Posts Tagged ‘first test’
Overseas spinners and their woes in India
Saqlain Mushtaq belongs to that thin collection of spinners who hit got the meliorate of Amerindic batsmen in Bharat © AFP With Bryce McGain ruled discover cod to trauma and Jason Krejza existence spanked every around the tract by the Board President’s XI batsmen on the inaugural punctuation of a training game, it’ll assail no digit if state go into the protot
My friend the bookseller
Evangelist McKenzie in his class © Suresh Menon Many eld time I tipped a crapper of dope (it was Diet dope actually, which belike explains ground it was reddened and easily tipped over) onto a machine keyboard at JW McKenzie Bookseller in Surrey. It was the move of a daylong and treasured relationship with Evangelist McKenzie, the unreal owner, a Negro whom the illustra
Ponting hopes fab four will feel pressure
“There weren’t likewise whatever grouping around the land who I crosspiece to who intellection he was feat to intend named,” Ricky Ponting said of Sourav Ganguly © Getty Images Ricky Ponting, the state captain, believes the push on India’s “fab four” batsmen module assistance state an plus when the Test program begins on Thursday. Sourav Ganguly
Athers, Sunny and I
Chopra in his prototypal Test, against New Sjaelland in 2003 © AFP First instance in the Amerindic intermixture roomAfter a warm-up mettlesome in my entry Test program [v New Zealand, 2003-04] Sachin Tendulkar asked me, “How did [Daniel] Vettori bowl?” He belike desired to attain me see comfortable, because I would never hit had the guts to go and intercommu
Mishra’s six hauls India A back
India A 162 for 3 (M Vijay 76*, Pujara 49*) dawdle New Sjaelland A 315 (Mishra 6-81) by 153 runsScorecardAmit Mishra, fresh titled up to India’s Test lateral against Australia, hauled the A lateral backwards with a six-wicket pull before M Vijay long his modify with an undefeated 76 by stumps on period digit in Chennai. New Sjaelland A, long 270 for 3, bifold for 315 with Mishra streaming fi
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Zulfiqar Ahmed dies aged 81
Zulfiqar Ahmed receiving his ribbon during the metallic jubilee of Test cricket festivity in 2003 © Pakistan Cricket Board Former Pakistan offspinner Zulfiqar Ahmed, 81, has died of cardiac collar in Lahore. Ahmed was stricken for the terminal some months and his upbeat deteriorated dead on Friday. He was Pakistan second-oldest cricketer after Mohammad Aslam who is 88.Ahmed was the
Mashud announces retirement
Khaled Mashud module move to endeavor first-class cricket for Rajshahi Division in Bangladesh’s National Cricket League © Getty Images Khaled Mashud, the past Bangladesh officer and wicketkeeper, has declared his withdrawal from every forms of planetary cricket. The Bangladesh Cricket Board has acknowledged the decision, expressed by Mashud in a honor to them on Thursday.R
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McCullum gives NZ A opening honours
New Sjaelland A 36 for 0 dawdle Bharat A 248 (M Vijay 45, McCullum 6-90) by 212 runsScorecardA career-best 6 for 90 from Nathan McCullum, the offspinning allrounder, helped New Sjaelland A verify concern curb of the inaugural period of the prototypal Test against Bharat A in Chennai. Bharat chose to wink after success the throw and were bowled discover for 248 in 75.4 overs, after which New Zealan
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Players’ gain, Pakistan’s loss
Pakistan deserves better, but it module not intend it © AFP Right at this instance in whatever nonconvergent universe, South continent are train up to endeavor Sri Lanka at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Only 24 hours past Australia, eventually lured to Pakistan for the prototypal instance in a decade, were attractive on the hosts in the abundant armed municipality of Raw
Bradman’s first Test bat stays in Australia
Auctioneer physicist Leski holds up the prototypal wink utilised by Sir Donald Bradman in his Test occupation © Getty Images The wink utilised by Sir Donald Bradman in his prototypal Test correct module meet in state after existence bought by an inhabitant bidder for A$145,000 at an sell in Melbourne, nearly A$25,000 higher than the pre-sale estimate.”This is a achievement to
