Fired-up Aussies crush India There is much about S Sreesanth that is admirable, but his propensity to get under the skin of the opposition for no discernible reason will most certainly not fall in that category. On his home patch at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium, the Kerala paceman riled the Aussies enough for the World champions to put on an awesome display of complete all-round cricket.
Middle overs a concern for skipper Dhoni It was Mahendra Singh Dhoni's first major reverse as Indian captain, but just as he had maintained magnanimity during the Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa, he wore poise with great elan here on Tuesday.
Aussies holier-than-thou attitude
Gilchrist takes dig at Sreesanth Not for the first time, S Sreesanth was in the news for all the wrong reasons. The Kerala paceman made an ill-advised effort to run Andrew Symonds out with the latter out of his crease but making no attempt to take a single, and well after umpire Suresh Shastri had called dead ball, in the second one-dayer at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium.
TENNIS / Sania-Fusano pair wins
Venus in round two Wimbledon champion Venus Williams overpowered fellow American Jill Craybas 6-3, 6-1 to book her spot in the Japan Open second round on Tuesday.
Pratima-Sheela win Local favourites Pratima Hegde and Sheela Kumari dished out a brilliant performance to grab top honours in the womens doubles event and give Karnataka their first gold in the inaugural National Tenpin bowling team championship that got underway at the Star City bowling centre here on Tuesday.
Pratima-Sheela win :Karnataka’s Pratima Hegde (left) and Sheela Kumari won the women’s doubles title in the National Tenpin
Bowling Team Championships in Bangalore on Tuesday.DH photo
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.
