Cricket News in Brief – October 20, 2011 – Part 1
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 on Wednesday, October 19, 2011.
After being put into bat by South Africa, the tourists Australia managed to post 183 runs on the board for the loss of four wickets. However, the required tally was re-evaluated to 223 runs by Duckworth Lewis Method.
Former skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RT-Ponting-c2377 played a handsome innings of 63 runs that helped his side post a formidable total.
Meanwhile, skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MEK-Hussey-c1942 also played commendable knocks of 44 and 30 runs.
From South Africa http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Faf-du-Plessis-c1427 was the highest scorer with 27 runs to his name.
Ponting was named as the Player of the Match for his appreciable knock with the bat.
Pakistan’s former coach http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ashraf-c46397 to focus on convincing foreign teams to tour Pakistan.
Waqar, who relinquished his post in September said, “Getting foreign teams to tour http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 and ensuring resumption of international cricket in the country should be given top priority by Zaka Ashraf because international games not being played here is hurting our national team and the upcoming players."
Foreign teams have avoided touring Pakistan since 2009 when the touring team of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 was ambushed in a terrorist attack in Lahore.
Waqar Younis has insisted that he never had personal problems with ousted skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-Afridi-c2482 and has welcomed the 31-year-old all-rounder’s announcement to retract his international retirement.
However, Waqar insisted that the fiasco between Afridi and the PCB had damaged cricket in Pakistan and such an incident should be avoided in future.
Afridi had announced his retirement from international cricket in May, 2011 after developing differences with the team management and then later with the PCB.
Pakistan Test opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taufeeq-Umar-c92889 believes that potent partnerships during Pakistan’s first innings in the first Test against Sri Lanka were key to his emphatic unbeaten knock of 109 runs in the match.
“We had to spend time at the wicket and the key was the partnerships that you need in Tests.”
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