Jason Gillespie identifies Mitchell Starc as the “real deal” – Cricket News Roundup – Part 3 – October 12, 2012
Young Australian pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jason-Neil-Gillespie-c66461, who is convinced the 22-year-old is destined for greatness.
“...he's shown every time he's gone out there that he's the real deal,” said Gillespie. “He'll play a lot of cricket for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 [and] he can be a serious wicket-taker for a long time.”
Starc made his debut for the national side in 2010, but really came into his own after a stint with County club Yorkshire, after which he has gone on to impress with performances ranging from the 9 wickets he took against Pakistan during the 3-match ODI series in the UAE earlier this year, to the ten scalps he claimed during Australia’s World T20 campaign. The recent outings are sure to keep him firmly in the eyes of the national selectors, as they look to narrow down the final XI for the upcoming Test series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757.
Pakistan skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755, claiming it is unfair for Pakistan, a Test-playing nation, to be unable to host other teams for matches at home.
“It is the responsibility of the cricket boards and their respective governments to come out with policies and ensure how teams can visit Pakistan in the future,” said Misbah. “... it is not fair for us ... we are not getting to stage international cricket.”
Pakistan has been a no-go zone for foreign teams since the visiting Sri Lankan team was attacked by terrorist militants in March 2009. Since then, Pakistan has been hosting teams for “home” series at neutral venues, most often the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ashraf-c46397 has made various attempts to invite teams to tour Pakistan, but to no avail.
Player of the Match from the World T20 final, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Marlon-Nathaniel-Samuels-c74804 has expressed the intent to reach greater heights in his career, and establish his position as number on before he calls it a day.
“I want to be number one and I will continue to work hard because I want to be number one before I finish,” said Samuels.
The 31-year-old made his debut in 2000, but the earlier part of his career was plagued by inconsistent form and controversies, including a match-fixing scandal in 2008, which saw him banned from the sport for 2 years. He made a comeback in 2011, and after putting in solid performances against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754, cemented his place in the line-up during the World T20. The right-hander scored 78 in the tournament final in order to revive his team’s innings before claiming one wicket – a performance which enabled the Windies to lift the World T20 cup.
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