Posted by: devilkarthik on: August 8, 2009
After being out of action for over two months following a shoulder injury that needed surgery, dashing opener Virender Sehwag is hoping to return to top notch cricket through the ICC Champions Trophy next month. I am hoping to play in the ICC Champions Trophy. My rehabilitation is going well, he said .Sehwag sustained the [...]
Posted by: devilkarthik on: August 7, 2009
India’s only batsman to hit two triple centuries, opener Virender Sehwag says his penchant to hit big centuries in Tests was driven by critics doubting his calibre in the longer version of the game. In Test matches I’m very cautious. I want to score more runs and I want to score big runs and I [...]
Posted by: devilkarthik on: August 5, 2009
Spunky England off-spinner Graeme Swann rates the ball with which he castled Ricky Ponting in the Edgbaston Test as the most satisfying delivery of his career, something he can tell his grandchildren about with considerable pride. The ball with which I bowled Ricky Ponting at Edgbaston was the most satisfying of my career, Swann wrote [...]
Posted by: devilkarthik on: August 4, 2009
Michael Clarke’s unbeaten century guided Australia to a draw against England in the third Ashes Test at Edgbaston on Monday.The result kept Australia’s defence of the Ashes alive, although it also meant England remained 1-0 up in the five match series ahead of the fourth Test at Headingley, which starts on Friday. The Australian vice [...]
Posted by: devilkarthik on: July 29, 2009
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni continued to top the ODI batsmen ranking while his deputy Yuvraj Singh has managed to clung on to his second position in the ICC ODI players ranking issued on Wednesday. Dhoni held on to his numero uno status with 828 rating points while Yuvraj, who had achieved his career best [...]
Posted by: devilkarthik on: July 28, 2009
There are trends developing in world cricket that are of concern to the future of the game, including in India, Indian coach Gary Kirsten said here, saying Team India has to decide its priorities in terms of Test cricket and other forms of the game, like T20. Kirsten was speaking on Saturday at a gathering [...]
Posted by: devilkarthik on: July 28, 2009
Pakistan are banking on a fresh set of players to deliver as they seek to avenge Sri Lanka’s Test victory in a one day series starting on Thursday. Pakistan were beaten in a Test series for the first time on Sri Lankan soil when Younus Khan’s men lost the first two matches before drawing the [...]
Posted by: devilkarthik on: July 28, 2009
Struggling Mitchell Johnson has found much needed support from teammate and stumper Brad Haddin, who reckons that the Australian paceman was still making an impact in their Ashes defence. The left arm quick has invited wrath of both media and fans with his patchy bowling, which makes him a doubtful starter for the third Test, [...]
Posted by: devilkarthik on: July 27, 2009
Australia wrapped up a morale-boosting 135-run win over Northamptonshire, but their worries over the form of Ashes spearhead Mitchell Johnson increased. Johnson, who has struggled in the first two Tests against England, did little to support his case to retain his place for this week’s third Test at Edgbaston, with figures of 1-107 in 18.1 [...]
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