KARACHI: Troubled but cricket-crazy Pakistan celebrated on Monday victory in the Twenty20 World Cup 3-½ months after an attack on the Sri Lankan team appeared to drive a nail into the coffin of Pakistani cricket. Pakistan beat in the final at Lord’s in London on Sunday to win its first major trophy since former captain Imran [...]
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Kirsten criticised for IPL excuse
Posted by shantanu on June 17th, 2009
Gary Kirsten has come under severe fire for trotting out the IPL as the excuse for India’s early exit from the ICC World T20. Former cricketers Sandeep Patil, Chandu Borde and Lalchand Rajput slammed the Indian coach for using the IPL as an excuse for the team’s failed defence campaign. Gary Kirsten has come under [...]
Is IPL responsible for India’s flop show?
Posted by shantanu on June 16th, 2009
One thing that has been evident during India’s disastrous showing in the ICC World Twenty20 has been the fatigue factor. The squad came into the tournament a tired lot after the non-stop action in the Indian Premier League (IPL) last month and barely had proper practice sessions in the lead-up or during the tournament, and [...]
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England shatter India’s World T20 dream
Batting: England Innings Batsmen England (153/7 in 20 ovs) Runs Balls 4′s 6′s SR Ravinder Bopara b R Jadeja 37 37 3 1 100.00 Luke Wright c Y Pathan b RP Singh 1 7 0 0 14.29 Kevin Pietersen lbw b R Jadeja 46 27 5 1 170.37 Dimitri Mascarenhas not out 25 27 2 [...]