MS Dhoni's 'birthday gift' to Javagal Srinath

BANGALORE: Former India pacer Javagal Srinath could not have been blamed if he didn't feel like celebrating his 43rd birthday on Friday, the opening day of the second Test between India and New Zealand.Not after the 'gift' he received from Indian skipper MS Dhoni moments after the Indian side took to the field when asked to bowl first by Ross Taylor.For the first time in Indian cricket history, a spinner bowled the first ball of a Test, emulating Pakistan's Mohd Hafeez, who did it recently against Bangladesh, the first such instance the world over since the end of the second World War.Srinath, a true-blue fast bowler,who is never really bothered with niceties such as the slower delivery, wouldhave felt worse as he is also the secretary of KSCA.