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Sreesanth’s arrest prompted the BCCI to introduce the education programme
After having been cut down to their knees and at a loss of words over the spot-fixing scandal involving former India pace bowler Sreesanth, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have decided to introduce an education programme to enlighten younger players about the dangers lurking in cricket’s shadowy underworld.
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Dhoni may also miss India’s tour of Zimbabwe
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been ruled out for the remainder of the ODI tri-series, involving Sri Lanka and the West Indies, after he sustained a hamstring injury in his side’s narrow one wicket loss to the men from the Caribbean.
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Khan was not included in India’s Champions Trophy squad
India veteran pace bowler Zaheer Khan has announced that he is “itching” to make his international return and regain his spot in the national team after spending four-and-a-half months on the sidelines with a calf injury he picked while playing in the Ranji Trophy.
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Singh had represented the Royals in 23 IPL matches
The exposure of the match-fixing scandal taking place in the Indian Premier League (IPL) this year has sent shock waves across the cricketing world and has undoubtedly left an everlasting stain on the tournament and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), but what will sting the board even more is the fact that the bookie arrested was a former Rajasthan Royals player.
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Pathan is unconcerned about the increase in competition amongst the pace bowlers
India pace bowler Irfan Pathan has announced his intentions to become captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s “go-to bowler” throughout the Champions Trophy in England next month.
Gautam will add a lot of firepower to Delhi’s batting department
The Delhi Daredevils have signed Karnataka wicketkeeper-batsman C Muralidharen Gautam to a one-year deal after his outstanding performances with the bat in the domestic season.
Ahmed is the most experienced out of all five bowlers
In a bid to win this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) the Chennai Super Kings have bolstered their bowling department by signing five uncapped Indian bowlers.
Singh noted that India are looking for revenge after being whitewashed by Australia last year
Having decimated Australia in the First Test in Chennai by eight wickets, India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh is confident the national team can go on to whitewash the Australians 4-0 after the tourists did the very same thing in front of their own fans at the beginning of 2012.
Khan refuses to believe his career has come to an end
While some cricket pundits and former players feel that India pace bowler Zaheer Khan has reached the end of his career, the seamer believes otherwise, stating that “by no means am I done” and added that he can still play for “another 3-4 years” before he even considers retiring.
Singh has been in extremely poor form as of late
India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has announced that he is hoping to get his name back on the Test roster by using Ranji Trophy games to impress and convince the national selectors that he is ready to make a comeback.
