Remarkable young lady Meets Gayle and Dhoni

Kordell Clarke, a special TEENager from Jamaica who has lived a traumatic life and who has overcome more obstacles than most face in a lifetime, received a unique 18th birthday gift courtesy of Digicel. She was the company's representative at the toss to officially commence the Second Digicel One-Day International at Sabina Park.

West Indies captain Chris Gayle and India's Mahendra Singh Dhoni were joined by the inspirational young lady who was lauded by Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding for her outstanding academic triumphs and having defeated great odds during her yet brief life.

"It was really great to meet Gayle and Dhoni and I'm really happy," Kordell said afterwards as she soaked up the atmosphere of her first ever cricket match despite passing the world famous Sabina Park on a daily basis on her way to school.

She and her brother, Ramon Clarke, and a friend were also special guests in the Digicel Corporate Box for the duration of the game.

Kordell, who celebrated her birthday on June 20, is a lower sixth form student at the Alpha Academy in Kingston where she secured 12 CXC subjects with seven distinctions and five grade twos.

Hers has not been a life of smooth sailing or mere minor obstacles.

Kordell's father died when she was 10 and she also lost a brother to cancer. Wracked by painful scoliosis which caused her body to be bent and her spine to form a painful S shape, Kordell faced the distinct possibility of being crippled for life.

With the help of Prime Minister Golding, her mother Pauline Livingston, corporate Jamaica and her friends, Kordell was able to successfully complete corrective surgery.

She now hopes to read for a degree in actuarial science at the University of West Indies. Digicel was honoured to select such a remarkable young lady as its ambassador for the day.

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Dhoni's honeymoon Period is over: Waugh

Aussie great Steve Waugh enjoys watching Twenty20 cricket but is not considering lending his expertise to it in the near future. He would rather give time to philanthropy.

"T20 is exciting and has given the game new shots. It is interesting to watch (Tillekaratne) Dilshan hit the ball over the wicketkeeper's head. However, I am not giving a thought to coaching in this form of the game and wonder where the stories come from," Waugh said in reference to reports that he was likely to take over from John Buchanan at Kolkata Knight Riders.

Speaking on the sidelines of a function to announce details of the association of the Steve Waugh Foundation Global with 6 UP -- the runs per over SMS Game, the former Aussie skipper said the shortest form had bridged the gap between teams.
Waugh maintained that India and Australia were among the better sides.

"India are capable of beating any team, anywhere. As for Australia, they may have lost the tag of invincibility, but winning series like the upcoming Ashes won't be difficult for them," said Waugh.

Waugh refused to compare Mahendra Dhoni with Sourav Ganguly, under whose captaincy India had stopped Australia's winning streak of 16 Test matches in 2001, but had good words for the current Indian captain despite the early loss in England.

"Dhoni is a fantastic captain but I think he could do with a break," said Waugh, when asked whether Dhoni's honeymoon period was over.

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