Cricket News In Brief- October 25, 2011 – Part 1
An impressive performance by debutant, Elias Sunny helped http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 early on the fifth day of the first Test match.
The left-arm spinner added another two scalps before the lunch session to take his tally to six, which are the best figures for any Bangladeshi bowlers on debut.
The tourists faltered on 244, which meant that the hosts had a healthy lead of 106; however, the match is destined for the draw, due to the rain which over-shadowed the 3rd and 4th day’s play.
Australian skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Clarke-c1978 stated that the team will look to improve their performance when they take on the Proteas in the final one-dayer at Durban.
After losing the first match, the South African batting rose to the task and inflicted a heavy defeat to their opponents and consequently managed to level the series. "We have to improve, no doubt. We weren’t good enough and we know you’ve got to be at your
best to beat them in their own backyard," http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120 said.
The third and deciding game between the two teams will be played on the 28th of October.
In the new ICC T20 rankings, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758, who sit a point behind them
However, the biggest surprise is the standings of two time World Cup T20 finalists, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 General Manager said that the T20 rankings will give the shorter version a little more significance. “The launch of Twenty20 rankings will generate even more interest in the shortest format and will help give more context to bilateral
matches,” he said.
Former Indian Coach, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gregory-Stephen-Chappell-c60820 stated in his new book, “Fierce Force” that master blaster weakness lies in his mental strength, which he termed as fragile.
“…Sachin's mental state had been surprisingly fragile and he came to me for help," revealed Chappell in his new book.
Chappell was the Indian head coach from 2005 to 2007; however, his reign was marked with well publicized disputes with some of the senior Men In Blue player, which included http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Z-Khan-c98379.
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