Cricket News-in-Brief - August 27, 2011 – Part 2
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According to the right-handed middle-order batsman, he could have been either paralysed or dead had the bullet been hit on a different spot on his leg.
However, Samaraweera claimed that the incident had made him mentally stronger than ever before. Apart from the 34-year-old, there were six other players injured during the attack.
Former West Indian skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 in the four-match Test series.
According to the Caribbean legend, the Men in Blue should have been in England much earlier before the start of the first Test match at Lord’s.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625’s Test team rankings. He further said that the Poms have a solid backup and might retain their position for quite some years.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Usman-Khawaja-c2729. The latter made his international debut against England in the Ashes 2010.
Khawaja used to play for Katich’s club Randwick in Australia and impressed one and all with his solid technique since the age of 17. He is expected to bat in the Australian top-order in the future, possibly as a replacement for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RT-Ponting-c2377.
According to Katich, Khawaja was a very good player of the short ball, as he hooks and cuts well. He also has a very good temperament, which is essential for a Test cricketer.
The Pakistan cricket team has reached http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045 to play one Test, three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and two Twenty20s. The team will first play a practice game against Zimbabwe XI at Bulawayo on Sunday, August 28, 2011.
The series will be an important one for coach http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Waqar-Younis-Maitla-c96193, as it will be his last assignment with the team. The fast bowling legend decided to quit his job following some health issues.
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