Kirsten and Kumble in Ganguly's Dropping?

It is rumoured that one more time the coach of the Indian team has played role in Ganguly's omisison in the team. This time, it was the role of Kirsten. It was rumoured that he proposed the suggestion to the skipper Kumble and he agreed to it.

Kumble was not ready to drop either Dravid or Laxman. So, he has to decide against Ganguly.

The tough compeition may have forced Kumble to take this decision...probably, not his fault!

Laxman Not Aggressive - Afridi

Afridi has opened his mind and gave a strong feedback to Laxman, his IPL Captain. Laxman lead Hyderabad Deccan Chargers

The Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi denied undermining the authority of Laxman, but still insisted that he lacks the aggressiveness.

"Perhaps what I said about the Chargers team on the television show has come out a bit too strong but my only point was that Laxman needs to be more aggressive on the field," Afridi said. He further added, "There was neither any intention to demean Laxman's stature or contribution as a player and captain nor to create a controversy. I was asked a simple question and I answered it honestly."


Stung by Afridi's remarks, Laxman said the Pakistani lacked team ethics and criticised him for his outburst without any provocation.

His outspoken views were termed as violating the code of conduct. He said there is no question of violating the team ethics. He agrees to disappointing his fans, his captain and the team. He vows to rectify it in the next season.

Indian Squad: Sachin and Harbhajan in; Yuavaraj and Pathan dropped!

The Indian team Test Squad was announced. The team is touring Sri Lanka starting July for 3 Test Matches and 5 ODIs. As expected, Sachin has returned from injury. He played against South Africa in the first test and did not play the in remaining two tests. He has made another come back from the injury.

Harbhajan, who was banned for slapping Sreesanth in the IPL match, also made a come back.

Dhoni, who opted to take rest is also sitting out and will be back for the ODI. So, he is not available for half of the tour.

The other top stars of Indian cricket, Dravid, Ganguly and Laxman also part of the test side.

Yuvaraj Singh and Irfan Pathan were dropped for their poor form in Asis Cup. Also, they did not contribute in the South African tour.

Rohit Sharma and Ojha were given the chance this time.

The Squad:

Anil Kumble (Captain), Virender Sehwag (Vice Captain), Rahul Dravid, Gautam Gambhir, Sourav Ganguly, Harbhajan Singh, Dinesh Karthik, Zaheer Khan, VVS Laxman, Pragyan Ojha, Munaf Patel, Parthiv Patel, Ishant Sharma, Rohit Sharma, RP Singh, and Sachin Tendulkar

Kolkata Pitch Not Good - Ganguly!

After the win against Deccan Chargers in Kolkata, skipper of Kolkata Knight Riders, Ganguly has agreed with Laxman that the pitch was not a good wicket to play cricket.

The board is also looking into the issue and they may delay the next match scheduled in Eden Gardens.

The wicket was not conducive for good cricket and hence it would only spoil the spirit of the game.

We have to wait and see the decision on further course of action.

Afridi and Warne Exchange Words!

In the 9th match of the IPL between Hyderabad Deccan Chargers and Rajasthan Royals, Shaid Afridi and Warne exchanged some words.

Chasing a target of 215 in 20 overs, Afridi bagged 3 of the Royal Challengers wickets. When Warne was facing Afridi, the quick delivery was missed and Warne was beaten by the pace. Afridi said few words and Warne followed him to find out what he said.

The next ball also was no run and the last ball was sent to point boundary. Again few words were exchanged.

Not sure and no one understands the need for exchanging words! Just play your game and carry on with the spirit. This day may belong to others and some other day may be yours. So, why do you need to exchange unpleasant words and create a scene out of it.

The match was won by Rajasthan Royals and sure that Afridi would have felt why he did it. The last over required 17 runs and Shane Warne hit Symonds for a four and two sixes before the first two balls were scored 2 runs.