Saturday, 14 May 2011
CRICKET NEWS SEASON OF14MAY 2011................
- Ajmal's 11 sets up chase of 219 for Pakistan
- Deccan prevail in low-scoring upset
- Gayle cameo takes Bangalore through to play-offs
- Gambhir to lead, Badrinath in for WI limited-overs leg
- Gambhir to lead, Badrinath in for WI limited-overs leg
- Fletcher to avoid dictatorial approach
- Strauss shows form on return to action
Fletcher to avoid dictatorial approach
Duncan Fletcher, the new Indian coach, has said that his coaching philosophy will not be dictatorial inapproach but will be about offering advice to the players. Fletcher also pointed out that he had mentored Gary Kirsten and that was one of the main reasons that influenced Kirsten to recommend him for the post and for the BCCI to appoint him.
Gambhir to lead, Badrinath in for WI limited-overs leg
Gautam Gambhir will lead a depleted Indian side to the limited-overs leg of the West Indies tour, with five first-choice players including Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni either rested or injured. As expected, the national selectors haven't given much weightage to performances in the IPL, instead rewarding results in the more traditional domestic competitions. S Badrinath, Rohit Sharma and Parthiv Patel muscled their way in helped by the weight of runs in both formats of the Ranji Trophy.
Gayle cameo takes Bangalore through to play-offs
Royal Challengers Bangalore 105 for 6 (Gayle 38, Kallis 2-16) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 89 for 4 (Yusuf 36, Langeveldt 2-10) by four wickets under D/L method
Deccan prevail in low-scoring upset
Deccan Chargers 135 for 6 (Kulkarni 3-26) beat Mumbai Indians 125 for 8 (Tendulkar 37, Rajan 3-27) by 10 runs
Ajmal's 11 sets up chase of 219 for Pakistan
Tea West Indies 226 and 152 (Chanderpaul 36*, Ajmal 6-42) lead Pakistan 160 by 218 runsSaeed Ajmal's first ten-wicket haul in Tests kept Pakistan hanging on in a Test in which they had looked dead, if not entirely buried. Ajmal ran through the West Indian middle order, taking his match haul to eleven. But a priceless last-wicket partnership between Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Devendra Bishoo ensured that, on a surface no batsman has yet conquered, West Indies were still favourites, having set Pakistan 219 to wi
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