Archive for November, 2007

Bowlers put New Zealand on top

Friday, November 30th, 2007

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A run barrage at Eden Gardens

Friday, November 30th, 2007

Stats highlights from the first day of the Kolkata Test between India and Pakistan
# India’s total of 352 for 3 is their fourth-highest on the first day of a Test. All three previous efforts had major contributions from Virender Sehwag: he made 105 on debut in Bloemfontein in 2001-02, when India hammered 372 for 7, […]

Tall, reticent, and extremely valuable

Friday, November 30th, 2007

On January 28, 2003, Mumbai needed 127 to beat Himachal Pradesh in a Ranji Trophy match when Wasim Jaffer received news that his mother Zulekha had died. Jaffer was shattered and unsure of whether to play on the final day. Chandrakant Pandit, then coach of the Mumbai team who had suffered a similar fate, spoke […]

IND vs PAK 2nd Test, Day 1: Jaffer flays Pakistani attack with 192 runs

Friday, November 30th, 2007

Opener Wasim Jaffer cracked almost a double century to put India in a strong position in the second Test against Pakistan at Eden Gardens on Friday.
Jaffer made 192 not out, his fifth hundred, as India posted 352-3 in their first innings at stumps on the opening day after electing to bat on a flat track.
Sachin […]

SL vs ENG: Dry Kandy wicket puzzles England

Friday, November 30th, 2007

The changed nature of the pitch from green to barren brown has forced England to delay naming their team for the first Test against Sri Lanka starting on Saturday.
A startled England captain Michael Vaughan would not commit on his side, saying he wanted to wait until the last moment to ensure the best combination took […]

Harmison ‘a risk’ for first Test

Friday, November 30th, 2007

England captain Michael Vaughan looks unlikely to risk playing strike bowler Steve Harmison in the first Test against Sri Lanka starting on Saturday.
Vaughan said: “Steve is available and he bowled a lot at the nets.
“But it would be a slight risk as we saw him walk off after bowling 10 or 11 overs in the […]

One more year for Vaas

Friday, November 30th, 2007

On the eve of his 100th Test appearance for Sri Lanka, Chaminda Vaas says he will play one more year before quitting international cricket.
“I give myself one more year in Test cricket and in that time I hope to take 350 wickets before I quit,” Vaas said. He will become the third Sri Lankan, after […]

Pakistan add ineptitude to injury

Friday, November 30th, 2007

Two errors of judgment, one from an inexperienced opening batsman and the other from an experienced umpire, caused minor blips in an Indian batting feast that left the first day’s play devoid of any contest. Wasim Jaffer, tall at the crease and elegant in stroke execution, provided much aesthetic pleasure to those who enjoy batting […]

Vaughan keeps his cards close

Friday, November 30th, 2007

England’s team selection remains a closely guarded secret ahead of the first Test at Kandy, as Michael Vaughan weighs up his options on a wicket that, with 24 hours to go until the start of the match, already looks barer and drier than either of the captains had envisaged. Although Vaughan said that he was […]

IND vs PAK: India elect to bat in second Pakistan Test

Friday, November 30th, 2007

India captain Anil Kumble elected to bat after winning the toss against Pakistan in the second Test at the Eden Gardens.
India lead 1-0 in the three-Test series following their six-wicket victory in the opening match in New Delhi on Monday.
Younis Khan led Pakistan in the absence of Shoaib Malik, who failed to recover from an […]

England keep first Test XI secret

Friday, November 30th, 2007

England will keep their line-up Saturday’s first Test against Sri Lanka under wraps, although captain Michael Vaughan says he has settled on an XI.
One of Steve Harmison and James Anderson will miss out, behind pacemen Ryan Sidebottom and Matthew Hoggard.
The other major decision is whether to play Owais Shah or Ravi Bopara at six. […]

Single-minded Jayawardene remains focussed

Friday, November 30th, 2007

Sri Lanka’s captain, Mahela Jayawardene, insists that his side will not be distracted by talk of records and impending retirements, as the first Test against England prepares to get underway in Kandy on Saturday morning.
All week long, speculation has been brewing in the Sri Lankan press about the imminent departures of two stalwarts of the […]