Posts tagged as: England

MS Dhoni gets support from Harbhajan Singh

Mahendra Singh Dhoni is under serious criticism following India’s poor show in the second Test against England, but Harbhajan Singh is not ready to leave his skipper alone. Putting his weight behind the World Cup-winning captain, the off-spinner said that one should not judge Dhoni on the basis of just one bad performance. After securing […]

Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne criticizes Aleem Dar for poor umpiring in Mumbai-test

Australian legend spinner Shane Warne has severely criticized famous Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar who gained prestige from across the world due to his ace umpiring decisions.   Former Australian cricketer and commentator lashed out at one of world’s best umpire due to umpiring errors and poor decisions taken by him during the ongoing Test series […]

Malala Yousafzai telephones Hamid Mir; vows to defeat terrorism

Malala Yousufzai, the 14-year-old girl who was shot in the head by the Taliban, telephoned Hamid Mir, renowned journalist and anchor person for Geo News, vowing to fight together against terrorism.   She called the journalist after he escaped an attempt on his life on Monday. Malala, who is in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, made […]

England not getting carried away by Mumbai triumph

England captain Alastair Cook and aggressive batsman Kevin Pietersen believe the team will not be complacent after an easy triumph over India in the second Test at Mumbai. The Englishmen were tip-toe after an embarrassing 9-wicket loss in the opening game. The pressure was enormous on the tourists, but they did a very good job. […]

MS Dhoni wants to keep toss out of equation

Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has said that he wants turning tracks in the ongoing four-match Test series against England to keep toss out of the equation. Unfazed by criticism over his demand for the spin tracks, the skipper insisted that tracks which spin from the very first ball cut down role of the toss. […]

Yuvraj Singh cherishing good Test comeback

All-rounder Yuvraj Singh returned to Test team after almost a year and though it wasn’t a fairytale, he did make some impact by playing a magnificent knock of 74, as India cruised to massive victory in the opening game against England. Enormously delighted over making a decent comeback, Yuvraj said that it feels great to […]

Avoid parties and dinners during India tour, Inzamam-ul-Haq advises Pakistan cricketers

India, although, are busy in a high-voltage four-Test series against England, the upcoming crucial clash against arch-rivals Pakistan would certainly in their mind. On the other hand, the Green Shirts’ entire focus is on the tour to India, as they have no international cricket to play before that. The two giants of the game are […]

Team India should not depend too much on Sachin Tendulkar: Kapil Dev

Former World Cup-winning skipper Kapil Dev on Wednesday advised Team India to not rely only on Sachin Tendulkar, and asked the youngsters to shoulder responsibility in the Test series against England. The four-match competition starts in Ahmedabad on Thursday. “Sachin will be the centre of attraction. The focus will be on him. But you cannot […]

Graeme Swann and Monty Panesar will take most of wickets in India: Stephen Harmison

Former English pacer Stephen Harmison, who has played three Test matches in India, knows the conditions well, and believes spinners Graeme Swann and Monty Panesar will dismiss most of the Indian batsmen during the upcoming four-match Test series, getting started with the opening game at Ahmedbad on Thursday. Despite declaring Swann and Panesar the ones […]

Chance to be No. 1 a driving force for Australia, says Michael Hussey

Veteran Australian batsman Michael Hussey has set sights on the imminent South Africa challenge, saying that the chance to regain first position on the ICC Test ranking will work as a driving force for his team. By beating England by 2-0, South Africa captured the No. 1 place early in the year. The Proteas also […]

Dinda, Tiwary should have been selected: Sourav Ganguly

Former Indian captain, Sourav Ganguly has expressed serious disappointment over the selectors’ decision to not pick pacer Ashok Dinda and middle-order batsman Manoj Tiwary for the opening two Tests against England. He added that had he been the selector, he would have picked both players. In spite of hitting an excellent innings of 93 in […]

England not a popular touring side: Sunil Gavaskar

Former India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has said that Team India should be ready for plenty of negatives from England in the upcoming Test series, and insisted that the Englishmen are not a popular touring side. His comments came in reply to Michael Vaughan’s tweet, which blasted India’s tactic not to play any regular spinner in […]

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