Archive for September 17th, 2007

India’s bowling woes

Monday, September 17th, 2007

This time around I am looking back at another close match that India played in Johannesburg, this time however the result went the other way.
It’s not too difficult to do a post mortem on the New Zealand game, or to look back and see where India lost this match. It’s very clear India lost this […]

Unchanged Sri Lanka put Pakistan in

Monday, September 17th, 2007

Sri Lanka’s perfect start to the tournament has made them the prime contenders to challenge Australia and South Africa, but they face perhaps their sternest test thus far against Pakistan at the Wanderers on Monday night. Mahela Jayawardene won the toss on what appeared to be another batsmen-friendly pitch, and opted to let Pakistan set […]

Sehwag and Pathan may return for ODIs against Australia

Monday, September 17th, 2007

While all the speculation over Tuesday’s selection committee meeting surrounds the appointment of a new captain for the seven-match home ODI series against Australia, the day’s agenda goes beyond that. They have to answer some tricky questions when they pick the one-day squad, the foremost being whether Harbhajan Singh and Virender Sehwag have done enough […]

Selectors face a split decision

Monday, September 17th, 2007

With the rumour mills working overtime, India’s next captain will, it seems, be decided by either a straight shoot-out between Sachin Tendulkar and Mahendra Singh Dhoni or a split between the two. With Tendulkar, the question is whether or not he wants the job for the shorter version of the game. With Dhoni it’s a […]

Prior fitness scare for England

Monday, September 17th, 2007

England face a wait on the fitness of Matt Prior for Tuesday’s World Twenty20 match against New Zealand after he injured his thumb in training.
The Sussex wicket-keeper was taken to hospital for a precautionary X-ray after sustaining a bang on his right hand during nets on Monday.
Vikram Solanki took the gloves for the rest of […]

England ‘must start winning run’

Monday, September 17th, 2007

Paul Collingwood admitted that England were on the point of no return after losing by 19 runs to South Africa.
England are next in action against New Zealand in Durban on Tuesday in a Super Eights game they cannot afford to lose.
“We keep on losing early wickets but we’ll learn and hopefully improve,” said the England […]

Sri Lanka place faith in bowlers

Monday, September 17th, 2007

Sri Lanka won the toss and are bowling first in their Super Eight match against Pakistan in Johannesburg.

Captain Mahela Jayawardene opted to field first on a pitch which looks good for batting - the Bull Ring has seen 68 sixes during the tournament. Read more
Courtesy:news.bbc.co.uk

It can now go either way

Monday, September 17th, 2007

Rahul Dravid’s voluntary departure from his captaincy role, and the blizzard of speculation that has emerged in the aftermath, promises to be a seminal moment for Indian cricket.
Already, there is talk of Sachin Tendulkar’s ascendancy to the post, and if the cricket control board does indeed walk down that path, it could well have unhappy […]

Top Duel: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka

Monday, September 17th, 2007

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Strengths and Weaknesses: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka

Monday, September 17th, 2007

PAKISTAN
Strengths
The team management would be glad with the form of pace spearhead Mohammad Asif and Umar Gul. Also, the powerful late-order hitting of Misbah-ul-Haq and Yasir Arafat is a positive for the team. Read more
Courtesy:www.espnstar.com

MacGill fined for offensive language against Amjad

Monday, September 17th, 2007

Legspinner Stuart MacGill has been fined 50% of his match fee following an incident during Australia A’s first Test against Pakistan A in Faisalabad. MacGill, after bowling to Mansoor Amjad, reportedly used offensive language against him on the final day of the match and was found guilty of breaching Cricket Australia’s Code of Behaviour. […]

Sami lined up to face Australia A

Monday, September 17th, 2007

Pakistan A have bolstered their pace attack for the second Test against Australia A in Lahore with the return of Mohammad Sami, who has recovered from the viral infection which ruled him out of the first match in Faisalabad. Read more
Courtesy:ind.cricinfo.com