazball test. Bazball philosophy is to play more shots against good balls, rely on the combination of his batsmen’s attacker qualities and new flat pitches in England that do not deteriorate. The surfaces of the headingley are better for batting. Other teams traditionally bat and play less shots for good balls. Longer bowlers of England have cursed a good length and pull more than the pitches than the opposition.
During the Bazball era, the strike rate on England’s batting average and false shots has usually been better than its opponents in that match. There was no such thing in Headingley, where India did more average and scored fast on false shots in the first innings. This difference would have been bigger if India had caught half its catch.
This is not meant to decryp to decry the dropped catch, but to suggest that India had England. He pulled England out of a large scale familiar area as his attack lacked speed and experience. England bowlers were unable to the suicide words of Stuart Broad, who had a length or bowl in the dysconsurting areas. In the first innings, his fast bowlers bowled just 197 balls in the 6-8 meter band in 86 overs; India kept 203 balls there in 77.4 overs. India attracted average seam over a good length than England, although it did not bother the batsmen at about 0.6 degrees.
England’s seamors had a better average and strike rate than these good length balls, but this is not due to them being more than the pitch. Numbers are also affected by the loped dropping of the catch, which is unlikely to repeat itself.
One thing that England was able to improve was more than an aggressive 5-6 meters in length. They were able to swing the full ball more, even though the seam movement was negligible for both sides.
India can definitely improve. With his height, Prasad krishna Want to hit a good-live zone more often than Will, but as a comparison, India bowled more good balls and created more opportunities than England.
However, the bad period for India proved to be frightening in the headingley. If they were in regular efficiency in terms of lower -order run or catch – six plus is likely to have a two -quarter that any side has taken the most side by a test in England in the last 20 years – the worst result for India will be a draw.
So while India should play the role of a wicket -taking bowler Shardul Thakur – Head coach Gautam Gambhir He is called a bowling all -rounder – in the second Test in Edgbaston, he needs to tell himself that he was better for a large part of the first Test and they can do it again. England bowling attack was simple and adding an undercut jofra archer is a gambling.
India will again have to return themselves to reach good positions with bat, and should be more ruthless if they do. The main task is to re -receive those positions. In tests Jasprit Bumrah Plays, bowling will only be better. Excellent Prasad showed significant improvement in five days in Headingley. Mohammad Siraj Can remain inauspicious for a very long time. There will be an improvement on Kuldeep Yadav, Akash Deep or Arshdeep Singh Thakur. The match will be a challenge without Bumrah, but all of them should be better until then, provided that Bumrah plays Edgbaston Test, which begins next Wednesday. According to the region, one of the improvements they will have to improve to bowl better lines, and England will have to be placed under 4.5A over.
Headingley’s defeat was migrating, the way it could be difficult to recover, but India has batting to return to the positions that they may dominate. His bowling behind England is not much in terms of quality and experience.
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India vs South Korea Hockey Asia Cup Super 4S Live Score: Confident India faced dangerous Korea in Super 4

India topped Pool A with three wins with the previous China (4-3) and Japan (3-2) of China (4-3) and Japan (3–2) before crushing Kazakhstan 15–0 in their final group match. While the early performances were scratches, a loud win against Kazakhstan restored rhythm and confidence.
Korea, the most successful aspect in the history of the tournament, has seen out the type of type so far. He finished second in Pool B behind Malaysia, surprisingly suffered a 1–4 defeat. Struggling with oppressive afternoon heat and humidity, the Korean people are expected to be more malignant in the evening super 4s fixtures, especially after the day of Tuesday.
India, meanwhile, was clicked in every department on Monday. Standing forward, Abhishek cut four goals and impressed with his sharp position and the first attack inside the circle. Sukhjit Singh, who made a hat-trick, dazzled with his speed and composition, while veteran Mandeep Singh kept shining with his stick work. However, Dilpreet Singh has not yet discovered his best form despite scoring against Kazakhstan, some easy opportunities are missing.
Head coach Craig Fulton expressed satisfaction with the mass performance of the strikers.
“When you go to Super 4s, you want your strikers to connect and score,” Fulton said.
Midfield is led by veterans Manpreet Singh and Vivek Sagar Prasad to Sumit and young Rajinder Singh. In defense, Captain Harmanpreet Singh has effectively marshed Amit Rohidas, Jugraj Singh and Sanjay. Both goalkeeper Suraj Karekera and Krishna Bahadur Pathak have shown improvement, in which Paitak has increased its game against Kazakhstan after average outing.
Penalty corner efficiency is another positive for India. All four drag-flickers-Harmanpreet, Jugraj, Sanjay and Rohidas-Kajakistan were converted against, run a hat-trick with Jugraj, while also backwards.
Nevertheless, Fulton knows that a performance against a team like Kazakhstan cannot be a true solution.
“We are now full of confidence. It was good to spend a lot of time in the last third and that’s what we wanted we wanted to receive,” he said, “The real tournament starts now.”
The Super 4S format plays each other once India, Korea, China and Malaysia, with the top two on the finals of the two Sundays. The Asia Cup is a direct qualifier for the 2026 World Cup, which is to be hosted jointly by Belgium and Netherlands from 14 to 30 August.
In another Super 4 Clash, Malaysia first improved China on Wednesday.
Teams
India: Krishna B. Pathak (GK), Suraj Karkera (GK), Sumit, Jarmanpreet Singh, Sanjay, Harmanpreet Singh (C), Amit Rohidas, Jugraj Singh, Rajinder Singh, Raj Kumar Pal, Hardik Singh, Manpreet Singh, Wiq Sagar, Madi, Shigar, Sagar Singh, Dilpreet Singh.
Korea: Dahan Ang (GK), Jihun Yang, Choolon Park, Jinkang Rim, Dan son, Jungjun Lee (C), Jongsuk Ba, Seyong Oh, Bion SIM, Sunghunun Beck, Song Min Bay, Jen Kim (GK), Jionah Kim, Hyone Kim, Honi Kim, Han Kim, Han Kim, Han Kim, Hon. Hion Kim (GK). Hyeseung Lee.
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India vs South Korea live in men’s Hockey Asia Cup: score, update. Commentary, news from super 4 match

The Indian men’s hockey team will expect to start the Super 4 phase of the Asia Cup with a win over South Korea on Wednesday in Rajgir, Bihar.
India topped their pool with three out of three wins, defeated China 4-3, Japan 3–2 and Kazakhstan 15–0.
In Super 4, after their match against South Korea, India will be against Malaysia and China. Only two teams of Super 4 will take it in the final.
Speaking about the upcoming tie, India’s head coach Craig Fulton said, “It is good to get through the phase of the pool without any injury. Especially in a sport against Kazakhstan, but in the afternoon two good sports, in hot conditions, when we come back to play at night. The energy is really high in the team. I think I was fresh for all.
“Now we are for the next challenge in the tournament. We will have a new approach for this phase. We first play Korea. We scored some good goals against Kazakhstan, which was leading the game from the front, it was most important,” Fulton said.
He also said, “We had enough training in areas that we wanted to improve; This game (against Kazakhstan) came at the right time because it paid us a lot of attention to the last third. The players are a little more confident and feeling a little more experience to work together. It was a shortage, I think I think in other two games.”
India’s captain Harmanpreet Singh said, “They are all difficult opposed to this tournament. Although we have not played Malaysia and Korea in the last one year, we have got a good game against Malaysia in the practice match before the tournament. We clearly play against China and what they can do.
India vs South Korea will begin at 7:30 pm on Wednesday.
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La Leiga: The fan was racially sentenced to jail for misuse of their Williams, league label this one milestone. Football news

A Barcelona court sentenced an ascenol supporter to one year jail for racial abuse of Athletic Bilbao Striker Enaki Williams during a league match in January 2020. The person was found guilty of directing racist mantras and gestures in Ghana International inside the RCDE Stadium. While the ruling sentenced to a detention, the Spanish law allows the fan to avoid time service as it is less than two years and no one is pre -convicted. In addition, the court imposed a fine of about 1,000 euros (more than 1 lakh) and issued a three -year ban from entering the football stadium. The High Court of Catalonia confirmed the sanctions in a statement. The Spanish prosecutor’s office initially sought a two -year sentence but later reached an agreement with the accused. La Liga welcomed the verdict, emphasizing its widespread importance. The league said, “Today’s decision represents another milestone in the fight against racism in football and the elimination of all forms inside and outside the stadiums.” The phenomenon is part of a recurring pattern in Spanish football, where high-profile players have often been subjected to misuse. Earlier this year, another Especial -Athletic Clash at the same place was stopped after allegations that Marun Saanadi further faced racist fabric from the fans of the house.
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Many other cases have also reached the courts. In June 2024, three Valencia supporters were sentenced to eight months in jail for abusing Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior. The same month, four Atletico Madrid Ultra sentenced a Brazilian dummy to a suspended jail after hanging from a bridge, in which the authorities classified as a hatred crime. Along with Vinikius, both Enaki and her brother Nico Williams have emerged as a central figure in the campaign against racism in Spanish football.
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