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Don’t make excuses after defeat – Harsha Bhogle

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2 years ago

November 4, 2022

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Controversies are not uncommon in cricket matches between India and Bangladesh. Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batsman Nurul Hasan accused India’s Virat Kohli of ‘false fielding’ after the two sides clashed in Group B of the T20 World Cup 2022 on Wednesday. The allegation sparked a huge conversation on social media, with fans of both teams arguing their case.

Even veteran cricket commentator Harsha Bogle has expressed his opinion on the topic, suggesting Bangladesh fans not to ‘make excuses’ after their defeat.

Speaking to the media after the match against India, Hasan cited the ‘false fielding’ episode as one of the reasons for his team’s defeat. A number of fans have commented on this through social media, highlighting this incident and suggesting that Bangladesh should be awarded 5 points due to Kohli’s performance.

Seeing the controversy intensify, Bhogle explained that in order to award India a five-run penalty, the umpires had to take it into account, evaluate it and then decide whether to reprimand the bowling team.

“As for the fake fielding incident, the truth is that no one saw it. The umpires didn’t see it, the batsmen didn’t see it, and neither did we. He further commented that Law 41.5 provides for a penalty for fake fielding (the umpire still has to interpret it) but no one saw it.

පරාජයෙන් පසු නිදහසට කරුණු සෙවීම එපා – හර්ෂ බෝග්ලේ-

ඉන්දියාව සහ බංග්ලාදේශය අතර පැවැත්වූ ක්‍රිකට් තරඟ මතභේද ඇති වීම සාමාන්‍ය දෙයක් නොවේ. බදාදා පැවති T20 ලෝක කුසලාන 2022 කාණ්ඩයේ 2 තරගයේදී දෙපාර්ශවය තරග වැදීමෙන් පසුව, බංග්ලාදේශ කඩුලු රකින පිතිකරු නුරුල් හසන් ඉන්දියාවේ විරාත් කෝලිට ‘ව්‍යාජ පන්දු රැකීම’ සම්බන්ධයෙන් චෝදනා කළේය. මෙම චෝදනාව සමාජ මාධ්‍ය තුළ විශාල සංවාදයක් ඇති කළ අතර කණ්ඩායම් දෙකේම රසිකයන් ඔවුන්ගේ නඩුව තර්ක කළහ.

ප්‍රවීණ ක්‍රිකට් විස්තර විචාරකයෙකු වන හර්ෂ බෝග්ලේ පවා මෙම මාතෘකාව පිළිබඳව සිය මතය ප්‍රකාශ කර ඇති අතර, ඔවුන්ගේ පරාජයෙන් පසු ‘නිදහසට කරුණු සෙවීමට’ එපා යැයි බංග්ලාදේශ ක්‍රීඩා ලෝලීන්ට යෝජනා කර ඇත.

ඉන්දියාවට එරෙහි තරගය අවසන් වීමෙන් පසු මාධ්‍ය වෙත අදහස් දක්වමින් හසන්, ‘ව්‍යාජ පන්දු රැකීමේ’ කථාංගය තම කණ්ඩායමේ පරාජයට එක් හේතුවක් ලෙස සඳහන් කළේය. කෝලිගේ ක්‍රියාකලාපය නිසා බංග්ලාදේශයට ලකුණු 5ක් ලබා දිය යුතු බවට යෝජනා කරමින් මෙම සිදුවීම ඉස්මතු කරමින් රසිකයින් ගණනාවක් සමාජ මාධ්‍ය හරහා මේ පිලිබද අදහස් ඵල කොට ඇත.

මතභේදය තීව්‍ර වන ආකාරය දුටු භෝග්ලේ පැහැදිලි කළේ ඉන්දියාවට ලකුණු 5ක දඬුවමක් ලබා දීමට නම් විනිසුරුවන් එය සැලකිල්ලට ගෙන, ඇගයීමට ලක් කර පසුව පන්දු යවන කණ්ඩායමට තරවටු කළ යුතුද යන්න තීරණය කළ යුතු බවයි.

“ව්‍යාජ පන්දු රැකීමේ සිද්ධිය සම්බන්ධයෙන්, සත්‍යය නම් එය කිසිවකු නොදුටු බවයි. විනිසුරුවන් දුටුවෙ නැහැ, පිතිකරුවන් දුටුවෙ නැහැ, අපිත් නැහැ. නීතිය 41.5 ව්‍යාජ පන්දු රැකීම සඳහා දඬුවම් කිරීමට ප්‍රතිපාදන සලසා ඇත (තීරකවරයා තවමත් එය අර්ථකථනය කළ යුතුය) නමුත් කිසිවෙකු එය දුටුවේ නැත යනුවෙන් ඔහු තවදුරතත් අදහස් දැක්වීය.

தோல்விக்குப் பிறகு சாக்குப்போக்கு சொல்லாதீர்கள் – ஹர்ஷா போகல்

இந்தியா – வங்கதேசம் இடையிலான கிரிக்கெட் போட்டிகளில் சர்ச்சைகள் ஏற்படுவது சகஜம். 2022 டி 20 உலகக் கோப்பையின் குரூப் 2 இல் இரு அணிகளும் புதன்கிழமை மோதிய பின்னர், வங்காளதேச விக்கெட் கீப்பர்-பேட்ஸ்மேன் நூருல் ஹசன் இந்தியாவின் விராட் கோலி ‘தவறான பீல்டிங்’ என்று குற்றம் சாட்டினார். இந்த குற்றச்சாட்டு சமூக ஊடகங்களில் பெரும் உரையாடலைத் தூண்டியது, இரு அணிகளின் ரசிகர்களும் தங்கள் வழக்கை வாதிட்டனர்.

மூத்த கிரிக்கெட் வர்ணனையாளர் ஹர்ஷா போக்லே கூட இந்த தலைப்பில் தனது கருத்தை வெளிப்படுத்தினார், வங்காளதேச ரசிகர்கள் தங்கள் தோல்விக்குப் பிறகு ‘சாக்கு சொல்ல வேண்டாம்’ என்று பரிந்துரைத்தார்.

இந்தியாவுக்கு எதிரான போட்டிக்குப் பிறகு ஊடகங்களிடம் பேசிய ஹசன், தனது அணியின் தோல்விக்கு ‘தவறான பீல்டிங்’ எபிசோட் ஒரு காரணம் என்று கூறினார். இது குறித்து ஏராளமான ரசிகர்கள் சமூக வலைதளங்கள் மூலம் கருத்து தெரிவித்து, இந்த சம்பவத்தை முன்னிலைப்படுத்தி கோஹ்லியின் ஆட்டத்தால் வங்கதேசத்துக்கு 5 புள்ளிகள் வழங்கப்பட வேண்டும் என கருத்து தெரிவித்து வருகின்றனர்.

சர்ச்சை தீவிரமடைந்ததைக் கண்ட போக்லே, இந்தியாவுக்கு ஐந்து ரன் பெனால்டி வழங்க, நடுவர்கள் அதைக் கணக்கில் எடுத்து, அதை மதிப்பீடு செய்து, பந்துவீச்சு அணியைக் கண்டிக்கலாமா என்று முடிவு செய்ய வேண்டும் என்று விளக்கினார்.

“போலி பீல்டிங் சம்பவத்தைப் பொறுத்தவரை, அதை யாரும் கண்டுகொள்ளவில்லை என்பதுதான் உண்மை. நடுவர்களும் பார்க்கவில்லை, பேட்ஸ்மேன்களும் பார்க்கவில்லை, நாங்களும் பார்க்கவில்லை. அவர் மேலும் கருத்து தெரிவிக்கையில், 41.5 போலி பீல்டிங்கிற்கு அபராதம் விதிக்கிறது (இன்னும் நடுவர் அதை விளக்க வேண்டும்) ஆனால் யாரும் அதைப் பார்க்கவில்லை.

Football

Stafford vs. Colombo International: The Second Edition of the Big Match Kicks Off!

Published

4 days ago

April 2, 2025

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Football fever returns as Stafford International School and Colombo International School gear up for the second edition of their highly anticipated Big Match! This year, the rivalry intensifies with four matches across different age and gender categories:

✅ U15 Girls
✅ U15 Boys
✅ U20 Girls
✅ U20 Boys

🏆 Stafford International’s Rising Stars:

U15 Girls: Defending TISSL U14 and Colombo SLSFA District champions, featuring standout players like Keshalee Ranatunga and Sonja Ratanayake (just 10 years old!).
U15 Boys: All-Island U14 runners-up out of 462 schools, led by goalkeeper Yash Amarasekara, who was named Best U14 GK in Sri Lanka.
U20 Girls & Boys: Both teams finished as TISSL runners-up, boasting stars like Raya Rikaz, Yumna Safraz, Adnaan Ameen, and Nidurshan Mohan.

🏆 Colombo International’s Key Players:

U15 Girls: TISSL U16 runners-up, featuring top defender Khadeeja Niyas and striker Ozra.
U20 Girls: TISSL U20 runners-up, with Fioni Dedhia named Goalkeeper of the Tournament.
U20 Boys: Defending Big Match champions, looking to retain their title behind stars like Krishwen and Habib.

👀 Who will come out on top this time? Watch the action LIVE at the link below! 🎥👇

#BigMatch2025 #SchoolFootball #SriLankaFootball #StaffordVsCIS #RivalryRenewed

Cricket

Shammi Silva Re-Elected as Sri Lanka Cricket President for Fourth Consecutive Term

Published

6 days ago

April 1, 2025

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Shammi Silva has been re-elected as the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) president for the 2025-27 term, marking his fourth consecutive tenure at the helm of the nation’s cricket governing body. Silva secured the position uncontested at the 64th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Colombo on Monday.

A Controversial Yet Dominant Tenure

Silva’s leadership has not been without controversy. His previous term saw a high-profile clash with former Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe in 2023, which led to an interim committee being appointed after Sri Lanka’s poor performance in the ICC ODI World Cup. This move resulted in ICC suspending SLC, which led to Sri Lanka losing the hosting rights for the U19 Men’s World Cup, which was later held in South Africa.

Despite these setbacks, Silva regained control after a court ruling reinstated his administration, and he was later appointed as the president of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) in December 2023, replacing Jay Shah.

Challenges & Future Outlook

Sri Lanka Cricket has long been seen as a powerful and influential body, with internal politics often shaping its leadership. With financial mismanagement concerns highlighted in the Auditor General’s report, Silva’s administration faces the challenge of restoring credibility and ensuring better governance.

With the ICC ban lifted, Sri Lanka looks to rebuild its cricketing structure and improve performance on the international stage. The focus now shifts to upcoming bilateral series, the Asia Cup, and preparations for the 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup.

Stay tuned for more updates on Sri Lanka Cricket and the latest in the world of sports!

Cricket

Stephen Fleming Defends MS Dhoni’s Batting Position Amid Criticism

Published

7 days ago

March 31, 2025

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Chennai Super Kings (CSK) head coach Stephen Fleming has defended MS Dhoni’s late entry in the batting order, stating that the legendary wicketkeeper-batsman cannot play an extended innings at full intensity due to lingering knee concerns.

The 43-year-old Dhoni faced criticism after coming in at No. 9 during CSK’s 50-run loss to Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Chepauk. In the next match against Rajasthan Royals on March 30, 2025, he batted at No. 7 when CSK required 54 off 25 balls but managed just 16 off 11 as his team fell short by six runs.

Fleming’s Explanation on Dhoni’s Role

Fleming emphasized that Dhoni carefully assesses the match situation before deciding when to bat.

“It’s all about timing. MS judges his body and situation. His knees aren’t what they used to be, so he can’t bat for 10 overs at full intensity. He will step in based on the game’s demands,” Fleming explained at the post-match press conference.

The CSK coach reiterated that Dhoni remains too valuable to the team for his leadership and wicketkeeping and that sending him in too early could be a strategic misstep.

“From around the 13th or 14th over, he assesses the situation and decides. He trusts other batters early on but steps up when needed.”

CSK’s Struggles in the Powerplay Cost Them the Match

Fleming also pinpointed CSK’s poor powerplay performance as a key reason for their loss against Rajasthan Royals. While RR blasted 79/1 in the powerplay, CSK only managed 42/1,