Cricket News-in-Brief - October 10, 2011 – Part 3
The Mumbai Indians’ (MI’s) opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Harbhajan-Singh-c61453 for leading the franchise to a title win in the Champions League Twenty20
tournament on Sunday, October 9, 2011.
Blizzard claimed that Harbhajan was a very aggressive captain and gave a lot of confidence to the team, which was not considered as favourites before the start of the tournament.
MI’s regular skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556 was unable to take part in the event due to a toe injury. However, he supported his side until the end of the tournament.
Pakistan’s all-rounder http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033 (UAE).
The first Test match between the two countries will start from Tuesday, October 18, 2011.
Malik said that he was pleased on being a part of the team once again, but wanted to perform in order to retain his position.
The veteran player was brought back into the side for the series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045, but failed to make an impression. However, the national selectors have decided to give him another opportunity to prove his mettle.
England’s all-rounder http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RS-Bopara-c2373 has aimed to improve his bowling on the Indian tour,
as he believes that it will be required during the limited-over series against the World Champions.
According to Bopara, the pitches in India are very good for the batsmen, which might make life difficult for some of the regular bowlers.
This is why the all-rounder believes that his role will be crucial with the ball throughout the tour.
Australia’s star middle-order batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MEK-Hussey-c1942 has been given a break from domestic cricket,
after he returned from playing the Champions League Twenty20 tournament in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750.
The 36-year-old was scheduled to take part in a four day match for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 for a complete series.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SL-Malinga-c2540 was pleased with his performances during the Champions League Twenty20 tournament.
The right-arm speedster was named player-of-the-tournament for his all-round performances throughout the tournament. He played a crucial role in helping http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 Indians (MI) lift the trophy.
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