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Monday, February 28, 2011

England cricket best yet to come, Bell tells rivals

England cricketer Ian Bell speaks during a headlines discussion in Bangalore upon Feb 28, 2011. Bell insisted there is copiousness some-more to come from England during a World Cup following their stirring tie with co-hosts India which breathed latest hold up in to a organisation proviso of a tournament.
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BANGALORE, India (AFP) – Ian Bell has insisted there is copiousness some-more to come from England during a World Cup following their stirring tie with co-hosts India which breathed latest hold up in to a organisation proviso of a tournament.

England, set an commanding 339 to win, accomplished upon 338 for 8 after Bell, who done 69, helped captain Andrew Strauss put upon 170 for a third wicket in a compare where a skipper went upon to a career-best 158.

Although England conceded their top World Cup sum during Sunday’s match, carrying left for 292 in their opening six-wicket win over a Netherlands, Bell pronounced bowling was tough work upon prosaic subcontinental pitches as great as which a group would urge during a march of this event.

“We haven’t played a most appropriate cricket nonetheless as great as you have only scored similarly with India, chasing 338,” pronounced Bell forward of their lapse to a Chinnaswamy Stadium for Wednesday’s compare opposite Ireland.

“That has got to be a great sign. We only need to have certain which you fool around improved cricket as this contest goes upon — there is no indicate personification it now.”

He added: “Our batting section has been personification well, positively Strauss, as great as which is sparkling for us.

Bell had a most appropriate perspective in a belligerent for most of Strauss’s innings, a top measure by an England batsman in a World Cup match, as great as he was in no disbelief about a peculiarity of a maladroit opener’s effort.

“It was substantially a most appropriate set upon you have seen for a long, prolonged time as great as substantially a most appropriate set upon you have ever seen from an England player.

“It had everything. He set upon his bounds when he longed for to, he rotated a strike, he played his sweeps as great as he looked unequivocally tough to fool around to.

“It unequivocally was for a rest of us a template of how you fool around a correct one-day innings.”

England, who’ve never won a World Cup, longed for a reverse-swing variations of a sick Stuart Broad as great as Bell added: “We were but Broady final night who has substantially been a heading one-day bowler for a duration of time now. It is a great pointer for us which you still did so well.

As for England’s attack, a sensitive Bell paid reverence to a opening of Yorkshire seamer Tim Bresnan, who distinguished his 26th birthday upon Monday, who took critical late wickets opposite India to finish with career-best total of 5 for 48 in 10 overs.

“The wickets have been unequivocally tough to fool around on. It is formidable to have a go during any bowler who goes a stretch upon those kinds of wickets.

“But to have a man (Bresnan) which gets 5 for 40-odd in 10 overs, which was a superb opening upon which kind of surface.”

As for his feelings about tieing a compare England could similarly have won as great as lost, Bell said: “We have taken a lot some-more positives than you have negatives.

“I feel unequivocally propitious to have played in a diversion similar to that. It was a single of a most appropriate World Cup games you have ever been concerned in. It was an implausible game.”

Klinger back for Redbacks



01 March, 2011

South Australia have been set to acquire behind captain Michael Klinger for Thursday’s Sheffield Shield strife opposite Victoria during a MCG.

Klinger longed for a new Ryobi Cup as well as Sheffield Shield matches opposite Queensland after carrying an arthroscopy to mislay floating cartilage in his left knee.

The former Bushranger is unfortunate to face his aged group as well as will be since until compare day to infer his fitness.

Fast bowler Gary Putland has additionally been enclosed in a line-up, replacing associate discerning Peter George, who is batting a injure leg tendon complaint.

George felt narrowing in his left injure leg tendon whilst bowling during a Bulls' second innings of last week's Sheffield Shield match.

While both sides incompetent to have a final, South Australia will be chasing limit points to get off a bottom of a table.

Redbacks team:
Michael Klinger, Cullen Bailey, Aiden Blizzard, Cameron Borgas, Dan Christian, Ben Edmondson, Daniel Harris, Nathan Lyon, Graham Manou, Tom Moffat, Gary Putland, Kane Richardson, James Smith

Youngest W. Cup cricketer inspired by dad's death

Zimbabwe bowler Ray Price (right) takes a locate to boot Canadian cricketer Nitish Kumar (centre) during a ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 compare during a Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium track in Nagpur. Sixteen-year-old schoolboy Kumar became a youngest ever World Cup player, though his usually bewail was which his father, killed in a 2005 automobile crash, was not there to see it.
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NAGPUR, India (AFP) – Sixteen-year-old schoolboy Nitish Kumar became a youngest ever World Cup player upon Monday, though his usually bewail was which his father, killed in a 2005 automobile crash, was not there to see it.

The teen was declared in Canada’s group to face Zimbabwe as well as during sixteen years as well as 283 days, supplanted Bangladesh’s Talha Jubair, who was seventeen years as well as 70 days aged when he featured opposite a West Indies in a 2007 World Cup.

But his entrance was kaleidoscopic with sadness.

His father Vikal was killed in a automobile collision in England whilst upon a cricket debate in 2005 with Kumar, eleven during a time, in a behind seat.

He was hospitalised for roughly a month as well as did not sense of his father’s genocide until returning to Canada.

“It would have been easy for me to container it in,” Kumar told a Toronto Star newspaper.

“My father longed for me to fool around during a top turn as well as where we am right away is since of him, my family as well as my coach. Without them, I’d be lost. There was a time when we would fool around for myself, though right away we fool around for my father.”

Sadly, Kumar’s World Cup entrance was not quite memorable.

After Zimbabwe had done 298-9, a opening batsman, who has been since a month off by his propagandize to take partial in a World Cup, was out for usually a single after confronting usually 10 balls.

Canada were discharged for usually 123 to remove by 175 runs.

But captain Asish Bagai shielded a preference to give Kumar his chance.

“We had told Nitish to suffer his game. We do not have any expectations from him. That will be as well most of a vigour for a youngster.

“He still has a prolonged approach to go as well as will certainly sense with experience.”

Before a World Cup, Kumar had played 5 ODIs for Canada, creation his entrance opposite Afghanistan in Sharjah in Feb 2010.

Nicknamed ‘Tendulkar’, he was innate in May 1994, four-and-a-half years after Sachin Tendulkar’s general entrance opposite Pakistan in 1989.

Canada have a oldest as well as youngest player in a contest with a oldest, 40-year-old John Davison, opening a batting with a youngster.

“The initial time we saw Nitish was 10 years behind when he was usually six. we was vacant to see a six-year-old’s carry out over his shots,” pronounced Davison.

“Even during which age, he could strike lift shots as well as we felt he was a special talent.”

Preview: Sri Lanka vs Kenya, Match 14


Before a begin of a World Cup, 2 teams from a subcontinent were termed prohibited favourites to lift a prize – a single was India, as well as a alternative Sri Lanka. Their opening games opposite Bangladesh as well as Canada respectively showed why. But a week later, bold arise up calls from England as well as Pakistan unprotected weaknesses in their sides as well as valid which this is a most open World Cup played so far, with most teams carrying a possibility to squeeze a desired title. Both teams have a possibility to get behind upon lane as they take upon comparatively simpler opponents in their subsequent games. While India takes upon Ireland after in a week, Sri Lanka plays Kenya in Colombo upon Mar 1st.

Team news

Sri Lanka: The Lankans proposed their World Cup debate in character by abrasive Canada by a huge 210 runs in their opening game. The batting as well as bowling came together as they walloped a untimely minnows with an all turn display. But their opening opposite an indeterminate Pakistani side would have brought them behind to a ground. The bowling line up, though Lasith Malinga looked submissive upon a prosaic batting pitch. The pacers lacked invasion as well as yet a spinners – Muralitharan as well as Herath were careful – they were incompetent to collect up wickets in a center overs. The Sri Lankan tip sequence looks intensely strong, with Dilshan, Jayawardene as well as Sangakkara in between a runs in a 2 games. But their prolonged center sequence will be a means of concern. There was plenty explanation for this in a Pakistan diversion as a batsmen struggled to magnitude runs once Jayawardene as well as Sangakkara departed. Arjuna Ranatunga longed for Sangakkara or Jayawardene to bat reduce in a line up to have firm their center order. It would be engaging to see if a group government considers it.

Kenya: It is a time when a minnows have been you do their most appropriate to stir a ICC in a World Cups. Netherlands gave England a scare, as well as Ireland roughly dissapoint Bangladesh during home. But Kenya upon a alternative palm have been you do all they can to clear a ICC’s preference to shorten a series of teams in destiny World Cups. Nothing is starting right for a African team. They proposed their debate by removing whacked by a Kiwis in Chennai, losing a diversion in around 3 hours. They shortly followed it up by an additional trashy opening opposite Pakistan, as well as finished up losing a diversion by 205 runs. Their bowlers conceded 37 wides opposite Pakistan, whilst a batsmen have struggled to magnitude up to both gait as well as spin. To have things worse, there have been off margin controversies with differences in between a manager as well as comparison players. Kenya would be desperately anticipating for a spectacle to put up a decent opening opposite Sri Lanka during home.

Head to Head:

Not most in a Sri Lankan group would dont think about what happened in a 2003 World Cup diversion in Nairobi. Put in to bat, a Kenyans done a decent 210 as well as returned with a round to boot Sri Lanka for 157, to illustrate intolerable a Lankans by 53 runs. Collins Obuya was a star for Kenya which day, picking up 5 wickets for only twenty-four runs in his 10 overs. Obuya is still there 8 years later, though a repeat of a 2003 diversion seems distant from possible. Apart from this encounter, a 2 teams have met 4 alternative times, with a Lankans winning all of them.

Quotes:

“I do not thoughts losing to teams similar to New Zealand as well as Pakistan since they have been patently improved than us though you should be competitive. We need to be seen to be fighting as well as scoring runs” – Cricket Kenya arch Samir Inamdar.

“We know all about a annoyance of losing to Kenya after which disturbance in Nairobi behind in 2003 as well as they have a little utilitarian players in their ranks” Sri Lankan batsman Mahela Jayawardena.

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Bresnan in hot water



twenty-eight February, 2011

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England all-rounder Tim Bresnan has been reprimanded after an situation during a thespian ICC World Cup tie opposite India upon Sunday.

The Yorkshire paceman pleaded guilty to a Level 1 crack of a ICC Code of Conduct for Players as well as Team Officials which relates to ‘abuse of cricket apparatus or clothing, belligerent apparatus or fixtures as well as fittings’.

The situation occurred low in England’s run follow of 339 when Bresnan, who was discharged for fourteen from 9 balls, strike a stumps with his bat after being discharged by Indian spinner Piyush Chawla.

All Level 1 breaches lift a smallest chastisement of an central rebuke and/or a limit chastisement of a excellent of up to 50 percent of a player’s compare fee.

A conference was not compulsory as Bresnan supposed a reprimand, which helped his cause.

“While giving my verdict, we took in to comment which Bresnan certified his mistake, apologised for his movement as well as which it was his initial offence,” Roshan Mahanama of a Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees said.

“Further, it was enlivening to note which Bresnan upon his own beginning met a umpires endangered as well as reiterated which his movement was unintentional.”

“However, there is no room for this sort of movement in a good competition as well as cricketers have been regularly approaching to fool around a diversion in a loyal suggestion of cricket. These cricketers have been purpose models of millions of determined cricketers.”

Bresnan supposed an central rebuke in serve to a fine, whilst he as well as a rest of his team-mates were strike with a serve 10 percent excellent for progressing a delayed over-rate.

England captain Andrew Strauss perceived a twenty percent excellent for a delayed over-rate.

World Cup – Netherlands v West Indies 13th Match Highlights at Delhi, Feb 28, 2011

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West Indies name uncapped leg spinner to replace Bravo


Uncapped Guyanese leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo will reinstate harmed group partner Dwayne Bravo in a World Cup, a West Indies Cricket Board said.

All rounder Bravo was ruled out of a contest following a knee damage he suffered during Thursday’s better by South Africa.

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Australia to tour Bangladesh after World Cup

Australia’s Mitchell Johnson (left), seen here during their Cricket World Cup compare opposite New Zealand during a Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur, upon Feb 25. Australia will fool around 3 one-day internationals in Bangladesh shortly after a World Cup, though a short debate does not embody any Test matches, a Bangladesh Cricket Board said.
©AFP/File – William West

DHAKA (AFP) – Australia will fool around 3 one-day internationals in Bangladesh shortly after a World Cup, though a short debate does not embody any Test matches, a Bangladesh Cricket Board said.

Australia will arrive in Dhaka upon Apr 4, only dual days after a World Cup last in Mumbai, as well as will fool around a one-dayers upon Apr 9, eleven as well as thirteen during a Sher-e-Bangladesh stadium.

The initial dual matches will be played during a day, though a third diversion will be a day-night affair, a BCB recover pronounced upon Monday.

The array will be preceded by a use compare in Fatullah upon Apr 7.

Australia’s initial debate of a South Asian republic given 2006 was due to embody dual Test matches, though these were cancelled by mutual agreement of a dual boards.

16-year old Nitish, youngest to make his WC debut


Canada’s 16-year aged schoolboy Nitish Kumar became a youngest cricketer to have his World Cup entrance when he was drafted in to a personification XI opposite Zimbabwe in a organisation match.

Nicknamed ‘Tendulkar’, Nitish was innate in May, 1994, 4 as well as half years after Sachin Tendulkar’s general entrance opposite Pakistan in 1989.

Interestingly, Nitish will open a innings with a oldest player of a World Cup, 40-year-old John Davison who is personification his third World Cup.

Canada right away has a oldest as well as youngest player in a contest with their disproportion of age being twenty-four years.

“The initial time we saw Nitish was 10 years behind when he was usually six. we was vacant to see a six-year-old’s carry out over his shots. Even during which age, he could strike lift shots as well as we felt he was a special talent,” Davison, a team’s most appropriate player had pronounced about Nitish upon a night before of a match.

Asked about how erotically appealing it will be to open a batting with someone who is dual as well as half decades younger than him, Davison replied in jest, “We change out a normal age of a team.”

Nitish plays for Toronto Cricket Skating as well as Curling Club which has a most appropriate territory wickets in a country. In actuality during which really bar ground, India as well as Pakistan used to have their annual ODI array Sahara Cup during mid-90′s.

Before Nitish, a youngest player to entrance in a World Cup was Ireland’s George Dockrell during eighteen years as well as 213 days.

Nitish has so distant played 5 ODIs for Canada as well as done his entrance opposite Afghanistan.

AIS Scholars named for 2011 stint


Australia Under-19 skipper Mitch Marsh will revisit a COE during a winter

Some of Australia's brightest immature talents have been comparison for a 2011 Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) men's grant module during a Cricket Australia Centre of Excellence (COE) in Brisbane this winter.

Cricket Australia's National Selection Panel (NSP) voiced a AIS patrol which will commence a module together with a Emerging Players Tournament, while additionally travelling to Malaysia as well as India for precision camps.

The 2011 AIS grant money coming in is:
Name - State (Age)
Sean Abbott – NSW (18)
Tim Armstrong - NSW (20)
Nathan Brain - NSW (19)
Trent Copeland - NSW (24)
Patrick Cummins - NSW (17)
Josh Hazlewood - NSW (20)
Nic Maddinson - NSW (19)
Mitchell Starc - NSW (21)
Adam Zampa - NSW (18)
Cameron Boyce - QLD (21)
Chris Lynn - QLD (20)
James Faulkner - TAS (20)
Ryan Carters - VIC (20)
Jon Holland – VIC (23)
Alex Keath - VIC (19)
Tom Beaton - WA (20)
Michael Beer - WA (26)
Mitchell Marsh – WA (19)
Sam Whiteman – WA (18)

2011 AIS Squad quick facts:
• The normal age of a patrol is 20.
• The module starts upon 1 May as well as will run to sixteen Aug as well as will embody an abroad debate to India as well as Malaysia (Twenty20™ tournament) in serve to an Emerging Players Tournament opposite alternative general teams in August. The sum of both have been being finalised.
• Seven Players have been former Under-18 Talent stay attendees: (Abbott, Cummins, Brain, Whiteman (2009-10); Armstrong, Maddinson , Marsh (2008-09). This has extended a bargain of a bent in a complement during state as well as inhabitant level.
• Seven players in a AIS Scholarship organisation were partial of Australia's World Cup winning 2010 Under-19 squad: (Armstrong, Keath, Beaton, Zampa, Hazlewood, Maddinson as well as Marsh)
• Five players have been from 2010 AIS module list (Carters, Brain, Starc, Abbott, Maddinson).
• The AIS Scholars will be assimilated by a Australia A patrol for 3 weeks of precision brazen of a due Australia A debate mid-year (details nonetheless to be finalised).

All scholars in a patrol will bear a targeted as well as individualised growth module during a COE during Allan Border Field underneath a superintendence of latest COE Head Coach Troy Cooley as well as his organisation of coaches including, David Fitzgerald, John Davison as well as Craig McDermott. COE Sport Science as well as Sport Medicine staff will additionally be instrumental in delivering a tall peculiarity module to a comparison athletes.

In addition, to serve climb chosen coaches in Australia, multiform state-based tall opening coaches will additionally be endangered in a COE module during assorted stages.

A player's weekly report will embody a multiple of cricket skills training, diversion scenarios, strength as well as conditioning training, damage impediment strategies, nutrition, recovery, foe psychology as well as assorted foe grant associated activities, with player career as well as gratification courses additionally included.

Commenting upon a preference intake, National Talent Manager Greg Chappell said: "The AIS grant list reflects a peculiarity of immature cricketers around a country. The event presented to these players is written to go upon their earthy as well as mental growth upon their trail toward destiny general honours.

"The Centre of Excellence is a really critical partial of Cricket Australia's Elite Pathway as well as a AIS module is written to accelerate a growth of a most appropriate immature cricketers by putting them in to an sourroundings which will plea them while giving them a possibility to sight outdoor in a off season.

"They will additionally knowledge a little general conditions during a MRF trickery in India, foe fool around in a contest in Malaysia as well as a Emerging Players Tournament in Brisbane to finish a module in late August.

"Among this chosen organisation is an sparkling collection of immature quick bowlers which suggests which a destiny of quick bowling in this nation is in great hands. The plea for all endangered is to have certain which these immature bowlers get a earthy as well as ability growth compulsory to hope for them for a final of general cricket over a subsequent couple of years. If which is finished Australian cricket's bonds will climb accordingly," Chappell said.

Commenting upon a 2011 AIS program, latest COE Head Coach Troy Cooley said: "Cricket Australia's Centre of Excellence full-time money coming in has been comparison by endless conference in in between State Talent Managers as well as a National Talent Manager. This routine has supposing opportunities for players to interest preference claims in a full operation of teams as well as competitions opposite a country.

"Since a inception, a COE module has grown as well as changed with redundant changes to a game. In 2011, it will again take a somewhat opposite path, written privately to climb a operation of skills as well as credentials compulsory by a player opposite all 3 forms of a game.

"These skills will be grown as well as tested during an general turn by a Australia A as well as under-19 programs total with alternative abroad precision opportunities as well as competitions. The successful Emerging Players Tournament will right away concentration upon a longer form of a diversion with three-day cricket upon condition which players a profitable discernment in to a final of first-class cricket.

"Scholars will have entrance to a most appropriate cricket-related sports grant as well as sports disinfectant in Australia total with an endless coaching module grown collaboratively by Cricket Australia as well as particular state as well as domain programs.

"We intend to yield players a seamless passing from one to another in in between diversion formats, ensuring they have a most appropriate event of success as well as contributing to Australian teams superfluous during a top echelons of universe cricket.

"Many of a players comparison have been during opposite stages of their cricketing development, however, with clever await from states as well as territories you have been assured of delivering short, middle as well as long-term particular skeleton which will await privately for their particular needs.

"This is an sparkling time for Australian cricket; you am seeking brazen to operative with these scholars as well as a await staff as you essay to serve climb a 'Australian Way' of personification a game," Cooley said.

AIS Director Professor Peter Fricker pronounced he was unapproachable of a poignant purpose which a COE had done to a success of Australian cricket.

"Watching immature cricketers climb as well as strech latest heights is really exciting, as well as to know which a Australian Institute of Sport has played a vital partial in which growth is a extensive thoughtfulness of a program's success," Professor Fricker said.

"The COE's partnership with AIS Sports Science as well as Sport Medicine, quite in biomechanics as well as damage prevention, has been an critical aspect of this development."

"We have been intensely unapproachable of a jot down as well as convention of producing gifted cricketers who have left upon to surpass during a chosen turn of a game."

South Africa bowlers learning to love spin

South African cricketer Johan Botha (centre) celebrates after receiving a wicket of West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle during a Cricket World Cup compare during a Feroz Shah Kotla Cricket Stadium in New Delhi upon Feb 24. South Africa might exaggerate lethal quick bowlers Dayle Steyn as well as Morne Morkel, though a speed-loving Proteas have been descending in adore with spin.
©AFP – Manan Vatsyayana

NEW DELHI (AFP) – South Africa might exaggerate lethal quick bowlers Dayle Steyn as well as Morne Morkel, though a speed-loving Proteas have been descending in adore with spin.

Slow bowlers Imran Tahir as well as Johan Botha claimed 6 West Indies wickets in between them in their opening World Cup win upon Thursday, with Botha even being tossed a latest ball.

Fellow spinner Robin Peterson, who went wicketless in which game, believes which South Africa right away entirely conclude a stress of a delayed group in a office of a initial World Cup.

The 31-year-old Peterson told a Press Trust of India South Africa had formerly relied upon pace.

“The mindset has altered now. All a guys have been vehement about it as well as there have been spinners during home who can do a job. Now we have 3 peculiarity spinners who can perform during this turn as well as they have been assured sufficient to fool around during this level.

“Obviously when we come to a subcontinent, a captain looks during we to be a aggressive option. But we have got 3 spinners now. In a past we usually had one. Now they can operate a spinners in reduced bursts, some-more attackingly.”

Peterson certified which it was a plea to fool around opposite peculiarity batsmen upon subcontinental tracks.

“I instruct we was innate in India. It’s a mental condition to fool around in India. In a subcontinent, we have a most appropriate conditions for your bowling. All 3 spinners in a patrol will adore it.”

Despite Peterson’s enthusiasm, bowling physical education instructor Vincent Barnes pronounced which his side would not operate a same plan all a time during a World Cup as well as which a bowling combinations would rely upon personification conditions.

“We have got to demeanour during a conditions entrance up. We have got a integrate of day matches, patently sunrise as well as mutation of wicket do come in to play,” he said, forward of a subsequent diversion opposite a Netherlands in Mohali upon Thursday.

Tahir, JP Duminy as well as Steyn all longed for precision upon Sunday, though their absences were shrugged off by group management.

“Imran has an top respiratory tract infection as well as complacent as a precaution,” group physical education instructor Mohammed Moosajee told cricinfo.

“JP grown reduce behind rigidity after a final diversion as well as was additionally rested. Dale painful his right side after a incident during today’s warm-ups as well as was private from a rest of a use by a physiotherapist Brandon Jackson to bear treatment.”

Leg-spinner Tahir took 4 for 41 in a win over a West Indies as well as will have an additional pass purpose in a diversion opposite a Netherlands.

Barnes said: “I hadn’t seen a lot of him prior to though we got to outlay time with him during a India array as well as he has been unimaginable in a set-up.”

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WI v NED, 13th Match, Group B

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WC 2011 Special: Minnows and the World Cup buzz!

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By Chetan Narula

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The thing about large tournaments is which during any given time, there is a sold subject buzzing in a minds of a people – both personification as good as watching. It has been 5 days (almost) given a World Cup began as good as a discuss has been a appearance of a minnows, or in truth their impending non-participation from 2015 onwards. It is utterly judicious which it has all influenced up right now, for a initial turn sees utterly a couple of matches featuring them associates' teams as good as notwithstanding all being intensity upsets, not most go a distance. So, either in a wait for for an dissapoint to come along, is it value to have so most insignificant matches?

The answer is both approbation as good as no. Let us proceed with a yes, for there aren't most such voices being listened during a moment. The initial indicate in await of a join forces with teams is which they don't unequivocally knowledge in ICC's alternative fifty-over event. A World Cup though a minnows is similar to a saved Champions Trophy, a single which runs for months as good as ends up vitriolic people to no end. The second indicate being which there is no alternative ubiquitous height as large as this for a join forces with teams to be personification ODI matches. Of march they have their own tournaments which take place somewhere in South-East Middle East or a Middle-East all year round, though unequivocally how most of us take out time continually to even contemplate over those scorecards?

Third is which a ICC believes a biennial T20 World Cup to be event sufficient for these minnows to showcase their wares. Although which is in truth a format which will assistance a diversion grow in untested territories around a world, a fundamental complaint with which being T20 is not a kind of height we would wish for cricket to grow. Smacking a round though essentially spotting it or bowling usually to enclose runs as good as not take wickets isn't a preferred approach to find a subsequent superstars from countries where cricket isn't confirmed as yet.

The thought was in truth to get latest nations to catch cricket by a T20 mode, pierce on as good as benefit knowledge in a ODI arena, prior to in a future garnering Test status. Anything else as good as we have been usually saying a genocide of this game, for how prolonged can 9 Test nations (only 5 unequivocally rival out of these) means it? Teams similar to Ireland, Netherlands, Canada, Zimbabwe, as good as to an border Canada have been median by to which stage, with others similar to Afghanistan, USA as good as China knocking on a doorway next. Therefore unless as good as until these aforementioned nations get to fool around solid ODI cricket, there is no resolution though to let them have a smallest appearance in a World Cup.

So how do we do that, means them unchanging fifty-over movement which is? One has believed for prolonged right away which a approach forward for a cricket universe is to separate itself in to two, shaped on particular ICC rankings. Two leagues any shaped of a chosen teams as good as a rest will lay sufficient importance on personification a diversion tough as good as means opportunities to these join forces with teams who can fool around in a mini-league of their own. It can be an additional regulation shaped on a important football leagues where graduation as good as relegation happens any season. The ICC rankings have been reloaded any year on 1st Apr as good as targets being revised consistently for all of a teams can usually be total inducement to perform. The categorical obstacle a single sees from this is a teams in a reduce half of a list not removing to fool around a tip ones some-more mostly as good as as a result not earning from radio revenues. But afterwards again Ireland or even Bangladesh should consequence a right to fool around opposite India rsther than than usually a little director formulation out a monthly calendar on their behest!

The no-part to a subject asked inaugural pertains to a World Cup hum which is ostensible to have surrounded a sub-continent. Interestingly it is in Bangladesh as good as Sri Lanka (in which order) we see as good as listen to reports of some-more people vehement than in India alone, notwithstanding there being some-more series of cricket fans innate here per hour than a alternative dual nations combined. It is an peculiar thing to state here though this end comes onward from a initial of most journeys which a single has embarked on for covering a World Cup. And a ubiquitous mood (barring a India matches of course) is of biding time – watchful for a minnows to fool around their 6 matches any as good as pour out off home, so which come a knock-out theatre as good as a contest can begin in earnest. Money counts in reserve for once, for a nation presumably funny about cricket, it is in truth sad!

(Chetan Narula is a sportswriter shaped in New Delhi, India. His Twitter feed is here.)

 

Zim v Can, 12th Match, Group A

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India-England match ends in a tie

Skipper Andrew Strauss led from a front nonetheless again to assistance England lift off a tie in a last-ball thriller opposite India during a M Chinnaswamy track upon Sunday.

Opting to bat first, India powered by Sachin Tendulkar’s 120 off 115 balls scored 338 all out in 49.5 overs. In reply, roving upon Strauss’ 158, England equalled India’s measure of 338 in 50 overs by losing 8 wickets.

Tendulkar with his 47th ODI century additionally became a usually batsman in a tournament’s story to have 5 hundreds.

With this tie England changed turn with India upon tip of World Cup Group B.

Chasing a huge 339, England were off to a flyer with openers Strauss as great as Kevin Pietersen scoring bounds during will.

Pietersen was entertainment movement with any shot until a peppery true expostulate was splendidly held by Munaf Patel off his own bowling.

Leg-spinner Piyush Chawla trapped Jonathan Trott (16) leg prior to wicket to yield Indian a second breakthrough.

But Strauss as great as Ian Bell (69) responded with a little typically essential batting to take a diversion divided from India. The twin got a mount of 170 runs for a third wicket.

At a finish of 42 overs, England were cruising during 2-281 as great as feat looked inevitable.

But their preference to take a batting powerplay in a 43rd over backfired as they mislaid 4 wickets — Bell, Strauss, Paul Collingwood (1) as great as Matt Prior (4) — in a camber of usually 8 runs.

This gave Indian bowlers a possibility to scratch their approach during a back of in to a diversion as great as they grabbed this event with both hands. England could usually conduct to get twenty-five runs from a powerplay.

However, a little strong blows in a finish from Tim Bresnan, Graeme Swann as great as Ajmal Shahzad helped England turn a scores.

For India, Zaheer Khan emerged with total of 3-64 in 10 overs whilst Munaf Patel as great as Piyush Chawla claimed dual wickets each.

Earlier, Indian openers Virender Sehwag as great as Tendulkar supposing India with a great begin scoring runs great around six-runs-per-over.

Sehwag looked irritable during a begin of his innings, though after personification off a primary overs he got during a back of to his mortal best.

The hastily opener played a cameo of 35 from twenty-six balls together with 6 bounds prior to Bresnan had him held by Prior during a back of a wicket.

Tendulkar afterwards got along with Gautam Gambhir stitching a partnership of 134 runs for a second wicket.

Off-spinner Swann bowled a beauty to get absolved of Gambhir, who was seeking dangerous upon 51.

Struggling batsman Yuvraj Singh struck form during a right time scoring a high 58 off 50 balls. The left-hander was additionally partial of dual consequential partnerships — 56 with Tendulkar as great as 69 with Dhoni — which helped India cranky a 300-run symbol in 45.3 overs.

However, India unsuccessful to gain upon a great begin by losing their final 7 wickets for usually 33 runs.

For England, gait male Bresnan emerged as a many appropriate bowler with total of 5-48, whilst James Anderson was a misfortune by recording England’s many costly World Cup total of 1-91.

Dew factor to play key role in clash against WI: Borren


The Netherlands gave a strong shock to England prior to losing their World Cup opening compare as great as their captain Peter Borren pronounced they would target for an dissapoint attainment opposite an injury-ravaged West Indies in a Group B confront here upon Monday.

“We have got intensity to win matches. We had played really great opposite England. Last dual days, you had really great precision session, you had great fielding as great as bowling sessions. All a players have been in great figure so you have been seeking for an additional great opening opposite a West Indies,” Borren told reporters forward of Monday’s match.

He pronounced a Netherlands would demeanour to obey a attainment of Ireland who reached a second turn in a final book of a World Cup in a West Indies.

“We take impulse from Ireland. They did flattering great in a final book of World Cup when they competent for a second round. They additionally played great in a final book of a Twenty20 World Cup. We have been additionally flattering accessible associates as great as you take impulse from them.

“We have 5 joining matches to fool around in this World Cup as great as if you win 3 of them, you have great possibility of subordinate for a second stage. you goal which guys will thinly slice in as great as fool around their purpose to a fullest,” he said.

Borren pronounced dew could fool around an critical purpose upon Monday as there was dampness in a air when a Dutch players lerned upon Saturday during Feroze Shah Kotla.

“I saw a conditions during Ferozeshah Kotla final night. Dew cause is starting to be there. In a day-night clash, you regularly consider of dew. So you consider which will fool around an critical purpose in determining a outcome. If you win a toss, you would similar to to bat first. So toss will additionally fool around an critical role. Let’s see what happens tomorrow,” he said.

He re-iterated his mount which International Cricket Council needs to await a join forces with nations as great as should not revoke a series of teams to 10 in a subsequent World Cup.

“ICC needs to await us. We wish ourselves to fool around in a subsequent book of a World Cup. Further swell will assistance cricket grow in a nation,” Borren said.

All-rounder Ryan 10 Doeschate, who bloody a 110-ball 119 opposite England, pronounced which sold hit has instilled certainty in him to take upon a most appropriate in a business.

“Associate nations similar to us do not fool around Test nations really often. So competing with a large teams in World Cup is something great as great as great for a confidence. That sold hit opposite England has since me sufficient certainty to plate out some-more great knocks,” Doeschate said.

The Dutchman additionally sensitive which yesterday he sealed a stipulate with Indian Premier League stipulate with a Kolkata Knight Riders, which paid for him for USD 150000 for a fourth book of a Twenty20 league.

“Just yesterday, you sealed a stipulate with them. So entrance 3 weeks in a World Cup have been really critical for me to fool around great as great as score. Right now, World Cup is upon my thoughts as great as after which you will consider of a IPL,” Ryan said.

Pakistan fined for slow over rate in W. Cup match

Pakistan cricket captain Shahid Afridi celebrates dismissing Sri Lankan cricket captain Kumar Sangakkara during a Group A compare in a World Cup Cricket contest upon Feb 26. Pakistan have been fined for their delayed over-rate during a match.
©AFP – Ishara S.Kodikara

NEW DELHI (AFP) – Pakistan have been fined for their delayed over-rate during their 11-run win opposite Sri Lanka in a World Cup in Colombo upon Saturday.

Match arbitrate Chris Broad imposed a fines after Shahid Afridi’s side were ruled to be a single over reduced of their aim during a finish of a compare when time allowances were taken in to consideration.

Afridi was fined twenty per cent of his compare price whilst his players perceived 10 percent fines.

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S. Lanka wary of Kenya in W. Cup cricket

Sri Lankan batsman Mahela Jayawardene has certified which Kenya, who degraded his group in a overwhelming 2003 World Cup triumph, still have players to equates to an additional startle when a dual encounter upon Mar 1.
©AFP – Lakruwan Wanniarachchi

COLOMBO (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s Mahela Jayawardene certified upon Sunday which Kenya, who degraded his group in a overwhelming 2003 World Cup triumph, still have players to equates to an additional startle when a dual encounter upon Tuesday.

Eight years ago, Sri Lanka mislaid by 53 runs to Kenya in Nairobi as a unheralded Africans went upon to strech a semi-finals.

Jayawardene is a single of 3 survivors from which game, along with skipper Kumar Sangakkara as well as spinner Muttiah Muralitharan.

“We know all about a annoyance of losing to Kenya after which disturbance in Nairobi behind in 2003 as well as they have a little utilitarian players in their ranks,” pronounced Jayawardene, who done only 5 runs as his group were bowled out for 157.

Sri Lanka go in to a Group A compare during a R. Premadasa track upon a behind of an 11-run better to Pakistan upon Saturday with former captain Jayawardene propelling his group to stay focused.

“Our priority contingency sojourn to stay focused upon a subsequent diversion opposite Kenya upon Tuesday night,” he said, essay a mainstay in a privately-run Sunday Times newspaper.

“There will be a little bigger matches forward this week as a gait of a contest picks up. you goal which additionally equates to which you set up up movement as well as get in to a great contest groove.”

Jayawardene pronounced a contest has thrown up a couple of engaging trends in a initial week.

“Sides have not utterly raced out of a blocks as well as have elite to keep wickets in hand,” pronounced a former skipper who guided his side to a last in 2007 where they mislaid to Australia.

“We?ll have to see either which continues when a matches get closer,” he pronounced additionally adding which there were estimable differences in conditions in a 3 hosting countries.

“That is starting to have for a little engaging tactical decisions with courtesy to compare plan as well as preference during a entrance weeks.”

Victoria Ryobi One-Day Cup champs



Gregor Mactaggart during a MCG, Sportal

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Victoria Ryobi One-Day Cup champions

VVictoria’s made during home one-day last hex has accomplished after an fatiguing 85-run win over Tasmania in Sunday’s Ryobi Cup decider during a MCG.

Needing 195 for feat in a rain-affected compare marked down to 38 overs per side, a Tigers were skittled for usually 109 as a Bushrangers accomplished a run of 4 uninterrupted limited-over finals defeats.

Seasoned bowlers Dirk Nannes as well as Mark Cleary were a home side’s standout performers.

Nannes claimed a man-of-the-match endowment with sum of 3-29 from 10 overs, whilst former South Australian all-rounder Cleary fitting his preference forward of spinner Jon Holland by receiving 3-32.

Only a enthusiastic Ed Cowan, who faced 68 balls for his 32 not out, was means to wand off a home side’s conflict for an lengthened period, whilst captain George Bailey (27) was a usually alternative Tigers batsman to strech stand in figures.

Bailey’s exclusion was a pass impulse of a last as well as came usually as Tasmania had appeared to put themselves in a box chair during 2-54 in reply to Victoria’s primary 20-over measure of 3-75.

The Tigers skipper skied a locate off Victorian reflection Andrew McDonald during mid-off as well as his exit engineered a fall which saw Tasmania remove 3-1.

Travis Birt fell plant of a catastrophic run-out 3 balls after for a steep as well as when Rhett Lockyear was held during a back of by Matthew Wade off Mark Cleary, a Tigers were in difficulty during 5-55.

Tasmania afterwards mislaid James Faulkner dual balls prior to a 20-over mangle as well as were 6-73 when they resumed, chasing Victoria’s 194 total.

The Bushrangers, who combined a serve 119 runs to their mid sum of 3-75, were propelled by a excellent 61 from Brad Hodge.

Hodge took Luke Butterworth for nineteen off an over early in a second verse as well as during his 69-ball stay strike 7 bounds as well as dual sixes.

Victoria mislaid their last 7 wickets for 73 runs with a Bushrangers batsmen starting down overhanging via their innings.

Rob Quiney was a box in point, attack Brendan Drew for back-to-back sixes prior to he holed out to Rhett Lockyear during low block leg for eighteen off 10 balls.

Skipper Andrew McDonald as well as Evan Gulbis took a measure to 169 until Ben Hilfenhaus discharged both in a space of dual balls.

McDonald, who was limping with a goods of a calf injury, was taken by Drew during low cover prior to a Test paceman constructed a jaffa of a smoothness to get Gulbis held during a back of by Tom Triffitt for 15.

The rookie wicketkeeper afterwards constructed a diving bid to locate James Pattinson off Faulkner’s bowling for a steep as well as a span teamed up to get a dangerous Glenn Maxwell (9).

Faulkner afterwards picked up a last wicket of Cleary to finish with 4-20 from 5.4 overs, whilst Drew (3-36) as well as Hilfenhaus (2-57) were additionally between a wickets.

Tasmania indispensable 6.83 runs per over for a last eighteen overs with 4 wickets in palm to win as well as were shortly in some-more difficulty interjection to a energetic twin of Nannes as well as Cleary.

Nannes bowled Luke Butterworth (7) to have it 7-83 as well as a single run after Cleary had Triffitt held by Rob Quiney during reduced fine-leg.

Drew as well as Cowan put upon fifteen prior to he became Cleary’s second wicket prior to Siddle capped a vibrated opening by bowling Doherty to hint triumphant scenes for a Bushrangers.

Siddle, who had left for twelve in his initial over, accomplished with a sum of 1-12 from 2.1 overs.

Ailing Broad ruled out of England v India match


Fast bowler Stuart Broad was ruled out of England’s World Cup Group B compare opposite India upon Sunday after he unsuccessful to redeem from an dissapoint stomach.

“We’ve had to have changes to a group given Stuart Broad still has not recovered from his dissapoint go through as well as that’s unfortunate,” captain Andrew Strauss pronounced after losing a toss.

The deficiency of a 24-year-old Broad will be a vital blow for England as they would have been relying upon him to quell a bomb Indian batting line-up, generally given his ultimate round partner, James Anderson, is still struggling to find his form.

In contrast, a lanky Broad picked up dual wickets in their tournament-opening win over a Netherlands as well as five-wicket hauls in their warm-up victories over Pakistan as well as Canada.

“Good aptness lads, gutted I’m not there. Will be examination from a bed I’ve not left for dual days…. Never felt worse,” he tweeted from his road house room.

Broad is a ultimate in a prolonged line of aptness issues with a England group after a prolonged Ashes debate took a earthy as well as mental fee upon a team.

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni opted to bat.

Saturday, February 26, 2011

England skipper plays down spin rivalry

England cricketer Andrew Strauss throws a round during a precision event during The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. The England skipper says his team’s large World Cup strife opposite India will be some-more than only a duel in in between pass off-spinners Harbhajan Singh as good as Graeme Swann.
©AFP – Indranil Mukherjee

BANGALORE, India (AFP) – England captain Andrew Strauss has pronounced his team’s large World Cup strife opposite India upon Sunday will be some-more than only a duel in in between pass off-spinners Harbhajan Singh as good as Graeme Swann.

England’s Swann put in a trained 2-35 bid in his team’s below-par opening opposite a Netherlands, who posted 292-6.

Harbhajan has been portion his group good given creation his one-day entrance in 1998, carrying bagged 247 wickets in 218 matches.

“It’s regularly easy to have these mini-battles in a game. But a side which wins is substantially a a single which has a infancy of a players we do well, rsther than than only a single or two,” pronounced Strauss.

“If it (the pitch) does turn, India have got a integrate of spinners which have been starting to come in to a diversion as good as we’ve got a integrate ourselves. It’s as most about a batsmen personification them good as them bowling well.”

The England skipper pronounced his group had a batting resources to opposite a Indian spin if a representation helped delayed men.

“If it’s branch a spinners will come in to a diversion as good as it’s critical we find ways of rotating a set upon as good as putting them underneath pressure,” pronounced Strauss.

“That’s something we’re rebuilt for as good as we consider a fool around opposite spin has softened a lot over a final integrate of years.”

Strauss pronounced his group could name a second dilettante spinner.

“It (two spinners) is really an option. If it’s starting to spin similar to it did in which Australia warm-up diversion (against India during a same venue), dual spinners have been starting to be a really clever choice for us,” he said.

“But it’s critical not to be as well blinkered in to presumption it’s starting to do something. You’ve got to demeanour during conditions.”

Both teams won their opening matches, with India violence Bangladesh by 87 runs in Dhaka as good as England prevalent over a Netherlands by 6 wickets in Nagpur.

Afridi's exploits and Chamara's troubles


Afridi shines:

When Pakistan perform as a team, they have been a source of constant happiness to their supporters, for couple of teams have been able of producing a arrange of refreshing cricket which Pakistan are. Even as they disturb a senses though, they have a bewildering capability to befuddle. Witness a countless forsaken catches/missed stumpings, a pieces of laughable fielding as well as a many ridiculous run-out in World Cup history.

That Pakistan won in annoy of that, says something about a peculiarity of their batsmen as well as bowlers. And it additionally says something about a male delegated to lead a group which is ostensible to be a many formidable to captain.

Shahid Afridi might not be a chairman we spin to if we wish a book upon ethics, yet he plays his cricket with passion as well as with a extreme will to win. During a feat opposite Sri Lanka, he became a third Pakistani as well as eleventh chairman worldwide to take 300 ODI wickets. And amongst a 300-wicket club, his manage to buy rate is improved than Waqar Younis as well as Brett Lee. Not bad for a male who proposed as a batsman who could play a bit.

In fact, Afridi right away seems to have swung to a alternative finish of a pendulum – he has turn a bowler who can bat a bit. His bowling earnings have been a lot some-more unchanging than his batting ones, as well as he can right away be relied upon to play a poignant series of overs in a match. By contrast, he cannot be relied upon for even a discerning twenty whilst batting. While batting, he is as expected to get 50 off thirty balls as he is to get out prior to reaching stand in figures. Even so, with a strike-rate which touches scarcely 114, his worth as a lower-order hitter is unparalleled.

Perhaps a captaincy has afforded him a oppulance of bowling some-more as well as batting reduce down a sequence – as well as a shift seems to have matched him.

Chamara struggles:

If Afridi was overwhelming for Pakistan, Chamara Silva was in many ways obliged for Sri Lanka unwell to register their second World Cup win. He was a tip scorer for his side with 57 off 78, yet a demeanour in which he paced his innings was a singular many critical cause in a loss. Chamara came in to bat during 96/4 in 21.2 overs – not a gentle on all sides to be in by any widen of imagination. Sri Lanka were chasing a unbending 278 for victory, which meant which a compulsory run-rate had already shot up to 6.35 runs per over. Against that, Chamara plodded along, environment a gait which even Test matches do not follow in complicated times.

By a finish of a 30th over, he had scored usually 8 runs off 34 balls faced, as well as seen a compulsory rate fire up to 7.7. In which same period, his captain had scored thirteen runs off eighteen balls. In alternative words, he had faced about half a deliveries which Chamara faced. Thus, not usually was Chamara incompetent to measure with a vast shots, he was additionally incompetent to take singles, stagger a strike, or usually get off a strike. Instead, whilst Sangakkara was in pretty great touch, he had to watch for vast tools from a non-striker’s finish whilst Chamara used up impotent over after impotent over.

Things were no improved during a finish of a 35th over, with Chamara’s measure celebration of a mass sixteen off 48 balls, whilst Sangakkara had changed to 37 off 51. Sri Lanka’s measure afterwards was a distant subsequent standard 149/4, with a compulsory rate sharpened up to 8.60. Something had to give in those circumstances, as well as unfortunately for Sri Lanka, it resulted in a wicket of their captain. By a time Chamara strike a range he had plodded along to thirty off 66 balls, as well as 42 of a overs had been bowled.

True he did measure twenty-seven some-more runs off a subsequent twenty-two balls he faced, yet in formulating a vigour he did, Pakistan’s pursuit had been done. The vigour for discerning runs led to a dismissals of Sangakkara as well as a compulsory run rate was over eleven runs an over. Put it simply, what he did was as well little, as well late.

In Chamara Silva’s onslaught though, there lay an critical doctrine for alternative teams during a World Cup, about a worth of a singular or a dual as a equates to to keep afloat when a bounds aren’t coming. If which doctrine has been learnt by a Sri Lankan team, a little great might still come for them off a defeat.

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England in trouble if Sehwag fires, warns Dhoni

England will have problems if hard-hitting Indian opener Virender Sehwag (pictured) bats by a innings in their World Cup strife upon february 27, skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said.
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BANGALORE, India (AFP) – England will have problems if hard-hitting Indian opener Virender Sehwag bats by a innings in Sunday’s World Cup clash, skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said.

Sehwag, fit to fool around a day-night diversion after pang a rib damage upon Friday during a use session, pronounced forward of a contest he would similar to to bat a complete 50 overs.

The opener narrowly longed for his pre-tournament target in a opening compare opposite Bangladesh in Dhaka when he got out in a 48th over, though not prior to giving his group a upon fire start.

Sehwag beaten an bomb 175 off only 140 balls to set up his team’s 87-run victory.

“If he (Sehwag) bats 50 overs we do not have complaint with that, though unequivocally a antithesis will have problems,” pronounced Dhoni.

“But his many critical purpose is to bat aggressively as good as give us a great begin as good as movement from which a center sequence can capitalise.”

The Indian captain pronounced his side were well-equipped to cope with a vigour in a high-profile match.

“It was in 2004 when we done my entrance as good as we have never played a array when we’re not underneath pressure, either it’s a vigour of winning a diversion or personification opposite a clever opponent,” pronounced Dhoni.

“Most of a guys have been used to it.”

Dhoni pronounced his group had rebuilt good for Sunday’s strife as any diversion was critical in a tournament.

“It’s all about coping with a hurdles which come to you. we consider it’s a unequivocally vigilant English patrol as good as they have outdone us utterly a couple of times, so they contingency have rebuilt good for this tournament,” pronounced Dhoni.

“For us, any diversion is important. We hope for further for any game, Bangladesh, England, Australia or Ireland.”

The Indian captain pronounced his group had nonetheless to confirm upon either to embody a second dilettante spinner.

“It (team’s composition) is a unequivocally severe preference to make. We will have to see what a conditions have been like,” pronounced Dhoni, whose group had entered a opening diversion with only a single dilettante spinner.

Pak proved that they have pride: Sangakkara


Pakistan were frequency taken as clever World Cup contenders after a new spot-fixing liaison though Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara described them as a difficult side after they mislaid to a 1992 champions by eleven runs in a organisation A compare here upon Saturday.

Sri Lanka have been a single of a heading contenders to win a World Cup though they unsuccessful to mangle by World Cup hex after Pakistan batted initial as well as posted 277 runs.

“They have been a difficult side. They valid which they have honour in themselves as well as you suspicion they played illusory cricket today,” Sangakkara, said.

“We attempted to shift which (the jinx) today. you am not as well certain because which has happened over a years, though there were a little vicious moments in this diversion as well as you couldn’t spin those vicious moments in a favour,” Sangakkara added.

Sangakkara became Shahid Afridi’s 300th plant in ODI cricket with a Pakistani captain apropos a third player from his nation to strech a miracle after former captains Wasim Akram as well as Waqar Younis.

“Shoaib (Akthar) removing Mahela as well as Shahid (Afridi) removing Dilshan were vicious moments of a game. Then Chamara (Silva) was a bit delayed off a blocks, though he gained movement towards a finish as well as his finish was excellent,” Sangakkara added.

Afridi, who picked up 5 wickets opposite Canada in Pakistan’s opening game, was declared Man-of-the-Match for his 4 for 34.

“I am anxious with a opening today. you told 280 would be a great total. We knew a round will pitch as well as it will be difficult to bat underneath lights. Initially a aim was 300, though you were happy to get 277. Everyone in a side wants to urge as well as you try to win each diversion you play,” a Pakistani captain said.

Dutch pressured by looming cricket W.Cup axe

Netherlands cricketers Tom Cooper (left) as well as Ryan 10 Doeschate waylay a discerning singular during The ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 compare in between England as well as The Netherlands during The Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur upon Feb 22. Netherlands captain Peter Borren believes which vital in a shade of a World Cup mattock has pushed cricket’s minnows to violation point.
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NEW DELHI (AFP) – Netherlands captain Peter Borren believes which vital in a shade of a World Cup mattock has pushed cricket’s minnows to violation point.

The International Cricket Council has motionless to cut a 2015 World Cup to 10 teams from a stream 14, roughly positively withdrawal join forces with nations such as a Dutch out in a cold.

“We have played usually a single diversion (against England) as well as you know you have been starting to be judged by a ICC after this tournament, substantially some-more harshly. They will take in to comment a performance,” Borren said.

“The pierce by a ICC has put a bit of vigour upon us to perform. We played a full part of group only once in a final 3 to 4 years prior to this World Cup. So you need to fool around them more. We need to perform here since a little vigour is there.”

The Netherlands gave a great comment of themselves in their opening diversion opposite England with Ryan 10 Doeschate lashing 119 in an considerable sum of 292-6 prior to a English won by 6 wickets with only 8 balls to spare.

They fool around West Indies in their subsequent World Cup Group B compare upon Monday in New Delhi as well as a skipper pronounced they have been awaiting a little great all-round cricket.

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Ponting praises quicks

Australia captain Ricky Ponting praised his discerning bowlers after his side cruised to feat opposite New Zealand in Nagpur upon Friday.

Ponting’s side notched their 31st World Cup feat in period after Mitchell Johnson (4-33) as good as Shaun Tait (3-35) helped Australia fool around New Zealand out for 206 in a 46th over.

The Australians were never in disbelief in their run chase, with Shane Watson (61) as good as Brad Haddin (55) spearheading a seven-wicket feat with sixteen overs remaining.

But a arch destroyers were Johnson as good as Tait, whilst Brett Lee (1-29) additionally tender upon a delayed representation as good as thereafter Ponting pronounced he was gay with a efforts of his gait trio.

“Johnson was superb today,” Ponting said.

“Brett (Lee) has been bowling good for over 3 months now. Tait has been considerable given a time he returned to a side,” a loose Ponting said.

“We pronounced right during a begin of a tournament, if a quick bowlers fool around as good as they can, it can’t make a difference who you play.”

“They could have essentially been improved with a latest ball. The actuality that they took wickets early meant you did not have to tumble behind upon Watson by a day.”

Man-of-the-match Johnson snared his second four-wicket transport in period as good as pronounced he was enjoyed his purpose as first-change bowler.

“I am happy with a approach it came out,” Johnson said.

“(It was an) critical diversion for us – to go out there as good as perform, it was great. you have bowled initial shift for a while, you theory that’s my role.”

“If you get a possibility to open a bowling, I’ll put my palm up, though you have a excellent conflict with Lee as good as Tait during a top. you still sojourn assertive as good as go for wickets, you am enjoying this role.”

New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori pronounced after his side’s detriment he knew 206 would not be sufficient runs though is anticipating for a clever reply from his players opposite Zimbabwe.

“It was a unsatisfactory opening with a bat,” Vettori said.

“We got bowled out for 206, that was regularly not starting to be sufficient opposite a group similar to Australia.”

“We have to pierce past this fast as good as fool around good opposite Zimbabwe in seven-eight days. There have been regularly areas to urge – a fielding was outstanding, though a bowlers need to behind it up.”

Cricket chief condemns W. Cup ticket violence

An Indian law enforcemetn officer uses a bamboo hang in an try to carry out cricket fans jostling to get tickets during The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore upon Feb twenty-four forward of a World Cup compare in in between India as good as England match. ICC arch senior manager Haroon Lorgat has cursed a aroused scenes among a World Cup sheet failure that saw hapless fans baton-charged by police.
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BANGALORE, India (AFP) – International Cricket Council arch senior manager Haroon Lorgat upon Saturday cursed a aroused scenes among a World Cup sheet failure that saw hapless fans baton-charged by police.

Lorgat, penetrating to rescue what has fast turn a open family disaster, additionally apologised for a complement that has left thousands of fans with no goal of saying marquee matches.

The debate over sheet placement as good as availability, generally during Bangalore, where India fool around England upon Sunday, as good as a Apr 2 final in Mumbai, has caused a difference in in between a universe physique as good as internal organisers.

“What is hapless is that as well couple of tickets go to a open as a ubiquitous sale,” certified Lorgat.

“No make a difference what arrange of genius you provide, a law is that you won’t have sufficient seats for a direct that you have upon a hands.”

“The pour out for a tickets is an denote of a recognition of a 50-over format as good as a passion fans, generally in India, have for a diversion of cricket,” he added.

Fans in Bangalore, most of whom had queued overnight in a goal of securing a single of 7,000 tickets for a India-England game, were baton-charged by military during Bangalore’s M. Chinnaswamy Stadium upon Thursday.

“Those have been scenes that you would not similar to to see. None of us would similar to to see that,” Lorgat said.

The preference of Mumbai for a final has been argumentative as a Wankhede Stadium usually has a 33,000 genius with 20,000 tickets starting to clubs related to a Mumbai Cricket Association as good as 8,500 to a ICC.

The superfluous tickets, around 4,000, will be sole to a ubiquitous public.

But Lorgat attempted to encourage fans that indifferent tickets not taken up by sponsors or guest for a semi-finals as good as a final would be offering to a public.

“We have motionless to sell all a new leased tickets by a list complement for destiny matches – generally semi-finals as good as finals – to be most fairer,” he said.

Hundreds of new tickets for Sunday’s India-England game, that was switched from Kolkata to Bangalore, were due to be sole online after Saturday to assistance palliate a strain.

“Unused tickets have been entrance to us in batches of 50-100 as good as in a little cases 200-250 from a ICC. They will not be sole over a counter,” pronounced Karnataka State Cricket Association cabinet member as good as former Indian paceman Javagal Srinath.

The genius of a Bangalore track is 38,000, though around 30,000 seats have been indifferent for assorted cricket associations, contest blurb partners as good as guests.

“Blocking of seats in such vast numbers has been a use over a final 5 decades for custom reasons as good as due to alternative obligations,” pronounced Srinath.

“We need to shift a complement to enlarge a series of seats for revolutionary fans of a game.”

Friday, February 25, 2011

Former Pakistan captain Butt appeals against ban

Former Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt (pictured) has lodged an interest opposite his 10-year crime anathema during a Court of Arbitration for Sport, according to his lawyer.
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KARACHI (AFP) – Former Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt has lodged an interest opposite his 10-year crime anathema during a Court of Arbitration for Sport, according to his lawyer.

“We have filed a matter of interest in a Lausanne-based Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) opposite a anathema by International Cricket Council (ICC) anti-corruption tribunal,” Yasin Patel told AFP by email from London upon Saturday.

Opening batsman Butt as well as quick bowlers Mohammad Asif as well as Mohammad Aamer were all criminialized upon charges of crime relating to final year’s Lord’s Test opposite England.

Butt was criminialized for 10 years, with 5 suspended. Asif was criminialized for 7 years, dual of that were suspended, with Aamer handed a five-year penalty.

Asif as well as Aamer have additionally hinted during delectable opposite a verdicts.

All 3 players have been additionally confronting rapist charge in England.

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Ponting praises pace trio


Soon after recording an fatiguing seven-wicket win over New Zealand in a ICC World Cup 2011 match, Australian captain Ricky Ponting sounded a unrelenting notice to alternative teams to be heedful of his gait contingent of Mitchell Johnson, Shaun Tait as great as Brett Lee.

“It was a great diversion for us today. New Zealand have been a unequivocally great a single day side though if a 3 guys can fool around as great as what they did today, it will be tough work for any group to kick us,” Ponting lavished regard upon a gait trio.

While Man of a Match Johnson has raced his approach to 8 wickets from dual matches (two four-wicket hauls), Tait’s burning gait as great as Lee’s tranquil charge knocked a seasoned mixture out of a Black Caps upon Friday.

“The actuality which they took wickets early meant you didn’t have to tumble behind upon Watson by a day,” Ponting said.

Johnson pronounced he revels in a purpose of a first-change bowler.

“I have regularly enjoyed entrance in as a initial change. you am not so disturbed about my manage to buy rate. Whenever you am out there, you only try to fool around my most appropriate round as most times as you can. It’s operative for me right away though this is a prolonged contest as great as you need to keep operative upon it,” Johnson said.

Johnson additionally gave credit to Tait as great as Watson as they had already picked up a integrate of wickets prior to he came in to a attack.

“In a initial game, you hadn’t had a wicket when you came on. On Friday, you had a integrate of breakthroughs as great as a incident was flattering sparkling for me.”

The left-arm speed businessman felt which his “hit a deck” capability functions for him when he is bowling in sub-continent conditions.

“Probably, a conditions here fit my bowling. you have unequivocally enjoyed a hurdles here over a years in these conditions. you watched a diversion England played opposite a Netherlands here as great as it looked similar to a flattering great wicket. you only longed for to crash a round in to a wicket.”

“That’s what you did opposite Zimbabwe though you am not substantially meditative about as good much. you regularly wish to get down there as great as suffer myself,” Johnson said.

Asked about how he sorted out Ryder, Johnson said, “Two balls prior to he got out, you told Ricky which you am starting to scrape him (Ryder) out. you bowled a great length round as great as it worked.”

Ponting additionally praised his openers who showed a lot of certain vigilant starting after a bowling during a powerplays.

“Our openers played their spinners well, quite Vettori. They gave a lot of range balls which additionally helped.”

Australia will fool around their subsequent compare opposite Sri Lanka upon Mar 5 as great as Ponting believes which after a integrate of days rest, they can get upon with training.

“The Sri Lankan group is heavily reliant upon their batting. They rely especially upon Dilshan, Sangakkara as great as Jayawardene. All 3 have scored in a final match. We will have to work which out,” he said.

Ponting did demonstrate his beating which Doug Bollinger will have to lapse home due to ankle injury.

“We have been unequivocally unhappy for Doug. He had a bruise ankle about a week ago as great as he struggled throughout. He’s during a theatre right away where he unequivocally can’t fool around great enough, so he’s starting home.

“I will speak to a selectors about who a deputy could be as great as you need to do which flattering fast so which chairman can stick on us in Colombo in box he needs to fool around a subsequent game.”

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