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: July 31, 2009
Muttiah Muralitharan says he plans to retire from Test cricket after next year’s series against the West Indies.The bowler said Thursday that will be my last Test series. I am hoping that’s the right time for me because I will be 38 years old by then. Muralitharan said he will continue to play one day [...]
Posted by: devilkarthik on: July 29, 2009
Half centuries from Shakib Al Hasan and Mohammad Ashraful trumped a maiden One day International hundred from Travis Dowlin, and inspired Bangladesh to a three wicket victory over West Indies in the second ODI on Tuesday to take an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the series. Shakib, the Bangladesh captain, struck 65 from 61 balls to [...]
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 27, 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 26, 2009
New Zealand’s top cricketers may choose to play in the Indian Premier League rather than for their country if cricket’s international calendar continues to create conflict between the two, New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori said. Vettori said players may be forced to choose cash over country in future and hinted players came close to making [...]
Posted by: devilkarthik on: July 25, 2009
England pacer Steve Harmison has decided to hang his boots and wants to go for the last kill in Ashes, steve said .Harmison has become the fifth member of the 2005 Ashes-winning side to hang up his Test boots along with Marcus Trescothick, Michale Vaughan, Andrew Flintoff and Ashley Giles. Unlike Flintoff, who has just [...]
Posted by: devilkarthik on: July 23, 2009
Australia began rebuilding for the 2011 World Cup by including three young players and leaving out batsman Brad Hodge in a 30-man preliminary squad named on Thursday for the Champions Trophy. The squad, for the limited-overs tournament in South Africa from Sept. 22 to Oct. 5, must be trimmed to 15 players by Aug. 23. [...]
Posted by: devilkarthik on: July 19, 2009
Within a fortnight of dismissing his retirement ‘rumours’, Sri Lanka’s most successful pacer Chaminda Vaas on Sunday announced that he will quit Test after the ongoing series against Pakistan. “I’m officially retiring from Test after the third Test against Pakistan but will continue playing one day and Twenty20 matches till the 2011 World Cup,” Vaas [...]
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