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Friday, September 25, 2009

Cricket current - a cricket blog

Cricket current - a cricket blog

India vs Pakistan 2009 in ICC Champions Trophy - Players to watch

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 05:48 AM PDT

Just one more day for one of the most awaited match of this year. After more than 16 months India and Pakistan will be face to face on 26th September's Champions Trophy group match. Since their last encounter, a lot of changes has taken place in the team. Some new players are threat to both India and Pakistan. Players like Umar Akmal and Mohammad Ameer have emerged in Pakistani team who never played against India. I have some of the players whose role can be considered vital in the battle.

Players to watch for Pakistan: The bowling is the weapon of Pakistan and its at its best. Along with pace attack, the spin attack is at its best. Some of the players from Pakistan who can be heroes of the match are:

i) Umar Gul: Umar Gul is the leader of Pakistani pace attack. He showed superb bowling against West Indies and is currently in great touch. In about 60 matches he has 90 wickets and is quite economic. The only problem with him is that his record against India is not very good. Anyway, it was long before and seeing his current form he can be considered the biggest threat to India:

ii) Mohammad Ameer : The 17-year old paceman from Pakistan is a real emerging star. From his debut he has been in great touch. His bowling can touch the speed of 90 mph. Being a youngster, he will be opening the bowing for Pakistan which proves his ability. Only thing lacking in him is experience.

iii) Umar Akmal: Umar Akmal has emerged as a superb batsman for Pakistan. Though he is new to Pakistan cricket, he has shown superb batting against Sri Lanka and West Indies. He is an aggressive batsman and plays with lots of confidence.

Apart from these, spinner Saeed Ajmal and all-rounder Shahid Afridi are in great form.

Players to Watch from India : Unlike Pakistan India is not full of too many youngsters but the senior players are in great touch. Pace attack seems to be a bit weaker in comparison to Pakistan but batting lineup looks better. Some players to watch from India are:

i)Sachin Tendulkar : Sachin Tendulkar is always a great threat to Pakistan. He is a batsman who can play easily against the pace attack of Pakistan. He is currently in great touch. The century against Sri Lanka has shown that he can play for more years with same class and batting technique.

2) MS Dhoni : MS Dhoni too has been a great headache for Pakistan. Dhoni was recognized as a very attacking batsmen in the series against Pakistan. Either its test, ODI or T20 Dhoni has always shown great batting against Pakistan. He is now in great form as is the no.1 batsman in ODI ranking.

3)Ashish Nehra : Ashish Nehra will be leading the Indian pace attack. After a long gap, he has made a superb comeback in international cricket. He has a lot of experience of playing against Pakistan.

Apart from these, spinner Harbajan Singh is in great touch. Yuvraj Singh's absence will be a great problem for India.

So, the match between India and Pakistan on 26th September will be full of excitement and entertainment. Who do you think can win this match ? Who can be a hero of the match ?

Sri Lanka Vs England - Live in ICC Champions Trophy 2009

Posted: 24 Sep 2009 06:56 PM PDT

Sri Lanka had a great start in the Champions' Trophy as they clinched down the host South Africa in the opener of Group B match. They will play the second match on Friday against the England. England is playing their first match in the Champions Trophy. The Group B match is scheduled to start from the 14:30 local at the stadium of Johannsburg.

The win will be crucial for both the teams and other two teams in the group. If Sri Lanka wins the match they seem to be desperately in the last four stage. The three other teams will fight for the place in semis. England requires the win from the first match as they need to do well in the tournament. England had recenty 6-1 lost in ODI series against Australia.

Starts on 12:30 GMT and 14:30 Local at Johannesburg on 25 September 2009
Watch out for:
Ajantha Mendis, he performed very well in the 1st match and England are playing first time against him.
Andrew Strauss, captain of England team have to lead from the top in batting and his captaincy matters a lot.

Watch SRL vs ENG live in ICC Champions Trophy 2009:

On TV: It will be shown on Star cricket in India, Supersport in South Africa, Sky Sports in England and Sky Sport in New Zealand. Find others.

On the internet : Click here for details.

Highlights of Sri Lanka Vs England in ICC Champions trophy 2009: Highlights will be posted on this site after the match.
Posted by MohammaD IsmaiL at 7:04 AM

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