http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ricardo-Gouveia-c84824 Ponting’s decision to sit out against KKR – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 Indians stand in skipper Rohit Sharma, on Thursday lauded Ricky Ponting’s decision to keep himself out of the Mumbai squad for the Kolkata encounter for the larger interest of the side. The Australian not only stepped down as captain but also chose
to sat out in a bid to play an extra pacer in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MG-Johnson-c1945 against the defending champions in an away IPL fixture played at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata on April 24, 2013.
While speaking to media reporters after the match, Sharma said that it takes a lot of heart and guts for a skipper to drop himself in order to field the right combination.
"It takes a lot of heart and guts to do that. We felt that we wanted to get the right combination and he was the one who stood up and said 'I would not be playing this game'."
The move duly paid off as the tourists prevailed in the penultimate ball thriller, winning the match by five wickets. Mitchell Johnson claimed crucial wickets of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Eoin-Joseph-Gerard-Morgan-c56032 to help his side restrict the Knight Riders to 159 for 6 in their
allotted 20 overs. The Aussie left-armer returned with figures of 2 for 26 in 4 overs.
In reply, Sharma and Co rode on Dwayne http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Smith-c90598’s quick fire 62, studded with five loft sixes and three muscular fours to get past the winning line on the penultimate ball of the match, with five wickets intact. Smith was well complemented by skipper Sharma
(3) and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KA-Pollard-c1754 (33).
While speaking to media reporters after guiding Mumbai to a crucial five-wicket victory, Sharma admitted that he was a little nervous after being named as the stand in skipper for the crunch game. However, he insisted that he was determined to build a momentum
going forward in the tournament and that determination paid off.
"I felt really good when the management handed me the responsibility. I was little nervous initially as I was leading the side for the first time. But the nervousness went off after entering the field. I wanted to concentrate on what I need to do. I am very
happy with the way I approached," said the 25-year-old http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Maharashtra-c811 batsman at the post-match presentation ceremony.
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