Friday, December 2, 2011

West Indies Tour of India 2011 Schedule

West Indies cricket team will travel to India for three match test series and five match ODI series. West Indies who performed exceptionally well against Bangladesh have to perform really well against a mighty Indian side to registered a win in Test series or ODI series.

West Indies tour will start with the first test match at New Delhi from November 6^th to 10^th while 2^nd test match will begin from November 14^th at Eden Garden in Kolkata and last test match will begin from 22^nd November 2011 in Wankhede Stadium Mumbai.

After the test series West Indies will play five match ODI Series against the World Champions India on 29^th November. 2^nd, 5^th, 8^th, and 11^th December 2011. All the One Day internationals will be day/night games.

India v West Indies complete Fixtures Series 2011 Fixtures (All timings are mentioned in GMT+05:30)

Timing	Teams	Venue	Results
Sun 6 Nov – Wed 9 Nov 09:30 AM	1^st Test - India v West Indies	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi	India Won by 5 Wickets
Mon 14 Nov – Thu 17 Nov 09:00 AM	2^nd Test - India v West Indies	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	India Won by an Innings & 15 Runs
Tue 22 Nov – Sat 26 Nov 09:30 AM	3^rd Test - India v West Indies	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai	Match Drawn
Tue 29 Nov (D/N) 14:30 PM	1^st ODI - India v West Indies	Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
Fri 2 Dec (D/N) 14:30 PM	2^nd ODI - India v West Indies	Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam
Mon 5 Dec (D/N) 14:30 PM	3^rd ODI - India v West Indies	Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
Thu 8 Dec (D/N) 14:30 PM	4^th ODI - India v West Indies	Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
*Sun 11 Dec (D/N)* *20:00 PM*	5^th ODI - India v West Indies	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

It was really stupid on my part says Bell

Nottingham: After being at the centre of the run-out drama, England batsman Ian Bell admitted that it was "naive and stupid" on his part to walk off the crease, assuming that the tea break had been called on day three of the second Test against India here on Sunday.

"It was being naive on my part to assume the ball was dead and walk off for tea, it was stupid," stated Bell whose stupendous 159 was overshadowed by the run-out drama at the stroke of tea.

Bell was controversially given run out when he left the crease after completing a run, assuming that the ball is dead and tea had been called.

The batsman was, however, called back after the Indian team, in a fine gesture, withdrew its appeal. "Morgan had clipped one off his pads right down to the boundary, the fielder had dived, it looked like having gone for four, the fielders body-language suggested so. I had touched down for the third (run) and turned and saw Asad (umpire Asad Rauf) pull out the jumper and looked like he was going to hand it over to the bowler," Bell said.

"My initial reaction was naive and to walk off for tea. I walked up to Morgan. I wasn't attempting a run and everything was meandering towards walking off for tea. It wasn't until we reached the boundary ropes, we realised something had changed.

"We felt something was going on. But not thinking it involved us. We were waiting to understand. Even then it was a shock (when I was given out)."

Bell revealed that it was at the very last moment that he was told he could resume his innings. "It was at the very last minute. Prior had padded up to go. There was this last-minute knock on the door that I could go out and bat. After the captains and coaches had met, India had got back to us."

INDIA VS ENGLAND 2nd test 3 rd day Highlights

Nottingham: A magnificent 159 by Ian Bell and some uninspiring bowling by the Indians allowed England to march to an imposing total of 441/6 at the end of day three of the second Test at Nottingham on Sunday.

At stumps, Matt Prior was sitting pretty on 64 while Tim Bresnan was giving him company on 47 as the home team extended their lead to 374.

Prior and Bresnan stretched their unbeaten stand to 102 after India struck back with quick wickets in the post tea session.

Yuvraj Singh dismissed Bell who edged a rising delivery to first slip where VVS Laxman took a sharp catch.

Praveen Kumar then picked up Eoin Morgan's wicket for 70, and was unlucky not to get Jonathan Trott off the very next delivery.

It looked like a clear leg before wicket decision but the umpire ruled the batsman not out. Trott though did not survive long and was finally out in Praveen's next over for just two.

Earlier, in a magnanimous move, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni called back Bell after the latter was declared run out under bizarre circumstances off the last ball before tea.

Morgan flicked the ball off his legs and a sprawling dive by Praveen Kumar at the deep square leg boundary prevented the ball from touching the boundary skirting.

Bell assuming that tea had been called jogged up to Morgan and the two batsmen started walking off before the bails were whipped off at the batsman's end.

The decision was referred to third umpire Billy Bowden who gave the decision in favour of the fielding team which was reversed subsequently.

Bell and Morgan pressed on for England after the loss of Kevin Pietersen as the home team went into tea at 252/4.

Pietersen struck seven boundaries and scored 63 before nicking one to MS Dhoni off the bowling of S Sreesanth.

England progressed to 130/2 at lunch with Bell on 84 and Pietersen on 20 as the hosts moved ahead by 63 runs with eight second innings wickets still in their bag.

Sreesanth struck a crucial blow for India by sending back England skipper Andrew Strauss as the hosts carried on from their overnight score of 24/1.

India tour of England 2011 Schedule

England cricket board confirmed that India will tour England for four match test series, one T20I and five ODIs in the later part of July 2011. With India currently holding number one position in ICC test ranking, ECB thinks it will be great summer for English crowd to watch the battle between two good teams.

The four test matches will be played at Lord's, Trent Bridge, Edgbaston and The Oval. First test match will begin from July 21^st, while second will be played from 29^th July, third will be from August 10^th and final test will be played from 18^th August to 22^nd August 2011.

India will play only one twenty20 internationals against England on 31^st August 2011 at Old Trafford, Manchester. The ODI series will be played at Chester-le-Street, Southampton, London and Cardiff.

India v England complete Fixtures Series 2011 Fixtures (All timings are mentioned in GMT+05:30)

Timing	Teams	Venue	Results
Fri 15 Jul – Sun 17 Jul 15:30 PM	Tour Game - Somerset v India	County Ground, Taunton	Match Drawn
Thu 21 Jul – Mon 25 Jul 15:30 PM	1st Test - India v England	Lord's, London	England won by 196 Runs
Fri 29 Jul – Tue 2 Aug 15:30 PM	2nd Test - India v England	Trent Bridge, Nottingham	England Won by 319 runs
Fri 5 Aug – Sat 6 Aug 15:30 PM	Tour Game - Northamptonshire v India	County Ground, Northampton
Wed 10 Aug – Sun 14 Aug 15:30 PM	3rd Test - India v England	Edgbaston, Birmingham
Thu 18 Aug – Mon 22 Aug 15:30 PM	4th Test - India v England	Kennington Oval, London
Thu 25 Aug 14:45 PM	Tour Game - Sussex v India	County Ground, Hove
Fri 26 Aug (D/N) 19:00 PM	Tour Game - Kent v India	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Mon 29 Aug 19:00 PM	Tour Game – Leicestershire v India	Grace Road, Leicester
Wed 31 Aug (D/N) 22:30 PM	Only T20I - India v England	Old Trafford, Manchester
Sat 3 Sep 14:45 PM	1st ODI - India v England	Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Tue 6 Sep (D/N) 18:30 PM	2nd ODI - India v England	The Rose Bowl, Southampton
Fri 9 Sep (D/N) 18:30 PM	3rd ODI - India v England	Kennington Oval, London
Sun 11 Sep 14:45 PM	4th ODI - India v England	Lord's, London
Fri 16 Sep (D/N) 18:30 PM	5th ODI - India v England	Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

Saturday, April 23, 2011

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Top 10 Bowler For 2011 World Cup

BRETT LEE (AUSTRALIA)

Profile
His childhood hero was Allan Donald.
A member of the winning ICC CWC Australia side in 2003, he missed out on the 2007 event.
Took a hat-trick against Kenya in theICC CWC 2003 and against Bangladesh in the ICC WT20 2007.
Recorded a duet with Asha Bhosle that reached number two in the Indian charts.

HARBHAJAN SINGH (INDIA)

Profile
Trained to be a pace bowler at an academy in Chandigarh.
First India bowler to take a hat-trick in Tests (v Australia 2001).
Was conferred the Padma Shri, India’s fourth highest civilian honour, in 2009.
Has taken more wickets than any other Indian off-spinner in ODI history.

DANIEL VETTORI (NEW ZEALAND)

Profile
The youngest man to play Test cricket for New Zealand at 18.
Has completed the double of 3000 runs and 300 wickets in Test cricket (one of eight players to achieve this feat).
Leading ODI wicket taker for New Zealand and second in ODI appearances for his country.
Of Italian descent (his middle name is Luca) from his father, Renzo’s side.

SHOAIB AKHTAR (PAKISTAN)

Profile
Broke the 160 kmph barrier in the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2003 with a delivery clocked at a world record 161.3 kmph. His father was a worker in Attock Oil Refinery, Morgah.
One of the six Pakistan bowlers to claim over 200 ODI wickets.
His best ODI figures, prior to the ICC CWC 2011, are 6-16 v New Zealand in 2002.

LASITH MALINGA (SRI LANKA)

Profile
First bowler to take four wickets in four balls at an ICC CWC event when he achieved this feat against South Africa in 2007.
Picked up 18 wickets at 15.77 from eight games at the ICC CWC 2007.
Holds the record for the highest partnership for the ninth wicket in ODI cricket, 132 against Australia in November 2010, with Angelo Mathews.

MUTTIAH MURALIDARAN (SRI LANKA)

Profile
He is the highest wicket-taker in both Test cricket and in One Day Internationals.
His ODI figures of 7-30 against India in Sharjah in October 2000 are the fourth best in history.
He has played in four ICC CWC – 1996, 1999, 2003 and 2007.
Going into the ICC CWC 2011 event, he has captured 53 wickets in 31 matches, and played in two finals.

ZAHEER KHAN (INDIA)

Profile
Runs a restaurant named ZK in Pune.
Is one of the six bowlers to have taken 200 ODI wickets for India.
Played in the ICC CWC in 2003 and 2007, with a best of 4-42 against New Zealand at Centurion.
His 75 against Bangladesh in 2004 is the highest by a number 11 batsman in a Test match.

SHAUN TAIT (AUSTRALIA)

Profile
His childhood heroes were boxer Mike Tyson and Australian footballer Glenn Jackovich.
He was a member of the triumphant ICC CWC 2007 squad, taking 23 wickets (joint second-highest at that event).
Took a break from the game in 2008 due to exhaustion.
During a ODI against England in 2010 bowled a ball at 161.1 kmph, the second fastest in history.

JAMES ANDERSON (ENGLAND)

Profile
Burst onto the ODI scene in Australia in 2002 as a 20 year-old.
At the ICC CWC 2003 he took four wickets against the Netherlands and Pakistan.
Second highest ODI wicket-taker for England in history.
Took the first ODI hat-trick by an England bowler, achieving the feat against Pakistan in 2003.
Leading wicket-taker in the Ashes 2010-11 series.

MITCHELL JOHNSON (AUSTRALIA)

Profile
Hit a six off the first ball he faced in first-class cricket against New Zealand.
Suffered four back stress fractures early in his career.
Made his ODI debut for Australia in December 2005, as a super-sub, against New Zealand.
Won the LG ICC Cricketer of the Year Award in 2009.

Top 10 Interesting Facts of Cricket Edition 4

Sunil Gavaskar has featured in a record 52 century partnerships.

The most 100′s vs West Indies hit by any player is Sunil Gavaskar who struck 13 centuries defying the mighty Caribbean pace attack.

The lowest score in an inning by any team is 26 by New Zealand vs England at Auckland in 1955.

Greg Chappell hit a century on debut and his last match.

Chetan Chauhan scored over 2000 runs without ever reaching the three-figure mark even once. His highest score being 97.

Allan Border’s Australian team was the first team to score over 400 runs in 8 successive first innings of a Test.

Gul Mohammad, Amir Elahi & and Abdul Kardar played Test Cricket for India and Pakistan before and after independence respectively.

Don Bradman was never out in nineties. His highest double figure score was 89.

England’s David Gower and Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi both hit their first ball they faced in Test Cricket for a boundary of the bowling of Liaqat Ali & Glenn McGrath respectively.

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