Pollard seeks media advice
mumbai: Stung by three straight defeats, Mumbai Indians' burly all-rounder Kieron Pollard on Monday sought advice from the media, asking if they could help the beleaguered outfit in effecting a turnaround in their fortunes in the Indian Premier league. "Three games in a row, we have lost in the last over. If you guys have any idea to tell us how to get over the line, if it happens again, you guys obviously know a lot of cricket, so, give us an idea of what to do," Pollard asked scribes on the eve of their match against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Mumbai suffered dying-moment defeats in the three games played so far - against Chennai Super Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Daredevils. Pollard, though, refused to be pessimistic and brushed aside suggestions that the team was down and out. "I don't think we are down right now. If we were down right now, we should be home. We have got over that," said Pollard.
‘Virat is Ronaldo of cricket’
mumbai: West Indian all-rounder Dwayne Bravo on Monday heaped praise on India and Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kolhi and equated him with legendary footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. "It's (equation with Virat is) good. Virat actually played under-19 (cricket) with my younger brother Darren and I always tell my brother that Virat is a person he shall look up to, I am not saying that because I am here," 34-year-old Bravo, who plays for Chennai Super Kings in the IPl, said here. "I actually asked Virat to talk to my brother personally about batting, about cricket. When I see Virat, I see Christiano Ronaldo of cricket. "For me as a cricket player to play against him and to watch him play when he represents India, even RCB, I admire the talent that he has, the passion he has for the game, for the sport when he plays. So hats off to him and he deserve all the achievement," he added.
My arms can do the job: DHONI
mohali: Mahendra Singh Dhoni's powerful forearms won many a matches for India and no wonder the former India captain has confidence to clear the boundary even when he is suffering from excruciating back pain. For lofted shots, a batsman needs to maintain shape while transfering body weight into the shot. However against Kings XI Punjab on Sunday night, the Chennai Super Kings captain was in real pain but kept clearing the ropes with consummate ease. When asked how he could hit those lofted shots with a painful back, Dhoni replied: "The back is pretty bad but God has given me lot of power and I don't need to use my back a lot. My arms can do the job." However Dhoni maintained that it was not a very serious injury. "It shouldn't be too bad because I know what happened. And when you know the extent of your injury, you know how bad it really is," he said.