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After losing the 1st test against Srilanka, India was again facing a danger of follow on when early on the third morning India lost three quick wickets with Sehwag stumped on 99!
But Sachin and Raina played well to take India to a safer position. Sachin scored his 48th century and he is just piling up his records. This is his 94th international century.
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Wednesday, 28 July 2010
Monday, 5 July 2010
Dhoni marries childhood friend Sakshi Singh Rawat
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Indian Skipper MS Dhoni is now all set to play a new consistent innings of his life as he gets married to his childhood friend Sakshi Rawat.
28 year old Dhoni married his childhood friend Sakshi Rawat who is a hotel management student. The wedding ceremony took place at Vishranti resorts at Bidhauli situated at about 25 kms from Dehradun.
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India Vs Srilanka Test Series 2010
Indian Skipper MS Dhoni is now all set to play a new consistent innings of his life as he gets married to his childhood friend Sakshi Rawat.
28 year old Dhoni married his childhood friend Sakshi Rawat who is a hotel management student. The wedding ceremony took place at Vishranti resorts at Bidhauli situated at about 25 kms from Dehradun.
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India Vs Srilanka Test Series 2010
Tuesday, 9 March 2010
Latest ICC Rankings - India finishes the year on 2nd spot
Source: Cricket Nirvana
ICC Rankings
ICC has confirmed that India will finish on the second position on the ODI rankings as the cut off date is of 1st April. India will receive a prize money of $75,000 for achieving the second spot while Australia finishes 1st with a prize money of $175,000.
India has experienced a huge success this year in International cricket as they finished 1st in the ICC rankings for Test cricket which makes them eligible for a prize money of $175,000 in Test Cricket.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni with 819 points heads the ICC ODI rankings for batsmen. Sachin stands on the 4th position followed by Sehwag on 11th and Yuvraj on 13th. Harbhajan is on the seventh position in the bowler's rankings.
ICC Rankings
ICC has confirmed that India will finish on the second position on the ODI rankings as the cut off date is of 1st April. India will receive a prize money of $75,000 for achieving the second spot while Australia finishes 1st with a prize money of $175,000.
India has experienced a huge success this year in International cricket as they finished 1st in the ICC rankings for Test cricket which makes them eligible for a prize money of $175,000 in Test Cricket.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni with 819 points heads the ICC ODI rankings for batsmen. Sachin stands on the 4th position followed by Sehwag on 11th and Yuvraj on 13th. Harbhajan is on the seventh position in the bowler's rankings.
Wednesday, 3 March 2010
Sachin Tendulkar speaks about Bharat Ratna
Source: Cricket Nirvana
Sachin Tendulkar speaks about the speculations of Bharat Ratna to be awarded to him. He said that he would like to be on the list of 'Bharat Ratna' awardees but currently he wants to concentrate on cricket.
Former cricketers Ajit Wadekar, Kapil Dev and Dilip Vengsarkar expressed their views that he should be awarded the highest civilian honour following his emphatic 200 runs knock against South Africa in the Gwalior ODI.
About his double century he said he would love to see an Indian breaking this record in future. He also said he is eagerly waiting for the 2011 World Cup which to be held in the Indian sub-continent.
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Sachin Tendulkar speaks about the speculations of Bharat Ratna to be awarded to him. He said that he would like to be on the list of 'Bharat Ratna' awardees but currently he wants to concentrate on cricket.
Former cricketers Ajit Wadekar, Kapil Dev and Dilip Vengsarkar expressed their views that he should be awarded the highest civilian honour following his emphatic 200 runs knock against South Africa in the Gwalior ODI.
About his double century he said he would love to see an Indian breaking this record in future. He also said he is eagerly waiting for the 2011 World Cup which to be held in the Indian sub-continent.
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Friday, 19 February 2010
Latest ICC Test Rankings - India number one!
Source: Cricket Nirvana
India Vs South Africa
India after defeating South Africa at Eden Gardens has leveled the World Championship of Cricket Series 1-1 and has also managed to retain the number one spot in ICC ratings for test.
Apart from this the Indian team will also receive a prize money of US $175,000, which is presented to the team that reaches the April 1 cut-off date in top spot.
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India Vs South Africa
India after defeating South Africa at Eden Gardens has leveled the World Championship of Cricket Series 1-1 and has also managed to retain the number one spot in ICC ratings for test.
Apart from this the Indian team will also receive a prize money of US $175,000, which is presented to the team that reaches the April 1 cut-off date in top spot.
Useful links for more information:
ICC ratings
India South Africa Highlights
India South Africa Series Videos
Monday, 15 February 2010
Sehwag & Sachin hit centuries: India Vs South Africa 2nd Test
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Sehwag and Sachin were the stars today when they outplayed South African bowling with their brilliant batting performances. Sehwag scored 165 while Sachin scored 106. Their partnership of 249 runs was an absolute treat to watch. Sehwag scored his 19th test hundred while Sachin scored his 47th test century. This was Sachin's fourth century in as many matches. Once India were cruising well on 331 for two but few quick wickets saw India at stumps with 342 for 5.
Earlier today South Africa added 30 valuable runs to their overnight score of 266 and ended their first innings on 296 all out. India now lead by 46 runs and a good batting display tomorrow can strengthen India's position in this test match.
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Sehwag and Sachin were the stars today when they outplayed South African bowling with their brilliant batting performances. Sehwag scored 165 while Sachin scored 106. Their partnership of 249 runs was an absolute treat to watch. Sehwag scored his 19th test hundred while Sachin scored his 47th test century. This was Sachin's fourth century in as many matches. Once India were cruising well on 331 for two but few quick wickets saw India at stumps with 342 for 5.
Earlier today South Africa added 30 valuable runs to their overnight score of 266 and ended their first innings on 296 all out. India now lead by 46 runs and a good batting display tomorrow can strengthen India's position in this test match.
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Monday, 25 January 2010
Rahul Dravid retired hurt on 111 whereas Sachin Tendulkar scored 143 against Bangladesh
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India has almost batted out Bangladesh of the second test match with Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar displaying a great example of batting by hitting a ton each. The inexperienced Bangladeshi attack was hammared by the batting maestros as India scored a huge 459 for 5 in reply to Bangladeshi score of 233 in the first innings. At the end of day two India is leading by 226 runs after losing 5 wickets.
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Virendar Sehwag scored 56 while Gautam Gambhir scored 68. Gambhir looked set for hitting his 6th consecutive test century but he gloved the ball behind the wickets. He extended his superior form with his 11th consecutive half century in Tests and equaled Sir Vivian Richards in this record.
Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar shared a 222 runs partnership, their 17th 100 plus partnership which is a world record! Dravid found himself uncomfortable today against the short pitched bouncy deliveries. He was hit on the helmet while ducking a short ball from Shahadat Hossain. The blow was hard and Dravid was retired hurt when he was batting on 111.
Bangladesh Cricket Board president Mustafa Kamal, who visited Dravid at the hospital, confirmed that the Indian batsman has suffered two light fractures.
Sachin scored a brilliant 143 from 182 deliveries (his 45th test century). After the loss of Sachin's wicket, India lost the wicket of Murali Vijay who scored an impressive 30 runs. Harbhajan lost his wicket in the last over of the day while skipper MS Dhoni was still on the crease at stumps.
India has almost batted out Bangladesh of the second test match with Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar displaying a great example of batting by hitting a ton each. The inexperienced Bangladeshi attack was hammared by the batting maestros as India scored a huge 459 for 5 in reply to Bangladeshi score of 233 in the first innings. At the end of day two India is leading by 226 runs after losing 5 wickets.
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[/caption]Virendar Sehwag scored 56 while Gautam Gambhir scored 68. Gambhir looked set for hitting his 6th consecutive test century but he gloved the ball behind the wickets. He extended his superior form with his 11th consecutive half century in Tests and equaled Sir Vivian Richards in this record.
Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar shared a 222 runs partnership, their 17th 100 plus partnership which is a world record! Dravid found himself uncomfortable today against the short pitched bouncy deliveries. He was hit on the helmet while ducking a short ball from Shahadat Hossain. The blow was hard and Dravid was retired hurt when he was batting on 111.
Bangladesh Cricket Board president Mustafa Kamal, who visited Dravid at the hospital, confirmed that the Indian batsman has suffered two light fractures.
Sachin scored a brilliant 143 from 182 deliveries (his 45th test century). After the loss of Sachin's wicket, India lost the wicket of Murali Vijay who scored an impressive 30 runs. Harbhajan lost his wicket in the last over of the day while skipper MS Dhoni was still on the crease at stumps.
Saturday, 23 January 2010
Latest ICC Test Rankings
Source: Cricket Nirvana
After the conclusion of India Vs Bangladesh 1st test match, there are few changes in the ICC ratings for Test Cricket. Gautum Gambhir who scored a brilliant ton in the second innings has strengthened his top position in ICC batsmen rankings. He leads the chart with 881 points, a big 38 points lead over second placed Graeme Smith.
Sachin Tendulkar, the man of the match in this test match, who scored his 44th test ton has moved to 13th position with 744 points. VVS Laxman has also gained two spots and is now placed on 15th position. Rahul Dravid has slipped down to 19th rank.
Harbhajan Singh is the only Indian bowler who is placed in the top 10. He is on the 6th position with 705 points. Ishant Sharma has also gained nine places in the latest rankings and now sits in 16th position.
ICC ratings
After the conclusion of India Vs Bangladesh 1st test match, there are few changes in the ICC ratings for Test Cricket. Gautum Gambhir who scored a brilliant ton in the second innings has strengthened his top position in ICC batsmen rankings. He leads the chart with 881 points, a big 38 points lead over second placed Graeme Smith.
Sachin Tendulkar, the man of the match in this test match, who scored his 44th test ton has moved to 13th position with 744 points. VVS Laxman has also gained two spots and is now placed on 15th position. Rahul Dravid has slipped down to 19th rank.
Harbhajan Singh is the only Indian bowler who is placed in the top 10. He is on the 6th position with 705 points. Ishant Sharma has also gained nine places in the latest rankings and now sits in 16th position.
ICC ratings
Monday, 28 December 2009
Dhoni receives Test Championship mace
Indian Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni received the Test Championship mace from ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat after leading his team to the pinnacle of ICC Test rankings.
"It is a special feeling to receive this mace. I am taking this on behalf of the team and BCCI. Being an Indian it is a proud moment. We have really worked hard as a team in the last 14 months to get to this position. We want to remain here longer and everything depends on our performance," said the Indian skipper.
India is the third team after Australia and South Africa to become the number Test side, after their 2-0 series victory over Sri Lanka early this month.
The ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat hailed the achievements of Indian cricketers in the recent past and said the team deserved to be on the top with such talented players. "In the last 14 months India has been dominating the world. In October 2008 India was ranked third in ICC Test Championships and in the last 14 months has risen to number one.
"In the ODI also, India is now ranked number two. Then you have Gautam Gambhir at the top of ICC Test batsmen ranking while Dhoni is on top in ODI chart. Dhoni is the ICC ODI player of the year for two consecutive years and chosen captain of both the ICC Test and ODI teams of the year.
"Then you have Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid who have immensely contributed to this transition. It reflects on the talent you can boast of. India has players who after a few years will be considered as legends of the game," Lorgat said.
Source: Cricket Nirvana
Latest ICC ratings
"It is a special feeling to receive this mace. I am taking this on behalf of the team and BCCI. Being an Indian it is a proud moment. We have really worked hard as a team in the last 14 months to get to this position. We want to remain here longer and everything depends on our performance," said the Indian skipper.
India is the third team after Australia and South Africa to become the number Test side, after their 2-0 series victory over Sri Lanka early this month.
The ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat hailed the achievements of Indian cricketers in the recent past and said the team deserved to be on the top with such talented players. "In the last 14 months India has been dominating the world. In October 2008 India was ranked third in ICC Test Championships and in the last 14 months has risen to number one.
"In the ODI also, India is now ranked number two. Then you have Gautam Gambhir at the top of ICC Test batsmen ranking while Dhoni is on top in ODI chart. Dhoni is the ICC ODI player of the year for two consecutive years and chosen captain of both the ICC Test and ODI teams of the year.
"Then you have Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid who have immensely contributed to this transition. It reflects on the talent you can boast of. India has players who after a few years will be considered as legends of the game," Lorgat said.
Source: Cricket Nirvana
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Thursday, 24 December 2009
Gautam Gambhir says "It was my best ODI knock"
Elated after guiding India to a facile, series-clinching win against Sri Lanka, star batsman Gautam Gambhir said he w
ould rate the unbeaten 150 as the best innings of his career so far. He also expressed satisfaction of staying till the end and guiding the team to victory.
"This is the first time I finished a game remaining unbeaten. It was important for me to get going and convert it into a big one. It feels great that I finished the game," Gambhir said after being named as the man of the match for the Kolkata contest. It was a brilliantly paced innings by the left-hander who added 224 runs with Virat Kohli (107) for the third wicket to put India's chase back on track.
Gambhir said the series-clinching victory was made possible by the team's impressive bench strength.
"We have enough guys in the bench who can prove themselves even in the absence of great players like Dhoni and Yuvraj," Gambhir said.
Source: Cricket Nirvana
ould rate the unbeaten 150 as the best innings of his career so far. He also expressed satisfaction of staying till the end and guiding the team to victory."This is the first time I finished a game remaining unbeaten. It was important for me to get going and convert it into a big one. It feels great that I finished the game," Gambhir said after being named as the man of the match for the Kolkata contest. It was a brilliantly paced innings by the left-hander who added 224 runs with Virat Kohli (107) for the third wicket to put India's chase back on track.
Gambhir said the series-clinching victory was made possible by the team's impressive bench strength.
"We have enough guys in the bench who can prove themselves even in the absence of great players like Dhoni and Yuvraj," Gambhir said.
Source: Cricket Nirvana
Saturday, 19 December 2009
Dhoni banned for two one day matches
Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been suspended for two ODIs for slow over-rate in the second One-dayer against Sri Lanka, according to television reports.
Match referee Jeff Crowe awarded the ban to Dhoni after the match got delayed by about an hour due to recurrent deliberations among the Indian players in the field when Lankans were closing in to the target.
Owing to the ban, Dhoni might miss the next two One-dayers of the five-match series, to be played in Cuttack and Kolkata. The Indian skipper will hence return to play the final ODI in Delhi.
Though reports say that opening batsman Gautam Gambhir is likely to take over the leadership in Dhoni's absence, there has not been any confirmation from the BCCI in teh matter.
Source: Cricket Nirvana
Match referee Jeff Crowe awarded the ban to Dhoni after the match got delayed by about an hour due to recurrent deliberations among the Indian players in the field when Lankans were closing in to the target.
Owing to the ban, Dhoni might miss the next two One-dayers of the five-match series, to be played in Cuttack and Kolkata. The Indian skipper will hence return to play the final ODI in Delhi.
Though reports say that opening batsman Gautam Gambhir is likely to take over the leadership in Dhoni's absence, there has not been any confirmation from the BCCI in teh matter.
Source: Cricket Nirvana
Wednesday, 16 December 2009
Virendar Sehwag: It’s the best ODI innings I’ve played
Indian opener Virender Sehwag described his match-winning blistering 102-ball 146 in the first ODI against Sri Lanka as his best knock in one-day internationals.
"It is my best knock in one-day internationals. It is better than the 130 I made earlier," the Delhi dasher said in the post-match press conference after India beat Sri Lanka by three runs.
"When Tendulkar and I were batting we thought we could reach 350 as the wicket was that good. But then when I and MS Dhoni got together to raise the 300 in the 32nd over we felt we could get 400," he said.
"I could not have won the match alone. It was a team effort," he declared.
A modest Sehwag also did not agree to suggestions that his batting was as destructive as that West Indian legend Vivian Richards.
"I don't think I am anywhere near Sachin or Vivian Richards. It's you media people who are making this up," he said.
Source: Cricket Nirvana
"It is my best knock in one-day internationals. It is better than the 130 I made earlier," the Delhi dasher said in the post-match press conference after India beat Sri Lanka by three runs.
"When Tendulkar and I were batting we thought we could reach 350 as the wicket was that good. But then when I and MS Dhoni got together to raise the 300 in the 32nd over we felt we could get 400," he said.
"I could not have won the match alone. It was a team effort," he declared.
A modest Sehwag also did not agree to suggestions that his batting was as destructive as that West Indian legend Vivian Richards.
"I don't think I am anywhere near Sachin or Vivian Richards. It's you media people who are making this up," he said.
Source: Cricket Nirvana
Sunday, 13 December 2009
Yuvraj Singh: It’s the best birthday I’ve ever had
After leading India to a thrilling win over Sri Lanka in the second and final T20 International with an all-round performance, Yuvraj Singh, who turned 28 today, said that it was his "best birthday" so far."This is my best birthday till now. I am very happy the way we played, especially the batsmen," Yuvraj said after scoring a blistering 60 of 25 balls and taking three crucial wickets
The flamboyant southpaw believed that after being set an imposing target of 207, Indian openers Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir had given a good start to the team.
Yuvraj has not had many special performances on his home ground to cherish. Expressing satisfaction over his stellar knock, he said, "now, I am happy to turn it around today. But frankly I was not expecting to score 60 of 25 balls".
The birthday boy said after the victory his teammates celebrated in the dressing room by smearing the cake all over his face.
"There was lot of cake on my face. M S (Dhoni) held my hands and the rest of the players kept applying it all over my face and I could not see who all were the culprits. But I will take revenge once I come to know their names," quipped Yuvraj.
Source: Cricket Nirvana
Friday, 11 December 2009
Harbhanjan advises young spinners "Never Give Up"
Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh advises junior spinners like Amit Mishra and Pragyan Ojha to back their talent with toil to prolong their international careers.
"Cricket has changed a lot and it's still changing. The truth is, now it is even more difficult for spinners to grow.
"Now you have a lot of Twenty20s and ODIs, which are invariably high-scoring affairs. Even Test cricket has changed. There was a time when 250 was considered a par score in a day but now you have teams scoring 350-plus or even 400 with ease.
"No wonder, you don't see too many young spinners coming up. An average spinner today is scared of flighting the ball or trying to get those big, spectacular turns. That is an art and I'm afraid it is on the wane," Harbhajan rued.
Despite the difficulties, Harbhajan asks the aspiring spinners to develop wicket-taking abilities rather than looking to contain runs.
"I think we still need to find youngsters who can overcome this habit of containing and are willing to take the risk and responsibility, keeping enough faith in their ability to do well," said Harbhajan, who has 586 international wickets under his belt.
The off-spinner now wants to pass on to the youngsters some valuable
advice, "Be it Ojha or Amit Mishra, they are all talented guys and you have to give them time to settle down. Sometimes, they will find the going easy and at times, they would have to be patient.
"My advice to them is to never give up and keep trying. That is what I learnt from Anil Bhai and I would pass on the same message to the youngsters. They have to keep working hard if they want to play for a long time and bowl a lot of overs for India," said Harbhajan.
Source: Cricket Nirvana
"Cricket has changed a lot and it's still changing. The truth is, now it is even more difficult for spinners to grow.
"Now you have a lot of Twenty20s and ODIs, which are invariably high-scoring affairs. Even Test cricket has changed. There was a time when 250 was considered a par score in a day but now you have teams scoring 350-plus or even 400 with ease.
"No wonder, you don't see too many young spinners coming up. An average spinner today is scared of flighting the ball or trying to get those big, spectacular turns. That is an art and I'm afraid it is on the wane," Harbhajan rued.
Despite the difficulties, Harbhajan asks the aspiring spinners to develop wicket-taking abilities rather than looking to contain runs.
"I think we still need to find youngsters who can overcome this habit of containing and are willing to take the risk and responsibility, keeping enough faith in their ability to do well," said Harbhajan, who has 586 international wickets under his belt.
The off-spinner now wants to pass on to the youngsters some valuable
advice, "Be it Ojha or Amit Mishra, they are all talented guys and you have to give them time to settle down. Sometimes, they will find the going easy and at times, they would have to be patient."My advice to them is to never give up and keep trying. That is what I learnt from Anil Bhai and I would pass on the same message to the youngsters. They have to keep working hard if they want to play for a long time and bowl a lot of overs for India," said Harbhajan.
Source: Cricket Nirvana
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