Cricket News In Brief – September 26, 2011 – Part 1
Former Australian pacer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Glenn-Donald-McGrath-c60183, appreciated the work done by the English contingent and feels that they deserve to be crowned as the No 1 Test nation.
The great also praised the efforts of England supremo, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JM-Anderson-c1705, labeling him the key performer for the Poms over the past year.
It was the first time that the English opposition achieved the No 1 spot in over 32 years and McGrath feels the team now must look to accomplish longevity.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India’s Vice President, Rajiv Shukla, feels that the comments made by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shoaib-Akhtar-c90080 in his autobiography will not affect
the revival of bilateral ties between the two countries.
Akhtar in his book, “Controversially Yours” made scathing remarks on http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Khan-c71319 and was criticized by the Indians for his openness.
However, the BCCI said that although the remarks were disappointing, it won’t influence the board in changing their stance of resuming cricket against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755.
England stand in T20 skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 in was unacceptable.
In chasing a sub-par total of 114, the Poms could not handle the spin of debutant, Garey Mathurin, and could only manage an appalling 88.
"Let's face it, to not chase 113 in international cricket is unacceptable. West Indies bowled and fielded well, but not well enough to bowl a team out for 88,” he said.
Kolkata Knight Riders captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Graham-Robert-Cowdrey-c60631 Der Merwe early on was the main reason for his team’s defeat.
Putting on a defending total of 161 on the board, the Indian Premier League franchise gave away too many runs initially, as Van Der Merwe's 73 off 40 guided his team to a 5-wicket victory.
It was the second time the two sides met in the competition, the first being in the qualifiers where Somerset came out winners.
English pacer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 next year.
The pacer is currently nursing a shoulder injury which means that he will only play a handful of games before his team defends the crown.
The pacer however feels that he looks forward to captaining the side and will not lose his focus even though he faces a lengthy resting period ahead.
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