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Justice (retired) AP Shah, the BCCI ombudsman, has ruled that Rahul Sanghvi was in violation of the BCCI’s internal conflict-of-interest rules by serving as Delhi selector while still being associated with Mumbai Indians

Arun Venugopal16-Mar-2016Justice (retired) AP Shah, the BCCI ombudsman, has ruled that former India spinner Rahul Sanghvi was in violation of the BCCI’s internal conflict-of-interest rules by serving as selector of the Delhi senior and Under-23 teams during the 2015-16 season while still being associated with IPL franchise Mumbai Indians. Former India player Kirti Azad had filed a complaint, alleging Sanghvi was in conflict after the Delhi District Cricket Association (DDCA) appointed him as one of the three selectors in September 2015.Shah also ruled that there was no point in terminating Sanghvi’s contract with the DDCA now, given that Delhi’s season was set to finish at the end of this month.Sanghvi had contended that he had not applied for the job and had been nominated by the DDCA. He also added that he didn’t receive any remuneration as a selector. Sanghvi said he was employed with Mumbai Indians in an administrative capacity since 2008 and he was not involved in coaching or selection of the IPL team.After seeking clarification from the BCCI on the conflict-of-interest rules in place, Shah wrote that if a retired cricketer was appointed as coach or selector of a state association or any other unit affiliated to the BCCI on an “annual or long-term basis”, he could not accept any position with an IPL franchise. Shah’s order, accessed by ESPNcricinfo, stated there was no conflict, though, when a former cricketer was appointed by a BCCI-affiliated unit for a single season following the end of which he worked with an IPL team (for example, a former player might work with say Bengal during the 2016-2017 Ranji Trophy and once the tournament is done go and work for, perhaps, Delhi Daredevils in the 2017 IPL). “The BCCI has permitted the same, at least for the time being,” Shah wrote.In another order, Shah highlighted a clarification received from the BCCI that bars cricketers (current or retired), who hold positions as coaches or selectors of the board’s affiliate units, from running private academies. The order was in response to Azad’s complaint against former India wicketkeeper Vijay Dahiya that alleged he was in conflict by virtue of running the Vijay Dahiya academy – a private coaching centre – while still being Delhi’s coach in 2015-16. Azad also said that Dahiya’s role as assistant coach of Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL also constituted conflict. According to Azad, Dahiya owned a company called Safe Hands Sports Management, which deals with cricketing equipment and gear, and that led to further conflict of interest.Dahiya responded by saying he didn’t run the academy and that he didn’t own or hold any position in Safe Hands Sports Management. After reviewing the submissions of various parties Shah stated that the academy was run by Dahiya’s near relatives. “Since the academy is named after Mr Dahiya, and it is run by his near relatives, and there are advertisements for the academy in Mr Dahiya’s name, it appears that the retired cricketer is closely associated with the academy.”While nothing can be done if a name has already been adopted by a cricket academy, hereafter, if such an academy is named after a cricketer and is run by a near relative it may be presumed that it is run by that cricketer,” Shah wrote.He recommended that Dahiya submit an undertaking to the “affiliated unit or the BCCI (whichever entity engages him)” that advertisements wouldn’t bear his name as coach of the Vijay Dahiya Academy. Shah also wrote that if a player from the Vijay Dahiya Academy came up for selection Dahiya should recuse himself from the selection process pertaining to the player. Shah also recommended that Dahiya sign an undertaking that he wouldn’t be associated with Safe Hands Sports Management so long as he is a coach or selector of a team.This is the second instance of the ombudsman pulling up a prominent player for a conflicting association with a sports business, after asking India offspinner Harbhajan Singh to dissociate from Bhajji Sports.Based on Dahiya’s submissions, Shah also made sharp observations on the DDCA’s “deplorable state of affairs” and directed the BCCI to forward a copy of the order to the association. “Mr Dahiya claims that payments have not been made or have been excessively delayed for the past four-five years,” Shah wrote. “This is a deplorable state of affairs, and the BCCI must look into it urgently. Huge amounts are paid by the BCCI to affiliated units, and they must be directed to appropriately compensate their coaches and other staff.”

Manchester United have made their worst defensive start to a season in 60 years after conceding three goals against Galatasaray on Wednesday.

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United lost lead to draw 3-3 with GalatasarayHave now conceded 33 goals in 20 matchesTheir worst record since 1962-63WHAT HAPPENED?

United surrendered a 3-1 lead to draw 3-3 with the Turkish side, putting their Champions League campaign in danger with one game left of the group stage. The Red Devils have now conceded 33 goals in all competitions this season – their worst record after 20 matches since they let in 43 in the 1962-63 season, according to .

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Conceding three goals in such a crucial game puts more pressure on goalkeeper Andre Onana and coach Erik ten Hag. The Cameroon international did not cover himself in glory with the goals, particularly Hakim Ziyech's second free-kick. Onana got a hand to the ball but failed to keep it out, making it 3-2 and allowing Galatasaray to go on and seal a vital point later on.

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Ten Hag's team have taken just four points from their five Champions League matches and need to beat Bayern Munich in their last game and hope that Galatasaray fail to beat Copenhagen in the group's other match. United have endured a tough start to the Premier League campaign, too, as they sit sixth in the table, conceding 16 goals in 13 games.

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The Red Devils hope to bounce back and secure a third consecutive Premier League victory on Saturday when they visit Newcastle at St James' Park. Newcastle, who beat Chelsea 4-1 last week, are seventh in the table and a point behind United.

Lionel Messi is “very happy” at the moment and that should help to keep him on course to play at the 2026 World Cup, says Javier Zanetti.

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All-time great savoured global glory in 2022Boasts record-breaking cap and goal talliesMay be tempted to grace more tournamentsWHAT HAPPENED?

The eight-time Ballon d’Or winner has offered a mixed response to questions of his international future. Messi originally suggested that, after guiding Argentina to global glory at Qatar 2022, he would bow out before FIFA’s flagship event heads to the United States, Canada and Mexico.

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He has backtracked on those comments slightly since then, offering hope to the Albiceleste that he can be convinced to play on, and the legendary 36-year-old is playing with a smile on his face again after leaving European football to continue his club career in MLS with Inter Miami.

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Argentina icon Zanetti has told when asked for his assessment of Messi in 2023: “I see Messi really very happy. He looks whole and eager to continue playing football, which is what he loves the most. I hope he continues playing for a few more years because someone who loves football enjoys watching him play.”

Pressed on whether the all-time great can be talked into gracing the 2026 World Cup, Zanetti added: “I am one of those who thinks that one must live in the present. And if Messi's present is to be content, it is very likely that between now and when the World Cup arrives he will continue to feel the same way, wanting to continue playing and wanting to play in another World Cup. You have to take it little by little and take care of him. Above all, that he feels comfortable and that he has the desire to continue competing.”

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Messi already boasts record-setting hauls of 178 caps and 106 goals for his country and will be enhancing those tallies over the coming months as he takes part in World Cup qualifiers at the 2024 Copa America – another title that Argentina are looking to defend.

The ICC and Sri Lanka Cricket are closer to overcoming their stand-off after ICC made a conditional commitment to release further funds to SLC

Andrew Fidel Fernando14-May-2015The ICC and Sri Lanka Cricket are closer to overcoming their stand-off after the ICC made a conditional commitment to release further funds to SLC, while Sri Lanka’s sports minister pledged to hold board elections in January next year, SLC officials have said.Though the ICC has said it will release enough of the escrowed funds to ensure SLC can function as normal, they have maintained that SLC does not have voting rights at the ICC at present – a stance which SLC is protesting. The latest discussions were held in Dubai last week, at a meeting sports minister Navin Dissanayake and interim committee chairman Sidath Wettimuny described as “cordial”.”The ICC have agreed to release the funds on a certain basis,” Wettimuny said. “They said they do not want to jeopardise Sri Lanka Cricket in any way. They wanted to find out what our financial requirements are until the end of the year, and they’ll look at those cashflows and release the funds.”The ICC had already agreed to release 2.5% of the escrowed amount ten days prior to this latest meeting.Minister Dissanayake had previously suggested the interim committee would run cricket for one year, but a commitment to hold elections sooner appears to have come partly as a result of last week’s meeting with the ICC.”Some headway has been made with regard to resolving the concerns of the ICC and the minister and officials of the SLC interim committee are confident that the concerns of the ICC vis-a-vis SLC will be fully resolved in the very near future,” a sports ministry release said.However, it may be some time before SLC’s rights are reinstated at the ICC. In April, SLC treasurer Nuski Mohamed had been asked to leave an ICC board meeting, after he refused to attend it purely as an observer. SLC’s role at the ICC may be similarly diminished for some time, though discussions are ongoing.”There is absolutely no doubt about our full membership – that’s not in question,” Wettimuny said. “The only thing is, as an interim committee, because their constitution has changed, they think that we’ll need to come in as just an observer. We told them that that is not in their constitution to do that. There is a dialogue going on. There is nothing drastically out of order.”Wettimuny reiterated that progress was being made between the two administrative bodies.”We had a very cordial meeting with the ICC. Their concerns stem from some stakeholders writing in and saying there was chaos and so on. The ICC had legitimate concerns. The minister explained why he had to appoint an interim committee. He said it was for a short time, and now he has said that our committee will be dissolved by January, after which he will go in for elections.”

Emi Martinez is looking to make more history with the Argentina national team, taking a couple of records from Sergio Romero in the process.

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Helped to secure global glory in 2022Also a Copa America winnerWants to become a centurionWHAT HAPPENED?

The enigmatic Aston Villa goalkeeper is already assured of legend status in his homeland after helping the Albicelste to Copa America and World Cup triumphs. His performances at those events – particularly in penalty shootouts – are set to live long in the memory.

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Martinez only made his senior international debut at 28 years of age, in June 2021, but he is already up to 33 caps and believes he can push towards becoming an Argentine centurion – something that no other keeper has achieved for the South American nation.

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Martinez sits eighth on Argentina’s goalkeeper appearance list at present – behind the likes of German Burgos, Sergio Goycochea and Ubaldo Fillol – with ex-Manchester United shot-stopper and current Boca Juniors star Romero topping the charts with 96 caps. Martinez has told of chasing ‘Chiquito’ down: "I cannot say that I am the best when I still have a lot to do. I want to reach 100 games and surpass it. Everyone talks about Goyco or Pato, but Chiquito did a great job in the national team. He reached a world final; two Copa America finals. We were unlucky to lose, but he did a great job.”

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Martinez also has Argentina’s clean sheet record in his sights, having secured seven successive shut-outs dating back to the 2022 World Cup final. He now has 24 to his name in total, with Romero once again topping that roll of honour on 47.

A collection of the most questionable summer deals completed by sides in the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga and Ligue 1

GettyTiemoue Bakayoko – Monaco to Chelsea

Chelsea spent as much on the French midfielder as they brought in from the sale of Nemanja Matic to Manchester United, but they can consider themselves to be down overall on that particular £40 million transfer front. While one proven performer headed for the exits, the man drafted in from Monaco as a natural successor has struggled to get to grips with life in the Premier League.

AdvertisementGetty ImagesRenato Sanches – Bayern Munich to Swansea City

Winner of the prestigious Golden Boy award in 2016 after helping Portugal to European Championship glory, the 20-year-old midfielder has suffered a rather humbling fall from grace. A high-profile move to Bayern Munich failed to deliver the expected results, while a forgettable loan stint at Swansea has further dulled a once glittering reputation and rocked seemingly fragile confidence.

Getty ImagesGylfi Sigurdsson – Swansea City to Everton

The Iceland international has, like those around him at Everton, improved over recent weeks, but there is still much work to be done if he is to justify a hefty price tag. The Toffees paid Swansea £40 million for the 28-year-old playmaker but have just four goals and one managerial change to show for that investment, with a summer of big-spending having delivered little reward.

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Ousmane Dembele – Borussia Dortmund to Barcelona

Once identified as the man to fill the boots of Neymar at Barcelona, the France international set about forcing through a switch to Camp Nou. A 20-year-old with just two seasons of senior football under his belt was considered to be worth €105 million, but an untimely injury after just 51 minutes of La Liga action means the youngster still has everything to prove if he is to avoid becoming one of the most expensive flops of all time.

The star forward got a goal and an assist as Luis Enrique's side picked up another win ahead of their Champions League meeting with AC Milan

Kylian Mbappe ran the show for Paris Saint-Germain as they picked up a comfortable 3-0 win against Strasbourg in Ligue 1 on Saturday. The France star was constantly involved and gave PSG an early lead with a perfectly executed penalty to end a goal drought that lasted four games.

The attacker could not be tamed by the visitors' defence and went on to create his side's second goal with some nice trickery before smashing it into a dangerous area where Carlos Soler was able to divert it in.

Strasbourg appeared to have had enough of the 24-year-old early in the second half as the challenges grew a bit more severe, resulting in fears of an injury ahead of PSG's midweek Champions League match against AC Milan. Their rough tackles did little to slow Mbappe down, however, as he continued to pop up everywhere and look to create something for the dominant hosts.

It was Fabian Ruiz who rounded off the scoring, though, as Soler snatched the ball and squared to the Spain midfielder to make space and knock it past Matz Sels.

GOAL rates PSG's players from Parc des Princes…

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Gianluigi Donnarumma (6/10):

Didn't have a save to make until the 76th minute and it was a simple header straight at him.

Danilo Pereira (7/10):

A bit clumsy, but his passing was safe and sound.

Marquinhos (6/10):

Had a lame clearance in the second half and was slow to close down, but his passing was good.

Lucas Hernandez (5/10):

Left a lot of space behind him and didn't look good defensively.

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Carlos Soler (8/10):

Dodgy marking in the box at set-pieces but useful on the ball and was perfectly placed to nudge in the second goal. Unselfish and smart to pass to Ruiz to round off the scoring.

Fabian Ruiz (7/10):

Made some nice, comfortable passes but not involved as much as his fellow midfielders until he freed himself up well to score the third.

Vitinha (6/10):

Helped PSG keep pressure on the Strasbourg midfield and defence well, good in possession.

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Lee Kang-in (5/10):

Did not have an easy time getting on the ball as most of PSG's attacks came down the other side. Gifted a great chance to cause a threat after a bad clearance but wasted it.

Kylian Mbappe (8/10):

Perfect penalty gave PSG the lead and had some lovely quick combinations with Barcola. A nice trick got him free for the second and he smashed it to right in to the centre for Soler to net.

Bradley Barcola (6/10):

Weaved his way through the Strasbourg defenders to get inside a few times but lacked the end product.

Goncalo Ramos (5/10):

Tried to find the space and dropped back a lot and even made some tackles, but was never a threat.

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Ousmane Dembele (6/10):

A lovely piece of skill left two Strasbourg players dazzled but was unable to create something.

Randal Kolo Muani (5/10):

Replaced a timid Ramos and did nothing useful.

Nordi Mukiele (6/10):

Replaced Hernandez with just under 20 minutes to go and sent in an inviting cross that was cleared.

Layvin Kurzawa (N/A):

Came on late for his first appearance of the season.

Cher Ndour (N/A):

On for the last eight minutes.

Luis Enrique (7/10):

Was able to rest some key players ahead of the Milan match but set his team up well. They dominated, kept their opponents quiet despite some promising counter-attacks and looked comfortable the whole time.

Mikel Arteta will reportedly contest the FA's decision to charge him for his "embarrassing" VAR comments after Newcastle defeat.

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Arteta called VAR decisions "embarrassing" and "disgrace"FA charged him under Rule E3.1Spaniard to contest FA chargesWHAT HAPPENED?

After Arsenal's loss to Newcastle, courtesy of a controversial Anthony Gordon winner following three video checks, Arteta criticized VAR decisions meted out by Stuart Attwell and Andy Madley, calling them "embarrassing" and a "disgrace" to the sport. The Gunners manager was subsequently charged with a breach of FA rule E3.1 as his comments allegedly "constitute misconduct" and "are insulting towards match officials and/or detrimental to the game and/or bring the game into disrepute."

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Arteta has until Friday to respond to the charges and according to the manager will not back down and contest the charges. The club stood firmly behind their manager and even released a statement to that effect with Declan Rice also coming out in supportof his coach.

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The FA emphasizes stricter rules on manager-referee interactions Arsenal reportedly feel they have been singled out. Roberto De Zerbi escaped the red eye of the FA after commenting that he dislikes “80 per cent of England’s referees” after Brighton were held to a draw by Sheffield United. Meanwhile, Mauricio Pochettino also escaped punishment after he angrily confronted referee Anthony Taylor on the Stamford Bridge pitch after the thrilling 4-4 draw with Manchester City.

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Arteta could face a potential touchline ban and a fine if proven guilty. However, he can still be present in the dugout on Saturday against Brentford if the ban is not announced before the match.

The BCCI has objected to the Justice Mukul Mudgal commission being asked to follow up on their findings into allegations of betting and spot-fixing in the IPL

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Gupta: BCCI unwilling to play ball with Mudgal commission

The BCCI has objected to the Justice Mukul Mudgal commission being asked to follow up on their findings into allegations of betting and spot-fixing in the IPL. The BCCI, at a hearing on Tuesday, said it wanted the Supreme Court to form a new panel as it had found the Mudgal committee’s report “erroneous”. At the hearing on Tuesday, the BCCI counsel also asked the court to reinstate N Srinivasan to his office as BCCI president while the probe was being conducted.The Supreme Court on Tuesday, reserved its order about the panel to investigate the allegations against 13 “very important personalities” in cricket. It is however, expected to issue an interim order regarding the composition of the second IPL corruption probe panel within a few days.The next hearing of the case will only be in September, after the court-appointed panel has completed its investigation.At a previous hearing on April 22, the Supreme Court when presented with the BCCI’s selection of a three-member panel to look into the IPL corruption, had asked the Justice Mudgal committee to respond to the court’s invitation to resume its investigation. The Mudgal panel had agreed to continue the investigation and on Tuesday, its counsel Gopal Subramaniam handed over a note from the panel detailing the assistance it would require and said that it would complete its investigations within four months.The Mudgal panel also stated: “As this committee was appointed with the consent of the BCCI and the Cricket Association of Bihar, in the earlier order, the Committee requests that a similar consent may be obtained again.” It is possible that the formation of an entirely new panel to investigate the allegations would be considered impractical because it would increase the potential for the information in the sealed envelope being leaked.Mudgal commission seeks assistance for probe

The Justice Mukul Mudgal commission has stated the assistance it would need to continue with its probe on corruption in the IPL. The panel sought help of the following individuals:
– ML Sharma, former CBI special director
– A senior officer (“preferably not below the rank of assistant commissioner of police”) each from the Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai police, and
– A former India cricketer “of repute and integrity”.
It also requested:
– Further assistance from police authorities, the Sports Integrity Unit of CBI’s anti-corruption branch and other departments or agencies of the central and state governments “as required.”
– Full co-operation of the BCCI during the investigation, including directions to abide by instructions, if any, issued by the panel. The commission also stated that all people working in and assisting the investigation, should “exercise their duties with utmost confidentiality” and act as officers of the court.

The request by Srinivasan’s counsel that he be reinstated as BCCI president was not agreed to by the court. The counsel had argued that the sealed envelope only contained an allegation against Srinivasan that he had failed to act on a complaint made against an individual. To which Justice A K Patnaik said, “The contents of the sealed cover is not what you think it is.” This has left Srinivasan’s BCCI position in limbo as long as there an investigation on. Srinivasan had formally been removed from all BCCI duties from April 16 onward, Justice Patnaik saying that Srinivasan, “could not come back as BCCI president as long as the probe is on.”The court did not however hear the matter of Srinivasan continuing in the ICC, where he hopes to take over as its first chairman in June this year. According to Nalini Chidambaram, counsel for the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), the fact that the matter did not come in for a hearing was, “not really a setback. We only hope that the BCCI members will act fairly when a man is not fit to be BCCI president because under the ICC rules it is the BCCI who have to nominate their representative. So we only hope that good judgement will prevail on the BCCI members.”The case dates back to June 2013, when the Cricket Association of Bihar (CAB) secretary Aditya Verma raised charges of a conflict of interest in the BCCI’s original two-member inquiry panel for the IPL corruption issue. A Bombay High Court ruling later termed the probe panel “illegal”. The BCCI and the CAB filed petitions in the Supreme Court against this order, with the CAB contending that the Bombay High Court could have suggested a fresh mechanism to look into the corruption allegations.The Supreme Court then appointed a three-member committee, headed by former High Court judge Mukul Mudgal and comprising additional solicitor general L Nageswara Rao and Nilay Dutta to conduct an independent inquiry into the allegations of corruption against Srinivasan’s son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan, India Cements, and Rajasthan Royals team owner Jaipur IPL Cricket Private Ltd, as well as with the larger mandate of allegations around betting and spot-fixing in IPL matches and the involvement of players.

Denesh Ramdin has called for his team-mates to be less wasteful of their starts in Test cricket, after West Indies went down to New Zealand by 53 runs in Barbados, resulting in a 2-1 series defeat

ESPNcricinfo staff01-Jul-2014Denesh Ramdin has called for his team-mates to be less wasteful of their starts in Test cricket, after West Indies went down to New Zealand by 53 runs in Barbados, resulting in a 2-1 series defeat. The West Indies batsmen, Ramdin said, should learn to be satisfied only after they got “big hundreds” to their names.”In the first innings, all our top six-seven batters got starts and nobody went on to make that big hundred. It is all in the mindset, the way we apply ourselves,” Ramdin said. “If we are content with 50 or 60, we need to be bigger men and come out and fight and show what we are made of. We need to carry on from those 50s and 60s and only be satisfied with big hundreds – 160, 150 – to put the team in a commanding position.”Test cricket is a lot of hard work and if you go out there and work hard you get the rewards for it. Hopefully this can be a stepping stone for some of the guys who did well. All the guys who didn’t, it should be a wake-up call for them to do well in the future.”Ramdin singled out some of the younger players for praise, and said if the seniors could support them, it would spell more success for the team. “There were a lot of challenges along the way and a lot of positives as well. Young [Jermaine] Blackwood, Jason Holder, Kraigg Brathwaite, those guys coming in and getting runs for themselves… Hopefully they can go from strength to strength and the senior guys can pull their weight a bit more. That will augur well for the team.”Holder, on his debut Test, batting at No. 7, played out two hours on the final day in Barbados – seeing off a shot-ball barrage and attacking when it made sense – as West Indies battled to save the game. He scored his maiden Test fifty, before being bowled by offspinner Mark Craig after the ball hit a crack. Expectedly, he was disappointed not to see the team to safety. “My goal was just to take the team to the end, whether it was a win or a draw. I thought I played really well, but unfortunately got out at the last stage,” Holder said. “After coming in, the situation of the game, I knew there was a lot of work to be done.”Needed to build a partnership to start and to wear down the New Zealand bowlers as much as possible, frustrate them as much as possible. I came in with [the last recognised batsman] Darren Bravo there and we tried to build a partnership, unfortunately Darren got out.”Holder had also scored 38 in the first innings, and claimed match figures of 2 for 50 in 20 overs. Overall, he said, the Test gave him confidence that he could perform at the highest level. “I bring back that belief that I can score runs at this level. For me it was about making the adjustment from limited-overs cricket to Test cricket. I need to leave a lot more balls outside off stump, know where my off stump is, whereas, in the one day game, you tend to like to feel the ball on the bat.”Bowling wise, it’s about being patient, building pressure. On these flat wickets you can get wickets after building pressure. It’s just my first game, looking to improve from hereon. It’s a good start for me, but it’s about being consistent.”