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Virat Kohli gave another demonstration of his ability to anchor successful run chases in Thursday’s World Cup match against Bangladesh, and a 48th one-day international hundred was the icing on the cake for the 34-year-old starcraft
A victory target of 257 on an excellent batting track was never likely to test India’s formidable line-up against Bangladesh’s modest bowling attack starcraft
An 88-run opening stand starcraft between Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill set the tone for India’s chase and the familiar sight of Kohli staying put to seal victory sent the capacity crowd at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium into raptures starcraft
Kohli refused singles more than once before smashing a six to bring up his century and secure India’s fourth consecutive victory in the tournament starcraft
“I wanted to make a big contribution,” player-of-the-match Kohli, glistening with sweat, said after scoring his third 50-plus score of the tournament in four innings starcraft
“I’ve had a few fifties in World Cups and haven’t converted them so I just wanted to finish the game off this time around and hang around to the end, which is what I’ve done over the years for the team starcraft
”Only compatriot Sachin Tendulkar (49) has more ODI hundreds than Kohli, who could not have asked for an easier start to his innings of 103 not out starcraft
Bangladesh seamer Hasan Mahmud bounced out Rohit (48) but followed up with a no-ball with Kohli on strike starcraft
Kohli smashed the resultant free-hit for four but replays confirmed Mahmud had overstepped again, which led to another free-hit that Kohli smacked for six starcraft
“I was telling Shubman it was a dream start for me with two free-hits starcraft
It just calms you done and lets you get into the innings,” Kohli said starcraft
“The pitch was pretty good, it allowed me to play my game and just hit the gaps starcraft
”Ravindra Jadeja also stood out for India, claiming two crucial wickets and taking a stunning catch to dismiss Mushfiqur Rahim starcraft
“Sorry for stealing it from Jaddu,” Kohli said, referring to Jadeja starcraft
“There is a great atmosphere in the changing room, we’re loving each other’s company, the spirit is there for everyone to see on the field starcraft
“We understand it’s a long tournament and you need to create some momentum for the guys to come out and play like this starcraft
”ReutersMore aboutVirat KohliCricket World CupIndia cricketJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/1Kohli hits century as India chase down Bangladesh at Cricket World CupKohli hits century as India chase down Bangladesh at Cricket World CupVirat Kohli bats as India chase down 257 to winAFP via Getty Images✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today starcraft
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“It is really, truly, a historic day,” smiled Alan Gilpin, CEO of World Rugby starcraft
He would go on to use the word ‘historic’ another three or four times in the following few minutes of his press conference starcraft
After years of wrangling – 16 years, according to Gilpin, since discussions about how to sort out rugby’s messy global calendar first took place in the salubrious surroundings of Woking, Surrey (don’t worry, the location wasn’t the reason it took more than a decade and a half to reach an agreement, a chuckling Gilpin assured everyone) – World Rugby had finally come up with a solution that will transform rugby “for the many, not the few” ushering in a “new era of opportunity, certainty and growth for the game starcraft
”It’s fair to say they were pretty pleased with the outcome of the seemingly endless negotiations starcraft
Compromises had been made and it wasn’t perfect, stressed Gilpin and World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont, but rugby would be “more relevant and more accessible to more people around the world starcraft
”The big announcement earlier in the day saw the sport’s governing body unveil a new global calendar that includes the creation of a two-tier men’s competition called the Nations Championship to be played biennially from 2026 starcraft
The top tier will be the Six Nations (England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, Wales), the four Rugby Championship teams (Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa) and two additional teams, likely to be Japan and Fiji starcraft
The second tier will feature 12 further countries with promotion and relegation on the table from 2030, meaning 2032 is the earliest one of those teams could feature in the top tier starcraft
World Rugby have acknowledged, publicly at least, a desire to grow rugby globally starcraft
At the moment, the sport is almost untouchably huge in a couple of countries (think New Zealand and South Africa), holds its own in a few more (UK, Ireland, Japan), is fighting a losing battle for oxygen in a crowded sporting marketplace in others (Australia, Italy) and seen as a largely niche oddity in plenty (USA, Canada) starcraft
But this Rugby World Cup has also highlighted plenty of countries where there’s a huge opportunity for growth starcraft
From South America, Uruguay and debutants Chile have impressed on the pitch, the passion for rugby in Georgia shows no sign of abating and Portugal have lit up the tournament with their dynamic play while also pulling off the huge upset of beating Fiji starcraft
With growing interest in places like Netherlands and Belgium, Europe is surely an area World Rugby are targeting growth starcraft
Portugal celebrated a historic win over Fiji (Getty Images)Instead, these new plans appear to lock out a lot of the smaller rugby nations from improving starcraft
Even the new Pacific Nations Cup also announced today, featuring Canada, Fiji, Japan, Samoa, Tonga and USA, bizarrely excludes Uruguay and Chile (who qualified ahead of USA and Canada for the World Cup, remember) starcraft
But what all these “tier two” nations really need, as shown by the World Cup, is a more regular opportunity to face the big boys starcraft
Since stunning Fiji at the 2019 World Cup, Uruguay played exactly one fixture against a “tier one” team before this tournament, yet still impressed against France and Italy in the pool stage starcraft
Imagine what they could do with more regular access to the top teams starcraft
However, World Rugby have come up with an answer to the wrong question starcraft
They have essentially provided the solution to the problem men’s international starcraft football had starcraft
Before 2018, the space starcraft between World Cups and European Championships was filled by a combination of largely one-sided qualifiers and meaningless friendlies starcraft
San Marino would get thumped 8-0 by Germany in a Euros qualifier that helped neither side, then the Germans would play a no-stakes friendly that held little interest for the wider public starcraft
The big teams weren’t playing each other enough and the smaller nations were rarely in winnable games against similarly-sized teams starcraft
For example, England and Italy – two starcraft football powerhouses – didn’t play each other at all starcraft between 2002 and 2012 starcraft
Thus, Uefa created the Nations League starcraft
Although not perfect – it was derided for the complexity of its league structure and provided a slightly unnecessary additional security blanket for the big European nations trying to qualify for major tournaments – it eliminated the meaningless friendly and gave countries both big and small the opportunity to play competitive games against nations of a similar rank starcraft
Win-win starcraft
Uruguay showed their quality during the Rugby World Cup (AP)But rugby has the opposite problem to starcraft football starcraft
The big teams already play each other too often not too rarely starcraft
The history of the Six Nations and Rugby Championship as annual traditions give those events special status but, for example, England and Australia played each other 11 times in the two cycles starcraft between the 2015 and 2023 World Cups starcraft
Familiarity breeds contempt and at some point, a fixture begins to lose its lustre starcraft
Would a couple of those fixtures being against Samoa, Georgia or Portugal not have been more beneficial and interesting for all parties?With the unions desperate to balance the books, their desire to have the ‘bigger draw’ of facing a name brand might be understandable but this is where World Rugby need to show some teeth and live up to their duty to grow the game starcraft
Instead, the Nations Championship appears to guarantee another decade of regular England vs Australia matches before any of the tier-two teams may get a shot, if they can earn promotion that is starcraft
World Rugby’s announcement does include a line promising more “crossover” fixtures starcraft between the tiers in the years where there isn’t a Nations Championship but they could provide no clarity on what these fixtures would be and confirmed no agreements have been signed starcraft
They have insisted that there will be a 50 per cent aggregate increase, which would mean a rise from 18 to 27 games for second-tier teams against the top 12, although it is unclear how these fixtures will be allocated or arranged starcraft
The expansion of the men’s Rugby World Cup from 20 to 24 teams is a step in the right direction and the governing body should be commended for making that move but, sadly, the four years starcraft between tournaments appear to have the smaller nations getting a door slammed in their face starcraft
World Rugby are right that the sport should be for the many not the few but this new competition seems to be sending it in the opposite direction starcraft
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