Asia Cup Final - India vs Sri Lanka, Match Preview July 6th, 2008 Asia Cup 2008 Final Sunday, 6th June 2008 India v Sri Lanka Jayasuriya and Sehwag in form and on song, Ishant’s sheering pace and Murali’s bamboozling turners. What more a treat a cricket fan can ask for? People are looking for an exciting end to a not so exciting cricket tournament. Sri Lanka seem to have played a master stroke resting Ajantha Mendis in the Super Four match against India. They will be hoping that he is able
London: Shah Rukh Khan is reportedly close to a deal with Andrew Flintoff for his Kolkata IPL team for a fee of around £750,000. Flintoff's agent though denied a deal was imminent. Shah Rukh had said at the dinner hosted in London a few weeks ago that he was on the lookout for some younger players from India and England. Although no names were mentioned, most feel Flintoff was on his mind. A source told Hindustan Times that Flintoff would not like to annoy the ECB at a time when his Test sel
Worcestershire will not be signing experienced Indian Test bowler Ashish Nehra after he asked for more money and to change his start date. Director of cricket Steve Rhodes had sorted out terms for the 29-year-old's arrival at New Road earlier in the week, but the deal is now cancelled. "It had been cleared with the Board of Control for Cricket in India," chief executive Mark Newton said. "But then he asked for more money and said the deal started too soon." Nehra, who has played 72 one
After a frenetic 11-day period that saw 12 matches, Sri Lanka and India have survived the crammed schedule, the heat, and a few wobbles to make their way to yet another Asia Cup final. Historically, these two sides have been the strongest in the tournament, winning seven of the eight editions so far; Sunday’s game will be their sixth meeting in Asia Cup finals. The excellent batting pitches have been a constant throughout the tournament, and the teams to survive have utilised these conditions
The new news from the Asia Cup has been about players being too tired to give 100%. The players have a point. Back-to-back 50 over games in Karachi in June is insane. The media has a point. There is too much international cricket. And some of the scheduling is just incompetent. What is not being discussed is a credible way out of this mess. There will be no mystic return-to-innocence of less cricket. More cricket means more money. That is good. The real solution is to find techniques that all