ISLAMABAD, Apr 12 (Agencies) : Pakistan would be banking on home advantage to snuff out their chief threat, defending champions India, in the fifth Junior Asia Cup hockey tournament starting in Karachi from April 20.
"India got strong team and if our boys were able to take the crown it will a be great boost for the hockey," Pakistan coach Asif Bajwa said.
"Indians, considering their recent performance and past track record, are best and most experienced team among the participants.
"Playing at home will give us the benefit against all teams and particularly against the Indians," Bajwa was quoted as saying by the APP news agency.
The ten-nation continental event will be played at Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium from April 20 to 29.
Bajwa said the Indians got a powerful penalty corner striker in Sandeep Singh and a got good forward line.
"But we are geared up and well prepared to tackle the Indians," he said.
Brian Lara equals Don Bradman's triple ton record New Delhi, Apr 12 (NNN): West Indian skipper Brian Charles Lara became only the second batsman in Test history to score two triple tons when he scored an unbeaten 313 on the second day of the fourth and final Test against England at St John's, Antigua, on Sunday.
By a co-incidence Lara's first triple ton _ a world record 375 surpassed only last year by Australian Matthew Hayden _ also came on the same ground against the same opposition.
Incidentally Donald (Don) George Bradman's triple centuries had also come against the same opponent (England) and on the same ground (Leeds).
Before Brian Lara, Bradman was the only batsman in Test history to score two triple tons.
With Sunday's hit, Lara has now scored seven multiple hundreds in his career, which takes him to second position along with England's Wally Hammond in the list of leading batsmen.
Only Don Bradman has scored more multiple centuries _ 12 to be precise.
Lara also achieved another important milestone during his marathon innings on Sunday.
His run aggregate at the end of the second day stood at 5,022 in home matches.
Lara thus became only the fifth batsman in Test annals to aggregate 5,000 runs in home matches after England's Graham Gooch (5,917runs in 74 Tests), Australia's Allan Border (5,743 in 86) and Steve Waugh (5,710 in 89), and India's Sunil Gavaskar (5,067 in 65).
However, Lara is the fastest among them in terms of matches.
Lara needed only 54 Tests to accomplish this feat, quite an improvement over Graham Gooch's 63.
*Triple Tons Twice.
1) Donald George Bradman 334 v England at Leeds-1930 and 304 v England at Leeds-1934 2) Brian Charles Lara 375 v England at St John's-1993-94 and 313* v EnglandS at st John's-2003-04.
* Multiple Hundreds By Batsmen: 1) Donald Bradman (Australia)12 2) Walter Hammond (England)7 3) Brian Lara (West Indies)7 4) Javed Miandad (Pakistan)6 6) Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka)5 7) Len Hutton (England)4 8) Zaheer Abbas (Pakistan)4 9) Greg Chappell (Australia)4 10) Sunil Gavaskar (India)4 11) Gordon Greenidge (West Indies)4 12) Rahul Dravid (India)4.
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