Archive for October 23rd, 2007
India raises hackles of Aussies
India’s boisterous celebrations after winning the World Twenty20 title did not go down well with Australia, cricket’s best team.
Australia might have suffered the odd bloody nose, but for more than a decade it has been head and shoulders above the rest of the cricket world. Whenever it has lost, ruthless revenge has been exacted at [...]
We will not lose to Pakistan: RP Singh
Team India’s left-arm pace star RP Singh, who played a key role in the Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa, is now all set to take on Pakistan, at home. ‘RP’, who arrived in Lucknow on Sunday after the Australia home series, said: “We will not lose to Pakistan.” Then, he added: “Remember I said [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )ON THE BOUNDARY – One more insult to the people of the West Indies…by some people in the West Indies
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has named a new coach for the West Indies team and, as good or as brilliant as John Dyson may be, I do not agree with it. And I do not agree with it for one simple reason.
I believe, and no one can change my mind on this, that [...]
What World Cup? — Vettori
THE New Zealand cricketers landed on Friday in a country gripped by a frenzy of anticipation ahead of the World Cup rugby final.Asked how he and his team felt about arriving in a country gripped by the excitement of a final which his own country’s team, the All Blacks, had been favoured to reach, captain [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Rival cricket leagues do battle in India
NEW DELHI – India’s new-found fascination for Twenty20 cricket has turned into a tug-of-war as money, power and court battles overshadow the country’s most popular sport. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is determined to be the sole crusader of the lucrative crowd-pulling Twenty20 format in cricket-mad India despite its secretary Niranjan [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )SA to help boost Zim’s cricket
Zimbabwe is to take part in all three of South Africa’s domestic competitions this season as part of Cricket South Africa’s (CSA’s) attempts to help Zimbabwe become more competitive.
CSA’s general manager of cricket operations Brian Basson told Sapa on Monday that the existing schedule of fixtures would stand and matches against Zimbabwe would be slotted [...]
Ponting tips Indians to maintain their rage over a long and heated summer
IT WASN’T just Indian crowds who took a more confrontational attitude towards Australia this month. The Indian players themselves – led by paceman Shantha Sreesanth – gave no quarter in front of boisterous stadiums on home soil.
But as a string of visiting teams and players have discovered (most notably combative South African captain Graeme Smith), [...]
Arjuna Ranatunga reignites cricket race row
FORMER Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga has ignited the race debate by revealing he advised champion spinner Muthiah Muralidaran not to tour Australia this summer.
In the aftermath of a racially heated one-day series between Australia and India, Ranatunga — now a member of the Sri Lankan parliament — fears Muralidaran again will be taunted by [...]
Ponting warns Aussie fans not to retaliate in race row
SYDNEY (AFP) — Australia cricket captain Ricky Ponting returned home from a tour of India marred by racial abuse with a warning to home fans not to retaliate when India visit in December.
Ponting said while some Indian players would likely be given a “hard time” by fans when they played Down Under, he hoped this [...]
