Indian Express, quoting a close associate of Munaf’s says the injured seamer is likely to give the pre-season Ranji Trophy camp a miss.
He would opt to play county cricket and hope to make a comeback to the Indian team just like Zaheer Khan.
Does he have a chance?
Tags: Munaf, Patel, Cricket, India, county, comeback
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According to Hunt, the rain was the heaviest in 38 years he was Head Grounds Man at Lord’s, but still play resumed just two hours after it stopped. Obviously, the excellent drainage system made it possible. Here is what went into making it effective.
In 2002, they dug to a depth of 80 c.m. and some 20,000 tonnes of the old London clay-based soil and clay removed. They replace it with materials ranging from a coarse gravel foundation, to a fine sandy mix below the new surface.
This increased the filtration rate to two inches per hour. Therefore, despite the heavy rains, water drained away quickly. Hunt and his 13-man team were at hand to hasten the process.
Tags: Cricket, Lord's, India, England, npower series, rains, drainage, MCC, Mecca of Cricket, ground, play, rain
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By all accounts, the Seniors in the team seem hell bent on going out with a bang.
Dravid,Gangualy,Tendulkar and Lakshman look determined to notch up tall scores.
However apart from Lakshman, others exhibit more of determination than form.
Are we in for more of Gavaskar's than Vishwanath's brand of cricket?
Tags: Cricket, India, 2007, English tour, Sachin, Gavaskar, Lakshman, Dravid, Ganguly, Vishwanath
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Former captain Kapil Dev has dared the BCCI to sack him from the Chairman's post at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) for his alignment with the rebel Indian Cricket League.
Kapils logic is that he is only an honorary appointment and as such, the board cannot dictate terms to him.
By daring the BCCI, what is Kapil trying to prove?
Is he trying to prove that he does not need the BCCI and it is the BCCI who need him or is he trying to make a point that he is one former cricketer, who does not depend on the BCCI’s largesse to make a living?
My feeling is he is trying to create another center of power in Indian Cricket albeit with him at the helm.
Tags: BCCI, ICL, NCA, Kapil, India, Cricket
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If you were nurturing the idea, that cricket has lost its balls, then, let me pour some cold water over it.
For instance, the Chinese government is funneling human and monetary resources into an effort to quickl make the nation a power in cricket. Recently, the International Cricket Council (ICC) -- the sport's governing body -- has seen an explosive increase in membership, with Guernsey, Jersey, Mali, and Slovenia joining in 2005. Two years earlier, an estimated 500 million people watched the World Cup telecast in India. The game is catching on in North America and Canada is expected to compete in the 2007 Cricket World Cup.
(This is actually old news)
If the Chinese are taking to cricket and if it is not an indication of cricket’s resilience then what is it?
Tags: India, cricket, Chinese, ICC
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India enjoy lie-in
"India's already-recuperated tourists will have the extra benefit of an extra hour in bed before the start of their four-day match against Sussex at Hove on Saturday."
Sri Lanka dominate
Don't know whether to laugh or to cry. Bangladesh 62 all out in their first innings.
To think this was the team which went into the Super eight.
I have come to the conclusion that there was nothing wrong with our team, it was just that the stars were not aligned.
Pathan’s resurrection
I remember that most of the commentators during the recent India-Pakistan series were pointing out these very same faults on TV.
I also remember Pathan in reply saying that he was always bowling like this and he was not going to change his action.
A simple case of success going to the head.
Now that he has been dumped, he is willing to learn. As they say, better late than never
Dylan Cleaver in an article Why Sports Needs Hawk-eye precision ( New Zealand Herald), brings out excellent arguments in favour of using Hawk-eye and other relevant technology in Cricket.
His argument is that other sports have incorporated technology so why not cricket.
“Which makes you wonder why cricket hasn't done the same. The technology is there. It gets it right. It takes a minimum of time. Everybody walks away happy. ...”
I take his argument further, by asking, why we need umpires.With all the excellent technology available, I suggest, let us do away with umpires.
All the players have to do is to go to the stump mike and appeal. The computers will use it as a prompt to check out all the probabilities and accordingly activate the green or red light.
The wait for the computer to make its decision will create further drama for the watching public and does away with the inexactitude of the umpires.
If it is a question of rules, the game is better served by computers as they have an excellent memory and we will not have World Cup finals like goof ups.
What say you?
Tags: cricket, Umpires, Hawk-Eye, Technology, Snicko-meter, New Zealand Herald, Cricket, goof-ups
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