Tremors force Gujarat lions squad to evacuate hotel
mohali: Players of Indian Premier league (IPl) outfit Gujarat lions were evacuated from their hotel here on Sunday after an earthquake with its epicentre in Afghanistan rocked several cities across northern India. The earthquake, measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale, had its epicentre in the Hindukush mountains on the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Australian pacer Andrew Tye was reminded of the devastating earthquake in Nepal last year as he was guided out of the building. "I was sitting on the end of my bed fixing a cricket bat and it felt like the bed started to move. I was like 'what happened there' and I looked around the room and certain things were shaking, so I thought 'it must be an earthquake'. There was a bit of commotion in the hallway and we rushed outside," Tye was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au. "I immediately thought back to Nepal last year around a similar sort of time. I know how devastating that was. I was more worried for other people rather than myself."
dhoni gets emotional not wearing csk’s jersey in ipl
mumbai: Mahendra Singh Dhoni, captaining debutants Pune Supergiants in the ninth season of IPl, on Sunday said he felt emotional while stepping into the field in their Indian Premier league (IPl) opener against Mumbai Indians without wearing the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) jersey. "As I said it was, I knew I would play for the Pune team but the actual moment comes when you start walking with the team-sheet in your hand till that point of time its only practice and everything," Dhoni told reporters here. "It was a very emotional moment...since I have started playing T20 cricket represented the Indian cricket team, Jharkhand team in few tournaments and CSK for eight years, so it was a emotional moment not to see myself in yellow." "But at the same time as professionals, we have to move ahead and also not to prove to anyone but to prove a point to myself that I am making sure whatever I gave in for CSK, I am not leaving any inch that I am not giving for the Pune team," he added.
Cricket is about expressing yourself: raina
mohali: Cricket is all about enjoying and expressing yourself, Gujarat lions skipper Suresh Raina said here on Sunday. "Enjoy your cricket whether playing for team India or IPl you need to have fun. Cricket is "all about enjoying and expressing yourself," Raina said.Asserting that captaincy of a new franchise is not new for him, he said he has led Uttar Pradesh and the Indian team. He was averse to the thought that he had got new players with him. "We have got few guys who can surprise any team," he said. For Raina cricket is a "team game". He said his team is a balanced side. To win matches his mantra is "to be positive in all departments of the game." Talking about his team he said all players have done well in domestic circuit .Besides, he said his team has a good opening pair and strong middle order.