Delhi Daredevils down Pune Warriors by eight wickets - Cricket News Roundup – Part 1 – April 25, 2012
Tuesday saw the demise of Pune http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 Daredevils by eight wickets as the Devils chased down the total of 147 runs needed to win the match in 16 overs for the loss of just two wickets without any hassle right in the backyard of the Warriors.
With this win, the Devils have once again proved their superiority in the tournament as they are the current number-one side with five wins after seven outings.
Pune on the other hand, just were not up to the mark as after piling a defendable total by exhibiting impressive batting, the bowlers were taken aback by the Devils, failing to bowl-out the opposition.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Sehwag-c2739, the captain of Delhi Daredevils was named as the Player of the Match for smashing a belligerent innings of 87 runs.
The only Pakistani national, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833 is highly impressed by the Indian crowd.
"I played in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 for the first time the other day and the crowd was amazing. I have always loved playing cricket here," said the 37-year-old in his recent interview.
Pakistani players have been snubbed by IPL owners since 2008, which has prevented the inclusion of massive T20 players like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abdul-Razzaq-c41623 from participating in the lucrative tournament.
The exclusion of the players is believed to be due to the depleted relations between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 and Pakistan which has had its impact on the game of cricket between the two nuclear rivals.
Azhar, who now holds dual nationalities of both http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 and Britain, while talking on the matter said, “"I cannot really answer as to why the Pakistan players are still not a part of IPL but I think the PCB needs to look into this."
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Yousuf-c77465, Pakistan's discarded middle-order batsman is raring to make an international comeback for which he even gave a fitness Test, and now according to him, the ball is in PCB’s court which will decide if the player can serve his country once more.
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