Daniel Vettori all praises for competitive new seamer Neil Wagner – Cricket News Roundup – Part 3 – July 22, 2012
Spinner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 line-up, appreciating the 26-year-old’s energetic and aggressive approach.
“He was awesome today. He brings a lot of energy. He's a different style of bowler than probably most New Zealanders are used to,” he said. “He runs in hard all day and wants to compete the whole time and I think he's a welcome addition to our side.”
Wagner has yet to play for the national side in an international match, but is a veteran of 55 first-class matches, with an impressive 238 wickets to his credit. His emphatic 2 for 50 during the 2nd day (July 21) of the ongoing tour match against the West Indies Cricket Board President's XI at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua has improved his chances of earning a Test debut during the upcoming extended-overs series against the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760.
The Indian team, along with skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 in the ODI series opener on July 21 at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Sooriyawewa, Hambantota.
The skipper has been fined 20% of his match fee, while the remainder of the team has been issued fines for 10% of their match fees. The team were judged to be one over short of their target and handed fines after a disciplinary hearing with match-referee http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Brian-Christopher-Broad-c48475.
The incident is Dhoni’s third over-rate offense this year, with the first two having occurred in January and February respectively. However despite the recent fine, the team have managed to gain a 1-0 lead over their hosts in the 5-match ODI series. The second game is scheduled to take place on July 24 at the same venue.
Pakistan’s former star pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shoaib-Akhtar-c90080 has expressed his concerns regarding the security risk in the country, advising the PCB to refrain from inviting foreign teams to tour the Pakistan.
“... inviting a team in these conditions will be risky,” said Akhtar. “What if a visiting team is attacked again? So I would advice to the PCB not to invite foreign teams since the country is not in a position to stage any international event.”
Pakistan’s status as a venue for international sporting events has been dubious ever since the 2009 terrorist attack on the touring Sri Lankan team. The PCB’s repeated attempts to invite teams to Pakistan have gone in vain, with the latest failed attempt having been made in April, when http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755.
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