Ricky Ponting is still a great player: Dravid

                                                                   

Canberra, Dec 21: Rahul Dravid has come out in support of Ricky Ponting, who barely made it to the Australian squad on Wednesday, insisting the Indian team fears a resurgence from the struggling batsman in the upcoming Test series, starting on December 26.
"I think he is still a great player. He showed in the couple of Test cricket matches that he played against us in India that he is still - I'd say he is still - the best Australian batsman," Dravid was quoted as saying by 'foxsports.com' ahead of the four-match series.
"From our perspective I hope he can start a golden run after our series. When you read his name on the sheet he is still one of the most feared, there is no doubt about it," he added.

BCCI says no to Hot Spot for Ind-Aus Tests

Canberra, Dec 20: The live cricket match is take placing between India and Australia Board of Control for Cricket in India  has not only stuck to its guns on non-acceptance of Umpires Decision Review , it has shot down the use of hot spot for the forthcoming series against Australia.

Cricket circles in Australia, understandably, don't see any merit in India's stance and fear it could turn out to be a controversial stance if a couple of decisions were to go against the tourists at a critical stage of a game.

It was poor umpiring on India's previous tour to Australia which sparked trouble four years ago and almost led to tour being abandoned.

Kohli and Sharma steady India's innings

Canberra, Dec 19: Riding high on Kohli and Rohit Sharma's knock, India manage to score 162/4 at Stumps on Day 1. The duo added flavor to the rain hit day as they have piled up 78 runs for the 5^th wicket

After losing a few wickets on a wet day visitors managed to get to a decent score on a day which was affected by rain as it allowed only 50 overs to be bowled on Day One of the three-day practice match against Chairman's XI on Monday.

When it looked like Laxman and Kohli are going to make use of this opportunity and score big, VVS Laxman fell after scoring just 15 runs, as Virat Kohli (55*) and Rohit Sharma (38*) ensured that they are going to capitalize on the opportunity and score big in the practice match.

Indian Cricket team preparing for the fourth test series

Canberra, Dec 18: The Indians are likely to field their first team when they take on Cricket Australia Chairman's XI in their second and final warm-up game which will held on Monday with the fitness of their fast bowlers. The fourth Test Cricket series, starting December 26.

Due to the injury of Ishant Sharma he will not take place on this test series. The team sources insist it would be a precautionary rest for Ishant but at best the issue on his availability is likely to linger till the morning of the first Test in Melbourne on December 26.

Sachin Tendulkar's amazing 92 and VVS Laxman's half-century have given confident  to the visitors.

Bharat Ratna to Sachin Tendulkar

                                               

New Delhi, Dec 16: The Sachin Tendulkar is one of the brillent bats in the Indian cricket team he start his cricket career at the age is fifteen his score was never scored by any other batsman.

Sachin Tendulkar is the gift to the Indian cricket team. The BCCl Minister Rajiv Shukla said Tendulkar is the correct person to honor the Bharat Ratna he also said it will be conform to Tendulkar

No injury scare for Ishant says Team management

                                                     
Canberra, Dec 15: Indian team management has cleared the air as rumors about Ishant Sharma fitness was doing rounds after he was forced to leave the field bowling just 5.3 overs during the practice match against Cricket Australia's Chairman XI in Canberra on Thursday.

Ishant experienced pain in the ankle for the second time as he pointed his ankle to the physio and left the ground. Fact is that, he was actually carrying an ankle injury since the tour of England, suggesting a chance for breakdown.

Ishant was forced to leave the field after bowling just 5.3 overs, Indian team manager Shivlal Yadav said,  Sharma was slated to bowl only 6 overs in the first two practice matches and the reason for him leaving the field and abandon one over was due to the loosening of the strap on his ankle which forced him to moe out of the field.

Tiwary's maiden ton helps India score 267/6

                                                      

The fifth One-Day-International cricket match between India and West Indies was took place on 11^th December at M Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. India took 268 run of 50 overs.

    Manoj Tiwary, the comeback man, scores his maiden century as India score 201/3 after 38 overs in the fifth one day international against West Indies at Chennai. Virat Kohli too contributed to the score with a brilliant half century as the duo piled up 117 runs for the 4th wicket.
      

      Virat Kohli played another superb knock as he scored his 18th fifty as he fell 20 runs short of another century. His knock included 5 boundaries. Kohli played a fine knock of 80 before being dismissed by Martin as he tries to hit a six over long-on to give an easy catch to Samuels.

Amazing Sehwag's 219 runs in ODI

                                                

Indore, Dec 8: Virender Sehwag's proved his ability amazingly he set world record by scoring 219 runs in the One Day International cricket match. It become an histroy in the cricket feild and also his score make India to reach 400 in the fourth One Day International cricket match. 

    
         Sehwag break the record of Sachin tendulkar by scoring 219 runs. This is the highest score of India 418/5 in 50 overs.

Irfan Pathan One-Day-International cricket squad

                                                                 

New Delhi, Dec 6: Irfan Pathan all-rounder in the Indian cricket team  is recalled back to the team by Indian One-Day-International cricket squad. Irfan Pathan said his hardwork and pain is notbecome waste. He played last two One Day International cricket match against West Indies. He said that its a good opportunity to prove. 

       Irfan Pathan said very few of them get this chance by Gods blessing I get this opportunity and I also do my best.

Sammy, Russell powerful partnership West Inides to 260/5

                                               

Ahmedabad, Dec 5: The third 0ne-day cricket match was held between India and West Indies on 5 december the batting of the West Indies were good. 

    The skipper Darren Sammy tooked 41 runs and Andre Russel tooker 40 runs their patnership increased the scoreboard of West Indies in 50 overs West Indiesd tooked 260/5
West Indies got the highest partnership of the match, 79 runs off just 5.4 overs.

India practicing for the 2nd ODI

                                              

Visakhapatnam, Dec 1: After the winning of the ODI match at Cuttack Indian cricket team practicing for the other matches. In the Cuttack matrch the batting of the Indian batsman were poor except Rohit Sharma he took 72 runs so to improve the batting they are practicing.

     
       The frist One-Day –International match between West Indies and India was took place at Cuttack India won the match and the point is 0-1.The Indian bowler performed well in that cricket match.Varun Aaron tooked 2 wickets. R.Vinay kumar took 1 wicket and Umesh tooked 2 wickets.

ODI match Pakistan Vs Bangladesh

The One-day-International cricket was took place between Pakistan and Bangladesh on 29-11-2011,

Cuttack First ODI match India beat West Indies

                                       

On November 29 the first One Day International cricket match is held between India and West Indies at Cuttack. Opener Parthiv Patel wsa dismiss qucik by Smashes ball which was catched by Anthony Martin. Gautam Gambhir also quickly diamissed by the keeper.
India need 170 runs more with eight wickets in hand in the 1st ODI at Barbati stadium, Cuttack.
   Indian bowlers restricted West Indies to score  211/9 in 50 overs . The Inian bowler Varun Aaron and Umesh Yadav ball amazingly and each of them  got two wickets . The dismissal of Post Bravo lead West Indies lost wickets in quick peroid. Denesh Ramdin (14), skipper Darren Sammy (0) and Andre Russel (22) added 52 runs in 13 overs. Russels knock made West Indies cross 200.
   West Indies managed to score only 11 runs for the loss of one wicket in their batting powerplay. The highest partnership during the West Indies innings was between Bravo and Hyatt (75) for the fourth wicket.
Bravo's half century helped West Indies to increase the score 160/6 after 37 overs before being dismissed .Bravo wsa dismissed by Raina for 60, Kieron Pollard (13) followed suit as he was dismissed by Ashwin while he . By the brilliant performance of the Indian bowler India won the match

Praveen Kumar ruled out of 1st ODI

                                                      

 Nov 28: India got a blow before the start of the five match One day cricket series against West Indies as pace spearhead Praveen Kumar was ruled out of the opener due to a niggle.

He is expected to be fit for the second one dayer to be played at Visakhapatnam, as he is supposed to join the squad on Tuesday.

"Praveen Kumar has a niggle so he is not available for first ODI. We expect him to join the squad tomorrow and be fit for the second match," skipper Virender Sehwag said on Monday.

In Praveen's absence, Karnataka seamer Vinay Kumar is expected to lead the pace attack with new comers Umesh Yadav and Varun Aaron.

Yuraj suffering from tumour

On November 27 2011 docters annoced after checking Yuraj Singh has "non-malignant tumour" in his left lungs and that is the reason why the flamboyant left-hander has opted out of the upcoming ODI series against West Indies.

"The last few months have been extremely tough for my son, Yuvraj," stated his mother Shabnam. "After the highs of the World Cup, Yuvraj has found himself dealing with the toughest time of his life in these last six-seven months."

"During the World Cup, Yuvraj found himself constantly troubled by bouts of coughing and vomiting. He ignored the problem, assuming it was due to stress, and didn't want anything to distract him during the course of such an important tournament."

"When the problem persisted after the World Cup cricket match, we decided to seek medical advice."

Yuvraj had declared himself unavailable for the five-match one-day series against the West Indies and was also not picked for the Test series in Australia.

Rahul Dravid the second highest scorer in the test cricket

                            

November 24, 2011: The test match is held between India and West Indies at  Mumbai  in the End of the evening the India has scored 281 and lost three wickets. This match became one of the unforgetable incident for Rahul Dravid by scoring 13000 runs in the Test cricket match.
    After scoring 13000 runs he became the secfond highest run scorer in the Tests match. India required 110 runs to avoid follow-on. Rahul dravid scored 87 runs it was his 37th century and he was dismissed by Samuels.
    The partnership between the Rahul Dravid and Gautham Gambhir were excellent one. Sachin Tendulkar scored 67 runs it is his 63rd fifty in the test cricket match and the V.V.S Laxman score 32runs.

Third Test Match Between India And West Indies

                                        

The third Cricket one-day match was held between India and West Indies on 22 November, 2011. Its a good starting for the West Indies. The opener bat-mans were played very well two of them hit half centuries.

     Kraigg Brathwaite and Adrian Barath were the two openers of West Indies Kraigg Brathwaite took (68) runs and Adrian Barath took (62) runs.The partnership between Kraigg Brathwaite and Adrian Barath were amazing.

        R.Ashwin make a great break through dismissing Kraigg Brathwaite and Andrian Barath in the same day of the third and final test match. He Took two wickets brilliantly.

India Team:

 MS Dhoni, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Virat Kohli, R Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Pragyan Ojha, Varun Aaron

West Indies Team:

 Adrian Barath, Kraigg Brathwaite, Kieran Powell, Kirk Edwards, Darren Bravo, Marlon Samuels, Darren Sammy(capt), Carlton Baugh, Ravi Rampaul, Fidel 

The Coach Gary Kirsten asked me to bat up in WC final: Dhoni

The Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni gave an interview to an award function,he said the he does not planned to improve himself during the period of World Cup which was played against the Sri Lankan team,Even it was the coach Gary Kirsten who came with instant idea.

 

  In the last worldcup Mahendra Singh Dhoni scored 91 runs he played verfy well in that match.The six which was hit him on that match was amazing one.The last World Cup was one of the record for the Indian Cricket history.The Indian Cricket team won the World Cup match against Sri Lanka and got the award as "Heroes of the Year".

  The Indian captain Dhoni said the Yuvraj singh he would be able to track the spinning better,the spinners like Muttiah Muralitharan who is the team of Dhoni in Chennai Super Kings 

The captain Dhoni said that Gautam Gambhir played well, he is one of the talented young batsman in the Indian cricket team, The partnership between him and gambhir were one of the good thing for the winning of Indiain the World cup, Similarly the partnership between him and Yuvi also good one.  Someone asked Dhoni that how you keep yourself cool in the difficult situation. He said he was influenced by the pressure.

Sreesanth said that Dhoni is like his brother.

Virat Kohli said the captain Dhoni encourage the team members.

Sehwag reiterated Kohli's sentiments, while Gautam Gambhir called Dhoni "very relaxed". Ashwin too joined the chorus and said his skipper is always aware of the situation.

The former Indian Captain Sunil Gavaskar joked that the World Cup winning team in 1983 was better lookin

Yuvraj Singh too joined in saying: "He's right, we are an ugly group of guys."

India leapfrog Eng to 4th position in ODI rankings

                               

 New Delhi, Oct 18: The 2-0 lead in the ongoing five-match series against England has helped India claim the fourth position in the ICC ODI rankings and they can cling to the spot by securing one more win.

England had started the series in fourth position on 113 ratings points but have now slipped to 110 whereas India have jumped from 112 to 115 points.

India just need to win one more match to not only secure the series but also the number-four position. If they clinch a 5-0 series win and South Africa lose their opening two matches against Australia, India could even rise to third place in the table, just one rating point behind second-placed Sri Lanka.

However, England can still finish in the pre-series fourth position, provided they win the remaining three matches in the series, the ICC said in a statement.

India take on England in the third ODI in Mohali on Thursday.

In the rankings for ODI batsmen, Virat Kohli has climbed five places to fourth position after scores of 37 and 112 not out in Hyderabad and New Delhi, respectively.

Gautam Gambhir has also improved his ranking and now jointly shares the 11th position with Jacques Kallis after scores of 32 and 84 not out.

The batting table is still headed by South Africa captain Hashim Amla while an injured AB de Villiers is second and Australia's Shane Watson is third.

In the rankings for ODI bowlers, England's Graeme Swann continues to lead the table with New Zealand's Daniel Vettori second.

Indian off-spinner R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja have also gained valuable spots. Ashwin is now in 36th position after rising five places while Jadeja has climbed six places to 38th spot. India's fast bowler Praveen Kumar has also returned to the top 20 in 20th position.

THE SECOND ODI INDIA BEAT ENGLAND BY 8 WICKETS

The second One Day International Cricket match between the India and England was take place on Oct 17, in New Kohli and Gautam Gambhir were the man who deserve the match. Virat Kohli become the hero of this match by scoring 112 (not out).The second hero of the match is Gautam Gambhir he score 84 runs and also not out. Two ODI matches were took place between India and England. India beated England in the last two matches. The partnership record of Tendulkar and Azharuddin (175) were broken by Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir who were scored (209). It is one of the great record of their cricket career. 

Score Board:

Indian Cricket Team:

parthiv patel  (12)

Gambhir   (84)                                                                                  

A.M.Rahane (14)

Kohli   (112)

Extras :16

Total Score :238                                                                           

England bowling:

Bresnan  7-1-41-2-5.86-1 (W)

Finn     9-0-50-0-5.56-2 (W)

Dernbach    5.4-0-41-0-7.24-1 (W)

Swann    8-0-52-0-6.5-1 (W)

Bopara   3-0-21-0-7-3 (W)

R.S.Patel   2-0-17-0-8.5-0 (W)

K.P.Pietersen   2-0-13-0-6.5-1 (W)

 England Cricket Team:

A.Cook  (0)

C.Kieswetter (0)

J.Trott   (34)

K.pietersen  (46)

R.Bopara  (36)

J.Bairstow   (35)

Samit  Patel(42)

T.Bresnan st  (12)

G.swann   (7)

S.Finn   (6)

J.Dernback  (3)

Extras : 16   

Total Score:237

 India bowling

Praveen   9-1-40-1-4.44-2 (W)

Vinay     9-1-30-4-3.33-1 (W)

Kohli     5-0-18-0-3.6-0 (W)

Yadav     8.2-0-50-2-6-3 (W)

Ashwin    10-0-56-1-5.6-3 (W)

Jadeja    7-0-38-1-5.43-1 (W)

Over 0.4 PS Kumar to AN Cook He is Caught ...

Over 42.6 RA Jadeja bowls flighted delivery to DL Bairstow, and he is caught by the fielder in the deep.He is Caught

Over 1.5 R Vinay Kumar to C Kieswetter He is Caught ...

Over 9.6 R Vinay Kumar to IJL Trott,bowls a pitched up delivery who gets forward and tries to drives it on the off-side that takes the outside edge and is Caught behind by the keeper.Caught behind!

Over 45.1 R Vinay Kumar to GP Swann,bowls a slower one who gets forward and looks to play on the off-side but he misses it and the ball goes onto hit the timber, thats Bowled him!

Over 45.6 R Vinay Kumar to TT Bresnan,bowls a pitched up delivery who gets forward and plays a lofted shot in the air and is Caught by Raina at mid-off.Caught by Raina!

Over 24.5 R Ashwin bowls quicker and flatter in the air to RS Bopara, he is struck on the pad and the Umpire has given that out LBW.Out LBW

Over 25.2 U Yadav bowls short of length delivery to KP Pietersen, gets an outside edge which is caught by the Keeper.He is Caught

Over 41.4 U Yadav to DL Bairstow,bowls a pitched up delivery who moves back in the crease and defends it but he

misses his shot and is struck on the pad, the Umpire raises his finger up to give that out LBW.OUT LBW!

It was a fair result: Alastair Cook

 

London, Sep 12: India might be feeling hard-done by the weather gods but England skipper Alastair Cook said the tie forced by rain interruptions in the fourth ODI here was a fair result.

Cook was a relieved man after the tie allowed his side to clinch the five-cricket match series by taking an unassailable 2-0 lead here yesterday.

England were 270 for eight when the third and final rain intervention forced the match to end in a tie under the Duckworth-Lewis rule.

"It''s human. When you''re ahead of the game and get to go off, you''re obviously going to be happier than the other team.

It was quite clear when we came off the first time we wanted to go back because we were behind," Cook told reporters in the post-match press conference.

"When we came off second time, when we were ahead, if we are all being honest we would have quite liked it to have rained for another hour and we wouldn''t have had the last few overs," he said.

"We ended up having to bat for the weather and with Duckworth-Lewis ball by ball, it was an extremely tough situation for both the sides. I think it probably was a fair result," he added.

Cook lauded Ravi Bopara for his 96-run knock that held the .

"The way Ravi (Bopara), Tim Bresnan and Graeme Swann held their nerves and got us almost over the line, and to win the series because of it, makes us delighted" .

Bopara, who was caught on the edge of the midwicket fence by Ravindra Jadeja, though was disappointed with the result.

"It''s extremely disappointing that we didn''t end up winning. I never quite knew when to accelerate with the weather and big black clouds lurking round the back there," he said.



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TIME FOR INDIA TO REVIVE WINNING ACT IN CRICKET

The word 'revenge' has been bandied arround.It is the marketing.It is the marketing spin that is expected to boost television ratings as India squares up against England in a five-match One Day International Cricket Match 

   The desolate tour of England is now a scar in the back-story but M.S. Dhoni had already quaffed the speech about vengeance.A month back at Indian Cricket captain Dhoni said :"you should not't have that on your mind,you start putting presure on the whole side.It is important to stick to the basics."

   If Dhoni had and company peer harder at the West Indies,they will settle at that image of the Indian Cricket team skipper hoisting Nuwan Kulasekara for the World Cup winning six on April 2. The latest match is the first International Cricket match,which the men inblue are playing at Mumbai and it i8s time for the squad to revive its winning-act.

   The India's One Day International Cricket against England Cricket team is one of the important ODI match for the Indian cricket team.
It is a challenge for Indian cricket team because Cook is  Alastair Cook is very talented bats man.Even Jonathan also talented player. 

The Indian Cricket Teams:

   M.S.Dhoni, G.Gambir, A.Rahane, P.Patel, V.Koli, S.Raina, M.Tiwary, R.Jadeja,Praveen Kumar,R.Ashwin, 

Umesh Yadav, V.Aaron, S.Arvind and Rahul Sharma. 

The England Cricket Teams: 

A.Cook, C.Kieswetter, Lan Bell, J.Trott,  K.pitersen, J.Bopara, A.Hales, J.Dernbach, S.Finn, C.Woakes and S.Meaker