‘support staff should be given time’
New Delhi: Having seen the Indian cricket team set-up from close quarters as manager in Australia, former spinner Arshad Ayub says the players are responding well to team director Ravi Shastri and the current support staff should be given a one-year run to make a difference. Ayub, who was with the Indian team on its four-month long Australian journey including the World Cup, feels Shastri has had a positive influence on the current crop of players. “I think Shastri is doing a very good job. He’s working well with the team and the result is for everybody to see. He has brought in his vast experience and the boys are responding to his mentorship. I think at the moment the present set-up is working really well for the unit,” Ayub said.
Gayle credits Ipl for Indian cricket’s rise
london: Hailing the IPl as a top-class tournament, hard-hitting West Indian batsman Chris Gayle has credited the cash-rich Twenty20 annual event for Indian cricket’s rise in different formats of the game. Gayle, who played a big part for Royal Challengers Bangalore reaching the play-offs in season 8, believes that the tournament has really been the shot in the arm for many a young cricketer. “look at Indian cricket at the moment. They are dominating all forms of the game now and the reason is the IPl,” Gayle was quoted as saying on telegraph.co.uk. “The players touch shoulders with their international opponents. Then they become bolder performing for their countries. That is because of IPl and it is fantastic,” he added.
Will not compete with SRT-Warne: Jones
new delhi: The Masters Champions league (MCl) has no intention to compete with a similar proposed event floated by cricketing greats Sachin Tendulkar and Shane Warne, said its promoter and former Australia batsman Dean Jones. Jones, whose company Major Events Group will be running the Masters Champions league (MCl), a T20 tournament that will feature retired international players in Dubai, said both the leagues have “their own space” and can co-exist. “We want them to do well and we will not compete against them,” Jones was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo. “We have got our own space in February and they have got theirs. They might want to join with us and play with us, we have spoken to them about their availability but I fully understand that they are trying to get their event up and running.” he said.
Scindia School win all matches
New Delhi: The cricket team of Scindia School, Gwalior, went on a 10-day tour to England and won all the matches it played against British schools. The 14-member squad was scheduled to play six matches but two were called off due to rains. The team played and won the rest of the four matches. Sarthak Talwar was adjudged Man of the Tournament. Akshay Bahrgava and Harshraj Malik won best batsman and best bowler awards respectively while Abhishek Agarwal bagged the best fielder award.