Bangladesh vice-captain Mashrafe Mortaza claimed that he was presented with an offer of Rs 10 crore by the Indian Cricket League (ICL). However, he rejected the offer.
Speaking with reporters, the all-rounder said, “I turned down an offer of Rs.10 crore from the ICL authority. I had been offered Rs.8 crore before it was raised to Rs.10 crore.”
“Money is important and no doubt all professional players play for money. But in my opinion for a player's first priority should be his country,” he added.
In a significant move, Olympic gold medalist Abhinav Bindra has declared to come up with a nationwide chain of 500 public schools. According to Abhinav, the main aim of these schools will be to impart quality education, training in sports and develop the overall character of the future generation.
Mumbai: Left-hand middle order batsman Yuvraj Singh, will lead the President's XI in a four day warm-up match against Australia in Hyderabad from October 2 to 5. Young Tamil Nadu batsman S Badrinath will act as vice-captain for the team.
The 15 member team also marks the come back for Sreesanth, Wasim Jaffer, Aakash Chopra, and wicket-keeper batsman Parthiv Patel.
Irfan Pathan, S Sreesanth and Piyush Chawla will lead the bowling attack for the team. Along with Wasim Jaffer and Aakash Chopra, the team would also have the services of young batsman like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
Yusuf Pathan’s efficient batting skills proposed a difficult target for Newzealand. He saved Indian side from falling after a bad start by initial batsmen. The kiwis couldn’t reach target of 305 runs set by Indian side.
India was asked to bat first. The start of innings was not very hopeful. None of the starting batsmen could secure much runs for India. Robin Uthappa and Swapnil Asnodkar fell in the first two overs. Skipper Badrinath, Dinesh Karthick and Suresh Raina couldn’t secure commendable runs for India. Suresh Raina claimed four wickets.
In defence of Cricket Australia’s decision to go ahead with India tour, despite the serial blasts that took place on Saturday, Captain Ricky Ponting said that the security situation in India and Pakistan are different and the Australian team was confident of playing in India and not in Pakistan.
Abhinav Bindra the first Individual Gold Medalist ever of India completely denied the allegations put on him by the President of the National Rifle Association of India Digvijay Singh. Bindra in Jaipur said that he was not arrogant and ungrateful and that he had thanked everybody profusely after his arrival in New Delhi.
He said nothing more to avoid controversies but instead emphasized on working hard to develop sports, also work towards the development of each deserving athlete.
with a nationwide chain of 500 public schools. According to Abhinav, the main aim of these schools will be to impart quality education, training in sports and develop the overall character of the future generation.
a four day warm-up match against Australia in Hyderabad from October 2 to 5. Young Tamil Nadu batsman S Badrinath will act as vice-captain for the team.
He saved Indian side from falling after a bad start by initial batsmen. The kiwis couldn’t reach target of 305 runs set by Indian side.
serial blasts that took place on Saturday, Captain Ricky Ponting said that the security situation in India and Pakistan are different and the Australian team was confident of playing in India and not in Pakistan.
