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November 12, 2010, Friday
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JUDGING by his past experience of the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni expects bat to dominate ball in the second test against New Zealand starting today.
Meanwhile, Pakistani wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider confirmed on Wednesday he is retiring from international cricket and is seeking political asylum in Britain after receiving death threats for refusing to fix one-day matches against South Africa.
Haider added yesterday that Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt spoke to him and assured him of its full cooperation.
"I explained everything to him. I told him I was genuinely concerned about the threats given to me for not getting involved in any racket to fix matches in the one-day series against South Africa," Zulqarnain said.
"I have told the PCB chairman everything and he has assured me that the board will provide me all assistance and cooperation," the keeper said.
Zulqarnain, 24, said he had applied for asylum in Britain after much thought.
"I am not stupid that I should give up my promising cricket career and leave my country to come to London... I feel safe in London," he said.
In India, the latest addition to the list of test venues, as the five-day game returns to Hyderabad after a 22-year hiatus, is not expected to provide the kind of result-friendly pitch that India would prefer.
"We have played some one-dayers and IPL (Indian Premier League) matches here and found the pitch to be on the flat side with some bounce, which enables batsmen to score freely," Dhoni said yesterday.
The first test of the three-match series ended in a draw at Ahmedabad, where India needed a rearguard action by V.V.S. Laxman and a century from bowler Harbhajan Singh to resist defeat.
Dhoni said he would like to be more attacking but the team was not contemplating going in with an extra bowler.
"I would like the luxury of playing five bowlers, but then you have to consider what your best side is. We like to rely on part-time bowlers," said Dhoni.
New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori urged his team to "maintain the high standards" after the strong showing in the first test.
"We need to back up our performance in the first match with another one here... I have to concede that taking 20 wickets is never easy in India," Vettori said.
Meanwhile, Pakistani wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider confirmed on Wednesday he is retiring from international cricket and is seeking political asylum in Britain after receiving death threats for refusing to fix one-day matches against South Africa.
Haider added yesterday that Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt spoke to him and assured him of its full cooperation.
"I explained everything to him. I told him I was genuinely concerned about the threats given to me for not getting involved in any racket to fix matches in the one-day series against South Africa," Zulqarnain said.
"I have told the PCB chairman everything and he has assured me that the board will provide me all assistance and cooperation," the keeper said.
Zulqarnain, 24, said he had applied for asylum in Britain after much thought.
"I am not stupid that I should give up my promising cricket career and leave my country to come to London... I feel safe in London," he said.
In India, the latest addition to the list of test venues, as the five-day game returns to Hyderabad after a 22-year hiatus, is not expected to provide the kind of result-friendly pitch that India would prefer.
"We have played some one-dayers and IPL (Indian Premier League) matches here and found the pitch to be on the flat side with some bounce, which enables batsmen to score freely," Dhoni said yesterday.
The first test of the three-match series ended in a draw at Ahmedabad, where India needed a rearguard action by V.V.S. Laxman and a century from bowler Harbhajan Singh to resist defeat.
Dhoni said he would like to be more attacking but the team was not contemplating going in with an extra bowler.
"I would like the luxury of playing five bowlers, but then you have to consider what your best side is. We like to rely on part-time bowlers," said Dhoni.
New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori urged his team to "maintain the high standards" after the strong showing in the first test.
"We need to back up our performance in the first match with another one here... I have to concede that taking 20 wickets is never easy in India," Vettori said.
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