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Frustrated Annoyed But Not Regretful Sam Curran Hopes To Learn From His Magical Knock Against India

Frustrated, annoyed but not regretful: Sam Curran hopes to learn from his magical knock against India

Sam Curran, who almost led England to what could have been an unbelievable victory, feels frustrated that he could not get the team over the line, but at the same time is happy with his won performance. His knock of 95 unbeaten is one of the best knocks played at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.

“Initial feeling, sitting here is we have lost the game, lost the series. But at the same time happy with the way I batted. I am someone who loves winning and our whole team loves winning. So to get that close especially is really annoying, but yeah, learnt a lot tonight,’ Curran, 22, was heard as saying in a video uploaded by England Cricket on their official Twitter handle.

‘Batting out there and getting messages from the senior player about various ways I could play made me learn a lot of things, so great learning curve it is,” the Northampton born added.

Reacting to the rousing reception he got when he walked back to the dugout after his knock of unbeaten 95, the junior Curran said, “To walk off to a really happy bunch of lads clapping for me, well things like that make me feel proud. But at the same time a little bit frustrated. But that’s the whole point we play this game, to keep learning from each game and move on to the next one.”

Talking about his teammates, Curran who steered his team from 168-6 to in 26th over to 316-8 in the 49th, said, “Obviously it’s a great bunch of guys to be around. We have been on tour for a while now and it's such an enjoyable fun team to play with.”

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Sam Curran creates history, equals Chris Woakes' record for highest individual score at number 8 in ODIs

England all-rounder Sam Curran almost took the game away from India’s scalp after a brilliant effort with the bat. The left-arm batsman scored an unbeaten 95 off 83 balls, laced with nine fours and three sixes. In the process, he also equalled countryman Chris Woakes’ record for the most number of runs in an ODI innings while batting at number eight. Woakes had achieved the milestone while batting against Sri Lanka at Nottingham in 2016. Curran came in to bat when England were struggling at 168-6 in 26th over. He dug deep and so deep that he almost got his team over the line. Playing a second fiddle to Moeen Ali, he added 32 runs with the former. But It was his partnership with Adil Rashid that started turning things around for England. The pair added 57 for the ninth wicket. Even as Rashid got out, Curran didn’t stop and built another very crucial partnership with number 10 Mark Wood. They together England to the last over needing just 14 runs off it. In the last over, Mark Wood got run out as a bullet throw from Hardik Pandya didn’t give him any chance to return back to crease when Curran slipped at the non- striker’s end the call for two had to be abandoned. These 59 runs came at run a ball. Curran, backing himself to clear the boundaries off the last four balls as just 12 were required, couldn’t really do that. He hit just one four and didn’t take a single even off the last ball. Had he done that, he could have gone past Woakes with ease. This was Sam Curran’s only second List A fifty ever. His calm was often being compared to his IPL skipper at Chennai Super Kings MS Dhoni, especially when the 23-year-old refused to take the singles and took the onus upon himself to win the game for England. The match at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune was won by India eventually by seven runs and the hosts went on to lift the ODI trophy as well, having already won the Test and the T20I series.

IND vs ENG | 3rd ODI: Virat Kohli's men dig deep to avert Sam Curran's heroics, clinch series

India averted a major heartbreak from the hands of Sam Curran and clinched the ODI series 2-1. The final game of the series turned out to be a thriller which was a fitting end for a series keenly contested by the top two sides in the format. India had the game firmly in their control but England’s approach of coming at the bowlers with full intent kept them in the game. Their efforts were multiplied when Sam Curran, who came to bat at the number eight position, went on to mount a record score for a number eight batsman against Indian in ODIs. From a situation when India appeared to be a clear favourite so much so that Sunil Gavaskar resoundingly declared that the hosts will seal the deal ‘comfortably,’ Sam Curran led a remarkable fightback from the tourists’ side to bring them on the brink of winning the series. Both sides were in the contest till the penultimate ball of the game and fans could not have asked for a better finish to an almost a two-month long England’s tour of India. More to follow

I am absolutely fine and read to go: Mohammed Shami on playing IPL 2021

India and Punjab Kings fast bowler Mohammed Shami has said that he is fit enough to play the upcoming IPL 2021. Shami had injured himself while batting during the Adelaide Test in Australia and has been out of action since then. “I am absolutely fine and read to go. The injury while batting was unfortunate as I have not had any fitness issues for a long time but this was something I couldn’t do anything about but it is part of the game,” Shami told PTI. Shami further added that he spent much time at the NCA and has been preparing himself for the IPL. “I was at NCA most of the time. I could have gone back home but because of the current COVID environment, I decided to spend more time at NCA as the facilities are much better and you can follow the COVID protocols.” The franchise included new recruits in the side after they bought some big players like Dawid Malan, Jhye Richardson, Riley Meredith, Moises Henriques and aggressive uncapped batsman Shahrukh Khan during the mini auctions that was held in Chennai in February. Talking about the death bowling, the right-arm pacer suggested that the team’s death bowling in this edition is better as compared to last year. “Our death bowling seems better compared to last year, so we should do better.” Punjab Kings will begin their IPL 2021 campaign on April 12 in Mumbai against Rajasthan Royals. Full Squad: KL Rahul, Arshdeep Singh, Chris Gayle, Darshan Nalkande, Harpreet Brar, Mandeep Singh, Mayank Agarwal, Mohammad Shami, Murugan Ashwin, Nicholas Pooran, Sarfaraz Khan, Deepak Hooda, Ishan Porel, Ravi Bishnoi, Chris Jordan, Prabhsimran Singh, Jhye Richardson, Riley Meredith, Shahrukh Khan, Moises Henriques, Dawid Malan, Fabian Allen, Jalaj Saxena, Saurabh Kumar and Utkarsh Singh

Cricket West Indies borrowed money to pay salary during Pandemic: CWI Prez Skerritt

Cricket West Indies, the governing body of cricket in the Caribbean islands will soon be undergoing fresh elections for the post of President. However, the incumbent President Ricky Skerritt has claimed that even when they had to borrow to pay the salary of staff and players in the pandemic, in his tenure the debts of the board have reduced to a third of what they were, two years ago when he took charge. "We were borrowing money to pay wages. We did that for the first year that I was in office. Right up until the early summer last year we were literally having to borrow to just pay players and staff," Skerritt was quoted as saying to Espncricinfo. Speaking about the problem of debt, Skerritt, 64, said that the board was running on future payments with all money all ready knowing its destinations before ut landed in the coffers of the board. "The biggest problem we were facing is that all of our future cash was spoken for before we even got it. We were living on borrowed future income. So, we had close to USD 20 million in institutional debt. And we were borrowing to pay back lenders,” said St. Kitts and Nevis Labour Party affiliate. "So we've been having to tighten belts, focus on cash rather than on profit and loss and get rid of any sort of unnecessary costs. And we've cut our debt down by at least a third now after less than two years,” Skerritt added demonstrating the amount of progress the West Indies cricket management system has made during his tenure. In the election that is due for today, March 28, Guyana Cricket Board secretary Anand Sanasie is the main opposition to Skerritt.