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Controversy Unfolds As Umpire Changes Call Despite No DRS In India vs Afghanistan In Emerging Asia Cup Semi-Final
India A crashed out of the Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024 at the hands of Afghanistan A in the semi-final, after the Afghans put up a mammoth 206 batting first. However, despite their sensational first innings, controversy erupted in the middle of the Afghan batting. The opening partnership of 137 runs between Sediqullah Atal and Zubaid Akbari was broken when the latter was given out caught behind. However, a big row followed, with the Zubaid raising a finger at the umpire, and the Afghanistan coach instructing him to not leave the field.
While initially the umpire had not raised his finger, after a long third umpire check, Zubaid was given out. With no DRS (Decision Review System) available at the Al Amerat Cricket Stadium in Oman, Zubaid was visibly unhappy with the change in decision.
Breakthrough for India A! Aaqib Khan strikes India’s 1st wicket against Afghanistan A, sending Zubaid Akbari back to the pavilion.
Watch #EmergingAsiaCupOnStar Semi-final 2, #INDAvAFGA LIVE NOW! pic.twitter.com/tRJLeK84LK
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) October 25, 2024
The controversy heightened when it seemed as if the Afghanistan coaching unit had advised Zubaid to not leave the field of play, as they engaged in discussion with the match officials. At one point, the coaching staff of both India and Afghanistan could be seen heavily debating the dismissal.
big drama on ground as Zubaid Akbari refuses to leave after being out. Finally, Tilak Varma and match referee had to tell him to go. #INDAvsAFGA pic.twitter.com/ck5KzOe3zo
— Nomad Filmi (@NomadFilmi) October 25, 2024
Eventually, Zubaid did walk off, having scored a well-made 64 off 40 balls.
India A vs Afghanistan A, Emerging Teams Asia Cup semi-final: As it happened
Following Zubaid’s dismissal, opening partner Sediqullah Atal got out for 83, while a late flurry from Karim Janat (41 off 20) took Afghanistan to 206.
In reply, India lost openers Abhishek Sharma and Prabhsimran Singh, as well as captain Tilak Varma, within the powerplay. Things went from bad to worse, as Nehal Wadhera departed by the 10th over.
Ramandeep Singh played a lone hand in the end, striking 64 off 34 balls. While his heroic effort couldn’t help India over the line, he could still be celebrating into the night, having been announced as a member of India’s T20I squad against South Africa.
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Australian Breakdancer “Raygun”, Who Got Trolled In Paris Olympics, Takes Huge Step
Australian breakdancer Rachael “Raygun” Gunn has announced her retirement from competition, citing a “really upsetting” backlash following her performance at the Paris Olympics. Raygun, 37, became something of a global laughing stock after her unorthodox routine, including kangaroo hops and imitating a sprinkler, failed to impress the judges at the Games. Her moves were copied on late-night talk shows and her unfashionable green tracksuit was mercilessly parodied online. Conspiracy theories abounded to explain how the university lecturer had even made it on to the Australia Olympic team. Gunn said the intense scrutiny had been “really upsetting”, and she had decided to pull the plug on her breakdancing career.
“I’m not going to compete any more,” she told Australian radio station 2DayFM on Wednesday.
“I was going to keep competing for sure, but that seems like a really difficult thing for me to do now.
“The level of scrutiny that’s going to be there. People will be filming it, it will be going online, it’s just not going to be the same experience.”
Gunn had previously spoken out against the “pretty devastating” hatred unleashed towards her after the Olympics.
“I went out there and I had fun. I did take it very seriously. I worked my butt off preparing for the Olympics and I gave my all,” she said in a video message after the Games.
While many lampooned her performance on social media, Gunn won support from others, including her fellow Australian Olympians and even the country’s prime minister.
Raygun said she would continue to dance, just not in competition.
“I mean I still dance, and I still break. But, you know, that’s like in my living room with my partner,” she said.
“Dancing is so much fun, and it makes you feel good. I don’t think people should feel crap about the way that they dance.
“If you get out there, and you have fun on the dance floor then just own it.”
Raygun did have the last laugh in September when she was briefly elevated to the top of the World Dance Sport Federation (WDSF) rankings.
The WDSF named her the number one women’s breakdancer based on winning the Oceania Championship, one of only a few events held that counted towards the rankings in the run-up to the Olympics.
The sport of breaking made its Olympics debut in Paris, but will not feature at the next Games at Los Angeles in 2028.
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Jamal Musiala Gets Bayern Munich Back On Champions League Track Against Benfica
A second-half Jamal Musiala goal got Bayern Munich back on track in the Champions League with a 1-0 home win over Benfica on Wednesday. Struggling in Europe after back-to-back losses left them outside the knockout places, Musiala broke through the stubborn Benfica defence, heading in a Harry Kane assist. Bayern were dominant in possession but carved out few clear-cut chances, lacking fluency in front of a silent home crowd who refused to sing out of respect for a hospitalised fan.
Despite the win, Bayern still have work to do in Europe, with this season’s Champions League final on home soil.
The German giants sit 17th, one behind Dinamo Zagreb who they beat 9-2 in their opener. Bayern face French champions Paris Saint-Germain next in the competition.
“We had good moments. The opponent defended well. It was very important to get three points today,” Musiala said after the match.
“We don’t have to win every game by four or five goals. Sometimes 1-0 is enough. We had to be patient. Now we carry on and look to the next game.”
Bayern coach Vincent Kompany said: “Sometimes it’s good to win like this — even though we of course prefer to win by three or four.
“I knew we needed to stay patient and calm. We did that well. It was a good game and a good win.”
Unbeaten at the top of Bundesliga table under Kompany, Bayern have struggled in the Champions League this season despite the barnstorming opener against Zagreb.
A 1-0 loss at Aston Villa and a 4-1 thrashing by a supercharged Barcelona under former Bayern boss Hansi Flick had the six-time European champions flagging in the Champions League’s new single-league format.
With the match delayed by 15 minutes due to public transport issues and with their home fans silent due to a medical emergency in the stands, Bayern struggled.
Bayern captain Manuel Neuer told reporters the side “didn’t celebrate in the cabin like we normally would” due to the incident.
Musiala and Michael Olise dribbled in from either flank but were unable to break through a Benfica side looking to sit deep and take advantage of Bayern’s risky high line on the counter.
The best chance of the opening half fell to Serge Gnabry, who forced a strong save out of Anatoliy Trubin on the half-volley after 38 minutes.
As the game wore on Bayern grew nervous, even if Benfica had few genuine chances as they looked for a first win in their 11th match against the hosts.
Leroy Sane added speed after his substitution and the former Manchester City winger would prove crucial, finding Kane who in turn set up Musiala to break the deadlock with just over 20 minutes remaining.
Bayern’s final match before the international break comes on Saturday in Hamburg against St Pauli.
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KL Rahul Fails For India A Ahead Of Australia Tests. Internet Says ‘Not Bradman…’
Drafted to India A’s squad ahead of the unofficial 2nd Test against Australia A, star batter KL Rahul could only manage to score 4 runs in the first inning at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Rahul, who opened the batting for India A in the second official Test, lasted just four balls, hitting a solitary boundary before being removed by pacer Scott Boland, who is part of Australia’s squad for the upcoming five-match series against India, starting November 22. Apart from Rahul, Bengal captain Abhimanyu Easwarana, also part of India’s Test squad, registered a three-ball duck.
Easwarana, who has been tipped to replace India captain Rohit Sharma, who is likely to miss the 1st Test against Australia in Perth, was one of Michael Neser‘s four scalps in the first session.
India A were 65/5 at Lunch on Day 1 as Neser grabbed four wickets in the opening session. Neser dismissed the likes of Easwarana (0), Sai Sudharsan (0) and Ruturaj Gaikwad (4) inside the first hour of play.
Easwaran – 0(3).
KL Rahul – 4(4).
Sudharsan – 0(1).
Ruturaj – 4(6).– INDIA A STRUGGLE AT MCG AS THEY ARE NOW 11/4…!!!! pic.twitter.com/vcaQjao4az
— Tanuj Singh (@ImTanujSingh) November 7, 2024
K L Rahul 4 (4) – while playing for India A vs Australia A. His fans have a huge task to defend him again. #KLRahul pic.twitter.com/5ByOK24k0e
— Ganpat Teli (@gateposts_) November 7, 2024
KL Rahul started as a Middle order batter. Failed. Shifted as to Open, failed there too. Shifted back to Middle order, flopped there and now back to Opening
So much to fit him in the team. No respect or value for Domestic Players #AUSAvINDA pic.twitter.com/DDI2UBknmB
— BRUTU #AUG21 (@Brutu24) November 7, 2024
Rohit Sharma & Gautam Gambhir intentionally destroying KL Rahul Career.
Kl Rahul is also a fool ,why he is accepting all the demand of the team. You are not any Bradman. pic.twitter.com/xxsoLVvJMF
— Lordgod (@LordGod188) November 7, 2024
IANS had reported on Monday that Rahul and Jurel would link up with the India A team after leaving for Melbourne following the third Test against New Zealand, which the Rohit Sharma-led side lost by 25 runs to suffer a historic 3-0 defeat.
Sources had also said that the decision to send Rahul and Jurel to play for India A team was made with an eye to give the duo some game time ahead of the all-important Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, starting in Perth on November 22. It is also believed that Rahul might open alongside Abhimanyu Easwaran, as the Indian team would be keen to see who would be the best person to partner Yashasvi Jaiswal in the Perth Test.
The vacancy at the top comes especially after captain Rohit Sharma said at the end of the Mumbai Test that he could be unavailable for the series opener at Perth due to personal reasons.
While Easwaran has slammed 27 centuries in 100 first-class matches, with an average of 49.40, Rahul has recently batted mainly in the middle-order but comes in with the fact that he’s scored Test centuries in England, South Africa, and Australia, the country where he made his Test debut in 2014.
Rahul played three Tests in the Indian home season, with his last game coming via the hosts’ series opener against New Zealand at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. After making scores of 0 and 12 in that game, where India lost by eight wickets, he didn’t feature in the remainder of the series.
(With IANS Inputs)
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