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- India in commanding position, Australia 74/2 trail by 192 at stumps on Day 3 #IndvsAus
- Brett Lee replaces Wasim Akram as KKR bowling mentor #IPL6
- Nathan Lyon axing from Hyderabad test a tactical blunder, says Rahul Dravid #IndvsAus
- India vs Australia 2013 : Umpires take advantage of referral rules in absence of DRS #IndvsAus
- India vs Australia Day 3 Highlights – 2nd Test – Hyderabad 2013 #IndvsAus
- West Indies vs Zimbabwe 2nd T20 Post Match Presentation Antigua 2013 #WIvsZim
| India in commanding position, Australia 74/2 trail by 192 at stumps on Day 3 #IndvsAus Posted: 04 Mar 2013 06:01 AM PST
Pujara’s masterly knock of 204 and his record 370-run partnership with Murali Vijay (167) helped India pile up a commanding 503, giving the hosts a lead of 266 runs on the third day at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. Such was the impact of the Pujara-Vijay effort that India managed to cross the 500-run mark despite losing their last nine wickets for only 116 runs. With a huge cushion under their belt, off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin came out all guns blazing, dismissing David Warner (26) and Phillip Hughes (0) in quick succession as Australia finished the day at a shaky 74 for two in their second innings. Both Warner and Hughes were guilty of trying to sweep Ashwin deliveries, which pitched on the leg-stump before disturbing their stumps. At the close of play, Australia required another 192 runs to avoid an innings defeat, and Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Co going 2-0 up in the four-match series seemed inevitable.
With still two more days to go, the question now is not how but when will India wrap up the match. While the second day totally belonged to Vijay and Pujara, the duo did its bit on the third day as they frustrated a lacklustre Australian attack which looked clueless and waiting for the batsmen to make mistakes. While Vijay hit 23 boundaries and two sixes in his 361-ball knock, Team India’s newest ‘run-machine’, Pujara’s magnificent knock, spanning 341 balls, was laced with 30 boundaries and a six. Pujara reached his double hundred, when he came down the track to whip Glenn Maxwell through the mid-wicket boundary. A few records also tumbled during the course of the Saurashtra player’s marathon partnership with Vijay. The duo eclipsed the 34-year-old second wicket partnership record of 344 runs set by Sunil Gavaskar (182) and Dilip Vengsarkar (157) against the West Indies at Kolkata in 1978. They were a bit unlucky however, as the pair failed to surpass the VVS Laxman-Rahul Dravid’s record partnership of 376 runs (for any wicket) against Australia at the Eden Gardens, by seven runs. In the morning, it took nearly 25 overs for Australia to get a breakthrough as Vijay gloved an off-break from Maxwell to Ed Cowan at backward short-leg, giving the debutant his maiden Test wicket. However, the Tamil Nadu opener had done his job by then, and secured the opening slot for the time being. Vijay’s performance would certainly put a lot of pressure on the national selectors to axe out-of-form Virender Sehwag, as they select the squad for the last two matches at the end of this Test. Pujara didn’t show any signs of hurry as he had enough time to play his strokes. With the pitch getting slower, James Pattinson’s bouncers were also losing their sting, even as Pujara completed another personal landmark of reaching 1000 Test runs. Pujara became the second fastest in terms of innings to reach the landmark in 18 knocks — second to Vinod Kambli, who had made it in 14 appearances. He finally holed out in the deep fine leg region, trying to hook Pattinson. Once the Pujara-Vijay partnership was broken, India lost wickets in a heap, with the last six batsmen falling for only 43 runs. Skipper Dhoni played a cameo, smashing 44 off 43 balls while adding 56 runs for the fifth wicket with Virat Kohli (34). But the lower middle-order batsmen were snapped out in a jiffy. Debutant all-rounder Maxwell was the most successful bowler, grabbing four for 127. The Australian bowlers however, for a major part, lacked penetration and failed to cause any damage whatsoever as the combo of Pujara and Vijay never looked like getting out. Funnily, Sachin Tendulkar also got associated with a record. Tendulkar had to wait till the fifth ball of the 118th over to walk into the middle, which is by far the highest duration that he has waited at the pavilion with his pads on. Tendulkar hit Pattinson for a boundary past backward point but was caught down the leg-side by glovesman Matthew Wade. As Pattinson and other players went up with a caught behind appeal, umpire Marais Erasmus referred the legality of the catch to third umpire S Ravi, who adjudged the batsman out. In red-hot form, Dhoni started clobbering the bowlers from the word go, hitting seven boundaries before failing to clear the mid-off fielder. Once the Indian captain was dismissed, the visitors didn’t take much time to polish off the lower order.  |
| Brett Lee replaces Wasim Akram as KKR bowling mentor #IPL6 Posted: 04 Mar 2013 04:45 AM PST
Lee, who has retired from international cricket, will shoulder the twin responsibilities in the upcoming Indian Premier League scheduled to be held in April-May. Lee took up the position after Akram, who held it for three years, resigned expressing his desire to spend more time with his family as his two sons Taimur and Akbar are barely in their teens. “We are fortunate that someone of the caliber of Brett Lee, who in addition to being a key member of the team, will also mentor the bowling unit,” KKR CEO Venky Mysore said in a statement. “The bowling unit and the entire team will benefit from Brett’s leadership in this area.”
While accepting the role, Lee said, “The experience with KKR over the past three years has been fantastic.” “We have become a closely-knit unit under the leadership of skipper Gautam Gambhir and Head Coach Trevor Bayliss. As we get ready for IPL 2013 as the defending champions, I am honoured to take on this additional responsibility,” he added.  |
| Nathan Lyon axing from Hyderabad test a tactical blunder, says Rahul Dravid #IndvsAus Posted: 04 Mar 2013 04:15 AM PST
The Australian team management have come in for sharp criticism for not playing Lyon, who was dropped in favour of Xavier Doherty and Glenn Maxwell, a decision which Dravid feels could costs the tourists the ongoing second Test in Hyderabad. “The biggest tactical blunder that Michael Clarke has to take some responsibility for is the decision not to play Nathan Lyon,” Dravid told espncricinfo. “They are being too clever with their team selections. Lyon didn’t run through the Indian side in Chennai but he bowled particularly well there, especially in the second innings, he looked like he was getting some confidence.
“It’s never easy to come to India and bowl to some of the Indian batsmen on these kind of wickets they are so used to. By dropping Nathan Lyon, it shocked whatever confidence he gained in that Test,” he said. Dravid believes the ongoing Test is headed for an early finish if Indian spinners perform to their expectations. He said Doherty and Maxwell are no match for the likes of Ravichndran Ashwin, Harbhajan Singh and Ravindra Jadeja. “Their (Australia’s) ability to compete in this Test match was severely compromised by the fact they didn’t have any quality spinner to be able to put any pressure on India throughout the day. We’re headed for a fourth-day finish,” he said. “We will see a completely different track when the Indian spinners bowl. It will be tough going for Australia … at least in Chennai you felt they were in the contest but the first two days here they have been completely outplayed. “The pressure the Australian spinners were able to put on was nowhere near what India will put on the Australian pair.” Lyon didn’t run through the Indian side in Chennai but he bowled particularly well there, especially in the second innings, he looked like he was getting some confidence. “It’s never easy to come to India and bowl to some of the Indian batsmen on these kind of wickets they are so used to. By dropping Nathan Lyon, it shocked whatever confidence he gained in that Test,” he said. Dravid believes the ongoing Test is headed for an early finish if Indian spinners perform to their expectations. He said Doherty and Maxwell are no match for the likes of Ravichndran Ashwin, Harbhajan Singh and Ravindra Jadeja. “Their (Australia’s) ability to compete in this Test match was severely compromised by the fact they didn’t have any quality spinner to be able to put any pressure on India throughout the day. We’re headed for a fourth-day finish,” he said. “We will see a completely different track when the Indian spinners bowl. It will be tough going for Australia … at least in Chennai you felt they were in the contest but the first two days here they have been completely outplayed. “The pressure the Australian spinners were able to put on was nowhere near what India will put on the Australian pair.”  |
| India vs Australia 2013 : Umpires take advantage of referral rules in absence of DRS #IndvsAus Posted: 04 Mar 2013 03:40 AM PST
At least that seemed to be the case in the way Sachin Tendulkar was dismissed on Monday in the ongoing second cricket Test against Australia at Hyderabad. The veteran right-hander appeared to have ended up on the wrong end of the stick when he was declared out caught behind after a 15-ball 7. It was the 125th over of the Indian innings and the Australians were trying hard to come back into the match in which opener Murali Vijay and number three Cheteshwar Pujara had severely dented their confidence with sublime hundreds. Tendulkar walked in after Pujara’s departure and the veteran was just about settling down when he had to head back to the pavillion, out caught behind wicket by Matthew Wade off pacer James Pattinson.
What made the situation a trifle complex was the way onfield umpires Kumar Dharmasena and Marais Erasmus handled it. Erasmus was unmoved for quite a while despite vociferous appeals by the Australians before referring it to third umpire S Ravi, who, according to the rules, could only decide on whether the catch was taken cleanly. But the process before coming to the conclusion is such that Ravi could also suggest whether the batsman nicked the delivery or not. This might have helped the onfield umpires get rid of any doubts on whether the batsman nicked the delivery. Similar drama had unfolded on the opening day as well when the Indians appealed for a catch of Moises Henriques. The umpire, Erasmus again, referred it to the third umpire, a move which revealed that Henriques’ bat or glove had not touched the ball at all. Erasmus ruled in favour of the Australian after consulting Ravi. But today Tendulkar was not so lucky as after a long chat with Ravi, Erasmus raised the dreaded finger. The Indian walked back without creating a fuss, but the dismissal did raise questions about the referral laws even though the end result was a correct decision.  |
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| West Indies vs Zimbabwe 2nd T20 Post Match Presentation Antigua 2013 #WIvsZim Posted: 03 Mar 2013 07:10 PM PST Lendl Simmons is the Man of the Series, he says, today I wasn’t that fluent as yesterday but it proved good. We did not let our fans, we proved our reputation right today and we look forward to keep up the good show. Samuel Badree is the Man of the Match, he says, my job was to restrict the batsmen from scoring and luckily I was successful today. I just bowled wicket to wicket and it worked for me. We are the champions in this format and we proved that today. If we continue to play well like this, we will succeed quite often and hopefully we will take West Indian cricket forward. Darren Sammy: We executed our plans very well, in the end a very satisfying win. Pollard, Russell, Bravo all can clear the fence easily, Pollard did well today and we got a good score and it proved enough. Badree bowled well with the new ball again, something that we know of him. I would like to thank the Antigua crowd for the tremendous support. Brendan Taylor: I think today we had a good chance of winning the game, unfortunately the batting let us down. The length was a little wrong in the death overs but overall the youngsters have done well in the series. We have got some time off before the Test matches, we will regroup and put up a better show, we are looking forward to the Tests. We have to be positive and comeback better.  |
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