Cowan slams critics for relying on statistics - Cricket News Round-up – April 26, 2012 – Part 3
Australian opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RT-Ponting-c2377, saying statistics and scorecards cannot be effective indicators of performance.
“… it's bloody hard work and you need to see the ball spitting and turning the way it is to appreciate that,” he pointed out. “And if you're just judging people's form by looking at the scorecard, then you're not doing the game full justice.”
Cowan managed scores such as 14 and 34 in the first Test of Australia’s ongoing tour of the Caribbean, and 28 and 20 in the second. Ponting was similarly lackluster, registering totals of 4, 14, and 7, 41 respectively. However, the third Test saw both batsmen
scoring half centuries, and contributing to the team’s second innings total in a big way, enabling the visitors to establish a substantial 310 lead.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833 on April 25 at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali, Chandigarh,
was one of the most exciting overs he has ever seen.
“The 19th over changed everything for us. It is definitely one of the most exciting overs I have seen in my life,” the 39-year-old shared on Twitter.
The game appeared out of the Mumbai Indians’ hands, as, chasing a target of 169, the visitors found themselves needing 32 runs from 12 balls in the 19th over. However, brilliant performances by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ambati-Rayudu-c1007 (34 off 17) enabled
the team to clinch a narrow 4-wicket victory over the host team, with 1 ball remaining.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mushfiqur-Rahim-c2045 has expressed resentment over the fact that his side have very few opportunities to play Test cricket, which in turn renders them incapable of working on their weak points as a team.
“Test cricket is the real deal. The more we play, the better we would get,” he pointed out. “It is sad we haven’t got the chance to play Tests as regularly as we would like.”
The 23-year-old went on to claim that he was particularly disappointed by the lack of Test cricket between his team and neighbouring countries http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 (whom he pointed out had not once invited his team for a series since they attainted
Test status 12 years ago).
He also expressed disappointment with the South African cricket board’s recent rejection of an invitation by the Bangladesh Cricket Board for a tour.
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