Saturday, July 30, 2011
Day 2 Trent Bridge Test:Dravid and Broad at their best
What a fascinating day of test cricket!!
India consolidate in the morning session,Laxman made a well compiled half century and Dravid "The Wall",great servant to the Indian Cricket, made his 34th century.He played some glorious shots all around the wicket.This was his second century in the test series and he involved in two good partnerships with Laxman and Yuvraj.
Yuvraj playing for the first time in the series catched the opportunity with both hands and made a half century.Yuvraj looked in good touch and ball is just traveling at a speed of knots when he played some glorious cover-drives and sweep shots but then came the "Broad Storm".
Stuart Broad first dismissed well-set Yuvraj and then took a hat-trick to dismissDhoni,Harbhajan Singh and Praveen Kumar.Dravid was dismissed in the very next over and Indian team took a lead of important 62 runs.
Once again Sachin Tendulkar failed to perform in his 100th test overseas and after that it was Broad show in Trent Bridge.Broad took 5 wicket -hall finishing with 6 for 46 and completely changed the game in favour of England.England finished at a score of 24 for 1,Cook dismissed by Ishant very early in the inning and thus stopping the host side to take early advantage in the second inning.
India consolidate in the morning session,Laxman made a well compiled half century and Dravid "The Wall",great servant to the Indian Cricket, made his 34th century.He played some glorious shots all around the wicket.This was his second century in the test series and he involved in two good partnerships with Laxman and Yuvraj.
Yuvraj playing for the first time in the series catched the opportunity with both hands and made a half century.Yuvraj looked in good touch and ball is just traveling at a speed of knots when he played some glorious cover-drives and sweep shots but then came the "Broad Storm".
Stuart Broad first dismissed well-set Yuvraj and then took a hat-trick to dismissDhoni,Harbhajan Singh and Praveen Kumar.Dravid was dismissed in the very next over and Indian team took a lead of important 62 runs.
Once again Sachin Tendulkar failed to perform in his 100th test overseas and after that it was Broad show in Trent Bridge.Broad took 5 wicket -hall finishing with 6 for 46 and completely changed the game in favour of England.England finished at a score of 24 for 1,Cook dismissed by Ishant very early in the inning and thus stopping the host side to take early advantage in the second inning.
Friday, July 29, 2011
Cricket Records
Most runs in Test career:
Most runs in Test series:
- Sachin Tendulkar(IND) - 14738 runs
- Rahul Dravid (IND) - 12460 runs
- Ricky Ponting(AUS) - 12363 runs
- Brian Lara(WI) - 400*
- Mathew Hayden(AUS) - 380
- Brian Lara(WI) - 375
Most runs in Test series:
- Don Bradman(AUS) - 974 runs
- Wally hammond(ENG) - 905 runs
- Mark Taylor(AUS) - 839 runs
- Grame Gooch(ENG) - 456 runs
- Mark Taylor(AUS) - 426 runs
- Brian Lara(WI) - 400 runs
Day 1 Trent Bridge Test: India lost the early advantage
M S Dhoni once again winning the toss and electing to bowl first to give their bowlers advantage of overcast condition.India made two changes Sreesanth in for Zaheer Khan and Yuvraj get a chance in playing eleven in place of injured Gambhir,England also made a change playing with Bresnan in place of Tremlett.Indian bowlers taking the full advantage of the seaming wicket and created problems for the host.England batsman didn't look in good touch and they were 124-8 at one time.All rounder Stuart Broad continued his good form and played a handy inning of 64runs in just 66 balls,Swann also contributed 28 runs in the England score of 221 all out,both put up a partnership of 73 runs for the tenth wicket.Praveen, Ishant and Sreesanth took three wickets each and wrapped up host side below 250.
India didn't start well and lost Mukund on the first ball of their inning,he got out on the bowling of James Anderson.VVS Laxman and Dravid negotiated the remaining over with their solid defence.India made 24 runs for the loss of 1 wicket at end of day one.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Mahendra Singh Dhoni has confirmed that Zaheer Khan will miss the second Test against England at Trent Bridge starting tomorrow.The left-arm seamer suffered a hamstring strain during India's defeat in the first test.He will be replaced by either Sreesanth or Munaf Patel.
Chris Tremlett and James Anderson will be high on confidence after their fabulous showing to restrict the strong Indian batting line up to a total of less than 300 in both innings.
WATCH OUT FOR
Sachin Tendulkar - With his 100th ton in international cricket on the brink, it is time for the little genius to step forward and take guard. He was oddly constrained just before his dismissal in both the innings and will have to avoid getting into that shell especially against Tremlett.
Chris Tremlett and James Anderson will be high on confidence after their fabulous showing to restrict the strong Indian batting line up to a total of less than 300 in both innings.
WATCH OUT FOR
Sachin Tendulkar - With his 100th ton in international cricket on the brink, it is time for the little genius to step forward and take guard. He was oddly constrained just before his dismissal in both the innings and will have to avoid getting into that shell especially against Tremlett.
CRICKET GREATS
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| SHANE WARNE(AUS) |
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| GLEN McGRATH(AUS) |
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| RAHUL DRAVID(IND) |
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| INZAMAM-UL-HAQ(PAK) |
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| RICKY PONTING(AUS) |
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| IMRAN KHAN(PAK) |
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| SUNIL GAVASKAR(IND) |
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| WASIM AKRAM(PAK) |
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| JAVED MIADAD(PAK) |
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| IMRAN KHAN(PAK) |
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| BRIAN LARA(WI) |
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| ANIL KUMBLE(IND) |
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| WAQAR YOUNIS(PAK) |
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| MUTTIAH MURALITHARAN(SL) |
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| SIR DON BRADMAN(AUS) |
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| SACHIN TENDULKAR(IND) |
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| STEVE WAUGH(AUS) |
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| ZAHEER ABBAS(PAK) |
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Amazing Facts
- In 1868, when Australia first toured England under Charles Lawrence to play cricket, each player was wearing a different coloured cap so that the spectators could identify them.
- The first Test match began on 15 March 1877 and had a timeless format with four balls per over. It ended on 19 March 1877 with Australia winning by 45 runs.
- England’s Alfred Shaw was the bowler to bowl the first delivery in a Test match.
- Allen Hill was the first player to hold a catch in Test cricket.
- Australia’s Charles Bannerman faced the first delivery in a Test match.
- Australia’s Charles Bannerman was the first Test centurion.
- W.Newing became the first substitute fielder in Test cricket.
- South Africans were the first to introduce TV run outs.
- in 1978,Graham Yallop became the first man to wear a helmet.
- Sachin Tendulkar was the first player to be judged by the third umpire in a Test match.
- Sourav Ganguly is the only cricketer who had won four successive Man of the Match awards in ODI.
- Mohammed Azharruddin is the only player in the history of Test cricket to score a century in each of his first three tests.
- India is the only international team to be dismissed twice in a single day of test match cricket
- Sunil Gavaskar has featured in a record 52 century partnerships.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Milestones achieved in Lord's test
- The Lord's Test was the 2000th test in the history of Test Cricket.It was India's 100th test against England.
- For the first time, India had played 100 Tests against one nation.India won 19 tests out of 100 tests played between them.
- Sachin Tendulkar has never scored a fifty in four tests at Lord's Cricket Ground.
- Kevin Pietersen became the 12th batsman for England to reach the milestone of 6000 runs in test cricket.
- Harbhajan Singh took more than 42 wickets against England in tests,most by any off-break Indian bowler.
- Dhoni establishes a record for most catches by an Indian wicket-keeper in tests.
India v England 1st Test Day 3:India lost the historic test
India once again started the away series with a lost against England by 196 runs in the first test.Indian players were not able to handle the swing bowling of England pace bowlers.James Anderson,hero of the day,took five wickets with his exceptional swing bowling.Tremlett and Broad gave good support to Anderson.England pace bowlers utilised the condition to its fullest and dismissed half the Indian side very early.Laxman and Suresh Raina made a fighting half century but that was not enough to save the test.
Dhoni said that they could have played better but the fortune was not with him.All was going wrong for him,Dravid had to do opening,Gambhir came at different number also Sachin viral fever added more pressure to the "Captain Cool" Dhoni.Dhoni was happy with the performance of Praveen and Ishant in the match but he added that they had to work hard in the absence of Zaheer Khan.
England team will remian unchange while some major changes can be seen in the Indian team in the second test at Trent Bridge in Nottingham.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
India v England 1st Test Day 3:England capitalised after early wickets
England lost their both openers at the score of 54 and now its time for some good bowling by Ishant Sharma.He dismissed both the inform batsman Pietersen and Trott and also took the wicket of Bell.
England lost their half the side at the score of 62.
Now its turn of Matt Prior and Stuart Broad to show their batting skills,once again Broad with a quick fire half century proved that he is a good all-rounder.Matt Prior came up with a great century of unbeaten 103 runs.Indian bowlers failed to take wickets and to stop the run flow.
England set a daunting task of 458 runs for the visitor at Lord's.Indian team troubles doesn't seem to be get over as Sachin and Zaheer are not fit and Gambhir got injured during the play.In the absence of Gambhir,Dravid came to open the innings with Mukund.After Mukund departed Laxman played some glorious shots including three fours in an over of Tremlett.India didn't lose any more wicket and at stumps day four they were at 80/1 still needed 378 runs on the last day of Lord's test.
India v England 1st Test Day 3:Dravid fighting century helped India to avoid follow-on
Morning Session:
Mukund and Gambhir started well in the morning session at Lord's and took India's score to pass half century.Gambhir was first to go on Broad's inswinging delievery that took Gambhir by surprise.Next to go was Abhinav Mukund,a promising opener,after a well made forty-nine and then arrived GOD AT LORD'S,Sachin Tendulkar,thousands of fans greeted him with a loud cheer .All were waiting for his 100th century,he started well and hit some glorious shots.
Afternoon Session:
Dravid and Tendulkar after lunch looked in aggressive mood and made fifty runs in just eight overs.Tendulkar departed after well made thirty four and soon Raina joined him in the pavillion.Dravid and Dhoni had a good partnership and as Dhoni got out it seemed that India couldn't be able to avoid follow-on.
Evening Session:
India was able to avoid follow-on,thanks to Rahul Dravid fabulous thirty-third unbeaten ton of 103.It was the most satisfying and fulfilling for him said Dravid.
Tremlett and Broad helped England to get a lead of 188 runs and once again"The Wall" helped India to get out of trouble.
England made a steady start in their second innings and made 5/0 till stumps on Day 3
Saturday, July 23, 2011
India v England 1st Test Day 2: Pietersen double century helps England take control at Lord's
The second day of the first Test between England and India belonged to Kevin Pietersen, as his double century powered England to a very commanding position. kevin pietersen
The hard work that he did on the first day paid off here and he was at his commanding best in the latter half of his innings. He was involved in two hundred partnerships on the second day, with Ian Bell and Matt Prior, adding to the 98 that he added with Jonathan Trott. England eventually declared at 474/8 and the Indian openers played out a nervous six overs to end the day on 17/0.
The rains stayed away from Lord’s and that wasn’t a good thing for India. It was announced that Zaheer Khan wouldn’t bowl the whole day and India were in for a very long day, with just three bowlers around. Praveen Kumar was the lone shining light for India and finished with his first five wicket haul. He was excellent with his swing and made the batsman play and miss numerous times. However, he wasn’t given a helping hand on the other end and Pietersen made them pay the price.
Trott managed to add just 12 runs to his overnight score of 58, and was the first of five wickets that fell off Praveen Kumar. Bell joined Pietersen and by that time Pietersen was starting to look good. Ishant Sharma and Harbhajan Singh were very disappointing and were scored off with relative ease by all the English batsmen. MS Dhoni took the matter into his own hands and came to bowl. However, the Indian captain’s swing had no bite and did not harm the English batsmen.
Praveen got two breakthroughs in the same over when he dismissed Bell and Eoin Morgan and it looked as if India were back into the game. However, Prior joined Pietersen and began to counter attack. This was Pietersen’s slowest century but it was easy to understand why he was in a cautious mood. This was also his first century in England after a span of three years, and it was also a statement to those critics who questioned his place in the side last season.
Praveen once again got a double breakthrough when England were on 390, and this managed to unleash Pietersen. Graeme Swann gave him company and the pair added 61 for the eighth wicket. Pietersen eventually completed his double century by scoring 16 runs off four balls off Suresh Raina.
India have another tough day tomorrow and it is in the hands of its batsmen to save this game.
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