Ponting wary of Windies threat – Cricket News Roundup – April 2, 2012
Australian veteran, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760.
The Aussies have a chance to move to second if they manage to beat the Windies by a 3-0 margin and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 in the second five-day game at Colombo.
Ponting however, urged his side to treat their opponents with respect after they managed to salvage out draws in the recently concluded 50-over (2-2) and T20 (1-1) formats.
"You've got to give the Windies credit for what they did in the one-dayers and T20s here but I guess by the end of the Test matches we'll have a better idea of where they're at," he said.
Former Pakistani skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shoaib-Malik-c90088, expressed disappointment over not being able to lead his domestic side, Sialkot Stallions, in the Champions League T20.
The Stallions won their seventh national T20 championship after beating Karachi http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dolphins-c781 in the final of the Faysal Bank T20 yesterday. However, with CLT20 organizers reluctant to include any Pakistani domestic side, Malik feels it has hindered the country
from displaying their talent against the world’s best domestic outfits.
"It is disappointing and sad that http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 in the Champions League and prove their worth against the domestic Twenty20 champions of other countries," Malik said.
Former Australian wicket-keeper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Gilchrist-c918 has rubbished claims that excessive cricket, especially T20, has led to the Indians being out played away from home.
Gilchrist, who is all set to lead the Kings XI http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833 in the fifth edition of Indian Premier League, added that the major reason for their (Indian team) downfall surrounds around a lack of preparation against some of the strongest teams in Test cricket.
"Twenty20 is a very exciting concept that requires skill at a high level. It needs a lot of thought and you have to maintain the intensity and pace coupled with the pressure. I'm sure the Test cricket is ultimate," he told PTI.
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