Cricket News-in-Brief - December 7, 2011 – Part 3
Former Pakistan skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Irfan-Pathan-c1601 should have been picked for India’s tour to Australia,
considering his past performances on the bouncy pitches in the region.
Pathan has been performing consistently at the domestic level and according to Wasim; it would have been an ideal time for the left-arm seamer to make a comeback to Test cricket.
However, the Indian selectors have replaced injured bowler http://www.senore.com/Cricket/A-Mithun-c41242.
Wasim predicted that it will be quite difficult for Mithun to do well on such a big tour and the selectors should have opted for an experienced campaigner like Pathan.
Australian legend http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Iftikhar-Ali-Khan-Pataudi-Nawab-of-c64075 Cummins
against participating in the cash rich Indian Premier League (IPL), as it might shorten his career for the national side.
The 18-year-old speedster made his international debut against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 in a recently concluded series and impressed one and all with his raw pace. He took part in every format of the game and won the man-of-the-match award for his spectacular bowling
performance in the Johannesburg Test.
However, Waugh believes that it was not the right time for Cummins to take part in the lucrative league and he should only focus on playing for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746.
The former Aussie skipper urged senior players like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Justin-Lee-Langer-c69712 to guide the youngster properly in this matter.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Ashraful-c76740, Bangladesh’s batsman, has been recalled to the Test side
for the two match series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755, starting from Friday, December 9, 2011.
The veteran batsman was omitted from the three match One Day International (ODI) series, which was won comfortably by the Men in Green.
However, he has been named in the 15-man squad for the home series against Pakistan, considering his solid performances at the domestic level in recent times.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 and Australia are quite balanced sides,
but the team that stays injury-free will manage to win the upcoming four-match Test series.
According to Gilchrist, there is no difference between India and Australia when it comes to batting. However, he said that both sides will need injury-free bowlers to win the Test series.
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