http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Z-Khan-c98379 at Taunton - Cricket New update
English test skipper, Andrew Strauss, subdued his nemesis, Zaheer Khan, as he successfully denied the wares of the Indian left-arm seamer by serving the “Men in Blue” with an impressive 78 off 98 deliveries, while appearing as a guest for the Somerset side.
Before the game Strauss said, “It will be a perfect preparation for the first Test but it will not guarantee anything for it.”
Strauss, reputed for suffering against the likes of left-armers, has been dismissed 5-times at the hands of Indian prodigy, Zaheer Khan. However, on Friday, the 34-year-old punished the Indian bowling attack as he hit them for 16-boundaries, once again proving
himself a torrid customer at the crease.
Now the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Middlesex-c817 player will step into the inaugural Test against the visitors at Lord’s with the much needed psychological advantage he gained after seeking special permission to play in the warm-up against India.
With an intention to improve his performance, Strauss opened the innings for the Somerset County and registered an impactful half-century in just 63-balls.
Lady luck assisted the left-hander at a few occasions when the umpire turned down a http://www.senore.com/Cricket/A-Mishra-c871 dropped the English captain on 64.
Prior to his innings at Taunton, Strauss faced formidable criticism from critics who questioned his technical proficiency against the left-arm seamers, but the English Test skipper responded in a decent fashion as he provided an opening stand of 101-run
alongside http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Arul-Suppiah-c1084.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Somerset-c843 opening star, Arul Suppiah, enjoyed more limelight than Strauss as he smashed his way to 156 off 259 deliveries. The 27-year-old thrashed the Indian bowling attack all over the park as his innings onslaught comprised of 15 boundaries, fortified
with a towering six.
However, events may unfold differently at Lord’s, where the series will kick off as India will collide against the English side in the first encounter of the npower Test series, on July 21, 2011.
Zaheer khan will bowl with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/I-Sharma-c1566, who has all the credentials to annihilate any batting attack with the amount of pace and bounce he accumulates on the basis of his height.
After hunting the Lankan http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808 at home, Andrew Strauss, alongside his men, is all set to defeat the reigning World Champions in the upcoming series to clinch the number one spot in Test cricket.
On the other hand team http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 will be looking forward to a tough competition against the hosts as they are well aware of their potential to bamboozle any opponent, especially on home soil.
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