Order of Australia conferred on Tendulkar – Cricket News Roundup – Part 1 – November 6, 2012
Veteran Indian batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746, for his unmatchable services to the sport.
The Master Blaster was presented with the Order by Australia’s Minister for Regional Development and Local Government and Minister for the Arts - Simon Crean, in a function in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820. Tendulkar is only the second Indian after Soli Sorabjee to get the honour.
While thanking Crean, the Australian government and the Aussie fans, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chinnadupargea-Sachin-c50607 said, “They are fierce competitors and play well and hard. But they also shower you with praised when you come out and play well.”
Flamboyant http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-Afridi-c2482, who is going through an extended lean patch, has decided to play first class cricket, after a gap of two years, in a bid to get back to form ahead of a busy schedule.
The Pakistan cricket team is scheduled to tour http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 between December and March, and in a bid to regain the lost form ahead of the crucial tours, the struggling right-hander, who also bowls right-arm leg-spin, has decided to appear in the
country’s premier first class tournament. Afridi will reportedly replace banned spinner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abdur-Rehman-c41691 in the Habib Bank squad.
“Initially we had not sent his name in the 20 member squad as he last played first class matches in 2010. But we have now asked the cricket board for special permission to allow us to replace left arm http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abdul-Rehman-c41625 with Afridi in the squad,” A senior official
of Habib Bank, for whom Afridi plays in domestic cricket, told media reporters on Monday.
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJG-Sammy-c1382 led West Indies Cricket team on Monday arrived in the Capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka to play a full fledged series against the Bengali Tigers, between November 13 and December 10.
Fresh from a World T20 triumph in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760’ third bilateral tour
of Bangladesh, after 2002 and 2011.
West Indies squad:
Darren Sammy (Capt), http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Fidel-Henderson-Edwards-c57010.
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