Kolkata Knight Riders make Shahrukh http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Khan-c71319 proud by dismantling Mumbai Indians - Cricket News Roundup – Part 1 – May 17, 2012
Wednesday saw a sensational match between the two top teams in this year’s Indian Premier League battle it out to enforce superiority as Kolkata Knight Riders eventually beat Mumbai Indians by 32 runs at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
KKR gave a mixed batting performance as they got off in a commendable fashion, but later lost their way and could bolster only 140 runs on the board, giving Mumbai a modest total to chase.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820, however, were left broken and shattered as they faltered after amassing 108 runs, even with a strong batting line-up.
Player of the Match, SP Narine, from KKR was the obvious difference between the two sides as he nabbed four Mumbai wickets by giving away only 15 runs in his 3.1 overs.
"I'm having a dream at this moment, hard work is paying off. Hopefully it will continue. I wasn't too worried about the wickets, knew they would help me, but not as much as this,” the young spinner said after receiving his award.
Pakistan's coach, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 camp to keep their guard up in order to prevail in the tournament that consists of Test, One Day Internationals and T20Is.
Speaking about Pakistan’s pre-tour preparations, Whatmore said, “I think we are doing enough to prepare ourselves properly for pretty strong opposition in their home country.”
He, however, refused to give any comments on the recent appointment of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJG-Sammy-c1382, believes his experience playing at Lord’s will help his side prosper against England in the first Test of the upcoming series.
“I tell people that coming to England really changed the direction of my career. The coach here, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 batsman) the work he did with me, it exposed me to a whole new professional attitude towards cricket,” he said.
Sammy was part of Lord's groundstaff programme from 2003-2005, which has helped groom many players.
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