Cricket News In Brief – February 4, 2012 – Part 2 - Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 took a slender 42-run lead.
The Poms were finally bowled out on 141 with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Saeed-Ajmal-c87859, who shared 8 wickets between them.
The Men In Green started poorly after they lost both openers before the lunch interval. However, resumption saw Younis and Azhar rebuilding the innings with some authority.
Indian middle-order batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758.
The tourists managed to win their first game of their hopeless tour of Down Under after they defeated Australia in the second T20 game by 8 wickets – consequently levelling the series.
"It was important for us," he said. "The morale is very good. The atmosphere is very positive at the moment.”
IPL chairman, Rajiv Shukla, said that they will look into the matter, regarding the surprising decision of Sahara to end their association with BCCI and Pune http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warriors-c861, only when they get an official confirmation.
Sahara earlier, in a media statement, pulled out from their sponsorship dealings for the Indian national cricket team, while also took no part in the ongoing final auction.
Shukla said that their decision was unfortunate but nothing could be gauged from their stance for the time being at least.
"It is unfortunate," Shukla said at the end of the bidding for the marquee players. "[But] unless we get something in writing then only we will be reacting. If they want it [their contract] terminated, they want to withdraw [from the IPL], then we will decide
[once we get official confirmation]," Shukla said.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Vinay-Kumar-c2237 remained the biggest winners in the first round of the final auction of players for the upcoming fifth edition of the IPL.
In a frantic dealing, the trio was scooped in millions with Mahela moving to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 Daredevils, Jadeja (Chennai Super Kings via a tie-breaker) and Kumar (Royal Challengers Bangalore).
English players went unsold while http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RJ-Peterson-c2332 all were among the overseas players being bought.
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