England Vs Ireland match result 2nd march
Those who watched the 27th feb India Vs England match in the Bangalore Stadium would have not thought in the wildest dreams that the side that came so close of chasing the mammoth target of 339 would be beaten by the so called minnows "Ireland". This world cup is turning into a really excitement competition although not likely 'between bat and ball'. The subcontinent pitches with their flat surfaces offering not much of support to the bowlers are becoming the witness of high scoring matches. In past a score of 300 odd was considered a very defend-able total, but now with the event in this part of the world and batsmen used to the newer format of cricket we would see many of the matches with scores beyond 300.
Ireland's Kevin O' Brian's knock was fantastic to watch. His batting made the chase look so easy. At one time for some 100 odd runs they had lost 5 wickets and then this man, now the Hero for Ireland won them the match against England. The result of this match has certainly changed the way the coming match on this Sunday b/w India and England would be watched. Now Ireland aren't any minnows!!
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Sunday, February 27, 2011
27th Feb 2011 India Vs England match result
"A match to tie for!", thats what TOI referred to this eventful match. Once India scored a total of 338 runs who would have thought that England would have any chance of even coming closer to the this daunting total. But this is not true in the modern day cricket, now scores of 300 and likes are chase able targets, we have seen in past and this match was a witness to this new era of cricket. Twenty -Twenty and IPL have changed the way cricket was played, now we will often see these kind of scores and such close matches.
Sachin, The God, was in fabulous form and after a while I was pleased to see him play so aggressively. 338, and we as Indians thought the match is over and England at least would not give India such a fight. But we all know what it turned out. As Sachin was a star for the Indian batting innings so was Strauss who out performed Sachin in this match by playing the much needed 158 from 145 balls. At one time it seemed the England team would easily win the match but then Zaheer turned the match into home team's favor by pulling two crucial wickets in successive deliveries. Ajmal shahzad's six in the last over made the match even more interesting and last ball was the decider of the match. England needing 2 to win from 1 ball, but could only manage one run thus the match ending in a tie.
What would be a better result than this for two teams putting up such a wonderful show. None of them deserved to lose!!
Sachin, The God, was in fabulous form and after a while I was pleased to see him play so aggressively. 338, and we as Indians thought the match is over and England at least would not give India such a fight. But we all know what it turned out. As Sachin was a star for the Indian batting innings so was Strauss who out performed Sachin in this match by playing the much needed 158 from 145 balls. At one time it seemed the England team would easily win the match but then Zaheer turned the match into home team's favor by pulling two crucial wickets in successive deliveries. Ajmal shahzad's six in the last over made the match even more interesting and last ball was the decider of the match. England needing 2 to win from 1 ball, but could only manage one run thus the match ending in a tie.
What would be a better result than this for two teams putting up such a wonderful show. None of them deserved to lose!!
Friday, February 18, 2011
19th Feb India Vs Bangladesh match result
India starting the world cup with a bang. Batting first, Indian team scored a total of 370 which is most likely a winning total on any pitch against any side. Having poised against the Bangladesh, which was considered a minnow until sometime back, Indian team were cautious against this opening match, as Bangladesh in past have surprised all the cricketing fans by pulling some special wins.
Sehwag played as if he has decided to put a statement to the cricketing world that this Indian team is here to create some history. His innings of 175, is his career best in this form of cricket and came at no better time then at the opening match of world cup 2011.
Virat kohli also played beautifully and supported Sehwag with his century. Bangladesh also did not give up easily, they put up a good show ending at 283.
All in all this match was a treat for all the Indian cricketing fans. Stay tuned for more updates..
Sehwag played as if he has decided to put a statement to the cricketing world that this Indian team is here to create some history. His innings of 175, is his career best in this form of cricket and came at no better time then at the opening match of world cup 2011.
Virat kohli also played beautifully and supported Sehwag with his century. Bangladesh also did not give up easily, they put up a good show ending at 283.
All in all this match was a treat for all the Indian cricketing fans. Stay tuned for more updates..
Friday, February 11, 2011
Does Sledging add spice to Cricket?
Sledging is a very old trick, used by many players to insult or irritate the players of the opposing team. Sledging is used to distract players so that they lose their concentration and commit a mistake. Although this is not supposed to always be abusive, it can be good humor but recently it has turned into personal comments and abusive language. It may be a debate whether its good or bad for the game of cricket and should it be allowed or not, but it does add necessary spice to the game of cricket.
Here are some of the sledges used by cricketers in past.
Here are some of the sledges used by cricketers in past.
Greg Thomas - It weighs about 5 ounces, it's red, shiny, round and |
During 1989 Lords Test Hughes said to Smith after |
Glenn McGrath (Australia)- What does Brian Lara's **** taste like? |
Ian Healy asked Arjuna: "Got your legs shivering?" |
Malcolm Marshall was bowling to David Boon who had |
Mark Waugh - Mate what the f*ck are you doing out here, surely you're |
Mark Waugh (Aus)- I remember you from a couple of years ago in |
Mervyn Hughes to Gooch after playing and missing at a number of |
Rod Marsh to Ian Botham - So how's your wife and my kids? |
Shane Warne (Australia)- Darryl I've been waiting years for the chance |
Friday, January 28, 2011
No match in Eden Garden
The ICC venue inspection team has suggested to withdraw all the matches scheduled at Eden Garden Kolkata, as the ground is not ready to host the world cup matches. This is another bad news for cricket fans in Kolkata after the saga of Gangully not picked up by any IPL team.
Eden garden is a very famous cricket ground and the second biggest in the world after Melbourne cricket stadium. The ground has witnessed very important matches which include the world cup finals of 1987. The semi finals of 1999 world cup between India and Sri Lanka which was called off as Srilanka was in a good position and the crowd set fire to the stands.
This news has disappointed the cricket fans in India and has brought bad reputation to the Indian cricket organizers.
When are we supposed to learn lessons? Common wealth was such a shame, stadiums not ready, bridges collapsing, lifts not working. Is this the way a great emerging Economy and the next world power supposed to be presented to the world?
Eden garden is a very famous cricket ground and the second biggest in the world after Melbourne cricket stadium. The ground has witnessed very important matches which include the world cup finals of 1987. The semi finals of 1999 world cup between India and Sri Lanka which was called off as Srilanka was in a good position and the crowd set fire to the stands.
This news has disappointed the cricket fans in India and has brought bad reputation to the Indian cricket organizers.
When are we supposed to learn lessons? Common wealth was such a shame, stadiums not ready, bridges collapsing, lifts not working. Is this the way a great emerging Economy and the next world power supposed to be presented to the world?
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Groups in World cup Cricket 2011
Cricket world cup 2011 which starts on Feb 19th 2011, is the biggest event of cricket for the year. There are a total of 14 nations playing for the prestigious trophy.
Indian Team who won the world cup back in 1983 would be looking to win the tournament. Indian team with this last few tournament's performance are a tough contender for the trophy. This probably would be the last world cup for the great batsmen Sachin Tendulkar and He would be very keen on making this a memorable one for the entire nation. Australians who are the defending champions would be looking to make their success count to five, although there recent form does not make them the favorites. West Indies who one the first two world cups are no more in good shape for pulling the world cup. Pakistan and Srilanka who have won once each are also the good teams and may give other teams a good fight for this trophy. England and South Africa who never have had the chance of lifting this trophy in past are both looking very good.
All in all this will be a great tournament and all the teams would give their best in this mega event of cricket.
There are two groups comprising of seven teams in each group.The categorization of teams in the group is as follows
Group A
Indian Team who won the world cup back in 1983 would be looking to win the tournament. Indian team with this last few tournament's performance are a tough contender for the trophy. This probably would be the last world cup for the great batsmen Sachin Tendulkar and He would be very keen on making this a memorable one for the entire nation. Australians who are the defending champions would be looking to make their success count to five, although there recent form does not make them the favorites. West Indies who one the first two world cups are no more in good shape for pulling the world cup. Pakistan and Srilanka who have won once each are also the good teams and may give other teams a good fight for this trophy. England and South Africa who never have had the chance of lifting this trophy in past are both looking very good.
All in all this will be a great tournament and all the teams would give their best in this mega event of cricket.
There are two groups comprising of seven teams in each group.The categorization of teams in the group is as follows
Group A
| Australia |
| Canada |
| Kenya |
| New Zealand |
| Pakistan |
| Sri Lanka |
| Zimbabwe |
Group B
| Bangladesh |
| England |
| India |
| Ireland |
| Netherlands |
| South Africa |
| West Indies |
Monday, January 17, 2011
14 Teams in Cricket World cup 2011
The following is a list of 14 Teams that will be participating in Cricket World cup 2011.
| S No | Teams in World cup 2011 |
| 1 | Australia |
| 2 | Bangladesh |
| 3 | England |
| 4 | India |
| 5 | New Zealand |
| 6 | Pakistan |
| 7 | South Africa |
| 8 | Sri Lanka |
| 9 | West Indies |
| 10 | Zimbabwe |
| 11 | Ireland |
| 12 | Canada |
| 13 | Netherlands |
| 14 | Kenya. |
Cricket World cup 2011 Indian Team to be declared on Monday
Most Probable 15 Members in Indian Team for World cup 2011, announced by K Srikant on Monday 2011.
Rohit Sharma, Ishant Sharma, Irfaan Pathan misses out.
| S NO. | Name | In Team As |
| 1 | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Captain/Wicket Keeper |
| 2 | Virender Sehwag | Batsman |
| 3 | Sachin Tendulkar | Batsman |
| 4 | Gautam Gambhir | Batsman |
| 5 | Virat Kohli | Batsman |
| 6 | Yuvraj Singh | Batsman |
| 7 | Suresh Raina | Batsman |
| 8 | Harbhajan Singh | Spinner |
| 9 | Zaheer Khan | Bowler |
| 10 | Munaf Patel | Bowler |
| 11 | Praveen Kumar | Bowler |
| 12 | Yusuf Pathan | All rounder |
| 13 | Piyush Chawla | Bowler |
| 14 | R Ashwin | Bowler |
| 15 | Ashish Nehra. | Bowler |
Rohit Sharma, Ishant Sharma, Irfaan Pathan misses out.
Cricket world cup 2011 schedule
The following is the schedule of cricket world cup 2011.
| Date | Cricket Teams | Venue |
| 19 Feb | India vs Bangladesh | Dhaka |
| 20 Feb | New Zealand vs Kenya | Chennai |
| 20 Feb | Sri Lanka vs Canada | Hambantota |
| 21 Feb | Australia vs Zimbabwe | Ahmedabad |
| 22 Feb | England vs Netherlands | Nagpur |
| 23 Feb | Pakistan vs Kenya | Hambantota |
| 24 Feb | South Africa vs West Indies | New Delhi |
| 25 Feb | Australia vs New Zealand | Nagpur |
| 25 Feb | Bangladesh vs Ireland | Dhaka |
| 26 Feb | Sri Lanka vs Pakistan | Colombo |
| 27 Feb | India vs England | Kolkata |
| 28 Feb | West Indies vs Netherlands | New Delhi |
| 28 Feb | Zimbabwe vs Canada | Nagpur |
| 1 Mar | Sri Lanka vs Kenya | Colombo |
| 2 Mar | England vs Ireland | Bangalore |
| 3 Mar | South Africa vs Netherlands | Mohali |
| 3 Mar | Pakistan vs Canada | Colombo |
| 4 Mar | New Zealand vs Zimbabwe | Ahmedabad |
| 4 Mar | Bangladesh vs West Indies | Dhaka |
| 5 Mar | Sri Lanka vs Australia | Colombo |
| 6 Mar | India vs Ireland | Bangalore |
| 6 Mar | England vs South Africa | Chennai |
| 7 Mar | Kenya vs Canada | New Delhi |
| 8 Mar | Pakistan vs New Zealand | Pallekelle |
| 9 Mar | India vs Netherlands | New Delhi |
| 10 Mar | Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe | Pallekelle |
| 11 Mar | West Indies vs Ireland | Mohali |
| 11 Mar | Bangladesh vs England | Chittagong |
| 12 Mar | India vs South Africa | Nagpur |
| 13 Mar | New Zealand vs Canada | Mumbai |
| 13 Mar | Australia vs Kenya | Bangalore |
| 14 Mar | Pakistan vs Zimbabwe | Pallekelle |
| 14 Mar | Bangladesh vs Netherlands | Chittagong |
| 15 Mar | South Africa vs Ireland | Kolkata |
| 16 Mar | Australia vs Canada | Bangalore |
| 17 Mar | England vs West Indies | Chennai |
| 18 Mar | Sri Lanka vs New Zealand | Mumbai |
| 18 Mar | Ireland vs Netherlands | Kolkata |
| 19 Mar | Australia vs Pakistan | Colombo |
| 19 Mar | Bangladesh vs South Africa | Dhaka |
| 20 Mar | Zimbabwe vs Kenya | Kolkata |
| 20 Mar | India vs West Indies | Chennai |
| 23 Mar | First Quarterfinal | Dhaka |
| 24 Mar | Second Quarterfinal | Colombo |
| 25 Mar | Third Quarterfinal | Dhaka |
| 26 Mar | Fourth Quarterfinal | Ahmedabad |
| 29 Mar | First Semifinal | Colombo |
| 30 Mar | Second Semifinal | Mohali |
| 02 Apr | FINAL | Mumbai |
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