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The new Bernardo: Man City in contact to sign "ridiculously talented" star

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Manchester City’s mass-squad overhaul continues.

In January, the Sky Blues spent around £180m, which was more than the other 19 Premier League clubs combined, recruiting Omar Marmoush, Abdukodir Khusanov, Nico González, Vitor Reis and Juma Bah.

Nevertheless, Pep Guardiola’s spending spree is not forecast to stop there, with the Sky Blues seemingly planning to splash the cash this summer too.

With Man City stalwarts Kyle Walker and Kevin De Bruyne, possibly alongside others too, on their way out, do they have their eye on a “ridiculously talented” forward?

Man City's potential new attacker

According to a report by Foot Mercato, Gabriel Sara is one of Manchester City’s ‘top targets’ this summer, claiming that initial contact has already been made between the club and the player’s entourage.

Galatasaray'sGabrielSarashots at goal Andreas Hillergren

Born in Brazil, Sara began his career at São Paulo, before spending two seasons with Norwich City in the EFL Championship, making 96 appearances for the Canaries, scoring 21 goals and registering 17 assists, leading analyst Ben Mattinson to describe him as “ridiculously talented”.

Thus, he earned a big-money move to Galatasaray last summer, the Turkish giants paying a reported £15.3m to secure his services, the highlight of his time in İstanbul being his goal during the Intercontinental Derby victory over Fenerbahçe at Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium in September, with Okan Buruk’s team currently on course to a domestic double.

So, would Sara be a good signing for Man City, and how would he fit into Guardiola’s team?

Why Man City could be targeting the new Bernardo Silva

As referenced earlier, Walker and De Bruyne are already confirmed departures from the Etihad this summer, but there could be more, with Bernardo Silva a prime candidate.

Since arriving from Monaco for a reported fee of £43.6m eight years ago, Silva has made 399 appearances for the Citizens, set to become only the 12th player in club history to reach 400 against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Friday night.

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Ben Littlemore of Transfermarkt labels Silva an ‘unsung hero’, adding that he was absolutely pivotal to Man City’s success under Guardiola. However, this season, the Portuguese international has endured a sharp decline, with Adam Drury of Goal believing his time is up at the highest level.

Thus, he could leave the club this summer, but would Sara be a good replacement? Well, let’s compare the duo to find out.

Appearances

41

44

Minutes

3,196

3,454

Goals

2

4

Assists

8

4

Shots

72

43

Take-on success %

64.7%

42.5%

Progressive carries

23

125

Progressive passes

66

157

Pass completion %

82%

87.1%

Big chances created

12

8

Ball recoveries

53

109

Average Sofascore Rating

7.19

7.18

As the table outlines, Sara and Silva are stylistically very similar, on top of the fact that they’re both diminutive and left-footed.

Of course, Sara has a long way to go to be as good as Silva, lagging behind in terms of progressive carries, progressive passes, pass completion percentage and ball recoveries, although the Brazilian has created more chances and been successful with a higher proportion of his take-ons this season.

It’s also worth considering the respective level at which the duo are currently playing at: Global Football Rankings believe the Premier League to be the strongest division in the world, with the Süper Lig down in 18th place.

Nevertheless, Sara is still only 25 years old, and appears as though he would slot into a Guardiola team nicely.

Best signing since Haaland: Man City consider move for £85m "genius"

Man City are looking to make a move for a teenager who is one of the best in Europe

ByRoss Kilvington Apr 25, 2025

Moyes tells Everton to sign both Delap and a new "superstar" top target

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Everton are close to embarking on their new era at Bramley Moore Dock and David Moyes has now told the club that he has a new top target in his sights this summer, per reports.

Everton look to make a summer window statement

The Friedkin Group’s arrival coupled with Goodison Park’s upcoming emotional farewell has created a mixture of excitement and reflection among Everton supporters heading into next season.

Above all, their loyal fanbase feel a sense of relief that their club is finally on the up after years in the doldrums on and off the pitch. Financial struggles and relegation battles have threatened their Premier League safety, but there is hope those circumstances could now be a thing of the past.

David Moyes has decisions to make while rebuilding his squad and won’t have an infinite sum of money to plough into reinforcements, though it is expected that a healthy chunk will be available to invest in fresh blood.

Taking matters into his own hands, Everton have positioned themselves to sign Albert Gudmundsson once his loan spell at Fiorentina comes to an end and the Iceland international may be available for £20 million.

Everton emerge as shock contenders to sign £30,000-a-week Liverpool ace

This would steal plenty of headlines…

ByTom Cunningham Apr 16, 2025

Benfica’s Vangelis Pavlidis is another candidate to strengthen the Toffees’ forward line, albeit he may cost a pretty penny due to retaining an £80 million release clause.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin looks sure to exit the club this summer and it would be a surprise if Armando Broja were to be retained, leaving a void for one or two prolific marksmen to enter the fold during the beginning of a new era.

Now, Moyes has identified his preferred choice to lead the line and is plotting a potential double swoop that will have supporters on the edge of their seat.

Everton want "superstar" to join Liam Delap under Moyes

According to reports, Everton want Evan Ferguson and Ipswich Town striker Liam Delap to come in as a two-part solution to bolster their slim options in attack, with the gaffer personally demanding the signings from the club’s board.

Referencing the former, Moyes has put Ferguson to the club as his top target and there is scope that he could be available for significantly less than his reported £45 million valuation.

Evan Ferguson vs Liam Delap – Premier League 2024/25 statistics

Evan Ferguson

Goals

1

Assists

0

Shots on target

3

Chances created

5

Aerial duels won

9

Liam Delap

Goals

12

Assists

2

Shots on target

30

Chances created

24

Aerial duels won

53

Evidently, both have endured contrasting fortunes this campaign, but Ferguson’s early promise has saw him net 17 goals in 80 appearances for Brighton & Hove Albion, bursting onto the scene with some exemplary performances.

Labelled a “superstar” by Micah Richards, his spell on loan at West Ham United hasn’t worked out, but Moyes clearly holds optimism that he can get the Irishman back firing after his struggles with form and injury.

Everton want Ferguson in addition to Delap, which would be a mouthwatering prospect for supporters as the club move towards a new era.

Not all doom and gloom: India almost had England at Headingley

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India have the batting to get into strong positions at Edgbaston, and their bowling is not much behind England in terms of quality and experience

Sidharth Monga26-Jun-20259:44

Batters, bowlers or fielders: Who cost India the Leeds Test?

Headingley was a weird Test. India dominated large chunks of it with bat and ball, but still lost. Despite the somewhat-deserved flak the Indian bowlers are getting, they consistently created more chances than England’s bowlers did. India lost ten wickets to just 108 false shots in the first innings and 92 in the second; England lost ten and five wickets in 137 and 113 false shots.Often such losses can be attributed to luck, but India weren’t unlucky either. At least not unlucky in the way their false shots went to hand at an inordinate rate as it did during the 36 all out in Adelaide.Headingley wasn’t a typical Bazball Test. The Bazball philosophy is to play more shots against good balls, trusting a combination of their batters’ attacking qualities and the new flat pitches in England that don’t deteriorate. The surfaces at Headingley just keep getting better for batting. Other teams bat conventionally and play fewer shots to good balls. England’s taller bowlers have tended to bash the good lengths and draw more out of the pitches than the opposition.Related

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During the Bazball era, England’s batting average and strike rate on false shots have usually been better than their opponents in that match. That wasn’t the case at Headingley, where India averaged more and scored quicker on false shots in the first innings. The difference would have been bigger if India had held even half of their catches.This is not to decry dropped catches, but to suggest India had England. They dragged England out of familiar territory largely because their attack lacked pace and experience. England’s bowlers were unable to, in Stuart Broad’s succinct words, hold length or bowl in disconcerting areas. In the first innings, their fast bowlers bowled just 197 balls in the 6-8m band in 86 overs; India put 203 balls there in 77.4 overs. India drew more average seam from good length than England, although at around 0.6 degrees it didn’t consistently trouble the batters.The England seamers did have better average and strike rate from these good-length balls, but it is not attributable to them getting more out of the pitch from there. The numbers are also influenced by the lopsided dropping of catches, which is not likely to repeat itself.!function(){“use strict”;window.addEventListener(“message”,(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data[“datawrapper-height”]){var e=document.querySelectorAll(“iframe”);for(var t in a.data[“datawrapper-height”])for(var r,i=0;r=e[i];i++)if(r.contentWindow===a.source){var d=a.data[“datawrapper-height”][t]+”px”;r.style.height=d}}}))}();

The one thing England were able to do better was draw more from the aggressive 5-6m length. They were able to swing the fuller ball more, even though the seam movement remained negligible for both sides.!function(){“use strict”;window.addEventListener(“message”,(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data[“datawrapper-height”]){var e=document.querySelectorAll(“iframe”);for(var t in a.data[“datawrapper-height”])for(var r,i=0;r=e[i];i++)if(r.contentWindow===a.source){var d=a.data[“datawrapper-height”][t]+”px”;r.style.height=d}}}))}();

India can certainly improve. With his height, Prasidh Krishna will want to hit the good-length zone more often than he did, but as a comparison, India bowled more good balls and created more opportunities than England did.The bad periods for India at Headingley, however, proved to be catastrophic. If they had been at regular efficiency in terms of lower-order runs or catches – six plus two quarter chances is the most any side has spilled in a Test in England in the last 20 years – the worst result for India would have been a draw.So while India should look at playing a wicket-taking bowler in place of Shardul Thakur – head coach Gautam Gambhir called him a bowling allrounder – in the second Test at Edgbaston, they need to tell themselves they were better for large portions of the first Test and that they can do it again. The England bowling attack was ordinary and adding an undercooked Jofra Archer is a gamble.India have to back themselves to get into good positions with the bat again, and be more ruthless if they do. The main job is to get into those positions again. In the Tests Jasprit Bumrah plays, the bowling will only get better. The inexperienced Prasidh showed significant improvement over five days at Headingley. Mohammed Siraj can’t continue being unlucky for too long. Kuldeep Yadav, Akash Deep or Arshdeep Singh will be an improvement over Thakur. The matches without Bumrah will be a challenge, but they should all individually get better by then, provided Bumrah plays the Edgbaston Test, which starts next Wednesday. One of the improvements they will need to make is to bowl better lines, according to the field, and keep England under 4.5 an over.The Headingley defeat was galling, the kind that can be difficult to recover from, but India have the batting to get back into positions they can dominate from. Their bowling is not much behind England in terms of quality and experience.

From being ignored at auction to dream debut – how Vijaykumar Vyshak broke into IPL

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After impressing du Plessis at the nets, he went on to dismiss Warner with a knuckle ball in his first over

Hemant Brar16-Apr-20231:10

Vyshak: Dream to be playing for RCB

Royal Challengers Bangalore didn’t name a replacement immediately when Rajat Patidar was ruled out of IPL 2023. When they eventually named one, it was 26-year-old Karnataka seamer Vijaykumar Vyshak. Signing an uncapped fast bowler for a key batter surprised many on the outside, but Royal Challengers knew what they were doing.Vyshak was the joint fifth-highest wicket-taker in the recent Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, picking up 15 wickets from eight games at an economy rate of 6.31. Still, no IPL side showed interest in him at the mini-auction in December.”My name didn’t even come up,” Vyshak recalled on Saturday. “I was really disappointed because I had done well in the Mushtaq Ali [Trophy].”But he didn’t let the disappointment affect his game. In the Ranji Trophy that followed soon after, he was the joint-highest wicket-taker for Karnataka with 31 scalps at an average of 24.58. During this time, Royal Challengers also asked him to join them as a net bowler, starting with their pre-season camp.”When they called me, I wanted to express myself,” he said. “I wanted to find out if I belonged there. I was bowling to Virat [Kohli] , Faf [du Plessis], all the best batsmen in the world. So I just wanted to know if I actually deserved to be there.”To Royal Challengers’ credit, they gave him ample opportunities in the nets and practice matches. To Vyshak’s credit, he grabbed them with both hands.”We noticed him during a warm-up game,” Faf du Plessis, the Royal Challengers captain, recalled in a video released by the franchise. “I was batting really nicely that evening, but when he came on to bowl, I was like this guy is difficult to pick with all his slower balls. As a first step, I thought, maybe we sign him.”Du Plessis would later have a hand in Vyshak’s maiden IPL wicket too.

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A day before the match against Delhi Capitals, Royal Challengers’ head coach Sanjay Bangar and director of cricket Mike Hesson had a chat with Vyshak.”They called me for a meeting at around 6.30pm. They asked me a few questions, the normal talk, getting to know each other. After that, they asked, ‘If we say you are going to debut tomorrow, how would you feel?'”I was speechless. As a local boy, from the time the IPL started, it was always a dream to play for RCB. I used to come here, sit in the stands, watch the game, and think, ‘When will I be there [in the middle]?'”Vyshak was so nervous he “couldn’t sleep at all” that night. In the morning, he was told to be ready to bowl one over in the powerplay and then in the middle phase.1:53

Debutant Vyshak’s variations impress Ian Bishop

Batting first, Royal Challengers posted 174 for 6. In response, Capitals lost three early wickets, and by the time du Plessis brought Vyshak on, for the sixth over of the innings, Royal Challengers were right on top.”I had prepared myself mentally,” Vyshak said, “but it was the first time I was playing in front of 40,000 people. For the first couple of balls, I was very nervous.”In T20 cricket, the sixth over is considered among the toughest to bowl, as batters are looking to score as many runs as possible before the fielding restrictions are lifted. Capitals’ captain David Warner was trying to do just the same. In the previous over, had hit Mohammed Siraj for three successive boundaries, and he picked up one more off Vyshak’s third ball.When the bowler was getting ready for the next ball, du Plessis asked him to bowl a slower one. Vyshak obliged with a knuckle ball at 120.6kph, almost 17kph slower than the boundary ball. Warner failed to spot it and ended up playing the pull so early that the ball hit the bottom of the bat and went into the hands of short midwicket.Vyshak was elated to dismiss “one of the greatest batsmen in the world” for his first IPL wicket. His next two wickets – Axar Patel and Lalit Yadav – also came via the knuckle ball. He finished with figures of 3 for 20 as Royal Challengers won by 23 runs. As per ESPNcricinfo’s Smart Stats, his contribution towards the win was second only to Virat Kohli’s 34-ball 50.”The way he was bowling at the nets,” du Plessis said, “we felt he was something different with all his change-ups. But obviously no one expected him to be this good, he bowled unbelievably tonight.”Vyshak’s team-mates were not the only ones who were impressed. The subtlety with which he bowled his knuckle ball made an impression on everyone from Ian Bishop to Kevin Pietersen.

“I have been working on it for two years, and I think it finally paid off,” he would say after the game. But don’t mistake him for a one-trick pony. He can consistently bowl around 135kph, and has a good bouncer too.

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Coming into the game against Capitals, Royal Challengers were the most incisive and most economical bowling unit in the powerplay in IPL 2023. However, they were giving away far too many runs – at 11 an over – in the middle phase. Kolkata Knight Riders were the next worse with 8.82.Royal Challengers were aware of it. And they believe they have found a potential solution in Vyshak.”That’s great signs for us,” du Plessis said, “adding something different, especially in the middle overs – something we felt like we wanted to improve on; we had leaked a lot of runs from overs seven to 12 in our first three games.”After Vyshak’s excellent debut, the opponents will be better prepared. At the same time, Vyshak will be also more confident. What needs to be seen is if he can exceed his captain’s expectations again.

Ashwin or Rahane, Smith or Pant? Who will Delhi Capitals pick as captain this season?

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ESPNcricinfo runs you through the pros and cons of each of the four frontrunners for the job

Nagraj Gollapudi and Gaurav Sundararaman25-Mar-2021To be a captain at T20 leagues like the IPL is a demanding job, and there are several variables at play. For starters, the player and his skill should fit into the first XI all the time, without affecting team balance. Overseas captains always come with risk of a dip in form – how long a run could you give an out-of-from captain if he is filling one of the key (and limited) overseas slots? The chosen leader also needs to have mass appeal to further enhance the franchise’s brand.So, it will not be an easy choice for the Delhi Capitals, picking a replacement for regular captain Shreyas Iyer, who will sit out IPL 2021 due to an injured left shoulder. Who is the best man to replace Iyer as the Capitals’ stand-in captain? Here’s ESPNcricinfo’s shortlist of frontrunners.R Ashwin

In terms of experience R Ashwin could be seen as a natural and logical choice: the premier offspinner has already performed the role at the Kings XI Punjab (now the Punjab Kings) in 2018 and 2019. In 2018, the Kings finished one win short of a playoffs spot, while in 2019 they lost out due to inferior net run rate.A self-confessed nerd, Ashwin is an animated and passionate player and leader. In the past, he has managed to outsmart oppositions with flexible strategies. Ashwin also shares a good relationship with the Capitals’ head coach Ricky Ponting, and both men are among the best readers of the game.Ashwin will enter the IPL on the back of phenomenal success as an allrounder in Test cricket during India’s tour of Australia, followed by the home series against England. In the last IPL, Ashwin took 13 wickets in 15 matches, finishing as the fifth-highest wicket-taker among spinners and the second-most among fingerspinners. Ashwin’s seven wickets in the Powerplay was the most by a spinner.Rishabh Pant

Under normal circumstances, Pant, who is the Capitals’ vice-captain, would automatically be the frontrunner. He was the first player retained by the franchise ahead of the 2018 auction and will once again be expected to earn that honour before the 2022 mega auction. This is the second time Pant has been in contention for the leadership position, having lost the race to Iyer, who was identified by the franchise as the replacement for Gautam Gambhir who stepped down midway into IPL 2018. At the time the franchise leadership group felt Pant would be better off focusing on his batting and keeping.Those two skillsets still remain Pant’s key responsibilities, but three years later Pant is more experienced and brings with him the confidence of having become successful in international cricket, especially Test cricket. Not only has Pant grown confident as a wicketkeeper – as was revealed in part by his constant chirping behind the stumps during the Test series against Australia and England recently – he is also reading the game better.Pant, who is 23 years old, has long been identified has a long-term prospect by the franchise. The only thing that counts against Pant taking charge here is that he has never led in the IPL. But he has led Delhi in domestic cricket, so if does take charge, Pant has some experience to fall back on.Steven Smith

Steven Smith must be pinching himself. Having been let go by the Rajasthan Royals on the eve of the 2021 auction, Smith was picked by the Capitals, and now he might just find himself captaining an IPL side again.Parth Jindal, co-owner of the Capitals, admitted that the franchise was “shocked” to have got Smith for just INR 2.2 crore (USD 301,000 approx) at the auction. Despite already having half a dozen specialist batsmen, Jindal pointed out that Smith presented the Capitals with options. Could one of them be captaincy? Smith’s record as captain in the IPL is mixed. He led Pune to the finals in 2017, but finished last with the Royals in 2020.However the Capitals needs to first answer this key question: can Smith be expected to fit into their XI across all the matches as a top-order batsman? Last season Smith’s form with the bat was under par despite him playing in various positions. As an overseas captain, if Smith struggles as a batsman, it can have a negative impact on the team. That is one reason franchises have previously replaced overseas captains during a season.Ajinkya Rahane

Ajinkya Rahane was dropped as captain by the Rajasthan Royals to correct a stuttering campaign in 2019. A few months later the Capitals procured Rahane through a trade. According to Jindal, Rahane and Ashwin were the choices of former India captain Sourav Ganguly, who, during his time as the Captials’ mentor, felt the Indian Test vice-captain could be a handy batsmen on the turning pitches at the Feroz Shah Kotla, the franchise’s home base (of course, no franchises will be playing at home this season).Rahane has the experience and the respect of the players, and is an aggressive leader. However can Rahane the batsman be relied upon? Rahane has two IPL centuries, but he has seemingly been struggling to cope with the evolving demands of batting in the top order in T20 cricket, where batsmen need to manoeuvre gears swiftly. Last IPL Rahane managed just 113 runs in eight innnings in his first season for the Capitals. That included two ducks, a highest score of 60 and a strike rate of just over 100.

Red Sox Fan Made the Most Casual Barehanded Grab on Home Run Ball

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The Boston Red Sox stayed hot Tuesday night, beating the Colorado Rockies, 10–2, at Fenway Park for their fifth straight win.

The good vibes weren't only on the field for the Red Sox, but also in the stands above the legendary Green Monster where one fan made one of the coolest, and most casual, catches of the 2025 season.

Trevor Story's 15th home run of the year was a three-run shot that gave the Red Sox a commanding 9–0 lead. It also gave a fan wearing one of the team's jerseys a moment he'll never forget.

Check this out:

Here's the full home run:

He made that look way too easy. What a night at Fenway for that fella.

The Red Sox are now 48–45 on the year.

White Sox Still Finding Hilarious New Ways to Lose Baseball Games

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The Chicago White Sox keep finding new ways to lose. On Tuesday night against the Kansas City Royals they entered the bottom of the ninth with a 3-2 lead. With no outs and a runner on first, Drew Waters hit a high pop fly to the right side of the infield. What happened next was chaos.

Infielder Chase Meidroth eventually settled under the ball and stuck his glove up in the air just in time for it to skim his glove, hit him in the head and bounce into right field. Meidroth looked up to locate the ball, but obviously couldn't. By the time he realized where it went, right fielder Michael Taylor was overthrowing shortstop Jacob Amaya at second and everyone was safe.

The next batter, Freddy Fermin, hit a bunt single to load the bases. This was followed by another infield single to tie the game. Bobby Witt Jr. then hit a walk-off single and the White Sox dropped to 10-26 on the season.

After the game on White Sox Postgame Live, host Chuck Garfien and analyst Ozzie Guillen vacillated between shock, depression, disgust and straight up laughter. Guillen said that if he was still the manager the team would have stayed on the field after the game to practice until 2 o'clock in the morning.

The 2024 White Sox, who came within one loss of tying the 1960 New York Mets for the most in modern baseball history, started the season 8-28. Then they won four straight games.

Arya and Suryavanshi in Jitesh-led India A squad at Rising Stars T20 Asia Cup

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Jitesh Sharma has been named captain of the India A squad for the upcoming Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Rising Stars Asia Cup, earlier the Emerging Teams tournament, to be played in Doha from November 14 to 23. Naman Dhir has been appointed his deputyThe selectors have also included 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi in the squad, which explains his absence from the four-team Under-19 Challenger Trophy. Over the years, that tournament has been used as a key marker by the junior national selection panel to finalise their squad for next year’s Under-19 World Cup – for which Suryavanshi appears to be a certainty.The 15-member squad, picked by Ajit Agarkar and his senior men’s selection panel, comprises some stellar IPL performers, most notably Punjab Kings and Delhi Premier League (DPL) star Priyansh Arya.

ACC Rising Stars tournament schedule

Nov 14 – Oman vs Pak; Ind vs UAE
Nov 15 – Ban vs HK; Afg vs SL
Nov 16 – Oman vs UAE; Ind vs Pak
Nov 17 – HK vs SL; Afg vs Ban
Nov 18 – Pak vs UAE; Ind vs Oman
Nov 19 – Afg vs HK; Ban vs SL
Nov 21 – Semi-finals: A1 vs B2; B1 vs A2
Nov 23 – Final

In his maiden IPL campaign in 2025, Arya struck 475 runs at a strike rate of 179.24 – the third-best in terms of runs for the franchise behind Shreyas Iyer and Prabhsimran Singh. Last week, Arya was handed a first-class debut by Delhi in the Ranji Trophy.The other key state and IPL performers include Abishek Porel, currently captaining Bengal in Abhimanyu Easwaran’s absence, and Harsh Dubey, who has been a regular feature across various India A squads over the past few months.The fast bowlers include Gurjapneet Singh, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Yudhvir Singh and Yash Thakur – all of whom are part of BCCI’s targeted pool of fast bowlers. Ramandeep Singh and Suryansh Shedge are the seam-bowling allrounders.Pakistan A and Oman will kick off the tournament, with the showpiece India A vs Pakistan A match slotted for November 16. The teams are divided into two groups: Group A has Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Hong Kong and Sri Lanka, while Group B has India, Oman, Pakistan and UAE.This will be the first cricketing exchange between the men’s teams of India and Pakistan since the senior Asia Cup in September, though the senior women’s teams faced off at the ODI World Cup earlier this month.When the men played the Asia Cup, there were no handshakes or any other form of greetings between the players of the two countries, and it ended with India, the tournament champions, leaving Dubai without the trophy.It emerged that they had decided not to receive the trophy from the ACC chief, Mohsin Naqvi, who also happens to be PCB chairman and the country’s interior minister.

India A squad for Rising Stars Asia Cup T20 tournament

Priyansh Arya, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Nehal Wadhera, Naman Dhir (vice-capt), Suryansh Shedge, Jitesh Sharma (capt, wk), Ramandeep Singh, Harsh Dubey, Ashutosh Sharma, Yash Thakur, Gurjapneet Singh, Vijay Kumar Vyshak, Yudhvir Singh, Abishek Porel (wk), Suyash Sharma

Pant heads to BCCI's Centre of Excellence to restart training

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Rishabh Pant, who hasn’t played any cricket since fracturing his foot during the Old Trafford Test, is understood to be walking comfortably now

ESPNcricinfo staff14-Sep-2025Rishabh Pant, who hasn’t played any cricket or even trained since the Old Trafford Test match against England where he fractured his right foot, is headed to the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru to resume his training. ESPNcricinfo has learnt that Pant’s foot is not in a cast anymore and he has been walking comfortably.Pant is India’s first-choice wicketkeeper-batter in Test cricket, and India’s next World Test Championship assignment is at home against West Indies in a two-Test series next month (in Ahmedabad, Oct 2-6 and in Delhi, Oct 10-14). The selection for that series is expected in the last week of September.After Pant was injured at Old Trafford, in what was the fourth Test in England, Dhruv Jurel kept wicket both in that game and at The Oval in the final game, and N Jagadeesan was flown in as back-up. In case Pant doesn’t regain full fitness in time for the Tests against West Indies, Jurel and Jagadeesan could be the frontrunners to be the wicketkeepers in the squad.Pant picked up the injury on the first day of that Old Trafford Test when he attempted a typically audacious reverse sweep off quick bowler Chris Woakes, inside-edging the ball on to his foot. He retired hurt, the fracture was confirmed not long after, and came out to bat the next day despite having arrived at the ground in the morning wearing a moonboot. He went on to add valuable runs, ending with 54 (he had retired hurt when on 37).Jurel kept wicket in both England innings in the game, and while Pant was available to bat if needed in India’s second, he wasn’t required to as Shubman Gill, Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar – the last two ordinarily below Pant in the batting order – scored centuries to save the Test, which kept the series 2-1 in England’s favour. India went on to win the final Test without Pant to square the series 2-2.

Endrick revelação, Suárez e Palmeiras brilhando: veja outros destaques da Bola de Prata

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Nesta quinta-feira (7), o prêmio ESPN Bola de Prata elegeu os melhores do Campeonato Brasileiro 2023. Mesmo com o Palmeiras dominando a premiação, a Bola de Ouro – o ‘título’ mais alto -, ficou com Luis Suárez. Veja quais foram os grandes destaques!

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Palmeiras dominando
Campeão brasileiro, o Palmeiras foi a equipe que mais levou prêmios. Ao todo, foram cinco jogadores, além das categorias “melhor treinador”, “revelação” e “gol mais bonito”.

Na seleção da competição, Weverton, Mayke, Murilo, Piquerez e Raphael Veiga marcaram presença no time ideal. Mas a grande estrela foi Endrick.

A jovem promessa levou duas bolas de prata para casa. Eleito como a ‘revelação’ do ano, também ganhou como ‘gol mais bonito’. Abel Ferreira foi outro coroado. O português, ainda com o futuro indeciso no Palmeiras, foi eleito o ‘melhor treinador’.

Inclusive, Abel respondeu uma das maiores dúvidas que estão acompanhando os torcedores neste final de temporada. Fica ou não para o próximo ano?

– Nos últimos anos tomei muitas decisões que tiveram impacto na minha família. Mas há uma forte probabilidade de eu continuar, porque há um contrato e eu gosto de cumprir meus acordos – respondeu sobre o tema.

Suárez como grande estrela
Se despedindo do futebol nacional, Luis Suárez ganhou a maior premiação. O argentino recebeu a bola de ouro, por conta da sua passagem pelo Grêmio neste ano. O jogador se emocionou ao falar da recepção da torcida gremista durante a temporada e analisou sua passagem pelo futebol nacional.

– Dediquei meu trabalho para estar 100% no Grêmio. Quando você gosta de um desafio, você tem que afrontar. Quanto mais criticam, mais forte você precisa estar. Não importa a idade, é a mentalidade. Mentalidade de querer jogar e fazer o que você gosta. Tenho que agradecer, ficar orgulhoso. A torcida do Grêmio ficou feliz com meu trabalho, entenderam minha situação. Agradeço muito a torcida pelo carinho e tudo o que fez – disse o jogador após receber o prêmio.

O Grêmio também contou com Villasanti na seleção. O atleta foi eleito o ‘melhor volante’ da temporada.

Flamengo, Atlético-MG e Botafogo também com representantes
Mesmo com a derrapada do Botafogo no Brasileirão – que perdeu a oportunidade de conquistar mesmo sendo o grande favorito por boa parte da temporada -, teve um representante eleito entre os melhores do ano. No caso, o zagueiro Adryelson. O jogador deu uma fala polêmica, dizendo que, em momento algum, a equipe carioca ‘faltou com humildade’ durante 2023.

– O Diego trocou as palavras quando disse que o Botafogo faltou com humildade. Foi um grupo muito trabalhador, muito humilde, muitos jogadores, assim como staff e comissão, são batalhadores. Sou grato pela amizade de todos, acredito que não é a hora de procurar um culpado. A culpa foi toda nossa, deixamos passar esse campeonato, é levantar a cabeça e esquecer – disse se referindo a uma fala do companheiro de equipe nos últimos dias, na qual relatou que ‘a falta de humildade’ foi a justificativa pela perda do título.

O Flamengo e o Atlético-MG também marcaram presença. Do lado Rubro-Negro, Pulgar e Arrascaeta. Pelo Galo, Hulk e Paulinho. O último, inclusive, levou como artilheiro do Brasileirão, pelos 20 gols marcados.

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Veja a seleção da Bola de Prata
Goleiro: Weverton
Lateral-direito: Mayke
Zagueiros: Adryelson e Murilo
Lateral-esquerdo: Piquerez
Volantes: Villasanti e Pulgar
Meias: Raphael Veiga e Arrascaeta
Atacantes: Luis Suárez e Hulk

Técnico: Abel Ferreira

Bola de Ouro: Luis Suárez

Artilheiro: Paulinho

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