Saturday December 15, 11:00AM
Warne to be the highest paid player in IPL
Australian spin legend Shane Warne will be the highest paid cricketer in the BCCI-sponsored Indian Premier League (IPL) with a staggering USD 400,000 in his kitty.
The BCCI managing committee announced the names of 34 cricketers including Warne, who have signed the contract and would be competing in next year's cricket league.
Retired Aussie pacer Glenn McGrath and prolific middle-order batsman Mohammad Yousuf will earn USD 350,000 and USD 330,000 respectively, announced BCCI treasurer N Srinivasan here on Friday.
Former Kiwi skipper Stephen Fleming has been offered USD 350,000 while 10 other cricketers were offered in the USD 225,000 bracket. However, the board did not mention the names of any Indian cricketers, who have been offered a contract amount.
On being asked about Australian captain Ricky Ponting and swashbuckling wicket-keeper batsman Adam Gilchrist's decision on joining the league, Srinivasan said the board was in talks with them and would make a formal announcement soon.
Pakistani pacer Shoaib Akhtar (USD 2,25000) and captain Shoaib Malik (USD 300,000) have also confirmed their participation in the league along with retired Sri Lankan star Sanath Jayasuriya.
Jayasuriya's team mate and highest wicket taker in Tests Muttiah Muralitharan has been offered 250,000 dollars.
So far cricketers from six countries which include players from Australia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, South Africa and West Indies were given the contract.
The treasurer said that the amount paid to the cricketers would be for a period of one year and their contract will be reviewed later.
Lanky fast bowler from Srilanka, Nuwan Zoysa would be the lowest paid cricketer in the league with an offer of 100,000 dollars.
BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah also announced a hike in the dearness allowance from Rs. 5000 to 10,000 and traveling allowance from Rs. 7000 to 10,000 for the board members and the selectors.
Saturday, December 15, 2007
MUMBAI (Reuters) - A quintet of India's golden generation of cricketers have a final tilt at glory in Australia when the team embark on a difficult tour next week.
The four-match series could be the last test tour of Australia for batting greats Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Saurav Ganguly and Vangipurappu Laxman, as well as leg spinner Anil Kumble, and they are intent on clinching their country's first series win on the game's toughest terrain.
India have come close to winning a series on the testing pitches of Australia twice --- in 1986, when the series ended 0-0, and a remarkable one-all draw in 2003-04 when they went 1-0 up in Adelaide.
"The last time out we won a test match but were not able to win the series...the last match (Sydney) was a draw," Laxman told Reuters.
"This time we all are keen to go out there with the single-minded ambition of winning the series.
"Doing well in Australia is the most satisfying moment for any cricketer...the ultimate one.
NEXT TOUR
"It'll be satisfying for all of us if we can contribute in the series win. I'm sure all of us are looking to achieve that," said the stylish middle-order batsman.
Skipper Kumble, who took 24 wickets on the previous tour, is 37 while Dravid, who scored 619 runs on that tour, will turn 35 in January.
Ganguly, captain then, is 35 and Tendulkar is 34 while Laxman is the youngest among the 'fab five' at 33. The next tour in 2011 is surely too far away for them.
This tour begins with a three-day match against Victoria from Thursday, with the first test starting on Dec. 26.
India clinched their first test series victory in England for 21 years in August, a year after they had won their first test series victory in the Caribbean in 35 years.
This month India recorded their first test series victory against Pakistan at home since 1979-80, which saw almost all of their batsmen strike form.
RECORD STREAK
"It's extremely important for anyone going to Australia to be confident about himself. So it's good when you are among runs. It helps," said Laxman.
"It's good that we won the series against Pakistan after these years. The confidence of the boys is amazing at the moment," added Laxman, whose greatest moment came in 2001 when he produced an epic 281 at Kolkata to spark a comeback 2-1 home-series win over Australia.
The defeat snapped the Steve Waugh-led Australians' winning streak of 16 tests, a record Ricky Ponting's side will look to upstage in the upcoming series after their recent victories over Sri Lanka took their tally to 14.
"They've got match-winning bowlers," Laxman said of the new-look Australian attack following the retirement of Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne, both of whom had missed the 2003-04 series.
"(Shaun) Tait or (Mitchell Johnson), the way (Brett) Lee's bowling, or for that matter Stuart Clark... It'll be a huge challenge facing these guys."
India, on the other hand, are taking two inexperienced bowlers in Ishant Sharma and the uncapped Pankaj Singh in a five-man pace attack that has been hit by injuries.
"They are potentially very good...if they can bowl to their potential it will be an interesting sight," said Laxman.
The four-match series could be the last test tour of Australia for batting greats Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Saurav Ganguly and Vangipurappu Laxman, as well as leg spinner Anil Kumble, and they are intent on clinching their country's first series win on the game's toughest terrain.
India have come close to winning a series on the testing pitches of Australia twice --- in 1986, when the series ended 0-0, and a remarkable one-all draw in 2003-04 when they went 1-0 up in Adelaide.
"The last time out we won a test match but were not able to win the series...the last match (Sydney) was a draw," Laxman told Reuters.
"This time we all are keen to go out there with the single-minded ambition of winning the series.
"Doing well in Australia is the most satisfying moment for any cricketer...the ultimate one.
NEXT TOUR
"It'll be satisfying for all of us if we can contribute in the series win. I'm sure all of us are looking to achieve that," said the stylish middle-order batsman.
Skipper Kumble, who took 24 wickets on the previous tour, is 37 while Dravid, who scored 619 runs on that tour, will turn 35 in January.
Ganguly, captain then, is 35 and Tendulkar is 34 while Laxman is the youngest among the 'fab five' at 33. The next tour in 2011 is surely too far away for them.
This tour begins with a three-day match against Victoria from Thursday, with the first test starting on Dec. 26.
India clinched their first test series victory in England for 21 years in August, a year after they had won their first test series victory in the Caribbean in 35 years.
This month India recorded their first test series victory against Pakistan at home since 1979-80, which saw almost all of their batsmen strike form.
RECORD STREAK
"It's extremely important for anyone going to Australia to be confident about himself. So it's good when you are among runs. It helps," said Laxman.
"It's good that we won the series against Pakistan after these years. The confidence of the boys is amazing at the moment," added Laxman, whose greatest moment came in 2001 when he produced an epic 281 at Kolkata to spark a comeback 2-1 home-series win over Australia.
The defeat snapped the Steve Waugh-led Australians' winning streak of 16 tests, a record Ricky Ponting's side will look to upstage in the upcoming series after their recent victories over Sri Lanka took their tally to 14.
"They've got match-winning bowlers," Laxman said of the new-look Australian attack following the retirement of Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne, both of whom had missed the 2003-04 series.
"(Shaun) Tait or (Mitchell Johnson), the way (Brett) Lee's bowling, or for that matter Stuart Clark... It'll be a huge challenge facing these guys."
India, on the other hand, are taking two inexperienced bowlers in Ishant Sharma and the uncapped Pankaj Singh in a five-man pace attack that has been hit by injuries.
"They are potentially very good...if they can bowl to their potential it will be an interesting sight," said Laxman.
THE GREAT INDIAN CRICKETING GAMBLE
WHAT ARE the chances that we're going to see another brand new opening combination walk out on Boxing Day in Melbourne in the first Test of the toughest cricket tour in the world? Logically, very high - if India bat first of course, otherwise, we'd have to wait a couple of days. It's going to be very surprising if Rahul Dravid is not Wasim Jaffer's new opening partner in that first Test.
Dravid, India's most successful Test batsman in modern day cricket, and the man largely responsible for Sourav Ganguly's enviable Test captaincy record, would definitely not be happy about moving up a spot. But, he is not the skipper anymore (of his own accord of course) and the team man that he is, Dravid would almost certainly open if he is asked to do so, in order to accommodate Yuvraj Singh in the middle. In which case, India's batting card would probably read Jaffer, Dravid, Laxman, Tendulkar, Ganguly, Yuvraj, Dhoni etc.
What gamble was this?
So here's some more reasoning then: If that does happen (which is likely) the great Indian cricketing gamble (the act of picking a badly out of form Virender Sehwag), is not really a gamble at all. It is just a mystifying selection. To play Sehwag ahead of Yuvraj, in sublime touch, would be totally irrational, even if you make allowance for the trend of strange decisions in Indian cricket. So why did we have to be put through this sham of a gamble on Wednesday, when Sehwag was announced in the squad after not being in the probables? Or, else, why did we have 24 probables announced at all?
The only way Sehwag would play (plausibly, again) is if Jaffer and Dravid have miserable failures in the first two Tests and you pick Sehwag instead of, say, Jaffer. It would be interpreted as madness to even think of dropping Dravid for Tests. But then again, if Gautam Gambhir was your first choice opener (as has been stated by the selectors and team management), then why didn't they just take Gambhir along as a back-up, if the thinking is to open with Dravid? You also have Dinesh Karthik in the squad anyway.
Why not Gambhir?
Gambhir's sore shoulder is being given an outer limit of three weeks rest as a precautionary measure. Twenty-one days from now is just ahead of the second Test at Sydney.
Just as an aside, when did he pick up that injury? And if it was before the Test, because he didn't seem to get injured during the Bangalore game, why did he play it/why was he made to play it? The Delhi southpaw should definitely be in the one-day squad. So he might as well have spent time with the team, become acclimatised to the conditions and been there as a back-up, if need be. That was the thinking behind taking Jaffer to the ODIs in South Africa last year (the one-day series there preceded the Tests).
That X factor
Coming back to Sehwag, there is no doubting that his impact on the Australian bowlers from last time around weighed in his favour. But that was four years ago. In the time since, the world has changed and so have Sehwag's own fortunes.
An average of 13 or so in five Ranji games so far this season and an inability to negotiate some ordinary domestic attacks (or an unwillingness to show the patience to wait it out) is not a good sign for him or for the Indian team. Yes, with Sehwag, the argument always is, "You never know". True, at his best, he can be devastating but he is not at his best and is instead, possibly at his worst in recent memory.
That above argument was fine when the man with possibly the best hand-eye coordination in the business was secure in his mind about his place in the scheme of things. At this point, it's difficult to imagine that if he walks out against Australia, he will not feel the pressure of the immediate situation or not know that a bad outing could well spell the end of what has been an astonishing international career.
Problems galore
As things stand, Anil Kumble is going into the world's toughest series with some serious problems. Agreed, when Ganguly led the team in 2003-04, no one gave them too much of a chance, but this situation is even worse. Then, there was clarity of purpose about the team, no real confusion about anything. The only doubt was over whether Aakash Chopra or Sadagoppan Ramesh would open with Sehwag in Brisbane.
Incidentally, India's success on that tour was attributed a lot to the tremendous success of that Sehwag-Chopra opening combine. Incredibly, they did far better than the famed Langer-Hayden combination did for the Aussies. Now, people are four years older, bodies, even those in sublime touch on Indian soil, are four years older. You are probably going to deeply upset your best Test batsman in Dravid if you ask him to open, even if he will do it.
Your two best pacemen's fitness and ability to last a high intensity tour will be tested. Of those that are fit, two are greenhorns (Ishant Sharma and Pankaj Singh) and one, Irfan Pathan, is on the comeback trail and will be under pressure to perform if he does play. How effective the spinners will be except in Sydney (Kumble is our best hope but he will be handling the additional burden of the captaincy) is another matter for debate. All in all, it's tough to see this as being an Indian Summer Down Under. But then, there's always hope.
WHAT ARE the chances that we're going to see another brand new opening combination walk out on Boxing Day in Melbourne in the first Test of the toughest cricket tour in the world? Logically, very high - if India bat first of course, otherwise, we'd have to wait a couple of days. It's going to be very surprising if Rahul Dravid is not Wasim Jaffer's new opening partner in that first Test.
Dravid, India's most successful Test batsman in modern day cricket, and the man largely responsible for Sourav Ganguly's enviable Test captaincy record, would definitely not be happy about moving up a spot. But, he is not the skipper anymore (of his own accord of course) and the team man that he is, Dravid would almost certainly open if he is asked to do so, in order to accommodate Yuvraj Singh in the middle. In which case, India's batting card would probably read Jaffer, Dravid, Laxman, Tendulkar, Ganguly, Yuvraj, Dhoni etc.
What gamble was this?
So here's some more reasoning then: If that does happen (which is likely) the great Indian cricketing gamble (the act of picking a badly out of form Virender Sehwag), is not really a gamble at all. It is just a mystifying selection. To play Sehwag ahead of Yuvraj, in sublime touch, would be totally irrational, even if you make allowance for the trend of strange decisions in Indian cricket. So why did we have to be put through this sham of a gamble on Wednesday, when Sehwag was announced in the squad after not being in the probables? Or, else, why did we have 24 probables announced at all?
The only way Sehwag would play (plausibly, again) is if Jaffer and Dravid have miserable failures in the first two Tests and you pick Sehwag instead of, say, Jaffer. It would be interpreted as madness to even think of dropping Dravid for Tests. But then again, if Gautam Gambhir was your first choice opener (as has been stated by the selectors and team management), then why didn't they just take Gambhir along as a back-up, if the thinking is to open with Dravid? You also have Dinesh Karthik in the squad anyway.
Why not Gambhir?
Gambhir's sore shoulder is being given an outer limit of three weeks rest as a precautionary measure. Twenty-one days from now is just ahead of the second Test at Sydney.
Just as an aside, when did he pick up that injury? And if it was before the Test, because he didn't seem to get injured during the Bangalore game, why did he play it/why was he made to play it? The Delhi southpaw should definitely be in the one-day squad. So he might as well have spent time with the team, become acclimatised to the conditions and been there as a back-up, if need be. That was the thinking behind taking Jaffer to the ODIs in South Africa last year (the one-day series there preceded the Tests).
That X factor
Coming back to Sehwag, there is no doubting that his impact on the Australian bowlers from last time around weighed in his favour. But that was four years ago. In the time since, the world has changed and so have Sehwag's own fortunes.
An average of 13 or so in five Ranji games so far this season and an inability to negotiate some ordinary domestic attacks (or an unwillingness to show the patience to wait it out) is not a good sign for him or for the Indian team. Yes, with Sehwag, the argument always is, "You never know". True, at his best, he can be devastating but he is not at his best and is instead, possibly at his worst in recent memory.
That above argument was fine when the man with possibly the best hand-eye coordination in the business was secure in his mind about his place in the scheme of things. At this point, it's difficult to imagine that if he walks out against Australia, he will not feel the pressure of the immediate situation or not know that a bad outing could well spell the end of what has been an astonishing international career.
Problems galore
As things stand, Anil Kumble is going into the world's toughest series with some serious problems. Agreed, when Ganguly led the team in 2003-04, no one gave them too much of a chance, but this situation is even worse. Then, there was clarity of purpose about the team, no real confusion about anything. The only doubt was over whether Aakash Chopra or Sadagoppan Ramesh would open with Sehwag in Brisbane.
Incidentally, India's success on that tour was attributed a lot to the tremendous success of that Sehwag-Chopra opening combine. Incredibly, they did far better than the famed Langer-Hayden combination did for the Aussies. Now, people are four years older, bodies, even those in sublime touch on Indian soil, are four years older. You are probably going to deeply upset your best Test batsman in Dravid if you ask him to open, even if he will do it.
Your two best pacemen's fitness and ability to last a high intensity tour will be tested. Of those that are fit, two are greenhorns (Ishant Sharma and Pankaj Singh) and one, Irfan Pathan, is on the comeback trail and will be under pressure to perform if he does play. How effective the spinners will be except in Sydney (Kumble is our best hope but he will be handling the additional burden of the captaincy) is another matter for debate. All in all, it's tough to see this as being an Indian Summer Down Under. But then, there's always hope.
PANKAJ GOT A RAW DEAL FROM UP
PANKAJ SINGH, the latest addition to India's pace battery for the Australia tour, was rejected by selectors in UP at the under-22 trials in 2003 as he was "raw" and not "properly dressed".
The then-chairman of the UP Cricket Association's senior selection committee Anand Shukla wasn't available for a comment, but a committee member during his tenure Yusuf Ali denied any such happening. "I don't remember exactly about Pankaj at the trials in Kanpur," he said, adding, "He might have not been up to the mark that time." "Many UP players have done well at the national level after being rejected by the state, but the allegation that he didn't dress properly for the trials is far fetched," the former selector added.
In 2003, Pankaj met Munawar Ali, coach of Kolkata's Mohammedan Sporting, who took him to Bangalore where the India A team were practicing and former national coach John Wright was present. His effort at the nets impressed everyone and even Dravid, who was present, praised him. There was no looking back as Pankaj got a call from Brijesh Patel to join the MRF Pace Academy. K Parthasarthy spotted him there and took Pankaj to Rajasthan. And thus began his real journey in cricket.
Elated father!
Pankaj's father Sukhraj Singh was elated over the success of his youngest son. He said being an ex-Army man he always wanted Pankaj to be a senior officer.
He hastened to add, "I never stopped him from playing cricket or other games. But I had never imagined it would become a passion."
PANKAJ SINGH, the latest addition to India's pace battery for the Australia tour, was rejected by selectors in UP at the under-22 trials in 2003 as he was "raw" and not "properly dressed".
The then-chairman of the UP Cricket Association's senior selection committee Anand Shukla wasn't available for a comment, but a committee member during his tenure Yusuf Ali denied any such happening. "I don't remember exactly about Pankaj at the trials in Kanpur," he said, adding, "He might have not been up to the mark that time." "Many UP players have done well at the national level after being rejected by the state, but the allegation that he didn't dress properly for the trials is far fetched," the former selector added.
In 2003, Pankaj met Munawar Ali, coach of Kolkata's Mohammedan Sporting, who took him to Bangalore where the India A team were practicing and former national coach John Wright was present. His effort at the nets impressed everyone and even Dravid, who was present, praised him. There was no looking back as Pankaj got a call from Brijesh Patel to join the MRF Pace Academy. K Parthasarthy spotted him there and took Pankaj to Rajasthan. And thus began his real journey in cricket.
Elated father!
Pankaj's father Sukhraj Singh was elated over the success of his youngest son. He said being an ex-Army man he always wanted Pankaj to be a senior officer.
He hastened to add, "I never stopped him from playing cricket or other games. But I had never imagined it would become a passion."
BOSE BOUNCER FOR SELECTOR BISWAL
His India hopes all but gone, Ranadeb Bose hit out at national selector Ranjib Biswal for spreading the word that he is not quick enough. The East Zone man in the five-member committee said recently that it was tough to "fight" for Bose because the team management thinks he "is almost as slow as Dada (Sourav Ganguly)."
"If he has said that, he's lying. Nobody in his right mind can say I am as slow as Sourav," snapped the medium-pacer who took 57 wickets in eight Ranji Trophy matches last season and toured England earlier this year where he took five wickets in an innings in the only first-class match he got, against Sri Lanka A.
"I was between 132-134 kmph at the Challenger Trophy. It was live on TV and those who want can check. Sourav bowls at around 120 and the difference in our pace is significant.
Biswal saw me in the recent Ranji match against Orissa where the keeper was collecting it from near his chest. I must say he is a liar if he says I bowl at Sourav's pace," added Bose. When contacted, Biswal denied having said that. "Speed is a problem with him, but I never said he is as fast as Sourav (Biswal incidentally was on record when he spoke to the media in Siliguri recently. He said the team management felt Bose's pace was in the Ganguly range). And then, a majority of selectors don't want him."
Biswal had also said because Bose was so slow, the battle for tickets to Australia was effectively between Pathan, Ishant, Munaf, V.R.V. and Pankaj Singh. "Of the five, only VRV and Pankaj are faster than me," Bose retorted. "Given the pace Munaf has bowled at of late, that is. And I am not talking about performance, since the selector has talked just about pace." Bose is certainly not the quickest around, but his out-swing, accuracy and hard work has been rewarded with a rich haul of wickets last season mainly on a slow Eden Gardens pitch.
"I know I don't have a chance to play for India anymore. Maybe because I don't do a lot of things like sending messages to certain people on their birthdays, marriage anniversaries or don't try to please them by doing things that go beyond performing in the cricket field. It's disappointing, but I have to accept it," Bose was calmer, having seen the death of his dream and having started concentrating on domestic cricket again.
His India hopes all but gone, Ranadeb Bose hit out at national selector Ranjib Biswal for spreading the word that he is not quick enough. The East Zone man in the five-member committee said recently that it was tough to "fight" for Bose because the team management thinks he "is almost as slow as Dada (Sourav Ganguly)."
"If he has said that, he's lying. Nobody in his right mind can say I am as slow as Sourav," snapped the medium-pacer who took 57 wickets in eight Ranji Trophy matches last season and toured England earlier this year where he took five wickets in an innings in the only first-class match he got, against Sri Lanka A.
"I was between 132-134 kmph at the Challenger Trophy. It was live on TV and those who want can check. Sourav bowls at around 120 and the difference in our pace is significant.
Biswal saw me in the recent Ranji match against Orissa where the keeper was collecting it from near his chest. I must say he is a liar if he says I bowl at Sourav's pace," added Bose. When contacted, Biswal denied having said that. "Speed is a problem with him, but I never said he is as fast as Sourav (Biswal incidentally was on record when he spoke to the media in Siliguri recently. He said the team management felt Bose's pace was in the Ganguly range). And then, a majority of selectors don't want him."
Biswal had also said because Bose was so slow, the battle for tickets to Australia was effectively between Pathan, Ishant, Munaf, V.R.V. and Pankaj Singh. "Of the five, only VRV and Pankaj are faster than me," Bose retorted. "Given the pace Munaf has bowled at of late, that is. And I am not talking about performance, since the selector has talked just about pace." Bose is certainly not the quickest around, but his out-swing, accuracy and hard work has been rewarded with a rich haul of wickets last season mainly on a slow Eden Gardens pitch.
"I know I don't have a chance to play for India anymore. Maybe because I don't do a lot of things like sending messages to certain people on their birthdays, marriage anniversaries or don't try to please them by doing things that go beyond performing in the cricket field. It's disappointing, but I have to accept it," Bose was calmer, having seen the death of his dream and having started concentrating on domestic cricket again.
Friday, December 14, 2007
SHOAIB MALIK TO REMAIN TO PAKISTAN CAPTAIN:SAYS PCB CHAIRMEN ANI
Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Nasim Ashraf has said that Shoaib Malik will remain as captain for Test and ODI cricket team for further one year.
Ashraf also said that all players have been banned for writing columns in the print media.
Saving two Test matches against India was a good omen, however, we have to work on mental fitness of our players, The News quoted him, as saying.
Commenting on the performance of pacer Mohammad Asif, he said that Asif would be available to the team within six weeks.
Nobody is above the game and any player's interest in any other section other than cricket would not be tolerated, said Ashraf, adding that it would be better for Shoaib Akhtar to come and play domestic cricket in Pakistan. (ANI)
Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Nasim Ashraf has said that Shoaib Malik will remain as captain for Test and ODI cricket team for further one year.
Ashraf also said that all players have been banned for writing columns in the print media.
Saving two Test matches against India was a good omen, however, we have to work on mental fitness of our players, The News quoted him, as saying.
Commenting on the performance of pacer Mohammad Asif, he said that Asif would be available to the team within six weeks.
Nobody is above the game and any player's interest in any other section other than cricket would not be tolerated, said Ashraf, adding that it would be better for Shoaib Akhtar to come and play domestic cricket in Pakistan. (ANI)
MATCH DETAILS OF AUS VS NZ AT ADILEAD OVAL
NEWZELAND HAS WON THE TOSS AND ELECTED TO BAT FIRST
NZ.HAD STARTED VERY FLUENTLY BUT COURTESY FOR SOME GREAT BOWLING FROM AUS.QUICK
AT THE END NZ. WERE ABLE TO SCORED 254/7 IN ALLOTED 50 OVER COURTESY MACCULUM WHO HAD SCORED 96 RUNS. TAYLOR HAD SCORED 50(52).
ORAM WAS UNBEATEN ON (32) AT THE END.
IN THE REPLY AUSTRAILIA HAD STARTED VERY AGRESIVELY. COURTESY TO ADAM GILCRIST WHO WAS OUT ON 51(29) HE AND MATHEW HAYDEN HAD GIVEN BLISERING 69 RUNS OPENING STAND.
THERE WAS DRAMA IN THAT PARTNERSHIP.
ADAM GILCRIST WAS OUT CAUGHT BEHIND BUT IT WAS A NO BALL FROM CHRIS MARTIN.
HE WAS OUT ON 51 AFTER THAT THE CAPATIAN RICKY PONTING WAS LEADING FROM THE FRONT. HE HAD SCORED HIS 24TH HUNDREAD IN HIS ODI.IT WAS HIS 16TH HUNDRED AS A CAPATIAN.HE HAD SCORED 35 TH FIFTY AS A CAPATIAN.HIS AVG WAS 46:00 AFTER CAPATIAN BEFORE IT WAS 41:00 SO HE IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE STRONGER INDIVISUAL.HE HAD SCORED HIS 5TH CENTURY AGAINST THE NEWZELAND.
AT THE END AUSTRAILIA EASILY WON THE FIRST MATCH OF CHAPPEL-HADLEE SERIES.
NZ. SCORE CARD
BRENDON MACCULUM 96(102)
TAYLOR 50(52)
JACOB ORAM 32*(38)
AUS. SCORE CARD
ADAM GILCRIST 51(29)
RICKY PONTING 107*
MICHLE CLEARK 48
AUSTRAILIA WON BY 7 WICKETS
DRAMA AT THE OVAL
AT THE ONE STAGE MATCH WAS STOPPED DUE TO HEAVY DRIZZEL.AUS WERE 154/2 AT THAT STAGE
WITH THE SYSTEM OF D/L AUS.NEED 110/2 TO WIN THE MATCH.
AUS NEEDED 101 MORE RUNS OF 141 BALLS.
AUSTRAILIA DOMINATED THE SERIES 1-0 AGAINST NEWZELAND.
NEWZELAND HAS WON THE TOSS AND ELECTED TO BAT FIRST
NZ.HAD STARTED VERY FLUENTLY BUT COURTESY FOR SOME GREAT BOWLING FROM AUS.QUICK
AT THE END NZ. WERE ABLE TO SCORED 254/7 IN ALLOTED 50 OVER COURTESY MACCULUM WHO HAD SCORED 96 RUNS. TAYLOR HAD SCORED 50(52).
ORAM WAS UNBEATEN ON (32) AT THE END.
IN THE REPLY AUSTRAILIA HAD STARTED VERY AGRESIVELY. COURTESY TO ADAM GILCRIST WHO WAS OUT ON 51(29) HE AND MATHEW HAYDEN HAD GIVEN BLISERING 69 RUNS OPENING STAND.
THERE WAS DRAMA IN THAT PARTNERSHIP.
ADAM GILCRIST WAS OUT CAUGHT BEHIND BUT IT WAS A NO BALL FROM CHRIS MARTIN.
HE WAS OUT ON 51 AFTER THAT THE CAPATIAN RICKY PONTING WAS LEADING FROM THE FRONT. HE HAD SCORED HIS 24TH HUNDREAD IN HIS ODI.IT WAS HIS 16TH HUNDRED AS A CAPATIAN.HE HAD SCORED 35 TH FIFTY AS A CAPATIAN.HIS AVG WAS 46:00 AFTER CAPATIAN BEFORE IT WAS 41:00 SO HE IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE STRONGER INDIVISUAL.HE HAD SCORED HIS 5TH CENTURY AGAINST THE NEWZELAND.
AT THE END AUSTRAILIA EASILY WON THE FIRST MATCH OF CHAPPEL-HADLEE SERIES.
NZ. SCORE CARD
BRENDON MACCULUM 96(102)
TAYLOR 50(52)
JACOB ORAM 32*(38)
AUS. SCORE CARD
ADAM GILCRIST 51(29)
RICKY PONTING 107*
MICHLE CLEARK 48
AUSTRAILIA WON BY 7 WICKETS
DRAMA AT THE OVAL
AT THE ONE STAGE MATCH WAS STOPPED DUE TO HEAVY DRIZZEL.AUS WERE 154/2 AT THAT STAGE
WITH THE SYSTEM OF D/L AUS.NEED 110/2 TO WIN THE MATCH.
AUS NEEDED 101 MORE RUNS OF 141 BALLS.
AUSTRAILIA DOMINATED THE SERIES 1-0 AGAINST NEWZELAND.
ADAPT FAST IN AUSTRALIA INDIAN BOWLERS TOLD
Indian bowling coach Venkatesh Prasad is confident his young new ball bowlers can adapt quickly to bouncy Australian pitches after toiling on flat tracks in the home Test series win over Pakistan this week.
The ex-India paceman said the tour starting next week would push the players but the team were confident thanks to their recent wins and bowling consistency in varied conditions.
"It is going to be a very challenging series down under," Prasad said on Friday. "It will be exciting competition and all the players will be pushed to the limit in terms of technique, tactics, mentally and physically."
India leave on Monday for Australia to play in a four-Test series starting on Dec. 26 followed by a ODI tri-series also featuring Sri Lanka.
India are on a high after an ODI and Test double over Pakistan but their pace attack is injury depleted. Skipper Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh are the spinners.
The pacy S Sreesanth has a shoulder injury and Munaf Patel has been dropped due to a lack of sharpness.
Among the five chosen, only left-armers Zaheer Khan and Irfan Pathan have previously played in Australia while young left-arm R P Singh missed the Pakistan tests through injury.
India are hoping they can at least repeat their performance on the last tour in 2003-4 when they drew the Test series 1-1.
TALL BOWLERS
Ishant Sharma, 19, is two Tests old but took a five-wicket innings haul in the drawn final Test while Pankaj Singh, 22, is uncapped, although their height could prove handy on bouncy pitches in Australia.
"Our bowling is a bit inexperienced," Prasad said "We might have played on flat tracks but I'm very confident we'll be ready to adapt because they have done it before."
He added: "Both Ishant and Pankaj have got fantastic talent and lot of potential. They only have to work hard on fitness and be open to ideas."
Prasad was appointed in April and the team have since won Test series in Bangladesh and England. Indian bowlers also shone in the Twenty20 World Cup win in South Africa in September.
"We've been talking about adaptability, that is our mantra," he said. "We've shown a lot of adaptability in terms of pitch conditions, weather and playing against different teams."
However, he said the lack of a gap between series was preventing injury recovery for fast bowlers with flat home pitches like those used against Pakistan making their life tougher. "If we have to develop fast bowling then we need to look at the pitches as well," he said. "People ask 'why can't we produce quick bowlers?' How can we if the bowlers who want to bowl quick are bowling on flat wickets. They tend to reduce their pace after a game or two and rely on swing, movement."
Indian bowling coach Venkatesh Prasad is confident his young new ball bowlers can adapt quickly to bouncy Australian pitches after toiling on flat tracks in the home Test series win over Pakistan this week.
The ex-India paceman said the tour starting next week would push the players but the team were confident thanks to their recent wins and bowling consistency in varied conditions.
"It is going to be a very challenging series down under," Prasad said on Friday. "It will be exciting competition and all the players will be pushed to the limit in terms of technique, tactics, mentally and physically."
India leave on Monday for Australia to play in a four-Test series starting on Dec. 26 followed by a ODI tri-series also featuring Sri Lanka.
India are on a high after an ODI and Test double over Pakistan but their pace attack is injury depleted. Skipper Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh are the spinners.
The pacy S Sreesanth has a shoulder injury and Munaf Patel has been dropped due to a lack of sharpness.
Among the five chosen, only left-armers Zaheer Khan and Irfan Pathan have previously played in Australia while young left-arm R P Singh missed the Pakistan tests through injury.
India are hoping they can at least repeat their performance on the last tour in 2003-4 when they drew the Test series 1-1.
TALL BOWLERS
Ishant Sharma, 19, is two Tests old but took a five-wicket innings haul in the drawn final Test while Pankaj Singh, 22, is uncapped, although their height could prove handy on bouncy pitches in Australia.
"Our bowling is a bit inexperienced," Prasad said "We might have played on flat tracks but I'm very confident we'll be ready to adapt because they have done it before."
He added: "Both Ishant and Pankaj have got fantastic talent and lot of potential. They only have to work hard on fitness and be open to ideas."
Prasad was appointed in April and the team have since won Test series in Bangladesh and England. Indian bowlers also shone in the Twenty20 World Cup win in South Africa in September.
"We've been talking about adaptability, that is our mantra," he said. "We've shown a lot of adaptability in terms of pitch conditions, weather and playing against different teams."
However, he said the lack of a gap between series was preventing injury recovery for fast bowlers with flat home pitches like those used against Pakistan making their life tougher. "If we have to develop fast bowling then we need to look at the pitches as well," he said. "People ask 'why can't we produce quick bowlers?' How can we if the bowlers who want to bowl quick are bowling on flat wickets. They tend to reduce their pace after a game or two and rely on swing, movement."
Karachi, December 14::
Shoaib Malik is to retain the Pakistan captaincy until the end of next year despite the series defeat against India, Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Dr Nasim Ashraf said on Thursday.
"We will stick to our decision to name him as captain for the year (2008). We will give him our full backing and we feel he can mature into a good captain in time," Ashraf said.
The 25-year-old Malik's captaincy and own form have come under the microscope after Pakistan's ODI and Test series defeats at home to South Africa and then the disappointing showing in India.
Malik led Pakistan in the ODI series in India, which the hosts won 3-2, and the first Test in New Delhi which India won by six wickets before going on to complete a 1-0 series triumph.
Vice-captain Younis Khan was the captain for the last two Tests as Malik was ruled out with an ankle injury.
Ashraf said the board had made Malik the captain this year keeping in mind the future of Pakistan cricket.
"He is young and he will learn from his mistakes. Overall the team's performance in India lacked focus," he said.
Ashraf said Pakistan's Australian coach, Geoff Lawson, had been asked to give a detailed report on Pakistan's first Test series loss in India since the 1979-80 rubber.
"The team appeared to lack in mental toughness at times and professionalism The coach is responsible for this and we will talk to him," Ashraf said.
Shoaib Malik is to retain the Pakistan captaincy until the end of next year despite the series defeat against India, Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Dr Nasim Ashraf said on Thursday.
"We will stick to our decision to name him as captain for the year (2008). We will give him our full backing and we feel he can mature into a good captain in time," Ashraf said.
The 25-year-old Malik's captaincy and own form have come under the microscope after Pakistan's ODI and Test series defeats at home to South Africa and then the disappointing showing in India.
Malik led Pakistan in the ODI series in India, which the hosts won 3-2, and the first Test in New Delhi which India won by six wickets before going on to complete a 1-0 series triumph.
Vice-captain Younis Khan was the captain for the last two Tests as Malik was ruled out with an ankle injury.
Ashraf said the board had made Malik the captain this year keeping in mind the future of Pakistan cricket.
"He is young and he will learn from his mistakes. Overall the team's performance in India lacked focus," he said.
Ashraf said Pakistan's Australian coach, Geoff Lawson, had been asked to give a detailed report on Pakistan's first Test series loss in India since the 1979-80 rubber.
"The team appeared to lack in mental toughness at times and professionalism The coach is responsible for this and we will talk to him," Ashraf said.
INDIA HAVE A POTENTIAL TO BEAT AUSTRALIA : ANIL KUMBLE
by the Test series win against Pakistan, skipper Anil Kumble believes India has the firepower to beat Australia in their own den.
Kumble, who notched up the win in his maiden assignment as captain, said the strength of the side is their batting line-up but they also have bowlers who can take 20 wickets.
"We have the potential to beat Australia because we have the batting line-up to put the runs on the board," Kumble said.
"And once we have the runs on the board, I believe we have the ability to get 20 wickets," he told CNN-IBN.
The 37-year-old leg spinner said the captaincy came at a time when he thought he had given up hopes of leading the side.
"I thought the chance had passed me, I thought there was a chance when I was vice-captain in 1996," said Kumble, adding that he didn't expect to be made captain even as recently as two months ago.
"When I became captain was not in my control, and I think it has come at the right time," said Kumble who recently pipped Mahendra Singh Dhoni for the Test captaincy, after Rahul Dravid had given up the job.
Kumble revealed that he had contemplated retirement several times in the past and that Test captaincy was a "shot in the arm."
The veteran spinner said post-retirement, he would prefer taking up coaching in Bangalore to touring as part of the media.
by the Test series win against Pakistan, skipper Anil Kumble believes India has the firepower to beat Australia in their own den.
Kumble, who notched up the win in his maiden assignment as captain, said the strength of the side is their batting line-up but they also have bowlers who can take 20 wickets.
"We have the potential to beat Australia because we have the batting line-up to put the runs on the board," Kumble said.
"And once we have the runs on the board, I believe we have the ability to get 20 wickets," he told CNN-IBN.
The 37-year-old leg spinner said the captaincy came at a time when he thought he had given up hopes of leading the side.
"I thought the chance had passed me, I thought there was a chance when I was vice-captain in 1996," said Kumble, adding that he didn't expect to be made captain even as recently as two months ago.
"When I became captain was not in my control, and I think it has come at the right time," said Kumble who recently pipped Mahendra Singh Dhoni for the Test captaincy, after Rahul Dravid had given up the job.
Kumble revealed that he had contemplated retirement several times in the past and that Test captaincy was a "shot in the arm."
The veteran spinner said post-retirement, he would prefer taking up coaching in Bangalore to touring as part of the media.
Dubai, December 14: :
Following his outstanding performance in the series against Pakistan, Sourav Ganguly entered into the top-20 of ICC Test rankings for batsmen for the first time in seven years.
The left-hander notched up two centuries, one fifty at an average of 89.00 to earn the Player of the Series award and jump four places to 20th in the ICC list.
However, Sachin Tendulkar dropped a rung to 19th.
On the bowling front, India's Test captain Anil Kumble is relishing his time in charge and the veteran leg-spinner took 18 wickets in the three-Test series to move up two places to fifth in the bowlers list.
Meanwhile, pace spearhead Irfan Pathan's maiden Test hundred has pushed him to the sixth spot in the rankings for all-rounders, behind Chaminda Vaas of Sri Lanka.
The other big mover from the India-Pakistan Test series is Misbah-ul-Haq. The right-hander began the series in 88th position but is now ranked 25th after scoring 464 runs in six innings at an average of 116.
At the top, Sri Lankan Kumar Sangakkara and Australia's Ricky Ponting are sharing the number one position in the rankings for batsmen.
The two are locked on 936 ratings points but Sangakkara has the first chance to move ahead again when Sri Lanka and England take the field for the third and final Test of the series in Galle, starting on Tuesday.
Following his outstanding performance in the series against Pakistan, Sourav Ganguly entered into the top-20 of ICC Test rankings for batsmen for the first time in seven years.
The left-hander notched up two centuries, one fifty at an average of 89.00 to earn the Player of the Series award and jump four places to 20th in the ICC list.
However, Sachin Tendulkar dropped a rung to 19th.
On the bowling front, India's Test captain Anil Kumble is relishing his time in charge and the veteran leg-spinner took 18 wickets in the three-Test series to move up two places to fifth in the bowlers list.
Meanwhile, pace spearhead Irfan Pathan's maiden Test hundred has pushed him to the sixth spot in the rankings for all-rounders, behind Chaminda Vaas of Sri Lanka.
The other big mover from the India-Pakistan Test series is Misbah-ul-Haq. The right-hander began the series in 88th position but is now ranked 25th after scoring 464 runs in six innings at an average of 116.
At the top, Sri Lankan Kumar Sangakkara and Australia's Ricky Ponting are sharing the number one position in the rankings for batsmen.
The two are locked on 936 ratings points but Sangakkara has the first chance to move ahead again when Sri Lanka and England take the field for the third and final Test of the series in Galle, starting on Tuesday.
Thursday, December 13, 2007
MURLITHARAN AND IAN BELL CONTEST
England v Sri Lanka 2nd Test
Sinhalese Sports Club
8 Dec 2007
Umpires: Aleem Dar , DJ Harper
Toss won by England, Elected to bat
Player of the Match: DPMD Jayawardene
Match drawn
MURLITHAAN CAN NOT ABLE TO RAP THE ENGLAND. BUT HE HAD DISMISED IAN BELL FOURTH TIME IN THE SERIES.
England v Sri Lanka 2nd Test
Sinhalese Sports Club
8 Dec 2007
Umpires: Aleem Dar , DJ Harper
Toss won by England, Elected to bat
Player of the Match: DPMD Jayawardene
Match drawn
MURLITHAAN CAN NOT ABLE TO RAP THE ENGLAND. BUT HE HAD DISMISED IAN BELL FOURTH TIME IN THE SERIES.
Austrilia's Legends
Sir Donald George Bradman:
Sir Donald George Bradman, AC (August 27, 1908 – February 25, 2001) was an Australian cricket player who is universally regarded as the greatest batsman of all time, and is one of Australia's most popular sporting heroes. Among those who have a meaningful Test match batting average through batting in more than 20 innings, his figure of 99.94 is over 63% higher than that achieved by any other cricketer. Next among those who have batted in more than 20 innings is South African Graeme Pollock with an average of 60.97.
Born on 27 August 1908 in Cootamundra, New South Wales, but raised in Bowral (where the Bradman Museum and Bradman Oval are located), Bradman practiced obsessively during his youth. At home he invented his own one-man cricket game using a stump and a golf ball. A water tank stood on a brick stand behind the Bradman home on a covered and paved area. When hit into the curved brick stand, the ball would rebound at high speed and varying angles. This form of practice helped him to develop split-second speed and accuracy.
After a brief dalliance with tennis he dedicated himself to cricket, playing for local sides before attracting sufficient attention to be drafted in grade cricket in Sydney at the age of 18. Within a year he was representing New South Wales and within three he had made his Test debut.
Receiving some criticism in his first Ashes series in 1928–1929, he worked constantly to remove the few weaknesses in his game and by the time of the Bodyline series he was without peer as a batsman.
Possessing a great stillness whilst awaiting the delivery, his shotmaking was based on a combination of excellent vision, speed of both thought and footwork and a decisive, powerful bat motion with a pronounced follow-through. Technically his play was almost flawless, strong on both sides of the wicket with only his sternest critics noting a tendency for his backlift to be slightly angled toward the slip cordon.
Despite occasional battles with illness, he continued to dominate world cricket throughout the 1930s and is credited with raising the spirit of a nation suffering under the vagaries of the Great Depression.
Over an international career spanning 20 years from 1928 to 1948, Bradman's statistical achievements were unparalleled. He broke scoring records for both first-class and Test cricket; his highest international score (334) stood for decades as the highest ever Test score by an Australian. It was then equalled by Mark Taylor, who declared with his score at 334 not out in what many regard as a deliberate tribute to Bradman. In 2003 it was once more equalled, then surpassed by Matthew Hayden, who fittingly went on to gain the highest score in Test cricket (380) up to that time.
He was to be unlucky against the Sri Lankans, however. When Australia played against the All-Ceylon team in Colombo (on a 'whistle stop' tour on the way to England) on 2 April 1930, Bradman was out hit wicket for the first ball bowled by N.S. Joseph, on his debut. This is supposed to be the first occasion that Bradman got out hit wicket. He missed playing them on the next two tours; but, playing All-Ceylon again on 27 March 1948 was able to score only 20 runs, being caught by R.L. de Krester bowled B.R. Heyn.
For decades, Bradman was the only player with two Test triple centuries in his career. He was joined by West Indian Brian Lara in 2004; Lara broke Hayden's record, and recorded the first Test quadruple century in history in the process of joining Bradman in this exclusive club.
Don BradmanApproaching forty years of age (most players today are retired by their mid-thirties), he returned to play cricket after second World War , leading one of the most talented teams in Australia's history. In his farewell 1948 tour of England the team he led, dubbed "The Invincibles", went undefeated throughout the tour, a feat unmatched before or since.
On the occasion of his last international innings, Bradman needed four runs to be able to retire with a batting average of 100, but was dismissed for nought (in cricketing parlance, "a duck") by spin bowler Eric Hollies. Applauded onto the pitch by both teams, it was sometimes claimed that he was unable to see that ball because of the tears welling in his eyes, a claim Bradman always dismissed as sentimental nonsense. "I knew it would be my last Test match after a career spanning 20-years", he said, "but to suggest I got out as some people did, because I had tears in my eyes, is to belittle the bowler and is quite untrue." Regardless, he was given a guard of honour by players and spectators alike as he left the ground with a batting average of 99.94 from his 52 Tests, nearly double the average of any other player before or since. His average is allegedly immortalised as the post office box number of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation - "Box 9994 in your capital city".
Bradman so dominated the game that special bowling tactics, known as fast leg theory or Bodyline, regarded by many as unsporting and dangerous, were devised by England captain Douglas Jardine to reduce his dominance in a series of international matches against England in the Australian summer of 1932–1933. The principal English exponent of Bodyline was the Nottinghamshire pace bowler Harold Larwood, and the contest between Bradman and Larwood had proved to be the focal point of the competition.
Some indication of his superlative skill was that his average for that series, 56.57, is above the career averages of all but a handful of international players in the 125-odd years of international cricket matches. Statistical analyses give some credence to the claim that Bradman dominated his sport more than Pelé, Wayne Gretzky, Ty Cobb, Tiger Woods or Michael Jordan, amongst other champions of their disciplines.
the evidence of his supreme athletic skills was revealed when Bradman missed the 1935–36 tour to South Africa due to illness. During his absence from cricket, Bradman had taken up squash to keep himself absolutely fit. He subsequently won the South Australian Open Squash Championship.
Sir Donald George Bradman:
Sir Donald George Bradman, AC (August 27, 1908 – February 25, 2001) was an Australian cricket player who is universally regarded as the greatest batsman of all time, and is one of Australia's most popular sporting heroes. Among those who have a meaningful Test match batting average through batting in more than 20 innings, his figure of 99.94 is over 63% higher than that achieved by any other cricketer. Next among those who have batted in more than 20 innings is South African Graeme Pollock with an average of 60.97.
Born on 27 August 1908 in Cootamundra, New South Wales, but raised in Bowral (where the Bradman Museum and Bradman Oval are located), Bradman practiced obsessively during his youth. At home he invented his own one-man cricket game using a stump and a golf ball. A water tank stood on a brick stand behind the Bradman home on a covered and paved area. When hit into the curved brick stand, the ball would rebound at high speed and varying angles. This form of practice helped him to develop split-second speed and accuracy.
After a brief dalliance with tennis he dedicated himself to cricket, playing for local sides before attracting sufficient attention to be drafted in grade cricket in Sydney at the age of 18. Within a year he was representing New South Wales and within three he had made his Test debut.
Receiving some criticism in his first Ashes series in 1928–1929, he worked constantly to remove the few weaknesses in his game and by the time of the Bodyline series he was without peer as a batsman.
Possessing a great stillness whilst awaiting the delivery, his shotmaking was based on a combination of excellent vision, speed of both thought and footwork and a decisive, powerful bat motion with a pronounced follow-through. Technically his play was almost flawless, strong on both sides of the wicket with only his sternest critics noting a tendency for his backlift to be slightly angled toward the slip cordon.
Despite occasional battles with illness, he continued to dominate world cricket throughout the 1930s and is credited with raising the spirit of a nation suffering under the vagaries of the Great Depression.
Over an international career spanning 20 years from 1928 to 1948, Bradman's statistical achievements were unparalleled. He broke scoring records for both first-class and Test cricket; his highest international score (334) stood for decades as the highest ever Test score by an Australian. It was then equalled by Mark Taylor, who declared with his score at 334 not out in what many regard as a deliberate tribute to Bradman. In 2003 it was once more equalled, then surpassed by Matthew Hayden, who fittingly went on to gain the highest score in Test cricket (380) up to that time.
He was to be unlucky against the Sri Lankans, however. When Australia played against the All-Ceylon team in Colombo (on a 'whistle stop' tour on the way to England) on 2 April 1930, Bradman was out hit wicket for the first ball bowled by N.S. Joseph, on his debut. This is supposed to be the first occasion that Bradman got out hit wicket. He missed playing them on the next two tours; but, playing All-Ceylon again on 27 March 1948 was able to score only 20 runs, being caught by R.L. de Krester bowled B.R. Heyn.
For decades, Bradman was the only player with two Test triple centuries in his career. He was joined by West Indian Brian Lara in 2004; Lara broke Hayden's record, and recorded the first Test quadruple century in history in the process of joining Bradman in this exclusive club.
Don BradmanApproaching forty years of age (most players today are retired by their mid-thirties), he returned to play cricket after second World War , leading one of the most talented teams in Australia's history. In his farewell 1948 tour of England the team he led, dubbed "The Invincibles", went undefeated throughout the tour, a feat unmatched before or since.
On the occasion of his last international innings, Bradman needed four runs to be able to retire with a batting average of 100, but was dismissed for nought (in cricketing parlance, "a duck") by spin bowler Eric Hollies. Applauded onto the pitch by both teams, it was sometimes claimed that he was unable to see that ball because of the tears welling in his eyes, a claim Bradman always dismissed as sentimental nonsense. "I knew it would be my last Test match after a career spanning 20-years", he said, "but to suggest I got out as some people did, because I had tears in my eyes, is to belittle the bowler and is quite untrue." Regardless, he was given a guard of honour by players and spectators alike as he left the ground with a batting average of 99.94 from his 52 Tests, nearly double the average of any other player before or since. His average is allegedly immortalised as the post office box number of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation - "Box 9994 in your capital city".
Bradman so dominated the game that special bowling tactics, known as fast leg theory or Bodyline, regarded by many as unsporting and dangerous, were devised by England captain Douglas Jardine to reduce his dominance in a series of international matches against England in the Australian summer of 1932–1933. The principal English exponent of Bodyline was the Nottinghamshire pace bowler Harold Larwood, and the contest between Bradman and Larwood had proved to be the focal point of the competition.
Some indication of his superlative skill was that his average for that series, 56.57, is above the career averages of all but a handful of international players in the 125-odd years of international cricket matches. Statistical analyses give some credence to the claim that Bradman dominated his sport more than Pelé, Wayne Gretzky, Ty Cobb, Tiger Woods or Michael Jordan, amongst other champions of their disciplines.
the evidence of his supreme athletic skills was revealed when Bradman missed the 1935–36 tour to South Africa due to illness. During his absence from cricket, Bradman had taken up squash to keep himself absolutely fit. He subsequently won the South Australian Open Squash Championship.
informatin Ashes 2009 in England tour!
Australia has put the final nail in the coffin of the most anticiapted Ashes series in history of the cricket. A 5-0 thrashing by the Australians & a farewell tour to 3 legends of austrailian cricket.
The start of the series was as big an event as we have seen - the interest in Brisbane was un-beliveble, but unfortunately after the heroics of the 2005 series this pommie team were nothing short of dreadful & the previous two Tests were reminder as a farewell tour for Warne, McGrath & Langer.
The action off the pitch was closely played & the Bashers series between the Barmy Army & Fanatics went to the final match at Coogee Oval locked at 2-2. In front of 2000+ fans the Fanatics won the toss, batted first & set a total of 180. After a gun-ho start the Barmy Army was hauled in & fell 28 runs short for an emphatic Fanatics victory.
Thanks to all those who attended the Bashers Series along the way & shared a beer on the Tour of Duty or at one of the Fanatics HQ bars.
Now we shift focus to the One Dayers & the ensuing Cricket World Cup.
Final details on tshirt collection for Perth & Brisbane has now been uploaded. We look forward to sharing a beer & watching another dominating performance with you soon.
Australia has put the final nail in the coffin of the most anticiapted Ashes series in history of the cricket. A 5-0 thrashing by the Australians & a farewell tour to 3 legends of austrailian cricket.
The start of the series was as big an event as we have seen - the interest in Brisbane was un-beliveble, but unfortunately after the heroics of the 2005 series this pommie team were nothing short of dreadful & the previous two Tests were reminder as a farewell tour for Warne, McGrath & Langer.
The action off the pitch was closely played & the Bashers series between the Barmy Army & Fanatics went to the final match at Coogee Oval locked at 2-2. In front of 2000+ fans the Fanatics won the toss, batted first & set a total of 180. After a gun-ho start the Barmy Army was hauled in & fell 28 runs short for an emphatic Fanatics victory.
Thanks to all those who attended the Bashers Series along the way & shared a beer on the Tour of Duty or at one of the Fanatics HQ bars.
Now we shift focus to the One Dayers & the ensuing Cricket World Cup.
Final details on tshirt collection for Perth & Brisbane has now been uploaded. We look forward to sharing a beer & watching another dominating performance with you soon.
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
SURPRICE TEAM IN THE TOUR OF AUSTRAILIA
THE SELECTOR HAD SELECT THE INDIA'S TEAM THERE WILL BE LOTS OF SURPRISE.
TEAMS
WASSIM JAFAR
VIRENDER SHEWAG
DINESH KARTHIK
RAHUL DRAVID
SOURAV GANGULY
SACHIN TENDULKAR
V.V.S LAXMAN
YUVRAJ SINGH
MAHENDRA SINGH DHONI(W.K)
ZAHEER KHAN
R.P.SINGH
ANIL KUMBLE(C)
HARBHAJAN SINGH
PANKAJ SINGH
ISHANT SHARMA
V.R.V SINGH
PARTHIV PATEL HAS BEEN LEFT OUT THE SELECTOR HAS DONE INJUSTICE TO HIM
THE SELECTOR HAD SELECT THE INDIA'S TEAM THERE WILL BE LOTS OF SURPRISE.
TEAMS
WASSIM JAFAR
VIRENDER SHEWAG
DINESH KARTHIK
RAHUL DRAVID
SOURAV GANGULY
SACHIN TENDULKAR
V.V.S LAXMAN
YUVRAJ SINGH
MAHENDRA SINGH DHONI(W.K)
ZAHEER KHAN
R.P.SINGH
ANIL KUMBLE(C)
HARBHAJAN SINGH
PANKAJ SINGH
ISHANT SHARMA
V.R.V SINGH
PARTHIV PATEL HAS BEEN LEFT OUT THE SELECTOR HAS DONE INJUSTICE TO HIM
SPECTACULAR ABOUT ANIL KUMBLE
ANIL KUMBLE HAD LEAD INDIA FIRST TIME IN THE WHOLE SERIES AND WIN WITH THE CONVENTIONAL MANNER HE WAS BECAME A CAPATION AT THE AGE OF 37.
HAD SHOWN LOTS OF CHARACTER BY HIM AND INDIA HE WAS LEADING FROM THE FRONT.
HE HAD ANSWERED HIS CRITISIAM'S REPLY NOT WITH THE SPECH BUT WITH THE BOWL.
HE WAS BOWLING SIM-UP DELIVERIES.HE WAS ACTULY A SIMMER BUT BECAUSE OF HIS BROTHER ADVISED HE IS A LEG SPINER.
THE BEST BOWLER OF THE DAY : ANIL KUMBLE 60/5 IN THE SECOND INNINGS
THE EXTRA PREMIUM PLATER OF THE MATCH :SOURAV GANGULY 330 RUNS IN THIS MATCH
THE EXTRA PREMIUM PLATER OF THE SERIES :SOURAV GANGULY 534 RUNS, 4 WICKETS
THE 9X PLAYER OF THE DAY: SENSATIONAL YUVRAJ SINGH
ANIL KUMBLE HAD LEAD INDIA FIRST TIME IN THE WHOLE SERIES AND WIN WITH THE CONVENTIONAL MANNER HE WAS BECAME A CAPATION AT THE AGE OF 37.
HAD SHOWN LOTS OF CHARACTER BY HIM AND INDIA HE WAS LEADING FROM THE FRONT.
HE HAD ANSWERED HIS CRITISIAM'S REPLY NOT WITH THE SPECH BUT WITH THE BOWL.
HE WAS BOWLING SIM-UP DELIVERIES.HE WAS ACTULY A SIMMER BUT BECAUSE OF HIS BROTHER ADVISED HE IS A LEG SPINER.
THE BEST BOWLER OF THE DAY : ANIL KUMBLE 60/5 IN THE SECOND INNINGS
THE EXTRA PREMIUM PLATER OF THE MATCH :SOURAV GANGULY 330 RUNS IN THIS MATCH
THE EXTRA PREMIUM PLATER OF THE SERIES :SOURAV GANGULY 534 RUNS, 4 WICKETS
THE 9X PLAYER OF THE DAY: SENSATIONAL YUVRAJ SINGH
UN-BELIVABLE DRAMA ON THE BANGLORE
PAKISTAN NEED 374 RUNS TO WIN THE TEST MATCH WHICH IS VERY ACADAMIC OR UNLIKELY ON DAY-5 PITCH. INDIA ALSO BELIVE THAT IT WILL GO IN TO THE DRAW
BUT THE CAPATAIN ALMOST HAD DONE MIRACLE TO WIN THIS INDIAN OIL CUP WITH 2-0 LEAD
CRICKET IS A GAME OF UN-CERTAINITY ANY THING CAN BE HAPPEN IN THE CRICKET.
THE INTERESTING ANALYSIS WAS INDIA WERE ALMOST MADE THIER MIND THAT ONLY TWO OVER LEFT AFTER MANDATORY OVERS AND FAISAL IQUBLE HAD PLAYED FALSE CRICKET AFTER GETTING HIS FIFTY IN JUST 48 BALLS. IT WAS HIS SIXTH TEST FIFTY.
IN THE NEXT BALL KAMRAN AKMAL WAS BOWLED BY ANIL KUMBLE. ANIL KUMBLE WAS PUMPED UP. HE HAD TAKEN ANOTHER FIVE WICKET HALL. HE HAD GIVEN AWAY 60/5 WICKET HE HAD TAKEN 584 WICKETS IN HIS TEST CAREER.
THE FATE HAD NOT SUPPORTED INDIA. THE MATCH WAS STOPED BECAUSE OF BAD LIGHT.
NEVER THE LESS INDIA HAD WON THIS SERIES AND WON AFTER 27 YEARS AGAINST PAK. AT HOME.
ONE BIG CONTRIBUTION WAS COME FROM THE SENSETIONAL YUVRAJ SINGH HE HAD TAKEN A PRICE WICKET OF MISBAH-UL-HAQ AND YASIR ARAFAT.
PAKISTAN NEED 374 RUNS TO WIN THE TEST MATCH WHICH IS VERY ACADAMIC OR UNLIKELY ON DAY-5 PITCH. INDIA ALSO BELIVE THAT IT WILL GO IN TO THE DRAW
BUT THE CAPATAIN ALMOST HAD DONE MIRACLE TO WIN THIS INDIAN OIL CUP WITH 2-0 LEAD
CRICKET IS A GAME OF UN-CERTAINITY ANY THING CAN BE HAPPEN IN THE CRICKET.
THE INTERESTING ANALYSIS WAS INDIA WERE ALMOST MADE THIER MIND THAT ONLY TWO OVER LEFT AFTER MANDATORY OVERS AND FAISAL IQUBLE HAD PLAYED FALSE CRICKET AFTER GETTING HIS FIFTY IN JUST 48 BALLS. IT WAS HIS SIXTH TEST FIFTY.
IN THE NEXT BALL KAMRAN AKMAL WAS BOWLED BY ANIL KUMBLE. ANIL KUMBLE WAS PUMPED UP. HE HAD TAKEN ANOTHER FIVE WICKET HALL. HE HAD GIVEN AWAY 60/5 WICKET HE HAD TAKEN 584 WICKETS IN HIS TEST CAREER.
THE FATE HAD NOT SUPPORTED INDIA. THE MATCH WAS STOPED BECAUSE OF BAD LIGHT.
NEVER THE LESS INDIA HAD WON THIS SERIES AND WON AFTER 27 YEARS AGAINST PAK. AT HOME.
ONE BIG CONTRIBUTION WAS COME FROM THE SENSETIONAL YUVRAJ SINGH HE HAD TAKEN A PRICE WICKET OF MISBAH-UL-HAQ AND YASIR ARAFAT.
INFORMATION ABOUT LAST DAY OF THE CRICKET
INDIA HAD DECLARED ON 284/6 AND GET MASSIVE 373 RUNS TO WIN. BORDERLINE FOR THE TOUR OF AUSTRALIA DINESH KARTHIK HAD SCORED 52 IN THE SECOND INNING OF THIRD TEST BEATWEEN INDIA AND PAK.
SOURAV GANGULY HAD SCORED BRILIANT 91 (134) AND HE HAD SCORED 330 RUNS IN THIS TEST MATCH.
YUVRAJ SINGH WAS UNLUCKY TO GIVEN OUT. INDIA WILL WIN THE SERIES DEFINETELY.
INDIA HAD DECLARED ON 284/6 AND GET MASSIVE 373 RUNS TO WIN. BORDERLINE FOR THE TOUR OF AUSTRALIA DINESH KARTHIK HAD SCORED 52 IN THE SECOND INNING OF THIRD TEST BEATWEEN INDIA AND PAK.
SOURAV GANGULY HAD SCORED BRILIANT 91 (134) AND HE HAD SCORED 330 RUNS IN THIS TEST MATCH.
YUVRAJ SINGH WAS UNLUCKY TO GIVEN OUT. INDIA WILL WIN THE SERIES DEFINETELY.
CRITISISAM ABOUT THE ANIL KUMBLE
INDIAN CAPATAIN HAD PLAYED MORE SAFER CRICKET THEN RISKEY CRICKET.
ALL THE COMMENTRATORS INCLUDING SPECTATORS WERE VERY FRUSTETED
THE CRITISISAM WAS INDIA HAD TO DECLARED ON LUNCH IF NOT EARLIER.THEY DID NOT DONE THAT. SO THAT THE EXCITEMENT WERE LESS.
IF KUMBLE HAD DECLARED ON LUNCH THERE WAS A POSIBILITY OF WIN THE SERIES 2-0 RATHER THAN 1-0
IT WILL BOOST YOUR CONFIDENCE AND TEAMS CONFIDENTS WHEN GOING TO THE AUSTRAILIA.
ADDING TO THAT PITCH ON BANGLORE DID NOT SUIT THE ANILKUMBLE'S BOWLING BECAUSE HE NEEDS MORE PACE AND BOWNCE FROM THE PITCH. BANGLORE WICKET'S WERE VERY SLOW.
INDIAN CAPATAIN HAD PLAYED MORE SAFER CRICKET THEN RISKEY CRICKET.
ALL THE COMMENTRATORS INCLUDING SPECTATORS WERE VERY FRUSTETED
THE CRITISISAM WAS INDIA HAD TO DECLARED ON LUNCH IF NOT EARLIER.THEY DID NOT DONE THAT. SO THAT THE EXCITEMENT WERE LESS.
IF KUMBLE HAD DECLARED ON LUNCH THERE WAS A POSIBILITY OF WIN THE SERIES 2-0 RATHER THAN 1-0
IT WILL BOOST YOUR CONFIDENCE AND TEAMS CONFIDENTS WHEN GOING TO THE AUSTRAILIA.
ADDING TO THAT PITCH ON BANGLORE DID NOT SUIT THE ANILKUMBLE'S BOWLING BECAUSE HE NEEDS MORE PACE AND BOWNCE FROM THE PITCH. BANGLORE WICKET'S WERE VERY SLOW.
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Tony Cozier experiences first hand the WICB bungling led by its Chief Operations Officer Tony Howard. Cozier has to pitch in to rescue the stranded West Indies players coming in South Africa.
The situation bore the unmistakeable stamp of customary West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) bungling.
Pedro Collins and Daren Ganga arrived at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport by British Airways from London early yesterday morning, after 36-hour journey from the Caribbean, expecting to join the West Indies team that had flown in the last evening from Zimbabwe for the fourthcoming tour of South Africa.
They found no one on hand to meet them, had no idea where the team was, carried no contact numbers for West Indies or Cricket South Africa (CSA) officials and no instructions to advise them of their next move.
Fortunately, I was at the airport at the time and could offer some help.
As earlier e-mailed efforts to obtain names and numbers for West Indies team hotels and management from the WICB had proved unsurprisingly futile, I telephoned Michael Owen-Smith, the CSA media manager, to inform him of the predicament. He immediately contacted CSA headquarters in Johannesburg from his office in Cape Town and called back to state that no one there had any notice from the WICB of the scheduled arrival of the two players, who replace Ravi Rampaul and Narsingh Deonarine from the Zimbabwe team.
*Does anyone actually know of any (other) company where this sort of thing happens and the persons responsible are not seriously reprimanded? The more things change, the more they remain the same. The charade continues.
Tony Cozier experiences first hand the WICB bungling led by its Chief Operations Officer Tony Howard. Cozier has to pitch in to rescue the stranded West Indies players coming in South Africa.
The situation bore the unmistakeable stamp of customary West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) bungling.
Pedro Collins and Daren Ganga arrived at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport by British Airways from London early yesterday morning, after 36-hour journey from the Caribbean, expecting to join the West Indies team that had flown in the last evening from Zimbabwe for the fourthcoming tour of South Africa.
They found no one on hand to meet them, had no idea where the team was, carried no contact numbers for West Indies or Cricket South Africa (CSA) officials and no instructions to advise them of their next move.
Fortunately, I was at the airport at the time and could offer some help.
As earlier e-mailed efforts to obtain names and numbers for West Indies team hotels and management from the WICB had proved unsurprisingly futile, I telephoned Michael Owen-Smith, the CSA media manager, to inform him of the predicament. He immediately contacted CSA headquarters in Johannesburg from his office in Cape Town and called back to state that no one there had any notice from the WICB of the scheduled arrival of the two players, who replace Ravi Rampaul and Narsingh Deonarine from the Zimbabwe team.
*Does anyone actually know of any (other) company where this sort of thing happens and the persons responsible are not seriously reprimanded? The more things change, the more they remain the same. The charade continues.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
THE GOLDEN OF GANGULY
SOURAV GANGULY IS IN A LIME LIGHT AT THIS TIME OF HIS CAREER. EVER HE HAS COME BACK IN THIS INDIAN TEAM HE IS BECOMING MORE GRACEFUL THAN ANY OTHER INDIAN CRICKET.
IN THE INDIAN OIL CUP HE WAS THE HIGHEST RUN GETER FOR THE SERIES SO FAR.
HE WAS STILL NOT OUT ON 67.
GANGULY WAS PLAYING WITH SUCH EASE TO YASIR ARAFAT AND DANISH KANERIA IN-FACT EVERY BOWLER.
STATISTIC OF SOURAV GANGULY'S CAREER
MATCH :99 RUNS :6322 CENTURY:15 HALF-CENTURY:30 BEST:239
SOURAV GANGULY IS IN A LIME LIGHT AT THIS TIME OF HIS CAREER. EVER HE HAS COME BACK IN THIS INDIAN TEAM HE IS BECOMING MORE GRACEFUL THAN ANY OTHER INDIAN CRICKET.
IN THE INDIAN OIL CUP HE WAS THE HIGHEST RUN GETER FOR THE SERIES SO FAR.
HE WAS STILL NOT OUT ON 67.
GANGULY WAS PLAYING WITH SUCH EASE TO YASIR ARAFAT AND DANISH KANERIA IN-FACT EVERY BOWLER.
STATISTIC OF SOURAV GANGULY'S CAREER
MATCH :99 RUNS :6322 CENTURY:15 HALF-CENTURY:30 BEST:239
INDIA IS AS EXITED TEAM AS ANY ONE IN THE WORLD
INDIA HAD ALWAYAS A HABIT ABOUT BRINGING EXITEMENT UN-NESSASARY.
INDIA HAD LOST BOTH THE OPANER ALMOST AT THE SAME TIME INDIA WERE 26/2 AT ONE STAGE.
COURTESY TO THE WALL OF INDIAN CRICKET RAHUL DRAVID AND PRINCE OF KOLKATA SOURAV GANGULY. THEY HAD PUT MORE THEN HUNDRED RUNS PARTNERSHIP.
INDIA HAD ENDED UP THE SHOW OF THE FOURTH DAY IN A DAZELING MANER.
THE LEAD IS NOW 221 RUNS. INDIA WERE 132/2 AFTER THE END OF THE DAY PLAY.
INDIA WILL WIN THE SERIES AT HOME AFTER 27 YEARS.
TOMOROW WILL BE ANOTHER FANTABULOUS DAY OF INDIAN CRICKET.
INDIA HAD ALWAYAS A HABIT ABOUT BRINGING EXITEMENT UN-NESSASARY.
INDIA HAD LOST BOTH THE OPANER ALMOST AT THE SAME TIME INDIA WERE 26/2 AT ONE STAGE.
COURTESY TO THE WALL OF INDIAN CRICKET RAHUL DRAVID AND PRINCE OF KOLKATA SOURAV GANGULY. THEY HAD PUT MORE THEN HUNDRED RUNS PARTNERSHIP.
INDIA HAD ENDED UP THE SHOW OF THE FOURTH DAY IN A DAZELING MANER.
THE LEAD IS NOW 221 RUNS. INDIA WERE 132/2 AFTER THE END OF THE DAY PLAY.
INDIA WILL WIN THE SERIES AT HOME AFTER 27 YEARS.
TOMOROW WILL BE ANOTHER FANTABULOUS DAY OF INDIAN CRICKET.
GOOD FIGHTING SPIRIT HAD SHOWN BY PAKISTAN
PAKISTAN WERE ALLOUT FOR 527 RUNS THEY WERE TRAIL BY ONLY 89 RUNS
COURTESY TO KAMRAN AKMAL AND MISBAH-UL-HAQ PARTNERSHIP AND
MISBAH-UL-HAQ AND YASIR ARAFAT PARTNERSHIP OF 99RUNS.
YASIR ARAFAT HAD A MINDBLOWING TEST DEBUE INTHHE SENCE THAT HE HAD TAKEN 5 WICKET ADDED TO THAT SCORED 44(70) PAKISTAN CAN'T EXPECT MORE FROM YASIR ARAFAT HE WILL BECOME GOOD ALLROUNDER FOR PAKISTAN.
PAKISTAN WERE ALLOUT FOR 527 RUNS THEY WERE TRAIL BY ONLY 89 RUNS
COURTESY TO KAMRAN AKMAL AND MISBAH-UL-HAQ PARTNERSHIP AND
MISBAH-UL-HAQ AND YASIR ARAFAT PARTNERSHIP OF 99RUNS.
YASIR ARAFAT HAD A MINDBLOWING TEST DEBUE INTHHE SENCE THAT HE HAD TAKEN 5 WICKET ADDED TO THAT SCORED 44(70) PAKISTAN CAN'T EXPECT MORE FROM YASIR ARAFAT HE WILL BECOME GOOD ALLROUNDER FOR PAKISTAN.
YUVRAJ IS LARA OF INDIA :ARVINDA DE SILVA
Showering accolades on Yuvraj Singh, Sri Lankan cricketing great Aravinda de Silva described the middle order batsman as the Brian Lara of India.
Admiring Yuvraj's entertaining batsmanship, de Silva expressed surprise that a player of his calibre was being kept out of the Test eleven.
"I couldn't believe Yuvraj Singh being left out of the Test squad. The way he plays he is the Brian Lara of India. I would pay money to go and watch him. He is one of the best players they got in the whole of India," de Silva said in his syndicated column to Sri Lankan newspapers.
Yuvraj was included in the Test squad for the series against Pakistan but was not picked in the playing eleven for the first two matches.
The left-hander, who made it to the final team for the third Test due to injuries to Sachin Tendulkar and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, scored a breezy hundred to bail out India from a precarious situation.
Showering accolades on Yuvraj Singh, Sri Lankan cricketing great Aravinda de Silva described the middle order batsman as the Brian Lara of India.
Admiring Yuvraj's entertaining batsmanship, de Silva expressed surprise that a player of his calibre was being kept out of the Test eleven.
"I couldn't believe Yuvraj Singh being left out of the Test squad. The way he plays he is the Brian Lara of India. I would pay money to go and watch him. He is one of the best players they got in the whole of India," de Silva said in his syndicated column to Sri Lankan newspapers.
Yuvraj was included in the Test squad for the series against Pakistan but was not picked in the playing eleven for the first two matches.
The left-hander, who made it to the final team for the third Test due to injuries to Sachin Tendulkar and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, scored a breezy hundred to bail out India from a precarious situation.
REPLY OF THE AMAZING CRITISISAM MADE BY PAKISTAN'S FORMAL CRICKETER.
THE CRITISISAM WAS WASSIM AKRAM WAQAR YOUNUS AND INZAMAM-UL-HAQ HAD NOT FIND SUCH CRICKETER TO TAKE PLACE OF THIS BIG THREE. AAMIR SOHIL HAD MADE THIS CRITISISAM.
WASSIM AKRAM WAS VERY ANGRY WITH THIS TYPED OF RUBBISH COMMENT HE HAD MENTIONED THAT WE HAD GIVEN THE PLAYERS ALL THE WEAPONS WHICH WE HAD IF THEY DO NOT PERFORMING WELL WHAT CAN WE DO? WE WILL GUIDE THE PLAYERS BUT THE FINAL IMPLEMENTATION SHOULD BE DONE BY THE PLAYERS.
WASSIM AKRAM WAS VERY DIS-APPOINTED WITH THIS COMMENT.
THE CRITISISAM WAS WASSIM AKRAM WAQAR YOUNUS AND INZAMAM-UL-HAQ HAD NOT FIND SUCH CRICKETER TO TAKE PLACE OF THIS BIG THREE. AAMIR SOHIL HAD MADE THIS CRITISISAM.
WASSIM AKRAM WAS VERY ANGRY WITH THIS TYPED OF RUBBISH COMMENT HE HAD MENTIONED THAT WE HAD GIVEN THE PLAYERS ALL THE WEAPONS WHICH WE HAD IF THEY DO NOT PERFORMING WELL WHAT CAN WE DO? WE WILL GUIDE THE PLAYERS BUT THE FINAL IMPLEMENTATION SHOULD BE DONE BY THE PLAYERS.
WASSIM AKRAM WAS VERY DIS-APPOINTED WITH THIS COMMENT.
THE EXCITEMENT HAS REDUCED IN THIS SERIES. THE MOST OF THE INDIAN PLAYERS WERE SITTING IN PAK. DRESSING-ROOM THE PAK. WERE SITTING IN THE INDIAN DRESSING-ROOM. THE LAKE OF INTENSITY SHOWN BY THE PLAYRES OF EITHER SIDE.
WHEN SEVEN-EIGHT YEARS BACK IF YOU WERE SITTING IN EACH-OTHER DRESSING-ROOM. YOU WILL HAVE TO FACE PUNISHMENT TO RUN FIVE ROUND ON THE GROUND AS A PUNISHMENT FROM THE IMRAN KHAN. THAT WAS THE REASON WHY THE EXCITEMENT WERE LESSER.
WHEN SEVEN-EIGHT YEARS BACK IF YOU WERE SITTING IN EACH-OTHER DRESSING-ROOM. YOU WILL HAVE TO FACE PUNISHMENT TO RUN FIVE ROUND ON THE GROUND AS A PUNISHMENT FROM THE IMRAN KHAN. THAT WAS THE REASON WHY THE EXCITEMENT WERE LESSER.
Monday, December 10, 2007
PAKISTAN WERE 369/5 AFTER THE END OF DAY-3 STILL TRAIL BY 257 RUNS AND NEED 58 MORE RUNS TO AVOID THE FOLLOW-ON MISHBAH-UL -HAQ AND KAMRAN AKMAL WERE PLAYING AT THE END OF DAY.
MISHBAH-UL -HAQ HAD SCORED HIS SECOND TEST FIFTY AGAINST INDIA
PAKISTAN HAD SCORED 104 RUNS WITH THE LOST OF ONE WICKET IN 31 OVERS
MISHBAH-UL -HAQ HAD SCORED HIS SECOND TEST FIFTY AGAINST INDIA
PAKISTAN HAD SCORED 104 RUNS WITH THE LOST OF ONE WICKET IN 31 OVERS
PAKISTAN WERE IN BIG TROUBLE
PAKISTAN HAD LOST HIS CAPTAIN YOUNIS KHAN ON 80(159). HE WAS BOELED BY HARBHAJAN SINGH. HE HAD TAKEN HIS FIRST WICKET OF THIS TEST MATCH.
PAKISTAN WERE 221/3 AT THAT TIME.
PAKISTAN HAD LOST MOHAMAD YOUSOUF ALMOST AT THE SAME TIME HE WAS CAUGHT BY YUVRAJ SINGH IN THE BOWLING OF IRFAN PATHAN. PAKISTAN WERE 225/4 AT THAT TIME YOSOUF HAD SCORED 28 RUNS IN THAT INNINGS
PAKISTAN HAD LOST HIS CAPTAIN YOUNIS KHAN ON 80(159). HE WAS BOELED BY HARBHAJAN SINGH. HE HAD TAKEN HIS FIRST WICKET OF THIS TEST MATCH.
PAKISTAN WERE 221/3 AT THAT TIME.
PAKISTAN HAD LOST MOHAMAD YOUSOUF ALMOST AT THE SAME TIME HE WAS CAUGHT BY YUVRAJ SINGH IN THE BOWLING OF IRFAN PATHAN. PAKISTAN WERE 225/4 AT THAT TIME YOSOUF HAD SCORED 28 RUNS IN THAT INNINGS
PAKISTAN FIGHTING FOR THE PRIDE
PAKISTAN WERE 180/2 TILL LUNCH ON DAY-3
YOUNIS KHAN WAS 62*(128) AND MOHMAD YOSOUF WAS ON 6*(22)
PAKISTAN HAD SCORED 98 RUNS IN THE LOST OF SALMAN BUTT IN 28 OVER
CAN PAKISTAN SAVE THIS TEST MATCH AND SAVE THIS TEST SERIES OR
CAN YOUNIS KHAN WILL SCORED DOUBLE CENTURY AGAIN ONLY TIME WILL TELL.
PAKISTAN WERE 180/2 TILL LUNCH ON DAY-3
YOUNIS KHAN WAS 62*(128) AND MOHMAD YOSOUF WAS ON 6*(22)
PAKISTAN HAD SCORED 98 RUNS IN THE LOST OF SALMAN BUTT IN 28 OVER
CAN PAKISTAN SAVE THIS TEST MATCH AND SAVE THIS TEST SERIES OR
CAN YOUNIS KHAN WILL SCORED DOUBLE CENTURY AGAIN ONLY TIME WILL TELL.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE THIRD DAY OF A TEST MATCH
SALMAN BUTT WAS GONE BACK TO PAVILIAN AFTER SCORED 68. THE PRINCE OF KOLKATA HAD TAKEN THE WICKET OF SALMAN BUTT PAK. WERE 149/2 AT THAT TIME.
GANGULY HAD TAKEN HIS FOURTH WICKET OF THE SERIES AND SCORED 443 RUNS WITH THE AVG. OF 88.
HE WILL BE ASTRONG CONTENDER FOR THE MAN OF THE MATCH AND SERIES.
SALMAN BUTT WAS GONE BACK TO PAVILIAN AFTER SCORED 68. THE PRINCE OF KOLKATA HAD TAKEN THE WICKET OF SALMAN BUTT PAK. WERE 149/2 AT THAT TIME.
GANGULY HAD TAKEN HIS FOURTH WICKET OF THE SERIES AND SCORED 443 RUNS WITH THE AVG. OF 88.
HE WILL BE ASTRONG CONTENDER FOR THE MAN OF THE MATCH AND SERIES.
LUCKY DAY FOR PAKISTAN
PAKISTAN WERE LUCKY THROUGH OUT THE DAY BECAUSE UMPIRE HAD NOT GIVEN ANY LEG BEFORE DECISION IN THE FAVOUR OF INDIA. FAISAL IQBAL AND MISBAH-UL-HAQ BOTH WERE PLUMBED LEGBEFORE BUT THE UMPIRE THOUGHT DIFERENT.
FAISAL IQBAL COULD NOT CAPITALIZED IT HE WAS CAUGHT BY GAUTAM GAMBHIR IN THE BOWLING OF YOUNG ISHANT SHARMA.
PAKISTAN WERE LUCKY THROUGH OUT THE DAY BECAUSE UMPIRE HAD NOT GIVEN ANY LEG BEFORE DECISION IN THE FAVOUR OF INDIA. FAISAL IQBAL AND MISBAH-UL-HAQ BOTH WERE PLUMBED LEGBEFORE BUT THE UMPIRE THOUGHT DIFERENT.
FAISAL IQBAL COULD NOT CAPITALIZED IT HE WAS CAUGHT BY GAUTAM GAMBHIR IN THE BOWLING OF YOUNG ISHANT SHARMA.
Sunday, December 9, 2007
FORMAT OF 2011 WORLD CUP MIGHT BE CHANGED
Bangalore, Dec 6: The format of the 2011 cricket World Cup, to be held in Asia, might undergo some changes and highest number of matches may be played than the 2007 tournament held in the West Indies.
Niranjan Shah, secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), said here a number of formats would be discussed at a meeting of the four joint hosts - India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh - in Delhi this weekend.
'We will be discussing a few formats at the meeting. One of them would be reverting to including quarter final stage instead of the Super Eights,' Shah told.
'According to the proposal, if we play quarter-finals there will be 59 matches in the tournament,' he said.
A total of 51 matches were played in 49 days in the 2007 tournament in March-April while 54 matches were played in South Africa in 2003.
The International Cricket Council wants to restrict the number of days of the World Cup. Therefore, it might not approve a World Cup with a quarter final round that will make the tournament longer.
Shah said there was no deadline for submitting the format, to be decided by the joint hosts, to the ICC.
Bangalore, Dec 6: The format of the 2011 cricket World Cup, to be held in Asia, might undergo some changes and highest number of matches may be played than the 2007 tournament held in the West Indies.
Niranjan Shah, secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), said here a number of formats would be discussed at a meeting of the four joint hosts - India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh - in Delhi this weekend.
'We will be discussing a few formats at the meeting. One of them would be reverting to including quarter final stage instead of the Super Eights,' Shah told.
'According to the proposal, if we play quarter-finals there will be 59 matches in the tournament,' he said.
A total of 51 matches were played in 49 days in the 2007 tournament in March-April while 54 matches were played in South Africa in 2003.
The International Cricket Council wants to restrict the number of days of the World Cup. Therefore, it might not approve a World Cup with a quarter final round that will make the tournament longer.
Shah said there was no deadline for submitting the format, to be decided by the joint hosts, to the ICC.
GARY KIRSTEN HAS SINGED A TWO-YEAR CONTRACT : BCCI
Bangalore, Dec 9 (IANS) Former South African opening batsman Gary Kirsten has signed a two-year contract with the Indian cricket board starting March 1, a top official confirmed here Sunday.
'Yes, Kirsten has signed a two-year contract with the board and he will formally take charge from March 1, 2008,' Ratnakar Shetty, chief administrative officer of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), told IANS.
Kirsten, who arrived here Friday to interact with the board officials and observe what the players do in the ongoing third Test against Pakistan, signed the contract before he left South Africa for India.
'We sent the contract through courier and he signed and returned it by courier. But he confirmed this through fax too,' said Shetty.
The 40-year-old Kirsten, who would replace Australian Greg Chappell as the permanent coach, would spend some time with the team when India tours Australia starting from Dec 20.
'There is a 10-day gap between the second and third Tests against Australia. He will spend time with the team during this period before taking over formally on March 1,' he said.
Kirsten, who played 101 Tests and 185 One-Day Internationals before retiring in 2004, is staying in the team hotel.
'I am part of the set-up, so I have to see how it (system) works,' he said after arriving here Friday. 'I will get to know the players and observe what they do.'
Kirsten watched the match at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium Saturday and Sunday. 'He would leave India Sunday night,' said Shetty.
Kirsten, who had not even applied for the post, was surprisingly called to New Delhi and interviewed recently by the BCCI coach selection committee led by board president Sharad Pawar.
Around 20 people, including interim manager Lalchand Rajput, had applied for the post that has been vacant since March when Chappell decided against renewing his contract after a two-year tumultuous tenure.
It was during Chappell's tenure that India suffered a humiliating first-round exit from the World Cup in the West Indies.
Former India players Ravi Shastri, Chandu Borde and Rajput have been temporary managers of the team on tours of Bangladesh, England, South Africa and the home series against Australia and Pakistan in the absence of a permanent coach.
Bangalore, Dec 9 (IANS) Former South African opening batsman Gary Kirsten has signed a two-year contract with the Indian cricket board starting March 1, a top official confirmed here Sunday.
'Yes, Kirsten has signed a two-year contract with the board and he will formally take charge from March 1, 2008,' Ratnakar Shetty, chief administrative officer of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), told IANS.
Kirsten, who arrived here Friday to interact with the board officials and observe what the players do in the ongoing third Test against Pakistan, signed the contract before he left South Africa for India.
'We sent the contract through courier and he signed and returned it by courier. But he confirmed this through fax too,' said Shetty.
The 40-year-old Kirsten, who would replace Australian Greg Chappell as the permanent coach, would spend some time with the team when India tours Australia starting from Dec 20.
'There is a 10-day gap between the second and third Tests against Australia. He will spend time with the team during this period before taking over formally on March 1,' he said.
Kirsten, who played 101 Tests and 185 One-Day Internationals before retiring in 2004, is staying in the team hotel.
'I am part of the set-up, so I have to see how it (system) works,' he said after arriving here Friday. 'I will get to know the players and observe what they do.'
Kirsten watched the match at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium Saturday and Sunday. 'He would leave India Sunday night,' said Shetty.
Kirsten, who had not even applied for the post, was surprisingly called to New Delhi and interviewed recently by the BCCI coach selection committee led by board president Sharad Pawar.
Around 20 people, including interim manager Lalchand Rajput, had applied for the post that has been vacant since March when Chappell decided against renewing his contract after a two-year tumultuous tenure.
It was during Chappell's tenure that India suffered a humiliating first-round exit from the World Cup in the West Indies.
Former India players Ravi Shastri, Chandu Borde and Rajput have been temporary managers of the team on tours of Bangladesh, England, South Africa and the home series against Australia and Pakistan in the absence of a permanent coach.
IRFAN PATHAN HAD SCORED HIS MAIDEN TEST CENTURY AT BANGLORE AND IT WAS CAME WITH THE MINDBLOWING SIX.
INDIA WERE ALL-OUT FOR 626 RUNS INDIA HAD PLAYED 3.2 OVERS FOR 15 RUNS AFTER TEA. IRFAN PATHAN WAS CAUGHT BY KAMARAN AKMAL ON 102(133)
BANGLORE WAS A LUCKY GROUND FOR LEFT HANDERS
FIRST WAS YUVRAJ SINGH
SECOND WAS SOURAV GANGULY
THIRD WAS IRFAN PATHAN
ALL WERE PLEASING TO WATCH.
INDIA WERE ALL-OUT FOR 626 RUNS INDIA HAD PLAYED 3.2 OVERS FOR 15 RUNS AFTER TEA. IRFAN PATHAN WAS CAUGHT BY KAMARAN AKMAL ON 102(133)
BANGLORE WAS A LUCKY GROUND FOR LEFT HANDERS
FIRST WAS YUVRAJ SINGH
SECOND WAS SOURAV GANGULY
THIRD WAS IRFAN PATHAN
ALL WERE PLEASING TO WATCH.
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