Shikar Dhawan 113(107) Vs Sri Lanka in 1st ODI

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Shikar Dhawan 113(107) Vs Sri Lanka in 1st ODI

West Indies cricket impasse resolved

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There has been no formal word on the outcome of the recently held meeting aimed at solving the bitter West Indies cricketers contracts dispute, even as a local newspaper said that the feuding factions in the impasse had reached a resolution.

Outlining the agreements reached during the five-hour meeting held in Port of Spain, the Sunday Sun newspaper said the contentious Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) would go to arbitration, the players would continue to retain the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) as their sole bargaining agent and that the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) would not rule out of selection for the upcoming South Africa tour, those players who abandoned the recent one-day series in India, reports CMC.

However, none of the parties involved in the meeting have yet issued a statement on the outcome.

St. Vincent's Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, who chaired Friday's talks, was reluctant to go into details of any resolution, telling the Trinidad Express newspaper that "very good progress" had been made.

"We are in a far better position than we were before. I think that on the basis of the discussions, we have the framework and the modalities for the resolution of the issues and for cricket lovers. I fully expect that the best team will be in South Africa representing us," Gonsalves was quoted as saying.

"Everybody is going back to their various entities. The 14 players who were in India, they have to talk to their WIPA leadership and their colleagues and (WICB president Dave Cameron) has to speak to his colleagues on the board, but believe us, we made very good progress."

Misbah-ul-Haq’s fastest Test century

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Once famous for his ‘tuk tuk’ batting, Misbah-ul-Haq’s world record 56-ball hundred just shows that T20 cricket hurting Tests is an old question. The tables have turned and it’s the other way round now. Abhijit Banare analyses.

Change is the law of life. It is inevitable. What succeeded today may end up being unpopular tomorrow. Till a few days back ‘experts’ all over the world were busy addressing questions on panel discussions. Questions like: “Will Test cricket survive in T20 era,” “Is T20 spoiling technique of Test cricketers?” and so on.

Come November 2, 2014 and the whole debate has been turned upside down by one man. He may be painful to watch, much like Shivnarine Chanderpaul batting for his life. The runs don’t always come by at a fair clip, but the bowler feels depressed with the resolute forward defence smothering the ball. When he walks out to bat, you know Pakistan is in trouble and all he does is rescue — and rescue painfully.

Misbah-ul-Haq — criticised for batting at a snail’s pace, famously termed ‘tuk tuk,’ smashed a 56-ball hundred. If you were in front of the television screens or at the stadium, you very well imagined Viv Richards chewing his nails back in the Caribbean looking concerned watching his long-standing record go away.

And yet, on November 2, those same spectators cheered a defensive batsman smash the Australians. He smacked the ball hard, pulled with authority, and anything pitched up was lofted with disdain. Where did he learn these shocking shots from? T20? Whatever it is, the signs are clear. If Misbah can, then anyone can do it. All it takes is interest. There is a start for everything. There will be many more ‘fastest’ records in Tests ahead and then maybe you will appreciate this writer’s ability to foresee a lucrative premier league in Tests.

The many spectators at the venue were there to watch a Test match! Let alone Misbah, they even jumped fences and sprinted faster than Usain Bolt to watch Younis Khan bat on Day Two.

Ask any cricket board, money for them is where the public interests lie: in anything that brings high viewership, is lucrative for advertisers, sponsors and broadcasters. Once they start exerting pressure, you know how the momentum shifts.

Sachin R Tendulkar wanted to leave cricket after failing as captain, reveals autobiography

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He might be revered as the ‘God of Cricket’ but there was a phase in Sachin Tendulkar‘s awe-inspiring career when the batting maestro felt so “scarred” and “devastated” by the Indian team’s ineptitude under his captaincy that he wanted to completely move away from the sport.

The 41-year-old former batsman, who claimed almost every record that is there to be taken in international cricket before calling it quits last year, has finally opened up about the dark days he survived in a career which spanned over two decades.

In his autobiography ‘Playing it My Way’, to be released worldwide on November 6, the much-admired but reticent batting legend has dwelled on the frustrations he faced during his reign as captain — a phase which is considered the biggest debacle of his otherwise enduring love affair with cricket.

“I hated losing and as captain of the team I felt responsible for the string of miserable performances. More worryingly, I did not know how I could turn it around, as I was already trying my absolute best,” recalls Tendulkar in the book, the first exclusive excerpts of which are with PTI.

“I confided in (wife) Anjali that I feared there was nothing more that I could do to stem the tide of defeats. Losing a string of very close matches had left me badly scarred. I had given it everything and was not sure that I could give even 0.1 per cent more. …It was hurting me badly and it took me a long time to come to terms with these failures. I even contemplated moving away from the sport completely, as it seemed nothing was going my way,” reveals the diminutive right-hander in the much-awaited book co-authored by noted sports journalist and historian Boria Majumdar.

Live Streaming: Sri Lanka vs India, 1st ODI at Cuttack

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South-Asian giants, India and Sri Lanka face-off in a five match ODI series after West Indies called off their tour of India recently last month. With India set to take the might Lankans in the first ODI at the Barabati stadium in Cuttack, both the teams would look to get off to a flying start right from the beginning in order to put early pressure on the opponent team.

India, being the home team would be getting all the support from the crowd and also be comfortable with the conditions. However, Sri Lanka being a sub-continental team would not find it so tough to play in the Indian conditions and with some good players in the team including the likes of Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene and skipper Angelow Mathews, it would be an interesting match.

However, it would also be interesting from India’s point of view to see how Virat Kohli leads the team as interim skipper instead of regular skipper, MS Dhoni who has been rested for the first three ODIs. Both the teams would also have the number one spot of the ICC ODI Team Rankings on sight which is well up for grab.

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Saturday, July 28, 2012

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Sri Lanka vs India: 3rd ODI Preview

Thursday, July 26, 2012

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Sri Lanka vs India: 3rd ODI Preview

An intelligent bowling performance by Sri Lanka, complimented by some attacking batting by their openers saw them register a thumping 9 wicket win over India in the 2nd ODI at Hambantota to square the series 1-1. The tourists, who suffered their second biggest defeat in terms of the number of balls remaining, were completely outplayed in all departments. The two teams now fly to Colombo to play the 3rd ODI at the R.Premadasa Stadium on Saturday, 28 July and will be eyeing what could prove to be a decisive 2-1 lead in this 5-match series.

Sri Lanka

The opening combo of Tillakaratne Dilshan and Upul Tharanga struck half centuries and shared a quickfire 119 run partnership in the last game, giving an indication of the brutality with which they can hammer the Indian bowling attack. The middle order looks solid with the robust pair of Kumar Sangakkara and captain Mahela Jayawardene to follow at no.3 and 4 respectively. Angelo Mathews and Thisara Perera, who made merry with the ball during the last game, are also potential hard strikers and can pile on runs at a brisk rate.

Skipper Jayawerdene would be upbeat about his bowlers and would be hoping his pacemen again rattle the Indian top order, as they did in the last game. Lasith Malinga can be very lethal on this ground and will look to get the opening breakthroughs. However, a dependable partner for Malinga who will share the new ball with him needs to be sorted out. Isuru Udana's expensive spell in seam-friendly conditions might land Nuwan Pradeep in the playing XI, who joins the squad as a replacement for the injured Kulasekara. Thisara Perera and Angelo Mathews, who took 3 wickets each in the last match, will again look to dominate in overcast conditions and the Indian batsmen will find it tough to handle them. Rangana Herath has shown variety of late and will look to pressurize the batsmen from the other end to back the seamers.

India

After a submissive display of batting at Hambantota, the Indians will surely look to set things right. Gautam Gambhir found runs during the last game scoring 65 and can be really dangerous with his partner Virender Sehwag at the top, who will attack the Lankan pacemen from the word go. Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina and skipper MS Dhoni, all of whom were dismissed cheaply in the last game, will try to make amends this time around and a fierce contests between the Indian batsmen and Lankan bowlers is anticipated. Rohit Sharma, who failed to score in the last game, has added worries for the visitors and needs to deliver at the earliest to retain his place.

The Indian bowling was no better than their batting in the last game with Ravi Ashwin the lone man to pick up a wicket. The offspinner gave away only 18 runs from his five overs and the Lankan batsmen have found it difficult to tackle him. Zaheer and Irfan are expected to open the bowling considering their ability to move the ball effectively early on. Umesh Yadav seems to have been targetted by Jayawardane and Co. with the speedster leaking runs in recent games. He conceded 38 runs from just fours and might make way for Ashok Dinda. India has a left arm tweaker in Pragyan Ojha who will have the responsibility to assist Ashwin in slowing down the flow of runs.

Form Guide:

Sri Lanka : (W L W)
24 July, 2012 - vs India : won by 9 wickets
21 July, 2012 - vs India : lost by 21 runs
18 June, 2012 - vs Pakistan : won by 2 wickets

India : (L W W)
24 July, 2012 - vs Sri Lanka : lost by 9 wickets
21 July, 2012 - vs Sri Lanka : won by 21 runs
18 March, 2012 - vs Pakistan : won by 6 wickets

Likely XIs:

Sri Lanka : T Dilshan, U Tharanga, K Sangakkara(wk), M Jayawerdene(c), D Chandimal, L Thirimane, A Mathews, T Perera, N Pradeep / I Udana, L Malinga, R Herath

India : V Sehwag, G Gambhir, V Kohli, R Sharma, S Raina, MS Dhoni(c/wk), I Pathan, R Ashwin, Z Khan, U Yadav / A Dinda, P Ojha

Players to watch:

Lasith Malinga : Can thrive on pitches with low bounce and the Colombo pitch offers him the best opportunity to subdue the Indian batsmen.

Virat Kohli : Virat will once again be the key man in the Indian top order. He has mastered the no.3 position and it won't take long before he repeats his heroics of the first ODI.

Pitch : The surface is known to be on the slower side and the ball stays quite low. With overcast conditions predicted the seamers are likely to have plenty to work with. The toss will be decisive as the chances of a full 50 over game look bleak due to heavy rains lashing the city of Colombo this entire week.

Prediction : A very tight call. If the rain stays away, India's batting can swing the game its way to make it 2-1.

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