Dhoni dismantles his first bike
New Delhi: Free from his dismantling duties on the cricket field right now, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni turned his energies towards disassembling the first bike that he acquired as he enjoyed a rare break from the hectic international schedule. In a series of tweets, Dhoni shared with his over two lakh followers, photographs of the first bike that he bought — a Yamaha Rajdoot and the how he dismantled the two-wheeler. “...I don’t know who will assemble it but it was fun taking it apart,” Dhoni tweeted accompanied by pictures of the bike and then its dismantled parts. Dhoni has a fetish for bikes and has over a dozen of them besides 10 high-end cars. He bought his first bike for Rs 4,500 and plans to restore it. “I think my plan of action is to restore the 1st bike tht I bought for `4500, ...It’s in a very bad shape,” he had tweeted last month.
WACA misses out on India Test
Sydney: Perth’s WACA ground will be without a Test match when India tour Australia during the 2014-15 season, Cricket Australia has announced. The WACA, a regular Australian Test venue since 1974, missed out when CA allocated its schedule of four Tests against third-ranked India. CA said Adelaide, scheduled to complete a Aus$535 million ($500 million) re-development for the upcoming Ashes series against England, and Brisbane will join Melbourne and Sydney in hosting Tests against India.
Mumbai Indians start ClT20 preparations
Mumbai: IPl champions Mumbai Indians will commence its’ preparation-cum-conditioning camp ahead of the Champions league T20 from tomorrow at its home ground in Ahmedabad. The team will have a five-day camp at the Sardar Patel Stadium and later return to play its two home matches in the city on September 23 and 27. “Mumbai Indians had a great season in IPl 2013 emerging victorious. We are looking forward to begin our ClT20 campaign from where we had left. Ahmedabad is our new home ground during the league,” said team mentor Anil Kumble.
confident Rohit waits for his Test call
New Delhi: He has often been painted as a batsman who has failed to realise his potential but Indian batsman Rohit Sharma is not bothered about the criticism, instead he is eagerly waiting to make his Test debut. After being catapulted to the opening slot by skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Sharma did extremely well in the Champions Trophy and the tri-series in the West Indies. Those performances together with his good show in the recent India A tour of South Africa have infused a new life into his career and the young batsman is now confident to do an encore when he takes guard in the five-day format. “I am confident. I am expecting another Test call-up and making my debut. Although these things are not in my hand as my job is to perform and contribute towards team’s victory but I am looking forward to my debut in the upcoming series,” Sharma said.
Akram hopes for Sachin’s 200th against Pak
Karachi: Famed Pakistan fast bowler Wasim Akram said on Thursday he hoped Indian batting great Sachin Tendulkar would play his final Test farewell against Pakistan in Kolkata. Tendulkar, 40, is set to achieve the unique record of playing his 200th Test later this year against the West Indies, who have agreed to tour India. But Akram, who played in Tendulkar’s debut Test in Karachi in 1989, said Tendulkar’s farewell Test should be against Pakistan. “I have created an ideal scenario for his farewell Test: India playing Pakistan at Eden Gardens, Kolkata with a passionate crowd and both nations at a standstill,” Akram said. “It could be the best farewell Tendulkar can have,” he added.
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