Cricket News in Brief – December 09, 2011 – Part 1
India have taken a lead by 3-1 in the five match One Day International (ODI) series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 after beating the tourist team by 153 runs in the fourth match of the series at Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore, India on Thursday, December 08, 2011.
Opener and stand-in captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Sehwag-c2739’s record knock of 219 runs sealed the outcome of the match as India went on to post a stupendous tally of 418 runs in their 50 overs to leave West Indies flabbergasted.
Later, the Windies fell after amassing 265 runs on the board in 49.2 overs.
From http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rahul-Sharma-c83352 bagged three wickets each.
Meanwhile, Sehwag was named as the Player of the Match for his astounding performance with the bat.
Australia’s injured pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Neil-Killeen-c79132 injections during his Test debut caused further damage to his foot injury.
“I think it was well damaged before I started taking the pain killers," Cummins told Sky Sports Radio in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746.
He further added, “I took the pain killers but I would have done it 10 out of 10 times again.”
Cummins, who last saw action against Proteas in November, faces a possible ouster from the national team until January next year because of a fracture to his foot.
Initially the youngster was diagnosed with a 'fat pad' or soft-tissue injury, however, further tests revealed a bone fracture.
The bowler will now miss Australia’s upcoming home series against India in December this year.
Pakistan’s middle-order batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Younis-Khan-c98325 expects a better show from Bangladesh in the upcoming two-Test series.
“When we play Tests we expect a Test-level competition. They struggled in the limited-overs matches, but Test cricket is a different ball game. If they http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Khan-c71319
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 already won the three-match one-day series against the hosts by 3-0 and are now looking for a defeat less record in the Tests.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh will have to give a better performance in all areas to give Pakistan a run for their money as the hosts have shown weakness especially in their batting.
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