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- Sachin Tendulkar deserves to be honoured by every country: Shane Warne
- Bangladesh vs West Indies Day 3 Live Streams 2nd Test 2012 #BanvsWI
- Steve Waugh compares Michael Clarke with Don Bradman
- India vs England 2nd Test Live Streams, Where to watch online #IndvsEng
- Shane Warne joins commentary team for India-England 2nd Test
- No one likes bowling to Virender Sehwag, says Shane Warne
- Virender Sehwag revolutionised Test cricket
- Sehwag’s mindset is totally different, says Dhoni
- MS Dhoni rules out possibility of playing 3 spinners in India-England 2nd Test
- Alastair Cook confident of turn around in 2nd Test against India
- MS Dhoni defends his demand for turning pitches
- Marlon Samuels, Darren Bravo lead West Indies fightback on Day 2 of 2nd Test
- Preview: India vs England, 2nd Test, Mumbai, 23-27 Nov 2012
- Bangladesh vs West Indies Day 2 Highlights – 2nd Test – 22 Nov 2012
- Michael Clarke slams another double hundred to put Australia on top against South Africa: 2nd Test
- Australia vs South Africa 2nd Test Scorecard Adelaide 2012
- Australia vs South Africa Day 1 Highlights – 2nd Test – 22 Nov 2012
| Sachin Tendulkar deserves to be honoured by every country: Shane Warne Posted: 22 Nov 2012 12:51 PM PST
Tendulkar was honoured with the title early this month after Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard made the announcement during her visit to India last month. Former Australian batsman Matthew Hayden, who is also a former recipient of the title, was, however, upset with the honour as he felt it should be bestowed “exclusive” on his countrymen. However, Warne disagreed with Hayden and said he was proud that Tendulkar was bestowed with the honour.
“If Hayden criticised (the decision to award Tendulkar Order of Australia) then I disagree. I think Sachin should have the honour of every country,” Warne said. I think he has done so well, so much for the game of cricket. The way he has conducted himself on and off the field has been first class. “Whatever country wants to give Sachin stuff, they should give it to him because he deserves it. I was proud of Australia to recognise that and give Sachin that honour. It was fantastic to see. Hopefully, mine is next,” he added. On the retirement issue of Tendulkar, Warne said the veteran batsman should continue playing international cricket as long as he keeps scoring runs. “Sachin should go on as long as wants. He should play as long as continues to score runs, which he seems to do. He can pay as long as he wants and I hope he plays 5000 (test matches) because I am not bowling anymore,” he said. Warne once again reiterated that his “nightmare” comment which he made 14 years ago was made in a lighter vein. “My saying I have nightmares about Sachin, that was a joke. I think of other things in my dreams,” he added.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bangladesh vs West Indies Day 3 Live Streams 2nd Test 2012 #BanvsWI Posted: 22 Nov 2012 10:45 AM PST
Bangladesh vs West Indies Day 3 Live neo prime cricket live streams online. West Indies vs Bangladesh 2nd test live streams online 2012. Bangladesh vs West Indies Day 3 Neo Prime Live streams online. West Indies coming with 1-0 lead in the series might have failed to stop Bangladesh to score runs on the opening day but they came back well in the game on Day 2. Bangladesh were able to score 387 in 1st innings, thanks to superb innings by Abul Hasan and Mahmudullah. West Indies in reply lost the openers quickly but Marlon Samuels and Darren Bravo provided the much needed partnership. West Indies were 241 for 2 at the close od Day 2 and trailing by 146 runs. West Indies if continued to bat like that can posses a serious threat to the home team. Bangladesh need pick wickets as fast as they can so as to pressurize the visitors and level the series. Watch all the exciting test series covered on Neo Prime live stream online at thecrictv.com or thecricket-tv.info Match Timings: 09:30 local | 03:30 GMT | 09:00 IST 1. http://thecricket-tv.info 2. http://thecrictv.com  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steve Waugh compares Michael Clarke with Don Bradman Posted: 22 Nov 2012 10:15 AM PST
“Clarke has become the first player to score four double centuries in a year. I should mention here that I can only imagine Bradman playing any better than how he (Clarke) is playing, Waugh said. “He seems to be so relaxed in the crease with head still. Clarke has done incredibly as a captain,” he added. Clarke today smahed 224 in the second Test against the Proteas in Adelaide, a few days after hitting a double ton in the first Test.
Waugh was speaking to reporters here at the announcement of a world class Sports Academy in association with Sporting Edge, a Waugh venture at Brigade Orchards. Asked whether Ricky Ponting should be given a chance to play after a string of poor scores, Waugh said Ponting is a great player and unfortunately missed out in his first two innings against South Africa. “If an individual is struggling, hopefully the rest of the side carry that person and reciprocate the same when someone else is struggling. That makes a strong side,” Waugh said. Replying to a question on Virender Sehwag, who will be playing his 100th Test tomorrow, Waugh said Mathew Hayden changed the style of opening batsmen and the Nawab of Najafgarh took it almost to a different level. “Sehwag has been an incredible player, particularly on seamless wickets, but we had plans to pick him up when he toured Australia,” he said. Waugh further said that Sehwag has a very good technique which people take it for granted and do not accept. “He has very good still head and amazing eyes to pounce on the ball,” he added.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| India vs England 2nd Test Live Streams, Where to watch online #IndvsEng Posted: 22 Nov 2012 09:48 AM PST
India started the revenge series with a win in the 1st test at Ahmedabad. England batsman failed to score runs against spin bowling and result is England are current 0-1 against India. Second test match of India-England series will be played at Wankhede Stadium at Mumbai and spin again can be crucial factor. Although the pitch offers bounce as well so both team pacers can get something from the wicket as well. India will be looking to continue the winning momentum. Virender Sehwag will play his 100th Test for India and Mumbai hero Sachin Tendulkar will also take the ground. So big match for all the fans out their. England will definitely look to rebound and are likely to include another spinner Monty Panesar for the 2nd Test. Graeme Swann bowled beautifully in last match will he be able to get England back in the game. India-England series second test can be watch online free on thecricket-tv.info or thecrictv.com. Match Timings: 09:30 local/IST | 04:00 GMT England: Alastair Cook (capt), Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Jonathan Bairstow, Nick Compton, Matt Prior (wk), Joe Root, Samit Patel, James Anderson, Steven Finn, Stuart Broad, Stuart Meaker, Graham Onions, Graeme Swann, Monty Panesar, Eoin Morgan, Tim Bresnan Watch India vs England Series Live Streams on below links: 1. Star Cricket, Sky Sports HD – TheCricket-TV.info 2. Star Cricket – TheCrictv.com  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shane Warne joins commentary team for India-England 2nd Test Posted: 22 Nov 2012 08:30 AM PST
Warne has joined the English commentary panel that includes the likes of Sunil Gavaskar, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly, Ravi Shastri, Sanjay Manjrekar, L Sivaramakrishnan, Paul Collingwood and Harsha Bhogle. The former spinner, who has taken over 1,000 wickets in Tests and ODIs, will be commentating for the broadcasters for the first time. “I’m delighted to be part of the commentary panel. I have some old on-field rivals who are part of the commentary team. I think it will be fun working with them for a change. I am here only for the second Test match between India and England this time but I will be back for the India Australia series due next year,” said Warne.
Warne said that it would be interesting to see how the second Test between India and England pans out. “The first Test match was very interesting. England did show some great fighting spirit but India probably was too good. It will be in interesting to see how the second one pans out. Spinners would play a key role in the upcoming Tests as always in the subcontinent. “England might also have to relook at their team composition and I expect them to come back strongly,” he said. Earlier this year, Shane Warne had signed a three-year deal as a part of broadcasters’ ‘commentary, presentation and analysis team’. The sports broadcaster had earlier launched Hindi presentation with the start of the current series with analysts like Kapil Dev, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Rameez Raja, Arun Lal and Ayaz Memon.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No one likes bowling to Virender Sehwag, says Shane Warne Posted: 22 Nov 2012 07:50 AM PST
“He is a good guy. With a Kevin Pietersen, he is one of the most dangerous batsmen in the world. No one likes bowling to him,” Warne said. The former Australian leg-spinner said Sehwag is not just about natural talent. “To play a hundredth Test match, you need a lot of things going for you, outside of just natural talent. He is a very good player. You have have to have commitment, dedication, that sacrifice.
“You have to be prepared to play for a long period of time. So to see him play his 100th match tomorrow is going to be fantastic. I am very happy for him to get to hundred Test matches,” Warne added. Test cricket’s second highest wicket-taker and of the most charismatic players to have graced the game, Warne was pleased to see Sehwag returning to his old usual self after a lean run. “I know a lot of people doubted him when he first came into the side. He has been through a bit of form slump so it is great to see him back, smashing all the attacks as he does. “He is great to watch and I wish him the very best for his hundredth Test,” Warne said at an event, on the eve of the second Test against England.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virender Sehwag revolutionised Test cricket Posted: 22 Nov 2012 07:15 AM PST
In the 99 Test matches he has so far played, the 34-year-old amassed 8,448 runs at an average of 50.89 and a staggering strike rate of 82.45 to boot — amazing figures for a Test batsman. The Delhi batsman has scored 23 hundreds over the last 12 years, including four double centuries and two triple centuries with a highest of 319 scored against South Africa at Chennai in March 2008. That was his second triple ton, the first (309) being against Pakistan at Multan in 2004. The knock against the Proteas included 42 boundaries and five sixes and came at a rollicking strike rate of 104.93.
Sehwag became the first Indian to score 300 runs in an innings eclipsing VVS Laxman’s memorable 281 which he scored at Eden Gardens in 2001, and that March 2004 innings in Multan earned him the title of ‘Sultan of Multan.’ These two big ones put the ‘Nawab of Najafgarh’ in elite company as one of the only four batsmen to have scored two triple centuries. The others are cricket’s demi-god Don Bradman, batting legend Brian Lara and destructive West Indian Chris Gayle. Sehwag, who made his first-class debut as a bowler who was a handy bat lower down the order, was moved to the top by skipper Sourav Ganguly at Lord’s in 2002 to find a place for him in the side as he could not have fitted in the middle-order. This reluctant change came about after he became the 11th Indian to score a hundred on debut batting in the middle-order against South Africa in Bloemfontein in 2001. In his first Test as an opener, Sehwag struck a belligerent 84 and he came to stay as an opener, though he kept saying that he would prefer to bat in the middle-order despite his resounding success as an opener. He revolutionised the game with his approach as an opener, amassing runs at a frenetic pace. His strike rate of 82.45 is the best for any batsman who has aggregated 2000-plus runs. Viru’s performance away from home is also quite impressive, considering that the Indian batsmen have to bat on much faster and seamer-friendly pitches overseas. In the 52 matches he has played overseas, he has amassed 3930 runs at an average of 44.65 as against 4518 runs at an average of 57.92 at home. After scoring his first century in over two years in the Ahmedabad Test against England, one can only expect more fireworks from the explosive batsman who former India coach John Wright described as “the limited overs batsman who revolutioned Test cricket”.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sehwag’s mindset is totally different, says Dhoni Posted: 22 Nov 2012 06:45 AM PST
Sehwag would be making his 100th Test appearance when he takes the field against England on Friday in the second game of the ongoing four-match series. “The crucial decision that he made in his career was when he decided that he will open the innings. I think that was a big challenge for him but he accepted it. His stats are one of the best stats that you can see. He is someone who is very different to a lot of individuals. His thinking is entirely different,” Dhoni said at the pre-match press conference. “How he takes up or faces a particular kind of challenge is very different.” The 34-year-old Sehwag is on the verge of becoming only the ninth Indian player to reach the 100-Test club list, which his idol Sachin Tendulkar tops with 191 under his belt.
“He has got a very important role right from the very start. He is someone who can play shots right from the very first delivery, which means if the bowler is off target, he looks to put pressure on the bowler,” Dhoni said. “We have seen once the batsmen get after the bowlers and if they score a few boundaries off the bowler, then it is very difficult for them to get back into the game,” he added. Dhoni said Sehwag is always full of positive energy irrespective of his form with the bat. “When you talk about the mindset, that is why he is so special. Whether he is in form or not in form, it does not really bother him. He just keeps thinking positive. He was working a lot on his batting but still his approach remained the same,” said Dhoni. “His (Sehwag’s) role is very crucial, not to forget the experience that he has got playing in all the formats and also the fact that he still can get us a few wickets. We have not been using him too much in the bowling department but is still someone who can get us a few breakthroughs,” said Dhoni. The India captain said the way Sehwag plays, it is always easy for him to strike form after a lean phase. “I don’t think it is too difficult for someone like him to come back to form. We all know that form is about 15 runs here and there. All of a sudden from a very good run, you get out in 15 deliveries. It’s the mindset that helps you get back in the game and that way, I think he is brilliant,” he said. Dhoni said people need more time to understand Sehwag’s mindset. “When it comes to Viru, you need a bit more time to understand him. All the players who have played with him and shared the dressing room with realise the fact that his mindset is completely different from maybe all the cricketers around the world,” the skipper said. “He is very positive and he backs his stint and looks forward to score runs. It doesn’t matter whether the wicket is seaming or turning or doing anything. He goes in with one purpose and that is to score runs,” he explained.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MS Dhoni rules out possibility of playing 3 spinners in India-England 2nd Test Posted: 22 Nov 2012 06:10 AM PST
“Not really. We are looking at a 2-2 combination. Add balance to the side. Also you don’t know exactly whether you are bowling first or batting first. Which means if the spinners are bowling and there is not much turn for them, ball is not stopping. It may be difficult for them to restrict the batsmen,” Dhoni said at the pre-match media conference at the Wankhede Stadium. “He (Harbhajan) has to wait as (Ravichandran) Ashwin and (Pragyan) Ojha are bowling well,” Dhoni added when asked if Harbhajan will be sitting out again after being in the reserves in the opening game at Ahmedabad.
In the first Test, which India won by nine wickets, Ashwin went wicket-less for a long time in the second innings till he dismissed Graeme Swann when the tail-end batsman attempted a reverse sweep and was bowled. The 26-year-old off-spinner had picked up three wickets in England’s first innings. He was a bit unlucky though as a few chances off his bowling went abegging. Ojha, on the other hand, bowled well as he claimed five and four wickets, respectively in two innings. The skipper also said that pacer Umesh Yadav, who is nursing a sore back, is likely to be rested. “Umesh is doubtful for this Test match. He has a sore back, so when we are playing with two fast bowlers and two spinners I don’t think we can take a risk with him. So most likely he will miss this Test match,” said Dhoni. Asked whether speedster Ishant Sharma would replace Yadav if the latter failed to make it to the playing eleven, Dhoni said the Delhi bowler had a good chance of playing. “There is a very good chance he will play but we won’t announce the playing XI (today),” he said.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alastair Cook confident of turn around in 2nd Test against India Posted: 22 Nov 2012 05:50 AM PST
“Clearly it was tough on confidence when you get beaten in a heavy manner. The beauty of the game is such quick turnaround. Now we have got the chance and the opportunity to try and put it right. That is what we will have to do. We have to try and learn from last week and play well,” Cook said. Left-handed opener, Cook, was among the few from the touring party to come out of the disastrous first Test with his head held high, scoring a marathon 176 in the second innings, which kept England afloat till the last day.
Cook said he and his teammates have talked about the importance of scoring big in the first innings on Indian pitches. They were bowled out for 191 on a dusty Motera track in Ahmedabad. “The first innings run is vital. We know that. I spoke about it when we lost the game and I have been speaking about it ever since. We know how important that is. We have got an opportunity now and a brand new situation. Whether you win or lose, you start on a level playing field straight away. We are going to try and use that to our advantage. “We have good players. We have some world class players with fantastic records. We have to hold our hands up in these conditions, we haven’t played well enough. There is no one else to blame,” he said in the pre-match press conference. Though reluctant to name the playing XI, with Ian Bell not available having returned home for personal reasons, Cook said the aim was to pick a team that could trouble the hosts. “I am not going to name the team now. But we will try and pick a team that will trouble (India). Ian Bell is not with us. We are going to miss his experience but it gives someone else the opportunity to show the selectors and show us what he can do. He has got an opportunity to grasp and if he takes it then there is competition for the place.”  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MS Dhoni defends his demand for turning pitches Posted: 22 Nov 2012 05:20 AM PST
“How should it be then? I was just trying to take the toss out of the equation…I was doing the good part,” said Dhoni on the eve of the India-England second start here. “Different people have different opinions. People talk about different challenges. You have seen the ball swinging in New Zealand and England and bouncing in Australia. South Africa has different kind of wickets. May be that’s the reason they don’t want the ball to turn,” he added. Dhoni, after winning the first Test against England at Ahmedabad, expressed his displeasure at the Motera wicket and said that “We wanted the curators to prepare the pitches that will turn from day one.”
The captain, however, said that the Wankhede Stadium track, which is prepared for the second Test, would offer some more bounce and help the fast bowlers from both sides. “It looks good. As is always the case I would like to review decision delaying it after five days. It does not turn I can come and criticise once again, but it looks like a good wicket to start with. “This time of the year the climate is generally cooler, but it’s still hot out here. It is humid. The fast bowlers will get a bit of swing and as the game progresses, the wicket may become dry. If the ball is maintained well, the fast bowlers may get to reverse it,” said Dhoni. “This wicket has bounce as compared to the other wickets (In India). Their (pace bowlers) roles will be crucial.” Dhoni said in Ahmedabad Test the fast bowling duo of Zaheer Khan and Umesh Yadav, who is set to miss the second match because of a sore back, played an important role. “At Motera it was the fast bowlers who gave the important breakthroughs after which we were able to put pressure,” he said.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marlon Samuels, Darren Bravo lead West Indies fightback on Day 2 of 2nd Test Posted: 22 Nov 2012 05:18 AM PST
Scorecard | Day 2 Highlights 2nd Test The 31-year-old Jamaican was 109 not out and added 198 runs for the unfinished third wicket stand with Darren Bravo (85 not out) to help the tourists recover from the early loss of the openers at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium. The tourists, who lead the series 1-0 after winning the first Test in Dhaka by 77 runs, are now 146 behind Bangladesh’s first innings total of 387. Samuels, a star in West Indies’s World Twenty20 triumph in Sri Lanka last month, drove spinner Shakib Al Hasan towards cover for his 11th boundary to complete his fifth Test hundred — and his third this year.
By the end of play he had hit 13 boundaries and a six during his 231-ball resistance-filled knock after Kieran Powell (13) and Chris Gayle (25) were dismissed in the pre-lunch session. Bravo, who hit seven boundaries during his sedate 197-ball knock, helped Samuels set a new record for third wicket against Bangladesh, beating the 179-run stand between Brian Lara and Ramnaresh Sarwan at Kingston in 2004. Powell, who scored a century in each innings in the first Test, was caught at square-leg off a short delivery from paceman Rubel Hossain, while Gayle was well caught by wicket-keeper Mushfiqur Rahim off spinner Sohag Gazi. Earlier, Bangladesh added 22 to their overnight score of 365-8. Abul Hasan, who on Wednesday became only the second man in 135 years of Test cricket to score a debut hundred while batting at number 10, was last man out. The 20-year-old left-hander hit 14 boundaries and three sixes during his 163-ball knock before being caught in the slips off a short Fidel Edwards delivery. He fell just four short of equalling the highest ever individual score by a number 10 batsman set by Walter Read for England against Australia at The Oval in 1884. Mohammad Mahmudullah was dismissed in the third over of the day when he gave Darren Sammy a return catch after scoring a solid 76. He had helped Hasan add 184 runs for the ninth wicket to lift the home team from a precarious 193-8 on the first day. Their partnership fell just 11 short of the world record ninth-wicket partnership by South African pair Mark Boucher and Pat Symcox against Pakistan in Johannesburg in 1998. Mahmudullah hit nine boundaries during his almost three-hour stay. Edwards was the pick of the bowlers with 6-90, his 12th five-wicket haul in Test matches. Sammy chipped in with 3-74.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preview: India vs England, 2nd Test, Mumbai, 23-27 Nov 2012 Posted: 22 Nov 2012 04:13 AM PST
Already 1-0 up in what has been touted as the ‘revenge series’, another victory for Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s men will ensure that England’s quest for their first series win on Indian soil in 27 years will continue. It will also keep Indian on track for a whitewash and avenge the 4-0 defeat they suffered during their last tour to England. India totally outplayed England in the opening game of the four-match series on a dusty bowl at Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad except for a fightback by captain Alastair Cook and wicketkeeper Matt Prior that kept them afloat till the final day after the home side took a huge 330-run first innings lead.
Barring Cook and Prior, who scored 176 and 91 in England second innings in Ahmedabad, the other visiting batsmen looked all at sea against the Indian bowling attack led by left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha who emerged with a nine-wicket haul. The match at Wankhede Stadium Friday would also be significant with Virender Sehwag set to become the only ninth Indian player to feature in 100 Tests. The form of the dashing opener, who hit a run-a-ball 117 in India’s massive first innings, would be crucial again in the outcome of the second match and, in fact, in the whole series. India, however, may miss the services of pacer Umesh Yadav who picked up a lower back injury while trying to get some extra pace and bounce on unresponsive Motera track during the first match. Yadav’s injury has brought Ishant Sharma into the picture as a possible replacement. Yadav had given the home side important breakthroughs – including the wickets of Ian Bell and Samit Patel off successive balls — in England’s second innings in the first Test and it will be a blow for the home side if they have to miss him here. Zaheer Khan, who used the old ball craftily in tightening the screws on England on an unresponsive pitch at Ahmedabad, will spearhead the attack. The gangling Sharma, who has recovered from his viral infection that laid him low in the first Test, would be his likely new ball support if Yadav is ruled out, leaving the latter’s cover Ashok Dinda in the reserves. India are also likely to retain R Ashwin, though he gave away over 100 runs while getting tail-end batsman Graeme Swann in England second innings to add to his three-wicket haul in the first, and keep his off-spin rival Harbhajan Singh again in the reserves. The Indian batting clicked in telling fashion with Sehwag rattling the England attack with a run-a-ball 117, his first in more than two years. Cheteshwar Pujara would also look to continue from where he left in Ahmedabad where he hit an unbeaten 206 in a team score of 521 for 8 declared. Senior batsman Sachin Tendulkar, who was honoured last evening by the Cricket Board for his incredible achievement of scoring a 100 international hundreds, strangely has hit only one Test ton at his home ground — 148 as captain against Sri Lanka in 1997. The 39-year-old cricketer, who is in the twilight of his glorious career, would be eager to score his second century here as this could well be his final chance to achieve the feat before he retires. He had missed out on the chance to score his landmark 100th ton by six runs in front of his adoring home city fans during the thrilling last-ball draw against the West Indies last November. The Wankhede track appeared to have an even coat of grass two days before the match but is expected to sport a different hue on the morning of the game. Skiipper Dhoni had given a clarion call for a turning track from day one after his spinners Ojha and Ashwin bowled 55 and 43 overs on the low and slow Motera track as England made over 400 runs in the second innings. There is significant amount of dewfall in the morning here which should help the pace bowlers in the first session of match days with the track sweating under the covers. The middle session is generally the best for batting at this venue, at least on the first two days, as later the sea breeze that sets in during the last session aids swing bowling. Barring Sharma coming for the injured Yadav, it appears that the winning eleven in the first Test would be retained by the hosts. Meanwhile, the visitors would be handicapped by the absence of Ian Bell, though he was a flop in Ahmedabad. The middle order mainstay has flown home to be at the side of his wife who is expecting their child. 26-year-old left-handed batsman Eoin Morgan is talked about as Bell’s replacement in the eleven. Six foot-seven inch tall pacer Steven Finn, on whom the England team had pinned many hopes to get some extra bounce on slow Indian pitches, has aggravated his thigh injury which he picked up during their practice game before the series and is again unavailable. It would be interesting to see whether left-arm spinner Monty Panesar, who was surprisingly omitted at Ahmedabad, plays at this venue where he celebrated his maiden Test wicket, that of Tendulkar, by running all the way to the boundary line six years ago. If Panesar gets the nod, one of the three seam bowlers who all flopped at Ahmedabad — James Anderson, vice-captain Stuart Broad and Tim Bresnan — would be out of the eleven. There is also the likelihood of Samit Patel, who failed in the series opener, giving way to reserve wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow if Panesar is included to bowl left-arm spin. This would be the 23rd Test hosted at this venue since the first in 1974-75 and India have come out victorious on 9 of those occasions including thrice in a row against England between 1984 and 1993. The hosts have suffered reverses against their English rivals in 1980 and 2006, the last time the two met at this ground, with the tourists aided by the all-round brilliance of Ian Bothan (century and 13 wickets) and Andrew Flintoff (two fifties and 4 wickets) respectively. Teams: India: Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Cheteshwar Pujara, Sachin Tendulkar,Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Zaheer Khan, Pragyan Ojha, Umesh Yadav. England: Alastair Cook (c), Nick Compton, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Matt Prior (wk), Samit Patel, Tim Bresnan, Graeme Swann, Stuart Broad, James Anderson. Umpires: Aleem Dar and Tony Hill Third umpire: S Ravi Match Referee: Roshan Mahanama. Time: 09.30 local (09.30 IST)  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bangladesh vs West Indies Day 2 Highlights – 2nd Test – 22 Nov 2012 Posted: 22 Nov 2012 03:30 AM PST
Bangladesh vs West Indies Day 2 Highlights 2nd Test 2012. West India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test Day 2 Highlights Khulna 2012. Watch Ban vs WI Highlights Test Cricket played in Khulna, Bangladesh on 22 Nov. Bangladesh vs West Indies 2nd Test Cricket Highlights. Test Cricket West Indies tour of Bangladesh 2012. Part 1  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Clarke slams another double hundred to put Australia on top against South Africa: 2nd Test Posted: 22 Nov 2012 01:29 AM PST
The Australia captain became the first batsman to score four double centuries in a calendar year when he took a single off Imran Tahir late on the first day at the Adelaide Oval. His 200 came off 226 balls and featured 35 boundaries and a six. He was unbeaten on 224 when Mike Hussey (103) chopped a Dale Steyn delivery onto his stumps to end their 272-run fifth-wicket stand on the last ball of the day. Australia produced its highest first-day total in a test match since the 496 scored against South Africa in 1910.
David Warner belted 119 from 112 balls on a day dominated by the batsmen apart from a stumble in the first session when the Australians lost three wickets for 12 runs and slipped to 55-3. The momentum swung wildly back to Australia after 37-year-old allrounder Jacques Kallis limped off the field in the 17th with an injured right hamstring after dismissing Ed Cowan (10) and Ricky Ponting (4) in his opening 3.3-over spell. He didn’t went for MRI scans and didn’t return to the field, compounding the pressure on the South African attacked after Vernon Philander was ruled out just hours before the match started with a bad back. Kallis had 2-19 and Morne Morkel’s figures blew out to 2-128 after he was forced to shoulder a heavier workload with Kallis out and Steyn hampered by a tight left hamstring in the evening session. Warner plundered South Africa’s depleted bowling from the start, clobbering four sixes and 16 boundaries in his third test century. He put on 155 for the fourth wicket with Clarke. The burly opener smashed Faf du Plessis’ first ball in test cricket, a high full toss, over the square leg boundary and lost it in the construction zone to move to 83. He then hit a six and a four on consecutive balls from legspinner Imran Tahir to reach his 100 from 93 balls, lacing his third test century with 13 boundaries and four sixes before he fended a good length ball from Morkel to Graeme Smith at slip. Hussey joined Clarke and kept up the momentum, smashing a six against Tahir to bring up his century just one ball after Clarke had reached his 200.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia vs South Africa 2nd Test Scorecard Adelaide 2012 Posted: 21 Nov 2012 11:58 PM PST
South Africa in Australia Test Series 2012 Australia vs South Africa – 2nd Test Played at Adelaide Oval, 22 – 26 Nov 2012 Toss – Australia won the toss and elected to bat. Day 1 – Stumps Australia 1st Inn
Fall of Wickets (Australia): 1-43 (Cowan, 10.3 ov), 2-44 (Quiney, 11.6 ov), 3-55 (Ponting, 12.6 ov), 4-210 (Warner, 37.2 ov), 5-482 (Hussey, 86.5 ov)
South Africa (Playing XI): Graeme Smith (c), Alviro Petersen, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers (wk), Jacques Rudolph, Faf du Plessis, Dale Steyn, Imran Tahir, Morne Morkel, Rory Kleinveldt  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia vs South Africa Day 1 Highlights – 2nd Test – 22 Nov 2012 Posted: 21 Nov 2012 11:55 PM PST
Australia vs South Africa Day 1 Highlights 2nd Test 2012. South Africa vs Australia Day 1 Highlights 2nd Test Adelaide 2012. Watch Aus vs SA Highlights Test Cricket played in Adelaide on 22 Nov. Australia vs South Africa 2nd Test Cricket Highlights. Test Cricket South Africa tour of Australia 2012. Toss  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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