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Thursday, March 31, 2011

ICC board to meet on April 4


The ICC senior manager house will encounter here upon Apr 4 to plead a horde of issues, together with a latest Future Tours Programme, as well as will additionally examination a ongoing World Cup, that will interpretation upon Saturday with a last in in between India as well as Sri Lanka during a Wankhede Stadium.

The house encounter follows a ICC arch executives’ cabinet (CEC) assembly that will be hold here upon Friday.

During a Apr 4 meeting, both CEC as well as a senior manager house will embrace rough reports upon a World Cup, an ICC matter said.

The CEC will additionally cruise a inform from a operative organisation upon a mechanics for destiny shared Test as well as ODI cricket foe in in between a full part of nations.

Don't believe the hype, warns Dhoni

India wicket screw captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni watches as Pakistan batsman Asad Shafiq (R) plays a shot during their 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup semi-final compare during a Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium in Mohali, upon Mar 30. India won by twenty-nine runs.
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MOHALI, India (AFP) – India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni warned his group to omit a hype as great as inhabitant violence which will browbeat a mad rave to Saturday’s World Cup last opposite Sri Lanka.

India, roving a call of nationalistic emotion, swept past arch-rivals Pakistan by twenty-nine runs in Wednesday’s highly-charged semi-final as great as will target for a second universe pretension in Mumbai to supplement to their 1983 triumph.

“There’ll be copiousness of things function around us, similar to in this game, though what’s critical is not to get distracted. We all know what a jobs a as veteran cricketers so we’ll hang to that,” insisted Dhoni.

“Sri Lanka have been a unequivocally great side as great as they have finished unequivocally great so distant in a tournament.

“The format’s unequivocally helped us. We had utterly a couple of tighten games where a youngsters were unequivocally tested during a crease. we consider solemnly they’re removing in to a groove.”

India done 260 for 9 opposite Pakistan after Dhoni won a toss, a sum which due most to man-of-the-match Sachin Tendulkar’s felicitous 85 with a luminary batsman forsaken 4 times.

But a India bowling attack, seen by a little as a team’s diseased link, afterwards valid a value with all 5 members receiving dual wickets apiece.

Recalled left-arm discerning Ashish Nehra led a approach with dual for 33 as Pakistan were discharged for 231.

Indian cricketers Sachin Tendulkar (L) as great as Mahendra Singh Dhoni applaud after winning a second semi-final compare of a 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup opposite Pakistan during a Punjab Cricket Associaton (PCA) Stadium in Mohali, upon Mar 30. India kick Pakistan by twenty-nine runs.
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“I felt after a finish of a initial innings 260 was a great score, we wouldn’t contend it was a protected measure since it was critical not to give divided as good most runs with a latest ball,” combined a captain.

Turning to Tendulkar, who will have a possibility to measure his hundredth general century upon his home belligerent in a final, Dhoni said: “I consider he batted unequivocally great as great as when he’s there he creates it unequivocally easy for a others to measure since he guides them unequivocally well.

“If we bat with Sachin for fifteen games we have a kind of knowledge you’d have after 50 games.”

But what unequivocally filled Dhoni with certainty was a India squad’s spirit.

“The group unity, a approach we have been subsidy any alternative as great as not criticising any player. If somebody is carrying a bad time upon a margin we have been creation certain he is longed for as great as everyone is assisting any other,” he explained.

“I’m unapproachable of a side which I’ve got. You can see a clear disproportion in between a fielding we did behind in a couple of array as great as now.

“They’re giving some-more than 100 percent for a World Cup. You can’t regularly carry out a outcome though we can regularly carry out a volume of bid we put in so that’s what’s in a hands as great as that’s what we’re doing.”

One regard for Dhoni is his own batting form.

He managed only twenty-five opposite Pakistan as great as so distant this World Cup has scored a medium 150 runs during an normal of 30.

“I’ve not scored as good most runs, though during a same time some-more mostly than not when we travel in to bat you’re underneath substantial vigour with 4 or 5 batsmen down,” pronounced India’s series six.

“Hopefully a last will be better,” pronounced Dhoni.

Afridi sees bright future for Pakistan

Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi reacts after dropping a locate off Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar during their 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup semi-final compare during a Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium in Mohali, upon Mar 30. India won by twenty-nine runs.
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MOHALI, India (AFP) – Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi pronounced a opening of his side’s younger players had been in between a positives of a World Cup debate which finished with a 29-run semi-final detriment to India.

And he pronounced he hoped Wednesday’s match, watched by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as great as Pakistani reflection Yousuf Raza Gilani, would be a matter for some-more games upon Indian soil.

Pakistan have been incompetent to fool around matches during home given an armed conflict upon Sri Lanka’s organisation train in Lahore in 2009.

Now Afridi wants to see a replacement of normal cricket ties with India as partial of his country’s sporting rehabilitation.

“We wish to fool around in India, we have shown them a liberality in a past, we goal they do so too,” a all-rounder said.

Pakistan saw 25-year-old left-arm discerning Wahab Riaz take a career-best 5 for 46 as India were hold to 260 for 9 in a semi-final.

But a Pakistan innings struggled to get starting in a face of correct Indian bowling.

Only 20-year-old Umar Akmal in jeopardy to keep up with a run-rate while Misbah-ul-Haq faced 76 balls for his 56 prior to a 36-year-old was last male out.

“I’m unapproachable of my team, a boys have unequivocally finished a great pursuit in this competition. We played as a section as great as nobody was awaiting us to fool around cricket similar to this so I’m unequivocally happy as a captain,” pronounced Afridi.

Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi, seen here upon foot behind to a pavilion after his exclusion during a second semi-final compare of a 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup in between India as great as Pakistan during a Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium in Mohali, upon Mar 30. India won by twenty-nine runs.
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“I consider a youngsters unequivocally achieved well. Asad Shafiq as great as Umar Akmal played great as great as we goal they will do great in a future. we consider we have played improved than in a 2003 as great as 2007 World Cups,” pronounced Afridi.

Pakistan cricket has been underneath a clouded cover given last year’s ‘spot-fixing’ liaison in England which led to bans for new-ball twin Mohammad Aamer as great as Mohammad Asif as great as former Test captain Salman Butt.

“It has been a formidable 10 months for us,” Afridi said. “I am grateful to my house officials as great as organisation government for subsidy me.

“We had a precarious organisation entrance in to a World Cup as great as deliberation which it has been a great performance.”

As for Riaz, he added: “We didn’t fool around great with a latest ball, though since of his bowling we came back, differently we suspicion they would have scored about 300. It was a great bowling opening from him.”

Riaz was comparison after Pakistan felt they could not risk Shoaib Akhtar, definition there was no fairytale farewell for a ‘Rawalpindi Express’, who had pronounced he would retire from general cricket after a World Cup.

“We longed for Shoaib Akhtar to fool around though he was struggling,” Afridi explained. “We could not fool around someone who is during 50 percent or 60 percent of rise fitness. Riaz played in his place as great as we have seen his performance.

India’s sum of 260 for 9 was built upon Sachin Tendulkar’s 85 though Pakistan did not assistance their means by dropping a man-of-the-match 4 times.

However, Afridi in a future hold a possibility which ensured his pre-match prophecy which Wednesday would not be a day when Tendulkar scored his 100th general hundred came true.

“I wish to honour a India organisation as great as a total nation. we consider they deserved to win,” Afridi said.

“I consider we done a little large mistakes in a fielding, we forsaken a little catches, similar to for Sachin. Like we told you, Sachin didn’t measure a hundred.”

India right away face Sri Lanka, knocked about by Pakistan in a organisation phase, in Saturday’s last in Mumbai as great as Afridi could not collect a winner.

“Both teams have been personification unequivocally great cricket, both teams have been great balanced.”

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Confident Lankans ready for final

Sri Lanka’s Mahela Jayawardene says his team-mates have been in a expansive mood brazen of their ICC World Cup final strife with India.

Sri Lanka, a 1996 champions, will be aiming to win their second World Cup prize upon Saturday.

Despite receiving upon favourites India in front of what is certain to be a antagonistic throng in Mumbai, Jayawardene insists his group have been seeking brazen to a challenge.

“The guys have been unequivocally excited, a semi-final (against New Zealand) after a game, how they enjoyed it – it was fantastic,” he said.

“We sat down after a semi-final, we let a guys suffer it a bit as good as we had a really great discuss about how we’re starting to proceed a subsequent couple of days in a lives.”

“For a players it was a mental condition to fool around for Sri Lanka as good as right away they’re upon a verge of winning a World Cup. It was illusory what a little of a immature guys came out as good as said, it was brilliant.”

Jayawardene pronounced a side is dynamic to give star off-spinner Muttiah Muralidaran a wise send off in what will be his final general match.

“I consider what he’s completed upon a field, everybody can see. But off a field, a chairman is what I’d similar to to admire,” he said.

“The many irritating partial is he is a many accessible man to a opponents as well. If we ask a English boys, or a Indian boys he’ll be a initial a single to go have a discuss with them so for us infrequently it’s annoying.”

“But that’s what Murali is as good as it’s a conspicuous personality, infrequently a suffering in a backside in a sauce room since infrequently he thinks he’s a improved batsman than even Sachin (Tendulkar) is sometimes.”

“He’s an extraordinary impression as good as we’ll indeed skip him in a sauce room when he says goodbye, he’s a single of a guys you’d adore to have in a sauce room. He keeps everybody shouting as good as everybody meditative about a game, so we’ll really skip him.”

India bathes in sporting, diplomatic victory

Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani (L) shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as they encounter prior to to a begin of a 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup semi-final in in between India as well as Pakistan.
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NEW DELHI (AFP) – India upon Thursday revelled in sporting as well as tactful success after violence Pakistan in a cricket World Cup semi-final which additionally hosted care talks upon improved cross-border ties.

“After this… a Cup’s a bonus,” review a front page of a Mail Today, hailing an “epic showdown in in between arch-rivals” as Indians looked brazen to a last upon Saturday opposite Sri Lanka in Mumbai.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s pierce to entice his Pakistani reflection Yousuf Raza Gilani to watch a diversion with him in Mohali, northwest India, gave an combined frisson of chronological stress to Wednesday’s day-night match.

The dual nuclear-armed nations have a sour jot down of fight as well as feud given British order of a subcontinent finished in 1947, as well as Gilani’s revisit was a initial by a Pakistani personality to beside India in 10 years.

“Cricket has been a ordering factor, it has brought a dual budding ministers together as well as you brave contend that’s a really great beginning,” Singh said, thanking Gilani for usurpation his invitation.

“The summary from Mohali is which a people of India as well as Pakistan wish to live in peace,” Singh combined after a diversion was played in a joyous ambience which contrasted with a countries’ mostly formidable domestic relations.

The couple of Pakistanis benefaction in a belligerent pronounced they had perceived a comfortable as well as romantic welcome.

“The feeling is as if a bigger hermit has won,” pronounced Salma Riyaz, a Pakistani air blower withdrawal a stands after her side mislaid by twenty-nine runs.

“There was no indignant sell as well as tempers were never tattered notwithstanding a cauldron-like situation. It shows you have grown as well as take things in a right perspective.”

The surprising venue for a shared talks meant which a dual budding ministers hold a reduced cooking assembly in a center of a Pakistan innings prior to returning to their seats to watch a last overs.

Before a game, they stood corresponding for a inhabitant anthems as well as afterwards walked onto a representation to shake up hands with both sets of players.

Gilani had progressing told reporters which land talks during a compare would assistance move “progress as well as alleviation in relations”.

Muslim-majority Pakistan as well as Hindu-majority India have fought 3 wars given a multiplication of a subcontinent in 1947, as well as came to a margin of an additional dispute as not long ago as 2002.

Nehra doubtful for WC final


Left-arm seamer Ashish Nehra is expected to skip a 2011 World Cup last in between India as well as Sri Lanka due to a finger damage he postulated during a semi-final diversion opposite Pakistan.

Nehra is expected to get his finger operated as well as skip a initial couple of weeks of a Indian Premier league.

India have been set to take upon Sri Lanka during a Wankhede track in Mumbai upon Apr 2.

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Don't judge Dhoni by the result of WC final: Kapil Dev


Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is upon a starting point of formulating World Cup story though former captain Kapil Dev, who has been there as good as finished that, hopes which a cricketer is not judged by a outcome of only a single final.

“I will never disbelief Dhoni’s certification as a captain irrespective of a outcome of World Cup final. Lot of people hold which it’s a idealisation outcome which will equate though we hold otherwise,” a skipper of India’s winning 1983 team, pronounced during a promotional eventuality upon Thursday.

“Look during Ricky Ponting. He has won dual World Cups as good as after a single bad World Cup he is out. That’s not a approach to decider a captain. So we would similar to which Dhoni shouldn’t be judged by a win or loss. Instead, let’s all instruct him a really most appropriate for Saturday’s final.”

About his take upon Dhoni’s x-factor, a mythological all-rounder said,”Mahendra Singh Dhoni is a bit of a gambler. He takes his decisions as good as backs them. Everyone was articulate about because was Ravichandran Ashwin left out. But in a end, Dhoni was irreproachable as Ashish Nehra bowled well. we hold India will fool around to their intensity opposite Sri Lanka distinct yesterday.”

Most of a World Cup winning former captains, exclusive Allan Border, feel which India have a slight corner over Sri Lanka in a World Cup last during a Wankhede upon Saturday.

“I know people here won’t similar to it though we hold which Sri Lanka will go in to a last as favourites,” former Australian captain Border said.

When live Clive Lloyd was asked to take his pick, he answered, “I have regularly believed which a side which takes catches have an edge. Although there isn’t most to select in between a teams though we hold India will have a slight corner over Sri Lanka.”

Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga feels which both teams have been upon even keel starting in to a final.

“It will be a 50-50 game. we am somewhat disturbed about a middle-order. The batsmen from No. 5 to No. 7 (Angelo Mathews, Thilan Samarweera as good as Chamara Silva) haven’t achieved upto a mark. Also Mahela’s (Jayawardene) form is a bit of be concerned for us,” Ranatunga said.

Talking about pressure, a rugged former skipper said, “Those who hold which there won’t be vigour have been wrong. we myself have played a last as good as we know how it feels out there in a middle. Also we wouldn’t similar to to give any recommendation to a players. As it is a President of a nation is advising players!” he pronounced in a spiteful tone.

Imran Khan feels which Dhoni’s biggest peculiarity is to sojourn ease as good as additionally sense from his mistakes.

“I was tender in a demeanour he certified which he misread a pitch,” Imran said.

Pakistani greats blame poor fielding for defeat

Former greats as good as fans singled out messy fielding as a categorical reason for Pakistan’s 29-run detriment opposite sour rivals India in their high-profile World Cup semi-final in Mohali. Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan (pictured in 2005) pronounced India won notwithstanding not behaving during their most appropriate level.
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KARACHI (AFP) – Former greats as good as fans singled out messy fielding as a categorical reason for Pakistan’s 29-run detriment opposite sour rivals India in a high-profile World Cup semi-final in Mohali.

Pakistan forsaken 6 catches, 4 off Indian conductor Sachin Tendulkar, to assistance their rivals post a severe 260-9.

Tendulkar went upon to have 85 as good as won a male of a compare award.

Pakistan succumbed to a vigour of a run-chase as good as were bundled out for 231 in a compare watched by Pakistani budding apportion Yousuf Raza Gilani as good as India’s Manmohan Singh as good as millions of fans possibly side of a border.

Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan pronounced India won notwithstanding not behaving during their most appropriate level.

“Had Pakistan fielded good a aim would have been around 220 that would not have been formidable upon that pitch,” pronounced Imran, who led Pakistan to their usually World Cup pretension in 1992.

“No group can win a World Cup with such bad fielding as good as dropping Tendulkar 4 times was a crime,” combined a former skipper in anxiety to drops when a Indian star was upon 27, 45, 70 as good as 84.

Imran combined that India had rubbed a vigour well.

“The categorical thing in an Indo-Pak compare is a group that handles vigour good wins, as good as upon Wednesday it was India who did not stoop notwithstanding a little shining bowling from Wahab Riaz as good as Saeed Ajmal.”

Riaz was a collect of Pakistan’s bowlers with a career-best 5-46, whilst off-spinner Ajmal accomplished with 2-44.

India wicketkeeper as good as captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni watches as Pakistan batsman Misbah-ul-Haq plays a shot during their 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup semi-final compare during a Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium in Mohali, upon Mar 30. India won by twenty-nine runs.
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“I consider they faltered in a batting sequence as well. They should have sent Younis (Khan) in during 3 as good as Misbah-ul-Haq during 4 so that they had wickets in hand,” combined Imran.

Former leg-spinner Abdul Qadir pronounced fielding had been Pakistan’s weakest link.

“Pakistan’s fielding has regularly been their weakest couple as good as their batting has regularly been unreliable. Both these things came to show up them,” pronounced Qadir, singling out opener Mohammad Hafeez’s retreat brush as a single “which let a group down”.

“Hafeez (43) was personification good though unexpected he played a forward shot as good as a total batting came underneath pressure,” pronounced Qadir.

But Qadir certified that by reaching a semi-final, a Pakistan team, that had been underneath a clouded cover following last year’s ‘spot-fixing’ debate that saw 3 of their teammates banned, had over a promise.

“Before starting to a World Cup a captain as good as a manager had betrothed to strech a semi-final as good as they over that. Had they been up to a symbol in batting as good as fielding they would have been in a final,” pronounced Qadir.

Co-hosts India as good as Sri Lanka fool around a last in Mumbai upon Saturday.

Former captain Aamer Sohail additionally pinpointed bad fielding as a branch point.

“The total diversion incited upside down with forsaken catches,” pronounced Sohail, a part of of group that mislaid to India in a 1996 World Cup quarter-finals, a single of Pakistan’s 5 defeats in as most games opposite their rivals in World Cups.

Fans blamed bad fielding as good as forward batting, lashing out during Misbah’s greedy batting.

“He (Misbah) batted for himself as good as not for a team. He forsaken Tendulkar upon twenty-seven as good as afterwards batted solemnly to raise vigour upon alternative batsmen,” pronounced Haroon Khan of a middle-order batsman who done 56 off 76 balls.

Clarke aims for respect

Michael Clarke knows he’ll substantially never win a recognition competition – though a newly allocated Test as good as ODI captain is assured he can win a apply oneself of a rank as good as file during his time in Australia’s tip sporting office.

The 29-year-old was reliable as Ricky Ponting’s inheritor during a packaged press discussion during a SCG upon Wednesday.

Clarke has been a unchanging actor during Test as good as one-day turn given creation his entrance in 2004.

He has thick with 4742 runs during an normal of usually underneath 47 in 69 Tests as good as scored 6161 runs during 44 in 195 ODIs.

But notwithstanding his clever contributions upon a field, a male they call ‘Pup’ knows he still has some-more than his satisfactory share of doubters.

“I do not know a expect reasons since it’s there though it is as good as I’ve had it substantially my total career,” Clarke pronounced of his viewed miss of popularity.

“So we positively do not lay here as good as consider which we can get a total of this nation to similar to me, people have been regularly starting to have their own views though for me it’s about respect.”

“It’s about earning which respect, heading a group in a right way, personification cricket in a right demeanour as good as hopefully we can consequence a apply oneself of a doubters which have been out there.”

“I consider no disbelief it’s about how we control myself upon as good as off a field. we consider we need to go upon to be loyal to myself as good as people have been entitled to their own opinion, though it’s critical which I’m you do all in a most appropriate interests of a group as good as perplexing to we theory turn a most appropriate captain we can presumably be for Australia.”

The incoming skipper vowed to be his own male as good as betrothed a ‘back to basics’ proceed in a bid to drive Australia behind to a tip of a cricketing tree.

“First as good as inaugural it’s not about me being a subsequent Ricky Ponting since I’m not Ricky Ponting, I’m me as good as we wish to do things my proceed with a assistance as good as await of who we have around me,” he said.

But Clarke welcomed Ponting’s a single after an additional participation inside of a side, insisting it can usually be sure for a side.

Ponting was enclosed in a 14-man patrol for subsequent month’s 3 compare ODI debate of Bangladesh upon Wednesday.

“Bangladesh is starting to be a good exam for that, to see how it all unfolds,” he said.

“I know he will concede me to do my pursuit to a most appropriate of my ability, we have a really good operative attribute with Punter as good as I’m assured which if he can go upon to fool around as good as he has finished for such a prolonged time I’m sure it can work.”

Clarke, who turns thirty upon Sunday, says which whilst he has a opposite residence as good as some-more tattoos, he is radically a same bloke which detonate onto a stage 7 years ago.

Asked how a captaincy will start his own performances with a bat, Clarke replied: “I’m anticipating it essentially helps to be honest. we consider in a games I’ve played where I’ve had a possibility to captain Australia we consider my form has been flattering good or it’s done me step up.”

“And that’s substantially an additional thing which Ricky has positively taught me, to be heading from a front upon a margin is so critical in this good Australian group as good as that’s patently a single of my categorical goals.”

Sri Lanka call up veteran Vaas as Murali sweats

Sri Lanka were sweating over a World Cup final aptness of Muttiah Muralitharan as well as Angelo Mathews as 37-year-old seamer Chaminda Vaas, seen here in 2010, as well as Suraj Randiv were called-up as cover.
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COLOMBO (AFP) – Sri Lanka were sweating over a World Cup final aptness of Muttiah Muralitharan as well as Angelo Mathews upon Thursday as 37-year-old seamer Chaminda Vaas as well as Suraj Randiv were called-up as cover.

“Chaminda Vaas as well as Suraj Randiv will be enclosed in a Sri Lankan patrol for a World Cup final as cover for a harmed (Muttiah) Muralitharan as well as (Angelo) Mathews,” Sri Lanka Cricket pronounced in a statement.

Vaas, 37 as well as Randiv, 26, were due to fly out to Mumbai after Thursday forward of Saturday’s pretension compare opposite India.

Muralitharan, who turns 39 subsequent month, has played by a six-week contest notwithstanding pang injure leg tendon as well as groin injuries, a side aria as well as a heavy knee.

But manager Trevor Bayliss insisted upon Thursday which Muralitharan, who will retire after Saturday’s final, will fool around opposite India.

“Chances have been great which Murali will play,” pronounced Bayliss. “He finished 10 overs in a semi-final, as well as such is a impression of a male which he will fool around even with discomfort.”

All-rounder Mathews, 23, picked up a right-side aria whilst fielding during Tuesday’s semi-final win opposite New Zealand.

Sri Lanka, 1996 winners as well as 2007 finalists, wish to win a crater for mythological spinner Muralitharan who will retire after a universe jot down transport of 800 Test as well as 534 one-day wickets.

Vaas, who was partial of a 1996 winning team, late from Tests in Jul with 322 Test as well as 400 one-day wickets.

He final played an general when India toured Sri Lanka in Aug 2008, receiving a wicket of Yuvraj Singh for a duck.

Randiv, who done his one-day entrance opposite India in 2009, has taken twenty-two ODI wickets.

He final played when Sri Lanka toured Australia for a one-day array final year.

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India deserving winners : Eng, Aus media


The British as good as Australian media marvelled during Sachin Tendulkar’s startling fitness as good as hailed India as honourable finalists of a cricket World Cup, observant Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s group were approach improved than Pakistan in traffic with vigour during a fascinating semifinal.

In a square headlined, ‘India keep hold to strech mental condition showpiece’, ‘Daily Telegraph’ bard Derek Pringle pronounced Pakistan didn’t merit to win after dropping Tendulkar, who top-scored with 85, 4 times during a match.

“The Great Game in between these feuding neighbours unsuccessful to materialize after India won a unsatisfactory compare to take their place upon Saturday opposite Sri Lanka in a World Cup final.

They were deserved winners, often since a group who exhaust 5 chances, as Pakistan did when India batted first, do not merit to win anything let alone a semifinal of cricket’s greatest tournament,” a journal said.

“This is substantially Tendulkar’s last possibility to win a World Cup so maybe that, as good as carrying his hundredth general hundred unresolved over him, combined to a vigour of an already moving occasion. Yet, whatever it is which disrupts a small master’s flow, it cheerless him yesterday as good as he should have been out upon 27, 45, 71 as good as 80.

“Before those let-offs, he had additionally survived an lbw as good as a stumping, both of them adjudicated by TV replay, by a hair’s breadth.”

The ‘Herald Sun’ in Australia additionally pronounced which Pakistan mislaid a compare since of a 4 forsaken catches.

“Pakistan dump their bundle,” review a headline.

“They contend a single impulse can confirm a match, though 4 moments hermetic Pakistan’s predestine as they forsaken batting sorceress Sachin Tendulkar 4 times upon their approach to a World Cup semifinal detriment to India.”

‘The Guardian’ in England ridiculed a forsaken catches as good as said, “to dump him once was unfortunate. To do it 4 times beggared belief.”

“Shahid Afridi, a Pakistan captain, seemed to go by all 5 of a stages of grief. Denial as he patted Misbah-ul-Haq upon a crippled after he forsaken a round during midwicket. Anger as he ran his fingers by his hair when Younus Khan fluffed a single during additional cover. Bargaining with a umpires over those referrals.

“Depression when Kamran Akmal let an corner fly by his gloves, as good as eventually modest acceptance when Umar Akmal spilled a last possibility during mid-off. Finally Tendulkar strike a round to Afridi who took a locate only in time to save his sanity.”

Wide-selling British publication ‘The Daily Mail’ pronounced “Tendulkar cashes in upon longed for catches as India suffer a dump of fitness to strech World Cup final.” The paper was, however, vicious of India’s famous batting’s performance.

“They came in to this World Cup semifinal underneath intolerable pressure, though India coped with a expectations of a republic as good as survived a stuttering batting opening to take their clearly pre-ordained place in a final,” it said.

On a forsaken catches of Tendulkar, a paper pronounced even a Indian conductor would have been broke to strech his 100th general ton after removing so most lives.

“Pakistan’s untimely fielders forsaken a Little Master no fewer than 4 times as good as Tendulkar was additionally reprieved twice by technology,” it said.

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

India stifle Pakistan to reach World Cup final

Indian cricketer Ashish Nehra reacts after receiving a wicket of Pakistan batsman Umar Gul during their semi-final compare of The ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 in Mohali, India. India won by twenty-nine runs as well as will fool around Sri Lanka in a final.
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MOHALI, India (AFP) – Disciplined bowling by India saw them kick Pakistan by twenty-nine runs upon Wednesday to set-up a World Cup final opposite Sri Lanka in Mumbai upon Saturday.

Pakistan, chasing 261 for victory, were discharged for 231 with a round to gangling after all of India’s 5 bowlers took dual wickets apiece.

Misbah-ul-Haq, who top-scored for Pakistan with 56, helped take them from 208 for 9 to a incident where an doubtful thirty was indispensable off a final over.

But Zaheer Khan reason his nerve, bowling 4 dot balls prior to Misbah holed out to Virat Kohli to a pleasure of a genius crowd.

India’s 260 for 9 after winning a toss opposite their arch-rivals was built around man-of-the-match Sachin Tendulkar’s 85.

But they competence have done extremely reduction had not a star batsman been forsaken 4 times in an innings which still left him a single reduced of a hundred general hundreds.

Left-arm discerning bowler Wahab Riaz led Pakistan’s conflict with career-best total of 5 for 46.

Pakistan saw Kamran Akmal begin their office with a initial round 4 off Zaheer.

But a left-arm discerning had his punish with a slower round a opener sliced to Yuvraj Singh during indicate to leave Pakistan 44 for one.

Indian cricket group players applaud after violence Pakistan in a ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 semi-finals in Mohali, India. India won by twenty-nine runs as well as will fool around Sri Lanka in a final.
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Mohammad Hafeez done 43 prior to he was held during a back of after perplexing to brush seamer Munaf Patel.

Yuvraj, out for a golden duck, atoned in front of his home throng with dual wickets for no runs in 5 balls as Pakistan slumped to 106 for four.

The left-arm spinner bowled Asad Shafiq (30) as a batsman done room to cut as well as afterwards had a gifted Younus Khan (13) held during cover by Suresh Raina.

Umar Akmal, however, counter-attacked in heading style, pulling as well as pushing Yuvraj for a initial dual sixes of a match.

But upon twenty-nine he was bowled by an arm round from internal favourite Harbhajan Singh to leave Pakistan 142 for five.

Pakistan compulsory 84 off a final 10 overs as well as indispensable a large innings from big-hitting though out of form skipper Shahid Afridi.

Afridi usually managed nineteen prior to he sliced Harbhajan to Virender Sehwag during cover-point as well as during 184 for 7 a diversion was roughly up for Pakistan.

Earlier, a 25-year-old Riaz kept his side in a match.

Riaz, upon as initial change, struck fifth round when he had dangerman Sehwag, attack opposite a line, lbw for 38 together with 9 boundaries.

Tendulkar, opening with Sehwag, subsequently square-drove Riaz for 4 to turn a initial batsman ever to measure 400 runs in 3 apart World Cups.

But off-spinner Saeed Ajmal scarcely had him out twice in unbroken balls for 23, a reviewed lbw as well as parsimonious stumping call both starting opposite Pakistan.

Then, upon 27, Tendulkar pulled leg-spinner Afridi difficult to reduced mid-wicket usually for Misbah to dump a catch.

Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar reacts after receiving a locate to boot Pakistan batsman Wahab Riaz during their ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 semi-final match.in Mohali, India. India won by twenty-nine runs.
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Tendulkar was forsaken again, upon 45, when Younus during mid-off unsuccessful to reason upon to a untimely expostulate off leg-spinner Afridi.

Riaz, however, had Kohli held by Umar Akmal during back indicate as well as subsequent round purify bowled Yuvraj with a overhanging full toss.

Tendulkar was since a third postpone by Pakistan upon 70 when wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal unsuccessful to reason a difficult possibility off an edged Afridi leg-break.

And he was upon 81 when a leaping Umar Akmal during reduced mid-wicket forsaken a checked expostulate opposite off-spinner Hafeez.

However, Afridi finished his innings when he took a pointy locate during reduced extra-cover off Ajmal. Tendulkar faced 115 balls with eleven fours.

Riaz had Dhoni lbw prior to completing his five-wicket transport when Zaheer was held behind.

Dhoni accepts he misread the pitch


A triumphant Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni upon Wednesday hailed a purpose of his spinners in a 29-run feat over arch-rivals Pakistan in a World Cup semi-final strife as great as certified which he had “misread” a representation by withdrawal out R Ashwin.

Dhoni pronounced a lane was not a standard Mohali wicket which in all support a quickies as great as he had opted to embody pacer Ashish Nehra to give a group some-more bowling options.

“We misread a wicket. It was not a normal Mohali track. It customarily does not assistance a spinner, though it did today. Our spinners unequivocally bowled unequivocally great as great as which unequivocally put vigour upon them,” Dhoni pronounced during a post-match press conference.

“Pakistan players fool around turn unequivocally well, which is because suspicion to go with a 3-2 combination. We felt it was a safer option, since we have part-timers such as Sachin (Tendulkar), Virat (Kohli) as great as Raina.”

On a strife opposite co-hosts Sri Lanka in a final, Dhoni pronounced it will be a penetrating competition as they have a great as great as offset side.

“The Sri Lankans have a great side as great as they have finished unequivocally great in a tournament. We have to fool around great cricket to kick them. We have to be during a best,” he said.

On how he programmed to be a cause of his group for a limit showdown, Dhoni pronounced “You do not need to motivate, it is not compulsory when we have been representing your country. We have been personification a World Cup as great as we all wish to win it.”

Dhoni pronounced which a suggestion as great as togetherness displayed by his group has been a single of a highlights of a tournament. “The group togetherness has been a single of a highlights. We have been subsidy any alternative as great as which unequivocally counts,” he said.

On Nehra’s smashing opening in a match, Dhoni pronounced he selects a personification XI deliberation a representation conditions as great as it was great to see Nehra clear his selection.

“He was criticised for his opening a last time he played, so it was a great comeback. Being criticised is partial as great as parcel of a cricketer’s life,” he said.

Harbhajan Singh has not been during his rise form right by a tourament though Dhoni shielded a off spinner observant each cricketer goes by a gaunt patch.

Asked either a group government would cruise re-drawing their plan deliberation Harbhajan’s bad form, a Indian captain pronounced “We have finished great with pieces as great as pieces contributions from everyone. We will conduct in a last also.”

Rival captain Shahid Afridi pronounced India played improved cricket as great as deserved to win a match.

“They deserved to win. We finished as good most fielding mistakes as great as a shot preference was poor. They additionally bowled unequivocally great as great as which put a lot of vigour upon us. With a run-rate climbing, it got increasingly formidable for us,” he said.

Afridi pronounced he was happy with a altogether opening of his group in a mega-event as great as most of a immature players have shown which they have a capability to excel.

“I am unapproachable of my team. No physique approaching most from us as great as to strech a semi-finals is a equitable achievement. There have been a lot of youngsters who have shown guarantee as great as we consider we will do great in future,” Afridi forked out.

Asked either he was distressed of his group removing a antagonistic accepting when they went behind home, Afridi said, “We reached a semi-finals of a World Cup, no a single approaching that. we consider we have finished well.”

On Shoaib Akhtar not been since a farewell match, Afridi pronounced “We attempted to have him fool around this match, though he was somewhat struggling. My goal was to give him a chance. But we cant have players who have been 50/60 per cent fit, we cant take which chance,” he said.

Dhoni credits seamers for triumph

India captain MS Dhoni believes a trained opening from his join conflict helped to improved Pakistan in a World Cup semi-final.

India done a surprising preference of unaware a off-breaks of Ravichandran Ashwin in foster of Ashish Nehra for Wednesday’s match, withdrawal Dhoni with 3 quicks as good as only a single dilettante delayed bowler – Harbhajan Singh – upon a spinning wicket in Mohali.

But a selected players valid next to to a task, with any bowler claiming dual wickets every – together with part-timer Yuvraj Singh – as India available a 29-run feat to book their place in a final.

“260 was a good measure for this pitch,” Dhoni said.

“It was turning, you review a wicket wrong as good as that’s because you went with 3 seamers, though in a finish a seamers bowled unequivocally good too. We do not have bowlers who can fool around 140 (kilometres per hour) plus, altogether you rest upon what you competence call dishonesty – shift of length, line as good as pace.”

“Zaheer (Khan) did unequivocally well, over a years with knowledge as good as in IPL (Indian Premier League) as good as things similar to which he’s turn unequivocally smart. We’ve struggled during times in this tournament, though that’s a beauty of this game.”

“We got off to a illusory begin by (Virender) Sehwag as good as Sachin (Tendulkar),” Dhoni said, referring to a openers who notched 38 as good as 85 respectively during a tip of a order.

“As a diversion progressed a wicket got slower, as good as in a center overs it was formidable to score. Shahid (Afridi) bowled unequivocally well, as good as it was critical to only fool around a bowling with respect.”

Beaten Pakistan captain Afridi praised a opening of paceman Wahab Riaz, who in jeopardy to derail India’s innings single-handedly with considerable total of 5-46.

“First of all I’d similar to to honour a Indian cricket group as good as a Indian republic for this good victory, as good as instruct them all a most appropriate for a final,” Afridi said.

“Wahab (Riaz) unequivocally bowled good today, though you longed for a little opportunities.”

“They played improved than us. We didn’t have partnerships, you played a little insane shots, as good as a partnership was crucial.”

“I wish to contend contemptible to my nation. We attempted a turn best, as good as you enjoyed ourselves during this tournament.”

India will right away encounter Sri Lanka in a last upon Saturday.

World Cup – India v Australia 2nd Quarter-Final Highlights at Ahmedabad, Mar 24, 2011

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India bat against Pakistan in W. Cup semis

Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani (2nd right) as well as Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh confront a Indian group during a ICC World Cup 2011 semi-final compare during a Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium in Mohali. India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won a toss as well as inaugurated to bat opposite Pakistan in a World Cup semi-final.
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MOHALI, India (AFP) – India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won a toss as well as inaugurated to bat opposite Pakistan in a World Cup semi-final upon Wednesday.

India done a single shift from a side which kick champions Australia by 5 wickets in a quarter-finals, with left-arm discerning Ashish Nehra replacing off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin as a hosts opted for a three-man gait attack.

Pakistan, who thrashed a West Indies by 10 wickets in their last 8 clash, were unvaried as well as which meant there was no stop for haphazard quick bowler Shoaib Akhtar.

India batting great Sachin Tendulkar came in to this compare wanting only a single some-more century to turn a initial male to measure a hundred general hundreds.

The 37-year-old has 51 Test centuries as well as 48 one-day general tons to his credit.

India have won all 4 prior World Cup matches in between a arch-rivals.

The winners of this confront will face Sri Lanka, who kick New Zealand by 5 wickets in Colombo upon Tuesday, in Saturday’s last in Mumbai.

All 3 superfluous teams in a contest have won a World Cup once, with India triumphing in 1983, Pakistan in 1992 as well as Sri Lanka in 1996.

India: Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt/wkt), Zaheer Khan, Harbhajan Singh, Ashish Nehra, Munaf Patel

Pakistan: Mohammad Hafeez, Kamran Akmal (wkt), Asad Shafiq, Younus Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi (capt), Abdul Razzaq, Wahab Riaz, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal

Umpires: Simon Taufel (AUS) as well as Ian Gould (ENG)

TV umpire: Billy Bowden (NZL)

Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle (SRI)

Pitch conditions: Renowned as a great batting surface, it customarily additionally has copiousness of gait as well as rebound for quick bowlers too.

Tendulkar targets final glory

Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, seen here celebrating a catch, led a bewitched hold up to strike a consequential 85 in Wednesday’s semi-final win opposite Pakistan prior to targetting his initial World Cup pretension in front of his home fans in Mumbai.
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MOHALI, India (AFP) – India’s Sachin Tendulkar led a bewitched hold up to strike a consequential 85 in Wednesday’s semi-final win opposite Pakistan prior to targetting his initial World Cup pretension in front of his home fans in Mumbai.

Tendulkar was forsaken 4 times in his male of a compare innings to anchor India to 260-9 opposite their arch-rivals prior to his team’s bowlers practical a vigour as well as a brakes to secure a 29-run win.

“The last in Mumbai will be a illusory occasion. We will concentration upon a pursuit in palm as well as try to get a pursuit done,” pronounced Tendulkar of Saturday’s pretension compare opposite Sri Lanka.

Tendulkar again longed for out upon creation 100 general centuries though had a compensation of carrying played in all 5 of India’s World Cup wins over Pakistan.

Now he hopes to be during a forefront of Saturday’s debate where India will demeanour to constraint a second World Cup title, twenty-eight years after their initial as well as usually triumph.

“It’s regularly noted to fool around opposite Pakistan as well as to be upon a winning side 5 times opposite them is a mental recall you will regularly cherish.

“But it was a shining bid in a margin as well as by a bowlers today. When you batted you had to have certain you got a fighting total. you suspicion 310 or 315 would have been a great standard score.

“Then a round proposed interlude as well as spinning as well as something closer to 270 was par.”

World Cup – India v Pakistan 2nd Semi-Final Highlights at Mohali, Mar 30, 2011

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India revels in magical semi-final win

Indian cricket fans during a ICC World Cup semi-final compare in in in between India as well as Pakistan outward The Punjab Cricket Associaton (PCA) Stadium in Mohali. Thousands of confused home fans brought a residence down during a Mohali track upon Wednesday after India finished Pakistan’s World Cup mental condition with a 29-run win in an action-packed semi-final.
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MOHALI, India (AFP) – Thousands of confused home fans brought a residence down during a Mohali track upon Wednesday after India finished Pakistan’s World Cup mental condition with a 29-run win in an action-packed semi-final.

“We adore you India,” screamed a organisation of college girls over Bollywood song grating opposite a packaged 30,000-seater Punjab Cricket Association track as loud celebrations erupted via a country.

“It feels as if you have won a World Cup,” pronounced 23-year-old Anuradha Biswal, wiping divided tears of happiness with her handkerchief.

“The compare was so close, my heart longed for a kick any time a Pakistani batsman strike a 4 or a six. But a group done us unapproachable tonight.”

Chasing India’s 260-9, Pakistan folded up for 231 all out to palm India a last strife with Sri Lanka in Mumbai upon Saturday.

Crowds during a venue pennyless in to “bhangra” dancing, that is extravagantly renouned in a northern Indian segment around Mohali, as well as ripped tickets flew similar to confetti over a heads of entertaining supporters.

A handful of Pakistani fans who crossed a limit to watch a single of a greatest ever sporting clashes in in in between a dual nations wore a morose demeanour yet were friendly in defeat.

“India deserved to win,” pronounced Kashif Abbasi who trafficked from Islamabad. “The good thing was that a group did not give up yet a fight.”

The compare had generated outrageous hype ever given a arch-rivals were drawn together for a semi-final, yet a extreme competition out in a center was in sheer contrariety to a bonhomie in a stands.

“The feeling is as if a bigger hermit has won,” pronounced Salma Riyaz, an additional Pakistani fan. “There was no indignant sell as well as tempers were never tattered notwithstanding a cauldron-like situation.

“It shows you have grown as well as take things in a right perspective.”

The audience, that enclosed Bollywood stars such as Amir Khan, could not have asked for some-more fool around with a outcome capricious for most of a game.

“Despite a outrageous vigour upon a players, they were really sporting via a match,” pronounced Leena Khanna, 26, kissing a dwindle pinned upon her blue India T-shirt.

Both inhabitant anthems were reputable by fans, yet a overwhelmingly Indian throng cheered any forsaken locate by a Pakistanis who put down during slightest 5 chances during a Indian innings.

Cricket has mostly suffered from a querulous family in in in between a beside nations, yet Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as well as Pakistani reflection Yousuf Raza Gilani attended Wednesday’s diversion together.

“To see them shake up hands with players will sojourn etched in my memory,” pronounced Shyam Shankar, an Indian program operative who gathering to Mohali from New Delhi.

“Cricket can be a good healer as well as assistance mend family with a neighbours. We should fool around any alternative some-more often.”

India book final spot

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India applaud Razzaq wicket

India have requisitioned a place in a last of a World Cup with a 29-run win over Pakistan in a semi-final during Mohali’s Punjab Cricket Association Stadium upon Wednesday.

Indian bowlers, criticised for their craziness in a tournament, put in a common bid to boot Pakistan for 231 with Zaheer Khan, Munaf Patel, Harbhajan Singh, Yuvraj Singh as well as Ashish Nehra all claiming dual wickets after Sachin Tendulkar scored a felicitous 86.

Pakistan were favourites to follow down 260 though mislaid wickets continually notwithstanding openers Kamran Akmal (19 off 21) as well as Mohammad Hafeez (43 off 59) putting up 44 in 9 overs to get a group off to a plain start.

Asad Shafiq scored thirty off 39 balls whilst Umar Akmal looked dangerous during his 24-ball twenty-nine innings though miss of partnerships harm Pakistan. Misbah-ul-Haq, who was struggling to measure for many tools of his innings, went upon a descent in a finish though his 76-ball 56 could usually check Pakistan’s defeat.

Pakistan looked in carry out whilst Shafiq as well as Hafeez were during a double though a opener’s dismissal, perplexing to strike a far-reaching Munaf smoothness upon a off side to excellent leg usually to corner it to MS Dhoni, authorised India to scratch back.

Shafiq afterwards over with a measure during 103, bowled by a Yuvraj Singh arm round as well as Younis Khan (13) became a left-armer’s second plant 3 runs later, held by Suresh Raina during cover.

Akmal as well as Misbah put upon 33 runs though with Misbah unwell to even collect up singles, Akmal had to go for a large shots with a run rate rock climbing over 6 per over.

The youngster departed, unwell to keep a Harbhajan quicker a single out as well as Abdul Razzaq (3) fell 8 runs later, foxed by a Munaf leg knife to leave Pakistan in rags during 6-150.

Skipper Shahid Afridi attempted to operate a prolonged hoop though could usually conduct nineteen off seventeen balls prior to apropos Harbhajan’s second victim, to receptive to advice a genocide knell for his team.

India would be happy with their bowling opening fortifying a sum experts felt was below-par though a batting opening will be concerned a team.

Virender Sehwag (35 off 25) as well as Tendulkar gave a group a plain begin as well as a measure of around 300 was upon a cards. But a alternative batsmen fell reduced with an desirous Wahab Riaz, who incited in career most appropriate total of 5-46, stricking critical blows.

India were a single of a pre-tournament favourites as well as will encounter Sri Lanka during a Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai upon Saturday.

Cricket World Cup 2011: Tendulkar vs Ponting


Ricky Ponting raises a representation again – a day prior to a quarterfinal strife opposite India. He says Sachin wouldn’t have walked if he had seen a umpire’s greeting in diversion opposite West Indies.

Deflated Pakistan fans blame Misbah for India loss


Motorists listened to a explanation upon their automobile radios as good as announced out a ultimate measure to passers-by during a bustling intersection in Islamabad.

Excitement reached heat representation as shopkeepers flogged immature T-shirts, caps as good as souvenirs, as good as networking sites Facebook as good as Twitter buzzed with comments upon a wickets’ falls as good as player’s opening — as good as prayers for a squad.

Young people were seen wearing a immature T-shirts of a Pakistani squad, their faces embellished in a nation’s immature as good as white, in a northwestern city of Peshawar, whilst vast inhabitant flags flew from buildings, houses as good as cars.

In a eastern city of Lahore, that borders with India, some-more than 20,000 Pakistanis alive a Gaddafi track to declare a compare upon vast screens. Entry was giveaway as good as people shaped prolonged queues to get in.

In Karachi residents shut off many roads as good as set up outrageous screens to watch a live promote from a Indian locale of Mohali.

By a finish of a day, thirty people were brought to hospitals opposite Karachi after being bleeding by wandering bullets dismissed during a festivities, sanatorium officials said. “Defeat as good as win is partial of a game. Our group will win subsequent time,” he said.

In Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city, operative Mohammad Ali said: “It was a good competition all along as good as a day belonged to India. However Misbah as good as Younis Khan were really lazy.”

The supervision had spoken a half-day legal holiday in offices as good as schools to capacitate a cricket-mad race to suffer a game.

Special prayers were offering in mosques as good as during homes, as good as people announced verses from a Koran, praying to Allah to beam a Pakistani group to victory.

By a dusk all vital roads in multiform Pakistani cities were gridlocked with cars, motorcycles as good as triumphant revellers, though a gratifying ambience incited moving as a Pakistani batting line began to tumble prior to India.

Power cuts sparked protests by hundreds of indignant spectators who shut off a categorical categorical road in Muzaffarabad, a collateral of Pakistani Kashmir. Even jail authorities in a city done special arrangements for inmates to watch a compare as good as gave Indian group shirts to a little 200 Indian prisoners.

In Rawalpindi, revellers danced to drums in a marketplace as good as announced “Long live a Pakistan team”, “We will win” as good as “Give your best, you have been with you”.

Whenever an Indian wicket fell, people jumped as good as danced in exultation as good as dismissed gunshots in to a air.

In Islamabad people collected around screens — together with a outrageous shade mounted upon a Stock Exchange structure — vouchsafing out screams of fad when a player strike a 4 or faced a extreme delivery.

Large crowds, together with women as good as children, collected during a sensuous immature Fatima Jinnah fool around belligerent as good as waved Pakistani flags in await of their team, whilst elsewhere, a streets were forlorn after midday. Disappointed Pakistani cricket fans upon Wednesday blamed a indolent Misbah-ul-Haq for better in a World Cup semi-final thriller with arch-rival India.

India degraded Pakistan by twenty-nine runs in an action-packed compare to set up a World Cup last showdown with Sri Lanka in Mumbai upon Saturday, withdrawal fans opposite cricket-loving Pakistan dejected.

“We mislaid since of Misbah, as he did not measure good when it was many required,” indignant air blower Awais Shakir told AFP upon Islamabad’s categorical Jinnah Avenue as thousands of unhappy viewers were withdrawal screenings of a match.

“He only squandered time upon a pitch.”

Fans in alternative Pakistani cities that belligerent to a hindrance for a diversion additionally criticised Misbah, who scored a lifeless 56 from 76 balls. His delayed fool around pushed a Pakistan towards better prior to a 50th over.

For schoolteacher Hazrat Ali, it was unsatisfactory — though not a finish of a game.

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

India and Pakistan in World Cup showdown

A girl sits subsequent to a ensign hung outward a film entertainment that will radio programme a stirring World Cup semi-final in in in in in in in in in in in in between Pakistan as well as India, in Karachi. Cricket-crazy India as well as Pakistan conduct in to an epic World Cup showdown upon Wednesday that will showcase a sour adversary as well as usual holds in in in in in in in in in in in in between a disloyal nuclear-armed neighbours.
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MOHALI, India (AFP) – Cricket-crazy India as well as Pakistan conduct in to an epic World Cup showdown upon Wednesday that will showcase a sour adversary as well as usual holds in in in in in in in in in in in in between a disloyal nuclear-armed neighbours.

The teams strife in a semi-final of a foe in a conflict earnest passion as well as drama, with some-more than a billion people, or a fifth of humanity, set to follow a foe in in in in in in in in in in in in between bat as well as ball.

National honour as well as even informal assent have been upon a line, with a eventuality seized by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as an event for a little “cricket diplomacy” to urge glacial ties in in in in in in in in in in in in between Islamabad as well as Delhi.

He has invited Pakistani reflection Yousuf Raza Gilani to watch a day-night diversion with him in Mohali, northwest India, as well as they have been approaching to shake up hands with both teams prior to a match.

Indian artist Subala Moharana gives last touches to a silt cut with a chisel upon a night prior to of a India-Pakistan Cricket World Cup semi-final match, in Bhubaneswar. Cricket-crazy India as well as Pakistan conduct in to an epic World Cup showdown upon Wednesday that will showcase a sour adversary as well as usual holds in in in in in in in in in in in in between a disloyal nuclear-armed neighbours.
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Given a region’s story of belligerent attacks, infantry have wrapped a confidence sweeping involving 2,000 infantry as well as paramilitary crew around a 30,000-capacity venue.

In a road house where a players have been staying, dual policemen operative as central food tasters have been eating 3 intemperate dishes a day to check for poisoning or alternative hygiene problems.

“We have been withdrawal zero to chance. The confidence will be multi-layered,” internal infantry arch G.P.S. Bhullar told reporters upon Tuesday.

Pakistan has spoken a half-day legal holiday to concede a open to watch a match, after most offices in both countries pronounced they would close for a afternoon prior to fool around starts during 2:30 pm internal time (0900 GMT).

In India, there have been predictions of jot down absenteeism with workers pursuit in sick to stay during home as well as watch a diversion upon television.

Pakistani seminary students reason a mass request operate for feat for their inhabitant cricket group during a vital Islamic madrassa in Karachi. Cricket-crazy India as well as Pakistan conduct in to an epic World Cup showdown upon Wednesday that will showcase a sour adversary as well as usual holds in in in in in in in in in in in in between a disloyal nuclear-armed neighbours.
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“I will tumble ill. The continue is only not right for my health,” joked 24-year-old Manish Saxena, who functions during a in isolation solid trade firm, as he worked out during a gym in south Mumbai upon Tuesday.

The cricket is approaching to take dominance over all supervision business. Share markets have been foresee to be becalmed, as well as a routinely pell-mell roads will be distant quieter than usual.

In Pakistan, thousands have been set to take partial in a mass request event during a day, whilst a arch apportion of a country’s largest range has betrothed any group part of twenty-five acres of land if they kick India.

The compare will be a foe in in in in in in in in in in in in between Pakistan’s well-balanced bowling conflict as well as India’s star-studded batsmen, together with opener Sachin Tendulkar who needs only a single some-more century to strech 100 general hundreds.

Pakistan, World Cup champions in 1992, have mislaid all 4 of their encounters with India in a competition. For India, who last won a World Cup in 1983, a feat upon home territory would hint euphoria.

Indian engineer of customized cars Sudhakar Yadav (C) sits inside a car in a figure of ICC Cricket World Cup prize in await of a Indian cricket group in Hyderabad. Cricket-crazy India as well as Pakistan conduct in to an epic World Cup showdown upon Wednesday that will showcase a sour adversary as well as usual holds in in in in in in in in in in in in between a disloyal nuclear-armed neighbours.
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“It’s an honour to lead a side,” Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni pronounced upon Tuesday. “If we take a vigour job, we will find yourself in a vigour cooker.”

Amid a furious hype as well as notwithstanding a visit operate of infantry metaphors to report a game, there have been signs that most see a compare as an event to down payment over a usual desired of cricket.

“We do not have any passion towards a Pakistan team,” pronounced Ravi Ansal, a 21-year-old Indian college student. “They have been a excellent group as well as if India go upon to remove a semi-final, we will hearten for Pakistan in a final.”

Amarpreet Singh, a 40-year-old air blower who owns an electrical emporium in Mohali, pronounced he would hearten both countries, whose past includes 3 wars as well as a blood-soaked subdivision during a finish of British order in a subcontinent.

“India as well as Pakistan have been similar to brothers. It is a politicians who move all a bad blood,” he said. “One group has to lose, though a genuine leader will be adore as well as brotherhood.”

Pakistani cricket fans poise with their inhabitant flags after channel a India-Pakistan limit in Wagah. Cricket-crazy India as well as Pakistan conduct in to an epic World Cup showdown upon Wednesday that will showcase a sour adversary as well as usual holds in in in in in in in in in in in in between a disloyal nuclear-armed neighbours.
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Prime Minister Singh’s “cricket diplomacy” is an try to comfortable up family during a time when a countries have been tentatively removing their assent routine behind upon track.

India pennyless off hit with Islamabad in 2008 after a Mumbai attacks, that India blamed upon Pakistani militants who wrought destruction in a city over 3 days, murdering 166 people.

Cricket has helped to waste tragedy in in in in in in in in in in in in between a countries in a past.

In 1987, afterwards Pakistani President General Zia-ul-Haq trafficked to India to watch a Test compare in in in in in in in in in in in in between a dual sides in Jaipur during a time when both countries were massing infantry during a border.

In 2004, a Indian group went upon a “peace tour” of Pakistan, their initial outing to a nation in fourteen years.

The last of this year’s World Cup takes place upon Saturday in Mumbai, with a leader of Wednesday’s diversion set to encounter Sri Lanka.

Clarke appointed captain of Australia cricket team

Michael Clarke, pictured, has been allocated Australia’s Test as well as one-day captain, a day after Ricky Ponting bent to vigour as well as give up a pursuit after their World Cup exit.
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SYDNEY (AFP) – Michael Clarke was allocated Australia’s Test as well as one-day captain upon Wednesday, a day after Ricky Ponting bent to vigour as well as give up a pursuit after their World Cup exit.

Shane Watson was voiced his deputy.

“First of all can we contend what an honour it is to be declared captain as well as additionally a outrageous warn to see Ricky mount down,” Clarke pronounced during a press conference.

“I was really most unknowingly of where he was during as well as didn’t know he was starting to mount down. It was a outrageous warn to me.

“I know Ricky will concede me to do my pursuit to a most appropriate of my ability,” he added.

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Preview: India vs Pakistan, SF-2


There have been blockbusters as well as there have been blockbusters. An India-Pakistan compare in normal resources qualifies as one. But when it’s in a semi-finals of a World Cup which is hold in a sub-continent; which is a many watched in story – afterwards it’s rather tasteless to report a compare as simply a blockbuster. We’ll poke for a suitable difference later.

There is no indicate in observant which this is ‘just an a single some-more match’ as well as a players as well as fans ought to provide it as such. The fans will never provide it as such, which in spin equates to a players will never be authorised to provide it as such. It will be about India’s batting contra Pakistan’s bowling – as well as it will additionally be about India’s bowling contra Pakistan’s batting – yet some-more than anything else, it will be about who handles a vigour better.

New Zealand showed which focus as well as commitment, when associated with pressure, do bizarre things. South Africa were felled, as well as Sri Lanka were since a jitters. If a group which is so many shorter upon tender capability than India or Pakistan can satisfy such panic, there is no revelation what a throttle practical by a some-more sublime set of players would do.

Batting vs Bowling

In a set up up of India’s batsmen as well as Pakistan’s bowlers, a single similarly critical conflict has been overlooked: which in between India’s bowlers as well as Pakistan’s batsmen. (Both sets of fielders have been similarly good/bad upon many days). Pakistan’s batting choice revolves mostly around Umar Akmal as well as Misbah ul Haq, as well as whilst those dual have been good, they haven’t nonetheless been spectacular. India’s bowling mostly seems to begin as well as finish with Zaheer Khan. Zaheer has been spectacular, yet nothing of a others have since a sense which they could spin a compare upon their own. The Indian batting vs Pakistan bowling will be a conflict to see who is stronger. The Indian bowling vs Pakistan batting will be a single to see who is reduction weak. In a break compare such as this, a second conflict is as critical as a initial one. [A minute as well as some-more in-depth demeanour during a numbers of a Indian as well as Pakistani players has been supposing in this analysis.]

The initial conflict will rest heavily upon a particular starters. Sachin Tendulkar as well as Virender Sehwag contra Umar Gul as well as Shoaib Akhtar – who Pakistan should embody since his adore of a large theatre as well as proven capability to perform – will be a appetizing clash. Even more, it will be a strife whose result will give a side which wins it a outrageous advantage. Just similar to India can indicate during a low batting choice which can still bluster in box a openers fail, so as well can Pakistan indicate to a sundry as well as perspicacious bowling attack, which can still set upon if a opening bowlers fail.

The Game Changers:

Whatever be a result of this match, a single thing is sincerely certain: If Pakistan win, Shahid Afridi will go upon to get a Man of a Series award, as well as if India win, Yuvraj Singh will pick up a honours. Both perform symmetrically conflicting purposes for their teams – they have been their team’s go-to group in a center overs for batting as well as bowling respectively. Both have brought a second capability to a list as well as been unequivocally successful during it too: Yuvraj with his bowling as well as Afridi with his captaincy. Yuvraj might not be a many appropriate purveyor of moody as well as loop, only as Afridi might not be a many tactically shrewd captain – yet Yuvraj has cunning, a capability to mistreat as well as discipline, whilst Afridi has a capability to combine a group important for disagreeing between themselves mostly some-more than with a opposition. Both have looked similar to group upon a goal in this tournament. The steely-eyed integrity is manifest in Yuvraj everytime he has walked out as well as bailed a group out of a parsimonious situation, as well as Afridi’s extreme enterprise to win is upon arrangement everytime Pakistan have played.

They have been using neck-and-neck with any alternative in a opening stakes. One of them will lift divided during Mohali.

The Conditions:

There was substantial nictitate after complicated overnight rains in Chandigarh as well as Mohali, yet all continue reports have expected a balmy day upon 30th March. The representation is unequivocally many a bat-first wicket, yet dew is a considration. However, a belligerent staff will operate chemicals to keep a outfield dry. Moreover, if there is clouded cover cover, a chances of dew have been ostensible to decrease, whilst lending a round a single some-more zip in a latter half of a day. The conditions unequivocally indicate to a side winning a toss batting first. What both teams contingency discuss it themselves though, is which winning a World Cup requires a group to be means to kick both opponents as well as contingency – as well as which a match, or even a value is not mislaid if a toss is lost.

The Teams:

The rains have been expected to have caused last-minute changes in both camps. India’s batting will sojourn unvaried exclusive a late injury, with Raina carrying conclusively stolen a impetus over Yusuf Pathan after a quarter-final opposite Australia. Their bowling yet – some-more privately a temperament of a male who will share a latest round with Zaheer – is still uncertain. None of Munaf, Nehra or Sreesanth have illuminated a stands upon glow with their performances so far, as well as starting in with any a single of them will be a gamble. The think-tank is expected to go with a bowler who has shown a many appropriate stroke in a nets, whilst receiving in to comment a actuality which a bowler in subject needs to be mentally clever for a pressures which such a compare brings.

Pakistan’s categorical quandary is either to embody Shoaib Akhtar over Wahab Riaz. Akhtar is a proven match-winner, yet hasn’t had a a many appropriate new form. Moreover, he does not enthuse 100% certainty of removing by 10 full overs. The alternative subject for Pakistan is upon either Saeed Ajmal will get a diversion or not. Pakistan could opt for Afridi as a sole spinner, with a gait complicated attack, yet if they go with dual spinners, it will be Ajmal competing with Abdur Rehman for a spot.

The Verdict:

The judgment of favourites has not unequivocally worked all a time in this World Cup, as well as in this match, it will make a difference even reduction who is stronger upon paper. It will make a difference even reduction which India has never knocked about Pakistan during Mohali or which Pakistan have never knocked about India in a World Cup. Such annals have been incomprehensible solely in posterity.

What will make a difference is who between a twenty dual players will be means to seize a moment. Who will be means to spin a upsurge of a compare – as Sachin Tendulkar memorably did in 2003 – as well as to commend which cricketing enduring fame lies in a impulse to illustrate seized: with a single shot magically played, a single over ideally bowled, a single locate breath-takingly caught.

Blockbuster is as well amiable a word. It’s starting to be epic.

Ponting endorses Clarke


Ricky Ponting as great as Michael Clarke

Departing skipper Ricky Ponting has permitted Michael Clarke as a many appropriate male to take over as Australia’s Test as great as one-day captain.

Ponting called time upon his seven-year army in Australia’s top sporting post during a packaged press discussion during a SCG upon Tuesday.

His deputy is approaching to be voiced upon Wednesday following a assembly of a Cricket Australia house upon Tuesday evening.

“I positively would validate Michael Clarke as captain,” Ponting said.

“I all consider that’s a approach which it will go, usually for a perfect actuality which he’s finished a superb pursuit in roughly each diversion which he’s had a possibility to captain Australia.”

“Starting with a Twenty20 team, we suspicion he did a great pursuit there as great as what he did with a one-day organisation in my absence, not usually by a summer though in prior tours, was positively initial category as great as we consider he’s positively flourishing in to those care purposes each day.”

Ponting, who admits he’s been since no guarantees per his own preference prospects, insists he’s peaceful to take orders from a latest skipper as great as betrothed to usually suggest his assistance when asked.

“I’m a large boy, we know when it’s my time as great as where’s my place, we regularly have great well known which around a Australian cricket team,” he said.

“Now which I’ve motionless to have this shift in my cricketing career I’ll be sitting in a dilemma as great as I’ll be you do my batting as great as bowling as great as fielding out upon a belligerent similar to everyone else as great as I’m around for recommendation if needed.”

“That’s as elementary as it’s starting to be. I’m essentially seeking brazen to you do whatever we can to assistance out a subsequent captain as great as a subsequent organisation of players.”

Asked if he spoke to Clarke to surprise him of his preference prior to starting public, Ponting replied: “I had a great discuss to Michael this morning, actually. My preference wasn’t done until late final night so I’ve oral to Michael this morning, I’ve oral to many of a comparison players this sunrise as great as great as a manager as great as a integrate of my closer mates.”

“I consider Michael was utterly astounded during a preference I’ve done as great as he essentially pronounced he’d wished he had of great well known this a small bit progressing so he competence have been means to assistance out in a couple of opposite ways if he could have via a World Cup campaign.”

“So I’ve had a great discuss to him as great as he’s substantially pretty vehement during a actuality which I’m you do what I’m you do today.”

Meanwhile, Ponting stays ‘reasonably confident’ his name will be review out upon Wednesday when selectors betray their patrol for subsequent month’s 3 compare ODI debate of Bangladesh.

We did it for Murali, says Sangakkara

Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara(R) dedicated Tuesday’s five-wicket World Cup semi-final win over New Zealand to spinner Muttiah Muralitharan(L) who played his last home diversion prior to retirement.
©AFP – Ishara S.Kodikara

COLOMBO (AFP) – Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara dedicated Tuesday’s five-wicket World Cup semi-final win over New Zealand to Muttiah Muralitharan who played his last home diversion prior to retirement.

Sangakkara pronounced which when his group suffered a worrying stagger by losing 4 discerning wickets chasing 218 to win, it was a suspicion of a 38-year-old personification in Saturday’s last which gathering them on.

“It was a last diversion for Murali in Sri Lanka as well as you unequivocally longed for to give him a good send-off,” pronounced Sangakkara of a off-spinner who will retire after a tournament.

Tillakaratne Dilshan (73) as well as Sangakkara (54) set a substructure during a packaged R. Premadasa track for a win which gave Sri Lanka, a 1996 champions, a place in a Mumbai last opposite possibly India or Pakistan.

Muralitharan, who played in a 1996 team, took his 534th wicket off his last round upon home dirt as New Zealand were bowled out for a below-par measure of 217 in 48.5 overs.

Sri Lanka, cruising along during 160-1 in reply, mislaid 4 wickets in a space of twenty-five runs to lift fears of an doubtful better prior to Thilan Samaraweera (23 not out) as well as Angelo Mathews (14 not out) guided them home.

“Murali is a idol of Sri Lanka, upon a field, off a field, a illusory tellurian being as well as a good group man,” combined man-of-the-match Sangakkara.

But he added: “We haven’t won anything yet, you have only reached a final.”

For New Zealand, who had repelled South Africa in a quarter-finals, there was a beating of carrying mislaid a sixth World Cup semi-final.

“We set up a good start, though you mislaid as well most wickets during a end,” pronounced captain Daniel Vettori who sealed off as ODI captain upon Tuesday.

“The tip sequence unequivocally set it up though you longed for out by not capitalising upon that. you consider that’s where you mislaid a game.

“We have been an superb fielding side all tournament, you fought difficult though it wasn’t sufficient today. Sri Lanka have been starting to be a difficult side in a final, quite with their bowling unit.”

World Cup – Sri Lanka v New Zealand 1st Semi-Final Highlights at Colombo (RPS), Mar 29, 2011

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Sri Lanka fans ignore bureaucrats to salute Murali

Sri Lankan cricket fans hearten in await of their team’s Cricket World Cup semi-final opposite New Zealand during a R. Premadasa Cricket Stadium in Colombo upon Mar 29, 2011. Sri Lankan fans braved parsimonious confidence as well as abandoned a unreasonable of sparse metropolitan restrictions to watch Muttiah Muralitharan fool around his last home diversion in a World Cup semi-finals upon Tuesday.
©AFP – Lakruwan Wanniarachchi

COLOMBO (AFP) – Sri Lankan fans braved parsimonious confidence as well as abandoned a unreasonable of sparse metropolitan restrictions to watch Muttiah Muralitharan fool around his last home diversion in a World Cup semi-finals upon Tuesday.

Despite a participation of mounted military as well as soldiers, residents as well as emporium owners gladly abandoned Colombo city orders banning washing from being hung out along a slight streets nearby a R. Premadasa stadium.

The government, that outlayed $8 million renovating a stadium, had additionally systematic residents in a low-income community not to put out their rubbish in an bid to benefaction a fan-friendly face to visitors.

Bizarrely, games of hopscotch as well as even cricket in a travel were banned.

“Who cares?” shrugged 10-year-old Sanidu Thilakaratne, when asked by AFP because he defied orders to fool around cricket with his friends, as spectators, upon foot to a ground, ducked out of a approach of a ball.

“We cut propagandize to watch Murali (Muralitharan), he won’t fool around in Sri Lanka again,” his crony 12-year-old Lahiru Sampath said.

Muralitharan, a world’s heading wicket-taker with 800 Test as well as 532 one-day wickets, went in to Tuesday’s diversion half-fit, after pang a painful knee as well as a quadriceps damage picked up during a organisation stages.

Ahead of a game, Muralitharan pronounced he wouldn’t feel any vigour from his last home game.

“Playing your last compare in your republic is emotional. When you played my last Test as well as took 8 wickets it was really emotional,” pronounced Muralitharan of his last Test opposite India in 2010.

Spectators waved a inhabitant flag, blew horns as well as cheered when a 38-year-old turn sorceress walked onto a margin forward of a diversion to warm-up with a team.

He incited around as well as smiled during a rapturous throng support.

“The republic awaits you Murali,” waved a single placard, whilst an additional pronounced “Murali, appreciate you for a memories.”

“Sri Lanka contingency win this for Murali,” pronounced a radio senior manager Nishani Pigera.

“That’s a most appropriate present you can give to send off a fable during his last diversion upon Sri Lanka soil”.

If Sri Lanka win upon Tuesday, Muralitharan will fool around his last general compare in a last upon Apr 2 in Mumbai opposite possibly India or Pakistan.

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