Cricket News In Brief – November 15, 2011 – Part 2
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The second Test was interrupted due to bad light; however, it did not stop Laxman from reaching his ton as the host asserted their dominance with a total in access of 500.
Resuming the day on 346 for the loss of five wickets, Indian lost left-hander http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJG-Sammy-c1382, however, a Dhoni- Laxman partnership helped the Indians to inflict more misery on their opponents.
South African skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746.
The spinner had relatively little to contribute to the team’s historic win in the first Test match against the Kagaroos, however, the leg-break bowler is expected to retain his place as confirmed by the leader of the Proteas team.
"Imran's first Test would have been good for his self-confidence and he will continue to grow into his new role," Sport 24 quoted http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Smith-c90598, as saying.
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Vettori stepped down from his role as the skipper following the team’s World Cup 2011 exit, and says that he is keen on passing his knowledge to a few younger members of the team.
The Kiwi recently won their tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045, having beaten the hosts in all three formats of the game.
Former http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Anthony-William-Greig-c45123 has described the empty stadium of the Eden Gardens as a “morgue” and lamented the lack of public interest in Test cricket.
The cricketer turned commentator, who is currently on duty as a presenter in the Pakistan-Sri Lanka series blamed a Monday start to such low attendance.
"Eden Gardens was one of my favourite grounds because of its wonderful atmosphere. Today it looks and sounds like a morgue," the former English all-rounder tweeted.
His words were also echoed by veteran http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Dravid-c2229, who scored yet another century on the opening day of the second Test match, labelling it as a sad part of modern day cricket.
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