The Indian and Australian cricket teams arrived in Hyderabad today to a rousing welcome for the third one-day international to be played in the city on Friday.
A large number of fans greeted their favourite stars at Begumpet airport. The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) had made elaborate arrangements to welcome the teams.
The city is in the grip of cricket fever with tickets being sold out yesterday for the crucial encounter to be played at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium at Uppal.
Soon after their arrival, the tourists proceeded to the stadium for net practice, while some of the Indian cricketers were scheduled to make an apperance at the launch of Hyderabad 10K Run - Half Marathon 2007.
Sachin Tendulkar, an ambassador of the Hyderabad 10K-Run Foundation, will be the star attraction at the event.
Meanwhile, tight security arrangements have been made at the 40,000-seat capacity stadium as well the hotel where the players are put up.
The police are not leaving anything to chance to ensure security for players, particularly in the wake of the recent bomb blasts in the state capital.
Australians have taken 1-0 lead in the seven-match series having won the Kochi ODI, while the first tie at Bangalore was washed out.
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Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Thursday, September 6, 2007
TENDULKAR'S RETIREMENT FROM ODIs IS A FIGMENT OF MEDIA IMAGINATION, SAYS FAMILY
Legions of Sachin Tendulkar's fans can heave a sigh of relief now with reports about the champion batsman's possible ODI retirement turning out to be mere rumours.
Speculation was rife with media reports claiming that Tendulkar, the highest run-accumulator in the history of international cricket, might retire from the shorter version of the game after the seventh and final match of India's ongoing ODI series at Lord's on Saturday.
Team India captain Rahul Dravid, however, rubbished the claims in his post-match press conference in London yesterday, dismissing the reports as "completely false".
The reports prompted BCCI Chief Administrative Officer Ratnakar Shetty to get in touch with the player and the official said, "I've spoken to him and he said the reports have no substance. It's media speculation."
Further clarification came from Tendulkar's family with his wife Anjali saying that he would have told her if that was the case. "The rumours about Sachin's retirement are not true. He could retire tomorrow but for that, we have to wait for him to say that. There is no point guessing it. How can anyone else say he is retiring from one dayers?" she was quoted as saying by a television channel.
"If he was to retire he would have told us first. Had Sachin had been retiring we would have been there at Lord's to watch the match," she said.
Sunday, August 26, 2007
TENDULKAR CAN ONLY LAUGH AT UMPIRING GOOF-UPS
Much like a beautiful early morning dream evaporating to the deafening sounds of alarm clock, Sachin Tendulkar was stopped in his strides -- not for the first time in recent weeks -- as he stood on the threshold of scoring a majestic hundred in the second one-dayer against England.
As umpire Ian Gould ruled him out caught behind off Andrew Flintoff for 99 -- even though the ball came off his arm guard -- he condemned Tendulkar to a much familiar nightmare that he has been subjected to in recent weeks.
"I guess, I have missed four or five hundreds in the last two months," said Tendulkar, as he pondered over the jinx.
Indeed, for someone whose impeccable behaviour on and off the field is well documented, Tendulkar displayed customary grace in refusing to make any comment about the decision.
"No comments about the umpiring," said Tendulkar. However, what he left unsaid was that everyone has seen it.
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
AUSTRALIANS ARE KEEPING A CLOSE WATCH ON ZAHEER KHAN, SAYS BRET LEE
A month before Ricky Ponting arrives in India with his team for an ODI series, Zaheer Khan -- after his dazzling display in England -- has become a subject of research for the Australians, revealed their pace spearhead Brett Lee.
The Australians will be in India for playing seven ODIs starting September 29 and Lee felt Zaheer would be a big threat to their aim of a series sweep. "We have been watching him very closely and I must say that he has done amazingly well in England. In fact, we are doing a bit of research on him," Lee, who is in the capital to launch the new watch collection of Timex, told reporters on Tuesday.
Zaheer won the Man of the Series award in the recently concluded Test series after picking up 16 wickets. "I am very impressed with his determination. He has tremendous control over the ball, and it looks he has worked very hard after being on the sidelines for some time.
"But ultimately it's all about putting the ball into the right areas and he has been doing it with consistency. Considering that he was not even in the team till some months ago, his comeback is just great."
Lee, who will return to the field in next month's Twenty20 World Championship after being sidelined by an ankle injury in February, said although the stars of the Indian team were now on the wrong side of 30's, they would still be a handful for the Aussies. "I don't think that age would have any effect on the likes of (Sachin) Tendulkar, (Sourav) Ganguly, (Rahul) Dravid or V V S Laxman. These guys never let anything affect them when they are playing against us.
"They have this knack of coming up with their best when they play Australia. We'll have to be wary of that," he said.
On the upcoming Twenty20 World Championship, Lee felt South Africa and England would start favourites as these sides have had the most experience of playing the shortest form of the game. "South Africa and England are favourites because they are more experienced. I think we also have good chance but we have not been exposed to Twenty20 much and it would be a challenge adapting to the format," he said.
"And we are taking the whole thing very seriously. After all, it is a world championship. As a bowler, I know it would be hard on me but I am preparing myself. I think 40 runs in four overs shouldn't be too bad," he said.
Despite Twenty20 being hard on the bowlers, Lee said he was all for the format as it would popularise the game. "Twenty20 has lot of merit. It lasts barely four hours. It is entertaining for the crowd and children are not going to get sunburn if they turn up at the stadium," he quipped.
Lee sidestepped queries on the upcoming Indian Cricket League and said only time would tell whether it would prove to be good for the game in India. "I have been reading about ICL in the papers. But I have got nothing to do with. As far as I am concerned, I am happy playing for Australia," he said.
About his Bollywood dreams, Lee said although he has received a couple of offers but the debut would have to wait as he was focused on cricket for now. "Bollywood will happen one day. I want to make my debut with Amitabh Bachchan but there is still some time before that happens," he said.
Sunday, July 29, 2007
TENDULKAR IS SOMETHING SPECIAL, VERY FREAKISH AND ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL, SAYS ALLAN DONALD
Showering praise on Sachin Tendulkar, former South African pacer and England bowling coach Allan Donald said the Mumbaiikar is the best batsman of present era and deserves to become the highest run-getter in Test cricket.
Donald said the veteran Indian willower, who became the third player to accumulate 11,000 Test runs during the second day's play of the second cricket Test against England, was the best in the business and could carry on for a few more years.
"In my era, I think he is the best player I have ever had the pleasure of playing against. He is something special, very freakish, and I think that what he has done for the game and his country has been absolutely phenomenal," Donald said while paying tribute to Tendulkar.
Donald said Tendulkar can carry on playing for a few more years and can go past Brian Lara's record of scoring most number of Test runs (11,953).
"There is a lot more cricket in Tendulkar. He still looks so boyish. It's is a bit scary to notice how many hundreds he has notched up in Test cricket and not to mention those one-day hundreds.
"He's just a credit to cricket. I know he has been through a bad trot with injuries over the last couple of years but he looked his old self out there. I hope there is still a lot more cricket in Sachin because it's unbelievable how many years he's stuck it out and achieved what he has. I hope he goes past Brian Lara's record - he deserves it," Donald said.
With England on the ropes in the second Test, Donald felt that his bowlers had given everything on a wicket that just got a bit better on the second afternoon.
"It was a good day's Test cricket, a classic hard day's toil on a pitch that has got a bit better. With a bit of luck it could have gone the other way - the ball did fly past the edge and a few balls were nicked through but credit to India, they fought hard."
Donald also defended the verbal volleys his bowlers resorted to as Dinesh Kaarthick and Wasim Jaffer stitched together a splendid opening stand of 147 runs.
"There comes a time when a partnership needs to be broken and you need to fire someone up," explained Donald.
"It was right to bowl two lengths, mix it up a bit and change the field. Jimmy (Anderson) stuck up his hand and anything could have happened in that spell. When a partnership gets over 100 you need to be aggressive and he did it well," he said.
Donald said the veteran Indian willower, who became the third player to accumulate 11,000 Test runs during the second day's play of the second cricket Test against England, was the best in the business and could carry on for a few more years.
"In my era, I think he is the best player I have ever had the pleasure of playing against. He is something special, very freakish, and I think that what he has done for the game and his country has been absolutely phenomenal," Donald said while paying tribute to Tendulkar.
Donald said Tendulkar can carry on playing for a few more years and can go past Brian Lara's record of scoring most number of Test runs (11,953).
"There is a lot more cricket in Tendulkar. He still looks so boyish. It's is a bit scary to notice how many hundreds he has notched up in Test cricket and not to mention those one-day hundreds.
"He's just a credit to cricket. I know he has been through a bad trot with injuries over the last couple of years but he looked his old self out there. I hope there is still a lot more cricket in Sachin because it's unbelievable how many years he's stuck it out and achieved what he has. I hope he goes past Brian Lara's record - he deserves it," Donald said.
With England on the ropes in the second Test, Donald felt that his bowlers had given everything on a wicket that just got a bit better on the second afternoon.
"It was a good day's Test cricket, a classic hard day's toil on a pitch that has got a bit better. With a bit of luck it could have gone the other way - the ball did fly past the edge and a few balls were nicked through but credit to India, they fought hard."
Donald also defended the verbal volleys his bowlers resorted to as Dinesh Kaarthick and Wasim Jaffer stitched together a splendid opening stand of 147 runs.
"There comes a time when a partnership needs to be broken and you need to fire someone up," explained Donald.
"It was right to bowl two lengths, mix it up a bit and change the field. Jimmy (Anderson) stuck up his hand and anything could have happened in that spell. When a partnership gets over 100 you need to be aggressive and he did it well," he said.
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Tendulkar is greatest batsman of modern era, says Chris Cairns
Sitting on piles of runs in both forms of cricket and with virtually every batting record in his pocket, Sachin Tendulkar is the greatest batsman of the modern era, according to former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns.
Enjoying every bit of his stint with the Lashings World XI after an illustrious career with the New Zealand team, Cairns was asked to name the best batsman of his era and the Kiwi picked Tendulkar.
Among the bowlers, Pakistani great Wasim Akram was Cairns' choice.
Blessed with six-hitting abilities and lively pace, Cairns was hailed as one of the few genuine all-rounders of his era. The affable Kiwi, however, rates Ian Botham, Imran Khan and Kapil Dev as the three best all-rounders of the modern era.
"In my view Ian Botham tops the list. He has won more matches and could easily turn a match with his effort," Cairns was quoted as saying by Gulf News.
"Imran Khan is next as the Pakistani all-rounder could bat at number four and also used to open the bowling.
Enjoying every bit of his stint with the Lashings World XI after an illustrious career with the New Zealand team, Cairns was asked to name the best batsman of his era and the Kiwi picked Tendulkar.
Among the bowlers, Pakistani great Wasim Akram was Cairns' choice.
Blessed with six-hitting abilities and lively pace, Cairns was hailed as one of the few genuine all-rounders of his era. The affable Kiwi, however, rates Ian Botham, Imran Khan and Kapil Dev as the three best all-rounders of the modern era.
"In my view Ian Botham tops the list. He has won more matches and could easily turn a match with his effort," Cairns was quoted as saying by Gulf News.
"Imran Khan is next as the Pakistani all-rounder could bat at number four and also used to open the bowling.
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF CRICKET: INDIA AND PAK TO CLASH TODAY AT GLASGOW
INDIA AND PAK CLASH AT GLASGOW AFTER THEIR DISASTROUS DEFEATS IN WORLD CUP
India and Pakistan, the traditional rivals who have suffered similar failures and revivals in the recent past, face off once again in an off-shore cricket one-dayer in Glasgow on July 3. The one-off tie is to raise funds for Prince Charles' charity but there would no lack of edge that goes with any Indo-Pak clash. If anything, the teams go into the match with a lot riding on the outcome than ever before. Having suffered ignominious first round exits at the quadrennial event, both India and Pakistan are experiencing a revival of sorts.
Pakistan, led by 25-year-old Shoaib Malik who succeeded Inzamam-ul-Haq, crushed Sri Lanka 2-0 in Abu Dhabi in May. India had a successful tour of Bangladesh, winning both the ODIs and Tests comfortably. And they have the momentum going into the match after a 2-1 series win over South Africa in Ireland.
Both the squads are hunting for a coach, following the tragic death of Bob Woolmer who guided Pakistan during the World Cup and Greg Chappell's decision not to renew his contract with India.
A TALE OF TWO BATSMEN: SACHIN AND YUVRAJ
India's 2-1 triumph over South Africa in the off-shore series has been a tale of two batsmen. If Sachin Tendulkar hogged the headlines at the start with his two 90-plus knocks, Yuvraj Singh put the smiles back on the Indian team by sealing victory in the last two matches.
While the return of Tendulkar's old brilliance, although in flashes, would have warmed the cackles of the Indian fans, to see Yuvraj play the crucial role of finisher to perfection would be a better reason to rejoice.
And, as if symbolising the passing of the baton, the master batsman decided to share the man of the series award with the Punjab left-hander. "It is only because of Yuvraj that we are holding this trophy," Tendulkar said.
Captain Rahul Dravid, ever the eloquent, was not at a loss for words to praise Yuvraj either. "He's got the power, he's got the skill and he's matching that power and skill with temperament, mental strength and brains. That's a deadly combination," Dravid said after the six-wicket win in the third and final one-dayer on Sunday.
"He has been a fantastic finisher for us. He is up there among the best one-day players in the world without a doubt. It's not an easy job to do under pressure and he does it really well."
India and Pakistan, the traditional rivals who have suffered similar failures and revivals in the recent past, face off once again in an off-shore cricket one-dayer in Glasgow on July 3. The one-off tie is to raise funds for Prince Charles' charity but there would no lack of edge that goes with any Indo-Pak clash. If anything, the teams go into the match with a lot riding on the outcome than ever before. Having suffered ignominious first round exits at the quadrennial event, both India and Pakistan are experiencing a revival of sorts.
Pakistan, led by 25-year-old Shoaib Malik who succeeded Inzamam-ul-Haq, crushed Sri Lanka 2-0 in Abu Dhabi in May. India had a successful tour of Bangladesh, winning both the ODIs and Tests comfortably. And they have the momentum going into the match after a 2-1 series win over South Africa in Ireland.
Both the squads are hunting for a coach, following the tragic death of Bob Woolmer who guided Pakistan during the World Cup and Greg Chappell's decision not to renew his contract with India.
A TALE OF TWO BATSMEN: SACHIN AND YUVRAJ
India's 2-1 triumph over South Africa in the off-shore series has been a tale of two batsmen. If Sachin Tendulkar hogged the headlines at the start with his two 90-plus knocks, Yuvraj Singh put the smiles back on the Indian team by sealing victory in the last two matches.
While the return of Tendulkar's old brilliance, although in flashes, would have warmed the cackles of the Indian fans, to see Yuvraj play the crucial role of finisher to perfection would be a better reason to rejoice.
And, as if symbolising the passing of the baton, the master batsman decided to share the man of the series award with the Punjab left-hander. "It is only because of Yuvraj that we are holding this trophy," Tendulkar said.
Captain Rahul Dravid, ever the eloquent, was not at a loss for words to praise Yuvraj either. "He's got the power, he's got the skill and he's matching that power and skill with temperament, mental strength and brains. That's a deadly combination," Dravid said after the six-wicket win in the third and final one-dayer on Sunday.
"He has been a fantastic finisher for us. He is up there among the best one-day players in the world without a doubt. It's not an easy job to do under pressure and he does it really well."
Sunday, July 1, 2007
SACHIIN TENDULKAR IS THE EMPEROR OF ONE-DAY CRICKET
Amitabh Bachchan and Rajnikanth might refuse to acknowledge they are kings of their respective worlds. But as far as One-day cricket is concerned, there is absolutely no doubt: Sachin Tendulkar is the emperor, the Numero Uno.
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Monday, May 28, 2007
NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF CRICKET
AFRO-ASIAN CUP: TENDULKAR OPTS OUT, ZAHEER, GANGULY IN
Sachin Tendulkar today made way for Sourav Ganguly, while Zaheer Khan was included as the sixth Indian in the revised 14-member one-day Asia cricket team for the Afro-Asian Cup beginning in Bangalore on June 6. Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Harbhajan Singh are the other four Indians who were named in the original squad announced earlier this month. The 11-member squad for the Afro-Asia Twenty20 tournament also saw one change as S Sreesanth replaced Munaf Patel.
INDIAN TEAM RETURNS FROM BANGLADESH
The Indian cricket team today returned to Kolkata from Dhaka after a successful tour of Bangladesh where they won both the one-day and Test series. Most of the players left for their home destinations taking different flights and Sourav Ganguly drove home straight, while team manager Ravi Shastri, bowling coach Venkatesh Prasad, batsmen Wasim Jaffar and Dinesh Kaarthick will travel in the evening.
ICC TO APPOINT ACTING PRESIDENT SOON
The International Cricket Council will soon appoint an acting president in place of Percy Sonn, who died of complications from a colon operation. Sir John Anderson of New Zealand and Malaysian Prince Tunku Imran are said to be in the running for the post vacated after the demise of the 57-year-old South African.
CAPTAIN IS THE BOSS, SAYS WHATMORE
Outgoing Bangladesh cricket coach Dav Whatmore, who is eyeing the top job in India, believes the captain is the boss of a team. "Definitely, captain is the boss. He is in-charge of the team," Whatmore said at a media interaction in Dhaka. Pointing out that the job of a cricket coach was still evolving, Whatmore said, "It's the players who make a coach. They are the ones who have to go to the battlefield. The coach creates an environment where the best in the boys come out." Asked if it was proper to put the blame on the coach if a team loses, he said, "when a team wins, the players get the accolades. And so, when a team loses, everyone should share responsibility."
Sachin Tendulkar today made way for Sourav Ganguly, while Zaheer Khan was included as the sixth Indian in the revised 14-member one-day Asia cricket team for the Afro-Asian Cup beginning in Bangalore on June 6. Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Harbhajan Singh are the other four Indians who were named in the original squad announced earlier this month. The 11-member squad for the Afro-Asia Twenty20 tournament also saw one change as S Sreesanth replaced Munaf Patel.
INDIAN TEAM RETURNS FROM BANGLADESH
The Indian cricket team today returned to Kolkata from Dhaka after a successful tour of Bangladesh where they won both the one-day and Test series. Most of the players left for their home destinations taking different flights and Sourav Ganguly drove home straight, while team manager Ravi Shastri, bowling coach Venkatesh Prasad, batsmen Wasim Jaffar and Dinesh Kaarthick will travel in the evening.
ICC TO APPOINT ACTING PRESIDENT SOON
The International Cricket Council will soon appoint an acting president in place of Percy Sonn, who died of complications from a colon operation. Sir John Anderson of New Zealand and Malaysian Prince Tunku Imran are said to be in the running for the post vacated after the demise of the 57-year-old South African.
CAPTAIN IS THE BOSS, SAYS WHATMORE
Outgoing Bangladesh cricket coach Dav Whatmore, who is eyeing the top job in India, believes the captain is the boss of a team. "Definitely, captain is the boss. He is in-charge of the team," Whatmore said at a media interaction in Dhaka. Pointing out that the job of a cricket coach was still evolving, Whatmore said, "It's the players who make a coach. They are the ones who have to go to the battlefield. The coach creates an environment where the best in the boys come out." Asked if it was proper to put the blame on the coach if a team loses, he said, "when a team wins, the players get the accolades. And so, when a team loses, everyone should share responsibility."
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