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2011-11-24T20:32:00.000+05:30

Gambhir to lead, Badrinath in for WI limited-overs leg

2011-05-15T13:14:00.000+05:30

Gautam Gambhir will lead a depleted Indian side to the limited-overs leg of the West Indies tour, with five first-choice players including Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni either rested or injured. As expected, the national selectors haven't given much weightage to performances in the IPL, instead rewarding results in the more traditional domestic competitions. S Badrinath, Rohit Sharma and Parthiv Patel muscled their way in helped by the weight of runs in both formats of the Ranji Trophy.

A strong domestic season, capped by a fine showing
in the IPL means Tamil Nadu's S Badrinath makes
a comebackinto the Indian limited-overs squad

R Vinay Kumar, Ishant Sharma and Amit Mishra made their way back, replacing Ashish Nehra (injured), Sreesanth and Piyush Chawla (both dropped). Praveen Kumar duly took his place back, having recovered from the elbow injury that had kept him out of the World Cup. He replaces Zaheer Khan, who has been rested.

With five vacancies created - Virender Sehwag being the other - there had been some hype created around the IPL performers in the week leading to the selection meeting. The selectors seem to have learned from the debuts handed to Manpreet Gony and Ashok Dinda based on the first IPL, and also from RP Singh's comeback based on the second IPL. As it turned out, the likes of Ambati Rayudu and Rahul Sharma missed out this time. Badrinath and Rohit were the two top run-getters in the Ranji Trophy first-class competition while Parthiv was the second-highest in the Ranji one-dayers. The exclusion of M Vijay - who has a highest of 33 in 11 ODI innings - makes Parthiv the likeliest candidate to open the innings with the captain, Gambhir.

"I am confident that we will do well and win the series in the West Indies. The team is well balanced," said Kris Srikkanth, India's chairman of selectors. "Everything is on merit. It's a great opportunity for a lot of players.

"On tours, we always take two wicketkeepers. It's a 16-member team and in case of a wicketkeeper getting injured, you have to understand the logistics [of getting a replacement to] in the West Indies [are complicated]."

This is not Gambhir's first shot at leading India - he was the captain when India beat New Zealand 5-0 in ODIs last year. The selectors are believed to be impressed with his leadership skills, and are likely to make him full-time vice-captain ahead of the slightly reluctant Sehwag, although they haven't yet made any formal announcement to that effect.

There was a minor surprise thrown up in the bowling department with Mishra getting in ahead of Pragyan Ojha as the third spinner. In his 16 ODIs - all but three of them against Sri Lanka, who are good players of spin - Ojha has given away runs at only 4.31 an over. However, he was injured before the World Cup and missed the first-class season as well. In the domestic one-dayers, Mishra, with 18 wickets from six games, outperformed Ojha, who managed five in five.

Vinay and Ishant, who have been there or thereabouts, are the only ones to have benefited from good showings in the IPL. It can be argued, though, that they are not unknown commodities and their performances in the IPL have been more of reassurance than first notice. India also picked wicketkeeping cover for Parthiv, making Wriddhiman Saha the 16th member of the squad.

India play one Twenty20 and five ODIs against the hosts beginning with the Twenty20 game on June 4.

Squad: Gautam Gambhir (captain), Suresh Raina, Parthiv Patel (wk), Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, S Badrinath, Rohit Sharma, Harbhajan Singh, R Ashwin, Praveen Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Munaf Patel, Vinay Kumar, Yusuf Pathan, Amit Mishra, Wriddhiman Saha (wk).

We Are The World Champions Of 2011

2011-04-04T08:22:00.000+05:30

India scrap their way into World Cup final

2011-03-31T09:14:00.000+05:30

India Celebrating The Victory

India 260 for 9 (Tendulkar 85, Riaz 5-46) beat Pakistan 231 (Misbah 56) by 29 runs

India's dream of a World Cup triumph at home is one step closer after their bowlers suffocated Pakistan's batsmen to set up a 29-run victory in the semi-final in Mohali. Saturday's decider will now be a battle of the hosts, and while Sri Lanka might have been surprised by the strength of India's bowling effort, they would also have taken note of a slightly lacklustre batting performance.

In the end, India's 260 for 9 was enough as their bowlers did a fine job, but had Pakistan helped themselves, the target could have been so much more gettable. Sachin Tendulkar was dropped four times in his 85, MS Dhoni was put down once and while Wahab Riaz was extremely impressive in collecting five wickets, Umar Gul had one of his most forgettable days, wilting under the pressure of a World Cup semi-final.

By contrast, India's display in the field was much more professional, and that was the difference in a match that lived up to the extreme pre-match hype. The decision to leave R Ashwin out to make room for Ashish Nehra was an odd choice on a pitch offering plenty of spin, but Nehra and his bowling colleagues built the pressure and gave Pakistan's batsmen little to attack after they made a promising start and reached 70 for 1.

The Indians didn't give away an extra until the 37th over of the innings, and the way they put together strings of dot balls and tight overs was key to their success. Munaf Patel picked up two victims and Yuvraj Singh made up for his golden duck with a pair of wickets, but the most important breakthrough came when Harbhajan Singh bowled Umar Akmal for 29.

Akmal had struck a pair of sixes off Yuvraj, driving him over the sight screen and pulling him over midwicket, and anything was possible while he was at the crease. But Dhoni called on Harbhajan to replace Yuvraj, and with the first ball of his spell he came around the wicket and pushed one across Akmal, taking the off stump when the batsman played for the spin.

Shahid Afridi also fell to Harbhajan when he skied a catch off a full toss, and the obdurate Misbah-ul-Haq was left to steer the chase. He found it difficult to lift his tempo and was the last man out, caught on the boundary for 56 in the final over, but he ate up 76 deliveries and had he shown some more intent earlier, Pakistan might have had a chance.

It was a disappointing end for Pakistan after their top order gave them hope. Mohammad Hafeez made an encouraging 43 before a string of eight dot balls from Munaf brought a brain-fade as Hafeez tried a premeditated paddle sweep from outside off stump and edged behind to Dhoni.

Soon after, the loss of Asad Shafiq brought the Mohali crowd to life, when he tried to cut a Yuvraj delivery that was much too full and straight, and the middle stump was knocked back. Shafiq had made 30 and had displayed a cool temperament until that point, but the required run-rate started to balloon, and Pakistan never recovered.

But while India have booked a place in the final, they must hope they haven't used all their good fortune too soon. Tendulkar might be the finest batsman of his generation, but today he was the luckiest, dropped on 27, 45, 70 and 81. It seemed as though he was going to bring up his 100th international century with one of his least convincing innings.

Misbah at midwicket was the first to put him down, before Younis Khan spilled a regulation chance at cover, both off the bowling of Afridi. The third opportunity came when Kamran Akmal didn't move his hands quickly enough to a thick edge, again off Afridi, and while that was a tough opportunity, a pull to Umar at mid-on from the offspin of Hafeez should have been taken.

Before he had any of those lives, Tendulkar had survived two very tight calls on 23: an lbw decision that was given out by Ian Gould but on review proved to be spinning down leg, and a near-stumping the next delivery when he just got his back foot down in time after losing his balance reaching outside off. When Tendulkar was finally taken at cover by Afridi off the bowling of Ajmal, Pakistan's relief was evident.

Soon after, a scratchy Dhoni, who was also dropped by Kamran, made the mistake of challenging Simon Taufel on an lbw decision. Dhoni had 25 when he missed a Riaz delivery that pitched just in line and was hitting the stumps. It was the second outstanding call by Taufel, who had given Virender Sehwag lbw in a similar fashion earlier, even though the left-armer's angle meant pitching outside leg was a possibility.

Riaz was the man who Afridi had to thank for keeping Pakistan in the contest after India made a strong start and reached 114 for 1 off their first 18 overs. After Gautam Gambhir was stumped wandering down the pitch against Hafeez, Riaz grabbed two wickets in two balls - Virat Kohli caught at backward point and Yuvraj bowled by a low full toss for a golden duck.

Nobody looked as fluent as the crease as Sehwag, who took 21 off Gul (0 for 69) from the third over of the innings. What looked like a 300-plus total in those early overs became 260 when Suresh Raina helped them recover from their middle-order failures.

It was enough, but India's batsmen will need to improve if they want to lift the trophy on Saturday. For now, they can dream of their first World Cup in 28 years.

2011-03-26T10:50:00.002+05:30

Yuvraj dreamt of beating Australia

2011-03-25T08:44:00.000+05:30

"First time in my life there have been claps in a press conference. I am sure this is a special moment for me, guys." Yuvraj Singh made a telling opening statement. The whole media room was in splits. For the next 17 minutes Yuvraj played the role of the entertainer effortlessly. The answers were laced with wit and charm, but he did not cave to irrelevant or unjust questions.

It was difficult to imagine the man sitting there was the same one who had fought doubts, conditions, the formidable Australia fast bowlers and stood tall and strong for one-and-a-half hours to eventually take India into the semi-finals. Still, it was not entirely a surprise; Yuvraj has now carried the match-winner's baton on four occasions in the seven matches India have played so far this World Cup, so he must be getting used to it.

"I am batting really well since the England game," Yuvraj said. "The plans are working for me: trying to work till the end, trying to hit the ball down the ground into the gaps. I just kept telling myself to bat till the end, stay till the end."

With 12.3 overs left, 74 runs required and just one specialist batsman in Suresh Raina for support, Yuvraj was left to hold the Indian innings together and take it past the finish line. The Aussies were steadily closing in, having picked the wickets of Gautam Gambhir and MS Dhoni in quick succession.

Yuvraj had come up with an all-round performance in India's 80-run victory against West Indies last Sunday. His 113 in that match was his first century since June 2009. It was a knock of determination, as he fought hard to stay on his feet in the Chennai heat while suffering from dehydration; he even threw up a few times while batting. Later in the evening he returned to pick up two wickets to expedite the Indian victory.

Even in the earlier matches in the tournament, he had restrained his attacking instincts admirably to stay put, and brave India through tense moments in victories against Ireland and Netherlands after the main batsmen had lost their way easily. Coming into the quarter-finals, Yuvraj had run the whole gamut of experiences, which only helped him survive the high-pressure situation at Motera, which he said had drained the players both mentally and physically.

On Thursday, he turned up match-fit and was one of India's best bowlers with two top-order wickets and followed it with an unbeaten 57, an innings he described as one he had built in his dreams exactly a year ago. "The emotions, I really can't explain them, because it was tough out there. From last year I have been dreaming of playing Australia in a crucial game. I don't know why Australia; probably because they are three-time world champions. I had been thinking about this moment for the last 365 days and it actually came true. I just believed in myself, I envisioned that moment from time to time: me staying there till the end and hitting the winning runs for India. So it is a very emotional moment for me."

There were a few jitters, especially the child-like indecisiveness between him and Gambhir while going for tight singles. Gambhir fell victim to one such moment of confusion and was run out. Yuvraj accepted his role in the mix-up. "It was a bit of a mishap with Gautam. We haven't batted too much together and the running between the wickets was just out of order. And I think it was my mistake and I apologise."

It was not an isolated incident, as there was immense pressure on both teams. Experienced hands like Brett Lee failed to come through when Yuvraj and Raina began turning the screw on the Australians, at the start of the final eleven overs of the match. Lee had taken the wicket of Dhoni in his previous over, but in the 40th, the pair took him to the cleaners, with Yuvraj hitting two scorching boundaries.

In the next over, Shaun Tait was wayward and gave away 13 runs. Those two overs proved to be one of the catalysts of India's win, but Yuvraj said it was not a planned counterattack. "It was very difficult to control the emotions because the heartbeat was racing in the pressure situation. If we made one mistake in a situation like today we would be out of the World Cup. Various thoughts run through your mind, but I decided that I would only watch the ball, keep it simple and as far as possible not hit in the air. Unless the asking rate peaked to seven-and-a-half, only then I would go for the big hits; till then I would hold back."

Yuvraj revealed that there was a driving force behind his recent success. A person he will unveil if India make the final on April 2. "I am playing this tournament for a special person. That special person always comes into my mind whenever I am in a pressure situation. Hopefully it works out till the end."

Not only was he a bit secretive, he even turned philosophical about his good work against Australia. "You have a lot of thoughts [in the mind while batting] but whenever you want to desperately do it for your country and your team it somehow works out. It is great it is working at the right moment in the World Cup. It is a great victory for us."

Yuvraj had planned for every eventuality in advance. On the eve of the match, he was the last batsman to face throwdowns from coach Gary Kirsten. Yuvraj knew the Australians would fire a lot of short-pitched stuff at him to unsettle him. "I just wanted to concentrate on hitting everything down the ground while leaving out the short balls."

That planning came to fruition on Thursday. He checked his shots and emotions till the victory stroke was unleashed. Once the job was done, he came crashing and sliding down on his knees, the way football players rush to the flag after scoring a goal. Then he let out a victory roar. A little later, he cracked jokes.

World Cup 2011, India Vs West Indies, Live Streming, Live Score

2011-03-20T09:48:00.000+05:30

India Vs West Indies World Cup 2011 encounter in Chennai at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium on March 20th will be the last of the league matches for India. The men in blue will be looking to perform well and win the match to improve their net run rate in Group B. Even though, West Indies and India might not be known as the arch rivals in cricketing world, there’s always been great excitement while they play against each other. What will be the fate of India Vs West Indies 2011 World Cup encounter?

India (Probable): Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (c&wk), Yusuf Pathan, Piyush Chawla/R Ashwin, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Munaf Patel.

West Indies (possible) 1 Chris Gayle, 2 Devon Smith, 3 Darren Bravo, 4 Ramnaresh Sarwan, 5 Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 6 Kieron Pollard, 7 Devon Thomas (wk), 8 Darren Sammy (capt), 9 Sulieman Benn, 10 Nikita Miller, 11 Kemar Roach

India Vs West Indies World Cup 2011 http://www.espnstar.com/cwclive/live2.html

Ireland vs Netherlands ICC World Cup 2011, Live Streming, Live Score

2011-03-18T08:50:00.000+05:30

Facts and figures relating to the Group B World Cup match between Ireland and Netherlands (0400 GMT) at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Friday

Ireland (LLLWL) have earned the reputation of giant killers at the World Cup — having beaten Pakistan and Bangladesh in 2007 and England in 2011.

Netherland (LLLLL) have blown a bit hot and cold, with a ‘brave’ showing against England and India but being blown away by West Indies and South Africa.

Venue and Conditions
Tuesday’s Eden Gardens pitch was lively enough, tinged with green and offering true bounce, conditions that the South African quick bowlers were able to exploit. We can expect more of the same on Friday, with any score over 250 likely to be challenging and with this being a morning start, the dew is unlikely to feature.

Team News
This is the last game in the tournament for both of these sides and so they may be tempted to make some changes. Although Netherlands have already used every player in their squad, Ireland have yet to give Albert van der Merwe or Nigel Jones a game, so this could be their chance.

Match Odds
Netherlands struggled in their last game in Chittagong, but conditions should be much more to their liking in Kolkata and this is their best chance of recording a win at this tournament. That said, Ireland are deservedly 1.44 favourites to win this game. They have battled well in all their matches and even though they capitulated in the end against South Africa, they had their moments. The Irish fielding is sharp, their batting has more depth than the Dutch and they should be able to record their second win.

Top Batsman
Ryan ten Doeschate 4.0 and Tom Cooper 4.5 have been the reliable men for Netherlands and at slightly larger odds than his teammate, Cooper is the selection.

Ireland’s batting has been an all-round effort with various players taking it in turns to top score. Gary Wilson did so on Tuesday and has looked solid in his three games so he is a tentative bet at 7.5

Ireland v Netherlands Live Streming; http://www.espnstar.com/cwclive/live2.html

Snake Dies After Biting Orit Fox- Watch Video

2011-03-16T12:11:00.000+05:30

South Indian Actress Shradda Das Photos

2011-03-14T08:10:00.000+05:30

In vs SA, India vs South Africa live Streming, ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Live score, Highlights

2011-03-12T07:57:00.000+05:30

Saturday March 12
10:00 CET| Watch
India vs South Africa at Nagpur, ICC Cricket World Cup

India vs South Africa Squads for this match :

India Team Squad For ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 – MS Dhoni (Captain), Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, R Ashwin, Piyush Chawla, Zaheer Khan, Munaf Patel, S Sreesanth, Ashish Nehra

South Africa Team Squad For ICC Cricket World Cup 2011: Graeme Smith (Captain), Hashim Amla, Johan Botha, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Colin Ingram, Jacques Kallis, Morne Morkel, Wayne Parnell, Robin Peterson, Dale Steyn, Imran Tahir, Lonwabo Tsotsobe,Morne van Wyk

India have great victory in his last match with Netherlands and also with great game with Irelands. India is hot Favorite for World cup this time but all his previous matches were with new teams one match is with England which results as Tied.So this time Indian team have real challenge and show off their preparation for world cup 2011 because South Africa cricket team have best combination for world cup this time and they want to get rid from bad luck in World cup as like in all Previous Cups. Indian Bowler Zaheer Khan take the 11 Wickets and on Third place in top bowlers . In Batting list Sehwag is on 5th place with 253 Runs . From South Africa Imran Tahir is on 2nd position with 11 Wickets too but in 3 matches .And in batting order AB de Villiers is on third place with 266 Runs . Lets See India vs South Africa Team Squads for this Match India: Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Ravichandran Ashwin, Zaheer Khan, Munaf Patel.

South Africa :Graeme Smith (c),Hashim Amla,Johan Botha,AB de Villiers (wk),Jean-Paul Duminy,Faf du Plessis,Imran Tahir,Colin Ingram,Jacques Kallis,Morne Morkel,Wayne Parnell,Robin Peterson,Dale Steyn,Lonwabo Tsotsobe,Morne van Wyk (wk) In this match a good cricket will be seen and Fans enjoy the match because both teams are goods on points table .India already reach in Quarter Final and After this match South Africa position will be clear too.

Prediction: South Africa have good Combination for World Cup in both Bowling and Batting Order . With Imran Tahir their Spin bowling have great thrill and with AB de Villiers and Hashim Amla their Batting order is in good form.They better chances against India .But if Indian team want to won this match they must plane for Imran Tahir Bowling.India have great batting order and if they appear with one extra bowler they have more dangerous for African team. Our Prediction is that after a really hard and crucial match India will beat South Africa.

Tsunami and Earthquake in japan Today, Videos and News

2011-03-11T18:07:00.000+05:30

We are learning more about a massive quake in Japan, with an estimated magnitude of 8.9 offshore of Sendai, Honshu. A major tsunami has been generated and the cable news shows are showing aerial shots of an extraordinary wave spreading across agricultural fields, overwhelming roads and villages. From the maps, it appears that the quake was generated in the subduction zone on the Pacific side. There is a good chance that a tsunami could be spreading through the Pacific, but I have not heard any confirmation. I would only say that if the authorities issue a warning, take it seriously and get to a safe place.

The most stunning aspect so far has been the aerial perspective of the tsunami spreading across the landscape. The 2004 tsunami in Indonesia was documented better than any previous event, but I don’t recall seeing any aerial shots like this. Tsunamis are not really waves, they are surges of water that rush inland at speeds sometimes approaching 100 mph. The surge picks up debris and uses it as a battering ram. It is terrifying to see.
The TV commentators are starting to get up to speed, but for the best information from seismologists, check out the U.S. Geological Survey here. They have links to the current tsunami conditions in the Pacific basin.
My night class watched the 7.2 quake on Tuesday on our teaching seismograph, and I assume it was a foreshock to this event. Ironically, the subject of the day in my physical geology class was the types of damage caused by quakes. We mentioned tsunamis…
I pray for those in the path of the devastation.
UPDATE #1: A tsunami watch has been issued for the Hawaiian Islands. If a wave has been generated, it will arrive about 3 am Hawaii time.
UPDATE #2: The tsunami watch has been upgraded to a tsunami warning in Hawaii. Please take it seriously. The waves, if any, will reach the coast of California and Oregon around 7-7:30 am local time. At that distance, I don’t expect much, but things can change overnight.
UPDATE #3: If 8.9 magnitude becomes official, this is the 5th largest quake in the world since 1900. Chile 1960, 9.5; Alaska 1964, 9.2; Sumatra 2004, 9.1; Kamchatka, Russia, 1952, 9.0. I finally hear an MSNBC commentator get the energy numbers right: the difference in energy between this and the Haiti quake at 7.0 is closer to 1,000 times, not 100 times. The equivalent of 1,000 Haiti quakes just hit offshore of Japan.
UPDATE #4: A tsunami watch has been announced for the coast of California. Take it seriously if you live in coastal areas. If it comes, it will arrive around 7:30-7:45 am in the morning. Listen for official warnings and obey them! Don’t do the California thing and wander down to the beach to look for it.
UPDATE #5: The Pacific Coast is now under a tsunami warning, with expected wave heights of 3 feet or so, arriving around 8 in the morning depending on location. Take it seriously; if you are on the beach, you could easily be swept away by such waves. Follow official warnings; emergency personnel know what they are doing......!

Video on Tsunami Japan Tsunami video Shows Death And Devastation

ICC Cricket World Cup 2011- 25th Match, Group B: India v Netherlands at Delhi, Mar 9, 2011

2011-03-10T08:39:00.000+05:30

ICC World Cup 2011-India v Ireland at Bangalore, Mar 6, 2011

2011-03-07T08:24:00.000+05:30

ICC World Cup 2011 highlights: India vs. England

2011-03-01T08:16:00.000+05:30

India And England Teams After The Match

New Delhi: # Tendulkar’s 47th century in ODIs is his second against England in ODIs. He has now 98 international hundreds to his credit – 51 in Tests and 47 in ODIs.

# Tendulkar, with his 19th century in India, has extended his record for most hundreds at home.

# Ian Bell has recorded his 17th fifty in ODIs – his third against India.

# Bell’s 69 off 71 balls is his second fifty in the world cup – his first was 77 off 90 balls against Australi at North Sound on April 8, 2007.

# England (338-8) became the first and only team to post two totals of 300 or more while batting second in the world cup. They had recorded 301 for nine against West Indies at Bridgetown on April 21, 2007.

# England have registered five totals of 300 or more in the world cup – two against India and one each against West Indies, Sri Lanka and New Zealand.

# England’s total is their highest batting second in ODIs and the eighth best in ODIs – the highest being South Africa’s 438 for nine against Australia at Johannesburg on March 12, 2006.

# Andrew Strauss (158 off 145 balls) has recorded a career-best innings in ODIs – the sixth best in a run-chase in ODIs – the highest being Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s 183 not out against Sri Lanka at Jaipur on October 31, 2005.

# Strauss figures in three tied games in ODIs. In both his previous tied games, he had made 2 each – vs. South Africa at Bloemfontein on February 2, 2005 and vs. Australia at Lord’s on July 2, 2005.

# Strauss’ first century against India is his fourth as captain in ODIs – his sixth in ODIs.

# Strauss’ outstanding knock is the highest individual score for England in the world cup, surpassing the 137 at Lord’s on June 7, 1975.

# A world record (676 for 18 wickets) was set for the highest match aggregate in the world cup, bettering the 671 for 16 between Australia (377-6) and South Africa (294) at Basseterre on March 24, 2007

# England’s huge total of 338 for eight is the best ever by a team batting second in the world cup, bettering the 313 for 7 by Sri Lanka against Zimbabwe at New Plymouth on February 23, 1992.

# The four tied games registered in the history of the world cup are

Date Teams and Scores Venue

17.6.1999 Australia (213) vs.South Africa (213) Edgbaston
3.3.2003* Sri Lanka (268-9) vs.South Africa (229-6) Durban
15.3.2007 Ireland (221-9) vs.Zimbabwe (221) Kingston
27.2.2011 India (338) vs.England (338-8) Bangalore
* D/L method

# England (338-8) have posted their highest total in the world cup, outstripping the 334 for four off 60 overs at Lord’s on June 7, 1975.

# The aforesaid score is the second highest by any team against India in the world cup, next only to Australia’s 359 for two at Johannesburg on March 23, 2003.

# Andrew Strauss (158) is the first English captain to post a century in the world cup.

# Andrew Strauss has recorded his career-best innings in ODIs. He has become the first English player to post three innings of 150 or more in ODIs. His first two innings were 154 at Birmingham on July 12, 2010 and 152 at Nottingham on June 21, 2005 – both against Bangladesh.

# Strauss, during his first world cup hundred, has completed his 4,000 runs in ODIs – 4117 at an average of 36.43 in 122 matches. He is the sixth English player to achieve the distinction.

# Strauss’ 158 is the highest by any batsman against India in the world cup, surpassing Ricky Ponting’s 140 not out for Australia in the 2002-03 Final at Johannesburg.

# India (338) recorded the highest world cup total in India, eclipsing New Zealand’s 307 for eight against Netherlands at Vadodara on February 17, 1996. England soon emulated India’s feat by posting 338 for eight.

# India’s total of 338 is the highest by any side against England in the world cup, bettering West Indies’ 300 at Bridgetown on April 21, 2007.

# India’s 338 is now their highest in the world cup in India, surpassing the 289 for six against Australia at Delhi on October 22 1987.

# Sachin Tendulkar (120 off 115 balls) became the first batsman to post five hundreds in the world cup. Mark Waugh, Ricky Ponting and Sourav Ganguly, with four centuries each, share the second spot behind Tendulkar in the world cup.

# Gautam Gambhir (51 off 61 balls) has recorded his first fifty in the world cup, surpassing the 39 off 39 balls against Bangladesh at Dhaka on February 19, 2011.

# Gambhir’s fourth half-century against England is his 22nd in ODIs.

# Virender Sehwag became the first player to complete 200 runs in the 2011 edition of the World Cup – 175 against Bangladesh and 35 against England. His aggregate reads 210 at an average of 105.00 at a strike rate of 126.50.

# Bell is the highest run-scorer in the present competition – 246 runs (ave.123.00) at a strike rate of 107.89, including one century and one fifty.

# Sehwag’s overall record in the World Cup is reasonably good, aggregating 673 in sixteen matches, including two centuries and two fifties, at an average of 42.06, with a strike rate of 103.53.

# Sehwag, during the course of his 35, has completed his 1,000 runs against England, amassing 1008 at an average of 37.33, including one century and seven fifties in 27 matches at a strike rate of 102.33.

# Sehwag became the third Indian to amass 1000 runs against England in ODIs, joining Sachin Tendulkar (1455) and Yuvraj Singh (1187).

# Tendulkar and Gautam Gambhir put on a second wicket partnership of 134 – India’s highest against England at the world cup, surpassing the 51 between Navjot Singh Sidhu and Krish Srikkanth at Mumbai on November 5, 1987.

# In fact, the 134-run stand is the first century partnership for any wicket for India against England at the world cup, surpassing the 92 for the third wicket between Mohinder Amarnath and Yashpal Sharma at Manchester on June 22, 1983.

# Yuvraj Singh (58 off 50 balls) has posted his fourth world cup fifty

# Yuvraj’s 46th half-century in ODIs is his sixth against England.

# Tendulkar’s 120 is the second highest individual score against England in the world cup, behind the 138 not out by West Indian Vivian Richards at Lord’s on June 23, 1979.

# Tendulkar is the first batsman to complete 200 fours in the world cup (203).

# For the second time in his world cup career, Tendulkar has recorded five sixes in an innings. During his 137 against Sri Lanka at Delhi on March 2, 1996, he had recorded five sixes for the first time.

# Tendulkar, with five sixes against England, has emulated Sourav Ganguly’s feat of 190 sixes in ODIs. Only Shahid Afridi (288) and Sanath Jayasuriya (270) have registered more sixes than Tendulkar.

# Harbhajan Singh has registered his 15th duck in ODIs – his second in the world cup.

# Tim Bresnan (5/48) has become the first speedster and the second bowler from England to claim five wickets in an innings in the world cup. Off spinner, Vic Marks was the first to achieve the distinction – 5 for 39 against Sri Lanka at Taunton on June 11, 1983.

# Bresnan has registered his career-best bowling figures in ODIs, bettering the four for 28 against Bangladesh at Chittagong on March 5, 2010.

# Mahendra Singh Dhoni (31) has recorded his highest innings in the world cup, surpassing the 29 against Bermuda at Port of Spain on March 19, 2007.

# James Anderson (9.5-0-91-1) has equalled his worst bowling performance in ODIs. He had recorded almost similar figures against Australia – 10-0-91-1 at Sydney on February 2, 2011.

# Anderson’s figures are the worst by an English bowler in the world cup, surpassing the 10-0-83-0 by Derek Pringle against West Indies at Gujranwala on October 9, 1987.

# Andrew Strauss and Ian Bell, with their 170-run stand, have set a third wicket record against India in the world cup, bettering the 117 (unbroken) between Mike Gatting and Graham Gooch at Mumbai on November 5, 1987.

# The above stand is England’s highest against India for the third wicket in ODIs, surpassing the 159 between David Gower and Allan Lamb at The Oval on June 4, 1982.

# England’s previous best third wicket partership in the world cup was 143 between Graeme Hick and Graham Thorpe against Netherlands at Peshawar on February 22, 1996.

# Andrew Strauss has got the Man of the Match for the seventh time in ODIs – his second against India.

South Indian Actress Sana Khan Photoshoot

2011-02-28T19:28:00.002+05:30

Hanging Tents

2011-02-26T14:39:00.000+05:30

Railway Budget 2011- Indian Rail financial crisis

2011-02-24T12:48:00.000+05:30

The months between April and December 2010, the Indian Railways has spent more to earn less. Their operating ratios have been more than 100, a cause of concern for the railway authorities.

On an average, the Indian railways spent approximately Rs 115 to earn Rs 100.

Indian Express reports that the operating ratios of Indian Railways witnessed an alarming increase in the first 9 months of current fiscal.

Decreased passengers and decreased freight are being stated as the problems for such an increase in expenditures vis-a-vis revenue.

Also the targets set by Railways were also to achieve operating ratio of above 100, which bloated even more than anticipated.

With the Railways in red, Mamatha Banerjee would be looking to pull off a decent railway budget on Friday.

The Hindu reports

“If her (Mamata Banerjee’s) critics are to be believed, is to blame, to some extent, for putting the Railways in a difficult situation. The balance sheet had gone astray in 2009-10 itself, but few corrective measures seem to have been initiated.
The committee has failed to rope in the private sector and mobilise resources for projects, while the other public-private participation initiatives — establishing world-class stations and manufacture of locomotive, coaches and wagon at Kanchrapara and Dankuni in West Bengal — have not made any progress worth the name…
Ms. Banerjee has not been able to find the resources needed to finance the proposed projects. Finance Minister and the Planning Commission have not found the kind of favour she would have expected: only a marginal increase in the budgetary support has been promised.”

With all this, will it would be interesting to see whether the Railway Budget would be saving grace or otherwise.

Pakistan vs Kenya live streaming Cricket Live Match, World Cup 2011

2011-02-23T08:18:00.000+05:30

Watch Live score, Streaming and highlights of the sixth game of the World Cup which will be played between Kenya and Pakistan at the Hambantota ground on Wednesday, February 2011. See Ball-by-Ball Scores.

The match will see the Pakistani side go into game as favourites as the Kenyans are in any kind of form in the tournament. Watch Live Streaming.

Kenya had started off with a loss to West Indies in the first warm-up game which was followed by the loss to the Dutch side in the second one. However, what will wory them is the loss to New Zealand who thrashed them by ten wickets.

For one, the side was bowled out for 69 in the game against New Zealand and Pakistan will look to continue bowling their pace to test the Kenyans.

WWE Elimination Chamber 2011 Results

2011-02-21T13:59:00.000+05:30

This Blog has complete results for all WWE Elimination Chamber 2011 pay-per-view matches, including both the Smackdown Elimination Chamber for the World Heavyweight Championship and the Raw Elimination Chamber for a chance to challenge for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania. The show also featured a match for the tag team championships, a non-title match between Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston and WrestleMania headliner Alberto Del Rio, and the announcement of the newest trainer for WWE's Tough Enough.

Complete Elimination Chamber 2011 results are below.

Elimination Chamber 2011 results:

1. Non-title Match: Alberto Del Rio defeated Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston by submission with a cross armbreaker.

2. Smackdown Elimination Chamber Match for the World Heavyweight Championship: Edge (c) won, last eliminating Rey Mysterio with a spear. The other participants in the match were Kane, The Big Show, Wade Barrett and Drew McIntyre. After the match, Alberto Del Rio attacked Edge and caught him in a cross armbreaker, but Christian hit the ring to make the save.

- Trish Stratus is announced as one of the trainers on this season's Tough Enough.

3. Tag Team Championship Match: Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater defeated Vladimir Kozlovand Santino Marella (c) to become the new WWE Tag Team Champions when Gabriel pinned Kozlov with a 450 splash.

- Teddy Long announces that he did not rehire Dolph Ziggler, but did rehire Kelly Kelly. LayCool attacks Kelly, but Trish Stratus saves the day with a Stratusfaction to Layla and a double Stratusphere to both members of LayCool.

4. WWE Championship Match: The Miz (c) defeated Jerry "The King" Lawler with a Skullcrushing Finale.

5. Raw Elimination Chamber Match: John Cena won, last eliminating CM Punk with an Attitude Adjustment over the top rope and onto the chamber floor.

India vs Bangladesh Highlights Cricket World Cup 2011

2011-02-19T13:20:00.002+05:30

India vs Bangladesh Cricket World Cup 2011 Highlights.
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Match Scheduled to start at 02:30 IST.

Highlights will be available a little after end of day’s play. Stay tuned!

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2011 ICC Cricket World Cup Opening Ceremony Live Streaming,

2011-02-17T14:07:00.000+05:30

The opening ceremony of the 2011 Cricket World Cup will be held in Bangladesh at Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka. The event will take place on February 17, 2011, 2 days prior to the first match of the World Cup.

The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup will be the tenth Cricket World Cup and will be hosted by three South Asian Test cricket playing countries: India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. It will be Bangladesh’s first time co-hosting aCricket World Cup.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Opening Ceremony Live Streaming

The World Cup has grown as a media event with each tournament. International Cricket Council has sold the rights for broadcasting of 2011 Cricket World Cup for around US$ 2 Billion to ESPN Star Sports and Star Cricket. The tournament would be broadcast all around the world in about 220 countries.

There will be performances by:
* Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy – De Ghuma Ke
* Runa Laila
* Sabina Yasmin
* Momtaz Begum
* Sonu Nigam
* Bathiya and Santhush
* Iraj Weeraratne
* Bryan Adams

Telecast
ESPN, STAR Sports and STAR Cricket will simultaneously telecast the opening ceremony of the opening ceremony.

Idea Cellular Launching An Online App Store Powered By Ericsson

2011-02-16T08:34:00.000+05:30

Well, just 2 days ago we wrote about BSNL’s App Store. Now, there is news of Idea’s online app store being powered by Ericsson. It will be based on Ericssons eStore solution (see sample here). They also plan to ’support the developer community’.

Ambrish Jain, Director, Operations, Idea Cellular, said “The application store will offer a rich mobile experience through a combination of both web and mobile platforms. We are delighted to partner with Ericsson to develop the platform on the latest technology and content that will bring the best and relevant experience in mobile entertainment and information for over 84 million Idea subscribers in India. The store will also offer 3G applications when we launch our 3G services.”

Gowton Achaibar, Head of Region India, Ericsson, said “Through our eStore solution and the model for Software as a Service, Ericsson brings together telecom operators, application developers and consumers. Allowing our Business Operations team to manage all relations and contracts and taking advantage of our existing partnerships with content aggregators and application developers, Idea is gaining a great business opportunity in the mobile application market.”

The App Store is expected to have around 30,000 apps spread across paid and free categories. According to Ericsson ConsumerLab report “India Country Study 2010”, Indians’ cell phone usage is not restricted to voice and SMS. Data consumption is on the rise.

Idea already has a cross platform mobile application – Idea Mobstore.

10$ Laptop Developed By India.

2011-02-14T16:02:00.000+05:30

This is a dream coming true effort by Indian computer scientists for the society who were unable to hold their fingers on the laptops. Yes, now we have the world’s cheapest laptop developed at scientific institutes located in Veloru, Bangalore and Madras. This will surely boom the information technology movement in the vast country like India and abroad.

India has developed and released it some days back with costing max to 10$ to 20$ ( 500 to 1000 INR). That will be surely a butter bite for the IT enthusiasts. The laptop, jointly developed by University Grants Commission, Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, and Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore was released by honourable Union Minister for Human Resources Development. This product is in beta testing stage and will be available in markets by next 4-6 months. It is named as “SAKSHAT”.

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It is a naked truth that high prices of Laptops have blocked the spread of computer and IT revolution to the large rural and student areas of India. So this is an initiative taken to solve this problem of high cost effect. Surely it will be a boon for Indian students who wish to have computers in their personal hand. It will be a crucial medium for “National Mission on Education through Information and Computer Technology”.

The low priced computing device is 10 inches long and 5 inches wide hand-held device, resembling a palmtop or a modem, helps e-learners access the Web easily. Priced versions of e-content available on the Net can be accessed through this device. It comes with 2 GB of memory, which is expandable. It has Wi-Fi and fixed Ethernet capability and will consume just 2 watts of power. Thats really a plus point as it saves lot of power.

The so-called laptop actually turned out to be a storage device containing megabytes of data info which can be accessed by a user by connecting this device to a laptop. It meant that unlike the internet, this device can display that information that has already been stored.

Some delegates at the exhibition claimed that with the help of this device a laptop costing about $60 can eventually be manufactured. But for now at least the $10-laptop turned out to be damp squib.

Indian Minister of Education, said that the actual cost of production of this computer is 15.50 euros, but that the costs will be reduced with bulk production in future for maximum human reach.

Salutes to the Indian scientists and student developers behind this great work.

IPL 2011 Schedule, IPL 2011, IPL 4: IPL 4 Schedule, IPL New Teams and Players 2011

2011-02-12T06:53:00.000+05:30

IPL 4 will start on 8th April 2011 and Finals will be on 22nd May 2011.

IPL Season 4 is going to have 10 team

74 matches and 45 days of action.Now it looks as if 10 teams are going to play. So the number of matches are going to be increased.

IPL 2011 Schedule

12 March 2010 – 8PM – Deccan Chargers vs Kolkata Knight Riders DY PATIL STADIUM – Mumbai

13 March 2010 – 3PM – Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals Brabourne Stadium – Mumbai

13 March 2010 – 8PM – Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils PUNJAB CRICKET ASSOCIATION STADIUM CRICKET STADIUM – Mohali

14 March – 4PM – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Bangalore Royal Challengers Eden Gardens – Kolkata

14 March – 8PM – Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers M.A.CHIDAMBARAM STADIUM – Chennai

15 March – 8PM – Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils Sardar Patel Stadium – Ahmedabad

16 March – 4PM – Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Kings XI Punjab M.CHINNASWAMY STADIUM – Bangalore

16 March – 8PM – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings Eden Gardens – Kolkata

17 March – 8PM – Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians FEROZ SHAH KOTLA – Delhi

18 March – 8PM – Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Rajasthan Royals M.CHINNASWAMY STADIUM – Bangalore

19 March – 4PM – Delhi Daredevils vs Chennai Super Kings FEROZ SHAH KOTLA – Delhi

19 March – 8PM – Deccan Chargers vs Kings XI Punjab Barabati Stadium – Cuttak

20 March – 4PM – Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders Sardar Patel Stadium – Ahmedabad

20 March – 8PM – Mumbai Indians vs Bangalore Royal Challengers Brabourne Stadium – Mumbai

21 March – 4PM – Delhi Daredevils vs Deccan Chargers Barabati Stadium – Cuttak

21 March – 8PM – Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab M.A.CHIDAMBARAM STADIUM – Chennai

22 March – 8PM – Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders Brabourne Stadium – Mumbai

23 March – 8PM – Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Chennai Super Kings M.CHINNASWAMY STADIUM – Bangalore

24 March – 8PM – Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals PUNJAB CRICKET ASSOCIATION STADIUM CRICKET STADIUM – Mohali

25 March – 4PM – Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Delhi Daredevils M.CHINNASWAMY STADIUM – Bangalore

25 March – 8PM – Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings Brabourne Stadium – Mumbai

26 March – 8PM – Rajasthan Royals vs Deccan Chargers Sardar Patel Stadium – Ahmedabad

27 March – 8PM – Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders PUNJAB CRICKET ASSOCIATION STADIUM CRICKET STADIUM – Mohali

28 March – 4PM – Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings Sardar Patel Stadium – Ahmedabad

28 March – 8PM – Deccan Chargers vs Mumbai Indians DY PATIL STADIUM – Mumbai

29 March – 8PM – Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders FEROZ SHAH KOTLA – Delhi

30 March – 8PM – Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab Brabourne Stadium – Mumbai

31 March – 4PM – Chennai Super Kings vs Bangalore Royal Challengers M.A.CHIDAMBARAM STADIUM – Chennai

31 March – 8PM – Delhi Daredevils vs Rajasthan Royals FEROZ SHAH KOTLA – Delhi

01 April – 8PM – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Deccan Chargers Eden Gardens – Kolkata

02 April – 8PM – Kings XI Punjab vs Bangalore Royal Challengers PUNJAB CRICKET ASSOCIATION STADIUM CRICKET STADIUM – Mohali

03 April – 4PM – Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals M.A.CHIDAMBARAM STADIUM – Chennai

03 April – 8PM – Mumbai Indians vs Deccan Chargers Brabourne Stadium – Mumbai

04 April – 4PM – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab Eden Gardens – Kolkata

04 April – 8PM – Delhi Daredevils vs Bangalore Royal Challengers FEROZ SHAH KOTLA – Delhi

05 April – 8PM – Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals VIDHARBA CRICKET ASSOCIATION GROUND – Nagpur

06 April – 8PM – Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians M.A.CHIDAMBARAM STADIUM – Chennai

07 April – 4PM – Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab SAWAI MANSINGH STADIUM – Jaipur

07 April – 8PM – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils Eden Gardens – Kolkata

08 April – 8PM – Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Deccan Chargers M.CHINNASWAMY STADIUM – Bangalore

09 April – 8PM – Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians PUNJAB CRICKET ASSOCIATION STADIUM CRICKET STADIUM – Mohali

10 April – 4PM – Deccan Chargers vs Chennai Super Kings VIDHARBA CRICKET ASSOCIATION GROUND – Nagpur

10 April – 4PM – Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Kolkata Knight Riders M.CHINNASWAMY STADIUM – Bangalore

11 April – 4PM – Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab FEROZ SHAH KOTLA – Delhi

11 April – 8PM – Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians SAWAI MANSINGH STADIUM – Jaipur

12 April – 8PM – Deccan Chargers vs Bangalore Royal Challengers VIDHARBA CRICKET ASSOCIATION GROUND – Nagpur

13 April – 4PM – Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils Brabourne Stadium – Mumbai

13 April – 8PM – Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders M.A.CHIDAMBARAM STADIUM – Chennai

14 April – 8PM – Rajasthan Royals vs Bangalore Royal Challengers SAWAI MANSINGH STADIUM – Jaipur

15 April – 8PM – Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils M.A.CHIDAMBARAM STADIUM – Chennai

16 April – 8PM – Kings XI Punjab vs Deccan Chargers DCS – Dharmasala

17 April – 4PM – Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Mumbai Indians M.CHINNASWAMY STADIUM – Bangalore

17 April – 8PM – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals Eden Gardens – Kolkata

18 April – 4PM – Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings DCS – Dharmasala

18 April – 8PM – Delhi Daredevils vs Deccan Chargers FEROZ SHAH KOTLA – Delhi

19 April – 8PM – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians Eden Gardens – Kolkata

21 April – 8PM – 1nd Semi-Final Match – Team 1 vs Team 2 ( Mumbai Indian vs Royal Challengers Banglore ) Navi Mumbai ***

22 April – 8PM – 2nd Semi-Final Match – Team 3 vs Team 4 ( Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers Hyderabad ) Navi Mumbai ***

24 April – 8PM – 3rd Place Match – Team A vs Team B DY PATIL STADIUM – Mumbai

25 April – 8PM – Final Match IPL 2010 – Team 1 vs Team 2 DY PATIL STADIUM – Mumbai

IPL New Teams and Players 2011

Kochi and Pune are the two new teams added this year. They will start playing from this 2011 season 4.
Chennai Super Kings: M S Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Murali Vijay, Albie Morkel (all retained), Wriddhiman Saha, R Ashwin, S Badrinath, Joginder sharma, Sudeep Tyagi, Michael Hussey, Dwayne Bravo, Doug Bollinger, scott Styris, Ben Hilfenhaus, Nuwan Kulasekara, Suraj Randiv, George Bailey and Francois Du Plessis.
Deccan Chargers: Shikhar Dhawan, Ishant sharma, Pragyan Ojha, Amit Mishra, Manpreet Gony, Kevin Pietersen, Cameron White, Kumar Sangakkara, JP Duminy, Dale Steyn, Daniel Christian, Chris Lynn, Juan Theron and Michael Lumb.
Delhi Daredevils: Virender Sehwag (retained), Irfan Pathan, Naman Ojha, Ajit Agarkar, Ashok Dinda, Umesh Yadav, Venugopal Rao, David Warner, James Hopes, Morne Morke l, Aaron Finch, Matthew Wade, Roelof van der Merve, Andrew McDonand, Travis Birt, Colin Ingram and Robert Frylinck.
Mumbai Indians: Sachin Tendulkar, Harbhajan Singh, Kieron Pollard, Lasith Malinga (all retained), Rohit Sharma, Munaf Patel, Andrew Symonds, David Jacobs, James Franklin, Clint McKay, Moises Henriques and Aiden Bllzzard.
Rajasthan Royals: Shane Warne, Shane Watson (both retained), Rahul Dravid, Pankaj Singh, Ross Taylor, Johan Botha, Paul Collingwood and Shaun Tait.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (retained), Zaheer Khan, Saurabh Tiwary, Cheteshwar Pujara, Abhimanyu Mithun, Mohammed Kaif, T Dilshan, A B De Viliers, Daniel Vettori, Dirk Nannes, Charl Langeveldt, Luke Pomersbach, Johan van der Wath, Rile Rossouw, Nuwan Pradeep and Jonathan Vandlar.
Team Kochi: V V S Laxman, S Sreesanth, R P Singh, Parthiv Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Ramesh Powar, R Vinay Kumar, Mahela Jayawardene, Brendon McCullum, Steven Smith, M Muralidharan, Brad Hodge, Tisara Perera, Stephen O’Keefe, Owais Shah, Michael Klinger and John Hastings.

Team Pune: Yuvraj Singh, Robin Uthappa, Ashish Nehra, Murali Kartik, Graeme Smith, Tim Paine, Agelo Mathews, Nathan McCullum, Callum Ferguson, Wayne Parnell, Mitchell Marsh, Jerome Taylor, Alfonson Thomas and Jesse Ryder.
King XI Punjab: Dinesh Karthik, Abhishek Nayar, Praveen Kumar, Piyush Chawla, Adam Gilchrist, Shaun Marsh, David Hussey, Stuart Broad, Ryan Harris, Dimitri Mascarenhas and Nathan Rimmington.
Kolkara Knight Riders: Gautam Gambhir, Yusuf Pathan, Manoj Tiwari, L Balaji, Jaidev Unadkat, Jacques Kallis, Brad Haddin, Shakib Al Hasasn, Brett Lee, Eoin Morgan, Ryan ten Doeschate and James Pattinson