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O Botafogo fez o dever de casa no Estádio Nilton Santos. Na noite deste domingo, o Alvinegro Carioca venceu o Brasil de Pelotas por 1 a 0, em partida válida pela 18ª rodada da Série B do Brasileirão e encostou no G4 da Série B. No primeiro jogo como titular desde que retornou ao Glorioso, Carli marcou o gol da vitória.

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O confronto também foi marcado por polêmicas de arbitragem. Logo no começo do segundo tempo, a arbitragem ignorou dois pênaltis a favor do time de General Severiano e deixou de expulsar o zagueiro Arthur, do Xavante, depois de falta em Diego Gonçalves

O Botafogo volta a campo na próxima quarta-feira contra o Guarani, no Brinco de Ouro da Princesa, às 19h. Já o Brasil de Pelotas joga na próxima quinta-feira, no Bento Freitas, às 21h30. Ambas as partidas são válidas pela 19ª rodada da Série B do Campeonato Brasileiro.

>Rescisão é publicada no BID, e Rafael Carioca não é mais jogador do Botafogo

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SURPRESA

A postura do Brasil de Pelotas no primeiro tempo não foi como o Botafogo esperava. Ao invés de se defender e sair no contra-ataque, o Xavante adiantou as linhas e marcou o Alvinegro Carioca sob pressão. O time gaúcho, inclusive, conseguiu criar boas chances de gol, mas teve dificuldade em conclui-las em gol.

Assim, o Botafogo teve certa dificuldade para impor seu jogo, mas conseguiu criar uma boa chance com Navarro. Depois de bom passe de Chay, o camisa 99, que estava dentro da área, cortou a marcação, ajeitou o corpo e chutou de perna esquerda. Contudo, Denílson apareceu e desviou a bola. Após esse lance, que ocorreu aos 14 minutos, o Alvinegro oscilou um pouco na partida até crescer de produção na reta final do primeiro tempo.

“O CAPTAIN! MY CAPTAIN”

O Botafogo cresceu de produção na reta final do primeiro tempo e conseguiu furar o bloqueio do Xavante. Depois de uma jogada de escanteio, a bola sobrou para o Oyama no meio campo, que encontrou Pedro Castro na entrada da área. Com a defesa desorganizada, Pedro Castro deu ótimo passe para Navarro, que invadia a área, o centroavante, por sua vez, não foi fominha e tocou rasteiro para Joel Carli balançar as redes do Nilton Santos.

Este foi o primeiro gol de Carli desde que retornou ao Botafogo em março deste ano. Ainda vale ressaltar que foi o primeiro jogo do zagueiro argentino desde sua volta.

POLÊMICAS

O Botafogo voltou melhor do que o Brasil de Pelotas e criou boas chances de gol, mas “parou na arbitragem”. Logo aos dois minutos, Chay cobrou escanteio, e Pedro Castro foi puxado por Oliveira dentro da área, mas o árbitro deixou o lance seguir.

Quatro minutos depois, Diego Gonçalves foi lançado em profundidade e ficaria cara a cara com o goleiro Matheus Nogueira, mas foi derrubado por Arthur, que era o último homem. Mesmo sendo um lance para expulsão, o zagueiro ficou só com o amarelo.

Aos 12 minutos, depois de cruzamento na área, a bola bateu na mão de Leandro Camilo. Os jogadores reclamaram de pênalti, mas o lance seguiu. Foi o terceiro erro contra o Botafogo num intervalo de dez minutos.

SUPERIORIDADE

A superioridade do Botafogo no segundo tempo foi notória. O Brasil de Pelotas sentiu o gol e não conseguiu manter o mesmo ritmo forte da primeira etapa. o primeiro ataque do Xavante na etapa final, inclusive, surgiu numa cobrança de escanteio fechada aos 16 minutos.Na reta final do jogo, o time gaúcho pressionou, criou oportunidades promissoras, mas não conseguiu arrancar o empate.

FICHA TÉCNICA
Botafogo 1 x 0 Brasil de Pelotas

Data-Hora: 15/08/2021, às 18h15
Local: Estádio Nilton Santos
​Árbitro: Thiago Luis Scarascati (SP)
Assistentes: Fabio Rogerio Baesteiro (SP) e Vitor Carmona Metestaine (SP)
Quarto árbitro: Alexandre Vargas Tavares de Jesus (SP)

Cartões amarelos: Wesley, Arthur e Wesley (BPL)
Cartões vermelhos: –
Gol: (1-0) (Joel Carli 37’/1ºT)

BOTAFOGO: Diego Loureiro; Daniel Borges, Kanu, Carli (Gilvan 47’/2ºT) e Hugo; Luís Oyama, Pedro Castro e Marco Antônio (Warley 18’/2ºT); Chay (Matheus Frizzo 47’/2ºT), Diego Gonçalves (Ênio 38’/2ºT) e Rafael Navarro (Rafael Moura 38’/2ºT). Técnico: Enderson Moreira.

BRASIL DE PELOTAS: Matheus Nogueira; Oliveira, Leandro Camilo, Arthur e Paulinho; Denilson (Diego Gomes 29’/2ºT), Kevin e Wesley (Rômulo 29’/2ºT); Renatinho (Gabriel Terra, Intervalo), Júnior Viçosa e Netto.Técnico: Cléber Gaúcho.

Former captain brings the curtain down on one of the most storied careers in Indian cricket

ESPNcricinfo staff15-Aug-20203:18

Chopra: Very few understood the pulse of ODIs the way Dhoni did

MS Dhoni has announced his retirement from international cricket, bringing an end to the top-flight career of one of India’s greatest limited-overs cricketers, and its most successful captain. He is the only captain to lift all three ICC trophies – the 50-over World Cup, the T20 World Cup and the Champions Trophy – and he also took India to the top of the ICC Test rankings.Dhoni, 39, took to Instagram to make his announcement, putting up a slideshow of images from his career, with the caption: “Thanks – Thanks a lot for ur love and support throughout.from 1929 hrs consider me as Retired.” (sic)While the post didn’t specify it, the retirement is only from international cricket, and Dhoni will play for Chennai Super Kings in the upcoming IPL 2020. He arrived in Chennai on Friday for Super Kings’ short camp at Chepauk ahead of IPL 2020, which will be played in the UAE from September 19 to November 10. Kasi Viswanathan, the Super Kings CEO, had recently said that the team expected Dhoni to play for the franchise even after retirement, till at least 2022. Earlier in January this year, N Srinivasan, the vice-chairman and managing director of India Cements, owners of the Super Kings franchise, had said that Dhoni would be retained by the team going into the mega auction for the 2021 IPL.ALSO READ: The Dhoni legend in seven inningsThe announcement meant Dhoni’s final international match would remain his 350th ODI: the World Cup 2019 semi-final against New Zealand in July 2019. Dhoni made 50 off 72 balls in that game before being beaten by a rocket throw from Martin Guptill by inches as India exited the tournament. Dhoni hasn’t played any competitive cricket since then and had only resumed proper training with Super Kings in March before the Covid-19 pandemic hit.1:13

Dasgupta: Thank you MS for the lovely memories

Dhoni also played 90 Test matches and 98 T20Is in an international career that began in December 2004. His statistics are outstanding: more than 15,000 international runs across formats, 16 centuries, and more than 800 dismissals as wicketkeeper.”It is the end of an era,” Sourav Ganguly, Dhoni’s first international captain and now the president of BCCI, said in a statement. “What a player he has been for the country and world cricket. His leadership qualities have been something which will be hard to match, especially in the shorter format of the game. His batting in one-day cricket in his early stages made the world stand up and notice his flair and sheer natural brilliance. Every good thing comes to an end and this has been an absolutely brilliant one.”He has set the standards for the wicketkeepers to come and make a mark for the country. He will finish with no regrets on the field. An outstanding career; I wish him the best in life.”AFP

But Dhoni’s legacy stretches far beyond the numbers: he will be remembered, as both batsman and captain, for his unconventional style and his ability to remain calm in the face of the severest pressure. That shone through in his biggest moment on the world stage, closing out the World Cup final in Mumbai in 2011 with a six to put the icing on a match-winning 91*. In one of the other massive matches of his career, the final of the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007, he threw the ball to Joginder Sharma for the last over instead of the more experienced Harbhajan Singh. And it worked.ALSO READ – Monga: The star we don’t knowDhoni’s life story was unusual enough to warrant a biopic. His roots, in the cricketing backwaters of Ranchi; his early working life as a ticket inspector for Indian Railways; and the way he burst on to the scene, long-haired, fearless, and big, beefy hitting. Within a couple of years he was captaining India’s fledgling T20I side in the inaugural T20 World Cup; it was, famously, an event the BCCI did not take seriously. India’s win, however, changed world cricket by giving a huge fillip to the IPL – a tournament that was already in the works – and further establishing the BCCI as the pre-eminent global power.In the years that followed, Dhoni’s India had results on the field to match that financial clout. His captaincy was based on his cool, almost computer-like brain, and his ability to not allow the pressure of long-term results to determine his tactics. Along with coach Gary Kirsten, he put his senior performers in a comfortable place, and they returned the favour with some of their best years in international cricket.The 2011 World Cup win was the peak of his career; after that, he had to contend with an ageing team and the toll that non-stop cricket was taking on his own body, especially his back. His batting changed and he cut down on the pyrotechnics for a more calculated approach to batting, especially when among the tail. Towards the end of his career, though, he came in for criticism as his batting slowed down, something that came to the fore during the 2019 World Cup defeat against England. In a chase of 338, Dhoni managed 42 off 31 balls, with India eventually losing by 31 runs despite having five wickets in hand.No appraisal of Dhoni would be complete without mentioning his formidable record in the IPL, where he will still be active. He’s been the face of the Super Kings franchise for its entire existence, either side of its two-year ban, leading them to three titles and five runners-up finishes. Dhoni also captained Super Kings to the Champions League T20 titles in 2010 and 2014.

Chelsea's dealings in the transfer market in recent seasons have been questionable, to say the least, splashing over £1bn on new players with the majority failing to make an impact.

The club have spent upwards of £120m on Roméo Lavia and Wesley Fofana alone, with the two players only making a combined 21 appearances since their respective moves to Stamford Bridge.

However, the club have conducted brilliant business offloading players who were on big wages at Stamford Bridge and have failed to make any impact at their new club.

Mason Mount is a prime example, with the boyhood Chelsea fan leaving the club for a deal worth £60m to join Manchester United, but failing to settle into life in the North West.

He's only managed 14 appearances in the Premier League this season, starting just 14% of matches – with the Blues hitting the jackpot with his departure.

The club also made the right decision in releasing one player, who bled the club dry during his time at Stamford Bridge, despite his excellent goalscoring record before his move to England.

Michy Batshuayi's stats at Chelsea

After forking out £33m for his signature, striker Michy Batshuayi arrived in England with huge potential to be the club's long-term Didier Drogba replacement.

The Belgian made a promising start to life in London, scoring nine times in his 28 appearances during the 2016/17 season.

Batshuayi would build on his impressive start at the club, reaching double figures in all competitions during the following campaign, before joining Borussia Dortmund on loan for the second half of the 2017/18 season.

He would subsequently leave on two separate spells the following season, joining Valencia and Crystal Palace before returning to Stamford Bridge for one last season.

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28

9

2017/18

25

10

2019/20

24

6

The forward managed to score six times in 24 appearances, a solid return, but it wouldn't be enough to keep him at the club with Batshuayi again having temporary stints away from Stamford Bridge, before sealing a permanent move to Fenerbahce in Turkey during the summer of 2022 – ending his six-year stay with the Blues.

Michy Batshuayi's wage during his time at Chelsea

Despite enjoying a run of 23 league goals over the last two seasons for the Turkish side, Chelsea made the right call in offloading the 30-year-old a couple of years ago.

He earned £69k-per-week at Stamford Bridge, as per Salary Sport, a figure that is more than current leading man, Nicolas Jackson, who only takes home £65k-per-week – as per Capology – despite netting 16 goals this season.

Excluding his loan spells away from the club, he pocketed £9m in wages alone, when coupled with his £33m transfer fee, saw the club waste £42m on the Belgian forward.

Whilst it was a risk worth taking at the time, the "awful" Batshuayi, as dubbed by journalist Nizaar Kinsella, failed to impose himself during his time at Stamford Bridge.

It's great to see the striker finding his feet elsewhere once again, but given his huge earnings and transfer fee, he bled the club dry of a huge sum of money that certainly could've been invested better elsewhere.

Chelsea in contact to sign "world-class" star who'd thrive with Jackson

The Blues are reportedly keen to land the impressive centre-forward this summer.

ByDan Emery May 6, 2024

Noel Buck has completed a loan move from the New England Revolution to Southampton, the clubs announced on Saturday.

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• Buck completes move to Southampton
• Initial loan through January
• Midfielder currently playing for England's youth teams

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Noel Buck is heading to Southampton on loan from the New England Revolution, the two clubs confirmed on Saturday. have signed the midfielder on a loan deal through January 31, 2025 with an option to purchase. Buck will initially join Southampton's U-21s.

  The teenager has made 57 appearances in all competitions for the Revs since signing a Homegrown Player deal in 2022. Across 45 MLS appearances, he has five goals and three assists.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Buck has been at the center of an international battle and, so far, England has been winning handily. The midfielder is eligible for both England and the U.S. men's national team, but Buck has opted to play for England thus far. He's featured for England up to the U-20 level and was a part of that squad as recently as June.

  “I feel like [the USMNT hasn't] really given me the time of day to be completely honest,” Buck said in September after arriving at a Revs game wearing an England jersey. “And when I get called to an England camp, you know, it’s an honor for me.

  “Wearing this shirt isn’t a symbol of like, screw the U.S. because it’s not. They just haven’t given me the time of day and I want to have a good time and really learn something there.”

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  WHAT WAS SAID

  "Noel is an extremely talented young player who is very deserving of this opportunity to join Southampton and test himself in a new environment," Revolution Sporting Director Curt Onalfo said. "It has been gratifying to watch Noel's growth as a player from his start in our Academy through his ascendancy to the first team. We look forward to seeing Noel continue his development during this loan spell in England."

  "Noel joins us with over 50 professional games under his belt with New England Revolution, and representing England at various age groups," Southampton Academy Director Andy Goldie added.

  "That experience, and how he performed on those stages, makes him a really interesting signing for us and the deal provides a great opportunity for us to work closely and learn more about his long term potential over the coming months."

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• WHAT NEXT FOR BUCK?

  Buck could make his debut as soon as Sept. 13, when Southampton's U-21s face West Brom's U-21s in the Premier League Cup.

Forecast for Thursday in Sydney is bleak, and there are no reserve days for the semi-finals

Alex Malcolm03-Mar-2020

The rain intervened in Sydney•Getty Images

Who are in the semi-finals?With both matches in Sydney called off today, India will be facing England at 3pm local time in the first semi-final, while Australia will be taking on South Africa at 7pm in the second match.What is the minimum number of overs for the match to count?
Normally, five overs per side are needed to constitute a T20 match, but the rules are different for ICC tournaments, with ten overs per side required. That means there will need to be at least 40 overs of play – 20 in each game – to get two results. The nature of the double-header will mean there will only be a spare 30 minutes for both games before overs are lost due to rain. The first game is scheduled to finish at 6pm local time, while the second game is scheduled to finish at 10pm.Who play the final if both games are washed out?
If both games are washed out, then the highest-ranked team from the two groups will progress to the final. India finished on top of Group A and South Africa finished on top of Group B. They would progress to play in the final.Is there a reserve day for the semi-finals?
No. The two teams that progress to the final are required to travel from Sydney to Melbourne on Friday, the day after the semi-finals, ahead of Sunday’s final at the MCG.Is there a reserve day for the final?
There is a reserve day available if the final is washed out at the MCG on Sunday with an option available to return on Monday. However, the forecast looks good for Sunday in Melbourne with no rain forecast and pleasant temperatures likely.

David Warner has flagged his likely retirement from T20Is following the two T20 World Cups to be played in consecutive years, and also explained why he has chosen to skip the Big Bash League for much of his international career.On an emotional Australian Cricket Awards night for Warner, he took out the Allan Border Medal as the national team’s best player across all three formats despite an abominable Ashes series in which Steven Smith and Marnus Labuschagne scored the runs that allowed Tim Paine’s team to retain the urn in England for the first time since 2001. He fared far better on home soil after adopting the belligerent, aggressive batting approach that Australian cricket followers have grown used to, and also made runs on the brief India ODI tour last month that was the last series that featured in the medal’s voting period.At 33, Warner is starting to consider how to approach the remainder of his career, and the dropping of T20Is from his schedule appears the next step he will take to prolong it – albeit only after the T20 World Cups in Australia later this year and in India in 2021.ALSO READ: David Warner, Ellyse Perry win top honours at Australian Cricket Awards“I don’t have a BBL team; I took a break during this period, and that was about my body and my mind, making sure I’m getting ready for the next series that comes up,” Warner said. “If you look at T20 internationals, we’ve got back-to-back World Cups as well, that’s probably a format that could be one I’d probably drop in a few years.”I have to look at the schedule; it’s going to be very difficult [for me] to play all three forms, and good luck to all the guys who want to keep playing that. You talk to guys like AB de Villiers and Virender Sehwag, these guys who’ve done it for a long time, it does become challenging. Having three young kids and my wife at home all the time, the constant travelling becomes very difficult. If it was to come down to [leaving out] one format, it would probably be the international T20s.”As for the BBL, Warner denied that its rapid growth to a 61-game tournament, after starting as a 20-game, state-based event in 2005 and then growing to 31, 35, 43 and 59 games under the BBL banner from 2011 onwards, was a factor in him avoiding it. Warner’s manager had said last year that his client would consider playing in the BBL but that it would need to be financially “worth his while” to do so, but the opener also indicated that some CA-contracted players were uneasy about taking the spots of cricketers who had represented their clubs for the whole event.Ellyse Perry, winner of the Belinda Clark medal poses with David Warner, winner of the Allan Border medal•Getty Images

“For me it’s about working out timeframes with different series, identify when you need a bit of a rest,” Warner sad. “Generally, we play a Test series and go into a one-day series. We went to India and then generally you have a one-day series at home, back-to-back games and then you go away. So, it was a bit different this year; I was able to have that opportunity to have that break which I’m grateful for.”A lot of the guys try to go back and play as much as they can. Sometimes, you look at the finals as an example, they come back and play the final, you’re taking someone’s spot as well, which is always tough as a player, you don’t want to come back and just take someone’s spot for one game. So, this opportunity was great for these guys to go out and play, and to see Smithy and Gazza (Nathan Lyon) and them take part in it and win the title is fantastic.”There had been plenty of tears from Warner as he accepted the medal, after not even being invited to last year’s ceremony, which predated CA’s lengthy reintegration process for him, Smith and Cameron Bancroft after their Newlands bans.”I had no doubt that I had the capability of being back here again. It was obviously a lot of hard work and commitment to be able to put my hand back up for selection for one, and go away and just do what I know best and that’s to try and score as many runs as I can in any competition I was playing in,” Warner said. “There was obviously a lot of work behind the scenes to reintegrate the three of us and I really appreciate the way that unfolded and the way we were reintegrated back into the team and into the fold, and that was by having net sessions as well at the Test matches, keeping our sharpness up against quality bowling, and I’m extremely grateful for that.”There were tough times there with me and, my wife having two miscarriages, there were a lot of things going on in my life away from cricket that I had to work on, and I was able to do that and that was the thing about not having cricket there. I had to work out what was going to be best for me. I had to work on my fitness, me and my wife are a great team, we have three beautiful daughters, and we really enjoy each other’s company.”Australia’s next assignment is a tour of South Africa for three T20Is and three ODIs, taking Warner and Smith back to the scene of their transgressions for the first time in nearly two years. Warner said his experiences in England last year, where he was able to shrug off a constant stream of abuse from crowds while never once retaliating, would be helpful memories.”I knew what I was walking into in England and I know exactly what I’m walking into in South Africa,” Warner said. “You just look at the recent series against England; it doesn’t matter where you go in the world, you’re probably going to cop something of some sort. You’ve got to try and get that out of your head and not let that affect you. I’ve well and truly learned my lessons from last time. It’s going to be great to go back over there, and I’m just really excited to get out there against South Africa and hopefully come home with a win.”

Crystal Palace are now thought to be in "advanced" talks with a player over joining them this summer, as the Eagles seek to back new manager Oliver Glasner.

Glasner set for Palace backing this summer

The Austrian took over from Roy Hodgson last month, and his arrival brought plenty of anticipation with it.

Crystal Palace chiefs believe they can agree deal for Premier League ace

The Eagles need to bolster certain areas.

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Glasner, a Europa League winner during his time at Eintracht Frankfurt, possesses experience coaching at a very elite level. The tactician has been tipped to bring a sense of physicality and intensity to Selhurst Park, but that won't come overnight, as explained by journalist Dean Jones to GiveMeSport recently.

Palace will spend in an effort to back Glasner this summer, as club chiefs aim to build a winning project around their head coach.

"I think Glasner will assert himself by bringing a sense of physicality to Crystal Palace and also probably more of a modern approach to their attacking set-up than they perhaps had recently," said Jones.

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"That won't come overnight. This squad isn't really capable of changing too much in the short term, but it'll get funded in the summer. Judging by what he's done so far in Germany, and judging by what he's capable of from a coaching perspective from people I've spoken to over there, they seem to think that actually, this is a really good appointment for Crystal Palace. After all of the protests from fans and accusations of them lacking ambition, this could actually prove to be a good appointment."

Reports suggest that Glasner is keen to sign a new defender for Palace this summer as one specific goal, and they appear to be making real headway with that, according to West Ham insider ExWHUemployee.

Crystal Palace in advanced talks to sign Ben Johnson

Hammers defender Ben Johnson is out of contract as things stand, with Ex claiming that Palace are leading the way.

It is also believed that Palace are in "advanced" talks over signing Johnson and bringing him on a Bosman deal – which is seen as a real shame for West Ham.

“Talks with Johnson have proven unsuccessful,” stated Ex on The West Ham Way Podcast.

“He’s been linked now with an exit and Crystal Palace are leading the way. Ledley King though, who is a relative of Johnson’s, is trying to engineer a move to Spurs.

“At this stage though it appears an agreement between the player and the south London club is at quite an advanced stage, which could sadly see Johnson head south of the river this summer, after 17 years at West Ham.”

Called a "wonderful" professional by former West Ham coach and England legend Stuart Pearce, the 24-year-old has many years ahead of a potentially promising career, so he could be ideal for Glasner.

Kohli back to lead both squads, while Dube and Shami also picked in ODIs and T20Is

ESPNcricinfo staff21-Nov-2019Seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar and left-arm wristspinner Kuldeep Yadav have returned to India’s squads for the three T20Is and three ODIs at home against West Indies. Virat Kohli, who had been rested for the T20I leg of the Bangladesh series, also returned to lead both limited-overs sides.India’s limited-overs squads

ODIs: Virat Kohli (capt), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Rishabh Pant (wk), Shivam Dube, Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Deepak Chahar, Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar
T20Is: Virat Kohli (capt), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Rishabh Pant (wk), Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Deepak Chahar, Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Mohammed Shami, who last played a T20I in 2017, also made a comeback to the shortest format, having already been part of the ODI squad. Khaleel Ahmed and Shardul Thakur, who were both part of the squad for the T20I series against Bangladesh, were left out. Krunal Pandya also missed the cut, with Ravindra Jadeja slotting back in as a like-for-like replacement. Wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson and legspinner Rahul Chahar, who both didn’t get a single game in the T20Is against Bangladesh, were also left out.Opener Shikhar Dhawan, who had injured himself while diving to reach the crease during Delhi’s Syed Mushtaq Ali game against Maharashtra in Surat, is likely to miss only one match in the domestic T20 competition, and will be available well in time for the T20Is and ODIs against West Indies.Bhuvneshwar was undergoing rehab at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru in the past few months, with chief selector MSK Prasad having spoken about the pacer suffering from a ‘niggle’. It is understood that Bhuvneshwar had a muscle issue, but he has now recovered from it and even trained with India’s Test squad in Indore on the eve of the first Test against Bangladesh. Bhuvneshwar then proved his fitness in the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament, returning figures of 0 for 13 and 1 for 23 for Uttar Pradesh.Kuldeep, who had played alongside Bhuvneshwar for Uttar Pradesh in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, will reunite with fellow wristspinner Yuzvendra Chahal. Fingerspin-bowling allrounder Washington Sundar retained his place in the T20I squad while seam-bowling allrounder Shivam Dube was picked for both limited-overs squads.Dube is set to make his ODI debut, having impressed in the T20Is against Bangladesh. Kedhar Jadhav, who was part of India’s most recent ODI assignment in the Caribbean, retained his place, as did Manish Pandey. Navdeep Saini, who was part of the ODI squad in the West Indies, is currently recovering from injury and isn’t part of Delhi’s squad in the domestic T20 tournament. Deepak Chahar, who bagged record T20I figures of 6 for 7, against Bangladesh, has a chance to add to his solitary ODI cap.This might be the last selection meeting headed by MSK Prasad, the former India wicketkeeper. Prasad and Gagan Khoda, the former Rajasthan and India batsman, are likely to be replaced as their tenures will end when the BCCI convenes its annual general meeting on December 1.The limited-overs series against West Indies begins with the first T20I in Mumbai on December 6.

Manchester United have had an abundance of players come through the doors at Old Trafford over the last decade, with it fair to say that while some have worked out for the better, others have seemingly flopped.

A recent example of this is that of Jadon Sancho, the winger signed from Borussia Dortmund for a fee in the region of £73m back in 2021.

Although for his first couple of seasons, the Englishman put in solid numbers by being involved in eight goals during the 2021/22 campaign and then a further ten in the following term, he was hardly a pivotal player within the Red Devils' squad.

Those woes culminated in his decline during the early stages of 2023/24, as the wideman was isolated from Erik ten Hag's squad and shipped back to Dortmund in January on a loan move until the end of the season, where, in just seven games, he has managed to assist his teammates twice.

Another of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's signings who can be included in the same sort of category as Sancho is that of Daniel James. The one-time Swansea City attacker joined the club in 2019 for a fee worth up to £18m after add-ons, before leaving just two years later.

Despite the Welshman's mixed fortunes at Old Trafford, he certainly had his moments at the club, with his strengths making him the type of player who could have thrived in tomorrow's eagerly-awaited Manchester derby.

Dan James' stats whilst at Man Utd

Whilst he only spent a couple of years in Manchester before joining Leeds for £25m, James certainly wasn't a complete disaster as he played in a total of 74 games and managed to contribute to 18 goals and assists.

That record holds up well in contrast to current flop, Antony, for instance, with the Brazilian having contributed just 13 goals and assists in 71 games in all competitions for the club to date, following his arrival on a mammoth £86m deal.

With the trip to the Etihad on the horizon, Ten Hag may wish he had a figure like James to call upon instead of the struggling Antony, with the Leeds man having that willing work ethic to be a useful asset in a one-off game like the derby.

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That can also be seen in his potential likeness to a certain, Park Ji-Sung, with South American journalist Leo Escudeiro making that comparison between the pair due to James being "technically limited, mega-fast and very dedicated".

Park, of course, may not have been the most high-profile of players, but he cemented cult hero status at United due to his hard-working nature and ability to deliver the goods on the big occasion, with former teammate Wayne Rooney stating that the South Korean was "almost as important to our success" as the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and 'Wazza' himself.

In moments, James could offer something similar, with Solskjaer previously saying of his talents: "Dan with the energy he has, the X-factor and the pace, he gives us something that must be hard to play against if you are a defender."

This level of praise from the treble-winner outlines how well the Wales international played whilst at the club and shows that he could've given the Red Devils something extra to offer against the reigning Premier League champions on Sunday.

Dan James' record against Man City

As aforementioned, United are set to face Manchester City tomorrow afternoon and will be looking to try and get one over their imperious arch-rivals.

The club currently find themselves residing outside the top four after winning four of their last five top-flight games, albeit while slipping to a meek defeat at home to Fulham a week ago.

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With Rasmus Hojlund currently sidelined, Ten Hag may have to select a forward line of Alejandro Garnacho, Marcus Rashford and the aforementioned Antony, although there may be a sense that a talent like James would've been far more useful.

The 26-year-old's ability to hurt the Cityzens was notably laid bare following United's 2-1 triumph away from home back in December 2019, with James playing so well that United legend, Peter Schmeichel described his performance as "unbelievable".

As Gary Neville stated in commentary at the time, the hosts were simply "battered" on the counter-attack with the speedy winger central to that game plan, with journalist Samuel Luckhurst writing for Manchester Evening News that 'City could not keep up with his blistering pace' while awarding him an 8/10 match rating.

While James has played against City a total of ten times in his career and only managed one goal involvement – that assist coming in that 2-1 triumph in 2019 – he certainly provided Solskjaer's side with a real outlet that Ten Hag is currently lacking.

One thing is for sure, most United supporters would rather see James lining up on the right flank, ahead of the hapless Antony…

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