Saturday, September 13, 2008

Ashok Dinda!!! A product of IPL to future India.

Ashok Dinda,a 24-year-old West Bengal fast bowler is a surprise inclusion in the Rest of India team to play against the Ranji Trophy champions Delhi in the Irani Trophy match which is going to be held on September,24. Most of the people who watched Indian Premier League(IPL) would have known Ashok Dinda. He bowled exceedingly well for the Kolkata Knight Riders. He picked up nine wickets from 13 matches at an average of 28.88.He bowled pretty quickly and reached 140 kmph consistently in IPL.Dinda made his first-class debut for West Bengal in the 2005-06 and has 45 first-class wickets from 16 matches. "I must thank IPL for this opportunity as I had an average first class season before playing for Kolkata Knight Riders. If there was no IPL, I would not be here. Everyone started knowing me after I did well there. I had not even played an ODI game before. IPL changed my life around completely," Dinda said to press after his inclusion in the Irani Trophy.He is just 24 years old and has a good chance of making into indian team if he bowl well in the Irani trophy and other upcoming matches.Is IPL a real boon for the youngsters to prove their talent!!?? Seems yes in this case..

Peter Siddle- A surprise Australian pick for Indian series

Peter Siddle nick named vicious, is an talented Australian medium-fast bowler who plays for Victoria state team.He represented Australian A team for its tour to india.After his good first-class record,he was named in Australian's 15-man squad of Border-Gavaskar trophy which is going to held in India from october this year.His 11 for 47 in a state under-17 match which broke the state record set in state cricket of Australia highlighted his career. Over the last two years, Siddle performance for Victorian team made the Australian selectors to pick him instead of other pace bowlers.He is just 24 years old and a good prospect for australian cricket in the future years.Who knows!!! He may be a surpise weapon for australians against indians.Let's wait and watch how this young lad performs for australia.

Saturday, September 6, 2008

Ryan Mclaren, the one Proteas really needs!!

Ryan McLaren, 25 is a promising alrounder in South African domestic circuit as well as english county.He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.He made his first-class debut for Eagles in October 2003.He had also appeared eight times for South Africa Under-19's, during the 2001-02 Under-19 World Cup. He agreed to join kent on a kolpak deal for the 2007 season. In the 2007 Twenty20 Cup Final against Gloucestershire, McLaren took a hat-trick to help Kent win the Twenty20 Cup for the first time .McClaren has just signed a three year extension to his contract which will keep him at Kent until 2010. It is thought that this indicates that he plans to qualify to play cricket for England.

But Mike Arthur,the proteas coach is desperate to have him in the South African side after their humiliating defeat against England.South Africa are now trying to hook away from a recently-extended Kolpak deal with Kent.