Showing posts with label Shane Warne. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Shane Warne. Show all posts
Wednesday, 18 January 2012
Ajmal threatens to take Swann's place as the No 1 spinner in the world
This may seem a strange thing for an England supporter to write the day after a bowler has just taken seven for 55 against our country, but it just confirmed that we're big fans of Saeed Ajmal here at The Reverse Sweep.
Ajmal adds a splash of colour to an otherwise obdurate and unusually attritional Pakistan side led by the calm and composed Misbah-ul-Haq.
Off the pitch, the ebullient Ajmal understands theatre - one only needs to view his post-match interviews to see that.
He also knows that he has got into the heads of the England batsmen, who simply cannot pick him. As such his pre-series assertion that he had developed a new delivery - the ‘Teesra’ - in part led to the confusion that unfolded in the middle in the England first innings. Shane Warne, who has invented more deliveries than the Royal Mail, would be proud.
Ajmal is a late-developer - he only made his Test debut at the age of 31. But he has proved a quick learner on the biggest stage - perhaps that understanding of theatre - and already has 90 wickets in seventeen and a half Tests at a decent average of 28.
Those figures are impressive enough, but since Misbah took over the captaincy in the wake of the spot-fixing scandal in October 2010 and he finally became a first-choice pick, Ajmal has got even better with 60 wickets in nine and a half Tests at 24, with an economy rate of 2.5 and strike rate of a wicket every 57 balls.
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He was the leading wicket-taker both in Tests and international cricket in 2010, and if he continues to bamboozle the No 1 side is likely to usurp Graeme Swann as the best spinner on the planet come the end of the series.
Suggestions that his action is suspect seem like sour grapes to us and thankfully have not been backed up - in public at least - from the England camp. Ajmal is just a damn good bowler who for the England batsmen at least seems impossible to read - an anomaly in this digital ageLet's hope that Ajmal continues to add an unpredictable splash of colour in the spectacle of Test cricket. With Misbah, Younis Khan and now Ajmal all having been bestowed with hero status here at The Reverse Sweep, Pakistan are rapidly infiltrating our minds. That's mastery of vulcan mind tricks that we can also add to Ajmal's arsenal.
Ajmal adds a splash of colour to an otherwise obdurate and unusually attritional Pakistan side led by the calm and composed Misbah-ul-Haq.
Off the pitch, the ebullient Ajmal understands theatre - one only needs to view his post-match interviews to see that.
He also knows that he has got into the heads of the England batsmen, who simply cannot pick him. As such his pre-series assertion that he had developed a new delivery - the ‘Teesra’ - in part led to the confusion that unfolded in the middle in the England first innings. Shane Warne, who has invented more deliveries than the Royal Mail, would be proud.
Ajmal is a late-developer - he only made his Test debut at the age of 31. But he has proved a quick learner on the biggest stage - perhaps that understanding of theatre - and already has 90 wickets in seventeen and a half Tests at a decent average of 28.
Those figures are impressive enough, but since Misbah took over the captaincy in the wake of the spot-fixing scandal in October 2010 and he finally became a first-choice pick, Ajmal has got even better with 60 wickets in nine and a half Tests at 24, with an economy rate of 2.5 and strike rate of a wicket every 57 balls.
Fore More Information---CLICK HERE
He was the leading wicket-taker both in Tests and international cricket in 2010, and if he continues to bamboozle the No 1 side is likely to usurp Graeme Swann as the best spinner on the planet come the end of the series.
Suggestions that his action is suspect seem like sour grapes to us and thankfully have not been backed up - in public at least - from the England camp. Ajmal is just a damn good bowler who for the England batsmen at least seems impossible to read - an anomaly in this digital ageLet's hope that Ajmal continues to add an unpredictable splash of colour in the spectacle of Test cricket. With Misbah, Younis Khan and now Ajmal all having been bestowed with hero status here at The Reverse Sweep, Pakistan are rapidly infiltrating our minds. That's mastery of vulcan mind tricks that we can also add to Ajmal's arsenal.
Friday, 6 May 2011
Shane Warne announces his retirement from cricket world
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| Shane Warne |
Shane Warne issued this statement after leading the Rajasthan Royals to victory against Kochi in an IPL game last month.
Australian bowling legend Shane Warne says he will quit professional cricket at the end of the Indian Premier League season.
"Yes, this is my last year playing IPL," Warne, 41, posted on his Twitter account.
"I will miss the IPL but it's been fun for the last 4 seasons. I've had a great time - but it's time to say goodbye to IPL.
"Thanks for kind words re my bowling - but it's 100 per cent my last four games of professional cricket unless we make finals."
The spin great took 708 Test wickets before retiring from international cricket at the end of the 2006-07 Ashes series.
Wednesday, 4 May 2011
Chennai Super Kings beat Rajasthan Royals by 8 wickets
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| Michael Hussey |
Michael Hussey (79 n.o., 55b, 8x4, 1x6) and Suresh Raina (61, 51b, 3x4, 1x6) helped Chennai ease to an eight-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, here on Wednesday.
Rajasthan made 147 and its lack of bowling wherewithal meant that even the early loss of Murali Vijay did little to hamper Chennai's chase; the target was whittled down in 18.4 overs.
Chennai Super Kings require 147 runs to beat Rajasthan Royals
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| Rahul Dravid |
Rahul Dravid (66) and Shane Watson (32) added 86-run opening stand to help Rajasthan Royals post 147/6 against Chennai Super Kings in their Indian Premier League match at the MA Chidambaram stadium.
Friday, 15 April 2011
Kolkata Knight Riders require 160 runs to beat Rajasthan Royals
A last gasp slam from Ross Tylor and Shane Watson helped Rajasthan Royals to set a competitive target of 160 runs against theKolkata Knight Riders in the IPL clash here in Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur.
Saturday, 9 April 2011
Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bowl first
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| Rajasthan Royals |
According to the fresh reports from the IPL 2001 season, Deccan Chargers is all set to play against Rajasthan Royals played at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad.
Meanwhile, the captain of Rajasthan Royals, Shane Warne won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Thursday, 10 February 2011
Rajasthan Royals demands Rs1.2 billion from BCCI as damages
According to the recent reports from the media front, the Rajasthan Royals franchise has asked for damages worth Rs 1.2 billion from India's cricket board.
An official from the Rajasthan Royals has told media that it has given a written notice to the BCCI asking for the damages.
It said, “The franchise said that the BCCI's action of terminating the franchise has affected their image and reputation.”
The damages are also for legal costs that the franchise has had to bear. After the BCCI terminated its contract, the franchise subsequently got relief from an arbitrator who allowed it to participate in the player's auction last month. The Bombay High Court upheld the arbitrator's decision after the BCCI appealed.
The Rajasthan Royals demand is part of the arbitration process which is not yet complete. Earlier the franchise submitted a bank guarantee to the BCCI ($2.83 million for the contract and $18 million for the players) before being allowed to take part in the auction.
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