‘KKR want to end IPl 6 on a high’
Hyderabad: Curtains might have already fallen on Kolkata Knight Riders’ title defence campaign in the IPl 6, but the Gautam Gambhir-led side would like to finish the tournament on a high when they play Sunrisers Hyderabad here, said the team’s coach Trevor Bayliss. “It is a must-win game for us because we would like to finish with a win. We did not play the way we played last year. We would like to finish off on a positive note,” Bayllis told reporters. Asked if KKR has any special plans to take on Sunrisers who have done extremely well at home, Bayliss expressed confidence that his side can make things difficult for any team if it comes up with a competitive performance. “I think early in this season, the batting held us back. We did not score enough runs at the top and also the guys in the middle of the order did not score runs as we would have liked. It was inconsistency. We bowled well early in the tournament and we have not bowled as well in the second half,” he said.
Minor fire in stadium
Bangalore: Ahead of the final play-off between CSK and RCB at the Chinnaswamy stadium here, a minor fire broke out in the mobile generator stationed near gate number nine of the venue. “Two fire tenders, which are always stationed as a stand by during a match, immediately put out the fire that broke out in one of the wires of the generator due to loose contact and sudden rains that lashed the city,” fire official said. “There is no problem now.”
Warner attacks oz media
Melbourne: David Warner is facing a Cricket Australia enquiry after attacking two noted Australian cricket writers on his twitter page. Robert Craddock wrote a critical article on Indian Premier league, following the spot-fixing scandal that shook the cricket world and in response to that Warner, who plays for Delhi Daredevils, launched a series of abusive tweets. Warner called Craddock a Pr*** who writes s*** and also described the other coloumnist Malcolm Conn an old f***.
ECB to question Owais Shah
london: The ECB is set to interrogate Rajasthan Royals’ English recruit Owais Shah as a precautionary measure in the wake of the spot-fixing scandal. Shah is set to be interviewed by ECB’s Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) Agencies