Champions League extravaganza set to roll
Hyderabad, Sept 18 (INN): Redemption time for several Indian cricketers begins in Hyderabad on Monday when the qualifying round for the Champions League gets underway at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
The tournament can help remove the stigma of the disastrous English tour. For the belligerent fan, the performances of Indian players could come as the perfect anti-dote to the woefully poor performances in England.
The cream of Twenty20 talent will be seen in action when Sri Lanka's Ruhunu Eleven, Trinidad and Tobago, Auckland Aces, Kolkata Knight Riders, Leicestershire and Somerset battle it out for the three sports to make the main draw, which begins in Bangalore on September 23.
Tomorrow's first match pits Ruhunu Eleven against Trinidad and Tobago, while the second match of the day features Kolkata Knight Riders against Auckland Aces.
At the look of things Ruhunu begins with a distinct advantage-they have powerful hitters. The Lankans have wily old fox Sanath Jayasuriya to take charge and batter any bowling line-up with his lusty hitting.
For T & T, a lot depends on now their batsmen perform because the chink in Ruhunu's armour is the bowling department. The Caribbean team skipper Darren Ganga is oozing with confidence, though.
However, focus would be on the KKR and Auckland Aces match as there is tremendous Indian element in the line up. Although, without regular skipper Goutam Gambhir, who s sidelined by injury, KKR has a good depth in its ranks.
Stand-in captain Jacques Kallis, Eoin Morgan, Brett Lee, Yusuf Pathan, Manoj Tiwary and Laxmipathy Balaji could prove a handful for the team from New Zealand.
Auckland Aces will rely on the experience of Gareth Hopkins, Daryl Tuffey, Martin Guptill, Chris Martin and Kyle Mills.
In all, thirteen teams will sweat it out for eventual honours in the Champions League 22011, which concludes in Chennai on October 9.
Hyderabad, Sept 18 (INN): Redemption time for several Indian cricketers begins in Hyderabad on Monday when the qualifying round for the Champions League gets underway at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
The tournament can help remove the stigma of the disastrous English tour. For the belligerent fan, the performances of Indian players could come as the perfect anti-dote to the woefully poor performances in England.
The cream of Twenty20 talent will be seen in action when Sri Lanka's Ruhunu Eleven, Trinidad and Tobago, Auckland Aces, Kolkata Knight Riders, Leicestershire and Somerset battle it out for the three sports to make the main draw, which begins in Bangalore on September 23.
Tomorrow's first match pits Ruhunu Eleven against Trinidad and Tobago, while the second match of the day features Kolkata Knight Riders against Auckland Aces.
At the look of things Ruhunu begins with a distinct advantage-they have powerful hitters. The Lankans have wily old fox Sanath Jayasuriya to take charge and batter any bowling line-up with his lusty hitting.
For T & T, a lot depends on now their batsmen perform because the chink in Ruhunu's armour is the bowling department. The Caribbean team skipper Darren Ganga is oozing with confidence, though.
However, focus would be on the KKR and Auckland Aces match as there is tremendous Indian element in the line up. Although, without regular skipper Goutam Gambhir, who s sidelined by injury, KKR has a good depth in its ranks.
Stand-in captain Jacques Kallis, Eoin Morgan, Brett Lee, Yusuf Pathan, Manoj Tiwary and Laxmipathy Balaji could prove a handful for the team from New Zealand.
Auckland Aces will rely on the experience of Gareth Hopkins, Daryl Tuffey, Martin Guptill, Chris Martin and Kyle Mills.
In all, thirteen teams will sweat it out for eventual honours in the Champions League 22011, which concludes in Chennai on October 9.
News Posted: 18 September, 2011
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