Cricket News-in-Brief - November 25, 2011 – Part 3
Former Indian opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Aakash-Chopra-c41377 has asked the Board of Control for cricket in India (BCCI) to produce lively pitches
in the country in order to develop good cricketers.
According to Chopra, the Men in Blue have always produced players who can do well in home conditions, but the story is completely different when they visit countries like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 and South Africa.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Test team rankings at the start of 2011, but failed to retain this position due to a dismal English tour.
The Poms crushed India by 4-0, taking the top spot in the longest version of the game. The latter are now scheduled to tour Australia and will need something special to do well on bouncy tracks.
Former South African cricketer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Robert-Graeme-Pollock-c85831 has claimed that Test cricket is dying
passage of time, as the number of matches played between top sides are not sufficient these days.
Australia recently toured South Africa for a two match Test series, which ended in 1-1. However, Pollock believes that both sides should have at least played four matches.
The former Proteas batsman further added that teams should give more importance to the longest version of the game and play lesser Twenty20s and One Day Internationals (ODIs).
Australia’s Ryan Harris also said the same thing recently, as he said that Test matches are the real beauty of cricket.
The Pakistan cricket team manager Naveed Akram Cheema has claimed that his side is united and disciplined
due to which they have been winning matches recently.
The Men in Green recently overcame http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033 (UAE).
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 has not played on home soil for more than two years now, but the team has still been impressive in all three formats of the game.
Cheema said that he would love to see his side back in action on home soil and entertain the local fans.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mickey-Arthur-c1969 will be under immense pressure,
as the team is struck with injury problems to five top players.
Batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Watson-c2558 got injured during the second game.
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