World Cricket II

[steveaustin]

1st Test: Sri Lanka v West Indies at Galle

West Indies 580/9d
Sri Lanka 227/5 (60.2 ov)

No double / triple / quadruple for both Sangu and Jaya. As of now, it looks SL is struggling against WI. Battling to avoid follow on..... :lol:


if Ambrose didn't get you then Walsh would. Ambrose was the most complete bowler for every batsman alike including Steve Waugh and Sachin."

Amby. :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:

[raajarasigan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2t_2-nbi3p0&list=ULisP_PlNeUnI&playnext=1

Lance Klusener 5 wickets vs Australia MCG 97/98

Kirsten, Gibbs, Klusener,Kallis, McMillan, Cronje, Pollock, Dave Richardson, Donald, Rhodes and Symcox.

'kkali idhu Idhu team. :smokesmirk:McMillan :shock: ivan 97/98 varaikkum aadirukkaana... very good slip fielder... ivan catch pidikkumbothu kaikkulla ball irukkaannu sandhegam vandhudum.. avlo periya palm...

Klusener,Kallis, McMillan, Cronje, Pollock, Donald - 5 pace bowlers, oru medium pace... :o

[raajarasigan]

if Ambrose didn't get you then Walsh would. Ambrose was the most complete bowler for every batsman alike including Steve Waugh and Sachin."

Amby. :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: :thumbsup:

[steveaustin]

Sri Lanka 378 & 13/0 (2.6 ov)

SL following on. :lol:

Almost David vs Goliath week for cricket.

[Riyazz]

West Indies 580/9d

Sri Lanka 378 & 63/0 (13.2 ov)

[GP]

[tscii:632f16f0eb]SA - 6/2

Tanvir on debut.

1.3 Tanvir Ahmed to Petersen, OUT, and he gets his first Test wicket with his third delivery, it was pitched full, inviting Alviro to drive, who went for it, the edge flew to first slip where Misbah made no mistake, Tanvir is pumped up, and why wouldn't he be? What a start for him, and for Pakistan!
AN Petersen c Misbah-ul-Haq b Tanvir Ahmed 2 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 66.66

3.2 Tanvir Ahmed to Amla, OUT, Tanvir is on fire! he has taken out the immoveable object, it came in with the angle from back of a length outside off, cutting Hashim in half, who seemed to have got an edge on its way to the keeper, umpire de Silva thinks so as he sends Amla on his way, but replays show it came off the thigh, unlucky for Hashim, Pakistan are on a rampage here.
HM Amla c †Adnan Akmal b Tanvir Ahmed 4 (10b 0x4 0x6) SR: 40.00 [/tscii:632f16f0eb]

[Riyazz]

Amir Mir: "What an awful, awful decison from the umpire, a real shame for Amla. However I am impressed with Tanvir Ahmed, so far, he is this big lad charging in, giving it his all. He has been 12th man or on the sidelines for quite a while and now he is like a Tiger who has come out of his cage and is roaring for success."

[Riyazz]

[tscii:4427b68e34]And in Abu Dhabi, Tanvir Ahmed is having a dream morning. He has taken three wickets, South Africa are 33 for 3. Commentary here.

11.1


Tanvir Ahmed to Smith, OUT, Tanvir, you beauty! he gets the South African captain this time, it was short of a good legnth and moving away from outside the off stump, Smith had no need to play at it but had a poke nevertheless, the outside edge dipped on Adnan, who dived to his left and took it tumbling down, three for Tanvir, Pakistan are on top


GC Smith c †Adnan Akmal b Tanvir Ahmed 10 (33b 2x4 0x6) SR: 30.30 [/tscii:4427b68e34]

[Riyazz]

Tanvir Ahmed 6-1-25-3

in debut match :clap:

[Riyazz]

Kallis 100 :clap:

[steveaustin]

South Africa 354/6 (106.0 ov)

Tanvir on debut takes 5-wicket haul.

[Plum]

Pakistan should get debutants for all their matches. Guys come in with a bang and then either fizzle out or sell out. And they keep finding new players. Especially bowlers

[steveaustin]

[tscii:c7ac974f58]I think, one of the main reasons for fizzle out or sell out is PCB. The need of the hour for young Pak. cricketers is a mentor like Imran Khan in PCB. It looks like PCB is not looking after the needs of the youngsters. The reason for they keep finding new players is that there are many prodigious talents. Most of them belong to small towns and not to the two of main cricket centres - Lahore and Karachi. Why a country like Pak. needed a guidance of Imran?? The Pak. Cricket history clearly depicts the greatness of Imran Khan.

In late-80s and earlier 90s, it was Imran Khan's belief in the youngsters' abilities rewarded them handsome dividends. Imran Khan was impressed with what he had seen and pushed for the selection of many youngsters. Then the new generation of Pak. test cricketers was being broken in as Imran looked towards his main ambition, to win a series against the mighty West Indies. At one point, he came very close to a home series win against them during 1986 after bundling out the might WI for a paltry 53 in the first test. Then again, he almost won a away series against them during 1987-88. On both occasions, even though the series was just levelled at 1-1, it was dominated by Pakistan with considerable help from the wily leggie Abdul Qadir and the young greatest left armer in the history Wasim.

Till Imran was there, the more talented few, as is the Pak. tradition, were directly inducted into the Pak. side. Lack of playing fields, improper equipments and absence of coaches did not hampered the development of Pak of prodigious talent. Almost many of them must have started cricket on the street. Once upon a time, when asked about his selection Imran said that a tightly rolled cotton slings for a ball, any wood plank, two bricks for wickets is enough for a boy to bowl, bat and field on any surface in the world.

Aquib Javed was the first youngster to be catapulated from nowhere into the test team. When Imran first saw Aquib, then 16 year old from Sheikhupura, he was instantly impressed. Imran played him in India for a benefit match and later taken him to NZ and Australia. Aquib could not have asked for a better mentor. Though his performance on those tours were not exceptional, he became the second youngest Test cricketer at that time. As long as Imran was there, he was in his elements and there were always pleasant surprise inclusions in the team. Then, came Waqar Younus from Burewala. The first time when Imran saw him in a Multan Division match and Waqar immediately offered a contract. At that time, Waqar was included to play the Champions trophy in Sharjah and straightaway he became the sensation. During the speed checks in Sharjah, he was faster than Marshall, Winston Benjamin and Wasim. Waqar came fully equipped and he needed only minor tips and adjustments, when he played in his first match unlike Aquib, for which none is better than Imran. When Imran was looking after the spin department, he found Mushtaq Ahmed, who was a slow motion Qadir. In fact, he has not matched Qadir's eight different varieties of delivery, but was strong on the basics. But he played his role very well in the 1992 world cup win of Pakistan.

During 1989, Imran tried a middle order wristy, left-handed batsman to open the innings and he was succeeded only after few matches. Till then, Imran persisted with Saeed Anwar in his team. Later, Imran saw the performance of big Inzy in the junior World cup in Australia and he was impressed. As they say, rest is history. Only a few Imran brought-ups were failed because of the lack of support from PCB as well as no mentor like Imran was available to them.

Confusious said.
“If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.”

That's what Imran Khan did.[/tscii:c7ac974f58]

[steveaustin]

SA on top after devils' double ton

South Africa 581/9 (152.0 ov)

AB de Villiers 275* (415b 23x4 6x6)
M Morkel 35* (37b 5x4)

Devil's going crazy. Is it a T-20 or Test???? Another Triple Ton on the cards.

Current partnership 104 runs, 12.4 overs, RR: 8.21 (de Villiers 69, Morkel 35)


"Well well well... I think Waqar should try to take the last wicket. Come on Waqar"

:lol:

[steveaustin]

Abraham Benjamin de Villiers becomes the highest individual scorer for SA by breaking Graeme Smith's record of 277. ABD has scored his last 64 runs off just 34 deliveries contained 5 sixes.

Surprise!!! Surprise!!! Surprise!!!
Proteas have declared..... devils' chance of scoring the first triple ton for SA has vanished.
GC Smith :hammer: :hammer: :hammer:

[sivank]

[tscii:fdff4ce17e]I have a small doubt. SA and Pak are plöaying their Tests in Abudhabi and the playing hours are between 10 and 17 hours. Is ist not too hot to play during these hours in gulf. Or is the stadium covered with a roof.

veppathula kabalam karainjudhume adhaan ketten. (Idhu soppana sundhari ya yaaru vachu irukka maadhiri kostin. dhayavu senju yaarum odhaikkaadheenga)[/tscii:fdff4ce17e]

[P_R]

Around this time of the year the temperature is quite manageable isn't it?

[19thmay]

Yeah its close to 28 Deg's.

[ajithfederer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjsoRQnSb-E

Viv Richards 146 vs Australia 1988/89 Perth \

8-)

[ajithfederer]

Steve Waugh 200 vs West Indies Jamaica 1995 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaEHHo-IFh0&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL)

Probably the greatest Innings of Steve Waugh :bow:. I think this match has the most talked about mid pitch altercation between Waugh and Ambrose.

Steve Waugh 100 vs West Indies 1999 Jamaica (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ca0m3uy73Qs&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL)

8-)

This channel owner rocks

[steveaustin]

South Africa 584/9d
Pakistan 201/4 (70.1 ov)


"Kaneria has in fact taken 36 wickets in seven Tests against South Africa at an average of just over 30. Shane Warne (130 wickets) and Muralitharan (104 wickets) are the best spinners in matches against South Africa since 1990"

What about the Indian spinners??? :think:

[sivank]

Thanks Prabu and Sridhar for your info. I thought in gulf it is always around 45 to 50 degrees.

[Dinesh84]

2nd Test SA vs Pak

South Africa 584/9 dec

Pakistan 366/8 (124.1 overs)

Reqost to Mods: can this thread be made a sticky thread?

[GP]

Reqost to Mods: can this thread be made a sticky thread?
:yes:
+1

[Dinesh84]

2nd Test SL vs WI

SL 10-1 (5.2 overs)

Dilshan out for 4

[GP]

2nd Test SA vs Pak

South Africa 584/9 dec

Pakistan 386/8 (126 overs)

Pakistan have avoided the follow-on.

[Riyazz]

Pak struggling

[steveaustin]

I think, with this inexperienced team, they have put up a fight so far. Another exciting draw on the cards. :roll:

Debutant Tanvir is the thorn in the flesh for SA with both bat and ball.

[Dinesh84]

Sri Lanka 36/3 (15.4 overs)

kamaan WI! :D

[Plum]

Karthikeya Date on Fitness/Fielding (http://cricketingview.blogspot.com/2010/11/fitness-in-cricket-teams.html)
Interesting thoughts:

Yet, much of this apparent brilliance is just wastage of energy. What, for example, is the point for the cover fielder to race across to his left and dive to try and stop a ball that has been pushed into the gap between cover and point, towards deep point? The dive isn't going to stop the single, and not diving isn't going to cost more than one. It appears to me to amount to an amazing unawareness of the ball game. What's the point of diving about every time the ball is hit in your general direction, even though you have no hope at all of stopping it (and don't actually stop it about 80% of the time). Which batsman in a Test Match is going to get worried and play differently because there's a bunch of fielders diving about?



Would those extra hours of fielding practice not have been better spent batting for an extra hundred deliveries (far more strenuous than fielding for 100 deliveries), or bowling those extra 100 deliveries? Would they not have been better spent working on that additional subtle variation? Virender Sehwag doesn't field as well as any of the New Zealand batsmen. Neither does he move as much as any of the New Zealand batsmen when he bats. But boy can he bat!



One persistent counter argument to any effort to situate fielding only marginally in assessments of quality is that fielding is an indicator that a player is trying hard. Well, which is the better indicator? A stubbornly disciplined, professional batting effort like the one we saw from Tendulkar and Dravid this evening, or all the aimless diving about that we saw from New Zealand? Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir always look like they are looking for runs. Every movement they make suggests that they would like to find every last run that is on offer and then some. It means that they throw their wickets away a number of times. They are allowed to bat like that because they know that there is iron discipline that follows in the middle order. Professional batsmen who are unlikely to be swayed by the brilliant run scoring of Virender Sehwag. When it works perfectly like it did today, it gives you a glimpse into the very top drawer of Cricket. That is only if you are willing to resist being swayed acrobatic beauty of the latest perfect physical specimen in the New Zealand Test team.




Do you want to decide who the fitter cricketer is? Ask yourself a couple of simple questions. Who would you rather have batting for you if you needed 1 player to bat for six hours? Tendulkar or Taylor? Who would you rather want to call on late in the day at a crucial moment in a Test? Zaheer Khan or Chris Martin? The answer in both cases is obvious. It also indicates who the fitter cricket men are. If a physio were to assess fitness, then Taylor and Martin would probably out perform Tendulkar and Zaheer in every measure. But even so, I argue, not only are Tendulkar and Zaheer better cricketers, but fitter cricketers

[GP]

I think, with this inexperienced team, they have put up a fight so far. Another exciting draw on the cards. :roll:

Debutant Tanvir is the thorn in the flesh for SA with both bat and ball. :exactly:

[P_R]

Flau, he has written this earlier.
I think he makes a lot of sense, particularly in Test cricket.

There is no 'change of old guard', 'every run matters' in Tests. That is the very charm of the game. It is rarely brought down to an instance. In fact in most cases where it (to use Shasthri's words) 'goes down to the wire' and people start saying 'this is why test cricket will live' I am quite puzzled.

Because at that moment of reduction is not what test cricket is about (this is not to say it is not enjoyable).

2001 Aus tour of India - which is a 'better' match? Kolkata or Chennai?

It is the same p-o-v that is to be taken when thinking about fielding in test match cricket. Athleticism is merely nice to have.

[steveaustin]

"South Africa off to a flyer! I think Smith will dangle the carrot tommorow and give Pakistan a target that is just about reachable. Excellent knock from Rehman today, deserves a five-fer for his potential match saving efforts!"

Just few years ago, Smith did the same thing against the Aussies and Ricky Thomas himself swallowed the carrot completely in just two sessions. :lol:

[littlemaster1982]

It is the same p-o-v that is to be taken when thinking about fielding in test match cricket. Athleticism is merely nice to have.

I'm not sure about this. In the previous test match, I saw NZ fielders saving some 20-30 runs by diving around and literally dried up scoring. As long as fielders don't dive for showing off, it definitely helps saving some runs.

[Dinesh84]

Sri Lanka 238/4

Sangakkara 107*

[Riyazz]

south Africa 584/9d & 203/5d

Pakistan 434 & 68/3 (24.3 ov)

Pakistan require another 286 runs with 7 wickets remaining

[steveaustin]

Sri Lanka 387/9d (115.2 ov)
West Indies

Roach takes five and SL declared.

[raajarasigan]

Sri Lanka 387/9d (115.2 ov)
West Indies

Roach takes five and SL declared. :shock: 387'kkellam declare'a.. 3 day matcha.. illa WI'kku ithuve adhigamnu nenaichuttaangala...

[steveaustin]

Sri Lanka 387/9d

West Indies 7/1 (3.0 ov)

Already two days' play were partially affected by rain. Hence the declaration, I think.

[steveaustin]

West Indies 45/1 (10.0 ov)

Chris Gayle batting on 30 of 28 balls with 7 boundaries. So far, Gayle managed to keep the Lankans at bay.

[steveaustin]

Lakmal to Gayle, OUT, and gets Gayle for his first Test wicket! it was the surprise bouncer, Chris went for the pull despite there being two men on the deep leg side boundary, and the top edge went miles in the air, and deep square leg settled under it after going back and forth for a while, and took it cleanly in the end, big wicket for Sri Lanka

No Gayle storm this time. :wave:

[P_R]

adhu ennamO theriyalai. Gayle out aanA manasukku romba sandhOshamA irukku (even if it is a match in which I am rooting for the WIndies)

[Plum]

Why yA?

[P_R]

Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard, Ricardo Powell, Shahid Afridi, Yusuf Pathan - ivainga yaaraiyumE enakku pudikkAdhu.

[steveaustin]

no dAdAs..... :mrgreen:

[Plum]

Oh, yesuthattic affensA?>

[P_R]

I was seeing 92 world cup Ind-Aus match.
The quaint non-professionalism is so idyllic
guppy bats, large fields etc.

Dean Jones was just earning it with timing. There were some risky mistimes hoicks but were genuinely thrilling to watch. Very very few chances of despatching a ball from Brisbane to Adeleide etc.

The selfsame Dean Jones recommends powerplay in the ICC committee as a way "to break the 400 barrier" :?

As Daklas aNnan asked: ippo sandhOsamA?

[ajithfederer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyGkWtlIu9s&feature=related

Lazy elegance mark waugh. He is a film star on a cricket pitch. His batting is laziness and style at the correct mix. The legside jabs are a pleasure to watch. Here in this match Mark waugh battles on a tough pitch when both the teams were bundled for low scores in the first innings. He plays an absolute gritty knock to chase a 4th innings target of 270. This was a breakthrough tour for Australia in SA 1997/(98??). The waugh brothers tormented Cronje's men in both Test and ODI series.

I remember Bevan and Steve Waugh pulled a heist after being 60 or 80/5 against SA Bowling in an ODI match that tour. That match also had gilchrist coming late in the order and smack a couple of 4's to win much to the annoyance of the Proteas. If i am not wrong the OZ's won both the Test and ODI tours that year in SA. It's true that Ozzies have MOSTLY owned the Proteas in both the forms of cricket over the last decade or so(the only exception's being (the 434 chase and the proteas winning a test series in 08/09). I am happy that atleast India continues to be a thorn in the flesh for the Ozzies in the Test arena.

The present Indian team has a lot to learn from the OZzies if it wants to hold onto its test ranking for a considerable period of time. There are a lots of lessons to learn from THE 90's and the early 00's.

[steveaustin]

West Indies 14/1 (5.3 ov)
Sri Lanka


0.1
Lakmal to Gayle, OUT, plumb lbw first ball! what a start for Sri Lanka and Pallekele. The big wicket of Chris Gayle, Lakmal sets off on a celebration, it was pitching on offstump and came in a touch, Gayle was looking to defend but misses, hit on the knee roll and Rauf raises the finger, it would have gone on to hit middle and off

CH Gayle lbw b Lakmal 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00


"This is amazing from Gayle. First innings of first test he scores 333 (3 digits) and then he scores 30 + (2 digits) and next 3 (1 digit) and finally no score ...Whenever Gayle plays a big innings, he always ends up with such low scores."


"Gayle - Gayle! We so seldom see a run of good scores; a big one, a couple fifties, then some 20's and 30's and then worse ... and just when even his faithful (like me) are wondering about his worthiness, he smacks out a barrel of runs. He's the Carl Hooper of his generation - so frustrating!"

[raajarasigan]

WI 69/1 - Bad Light stopped play..

Darren Bravo 44* 74 7 0 59.46 :D very promising cricketer for WI.. another interesting point is his batting style. athula Lara theriyaraaru.. :D

[raghavendran]

WI 69/1 - Bad Light stopped play..

Darren Bravo 44* 74 7 0 59.46 :D very promising cricketer for WI.. another interesting point is his batting style. athula Lara theriyaraaru.. :Dbut he hasn performed consistently..remember lara calling him the future of WI cricket.. :( ..

[raajarasigan]

WI 69/1 - Bad Light stopped play..

Darren Bravo 44* 74 7 0 59.46 :D very promising cricketer for WI.. another interesting point is his batting style. athula Lara theriyaraaru.. :Dbut he hasn performed consistently..remember lara calling him the future of WI cricket.. :( ..NOT sure about his consistency in ODIs... but recently he was debuted in test cricket. So far so good with scores of 68, 80 & 68 :D

[Puliyan_Biryani]

After 2 rain interrupted days West Indies are 244/5.

Looks like the Test series will end 0-0. Sri Lanka will lose 6 rating points and spiral down from 3rd place to 5th place. idhulayum oru aanandham :D :ashamed:

[PARAMASHIVAN]

idhulayum oru aanandham :D :ashamed:

yE intha kolai Veri :lol2:


appo than India no 1 position ah maintain panna mudiyuma :lol2:

[raghavendran]

idhulayum oru aanandham :D :ashamed:

yE intha kolai Veri :lol2:


appo than India no 1 position ah maintain panna mudiyuma :lol2:yen illena srilanka Indiave jeichiruma... :rotfl3:

[PARAMASHIVAN]

idhulayum oru aanandham :D :ashamed:

yE intha kolai Veri :lol2:


appo than India no 1 position ah maintain panna mudiyuma :lol2:yen illena srilanka Indiave jeichiruma... :rotfl3:

who cares :huh:

[ajithfederer]

Finally some videos on VVS Laxman - Lots of rare images with inside interviews.. 8-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wasy0b7q_G0&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-dk28yukyw&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy5Zs4PxJg0&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

An early film on V V S Laxman - Part 1 - 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpDCq-Y-mIs&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a87iiTaU2PI&feature=related

A Recent Film on V V S Laxman - Part 1- 2

[Dinesh84]

idhulayum oru aanandham :D :ashamed:

yE intha kolai Veri :lol2:


appo than India no 1 position ah maintain panna mudiyuma :lol2:yen illena srilanka Indiave jeichiruma... :rotfl3: :rotfl2:

[ajithfederer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4cDeJ9q4jg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fQyQaOwIHM&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tffvJlxWM0&feature=related

V V S Laxman - A Special Knock at Brisbane Gabba (Part 1 - 3)

V V S Laxman has played many a brilliant innings against Australia. Some of these havent been converted to centuries. But they are still invaluable and brilliant. One such is his knock of 75 at Brisban Gabba.

[Vivasaayi]

idhulayum oru aanandham :D :ashamed:

yE intha kolai Veri :lol2:


appo than India no 1 position ah maintain panna mudiyuma :lol2:yen illena srilanka Indiave jeichiruma... :rotfl3:

who cares :huh:

adengappa..adhavadhu ungalukku srilanka mela endha vidha anudhapamum illa..apdithana? :)

[ajithfederer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J18hDVKFOUA&feature=related

VVS Laxman - 3rd 100 in Sydney 2008. Has the 3 consecutive 4's off Mitchel johnson. Dravid's 50 is included too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meZpmQzdklQ&feature=related

Tendulkar's 150; Ganguly 67(78) and Bhajji's 50 from the same test. Actually Ganguly plays a fluent knock until a rash shot.

[ajithfederer]

Sunil Gavaskar 221 vs England 1979 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiWafDowUCA)

A video comment as below

One of the 5 best 4th Innings knocks ever.He was 2 runs short of equaling George Headley's record of 223(Which happens to be the highest scored in a 4th Innings of a match.)

Sad that India had to draw this test and were just 9 runs short of a win.(438 Target.)

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63240.html

:shock: :clap:. Sunny

[Dinesh84]

West Indies back banned Shillingford to return

http://af.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idAFJOE6BL00Q20101222

MIAMI (Reuters) - The West Indies Cricket Board has given its backing to suspended off-spinner Shane Shillingford and said it expects him to bounce back.

"The WICB has received the report on Shane's action and will consult with experts and formulate a suitable plan of action and hopefully he can continue his international career in the shortest possible time," West Indies Cricket Board CEO Ernest Hilaire said in a statement.

"The WICB and the Team Management Unit remain confident in his ability to perform at the highest level and see this latest development as a challenge which has been placed before him," Hilaire added.

"Shane is a tough cricketer who arrived on the international stage via the difficult route after years of toil on the regional circuit, we have no doubt that he will emerge from this test of his character," he said.

The 27-year-old from Dominica has played five test matches but is yet to debut in one-day internationals.

Shillingford can appeal to the ICC's Bowling Review Group against the finding of the independent analysis.

[ajithfederer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6twu9YZSWT8

Agit Agarkar 109* vs England 2002 Lords

[Plum]

AF, irundhAlum kadamai uNarchchi jAsthi!

Ajit Agarkar 100lAm thEdi eduththu avaisyiam pOdaNumA?

[steveaustin]

Pakistan in New Zealand T20I Series - 2nd T20I

New Zealand 185/7 (20/20 ov)
Pakistan 76/4 (10.0/20 ov)

[ajithfederer]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/current/video_audio/494617.html

Annan Chappell tips Ingilaandhu for waeld number 1. Plum, here is your christmas present from chappel family.

[littlemaster1982]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/current/video_audio/494617.html

Annan Chappell tips Ingilaandhu for waeld number 1. Plum, here is your christmas present from chappel family.

:lol:

[jinju]

Pakistan blazing away...8 ovs 80/1 with razaq, afridi n umar yet to come...of course, can't predict when it'l all collapse!

[Plum]

England nejamAvE #1 aagiduvAnga pOlirukkE? Type typeA fast bowler vechurukkAngaLE?
Best spinner in the world vERa( i am being genuine here :lol: ) - hamare paas kya hai? Harbhajan.

[P_R]

( i am being genuine here :lol: ) :lol:

avanE sonnAnA


If, by some cruel twist of fate, Sachin is out of the World Cup, dharmasangadam illaama England-ai suffort paNNuvEn.

[jinju]

- hamare paas kya hai? .

Ravichandran Ashwin.

[ajaybaskar]

Idha yaarum kanndukkamaatenraanga?

http://www.espncricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-pakistan-2010/engine/current/match/473920.html?CMP=chrome

[Ramakrishna]

Idha yaarum kanndukkamaatenraanga?

http://www.espncricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-pakistan-2010/engine/current/match/473920.html?CMP=chrome

T20 ellaam street cricket. It doesn't deserve a discussion.

[ajaybaskar]

Thambi,

Neethana IPL timela vandhu sanda pottukittu irundhavan? :evil:

[P_R]

T20 ellaam street cricket. It doesn't deserve a discussion. :clap:

[ajaybaskar]

T20 ellaam street cricket. It doesn't deserve a discussion. :clap:

Ada neenga vera..

Look, who started this topic..

http://mayyam.com/hub/archives/Sports_Archived/t12931_Sir_Sachin_Tendulkar_s_Mumbai_Indians.html

[littlemaster1982]

Sachin vilaiyanda naanga book cricket kooda paappom. Adhukkaga naanga T20 fans-nu aayiduma :poke:

[ajaybaskar]

Appuram enna pechu, it doesnt deserve discussion apdinnu? :-)

[P_R]

Naan kooda dhaan IPL final paarthEn.
Kamal VV-la nadikkira maadhiri irundhuchu :noteeth:

[ajaybaskar]

//Masterji, tried reaching you couple of times. But ur number was not reachable. If ever u come back to earth, kindly keep me posted//

[kid-glove]

Naan kooda dhaan IPL final paarthEn.
Kamal VV-la nadikkira maadhiri irundhuchu :noteeth:

Neenga ithu rendayum vida matreenga :lol:

[Ramakrishna]

Sachin vilaiyanda naanga book cricket kooda paappom. Adhukkaga naanga T20 fans-nu aayiduma :poke:

Exactly. That was only for Sachin..

Ajay,
T20 WC thread la ethaavathu post kandupideenga paaklaam :poke:

[Thirumaran]

Sachin vilaiyanda naanga book cricket kooda paappom. Adhukkaga naanga T20 fans-nu aayiduma :poke:

Exactly. That was only for Sachin..

Ajay,
T20 WC thread la ethaavathu post kandupideenga paaklaam :poke:
Mudiyaathungraya.. Come on Ajay.. You can do it :yes:

[Thirumaran]

btw i object that T20 is like street cricket. Street Crickets are much better.

[19thmay]

T20 ellaam street cricket. It doesn't deserve a discussion. :clap:

Ryan Harris neenga thaane nominate pannirukeenga? He became famous and got selected for his nation side after IPL. :poke:

[P_R]

IIRC in his first two ODIs he took five wicket hauls. enakku appo dhaan appidi oruthan irukkan 'ngradhE theriyum.

[19thmay]

IIRC in his first two ODIs he took five wicket hauls. enakku appo dhaan appidi oruthan irukkan 'ngradhE theriyum.

He played for Deccan chargers when Mr. Sridhar was supporting them. Illana enakkum therinjirukaadhu,

[venkkiram]

Pakistan in New Zealand T20I Series - 3rd T20I

Pakistan won by 103 runs

இதுவரை இப்படியொரு கண்றாவியான ஸ்கோர் போர்டை நான் என் சரித்திரத்திலேயே பார்த்ததில்லை. நியூஸி அணியில வரிசையா மொதோ நாளு பேரும் முட்டை வாங்கிட்டானுங்ஹ.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-pakistan-2010/engine/current/match/473920.html

[sathya_1979]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/page2/content/story/494269.html

:rotfl: :rotfl3:

The most awesome things that didn't happen this yearWelcome to our wondrous and possibly slightly offbeat look back at the highs and lows of 2010

Dear cricket fans, once again we have come to the end of another calendar year of outstanding cricketing action. Personal and team records have been set and then broken. There have been controversies but also champions, scandals but also surprises, outrageous behaviour but also outstanding performances.

What a year it has been.

Unfortunately at this very moment I am not able to pick my favourite memories from 2010. Due to too much exposure to cricket on TV and the internet, my mind is no longer capable of distinguishing between cricketing memories. The only ones I remember with any clarity are Shane Warne's ball of the century to bowl Mike Gatting, Yuvraj Singh's six sixes and a VVS Laxman Test innings that must have been against Australia. I think.

I intend to go through Youtube for fresh 2010 memories as soon as possible.

However I am also left a tiny bit disappointed. There was potential for plenty more cricketing drama and suspense and thrills in 2010, none of which actually transpired. Which is why I have decided to assemble a collection of 12 imaginary cricketing highlights from 2010, one for each month. None of these things happened. But if they had, it would have been awesome. I sincerely hope that in 2011 the ICC and other cricketing bodies will be able to achieve landmarks like these.

And here they are:

January 2010
After months of legal wrangling, conclusive rulings have finally been passed on all IPL ownership cases. In a verdict that upheld the stay order on a lower court decision that overturned an appeal following a show-cause notice issued by the BCCI, the Bombay High Court has decided that Rajasthan Royals will be now be owned by the Bombay High Court. Justice Kulkarni says: "We are planning to dismantle the entire team and build it up from scratch. So far we have decided to retain only Shilpa Shetty."

February 2010
Chaos ensues during a friendly Afghanistan-Pakistan cricket match. Halfway through the Pakistani innings, just as Misbah-ul-Haq tickles a ball down to fine leg, the ground is attacked by a unmanned US Predator drone aircraft. Thankfully none of the players are hurt as the drone manages to fire only one round at the commentator booth. A dazed Ravi Shastri says: "It was a tracer bullet."
Afghanistan win the match after Kamran Akmal scores 13 off 122 balls, runs out two out of the first five Pakistani wickets, drop-kicks Salman Butt, who was trying to take a quick single, sledges profusely in Urdu while Mohammed Sami bats, drops four catches and leaks 77 leg-byes.

March 2010
Cricketing and international sporting history is achieved when Bangladesh defeat Australia and South Africa in a triangular series in Hong Kong. The Tigers win each match by an average of five wickets or 80 runs. The final match between Bangladesh and Australia is a chaotic affair as the match is interrupted by seven power failures, one pizza delivery guy and 13 drinks breaks. After the match, player Justin Thomas of Lismore, New South Wales, switches off his Xbox 360 and goes to sleep.

April 2010
There is mounting evidence that the international cricketing calendar is too burdensome when Virender Sehwag scores a scintillating 113 off 79 balls for Kenya against a flabbergasted New Zealand side in the Twenty20 World Cup. After the match Sehwag clarifies that he woke up in the morning and simply lost track of the schedule. "Also," Sehwag tells reporters, "I thought it was a Test match."

May 2010
Crisis hits Pakistani cricket as the special commissioner appointed to look into charges of match-fixing against Kamran Akmal, is secretly taped accepting bribes from a News Of The World journalist in London. But it turns out the commissioner himself was secretly taping this secret taping to trap the journalist. Who, it was later revealed, was secretly taping the secret taping of the secret taping. In the ensuing chaos an undercover policeman working for Scotland Yard is deported to Pakistan.

June 2010
An astounding 18,234 spectators attend the first match in a three-match series between the women's cricket teams of India and Sri Lanka in Rajkot. "This is wonderful for the sport of women's cricket. Whenever I am stopped at traffic signals and talk to people I tell them how much I love watching women playing with each other," says chief guest MS Dhoni, who inaugurates the series. Dhoni quickly leaves after the ceremony, along with 18,223 spectators.

July 2010
An impasse is broken when the BCCI finally agrees to trial the new Umpire Decision Referral System. However, the system will be implemented with some modifications. Players will now have to make referral requests in writing, on a prescribed UDRS (Bharat) 7B form, at least three days before a decision is expected. Each referral must come attached with a demand draft for Rs 250 (Foreigner: $25,000) payable to the BCCI's bank account in Mumbai. Foreign players must attach a copy of passport with valid visa page. If the referral is found to be valid, a final decision will be posted to the concerned umpire's postal address. If the referral request is invalid, no further communication will be sent.

August 2010
Spectacular scenes unfold at ICC headquarters in Dubai when Qatar wins the right to host the 2023 cricket World Cup. Experts are taken aback that a country without a single cricket pitch or cricket team has been awarded the event. "The idea is to take cricket to new countries and markets. This is a brave new step!" says an ICC executive committee member before driving away in a new Ferrari P540 Superfast Aperta convertible with full leather upholstery, steering wheel cut out of a single diamond, solid gold dashboard equipped with permanently attached midget human being constantly reading out the speed, and jacuzzi.

A representative of the Qatari bidding team says the country was looking at various ways of building cricketing infrastructure including "buying Bangladesh or maybe one or two West Indies".

September 2010
The 2010 edition of the Twenty20 Champions League tournament is called off at the semi-final level after three teams from Australia and one from South Africa make it to the final four. "Yesterday's match between the Johannesburg Wanderers and the New South Wales Somethingortheothers was watched on TV by one man in Guwahati. Who already has an Airtel connection. Without the Indian teams this is an exercise in futility. We have decided to cut our losses," said an insider who did not want to be named.

October 2010
British prime minister David Cameron tells a shocked world that the Ashes urn seems to have been misplaced. "We've looked everywhere," said Cameron in the House of Commons, "we've looked on the beaches, on the grounds, in the fields, in the streets and in the hills." A contrite ECB says that the only option left is to declare England Ashes champions in perpetuity and devise a new tournament format. Surprisingly Cricket Australia agree to this in exchange for Graeme Swann.

November 2010
Cricket fans are both troubled and amused as China announces a new bat and ball game called Tricket. The game uses almost exactly the same rules as cricket but has 25 players per team and costs only one-third as much. But unlike cricket, tricket also plays video in high-definition, has a dual SIM facility, longer battery life and 32 GB onboard memory.

December 2010
The year ends in infamy with startling Wikileaks revelations. Cables from the ICC office to recipients in India seem to indicate that Sharad Pawar tried to buy cricket from the ICC in 2006. Observers are shocked to learn that the ICC seriously considered this for months. But the deal fell through, the cables say, because Pawar wanted to buy only the good bits. "I only want batting and drinks break. You can keep bowling and follow-ons," Pawar is said to have been quoted as saying.

Let us all hope and pray that 2011 delivers us many more cricket surprises and thrills. Have a very happy new year.

[Siv.S]

Sachin vilaiyanda naanga book cricket kooda paappom. Adhukkaga naanga T20 fans-nu aayiduma :poke:

Exactly. That was only for Sachin..

Ajay,
T20 WC thread la ethaavathu post kandupideenga paaklaam :poke:
Thambi IPL la Sachin's mumbai match thavira vera entha mathchukkum nee inga vanthu post pannalaya? kadaisila intha pazhamum pulikkumngira range-kku pesurenga :lol2: :lol2:

[ajithfederer]

The use of technology was not without incident, as Steve Bucknor, who had stated before the series that he didn't need a third umpire, turned down a run-out appeal against Jonty Rhodes in the Johannesburg Test when he was in fact a foot out of the crease. Rhodes went on to make 91. Bucknor realised his folly upon watching the replay in his hotel room and pledged at a press conference to use the third umpire in future decisions.


Looks like Steve Bucknor has been doing this since the early 90's.

A good article to read on the friendship between CSA and BCCI boards.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/494874.html

[ajithfederer]

1992
South Africa return the favour

When the time came for South Africa to host their first international series after readmission, it was only natural they pick India

Siddhartha Talya

January 1, 2011

On January 9 in the New Year, India and South Africa will meet at Durban's Moses Mabhida Stadium in a Twenty20 game as part of the 150th anniversary celebrations of the arrival of Indian indentured workers in the province of Natal. That game, at one of the venues of the FIFA World Cup, is expected to attract the biggest crowd for a cricket match in the country, but its foundations were laid almost 18 years ago when international cricket returned to South Africa following decades of boycott due to apartheid. The Indian team, in 1992-93, became the first recognised non-white national side to tour South Africa, and it was no surprise that Durban, with its large diaspora and ties with the motherland, put on a huge reception and staged the first Test.

The tour - labelled the Friendship Series - was South Africa's way of reciprocating India's efforts in ending the country's sporting isolation in 1991. India had been among the principal opponents of apartheid - it snapped diplomatic ties with South Africa in 1948 following the electoral victory of the National Party, which implemented the apartheid laws. But Nelson Mandela's release from prison in 1990, the return of the African National Congress (ANC), the movement towards establishing a multi-racial democracy and emotional links with its large Indian population all boosted the possibility of restoring relations.

Ali Bacher, the former South Africa batsman who captained them in their previous Test series, in 1970-71, led the effort in pushing for full-member status within the ICC after becoming the managing director of the unified United Cricket Board of South Africa (UCBSA). India's vote - with backing from its government - played a critical role in achieving it. And when a home series against Pakistan was cancelled, India called on South Africa to fill the breach. Within days Clive Rice led South Africa on a three-match tour of India to mark his country's return to international cricket. A year later it was India's turn to tour.

"In 1991, our reintroduction into world cricket, at the ICC level, was proposed by India," Bacher said. "Because of this we said to them that when we have our first international tour into South Africa, it would be India, as a gesture of appreciation for their support for our return to international cricket. We offered it to them. They never said it should be part of the deal. It came from us and obviously we kept our word."

The tour served as a successful example of sporting diplomacy, given the political backdrop and the mutual desire to improve ties, and the significance of India's visit expressed itself in the reception the cricketers received from the Indian community. Hundreds cheered on the streets of Durban during a motorcade reception, and there was little doubt over where their loyalties lay - partly as a result of emotional ties but also due to the alienation wrought by apartheid.

"When we went there we were shocked by the extent to which apartheid had wreaked havoc in society," Ayaz Memon, a senior Indian journalist who visited South Africa in 1991 and covered the 1992-93 tour, said. "To see such segregation in real terms was quite extraordinary."

Harsha Bhogle, who was also among the journalists on the tour, wrote this in his biography of then India captain Mohammad Azharuddin: "'The team has come from our motherland to defeat the white man,' they said and their voices spoke of a language of pain and hatred."



"We were isolated for 20 years and to keep the game alive you become more innovative, and market-orientated. You think more about the game, how to survive, how to prosper, how to bring in supporters" Ali Bacher on South Africa's infrastructure for cricket



The Indian cricketers, for their part, served as good ambassadors, meeting Mandela at the ANC headquarters, visiting the townships to promote the game, going to Pietermaritzburg - where Mahatma Gandhi's struggle against discrimination began - and were helped by Amrit Mathur, now Chief Operating Officer of Delhi Daredevils but then a newly appointed tour manager. PR was to prove an important element in a tour that meant more than cricket.

"There were too many official functions and sometimes we felt, 'Give us a break,' and he [Mathur] used to handle that so well," Sanjay Manjrekar, a member of India's touring party, said. "He was such a good communicator and a guy who spoke on behalf of us, addressed the South African community and presented the Indian perspective. He was also young and he could easily get us to change our minds, and he was on the same wavelength. He did a brilliant job."

The cricket, though, failed to measure up to the pre-series hype. The Tests, especially, made for dull viewing, with run-rates of two or just above and steadily declining attendances. Three of the four Tests ended in draws; only Kapil Dev's enthralling century in a losing cause in Port Elizabeth and Allan Donald's fiery spell to win his team that Test stood out, while Jimmy Cook's first-ball duck in the Durban Test - his maiden Test - after waiting for 21 years since his first-class debut was a sore moment. The ODIs were better received, though the Indians were mauled 5-2.

There were two crucial aspects that had long-term implications - one for the game in general and the other particularly for South Africa: the use of technology by umpires to make decisions, and South Africa's preparedness to host an international sporting event. Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman to be ruled out by a third umpire.

How did the teams agree to use the system? "I remember Azhar and Ajit Wadekar [the India coach] listened very carefully and they appeared to like what I was saying, but they were very nervous," Bacher said. "But they agreed. And it's quite extraordinary that they never consulted their board, I never consulted my board. We pushed the button and off we went."

The use of technology was not without incident, as Steve Bucknor, who had stated before the series that he didn't need a third umpire, turned down a run-out appeal against Jonty Rhodes in the Johannesburg Test when he was in fact a foot out of the crease. Rhodes went on to make 91. Bucknor realised his folly upon watching the replay in his hotel room and pledged at a press conference to use the third umpire in future decisions.

Peter Kirsten plays towards point, Zimbabwe v South Africa, World Cup, Canberra, March 10, 1992
Peter Kirsten and Steve Bucknor: both ran into trouble over run-outs © Getty Images
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Floodlights, grassbanks, well-appointed stadiums and facilities were on offer for the tour. Even back then South Africa had in place the infrastructure that would go on to make it a preferred destination not just for cricket events. "It wasn't like India trying to put together the infrastructure for the Commonwealth Games," Manjrekar said. "Though the country was living on its own, it had set global standards very early."

"We were isolated for 20 years and to keep the game alive you become more innovative and market-oriented," Bacher said. "You think more about the game, how to survive, how to prosper, how to bring in supporters. In the eighties we came up with day-night cricket for domestic matches. So when India came in 92-93, it was something we had carried on since the 80s."

The tour, however, was not without controversy and things took an ugly turn in an ODI in Port Elizabeth when Kapil Dev ran out Peter Kirsten after warning him for backing up too far as he ran in to bowl.

"Kirsten was taking too much of a start, taking an advantage," Manjrekar said. "Kapil shared that with me and I said, 'I think you should warn him'. Kapil did that twice to Kirsten, and told the umpire. When that kept happening, I told him he was well within his rights to run him out. And that's what Kapil did, very much against his nature. It was absolutely fair and it was after he had warned him at least twice - anyone else would have run him out the second time."

The umpire, Cyril Mitchley, then at the bowler's end, didn't quite share the sentiment. "After the incident, the UCB had 12 reported cases of schoolboys doing it. They saw Kapil do it, they followed it. As much as I respect Kapil, I didn't agree with what he did," Mitchley told the Indian Express in 2006.

Kirsten didn't hide his displeasure, though what his team-mate Dave Callaghan said, as Bhogle quotes him in his book, best captures the mood at the time: "So this is what the f****** Friendship Series is all about."

What followed after that "Mankaded" dismissal could potentially have landed the tour in strife. South Africa captain Kepler Wessels' bat, later that over, made contact with Kapil's shin and the Indians lodged a complaint claiming he had struck the bowler deliberately. "On one occasion he bowled the ball and Kapil was holding his knee, his shin, in pain and I thought he had cramps. I asked 'Paaji, kya hua' (What happened?)," Manjrekar said. "And he said, 'Nahi yaar, usne balla maar diya mujhe' (No man, he hit me with his bat). That's when Kapil went to the umpire and told them this had happened."

Clive Lloyd, the match referee, while fining Kirsten 50% of his match fee, didn't take action against Wessels due to lack of visual evidence, as SABC, the broadcaster, claimed it had not recorded the incident. The Indians didn't push the case further after that. "There was a responsibility among all of us that we should not make this an issue," Manjrekar said. "It wasn't something that robbed us of a wicket, or like we let go of something that would have helped us win a game. So we just got on with it."

While events on the field may have caused some friction, they did not detract from the momentuousness of the tour and what South Africa and India had achieved together in their cricketing diplomacy. The match on January 9 owes much to that tour nearly two decades ago.

Siddhartha Talya is a sub editor at Cricinfo
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[ajithfederer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt8zBpjlWq0&playnext=1&list=PLDA75D91FF2704DA3&index=20

kapildev mankaded kirsten

A youtube comment

Kapil warned him few times before he went for the appeal and got him out. The problem I had with Kapil that he didn't retaliate when Kepler Wessel, then captain of SA hit him with his bat, intentionally, Kapil simply laughed off, that was typical docile Indian spirit back then. I hated that and yeah Match refree/umpire didn't do anything. That was disgusting and frustrating for me, yeah I saw the game live.

[m_karthik]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzKl7IgMAHw&feature=related

Look at the face of Graeme Smith.. He may well turn into another Ponting...

[ajaybaskar]

[tscii:22f07edf7c]Tendulkar, Dhoni in Chappell's 2010 World XI

Batting icon Sachin Tendulkar and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni were among the four Indian cricketers who found a place in former Australia captain Ian Chappell's '2010 World XI', which did not feature a single Aussie.

Dashing opener Virender Sehwag and pace spearhead Zaheer Khan were the other two Indians in the XI, which features five South Africans.

"Four years ago the Australian cricket team was cock-a-hoop. They'd regained the Ashes and had accentuated their superiority by smashing England at the MCG on the way to an eventual 5-0 series victory. Now the team is in tatters and it's best illustrated by a comparison of World XIs chosen at the end of the calendar year," Chappell wrote in his column for 'The Daily Telegraph'.

"In 2006, Australia had six players in the XI, with Brett Lee as 12th man. In the 2010 side, no Australian made the XI and Shane Watson is the 12th man," he pointed out.

"It's been a slippery dip for Australia since the retirement of bowlers like Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath. The ride gathered pace when Adam Gilchrist and Matthew Hayden called it a day. They have now hit the sand pit because of the struggles of the one player who kept the brake on the downhill ride, Ricky Ponting," he further explained.

Chappell described Sehwag as the most dangerous batsman in the world right now.

"A dashing opener who can win a game in the opening session of a Test. The most dangerous batsman in world cricket," he said.

Chappell lavished praise on Tendulkar, saying the 37-year-old, who recently became the first batsman to notch up 50 Test hundreds, seems to be getting better with age.

"Unlike Ponting, Tendulkar defied the advancing years and enjoyed a tremendous resurgence. He even rediscovered the art of dominating bowlers," Chappell said.

Explaining the reasons for picking Dhoni and Zaheer, Chappell said both have been consistent in their respective roles.

"Dhoni has batted consistently, scoring runs when India need them and doing an adequate job with the gloves. He's a calm leader with some flair," Chappell said.

"Zaheer is a left-armer who has developed into a dangerous bowler with both the new and old ball. He performs well against good opposition," he added.

Among others who found a place in the XI were South African captain Graeme Smith, their middle-order mainstay Hashim Amla, prolific all-rounder Jacques Kallis, the aggressive AB de Villiers and tearaway pacer Dale Steyn.

"Smith is a solid opener who has the knack of making the tough runs when they're really needed. Hashim Amla is a player who really blossomed in 2010. He mastered the knack of scoring centuries and at an improved run rate," he said.

"Kallis's churned out runs with his usual efficiency, displayed a safe pair of hands and bowled with some of his old pace and fire," he added.

"De Villiers came of age. His ability to accelerate the scoring rate stood out like a beacon in a predominantly average-conscious South African team," he added.

Chappell picked England's Graeme Swann as the spinner in the XI, the pace attack of which is spearheaded by the feisty Steyn with England's Jimmy Anderson for company.

"A most improved attacking bowler who confirmed his progress with another successful year. A probing and accurate spinner."

"Dale Steyn bowls at a good pace and swings the ball away from right-handers. A proven formula for dismissing good batsmen," he said.

"Anderson swings the ball both ways at a respectable pace and has greatly improved his accuracy. Along with Steyn, he's proved the worth of swinging the new ball," he added.

© PTI

http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/34603/tendulkar,-dhoni-in-chappells-2010-world-xi[/tscii:22f07edf7c]

[Plum]

"Unlike Ponting, Tendulkar defied the advancing years and enjoyed a tremendous resurgence. He even rediscovered the art of dominating bowlers," Chappell said.



enna mApLa vekka padAma sollitta? 4 varusham munnAdi vERa mAdhiri sonnA mAdhiri gnAbagam?

indha varusham when tendulkar fails, and Ponting wins the world cup and comes back with a bang in tests, apdiyE vekkapadAma mAthi solvIrO?

[Sourav]

Paul Collingwood has announced he will retire from Test cricket following the current Sydney encounter against Australia. He will continue to play both Twenty20 and one-day internationals for his country.

[Dinesh84]

Fans choose their all-time ODI dream team

http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/newsdetails.php?newsId=12713_1294221180

The people have spoken. To coincide with the 40th anniversary of the first One-Day International, cricket fans from almost 100 countries around the world have cast their votes on the ICC website for what they consider to be the all-time ODI team.

In total, fans from 97 countries cast almost 600,000 votes on www.icc-cricket.com between 22 December and 2 January to make their views known as to who have been the best ODI players of the past 40 years in the key categories of opening batsmen, middle-order batsmen, wicketkeeper, spin bowlers and fast bowlers.

Three players from Australia and India, two from the West Indies and one each from South Africa, Sri Lanka and Pakistan have made the final dream 11 with another Aussie named as 12th man while the momentous "438" game between South Africa and Australia in Johannesburg in 2006 has been voted the best ODI yet.


The All-Time ODI Dream Team (as voted for by visitors to www.icc-cricket.com) is:


Opening batsmen: Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag (both Ind)

Middle order: Brian Lara, Viv Richards (both WI) and Ricky Ponting (Aus)

All-rounder: Kapil Dev (Ind)

Wicketkeeper: Adam Gilchrist (Aus)

Spinner: Muttiah Muralidaran (SL)

Fast bowlers: Wasim Akram (Pak), Glenn McGrath (Aus) and Allan Donald (SA)


12th man: Michael Bevan (Aus, the player who received the most number of votes without being enough to make the would-be starting 11).


Supporters had the chance to select the dream team from a shortlist of 48 players in different categories and they could pick their favourite game from a choice of 10 memorable matches.

The match they chose was a run-fest in Johannesburg's famous Wanderers Stadium in March 2006. Batting first, Australia made a record 434-4 in 50 overs with captain Ricky Ponting setting the day alight with 164 off just 105 balls.

The mood of the capacity crowd did not improve when SA lost a wicket with just three runs on the board. But then an innings of magic from Herschelle Gibbs (175 off 111) backed up by cameos by Graeme Smith (90 off 55), Mark Boucher (50 not out) and Johan van der Wath (35) saw the Proteas to a scarcely possible winning score of 438 with nine wickets down and one ball remaining. It was a wonderful occasion and truly an ODI never to be forgotten.

The first ever ODI was played between Australia and England on 5 January 1971 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Cricket Australia will also mark the 40th anniversary of ODI cricket with a number of events, including a cocktail reception with members of Australia's first ODI team at Victoria's Government House, during Melbourne's Cricket Weekend - which also includes a Twenty20 International - from 14-16 January.

The Australian ODI team from 1971 will also be presented to the crowd during the innings break of the first ODI match of the series between Australia and England at the MCG on Sunday 16 January.

The 40th anniversary of the ODI is being marked in the build-up to cricket's flagship event, the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, which begins in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 19 February. As with all nine previous editions of the tournament, fans around the globe will no doubt be treated to amazing feats of individual and team brilliance that will live long in the memory.


The following is the short-list from which voters chose their favourites:


Greatest ODI team of all time



Opening batsmen (2) - Saeed Anwar, Sourav Ganguly, Gordon Greenidge, Matthew Hayden, Sanath Jayasuriya, Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Glenn Turner

Middle-order batsmen (3) - Michael Bevan, Martin Crowe, Aravinda de Silva, Inzamam-ul Haq, Brian Lara, Javed Miandad, Ricky Ponting, Viv Richards

All-rounder (1) - Ian Botham, Kapil Dev, Andrew Flintoff, Richard Hadlee, Jacques Kallis, Imran Khan, Lance Klusener, Shaun Pollock

Wicket-keeper (1) - Mark Boucher, MS Dhoni, Andy Flower Adam Gilchrist, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Moin Khan, Alec Stewart, Kumar Sangakkara,

Fast bowlers (3) - Wasim Akram, Allan Donald, Joel Garner, Michael Holding, Dennis Lillee, Glenn McGrath, Chaminda Vaas, Waqar Younis

Spinner (1) - Shahid Afridi, Carl Hooper, Anil Kumble, Muttiah Muralidaran, Saqlain Mushtaq, Harbhajan Singh, Shane Warne, Daniel Vettori


Greatest ODI match of all-time


* West Indies beat Australia by 17 runs at Lord's, 21 June 1975

* India beat West Indies by 43 runs at Lord's, 25 June 1983

* Pakistan beat India won by one-wicket at Sharjah, 18 April 1986

* England won by three wickets against Australia at Sydney, 22 January 1987

* Australia won by one-wicket against West Indies at Sydney, 12 January 1996

* Australia tied with South Africa at Edgbaston, 17 June 1999

* Pakistan tied with Sri Lanka, at Sharjah, 15 October 1999

* India beat Pakistan by five runs at Karachi, 13 March 2004

* Bangladesh beat Australia by five wickets at Cardiff, 18 June 2005

* South Africa beat Australia by one-wicket at Johannesburg, 12 March 2006


For more information go to www.icc-cricket.com.

[Plum]

I'd have someone replacing Sehwag, Ponting, Donald and Kapil.
Possibly, M Waugh, de Silva and Imran. Pacer #3 yOsikkaNum but surely not Donald

[Plum]

Some of the best matches I have seen are India's two 1-run losses to Australia in successive matches. adhulayum the Chennai one in 1987 with a 4 converted into a 6 mid match, which effectively turned a 1-run victory for India to a 1-run loss. Drama, fun, skill all around.


The 1992 match was a classic, too, down to Sankatapathi lapped by Srinath going for the 4th run turning a possible tie to a loss.

[Puliyan_Biryani]

Quietly amidst the IPL frenzy, Baakkisthan have won a test match in NZ.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-pakistan-2010/engine/current/match/473921.html

How on earth did this NZ team draw 2 Tests in India :roll:.

[ajithfederer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n80n_t0FTw4

Great shot from Ijaz Ahmed

[ajithfederer]

December 17, 2010
Posted by Samir Chopra 3 weeks, 6 days ago in Samir Chopra
India's Great Misses: Exhibit One - the 1979 Oval Test

Sunil Gavaskar could have been the author of the greatest Test innings ever © Getty Images

Of all the Test matches that India has let slip from its grasp in its cricketing history, three rankle me in particular. As India start a 13-month schedule of Test cricket, which could cement their standing as No. 1 and turn them into undisputed world champions, they might want to think about how three matches that should have been wins turned into draws. Hopefully, India won’t make the mistakes they made in these three games if they want to be world champions, not just in terms of rankings but also in terms of perception.

Exhibit Numero Uno in this rogues' gallery is the Oval test of 1979, the fourth test of the series with England, arranged to take place after India’s disastrous outing in the 1979 World Cup. India had lost the first test by an innings, saved the second after being bowled out for 96 on the first day, and weathered an Ian Botham-storm bravely in the rain-ruined third. Things didn’t improve much in the fourth. India conceded a 102-run first innings lead, and on the fourth day, with plenty of time left in the match, found themselves chasing 438 to win.

Incredibly enough, thanks to the innings of lifetime from Sunil Gavaskar, which aided and abetted a 213-run opening stand with Chetan Chauhan, and a 153-run second wicket partnership with Dilip Vengsarkar, India were, at one stage, 366-1. India had begun the twenty mandatory overs at 328-1, needing five and a half runs over to win. Run chases at that pace were not common back then, and required the raising of a team’s game.

India, however, stumbled badly, going from 366-1 to 429-8 before time ran out. Indeed, a loss looked possible at one stage. The promotion of Kapil Dev to No.4 failed (a promotion that Gavaskar disagreed with as he felt Gundappa Viswanath would have done better by just picking up singles and keeping things moving), while for England Ian Botham did his bit by picking up 3 for 17 and effecting a run-out, and India collectively lost the plot.

There are many ways to not be excessively critical of India: it was always going to take them a long time to switch from thinking about saving the game to winning it (India batted for 150 overs in their second innings); it was a miracle that they even came that close to winning despite their record in the series; and so on.

But it is worth remembering what India missed out on: the greatest run-chase of all time would have been achieved in England, in front of an English press. Would there be any doubt that Gavaskar’s innings would have been reckoned the greatest of all time had India won? The anointment would have been swift and its displacement would have taken some doing. I mention the venue and the audience deliberately because there is no doubting who controlled the cricketing world's information order, the influence on which is as much part of a champion's responsibility as the actual performance on a field.

India had the stage set for them: the right venue, the right moment, had all come together. They failed to rise the occasion, whatever the reason. The Oval test of 1979 was deemed a “brave fightback”, a “glorious draw” and all of the usual platitudes that India seemed to specialize in back then: brave losers and brave fighters. Not winners. In saying this, I’m not being excessively harsh; India did suffer from a loss of tactical and psychological nerve back in September 1979, one that ensured the greatest of cricketing glories slipped away from their grasp. It was the symptom of a fundamental problem, one which would manifest itself in Exhibit Numero Dos. But that’s a story for the next post.

http://blogs.espncricinfo.com/diffstrokes/archives/2010/12/indias_great_misses_exhibit_on.php

Gavaskar :clap:.

Apparently he has the second highest score in the 4th Innings.

[tscii:5ace7f6e06][/tscii:5ace7f6e06]

[ajithfederer]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2011/content/current/story/497212.html

Aussie squad for world cup

Australia squad Shane Watson, Brad Haddin (wk), Ricky Ponting (capt), Michael Clarke, Michael Hussey, David Hussey, Cameron White, Tim Paine (wk), Steven Smith, John Hastings, Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Hauritz, Brett Lee, Shaun Tait, Doug Bollinger

[Dinesh84]

2nd Test: New Zealand v Pakistan at Wellington

New Zealand 356 & 293 @ Stumps, Day 4.

Pakistan 376

New Zealand set a target of 274 for Pakistan on the final day.

[Puliyan_Biryani]

How South Indian cricketers are different
http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/sports/goodfellas


It is unlikely that any international batsman from the South would have said, like Virender Sehwag did after nearly breaking (with Dravid) the record held by Pankaj Roy and Vinoo Mankad for the biggest opening partnership, "I have not heard of Vinoo Mankad."

Nor would any bowler when introduced to Sunil Gavaskar say, "Yes, I know you are the commentator," as another India player did.
Does anybody know who is this bowler :D?

[Plum]

Praveen Kumar, maybe.

[ajithfederer]

Number Crunching

42

Glenn McGrath holds the record for bowling the most maiden overs in World Cup history. He is followed by Chaminda Vaas and Richard Hadlee, who have bowled 38 and 33 maiden overs respectively.
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/current/stats/index.html?addata=statsmod_hp

No wonder those guys won 3 world cups.

[Dinesh84]

2nd Test: New Zealand v Pakistan at Wellington

New Zealand 356 & 293 @ Stumps, Day 4.

Pakistan 376

New Zealand set a target of 274 for Pakistan on the final day.

Pak 226/5 (92.0 overs) on final day
Misbah-ul-Haq is the MOM and MOS
Result: Match drawn and Pak wins the series 1-0.

This is their first series win outside sub-continent in seven years.

[hamid]

Vettori steps down from captaincy

http://www.espncricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-pakistan-2010/content/current/story/497458.html

[SoftSword]

How South Indian cricketers are different
http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/sports/goodfellas


It is unlikely that any international batsman from the South would have said, like Virender Sehwag did after nearly breaking (with Dravid) the record held by Pankaj Roy and Vinoo Mankad for the biggest opening partnership, "I have not heard of Vinoo Mankad."

Nor would any bowler when introduced to Sunil Gavaskar say, "Yes, I know you are the commentator," as another India player did.
Does anybody know who is this bowler :D?

konjam vilaavariya elundhungalen.. officela matra links ellam poyi padikka mudiyadhu...

[Puliyan_Biryani]

[tscii:3c84600f5a]
konjam vilaavariya elundhungalen.. officela matra links ellam poyi padikka mudiyadhu...
kojam periyyya article. ungalukku pudikkumaa porumai irukkumaa-nu theriyalai :oops:.


In 1962, India’s leading off-spinner Erapalli Prasanna, already a Test player with a tour to the West Indies behind him, decided to take a break from the game to pursue his engineering studies. He returned to the squad five years later, better educated, and a better bowler to boot, as he reassumed the mantle of India’s strike bowler.

The man who took over in his absence, Srinivas Venkataraghavan, qualified as an engineer too. He was, and continues to be, a man of wide interests—Carnatic music and history, journalism, cricket administration and umpiring. When India resumed cricket relations with Pakistan in 1978, Venkatraghavan was the only player to visit Mohenjo-Daro. He is the only cricketer I know who can mention historian Vincent Smith in casual conversation. What is it about players from the South that makes them different? Where cricket is concerned, the South is another country, with its own culture, its distinct texture. An occasional Bishan Bedi, with his collection of cricket books and ability to quote from them, seems the exception north of the Vindhyas. India’s most successful bowler, Anil Kumble, came through an election to become the President of the Karnataka State Cricket Association, as did his teammate for many years, Javagal Srinath, who became the secretary. Both are qualified engineers.

In the current Indian team, VVS Laxman, having to choose between medicine and cricket, gave himself a deadline before falling back on academics. He comes from a family of doctors. Even a middling record might have been seen as a failure, and the player might well have been the black sheep of the family. By backing his talent, he emerged as one of contemporary cricket’s most popular batsmen, with a record of batting under pressure unmatched by colleagues with better averages and more centuries.

Rahul Dravid, a commerce graduate, would have been a star student even wit-hout the cricket. On tours, he visits bookshops. But his reading is not restricted to books on cricket or the usual sportsman’s diet of self-help and inspirational guides. He is the only current player I know who has read Ramachandra Guha’s India after Gandhi. Recently, he recommended to me Matthew Syed’s Bounce.

Kumble, who inaugurated a festival of Sanskrit literature in Bangalore the other day, is passionate about wildlife and photography, often combining the two to dramatic effect. He has turned author, with Wide Angle, a coffee table book on his cricketing days, containing photographs taken by him. How much of all this is a result of temperament and how much education is hard to tell, but one certainly influences the other.

With cricket’s cradle-to-bank system, it is difficult to imagine teenagers who have made it to Ranji Trophy teams taking a chance on falling behind by deciding to focus on academics instead. India’s finest batsman is a dropout, as is the country’s greatest all rounder (although he was on the rolls of a university for playing). But, as Bedi has said, “Sachin Tendulkar’s university is the university of life. He has learnt more there than he would have from his geography textbooks.”

Interestingly, the more successful you are as a player, the more likely that you will be forced to attend a finishing school where bearing and composure are drilled into you. Advertising agencies round off the rough edges and prepare a player to walk and sound like he means what he says in the commercials. A good example is Irfan Pathan, who, when he first made the international grade, came across as a rough, uncertain, diffident speaker. Today, he is confident, carries himself with dignity and speaks English with panache. A similar makeover is apparent in his brother, Yusuf Pathan.

Of the country’s top ten batsmen (in terms of aggregate runs), only five are graduates; three are from the south. Among top bowlers, six are graduates, five of them from the south. Perhaps education makes southerners more cunning! This is not as far-fetched as it sounds, because spin bowling, the strength of the south, is about deception, of leading the batsman into playing the ball that is not there, of making him believe it will turn one way but sending it the other.

“Education is vital,” says Kumble, whose pet project is a graduate course for players whose education is affected by their playing schedules. It is an attitude that has led to the stereotypical southern cricketer: intelligent, better educated, cultured, modest and better spoken than his counterparts from other zones. Most of them are also steeped in the game’s lore.

In his early days, Kumble was aware of the leg-spin tradition he was heir to—not just Subhash Gupte and Bhagwat Chandrasekhar, but the South African googly quartet at the beginning of the last century. It is unlikely that any international batsman from the South would have said, like Virender Sehwag did after nearly breaking (with Dravid) the record held by Pankaj Roy and Vinoo Mankad for the biggest opening partnership, “I have not heard of Vinoo Mankad.”

Nor would any bowler when introduced to Sunil Gavaskar say, “Yes, I know you are the commentator,” as another India player did.

The two strains worth exploring in the southern players’ distinctive character are Brahminical inevitability, and a conservatism that comes mixed with insecurity. Even before the days of Prasanna, whose father told him he had to focus on his studies no matter what, the southern parent’s mantra has been: academics before sport. It might have mutated into ‘academics alongside sport’ over a period, but we are still some way before ‘sports above everything else’ takes over. Cricket as a career is beginning to be seen as an option, however, but this might be at the cost of education.

Chennai, Hyderabad and Bangalore have traditionally been cities of academic excellence. There is a certain inevitability to a child going from school to university to a ‘safe government job’. The government might have been replaced by an MNC as the aspiration, but, in essence, the story has not changed. Add to that the uncertainty of a sporting future, and the insecurity that comes with it, and the cry is for ‘something to fall back on.’ That ‘something’ in the south has always been education, even among the wealthy businessmen and technocrats who keep the chair warm for their offspring.

In Kerala, the recent success of Sreesanth (an aggressive exception to the general rule on cricketers from the South) might have reversed the process. The conviction that there is lots of money to be made—sport as business—if you are noticed as a talented player is driving a generation. With Kochi now a team in the IPL, where money speaks louder than a Sreesanth appeal for leg before, the trend is likely to gain momentum.

The south has had a reputation for decency in cricket for many decades now. When former India captain Tiger Pataudi found the politics in Delhi overwhelming, he shifted his cricketing base to Hyderabad, where he was happy to play under his good friend ML Jaisimha. Likewise Abbas Ali Baig, who also shifted from Delhi to Hyderabad.

A decade ago, that decency combined with integrity ensured that Indian cricket didn’t collapse as a result of the match-fixing scandal. As captain, Kolkata’s Sourav Ganguly, and as the face of Indian cricket, Mumbai’s Tendulkar, played crucial roles in this. No less important was the contribution of the southern brigade: Kumble, Dravid, Srinath. That India were able to find players of such standing across the country made up for the fact that there was another lot also from across the country who were leading actors in the match-fixing scandal.

Much later, when a television channel approached Kumble to do a programme, negotiations were going swimmingly till he discovered that he would have to share the studio with a player tainted by the scandal. He pulled out of the deal without a moment’s hesitation.

Poise can be taught, culture can be imbibed, and education is not just something you pick up in a classroom. Nor is class something you pick up in an education room. Yet the South’s culture of academics moulds its cricketers.

Indian players have graduated from Oxford and Cambridge, and one of them, Ashok Gandotra, even won a Rhodes scholarship (his other claim to fame being that he is the only player to have been born in Rio de Janeiro). Dilawar Hussain, the heavily built wicketkeeper who made two fifties on his Test debut, was probably India’s most qualified player academically, with a PhD. The Jalandhar-born player was principal of colleges in Aligarh and in London.

But how long will education continue to matter? In the IPL era, would a modern-day Prasanna follow his father’s wis-hes? After watching Gautam Gambhir rake in Rs 11 crore for six weeks’ work, I expect many once-promising youngsters are awaiting telephone calls from their fathers. With an apology for telling them: “Studies before cricket.”[/tscii:3c84600f5a]

[Dinesh84]

Peter Siddle teaches tennis star Caroline Wozniacki the finer points of cricket, Melbourne, January 20, 2011
http://www.espncricinfo.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/127300/127351.jpg :noteeth:

[Plum]

idhAn wozniackiyA? Sharapova thangai rangekku pEsikitturundhAnga? She looks like Peter siddle's thangai :shock:
munvazhukkaiya pArthA Bollinger nyAbagam varudhu

idhukku dhAn ivLO buildup koduthAngaLA?

[Puliyan_Biryani]

Peter Siddle teaches tennis star Caroline Wozniacki the finer points of cricket, Melbourne, January 20, 2011
http://www.espncricinfo.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/127300/127351.jpg :noteeth:
Photo-ve appadidhaan irukku, appuram edhukku thaniya andha :noteeth: smiley :huh:?

[Dinesh84]

Peter Siddle teaches tennis star Caroline Wozniacki the finer points of cricket, Melbourne, January 20, 2011
http://www.espncricinfo.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/127300/127351.jpg :noteeth:
Photo-ve appadidhaan irukku, appuram edhukku thaniya andha :noteeth: smiley :huh:?
oru muNOtathukuthaan.. :P

[SoftSword]

p_b... nalla article...
andha bowler yarunu therinja enakum sollunga.

[Plum]

enakku therinju indha aLavukku ignorantA irukka kUdiya thambi praveen kumar dhAn.

[Kalyasi]

enakku therinju indha aLavukku ignorantA irukka kUdiya thambi praveen kumar dhAn.

Ok North Indies, Uttar Pradesh, Meerut!!

Also Fossible Munap Patel...

[Dinesh84]

Murali to end international career with World Cup

http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/497657.html

Muttiah Muralitharan has said he will retire from all international cricket after the 2011 World Cup. The 38-year-old offspinner, who had retired from Test cricket in July last year, will continue to play in domestic Twenty20 competitions.

"This World Cup will be my last outing," Muralitharan said. "My time is up. I have signed up to play for two years in the IPL. I am also looking at similar work in New Zealand and perhaps England."

Muralitharan, who holds the record for the highest number of wickets in both Test and one-day cricket was part of Sri Lanka's World Cup winning side in 1996. He is one of three spinners in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2011 tournament, the other two being left-arm spinner Ranagana Herath and Ajantha Mendis. "This is my fourth World Cup. We won in 1996 and came close in 2007 by reaching the final. This would be a memorable one for me and for Sri Lankan fans."

Since quitting Tests, Muralitharan has played only three international matches - two ODIs and a Twenty20 game during Sri Lanka's tour of Australia in October-November 2010. He has been rested from the side for the first two ODIs of the three-match home series against West Indies which starts on January 3, Sri Lanka's final commitment before the World Cup.

He played for Chennai Super Kings in the first three seasons of the IPL, including their triumphs in the 2010 edition of the tournament and the Champions League in the same year. He was bought by the new Kochi franchise in the 2011 IPL auction for $1.1 million.

In July, Muralitharan had said there were plans in the pipeline for him and former India legspinner Anil Kumble to open a spin-bowling academy in Bangalore. However, while announcing his retirement after the World Cup on Friday, he said he had no immediate plans to start coaching. "There are plenty of coaches and lots of talented people out there. I will take things as they come. For the moment, I am not looking at any coaching stints."

[thamburaj]

idhAn wozniackiyA? Sharapova thangai rangekku pEsikitturundhAnga? She looks like Peter siddle's thangai :shock:
munvazhukkaiya pArthA Bollinger nyAbagam varudhu

idhukku dhAn ivLO buildup koduthAngaLA?

no no..neenga apdina nethiku match paakala...konja nerame paathalum konjamavathu kannai kulumai adaya seyyum...

plis to check this
http://www.tennisgrandstand.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/caroline_wozniacki1.jpg

[thamburaj]

enakku therinju indha aLavukku ignorantA irukka kUdiya thambi praveen kumar dhAn.

Ok North Indies, Uttar Pradesh, Meerut!!

Also Fossible Munap Patel...

gavaskarukke aapu vacha andha bowler munaapu than irukkanum..

[Riyazz]

pak 96/8..........

[Plum]

Munaf played for mumbai so yes, chances are there when interoeduced to him

[ajithfederer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6K25C4pcsrs

Kapil Dev 89 off 55 balls 1st test vs England 1982


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AsSJw_QnKk&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

Kapil Dev 97 off 93 balls 3rd test vs England 1982

[Sourav]

gayle 92 from 40.
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/461042.html

[ajaybaskar]

Indha match velaiyaduna groundla pudhu pul kooda molachuduche? :huh:

[Riyazz]

45.6


Oram to Shahid Afridi, 1 run, moves down the track and whips it through midwicket

45.5


Oram to Shahid Afridi, FOUR, Whackity whack! He moves outside leg and slices this over the off-side field. To the cover boundary. What a run fest these last few overs have been.

45.5


Oram to Shahid Afridi, 1 no ball, Nasty beamer! Oram apologises. The ball must have slipped out of the hand. It was the full toss around the right shoulder, Afridi was looking to swing it to the on side and is hit on the right shoulder. He is in pain. He gets up to see Oram next to him and Afridi wraps his arms around Oram to sort of say, it's all right mate.

45.4


Oram to Shahid Afridi, SIX, Thunderous wallop! Afridi moves outside leg and Oram bangs it in short. Afridi adjusts and crash-pulls it over wide midwicket boundary, into the stands

45.3


Oram to Shahid Afridi, 2 runs, gets forward to whip this full delivery to wide midwicket region

45.2


Oram to Shahid Afridi, SIX, Thump! Afridi clears his front foot and heaves this high, really high, but also manages to clear wide long-on

45.1


Oram to Shahid Afridi, 2 runs, the slower one now, dragged down to deep square-leg region

Afridi back to form...........

[Riyazz]

47.4


Bennett to Shahid Afridi, SIX, This is amazing! Six over cover point! It was the short delivery and Shahid Afridi whacks it up and over cover point. Blast!

47.3


Bennett to Shahid Afridi, SIX, Whaddaplayaaa! He makes it look simple. Just clear the front foot, hold your balance and swing through the line. This one sails over the straight boundary.

[Riyazz]

Afridii 50 in 19 balls........... :clap:

[Riyazz]

[tscii:dbc7d2b6d2]49.2


Bennett to Shahid Afridi, OUT


Shahid Afridi c †McCullum b Bennett 65 (25b 5x4 5x6) SR: 260.00

:clap:[/tscii:dbc7d2b6d2]

[Sourav]

http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/88900/88913.jpg
Guys, This is from sehwag's triple100 in chennai...
He managed to score a century against one bowler alone (harris). Has anyone ever done this before? Is it a record? :roll:

[satissh_r]

http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/88900/88913.jpg
Guys, This is from sehwag's triple100 in chennai...
He managed to score a century against one bowler alone (harris). Has anyone ever done this before? Is it a record? :roll:

Thought it might have been done before so queried this innings of Lara and here you go

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64080.html?view=pvp

[Sourav]

ok. ty satish.

[hamid]

How Australians play cricket!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hE4Yu8FQEY

[ajaybaskar]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/current/story/499519.html

[raajarasigan]

Sir Viv swaggering :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9lRNXqtLpA&feature=related

Enna adi...

[satissh_r]

Sir Viv swaggering :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9lRNXqtLpA&feature=related

Enna adi...


Brutal :) Shot of the innings has to be the one he plays around the 3.45 - 4.10 mark. One thing that struck after watching this innings is the sound of Sir Vis's bat.
I've seen the bats that were used in late 80's and early 90's and believe me, they are not half good as the ones we get these days. Antha batlaye intha adinna :notworthy:

[ajithfederer]

Hayden praises and criticises the stars

Former Australian opener Matthew Hayden has re-opened a seven-year-old controversy by claiming that ex-India captain Sourav Ganguly and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh chickened out of the series-deciding 2004 Nagpur Test due to a fear of the green-top pitch there.

In his autobiography ?Standing My Ground?, Hayden writes that the Australians felt at that time that the nature of the pitch had led to the sudden withdrawal of Ganguly and Harbhajan from the Test, which the visitors eventually won to clinch a historic series win.

?The curator, a famously single-minded character with no love of the Indian hierarchy, ignored pleas to shave the deck and left a healthy covering of grass. It reminded me of Gabba (In Brisbane). To have that sort of wicket for the deciding Test of an away series ? particularly in India ? was the most pleasant surprise imaginable,? Hayden wrote.

?When Ganguly and Harbhajan went out to see the deck a couple of days before the game, they looked like farmers inspecting crops after a hail storm. We predicted neither would play, and they did not. Ganguly withdrew with a leg-muscle injury that flared up suddenly, and Harbhajan had an even more sudden dose of food poisoning. We put their ailments down to acute cases of ?greentrackitis?, where you develop a severe intolerance to green wickets likely to give you nothing as a spin bowler and plenty of headaches as a batsman,? wrote Hayden, who retired from international cricket in 2009.

Hayden, who scored 8625 runs in 103 Tests, however, has plenty of admiration for the Indians for their cricketing ability and named four of them ? Harbhajan, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Virender Sehwag ? among the 12 best players he had played against.

He rated Tendulkar and Brian Lara as the best among opposition batsmen.

?A significant part of his (Tendulkar?s) game was his fierce body language. For a little man, he had a huge stature.

And he exuded a cool nonchalance at the crease. He may have the occasional crack, but generally he let his bat do the talking. He was so fearless and (ridiculously) skilful.

?He and Lara were the most skilful batsmen I have ever seen. Just the way they manipulated the field was fascinating to watch. Against spin Sachin was in complete control. There was never any strategy implemented by Warnie or another spinner against him which made me think, ?Here we go ... let us see how he handles this?

?Sachin is quite a shy guy, and I can?t claim to know him well at all. He kept his distance. But for Sachin to survive and thrive in international cricket for two full decades is extraordinary,? Hayden wrote.

For the calm and composure in times of adversity, Hayden described Dravid as the Bjorn Borg of cricket.

?They called him ?the Wall?, and he was well named. Great mental toughness and the capacity to inspire...

Dravid has all these. Others might have quickened the pulse of spectators more, but with his textbook purity and great concentration Dravid was still absorbing to watch. In my era, he was the Bjorn Borg of cricket, absolute ice under pressure,? Hayden wrote.

?As the chaotic forces of Indian cricket swirled around him, he was a beacon of serenity,? wrote Hayden.

Hayden found Sehwag a sort of a puzzle and not quite clear in his thinking about batting, a thought contrary to many who consider him an uncluttered cricketer.

?Dravid was a beautifully organised batsman with magnificent discretion. He would drive you for four one ball, but not even think about offering a stroke to the next delivery if it was pitched three centimetres wider, and thus just outside his driving zone. But Sehwag?s thinking was never as clear. Sehwag?s weakness was that he could be a nervous starter and a feeler for the ball,? Hayden said.

?But there is something magnetic about Sehwag. The core of his appeal to me is his natural aggression and his cool demeanour: he?ll smoke one through the covers with imperious timing, then look up with total nonchalance as if to say, ?What was the big deal about that. I do it for a living, you know?

?The crowd will be going crazy, yet he shows about as much emotion as a man who?s just licked a stamp and put it on a letter. A great player can suck you into bowling where they want you to, and Sehwag was always a very difficult man to plan for. On our 2004 tour of India we spent more time talking about him than any other player ? Tendulkar included,? he said.

Harbhajan had quite a few run-ins with the Australians, including the bitter Sydney Test racism row, but Hayden expressed his admiration for the feisty off-spinner.

?I have gone for the man who caused me the most trouble at the crease (preferring to Anil Kumble and Daniel Vettori).

Harbhajan was a very attacking bowler, and traditionally an attacking spinner normally means a teasing flight bowler. He definitely was not one of those. He was more into-the-wicket spinner, using sharp revolutions he put on the ball to get bite off the wicket and cause problems.

?Harbhajan brought an intensity and controversy to the contest that put bums on seats. There was a real ?game on? feel to anything he was involved with. He could be impetuous at times ? and he could make you feel impetuous. His over-the-top celebrations ? like doing a lap of the Gabba after getting Ricky Ponting out ? were cringe-worthy.?

?But I will pick Harbhajan for his superb skills. When he bowled his doosra ? the ball that spins away from right-handed batsmen ? to go with his conventional off-spinner, like Murali, he lifted his game to a level beyond the reach of conventional off-spinners. The doosra was a priceless weapon ? it made his other balls so much more dangerous as well, as batsmen asked themselves whether or not to play,? Hayden said.

The other eight players who made in Hayden?s best 12 opposition players were Graeme Smith, Brian Lara, Jacques Kallis, Kumar Sangakkara, Muttiah Muralitharan, Wasim Akram, Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh.

A cricketer who enjoys life outside and has interests in surfing, fishing and cooking, Hayden said he has many things in common with his captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni in Chennai Super Kings.

?He (Dhoni) is the ?most fascinating character at Chennai Super Kings. He is India?s Ricky Ponting, an unpretentious working class boy with simple, clear thoughts on the game and a love of rolling up his sleeves and getting into it. Like Punter, he thrives in training. One minute he is batting, next he is throwing the stumps down, next he is onto something else. Dhoni is very direct.

?I related to Dhoni on several levels, including his ability to enjoy life outside the game and see cricket as a vehicle to pursue other passions. He is an all-action sort of character, in every way. He can be an elusive character. I have never once got him on the phone, and at times I think he likes to hide from the madhouse world in his hotel room, as well as getting out and doing his own things,? Hayden wrote.

Though Hayden puts Tendulkar and Lara in the same bracket, he rated the West Indian as his favourite. More so, himself being a left hander just like Lara.

?Lara was a chameleon of the crease. If you switched plans, he would switch too, always staying one step ahead of you. Plenty of batsmen have a great technique, but very few have several great techniques ? Lara did. The key to his adaptability was his beautiful hands. Soft, quick and malleable, they would take him to places he wanted to be. They were the best hands ever, I reckon, and they made him my favourite player by a street.

?Lara just captivated me. Every time he took the crease it was like a batting tutorial. Being a left-hander, I was all over his every move and I absolutely loved most of what I saw.

Lara shaped my thoughts and actions about playing spin bowling. If anyone has played spin better, I have not seen him.

In fact, Lara did not so much play spin bowlers as play with them,? Hayden wrote.

Among the bowlers he had faced, Hayden picked West Indian fast bowler Curtly Ambrose as the best with Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram coming a close second.

?Curtly was the best opposition bowler I ever faced ? by far. You were always under pressure with him. Did he bowl a bad over ... ever? A bad ball? A full toss? I?m sure he did, but it never seemed that way when you were facing him,? Hayden said.

[ajithfederer]

?The only bowler who came anywhere near Ambrose was the great Pakistani Wasim Akram, whom I faced only in one-day cricket, and towards the end of his illustrious career. He was amazing. His swing bowling was so technically pristine that the seam was always in perfect position. Facing him was brilliant, because I knew every part of my game had to be in the groove to cope with the genius,? he said.

In one of his suggestions to improve the game, he said the conflict between traditional cricket and Twenty20 must be solved. And for that, he said Indian Premier League should be given a window in the international calendar.

?My solution: embrace the new wave. Franchise cricket, as played in the IPL, has revolutionised the game. Speaking as a player, there is nothing more exciting that the opportunity to play among the best players in the world. IPL, the world?s premier franchise tournament, is here to stay.

?Scheduling is the main point of conflict between the IPL and established game, particularly the clash of players? contract. This could be avoided in future by creating a two-month window in each year ? I would make it March and April ? when other forms of the game take a back seat. That is, no Tests, no World Cup cricket and so on. The IPL has the ability to generate international fan bases in the same way as the English football?s Premier League.

?I believe some IPL matches should go on the road each year and be played in other countries, to make it a global competition. The sooner the world of cricket embraces the IPL, the sooner everyone can find ways to benefit from its massive potential.?

http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/article1156182.ece

[Plum]

"Dhoni is india's Ponting":
Great the insult

[sathya_1979]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/current/story/499614.html
Butt out for 10 years, Asif 7 and Amir 5

The ICC tribunal has announced a sanction of ten years' ineligibility for Salman Butt (with five years of a suspended sentence); seven years for Mohammad Asif (with two years suspended) and five years' ineligibility for Mohammad Amir. The sanctions follow investigations of their role in spot-fixing, along with Mazhar Majeed, a players' agent, during Pakistan's tour of England in 2010.
The announcement on Saturday evening followed a day of deliberations in Doha between the three-man tribunal - comprising Michael Beloff QC, Sharad Rao and Justice Albie Sachs - and the players and their legal teams.
The sentences are open to appeal by both sides - players and ICC - in the Court of Arbitration in Sport in Switzerland.
Butt, who was captain during the series in England, received the maximum sentence but one charge against him - of batting out a maiden over during the Oval Test - was dismissed. However, he was found to have not disclosed an approach by Majeed that he should bat a maiden over.
The other charges that were upheld relate to the subsequent Lord's Test, where Amir and Asif were found to have bowled deliberate no-balls and Butt was party to that.
The tribunal released a statement after announcing the decision. The full text is reproduced below:
'The independent Anti-Corruption Tribunal which has been hearing the cases of Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif under the ICC's Anti-Corruption Code for Players and Player Support Personnel had adjourned on Tuesday 11th January 2011 after a six day hearing.
'The Tribunal reconvened today for further submissions and thereafter announced the following decisions.
'The Tribunal found that the charge under Article 2.1.1 of the Code that Mr Butt agreed to bat out a maiden over in the Oval Test match played between Pakistan and England from 18 to 21 August 2010 was dismissed, whereas the charge under Article 2.4.2 that Mr Butt failed to disclose to the ICC's ACSU the approach by Mr Majeed that Mr Butt should bat a maiden over in the Oval Test was proved.
'The Tribunal found that the charges under Article 2.1.1 of the Code that (respectively) Mr Asif agreed to bowl and did bowl a deliberate no ball in the Lord's Test match played between Pakistan and England from 26 to 29 August 2010, Mr Amir agreed to bowl and did bowl two deliberate no balls in the same Test, and Mr Butt was party to the bowling of those deliberate no balls, were proved.
'We impose the following sanctions:
'On Mr Butt a sanction of ten years ineligibility, five years of which are suspended on condition that he commits no further breach of the code and that he participates under the auspices of the Pakistan Cricket Board in a programme of Anti-Corruption education.
'On Mr Asif a sanction of seven years ineligibility two years of which are suspended on condition that he commits no further breach of the code and that he participates under the auspices of the Pakistan Cricket Board in a programme of Anti-Corruption education.
'On Mr Amir sanction of five years of ineligibility.
'No further sanctions are imposed on any player and no orders are made as to costs.
'The Tribunal has recommended to the ICC certain changes to the Code with a view to providing flexibility in relation to minimum sentences in exceptional circumstances.
'The Tribunal note that it is for the ICC, whether and if so when, the fully reasoned decision in respect of the breaches of the Code and of the sanctions imposed in consequence should be published.
'It is our strong and unanimous view that it is in the interests of all concerned in the world of cricket that publication should take place as soon as possible.'

[ajithfederer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnSCeF4RxeA&feature=autoplay&list=ULQ9Etv3Gtrbo&index=1&playnext=1

[ajithfederer]

Well done.

http://i51.tinypic.com/2n09c8w.jpg

[raajarasigan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep-erfbEtHQ

Brian Lara 88 vs Australia 2nd test 1995 :D

It was one of the best innings from Lara with some scintillating strokes against the best attack.

[ajithfederer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6a6ePUAY2Y

This is why I keep saying Zaheer is the best fast bowler India produced. :smokesmirk:

[raajarasigan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5S9xZuphlc

Stephen Fleming's 134* .. For me, the best world cup innings I have ever seen since 1992.. This was a kind of innings where the batsman hit the ball exactly the place he wanted to hit. Also, he almost played all the shots in the text book. 21 fours in 134 is such a big number.

Fleming :notworthy:

[Dinesh84]

Steven Davies reveals he is gay :roll:

http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/story/503503.html

PS: Make this thread to sticky

[ajithfederer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcjHbDz76Us&feature=channel_video_title

Vintage footage. My oh my its been ages i have watched this appeal. Was quite a topic at that time.

[ajithfederer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Li1uwB_3hA&feature=channel_video_title

Match fixer's 115 Capetown v RSA 1997

[ajithfederer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEEe18eVoOU&feature=relmfu

Pathan, irfan - You beauty. Come back like the beast furing 04-05 days.

[ajithfederer]

10 Year Anniversary for Kolkatta 2001 Test Match

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/63920.html

:clap: :clap: :clap:

[ajithfederer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrzeQryPv8E&feature=channel_video_title

ANGRY MICHAEL HOLDING kicks stumps down vs New Zealand 1st test 1980

[ajithfederer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwkHXHfiXgw&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

VVS Laxman 65 & 66 vs Australia Chennai 2001

[ajithfederer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4Y8wnTfGng&feature=channel_video_title

VVS Laxman 59 vs Australia Kolkata 2001

Can somebody please open a thread for VVS Laxman?. I've opened so many threads here and I don't want to open one again. There are so many good videos in you tube and it can be a good place to store em. Plum, You up for it?.

[Plum]

Hey AF. Me?
Old godrej shaving cream ad:
Survey assistant to a man facing opposite side: sir, which shaving cream do you use?
Man turns to the surveyor, patting at his thick beard
Man: me?

[ajithfederer]

Aamam ninga dhan. indhiya cricket-kaaga allum pagalum paadu paduravar la ningalum oruthar. Adhanala than. Nalla oru 5-6 post intro koduthu aarambinga onnu.

[Plum]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/508432.html

Dravid 81* for MCC. Vinod, pls note.

Af, nAn post ezhudhi PM vENumna paNdrEn, en kaiyyAla LatchumaNanukku thread vENdAmE please!

[raajarasigan]

[url]Af, nAn post ezhudhi PM vENumna paNdrEn, en kaiyyAla LatchumaNanukku thread vENdAmE please!aamama,.. retire aanappuram vena neenga aarambichikkunga..:p

[ajithfederer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HR-eyyG4lJE&feature=feedu

Rahul Dravid 148 Johannesburg v SA 1997

Vinod, Where is Dravid's thread?. Ok Plum Noted.

[VinodKumar's]

Thanks for sharing, Stan. BTW, where is RD's thread ?? I could see only 16 threads in sports section ? How to search old threads in nee hub ?

[ajithfederer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbJsy9MgFVw

Windies team of the 70's/80's.

[Dinesh84]

Mahela Jayawardene quits, Sri Lanka's selectors also offer to resign (http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_mahela-jayawardene-quits-sri-lanka-s-selectors-also-offer-to-resign_1528915)

A day after skipper Kumar Sangakkara stepped down, turmoil continued in Sri Lanka's cricket team with vice-captain Mahela Jayawardene also quitting his post and the selection panel offering to resign en masse.

"Mahela has sent a letter stepping down from vice-captaincy. The officials would soon meet to discuss a replacement," Sri Lanka Cricket chairman DS de Silva said.

The national selection panel - headed by Aravinda de Silva and comprising Ranjith Fernando, Amal Silva and Shabbir Asgerally - has also offered its resignation to sports minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage, officials said.

Yesterday, Sangakkara had said that he was leaving the job to enable Sri Lanka find a suitable successor leading to the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

Jayawardene, who was previously captain, has been Sangakkara's deputy since 2009. De Silva's selection panel was appointed in May 2010.

His panel has come in for severe criticism when Sri Lanka loss to India in Saturday's World Cup final.

[ajithfederer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlYxnIEnJdk&feature=relmfu


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le_OZuLe5Po&feature=relmfu


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6UuC9huWpw&feature=relmfu

Harbhajan's best Test series ever. :clap:. He must be relishing to read Ricky Ponting's scores. Looks like a Indian Telephone Number 0 6 0 0 11 as said by a youtube comment. But the real beauty is the 3rd test scalp of steve waugh = HANDLED THE BALL. The series which made India quest for its Test performances.

Million thanks to the uploader.

P.S: It's great to see the Eden Garden's stadium in full force with a near 100,000 crowd. Enna hair'kku idhellam renovate panranuga?. The new stadium is a travesty.

[ajithfederer]

We didn't win the test series in Australia in 03 and 07 mainly due to the absence of Zaheer Khan. Every time he started off well in the first test only to catch an injury and leave the remaining 3 tests of the tour. He has played only 2 of the 8 tests in Aus in his career. Hope he plays this year with full fitness.

[Plum]

pArkkalAm AF. I still feel the best years to tour Australia were the last two when Saffers and England went. varalAru nammaLa timing vechu pazhi vAngudhu.
I am really really scared of Ricky Ponting screwing us with the bat this year. I think he should have continued as a captain to prevent that happening...it is not exactly a victory that he has been deposed as captain :(

[Plum]

And me saying this is blasphemy but let me state this anyway. I think we need atleast one of the Big 3 to be replaced by the Aussie tour. Probably Rahul Dravid, much as it pains me to say it. He wasnt exactly succesful last time there and in his current situation, looks extremely unlikely to succeed in Australia this year.
And I am not too confident of SRT/VVS either. They had a succesful tour last time there personally - and history doesnt keep giving that to legends. Remember Miandad and 96 world cup?

[Arvind Srinivasan]

We didn't win the test series in Australia in 03 and 07 mainly due to the absence of Zaheer Khan. Every time he started off well in the first test only to catch an injury and leave the remaining 3 tests of the tour. He has played only 2 of the 8 tests in Aus in his career. Hope he plays this year with full fitness.

i doubt if he can maintain fitness. Its gonna be non stop cricket till sep....Just hope the selectors find some sense and rest him for the wi series in june

[SoftSword]

And me saying this is blasphemy but let me state this anyway. I think we need atleast one of the Big 3 to be replaced by the Aussie tour. Probably Rahul Dravid, much as it pains me to say it. He wasnt exactly succesful last time there and in his current situation, looks extremely unlikely to succeed in Australia this year.
And I am not too confident of SRT/VVS either. They had a succesful tour last time there personally - and history doesnt keep giving that to legends. Remember Miandad and 96 world cup?
aahaa... ulla vandhu socks kooda kalattula... adhukkulla kelambitttaaru....
plum: 'ennai thookki kadalil erindhaalum, kattumaramaai midhappen'

[sathya_1979]

:rotfl: Aus oru Tsunami vandhu azhinjAdhAn Plum stop paNNuvAr :lol:

[HonestRaj]

ss :lol: for comments about Plum

[ajithfederer]

Big 3 should retire on their own. They deserve it. Adhula marupechae illa. Unless if anyone of em goes horribly out of form.

And me saying this is blasphemy but let me state this anyway. I think we need atleast one of the Big 3 to be replaced by the Aussie tour. Probably Rahul Dravid, much as it pains me to say it. He wasnt exactly succesful last time there and in his current situation, looks extremely unlikely to succeed in Australia this year.
And I am not too confident of SRT/VVS either. They had a succesful tour last time there personally - and history doesnt keep giving that to legends. Remember Miandad and 96 world cup?

[raajarasigan]

Sri Lankan team bus driver resignsSays time for a fresh start and a new direction

The Sri Lankan cricket team's premier bus driver has resigned from his post following the team's defeat to India in the World Cup final. The news comes in the wake of several high-profile resignations and retirements in Sri Lankan cricket, including captain Kumar Sangakkara, vice-captain Mahela Jayawardene, coach Trevor Bayliss, the selection panel headed by Aravinda de Silva, and all-round nice guy Muttiah Muralitharan.

Bus driver Keerthi Peiris said it was a logical time for him to step down as he did not see himself doing the job for much longer, and it made sense for Sri Lanka Cricket to find a long-term replacement looking forward to the 2015 World Cup.

"I'm almost 65 and my position at the front of the bus can't be guaranteed in four years' time, particularly with the amount of gunfire you have to avoid with this bunch, so it's time to pass the reins to someone younger," Mr Peiris said.

"Also, I'm just really sick of hauling around Tillakeratne Dilshan's ridiculous gold chain collection. That guy can suck it."

Mr Peiris also said his decision came at a good time for Sri Lankan cricket, with wholesale resignations elsewhere symbolising a new beginning for the team.

"With the new-look team that Sri Lanka will have over the next few months, it makes sense to choose a bus driver who will take the team in a new direction. Possibly north-northeast, or perhaps even due south - it's up to him really."

He also said that while it had been a pleasurable experience transporting his nation's cricketers from place to place, he still had a few regrets.

"I'm sorry the players couldn't win the World Cup. Maybe things would have been different if I had taken the less bumpy route to the Wankhede Stadium or if I hadn't thrown Lasith Malinga's Girls Aloud compilation CD out the window. But you know, you can't dwell on those things, because it really was a hideous collection of songs and Malinga would not stop playing it in the bus."

Several others are being tipped by pundits to be the next bus driver for the Sri Lankan team. The current frontrunners are said to be another driver who is currently responsible for transporting Dilshan's ego, which requires a separate bus, and Angelo Mathews.

On hearing the news, SLC Chairman DS de Silva said the board would not only sit down to discuss the appointment of a new driver over the next few days, but that given the current tide, the cricket board as a whole would consider resigning from its position as the country's cricket administration body, to give the team a really really fresh start.

"En masse resignations are generally the best way to deal with losing a World Cup final, so we're certainly looking at that as an option," de Silva said.
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:lol: lets see what is paramu's response for this? :p :shh:

[ajithfederer]

Aus vs Bang - Ist ODI.

Australia 120/3 (23.6 ov)

http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-australia-2011/engine/current/match/503363.html

[ajithfederer]

Australia 222/5 (45.1 ov)

[P_R]

ஆஸி. கொலைவெறித் தாக்குதல் (http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-australia-2011/engine/current/match/503364.html)
பப்புக்குக்கப்பு

[littlemaster1982]

Phew!! for a second I thought Watson is going to break Sachin's record as 24 overs were remaining. Then realised the match is over :mrgreen:

[ajaybaskar]

Shakib to Watto: Nee oru veerana adichurundhaa naane thalama thaangi indha koappaiya unakku vaangi kuduthuruppen. Nee adichadhu oru pullapoochiya.. Unakku oru vengalakinnam kooda kedaiyadhu..

[scorpio]

Phew!! for a second I thought Watson is going to break Sachin's record as 24 overs were remaining. Then realised the match is over :mrgreen:

Same with me too! Much against my wishes, I have to thank Ponting for scoring some runs and denying the 200 to Watto :lol:

inimEl strong team vs weak opposition ODIs-llam ban pannanum :yes:

[Dinesh84]

15 sixsargal , strike rate 192
Sakib to Watoo : manushanaaya nee.. a la Karthik

[Plum]

Sooradhi Shruvo 3 - 0 -46 - 0
Death to the Bangla tactic of six left arm spinners hustling and bustling the opposition to a low score

[venkkiram]

A golden opportunity missed. Ponting would have kept idle at non-striker end and alllowed watson to score even bigger. Anyway mediocre bowling needs such harsh treatment by hitters. Happy to see such results. 2 bottom scores in recent icc worldcup and todays result will impact Bang team's confidence level.

[V_S]

Enna sir, cricket thana idhu :lol: naayadai, peyadi..mbangale adhu thana idhu? Shane Watson :clap: :clap:

[ajithfederer]

Watson :rotfl:. Enna dhan ilichavayan kedachalum ippadi ya :lol:

[scorpio]

'My decision may have been selfish but it was right'

Kumar Sangakkara explains why he stepped down from the captaincy and looks back at his two years in charge

http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/510625.html

Very matured and open responses from Sangu :clap: Never used to like him but he does come across as a true statesman in this interview!

[Plum]

Yeah, he sure does know how to talk statesman-like. The act of giving up captaincy is not quite easy - just see how Ricky went kicking and screaming until he was given no other choice. As Sanga himself says "A year down, if I do well as captain, I might be tempted to think oh I am doing well let me continue". The thought process seems to be firmly that he has to give the new captain a chance to build his team and Sanga recognises that he is human and one year down the line, he may turn into clinging to captaincy. That makes it quite an impressive decision now.

[ajithfederer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx45G7B3Ryc&feature=feedu

Manoj prabakar and venkatesh prasad bowled well in Kotla against sri lanka in 1006. Shame ful bowling. And Ponting was a by-stander to this carnage. If these guys are there in next world cup and Ireland aren't then God save cricket.

[ajithfederer]

Cook: I can be the next Sachin

Recipe for success... Alastair Cook has scored 16 tons in 65 Tests

By Sam Peters
April 10, 2011

April 10, 2011

ALASTAIR COOK has vowed: I can be the next Sachin.

England's record breaking batsman stole the Ashes show this winter with a staggering 766 runs in seven Tests as Australia were mauled.

In the process he became the second youngest batsman after India's little master Sachin Tendulkar to pass 5,000 Test runs.

Essex boy Cook, 26, has now chalked up an astonishing 16 tons in 65 Tests and is setting his sights on Tendulkar's astonishing stats.

"Tendulkar has the added advantage of being a genius," Cook said. "He has an incredible record and probably the best thing about him is his longevity and his hunger.

"Under that kind of pressure for 20 years, you have to go to India to see how he's idolised. To do what he's done under that pressure is an extraordinary achievement. I don't know how he does it.

"If you look too far ahead then you can get tripped over. I need to keep working hard to do it and if you look at scoring that many runs then you'll forget about your next ball and that's very important.

"But the exciting thing is that potentially that could happen. What happened in Australia for us as a side and for me personally went very well.

"It would be unrealistic to expect me to score that amount of runs all the time but if I can't take confidence from doing what I did in Australia then I'd be mad. "Hopefully, now I know I can play like that, I can carry on playing like that."

England take on India and Sri Lanka in Test series at home this summer knowing back to back wins could see them ranked the number one team in the world. Tendulkar could pass 100 international hundreds in the process.

The spotlight will inevitably fall on Cook following his heroics down under - but he insists he can handle the added weight of expectation.

"When you play as well as that then you have to handle there's more expectation from people because other players have done it and haven't kept it going," he said.

"But if I keep doing what I've been doing and practising as hard as I have then I will give myself the best opportunity to do that and that's all can ask for.

"The pressure is what people put on you or what you perceive they put on you. When you go out there and bat, it's only going to distract from your cricket. I've got to try and forget about that and focus on my batting.

"I'm not so worried about other people's expectations. I'm only worried about what I'm going to do."

Cook has labelled the decision not to select him for England's World Cup campaign as "extremely disappointing".

He was left to fly home without any of his Ashes winning team-mates as they embarked on a doomed seven match one-day series in Oz before heading to the subcontinent.

"It was just me and Monty Panesar on the plane home," Cook said. "It was a strange feeling seeing the lads go and being part of that Ashes moment had kind of gone in a minute. It was slightly strange.

"The scheduling could be changed. I feel sorry for the lads who did carry on playing because they never had that moment to sit down and enjoy something which was a very special achievement."


http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/notw/nol_sport/1264965/Alastair-Cook-says-he-can-be-the-next-Sachin-Tendulkar.html

[sathya_1979]

Plum, one thread for Cook pls :noteeth:

[ajithfederer]

AN Cook - You Kid, all the best. Let's see what you've have in sleeve for Pataudi Trophy. Before becoming Tendulkar try to play more ODI's. That will be a good start.

[Plum]

sathya, ivaru periya thillAlangadiya iruppAr pOlirukkE - thread Arambichu mookudaipattukkavA?
AN Cook - varungAla Bradman. After a few years
Englishmen - AN Cook is the greatest batsman ever
Australians - AN Cook is the best batsman since Bradman and Ponting. Third best batsman ever.
(Why Ponting? Becaue Ponting will terrorise bowlers in the next few years and surge ahead of Sachin in Stats in the next few years)

[sathya_1979]

Ponting in supreme form :shaking:

[Plum]

nAn dhAn sonnEnE? avaru captainAvE irundhirukaNum. Konjam chatterjee-la thappu nadandhu pOchu :(

[sathya_1979]

That pull, that cut is back in full flow :clap: Clarke captain aagi chenchury vEra pottAchu! one stone 2 mangoes - performing captain for Aus, Ponting back to form

[littlemaster1982]

Ponting opening the innings :shock:

[Dinesh84]

Australia 361/8 (50 overs)

Bangladesh 179/2 (30.5 overs)

[VinodKumar's]

Ponting opening the innings :shock:

Haddin vutta vera yaarum illayae ippo athaan.

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Bangla had so many chances to improve, they are still playing like school kids, it is time to Recall their 'Test Status'.

[venkkiram]

Bangla had so many chances to improve, they are still playing like school kids, it is time to Recall their 'Test Status'.

-1.

While chasing 361 runs, 295 with a loss of 6 wickets was really a good fight.

[ajithfederer]

Gayle, Chanderpaul and Sarwan dropped



http://www.espncricinfo.com/west-indies-v-pakistan-2011/content/current/story/510971.html

[ajithfederer]

Read in News that BCCI is resuming cricketing ties with Pakistan since the government has given its nod. I don't think that it's a good idea to send our team to Pakistan to play matches. The situation is still very volatile there and it the country is very much unstable now and for the foreseeable future. It's dangerous to send our team there. Pak can come and play in India.

[Arvind Srinivasan]

I remember india having an immediate tour to bangladesh after the 2007 wc just like the aussies currently....so the scenario is very similar to that of the indian team in 2007. Who knows this might indicate an aus turnaround just like india with ponting doing a sachin in the near future....

[Plum]

I believe the earliest BCCI has a vacancy is next June. adhu varaikkum namma pasanga continousA tourA? :shock:
idhu pOga, PakistanlAm anuppAdhIngappA...angE neraiya boochANdis :(

[Arvind Srinivasan]

I seriously dont think international cricket will come back to pakistan in the near future....with regards to the indo-pak series i think it will either be played in india or in abu dhabi

[PARAMASHIVAN]

-1.

While chasing 361 runs, 295 with a loss of 6 wickets was really a good fight.

Venki

I agree this was good fight back, but over all they are on par with minnows esp Ireland!

[ajithfederer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qvca6v55t54&feature=related

LM, Please un earth ganguly's thread.

[ajithfederer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54MW5WUDs1U&feature=feedu

[venkkiram]

Inzamam-Ul-Haq 130 vs New Zealand 2nd test 2000/01


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-Ardxxz52A&feature=related

Inzamam is especially strong when playing shots off his legs and has been considered to be amongst the best employers of the pull-shot in world cricket

[ajithfederer]

The IPL runs till the end of May and India have three overseas tours in the eight months that follow, including high-profile series in England and Australia. India also have a full series home-and-away against West Indies, the Champions League Twenty20 and a home one-day series against England.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/current/story/511275.html



I believe the earliest BCCI has a vacancy is next June. adhu varaikkum namma pasanga continousA tourA? :shock:
idhu pOga, PakistanlAm anuppAdhIngappA...angE neraiya boochANdis :(

[ajithfederer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qo3UQkKReOk&feature=relmfu

Some Sydney 2008 Bucknor stuff. The headline is misleading intentionally. Go easy. The uploader has uploades great videos.

[ajithfederer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LE34IjoZBs&feature=related

The SCG crowd as Mitchell Johnson comes out to bat on Day 4 of the 5th Ashes Test in Sydney. The Army pump out two of their favourite songs of the day to their favourite Australian son, Mitchell Johnson.

"He bowls to the left, he bowls to the riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight, that Mitchell Johnson is bowling his shite."

"Suuuuuuuper, Super Mitch, Suuuuuuuuuuuuuper, Super Mitch, Suuuuuuuuuper, Super Mitch, Super Mitchell Johnson."

He procedes to get bowled first ball and sent off with the same reception!!!!

:lol:

[ajithfederer]

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283450.html

Notable batsmen/bowler rivalries in Test cricket. Eye openers are Sunil Gavaskar with Michael Holding and with another england bowler though he averages high, Atherton is a poor guy being out to Ambrose and walsh 17 and 15 times. Lara out to Mcgrath 15 times in 24 matches but he averages in the 40's per wicket :thumbsup:.

Some other rivalries
Murali/M boucher 12 times
CEL Ambrose/S waugh :bow: (My fav bowl/bat) from my fav era.
Imran Khan/Sunny G (11 times)but sunny averages 50.
Mark waugh averages 35 against Ambrose but 11 against Walsh :shock:


And oh yeah Bhajji - Ponting 10 times with his avg being 22.30 :P. Dei bhajji i dare u to make it 15.

[Plum]

Holding-Vengsarkar is famous too and Holding spews contempt for Vengy even today.

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Dilscoop to lead SL

Tillakaratne Dilshan has been appointed Sri Lanka's captain for all three formats during the upcoming tour of England in May following Kumar Sangakkara's resignation from the post after the World Cup. Sri Lanka Cricket have not yet named a vice-captain to fill the role vacated by Mahela Jayawardene because "the prospective candidates are nursing injuries, and their availability for the forthcoming tour is still in question."

Dilshan's appointment ends the speculation over whether he, or 23-year-old allrounder Angelo Mathews, would be named as Sangakkara's immediate successor. In a recent interview with ESPNcricinfo, Sangakkara had backed either player to take over the captaincy.

Dilshan, 34, has previously led Sri Lanka in two Twenty20 internationals in 2008 and 2009, and also during a five-match ODI assignment in Zimbabwe in 2010

[raajarasigan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqzHrUhFCco&feature=related

Curtly "talks to no man" Ambrose's two lethal yorkers.. one to Allan border

more than his talent and consistency, look at the way he celebrates... esp at 0:13 & at the end of the video.. whattey sportsman :notworthy:

[ajithfederer]

Thanks for that video, RR. Dude, that run up is like a speeding 18 wheeler truck :astonishing:

[raajarasigan]

Yes feddy.. :D in the later part of his career, he could NOT maintain the same run up and pace.. but still, he was successful with his seam...

[raajarasigan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJ9IuzFwcN4&feature=related

Curtly again .. his 17 dismissals of Mike Atherton.. indha atherton etthanai perukku than bunny'a irundhan...Mcgra, Ambrose, Walsh, Donald (??)...

but he had few good knocks as well as shown in this video...

[Dinesh84]

WI vs Pak 1st ODI

West Indies 221/6 (50 overs)
Darren Bravo 67(109) :clap:

[Dinesh84]

Pak 222/2 (41.3 overs)
Pak won by 8 wickets..

[ajithfederer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SmwodC7E9k&feature=channel_video_title

RR, check this out.

[ajithfederer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfL-F5Ypy24&feature=feedu

Cricket Controversy - Phillip Hughes dismissal - England vs Australia 2nd test at Lords 2009

[sathya_1979]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_rLd7Irtm0&feature=related

vAippilAmai :bow:

[ajithfederer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNE0tQcfAGk&feature=channel_video_title

Ponting's impression is Dead on the money :lol:

[ajithfederer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-aN8-21Mpc&feature=relmfu

Mitchell Johnson :clap:. If only u can swing like this more. the ball at 3:06 was a screamer.

[ajaybaskar]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-india-2011/content/story/513040.html

[ajithfederer]

India tour will offer £20m lifeline for struggling clubs

The county season starts on Friday against the backdrop of increasing financial turmoil for the domestic game but relief will be partly provided by an Indian summer worth more than £20 million to English cricket.

The Telegraph understands that this summer’s tour by India, the global power of world cricket, will earn the England and Wales Cricket Board significant returns from their overseas broadcast deal with ESPN.

In 2007, the ECB signed a rights deal with the broadcaster in the region of £40 million. A large slice, 45 per cent, is linked directly to the tour by India, a cheque which will arrive at a time when the county game needs a financial boost.

When sponsorship and ticketing sales from the four Tests, five one-day internationals and a Twenty20 match are added, the visit by India will make 2011 the most lucrative in the history of English cricket.

The money underlines the power of Indian cricket and the reason why boards are keen to play as many matches as possible against the recently crowned world champions and the No1-ranked Test side.

To maximise income, over the next 18 months England will cram in 27 matches against India in all forms of cricket, touring the country twice

Lord’s is already sold out for four days of the first Test and Surrey have reported 80 per cent capacity already for the first three days of the fourth Test. The one-day international against India at the Kia Oval on Sept 9 sold out before Christmas. However, most of the ticket revenue and match sponsorship would be kept by the individual grounds.

“Perhaps we are now seeing the Ashes is not the only iconic series and Test series against India are taking their place at that table,” said Richard Gould, the Surrey chief executive. “Every Test series is important but perhaps now we are going to have a major event every two years rather than every four.”

Hosting political party conferences, weddings, event management and sharing developments with other community organisations will have as much bearing on the future of county cricket as visits by Sachin Tendulkar

The Indian tour will provide some relief with ESPN paying a large fee for overseas broadcast rights this summer as part of its four-year deal with the ECB. It will help to prop up county finances as the game prepares for a difficult 2012, when officials are warning that the London Olympics will hit cricket’s corporate income.

More here http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/counties/8433082/India-tour-will-offer-20m-lifeline-for-struggling-clubs.html

[ajithfederer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rBcY6FHX4s&feature=autoplay&list=ULyARAoJnZdNg&index=7&playnext=1


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_L_S7O-XB48&feature=autoplay&list=ULyARAoJnZdNg&index=8&playnext=2

[Plum]

Law is associated with IPL. Maybe he is untouchable for IPL that's why he is complaining.
BCCI, throw a few thousand quid at him and he'll shut his mouth. VandhuttAnunga Cricket-ai kAppAtha - ennamO paisavaiyE pudhusA BCCi dhAn kaNdu pidichA mAdhiri :huh:
Will Law complain if he is given a IPL coaching stint with a few hundred thousand dollars? Fat chance.

[ajithfederer]

Porumai plum, porumai :)

[Plum]

Law is associated with ICL. Maybe he is untouchable for IPL that's why he is complaining.
BCCI, throw a few thousand quid at him and he'll shut his mouth. VandhuttAnunga Cricket-ai kAppAtha - ennamO paisavaiyE pudhusA BCCi dhAn kaNdu pidichA mAdhiri :huh:
Will Law complain if he is given a IPL coaching stint with a few hundred thousand dollars? Fat chance.

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Former Sri Lanka captain Hashan Tillakaratne has said he is ready to share information with the ICC to back his allegations regarding match-fixing in Sri Lanka since 1992.

"I made the statements [about match-fixing] neither to get political mileage nor to put anyone in an awkward position," said Tillakaratne, now a politician affiliated to the opposition party in Sri Lanka."I made the comments in good faith and I will share the information with the ICC. The exercise was meant to protect the game and the players we all love so much."

On Monday, Sri Lanka Cricket had termed Tillakaratne's decision to make the revelations after so many years as "strange". Tillakaratne's response was that he had kept quiet for so long since he feared for his life. "I stand by my comments about match fixing but can't reveal names for my safety," he said. "I made the statement in good faith and I will reveal the names to the ICC."

Meanwhile, Muttiah Muralitharan, who was Tillakaratne's team-mate for the most part of his career, joined Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara in asking Tillakaratne to prove his claims.

"I don't know why he has said this," Muralitharan told PTI. "If somebody is making such claims, he should first give enough proof to support them, otherwise someone can sue him. He has made allegations and only he is answerable for that. These are mere allegations which have not been proved yet."

Muralitharan said he had never been approached by match-fixers during his career. "In any case, I will tell this to ICC's anti-corruption unit only," he added. "There is a code and all the players follow that."

All Retired Cricketers in Politics, Only Fossible in SL :rotfl:

[ajithfederer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBvLTiRa6vQ&feature=feedu

Yousuf"Kaatan"Pathan murdering SA.

[ajithfederer]

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284057.html - Most ducks in a career.

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284125.html - Most 90's in a career.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/513176.html

[ajithfederer]

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;innings_number= 4;orderby=target;qualmin1=300;qualval1=target;resu lt=1;template=results;type=team;view=innings

Chases of 300 or more in 4th Innings of test matches. The notable chase is 315/4 by England against Australia in 2002 against a full strength Australian attack. Never knew this before :clap:.

India's 406/4 against WI is seriously a :bow: feat.

[ajithfederer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHzax-alxb4&NR=1

[ajithfederer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3diel_XmC9k&feature=related

Tendulkar says something in Hindi. What is he saying?

[Dinesh84]

Pakistan in West Indies Test Series - 1st Test
WI - 226 & 152
Pak - 160 & 178
West Indies won by 40 runs :clap:

[ajithfederer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jii7KFDQaes&feature=feedu

All other mediocre bowlers move away. Here is our Raging Bull :twisted:

[Plum]

Martin kAkkA is coming back to First Classs cricket. Just saying

[ajithfederer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFuZ5AzH7gs&feature=relmfu

BRIAN LARA'S 688 RUNS IN THREE TEST MATCHES VS SRILANKAGALLE, KANDY AND SSC COLOMBO NOV 2001

[ajithfederer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ok4R-SMSJnM&feature=channel_video_title

Shane Warne - balcony dancer!

[ajithfederer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=js8uVBPZyYA&feature=player_embedded

1996/97 India v South Africa TEST SERIES REVIEW

[ajithfederer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo5dCFLg8CM&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

1996 England vs Pakistan TEST SERIES HIGHLIGHTS

This is another good series. This one started after our 1996 test series in England. Some good bowling by the Pakistanis and counter attacking by the English batsmen stewart especially. ESPN starting days in cable in India(cbe atleast) if i am not wrong.

[ajithfederer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnxQxg4igUQ&feature=autoplay&list=UL-NSC3--uy8w&index=15&playnext=1

1995 Australia vs Pakistan TEST SERIES REVIEW

I've never watched this before/

[ajithfederer]

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/top-stories/To-beat-India-in-India-bigger-than-winning-the-Ashes-Strauss/articleshow/8551892.cms

To beat India in India bigger than winning the Ashes: Strauss

LONDON: Having won back to back Ashes series as England captain, Andrew Strauss should have every right to claim and say that he has reached the peak of international cricket, but no, he wants to beat India in India.

[ajithfederer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41lXjQnXnpw&feature=feedu

Natwest Tri Series 1998 Review - England Sri Lanka South Africa

[ajithfederer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gb-XKc8Idnw&feature=channel_video_title

One of the defining rivalries in world cricket. This is the second of the 5 test series losses(in SA) by SA to Aus in the last 2 decades. :clap:

H/l include.

1. Steve waugh's 160 and Geg blewett's 214 in the first test. Mind numbing counter attack.
2. Mark waugh's 100 + chasing 270 in the 4th innings + Healy's six of Cronje to seal the second test win.
3. Healy's tantrums to a cyril mitchley decision throwing of the bat walking up the stairs which eventually brought him a 2 match suspension.
4. Allan Donald's hostile spell to steve waugh in an over. Full of bouncers which hit steve waugh in the chest but waugh braved it and made a meaningful knock in losing cause.

And the usual great bowling by mcgrath and warne complimented by gillespie.

[ajithfederer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLTZJOLhANg&feature=feedu

Never knew that Pak won a test match in SA in 90's :clap: