Zaheer Khan practices at Northampton County Cricket Club ahead of third Test – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Frederick-Sykes-c65697 Simmons, on Wednesday, after missing the second Test due to injury he carried in the first
Test at Lord’s.
According to media sources, Zaheer was looking fine while bowling a few deliveries during the training session.
The Indians have been unfortunate as they missed Zaheer in the opening day of the first Test, where he played a significant role by dismissing the England’s openers, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Cook-c1026.
The left-arm pacer then sustained a hamstring injury, which ruled him out from the rest of the match, as well as from the second Test
Consequently, India lost the first Test by a margin of 196 runs. In the second Test at the Trent Bridge, the Indians again faced a humiliating 319-run defeat at the hands of the hosts, owing to their failures in batting and bowling.
"There were quite a few things that were bothering us (like) missing one of your key fast bowlers. When you're playing with four bowlers it becomes difficult to manouvre things," said http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028.
In the absence of Zaheer, they failed to stop their opponents from scoring big runs, and the pressure of achieving the massive totals put their batting lineup under immense pressure.
Although, Zaheer is found practicing, sources revealed that nothing conclusive can be said about his inclusion in the third Test, scheduled to be played at Birmingham on August 10, 2011.
Most of Zaheer's cricketing career has been marred by injuries which forced him to miss some important matches.
The 32-year-old veteran has appeared in 79 Test matches, where he claimed 273 wickets at an average of 31.78.
The embarrassing performance of team http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 came under great criticism by the international community as well as Indian cricketers.
The former legendry Indian cricketer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sunil-Manohar-Gavaskar-c91863, said that the Indian team did not play like the no.1 ranked Test team.
Similarly, the former skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sourav-Chandidas-Ganguly-c90746, also condemned the Indian team for their poor preparations ahead of such an important Test series.
India is on the verge of losing the top-spot in Test rankings, as the chances of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 to win the series by a margin of two matches are high.
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