Kevin Pietersen has pledged allegiance to England - Cricket News Roundup – Part 1 – August 12, 2012
In a dramatic change of events, England’s controversial all-rounder http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KP-Pietersen-c1806 has pledged allegiance to England in an interview posted on Youtube.com
“I want to commit to all forms of cricket for England, because I love playing cricket for England. I'm not going anywhere - I want to commit to all forms of cricket for England because I love playing for England," said KP when asked whether he would return unconditionally to play for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c749 in the limited-overs game.
Last week after hammering a stupendous innings of 149 to help England draw the second Test against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 at Leeds, he made headlines by expressing doubts over his future as an England player, citing hurdles in his international career.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lakshmipathy-Balaji-c72130 has credited his return in the national team to his impressive stint in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
“I attribute my comeback to the national team to my stint with the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League. I have been in good form for the past two seasons for the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Knights-c805,” said the pacer.
In the first match of the Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL), Nagenahira Nagas beat Ruhuna Royals by five runs, on Saturday, at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.
Batting first, Ruhuna Royals hammered a decent total of 134 runs in their 20 overs, but due to showers later in the day, the asking total was reduced to 73 runs in 12 overs. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/HDRL-Thirimanne-c1542 was the ace batsman for hammering a knock of 34 runs off 33 deliveries.
Nagas had a terrible start to their innings, as they lost their first wicket three runs on the board. Later they reached the target for the loss of only two wickets.
In http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warriors-c861 by 34 runs, at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.
The game after being reduced to 13 overs, saw Basnahira Cricket Dundee smash a total of 129 runs for the loss of three wickets by the end of their innings.
They then restricted their rivals on a tally of 95 to win the match.
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