Cricket News-in-Brief - September 12, 2011 – Part 3
Zimbabwe’s skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BRM-Taylor-c1200 has admitted that his decision to bat first against Pakistan was wrong.
The African team lost the second One Day International (ODI) of the three-match series by 10 wickets at the Harare Sports Club on Sunday, September 11, 2011.
According to Taylor, he wanted to field first, but just opted to bat by mistake at the toss. He apologised to the team for his decision, which eventually cost the match to them.
Although http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915 still expects his side to lift their performance in the final ODI at Harare. He claimed that the team will put things together winning the upcoming game.
Former West Indian tearaway fast bowler http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Michael-Anthony-Holding-c75756 believes that teams require quality fast bowlers to be the best in the business.
He gave examples of the dominant era of the Caribbean team and the Australian side under http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Stephen-Rodger-Waugh-c91216.
Commenting on the series between India and England, Holding stated that the main reason behind the former team’s struggle was lack of quality pace bowlers.
One of the fastest bowlers of all time further added that he was disappointed with the way http://www.senore.com/Cricket/I-Sharma-c1566 has been bowling in the recent past.
Holding stated that he was quite impressed by Sharma’s performances in the earlier stages of his career, but the youngster has not been able to look after his body in a better way.
There will be no Decision Review System (DRS) for the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033 (UAE),
as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has failed to reach an agreement with its broadcasters for the series.
However, the board’s chief operating officer Subhan Ahmad has stated that the technology will be used in the ODIs.
India’s skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 wants his side to win the final match on the English tour, despite losing the series in a humiliating fashion. The Men in Blue have not won a single match in any format of the game until now.
According to Dhoni, every international game is an important one and his side will look forward to winning the final ODI at Cardiff on Friday, September 16.
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