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| Bailey good choice for T20 captain: MSD Posted: 31 Jan 2012 09:35 AM PST
Dhoni said, “He (Bailey) is an interesting character, he plays good cricket, he’s someone who can play his strokes, he’s very intelligent and understands the game well. He’s a really good character to have.” The Indian captain said the Indian team will expect a tough challenge from the 40-year old Brad Hogg who will be making a comeback to international cricket. Dhoni was quoted by Times of India as saying, “Brad’s an experienced guy and what we have seen is spinners are wily, the more they age the better they get.
“He’s also someone who has done well in the T20 locally over here so it’ll be a nice contest between the youngsters and him.” Bailey, who will be making an international debut in any form of cricket, said he is excited to lead the national team in T20 cricket. He said, “When you play, you’re just out there playing,” the Tasmania captain said. “I am debuting, but ever since I captained Tasmania, in most games I’ve gone out there whether I’m captain or not thinking like a captain.” “Mainly it’s been about getting round to the bowlers that I haven’t met as much and learning about their games, working out what they need as well. “I’m just really excited to be here, to be leading it and hopefully continuing on the great form and the great start to the summer that Australia have had.” © PTI  |
| India Vs Australia Live Streams 1st T20 Syndey Watch Online 2012 Posted: 31 Jan 2012 09:15 AM PST
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| MS Dhoni ready to quit Test captaincy Posted: 31 Jan 2012 08:55 AM PST
Dhoni said if somebody could do a better job than him in Tests, then he will be more than happy to step down as captain for the sake of the team. “It (captaincy) doesn’t belong to anyone. It’s a position I hold, and it’s an added responsibility. I always like to do well till I am in job but it’s not something I want to stick to. If there is a better replacement, he can come in,” Dhoni said today ahead of tomorrow’s first Twenty20 game Australia.
“At the end of the day, you want India to perform. If there is someone who can do a better job, captaincy should be given to him. It’s not something you have to cling on to,” said Dhoni as speculation grew over his Test future both as a batsman and captain. Dhoni now has lost seven straight Test matches abroad as captain and as a batsman, his stocks have really fallen low on foreign pitches. While he made 220 at 31.43 from four Tests in England, he scored 102 from six innings of three Tests at 20.40 on the present tour. “The responsibility was given to me three-and-a-half years ago. I am trying to fit into the shoes, get along with the team and perform well.” Dhoni had earlier dropped hints during the Test series that he might leave Test cricket altogether by 2013 to make himself available the 2015 World Cup. “It’s two years to 2013. I don’t know whteher I would still be alive! There would be IPL, Champions League, back-to-back series. It’s not a calendar you can decide in advance or if there is a lot of rest”, Dhoni said. “I would have to decide by 2013 but it’s two years away. I can’t say in 2014 that I am not playing next World Cup and give a player of 25-odd matches (a chance to prove),” he said. Dhoni, however, made it clear that his journey as a Test cricketer was far from over but believed the decision was not entirely in his hands. “I am still on my way (through the journey). I haven’t reached anywhere. But it’s not an individual who decides, it’s others who decide whether you are good enough or not. “As a player, I am giving my 100 per cent. I am still doing what I was doing. Test cricket is real cricket, but I am not discarding other formats. Every format has its own challenges,” he said. The India captain made a tongue in cheek remark about the dressing room, which according to him is humming with the noise and bubble of the youngsters — much in contrast to the staid, sober and solemn environment when the seniors were around. “Our one-day squad looks very different. It’s lot more noisy and lift the dressing room atmosphere. People pull each other’s legs and it’s more lively. It’s very, very different,” he said. “It’s like you have come from Kishore Kumar to Sean Paul! It’s that kind of difference. It’s very noisy. It’s a very different generation of players. “As for me, I keep adjusting. A mix of everything is good. From classical to rap music of latest version,” he said. Without mentioning any names, Dhoni also took pains to emphasise the importance of senior players in the team and said the criticism coming at their door after the Test debacle was unjust. “Age is just a number. If people keep scoring runs, nobody would talk about it. When you don’t score runs, everything comes out ?- how fast you can run, your turning speed. But we don’t get worried about it.” Looking ahead, Dhoni expects good performances from the team in the shorter formats of the game over the next few weeks. “(Suresh) Raina and (Virat) Kohli have been around. Then there is Rohit Sharma who is very talented but not part of our Test side, we are not able to give him adequate chances,” he said. Despite the presence of promising youngsters in the team, India fared miserably in the last two Twenty20 World Cups, losing all super league games in England and the West Indies. The next one is due in Sri Lanka later this year. And Dhoni singled out the absence of a seaming-allrounder as the sole missing link in his team. “A lot depends on where you are playing. If you are playing in the sub-continent, spinners become vital. The wicket slows down a bit and even part-timers can have a bowl. “When it comes to England and Australia, it changes. We don’t have a perfect seam bowling all-rounder and it would have really balanced out the side. Then we could have five bowlers who can be really effective,” he viewed. Dhoni was full of praise for all-roudner Ravindra Jadeja, who has started to make his impression felt as a multidimensional player, but said it would be wrong to comare the Saurashtra player with Yuvraj Singh. “Jadeja has begun to contribute (like Yuvraj). He gives us a similar kind of balance. He more often than not bowls his 10 overs and is good enough to bat at number 6 of 7. We can play three fast bowlers and two spinners,” he said. © PTI  |
| India Vs Australia 1st T20 Sydney 2012: Preview Posted: 31 Jan 2012 08:38 AM PST
Their reputation bruised and battered after the humiliating loss in the Test series, India will be desperate to turn things around and restore some pride in the limited overs matches, starting with the first T20 against Australia on Wednesday. The Indians slumped to their lowest ebb in the longer version of the last week when Australia mauled the visitors by a 4-0 margin in the Test series. The drubbing at the hands of Australia was also the current ODI world champion team’s eight straight overseas Test defeat following the series loss by identical margin in England last year. But with some fresh legs — Suresh Raina, Manoj Tiwary, Praveen Kumar, Irfan Pathan, Parthiv Patel, Ravidra Jadeja and Rahul Sharma — joining the team for the limited overs matches, Mahendra Singh Dhoni would be hoping for lady luck to smile on him in the first of the two T20 matches ahead of the tri-series, featuring hosts Australia and Sri Lanka.
With India’s famed batting line-up failing miserably in the Test series, there is a scramble for early berths in opening Twenty20 match at the ANZ Stadium. There is competition for each spot in the team, especially after the debacle in the Test series. The opening duo of Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir have time and again failed to give India a good start in the Test series. To add to it, skipper Dhoni himself has looked a pale shadow of his former self with the bat as well as his leadership qualities. But though there is little threat to their positions in the playing eleven as of now, the trio knows it better that it is high time for them to perform or make away for youngsters like Manoj Tiwary and Parthiv Patel, who are waiting in the wings for their opportunity. Talented Rohit Sharma is at last expected to get a match after spending the entire Test series on the sidelines. Apart from Rohit, the middle-order will have Raina, Virat Kohli and Dhoni with Ravindra Jadeja will play the role of an all-rounder. India’s bowling department will be led by Zaheer Khan. He is expected to have Umesh Yadav and Praveen Kumar for company, even as left-arm pacer Irfan Pathan stands with an outside chance because of his batting abilities and experience of playing in Australian conditions. Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is expected to spearhead the spin department in Jadeja’s company. But all said and done, one thing that stands against India is their record in T20 format. India lost three straight games each in the super league stage of the two consecutive T20 World Cups in England and in West Indies in 2009-10 and young batsmen were exposed big time against the short-pitched deliveries. The Indians were all out on most occasions, despite having a galaxy of batting stas in their ranks. But thankfully for the Indians, the present Australia T20 squad, under George Bailey, does not have menacing fast bowlers. There is neither Peter Siddle, Ben Hilfenhaus nor Ryan Harris in the team. The only one with some credentials is veteran Brett Lee, who has long retired from Test cricket. But young James Faulkner is an unknown entity and is said to be a good left-arm fast bowling all-rounder of Tasmania. Still, Daniel Christian is highly spoken of and Clint McKay has had a few impressive performances in the recent Big Bash League (BBL). Australia’s biggest advantage going into tomorrow’s match is that most of their players can fulfill dual roles. Out-of-form Shaun Marsh will possibly get one last opportunity to show some spark tomorrow after his repeated faulures in the Test series, which led to his omission from Australia’s ODI yeam. Shaun’s brother, the big-hitting Mitchell Marsh, is also expected to play tomorrow and will provide Bailey with an all-round option. Teams: India (Probable): Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c/wk), Zaheer Khan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Praveen Kumar, Umesh Yadav. Australia (Probable): George Bailey (c), David Warner, Daniel Christian, Aaron Finch, David Hussey, Mitchell Marsh, Matthew Wade (wk), Shaun Marsh, Brad Hogg, Brett Lee, Clint McKay Time: (19:35 local | 14:05 IST) © PTI  |
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