Cricket News in Brief – October 3, 2011 – Part 1
Pakistani pacer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SCJ-Broad-c2465 tampering with the ball.
"I saw Anderson do it last year when we went to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013. Then in the Ashes series Stuart Broad was seen roughing up the ball with his boots,” claimed Gul.
Gul also feels that ball tampering must not be legalised, since it is an art and should remain so.
The upcoming http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750-England series will be played under new rules, which will see two balls being used in each-innings and alterations in the powerplay overs.
According to the rules, powerplays will include the mandatory first 10 overs; however, the next 10 will have to be taken between the 16th and the 40th over.
Also, runners will not be allowed for injured batsmen unless nine wickets are down.
James Anderson says that he wanted to prove himself in the sub-continent
and admitted to being frustrated on being rested for the team’s upcoming series against India.
The player, who did not have the best of the recent World Cup, staged in the sub-continent, feels that he wants to make up for the time he lost to injury in his playing career.
Anderson is regarded as England’s premier bowler and has no quarrel with the selectors, who he feels decide what is in the best interests of the team.
Trinidad & Tobago skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Daren-Ganga-c52410, hopes to qualify for the semi-finals of the tournament after beating defending Champions, Chennai Super Kings, in their Group A clash.
The team posted just 123 on the board but the bowlers delivered, managing to restrict their opponents to 111, earning a hard-fought 12 run victory.
The Caribbean outfit lost their first two matches of the group stages and now will need a big win in their final clash against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Cape-Cobras-c776, to have any chances of making it to the knock out stages.
Indian legend, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kapil-Dev-c70234 feels that the England team will find it difficult to repeat their heroics when they tour the sub-continent.
The Poms inflicted a whitewash, beating the Men In Blue in the four Test matches, while claiming wins in the T20 and limited overs format as well.
However, Kapil feels that the conditions will be totally different and the Indians, with their good home record, will form a formidable side.
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