Thursday, July 10, 2008
India win at Trentbridge
Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly steered India home after Chris Tremlett claimed three wickets at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. Seam bowler Zaheer Khan took 5-75 yesterday to help India dismiss the home side for 355.
``They read the conditions brilliantly and fully deserved to win,'' England captain Michael Vaughan said at the post-match presentation.
India's fifth victory in 47 Tests on English soil leaves Dravid's team needing to avoid defeat in next week's final Test at the Oval, south London, to secure its first Test series win in the U.K. since 1986. Top-ranked Australia was the last visiting team to win a series in England six years ago.
Resuming this morning at 10-0, India lost its first wicket when Wasim Jaffer skied a pull off Tremlett and Kevin Pietersen took the catch. Dinesh Karthik was caught behind for 22 off a rising delivery and Sachin Tendulkar flicked a catch to leg gully. The winning runs came when Ganguly missed a full delivery and the ball ran through for four byes.
Dhoni nominated for Khel Ratna award
The Board of Cricket Control in India has recommended India’s ODI and Twenty20 captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, the highest honour for any sportsperson in the country for the year 2007. Chief Administrative Officer Ratnakar Shetty said the Board has already forwarded its recommendation to the Sports Ministry.
Under Dhoni, India won the tri-series in Australia and also the Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa. In case Dhoni manages to win the award, he would be the second cricketer to get the honour, following Sachin Tendulkar, who won it in 1997-98, while Rahul Dravid has been nominated twice but failed to win on either occasion.
The President will give away the award, along with Arjuna and Dronacharya awards, at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on August 29.
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