French Foreign Affairs Minister Alain Juppé has expressed strong support for the independence of the Grameen Bank and demanded fair trial of Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus.a
“We made clear that France would like to ensure a fair trial for Muhammad Yunus,” he said in the French parliament on Wednesday, according to a statement of Friends of Grameen.
He made the comments to make clear France’s position after the recent attempts by the Bangladesh government to oust the Grameen Bank founder and the subsequent court hearings.
On Wednesday, during the parliamentary questions session in the Assemblée Nationale (French National Assembly), Jerome Chartier, MP, made a statement that Bangladesh government attacks against Prof Yunus and Grameen Bank are driven by political and financial interests and are threatening the independence of Grameen Bank.
“This could jeopardise 25 percent of the Bangladesh population that rely on Grameen Bank for a living,” he said.
Responding, the foreign affairs minister expressed strong support for the independence of the Grameen Bank and acknowledged the pioneering work of Prof Yunus, saying his name would always be attached to microcredit.
He emphasised that the Grameen Bank microcredit model had been unanimously recognised as a “magnificently successful” poverty alleviation tool, replicated across the world, in particular to help empower women in developing countries.
Meanwhile, Jacques Chirac, who was president of France between 1995 and 2007, and Michel Rocard, a former prime minister from 1988 to 1991, have expressed their strong support for Prof Yunus and Grameen Bank after the two eminent French personalities joined the honourary committee of Friends of Grameen.
“Friends of Grameen” is a voluntary association established to promote microcredit and social business, in particular the microcredit activities of Grameen Bank and its affiliates.
The honorary committee is chaired by Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Maria Nowak, president of ADIE, a pioneering French microfinance institution created in 1989, is chairing its executive committee.
Dr Yunus was unceremoniously relieved of his duties as a managing director of Grameen Bank on March 2 through a Bangladesh Bank letter, on claims that his reappointment was not within the laws that govern the microfinance bank.
The attempts caused outrage home and abroad and prompted calls from countries such as the USA to reach a compromise.
The Nobel Peace Prize winner has challenged the central bank decision, which many see as politically-motivated, in the Supreme Court that will hear his petition next week.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Mohammed Younus is rallred for France people
SL vs india final
An atypical Sachin Tendulkar, a menacing Munaf Patel and a wily spell of spin bowling from Harbhajan Singh propelled India into the final of the 2011 World Cup, with a hard fought 29-run win over arch-rivals Pakistan at Mohali yesterday.
India will now face Sr/www.thedailystar.neti Lwww.thedailystar.netanka in a battle for sub-continental and world supremacy in the final at Mumbai on April 2.
Despite the heated interest in the game (an estimated 1 billion people across the world watched the game), it was really not a classic, but rather a gripping affair that swung patently one way and the other, before the hosts managed to wrest the initiative in the latter half of the game to end with an ultimately comfortable victory. The win also keeps India's record of not having lost a World Cup match against Pakistan intact.
Tendulkar's scratchy 85 was the highest score in the game as India put on an imposing looking 260 for the loss of nine wickets in their fifty overs before restricting Pakistan to 231 through a disciplined effort with the ball, best illustrated by the even distribution of the ten wickets among all five bowlers.
India's total could have been far less had Pakistan not put in an absolutely shocking shift in the field, dropping catches like nine pins. Their fielding did not back up a solid effort with the ball, led by left-arm quick Wahab Riaz who finished with 5-46 in his ten overs.
The great Tendulkar fell 15 short of what would have been a magical hundredth international hundred, but he will certainly not mind, since the prize for this victory is a chance for a shot at the World Cup title; a piece of silverware that has agonisingly eluded him all throughout a glittering 21-year career.
Set a target of 260 on a track that was rapidly crumbling and slowing, Pakistan started brightly enough with openers Mohammad Hafeez and Kamran Akmal putting the hard new ball to good use. The pair put on 44 in eight overs before Akmal drove uppishly at a Zaheer Khan slower ball to Yuvraj at point.
His opening partner Hafeez fell after playing an inexplicable shot, trying to drag a ball from wide outside off-stump to fine leg and edging it to MS Dhoni.
Hafeez had looked the most dangerous Paksitan batsman, his 43 made in quick time and laced with seven beautiful boundaries.
Pakistan never seemed to recover from his dismissal and they failed to string partnerships together for the rest of the innings.
Younis Khan made a strangely struggling 13, while a potentially dangerous innings from Umar Akmal was cut short by Harbhajan.
Misbah-ul-Haq held up his end, playing the sheet anchor role with a sedate knock, but his 56 of 76 balls in truth never threatened to take the game away from the Indians..
The run rate was always against the Pakistanis and most of the batsmen fell trying to accelerate; captain Shahid Afridi's wild swipe at a low Harbajhan full-toss epitomising the Pakistani demise.
Earlier, a charmed Tendulkar managed to survive four dropped chances and two other close calls; one stumping decision that could have gone either way and one leg-before that was originally ruled out, but salvaged on referral.
Tendulkar top-scored with 85 in India's total of 260, which had at one point of time, threatened to spiral into the high 300s through a rollicking start, provided to the hosts by Virender Sehwag.
Sehwag slammed 21 off Umar Gul's second over, setting up a terrible day with the leather for the tall Pakistani quick who went for 69 in his eight overs.
But Sehwag's imposing looking innings was soon brought to a close by Riaz, who was undoubtedly Pakistan's star of the day. The left-arm quick who was a late inclusion in the side ahead of Shoaib Akhtar, showed that his inclusion was with good reason, generating good pace with swing and seam movement.
He dismissed Sehwag in his first over and then later took two in two balls to finish with a career best 5 for 46.
Riaz was ably supported in the bowling department by Saeed Ajmal, who took 2-44 in his ten overs, including the wicket of Tendulkar courtesy of a sharp catch by Afridi at short cover. It was no less than Ajmal deserved after continually troubling the great man with his flight and turn.
But at the end, it was Tendulkar's India who progressed and the man dubbed the “Little Master” will look forward to another engaging spin battle in the final. This time his adversary will be an old foe; Sri Lanka legend Muttiah Muralidaran who will also be making his last bow this Saturday.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
SL SET FINAL ICC WORLD CUP
Myanmar regime set to transfer power
YANGON : Myanmar will swear in its new president within two days, paving the way for the imminent transfer of power from the ruling junta to a nominally civilian government, officials said Tuesday.
Prime Minister Thein Sein, who shed his army uniform to contest controversial elections last year, was named in February for the top job in the new parliament, where the military retains a stranglehold on power.
"The president will be sworn in tomorrow. If they cannot hold it tomorrow, it will be the day after tomorrow," an official in Myanmar told AFP, on condition of anonymity.
"After he is sworn in, the ruling State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) will hand over power to the new government." The SPDC, previously known as the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC), seized power in 1988, but the country has been under military rule since 1962. "The SPDC will be automatically dissolved after they hand over power to the new government," added another official, saying this transfer was likely to be on Friday.
Senior General Than Shwe, who has ruled with an iron fist since 1992, remains commander-in-chief of the army. Although he has not taken the top political role, many analysts believe he will attempt to retain some sort of control behind the scenes.
His key ally Thein Sein had been tipped for the presidential post even before the vote, supporting fears that the regime has engineered the political process to hide military power behind a civilian facade.
The 65-year-old became a civilian last year to contest the November election as head of the junta-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), which claimed an overwhelming majority in the poll
Prime Minister Thein Sein, who shed his army uniform to contest controversial elections last year, was named in February for the top job in the new parliament, where the military retains a stranglehold on power.
"The president will be sworn in tomorrow. If they cannot hold it tomorrow, it will be the day after tomorrow," an official in Myanmar told AFP, on condition of anonymity.
"After he is sworn in, the ruling State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) will hand over power to the new government." The SPDC, previously known as the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC), seized power in 1988, but the country has been under military rule since 1962. "The SPDC will be automatically dissolved after they hand over power to the new government," added another official, saying this transfer was likely to be on Friday.
Senior General Than Shwe, who has ruled with an iron fist since 1992, remains commander-in-chief of the army. Although he has not taken the top political role, many analysts believe he will attempt to retain some sort of control behind the scenes.
His key ally Thein Sein had been tipped for the presidential post even before the vote, supporting fears that the regime has engineered the political process to hide military power behind a civilian facade.
The 65-year-old became a civilian last year to contest the November election as head of the junta-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), which claimed an overwhelming majority in the poll
NEW DELHI : India and Pakistan agreed Tuesday to set up a "terror hotline" to warn each other of possible militant attacks, a move to build trust as the two nuclear foes get their peace process back on track. Indian home secretary G.K. Pillai, the highest official in the home ministry, and his Pakistani counterpart Chaudhary Qamar Zaman also confirmed that an Indian team probing the 2008 attacks in Mumbai may visit Pakistan. "Both sides agreed to set up a hotline between the home secretary of India and the interior secretary of Pakistan to facilitate real-time information sharing with respect to terrorist threats," they said after talks in New Delhi. The joint statement said that Zaman had agreed "in principle" to India's request to send a commission to Pakistan to investigate the Mumbai attacks, in which ten Pakistan-based militants killed 166 people. "Modalities and composition in this connection will be worked out through diplomatic channels," the statement said after two days of meetings between Pillai and Zaman. The talks finished a day before the two countries play a high-profile cricket World Cup semi-final match in Mohali in the Indian state of Punjab. Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has accepted an invitation from his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh to attend the game in a move being dubbed "cricket diplomacy". New Delhi broke off ties with Islamabad in the wake of the November 2008 attacks on Mumbai, which were blamed on Islamist militants from the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LET) network. In 2001, another attack by Pakistani militants on the Indian parliament in New Delhi brought the two countries to the brink of another war. They have fought three since independence in 1947. Last month, the two countries announced they would re-start the formal peace dialogue with a view to resolving their issues, including the vexed subject of Kashmir, which is divided between them. India and Pakistan, who conducted copycat nuclear weapons tests in 1998, also set up a hotline in 2004 to alert each other of any nuclear event which could be confused as an attack. Delhi-based strategic analyst Brahma Chellaney labelled the new hotline as a "public relations" stunt. "A line already exists between director-general of military operations of the two countries and from a practical perspective this new line does not change the dynamics of India, Pakistan relations," he said. The statement released on Tuesday said Pakistan would also provide updates on the ongoing trials into the Mumbai attacks
OSAKA : Japan's Premier Naoto Kan said Tuesday the country must push alternative energy sources as it recovers from its quake and tsunami disaster and struggles to contain a nuclear emergency.
"Taking this as a lesson, we have to lead the world in clean energy, such as solar and biomass, and make it a major pillar of a new Japan," the centre-left leader told a parliamentary committee.
His top spokesman, Yukio Edano, later said that the use of clean energy sources would likely be a key feature of a reconstruction plan for the northeastern region where entire towns were swept away on March 11.
"In overcoming the devastation and creating a future-oriented vision, we are looking into the possibility of promoting and pushing more for clean energy," Edano was quoted as saying by Kyodo News agency.
A massive 14-metre (46-foot) tsunami sparked by the seabed quake hit the coastal Fukushima nuclear plant northeast of Tokyo, which has since emitted radiation into the air and sea, sparking international concern.
Resource-poor Japan, highly dependent on Middle Eastern oil, meets about one third of its energy needs with nuclear power, but its high-tech companies are also world leaders in many environmental and energy-saving technologies. Japanese officials also said Tuesday that-despite the seismic calamity that left about 28,000 people dead or missing-Tokyo would attend UN climate talks starting in Bangkok on April 3 as planned.
The meeting of senior officials is the first for the year aimed at building international cooperation on combating global warming.
It will also continue a fierce debate over whether to extend the Kyoto Protocol on curbing greenhouse gases that expires next year.
"Japan is set to fully participate" in the meeting, said Takeshi Sekiya, an environment ministry official, despite the fact that Japan's primary focus now was on disaster recovery and reconstruction
"Taking this as a lesson, we have to lead the world in clean energy, such as solar and biomass, and make it a major pillar of a new Japan," the centre-left leader told a parliamentary committee.
His top spokesman, Yukio Edano, later said that the use of clean energy sources would likely be a key feature of a reconstruction plan for the northeastern region where entire towns were swept away on March 11.
"In overcoming the devastation and creating a future-oriented vision, we are looking into the possibility of promoting and pushing more for clean energy," Edano was quoted as saying by Kyodo News agency.
A massive 14-metre (46-foot) tsunami sparked by the seabed quake hit the coastal Fukushima nuclear plant northeast of Tokyo, which has since emitted radiation into the air and sea, sparking international concern.
Resource-poor Japan, highly dependent on Middle Eastern oil, meets about one third of its energy needs with nuclear power, but its high-tech companies are also world leaders in many environmental and energy-saving technologies. Japanese officials also said Tuesday that-despite the seismic calamity that left about 28,000 people dead or missing-Tokyo would attend UN climate talks starting in Bangkok on April 3 as planned.
The meeting of senior officials is the first for the year aimed at building international cooperation on combating global warming.
It will also continue a fierce debate over whether to extend the Kyoto Protocol on curbing greenhouse gases that expires next year.
"Japan is set to fully participate" in the meeting, said Takeshi Sekiya, an environment ministry official, despite the fact that Japan's primary focus now was on disaster recovery and reconstruction
India, Pakistan agree to ‘terror hotline’
NEW DELHI : India and Pakistan agreed Tuesday to set up a "terror hotline" to warn each other of possible militant attacks, a move to build trust as the two nuclear foes get their peace process back on track.
Indian home secretary G.K. Pillai, the highest official in the home ministry, and his Pakistani counterpart Chaudhary Qamar Zaman also confirmed that an Indian team probing the 2008 attacks in Mumbai may visit Pakistan.
"Both sides agreed to set up a hotline between the home secretary of India and the interior secretary of Pakistan to facilitate real-time information sharing with respect to terrorist threats," they said after talks in New Delhi.
The joint statement said that Zaman had agreed "in principle" to India's request to send a commission to Pakistan to investigate the Mumbai attacks, in which ten Pakistan-based militants killed 166 people.
"Modalities and composition in this connection will be worked out through diplomatic channels," the statement said after two days of meetings between Pillai and Zaman.
The talks finished a day before the two countries play a high-profile cricket World Cup semi-final match in Mohali in the Indian state of Punjab.
Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has accepted an invitation from his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh to attend the game in a move being dubbed "cricket diplomacy".
New Delhi broke off ties with Islamabad in the wake of the November 2008 attacks on Mumbai, which were blamed on Islamist militants from the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LET) network.
In 2001, another attack by Pakistani militants on the Indian parliament in New Delhi brought the two countries to the brink of another war. They have fought three since independence in 1947. Last month, the two countries announced they would re-start the formal peace dialogue with a view to resolving their issues, including the vexed subject of Kashmir, which is divided between them.
India and Pakistan, who conducted copycat nuclear weapons tests in 1998, also set up a hotline in 2004 to alert each other of any nuclear event which could be confused as an attack.
Delhi-based strategic analyst Brahma Chellaney labelled the new hotline as a "public relations" stunt.
"A line already exists between director-general of military operations of the two countries and from a practical perspective this new line does not change the dynamics of India, Pakistan relations," he said.
The statement released on Tuesday said Pakistan would also provide updates on the ongoing trials into the Mumbai attacks
Indian home secretary G.K. Pillai, the highest official in the home ministry, and his Pakistani counterpart Chaudhary Qamar Zaman also confirmed that an Indian team probing the 2008 attacks in Mumbai may visit Pakistan.
"Both sides agreed to set up a hotline between the home secretary of India and the interior secretary of Pakistan to facilitate real-time information sharing with respect to terrorist threats," they said after talks in New Delhi.
The joint statement said that Zaman had agreed "in principle" to India's request to send a commission to Pakistan to investigate the Mumbai attacks, in which ten Pakistan-based militants killed 166 people.
"Modalities and composition in this connection will be worked out through diplomatic channels," the statement said after two days of meetings between Pillai and Zaman.
The talks finished a day before the two countries play a high-profile cricket World Cup semi-final match in Mohali in the Indian state of Punjab.
Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has accepted an invitation from his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh to attend the game in a move being dubbed "cricket diplomacy".
New Delhi broke off ties with Islamabad in the wake of the November 2008 attacks on Mumbai, which were blamed on Islamist militants from the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LET) network.
In 2001, another attack by Pakistani militants on the Indian parliament in New Delhi brought the two countries to the brink of another war. They have fought three since independence in 1947. Last month, the two countries announced they would re-start the formal peace dialogue with a view to resolving their issues, including the vexed subject of Kashmir, which is divided between them.
India and Pakistan, who conducted copycat nuclear weapons tests in 1998, also set up a hotline in 2004 to alert each other of any nuclear event which could be confused as an attack.
Delhi-based strategic analyst Brahma Chellaney labelled the new hotline as a "public relations" stunt.
"A line already exists between director-general of military operations of the two countries and from a practical perspective this new line does not change the dynamics of India, Pakistan relations," he said.
The statement released on Tuesday said Pakistan would also provide updates on the ongoing trials into the Mumbai attacks
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
undefined ICC World Cup-2011 second semi-final India-Pakistan titanic clash today
Mohali, India: Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi insists that the pressure and expectation will all be on
India's shoulders in Wednesday's World Cup semi-final blockbuster.
With the prize of a place in Saturday's final at stake, a fever-pitch mood is expected with the 30,000 capacity Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium sold out days ago for the crunch clash.
"We are not the most favourite team for this competition. India is the most favourite and we have played above expectations. We are very confident and we are enjoying our cricket," said Afridi. But India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni shrugged off the hype surrounding a match which has also taken on huge diplomatic and political significance. "It's an honour to lead the side," said Dhoni.
"If you take a pressure job, you will find yourself in a pressure cooker. When you talk about hype and pressure, what does not help you needs to be kept away. "You need to top up on the skills aspect - vital areas we are focusing on."
The match will be a clash between Pakistan's well-balanced bowling attack and India's star-studded top order, including opener Sachin Tendulkar who needs just one more century for a hundred international hundreds. "We believe we have the strongest bowling attack in the world," said Pakistan opening batsman Mohammad Hafeez, who took the new ball with his off-spin in the quarter-final win over the West Indies. "That's the key." Pakistan's Umar Gul is arguably the best reverse-swing bowler at this tournament while Saaed Ajmal's off-spin a potent weapon.
And then there is the leg-spin of Pakistan captain Afridi who is the tournament's top bowler with 21 wickets at an average of just 10.71 apiece.
Meanwhile fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar, who will retire after the World Cup, waits in the wings.
Akhtar has played just three games at this tournament but the suspicion remains that India's batsmen can be troubled by high-class fast bowling.
"Shoaib is not 100 percent but I think he is trying his level-best and we will decide (on his selection) this evening," Afridi said. India did manage to overcome champions Australia's three-pronged pace attack in a five-wicket quarter-final win in Ahmedabad but that was on a pitch favouring spin.
Even then, India collapsed to 187 for five chasing 261 for victory, and it needed a composed 57 not out from the in-form Yuvraj Singh, now back on his home ground, to see the co-hosts to victory. Traditionally, the Mohali pitch has always offered plenty of pace and bounce and that could yet see Pakistan give Akhtar one last shot at India.
Pakistan's ability to make early inroads into a top order featuring Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir could be decisive.
India's bowlers, notably left-arm quick Zaheer Khan and off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, did a good containing job against Australia.
India will look for similar results in a bid to book a place in the April 2 Mumbai final against either Sri Lanka or New Zealand. This match has also witnessed "cricket diplomacy" with Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani accepting an invitation from India counterpart Manmohan Singh to attend the game.
"I think it's a great sign for both countries and sports, especially cricket always brings these two countries together," Afridi said.
Pakistan, who've yet to register an individual hundred at this event, have lost all four of their World Cup matches against India.
India's shoulders in Wednesday's World Cup semi-final blockbuster.
With the prize of a place in Saturday's final at stake, a fever-pitch mood is expected with the 30,000 capacity Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium sold out days ago for the crunch clash.
"We are not the most favourite team for this competition. India is the most favourite and we have played above expectations. We are very confident and we are enjoying our cricket," said Afridi. But India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni shrugged off the hype surrounding a match which has also taken on huge diplomatic and political significance. "It's an honour to lead the side," said Dhoni.
"If you take a pressure job, you will find yourself in a pressure cooker. When you talk about hype and pressure, what does not help you needs to be kept away. "You need to top up on the skills aspect - vital areas we are focusing on."
The match will be a clash between Pakistan's well-balanced bowling attack and India's star-studded top order, including opener Sachin Tendulkar who needs just one more century for a hundred international hundreds. "We believe we have the strongest bowling attack in the world," said Pakistan opening batsman Mohammad Hafeez, who took the new ball with his off-spin in the quarter-final win over the West Indies. "That's the key." Pakistan's Umar Gul is arguably the best reverse-swing bowler at this tournament while Saaed Ajmal's off-spin a potent weapon.
And then there is the leg-spin of Pakistan captain Afridi who is the tournament's top bowler with 21 wickets at an average of just 10.71 apiece.
Meanwhile fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar, who will retire after the World Cup, waits in the wings.
Akhtar has played just three games at this tournament but the suspicion remains that India's batsmen can be troubled by high-class fast bowling.
"Shoaib is not 100 percent but I think he is trying his level-best and we will decide (on his selection) this evening," Afridi said. India did manage to overcome champions Australia's three-pronged pace attack in a five-wicket quarter-final win in Ahmedabad but that was on a pitch favouring spin.
Even then, India collapsed to 187 for five chasing 261 for victory, and it needed a composed 57 not out from the in-form Yuvraj Singh, now back on his home ground, to see the co-hosts to victory. Traditionally, the Mohali pitch has always offered plenty of pace and bounce and that could yet see Pakistan give Akhtar one last shot at India.
Pakistan's ability to make early inroads into a top order featuring Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir could be decisive.
India's bowlers, notably left-arm quick Zaheer Khan and off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, did a good containing job against Australia.
India will look for similar results in a bid to book a place in the April 2 Mumbai final against either Sri Lanka or New Zealand. This match has also witnessed "cricket diplomacy" with Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani accepting an invitation from India counterpart Manmohan Singh to attend the game.
"I think it's a great sign for both countries and sports, especially cricket always brings these two countries together," Afridi said.
Pakistan, who've yet to register an individual hundred at this event, have lost all four of their World Cup matches against India.
Sri Lanka set target of 218 to reach World Cup final
Colombo: Sri Lanka were set a target of 218 to beat New Zealand in their World Cup semi-final on Tuesday as Muttiah Muralitharan marked his final international on home ground with a wicket off his last ball. Scott Styris hit a resolute half century at the R. Premadasa stadium but none of the other batsmen could stay long enough to give a final flourish to the innings.
Ajantha Mendis (3-35) and Lasith Malinga (3-55) kept it tight after Daniel Vettori won the toss and batted.
Styris added 77 for the fourth wicket with Ross Taylor (36) but the Sri Lankan bowlers never allowed them to run away with a big total, dismissing the Kiwis in 48.5 overs.
Off-spinner Muralitharan, playing his last international match in Sri Lanka, finished with 2-42, dismissing Styris lbw off the last ball he bowled before a capacity 35,000 home crowd.
The 38-year-old, who has already quit Test cricket, has a chance to play his last one-day match in Mumbai if Sri Lanka qualify for the April 2 final.
Styris and Kane Williamson (22) added 42 in the batting power-play but New Zealand lost their last seven wickets for just 56 runs.
Sri Lanka once again dismissed hard-hitting Brendon McCullum through a spinner when left-armer Rangana Herath bowled him in the eighth over for 13. Martin Guptill (39) and Jesse Ryder (19) took the total to 69 before Muralitharan had the big left-hander caught off a quickish delivery.
Soon it became 84-3 when Malinga bowled Guptill with a ferocious yorker after the opener had hit three boundaries off 65 balls. Styris hit five boundaries during his 77-ball knock.
Sri Lanka started on a positive note when Muralitharan was declared fit to take the field, after being doubtful because of injury.
His inclusion meant Sri Lanka played with the same three spinners with which they beat England by 10 wickets in the quarter-finals. New Zealand brought in left-arm paceman Andy McKay in place of Luke Woodcock who was part of the team which beat South Africa in quarters. AFP
Sunday, March 27, 2011
chittagong city on very nice
Travel to Chittagong which means you travel to the second city and main port in Bangladesh. The difference between rich and poor always becomes more visible in the big cities. Chittagong is not different. As a main port, you will find modern life next to extreme poverty. Chittagong develops fast and continuously new buildings in hypermodern style appear on the skyline while the slums also continue to grow
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)