Rain ruins Indias chances to win first test

Really poor luck for TEAM INDIA has meant that the first test is heading for a draw. Just when it looked that our team was gaining confidence and was going to win the test series 2-0 the rain interrupted.

Now if this test goes for a draw, than lets hope that we win the second test quite convincingly to continue the confidence and the spirit gained from the one-day series otherwise it would be really bad for our team to come back home without winning the test series.

Its going to be long 8 months for TEAM INDIA now as they have to play cricket for more than 100 days. Lets hope for the best and it would be really good if our team continues this momentum gained.

Cheers
Vivek

Highlights Pakistan vs Sri Lanka

Here are the links

Sri Lanka Batting: http://www.tnlworld.com/highlights/Abu_Dhabi_ODI_Series/1st.ODI/SL.Batting.asf

Pakistan Batting :
http://www.tnlworld.com/highlights/Abu_Dhabi_ODI_Series/1st.ODI/PAK.Batting.asf

Highlights India vs Bangladesh Day 1

Viru faces career-defining moment

The series is in the bag, but for Team India there is much to accomplish in the third one-dayer at Chittagong on Tuesday, especially for a certain Virender Sehwag, who faces a career defining moment. If he fails again, even skipper Rahul Dravid's patience with him may run out.

If you can't remember the last time India made a clean sweep in a one-day series, never mind; it's on the cards now. After taking a 2-0 lead in the series, India are now looking forward to a whitewash.

"one of our goals when we started the one-day series was to try and win it 3-0. We still have one game to play and that still remains our target," India captain Rahul Dravid told a press conference.

The injured S Sreesanth and Zaheer Khan have been rested for the dead rubber, meaning that Munaf Patel will be spearheading the attack, and RP Singh will likely get the nod ahead of Dinesh Mongia. There will be three openers to slot in - Sehwag, Robin Uthappa and Gautam Gambhir.

A book could have been written about Sehwag's mysterious slump of form in one-day cricket. Time seems to have run out for Viru and now, only an extra-terrestrial innings in Chittagong can revive his one-day career.

"Someone of Sehwag's calibre, we truly do believe that he will go all the way and a bigger innings. He is getting starts but not carrying on. So, that's definitely something we know Sehwag should do and he himself knows that. He has got to now carry on and start converting those starts to more meaningful contributions to the game," Dravid adds.

This will also be the last game in charge for Bangladesh coach Dav Whatmore, who would want to end his four-year run with a win.

Srilanka v Pakistan - Abu Dhabi Three-match ODI series !!

Srilanka and Pakistan are to play a 3 match ODI series in Abu Dhabi starting May 18. Both teams have announced their teams.

After all hoopla about changes in the team after the dismal performance in the world cup, Pakistan selectors have unearthed just 2 new faces to be included in the 16 man squad, Fawad Alam and Najaf Shah.
Drug tainted Mohammad Asif has also been included but there is no report released of him currently being drug free. What more he is now the vice captain !!
Salman Butt makes a comeback.
All in all the selectors have included 6 openers in the 16 man squad.

BTW, an official complaint has been filed against Imran Farath by chief of selectors Salahuddin Ahmed for the latters protests against being ignored for the series !! Dunno how on earth Farath felt he was worthy of a place in the team after all his failures. May be he feels he is good enough to be among the top 6 openers in the country !! :lol:

Anyways here is the Pak squad.

Shoaib Malik (capt),
Salman Butt,
Imran Nazir,
Mohammad Hafeez,
Yasir Hameed,
Mohammad Yousuf,
Shahid Afridi,
Fawad Alam,
Kamran Akmal (wk),
Abdul Razzaq,
Mohammad Asif,
Mohammad Sami,
Umar Gul,
Rao Iftikhar,
Najaf Shah.



The Lankans have dropped Attapattu for this series. He wasn't played in a single game in the World Cup !!
Kumar Sangakkara, Muttiah Muralitharan and Chaminda Vaas have not been included in the squad so that they could play county cricket in England. :shock:

Lankan Squad.

Mahela Jayawardene (capt) Sanath Jayasuriya, Upul Tharanga, Chamara Silva, Tillekaratne Dilshan, Farveez Maharoof, Dilhara Fernando, Malinga Bandara, Lasith Malinga, Malinda Warnapura, Prasanna Jayawardene (wk), Ruchira Perera, Ishara Amerasinghe, Kaushal Lokuarachchi, Chamara Kapugedara.


Clear disadvantage for the Lankans without their top 3 players.

Afro Asia series ... Asian team announced

As you guys know soon the Afro Asia cup kicks off soon so here are the Asian squads announced for the tournament

The tournament will kick off with the Twenty20 international (June 5 in Bangalore) and will be followed by three ODIs, on June 6 and 9 (Chennai), and 10 (Bangalore).

Asia ODI team

1 Sanath Jayasuriya, 2 Virender Sehwag, 3 Upul Tharanga, 4 Mahela Jayawardene (capt), 5 Sachin Tendulkar, 6 Mohammad Yousuf, 7 Yuvraj Singh, 8 Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wk), 9 Harbhajan Singh, 10 Chaminda Vaas, 11 Shoaib Akhtar, 12 Lasith Malinga, 13 Mohammad Rafique, 14 Mohammad Asif

Asia Twenty20 team1 Tamim Iqbal, 2 Imran Nazir, 3 Mohammad Ashraful, 4 Shoaib Malik (capt), 5 Tillakaratne Dilshan, 6 Shahid Afridi, 7 Kamran Akmal (wk), 8 Farveez Maharoof, 9 Abdur Razzak, 10 Mashrafe Mortaza, 11 Munaf Patel

I dont understand on what basis is Virender Sehwag and Harbhajan Singh been selected, these are really funny selections

What do you guys say?

Highlights India vs Bangladesh 2nd odi

here are the first set of highlights for you

INDIAN INNINGS: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9IQYUM3T

BANGLADESH INNINGS : http://www.megaupload.com/?d=MBVNSY0H

Indian innings (online) : http://www.tnlcricket.com/highlights/India_tour_of_Bangladesh/2ndODI_India_Batting.html

enjoy
vivek

We are back !

Hi people...

I am sure many of you must have enjoyed the live cricket links that we provided during the world cup in our previous caribbean worldcup blog. We had to close it down due to lack of time and other commitments and now we are back with an all new cricket blog - featuring links to all matches online, your daily cricket digests, news , opinions, predictions and lots more..

We strive to provide the best cricket entertainment online and hope to get your support as we had for the Caribbean World Cup blog...

Cheers
Sparsh and Vivek

Gibbs--- Six sixes in an over

Yuvraj plotting revenge over B'desh

Pay back time for India?

Team India is set for its first encounter since the World Cup fiasco. The brigade reached Dhaka on May 7 to play three ODIs and two Tests against Bangladesh.

Captain Dravid and the team, emboldened by the rigorous conditioning camp at Eden Gardens, seem to have only one mission - a series win. Although skipper Rahul Dravid says he doesn't see this tour as a revenge series, it is quiet apparent that India will put its best foot forward. A series win will not just give India a psychological advantage, but also an improvement in rankings.

But, Bangladesh are no more considered minnows. They had been instrumental in India's first round exit from the mega event and have gained confidence after defeating South Africa in the Super Eights. Will it be pay back time for Team India?