- Ricky Ponting
- Andrew Symonds
- Brett Lee
- Nathan Bracken
- Michael Hussey
- Adam Gilchrist
- Brad Haddin
- Matthew Hayden
- Mitchell Johnson
- Simon Katich
- Jason Gillespie
Saturday, October 27, 2007
IPL vs ICL
More Australians have confirmed signing up to the IPL. The ever-growing list now also includes the following:
Indian squad for First 2 ODIs
Rahul Dravid’s omission is a big one. Besides that there are not a lot of surprises here, except for Virender Sehwag making a comeback and Praveen Kumar finding a place in the squad. Dinesh Karthik and Ramesh Powar have been left out. So has Piyush Chawla who has been struggling a little after his ankle injury during the T20 World Cup. Mohammad Kaif and Parthiv Patel have failed to reach the 15 yet again.
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Friday, October 26, 2007
Pakistan vs South Africa, 4th ODI
South Africa won the fourth match by 7 wickets to level the series 2-2. Winning the toss and deciding to bat first, Pakistan never got going with Afridi failing yet again at the top of the order. He went back without scoring. A fighting 82 from Younis Khan and decent contributions from Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal and Abdur Rehman ensured that Pakistan managed to reach a decent total.
South Africa, however, were clinical in their run chase. Graeme Smith ensured that South Africa got off to a good start and then he had a match-winning partnership with Shaun Pollock who was also very good with the ball earlier on. Both the batsmen made sure that the required run rate would not get out of control and actually ended the match with South Africa scoring at over a run a ball. The series now heads on to Lahore for the fifth and final match which is also going to be the decider in this closely fought series.
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South Africa, however, were clinical in their run chase. Graeme Smith ensured that South Africa got off to a good start and then he had a match-winning partnership with Shaun Pollock who was also very good with the ball earlier on. Both the batsmen made sure that the required run rate would not get out of control and actually ended the match with South Africa scoring at over a run a ball. The series now heads on to Lahore for the fifth and final match which is also going to be the decider in this closely fought series.
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India Red in the final of Challenger Trophy
This tournament is a waste of time with no real sense of which players are good enough to be selected for the Indian squad. You cannot decide an international team based on only a couple of matches. The tournament has not been planned properly with only one game against each other and the final. As it stands after yesterday’s match, India Red are in the final thanks to a bonus point.
In the first match, India Blue were led to victory by a solid innings from Suresh Raina who has vowed to come back into the Indian team. And why not, the bloke has all the right ingredients to play a big part in the future of Indian cricket. He came in when India Blue were in all sorts of problems. At 41-4, India Red were looking to finish this match there and then. However, with some solid middle order partnerships, the Blues managed to post a decent 246. Defendable but also attainable. The Reds never really got going and despite 40+ totals from captain Kaif, Badrinath and Rawat, the total of 247 proved to be elusive.
Match 2 was played yesterday between India Red and India Green. A do-or-die match for the Reds. A loss would have had them kicked out of the tournament. A win would have ensured that they would still have some chance of making it to the final. However, the end result would have please Kaif no doubt, as with the bonus point they are now in the final.
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In the first match, India Blue were led to victory by a solid innings from Suresh Raina who has vowed to come back into the Indian team. And why not, the bloke has all the right ingredients to play a big part in the future of Indian cricket. He came in when India Blue were in all sorts of problems. At 41-4, India Red were looking to finish this match there and then. However, with some solid middle order partnerships, the Blues managed to post a decent 246. Defendable but also attainable. The Reds never really got going and despite 40+ totals from captain Kaif, Badrinath and Rawat, the total of 247 proved to be elusive.
Match 2 was played yesterday between India Red and India Green. A do-or-die match for the Reds. A loss would have had them kicked out of the tournament. A win would have ensured that they would still have some chance of making it to the final. However, the end result would have please Kaif no doubt, as with the bonus point they are now in the final.
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Ponting - "almost ended up behind bars"
In a recent interview, Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting claimed that his poor remarks after the World Cup win almost landed him and his team behind bars. After the Aussies defeated Sri Lanka in the world Cup final, the players were rejoicing on the ground. After some time one of the police men asked Ponting to get his players to vacate the ground.
Ponting’s response - “Hang on. We’ve just won the World Cup. Can’t you give us one minute?” - after adding “a swear word into that request, which the police officer did not appreciate at all.” Any person would be offended, and definitely saying things like this to a cop is not the best of things to be doing in a foreign country. In Ponting’s own words, “He stepped towards me, and my teammates moved in behind me, as if a real stink was about to take place. I think they threatened to lock us up for the night, and we soon realised that we weren’t going to be permitted to finish our ceremony.”
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Ponting’s response - “Hang on. We’ve just won the World Cup. Can’t you give us one minute?” - after adding “a swear word into that request, which the police officer did not appreciate at all.” Any person would be offended, and definitely saying things like this to a cop is not the best of things to be doing in a foreign country. In Ponting’s own words, “He stepped towards me, and my teammates moved in behind me, as if a real stink was about to take place. I think they threatened to lock us up for the night, and we soon realised that we weren’t going to be permitted to finish our ceremony.”
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Tuesday, October 23, 2007
New Zealand vs South Africa, Fixture
October 2007
Thu 25 - Sun 28
10:30 local, 08:30 GMT South African Invitation XI v New Zealanders
Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein
November 2007
Thu 1 - Sun 4
10:30 local, 08:30 GMT South Africa A v New Zealanders
Sedgars Park, Potchefstroom
Thu 8 - Mon 12
10:30 local, 08:30 GMT 1st Test - South Africa v New Zealand
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Fri 16 - Tue 20
10:30 local, 08:30 GMT 2nd Test - South Africa v New Zealand
SuperSport Park, Centurion
Fri 23 Floodlit Match
17:00 local, 15:00 GMT Only T20I - South Africa v New Zealand
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Sun 25
10:00 local, 08:00 GMT 1st ODI - South Africa v New Zealand
Kingsmead, Durban
Fri 30 Floodlit Match
14:30 local, 12:30 GMT 2nd ODI - South Africa v New Zealand
St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth
December 2007
Sun 2
10:00 local, 08:00 GMT 3rd ODI - South Africa v New Zealand
Newlands, Cape Town
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Thu 25 - Sun 28
10:30 local, 08:30 GMT South African Invitation XI v New Zealanders
Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein
November 2007
Thu 1 - Sun 4
10:30 local, 08:30 GMT South Africa A v New Zealanders
Sedgars Park, Potchefstroom
Thu 8 - Mon 12
10:30 local, 08:30 GMT 1st Test - South Africa v New Zealand
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Fri 16 - Tue 20
10:30 local, 08:30 GMT 2nd Test - South Africa v New Zealand
SuperSport Park, Centurion
Fri 23 Floodlit Match
17:00 local, 15:00 GMT Only T20I - South Africa v New Zealand
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Sun 25
10:00 local, 08:00 GMT 1st ODI - South Africa v New Zealand
Kingsmead, Durban
Fri 30 Floodlit Match
14:30 local, 12:30 GMT 2nd ODI - South Africa v New Zealand
St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth
December 2007
Sun 2
10:00 local, 08:00 GMT 3rd ODI - South Africa v New Zealand
Newlands, Cape Town
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Saturday, October 20, 2007
India vs Australia 2007, Twenty20 Match
World Champions against World Champions. Definitely a new rivalry in the making. Yesterday night’s match proved why australia still has a little more work to do in this new format of the game. The problem for Australia was the team selection. Australia left out Brad Hogg, clearly their best bowler in the ODI series, and that was where they lost the match.
The Australian openers have always enjoyed batting against the Indians and the T20 format would have suited them to the tee. However, that was not the case to be. Adam Gilchrist started the proceedings by smashing RP Singh for three consecutive fours only to see his middle stump uprooted off the very next ball. India drew first blood. Ponting and Hayden quickly brought up the 50 for the Aussies. It really was Ponting who completely dominated the partnership, and when Hayden fell, the Indians would have known that this could be their night.
The target was 167 runs from 20 overs. Virender Sehwag, who celebrated his 29th birthday yesterday, was the first Indian wicket to fall with the score on 20. Both, Uthappa and Gambhir, put on a match-winning partnership in a passage of play that was exhilarating and intelligent cricket.
Gambhir seems to be revelling in the shortest format of the game and he is now the leading 50 scorer in T20 cricket from India. His innings was the difference in victory and defeat for the defending champions. As he reached his 50, India were well in front of the required rate and all credit must be given to them for playing in a calm manner that belie this young and inexperienced side. Gambhir was eventually handed the man of the event award for which he got a brand new Maruti SX4 car. Yuvraj Singh and Dhoni finished off the chase with a flurry of sixes. Yuvraj is also the leading six hitter in T20 games. He played to the crowd as there was really no need to go all out after the Aussies.
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The Australian openers have always enjoyed batting against the Indians and the T20 format would have suited them to the tee. However, that was not the case to be. Adam Gilchrist started the proceedings by smashing RP Singh for three consecutive fours only to see his middle stump uprooted off the very next ball. India drew first blood. Ponting and Hayden quickly brought up the 50 for the Aussies. It really was Ponting who completely dominated the partnership, and when Hayden fell, the Indians would have known that this could be their night.
The target was 167 runs from 20 overs. Virender Sehwag, who celebrated his 29th birthday yesterday, was the first Indian wicket to fall with the score on 20. Both, Uthappa and Gambhir, put on a match-winning partnership in a passage of play that was exhilarating and intelligent cricket.
Gambhir seems to be revelling in the shortest format of the game and he is now the leading 50 scorer in T20 cricket from India. His innings was the difference in victory and defeat for the defending champions. As he reached his 50, India were well in front of the required rate and all credit must be given to them for playing in a calm manner that belie this young and inexperienced side. Gambhir was eventually handed the man of the event award for which he got a brand new Maruti SX4 car. Yuvraj Singh and Dhoni finished off the chase with a flurry of sixes. Yuvraj is also the leading six hitter in T20 games. He played to the crowd as there was really no need to go all out after the Aussies.
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Friday, October 19, 2007
IPL vs ICL
More pressure now on the ICL to compete with the IPL as a lot of big names have started to snub it off. But this was always going to happen. The ICL management should have worked with the BCCI rather than go against it. With the financial muscle behind the Indian board, the ICL will not have a long life, unfortunately.
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Thursday, October 18, 2007
India vs Australia, 7th ODI
The Indians were playing for pride, the Australians were playing for ego. The series had already been won by the visitors by 4-1 before the match started. Ponting won the toss and got the Australian batsmen first use of the wicket. India had made two changes, Dinesh Karthik came in for Rahul Dravid and RP Singh replaced Sreesanth.
Australia never got off to a good start with Michael Clarke dismissed first ball of the innings. Gilchrist, Ponting and Brad Hodge took the total to 117 before Murali Karthik took center-stage and ripped through the Australian batting order in a mesmerizing spell of left-arm spin bowling. Australia finished at 193 with Karthik taking a 6-wicket haul. Ponting was the only batsmen to get 50+ in the match.
India, needing 194 for a win, started off to an even worse start. Disaster was in the making when wickets continued to fall and at one stage all the recognized batsmen were sitting back in the pavilion waiting for the dreaded defeat. That was not to happen, thanks to some gritty batting by Robin Uthappa and the Indian tail. The match ended with an Indian win by 2 wickets only. Murali Karthik deserved the man of the match award and Andrew Symonds was awarded player of the series.
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Australia never got off to a good start with Michael Clarke dismissed first ball of the innings. Gilchrist, Ponting and Brad Hodge took the total to 117 before Murali Karthik took center-stage and ripped through the Australian batting order in a mesmerizing spell of left-arm spin bowling. Australia finished at 193 with Karthik taking a 6-wicket haul. Ponting was the only batsmen to get 50+ in the match.
India, needing 194 for a win, started off to an even worse start. Disaster was in the making when wickets continued to fall and at one stage all the recognized batsmen were sitting back in the pavilion waiting for the dreaded defeat. That was not to happen, thanks to some gritty batting by Robin Uthappa and the Indian tail. The match ended with an Indian win by 2 wickets only. Murali Karthik deserved the man of the match award and Andrew Symonds was awarded player of the series.
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Tuesday, October 16, 2007
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No to racism
In recent reports, Andrew Symonds was racially abused in the 6th ODI between India and Australia. How could this have happened? Indian spectators have always derided their own players but never from another country.
Can this be tolerated in the future? What can be done to stamp this out? The ICC wants the cricket boards to take action. But what can they do when there is over 50K people watching the match. Pinpointing just one person is like looking for a needle in a pretty noisy haystack.
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Can this be tolerated in the future? What can be done to stamp this out? The ICC wants the cricket boards to take action. But what can they do when there is over 50K people watching the match. Pinpointing just one person is like looking for a needle in a pretty noisy haystack.
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Inzy retires
As Dean Jones so affectionately calls him, the Big Bear has finally put in the towel and announced his retirement (Part 1 and Part 2 of the presentation). I would like to, first of all, pay my tributes to a legend who has enriched the game by his spectacular batting. A man who announced himself on cricket’s biggest stage at the World Cup in 1992. Then a lanky 22 year old, Inzy has had a fruitful, eventful, and often controversial career. He has played some truly remarkable innings and has caused quite a few heartaches, thanks mostly to his legendary shocking running between the wickets.
The game of cricket has truly lost a legend. From the incident that saw him almost maul a fan in Toronto, to his captaincy and Pakistan’s shocking ouster from the 2003 World Cup, the man has been involved in a lot of things.
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The game of cricket has truly lost a legend. From the incident that saw him almost maul a fan in Toronto, to his captaincy and Pakistan’s shocking ouster from the 2003 World Cup, the man has been involved in a lot of things.
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Friday, October 12, 2007
Why is Sehwag not in the team?
With Gautam Gambhir out of the squad one would have expected Sehwag to make a comeback, however Subramaniam Badrinath has been called into the squad. Which is all nice and good in giving a deserving player a chance. However, what good is that chance when he doesn't even get to play.
Sehwag is the answer to India's top order problems off late against determined pace bowling. The very fact that he is in the team makes the bowlers try to do something new before they have even bowled a single ball.
Will the Indian selectors make the tough decision to drop the seniors? A decision that has been put off for a long time. After the T20 triumph, the country is demanding more and the seniors' continued form slump is making matters worse for them.
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Sehwag is the answer to India's top order problems off late against determined pace bowling. The very fact that he is in the team makes the bowlers try to do something new before they have even bowled a single ball.
Will the Indian selectors make the tough decision to drop the seniors? A decision that has been put off for a long time. After the T20 triumph, the country is demanding more and the seniors' continued form slump is making matters worse for them.
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Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Sri Lanka vs England, 3rd ODI
In a low scoring thriller, England edged out Sri Lanka to win by 2 wickets and take a 2-1 lead in the 5 match ODI series. After electing to bat first, Sri Lanka never started off well and kept losing wickets. Tillekeratne Dilshan was the only player in the entire match who figured out the pitch. His 70 from only 84 balls saved Sri Lanka from an embarrassing total.
Ryan Sidebottom and Stuart Broad ripped through the top order to leave Sri Lanka gasping at 42-4. Swann then did the rest of the damage as he destroyed the middle order and the tail leaving Dilshan out of partners, before he too was dismissed with the score on 164.
England, needing 164 runs from 48 overs, made a complete hash of proceedings when they slumped to 107-7. It was the bowlers, Swann and Broad, who ensured that the visitors took the lead in the series. For Sri Lanka, Fervez Maharoof was the most successful as hi picked up 3 wickets. Swann was awarded man of the match for his all round display.
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Ryan Sidebottom and Stuart Broad ripped through the top order to leave Sri Lanka gasping at 42-4. Swann then did the rest of the damage as he destroyed the middle order and the tail leaving Dilshan out of partners, before he too was dismissed with the score on 164.
England, needing 164 runs from 48 overs, made a complete hash of proceedings when they slumped to 107-7. It was the bowlers, Swann and Broad, who ensured that the visitors took the lead in the series. For Sri Lanka, Fervez Maharoof was the most successful as hi picked up 3 wickets. Swann was awarded man of the match for his all round display.
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Monday, October 8, 2007
India vs Australia, 4th ODI
It's taken them almost three years and over 11 matches but today India beat the odds to win the fourth ODI by 8 runs. After electing to bat first, India made 291 runs with Sachin and Dhoni scoring 50s. India opened with Ganguly and Tendulkar, the pair putting on 91 runs for the first wicket and laying the foundations for the big score. The last 4 overs saw India hammer 46 runs. Dhoni smashed 20 from the final over to reach his 50 from only 35 balls. He was well supported by Robin Uthappa who made 30 from only 18 balls.
Australia started the chase superbly despite losing Adam Gilchrist early. The hundred came in only 77 balls and the match seemed to be slipping away. However Irfan Pathan and Dhoni combined together to get rid of Ricky Ponting. Michael Clarke followed soon after, spooning a dolly catch for Bhajji who had his first wicket in almost 5 matches. Murali Kathik then joined in on the fun as Matthew Hayden hit one straight to Zaheer Khan.
Symonds was left alone to do all the big hitting with Brad Hodge finding life difficult in the middle. Another sensational wicket-keeping saw him adjudged stumped by the third umpire. Symonds fell on 75 to a terrific delivery from RP Singh and the next balls saw Brad Hodge throw away his wicket to a good bit of fielding from RP Singh on his follow-through. Plenty of drama at the end as Australia needed 16 from the final over. James Hopes smashed the first ball straight down the ground for 4, however, Zaheer held his nerve and guided India to a much needed win. MS Dhoni was awarded the man of the match.
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Australia started the chase superbly despite losing Adam Gilchrist early. The hundred came in only 77 balls and the match seemed to be slipping away. However Irfan Pathan and Dhoni combined together to get rid of Ricky Ponting. Michael Clarke followed soon after, spooning a dolly catch for Bhajji who had his first wicket in almost 5 matches. Murali Kathik then joined in on the fun as Matthew Hayden hit one straight to Zaheer Khan.
Symonds was left alone to do all the big hitting with Brad Hodge finding life difficult in the middle. Another sensational wicket-keeping saw him adjudged stumped by the third umpire. Symonds fell on 75 to a terrific delivery from RP Singh and the next balls saw Brad Hodge throw away his wicket to a good bit of fielding from RP Singh on his follow-through. Plenty of drama at the end as Australia needed 16 from the final over. James Hopes smashed the first ball straight down the ground for 4, however, Zaheer held his nerve and guided India to a much needed win. MS Dhoni was awarded the man of the match.
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Sunday, October 7, 2007
Pakistan in India, 2007, Full Schedule
Fri 2/11 - Tour Match
09:00 local, 03:30 GMT TBC v Pakistanis
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Tue 6/11
09:00 local, 03:30 GMT 1st ODI - India v Pakistan
Nehru Stadium, Guwahati
Fri 9/11 Floodlit Match
14:30 local, 09:00 GMT 2nd ODI - India v Pakistan
Punjab C.A. Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
Sun 11/11
09:00 local, 03:30 GMT 3rd ODI - India v Pakistan
Green Park, Kanpur
Thu 15/11 Floodlit Match
14:30 local, 09:00 GMT 4th ODI - India v Pakistan
Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior
Sun 18/11 Floodlit Match
14:30 local, 09:00 GMT 5th ODI - India v Pakistan
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Thu 22/11 - Mon 26/11
09:30 local, 04:00 GMT 1st Test - India v Pakistan
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Fri 30/11 - Tue 4/12
09:30 local, 04:00 GMT 2nd Test - India v Pakistan
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Sat 8/12 - Wed 12/12
09:30 local, 04:00 GMT 3rd Test - India v Pakistan
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
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09:00 local, 03:30 GMT TBC v Pakistanis
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Tue 6/11
09:00 local, 03:30 GMT 1st ODI - India v Pakistan
Nehru Stadium, Guwahati
Fri 9/11 Floodlit Match
14:30 local, 09:00 GMT 2nd ODI - India v Pakistan
Punjab C.A. Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
Sun 11/11
09:00 local, 03:30 GMT 3rd ODI - India v Pakistan
Green Park, Kanpur
Thu 15/11 Floodlit Match
14:30 local, 09:00 GMT 4th ODI - India v Pakistan
Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior
Sun 18/11 Floodlit Match
14:30 local, 09:00 GMT 5th ODI - India v Pakistan
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Thu 22/11 - Mon 26/11
09:30 local, 04:00 GMT 1st Test - India v Pakistan
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Fri 30/11 - Tue 4/12
09:30 local, 04:00 GMT 2nd Test - India v Pakistan
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Sat 8/12 - Wed 12/12
09:30 local, 04:00 GMT 3rd Test - India v Pakistan
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
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Saturday, October 6, 2007
Big 3 Challenged
Dravid, on the other hand, quit the Indian captaincy as he wanted to concentrate more on his batting. At the moment, nothing seems to be going right for him and he does seem a little lost. Which makes me wonder if there was more to his resignation from being India's captain in both forms of the game.
A lot depends on how these three are going to perform and its unfair to the other youngsters who had performed admirably in the Twenty20 World Cup. Vengsarkar has definitely done the right thing by putting these three on notice as a patience is now running thin.
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Friday, October 5, 2007
India vs Australia 2007, Third Match Review
Another match, and another defeat. As I mentioned in my previous post, this is most likely going to be a series whitewash. All the hoopla about the T20 World Cup win is over. Australia has completely dominated the first 3 matches and India been consistent in their shoddy performance in all three matches. The only spark for India was the century by Yuvraj Singh, more on that later.
Glichrist and Hayden started as usual, with Gilly taking the early chances. He was, however, clean bowled by a sweet delivery from Irfan Pathan and India had their first breakthrough. 76-1 was the score in 13.2 overs. Irfan struck again as he had Hayden edging one back to Dhoni and Australia were now 112-2. Ponting followed soon after. India had pulled it back after yet another 50 from Hayden. It seems that he goes into overdrive mode as soon as he faces India.
Clarke and Symonds were the two men that had to save the day for Australia, and did they disappoint? Absolutely…. not. The two put together a match winning 123 run partnership. Clarke got 59 and Symo smacked 89 from only 65 balls. Andrew Symonds was given the man of the match. He is definitely turning it on with a similar score in the second match as well.
India needed a good start. They did not get one. The hosts were 13-3 and the match was all but over. Sachin went into his shell. He scored 43 from 71 balls when he was bowled by Hogg. He had put on a decent 95 run partnership with Yuvraj Singh. At 108-4, India needed another 183 runs from only 25 overs. Dhoni was the new man and the skipper needed to play a captain’s knock. Yuvraj, in the meantime, had reached his half-century and he was looking in ominous form. If India ever needed a miracle it was going to be now. Dhoni and Yuvi put together a quickfire 65 run partnership from 11 overs, however, the required run rate kept creeping up.
Australia now lead the series 2-0 and with 4 more matches to go, this is looking to be a series whitewash.
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Glichrist and Hayden started as usual, with Gilly taking the early chances. He was, however, clean bowled by a sweet delivery from Irfan Pathan and India had their first breakthrough. 76-1 was the score in 13.2 overs. Irfan struck again as he had Hayden edging one back to Dhoni and Australia were now 112-2. Ponting followed soon after. India had pulled it back after yet another 50 from Hayden. It seems that he goes into overdrive mode as soon as he faces India.
Clarke and Symonds were the two men that had to save the day for Australia, and did they disappoint? Absolutely…. not. The two put together a match winning 123 run partnership. Clarke got 59 and Symo smacked 89 from only 65 balls. Andrew Symonds was given the man of the match. He is definitely turning it on with a similar score in the second match as well.
India needed a good start. They did not get one. The hosts were 13-3 and the match was all but over. Sachin went into his shell. He scored 43 from 71 balls when he was bowled by Hogg. He had put on a decent 95 run partnership with Yuvraj Singh. At 108-4, India needed another 183 runs from only 25 overs. Dhoni was the new man and the skipper needed to play a captain’s knock. Yuvraj, in the meantime, had reached his half-century and he was looking in ominous form. If India ever needed a miracle it was going to be now. Dhoni and Yuvi put together a quickfire 65 run partnership from 11 overs, however, the required run rate kept creeping up.
Australia now lead the series 2-0 and with 4 more matches to go, this is looking to be a series whitewash.
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Thursday, October 4, 2007
IPL vs ICL, Take 2
Now this comes as a major surprise to me. Mohammad Yousuf, already involved in plenty of drama over whether he is going to play in the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL), has now joined up with the BCCI’s official Indian Premier League (IPL).
This is what Cricinfo reported - “Yousuf has signed a contract with the IPL,” Nasim Ashraf, chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, told the News, a Pakistani daily. Eight Sri Lankan cricketers, including Muttiah Muralitharan and Mahela Jayawardene, have already signed on with the IPL.
It will be interesting to see which organization will come out on top as both are claiming to have attracted a lot of big name international players. Both are offering relatively similar amounts of money. If the ICL can be officially accredited by the ICC, then we can see some healthy competition among the two leagues. Which in turn is only going to benefit the sport and the sportsmen in India.
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This is what Cricinfo reported - “Yousuf has signed a contract with the IPL,” Nasim Ashraf, chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, told the News, a Pakistani daily. Eight Sri Lankan cricketers, including Muttiah Muralitharan and Mahela Jayawardene, have already signed on with the IPL.
It will be interesting to see which organization will come out on top as both are claiming to have attracted a lot of big name international players. Both are offering relatively similar amounts of money. If the ICL can be officially accredited by the ICC, then we can see some healthy competition among the two leagues. Which in turn is only going to benefit the sport and the sportsmen in India.
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Wednesday, October 3, 2007
India vs Australia 2007, Second Match Review
Embarrassing. Humiliating. Just two words to describe India’s massive 84 run loss to Australia. Just when India was looking forward after their Twenty20 World Cup win, they have been brought back to the harsh realities of ODI cricket. In a clinical display, Gilchrist and his men from down under completed India’s humiliation in supreme fashion.
Brad Haddin scored an unbeaten 87 from 69 balls to take the man of the match award. Andrew Symonds and Matthew Hayden hammered 87 and 75 respectively to help Australia reach 306 from their 50 overs. For India, Sreesanth was the most successful bowler as he was among the wickets again. Three to Sreesanth, two to Pathan and one for Zaheer Khan.
India needed a fast start and with no Saurav Ganguly, out due to injury, Gautam Gambhir and Sachin Tendulkar were left with that responsibility. That they failed to do so comes as no surprise. Gambhir was the first to go followed by Tendulkar. Uthappa was the only one who looked to attack and play positive cricket. He smashed the bowling in his 41 from only 30 balls. India kept losing wickets despite the fact that the required run rate had come down to less than 6 an over at one stage. At 87-4, with the top order gone, it was only Dravid, Dhoni and Pathan left. Dravid slogged Hogg over mid-wicket only to see Mitchell Johnson take a terrific catch under pressure right at the boundary.
And that was the end of India’s hopes. Pathan followed soon after he got himself runout in a terrible mixup with Dhoni. Any chances of a miracle vaporised for India. The score was 139-6. Dhoni continued on and so did the wickets. The Australians proved why they are the best ODI unit in the world.
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Brad Haddin scored an unbeaten 87 from 69 balls to take the man of the match award. Andrew Symonds and Matthew Hayden hammered 87 and 75 respectively to help Australia reach 306 from their 50 overs. For India, Sreesanth was the most successful bowler as he was among the wickets again. Three to Sreesanth, two to Pathan and one for Zaheer Khan.
India needed a fast start and with no Saurav Ganguly, out due to injury, Gautam Gambhir and Sachin Tendulkar were left with that responsibility. That they failed to do so comes as no surprise. Gambhir was the first to go followed by Tendulkar. Uthappa was the only one who looked to attack and play positive cricket. He smashed the bowling in his 41 from only 30 balls. India kept losing wickets despite the fact that the required run rate had come down to less than 6 an over at one stage. At 87-4, with the top order gone, it was only Dravid, Dhoni and Pathan left. Dravid slogged Hogg over mid-wicket only to see Mitchell Johnson take a terrific catch under pressure right at the boundary.
And that was the end of India’s hopes. Pathan followed soon after he got himself runout in a terrible mixup with Dhoni. Any chances of a miracle vaporised for India. The score was 139-6. Dhoni continued on and so did the wickets. The Australians proved why they are the best ODI unit in the world.
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Monday, October 1, 2007
Pakistan vs South Africa, First Test Day 1
The first day was dominated by the South African batsmen after Graeme Smith won the toss and decided to make first use of the pitch. The two openers, Smith and Gibbs, gave the team a solid start, however, just as things were looking good, Pakistan struck back with two quick wickets. Smith completely misjudged the length of a Mohammad Hafeez delivery and was caught on the backfoot to a fuller length ball. He was LBW on 42 from only 66 balls. Gibbs edged a wide delivery to gully only to see Mohammad Hafeez take a very good low catch.
Amla and Kallis put on a massive 170 run partnership before a beauty from Mohammad Asif rocked Amla’s off stump. The damage had been done, and even though Amla may be disappointed on missing out on a three figure score, he had done his job to perfection. Kallis in the meantime had reached his 25th century from a 147 balls. He is going to be the key man for South Africa and Pakistan will be looking to get him out as soon as possible.
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Amla and Kallis put on a massive 170 run partnership before a beauty from Mohammad Asif rocked Amla’s off stump. The damage had been done, and even though Amla may be disappointed on missing out on a three figure score, he had done his job to perfection. Kallis in the meantime had reached his 25th century from a 147 balls. He is going to be the key man for South Africa and Pakistan will be looking to get him out as soon as possible.
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ICL recruits more international players
More drama for the rebel league. Mohammad Yousuf does an about turn to ICL's offer and has now decided that he will continue to play for Pakistan. The PCB will be taking care of all the legal repercussions of such a move by Yousuf. The ICL on its part is not going to back away easily as this seems to be a clear breach of contract.
In other news, both Chris Harris and Chris Cairns have also signed up to the ICL. They are also joined by Darren Maddy, Hamish Marshall, Azhar Mahmood and Nathan Astle.
Among the new domestic recruits are Abu Nachem, Amit Uniyal, Aniruddh Singh, Gaurav Gupta, Love Ablish, Mihir Diwakar, Rakesh Patel, Abid Nabi, Kiran Powar, Pritam Das and former India internationals S Sriram and Nilesh Kulkarni.
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In other news, both Chris Harris and Chris Cairns have also signed up to the ICL. They are also joined by Darren Maddy, Hamish Marshall, Azhar Mahmood and Nathan Astle.
Among the new domestic recruits are Abu Nachem, Amit Uniyal, Aniruddh Singh, Gaurav Gupta, Love Ablish, Mihir Diwakar, Rakesh Patel, Abid Nabi, Kiran Powar, Pritam Das and former India internationals S Sriram and Nilesh Kulkarni.
Read more at Kunalnanda.com
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