Briefly Cricket

Amarnath blames complacency

New Delhi: Former India cricketer Mohinder Amarnath criticised Mahendra Singh Dhonis men on Monday for taking a depleted but spirited Australian side too lightly and said the hosts overconfidence eventually cost them the ODI series. The Indian team made a mistake by taking their opponents lightly. Overconfidence was the major factor in the defeat. We made so many mistakes on the field and our bowling was also not upto the mark in the series, Amarnath said.

Aus media hails victory

Melbourne: Australian media hailed their national cricket team for the ODI series win against upstart rivals India in their own backyard,saying the triumph has established that Ricky Pontings men are the undisputed kings of limited overs game. Courageous Australia remain crickets one-day kings after crushing upstart rivals India in a ruthless show of strength, screamed a write-up in the Courier Mail.

Mithali tops batting charts

Dubai: Mithali Raj topped the ICC ODI women8217;s batting charts after gaining two positions while captain Jhulan Goswami swapped her top spot in the bowlers8217; list with Holly Colvin. Mithali replaced ICC Women8217;s cricketer of the year Claire Taylor of England and pushed Sarah Taylor to the third spot. Rumeli Dhar is the other Indian in the top-10 bowlers8217; chart at sixth.