Cricket News-in-Brief - October 26, 2011 – Part 3
Pakistan’s skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972 has claimed that patience is the key to winning Test matches.
His side was criticised for playing negative cricket during the first Test of the three match series in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033 (UAE).
Pakistan had an opportunity to take a 1-0 lead against the opposition during the first Test, as the team needed 170 runs off 21 overs to win on the final day’s play.
However, the Men in Green opted not to take any risks and went for the draw. According to Misbah, dropped catches were the reason behind the drawn Test, but his side will succeed in the upcoming games.
India have jumped up two places in the ICC’s One Day International (ODI) team rankings after whitewashing England by 5-0.
The team has now taken the number three spot in the list behind http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758.
The Men in Blue are also ranked number three in the ICC’s Test team rankings. They were number one at the start of the year, but lost their position to England recently.
The Poms were dominant on home soil against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 and did not allow them to win a single game on the tour. However, the latter took revenge during their five match home series and will now be aiming to win the lone Twenty20 on Saturday, October 29, 2011.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028, skipper of the Indian team, has admitted that his side’s bowling needs to be improved.
He praised the spinners, but stated that the fast bowlers were not up to the mark during the five match ODI series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013.
Dhoni added that the seamers gave away plenty of runs during the series, which was a big concern.
The 30-year-old was impressed with the way youngsters played against a strong English unit and expected them to continue doing well in the future.
Former Pakistan coach http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Waqar-Younis-Maitla-c96193 has claimed that his successor should be a local.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is yet to finalise the replacement for Waqar.
According to the former fast bowler, a local coach will have better understanding of the team compared to a foreigner.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohsin-Hasan-Khan-c77595 is currently acting as an interim coach for the team.
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