Sydney:Though Pakistan's newly appointed coach Geoff Lawson might have shown little interest in the 'pot-boiler' job initially, he revealed that watching speedster Shoaib Akhtar hurl '150kmph thunderbolts' in a practice game turned him from a 'sceptic into a believer'.
Sydney:Though Pakistan's newly appointed coach Geoff Lawson might have shown little interest in the 'pot-boiler' job initially, he revealed that watching speedster Shoaib Akhtar hurl '150kmph thunderbolts' in a practice game turned him from a 'sceptic into a believer'.
Colombo:South African paceman Andre Nel bagged four wickets to help bowl out a Sri Lankan second string side for 162 in a three-day practice game.
Napier (New Zealand): Batting superstar Sachin Tendulkar and opener Virender Sehwag warmed up for the opening Test against New Zealand with impressive half-centuries in a drawn tour match on Sunday.
Georgetown (Guyana): The Indians warmed up for the opening Test against the West Indies with a nine-wicket win over a second-string Guyana Board President's XI in the three-day match on Sunday.
Georgetown (Guyana): The Indians warmed up for the opening Test against the West Indies with a nine-wicket win over a second-string Guyana Board President's XI in the three-day match on Sunday.
Bloemfontein: An ill-prepared India would be looking to balance history as it goes into the first of the three-match Test series against the hosts on Saturday seeking its first Test win on South African soil.
Colombo: England opener Alastair Cook top-scored with 63 as the tourists three-day practice game against a Sri Lanka Board President's XI petered out into a draw on Thursday.
Cape Town: In a frank introspection of India's humiliating loss in its warm-up match, skipper Saurav Ganguly said the batsmen, including himself, had "batted very poorly" and shown little application against the local Natal side.
Cape Town: In a frank introspection of India's humiliating loss in its warm-up match, skipper Saurav Ganguly said the batsmen, including himself, had "batted very poorly" and shown little application against the local Natal side.
