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Friday, December 31, 2010

C r i c H o t L i n e

C r i c H o t L i n e


Teams needs discipline to beat South Africa: Dhoni

Posted: 31 Dec 2010 05:45 AM PST


Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has said India still needs to be disciplined in batting, bowling and fielding to win the Test series against South Africa. India levelled the series in Durban beating South Africa by 87 runs after the hosts won the first Test by an innings and 25 runs ...

Ganguly, Laxman increase their base price for IPL auctions

Posted: 31 Dec 2010 05:30 AM PST


Former India captain Sourav Ganguly and the talented VVS Laxman have increased their base prices for the auction of the fourth edition of IPL which puts them in the top bracket with the likes of Brian Lara, Adam Gilchrist, Rahul Dravid and Anil Kumble. Ganguly and Laxman were originally put ...

Losing my captaincy helped England win Ashes: Pietersen

Posted: 31 Dec 2010 05:06 AM PST


England’s Kevin Pietersen believes the rebellion that led to him losing the captaincy two years ago had been vindicated by the Ashes triumph in Australia. England retained the famous urn with an innings and 157-run triumph in Melbourne on Wednesday to go into next week’s final Test in Sydney with ...

Thursday, December 30, 2010

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Pakistan vs New Zealand 3rd T20 Highlights, 30 Dec, 2010, Christchurch

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 06:00 AM PST


Scoreline: Pakistan 183/6 Ahmed Shehzad 54 (34), Razzaq 34 (11), Hafeez 34 (23), Umar Akmal 30 (19) | Franklin 3-12-2 New Zealand 80 all out Styris 45 (34) | Razzaq 4-1-13-3, Afridi 2.5-14-4 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Presentation Watch cricket highlights: Pakistan vs New Zealand (Pak ...

Laxman, Zaheer achieve career-best ranking

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 05:45 AM PST


The match-winning 96-run knock in the Durban Test on Thursday catapulted VVS Laxman to a career-best ninth in the batting chart while paceman Zaheer Khan’s good show also helped him touch his career-best mark of number four in the bowling list of latest ICC rankings. Laxman’s effort in the second ...

Pakistan crush New Zealand by 103-runs in final T20

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 05:22 AM PST


Abdul Razzaq produced a man-of-the-match performance with bat and ball to ensure Pakistan salvaged some credibility and embarrassed New Zealand by 103 runs in their third and final Twenty20 international in Christchurch on Thursday. Scorecard | 3rd T20 Highlights Razzaq, who was dropped by Nathan McCullum while on two in ...

Sehwag ruled out of ODI series against South Africa

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 05:17 AM PST


India were on Thursday dealt a massive blow ahead of next month’s ODI series against South Africa with aggressive opener Virender Sehwag ruled out due to a shoulder injury. Sehwag, who had nursed a shoulder injury a few months ago as well, will be replaced by Rohit Sharma in the ...

The greener the track the better it may be for us: Dhoni

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 02:15 AM PST


After beating South Africa in second test, confident captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said he would welcome playing the decisive third and final Test in Cape Town on a lively pitch. “It will be interesting to see what kind of wicket is prepared,” said Dhoni. “The greener the track the better ...

Amla return back in SA T20 squad

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 01:45 AM PST


Test regular Hashim Amla was on Wednesday included in the South African squad for the one-off Twenty20 international against India to be played at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on January 9, 2011. Amla, who will make only his third appearance in the shortest format of the game, has been ...

This is right time for Ponting to finish as a Test captain: Chappell

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 01:20 AM PST


Former captain Ian Chappell believes Ricky Ponting has reached his ‘used-by date’ as Test skipper and selectors should look to the next generation to help resurrect Australia. England ensured they would retain the Ashes after completing a thumping innings and 157-run victory at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, giving the tourists ...

Pakistan vs New Zealand 3rd T20 Post Match Presentation – Christchurch

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 01:08 AM PST


Afridi: Vey happy with the win. The way the openers batted for us was special. Razzak and Akmal continued the work and we put up a really good total on board. It is all about confidence, we came back really well though we lost the series. This is what Pakistan ...

Smith demands for uniformity in UDRS

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 12:50 AM PST


Graeme Smith, the South Africa captain, has once again called for the ICC to establish uniformity in the use of the UDRS. “The ICC needs to take responsibility for that. They need to lead the way. They can’t leave it up to the boards to negotiate. If the technology is ...

Ryan Harris out for 4 months due to ankle stress fracture

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 12:20 AM PST


Australian paceman Ryan Harris faces having his promising Test career cruelly cut short by an ankle stress fracture and could be out of action for four months, Cricket Australia said on Wednesday, effectively ruling him out of next year’s limited overs World Cup. Harris pulled up on his approach to ...

Ricky Ponting out of the Sydney Test due to broken finger

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 11:55 PM PST


Ricky Ponting has been ruled out of the fifth and final Test match of the Ashes series that is scheduled to begin on 3rd January 2011 at Sydney. Ponting had fractured his left little finger during the third Test in Perth, which had aggravated during the fourth Test. After the ...

Pakistan vs New Zealand 3rd T20 Scorecard – Christchurch

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 11:35 PM PST


Pakistan in New Zealand, 3 T20 International Series, 2010 Pakistan vs New Zealand – 3rd T20 Played at AMI Stadium, Christchurch, 30 Dec 2010 Toss - Pakistan won the toss and elected to BAT Result – Pakistan beat New Zealand by 103 runs Pakistan Innings R B 4s 6s SR ...

Dhoni equalled Mohammad Azharuddin’s winning record

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 11:15 PM PST


After notching up a series-equalising win against South Africa in the second Test, Indian relieved captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said today’s triumph and performance of the past couple of years has shown that the team can do well anywhere in the world. “More often than not you are one-down in ...

Under controlled Sreesanth good for India

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 10:46 PM PST


Indian captain MS Dhoni feels that it was important to keep S Sreesanth ‘under control’ for India to stage a comeback in the series. "Sreesanth was under control, which is not only good for him, but good for me as a captain, us as a team, the opposition, the umpires, ...

Pakistan vs New Zealand 3rd T20 Updates – Christchurch

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 10:00 PM PST


Toss - Pakistan won the toss and elected to BAT Teams New Zealand (Playing XI): Jesse Ryder, Martin Guptill, Dean Brownlie, Ross Taylor(c), Scott Styris, James Franklin, Peter McGlashan(w), Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills, Tim Southee, Adam Milne Pakistan (Playing XI): Mohammad Hafeez, Ahmed Shehzad, Younis Khan, Umar Akmal(w), Asad Shafiq, ...

India vs South Africa 2nd Test (2010) Day 4 Statistical Highlights – Durban

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 09:40 PM PST


Statistical highlights on the fourth day of the second Test between India and South Africa on Wednesday. # India have recorded their second win against South Africa in South Africa. In the 2006-07 Johannesburg Test, India had won by 123 runs. # India’s aforesaid victory is their seventh (lost twelve ...