Cricket News In Brief – September 7, 2011 – Part 2
England ODI skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/C-Kieswetter-c1206
after his blistering knock of 46 from 25 paved the way for his teams' convincing victory against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 in the 2nd One-Dayer.
The left-hander also acknowledged the work put in by the ground staff after persistent rain led to the match being reduced to 23 overs per side.
Cook himself scooped up the Player of Match award, making a solid 80 off 63 balls, which included five fours and a six.
Indian Captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028, has rued the lack of bowling options at his disposal as the main reason for his team’s loss to England in the 2nd ODI.
The Men In Blue went into the game with four specialist bowlers, which their opponents took full use of to clinch the One-Dayer with five balls to spare.
With the absence of all-rounder http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yuvraj-Singh-c98364, fitting in a fifth bowler is a worry for Dhoni, which then leaves the team fragile in the batting department.
In the new http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Dravid-c2229 has moved up the table,
occupying the fourth and ninth position respectively.
The England contingent dominates the ranking with four players, namely Alastair Cook, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KP-Pietersen-c1806 (9), in the top 10.
Sri-Lankan, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JH-Kallis-c1692, still leads the table with 883 points.
Cricket http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 has named five Cricketers of the Year in the 2011 edition of the South African Annual, which came out on Tuesday morning.
It honors http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imran-c64193 Tahir for their outstanding performances over the past 12 months.
The Annual is a prestigious publication, which has kept all the records concerning Proteas Cricket.
Legendary umpire, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Harold-Dennis-Bird-c61576, believes that the use of technology has taken the charm away from one of the greatest sports in history.
The 78-year-old believes that the final decision must remain firmly with the standing umpires and strongly opposed the Decision Review System.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bird-c48123 also praised the current crop of English players as the best side he has seen in over 50 years.
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