Wed, Aug 04 10 03:22 PM
Colombo, Aug 4 (PTI) Replying to Sri Lanka''s 425, India were 28 without loss in their first innings at tea on the second day of the third and final cricket Test here today. Brief score: Sri Lanka 1st innings: 425 all out in 138 overs (Thilan Samaraweera 137 not out, Kumar Sangakkara 75; Pragyan Ojha 4/115, Ishant Sharma 3/72). India 1st innings: 28 for no loss in 7 overs (Virender Sehwag 21 batting).
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Wed, Aug 04 10 03:18 PM
Colombo, Aug. 3 -- Ever since Harbhajan Singh burst on to the international scene in 1998, for a better part of the next decade, he and Anil Kumble carried India's spin attack forward till the latter ended his superlative journey in 2008. With Harbhajan ruled out for the third Test against Sri Lanka, it was the fifth time since his debut that India took the field without the two in the XI. Interestingly, the previous four instances involved Bangladesh and Zimbabwe. Though India won three out of the four Tests, too much shouldn't be read into the results. Naturally, it didn't come as a surprise when left-arm orthodox spinner Pragyan Ojha and leg-spinner Amit Mishra, with a combined tally of 46 Test wickets in 14 caps, struggled to pose questions to the formidable Lanka batting. Ojha succeeded twice. First, he enticed Kumar Sangakkara to play a lofted stroke straight to Virender Sehwag at long on. Then, Mahela Jayawardene was adjudged leg-before wicket. The former skipper was playing too forward and given the bite in the wicket, the ball might have gone over the bails. Ojha was candid to admit that he missed the senior pros at the other end. "Obviously, senior players like Zak (Zaheer) pa and Bhajju (Harbhajan) pa, we obviously need them. But as an individual, this is the best opportunity to prove yourself," he said.
If the two are to avoid another toil, they will need a much better show on Wednesday.
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Wed, Aug 04 10 03:08 PM
Colombo, Aug. 3 -- Inspired by the Taverners at Lord's, the Tamil Union Cricket and Athletics Club (TUCAC), the patrons of P Sara Oval, named the bar in the members' enclosure as The Oval Taverners. On Tuesday, The Taverners tarnished the reputation of the club and stadium, which is one of the very few venues in Asia to have seen Sir Donald Bradman in action. On the opening day of India's third Test against Sri Lanka, a bunch of non-resident Sri Lankans were ousted from the stadium for their indecent behaviour. It all started when a bunch of intoxicated youngsters had a go at Ishant Sharma, who was at the boundary. Then, it was Yuvraj's turn. Benched for the match, Yuvraj was greeted with chants of "Water boy, water boy why ain't you playing," as he served drinks to his teammates. Though Yuvraj restrained himself, he lost his cool after "a fan pointed a finger in a wrong manner towards him", according to an eyewitness. Following this, Yuvraj reported the incident to the team management and local authorities present at the ground. "The crowd was trying to misbehave with the player. The police was asked to intervene and the situation was brought under control. Yuvi was not at fault, he didn't try to provoke the crowd. I was sitting next to him when it happened and I can tell you they were trying to provoke the player," team manager, Ranjib Biswal, said. "It's human tendency to react to situations when you are repeatedly provoked. The police took the spectators out and we will definitely lodge a complaint," said Biswal. The spectators did not spare Suresh Raina and commentator, Tony Greig, taunting them after the draw of stumps. Tony Perera, CEO of TUCAC, assured that corrective measures would be taken on Wednesday.
"Just a few people don't mean the whole club should be held responsible. I am looking into the details of who these people were. Necessary action will definitely be taken tomorrow," he said.
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Wed, Aug 04 10 02:58 PM
REUTERS - Sri Lanka were all out for 425 in their first innings on the second day of the third and final test against India in Colombo on Wednesday.
Scores: Sri Lanka 425 (K. Sangakkara 75, M. Jayawardene 56, T. Samaraweera 137 not out, P. Ojha 4-115) v India
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Colombo, Aug 4 (IANS) Sri Lanka were all out for 425 runs in their first innings against India on the second day of the third and final cricket Test here Wednesday.
Thilan Samaraweera was the top scorer with 137 while skipper Kumar Sangakkara made 75. For India, left arm-spinner Pragyan Ojha picked up four for 115 while fast bowler Ishant Sharma scalped three for 72.
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London, Aug.4 (ANI): England fast bowler Graham Onions is still hopeful of playing a part in the Ashes series this winter.
Onions has not played since leaving the winter tour of Bangladesh with a back problem and more recently he has had to contend with a knee cartilage injury which required surgery.
The Sun quoted him as saying: "If I had no motivation and was just thinking 'how do I get myself ready for next season?' then maybe I wouldn't be training as hard as I am now."
"Being a professional cricketer, you want to play against the best. I want to play against Australia and get the England shirt on, but first I've obviously got to get the Durham shirt back on," he added.
He further said: "I just desperately want to play, that's definitely at the back of my mind when I'm on the treadmill."
The 27-year-old has taken 28 wickets at an average fractionally over 31 in his eight Tests to date, which included 10 Australian scalps in three Tests last summer. (ANI)
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Wed, Aug 04 10 02:08 PM
Wellington, Aug 4 (PTI) The build-up might be in disarray after allegations of corruption but New Zealand''s Olympic Committee believes the Delhi Commonwealth Games would be a success. Amid reports of irregular financial transactions, the Delhi Games organisers are facing a credibility crisis with just two months to go for the event. But despite the furore in India, the New Zealand Olympic Committee is confident that the Games will be held successfully come October. NZOC secretary general Barry Maister says they won''t get swayed by the negative reports. "(We) still have high hopes Delhi will be a unique and positive experience," he was quoted as saying by ''the New Zealand Herald''.
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