Posted on July 22nd, 2008 by admin
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Skipper Mahela Jayawardene says Sri Lanka are keen to maintain their impressive home record when they take on India in a three-Test series, which starts here on Wednesday.
The hosts have won home series against South Africa, England and the West Indies in the past four years and in the same period have lost just one match in 16 at home — against Pakistan two years ago.
Jayawardene said pride was the key to success.
“We don’t want any team to come and beat us at home. That’s the attitude we go with. There is a lot of pride involved in it and we would like to protect that (record),” he said on the eve of the opening Test.
“We are very consistent at home and we will continue to do that because as I have said there is a lot of pride involved in it.”
Jayawardene denied there was more pressure on his side to win the series against India, who have quality batsmen in Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Venkatsai Laxman, Sourav Ganguly and Virender Sehwag.
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Source: AFP
Tags: India Sri Lanka Test Series, India vs Sri Lanka Test Series, Mahela Jayawardene
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Posted on July 22nd, 2008 by admin
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Rahul Dravid cautioned India against taking Sri Lanka’s bowling lightly despite the hosts naming a depleted pace attack for the first Test, which begins on Wednesday.
The hosts, without the injured Dilhara Fernando, Lasith Malinga and Farveez Maharoof, named spinner Ajantha Mendis in a 14-man squad on Monday.
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Source: The Press Association
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Posted on July 22nd, 2008 by admin
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India started their tour of Sri Lanka on an impressive note with their bowlers putting up a tidy display to bundle out Sri Lanka Board XI for a modest 224 on a rain-truncated opening day of the three-day warm-up match in Colombo on Friday.
Electing to bat, the home team never really recovered from a shaky start and could have been skittled out for a much lower first innings total had it not been for a resolute 100-run fifth wicket partnership between Thilina Kandamby (84) and Chamara Silva (68).
Captain Anil Kumble (3/30) was the pick of the Indian bowlers while paceman Zaheer Khan (2/35) and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh (2/52) chipped in with two wickets each at the Nondescripts Cricket Club.
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Source: Hindusthan Times
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Posted on July 21st, 2008 by admin
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South Africa reduced England to 130 for four at lunch in their second innings after dismissing Kevin Pietersen for only 13 runs on the fourth day of the first test at Headingley on Monday.
Nightwatchman James Anderson defied the South Africa bowlers despite some painful blows to the body from Dale Steyn to make a test best 34 but England still trailed South Africa by 189 runs at the interval. Opener Alastair Cook was 46 not out and Ian Bell was on one.
South Africa, who made 522 in reply to England’s first innings 203, are well positioned to take a 1-0 lead in the four-match series with blue skies and sunshine.
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Source: Reuters UK
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Posted on July 21st, 2008 by admin
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Yuvraj Singh’s mother Shabnam today lashed out at Kapil Dev for criticising her son’s party animal image, saying the former India captain is no angel himself.
I was indeed pained to read Kapil Dev’s highly provocative comment on Yuvi’s party life. As a mother, I am hurt mainly because Kapil has known Yuvi ever since he was born,” an enraged Shabnam said in a statement.
“He has obviously gone by the media reporting which was proved wrong,” she added, referring to the late night party that Yuvraj allegedly attended during the Asia Cup.
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Source: PTI
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Posted on July 21st, 2008 by admin
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Gautam Gambhir made up for his first innings flop show with a strokeful 60 as the three-day match between India and Sri Lanka Board XI petered to a mundane draw at the Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground on Sunday.
After India declared their first innings at overnight score of 196 for eight, the hosts scored 247 for six in 55 overs before asking Anil Kumble and his men to take strike again.
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Source: Times of India
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Posted on July 21st, 2008 by admin
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Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar’s bid to become the world’s leading scorer will dominate the three-Test series against Sri Lanka starting here on Wednesday.
Tendulkar is just 172 runs away from surpassing the 11,953 clocked up by retired West Indies captain Brian Lara — a task within the reach of the Indian batsman who likes Sri Lankan pitches.
The star averages 111.66 from six Tests in Sri Lanka with four centuries. His last Test in the country was in 1999 when he cracked a half-century and a hundred in the Asian Test championships.
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Source: AFP
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Posted on July 20th, 2008 by admin
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Every ex-cricketer seems to have their own formula to play new spin sensation Ajantha Mendis even before he has made his Test debut, so does former Sri Lankan wicketkeeper-batsman Ranjit Fernando, who feels patience will play rich dividends while playing him.
“The best way to play Mendis and read his six different varieties of balls is to spend as much time as possible in the middle. If you are patient and occupy the crease for a long time, you can read him better and make adjustments to play his lethal ‘carrom ball’,” Fernando, who will be on the commentators panel during the series, has told The Times of India on Saturday.
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Source: CricketNext
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Posted on July 20th, 2008 by admin
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Watching television images of South Africa drilling England the past week is a dangerous exercise. India, for example, are nowhere near the level of the Proteas who drew the first Test at Lord’s with character and quality and have outplayed Michael Vaughan’s team with style and panache at Leeds.
Fighting centuries and determined concentration explains why the Proteas are second on the Test rankings. There is also quality support in their bowling now. They have found their radar again and sorted out their length and pace.
The Indian team for the first Test of the Idea Cup series are still several rungs below in terms of form and match-fitness, which means that Gary Kirsten and Co. still have a lot of work to do. While the former South African opening batsman may have been happy four days ago at the preparation for the Sri Lanka Test series, he will be wondering whether a second practice match might have been an advisable option.
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Source: CricketNext
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Posted on July 20th, 2008 by admin
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Pakistan’s chances of hosting the Champions Trophy in September have been pegged at “50-50″ by an official who attended the ICC’s security briefing in Dubai on Sunday. The meeting was attended by board officials of the eight participating countries, broadcast executives, and players’ association representatives.
The ICC board will now take a final decision over the next 72 hours after its members discuss the issue over the phone, the official said. The ICC board, while taking a final decision, will also consider a report on Sunday’s security briefing.
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Source: Cricinfo
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