Anil Kumble, India's newly-appointed Test captain, has said that Yuvraj Singh will have to continue to wait his turn for a berth in the Test line-up. Yuvraj has been in sublime form with the bat of late, picking up the Man-of-the-Series award in the one-dayers against Pakistan. However, the return of Sourav Ganguly, during the tour of South Africa last year, had kept Yuvraj in the reserves. Speaking ahead of the first Test in Delhi, Kumble said that India are almost certain to field two spinners, including Harbhajan Singh.
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Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Yuvraj will have to wait his turn - Kumble
Anil Kumble, India's newly-appointed Test captain, has said that Yuvraj Singh will have to continue to wait his turn for a berth in the Test line-up. Yuvraj has been in sublime form with the bat of late, picking up the Man-of-the-Series award in the one-dayers against Pakistan. However, the return of Sourav Ganguly, during the tour of South Africa last year, had kept Yuvraj in the reserves. Speaking ahead of the first Test in Delhi, Kumble said that India are almost certain to field two spinners, including Harbhajan Singh.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni in New Stylish Look
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni , sporting a new look with close cropped hair, returned home on Wednesday after the recently concluded hectic seven-match cricket series against Australia. Dhoni was whisked away by securitymen from one of the gates at the Birsa Munda airport as a folk troupe which was to greet him was stopped at another. Dhoni top tax payer in Jharkhand Dhoni looked neat and trim with his locks, which once drew attention of Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, shorn off. "The enthusiasm would have been different had Dhoni returned immediately after the Twenty20 championship," said a fan and blamed the 2-4 loss to Australia in the one-day series for the low presence of fans. A few determined enthusiasts, however, shouted 'Dhoni Zindabad' and 'Welcome Dhoni' as their poster boy drove away to his brother-in-law's home. The cricketer did not speak to the media which was present in strength.
Source : rediff.com
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