Pakistan VS India Semi-Final: Blue Shirts set the target of 261

Blue shirts have set the target of runs for green shirts in the Pakistan VS India 2nd semi-final of ICC World Cup 2011, at Punjab Cricket Association Ground Mohali. Sachin Tendulkar played the innings of 85 runs. Wahab Riaz made his selection right by picking 5 wickets.

According to details Indian Captain MS Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat first. Aggressive Virender Sehwag played powerful strokes all around the ground. He hits five boundaries in the second over of Umar Gul. Sehwag was taken by Wahab Riaz when his score was 38. New batsman Gautam Gambhir and Tendulkar batted very well and added 68 runs in the second wicket partnership. Gambhir was stumped by wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal on the score of 27. Virat Kohli failed to play a big innings and was dismissed by Wahab. His score was 9. Wahab not give the chance to dangerman Yuvraj Singh to open his score account and clean bowled him on very first ball.

The innings of Tendulkar ended on 85. He faced 115 balls for this score. MS Dhoni became the fourth wicket of Wahab, his LBW review carries no advantage. Harbhajan Singh bowled out by on 12. Zaheer Khan turned back to pavilion after scoring 9 runs. Ashish Nehra goes runout on the second last ball of innings. India posted the total of 260/9 in the limited number of overs. Wahab Riaz was the best Pakistani bowler with five wickets. Saeed Ajmal finished the innings of two Indian players.

Pakistan VS India 2nd Semi-Final

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Rahul Dravid makes a new record of 200 catches in Test cricket

Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid on Monday made a new record of 200 catches in his Test career.

Rahul Dravid took his 200th catch of Dale Steyn off Harbhajan Singh, diving in a flash to his left, during South Africa’s first innings in the ongoing second Test against India at Sahara Kingsmead Stadium here. Dravid now tops the list of most number of catches in Test cricket. He registered the feat in his 149th match. Former Australia opener Mark Waugh is at the second spot with 181 catches from 128 Tests, followed by Australia skipper Ricky Ponting (174), former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming (171) and West Indian batting great Brian Lara (164).

Dhoni Signs Rs 260 Million deal To McDowell’s Soda

Indian captain MS Dhoni has signed Rs 260 million deals to promote McDowell’s Soda. Vijay Mallya the owner of the group said that they got an interesting deal and they are going for it. It is the biggest deal signed by a sportsperson in India. Dhoni has made many commercial contracts and becomes the popular sportsman in India.

Three deals of amount Rs 2.1 billion has been signed by Indian captain in July. Dhoni was also contracted with Seagram’s Royal Stag Mega Cricket Signs till July. Seagram’s Royal Stag Mega Cricket Signs is also contracted with Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, and Harbhajan Singh and is the biggest competitor of UB Group.

Dhoni was the most paid cricketer in India with earnings of $10 last year. $8 million of his earning came from endorsements. Dhoni is also lefts Tendulkar behind in earning from contracts.

Dhoni was also name as test captain of World Team by ICC and he also led his team and win series from Australia. Dhoni is resting from international cricket during ODI series against New Zealand. He will be captain of Indian team during South African tour. Indian captain is rocking at the moment.

India takes on Kiwis in second ODI today

Staff Report

NEW DELHI: After beating New Zealand in the first ODI comprehensively with a second string side, India will be looking to impose itself on the Kiwis even more to ensure that no resurgence happens.

India has rested regular skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and senior players, Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Harbhajan Singh and Zahir Khan,

New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori and his deputy Brendon McCullum, who missed the first match, are likely to feature in the 2nd ODI.

Teams:

India (From): Gautam Gambhir(c), Murali Vijay, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Yusuf Pathan, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, S Sreesanth, Ashish Nehra, Munaf Patel, Jaidev Unadkat, Ravindra Jadeja, Ishant Sharma, Saurabh Tiwary, Vinay Kumar

New Zealand (From): Jamie How, Brendon McCullum(w), Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Kane

Kohli carries India to 276 against New Zealand

GUWAHATI: Virat Kohli scored 105 to carry India to a solid total of 276 all-out in the first innings of the first one-day international against New Zealand.

The right-handed number-three scored 100 off 100 balls before falling to Andy McKay, New Zealand’s most effective bowler, when caught by Jamie How in the 43rd over.

Kohli’s firepower looked set to take India to a formidable score but McKay pinned them back with four wickets for 62 runs.

Gambhir chipped in 38 as he took up the role of Indian captain, with M.S. Dhoni rested along with other top stars such as Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Harbhajan Singh for the start of the five-match series.

New Zealand’s regular captain Daniel Vettori was also missing due to back stiffness following the three-game Test series between the teams, which India won 1-0 with a victory in Nagpur.

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India wins test series against NZ

Staff Report

NAGPUR: India has won the test match in Nagpur against New Zealand by an innings and 198 runs; the host team won the three test match series by 1-0.

New Zealand resumed its innings at 24 runs for the loss of 1 wicket today and the whole team was out on a small total of 175. None of the batsmen faced Indian spinners confidently. Harbhajan Singh and Ishant Sharma took 3 wickets each, while Ojha and Suresh Raina took 2 wickets respectively.

Rahul Dravid was declared Man of the Match for his match winning innings of 191 runs. Trend Pk

New Zealand opt to bat first in final test v India

NAGPUR: New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori won the toss and opted to bat first in the third and final test against India at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium on Saturday.

Ishant Sharma replaced the injured paceman Zaheer Khan in the Indian team while left-arm seamer Andy McKay will debut in place of Brent Arnel for New Zealand.

A wet outfield delayed the start of play by three hours.

The series is tied at 0-0 after two drawn matches.

New Zealand – Tim McIntosh, Brendon McCullum, Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Jesse Ryder, Kane Williamson, Daniel Vettori (captain), Gareth Hopkins, Tim Southee, Andy McKay, Chris Martin.

India – Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (captain), Harbhajan Singh, Ishant Sharma, Pragyan Ojha, Shanthakumaran Sreesanth.

Indian bowlers restrict New Zealand to 350

HYDERABAD: India’s Zaheer Khan and Harbhajan Singh picked up four wickets apiece to trigger a New Zealand batting collapse as the visitors folded up for 350 in their first innings of the second test on Saturday.

Resuming on a strong overnight score of 258-4 built on Tim McIntosh’s opening day ton, New Zealand added just 92 runs for the loss of six batsmen on day two at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.

A watchful opening duo of Virender Sehwag (28) and Gautam Gambhir (29) then took India to 62 runs without loss at tea, continuing the hosts’ dominance on the second day.

In a fiery spell of left-arm swing bowling, Khan (4-69) trapped right-handers Gareth Hopkins (4) and Kane Williamson (4) leg before as he managed to get the ball to swing back from around the wicket.

Harbhajan then joined in the fun for the hosts by dismissing Daniel Vettori

India bowlers dominate New Zealand on second morning

HYDERABAD: India’s Zaheer Khan and Harbhajan Singh picked up five wickets in the morning session on day two to trigger a New Zealand batting collapse in their first innings of the second test on Saturday.

Resuming on a strong overnight score of 258 for four built on Tim McIntosh’s opening day ton, New Zealand were 341-9 at lunch, adding just 83 runs for the loss of five batsmen in the morning session at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.

In a fiery spell of left-arm swing bowling, Khan (4-66) trapped right-handers Gareth Hopkins (4) and Kane Williamson (4) leg before as he managed to get the ball to swing back from around the wicket.

Harbhajan then joined in the fun for the hosts by dismissing Daniel Vettori (11), Jesse Ryder (70) and Tim Southee (10) to foil New Zealand’s chances of setting a formidable first innings score. Ryder was the lone batsman to

New Zealand opts to bat in second test v India

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

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