An all-time greats like Tendulkar ,Murali, Ponting, Kallis may retire after this World Cup.Each of them would like to retire wih a World Cup win.Sachin has played 5 World Cups so far,but still his dream of winning a World Cup ise incomplete.In 2003 World Cup,India reached to final,but could not win.It was the best performance India has shown in the previous World Cups so far.This time the World Cup is being held in Subcontinent countries-India,Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.India and Sri Lanka would like to take the advantage of the home conditions.Dhoni and the team members would like to win this World Cup to make Sachin’s dream come true.
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Revised World Cup 2011 Fixtures (All timings are mentioned in GMT+05:30)
Sat Feb 19 (D/N)
14:00 PM
1st match Group B - India v Bangladesh
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Sun Feb 20
09:30 AM
2nd match Group A- Kenya v New Zealand
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Sun Feb 20 (D/N)
14:30 PM
3rd match Group A- Sri Lanka v Canada
Hambantota International Cricket Stadium
Mon Feb 21 (D/N)
14:30 PM
4th match Group A - Australia v Zimbabwe
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
Tue Feb 22 (D/N)
14:30 PM
5th match Group B- England v Netherlands
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
Wed Feb 23 (D/N)
14:30 PM
6th match Group A - Kenya v Pakistan
Hambantota International Cricket Stadium
Thu Feb 24 (D/N)
14:30 PM
7th match Group B- South Africa v West Indies
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Fri Feb 25
09:30 AM
9th match Group A- Australia v New Zealand
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
Fri Feb 25 (D/N)
14:00 PM
8th match Group B- Bangladesh v Ireland
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Sat Feb 26 (D/N)
14:30 PM
10th match Group A- Pakistan v Sri Lanka
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Sun Feb 27 (D/N)
14:30PM
11th match Group B - India v England
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Mon Feb 28
09:30 AM
12th match Group A- Canada v Zimbabwe
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
Mon Feb 28 (D/N)
14:30 PM
13th match Group B- Netherlands v West Indies
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Tue Mar 1 (D/N)
14:30 PM
14th match Group A- Kenya v Sri Lanka
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Wed Mar 2 (D/N)
14:30 PM
15th match Group B - England v Ireland
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Thu Mar 3
09:30 AM
16th match Group B- Netherlands v South Africa
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
Thu Mar 3 (D/N)
14:30 PM
17th match Group A- Canada v Pakistan
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Fri Mar 4
09:30 AM
18th match Group A - New Zealand v Zimbabwe
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
Fri Mar 4 (D/N)
14:00 PM
19th match Group B- Bangladesh v West Indies
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Sat Mar 5 (D/N)
14:30 PM
20th match Group A - Australia v Sri Lanka
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Sun Mar 6
09:30 AM
21st match Group B- England v South Africa
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Sun Mar 6 (D/N)
14:30 PM
22nd match Group B - India v Ireland
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Mon Mar 7 (D/N)
14:30 PM
23rd match Group A- Canada v Kenya
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Tue Mar 8 (D/N)
14:30 PM
24th match Group A- New Zealand v Pakistan
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
Wed Mar 9 (D/N)
14:30 PM
25th match Group B- India v Netherlands
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Thu Mar 10 (D/N)
14:30 PM
26th match Group A - Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
Fri Mar 11
09:30 AM
27th match Group B- Ireland v West Indies
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
Fri Mar 11 (D/N)
14:00 PM
28th match Group B - Bangladesh v England
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Sat Mar 12 (D/N)
14:30 PM
29th match Group B- India v South Africa
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
Sun Mar 13
09:30 AM
30th match Group A - Canada v New Zealand
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Sun Mar 13 (D/N)
14:30 PM
31st match Group A- Australia v Kenya
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Mon Mar 14
09:00 AM
32nd match Group B- Bangladesh v Netherlands
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Mon Mar 14 (D/N)
14:30 PM
33rd match Group A- Pakistan v Zimbabwe
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
Tue Mar 15 (D/N)
14:30 PM
34th match Group B- Ireland v South Africa
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Wed Mar 16 (D/N)
14:30 PM
35th match Group A - Australia v Canada
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Thu Mar 17 (D/N)
14:30 PM
36th match Group B - England v West Indies
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Fri Mar 18
09:30 AM
37th match Group B - Ireland v Netherlands
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Fri Mar 18 (D/N)
14:30 PM
38th match Group A- New Zealand v Sri Lanka
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Sat Mar 19
09:00 AM
39th match Group B- Bangladesh v South Africa
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Sat Mar 19 (D/N)
14:30 PM
40th match Group A- Australia v Pakistan
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Sun Mar 20
09:30 AM
41st match Group A- Kenya v Zimbabwe
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Sun Mar 20 (D/N)
14:30 PM
42nd match Group B - India v West Indies
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Wed Mar 23 (D/N)
14:00 PM
1st Quarter Final – A1 v B4
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Thu Mar 24 (D/N)
14:30 PM
2nd Quarter Final – A2 v B3
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
Fri Mar 25 (D/N)
14:00 PM
3rd Quarter Final – A3 v B2
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Sat Mar 26 (D/N)
14:30 PM
4th Quarter Final – A4 v B1
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Tue Mar 29 (D/N)
14:30 PM
Semi Final – Winner of 1st QF v Winenr of 3rd QF
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Wed Mar 30 (D/N)
14:30 PM
Semi Final – Winner of 2nd QF v Winner of 4th QF
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
Sat Apr 2 (D/N)
14:30 PM
Final - TBC v TBC
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Previous World Cup Winners
1975 – West Indies
1979 – West Indies
1983 – India
1987 – Australia
1992 – Pakistan
1996 – Sri Lanka
1999 – Australia
2003 - Australia
2007 - Australia
World Cup 2011- Squad of all Teams
In 2011 World Cup there will be total 14 numbers of teams divided into two Groups A and B. Group A Consist of Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Kenya and Canada while Group B includes India, South Africa, England, West Indies, Bangladesh, Ireland and Netherlands.
India: M.S.Dhoni (Captain & WK), Sachin Tendulkar, Virendra Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Virat Kohli, Yusuf Pathan, Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, R. Ashwin, P.Chawla, Ashish Nehra, S.Sreesanth, Munaf Patel.
Australia: Shane Watson, Brad Haddin (WK), Ricky Ponting (Captain), Michael Clarke, Callum Ferguson, David Hussey, Cameron White, Tim Paine (wk), Steven Smith, John Hastings, Mitchell Johnson, Jason Krejza, Brett Lee, Shaun Tait, Doug Bollinger.
South Africa: Graeme Smith (Captain), Hashim Amla, Johan Botha, AB de Villiers (WK), JP Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Colin Ingram, Jacques Kallis, Morne Morkel, Wayne Parnell, Robin Peterson, Dale Steyn, Imran Tahir, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Morne van Wyk (WK).
England: Andrew Strauss (Captain), James Anderson, Ian Bell, Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad, Paul Collingwood, Ravi Bopara, Kevin Pietersen, Matt Prior (WK), Ajmal Shahzad, Graeme Swann, James Tredwell, Jonathan Trott, Luke Wright, Michael Yardy.
Pakistan: Shahid Afridi, Misbah-ul-Haq, Mohammad Hafeez, Kamran Akmal (WK), Younis Khan, Asad Shafiq, Umar Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Abdur Rehman, Saeed Ajmal, Shoaib Akhtar, Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz, Junaid Khan, Ahmed Shehzad.
Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara (Captain & WK), Mahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, Thilan Samaraweera, Chamara Silva, Chamara Kapugedera, Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Dilhara Fernando, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis, Rangana Herath.
New Zealand: Daniel Vettori (Captain), James Franklin, Martin Guptill, Jamie How, Jesse Ryder, Scott Styris, Ross Taylor, Kane Williamson, Luke Woodcock, Nathan McCullum, Brendon McCullum (WK), Kyle Mills, Jacob Oram, Hamish Bennett, Tim Southee.
West Indies: Darren Sammy (Captain), Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo, Darren Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Devon Smith, Sulieman Benn, Nikita Miller, Carlton Baugh (WK), Andre Rusell, Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Adrian Barath.
Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan (Captain), Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Junaid Siddique, Shahriar Nafees, Raqibul Hasan, Mohammad Ashraful, Mushfiqur Rahim (WK), Naeem Islam, Mahmudullah, Abdur Razzak, Rubel Hossain, Shafiul Islam, Nazmul Hossain, Suhrawadi Shuvo.
Zimbabwe: Elton Chigumbura (Captain), Regis Chakabva, Charles Coventry, Graeme Cremer, Craig Ervine, Terry Duffin, Gregory Lamb, Shingirai Masakadza, Christopher Mpofu, Raymond Price, Edward Rainsford, Tatenda Taibu, Brendan Taylor, Prosper Utseya, Sean Williams
Netherlands: Peter Borren (Captain), Wesley Baressi (WK), Mudassar Bukhari, Atse Buurman Tom Cooper, Tom de Grooth, Alexei Kervezee, Bradley Kruger, Bernard Loots, Adeel Raja, Pieter Seelaar, Eric Swarczynski, Ryan Ten Doeschate, Berend Westdijk, Bas Zuiderent.
Canada: Ashish Bagai (Captain & WK), Rizwan Cheema (VC), Harvir Baidwan, Nitish Kumar, Hiral Patel, Tyson Gordon, Henry Osinde, John Davison, Ruvindu Gunasekera, Parth Desai, Karl Whatham, Khurram Chohan, Jimmy Hansra, Zubin Surkari, Balaji Rao.
Ireland: William Porterfield (Captain), Andre Botha, Alex Cusack, Niall O'Brien (WK), Kevin O'Brien, George Dockrell, Trent Johnston, Nigel Jones, John Mooney, Boyd Rankin, Paul Stirling, Albert van der Merwe, Gary Wilson (wk), Andrew White, Ed Joyce.
Kenya: Jimmy Kamande (Captain), Seren Waters, Alex Obanda, David Obuya, Collins Obuya, Steve Tikolo, Tamnay Mishra, Rakep Patel, Maurice Ouma, Thomas Odoyo, Nehemiah Odhiambo, Elijah Otieno, Peter Ongondo, Shem Ngoche, James Ngoche.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
England-India thriller results in a tie
India and England thrilling ICC Cricket World Cup face off in Bangalore results in a tie,as both sides scoring 338 in a match.
Sachin Tendulkar scored a century while Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh added half-centuries to steer India to an giant total of 338.
England captain Andrew Strauss, whose 158 put England in a commanding position.
The match got off to a shaky start as Sehwag edged the first ball of the match just wide of Swann at slip. Sehwag went on to make valuable 35 in 26 balls with five fours.He got out to Tim Bresnan taken by Matthew Prior when an attempted a shot to third man.
Gambhir scored 51,having faced 61 balls and hit five fours before he was bowled by Swann as he missed a delivery trying to guide to third man.
The batting Power Play offered both Yuvraj and Mahendra Singh Dhoni the chance to free their arms.Yuvraj regained his form,hitting 58 in 50 balls with nine fours,before falling before pulling Yardy down of Ian Bell.
Dhoni fell one ball later to substitute fielder Luke Wright trying to hit Bresnan straight.He hit 31 in 25 balls.Some late hitting from Yusuf Pathan (14) and Virat Kohli (7) pushed India to 338.
England then matched India as Strauss and opening partner Kevin Pietersen (31 in 22 balls) raced to a partnership of 68 before Pietersen,was caught and bowled by Munaf Patel,who took the catch on the rebound.Jonathan Trott then made 16 before he was trapped in front by leg-spinner Chawla.
Strauss was then joined by Bell and Both players played fluently with shots coming all around the wicket.Both men were dropped - Strauss on 22 by Harbhajan SIngh and Bell on 68 by Kohli.Strauss reached his sixth ODI century in just 96 balls and Bell reached a half-century.
Then,England took the batting Power Play, they almost threw the game away. Bell slogged Zaheer Khan high into the air and was caught by Kohli.
Strauss was bowled by Zaheer on the very next ball.
Collingwood was bowled by the same bowler for one,as England lost three wickets in six balls.Harbhajan removed Matthew Prior, caught by substitute fielder Suresh Raina with another high catch for four.Michael Yardy fell to Patel,caught into the safe hands of Sehwag at short fine leg for 13.That put India back in a position from which they looked most likely to win the game.But Tim Bresnan, Graeme Swann and Ajmal Shahzad all hit sixes and the scores levelled at the end.Patel held his nerve and Swann could only manage a single from the final ball to bring to an end a wonderful match leaving both sides with a share of the points.
Sachin Tendulkar scored a century while Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh added half-centuries to steer India to an giant total of 338.
England captain Andrew Strauss, whose 158 put England in a commanding position.
The match got off to a shaky start as Sehwag edged the first ball of the match just wide of Swann at slip. Sehwag went on to make valuable 35 in 26 balls with five fours.He got out to Tim Bresnan taken by Matthew Prior when an attempted a shot to third man.
Gambhir scored 51,having faced 61 balls and hit five fours before he was bowled by Swann as he missed a delivery trying to guide to third man.
The batting Power Play offered both Yuvraj and Mahendra Singh Dhoni the chance to free their arms.Yuvraj regained his form,hitting 58 in 50 balls with nine fours,before falling before pulling Yardy down of Ian Bell.
Dhoni fell one ball later to substitute fielder Luke Wright trying to hit Bresnan straight.He hit 31 in 25 balls.Some late hitting from Yusuf Pathan (14) and Virat Kohli (7) pushed India to 338.
England then matched India as Strauss and opening partner Kevin Pietersen (31 in 22 balls) raced to a partnership of 68 before Pietersen,was caught and bowled by Munaf Patel,who took the catch on the rebound.Jonathan Trott then made 16 before he was trapped in front by leg-spinner Chawla.
Strauss was then joined by Bell and Both players played fluently with shots coming all around the wicket.Both men were dropped - Strauss on 22 by Harbhajan SIngh and Bell on 68 by Kohli.Strauss reached his sixth ODI century in just 96 balls and Bell reached a half-century.
Then,England took the batting Power Play, they almost threw the game away. Bell slogged Zaheer Khan high into the air and was caught by Kohli.
Strauss was bowled by Zaheer on the very next ball.
Collingwood was bowled by the same bowler for one,as England lost three wickets in six balls.Harbhajan removed Matthew Prior, caught by substitute fielder Suresh Raina with another high catch for four.Michael Yardy fell to Patel,caught into the safe hands of Sehwag at short fine leg for 13.That put India back in a position from which they looked most likely to win the game.But Tim Bresnan, Graeme Swann and Ajmal Shahzad all hit sixes and the scores levelled at the end.Patel held his nerve and Swann could only manage a single from the final ball to bring to an end a wonderful match leaving both sides with a share of the points.
TENDULKAR SLAMS THE FIRST TON OF WORLD CUP 2011
Tendulkar helped India to put up a huge total of 338 with a chanceless innings of 120 in 115 balls.His 37th One-Day International century included five sixes - two coming off Paul Collingwood and two in consecutive deliveries off Graeme Swann.
He shared partnerships of 134 with Gambhir (51) and 56 with Yuvraj Singh.
Tendulkar showed all his master strokes, driving cutting and pulling with precision,hitting ten fours in his excellant inning.He was finally dismissed by Anderson when he got the leading edge to Yardy.
He shared partnerships of 134 with Gambhir (51) and 56 with Yuvraj Singh.
Tendulkar showed all his master strokes, driving cutting and pulling with precision,hitting ten fours in his excellant inning.He was finally dismissed by Anderson when he got the leading edge to Yardy.
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