Cup Diary: Local boy gilly visits Clarke & co
Local boy gilly visits Clarke & co
THE Australian players had a familiar visitor to the net session at WACA on Tuesday. Adam Gilchrist, the former Australia captain and wicketkeeper, spent about two hours with Michael Clarke & Co who were preparing for their match against Afghanistan (on Wednesday). The three-time World Cup winner is a local boy as he represented Western Australia in the domestic Sheffield Shield tournament. He was obviously speaking to Clarke about the World Cup of the home team, which has got a little off track after their recent defeat against New Zealand. Later he mixed with friends of his 10-yearold son and posed for lensmen.
Reporting’s no bed of roses
Official dinner for team India
THE Indian team was given a ceremonial reception by the Consul General of India, based in Perth. After completing their practice, the players and all members of the support staff rushed to the evening function. Mandarapu Subbarayudu, the Consul General, hosted the players for over dinner at his residence and the players were dressed in their ceremonial attire. The team was led by manager Arshad Ayub, who rejoined the team after returning from Chennai where he had gone to attend the BCCI AGM. Perth is one of the three cities where the Indian High Commission has offices. Sydney and Canberra are the other two cities.
THE Australian players had a familiar visitor to the net session at WACA on Tuesday. Adam Gilchrist, the former Australia captain and wicketkeeper, spent about two hours with Michael Clarke & Co who were preparing for their match against Afghanistan (on Wednesday). The three-time World Cup winner is a local boy as he represented Western Australia in the domestic Sheffield Shield tournament. He was obviously speaking to Clarke about the World Cup of the home team, which has got a little off track after their recent defeat against New Zealand. Later he mixed with friends of his 10-yearold son and posed for lensmen.
Reporting’s no bed of roses
THAT Indian players are getting special treatment at the World Cup is something that has been written in these columns ad nauseam. The Indian journalists got to know this hard way at Murdoch University Oval ground. The journos were moving freely covering the practice session of the West Indies team in the morning. When the news filtered in that the Indian team bus left the hotel for the scheduled afternoon training session, the journalists’ movements were restricted. They were cordoned off and asked to stay inside a 20x40 barricaded area. They were also evicted from a room that was allotted to them for filing reports. With the sun beating down heavily, it was not an easy time for the journalists. But then covering the Indian team is not bed of roses. Two hours later, the restrictions were eased and the room was returned but by then many journalists, frustrated at the treatment, had left the ground.
Official dinner for team India
THE Indian team was given a ceremonial reception by the Consul General of India, based in Perth. After completing their practice, the players and all members of the support staff rushed to the evening function. Mandarapu Subbarayudu, the Consul General, hosted the players for over dinner at his residence and the players were dressed in their ceremonial attire. The team was led by manager Arshad Ayub, who rejoined the team after returning from Chennai where he had gone to attend the BCCI AGM. Perth is one of the three cities where the Indian High Commission has offices. Sydney and Canberra are the other two cities.
