'Refreshed' Haddin looking forward to his IPL, Windies test stints.Byline: ANI Sydney, Nov 3 (ANI): Australia's wicketkeeper wick·et·keep·er n. The cricket player positioned immediately behind the wicket in play. wicketkeeper Noun Cricket the fielder positioned directly behind the wicket Brad Haddin returns to first-class cricket First-class cricket matches are those between international teams or the highest standard of domestic teams in which teams have two innings each. Test cricket is a form of first-class cricket, but the term "first-class" is often used to refer to domestic competition only. today and the injury-enforced break might be a blessing in disguise for him. Haddin is also planning to play in the Indian Premier League  This article or section contains information about a sporting event or team. next
year for Mumbai Indians who are most likely to secure his services.
Haddin's focus is the first Test of the Australian summer, against the West Indies from November 26. "The plan was always to be right for the first Test. I was a little bit nervous going into the [one-day] game because I wasn't sure how it was going to respond but it's come through well," The Sydney Morning Herald quoted Haddin, as saying. "I hadn't played cricket for 11 weeks. It's been a frustrating break but I think it will freshen fresh·en v. fresh·ened, fresh·en·ing, fresh·ens v.intr. 1. To become fresh, as in vigor or appearance: freshened up after the day's work. 2. me up, especially with all the cricket the boys have been playing and, the way blokes are going down at the moment, it might work out to be a bit of godsend god·send n. Something wanted or needed that comes or happens unexpectedly. [Alteration of Middle English goddes sand, God's message : goddes, genitive of God, God ," he said. Haddin broke the ring finger on his left hand during the warm-up for the third Ashes Test, paving the way for Manou to debut, but carried the injury through the last two Tests. The 32-year-old expressed no regrets about playing through the pain, which he knew could make the injury worse, and in the early tages of his recovery from the operation, he struggled to change the nappy on his 13-month-old son, Zac, let alone grip a cricket bat. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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