Wright appointed as new coach of New Zealand

Mark Greatbatch was recently replaced by John Wright as the new coach of the New Zealand side soon after the New Zealand’s tour of India. John Wright will resume his job immediately. While Greatbatch will be the convener of a three-man selection panel which also includes Lance Cairns and Glenn Turner.

Daniel Vettori has also lost his tenure as a selector following two consecutive clean sweeps against Bangladesh and India, this isn’t the kind of form they wanted just before the World Cup 2011 approaching in February.  Wright will be left with a tough job to get the team ready before the World Cup which is not distant but he feels that though it’s tough challenge for him looking at the teams form but then he assures that it’s what cricket is all about and is very much excited about his comeback as a coach on international level.

New Zealand cricket also said that both the coach and the captain will continue to contribute actively to the selection process on the tour. New Zealand cricket CEO Justin Vaughan said that all the aspects of the tour were examined so that the Black Caps get the best suitable line-up for the coming World Cup.

New Zealand have had their fourth coach replacement in the past two months with Wright being the fourth one. After the departure of John Bracewell in December 2008, Andy Moles was appointed for a short while and then Greatbatch was the next one to follow.

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Sachin Tendulkar reaches another milestone

Sachin Tendulkar, also known as the god of cricket by his fans and followers added another record to his name today by being the first man on earth to get to his 50^th  test ton. This was a very delightful occasion for all his fans across the globe and all were excited on his century at the centurion.

We all are very much happy for Sachin for achieving another great feat in international cricket and proving his worth to the world every time and forth. While Sachin was did not quite seemed to be happy even after scoring the century as he didn’t showed much emotions. It was all because of India’s situation in the ongoing match against the mighty Proteas who are on the verge of winning the game but Sachin is more focussed on the saving the match from the jaws of defeat rather than celebrating his 50^th century with his team.

This man is a true legend, he cares more for his countries pride rather than for his own. He has done it many times as the history shows and will surely be able to succeed to get India out of trouble in the present game where India is still trailing with 30 runs with just 2 wickets in hand in their second innings. This cricket match has witnessed some memorable moments of all times as earlier Kallis scored his maiden double ton and now Master Blaster scoring his 50^th ton.

India still have one day to go for the match and South Africa have already sensed victory while Sachin is the only wall standing in front of their victory. It would be interesting to see what all happens on the final day. India would have to improve themselves in all departments if they got to keep their position safe in the tests and also got to buck up for the nearing ICC World Cup 2011 which is not far as well.

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