Cautious India make slow progress after Tendulkar falls
November 14, 2010 by Trend PK
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HYDERABAD: The early loss of Sachin Tendulkar on day three compelled India to take a cautious approach as the hosts made slow progress in their first innings in the second test against New Zealand on Sunday.
Rahul Dravid (33) and Vangipurappu Laxman (31) took India to 237 for three wickets at lunch, as the hosts trailed by 113 runs in reply to the visitors’ first innings total of 350.
India managed only 59 runs from 30 overs in the opening session at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium against some disciplined bowling and inspired fielding from New Zealand.
Dravid and Laxman added 53 runs in an unbroken fourth wicket partnership after Tendulkar fell in the fifth over of the day to New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori. Tendulkar tried to break the shackles, imposed on him by some fine swing bowling by paceman Chris Martin, by dancing down the wicket to
New Zealand opts to bat in second test v India
November 12, 2010 by Trend PK
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HYDERABAD: New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori won the toss and chose to bat first in the second test against India at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Friday. The visitors made three changes to their side from the first test draw. Right-arm medium pacer Brent Arnel replaced injured Hamish Bennett while Martin Guptill and Tim Southee came in for BJ Watling and Jeetan Patel.
India were unchanged from the first test in Ahmedabad. The third and final test will be played in Nagpur from Nov. 20-24.
New Zealand: Tim McIntosh, Brendon McCullum, Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Jesse Ryder, Kane Williamson, Daniel Vettori (captain), Gareth Hopkins, Tim Southee, Chris Martin, Brent Arnel.
India: Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (captain), Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Pragyan Ojha, Shanthakumaran
Sehwag gives India flying start in New Zealand Test
November 4, 2010 by Trend PK
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AHMADABAD: Opener Virender Sehwag smashed an unbeaten 87 to give India a brisk start in the opening Test against New Zealand on Thursday.
Sehwag hit 15 fours in his typically aggressive 84-ball knock as the hosts raced to 127-1 at lunch after Mahendra Singh Dhoni elected to bat at the Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Rahul Dravid (12) was the other not out batsman at the break.
The first session belonged to Sehwag who entertained the fans with a breathtaking array of shots all around the ground.
The dashing batsman shared 60 runs with Gautam Gambhir, the duo surpassing the 3,010-run tally of Chetan Chauhan and Sunil Gavaskar to become the most prolific opening pair for India.
Sehwag started off aggressively, hitting fast bowler Chris Martin (0-28) for three fours in the third over of the day.
He was equally belligerent against
New central contracts for NZ cricketers
WELLINGTON: Four new players were added Tuesday to New Zealand”s elite group of 20 contracted cricketers who will form the basis of Black Caps squads over the next year.
Nathan McCullum, Andy McKay, B.J. Watling and Kane Williamson have replaced Neil Broom, Ian Butler, Daniel Flynn and James Franklin.
Allrounder Scott Styris also returns after missing a contract last year and replaces the now retired Shane Bond while Daryl Tuffey remained on the list after being reinstated following Iain O”Brien”s mid-season retirement.
New Zealand players are ranked by the selectors against set criteria in respect of Test cricket, one-day and Twenty20 internationals and the top 20 are offered contracts.
Greatbatch said players who missed out on contracts can still play their way into the New Zealand side through their performances in the domestic cricket competition.
Contracted players: Brent Arnel, Grant Elliott, Martin Guptill, Gareth Hopkins, Chris Martin, Brendon McCullum, Nathan McCullum, Tim McIntosh, Andy McKay, Kyle Mills, Jacob Oram, Jeetan Patel, Jesse Ryder, Tim Southee, Scott Styris, Ross Taylor, Daryl Tuffey, Daniel Vettori, BJ Watling, Kane Williamson.
Bangladesh Averts Follow-On 3rd Day:Hamilton Test
New Zealand 553/7d & 9/1 (5.0 ov)
Bangladesh 408
Mahmudullah, 115
Shakib, 87
New Zealand lead by 154 runs with 9 wickets remaining
Bangladesh played an innings of 408 on the third day of Hamilton Test vs New Zealand putting off follow on.
Bangladesh started the game with 87 runs. Rounder Mahmudullah’s century and Shakib Al Hasan 87 lifted the team to 408. Daniel Vettori and Chris Martin each took three wickets. The black caps are still 154 runs ahead Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Averts Follow-On 3rd Day:Hamilton Test was first posted on February 17, 2010 at 3:44 pm.
Pakistan 347-4 at Stumps Napier Test
NAPIER: Pakistan made 347/4 at fourth day stumps in third Test against New Zealand at McLean Park here on Monday. The visitors have 99 runs lead and six wickets remaining.
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Umar Akmal 48 and Misbah-ul-Haq 4, were at the crease.
Earlier, four half centuries of the top order batsmen helped Pakistan in their second innings to erase 248 runs strong lead of New Zealand.
Resuming on 128 without loss, a deficit of 120, Pakistan lost openers Salman Butt (66) and Imran Farhat (61) early in the opening session – both caught and bowled by part-time spinner Martin Guptill.
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Guptill had 2-21 from nine overs – the first wickets of his eight-Test career.
Pakistan resuming after lunch on 2-192, wiped off the remainder of their first innings deficit in the middle session.
Faisal Iqbal was the only casualty of the session when he was caught by Ross Taylor at slip from the bowling of Chris Martin for 67 after he had added 128 for the third wicket with Captain Mohammad Yousuf. Pakistan reached 3-278 at tea.
Umar Akmal 36, in partnership with Yousuf 89, added 59 runs to lead Pakistan to 331/3 when rainfall interrupted the match. As the match resumed the visitors lost Yousuf, who made 89 runs.
Umar Akmal 48 and Misbah-ul-Haq 4, were at the crease at stumps on day four.
Pakistan 347-4 at Stumps Napier Test was first posted on December 14, 2009 at 3:40 pm.
Pakistan 347-4 at Stumps Napier Test
NAPIER: Pakistan made 347/4 at fourth day stumps in third Test against New Zealand at McLean Park here on Monday. The visitors have 99 runs lead and six wickets remaining.
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Umar Akmal 48 and Misbah-ul-Haq 4, were at the crease.
Earlier, four half centuries of the top order batsmen helped Pakistan in their second innings to erase 248 runs strong lead of New Zealand.
Resuming on 128 without loss, a deficit of 120, Pakistan lost openers Salman Butt (66) and Imran Farhat (61) early in the opening session – both caught and bowled by part-time spinner Martin Guptill.
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Guptill had 2-21 from nine overs – the first wickets of his eight-Test career.
Pakistan resuming after lunch on 2-192, wiped off the remainder of their first innings deficit in the middle session.
Faisal Iqbal was the only casualty of the session when he was caught by Ross Taylor at slip from the bowling of Chris Martin for 67 after he had added 128 for the third wicket with Captain Mohammad Yousuf. Pakistan reached 3-278 at tea.
Umar Akmal 36, in partnership with Yousuf 89, added 59 runs to lead Pakistan to 331/3 when rainfall interrupted the match. As the match resumed the visitors lost Yousuf, who made 89 runs.
Umar Akmal 48 and Misbah-ul-Haq 4, were at the crease at stumps on day four.
Pakistan 347-4 at Stumps Napier Test was first posted on December 14, 2009 at 3:40 pm.
Pakistan Vs New Zealand 1st Test Day 3 Live Streaming
DUNEDIN: Pakistan Vs New Zealand 1st Test Day 3 Live Streaming, Mohammed Asif claimed his fourth wicket as Pakistan quickly mopped up the New Zealand tail at the start of day three of the first Test in Dunedin.
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With the Black Caps resuming on 404 for eight, Asif and Saeed Ajmal removed the last two wickets to dismiss the hosts for 429 in their opening innings.
Shane Bond, returning to the crease on eight, managed to take his score to 22 before Asif struck with a deceptive ball which the New Zealander edged to wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal.
His replacement Chris Martin then followed eight balls later, trapped leg before wicket by Ajmal.
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Iain O’Brien was the last man standing for the hosts having added 11 runs to his overnight score of two, while Asif was the pick of the Pakistan bowlers with four for 108.
Pakistan Vs New Zealand 1st Test Day 3 Live Streaming was first posted on November 26, 2009 at 10:17 am.
Shane Dawson
LAS VEGAS: The on-and-off Shane Warne and Simone Callahan romance saga seems to be back on track.
After taking some initial steps to rekindle their rocky relationship last Christmas, former Australian cricketer Warne and his ex-wife are staying together in Las Vegas.
The retired leg-spinner is in America’s gambling capital, representing 888 Poker in the world series.
He has brought his entire family along for company, The Courier Mail reports.
The couple’s three children are believed to be staying at one of Las Vegas’ best hotels, enjoying the attractions.
The exact status of their relationship is still unclear and they have made no public statement.
It is understood they have been keen to keep the relationship private, while making slow, purposeful steps towards full reconciliation.
Recently, the pair was spotted getting cosy backstage at the Sound relief concert.
Warne raised many eyebrows as he tried getting cosy with his ex-wife, who seemed pretty interested in him.
Callahan was also seen reciprocating the feelings, as she eagerly waited and watched in the wings when Warne helped Chris Martin and his band Cold Play perform a rendition of The Monkeys” hit I”m A Believer’.
Shane Dawson was first posted on August 26, 2009 at 6:00 pm.
Palyers Should Rest For Gain Form: Javed Miandad
PAKISTAN, LAHORE: Former Pakistan captain and now Director General, Pakistan Cricket Board, Javed Miandad has urged the out of form players to stay away from the game for a certain time period in a bid to regain their forms.
I think it is the best way for an out-of-form cricketer to regain form if he gives himself a break and rests to start a fresh,” he was talking to reporters after conducting a brief training session with the Under-16 players at National cricket academy where he gave useful tips to the aspiring cricketers.
He was of the view that bad patch was a part of the players life and in order to come out from it, the best way was to leave cricket for some time.
Some of our batsmen did not perform to a good level in recently concluded series in Sri Lanka and they must think on this aspect of getting a brief break,” he added.
Asked the performance of Shoaib Malik and Misbah-ul-Haq remained below par in Sri Lanka, Miandad without mentioning name of any cricketer said it was the only solution for a cricketer who wants to get back the form.
When asked about express bowler Shoaib’s Akhtar future in cricket “ the doors were open for all the players to show their perform on ground and to get place”.
I believe that your performance should speak instead of tall claims and only a best performance in the ground is a valid proof to fitness and form “,said Miandad.
About the talent available in the camp, Miandad said all the boys were talented and he gave tip to all bowlers and batsmen. He said it was the best age to learn about the game and hopefully the boys would not waste the opportunity.
I will give tips to the national senior team when the players will start their training for the important Champions Trophy, which is being held in South Africa from Sept 22”,he added. “I am available for all cricketing duties and I will love to serve the country,” he said.
Palyers Should Rest For Gain Form: Javed Miandad was first posted on August 18, 2009 at 12:08 pm.
