Weekly Round-Off!!!

Posted on April 12th, 2009 in Featured, Weekly Round Off

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1) Quotes of the Week

Gautam Gambhir

Glen McGrath

M.S. Dhoni

Virender Sehwag

2) Story of the Week

Wisden dream test XI

3) Quiz of the Week

i) When was the Wisden Cricketer’s Almanack first published?

ii) When was the first Ranji Trophy held?

iii) How many number of teams participated in the first cricket world cup in 1975?

Quotes of the Week:

“If ever I would like to sacrifice my wicket for anyone, I would do it for Sehwag”

Gautam Gambhir

“Me playing or not playing, the team is not too bothered about it, it doesn’t have a big impact on the team.”

M.S. Dhoni on pulling out of the second test.

“I am just Jane McGrath’s husband these days.”

Glen McGrath on his social work for the Jane Foundation.

“I will definitely miss the fans this time.”

Virender Sehwag on shifting IPL overseas

“To me, he is the best opener India has had since Gavaskar”.

Virender Sehwag on his partner Gambhir

Story of the Week:

The big story of the week is announcement of Wisden’s dream test XI. Surprisingly it has five Indians and rather strangely only two Australians. The Wisden’s XI has conventionally been Australia centric, but this year it saw a potential shift in its balance of power. Though the reasons behind selection of five Indians out of eleven has raised a few eyebrows, but it also reflected India’s rise as a test team conquering new frontiers throughout the season. Wisden considered as the encyclopedia of cricket, provides its dream test team every year based on the performances in the previous season. Also, Virender Sehwag was named the leading cricketer in the world for his blitzkrieg batting display in last twelve months. The team: