India bulldoze Sri Lanka in the ODI series opener - Cricket News Roundup – Part 1 – July 22, 2012
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 on the weekend, showed their supreme class as they hammered a stupendous total of 314 runs, while batting first, against hosts Sri Lanka, in the first match of the five-match One Day International (ODI) series, at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa, Hambantota.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Kohli-c2737 - the player of the match - was the star of the show with his belligerent innings of 106 runs, which set the tone for a huge total.
From http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KC-Sangakkara-c1779 lived up to his reputation of never dying as he hammered an innings of 133 runs to desperately earn his team a win, however, the Lankans could post only 293 runs in their 50 overs, losing the match by 21 runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 at stumps, on the third day of the first Test, at Kennington Oval, London.
The second day belonged to the South African batsmen, as they left the hosts battered and out of ideas, losing only the wicket of skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GC-Smith-c1473, who departed after forging an enormous innings of 131 runs.
Meanwhile, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JH-Kallis-c1692 (82), as the Proteas ended the day by amassing a total of 403 runs.
Paying huge tribute to fellow Australian pacer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RT-Ponting-c2377 while talking to The Sydney Morning Herald, insisted that Lee brought professionalism in the national team.
''The professionalism he brought to the group is something that has been overlooked,'' said Ponting.
He further added, “You knew he was busting his backside every ball. Most of the time, you knew he was in a bit of pain, but he kept charging in and doing whatever I wanted him to do, whatever any captain wanted him to do.''
Lee recently retired from international cricket after enjoying an illustrious career of 13 years, where he overcame many career ending injuries, to come back in the national team, and prove to the world that he was among the fastest bowlers of his time alongside http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shoaib-Akhtar-c90080.
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