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From the daily archives: Thursday, February 9, 2012
PERTH: Sri Lanka’s top order batsmen will have to deliver when they go into their second tri-series ODI against formidable Australia on Friday, hoping to revive their fortunes after a series of indifferent shows of late.
Except for youngster Dinesh Chandimal, no other Lankan batsman could make a [...]
ADELAIDE: After two successive failures in India’s first two matches in the triangular series, talented middle-order batsman Rohit Sharma wears the expression of a man who is waiting to be shown the door any time.
Ironically, it’s his own batting colleagues who could be sending him the distressing signals.
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PERTH (Australia): Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene said there were positive signs for the team after he resumed the role following the sudden departures of both their ex-skipper and coach.
Jayawardene, whose second stint as captain started with a four-wicket tri-series loss to India in Perth, [...]
PERTH: A much-needed win in the end brought back smiles on the face of India skipper MS Dhoni, who despite the sloppiness of his team’s showing against a lacklustre Sri Lanka, chose to look at the brighter side of things. The captain, however, promised that his team would try and [...]
NEW DELHI: With the fate of Pune Warriors hanging in uncertainty, those associated with the IPL franchise are keeping their fingers crossed.
Sourav Ganguly, former India captain and mentor of the team, hopes BCCI and Sahara, who owned the team before withdrawing in a huff [...]
PERTH: The Indians made life difficult for themselves before huffing and puffing their way to their first victory in the Commonwealth Bank tri-series on Wednesday. However, their four-wicket victory over Sri Lanka, while chasing a modest target of 234, may not be enough to mask the problem of poor shot-selection [...]
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