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Sachin world cup winning movements wallpapers

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2012-02-21T02:10:00.001-08:00

recent cricket tour of australia photos

2011-12-23T04:29:00.001-08:00

Sachin Tendulkar at a net session at the MCG, as India prepare for the Boxing Day Test against Australia © Getty Images CLOSE

2011-12-23T03:56:00.001-08:00

Mumbai Indians complete dream run with title

2011-10-12T17:49:00.000-07:00

On a night of mediocre cricket, the Mumbai Indians kept their surprise run going to win the biggest prize, in financial terms, in non-international cricket. James Franklin was the only man to keep his head in a suicidal Mumbai innings, which helped them reach 139, but the Royal Challengers Bangalore once again choked in a final to lose despite a start of 38 for 0 in four overs.

Be that as it may, for a majority of the match the teams seemed to be in a contest for ordinary cricket. There were three run-outs, there were unsavoury slogs resulting in exposed stumps, the winning side bowled 10 out of a total of 13 wides, and MI's' keeper kept letting through byes. If Franklin's smart 41 off 29 suggested he was the only sober man in a Paris Hilton party, the Royal Challengers clearly outdid their opponents for rashness.

Dilshan's 27 until then had come off shots either through the line or through the covers, and he would have known how desperately MI would have wanted a wicket off what then seemed like a last roll of the dice. As it turned out, he swung across the line of a full first delivery, losing his off stump.

Kumar Dharmasena then made a potentially match-turning call. He had already got two lbw calls wrong in MI's innings, first reprieving Harbhajan Singh when he was plumb, then ruling him out when he wasn't. But his most consequential mistake was during the chase and again involved Harbhajan, who fired in quick offbreaks in his first over. The ball had a massive distance to travel, and the ball-tracking predicted it would have hit the outside of off stump. Conventional wisdom would have ruled it in the batsman's favour, and even Gayle lost his cool when he saw the finger come up.

With an unreliable batting order, pampered by the true Bangalore surface and short boundaries, to follow, it was down to the only survivor of the Royal Challengers' 2009 choke, Virat Kohli, to shepherd the rest through. However, he found himself batting with a trigger-happy Mayank Agarwal, who despite all his attempts at power hitting managed 14 off 19 before holing out to long-off. Even when the desperate Agarwal got out, the Royal Challengers needed a manageable 73 off 57.

Kohli felt the pinch too. Perhaps it was the presence of Malinga in the end, perhaps it was just the shock of having to work hard for runs after the flat Bangalore pitch, but even he didn't show the willingness to take the game to the deep end. In the next over he holed out to deep midwicket. Everybody knew it was game over there and then.

The rest were just a blurry procession of catching and stumping practice, a complete contrast to how Franklin managed a strike-rate of close to 150 without a shot hit in anger. There was no dearth of madness around him either. Sarul Kanwar first ran Aiden Bliazzard out before slogging around a full delivery. Ambati Rayudu struggled to find singles in the middle, and a positive 40-run stand with Suryakumar Yadav ended with a run-out.

Franklin ensured the trend continued, hesitating during a second run to complete the third run-out. Kieron Pollard's massive leading edge travelled as far as long-off, and MI were in a tailspin after looking good for a repeat of their 160 from the semi-final. Although it didn't look enough at the moment, Malinga's two sixes in the end turned out to be surplus.

Both teams were fined for slow over-rates. Harbhajan, the MI captain, was fined US$3,000 and each MI player $1,500 for being two overs behind the required over-rate. The Royal Challengers players were fined $750 and their captain Vettori $1,500 for being one over behind the required rate

Trott is happy to see his batting at Hyderabad

2011-10-12T17:42:00.000-07:00

For a player who is ICC Cricketer of the Year and has hit heady heights with his run-scoring, Jonathan Trott still has to cope with plenty of questions being asked about his place especially in the one-day game. However, unsurprisingly for a man whose key trait is the single-mindedness he brings to his batting, Trott isn't getting worked up by thoughts of having to fight for his England berth.

For an older guy of the team it's a good thing to see that strength in depth," he said. "It spurs you on to try to push yourself and become even better.

"You've got to go about it the best way you think you can contribute to the team," he added. "That's all I try to do, the only thing I really think about when I go out in the middle. Sometimes you get it wrong, play the wrong shot, but it's always while you're trying to do your best for your team-mates. I think everyone's got that mentality and that's why we've been pretty successful over the last few years."

There is stiff competition for batting places in the England line-up following Bairstow's recent performances, including the 53-ball hundred on Tuesday, and it could be that Ian Bell, their most impressive Test batsman during the home season, misses out for the first one-day international. Kevin Pietersen is back in the one-day se, although he failed in both warm-up matches while Ravi Bopara has enjoyed a consistent run.

"It's not a case of looking over your shoulder. You can't go very far forward if you're looking over your shoulder the whole time. I don't think that's a very good mentality to have, worrying about your own place.

England tour in india schudule of matches

2011-10-12T17:26:00.000-07:00

1st ODI: India v England at Hyderabad (Deccan)
Oct 14, 2011 (14:30 local | 09:00 GMT)

2nd ODI: India v England at Delhi
Oct 17, 2011 (14:30 local | 09:00 GMT)

3rd ODI: India v England at Mohali
Oct 20, 2011 (14:30 local | 09:00 GMT)

4th ODI: India v England at Mumbai
Oct 23, 2011 (14:30 local | 09:00 GMT)

5th ODI: India v England at Kolkata
Oct 25, 2011 (14:30 local | 09:00 GMT)

chamions T20 league 2011 Schedule

2011-09-20T01:57:00.000-07:00

Fri, 16 Sep 2011
04:30 GMT (10:00 IST) Australia Tour of Sri Lanka 2011, 3rd Test Match, Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
IP Auckland
IP Somerset Tue, 20 Sep 2011
14:30 GMT (20:00 IST) Champions T20 League 2011, 4th Qualifier match, Pool B, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
IP Leicestershire
IP Trinidad and Tobago Tue, 20 Sep 2011
10:30 GMT (16:00 IST) Champions T20 League 2011, 3rd Qualifier match, Pool A, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
IP Leicestershire
IP Ruhuna Wed, 21 Sep 2011
10:30 GMT (16:00 IST) Champions T20 League 2011, 5th Qualifier match, Pool A, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
IP Kolkata
IP Somerset Wed, 21 Sep 2011
14:30 GMT (20:00 IST) Champions T20 League 2011, 6th Qualifier match, Pool B, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
England
West Indies Fri, 23 Sep 2011
17:15 GMT (22:45 IST) West Indies Tour of England 2011, 1st Twenty20 International, Kennington Oval, London
IP Bangalore
IP Warriors Fri, 23 Sep 2011
14:30 GMT (20:00 IST) Champions T20 League 2011, 1st Match, Group B, M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
IP Cobras
IP New South Wales Sat, 24 Sep 2011
10:30 GMT (16:00 IST) Champions T20 League 2011, 2nd Match, Group A, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
IP Chennai
IP Mumbai Sat, 24 Sep 2011
14:30 GMT (20:00 IST) Champions T20 League 2011, 3rd Match, Group A, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
IP Warriors
IP South Australia Sun, 25 Sep 2011
10:30 GMT (16:00 IST) Champions T20 League 2011, 4th Match, Group B, Eden Gardens, Kolkata
TBC
TBC Sun, 25 Sep 2011
14:30 GMT (20:00 IST) Champions T20 League 2011, 5th Match, Group B, Eden Gardens, Kolkata
England
West Indies Sun, 25 Sep 2011
17:30 GMT (23:00 IST) West Indies Tour of England 2011, 2nd Twenty20 International, Kennington Oval, London
IP Mumbai
TBC Mon, 26 Sep 2011
14:30 GMT (20:00 IST) Champions T20 League 2011, 6th Match, Group A, M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
TBC
IP South Australia Tue, 27 Sep 2011
14:30 GMT (20:00 IST) Champions T20 League 2011, 7th Match, Group B, Eden Gardens, Kolkata
IP New South Wales
TBC Wed, 28 Sep 2011
10:30 GMT (16:00 IST) Champions T20 League 2011, 8th Match, Group A, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
IP Chennai
IP Cobras Wed, 28 Sep 2011
14:30 GMT (20:00 IST) Champions T20 League 2011, 9th Match, Group A, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
TBC
IP Bangalore Thu, 29 Sep 2011
14:30 GMT (20:00 IST) Champions T20 League 2011, 10th Match, Group B, Eden Gardens, Kolkata
IP Mumbai
IP Cobras Fri, 30 Sep 2011
14:30 GMT (20:00 IST) Champions T20 League 2011, 11th Match, Group A, M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
IP South Australia
TBC Sat, 01 Oct 2011
10:30 GMT (16:00 IST) Champions T20 League 2011, 12th Match, Group B, M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
TBC
IP Warriors Sat, 01 Oct 2011
14:30 GMT (20:00 IST) Champions T20 League 2011, 13th Match, Group B, M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
IP Mumbai
IP New South Wales Sun, 02 Oct 2011
10:30 GMT (16:00 IST) Champions T20 League 2011, 14th Match, Group A, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
IP Chennai
TBC Sun, 02 Oct 2011
14:30 GMT (20:00 IST) Champions T20 League 2011, 15th Match, Group A, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
IP Bangalore
TBC Mon, 03 Oct 2011
14:30 GMT (20:00 IST) Champions T20 League 2011, 16th Match, Group B, M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
IP Cobras
TBC Tue, 04 Oct 2011
10:30 GMT (16:00 IST) Champions T20 League 2011, 17th Match, Group A, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
IP Chennai
IP New South Wales Tue, 04 Oct 2011
14:30 GMT (20:00 IST) Champions T20 League 2011, 18th Match, Group A, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
IP Warriors
TBC Wed, 05 Oct 2011
10:30 GMT (16:00 IST) Champions T20 League 2011, 19th Match, Group B, M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
IP Bangalore
IP South Australia Wed, 05 Oct 2011
14:30 GMT (20:00 IST) Champions T20 League 2011, 20th Match, Group B, M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Ganguly offered BCCI technical panel chairmanship

2011-09-20T01:55:00.000-07:00

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly was Monday offered the chairmanship of the technical committee of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

BCCI's newly appointed president N.Srinivasan, after Annual General Meeting (AGM), said that Gavaskar, also a former captain, has written to the BCCI to be relieved from the post.

"Gavaskar has written to us that he has been on the technical committee for seven years, and it's time that we search for a fresh face. It is our intention to appoint Sourav Ganguly as the chairman of the technical committee.

On the appointment of Mohinder Amarnath from the North Zone, Srinivasan said: "I don't think anybody would dispute his qualification to be in the selection committee."

Srinivasan also made it clear that the BCCI would not use the Decision Review System (DRS) in its current form since it is unacceptable to the cricket board. He said the BCCI would raise the issue in the upcoming ICC meetings.

"Initially, we were reluctant to use the DRS as we didn't have faith in Ball Tracking technology. After the current series, it has been evident that even Hot Spot is not fully accurate," said Srinivisan.

"We have decided not to use DRS in its current form. The outgoing president Sashank Manohar had raised this issue at the earlier ICC meetings, and I will also raise the issue in future meetings," Srinivasan said

PCB wants formal discussions with BCCI Indo-Pak cricket ties

2011-09-20T01:45:00.000-07:00

Lahore, Sept 20 : The Pakistan Cricket Board has said that the proposed bilateral series between Pakistan and India is “in the air”, and that it does not expect any progress until the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) holds a formal meeting with the PCB.

He said that the PCB wants the resumption of cricket ties with India ‘as soon as possible,’ but added that the BCCI has to compensate its Pakistani counterpart for the cancelled 2009 tour.

“Our line is very clear even now, we want resumption of bilateral cricket ties with India as soon as possible. But obviously we also have in mind that India has to compensate us for the FTP tour they didn’t undertake in early 2009,” Ahmad said.

Ideally, the BCCI could compensate for the cancelled series in 2009 by playing some extra games, the PCB official said.

“We are not laying any conditions, but these are issues that need to be discussed properly. Then there is the issue of government clearances as well. So lot of work needs to be done, but as yet no formal discussions have taken place between the two boards,” he added.

Live streeming of Sri Lanka vs Australia, 3rd Test Match

2011-09-20T01:34:00.000-07:00

Match Highlights
DAY, 4: STUMPS - Australia: 316 - 209 / 3 in 68.0 overs RR: 3.07, Sri Lanka: 473 in 174.0 overs RR: 2.72

Hughes leads Oz to safety

After limiting the lead to 157, Australia led by Phillip Hughes batted well to be 209 for 3 at the end of day four at SSC, the opener unbeaten on 122.Though, Herath bowled his heart out, picked up all the three Australian wickets to fall but lacked support from the other bowlers to make any more inroads. The hosts, in front by 52 would bank on the centurion to see them through on the last day.

Sri Lanka trailing 1-0 in the series needed to get quick wickets upfront to brighten the chances of a result but the Australian openers added 62 in less than 12 overs. Both the openers targeted the new ball knowing that the scoring may become little difficult after the spinners come into the attack. Nine boundaries had been scored in the first eleven overs when Herath was handed over the ball.

Hughes, starting the innings on a pair, looked in good knick particularly while driving through the covers. He greeted Herath with a slog sweep over cow-corner for a six but the bowler managed to get a breakthrough in the same over as Watson was hit on the front foot by a delivery that was going straight. Even though, the on-field umpire adjudged it not-out, Sri Lanka got it overturned through a review. Nevertheless, the 62 run opening partnership had laid a solid foundation.

After behaving well for the first three days, the SSC pitch was showing signs of wear and tear which was exploited by Herath. While maintaining a good length, the left hander targeted the rough outside Hughes’ off-stump but the batsman countered it by attacking anything pitched up. He got to his fifty in 67 deliveries with a slog swept four off Dilshan.

At the other end, Australia’s new no. 3 Shaun Marsh, unlike two of his previous innings looked in bit of discomfort, scoring 18 runs after facing 56 deliveries. He was eventually caught close-in even though, replays suggested that the ball had not touched the glove but the batsmen strangely did not ask for the review. His wicket at the stroke of Tea with the score at 122 did lift the hosts but they needed few more in the last session to make a match of it.

However, Hughes was one determined Aussie not to let Sri Lanka have any space in the game. He was rock solid while dispatching anything that was marginally off line. However, there were a few nervous moments in the nineties. A glance down to fine leg boundary helped him to 97, a strange shot almost cost him three figures on 99 but the opener finally brought up his third century in Tests with a nudge through point. Meanwhile, Ponting who had replaced Marsh too played second fiddle to Hughes letting the left hander dictate terms. Still, he hit a couple of those trademark full-stretch cover drives during the 66-run partnership with Hughes that put Australia in lead.

Of all the Sri Lankan bowlers, Herath threatened the most with a nagging line coupled with some assistance from the track. After snaring Watson and Marsh, he was the one to remove Ponting with a stinging delivery that beat the batsman’s defensive prod to take the gloves enroute to Mahela at slip, the former captain dismissed for a 80-ball 28. Ponting’s dismissal did revive Sri Lankan hopes but Hughes dropped anchor after the century to take Australia to 209 for 3, the overall lead pegged at 52. He was unbeaten on 122 and with him Michael Clarke on 8 when the stumps were draw.

Earlier, Sri Lankan all-rounder Angelo Mathews finally overcame the nervous nineties syndrome to score his maiden test ton that played a major role in his team securing a healthy first innings lead of 157. The home team lost four of its remaining wickets for just 45 runs facing 19 overs and eventually bowled out for 473.

Like his previous bouts while approaching the elusive hundred, Mathews had some nervous moments as Australia claimed wickets regularly and it needed number eleven Suranga Lakmal’s defiant support that helped him to the feat. Aussie skipper Michael Clarke spreading the field didn’t help either as his anxiety to get there was palpable on his face ever so vividly. Though, the wait ended when Mathews blasted a cover drive 256th ball of his innings off Peter Siddle to bring wild and passionate celebrations from the all-rounder. His hundred brought an end to a streak of dismissals Angelo had experienced in nineties in the past.

Siddle was the bowler who did the work for the visitors. The paceman castled overnight unbeaten batsman Shaminda Eranga and then caught Rangana Herath plumb infront to dent Lankan’s endeavour to score fast. Chanaka Welegedara was run-out and Lakmal was clean bowled by Mitchell Johnson to wrap up the innings. Mathews remained unbeaten on 105 that came off 269 balls including ten hits to the fence.

Champions League matches likely to be shifted from Eden Gardens

2011-09-20T01:29:00.000-07:00

Kolkata, Sep 20 : Eden Gardens is set to lose all its three Champions League Twenty20 matches with the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) favouring shift of the matches due to monsoon rains lashing the city almost daily.

"When the conditions are such, how can we host the matches? We need time to prepare the track. Who will gain if we organise the matches and not a ball can be bowled?" said a CAB official.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), however, left the decision to the CAB.

A teleconference was held between CAB officials and their counterparts in the BCCI on the matches late Monday, where the local association pointed out the forecast of rains in the coming days.

However, the final decision in this regard will be announced Tuesday.

Eden Gardens was slated to host two matches -- Sep 25 and Sep 27.

If Eden backs out finally, then the matches are likely to be shifted to Hyderabad.

Cricket World Cup 2011 Results, 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup Results, Live ICC WC Cricket Results, Cricket World Cup 2011 Teams Results, Results Score

2011-09-20T01:16:00.000-07:00

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Date and Time World Cup 2011 Match Schedule Cricket World Cup 2011 Results
Sat Feb 19 1st match - India vs Bangladesh

Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur India Won by 87 Runs
Sun Feb 20 3rd match - Sri Lanka vs Canada

Hambantota International Cricket Stadium Sri Lanka Won by 210 Runs
Sun Feb 20 2nd match - Kenya vs New Zealand

MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai New Zealand won by 10 wickets
Mon Feb 21 4th match - Australia vs Zimbabwe

Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad Australia Won by 91 Runs
Tue Feb 22 5th match - England vs Netherlands

Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur England Won by 6 Wickets
Wed Feb 23 6th match - Kenya vs Pakistan

Hambantota International Cricket Stadium Pakistan Won by 205 Runs

Thu Feb 24 7th match - South Africa vs West Indies Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi South Africa Won by 7 Wickets

Fri Feb 25 9th match - Bangladesh vs Ireland
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Bangladesh Won by 27 Runs

Fri Feb 25 8th match - Australia vs New Zealand
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur Australia Won by 7 Wickets

Sat Feb 26 10th match - Pakistan vs Sri Lanka
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Pakistan Won by 11 Runs

Sun Feb 27 11th match - India vs England
Eden Gardens, Kolkata Match Tied

Mon Feb 28 12th match - Canada vs Zimbabwe
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur Zimbabwe Won by 175 Runs

Mon Feb 28 13th match - Netherlands vs West Indies Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi West Indies Won by 215 Runs

Tue Mar 1 14th match - Kenya vs Sri Lanka
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Sri Lanka Won by 9 Wickets

Wed Mar 2 15th match - England vs Ireland
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Ireland Won by 3 Wickets

Thu Mar 3 16th match - Netherlands vs South Africa Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh South Africa Won by 231 Runs

Thu Mar 3 17th match - Canada vs Pakistan
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Pakistan Won by 46 Runs

Fri Mar 4 18th match - New Zealand vs Zimbabwe Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad New Zealand Won by 10

Fri Mar 4 19th match - Bangladesh vs West Indies Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur West Indies Won by 9 Wickets
Sat Mar 5 20th match - Australia vs Sri Lanka
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo No Result

Sun Mar 6 21st match - England vs South Africa
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai England Won by 6 Runs

Sun Mar 6 22nd match - India vs Ireland
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore India Won by 5 Wickets

Mon Mar 7 23rd match - Canada vs Kenya
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Canada Won by 5 Wickets

Tue Mar 8 24th match - New Zealand vs Pakistan
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium New Zealand Won by 110 Runs

Wed Mar 9 25th match - India vs Netherlands
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi India Won by 5 Wickets

Thu Mar 10 26th match - Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Sri Lanka Won by 139 Runs

Fri Mar 11 27th match - Ireland vs West Indies
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh West Indies Won by 44 Runs

Fri Mar 11 28th match - Bangladesh vs England
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Bangladesh Won by 2 Wickets

Sat Mar 12 29th match - India vs South Africa
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur South Africa Won by 3 Wickets

Sun Mar 13 30th match - Canada vs New Zealand
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai New Zealand Won by 97 Runs

Sun Mar 13 31st match - Australia vs Kenya
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Australia Won by 60 Runs

Mon Mar 14 32nd match - Bangladesh vs Netherlands Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Bangladesh Won by 6 Wickets

Mon Mar 14 33rd match - Pakistan vs Zimbabwe
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Pakistan Won by 7 Wickets

Tue Mar 15 34th match - Ireland vs South Africa
Eden Gardens, Kolkata South Africa Won by 131 Runs

Wed Mar 16 35th match - Australia vs Canada
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Australia Won by 7 Wickets

Thu Mar 17 36th match - England vs West Indies
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai England Won by 18 Runs

Fri Mar 18 37th match - Ireland vs Netherlands
Eden Gardens, Kolkata Ireland Won by 6 Wickets

Fri Mar 18 38th match - New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Sri Lanka Won by 112 Runs

Sat Mar 19 39th match - Bangladesh vs South Africa Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur South Africa Won by 206 Runs

Sat Mar 19 40th match - Australia vs Pakistan
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Pakistan Won by 4 Wickets

Sun Mar 20 41st match - Kenya vs Zimbabwe
Eden Gardens, Kolkata Zimbabwe Won by 161 Runs

Sun Mar 20 42nd match - India vs West Indies
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai India Won by 80 Runs

Wed Mar 23, 2011 1st Quarter Final - Pakistan vs West IndiesShere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh Pakistan Won by 10 Wickets

Thu Mar 24, 2011 2nd Quarter Final - India vs Australia Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad, India India Won by 5 Wickets

Fri Mar 25, 2011 3rd Quarter Final - New Zealand vs South Africa Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh

Sat Mar 26, 2011 4th Quarter Final - Sri Lanka vs England R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Tue Mar 29 1st Semi Final - TBC vs TBC
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Wed Mar 30 2nd Semi Final - India vs Pakistan, Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh, India

Sat Apr 2 Final - TBC vs TBC
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

England is now looking to dominate in one day format also

2011-08-30T04:17:00.001-07:00

England fast bowler Tim Bresnan has sounded a warning to India saying that they will come hard at them in the upcoming one-day series. England, according to Bresnan, want to inflict another whitewash on the World Champions.

India will go into the five-match ODI series, starting September 3, without five of their World Cup heroes due to injuries.

Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan have all been ruled out of ODI action and Gautam Gambhir is also likely to miss the series due to concussion.

If we come out with confidence against India, we should get the result we're after. We sustained the assault during the Test matches and we'll be looking to do the same in the one-dayers," Bresnan said.

"India are a top side and we have to respect them in all forms, - especially the shorter ones. But we're out to win every game, that's our mentality," Bresnan was quoted

Gambhir likely to miss ODI's in England

2011-08-30T04:14:00.001-07:00

With little improvement in his agonising condition over the last 10 days, Indian opener Gautam Gambhir could be packing his bags to return home.

India were whitewashed 4-0 in the Test series,lost their number one Test ranking and are in danger of suffering a similar debilitating fate in the one-day series, starting with the first game in Chester-le-Street on September 3.

Since then, he has visited doctors and got MRI scans done which have shown clean results, yet Gambhir's condition hasn't improved.

Gambhir's case could be similar to the one suffered by South African fast bowler Dale Steyn during the Champions League last year when he too had backpedalled to take a catch offered by Michael Hussey in the semifinal clash between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore and fell on his head.

Steyn's MRI scans too showed little but the paceman took 3-4 weeks to get himself sorted out.

By the looks of it, Gambhir could also suffer a similar fate and could be out of action for 3-4 weeks, putting in doubt even his participation when England pay a return visit to India for a one-day series in early October.

LEIC vs Ind, Practice match, Leicester

2011-08-30T04:09:00.000-07:00

INDIA won three practice matches, looking for Clean sweep for OD's.

Teams:

Leicestershire (Playing XI): Abdul Razzaq, Joshua Cobb, Jacques Du Toit, Will Jefferson, Andrew McDonald, James Taylor, Matthew Boyce, Paul Nixon(w/c), Wayne White, Jigar Naik, Matthew Hoggard
India (Playing XI): Suresh Raina(c), Parthiv Patel(w), Ajinkya Rahane, Rahul Dravid, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Amit Mishra, Ravichandran Ashwin, Praveen Kumar, Vinay Kumar, Varun Aaron
Leicestershire have won the toss and elected to field
India (From): MS Dhoni(w/c), Munaf Patel, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Suresh Raina, Amit Mishra, Praveen Kumar, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Parthiv Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Vinay Kumar, RP Singh, Ajinkya Rahane, Varun Aaron
Leicestershire (From): Matthew Hoggard(c), Matthew Boyce, Abdul Razzaq, Nathan Buck, Nadeem Malik, Joshua Cobb, Jacques Du Toit, James Taylor, Harry Gurney, Claude Henderson, Will Jefferson, Will Jones, Andrew McDonald, Jigar Naik, Tom New, Paul Nixon(w), Greg Smith, Shiv Thakor, Wayne White, Alex Wyatt

India vs England live test match

2011-07-28T07:15:00.000-07:00

Check the above links to go for live cricket match INDIA VS ENGLAND.

It is turning out to be quite interesting with the guest scalping 4 wickets and boxing the hosts. It has become live. India vs England test series 2011 day 4 has become very exciting. England have lost four wickets for just 54 runs.

Cook was looking uncomfortable and he lost his wicket on a very easy ball that was slow and didn’t have much pace. But following that single dismissal, things don’t look rosy for India. The English bowlers are using the home advantage to the fullest and scoring runs at a frantic pace. So far they have showed completely that though India can be number one team on paper they are certainly the more formidable team in all aspects of the game.

So the Indian team is making a good comeback. If the bundle the English team out for around 350 runs to chase, they may think of drawing the match. In otherwise match the game may be all but over for the team India.

Hey guys! Is it daydreaming or am I right. Ishant Sharma has taken another wicket in the same over. He bowled a maiden over and took two wickets, first on the very first ball of the over and then on the last ball of the over.

india vs england test series 2011 live

2011-07-28T07:13:00.000-07:00

India tour of England 2011 is set to start from 21 July, 2011 with the first test at Lords. The series features some practice matches, 4 test matches, 1 T20 and 5 ODI matches. India is ranked no.1 in test and no.2 in ODI while England ranks 5 in ODI and 3 in test. Seeing England's recent test matches, it is expected to be a new Australia.

How to watch the series live?

On TV: ESPNStar has broadcasting rights in India while Sky Sports has the broadcasting rights in the other host country UK. You can find a list of more TV channels showing India vs England live.

Live Video on the internet: We have so far no report of ESPNStar showing the match live on internet. But you can expect it to broadcast it in their website ESPNStar.com or youtube.com/espnstar as it had successfully shown the ICC Cricket World cup 2011 live.

SKY Sports has given an option to watch the match live on their website for their TV viewers.

Viewers in North America can check out willow.tv for live broadcasting of the series on internet. Also, check official websites of other broadcasting TV channels for live broadcast on the internet.

Via Youtube: Willow.tv will be showing the matches live on Youtube. Its limited to people in America.

Live scores and commentary: One of the best ways of enjoying live matches on the internet is by viewing live cricket scores. I like espncricinfo for this. Similarly, you can check out other websites like cricketnext, cricbuzz, espnstar for live scores and commentary.

Live audio commentary of India vs England 2011: BBC will be broadcasting radio commentary of India vs England 2011 on bbc.co.uk worldwide for free.

Bet365 will also be broadcasting the live audio commentary of the matches on their website.

TV Channels broadcasting India Vs England 2011 Live

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After the win in the West Indies, the no.1 spot Indian team travels to the home of Cricket England. The Natwest series starts with the 1st Test out of 4 test matches on July 21. The series features 4 Test matches, 1 T20 and 5 ODIs and ends on Sep 16. Apart from this Indian team will play some Warm-up matches against the country teams in the start and during the series. Here is the fixtures and schedule on Natwest Series 2011 - India Vs England including the warm-up matches.

Broadcasting Rights: The official broadcasting partner of India Vs England Natwest series 2011 is Sky Sports UK. Sky Sports will broadcast the matches in UK and Ireland. Different TV Channels throughout the world will broadcast the matches live in different countries.

List of Countries and TV Channels broadcasting Ind vs Eng 2011 - Live:
Australia : Foxsports
Bangladesh : Star Cricket
Canada : ATN, CBN
Carribean : SportsMax
India : Star Cricket and Star Cricket HD
DD National will broadcast T20 and 5 ODIs
Nepal : Star Cricket
Malaysia : Astro
Middle East : Prime Sports
New Zealand : Sky Sport
Pakistan : Geo Super
Singapore : StarHub
South Africa and other African nations : Supersport
UK : Sky Sports and Sky Sports HD
USA : Direct TV

Sourav Ganguly showing his agressive in Lords

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Ganguly was the second highest run scorer in Tests in 2007

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he chopping and changing under Chappell was so much that Ganguly found himself back in the team for the tour against SA. He proved his mettle with a composed fifty to help India to its first Test win in SA. This proved to be the start of a second honeymoon for Dada.

historic win against England in the 2002

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Ganguly had always fought for the team he wanted. He went to great lengths in backing the youngsters. It paid off superbly when Mohammad Kaif and Yuvraj Singh scripted a historic win against England in the 2002 Natwest series final. In characteristic fashion, Ganguly had shown them the way with an aggressive 60 that set up the chase.

India practice session at Lord's

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England v India 1st Test Day 5 Photos

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Geoffrey Boycott says India can't stop England from being No1

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Former England captain Geoffrey Boycott does not foresee world number one India bouncing back in the ongoing Test series against England and believes the hosts are well on their way to clinch the top spot in ICC Rankings.

"The hosts are all fired up. Confidence is high, they believe they can beat India and they are hungry to be No.1 in the world. I can't see India stopping them and it would be an amazing turnaround if they beat England," Boycott said.

Boycott feels the Indian bowling attack, which was ripped apart by the English before the hosts won by 196 runs in the Lord's Test, lacks the zing to worry England.

Zaheer Khan is a quality bowler but even before the series started I never expected him to survive four Test matches in five weeks. His ability has never been in doubt but his fitness has always been a worry.

Harbhajan Singh may have 400 Test-match wickets but all the England batsmen played him with ease at Lord's. I think he is too slow through the air.

The former batsman feels it will be a challenge for India to survive the hostile bowling attack of England.

I know the Indian batting had problems with Sachin Tendulkar weighed down by the weight of expectation at Lord's and a viral infection in the second innings," Boycott said.

The 70-year-old also had a lot of good things to say about England's pace trio of James Anderson, Chris Tremlett and Stuart Broad.

James Anderson is now a top-class bowler. His movement of the ball is his key strength. If you keep swinging and seaming at a pretty good pace, and put it in difficult areas for batsmen often enough, you will get wickets, and that is what he does.

At Lord's, Stuart Broad was unrecognisable from the guy who bowled all over the place against Sri Lanka. The key at Lord's was that he bowled with pace and pitched it up around off stump," he added.

The great thing for England is they have two good back-up seamers queuing up to come into the team.