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[Dizzy28]

WI sweeps the ODI series against Afghanistan 3-0 with victory this morning.
Good start to Pollard's captaincy.

[bluefete]

First series sweep in a few years well.

Congrats to the team and coach.

[bluefete]

BTW - In the super50, when last did T&T have an opening pair that put on 100 for the first wicket?

Not just in super50, but in 4 day regionals as well.

Webster and Solozano have done well so far.

[shake d livin wake d dead]

let's see if they could carry this form against India...but well done to Pollard and Simmo

[bluefete]

ONCE THE WI START TO WIN, "THEY" WILL LOOK FOR ANY REASON TO KEEP US DOWN!


It was to flipping good to be true.

Check this out.

Nicholas Pooran caught cheating????????

WATCH: Nicholas Pooran’s dubious act with the ball caught on camera during third ODI vs Afghanistan
Published on November 11, 2019November 11, 2019 by Anirudh Singh



West Indies left-handed batsman Nicholas Pooran has been making the headlines for all the right reasons from the last few months. He impressed everyone in the Indian Premier League (IPL), the ODI World Cup and recently starred for West Indies in their win over Afghanistan in the second ODI at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.

Pooram slammed a 50-ball 67 as West Indies beat Afghanistan by 47 runs after posting 247/9 on the board. The win not only propelled Jason Holder & Co. to seal the three-match series but also helped them register their first ODI series win since 2014.

Well, the 24-year-old Pooran now looks set to make it to the news for the reasons he would not have wanted. The Caribbean star could land in trouble if the video doing the rounds on the internet is investigated by ICC.

In the video, the Trinidadian cricketer is seen doing something suspicious. He is found scratching the ball and touching its seam during the third ODI against Afghanistan on Monday. Pooran, who is not keeping the wickets in the series, was rubbing the ball on the back of his thigh.

In the past, a number of cricketers have faced the music for ill-treating the ball through various means. Last year, two top Australian cricketers in Steve Smith and David Warner along with a newcomer, Cameron Bancroft, were banned on the charges of tampering the red cherry during a Test match at the Newlands in South Africa. The issue had a profound impact on Australian cricket and its fans.

https://crickettimes.com/2019/11/watch- ... ghanistan/

[Dizzy28]

I'll wait for an official ICC announcement or even an article on Cricinfo rather than an Indian website.
Unless there is a longer vid the one I am seeing on Youtube doesn't show him doing anything that is banned.

[shake d livin wake d dead]

what he said^

[bluefete]

I'll wait for an official ICC announcement or even an article on Cricinfo rather than an Indian website.
Unless there is a longer vid the one I am seeing on Youtube doesn't show him doing anything that is banned.

Breaking News:

POORAN BANNED FOR 4 T20'S FOR CHEATING!!!!!!

Is that good enough for you now?

Nicholas Pooran banned for four T20Is for ball tampering


West Indies batsman Nicholas Pooran has been banned from four T20Is after being found guilty of attempting to change the condition of the ball during West Indies' third ODI against Afghanistan on Monday.

Pooran admitted the charge, which deals with a breach of level 3 of the ICC's Code of Conduct, and accepted the sanction proposed by match referee Chris Broad. He had violated Article 2.14 of the code, which relates to "changing the condition of the ball" after video footage showed him scratching the surface of the ball with his thumbnail.

The charge was levelled by on-field umpires Bismillah Shinwari and Ahmed Durrani and third umpire Ahmed Pakteen as well as fourth umpire Izatullah Safi.

Pooran will now miss West Indies' three-match T20I series against Afghanistan and the first game of their subsequent three-match series against India. He will also have five demerit points added to his record. The earliest he will be available to play for West Indies is the second T20I against India, on December 8 in Thiruvananthapuram.


Video footage showed Nicholas Pooran scratching the ball with his thumbnail Getty Images

Calling his act "an extreme error in judgement", Pooran said he accepted the penalty while promising this incident was a one-off.

"I want to issue a sincere apology to my teammates, supporters and the Afghanistan team for what transpired on the field of play on Monday in Lucknow," Pooran said. "I recognise that I made an extreme error in judgement and I fully accept the ICC penalty. I want to assure everyone that this is an isolated incident and it will not be repeated. I promise to learn from this and come back stronger and wiser."

West Indies had completed a 3-0 sweep against Afghanistan in the ODIs, winning the third game by five wickets with eight balls to spare. Pooran had a successful series with the bat, and was the man of the match in the second ODI for smashing 67 off 50 balls. He was likely to have kept wickets for West Indies in the T20Is, but West Indies have Denesh Ramdin in the 20-overs squad as back-up, and the 34-year-old will now get to add to his 68 T20I caps, the last of which came a year ago, in November 2018.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id ... -tampering

[vaiostation]

Was it worth it? I mean ya playing against Afghanistan, ya didn't have to try anything out of the ordinary.

[The Paleontologist]

Was it worth it? I mean ya playing against Afghanistan, ya didn't have to try anything out of the ordinary.

The series was already won too.........apparently the whitewash was very important

[Dizzy28]

^^^ I could work with that.

[shake d livin wake d dead]

Come nah man, he supposed to know cameras was sure to pick him up...ah mean watch what went on with Smith et al...he lucky ICC didnt hit him with harsher penalties

[Dizzy28]

Come nah man, he supposed to know cameras was sure to pick him up...ah mean watch what went on with Smith et al...he lucky ICC didnt hit him with harsher penalties

Smith and Warner didn't do anything physically

Bancroft was the one who actually tampered with the ball

[shake d livin wake d dead]

Doh eat of thy head nuh...lol, at least yuh know wah I talking about...

Anyways I guess Pooran missing the India t20 series...poor fella

[Dizzy28]

Doh eat of thy head nuh...lol, at least yuh know wah I talking about...

Anyways I guess Pooran missing the India t20 series...poor fella

Fans today still revere an entire generation of Pakistani fast bowlers who absolutely massacred the cricket ball to get reverse swing.

Pooran will learn and recover.

[bluefete]

But that was chupideeness to the highest level.

Camera are so high tech they can pick up an d MAGNIFY your smallest action on the field.

Everyone will watch hin cokey-eye from now on.

It also brings into question if this was a tactic decided on off-field or if he really acted alone.

[shake d livin wake d dead]

People said the same about Amir in 2010 but he bounced back well...did well in the world cup too

[pugboy]

Amir never bounce back to what he was before though
He was a deadly swing bowler before

[shake d livin wake d dead]

Smith on the other hand torturing bowlers

[Dizzy28]

India Bangladesh Test start this morning
Bangladesh's 1st match in the current World Test Championships, India's 6th

India bowled them out for 150 and batting 86/1

[fokhan_96]

WI vs Afgan ...
WI 164/5 (20 overs)
Let's see if Afghan put up a fight.

[shake d livin wake d dead]

Windies looking to win this one

[Dizzy28]

Windies looking to win this one

Pretty comprehensive win - 30 runs.
Pollard's stocks rising

[shake d livin wake d dead]

Hoping they really carry this form against India

[The Paleontologist]

Hoping they really carry this form against India

U have alot of hope

[shake d livin wake d dead]

I backing India all the way...lol...

[bluefete]

India mashing up Bangladesh.

After 2 days:

Bangladesh 150
India 493/6 (Kohli - 0)

[Dizzy28]

India mashing up Bangladesh.

After 2 days:

Bangladesh 150
India 493/6 (Kohli - 0)

Clearly India are the Test team to beat atm. They have a top batting line up that goes deep and a very good fast bowling line of at least 6 from which to choose from (who would think we would be saying that about India) backed up by high quality spinners
To me the key link that they didn't previously utilise fully has been Jadeja. He didn't get a consistent run as they tried all those spinners but he adds a balance that is otherwise missing when he does not play.
He is comfortably their best fielder and his lower order batting is pretty good (bordering on quite decent)
And his bowling is front line quality.

[Dizzy28]

This is interesting

Four officials from a CPL franchise were pulled up by anti-corruption officers during the 2019 season. One of them, thought to be either part of or close to the ownership structure, was the main focus of a report made to anti-corruption officials by a player from the franchise. The man was detained at Trinidad airport, not allowed to travel with the team during the early part of the season and ultimately was asked to leave the tournament.

The individual in question did not make a direct approach to the player who eventually reported him. Instead, ESPNcricinfo understands, the nature of the interactions between them had made the player wary. Sources say that the player believed he was being groomed as someone who could eventually be approached to carry out corrupt activities, which is what led him to reporting him to the anti-corruption authorities...............
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id ... n-officers

[shake d livin wake d dead]

India run in, out and in again, against Bang....3 days mash up