Indian Premier League franchise Mumbai Indians coach John Wright has said that his team’s win in the 2013 IPL season ranks among his top achievements.
Admitting that the pressure was immense, Wright, however, said that the outcome of the finals was second only in satisfaction to coaching India to their come from behind 2-1 series win at home over Australia in 2001, Stuff.co.nz reports.
However, he complimented the Chennai Super Kings coach and former New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming, saying that he should not be underestimated even though the team lost to MI, as Fleming has won two matches with CSK.
According to the former New Zealand cricketer, the campaign of Mumbai Indians was built upon trusting oneself and being fearless, along with aggressiveness while fielding, adding that he is satisfied to come back to India and once again have success as a coach.
Mumbai took a while to sort out their best lineup, before claiming the $2 million first prize. Captain Ricky Ponting had to be discarded and $1 purchase Glenn Maxwell only got two games because teams are limited to four overseas players on the park, the report added.
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Now, ICC probes county cricketers
London, May 31: More than 20 English county cricketers and two umpires are being questioned by anti-corruption detectives as part of the ICC’s match-fixing investigation.
The ICC is speaking to players who were involved in the Bangladesh Premier League, which featured cricketers from around the world.
Ravi Bopara, Owais Shah, Kabir Ali, Phil Mustard and Dimitri Mascarenhas are among the players who have either been or will be interviewed by the England and Wales Cricket Board’s anti-corruption unit, which is working in conjunction with the ICC, according to a Daily Telegraph report.
Two English umpires, Jeremy Lloyds and Richard Illingworth, who officiated in the BPL, have also reportedly been interviewed by the ECB’s anti-corruption unit.
It is understood that none of the English players or umpires are accused of involvement in match-fixing but they have been interviewed as part of an intelligence-gathering process.
“As a standard operating procedure, the ICC doesn’t comment on ACSU activities,” an ICC spokesperson said.
— PTI