Archive for October 16th, 2007
2007 ACC TWENTY20 CUP PREVIEW
Afghanistan are many people’s favourites for this tournament as well as being many people’s favourites in general. They play cricket with a single-minded desire to succeed comparable to that of Indians and Pakistanis from outlying districts.
Afghanistan have added grace and finesse to their fire and fervour and are now more than a team of big-hitting, [...]
BCCI rejects Pakistan’s request for Twenty20 matches
The Indian cricket board Tuesday rejected its Pakistani counterpart’s request to replace one Test match with two Twenty20 matches during Pakistan’s tour to India starting next month.
Niranjan Shah, secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket India (BCCI), said here Tuesday that the request from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) was very late and could [...]
I Don’t Miss Twenty20 Cricket, Feels Former India Skipper Sourav Ganguly
Despite his explosive batting exploits in one-day cricket, former India skipper Sourav Ganguly said on Tuesday that he doesn’t miss Twenty20 cricket.
‘I don’t think I miss Twenty20 cricket. I don’t know what it would have been if this kind of cricket was introduced during my younger days. But now I don’t think I would have [...]
Harbhajan ready for Australian challenge
Off spinner Harbhajan Singh is keen to emulate his domestic success against Australia when India embark on their Test tour starting in December. Harbhajan, 27, proved a handful for the Australians on their last two trips to India, but has played just one Test in Australia.
He bowled 35 overs and took one wicket in the [...]
Aussies aim to finish off India
Captain Ricky Ponting has forecast minimal changes for Wednesday’s dead rubber against India in Mumbai as Australia look to pour salt into the home side’s gaping wounds.
The tourists have shown their hand by planning to pick a full strength side for the day-nighter starting at 1430 local (1900 AEST) at Wankhede Stadium. Ponting said the [...]
Shoaib Akhtar, Pollock, Oram join IPL: BCCI
Controversial Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar, South African pacer Shaun Pollock and New Zealand all-rounder Jacob Oram have joined the $3 million Indian Premier League (IPL), taking the total number of players who have signed for April’s first edition to 25.
‘To have ‘Rawalpindi Express’ (Akhtar) play for an India club team, together with a cricketer [...]
IPL is becoming a worry for ICL: Pranab
While cricket enthusiasts in the country are closely following the ongoing recruitment war between the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the Indian Cricket League (ICL), the latter’s coach Pranab Roy reckons that the BCCI’s counter-initiative is starting to give ICL a few worries. After the Zee-backed rebel project was launched amidst aplomb months back, the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Performance matters, not age: Sourav Ganguly
Sourav Ganguly’s explosive batting style – which he rediscovered in the Nagpur ODI against Australia – would have made him a successful batsman in Twenty20 cricket, but the former Indian captain says he doesn’t miss the newest and fastest version of the game.”I don’t think I miss Twenty20 cricket. I don’t know what it would [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )‘I don’t need a ban’ – Sreesanth
Sreesanth will not reinvent himself to satisfy critics of his behaviour but has vowed to find the “exact limit between really bad and really good”. Ian Chappell suggested the Indian board should ban Sreesanth, who has had an eventful one-day series, and the Australians have also been upset by his actions, particularly in the fourth [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )X-factor, yes! And A, B, C, D…
It is convenient to be a Monday morning quarterback, an American term for one who views things in hindsight. But in the business of chronicling events, it is also inevitable.
Here’s an attempt, then, at identifying the reasons behind Australia’s thumping victory over India in the Future Cup, completed in the sixth match in Nagpur on [...]
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