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A CBF anunciou nesta quinta-feira, via nota oficial, o resultado do processo de concorrência para a venda dos direitos de transmissão dos jogos da Seleção Brasileira até a Copa de 2022. A entidade ainda não conseguiu uma proposta que atendesse às regras do edital para comercialização do principal pacote disponível, para transmissão exclusiva em TV e também em plataformas digitais.

O pacote secundário, no entanto, que envolve transmissão em plataformas digitais, sem exclusividade, foi adquirido pela Globo. Segundo a CBF, o valor pago superou de “maneira significativa” o valor mínimo estipulado, que era de US$ 500 mil por partida. Com isso, as plataformas digitais da Globo estão habilitadas para transmitir as partidas a partir de novembro.

Como a venda do “prato principal” empacou, a CBF informou que “avaliará as várias opções para comercialização do conteúdo integrante do Pacote A, podendo, inclusive, ser formatado um novo processo de concorrência em breve”.

Via assessoria de imprensa, o presidente Marco Polo Del Nero comentou:

– Estamos felizes em anunciar este valioso acordo com o Grupo Globo acerca dos direitos digitais, não exclusivos, das partidas da Seleção. Sem dúvida alguma, o Grupo Globo conta com enorme audiência nestas mídias e assegurará máxima exposição à Seleção. Estamos igualmente orgulhosos em ter assumido o pioneirismo e concluído todo este exemplar e transparente processo de concorrência – disse o dirigente.

O pacote que ficou na prateleira da CBF era o que renderia mais dinheiro à entidade, já que o valor mínimo era de US$ 3,5 milhões por jogo transmitido. Ao todo, a CBF colocou na concorrência os direitos de 36 partidas, sendo nove pelas Eliminatórias e 28 amistosos.

O pacote principal foi descrito como o de TV aberta, fechada, pay-per-view, sendo exclusivos para o distribuidor de conteúdo vencedor ou distribuidores de conteúdo consorciados vencedores.

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Jogadores da Seleção Brasileira já estão na Granja Comary, onde irão realizar os treinos e a concentração para partida de quinta-feira, dia 5, às 17h, contra a Bolívia. Neymar, Gabriel Jesus e Marquinhos relembram que a preparação para a conquista da medalha de ouro nos Jogos Rio 2016, com a seleção olímpica, começou no centro de treinamento.

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كشفت تقارير صحفية أن الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز يفكر في إمكانية تبديل الملاعب خلال الجولة الثامنة من الدوري الإنجليزي، في محاولة لضمان خوض تلك المباريات قبل جنازة الملكة إليزابيث الثانية.

وتوقفت مباريات كرة القدم في إنجلترا هذا الأسبوع، كعلامة على احترام الملكة إليزابيث الثانية، التي وافتها المنية يوم الخميس عن عمر يناهز 96 عامًا.

ومن المقرر استئناف مباريات الدوري الإنجليزي لكرة القدم بعد أيام قليلة، بينما تستعد الأندية الإنجليزية المشاركة في أوروبا للعودة إلى المباريات خلال الأيام المقبلة.

ومع ذلك، هناك مخاوف من أن بعض تجهيزات عطلة نهاية الأسبوع القادمة قد تتأثر بجنازة الملكة، التي ستقام يوم الإثنين، 19 سبتمبر.

من المتوقع أن يتوجه عدد كبير من الناس إلى العاصمة قبل الجنازة الرسمية، مما سيضع ضغطًا كبيرًا على الشرطة، وقد يكون لذلك تأثير غير مباشر على المباريات المقرر إقامتها في لندن قبل يوم الإثنين من الأسبوع القادم.

كما هو الحال، يستعد توتنهام لاستضافة ليستر نهاية الأسبوع المقبل، ويستضيف تشيلسي نظيره ليفربول على ملعب ستامفورد بريدج، من المقرر أن يلتقي برينتفورد مع آرسنال في ديربي لندن، ولكن يمكن أن يتعرض الجميع الآن للتهديد.

ووفقًا لشبكة “ذا أثلتيك” الإنجليزية، يُقال إن أندية الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز “متفائلة” بأن تستمر مباريات نهاية الأسبوع المقبلة كما هو مقرر دون تأجيل – على الرغم من احتمال وجود “خلافات” حول مكان إقامة المباريات.

زُعم أن هناك مناقشات حول تغيير ملاعب المباريات، مما يعني أن توتنهام سيسافر إلى ليستر وأن تشيلسي سيقوم بالرحلة إلى الأنفيلد.

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ومع ذلك، من غير المرجح أن تشعر الأندية بالإثارة تجاه هذه الخطط وقد لا توافق عليها.

علاوة على ذلك، فإن هذا لن يحل المشكلة المتعلقة بلقاء برينتفورد مع آرسنال لأن كلا الناديين يقعان في لندن، بينما من غير المرجح أن تتعطل المباريات خارج العاصمة بسبب إجراءات جنازة الملكة.

قد تعني أي تأجيلات أخرى أن بعض أندية الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز لن تلعب لأكثر من ثلاثة أسابيع مع اقتراب فترة راحة دولية في الأفق، وقد يؤدي ذلك أيضًا إلى مشكلات كبيرة في وقت لاحق من الموسم مع تراكم المباريات بالفعل نتيجة لكأس العالم.

Matthew Mott, the New South Wales coach, believes the key to a strong charge at the Champions League Twenty20 depends on his two fresh-faced opening batsmen

Peter English01-Oct-2009

Matthew Mott, the New South Wales coach, believes the key to a strong charge at the Champions League Twenty20 depends on his two fresh-faced opening batsmen. While the Blues have a talent-heavy bowling line-up for the lucrative tournament, including Brett Lee and Stuart Clark, Mott wants Phillip Hughes and David Warner, two of his youngest men, to ignite the team.The left-handers, who remain in Australia’s international plans, will be called on for explosive starts during the competition, which begins in Delhi on October 9. “The key to our success is our opening batting combination,” Mott said. “That’s the thing that can set up your game. As a bowling side you want to take three wickets in the first six overs, as the batting team you want to set the foundation. If we can start well with the bat we’ll have a good chance of competing in the tournament.”Warner, 22, is a tiny but powerful hitter who is trying to shake off a reputation as a Twenty20 specialist while Hughes, 20, has played only Tests for Australia. Neither man has secured a long-term spot in the national set-up and they can enhance their short-form credentials in India.The pair worked well during the Blues’ warm-up games in Lismore over the past week and Mott was impressed with the combination. “Hughes and Warner just seem to be a really good mix, they both play a bit differently,” he said. “At different stages either of them have stepped up the tempo and the other one has taken a back seat. They’ve had a very mature approach.”New South Wales, Australia’s domestic Twenty20 champions, leave for India on Friday and will be without the injured Nathan Bracken (knee), Michael Clarke (back) and Brad Haddin (finger). However, they still have an envious squad thanks to the internationals Lee, Clark, Simon Katich, Nathan Hauritz and Doug Bollinger.”It’s a big buzz for all of our guys,” Mott said of the big names returning. “We’re used to having the players come in and out and it’s always great when they come back and share their experience with the rest of the squad. In this competition everyone is excited, whether they’ve played a lot of international cricket or not.”Mott has significant coaching experience in Twenty20 after being an assistant for two years in the IPL with the Kolkata Knight Riders. The side finished last earlier in the year, resulting in a major coaching overhaul, and Mott has learned some lessons.”It’s really just about getting off to a good start,” he said. “It’s such a tough format that if you get on the back foot it’s really hard to recover quickly. That’s the thing I’ll be trying to impress on the guys, we have to switch on from the first ball of the tournament. You can’t afford a bad couple of overs in Twenty20.”New South Wales and Victoria fine-tuned in Lismore and the teams will face each other again in another warm-up in India next week. Both sides play on the second day of the tournament, with the Blues running into the Eagles and the Bushrangers up against the Delhi Daredevils.

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe has a gigantic task on his hands to pull the club out of the relegation zone in the Premier League this season.

The Magpies are rock bottom of the table and are yet to win a match in the top-flight, with the transfer window still a month away from opening.

With a number of games to be played before Howe can make any signings, he could look to change things up by offering a chance to some of the talented young players in the academy set-up.

Nolan 2.0

One player who could have the quality to come through and make an impact at senior level is attacking midfielder Elliot Anderson, who could be Kevin Nolan 2.0. He has already caught the eye of the new coaching set-up. Howe’s assistant Jason Tindall has pointed to his potential, saying:

“He’s certainly a bright talent from what we’ve seen on the training ground. He’s got very good potential.”

The 19-year-old has shown promise in the youth set-up on Tyneside for a number of years. He scored seven and assisted five in 22 under-18 games before moving onto the U23 side and finding his best goalscoring form with 16 strikes and three assists in 31 matches. This includes an impressive five goals in six league outings this term.

He has already played twice for the first team, having been handed his debut by Steve Bruce. The Ex-Magpies boss previously claimed that the midfielder has a big future, whilst gushing with praise of his talents. He said:

“A big positive. I thought the kid was very, very good. He’s been with us and knocking on the door for a while now so it was good to see the young lad making his way. He’s got a big future ahead of him hopefully.

“As soon as he comes onto the pitch, he accepts the ball, receives the ball. He’s got that lovely way of never looking like he’s rushed. It’s effortless to him and easy.

“So we hope he’s got a big future. He’ll remember his debut today, he could have scored in the last minute, couldn’t he. What a wonderful debut that would have been but I’m very pleased with his progress and he’s one that we hope can do us a good turn over the season.”

Anderson could be likened to ex-Newcastle midfielder Nolan, who was known for scoring from the middle of the park. The former West Ham man found the back of the net 30 times in 91 matches for the club and the fresh Magpies academy product could be the next goalscoring sensation from midfield if Howe offers him a chance in the first-team this season.

The 19-year-old wizard’s statistics for the club’s youth teams suggest that he has the potential to step up and be a goalscorer at senior level, but it is down to him to live up to his own hype and perform consistently. If he can do that then he could be Nolan 2.0.

AND in other news, Fewer touches than Dubravka: NUFC flop who lost 62.5% duels let Howe down badly…

Aston Villa will be looking to make it three wins in four under new manager Steven Gerrard as they host Midlands rivals Leicester City on Sunday afternoon.

The West Midlands side have been excellent since the 41-year-old’s appointment, beating Brighton 2-0 and Crystal Palace 2-1 before narrowly losing 2-1 to Manchester City on Wednesday evening.

Gerrard is expected to be without striker Danny Ings once again as well as left-back Matt Targett who suffered a head injury against City. Winger Leon Bailey was also withdrawn against the reigning champions, however, he will be sidelined for “a number of weeks” after suffering a thigh injury.

Their opponents, however, aren’t in the best form, winning just one of their last five Premier League outings. However, they are only three points off of the top six in tenth.

However, there is certainly an opportunity for Villa to capitalise on and take another three points against Brendan Rodgers’ side. Here’s how Football FanCast expects the Villans to line up against the Foxes, with just two changes from the side that lost out to Manchester City.

As expected, there’s no change in between the sticks as Emi Martinez maintains his rather unchallenged spot in goal, looking for a second clean sheet in four games.

There will be one change in the back four in front of the Argentine, with Ashley Young replacing the injured Matt Targett; a straightforward swap at left-back. The 36-year-old will be accompanied by Tyrone Mings, Ensri Konsa and Matty Cash in defence.

With Gerrard maintaining his preferred 4-3-3 formation, the midfield will be key and there appears to be no reason as to why the central trio that started against City should be tinkered with here. Marvelous Nakamba, Douglas Luiz and John McGinn are expected to link up once again in the middle of the park.

The second change sees 18-year-old Carney Chukwuemeka deployed out wide for just his second Premier League start and his first in over three months. The £2.25m-rated youngster has reportedly rejected a new contract amidst frustration with a lack of first-team action.

However, Gerrard brought the Englishman on for 23 minutes against Manchester City on Wednesday night and could be tempted to hand the midfielder a start.

With both Leon Bailey and Bertrand Traore sidelined for the foreseeable future, an opportunity against Leicester could be the start of Gerrard’s bid to convince the starlet to sign a new contract at Villa Park.

Alongside Chukwuemeka up front should be Emi Buendia on the other flank and Ollie Watkins at striker after his goal against Manchester City on Wednesday. Straightforward enough.

أعلن نادي أسوان تعاقده مع ميدو مصطفى لاعب نادي البنك الأهلي؛ ضمن خطة تدعيمات الفريق الجنوبي استعداداً للمشاركة في الدوري المصري الممتاز الموسم المقبل.

وانضم صاحب الـ 28 عاماً، والذي يلعب في مركز الظهير الأيمن، من البنك الأهلي إلى صفوف فريق أسوان على سبيل الإعارة لمدة موسم بنية البيع.

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وتعد هذه الصفقة هي الثالثة عشر لـ أسوان، بعد أن نجح في ضم كل من الجابوني ماليك إيفونا والحارس محمد الغندور والجناح محمود عبد الحكيم والجناح المغربي أحمد بلحاج ويوسف أحمد حسن، إبراهيم عايش ومحمد شيكا ومحمود صابر، عبد الرحمن العشري، ميدو العطار، والليبي محمود بن والي، وصابر الشيمي مدافع إيسترن كومباني السابق.

يذكر أن فريق أسوان خاض 3 معسكرات حتى الآن، الأول في القاهرة والثاني في الإسكندرية والثالث في أسوان.

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Na tarde desta quinta-feira, o Atlético-MG divulgou os detalhes da venda de ingressos para o clássico contra o Cruzeiro, que será realizado no próximo domingo, às 17h, no Mineirão. A venda dos bilhetes, que variam entre R$ 20 e R$ 120, será iniciada nesta sexta-feira somente para os sócios Galo na Veia.

No Independência, a bilheteria Ismênia estará aberta aos associados entre 10h e 18h. O público geral poderá ter acesso à compra entre 10h e 16h de sábado. A venda para o setor do visitante não continuará no domingo, data da partida.

Para entrar no estádio, a torcida atleticana terá que se dirigir pelo portão A, via rampa de integração do Mineirinho. Segundo a assessoria de imprensa do Cruzeiro, a torcida celeste havia comprado aproximadamente 31 mil ingressos para a partida até a noite da última quarta-feira.

Veja mais informações sobre a venda de ingressos:
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GALO NA VEIA PRETO: 10 às 14h
GALO NA VEIA PRATA / BRANCO: 14h às 18h

PREÇOS

Setor Roxo Superior: R$120,00 (inteira) / R$60,00 (meia)
Setor Laranja Superior: R$50,00 (inteira) / R$25,00 (meia)
Setor Laranja Inferior: R$40,00 (inteira) / R$20,00 (meia)

Lei Municipal 10.942/16 – A retirada dos ingressos para crianças, referente à Lei Municipal 10.942/16, acontecerá somente no sábado (21/10), das 10 às 16h, na Bilheteria Ismênia da Arena Independência.

A retirada desses ingressos está sujeita à disponibilidade do limite estabelecido pela lei. Apenas poderão retirar ingressos de gratuidade os responsáveis legais que estiverem portando ingresso do jogo no ato da retirada.

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Cricinfo profiles Super League teams in Ranji Trophy

Cricinfo staff31-Oct-2009MumbaiCan Ajinkya Rahane and Wasim Jaffer, who stitched together four 100-plus partnerships last season, reprise their glorious form?•ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Mumbai have always entered the Ranji Trophy with one thought: that there is no point in coming second. It is not a cocky attitude; rather it is the confidence that comes from being the indisputable heavyweights with 38 Ranji titles. But in the 76th year of the competition, apart from the weight of history, the defending champions face a few stiff challenges.Mumbai’s coach Praveen Amre’s biggest concern remains the unreliable middle order, which has proved brittle in the past. A long-time Mumbai loyalist and former captain Amol Muzumdar’s decision to move to Assam might have raised eyebrows but the veteran batsman had consistently failed to provide any stability in the middle order after the opening pair Wasim Jaffer and Ajinkya Rahane had built solid platforms.In the absence of Muzumdar, the onus now is on Rohit Sharma, who would like to reprise last season’s form when he scored three centuries – including two in the final – and three half-centuries. If he fails, it would put enormous pressure on the likes of Abhishek Nayar. Mumbai have tried to push Rahane to No. 3 but Sahil Kukreja’s failure as an opener hasn’t solved the problem. It’s surprising that Mumbai have managed to win the Ranji title twice in the last two years despite their handicaps.To make matters more difficult, four of their key performers – Rohit, Rahane, Nayar and Dhawal Kulkarni – will be absent in the second game as they are part of the Board President’s XI squad that will take on the Sri Lankans in Mumbai.The other area of concern will be the absence of a proven legspinner who can take the ball away from the right-handers. With Sairaj Bahutule joining Muzumdar at Assam, the responsibility lies with the much persisted with Iqbal Abdulla, who embarrassingly can’t even spin the ball consistently. The 17-year old Harmeet Singh, another left-armer, has been drafted to provide an alternative option.Still, Mumbai have reasons to be optimistic. Players like Jaffer, Rohit, Rahane, Nayar and Kulkarni remain in the peripheral vision of the national selectors. In their quest to capture their own summits lies the fate of Mumbai maintaining its credo.What they did last season
Barring the near-embarrassment against Saurashtra, Mumbai remained undefeated, winning five of their seven league games. The only time they looked likely to crumble was in Rajkot when Cheteshwar Pujara and Bhushan Chawan hit big hundreds as Saurasthra piled a mammoth 643 for 4. In reply Mumbai followed-on and at 89 for 5 the ignominy of defeat loomed large. But the spirited Ramesh Powar’s four-hour long vigil extinguished Saurashtra’s hopes. Mumbai gained revenge by knocking out Saurasthra in the semis, of course this time bolstered by the presence of Sachin Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan, who returned for semis and finals.Men to watch
Jaffer and Rahane were the only two batsmen last season to cross the 1000-mark. Such was their dominance that pair combined to script four 100-plus partnerships. Both men have been playing for the same club Indian Oil Corporation and play in an aggressive mode. Another key player is the fast bowler Kulkarni, who ended up as the last season’s highest wicket-taker (42 at 19 including five five-fors). For the record it was Kulkarni’s debut season so the challenge this time, as Jaffer admitted, would be to repeat that effort to prove his worth.GujaratBhavik Thaker, who averaged 86.62 in the last season, is the man to watch out for•Sivaraman Kitta/K Sivaraman

Gujarat might be one of the less-formidable teams on the Ranji circuit but they dazzled in the 2008-09 season, winning four out of seven games, before they were halted by Uttar Pradesh in the quarter-finals.Bhavik Thaker starred by accumulating 693 runs at 86.62 and was well supported by Parthiv Patel, Nilesh Modi, and Niraj Patel. The bowling was led by the spin-seam combo of Mohnish Parmar, who took 41 wickets at 19.53, and Sidharth Trivedi, who grabbed 34 wickets at 19.08.The biggest news this year, though, occurred beyond the boundary with the state chief minister Narendra Modi becoming the president of the association in September.What they did last season
Gujarat cantered to victory against Saurashtra in their first game but suffered a reverse against Mumbai. What followed was a splendid run of form: They had Hyderabad following on but couldn’t win it outright, took the first-innings lead against the powerful Delhi, thrashed Punjab by ten wickets, overwhelmed Rajasthan by seven wickets and thumped Orissa by an innings.So far so good but unfortunately for them, their worst batting effort came in the quarter-final. They restricted Uttar Pradesh to 305 in the first innings but were shot out for 117. UP went on to score 375 in their second and Gujarat, chasing 564, ended up on 106 for 3.Men to watch
Thaker, who averages 48.24, had a great last season where he amassed 893 runs with 86.62 with the help of three hundreds. Parthiv and Nilesh were the other centurions in the last season and it can be expected that these three will form the fulcrum of Gujarat’s batting line-up. Trivedi, a medium pacer, did well last season and went on to earn laurels from his IPL captain Shane Warne. Parmar, a Murali clone, has continued to tantalize domestic batsmen around the country but there have been always murmurs about his action. It would be interesting to see how he goes this year.RailwaysYou have to turn the clock back to the 2004-05 season when Railways last clinched the title. They stirringly came back from the brink of relegation to lift the crown, beating Punjab in Mohali. The loyalists – Sanjay Bangar, Yere Goud and Kulamani Parida – have stayed on from that famous triumph, and through thick and thin since, while the likes of Harvinder Singh and Raja Ali have called it a day. But a bigger worry is that many of the current crop, after performing well for their respective associations last season, have shown a reluctance to appear for their employers.The non-availability of players employed with the Railways under the sports quota like Bhavik Thaker, Rajesh Bishnoi (Gujarat), Shivakant Shukla (Uttar Pradesh) and M Suresh (Andhra Pradesh) severely hampered the team’s build-up to the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Shukla scored 589 runs, including two centuries in the last season for Uttar Pradesh, while Bhavik Thaker amassed 830 runs at 75.45 and M Suresh had 32 wickets to his name from nine matches and without them Railways will need to be at the top of their game if they are to avoid relegation.What they did last season
The return to the top flight last season did not bring with it the coveted results. Railways found themselves wallowing in the lower depths of Group B, just above Maharashtra and the relegated Andhra Pradesh. They began well, taking the bigger share of points in their drawn game against Karnataka. Their solitary win of the campaign soon arrived after another stalemate against Baroda, against Andhra. But on the wrong side of draws in the next three matches meant the twelve points were not going to be enough for a quarter-final berth or an improvement from the fifth place finish among the seven teams.Men to watch
Left-handed opener Faiz Fazal, the former Vidarbha captain, was the highest run-getter last season with 484 runs that included an unbeaten 200 against Services. Performances in the Plate Division, though, in his own words, tend to get overlooked, and so the crossover to the Railways team happened this year. Having been extremely consistent through the last two seasons, Fazal also hit a crucial 58 against South Zone as Central Zone were crowned Deodhar Trophy champions.A member of Railways’ two Ranji Trophy triumphs, Tejinder Pal Singh, has many good memories of the time spent at the Karnail Singh Stadium. Now back on home ground after a two-year hiatus – he had signed up with the Chandigarh Lions in the ICL – things are happening fast for the middle-order batsman and Northern Railway employee. The most important being a one-year deal offered by the Mumbai Indians in the IPL. The vast experience of Goud, Bangar, and Murali Kartik will always be special as they aim to rekindle the past glory.Himachal PradeshHimachal Pradesh do have Sarandeep Singh and Vikramjeet Malik but Ashok Thakur is the man they would depend on to make the early blows•ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Himachal Pradesh are back in the Super League a year after they were relegated to the Plate League. They are here by virtue of having topped the Plate League with 19 points, winning three of five games. Their mammoth first-innings lead in the semi-final against Madhya Pradesh in Nagpur guaranteed their promotion to the top division, but for good measure Sarandeep Singh, along with Mohinder Sharma, bowled them to an emphatic win.They were the best side in the Plate League last year for one simple reason – everyone contributed. The top order churned out runs and the bowlers, led by Vikramjeet Malik, Ashok Thakur and Sarandeep, performed admirably to ensure Himachal Pradesh lost just one game last season. They’ve been a flip-flopping side, shuffling back and forth between the two leagues, and need to prove they can be a consistent threat to top teams. Pooled together in a group that includes Mumbai and Tamil Nadu, who beat them in 2007, Himachal Pradesh cannot afford slip-ups like those that relegated them last time.What they did last season
Himachal Pradesh began on a high, beating Haryana handsomely with five points thanks to Malik’s 13 wickets. Then they thrashed Kerala and followed up with 480-run hiding of Jammu & Kashmir. A draw and defeat to Goa didn’t dampen spirits too much because of their crushing semi-final success. .Men to watch
HP’s strength is their bowling attack. Leading them again will be the opening pair and Sarandeep, the former India offspinner, who took his 300th first-class wicket last season. Malik and Sarandeep, with 32 and 27 wickets last season, can always be counted on but it was the efforts of the left-arm seamer Thakur, with 29 scalps in that winning campaign, that boosted Himachal Pradesh. Up against tougher teams and in a tough group, how Thakur delivers in tandem with his new-ball partner and Sarandeep will be interesting to see. He’s a veteran, being 32 and having played 43 matches, so don’t expect him to be overawed by the competition.The batting last season centered around Sangram Singh (632 runs) and Bhavin Thakkar (586 runs) but in the top division contributions will have to be more forthcoming from the likes of Ajay Mannu and Vinit Indulkar, both vital cogs in the set-up.

Simon Katich ranks New South Wales’ Champions League Twenty20 win as one of the proudest moments of his career

Cricinfo staff25-Oct-2009

The captain Simon Katich ranks New South Wales’ Champions League Twenty20 win as one of the proudest moments of his career. Katich, who said the thrill of reaching the semi-finals of Celebrity Masterchef was almost as good as a century for Australia when it aired last week, arrived back in Sydney on Sunday following his side’s US$2.5m victory over Trinidad and Tobago in Hyderabad on Friday.”I’m very proud of everyone,” Katich said in the Daily Telegraph. “We needed everyone firing and everyone did a great job right through the tournament. It’s certainly one of the proudest moments I’ve had in my cricketing career.”Katich, who has played 43 Tests and 45 ODIs, was praised for his captaincy during the tournament, which included opening the bowling with the spinners Nathan Hauritz and Steven Smith during the last two games. The moves were successful and they finished off the inaugural event with a 41-run victory.Stuart Clark was another key performer, taking nine wickets at 12.44, and he said the win was his third most satisfying achievement in the game. “I think international cricket is always the pinnacle,” he told the Australian. “The Ashes series in Australia is my greatest cricket memory and achievement, I only played one game in the [2007] World Cup, but for most people that is second and this to me runs third, but it is a very close battle between one, two and three.”He said the successes were great for different reasons. “This win meant so much for all the NSW people sitting at Moore Park and for all the young guys in our team, some who may never play international cricket,” he said. “This is the highlight of their careers and they will thoroughly remember it.”Clark has tipped Smith and Moises Henriques for big things following their efforts in the two-week tournament. “Moises’ improvement shows day by day and he is going to be an Australian player as soon as there is a spot available,” he said. “Steve Smith is on his way too. You would think the writing is on the wall for a 20-year-old who can bowl leg breaks, given there are not too many leg-break bowlers around in the country. Then there is Phil Hughes and David Warner, sometimes they need a bit of guidance but they are super players with super talent.”The squad is due for a let down over the next week as they return to Australian domestic duties. Their first game of the summer is against Western Australia at North Sydney on Sunday in the FR Cup.