Shane Watson, is banking on the IPL series success and his experience of cricket in India, as a positive point in his Selection for Test cricket. He scored a marvelous 472 runs and took 17 wickets for the Rajasthan Royals. Shane Watson, has not played for the last 3 years due to various injuries. He states that he has learnt from his mistakes and knows how to deal with his problems. He added that he use to over train himself assuming it was necessary for the game, but has become smarter now and is physically fit to play.
Back in 1983, the veteran cricketer Kapil Dev led the Indian team like a “general” towards the victory. But now this admired sportsman and the mentor of millions, is all geared up to dress himself in olive-green uniform to take up the post of Lt-Col. On Wednesday he will be joining the Territorial Army (TA), the part-time citizen's force which functions as a 'vital adjunct' to the regular Army.
Deepak Kapoor, the Army Chief General will honor Kapil Dev by placing Ashoka Lion and star on his shoulders. This prestigious moment for Dev will take place at a ceremony in South Block.
Another tinge of glamour was added to the Indian Cricket League (ICL) recently, when it introduced the nation’s premium indigenous Indian Cheerleading Squad called 'ICL Zeebras'. The “Queen Cheerleader of the squad was none other than the hot and sensational Rakhi Sawant, who surely got the crowd on cloud-9 with her seductive moves.
At the Sawai Man Singh Stadium on Tuesday, there was a difference in the regular hustle bustle.
The focus was on Greg Chappell wearing the Australian colours. The Australian team is in Jaipur for a weeklong conditioning camp. Thereafter the team moves to Hyderabad for a 4-day practice match from Oct 2, followed by Test Matches at Bangalore,,Mohali, New Delhi and Nagpur.
Sushil Kumar, the bronze medal winner at the Olympics for boxing is being honored with more rewards. Recently he was awarded a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh at a felicitation function in Chennai.
Sushil, who is just 25 years old, made India proud when he won the bronze medal in the 66 kg freestyle event at the Beijing Games. At the function in Chennai, this proud winner said, “My first target is winning the gold in 2010 Commonwealth Games. I have started the preparations. Then I will focus on winning gold at the 2012 London Olympics.”
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday, issued a temporary cancellation on the government’s takeover of the Trivandrum golf club, on the pretext of procedural violations.