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India vs Sri Lanka: Who will be the winner?

Posted by Ben White on May 30th, 2010

In the first ODI of Tri-Series, India lost against Zimbabwe with six wickets. Indian batsmen were quite good whereas bowlers could not perform well.

Indian captain, Suresh Raina won the toss and choose bat first. Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja scored 114 and 61 runs and they stood as strong pillars for the team India.

Zimbabwe batsman started attacking Indian bowlers from the beginning. Indian bowlers couldn’t control the Zimbabwe batsman. Finally, they achieved the 289 runs target in the 49th over with loss of four wickets. India is facing up Sri Lanka in the second match of the tournament. (more…)

West Indies vs South Africa 1st ODI

Posted by Finley Davis on May 22nd, 2010

West Indies vs South Africa 1st ODI– West Indies will match up South Africa in the first ODI match on Saturday, May 22, 2010. 2010 Football World Cup

Match Venue: Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.

Time: 19:00 I.S.T

Teams:

West Indies: Chris Gayle(c), Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Narsingh Deonarine, Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Denesh Ramdin(w), Darren Sammy, Sulieman Benn, Jerome Taylor, Kemar Roach, Ravi Rampaul, Andre Fletcher, Nikita Miller. (more…)

MS Dhoni Sacks from Indian Captaincy?

Posted by Ben White on May 20th, 2010

MS Dhoni is a very well known player in the Indian Cricket and had a safe place in every Indian’s heart.

MS Dhoni became Indian Cricket team captain for the first ICC World Twenty20 in the year 2007 and he was the reason for team India to acquire a title ‘World Champions’ in Twenty20. After that, he has taken the responsibilities of the Indian One-Day International team and test Cricket captaincy.

MS Dhoni succeeded in both the formats as a captain and played an important role in the Indian team victories. He was great till then and later Dhoni failed which resulted the early exit of 2009 ICC World Twenty20. (more…)

Cook grasps in after Pietersen wicket

Posted by Kara Johnson on April 28th, 2010

cricket Alastair Cook gritted his teeth and bedded in for the long haul on the third morning at Durban, as he compiled a gutsy half-century to settle England’s innings after the early dismissal of his overnight partner, Jonathan Trott. Cook went to the break on 75 not out, having added 44 runs to his overnight 31 in an attritional session in which Kevin Pietersen was the other big wicket to fall, pinned lbw by Paul Harris while sizing up an ambitious sweep.

In the final half-hour before lunch, Cook began to open his shoulders and go for his shots, cracking Harris out of the attack with a brace of fours through the off-side, before rocking back in his stance to pull Morne Morkel through square leg. But until that late flurry (which was punctuated by a reprieve from the third umpire on 64 when a catch at short leg was shown to have flown straight off the pad), he opted to survive entirely on his wits. (more…)

Yuvraj Singh ruled out of series

Posted by John Barnes on April 23rd, 2010

cricket Indian batsman Yuvraj Singh has been ruled out of the ongoing one-day international series against Sri Lanka because of a finger injury. Yuvraj had picked up the injury while fielding during the second Twenty20 in Mohali and was subsequently unavailable for the first two ODIs.

He has been advised rest for the next two matches of the ODI series after aggravating the worrisome finger and his participation in the forthcoming tri-series in Bangladesh remains in doubt. Yuvraj returned to the starting XI for the third ODI in Cuttack yesterday and scored 23 from 40 balls as India took a 2-1 lead in the five-match contest. (more…)

Strauss looks to build England reply

Posted by Ben White on April 18th, 2010

cricket Graeme Swann chiselled away with skill and diligence to claim a richly deserved five-wicket haul, but South Africa’s lower-order took the honours on an attritional second day at Centurion. They made light of the early loss of their overnight stalwarts, Jacques Kallis and JP Duminy, to grind out a competitive first-innings 418 on a pitch that offered little of the spice it had promised in the build-up to this match. By the close, England had overcome a jittery new-ball spell to reach 88 for 1 in reply, with Andrew Strauss and Jonathan Trott unbeaten in an 63-run stand for the second wicket. (more…)

No. 1 India fly Asia flag in year of Excitement

Posted by Shane Marsh on April 18th, 2010

cricket Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s India ended 2009 as the number one Test side in the world, but the militant attack on Sri Lanka’s players in Pakistan changed cricket’s landscape in Asia.

The horrifying attack which injured seven Sri Lankans and eight locals as armed militants opened fire on the team bus in Lahore on March 3, saw security dominating the agenda for the rest of the year.

The attack, the worst on sportsmen since the massacre of Israeli athletes by Black September guerrillas at the Munich Olympics in 1972, ensured Pakistan was blacklisted as a major cricketing venue. (more…)

Kotla was too dangerous

Posted by Ben White on March 31st, 2010

cricket Breaking his silence on the Ferozeshah Kotla pitch fiasco, Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara said the track did not look “normal” soon after the first five overs and was too dangerous to continue playing.

“Even after 6-10 overs, we could feel that the pitch was not normal. But the Match Referee (Alan Hurst) said ‘I cannot do anything. It was a call for the on-field umpires to take’.

“We spoke to the fourth umpire as well. We cannot, from outside, make a request to the umpire. The two on-field batsmen had to make a request,” Sangakkara said after his team returned from India losing both the Test and ODI series.

“The umpires were also waiting to see whether the pitch would improve. By the 23rd over, they knew that it did not even out. Then (Muthumudalige) Pushpakumara got hit and (Thilina) Kandamby nearly got hit,” he told reporters. (more…)

Watson is soft

Posted by Ben White on March 25th, 2010

cricket Continuing his verbal spat with Shane Watson, the West Indies skipper Chris Gayle described the Australian all-rounder as “soft” and someone who can be provoked easily.

Watson had justified his wild celebration on dismissing Gayle in the third cricket Test, saying the batsman had been baiting him so he was excited after taking his wicket.

Watson was fined 15 per cent of his match fee over the incident but did not regret his conduct. (more…)

Not in front of the kids

Posted by Steve Finn on March 24th, 2010

Sri Lanka England Cricket Kevin Pietersen had to ask foul-mouthed spectators to stop swearing in front of children during England’s tour of South Africa.

Pietersen has generated a mixed reception from home crowds back in his native country for a Test tour which moves to Durban’s Kingsmead for the second match of four on Boxing Day.

The mercurial batsman has regularly made it clear he has no problem with crowds booing and whistling at him. But he thinks swearing in front of children is beyond the pale.

“The only thing that I don’t like is when people swear and abuse you with swearing when there are kids around,” he said.

“That’s happened a couple of times, and I’ve had to ask a few stewards to speak to people concerned.

“You can say what you like. But when there are kids around there’s no need to swear. That’s poor.” (more…)