Mumbai Indians Won Champions League T20 triumph

Mumbai Indians 139 (Franklin 41, Bhatkal 3-21, Vettori 2-30) strike Royal Challengers Bangalore 108 (Dilshan 27, Harbhajan 3-20, Chahal 2-9, Malinga 2-23) beat by 31 runs Mumbai Indians stand-in captain Harbhajan Singh term his team's Champions League T20 triumph as a "great achievement" allowing for the fact they didn't have lot of top players as well as master batsman Sachin Tendulkar. "Not many people gave us a chance at the start of the tournament....

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White keyed up about pacer Cummins

Teenage fast bowler Patrick Cummins has fracture on the scene so rapidly that Australia T20 captain, Cameron White, has not yet seen him in action. "It's attractive thrilling. I saw him bowl in a couple of games on television. Anyone who bowls at 150 (kilometres an hour) is pretty good to watch," White said on Sunday at an arrival media meeting ahead of two Twenty20 internationals against South Africa. "I'm not a big cricket watcher on TV when...

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Zaheer Khan: Fast bowling is not natural to us

Zaheer Khan says Indian bodies are not intended to bowl fast and optional County cricket for the potential pacers to hone their skills. "It's not a normal thing," Zaheer told Times of India. "Indian bodies are not intended to bowl fast but that said, it's not very dissimilar from bowling outside India. Basically, you have to spend a lot of time sympathetic yourself, your art, and then find out what works for you and what doesn't. It also involves...

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Yusuf: talented of playing extended innings

Hard-hitting batsman, Yusuf Pathan, crushed no words when he said there is more to his batting than just hitting big shots. In a chat with TOI, Pathan said: "At present, I'm focusing on receiving back in the team and for that I have to score time and again. I am working very hard. Ever since I started playing the game, I have dreamt of on behalf of the country. It's an honor to play for India. If I keep on working hard nothing is not possible." He...

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White cool over Australia training

Australia T20 captain, Cameron White, is undisturbed by his team's rambling preparation for their two matches with South Africa later this month. With some members of his squad concerned in the Nokia Champions League T20 tournament in India, the entire team will be jointly for just four days before the first match with the Proteas gets under way in Cape Town on October 13. While yielding the training is far from perfect, White believe the fact...

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