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Michael’s done everything that’s asked of him: Duncan Kerr
Adelaide: According to the information given by Duncan Kerr, the trainer of the Australian captain Michael Clarke, he( Clarke) will surely be able to get pass the fitness test to make his place in the World Cup squad.
Cricket Australia has given Clarke, down with back and hamstring complaints, time till Feb 21 to prove his fitness. Australia play Bangladesh in their second pool match Feb 21.
There is growing concern in Australia that the co-hosts have to conduct their World Cup campaign without their regular captain.
But trainer Duncan Kerr said the 33-year-old was “giving it everything he possibly can to get it right and meet that deadline”. He first worked with Clarke 17 years ago.
Kerr claims he is unaware of the specifics of the test Clarke must pass by Feb 21, saying “it’s all pretty much hush-hush at the moment”.
“Let’s see what they throw at him and see how he goes,” he was quoted as saying by the Sydney Morning Herald Wednesday.
“Michael’s done everything that’s asked of him from a training point of view, from the program that’s been set by Cricket Australia to the program that the physio gives him, to what I’ve given him. He’s passed everything so far.
“He wants to play cricket. It’s what he does best and what he enjoys. He’s had doubters all his career and he’s always come out on top. He’s played 108 tests. In his last test he made 128. He can’t be going too bad,” he added.
Kerr also said the injured star is ahead of his recovery schedule, which he attributed to his strong work ethic.
“Any nervous energy he’s had around it he tends to channel into enthusiasm. He’s working extremely hard. He’s a workaholic, an absolute workaholic, and a perfectionist. I think, the way he’s going at the moment, he’s definitely ahead of schedule,” Kerr noted.
Kerr said Clarke performed well in his first outing since surgery after being injured in the first Test against India in December. Clarke scored a half-century for club side Western Suburbs Saturday.
“It all went really well,” he said. “Afterwards we did a bit of massage and got into the pool, which was a bit chilly, almost semi like an ice bath. He pulled up really well.”
International online casino Casino Days has published a report sharing their internal data on what types and brands of devices are used to play on the platform by users from the South Asian region.
Such aggregate data analyses allow the operator to optimise their website for the brands and models of devices people are actually using.
The insights gained through the research also help Casino Days tailor their services based on the better understanding of their clients and their needs.
Desktops and Tablets Lose the Battle vs Mobile
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“Some of the reasons behind this massive difference in device type are affordability, technical advantages, as well as cheaper and more obtainable internet plans for mobiles than those for computers,” the researchers comment.
Xiaomi and Vivo Outperform Samsung, Apple Way Down in Rankings
Chinese brands Xiaomi and Vivo were used by 21.9% and 20.79% of Casino Days players from South Asia respectively, and together with the positioned in third place with a 18.1% share South Korean brand Samsung dominate the market among real money gamers in the region.
Cupertino, California-based Apple is way down in seventh with a user share of just 2.29%, overshadowed by Chinese brands Realme (11.43%), OPPO (11.23%), and OnePlus (4.07%).
Huawei is at the very bottom of the chart with a tiny share just below the single percent mark, trailing behind mobile devices by Motorola, Google, and Infinix.
The data on actual phone usage provided by Casino Days, even though limited to the gaming parts of the population of South Asia, paints a different picture from global statistics on smartphone shipments by vendors.
Apple and Samsung have been sharing the worldwide lead for over a decade, while current regional leader Xiaomi secured their third position globally just a couple of years ago.
Striking Android Dominance among South Asian Real Money Gaming Communities
The shifted market share patterns of the world’s top smartphone brands in South Asia observed by the Casino Days research paper reveal a striking dominance of Android devices at the expense of iOS-powered phones.
On the global level, Android enjoys a comfortable lead with a sizable 68.79% share which grows to nearly 79% when we look at the whole continent of Asia. The data on South Asian real money gaming communities suggests that Android’s dominance grows even higher and is north of the 90% mark.
Among the major factors behind these figures, the authors of the study point to the relative affordability of and greater availability of Android devices in the region, especially when manufactured locally in countries like India and Vietnam.
“And, with influencers and tech reviews putting emphasis on Android devices, the choice of mobile phone brand and OS becomes easy; Android has a much wider range of products and caters to the Asian online casino market in ways that Apple can’t due to technical limitations,” the researchers add.
The far better integration achieved by Google Pay compared to its counterpart Apple Pay has also played a crucial role in shaping the existing smartphone market trends.
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