Journalism of Courage
Virat Kohli is a potential captaincy material but the talented right-handed batsman needs to calm down his enthusiasm to become a good leader in future,feels former Australia skipper Steve Waugh. Virat Kohli is a talented player and a potential captain for sure. He is very exciting and has got passion for sure,which is good,but he sometimes needs to pull that enthusiasm inside a bit. He will make a good leader one day, Waugh said here today. Recently,miffed at being given out to a controversial catch during the second ODI against Zimbabwe,Kohli,who is captaining the side in African nation tour,ended up arguing aggressively with on-field officials even after the third umpire ruled the decision against him. Waugh also praised Indias regular skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni,saying he has achieved everything as a captain.
Bradmans bat up for auction
A cricket bat used by Australian great Donald Bradman and signed by his 1948 Invincibles team is expected to fetch up to 20,000 Australian dollars (USD 17,900) at auction this month,an auctioneer said. Charles Leski,whose company is selling the item,said Bradman used the Sykes bat to score 115 in his final first-class innings at home before the team travelled to England in 1948. The Invincibles went on to become and remain the only Australian side to go through an entire Ashes tour unbeaten. The item,which spent 20 years on display at the Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA) from 1984,will be auctioned on August 15 in Melbourne. “Few items of cricketing memorabilia overshadow those belonging to Sir Donald Bradman,” Leski said. “Of these,his bats are among the most prized possessions because they were his ultimate stock in trade.
PAK to host SA,SL in UAE
Pakistan will play back to back home series against South Africa and Sri Lanka in the United Arab Emirates starting in October. The Pakistan Cricket Board said the team would play three Tests,five one-day internationals and two Twenty20 matches against the Lankans in December and January. They will play two Tests,five ODIs and two Twenty20 matches against South Africa in October-November. South Africa and Sri Lanka refused to tour Pakistan because of security concerns. No test side has visited Pakistan since 2009 when militants attacked the Sri Lankan team in Lahore,killing six Pakistani policemen and a van driver and wounding some players. Pakistan have since played all their home series at neutral venues,mostly in the UAE. Pakistan will also play a T20 against Afghanistan on December 8.
Tiwary to go to UK for surgery
Sidelined by recurrent injuries,India batsman Manoj Tiwary will fly to London on Sunday for a surgery in his twisted left knee. British orthopaedic surgeon and knee specialist Dr Andrew Williams,who had worked with the likes of Andrew Flintoff,Shoaib Akhtar,and more recently Cheteshwar Pujara,is likely to operate him August 7. Im returning on August 16 and thereafter will go for rehab at NCA (Bangalore), Tiwary said. The Bengal skipper has been ruled out for about six months and he is set to miss out on the initial stages of the Ranji Trophy. Asked about his spate of injuries,Tiwary said: Ill have to be more careful. Im positive and looking forward to come back fit again. In December last year,he was prescribed six weeks rest after sustaining a back injury during the Ranji Trophy. As a result,he missed the T20I and ODI series against both England, Pakistan.
Hold Cronje-like inquiry
Former India wicket-keeper Syed Kirmani on Friday called on the BCCI to hold a thorough enquiry into the IPL spot-fixing scandal as was done in the case of Hansie Cronje match-fixing scam. The entire camera was on Hansie. He was asked you tell us whether you have taken it or not and he accepted it. Those who accept their follies and repent are great gentlemen. You see,thats how the enquiry should be (and only) then the public will (realise the truth), he told reporters in Bangalore. Kirmani,who was awarded the best wicket-keeper in the 1983 World Cup,said a transparent enquiry was not conducted into the IPL spot-fixing scandal. Has anyone,who has been accused of the crime (betting or spot-fixing),questioned on camera? Has anybody involved been interviewed? No not yet. So where is the transparency? he questioned.
