Wellington, Mar 3 : New Zealand batsman Grant Elliott is not worried over his lack of match practice before one-day series against India.

One of the stars of the Chappell-Hadlee series, Elliott, has not batted since the Twenty20 defeat to Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground on February 15.

Five games were at his disposal, but he was made to rest, did not bat and suffered a washout with Wellington and then was 12th man for New Zealand's two Twenty20 matches against India, Stuff. co. nz reported.

"I'm not worried by that. It was all Twenty20 cricket and you can lose a bit of shape playing that, so I'm ready to go," he said after stroking the ball sweetly during practice at nets.

Melbourne, Mar 3: Former Australian Test captain Ian Chappell has praised fast bowler Mitchell Johnson for his man-of-the-match performance in Australia’s 162-run win over South Africa in Johannesburg.

The Herald Sun quoted Chappell as saying that Johnson is a rare jewel in Australian cricket.

Johnson took eight wickets for the match and made 96 not out in Australia’s first innings at the Wanderers.

Colombo  - Following an attack on Sri Lanka's cricket team in Lahore, Pakistan, Sri Lanka's main opposition parties Tuesday criticized the government's decision to send the country's players to tour Pakistan when other countries refused to play there.

Wellington, Mar 3: New Zealand batsman Grant Elliott is not worried over his lack of match practice before one-day series against India.

One of the stars of the Chappell-Hadlee series, Elliott, has not batted since the Twenty20 defeat to Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground on February 15.

Five games were at his disposal, but he was made to rest, did not bat and suffered a washout with Wellington and then was 12th man for New Zealand’s two Twenty20 matches against India, Stuff. co. nz reported.

New Delhi, Mar. 3: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has expressed shock over the attack on the Sri Lankan team in Lahore, claiming lack of security measures in Pakistan to be the main reason behind the mishap.

“What has happened is very shocking indeed. We express our heartfelt sympathy for players injured in the attack,” said N. Srinivasan, secretary of BCCI.

Wellington, Mar 3: New Zealand vice-captain Brendon McCullum, who is struggling with his fluency, is expected to reproduce his Twenty20 form in the one-day international format.

Better known as a dasher when facing the shiny white ball, McCullum’s problems in finding momentum in the early overs of the two Twenty20 matches were instrumental in New Zealand winning by seven and five wickets respectively.

New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori was delighted in his ability to plug away when apparently bogged down.