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- England not taking New Zealand lightly : Stuart Broad #EngvsNZ
- Daniel Vettori likely to miss England series due to injury
- ICC Women’s World Cup 2013 : India vs West Indies, 1st ODI, Preview #IndvsWI
- Indian team without Sachin Tendulkar difficult to imagine : Virat Kohli
- Pakistan vs South Africa Series Live Streams Watch Online #PakvsSA
- BCCI announce Board President’s XI and India A squad for tour games vs Australia
| England not taking New Zealand lightly : Stuart Broad #EngvsNZ Posted: 30 Jan 2013 04:00 AM PST
England head into the tour as firm favourites over the Black Caps, who lost two recent Test matches in South Africa by an innings and have been destabilised by Ross Taylor’s axeing as captain in favour of Brendon McCullum. But Broad pointed to New Zealand’s face-saving one-day series win over the Proteas after their Test losses as proof the Black Caps will still pose a threat on the tour, particularly as they will be playing on home soil. “We know New Zealand have just beaten South Africa in the one-day format and having played a lot of Twenty20 cricket against them, we know they’re very dangerous,” Broad told reporters. “We’ll have to prepare for that and get used to the conditions as much as we can. We know New Zealand have some fantastic Twenty20 players and that’s who we’ll concentrate on… we’ll have to be at the top of our game.”
England arrived Tuesday night in New Zealand after winning their recent four-Test series in India 2-1 but losing the subsequent one-day series 3-2. The tour begins with three T20s, followed by three one-dayers then three Tests. Broad was reluctant to comment on New Zealand’s Test prospects, a format in which the hosts are ranked eighth in the world and England second, saying his side would approach each section of the tour separately. “If we focus on New Zealand cricket and what is going to happen ahead we’ll lose sight of what we need to do,” he said. The Blacks Caps appear set to be without veteran spinner Daniel Vettori in the Test series as he continues to struggle with an Achilles injury. “The Test matches against England may be a stretch for me,” he told Fairfax Media, saying he hoped to be back for New Zealand’s tour of England in May. The first T20 international will be at Auckland’s Eden Park on February 9.  |
| Daniel Vettori likely to miss England series due to injury Posted: 30 Jan 2013 03:00 AM PST
Although aiming to play domestic one-day cricket at the end of February, Vettori said he would be unable to play any longer-form games in the leadup to the three-Test series, which starts with the first match in Dunedin on March 6. “I’m hoping to be available for selection for Northern Districts’ one-day campaign, and then whatever happens from there happens,” Vettori said in comments published by Fairfax Media on Wednesday, referring to his domestic side. Northern Districts play their first match in New Zealand’s local one-day competition on Feb. 26. “I won’t be able to play any four-day cricket, so the Test matches against England may be a stretch for me.” Vettori, New Zealand’s most experienced international, said the return tour to England starting in May was a more realistic goal.
“But Achilles are funny things, they come and go with the pain and I need to prove to not only the selectors, but myself, that I can manage back-to-back days of cricket. That’s the plan, but I’ll just see how I go,” the 34-year-old added. Former captain Vettori hurt his foot at the World Twenty20 tournament in September and missed New Zealand’s subsequent tours to Sri Lanka and South Africa. New Zealand head into their home series against England a lowly eighth in the Test rankings and after a demoralising 2-0 series loss away to the Proteas.  |
| ICC Women’s World Cup 2013 : India vs West Indies, 1st ODI, Preview #IndvsWI Posted: 30 Jan 2013 02:00 AM PST
The day-night clash would set the ball rolling for the event, which will also be held in Cuttack where the Pakistan team (placed in Group B) is based due to security concerns in Mumbai. Group A matches are to be held in Mumbai’s Brabourne Stadium, MIG Club at Bandra and the Bandra-Kurla Complex ground of the Mumbai Cricket Association. Group B matches, involving strong contenders Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Pakistan, would be held in two grounds in Cuttack. The remaining Group fixtures for India, who finished third in the last championship, are against three-time winners (1973, 1993 and 2009) England at the Brabourne on February 3, and qualifiers Sri Lanka at the same ground on February 6.
Prior to that England will take on Sri Lanka on February 1 at the Brabourne. Sri Lanka would lock horns with the West Indies side on February 4 at the MIG ground in Bandra while the England-Windies clash on February 6 is scheduled at the BKC. Apart from Mithali, India would bank on former captain Jhulan Goswami, diminutive batter Poonam Raut, wicketkeeper Sulakshana Naik. The bowling attack would be spearheaded by Gouher Sultana and Niranjana Nagarajan. “We have senior players like Jhulan Goswami, Amita Sharma, vice-captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who has been among runs. We have two comeback players (Murugesan) Thirush Kamini, Karuna Jain, who have played the last World Cup. I am hoping that with this kind of combination, we will do very well,” said world number one batter and Indian captain Mithali Raj. England, led by Charlotte Edwards who is playing her fifth successive World Cup, are tipped to top the group and commence their bid to win the crown for the fourth time with a game against Sri Lanka on February 1 at CCI. The second and third place in the group would be a hard fought contest, with the West Indies a vastly improved side from four years ago. If recent form is anything to go by, it will probably be Sri Lanka, led by Shashikala Siriwardena, who are expected to miss the Super Six stage, starting on February 8. Sri Lanka won the right to compete in the tournament when it finished in the top four of the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifiers held in Dhaka, Bangladesh in November 2011. The England squad features familiar faces, including captain Edwards, while there are eight players from the original winning squad of 2009 including the in-form ICC Women’s Twenty20 Player of the Year 2012, Sarah Taylor, who will once again lead the side’s batting line-up. England captain Edwards requires a mere 61 more ODI runs to usurp Belinda Clark of Australia to become the most successful run-scorer in women’s cricket. Clark’s record of 4,844 ODI runs has stood since 2005. England’s bowling attack features the number one ODI bowler in the Reliance ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings, Katherine Brunt, who currently has 76 ODI scalps to her name, along with the talented slow left-armer Holly Colvin, who happened to also hit the winning runs in 2009 when the team defeated Australia in the final of the event. West Indies feature a mixture of youth and experience, including the only twins in the event, Kycia and Kyshona Knight of Barbados. The side is led by Trinidadian Merissa Aguilleira while ICC Women’s ODI Player of the Year 2012, Stafanie Taylor, is her deputy. In-form spinner Anisa Mohammed will be the one to watch after the 24-year-old claimed 7-14 in the final of the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier in 2011 against Pakistan. She will be hoping the sub-continent conditions will suit her style of play. The 2012 Women’s World Twenty20 champions and five-time World Cup winners Australia begin as favourites to qualify for the Super Six stage from Group B. Alongside Australia and New Zealand, which lifted the trophy back in 2000 and were runner-up in the last Women’s World Cup in 2009, will also be front-runners to qualify for the Super Six stage of the event from this group. Pakistan and South Africa qualified for the event after finishing second and fourth in the qualifiers staged in Dhaka last year. Pakistan made the final of that event, losing to West Indies in the final by 130 runs while South Africa played Sri Lanka in the 3-4 play-off and lost that match by three wickets. The Group B teams will be in action on the second day of the tournament on February 1 when Australia play Pakistan at Barabati Stadium, while New Zealand will take on South Africa at DRIEMS Cricket Ground in Cuttack. On February 3, New Zealand will take on Pakistan at Barabati Stadium while Australia will go up against South Africa at DRIEMS Cricket Ground but the final day of Group B fixtures on February 5 could prove to be the most exciting. The last set of fixtures in Group B will see old rivals Australia and New Zealand go head-to-head at the DRIEMS Cricket Ground, while Pakistan will take on the ever-improving South Africa in a bid to ensure qualification for the Super Six stage of the event. Australia and New Zealand have met 115 times. Australia have won 84 matches and New Zealand have been winners 29 times with two ending in a no-result. Of the Australia squad heading to India, led by Jodie Fields, two — Lisa Sthalekar and Alex Blackwell — have tasted World Cup glory, having featured in the 2005 team that lifted the trophy. Besides Blackwell and Sthalekar, another member of the 2005 winning team is also with the side, Cathryn Fitzpatrick is now the head coach. Fitzpatrick’s assistant is former Canada men’s team opening batsman John Davison. The youngest member of the team is 17-year-old Holly Ferling, while all-rounder Ellyse Perry and batting duo of Alyssa Healy and Jess Cameron were members of the recent ICC Women’s World Twenty20 winning side. One player to watch out for is in-form batter, Meg Lanning, who recently scored the fastest century by an Australian male or female player in an ODI. The right-handed batter, born in Singapore, smashed her way to a 45-ball 100 in 55 minutes against New Zealand in December last year during the Rose Bowl Series and will be hoping for a repeat performance here in India. New Zealand will be led by the Suzie Bates, who will have a wealth of experience in her side including the likes of Lucy Doolan, Nicola Browne, Sophie Devine, Sara McGlashan, Rachael Priest and Sian Ruck. Two faces to watch out for will be 22-year-old Morna Nielsen, a spinner from Tauranga along with medium-pacer Lea Tahuhu from Christchurch. Pakistan will be led by Sana Mir who will be hoping the sub-continental conditions suit her team of talented bowlers including spinner Nida Dar and uncapped medium-pacer Diana Baig. The all-round skills of vice-captain Bismah Maroof will also prove important for the side if the team is to remain in the competition past the group stage. South Africa are led by batter Mignon du Preez, while the side has welcomed back former captain Cri-Zelda Brits who temporarily took a step back from international cricket. The team is currently eighth in the world rankings. If previous results are any guide, then South Africa may knock Pakistan out of the group. The two sides have met nine times in ODIs, with South Africa have been victorious on seven occasions, Pakistan have won once with one no result.  |
| Indian team without Sachin Tendulkar difficult to imagine : Virat Kohli Posted: 30 Jan 2013 01:00 AM PST
“For 23 years, he has taught us how to perform with so many people expecting you to score a century everyday. It is unbelievable. Growing up, I could never imagine a team without Tendulkar but someday, one needs to take that (retirement) decision,” the 23-year-old batsman told NDTV. In a lighter vein though, he said that Tendulkar insisted that a self proclaimed ‘hip hop’ and R&B lover like him had to listen to old english songs. “He loved a selected few songs. He is a great fan of Kishore Kumar but he made me listen to old english songs with meaningful melody. As far as I am concerned, I am listening to Swedish House Mafia a lot these days apart from popular Punjabi numbers.” Kohli feels that one quality that he wishes to imbibe from his skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the art of “staying calm” in pressure situations.
“One thing I like about him (Dhoni) is his calmness. I wish I could have some of it. He is someone who doesn’t disclose too much which would let opposition know about what’s going on in his mind. Wish I could get some of it,” Kohli said. He termed Yuvraj Singh as “an elder brother” whose courageous comeback to international cricket after fighting a rare germ cell cancer was an “inspiration.” “Courage and mental strength are two things one can learn from Yuvraj. The challenges that he has faced in life and career is something that one can learn from.” Sunil Gavaskar has compared him with Nawab Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi stating that the youngster has the same “flair and panache”. “You feel humbled when you are compared with a legend like Nawab of Pataudi by another legend Sunil Gavaskar.” Although there weren’t too many questions on the team’s performance in recent tournaments, Kohli felt that the new ODI rules will be “helpful for batsmen in the sub-continent” while “bowlers will find it beneficial outside the sub-continent.”  |
| Pakistan vs South Africa Series Live Streams Watch Online #PakvsSA Posted: 30 Jan 2013 12:35 AM PST Pakistan vs South Africa cricket live streams online. Pakistan tour of South Africa cricket series watch online. Pakistan to play a test, twenty20 and odi series in South Africa and all the matches will be streamed live online in HD on thecrictv.com or thecricket-tv.info. Pakistan to play a series in South Africa after a long time and it will be a challenging series for both the team. Pakistan have a superb bowling attack but playing against he no. 1 test team will be entertaining and thrilling. South africa have recently won the test series against New Zealand 2-0 and the team moral will be really high. Pakistan haven’t played much international cricket except the series win against India in India in limited over cricket. Pakistan will look for a good show in the South Africa as well. Here we will list the live streams links for Pakistan tour of South Africa. Pakistan vs South Africa broadcasting rights have been given to Ten Cricket and Ten Sports for Asia region covering Pakistan, India and other countries while Supersports will cover the series in South Africa. In UK the series will be covered by Sky Sports HD. Live Streams for the available from all these broadcasters and we will update you here with the links of where to watch online. Just bookmark the page for Pakistan vs South Africa cricket live streams and more updates from the series.
Pakistan vs South Africa Live Streams links: 1. TheCricTV.com –>> http://thecrictv.com 2. TheCricket-TV.info –>> http://thecricket-tv.info  |
| BCCI announce Board President’s XI and India A squad for tour games vs Australia Posted: 29 Jan 2013 11:40 PM PST
Tamil Nadu and India opener Abhinav Mukund will lead the Board President's XI side, while Delhi's Shikhar Dhawan has been named captain of the India A side, the board announced on its website. Punjab batsman Jiwanjyot Singh, who was their prolific run-scorer in the recently-concluded Ranji Trophy 2012-13 has been included in the India A side. Mumbai bowler Dhawal Kulkarni, who bagged nine wickets in the Ranji Trophy final against Saurashtra, is also a part of the India A squad.
On the other hand, India seamer Mohammad Shami Ahmed, who impressed in the ODI series against England, is a part of the Board President's XI along with Saurashtra's Kamlesh Makwana, 's Parvinder Awana and Jammu and Kashmir's Parvez Rassol. The Board President's XI will take on Australia in a two-day game, to be played at Chennai on from February 12-13, 2013. The Australian side will have their second tour game against India A at Chennai from February 16-18, 2013. Board President’s XI squad against Australia Abhinav Mukund (c), Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Mandeep Singh, Kedar Jadhav, Parthiv Patel, Stuart Binny, Sarabjit Ladda, Parvez Rassol, Mohammed Shami, Parvinder Awana, Kamlesh Makwana. India A squad against Australia Shikhar Dhawan (c), Jiwanjyot Singh, Rohit Sharma, Manoj Tiwary, Ajinkya Rahane, CM Gautam, Rakesh Dhruv, Jalaj Saxena, Manpreet Gony, Vinay Kumar, Dhawal Kulkarni, Ashok Menaria.  |
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England cricket team is a fighting team against any team of the world. Stuart Broad’s bowling and Ian bell’s bating is really worthy of praise.
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