http://www.rediff.com/cricket/index.html India's largest news and entertainment service online. en-us Fri, 16 May 2008 13:39:06 GMT Copyright: (C) 2007 Rediff.com India Limited. All Rights Reserved. http://www.rediff.com/uim/red_log.gif http://www.rediff.com/ 144 28 Visit rediff.com http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2008/may/16jaya.htm Veteran Sanath Jayasuriya was recalled to Sri Lanka's one-day squad for the Asia Cup in June. The 38-year-old opener was dropped for Sri Lanka's West Indies series in April after a lean run that included a highest score of 41 in his previous 20 innings. http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2008/may/16sena.htm "They (Pakistanis) are the enemies of the entire nation and we have been opposing their playing here for many years now," Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray told reporters in Mumbai. http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2008/may/16roundup.htm Renowned sports psychologist Rudi Webster has advised banned India spinner Harbhajan Singh to seek professional help to cope with the emotional demands of competitive cricket. Harbhajan was banned for five one-day internationals this week for a slapping incident involving Shanthakumaran Sreesanth during a domestic Twenty20 league match last month. http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2008/may/16blast.htm The serial blasts in Jaipur may have left Shane Warne and Shane Watson in absolute panic but fellow Australian Adam Gilchrist refrains from any knee-jerk reaction and hopes the show --the Indian Premier League-- will go on. http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2008/may/16stone.htm The disarming smile was replaced by a somber look and Delhi Daredevils captain Virender Sehwag simply cannot believe that he has been stoned at his home ground of Ferozeshah Kotla, of all places. His team had just tamed the Deccan Chargers by 12 runs to snap the string of defeats but instead of looking upbeat, Sehwag looked thoroughly upset in the post-match press conference late on Thursday night. http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2008/may/16sehwag.htm "I had full confidence in Amit Mishra, and that is why, I was saving him for the last over. He was bowling well and he proved my decision correct," Sehwag said at the post-match conference. http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2008/may/16gilly.htm Vanquished Deccan Chargers captain Adam Gilchrist on Thursday night criticised the Delhi Daredevils for their pacer Mohammad Asif's off-and-on presence on the field during the IPL match even though his opposite number Virender Sehwag pooh-poohed the allegation. Gilchrist said it baffled him to see Asif bowling two overs and then going out before returning again to bowl his final two overs. http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2008/may/15ipld.htm Delhi Daredevils beat Deccan Chargers by 12 runs in their Indian Premier League match against Deccan Chargers at the Ferozeshah Kotla on Thursday. http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2008/may/15lords.htm New Zealand wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum perished in the nineties for the second Lord's Test in a row on Thursday after reviving his team's fortunes on the opening day of the first Test against England. http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2008/may/15gary.htm Test cricket needs a radical overhaul to ensure its continued existence in the face of the Twenty20 revolution, India coach Gary Kirsten said.