Cricket News In Brief – October 21, 2011 – Part 2
Indian skipper, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has lauded his young team after they clichéd the series by winning the 3rd One Day International by 5 wickets.
However, the captain played down the competition as being a revenge series, stating that revenge is a very strong word to use, while singling http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ajinkya-Rahane-c970 for special praise.
"Revenge is a very strong word when it comes to sport. I don't think it should be used in sport. On one side we are speaking about spirit of the game and on the other side we are talking about revenge," Dhoni said at the post-match press conference.
Australian wicket-keeper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BJ-Haddin-c1170 feels that youngster, Patrick Cummins is ready to make a Test berth, but also added that his workload needs to be monitored efficiently.
Cummins has had a meteoric rise, which has seen him perform impeccably on his T20 and ODI debuts, despite having played just 3 first-class games.
While Haddin reckons that his added pace will be pivotal for the Kangaroo team, many still believe it is too early to elevate the 18-year-old to the five-day arena.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 has confirmed.
"Umesh suffered an injury on his left-hand finger while trying to stop a http://www.senore.com/Cricket/IJL-Trott-c1576 shot. He will most likely miss the next two ODIs," said Dhoni.
With the injury confirmed, the management has replaced Umesh by recalling medium pacer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/A-Mithun-c41242 for the remaining two ODIs. The Men In Blue lead the series 3-0.
Pakistani opener, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 that he has achieved a burning desire.
The player remained on the crease for 700 minutes, in which he scored 17 boundaries and a six, before finally perishing on 236. "It was my burning desire to score a Test double hundred," said Umar after his marathon knock.
It has left the Men In Green in a perfect position, who will hope to wrap up the win when they take the field on the fourth day of the Test Match.
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