Cricket News In Brief – October 14, 2011 – Part 2
Australian skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Clarke-c1978 has reacted angrily over the match-fixing allegations, insisting that they are not cheaters.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nathan-Bracken-c2068 as being involved in fixing matches.
However, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120 has come out and defended the players, claiming that he has full faith in his team and is confident that no player has ever been involved in any wrong doings.
Former Indian spinner, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Anil-Kumble-c44737 has defended his stance over his interest conflicting roles related to cricket, claiming that no one can challenge his integrity.
The player was criticized over his overlapping roles, which includes him being heading the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Karnataka-c801 Cricket association and the National Cricket Academy, along with him running Tenvic- a commercial venture, which sees him representing young players.
It was believed that his various roles could potentially influence him in picking those players which he represents, however, has stated that he has never exploited his elevated positions.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TG-Southee-c2659 has been ruled out through injury for his team’s Test assignment against Zimbabwe.
The player was expected to recover in time to tour http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045; however, the latest scans reveal that his is still not ready to make his comeback.
The injury also forced the pacer to miss the Champions LeagueT20 campaign for his club outfit, Chennai Super Kings.
Former Pakistani pacer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wasim-Akram-c96292 has urged the cricketing world to ignore book-maker, Mazhar Majeed’s comments, while labelling him as a joker.
“It is high time everyone listened to people with credibility and not people like him, with no credibility," said Akram.
The pacer also added that he hopes that http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 resume their cricketing ties on neutral venue, touting Sharjah as the ideal venue.
Indian Skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 in the first ODI match today.
"We should keep things simple,” said Dhoni. “It's difficult when you miss seniors but it is not at all difficult to manage junior players. Obviously, it's a big opportunity for them and it is important for us to make a winning start," added the Men In Blue
skipper.
The Men In Blue will be hoping to take revenge of the whitewash they suffered at the hands of the same opponents last month.
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