Cricket News-in-Brief - September 29, 2011 – Part 4
India’s out of form off-spinner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013. Both teams are scheduled to play a five-match One Day International (ODI) series in October, 2011.
Harbhajan has been struggling for form in the recent past and failed to make an impression in the Test series against England. He played only the first couple of games before returning home due to an abdominal injury.
The wily spinner announced before the Champions League Twenty20 that he was fit to play any format of the game and is currently leading the injury struck http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 Indians (MI) side.
England’s ODI skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 on their home soil will not be an easy task for a young English side.
The Poms outplayed the Men in Blue in every format of the game in a recently played series in the British soil. However, things will be entirely different once India play in their backyard.
Cook claimed that every player in the team will have to give his 100 percent in order to overcome the World Champions in front of their home crowd.
Last time when both teams played on the Indian soil was in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Cup 2011. However, the thrilling encounter between them ended in a tie in the end.
Pakistan’s skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972 has set his eyes on the inaugural Test championship to be played in 2013. He was looking forward to guide the team into the top four of the ICC Test team rankings by doing well against Sri
Lanka, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 and England in the upcoming series.
Misbah further stated that the team will face some challenges in the absence of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Waqar-Younis-Maitla-c96193, who resigned as head coach of the team after the Zimbabwean tour.
The 37-year-old claimed that he had developed a sound understanding with the former fast bowler, but will be looking forward to working with the new coach.
Australia’s Patrick Cummins was delighted on being selected in the national side,
saying he had a fabulous year. He will be looking forward to making most of the opportunity once he steps onto the ground against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 next month.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Matthew-Wade-c1933 are the other two players, who will be making their international debut against the Proteas.
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