CRICKET / Sreesanth likely to be rested as the hosts tackle a confident Australian outfit in the third one-dayer
Problems aplenty in front of India Verbals flew thick and fast during Australia's 84-run victory in Kochi on Tuesday. From the outside, it appeared as if the Indians were the sole culprits, but that is far from the truth. ..
Sreesanth should be in control of himself Mahendra Singh Dhoni is perhaps already feeling the heat. At Kochi, on the eve of the second one-dayer, the skipper stayed away from the pre-match conference, letting cricket manager Lalchand Rajput handle the show...
SLEDGING ISSUE
Let Indians do the talking, says Ponting It was inevitable, after the ugly scenes at Kochi, that match referee Chris Broad would summon the captains of the two teams and issue them a stern warning about the conduct of their respective colleagues, with the proviso that continued bad behaviour would evoke more censure than just a rap on the knuckles in future.
Australia set to put out full-strength side With the injuries we had in the Twenty20 World Cup, it has been a while since we had a fully fit squad," the Tasmanian said on Thursday. "Nathan's (Bracken) inclusion will obviously be terrific. In the last couple of years, he has been as good as anyone else around."
Champions in sports other than cricket complain that Indian cricketers get disproportionate rewards as compared to them. Are they justified in complaining? Is the recognition of achievements related to the popularity of the game? Deccan Herald had invited its readers to send in their opinions. Most readers feel that cricket is over-glorified and its players are pampered at the cost of other sports. Others contend that cricket is the nation’s religion and the players certainly deserve the booty.
