Graeme Swann rejoins http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 – Cricket News Roundup – Part I – November 12, 2012
England cricket team was, on Monday, boosted by ace spinner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GP-Swann-c1501’s return to India, after a brief trip home to be with his wife and ill daughter.
“I haven't spoken to Swann, but all the reports have been good news - and he is coming back,” said captain Alastair Cook during a media interaction today. “That's fantastic for us, and fantastic that all's well at home as well... I have no doubts or concerns about Swann...he is an experienced campaigner,” the left-handed top-order batsman added further.
Swann, 33, last week returned home to visit his sick daughter. Whilst the ECB had assured the spinner will rejoin http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nottinghamshire-c826 off-spinner might miss the series opener.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760, starting in Mirpur tomorrow, November 13, 2012.
Nafees, the former Bangladesh vice-captain, has not turned out for the national team over the last one year. His last international appearance for the country came during a seven-wicket Test defeat against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 in December last year, in which the left-hander had scored 97 runs. While speaking to media reporters Nafees vowed to make a good comeback, come the series opener on Tuesday.
“If I don't play well now, people won't notice that I didn't play for a year. If I do perform they'll praise me and that's what matters. We just have to play well in this series and make use of this series,” said the left-handed top-order batsman.
Veteran Indian batsman and a former skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 to continue leading the national Test team, despite his eight straight Test defeats away from home as skipper.
While speaking to Harsha Bhogle and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sanjay-Vijay-Manjrekar-c88628 on Time Out, the legendary No. 3 batsman, who played a lot of Test cricket under Dhoni, said that under current circumstances the Ranchi boy remains the right man to skipper the Test side.
However, he agreed that the selectors will need to consider reducing his captaincy workload in the near future, by relieving him of the responsibility from one format, to get the best out of him as a wicketkeeper and batsman.
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