George Dockrell happy after dismissing Sachin Tendulkar – ICC World Cup news
Teenage spinner of Ireland http://www.senore.com/Cricket/George-Dockrell-c59135 has said that dismissing Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday was a dream come true for him.
“I am a big fan of Sachin Tendulkar,” said Dockrell while talking to media. “I tried to catch a glimpse of him at training sessions here in Bangalore. I admire his style of batting and getting him out was a dream come true.”
The minnows gave co-hosts and tournament hot favourites, India a scare on Sunday at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore picking up some quick wickets in the middle overs. However, the hosts managed to win the match in the end with five
wickets- thanks to Yuvraj Singh’s star all-round performance.
India after winning the toss put Ireland into bat and the Yuvraj-led Indian attack restricted the tournament outsiders to 207. The stylish http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833 all-rounder claimed his first ever five-wicket haul followed by a sparkling half-century while
batting.
Ireland, who had earlier upset England by chasing an intimidating 328-run target, made Dhoni’s men work hard for success as they picked up back to back wickets in quick succession. The Men in Blue were reeling at 100 for 4 at one stage.
The 18-year-old Irish spinner had Tendulkar dismissed leg before wicket for 38 and followed it up by picking up India captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mahendra-Singh-Dhoni-c73820 in the same manner. He returned figures of 2 for 49 from a spell of 10 overs.
The game was witnessed by a jam-packed Chinnaswamy Stadium and Dockrell reckoned the packed crowd provided them with much needed excitement in the match that was anticipated to be a one-sided affair.
“We were looking forward to playing in front of a full house and so much cheering, noise, hooting and energy from 45,000 people was amazing. It added that much needed excitement to the game,” he added.
Dockrell also praised team http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750’s commitment to the sport as well as their batting and bowling strength.
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