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.