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Somerset claimed a one-run victory over Hampshire, the form side in the NatWest T20 Blast, in a thrilling encounter at Taunton.

Press Association13-Jun-2014
ScorecardPeter Trego smashed 76 in 48 balls•Getty ImagesSomerset claimed a one-run victory over Hampshire, the form side in the NatWest T20 Blast, in a thrilling encounter at Taunton.Impressive half-centuries from Craig Kieswetter and Peter Trego helped Somerset to 176 for 4 from their 20 overs and it proved just enough.Hampshire appeared down and out when they needed 36 runs from their final two overs but despite a great effort from Will Smith with 25 from 9 balls and his batting partner Adam Wheater, 22 from 17, the visitors could not score the three runs required from the final ball to secure an unlikely victory.Put into bat, Somerset made a bright start – Kieswetter dispatching Smith’s final two balls of the opening over to the boundary to reach 11 without loss. Chris Jones emulated his partner in the second over – with a couple of fours taking the score to 19 – before he was bowled by Chris Wood for 10.Trego, who made 94 not out against Glamorgan last time out, made a cautious start as Somerset failed to score a boundary in three subsequent overs but two fours off Kyle Abbott in the sixth over got them back on track.Trego contributed 10 runs in a 13-run 10th over as Somerset reached 80 for one at the halfway stage. Kieswetter and Trego then took Sean Ervine to task in a 14th over that cost Hampshire 19 runs and saw both batsmen pass the half-century mark.Kieswetter’s innings came to an end on 57 in the very next over when he was caught by Abbott trying to hit James Vince over the ropes. Trego added two fours and a six to his total after passing 50 but he was dismissed for 76 in the 18th over – bowled by Abbott – as he once again went on the attack. Alviro Petersen was stumped off the bowling of Wood for 8 in the penultimate over as Hampshire were set a tough target of 177 to win.The visitors made a terrible start when Trego then did them damage with the ball – dismissing Vince for a golden duck in the first over before accounting for Jimmy Adams shortly after to leave Hampshire on 23 for 2. Michael Carberry got Hampshire back on track as he hit Alfonso Thomas for 14 off three deliveries – one of which was a no-ball – in the fifth over.Glenn Maxwell plundered successive fours off Craig Overton in the sixth over, before Carberry was caught on 38 by Max Waller in the deep trying to hit Craig Meschede to the ropes. Maxwell’s innings proved to be short but sweet when he edged a teasing Waller delivery to leave Hampshire in trouble at 77 for 4 in the eighth over.Owais Shah brought up Hampshire’s 100 with a maximum off Overton with the third ball of the 13th over but the bowler had the last laugh two deliveries later when the batsman was caught on the boundary having made 22.The game appeared all but over when Sean Ervine and Matt Coles were dismissed by successive Thomas deliveries in the 18th over, but 17 runs from the 19th over and 14 from the first five balls of the final over left Hampshire needing three runs off the final delivery to win the game.Wheater could not get bat on ball, though, and with just a leg bye conceded from the final ball of the game, Somerset held their nerve to secure only their second victory of the season in this competition.

Emotional outburst is now the accepted rationale of Mushfiqur Rahim’s resignation from the Bangladesh captaincy but BCB president Nazmul Hassan has vowed to get to the bottom of this sudden decision, hinting that there were other contributing factors.

Mohammad Isam09-May-2013Emotional outburst is now the accepted rationale of Mushfiqur Rahim’s resignation from the Bangladesh captaincy but BCB president Nazmul Hassan has vowed to get to the bottom of this sudden decision, hinting that there were other contributing factors.Mushfiqur’s inability to control himself has been well known to those close to him, and given how easily Bangladesh went down to Zimbabwe in the ODI on Wednesday, it was enough for him to get riled and defeat to Zimbabwe would obviously lead to anger in the Bangladesh dressing-room.There were far too many poor shots played by senior batsmen, including Mushfiqur, and the bowling was not efficient enough to defend 247 on Wednesday or 252 in the 2nd ODI. In general, there was a lack of hunger, noticeable in the players’ body language.There was, predictably, a lot of expectation on Bangladesh. A team that can beat West Indies and Sri Lanka would certainly be expected to win the subsequent series against Zimbabwe. Instead the pressure of expectation got to the players, some taking the contest too lightly while others, like Mushfiqur, visibly crumbled.When he took over as captain in 2011, former Bangladesh national selector Faruque Ahmed, who picked Mushfiqur at the age of 16 to play the Lord’s Test in 2005, pointed out only one blemish in Mushfiqur’s make-up, saying: “He has difficulty handling matters when he doesn’t do well himself.” In essence, Faruque meant that when his batting or wicketkeeping sees bad days, he has a difficult time coming to terms with it.At the time this was a minor factor as some argued that he was mature enough to keep a positive outlook in tough times. There was a short honeymoon period in his captaincy before losses to Pakistan at home, but over the last 12 months, Mushfiqur has led well and kept the team on an even keel.But in Zimbabwe, his preparation was hampered by poorly organised practice sessions and trouble in the hotel. For someone who is very particular with preparation, these were important issues that needed to be taken care of. Then came the 335-run defeat in the first Test, after which Bangladesh recovered with a series-equalling win in the second Test. Mushfiqur led from the front, his 93 in the second innings being the clinching factor. But the 2-1 ODI series defeat ultimately became the trigger for his announcement.He talked to BCB president Hassan on Wednesday night, but like he told his teammates and the media earlier, he did not elaborate on the “why” and “why now”. Apparently he was sobbing as he talked to Hassan, who was critical of the time he chose to quit, especially as it was done while on tour and with two more matches left to play.”Mushfiqur couldn’t speak properly when I called him,” Hassan said. “He was probably choking back tears. He just told me that he can’t give proper leadership, and that there were issues with teamwork. We will investigate all of this when the team returns.”But it wasn’t smart to give up the captaincy while on tour. We will find out upon his return why he quit so suddenly. We need to find out what compelled him to take this decision, if there were any instigating factors. If we find anyone guilty of hampering our team’s progress in any way, we will definitely take action.”Hassan said he will also talk to Mushfiqur about some of the shots the senior batsmen played. Throughout the three ODIs, there were ordinary dismissals from the top and middle-order batsmen that led to collapses but while they recovered through Nasir Hossain, Mahmudullah and one occasion Abdur Razzak, it was not enough in the second and third ODIs.”We probably still don’t know how to bat in such conditions,” Hassan said. “But at the same time, the way some of the batsmen gave away their wickets at crucial times was just astonishing. I have told the management to investigate already, but I think it’s best to talk to Mushfiqur directly.”The Bangladesh captaincy has changed hands quite frequently over the last decade, despite the cultural subtext that success was not always the defining factor. Since the team loses more often, the captains over the years have been expected to lead from the front. In his stint, Mushfiqur has done it well on the field, but this move will lose him a lot of goodwill.If there were internal issues that prompted him to quit, Mushfiqur should have spoken to the players directly or gone through the cricket board. A defeat to Zimbabwe is unacceptable in Bangladesh, but this was no case to kick out the captain. It should have led to introspection, and now perhaps there will be, but with a lot of hue and cry.

South Africa A took a 2-0 lead in their limited overs series against Ireland A with a rain-affected six-wicket victory over the hosts in Belfast

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ScorecardSouth Africa A took a 2-0 lead in their limited overs series against Ireland A with a rain-affected six-wicket victory over the hosts in Belfast.Ireland A’s innings spluttered to 143 for 8 before rain ended it in the 41st over, Duckworth Lewis calculations setting South Africa A the target of 135 in 35 overs.James Shannon went closest to making a substantial score for the Irish, reaching 32 before he became one of three victims for the slow left-arm spin of Aaron Phangiso. No. 6 Andrew Poynter made 28, butr lack of substantial partnerships meant Ireland would always struggle to get a competitive score on the board.The South Africans reached 19 for 1 from 4.3 overs in their pursuit before further rain culled a further 15 overs from the match, revising the target to 96 from 20 overs.The visiting captain Colin Ingram (36) and the wicketkeeper Dane Vilas (30) produced speedy cameos to reel in the target, which was reached despite an economical and incisive spell by Max Sorensen.The next fixture of the seven-match series is in Belfast on Thursday.

Satisfied with his first captaincy stint, Ajinkya Rahane stressed on the fact that the team will be focussing on the upcoming T20s against Zimbabwe and be watchful of the challenge they pose

Liam Brickhill in Harare16-Jul-2015Given the potentially seismic changes currently underway in the IPL, Ajinkya Rahane might be forgiven for being slightly distracted at the moment, but the stand-in Indian captain insisted his focus was entirely on the upcoming Twenty20 internationals against Zimbabwe.”My only focus is on these two T20s, I’m not thinking about the IPL,” he said. “If you represent your country, your only aim is to give your best for your country and win matches for them. We haven’t discussed anything [about the IPL]. We were completely focused on the third ODI that day, and with the T20s we’ll just focus on the game. We want to give our best against Zimbabwe and win both games.”India’s next major Twenty20 engagement will come at the World Twenty20 in India next March, so every match they play until then is also part of their build-up. But, as Rahane pointed out, there’s still plenty of time to get their combinations right. “The World T20 is in the back of our mind, but we have to perform our best here. We’ve still got time for the World T20.”The Indian camp will have plenty of confidence going into the T20s against Zimbabwe, not least because of the squad’s plentiful experience in the format due to the IPL. Rahane suggested that they would still be wary of the threat that Zimbabwe pose, particularly as one or two good performances from individual Zimbabweans could spark an upset.”Yes we have experience playing IPL, guys are pretty much experienced in T20s, but in international cricket you have to perform on that particular day, even if it’s T20 you have to be at 100% on the field all the time,” he said. “Your commitment has to be up to the mark, attitude has to be very good, so yes we’ve got that experience with us but against Zimbabwe in Zimbabwe we have to give our best on the field, as we did in the ODI cricket. We gave our best, our attitude was fantastic, and again in T20 our main point will be to play as a unit.”Every format has a different challenge so we have to start from scratch again in the T20s because we all know that one or two good overs for both the teams can change the momentum for any team. We have to be on our toes the whole time and play good cricket for all the 40 overs and I’m sure the boys are up for this.”With India sending a second-string side to Zimbabwe, this series had been billed as something of an audition for full national honours, but Rahane said that India would look to win games first, and only then worry about making sure players are given a chance to showcase their talent.”As a captain, your only thought is to win the series first. Then obviously giving opportunities,” he said. “But when you represent your country, your aim is to win all the games. It’s important to have trust in your team-mates, and I have trust in all of my players. We were looking to win all the three games, but in the third ODI we wanted to give an opportunity to Manish [Pandey]. [Ambati] Rayudu got injured, so we gave that opportunity to Manish. Dhawal [Kulkarni] had bowled pretty well, and we wanted to give him a rest and play Mohit [Sharma], so we did that pretty well. As a captain I felt I handled all those situations pretty well.”India were put in to bat in all three ODIs, and had to overcome the challenge of the moving ball in the first hour or so. There were still a couple of wobbles, with India losing early wickets in two of the games, but with the Twenty20s starting in the afternoon Rahane felt that batting conditions would be a little easier.”The ODI games started at 9 o’clock and here they’re afternoon games so I feel the wicket will be slightly better, but still on the slow side. We’ve played quite a lot of T20 back home, IPL and domestic cricket, so I’m sure the boys will handle the situation pretty well and are looking forward to the two T20s against Zimbabwe.”

If anyone thought the support act had delusions of grandeur, they can think again. There is no hubris from Brendon McCullum as his New Zealand team start their tour of England

George Dobell04-May-2013If anyone thought the support act had delusions of grandeur, they can think again. There is no hubris from Brendon McCullum as his New Zealand team start their tour of England. He knows that, as captain of the team currently rated No. 8 in the Test rankings and with a record of five losses from their last six Tests in England, they are not in a position to make demands. He knows the Test series against England will be viewed, by many, as an aperitif before the Ashes. And he has no complaints.”It hurts but it’s a fair ranking,” McCullum said as he watched his side in action on the first day of their tour match against Derbyshire. “You’ve got to earn the right for a five Test series in England, just as you’ve got to earn the right to play a Boxing Day Test at The MCG or to play against India at Eden Gardens. We’ve got to earn that right and, if we are realistic, we haven’t.”We’re not one of the best powerhouses of world cricket. We’re not one a consistently performing international team worthy of those occasions at this stage. That is not to say we are not wanting to be there or that is not the goal for this group. As a group we want to be playing in the top billing events and to do that we need to perform better and that is certainly a goal of this team.”McCullum feels it is an achievable goal, too. The potential in their batting, in particular, may be as high as any New Zealand team in history, while they out-bowled a much-vaunted England attack in the recent series in England. McCullum feels his side have the potential to be better even than the New Zealand side of the 1980s containing the likes of Martin Crowe and Richard Hadlee.”It’s hard to compare eras,” McCullum said. “The team of the early 1980s achieved some excellent things, but these guys are excellent players and have the potential to be equal if not better than what they were.”And that’s even before the return of Jesse Ryder who, barely a month after he was assaulted, is well on the road to recovery despite the lung damage inflicted in the attack. “Jesse’s gone to the gym for the first time,” McCullum said, before smiling. “Not the first time ever. I spoke to him before went to India and he’s getting there. He’s getting there.”McCullum feels the change in New Zealand’s fortunes came when they were thrashed by South Africa who won both Tests in the series by vast margins – an innings and 27 runs and then an innings and 193 runs – that McCullum feels it was a clear case of the darkest hour coming before the dawn and felt the improvements were obvious in the series against England.”South Africa gave us a chance to strip things right back,” he said. “They exposed us so greatly, it meant we had to go back to the drawing board and work out what our style of cricket was going to be.”We looked at what our strengths are and what are the tweaks we need to make. We made a few immediate changes, changed the balance of our line-up by playing six batters and having some aggressive players in the middle order so you free up your top order a little bit. We went with four bowlers, knowing three of those are going to have to bowl reasonably long spells.”I thought we deserved to win the series against England. The guys were absolutely heartbroken by not getting across the line. But it was one of those things; it was a gripping series. From where we were at the start of that series, especially after a tough South African tour, to where we sat at the end, we could take an immense amount of pride in the characteristics that we showed on the field.”I don’t think England underestimated us. But they probably didn’t expect us to play as well as we did. I don’t think they were complacent. I like to think we put them under a lot of pressure and that showed some weaknesses in their line-up. It gave us confidence and probably ate away a little bit at the confidence they had when they arrived on our shores.”McCullum dismisses any chance of keeping wicket in the Test series – “absolutely not,” he said – or remaining in England after the Champions Trophy to play county cricket – “No, no, no,” he said, a little too effusively. “I have two months off at the end of this series and I’m going to put a bit of time and energy back into the family.”But McCullum could be forgiven some weariness. He has played in every one of New Zealand’s last 75 Tests and, as a key man in their limited-overs teams, carries a heavy burden that captaincy can only have increased.”My desire and love for the game is as strong as it has ever been,” he said. “I have some responsibilities which really drive that, too. But physically, as we saw in the last series, I’m maybe not as bullet proof as what you may think when you’re younger. So I have to make sure I do the right things there, too, but I’m certainly enjoying my cricket and this is an exciting time for us as a group, too, and it would be great to be a pivotal member of that over the next couple of years.”Let there be no doubting his priorities, though. Asked whether he would rather captain his side to Champions Trophy victory or a Test series victory over England, he was adamant: “To me Test cricket is still the pinnacle of the game,” he said “So to achieve a Test series win on the back of the series we’ve just had would be the biggest win that I’ve been involved in my time with New Zealand cricket.”

On a frustrating evening with four rain stoppages, sensational death bowling and a cameo from Naman Ojha set up an eight-wicket win (Duckworth-Lewis method) for Sunrisers Hyderabad against Delhi Daredevils at the Feroz Shah Kotla

The Report by Rachna Shetty10-May-20144:02

Insecurity weighing Delhi down

Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsOn a frustrating evening with four rain stoppages, sensational death bowling and a cameo from Naman Ojha set up an eight-wicket win (Duckworth-Lewis method) for Sunrisers Hyderabad against Delhi Daredevils at the Feroz Shah Kotla. This was the fourth consecutive loss for Daredevils on their home ground in this IPL.Sunrisers gave away just 22 in the last five overs, restricting Daredevils to 143 for 7, before their own chase was shortened first to 117 off 15 overs, then 97 of 12 overs and finally 43 off five.Daredevils nearly clawed back into the game, as Rahul Shukla dismissed Aaron Finch with Sunrisers still needing 18 off 10 but Naman Ojha and David Warner ensured there were no further hiccups. Warner put away a full toss and Ojha followed it up with a slog over deep midwicket that brought the equation to six off the last over. Ojha’s six off Laxmi Shukla took Sunrisers home with four balls to spare.Daredevils in many ways ended up paying the price for steadfastly pigeon-holing two of their best batsmen this season as finishers. They were a comfortable 87 for 2 in the ninth over when Mayank Agarwal was dismissed but Daredevils held Duminy back and sent Laxmi Shukla in at No. 5. The allrounder added 55 runs with Dinesh Karthik but the innings struggled for impetus, specially after the first, hour-long rain break. Both Karthik and Shukla fell in the 17th over, leaving Duminy and Kedar Jadhav 18 balls between them to give Daredevils some sort of a finish. Unsurprisingly, they floundered against intelligent bowling from Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Irfan Pathan and Dale Steyn.Their ending – 11 runs off the last three overs – was in stark contrast to the sprightly start, a result of Kevin Pietersen’s cameo in his first IPL appearance as an opener. Pietersen was hesitant early on and in danger of a being run-out a few times, but looked to be getting his groove back when he punched a square drive off Bhuvneshwar Kumar for his first boundary.After Quinton de Kock fell to Steyn, Pietersen took charge, smacking a six and four each off Karn Sharma and Moises Henriques in successive overs to guide Daredevils to their best Powerplay period of the tournament. Against Mishra, though, he mistimed a drive straight to cover, giving the bowler his 100th IPL wicket.Mayank Agarwal squandered a start leaving the rebuilding to Dinesh Karthik, who scored 39 off 30. Karthik kept the strike turning early on and made the most of a reprieve at fine leg to scoop Steyn for a six over the same region. He swatted Karan Sharma for a six and a four after the resumption of play but fell to a well-judged catch by Steyn at the long-off boundary.

Former Australia coach Mickey Arthur has defended himself against criticism from Brad Haddin, who said Arthur was “very, very insecure” as coach and had contributed to the negative atmosphere around the team

ESPNcricinfo staff20-Nov-2013Former Australia coach Mickey Arthur has defended himself against criticism from Brad Haddin, who said Arthur was “very, very insecure” as coach and had contributed to the negative atmosphere around the team. Haddin said this week that there were smiles on the faces of the players in the lead-up to this Ashes series, unlike the previous series in England, in which Arthur was sacked shortly before the first Test and replaced with Darren Lehmann.Haddin said Lehmann had reminded the players of the brand of cricket they wanted to play and had sent a clear message of how to get there, while Arthur had not been “secure enough in himself to get us to where we needed to go”. However, Arthur responded during an interview on Perth radio on Wednesday, in which he noted that Haddin had not been part of the setup for much of the time Arthur was in charge.”Brad for a long period of the time wasn’t part of the team,” Arthur said. “So for Brad to say those things is a little bit naive. Brad wasn’t aware of the direction I was taking the team. Brad was one of the senior players who lost his place, was left out for a young guy like Matthew Wade to come in for us to build a brand that was going to be sustainable over a period of time, because at 35 the brand wasn’t going to be sustainable with Brad Haddin keeping wicket.”A couple of them that were jumping at shadows were the guys who weren’t doing what was expected, those were the guys trying to take short cuts. You don’t come in and mess with a culture that has been successful … [but] the cycle had turned, we had lost a lot of experienced players, which meant we needed to create our own brand, our own culture, and put in place a sustainable value system that any player coming up from state level could walk straight in and feel comfortable and know what is expected of them.”I did that job to the best of my ability, I can look back on my time there and say I gave it an almighty crack. If that crack wasn’t good enough, I can live with that, but I did try to get Australian cricket back to where it deserved to be.”Arthur was appointed head coach in late 2011, following the departure of Tim Nielsen in the months after the Argus report, which in turn followed the disastrous 2010-11 Ashes campaign at home.

Kyle Coetzer’s superb half-century allowed Northamptonshire to keep their semi-final hopes alive in the Yorkshire Bank 40 with a tense five-wicket win over Kent

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ScorecardKyle Coetzer fell ten runs short of a century and with Northamptonshire still needing 13 to win but they got over the line•Getty ImagesKyle Coetzer’s superb half-century allowed Northamptonshire to keep their semi-final hopes alive in the Yorkshire Bank 40 with a tense five-wicket win over Kent.Steven Crook took 3 for 36 as the Spitfires were restricted to 188 for 7 from their 40 overs, with former England wicketkeeper Geraint Jones top-scoring with 46 not out off 52 balls. Coetzer then struck 90 off 115 deliveries as the Steelbacks chased down their target with just two balls to spare, with Cameron White also contributing 65 from 82.The result moves Northants above their opponents up to second in Group A with two games left for both of these sides.Kent won the toss and chose to bat but they lost Rob Key to a three-ball duck in the second over when he needlessly smashed Crook to Matt Spriegel at deep square leg. West Indies international Brendan Nash plundered 34 before he missed his attempted pull off James Middlebrook and was stumped by Northants wicketkeeper David Murphy.Darren Stevens then departed bizarrely as he edged Lee Daggett’s delivery on to Murphy’s right leg and the ball flew to Australia international White at point. Fabian Cowdrey was the next back in the pavilion for the Spitfires when he was bowled by Crook for 13.Crook struck again when his delivery crashed into Sam Northeast’s off stump to dismiss him for 44 before Adam Ball launched Spriegel to David Willey at midwicket. Kent captain James Tredwell then departed as Azharullah’s slower ball clattered into his off stump before Jones survived the final five overs with Matt Coles.Chasing 189, Northants lost Willey in the fourth over when he hammered Coles to Adam Riley at deep square leg before David Sales was trapped lbw by Mitchell Claydon for 7. This reduced the Steelbacks to 32 for 2 but Coetzer did his best to stabilise his side’s innings by completing a half-century off 72 balls.This came as part of a brilliant third-wicket stand of 142 alongside White that led the hosts towards victory with the latter also reaching 50 off 66 deliveries.White eventually departed by slashing Coles to Key at backward point with Coetzer soon following when he was taken by Jones off the bowling of Stevens. Claydon then took out Crook’s middle stump as the hosts wobbled late on but three leg byes in the final over off the same man sealed a vital win.

Barcelona boss Xavi made a bizarre claim that his side would be top of the league if 'big data' was to be believed.

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Barcelona steal late winBeat Celta Vigo 2-1 with stoppage-time penaltyBarca sit seven points off MadridGetty ImagesWHAT HAPPENED?

Xavi spoke after the game and was critical of his side's wasted chances as they stole a narrow 2-1 victory over strugglers Celta Vigo. A resurgent Robert Lewandowski scored a brace, including a 97th minute penalty, to secure the three points. However, perhaps a little frustrated the Polish striker hasn't been able to be at his best all this season, Xavi bemoaned the number of opportunities to score they pass up.

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Speaking after their victory, Xavi said: "We dominated. But we struggled to create in the final third. [Celta] worked so hard defensively. It's an agonising triumph, but it's welcome.

"They passed me a stat saying that, according to Big Data, we would be leaders [going] by chances created."

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Xavi's side have a number of players capable of producing special moments out of nothing. No more so than Ilkay Gundogan who has created 67 chances for his team-mates this season, second only to Real Betis' Isco (68). Maybe the Spanish boss has a point.

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WHAT NEXT FOR XAVI AND BARCELONA?

Xavi has made the decision to leave Barcelona at the end of the season so will be dreaming of ending his spell in charge on a positive note. They sit seven points off league leaders Madrid, who have a game in hand, and begin their Champions League knockout stage run on Wednesday against Napoli.

USMNT captain Tyler Adams has announced that he and his partner, Sarah Schmidt, are having their first child together – a baby boy!

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Adams announces he and partner having a baby boyUSMNT midfielder currently sidelined with injuryPotential return to pitch in FebruaryWHAT HAPPENED?

"Baby boy coming in January, beyond grateful👶🏼🩵," Adams posted on Instagram, with USMNT teammates and players from around the world flooding the comment section following the brilliant news. One user even pointed out that 18 years on from his child's birth, the U.S. could find themselves playing in the 2042 FIFA World Cup, with a prodigy in the making potentially forming part of that line up.

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The USMNT midfielder made a big summer move from relegated Leeds United to Bournemouth, but only managed one appearance for the Cherries before returning to the injury table. Last spring, Adams suffered a season-ending injury for the now-Championship side, and returned in September before finding himself sidelined once again. He seemingly cannot catch a break, but the hope is that this latest surgery has permanently fixed the issue that has been bothering him.

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Adams nearly made a move to Premier League giants Chelsea over the summer, even undergoing a medical with the Blues, before talks collapsed. He then agreed a deal with Bournemouth instead.

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The USMNT midfielder is going to be out for at least three more months, with Cherries boss Andoni Iraola saying that he won't take to the pitch until at least February. Until then, he'll be getting ready to welcome his new arrival.