Good, bad and ugly of final

Tendulkar calls Bumrah best bowler around

Jasprit Bumrah’s death-overs mastery in the IPL final has convinced batting great Sachin Tendulkar that the 25-year-old with an unorthodox action is currently the best bowler in world cricket. “Let me go on record and say he is the best bowler in the world at this stage and his best is yet to come hopefully,” Tendulkar said of the bowler who will have to play a key role in England if India are to win a third ODI World Cup.

Pollard fined forshowing dissent

MI batsman Kieron Pollard has been fined 25 per cent of his match fee for showing dissent at an umpire’s decision in the final of the IPL against the Chennai Super Kings. Pollard, who scored an unbeaten 41, was visibly unhappy with a decision made by umpire Nitin Menon in the final over of Mumbai’s innings at the summit clash. The batsman was irked with the umpire’s decision to not adjudge a delivery by Dwayne Bravo as wide. Mocking the decision, the West Indian all-rounder went on to take strike well away from the stumps and near the wide-line before pulling away as Bravo ran in. Both the on-field umpires, Menon and Ian Gould, then had a chat with Pollard who went on to his normal stance and completed the innings.

Thakur’s send-off to de Kock irks MI skipper

MI skipper Rohit Sharma was upset with CSK seamer Shardul Thakur’s behaviour in the final of the IPL. Thakur gave Quinton de Kock quite a send-off after removing him for a 17-ball 29, which did not go down well with Sharma. The MI skipper could be seen walking over to the umpire to have a word. Umpire Ian Gould then came up to Shardul and had a word with him. De Kock gave MI a brisk start as he hit Thakur for a six in the second over before smashing Deepak Chahar for three sixes in the third over.