Harbhajan Singh a doubtful starter for Kolkata Test – Cricket News Roundup – Part III – December 4, 2012
Indian off-spinner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Harbhajan-Singh-c61453 is down with flu and missed the mandatory pre-match practice session at Eden Gardens on Tuesday, as his side gears up for the third Test against England, beginning in Kolkata on Wednesday.
Indian skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833 bowler was suffering from flu. However he refused to confirm whether Harbhajan will be available for the match on Wednesday.
"Harbhajan is down with flu and he stayed at the hotel and did not come down for the practice," said Dhoni at the customary match eve media meet. "We’ll have to go back to the hotel and check his condition. Only after assessing his condition, we’ll take a call," he added further.
Following http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 batsman as "one of the true legends of the sport".
"His contribution to the international game has been immense and quite rightly he will be remembered as one of the true legends of the sport," David http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Richardson-c85395 said in a statement after the Tasmanian star’s retirement from Test cricket on Monday.
Ponting, the former Australian skipper, had announced prior to the Perth Test against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RJ-Peterson-c2332 on 8.
The Aussie veteran played in 168 Tests and 375 One Day Internationals, and won the ICC World Cup three times, twice as skipper (2003, 2007). With a a tally of 13,378 runs at an impressive average of 51.85, Ponting retires as the second highest run getter in Test cricket, behind India’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556.
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"It’s great that Finn is back and fully fit. He’s a fine bowler. With his availability he has added competition to the squad. We’ve a big selection problem ahead which as a captain and coach you really want," Cook told media persons on the eve of the match.
Finn, the gangling http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Middlesex-c817 pace bowler, sat out the opening two Tests of the India series due to a thigh strain, which he had picked up during the first warm-up match against India A. However, he proved his fitness after bowling six overs in two spells in the nets on Monday.
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