Brisbane: Despite another century at the Gabba Ground by former Test batsman Greg Blewett, Queensland recorded its fifth consecutive victory of the Sheffield Shield season on Wednesday.
New Delhi: Shiv Sundar Das and Sadagopan Ramesh, India's new pair of specialist openers, withstood a tough seven overs to reach nine without loss in their first innings at the close of stumps on the second day of the first Test
Harare: The Indians entered the triangular One-day tournament fray on Sunday with a bang thrashing Zimbabwe by nine wickets to leave the hosts with a mountain to climb to make the final on July 7.India, who joined the West Indies on
Harare: Zimbabwe has decided to try the time-tested method of tormenting India with pace bowling for the first Test starting in Bulawayo from June 7. The team that will face India in the first Test match will have as many as
Harare: The Zimbabwe Cricket Union announced a 16-member squad for the first Test against the touring Indian team, scheduled to be played at Bulawayo from June 7 to 11. The team is expected to be pruned to 12, according to an
Rajkot: Heath Streak is one of the noblest fast bowlers around. He does have the "aggro" of a fast, but he is a firm advocate of the true spirit of the game. He is easily Zimbabwe's most hopeful wicket taking bowler whether the country is playing a Test or One-day International.He is perhaps Zimbabwe's finest swing bowler as rest of the bowlers relied on pace alone. This not only separates Streak from the rest, but also makes him the kind of bowler who has earned respect from every batsman.Streak is also a pretty useful batsman and has played many
Are you happy with Zimbabwe's progress on the international circuit?We have done a reasonably good job. We have developed our cricket from very limited resources and you must know that Zimbabwe is a small nation and we always has had small group of players. Further, we also lost a few good players. Zimbabwean cricket is picking up. The game has become more globalised because of television network and sponsorship is coming into our cricket. I am pretty sure that the future is safe and bright for Zimbabwe cricket.Any comments on the fact that victories like a win over Pakistan in
Bryan Strang is another Zimbabwean cricketer who gives his hundred per cent on the field. He knows that Zimbabwe have to prove against the other top sides of the world and there can never be any doubt when it comes to his commitment as well as fierce passion for the game.He is highly respected in the team and in turn respects each of his team members. He hates controversies and still believes in the old ethics of the game. He may not be a match winner in the truest sense of the word but when he has either the ball
You also seem to lose from winning situations, any comments?It may take a long time to become consistent in Test cricket. As you have pointed out, we have had situations when we appear to be winning but, may be, chose a wrong option out of excitement and end up on the losing side.Club Cricket is a totally different ball game. There your confidence level would be very high and you can win. But in Test cricket there is no room for over confidence and we have to gain a lot more experience from our international exposures. In fact we have
