Cricket News-in-Brief - October 25, 2011 – Part 3
India’s batsman Chetseshwar Pujara was confident of making a comeback to the national side after regaining fitness and form.
He made his international debut against Australia in 2010, but has been struggling with injuries since then.
Pujara sustained an injury during the cash rich Indian Premier League (IPL) this year, but has started practicing and aims to be in the side for the tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746.
The 23-year-old batsman has played three Tests until now and has a best score of 72 against the mighty Australian team.
Pakistan cricket team’s associate manager http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Naushad-Ali-Rizvi-c78868 has claimed that the new coach will be finalized soon by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). He also revealed that all three short-listed candidates are foreigners.
Naushad also commented on his side’s performance against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 in the first Test of the three match series in the United Arab Emirates saying that the Men in Green were dominant overall and the management was pleased with this.
However, Naushad blamed the dropped catches for the drawn match otherwise http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 would have been one up already.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 in the five match One Day International (ODI) series.
The hosts have gained and unassailable lead of 4-0 in the series.
Yuvraj praised team-mate http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Kohli-c2737 for his consistent performances against the opposition, which has put the World Champions on top.
The flamboyant middle-order batsman also appreciated the leadership of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 and said that he has been finishing the matches brilliantly.
India will look to whitewash the Poms 5-0 after winning the final match of the series in Kolkata on Tuesday, October 25, 2011.
Former Pakistan skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033.
Pakistan had to chase down 170 runs for victory in 21 overs on a flat batting wicket, but the team opted not to take any risks.
This did not please Wasim and he said that the team should have at least tried to chase the target down. He claimed that the Men in Green lost a golden opportunity to take a 1-0 lead in the series against Sri Lanka.
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