Cricket News In Brief - August 17, 2011 - Part 1
Former Indian Captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kapil-Dev-c70234, has cited lack of team spirit and too much cricket as the main reasons for India’s humiliating series defeat against England.
Kapil criticized senior players like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 for not being able to inspire youngsters in the side.
He also pointed out that playing too much One-Day cricket has shifted the team’s focus, which led to them to being under-prepared for the English summer.
Australian skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Clarke-c1978, has pointed lack of discipline from the top order as the primary factor of his side’s heavy loss at the hands of Sri-Lanka in the third One Day International.
The middle-order batsman believed that their opponents played well in all departments, and therefore no excuses will justify his side's defeat.
The tourists were beaten by a convincing margin of 78, with the pick being Sri Lankan pacer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SL-Malinga-c2540, grabbing a five-wicket haul.
However, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 still leads the series 2-1.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Stuart-Grant-Law-c91460 has conceded that the series defeat after the 3rd One-Dayer against Zimbabwe, was mainly due to the poor catching and “Silly Mistakes” from his side.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045 beat the Bengali Tigers by just five runs, after four catches were put down by the visitors in the field.
This did not help their cause as they slumped to the third consecutive defeat in the five-match series, handing their opponents a deserved series win.
England off-spinner, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AJ-Strauss-c964 is a bit of a hero to him and praised the English leader for his awareness of the game.
Swann was also adamant that he and his teammates want to remain the best team in the World for long and will go for a series whitewash, come the start of 4th Test match against the Men in Blue.
The veteran spinner also hoped that seamer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JM-Anderson-c1705 will be fit for the clash, which will start from August 18, 2011, at the Oval.
Indian Premier League outfit, Kochi Tuskers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kerala-c803, want to shift to Ahmedabad, as their base for the next season of the lucrative tournament.
The decision has been made by the owners of the franchise after a substantial drop in their profits due to lack of viewership in the city of Kochi, Kerela.
The franchise made its debut in the 4th edition of the IPL, where they finished third from the bottom, under the captaincy of Sri Lankan veteran, Mahela Jayawaredene.
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