Melbourne (ANI) : Cameron White’s form slump is sure to cost him his place in Australia’s one-day squad this summer and also quite possibly his prized captaincy of the Twenty20 international team.

If the latter occurs later this month when the national selectors convene to prepare for the two Twenty20 clashes with India it will undoubtedly be the biggest blow White’s decade-long career.

White”s below par Big Bash League performances — seven runs in four matches — are a key reason why the team he leads, the Melbourne Stars, have underachieved so significantly.

Apart from his strong work ethic in training and canny on-field leadership, the main argument for his retention as Australian captain is that his past three international Twenty20 innings have actually been decent: 39 in Sri Lanka and 28 and 39 in South Africa, according to The Age.

The bad form can be traced to October last year when he plundered an unbeaten 89 from 49 balls in a one-dayer in India.

White”s slump since then has spread across all formats. The only area he holds an average above 30 in that period is in first-class matches, with 32.55.

Only twice has he scored at better than a run a ball (one of those with four off three against Canada at the World Cup). He has also hit only two sixes in that period, four fewer than he managed in that single innings against India.

“He’s going through a difficult patch at the moment. He’s a talented cricketer. He’s under some pressure at the moment but . . . it will be a great learning experience for him to be able to bounce himself back out of it,” said Victoria and Stars coach Greg Shipperd.

The cricket Coach of UAE team, Kabir Khan, has appreciated the Chennai Super Kings over their triumph in the Indian Premier League -4. They took the crown, beating Royal Challengers Bangalore by 58 runs in the Final.

Chennai Super Kings played 14 pool matches in the IPL-4, they won nine out of them and lost five matches. They secured 18 points and achieved a net run rate of +0.443, clinching the second spot after Royal Challengers Bangalore, who were at the top of the pool with 19 points.

Kabir pointed out that the whole team played as a unit, had self-belief, and most importantly, they were led by one of the most intelligent Captains in the world, MS Dhoni.

Kabir reiterated that Dhoni has the honour to lead the Indian squad who lifted the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 and now he was successful in grasping the IPL-4 Trophy for Chennai Super Kings.

They did not make any change in the last six matches, boosting the confidence of the boys and the efforts of their coach, Stephen Fleming, should also be appreciated.

Kabir transformed Afghanistan in to a fighting unit and UAE won the Title of the ICC World Cricket League Division Two beating Namibia on 15th April, 2011 under his wings.

UAE’s Coach was of the view that there is a heap of cricketers being produced for India, courtesy of IPL. Even the young and emerging players get confidence once they play the matches along with the famous international cricketers of the world and performing in front of the large crowd takes pressure out of them.

He narrated, “The Indian Premier League has done a lot of good for Indian cricket. Though people may criticise it as a shorter version of the game it has transformed many cricketers into confident players. The biggest advantage of the IPL is that it has removed the fear factor from young cricketers. There is a huge difference between first class and international cricket due to the presence of huge crowd and the television cameras. A youngster who has played in the IPL, by the time he reaches the international cricket, would have already conquered such fears and will be able to handle the pressures of international cricket and will deliver his best.”

Chennai, May 29 2011[IANS]: Royal Challengers Bangalore’s left-arm seamer Sreenath Aravind, the third highest wicket-taker in the IPL this season with a tally of 21 wickets from 13 matches, expressed disappointment at the defeat in the final to the Chennai Super Kings and felt that he also contributed to the loss by not bowling well.

“I bowled on the wrong lines. It is a lesson for me. I have said it is a batsmen’s game, but one day the bowlers too will dominate. It is part and parcel of the game,” said the 27-year old who went for 39 runs in his three overs, but took two wickets.

“We could have won this match. I was dreaming to win. It is unfortunate but part of the game. It was dream come true for me to take lots of wickets.

“I was well supported by Zaheer Khan and Daniel Vettori and especially coach Venkatesh Prasad.”

While tacitly admitting that the absence of fast bowler Dirk Nannes (who was later replaced by Chris Gayle), Aravind felt that it provided opportunity for other players.

“Missing one player or some, it is part of the game. For that matter, we miss him, but it is a chance for youngsters to show their mettle and come up well in their career,” said Aravind, a relatively late bloomer on the domestic circuit having made his first class debut only three seasons ago.

However, Aravind has been a revelation in this year’s IPL and was a key member in the team that topped the league table and eventually finished runners-up.

“During the last two years, I have been improving a lot on each day by watching the seniors. I can say that in Karnataka, many people are helping me out in domestic circuit.

“Players like Robin (Uthappa), Vinay (Kumar), (Sunil) Joshi and my coach Sanath Kumar have been helping me a lot. This has helped me to build my confidence levels. I am looking forward to do better,” said Aravind.

Taking an overview of his own performance in the IPL, he said: “Every delivery is a learning lesson for me. I have learnt how to bowl to good and experienced batsmen in such a competitive field. Zaheer Khan had been telling me how to hit right areas and bringing variations,” he said.