fter losing the lightweight championship in 201

fter losing the lightweight championship in 201

13.01.2020 13:59

In Rajkot, Englands spinners took more wickets and conceded fewer runs than Indias. That too on a pitch that did not take too much turn until the final day. Visakhapatnam appears likely to provide a lot more assistance to the slow bowlers and there was a notion that home advantage may backfire on the home team. India coach Anil Kumble did not share this notion.The fact that they took more wickets than Indias spinners in Rajkot doesnt mean that a spin-friendly pitch here will be a disadvantage for us, he said on Tuesday.Last week at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Ground, R Ashwin had to settle for only three wickets in 69.3 overs and Amit Mishra conceded upwards of four runs per over in both innings. Both, however, had to bowl their first-innings overs when the pitch was at its flattest. It had a curiously slow rate of deterioration as well, prompting Ashwin to change his bowling action in the second innings in an attempt to make balls rip off the deck.But those memories, as well as those of their fourth-innings wobble, when they lost six wickets in 52.3 overs while batting to save the Test, seem to be firmly in the past for India, at least according to Kumble.I dont like to read too much into that batting that happened in those 70 overs, he said. If you look at that, probably if [Cheteshwar] Pujara had taken the DRS, probably it would have been 170 for 1 and probably people would have focussed more on the pitch.Bolstering that belief were the positives Kumble had seen over the five days in Rajkot. Pujara and M Vijay struck battling hundreds and Ashwin compensated for his lack of wickets with two important knocks in the lower middle order. The first of them ensured Englands first-innings lead was kept to 49 and limited the time they could give their bowlers in the final innings.It was a performance where I thought it was a good batting surface and there were six centuries - two from us and four from the English batsmen, Kumble said. It was a good Test match but unfortunately we couldnt get a result.Kumble also made special mention of Indias fast bowlers who were able to find reverse-swing when it looked like none of Englands could.Both [Mohammed] Shami and Umesh [Yadav] bowled exceptionally well on that surface. They got it to reverse as well and they troubled all the English batsmen.I think all our fast bowlers have been doing well and we will continue to try and see how we can ensure we put together a plan to pick up 20 wickets,An area that India know they need to improve, though, is their catching. They dropped three chances in the first half-hour in Rajkot, which contributed to their having to chase the game for the rest of its duration.Its just that the one area where we certainly probably let ourselves down was our catching and this team really prides itself in its fielding and its catching, Kumble said. Thats something that we are obviously aware of, going into this Test match. Jamaal Williams Super Bowl Jersey . Its the second straight game Bell has scored in extra time for Kelowna, which beat the Brandon Wheat Kings 6-5 on Friday, and he now has four game-winning goals on the season. Oren Burks Super Bowl Jersey . Pettersen, winner of last years Evian Championships, had nine birdies and three bogeys, holding off a series of challengers led by Marion Ricordeau of France. 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Rodriguez is 5-0 in the UFC, and although he has managed only two career knockouts to date, his style lends itself to ... damage.Penn, meanwhile, hasnt won a fight since 2010.Of course, even suggesting this is a difficult matchup brings the competitor out in Penn, who has been attempting to make a comeback all year.So, what youre saying is when I make this look easy on Jan. 15, Im the f------ man, is that what youre telling me? said Penn, on ESPNs 5ive Rounds podcast.Its not a difficult [fight] at all. Hes a very good guy, but I feel like Im training with very good guys. I have a good team around me and I dont feel anything is anywhere near out of my league.Penn, who turns 38 this month, is arguably the greatest lightweight of all time, but has not competed in that division for more than six years. After losing the lightweight championship in 2010, Penn went 1-2-1 in four welterweight fights before dropping all the way to featherweight for what was initially his final bout against Frankie Edgar.Penns return is also at featherweight, which he says gives him a chance to win a title in a third weight class -- which has never been done. Penn, a former lightweight and welterweight champion, is one of three athletes to win UFC titles in multiple weight classes, aalong with Randy Couture and Conor McGregor.ddddddddddddTheres more opportunity for me to get three UFC belts at 145 than going to 185, Penn said. I already feel really confident nobody will be able to get the 155- and 170-pound belts. I want to get one more world title. Three titles at three weight classes, and without a doubt 145 is my best option.In 2009, Penn had an opportunity to hold two UFC titles simultaneously, but ultimately came up short in a welterweight title bid against Georges St-Pierre. 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