Sourav Ganguly hails MS Dhoni as one of the greatest Indian ODI players

"I have earlier seen many one day players and also played with many cricketers. But as a package of batting, wicket keeping and captaincy, he (Dhoni) has been outstanding for India," Ganguly said. After former India cricket captain Dilip Vengsarkar called Mahendra Singh Dhoni the best one-day match finisher ever, ex-star Sourav Ganguly Saturday rated the Jharkhand dasher as one of the greatest Indian ODI players. Praising Dhoni for leading his team to an amazing victory in the tri-series final against Sri Lanka Thursday, Ganguly said: "I have seen the entire match. It is really wonderful to see the kind of ice cool nerve as well as temperament he showed in the final." Speaking at a programme of Bengali news channel ABP Ananda, he...

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New faces brighten Indian cricket

The India under-19 team’s victory in the Top End series in Darwin (Australia) must gladden the hearts of the junior national selection committee members and the cricketing fraternity in general. Right from the warm-up game against Papua New Guinea, Vijay Zol’s team trounced Australia and New Zealand twice in the league and dominated the tournament. Vijay Zol The convincing win in the final on Friday was a reflection of the quality of the team selected by Chandrakant Pandit and his committee. With only Zol and Mumbai’s Akhil Herwadkar making the cut from the team that won the ICC Under-19 World Cup last year at Townsville (Australia), Pandit would have been anxious to know the outcome of the series. This was the first preparatory tour...

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ICC denies Aamir permitted to play domestic cricket

LAHORE: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has categorically denied that suspended fast bowler Mohammad Aamir has been allowed to play domestic cricket by the game’s world governing body. Speaking to Dawn from Dubai, a spokesman of the ICC confirmed that the ICC Board had already constituted a four-man committee during the ICC annual conference week last month, on the request of the Pakistan Cricket Board interim committee chairman Najam Sethi, but clarified that any decision regarding Aamir’s five-year ban would only be made by the ICC Board. “Any decision to give any sort of relaxation to Mohammad Aamir will only be made by the ICC Board. The four-man committee comprising Giles Clarke, Wally Edwards, Imran Khawaja and Keith Oliver...

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At times, you need to play boring cricket - MSD

The skipper admitted that since it was the final, he took the risk of playing despite not having fully recovered from his hamstring injury. After guiding the team to an exciting tri-nation ODI series triumph, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni made it clear that he is ready to play "boring cricket" while chasing low scores if it ensures a victory for his team. "At times in these low scoring matches, you need to play boring cricket. It doesn't matter whether you win in the 48th or 49th over," Dhoni said at the post-match media conference having got his team past the finishing line with two balls to spare. The skipper admitted that since it was the final, he took the risk of playing despite not having fully recovered from his hamstring...

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