Cricket News In Brief – January 31, 2012 – Part 3
Indian skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746.
The Men In Blue ODI side have a good blend of experience and youth, which sees http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RA-Jadeja-c2238.
Dhoni further revealed his aspiration of leading the side until the management finds suitable replacement. "It's just a position I hold. It's something I'll always look to do well till I am in the job. It's not something I want to hold on to or http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adrian-Roger-Kirshaw-Pierson-c42135 on
to. If there's a better replacement, it's a very open thing,” said Dhoni.
Indian Test specialist, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Dravid-c2229 claims that he is yet to decide whether to retire from the longer version of the game but admitted he is near the end of his career.
"I am definitely nearer the end than the beginning, there is no doubt about that," Dravid said.
The veteran has been the mainstay for his team in the pinnacle format of cricket but his position has come under scrutiny after poor showings Down Under.
Former Australian captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RT-Ponting-c2377.
Chappell reckons that Lara has a superior number of individual records when compared with Tendulkar and Ponting, which includes the highest Test score of 400.
"This probably highlights an area where Lara is superior to the other two players under discussion; his knowledge of how to amass big scores," Chappell wrote in his column for 'Daily Telegraph'.
Aussie opening batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Phil-Jaques-c2182 has retired from first-class cricket in his home country after dealing with a troublesome back pain.
It led him to end his association with the national team (2008) after playing just 11 Test matches, in which he scored 902 runs at an impressive average of 47.47 since making his debut in 2005.
The player will however, continue playing in the English domestic with county side http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yorkshire-c867 as he has a British passport, which makes him a national.
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