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India clinched nail-biting match against West Indies

2011-11-30T08:32:00.001-08:00

India registered a thrilling one-wicket victory over the West Indies in Cuttack in a nail-biting 1st one day international as tail-ender Varun Aaron hit the winning runs in the 49th over.Chasing 211 made by West Indies,India had a bad start of their innings,as they lost the top 5 wickets at the score of 59 runs.Rohit Sharma and Ravi Jadeja stabilized the innings by sharing an important partnership.Sharma hit three fours and one huge straight six in his crucial knock of 72.Ravi Jadeja scored 38 runs.

Earlier,West Indies managed to score 211 in their 50 overs as Darren Bravo scored 60 and Danza Hyatt 31. Yadav (2-33) and Aaron (2-47) were the leading wicket takers29 balls before he was bowled by Russell and when Raina gave his wicket away to be caught by Bravo off the same bowler for five, India were in deep trouble with just 59 runs on the board and half the side dismissed.

India leads the series by 1-0.The second game in the series is in 2nd December in Visakhapatnam.

Sachin’s Dream House

2011-10-28T01:25:00.001-07:00

Sachin Tendulkar’s new house is located on Bandra’s West Perry Cross Road. The ‘dream house’ has been designed keeping in mind the master blaster’s comfort.

India Sealed The ODI Series Against England With 5-0 Whitewash

2011-10-26T03:02:00.001-07:00

India beat England by 95-runs in the fifth One-Day International in Kolkata,thanks to spinners Ravi Jadeja who took four wickets and Ashwin took three.

Earlier,Mahendra Singh Dhoni hammered belligerent 75 not out,hitting three fours and four sixes.England has not been able to dismiss him once from the last six matches.Ajinkya Rahane (42), Gautam Gambhir (38), Manoj Tiwary (24) and Suresh Raina (38) all contributed well.India made 271 for 8.

Samit Patel took three wickets for 57 by dismissing Jadeja, Kumar and Ashwin.

From England,openers Alastair Cook (60) and Kieswetter (63) were the top scorers.Cook hit eight fours while Kieswetter hit nine fours and one six.Other English batsmen could not contribute much with a bat.

World champions India moved to third place in the ICC ODI rankings.

INDIA BEAT ENGLAND BY 6 WICKETS IN 4TH ODI

2011-10-26T02:09:00.001-07:00

Virat Kohli's unbeaten 86 and Raina’s swashbuckling 80 in 62 balls steered India to a victory by six wickets over England in the fourth One-Day International in Mumbai. India took a 4-0 lead in the series.Earlier,India also had a bad start of their innings,as they lost three wickets for 46.

Ravichandran Ashwin and Varun Aaron both took three wickets as England were bowled out for 220 after winning the toss.Tim Bresnan who was the top scorer with 45.Craig Kieswetter (29), Jonathan Trott (39) and Kevin Pietersen (41) could not play long innings,after losing four wickets cheaply.

India Clinched The ODI Series Over England

2011-10-23T02:20:00.001-07:00

India registered a five-wicket win over England in the third One-Day International in Mohali to take the unbeatable 3-0 series lead,thanks to 91 from Ajinkya Rahane and 58 from Gautam Gambhir. With seven needed from the final over chasing a testing target of 299,Mahendra Singh Dhoni hit Tim Bresnan for two fours from the first two balls to guide India to a victory.

Earlier,Jonathan Trott's 98 not out as well as half-centuries from Kevin Pietersen (64) and Samit Patel (70 not out) provided England the platform to put up a mammoth total of 298 for four but India.

India Beat England By 8 wickets In The 2nd ODI

2011-10-19T02:18:00.001-07:00

India registered an emphatic eight-wicket victory over England with the help of Kohli’s Century-his seventh ODI century in Delhi in the second One-Day International in Delhi.Gautam Gambhir played a crucial knock of an unbeaten 84 in 90 balls.He hit ten fours in his innings while Kohli hit 16 fours.India also had a poor start as openers Parthiv Patel (12) and Ajinkya Rahane (14) fell to Tim Bresnan.

Earlier,England won the toss and chose to bat first.Alastair Cook and Craig Kieswetter were sent to the pavilion by Vinay Kumar with 1 run on board.Jonathan Trott made 34 runs before he edged to Mahendra Singh Dhoni bowled by Vinay Kumar.Kevin Pietersen (46), Ravi Bopara (36), Samit Patel (42) and Jonathan Bairstow (36) also contributed well with the bat.India bowled England out for 237.

India crushed England in the First ODI

2011-10-16T13:15:00.001-07:00

India beat England by 126 runs in the first One-Day International in Hyderabad with the help of Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s swashbuckling 87 not out in 70 balls.He struck ten fours and one six in his 64th ODI half-century. Raina smacked an explosive 61 in 55 balls.

Earlier while batting first,India lost four wickets for 123 as Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli failed to convert their good start of their innings into big scores.

England were bowled out for 174 in reply to India’s mountainous 300 for seven from their 50 overs thanks to spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin took three wickets apiece.

England began poorly, losing Kieswetter (7) to a catch at the wicket and Pietersen to a run out by Ashwin for 19.Only Alastair Cook stood firm at one end and batted nicely to make 60 in 63 with seven fours.But at the other end wickets were falling at regular intervals.

England Tour of India 2011 Schedule

2011-10-16T06:05:00.001-07:00

England team will travel to India for five match ODI series and one twenty20 internationals.

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

Timing	Teams	Venue	Results
Sat 8 Oct 09:30 AM	Tour Game - TBC v England	Gymkhana Ground, Hyderabad
Tue 11 Oct 09:30 AM	Tour Game - TBC v England	Gymkhana Ground, Hyderabad
Fri 14 Oct (D/N) 14:30 PM	1^st ODI - India v England	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
Mon 17 Oct (D/N) 14:30 PM	2^nd ODI - India v England	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Thu 20 Oct (D/N) 14:30 PM	3^rd ODI - India v England	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
Sun 23 Oct (D/N) 14:30 PM	4^th ODI - India v England	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Tue 25 Oct (D/N) 14:30 PM	5^th ODI - India v England	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Sat 29 Oct (D/N) 20:00 PM	T20I - India v England	Eden Gardens, Kolkata

INDIA’S TOUR OF ENGLAND 2011- SCHEDULE

2011-07-13T10:51:00.001-07:00

India will tour England for four match test series, one T20I and five ODIs in July 2011. India is currently holding the number one position in ICC test ranking and recently has won the World Cup.So India would like to continue the winning run.

India v England 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
Thu 21 Jul – Mon 25 Jul 15:30 PM	1st Test - India v England	Lord's, London
Fri 29 Jul – Tue 2 Aug 15:30 PM	2nd Test - India v England	Trent Bridge, Nottingham
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

India Vs Bangladesh Full Highlights Cricket World Cup 2011

2011-07-10T13:20:00.001-07:00

India vs South Africa highlights, 2011 Cricket World Cup

2011-07-10T13:15:00.001-07:00

India World Cup Journey (1983-2011)

2011-07-10T13:00:00.001-07:00

India vs Netherlands Full Match Highlights World Cup 2011

2011-07-10T12:40:00.001-07:00

India vs Pakistan Semi Final Highlights World Cup 2011

2011-07-10T12:29:00.001-07:00

India vs England Full Match Highlights World Cup 2011

2011-07-10T12:22:00.001-07:00

India vs Australia Full Match Highlights World Cup 2011

2011-07-10T12:16:00.001-07:00

India vs West Indies Full Match Highlights World Cup 2011

2011-07-10T12:08:00.001-07:00

India vs Sri Lanka Final Full Match Highlights : Cricket World Cup 2011

2011-07-10T11:50:00.001-07:00

Last ball ICC World Cup 2011 India vs Sri lanka Final Match - Dhoni's six

2011-07-10T11:45:00.001-07:00

West Indies Beat India By Seven Wickets

2011-06-20T10:15:00.001-07:00

Darren Bravo smashed 86 runs,hitting three fours and six huge sixes and Ramnaresh Sarwan stroked 75 runs,to help West Indies to register a second straight ODI win by seven-wickets against India in Jamaica.

Earlier,India were bowled out for 251,thanks to Virat Kohli’s 94 and Rohit Sharma's 57.Andre Russell took four for 35 for West Indies.

In reply, the West Indies scored 255 for three in 48.4 overs.

India won the series by 3-2.

WEST INDIES BEAT INDIA BY 103 RUNS

2011-06-16T05:36:00.001-07:00

Kieron Pollard smashed 70 in 72 balls,hitting two sixes and Simmons stroke 67 runs to guide the West Indies to their first victory in the series by 103-runs against India in Antigua.Carlton Baugh contributed with 39 runs and Russell made 25 runs.Pravin Kumar picked up three wickets for 37.

Chasing the target of 250 runs,India were bowled out for 146 runs.Anthony Martin grabbed 4 wickets for West Indies.Rohit Sharma was the highest scorer,who made 39 runs.No other batsmen could score much.

ROHIT SHARMA STEERED INDIA TO A SERIES VICTORY

2011-06-12T08:04:00.001-07:00

Rohit Sharma smashed a swashbuckling knock of 86 runs,stroking five fours and two sixes in 91 balls to steer India to a three-wicket victory over the West Indies in the third One-Day International in Antigua to clinch the series win.India leads the series by 3-0.In spite of loosing six wickets for just 92,India successfully chased the target of 226 loosing 7 wickets.Harbhajan Singh showed an excellent performance with the bat,stroking 41 runs in 64 balls.Parthiv Patel continued his good form,making 46 runs.Praveen Kumar smacked the vital 25 not out in 15 balls.

Earlier,West Indies once again struggled with the bat,loosing seven wickets for just 96.But West Indies made a strong comeback with the help of a powerful performance from Andre Russell,who smashed 92 in 64 balls,hitting eight fours and five sixes.Carlton Baugh contributed with 36 runs.Finally,West Indies reached a fighting total of 225 runs.Amit Mishra was a star of the show with the ball,grabbing three wickets for 28.

Russell was named as the man of the match.

The fourth match of five match-series will be played at the same venue - the Sir Viv Richards Stadium - on 13th June.

INDIA BEAT WEST INDIES BY SEVEN WICKETS IN THE 2ND ODI

2011-06-09T10:25:00.001-07:00

With the help of Virat Kohli’s crucial knock of 81 runs in 103 balls and Amit Mishra’s four wickets for 31,India registered a seven-wicket victory with a Duckworth/Lewis method against West Indies in the rain-interrupted second One-Day International.With this win,India took a 2-0 series lead.Parthiv Patel contributed with 56 runs in 64 balls.Suresh Raina played the role of a finisher,making 26 runs.

Earlier,with help of half-centuries from Ramnaresh Sarwan (56) and Lendl Simmons (53),West Indies posted 240 for nine. India reached a revised target of 183 for three inside 37 overs.Leg-spinner Mishra grabbed the four important West Indian wickets of Kirk Edwards, Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard and Carlton Baugh.Munaf Patel took 3 wickets for 35.

Kohli became the third fastest Indian to reach 2000 ODI runs, reaching his milestone in 53 innings to the 52 managed by both Sourav Ganguly and Navjot Sidhu.

The third match in the five-match series is on 11th June in Antigua.

Role of Dhoni In Winning the World Cup For India

2011-06-08T10:57:00.001-07:00

Under Dhoni's captaincy, India won the 2011 Cricket World Cup against Sri Lanka.

In the final, chasing a challenging total of 275,India lost their opening pair cheaply.Dhoni promoted himself up the batting order,coming before Yuvraj Singh.When he came to bat, the situation was very demanding, with India needing more than six runs per over and three top order batsmen already dismissed.India was under extreme pressure.He started building a good partnership with Gautam Gambhir and ran quick singles and twos.

Dhoni was on 60 off 60 balls, but later accelerated by smashing boundaries all over, ending with 91 not out off 79 balls.He finished the match with a huge six over long-on off bowler Nuwan Kulasekara. For his outstanding batting in the final, he was awarded as the man of the match.

Nobody can ever forget the captain’s vital knock in the final that helped India to win the World Cup after 28 years.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni – King of Endorsements

2011-06-08T10:56:00.001-07:00

Dhoni endorses 15 brands from clothes to cold Drinks.

MS D.honi signed with Kolkata-based celebrity management company Gameplan Sports in April 2005.

Currently Dhoni has 20 endorsements, only Shahrukh Khan has more (21).

In 2007 Dhoni had 17 endorsements. In July 2010, Dhoni tied up with Rhiti Sports Management and Mindscapes and has been promised a minimum guarantee of Rs 210 crore over the next three years.

The following is the list of endorsements signed by Dhoni.

2005: Pepsico, Reebok, Exide, TVS Motors.

2006: Mysore Sandal Soap, Videocon,Reliance Communications, Reliance Energy, Orient PSPO Fan, Bharat Petroleum, Titan Sonata, Brylcream, NDTV,GE Money.

2007: Siyaram.

2008: Fashion at Big Bazaar, Maha Choco, Boost (health food), Dainik Bhaskar

2009: Dabur Honey, Kolkata Fashion Week,Aircel communications, Nova Scottia Premium shirts.

2010: Amrapali