Matthew Mott reveals Andrew Symonds came close to playing for England over Australia
Late all-rounder Andrew Symonds “certainly” considered playing for England rather than Australia, his childhood friend Matthew Mott has said.
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Matthew Mott: Andrew Symonds came close to playing for England over Australia
Late all-rounder Andrew Symonds “certainly” considered playing for England rather than Australia, his childhood friend Matthew Mott has said.
Confident India eye revenge against Japan in 'Super 4' match of men's hockey Asia Cup
hockey team would like to put up a much-improved performance when it takes on Japan in its first 'Super 4' match of the Asia Cup here on Saturday. Despite facing a below-par Indonesia in their final group league game, the young side coached by Sardar Singh must be lauded for being able to score a whopping 16 goals in just an hour. It was one more than what India required to put a final nail in Pakistan's coffin as far as harbouring World Cup qualification hopes were concerned.
Olympians, ex-players call for radical changes in PHF after Pakistan fails to qualify for hockey World Cup
hockey World Cup has created a furore in the nation with former players finding it "hard to digest" and calling for heads to roll in the national federation. Pakistan hockey suffered a crushing blow on Thursday when it lost to Japan 2-3 in its final Poll A match of the ongoing Asia Cup.
Asia Cup: India Eye Big Win Against Indonesia To Remain In Contention
Defending champions India need to beat hosts Indonesia by a huge margin and hope Pakistan loses to Japan in the other Pool A match for advancing to the knockout stage of the Asia Cup men's hockey tournament on Thursday. India's fate is not in their own hands anymore as even a win against lowly Indonesia will not guarantee them a knock-out berth. Japan will have to beat Pakistan to keep India's faint hopes alive.
Indian men's hockey team qualifies for knockout stage of Asia Cup with 16-0 win over Indonesia
Asia Cup here on Thursday. The massive win not only secured India's passage into the knockout stage of the tournament but also shut the door on Pakistan. Both India and Pakistan finished on four points each in Pool A behind Japan but the holders qualified for the Super 4s on the basis of a better goal difference (1).
Asia Cup Hockey: India Beat Indonesia 16-0, Qualify For Super 4s
The Indian men's hockey team needed to win their last group match against Indonesia in the men's Asia Cup hockey tournament by a massive margin of 15 goals to advance to the Super 4s round and they ended up beating the opposition 16-0. The victory was enough for the Indian team to edge out arch rivals Pakistan on goal difference to qualify for the next round along with Japan.
Ex-Pakistan Limited Overs Great Joins Afghanistan As Bowling Coach
Former Pakistan medium pacer Umar Gul has been named the new bowling coach of the Afghanistan men's cricket team. Gul was one of the top bowlers in limited overs cricket during his career, playing a crucial role in Pakistan reaching the 2007 ICC WT20 final and winning the title in 2009. The 39-year-old played 237 matches for Pakistan across all formats. Gul picked 179 wickets in 130 ODIs and bagged 85 in 60 T20Is with a miserly career economy of 7.19.