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A MAD GUIDE TO CRICKET TERMINOLOGY 2007-08-16 07:57:00 APPEAL - What is left in the fruit bowl after the lunch break.BAIL - What a batsman does immediately after getting out cheaply.BLOCK HOLE - Cured with a good Sri Lankan curry.BOWL - Where APPEAL is kept.BYE - Kim Hughes` last words.CENTURY - Average length of a Boycott innings.DELIVER - Italian body organDOUBLE CENTURY - Back to back Boycott innings.GULLY - Adjective describing MCG outfield fauna.LEG BREAK - Official team incentive for Sri Lankan batsman.LEG BYE - Result of a particularly bad LEG BREAK.LEG CUTTER - Utensil used in LEG BYE.LEG STUMP - What`s left after a LEG BYE.LONG OFF - Boonie`s jockstrap.MCG - Chinese cooking ingredient.MISFIELD - Daughter of Mr. Field.NIGHT WATCHMAN - Swiss timekeeper on late shift.NON STRIKER - Pacifist.NOT OUT - A quiet night at home.PLAY SAFE - To wear a condom while fielding.POINT - Bill Lawry lack`s one.RETIRE HURT - see Kim Hughes.RUN BETWEEN THE WICKETS - The result of a Sri Lankan curry.SILLY POINT - Bill Lawry`s commentary.SQUARE CUT
Outswinger 2007-08-16 03:22:00 An outswinger is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is bowled by swing bowlers. n outswinger is bowled by holding the cricket ball with the seam vertical and the first two fingers running along either side of the seam. Once the ball has worn and been polished so that one side is rougher than the other, the rough side is placed on the left (as seen from the bowler's viewpoint). When the bowler delivers the ball, he angles the seam so that it points slightly to the left as well, and releases the ball rotating about a horizontal axis with the seam along the rotational "equator". The angle of the seam to the direction of motion produces an aerofoil effect as the ball moves through the air, pushing it to the left. This is enhanced by differential air pressure caused by movement of air over the rough and smooth surfaces, which also tends to push the ball to the left. The result is that the ball curves, or swings to the left.From a right-handed batsman's point of view, the swin
Inswinger 2007-08-14 06:47:00 An inswinger is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is bowled by swing bowlers.GripAn inswinger is bowled by holding the cricket ball with the seam vertical and the first two fingers slightly across the seam so that it is angled a little to the leg side. Once the ball has worn and been polished so that one side is rougher than the other, the rough side is placed on the leg side. The ball is placed on the pad of the thumb. This thumb position locks the wrist in a position inclined to the leg side.Back foot contactInswing can be bowled from side-on, mid-way or chest on positions. It is the wrist position that is crucial, not the position of hips or shoulders. (See thumb position above).Point of releaseWhen the bowler delivers the ball, he angles the seam so that it points slightly to the leg side. To help achieve this position the bowling arm should be near vertical, brushing close to the ear. At release the wrist should remain cocked so as to help impart backspin along the or
India win series 1-0 after draw in final test vs England 2007-08-14 03:34:00 India win series
1-0 after draw in final test vs England
Kevin Pietersen's 10th test century helped England survive for a draw in the third test at The Oval on Monday against India, who still claimed a rare series victory outside Asia 1-0.England, set an unlikely 500 to win, reached 369 for six at the close with Matt Prior 12 not out and Ryan Sidebottom on three.Pietersen scored a dashing 101 from 159 balls and Ian Bell made 67 from just 62 balls before getting out five overs from the end to set up a nervous finish for the hosts.Shanthakumaran Sreesanth took three for 53, but India were unable to take the 10 wickets they required on the final day.They became the first India team to win a test series in England for 21 years, emulating Kapil Dev's side in 1986.It was India's fourth test series win on tour against major opposition in 21 years. They also won in Sri Lanka in 1993, Pakistan 2004 and West Indies in 2006.India won the second test at Trent Bridge after the first at Lord's w Read more:India
India Vs England 3rd test 2007-08-13 06:51:00 Day 1 India
vs England
Third Test at Oval Weather was excellent on Day 1 of the Third Test Match between India and England, play started on time, Indian captain Dravid won the toss and decided to take batting without a second thought on firm and dry batsmen friendly pitch at Oval. Both side kept the same XI they fielded in this series. Wasim Jaffer and Dinesh Karthik began Indian inning; they got off the mark positively and confidently. Both batsmen played some fine shots on both sides of the wicket. Both added 50 runs partnership for India in only 13 overs; Wasim Jaffer was first batsmen to get out at the score of 35 runs and India were at 62 for 1 wicket. Jaffer was trapped by England captain Vaughan who sent Kevin Pietersen from gully to short third-man position, it rewarded with Jaffer’s wicket. He added good opening stand with Dinesh Karthik. Rahul Dravid walked in to replace Jaffer, Dravid made his intension clear by hitting some aggressive shots. Both bat
2008/ 2009 Test Cricket Tours 2007-08-13 03:11:00 2008/ 2009 Test CricketTours
India vs England, South Africa vs Australia, Sri Lanka vs NZ & moreThe international cricket calendar is very busy, with the Ashes in the UK the highlight amongst series in Pakistan, West Indies, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe.The international Test cricket calendar for 2008 and 2009 is full of juicy encounters, including the England vs Australia Ashes series in England. However, there are other major cricket tours going on as India, Pakistan, the West Indies, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe play against the best teams all over the world. Here is the fixture list for these cricket tours, as set down in the International Cricket Council’s Future Tours Programme:2008/ 2009 Test Cricket Tours – English Cricket ToursSri Lanka vs England in Sri Lanka (January 2008)New Zealand vs England in New Zealand (February/ March/ April 2008)India vs England in India (November/ December 2008)West Indies vs England in West Indies (February/ Mar
Kumble's dream, Now it is reality 2007-08-11 07:41:00 Kumble century buries England's hopesFri 10 Aug, 07:01 PMLONDON (Reuters) - Anil Kumble scored a maiden test century on Friday to spur India to 664 all out on the second day of the third and final test and put his side within sight of their first series victory in England for 21 years.England, trailing 1-0, were 24 for one at the close and now look certain to end an unbeaten home record stretching back to 2002. Andrew Strauss was the man to fall, caught at fine leg after top-edging a pull shot off Zaheer Khan for six.Number eight batsman Kumble cracked an unbeaten 110 after wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni had flayed the England bowlers for 92 from 81 balls. Sachin Tendulkar chipped in with 82 until he departed 10 minutes before lunch.Kumble came in at the fall of Tendulkar's wicket and batted throughout the afternoon session and for most of the third session. His previous test best was 88.The leg-spinner from Bangalore, India's most successful test bowler, put on 91 with Dhoni, 62 Read more:reality
Kumble.s Profile 2007-08-11 07:00:00 Anil Kumble India Player profile Full name Anil KumbleBorn October 17, 1970, Bangalore, KarnatakaCurrent age 36 years 298 daysMajor teams India, ACC Asian XI, Karnataka, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, SurreyBatting style Right-hand batBowling style Legbreak googlyStatsguru Test player, ODI player Batting and fielding averages Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St Tests 117 150 28 2094 88 17.16 5455 38.38 0 4 250 8 52 0 ODIs 271 136 47 938 26 10.53 1536 61.06 0 0 57 6 85 0 First-class 226 291 57 5141 154* 21.97 6 16 111 0 List A 380 203 73 1456 30* 11.20 0 0 122 0 Twenty20 2 1 0 8 8 8.00 7 114.28 0 0 0 0 Bowling averages Mat Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4 5 10 Tests 117 36305 16045 561 10/74 14/149 28.60 2.65 64.71 28 33 8 ODIs 271 14496 10412 337 6/12 6/12
The dream come true for Kumble 2007-08-11 06:48:00 Kumble century buries England's hopes Fri 10 Aug, 07:01 PM LONDON (Reuters) - Anil Kumble scored a maiden test century on Friday to spur India to 664 all out on the second day of the third and final test and put his side within sight of their first series victory in England for 21 years. England, trailing 1-0, were 24 for one at the close and now look certain to end an unbeaten home record stretching back to 2002. Andrew Strauss was the man to fall, caught at fine leg after top-edging a pull shot off Zaheer Khan for six. Number eight batsman Kumble cracked an unbeaten 110 after wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni had flayed the England bowlers for 92 from 81 balls. Sachin Tendulkar chipped in with 82 until he departed 10 minutes before lunch. Kumble came in at the fall of Tendulkar's wicket and batted throughout the afternoon session and for most of the third session. His previous test best was 88. The leg-spinner from Bangalore, India's most successful test bowler, put on 9
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The Indian Cricket League (ICL) i... 2007-08-17 06:55:00 Get Your LedThe Indian CricketLeague
(ICL) is a proposed private cricket league that will run parallel to the existing cricket league managed by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The format of ICL will be Twenty20.HistoryOn 3 April 2007, Zee Telefilms (part of Subhash Chandra promoted Essel Group) announced that it would be partner with infrastructure major IL&FS to create a new ambitious cricket league, Indian Cricket League (ICL).[1] This league will have a prize money of $ 1 million for the winner. ICL was set up with a Rs. 100 crore (Rs. 1 billion) corpus, and would initially comprise six teams to be expanded to 16 in three years. This will make ICL the richest professional league in the country with an annual prize of $1 million (Rs. 4.4 crore). ICL has already signed a number of major players but is yet to reveal their names. On July 24th, some great international names have been cropped up; viz. Brian Lara. The ICL has confirmed that Brian Lara has signed up and wil
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Australian legends Shane Warne an... 2007-08-17 06:49:00 Get Your LedAustralian
legends ShaneWarne
and Glenn McGrath could be the latest big names to sign up for the breakaway Indian Cricket League. The veteran bowlers, with 1,271 Test wickets between them, have retired from international cricket but may feature if financial issues are resolved. "They haven't offered what we asked for, so negotiations are proceeding," Warne's manager James Erskine said. The six-team league will comprise Twenty20 matches across India. Warne, 37, who retired from Test cricket after the Ashes, has continued playing county cricket in England but opted to miss Hampshire's Twenty20 campaign. Erskine added: "If terms and conditions are right, he will play. But it's a long way off before we get the contract signed." McGrath, also 37, played in the World Cup in the Caribbean before leaving the international stage. His manager, Warren Craig, confirmed that talks had taken place but that salaries had not been discussed. "They haven't given us any indicati
NatWest Series [India in England] - 1st ODI 2007-08-23 07:17:00 Played at The Rose Bowl, Southampton, on 21 August 2007 - day/night (50-over match) Result England
won by 104 runs Match notes England innings Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0 England: 50 runs in 12.6 overs (80 balls), Extras 3 Power Play 3: Overs 15.1 - 20.0 Drinks: England - 66/1 in 16.0 overs (AN Cook 35, IR Bell 8) 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls (AN Cook 25, IR Bell 24, Ex 1) England: 100 runs in 22.5 overs (139 balls), Extras 4 AN Cook: 50 off 74 balls (4 x 4) IR Bell: 50 off 54 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6) 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 113 balls (AN Cook 44, IR Bell 52, Ex 4) England: 150 runs in 30.3 overs (186 balls), Extras 7 Drinks: England - 180/1 in 35.0 overs (AN Cook 83, IR Bell 71) 2nd Wicket: 150 runs in 161 balls (AN Cook 72, IR Bell 76, Ex 4) England: 200 runs in 38.2 overs (233 balls), Extras 7 AN Cook: 100 off 122 balls (8 x 4) IR Bell: 100 off 100 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6) England: 250 runs in 45.2 overs (275 balls), Extras 8 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 40 balls Read more:India
Cricket Bats 2007-08-25 08:12:00 A cricket bat is used by batsmen in the sport of cricket. It is usually made of willow wood.Shape This specialised bat is shaped something like a paddle, consisting of a padded handle similar to - but sturdier than - that of a tennis racquet, which is usually cylindrical in shape. This widens into the blade of the bat, a wider wooden block flat on one side and with a V-shaped ridge on the other to provide greater strength. The flat side (the front of the bat) is used to hit the ball. The point at which the handle widens into the blade is known as the shoulder of the bat, and the bottom of the blade is known as the toe of the bat. The bat is traditionally made from willow wood, specifically from the Cricket
-bat Willow (Salix alba var. caerulea), treated with linseed oil. This wood is used as it is very tough and shock-resistant, not being significantly dented nor splintering on the impact of a cricket ball at high speed, while also being light in weight. It
Sourav Ganguly vs Rahul Dravid : captain vs captain 2007-08-25 07:55:00 This is a fight Saurav Ganguly
never thought he will face, a successful Test captain with 19 wins. But as luck would have, the International Cricke Council (ICC)-imposed ban for slow over-rates throws out this 33 years old, 10000-run garland holder superb cricketer. Not that 32 years old Rahul
Dravid has a bad record, the reigning ICC cricketer of the year, is India’s batting star with 2,082 runs in the last 20 Tests at an average of 74.35 which has brought up his team to third position in the ICC’s Test rankings. Ganguly has scored 4,949 runs in 82 Tests at an average of 40.90 with 11 centuries. In 274 one-dayers, he has 10,046 runs with 22 hundreds. Ganguly’s one-day captaincy record is 73-63 in 141 matches with five no results.In contrast, Dravid aggregates 7,696 runs in 89 Tests at 57.86 with 20 centuries. In 257 one-dayers, he has 8,319 runs with 10 hundreds. Dravid has 7-9 from 17 games with one no-result. Five selectors now have to spent sleepless nights before taking th
England v India 2nd ODI. Bristol, 24 August 2007 ... NATWEST SERIES 2007-08-29 08:11:00 NATWEST SERIES, Bristol
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320-8 lost to India
329-7 by nine runs India beat England by nine runs to level the one-day international series. Sachin Tendulkar struck 15 fours and a six in an epic 99, his 80th ODI fifty and Rahul Dravid hit an unbeaten 92 as India amassed 329-7 after opting to bat England raced to 76 within 11 overs but lost both openers in two balls. Piyush Chawla ousted Kevin Pietersen with his second ball but Ian Bell hit a calm 64. Dimitri Mascarenhas fired five sixes in 52 off 39 balls and Stuart Broad hit 20 in the last over in a frantic finale.50th Read more:August
Yuvraj Singh Hits 6 Sixes in an Over 2007-09-21 12:02:00 Yuvraj Singh
smashed English fast bowler Stuart Broad for six sixes in an over as India won by 18 runs to stay alive in the Twenty20 world championships here today.India, who would have crashed out of the tournament had they lost, piled up 4-218 after electing to take first strike and then restricted England to 6-200 on a rousing night at the jam-packed Kingsmead.Left-hander Yuvraj's feat in the 19th over gave him the fastest 50 in the tournament off just 12 balls, eight deliveries less than what Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful achieved against the West Indies.Broad's first two balls were swung over fine leg, the third over cover, the fourth cut over point, the fifth pulled to mid-wicket and the last into the stands at long-on.It was only the fourth instance in top cricket that six sixes were hit in an over after Garfield Sobers and Ravi Shastri did it in first-class cricket and Herschelle Gibbs in the World Cup earlier this year.Yuvraj finished with 58 off 16 balls with seven s Read more:Yuvraj
Twenty20 2007-09-12 03:35:00 Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in the United Kingdom for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), in 2003. Both teams have a single innings and bat for a maximum of 20 overs.A Twenty20 game is completed in about three hours, with each innings lasting around 75 minutes, thus bringing the game closer to the timespan of other popular team sports such as football. It was introduced to create a lively form of the game which would be attractive to spectators at the ground and viewers on television and as such has been very successful. The ECB did not intend that Twenty20 would replace other forms of the county game and these have continued alongside it.The game has spread around the cricket world and there have also been some Twenty20 internationals, with all Test-playing nations having played at least one game. The inaugural Twenty20 World Championship is being contested in South Africa.Statistics and RankingsWith Twenty20 st
India vs England, 6th ODI, Match review and highlights 2007-09-06 03:01:00 What a match! Nerve-wracking right till the last over. Frustrating and joyful at the same time if you are an India
n fan. I, for one, did not believe that India would go an and win after being down 5 wickets and still requiring 83 runs from 58 balls. But the youth brigade held on to their nerves and in a cool, icy, tone won the match for India which they never should have won after conceding 30 runs off the last over with five consecutive sixes. Yes, you heard me correct, if you did not watch England
’s innings you have missed out on something spectacular. Dimitry Mascerenhas smashed Yuvraj Singh for 5 straight sixes in the 50th over of the English innings. More on that later.Paul Collingwood won the toss for the second time in a row and this time he decided to bat first on a flat surface that was going to help the spinners in the second innings. This turned out to be a blessing in disguise for Dravid and his men. Zaheer Khan was charged up and got one to move just enough for the ball Read more:Match
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India secure victory vs England to keep ODI series alive 2007-09-05 06:54:00 Result India
won by 38 runs (D/L method) India innings India: 50 runs in 8.5 overs (54 balls), Extras 1 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 54 balls (SC Ganguly 22, SR Tendulkar 27, Ex 1) Power Play 2: Overs 11.1 - 16.0 SR Tendulkar: 50 off 46 balls (8 x 4) Power Play 3: Overs 16.1 - 21.0 Drinks: India - 97/0 in 17.0 overs (SC Ganguly 32, SR Tendulkar 62) India: 100 runs in 17.5 overs (109 balls), Extras 3 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 109 balls (SC Ganguly 34, SR Tendulkar 63, Ex 3) SC Ganguly: 50 off 67 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6) India: 150 runs in 26.3 overs (161 balls), Extras 4 India Innings: 1x7 ball over (28th over, SCJ Broad, called by Umpire Aleem Dar) Drinks: India - 180/2 in 33.0 overs (G Gambhir 28, Yuvraj Singh 18) India: 200 runs in 35.6 overs (219 balls), Extras 4 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 56 balls (G Gambhir 23, Yuvraj Singh 27, Ex 0) Yuvraj Singh: 50 off 46 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6) G Gambhir: 50 off 64 balls Read more:England
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India defeat Pakistan in 2007 ICC World Twenty20 final 2007-09-28 15:23:00 Mahendra Singh Dhoni's young India
team snatched the inaugural Twenty20 World
Championship title after defeating arch-rivals Pakistan
by five runs in a rousing final on Monday. The Indians, restricted to 157-5 after electing to take first strike in good batting conditions, fought back to bowl out valiant Pakistan for 152 before a sell-out crowd of 32 000 at the Wanderers in Johannesburg. Pakistan appeared out for the count when they were reduced to 104-7 after 16 overs, but Misbah ul-Haq gave the Indians a scare with a late charge of 43 off 38 balls. Misbah and his tail-end partners took 19 runs in the 18th over bowled by Shanthakumaran Sreesanth and seven runs in the 19th from Rudra Pratap Singh, leaving 13 to get off the final over. Seamer Joginder Sharma bowled a wide off the first ball and was hammered for a six by Misbah with the second legitimate ball, but gave India victory with his next delivery as the batsman holed out to fine-leg. Rudra Pratap and Irfan P Read more:ICC World
India beat Australia in Twenty 20 semi finals 2007-09-24 13:37:00 India
has beaten the mighty Aussies in the semi finals
.It was an absolute cracker of a match as both the teams went hard at each other Australia
, but it was young indian team who were able to hold their nerves in the tense situation and now we have mouth watering prospect on our hands, final between the two arch rivals India and pakistan, a dream come true for the everycricket loverhere is a little match summaryAustralia were given a tough total of 189 to chase and they didn't start of with a bang, Hayden, in his attempt to overattack he had many misses against the bowling of Sreesanth who didn't back down from staring at him more than once, Gilchrist did hit few big ones of the bowling of Rp singh, but was bold briliantly by Sreesanth.Australian innings really picked up the pace when dibly dobbly bowler Joginder was smashed for 18 runs in his first over, even Irfan went for few runs but he was able to get rid of dangerous brad hodge, and that brought Andrew symonds to the crease.He
Cickinfo: India clinch eight-run win over Australia,CHANDIGARH, India, Oct 8 2007-10-10 13:51:00 Crickinf0:CHANDIGARH, India
, Oct 8 -India pulled off a tense eight-run win over Australia
in the fourth one-day international on Monday to narrow the visitors' lead to 2-1 in the seven-match series.Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 79 to guide India to a solid 291 for four and Australia in reply were restricted to 283 for seven after mounting a fine chase on a slow pitch.Left-arm seamer Rudra Pratap Singh checked Australia by removing the dangerous Andrew Symonds (75) and producing a run out in the 46th over.Opener Matthew Hayden had led the chase by top-scoring with 92 before the tide turned in the home team's favour in the final overs.It was India's first one-day win over Australia since January 2006, a streak stretching to 11 games.The fifth one-dayer will be played in Baroda on Thursday.India inningsS. Ganguly c Gilchrist b Hopes 41 S. Tendulkar run out 79 Y. Singh c Ponting b Hopes 39 M. Dhoni not out 50 R. Dravid b Bracken 13 R. Uthappa not out 30 Extras: (b-1, lb-7, w-31) 39
Murali Kartik turns it India's way 2007-10-18 12:00:00 Murali Kartik took six wickets for 27 runs and then scored an unbeaten 21 to steer India
to a thrilling two-wicket victory over Australia in the seventh and final one-day international at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday.Kartik, who was later named man of the match, was involved in an unbroken stand of 52 for the ninth wicket with Zaheer, who was unbeaten on 31, as India chased down Australia's total of 193 with four overs to spare.Robin Uthappa top-scored for India with a sparkling knock of 47 after the top order collapsed to a miserable 64 for 6 in the 19th over. He added 65 runs for the seventh wicket with Harbhajan Singh [Images] (19) as India fought back to register a consolation victory.Earlier, left-arm spinner Kartik single-handedly destroyed the Australian middle order with a magical spell of six wickets for 27 runs in 10 overs.Captain Ricky Ponting [Images] was the top-scorer with 57 as Australia were dismissed in 41.3 overs.Australia won the seven-match series 4 Read more:turns
Andrew Symonds 2007-10-16 14:22:00 PROFILEAndrew
Symonds brings gusto to whatever he does, whether firing down offbreaks or mediums, hurling his ungainly bulk round the field or vigorously ruffling the bowler's hair at the celebration of a wicket. He saves his loudest grunt for his batting, where he is that rarest of modern-day creatures - an unabashed six-hitter in the mould of a George Bonnor or a Colin Milburn or a David Hookes. Batting for Gloucestershire at 20, he scythed 16 sixes in the first dig [a world record] against Glamorgan at Abergavenny, 20 for the match [another first], and then announced he couldn't care less about the milestone; he wanted only to help his team. He has been matter-of-factly demolishing attacks ever since. His flaw has been to attempt one six too many - invariably off the wrong ball."I used to hate watching him bat," his old coach Toot Byron once lamented. "He wasn't in control of his shot-selection ... he'd get 24 off an over and then go out on the last ball of that over." Legend h
India vs Australia Twenty20 October 20, 2007 2007-10-22 13:29:00 World Champions against World Champions. Definitely a new rivalry in the making. This time, however, India
were the defending Twenty20 World Champions. For a change, something that is as rare as word itself, Australia
were NOT the favorites. And yesterday night’s match proved why Australia still has a little more work to do in this new format of the game.The problem for Australia was the team selection. You cannot, I repeat cannot, go to a match in India, no matter what format, without a regular spin bowler. Australia left out Brad Hogg, clearly their best bowler in the ODI series, and that was where they lost the match. Winning the toss and deciding to bat first was always the right thing to do in this match. Ricky Ponting seems to have lady luck on his side whenever he goes in for the toss in a crucial match. Yesterday was no different.The Australian openers have always enjoyed batting against the Indians and the T20 format would have suited them to the tee. However, that was not Read more:October
Challenger Trophy: India Blue beat Red by 12 runs 2007-10-26 14:25:00 India Blue defeated India Red by 12 runs in the opening 50-over match of the N K P Salve ChallengerTrophy
in Ahmedabad on Thursday. Chasing a target of 247 set by India Blue, the Red could muster 234 for eight wickets in 50 overs in the day-night encounter at the Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad. Earlier in the day, a stroke-filled 92 by Suresh Raina helped India Blue to recover from a shaky start and post a respectable 246 in 50 overs. Openers failed to give the Blue a good start as Ajinkya Rahane failed to open his account and captain Virender Sehwag (9) failed to impress selectors once again. Early strikes from Praveen Kumar and Sidharth Trivedi reduced India Blue to 41 for four in the 12th over. But Raina and Neeraj Patel (35) added 87 runs for the fifth wickets to bail out India Blue from a precarious situation. Kumar was the most successful bowler with his four for 42 from 10 overs while Trivedi picked up three for 52 from as many overs. India Red also started their chase on a Read more:India
Deepika and Dhoni 2007-10-25 14:06:00 Dhoni
has lashed out at media reporters for changing his girlfriend's name after every two days, but he has requested media not to change the name of his current girlfriend ( according to media ). Looks like he is enjoying being linked with deepika Padukone,this is what he has to say“Please do not change my girl friend's name at least for the time being.” That was the request made by India cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni to the media.When newspersons pressed hard to know if the rumour about his affair with Bollywood sensation model-turned actor Deepika
Padukone held any merit, an unnerved Dhoni said with a smile, “Please don't change the name every two or three days...let the name (Deepika's) be attached for a longer period if you have already decided.”Media reported about Deepika Padukone’s “special presence” during the recent Twenty-20 match against Australia held at Brabourne stadium despite her busy schedule.Deepika had managed to arrive from Bangalore
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