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Mike Hussey --- W20 Finals

2010-05-14T12:31:00.000-07:00

What an asset he is to the cricketing world cant be written off in this blog, but can be seen over and again in replays of World T20 Finals held at St Lucia, where the boundaries of real cricket disappeared with videp games we played. Pakistani attack which seemed to tear apart each Aussie batsmen was down to shreds in just 2 overs. And if we count precisely , Hussey would read, 3.2 overs - 60 /0 . Match won
With johnson on other strike and 54 reqd off 24, Hussey played an innings which he himself could not have dreamt of. but he did play Aussies right into WC finals.
Where Aussies bowlers were taken apart, and Pakistan had mouth full of revenge of not evening winning a Single game in any format when they visit Aus few months back, they seemed to get everything right. But for Hussey. While David tried to do it, faltered. So did Watson, White and Clarke. But for Michael , who has been pinnacle for Aussies in this WC, often mistaken for Test player for sound technique, demonstrated the class is permanent. Victory in sight and WC in mind.. Dont know what energizes them. Dont know what its like an Australian.
I am Indian, and still cheer up for Delhi more in IPL than India in WC. When will that feeling come in me, when i cheer for India more than i cheer for Sachin Tendulkar. When will I get a chance to continue watching the match even when Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is out. May be we need a few more Hussey in our side, who will not be swept away with money , fame and late night parties over the pride for playing for the country.

Whatever be the case, Hussey , u rock dude !!!

Afganistan Vs South Africa

2010-05-05T16:26:00.000-07:00

And this is world T20 international match. I like to promote these types of matches for the simple reason that I would appreciate people not consider winning against Ireland and Kenya as a criteria to be test nations.

:)

cheers

Veru and his back

2009-12-03T21:51:00.000-08:00

Toonz for Today

2009-06-14T22:12:00.000-07:00

The King Falls - Nadal Defeated

2009-05-31T09:03:00.000-07:00

ROBIN SODERLING BEATS RAFAEL NADAL 6-2 6-7 6-4 7-6

Nadal goes in this match with 32 staright sets, and all the winnings from last 4 years.. Where we saw Fed-ex coming up with an improved version, while Nadal was taken with all the ease. Young Solderling held his serve and broke Nadal with ease. A change of guard. For all those who have written Fed-ex off , just for a loss of form for one season, and made Nadal the king, for the form is temperory, but the class is permanent.

Nadal was not overconfident, he lost.

He lost the match, and for many years i will see a different face lifting the French Open.

The Dancing Elephant - Sachin

2009-04-27T22:10:00.000-07:00

Is Sachin The Best ... no way ... He is far above from any comparison ... he is not a master ... he is a class in himself , an Indian in his own stride ... and i can say now ... The Elephants can dance ... can dance .. can dance ...

The current version of IPL has brought out the best in the best. With the emerging hot spots and young bloods not coming of the age , the experience and the genius are on exhibit. It is no wonder Mumbai were on losing streak in first half of last edition with absense of Tendulkar. But this side is reckoned with the best of the best. And like Lion sits on the top of foodchain , we have Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar , hitting around like he ever was.

He is not in top form , he is now injury prone , he is declining in age, his enthusiasm is same, but his legs are shaking. Standing taller than his physical appearance , and running faster than his age would, he is scripting new horizons, new leadership, and above all as always breaking all myths he may not fit in this form of game.

It is true no one grows bigger than the game itself , nor does one grow out of the game, but it is not always the case. The matters go out of hands , when the not so perfect point the fingers at one of the most structured cricketer of modern era. An era in which cricketing career are cut short by injuries, he is injuring the critics who claim he should have retired a year ago.

He is blessed with the foresight of understanding the depth of the game, and as such his depths in history books and summits to the top of the cricketing world will stay. The only farewell gift Sachin can give to himself , or expect all others to give him is easy to guess World Cup 2011.

I have dared to , and dared have i wishing to see Sachin holding the WC for India, with most successful WC campaign. That will be the only contention when he stops playing, and i can rest on my seat to watch his gems of innings over and again. Just once more .... like a supernova ... the brightest of them .. Spark with the intensity , all the efforts before going in woods ....

The Fall Continues ...

2009-04-22T09:08:00.001-07:00

Come another season , another tournament in the world. The undefeated and the terror inflicting Aussie team is no more invincible. The terror of losing the second spot in ODI is also not a deep possibility. The reason for Aussie not doing well is understandable. It was not like Aussies never lost, but when they did , they bounced back. Healed the shortcomings and bind more strong. The team never looked for changes , but the mentality has changed. Aussies are defeat prone, tired and lookingto rest players more often. Injuries are coming in like anything. forms are dripping, Hayden is out, so is Gilly and Shane. But watching them in IPL , one thinks they should have or rather could have served Aussie for another year. But ... aussies are falling , and just hope the new generation bring back the pride Aussies had.

SA are world Champs ...

2009-04-13T10:39:00.000-07:00

The final verdict is out . Aussies are dethroned from number 1 position for good, and if things go well for India , then possibly a third place awaits them. The kings of the millenium were beaten by the Proteas in the background and then again on the African soil.

The kings with a continuous stretch of 21 victories , and no WC defeat in this millenium are no more number one. Indians thrashed them , Africans beat them and not so long ago , NZ chased down 350's and English held the CB .

Ashes are considered to be a true test , get going. It is not. If I was to make an ashes between India and Ireland , then it is not valid. 100 years down the lane, it will be the oldest one, but it remains lopsided. English team have fought so hard but the number of Ashes victories can be counted on fingers. Whenever the Aussie team is down , they use Ashes to have good batting bowling practice and English thinking themselves as most tough competitor. Sorry , you are not.

A more challenge would be African Aussie or even Border-Gavaskar. Alteast Indians have won or drawn the series many times.

Aussies have always produced the greatest of batsmen , and they will continue to do so. But sledging has been instrumental for them. But they get better doses. They sledge , but when someone else did, not only did they lose the game and series, but also morals. Some ended up the careers. Others drip in form. Unlike NZ who try to stand up to challenge posted , Aussies are just another bunch of guys who want to win at any cost , but losing a game would defeat them morally.

SA have finally broken the jinx and the shackles of spoiling it at the end. But lot is still there to see if Aussie can get back the numero uno position soon

SA Aussie Third test match

2009-04-09T09:29:00.000-07:00

South Africa and world ranking number 1, and one person stands taller than the distance between Aussies and Africans. The era of Johnson has begun, and is going to stay. The nemisis of Africans were revoked when Smith was out for just 8 , and having an opening spell of 5 overs with 6 runs given could tell the success story. Eventually ending the building partnerships and finishing for four wickets , what Johnson did for Aussie , was repeated by Kallis for Africans. Scoring a fluent 70 in tumbling wickets, and then Albie making his role justified. Duminy made his contri too . Lets see where the Aussies will go chasing the score , which i think should not be difficult on this pitch.

and here we have Aussies starting well , but very keen on giving Africans a fightback. Ponting tried to gift his wickets, but SA were really not intrested in his wicket. Dropped him twice , and avoided his run out twice in the same ball. But Botha then got frustrated , and Ponting was walking back. Rudi got frustrated of Hussey to leave Aussies in Deep trouble. The number one team in the world wondering if they can maintain it. Then came Feugerson and hopes. and they bring in Hopes of winning the game. This time Africans did everything , powell was hot for consecutive fours ,and they decided to cut the power to distract it.

Everything is fair in love and war

Wisden Test XI of The Year 2008

2009-04-08T14:30:00.000-07:00

Wisden has come out again with its list of Test side in world. Looking in the side:

Virender Sehwag, Graeme Smith, Ricky Ponting, Sachin Tendulkar, Kevin Pietersen, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Harbhajan Singh, Mitchell Johnson, Dale Steyn, Zaheer Khan

Virender Sehwag has eclipsed Smith for the leading cricketer of the year , but again is more of a chance to bat player. He keeps his head still and strays on loose deliveries. Many people say he treats a ball on merit, but as I see , any thinking captain can get him out cheaply. Vettori proved it. Sehwag does not a big score in the series in NZ in tests, and when seldomly he went rampage, Vettori had his claws back. Sehwag is hungry for runs, and has a strike rate of over 100 in tests, but again fail when needed. Chasing a score of 600+, one might settle for cameo seeing the strong lineup and two more wisden teammates to follow, but throwing a wicket while following on with 300 run deficit. A wicket on which NZ scored 600, and Dravid-Gambhir stood the whole day, Sehwag lost his wicket twice in the same day. His Strike rate was superb, but USELESS . Test is of wits. I would have voted for Gambhir instead this wonderful year with a couple of match saving innings.

Smith : Twice hospitalised with broken bones, was responsible for SA dismal performance against Aus in home. Smith has been metal strong and very tough mentally, but physically Johnson broke him. He is still the captain and suits this Wisden side.

Ricky Ponting: I still think Wisden is not so elite anymore. A voting panel has to increase in size. It is not the best of Ponting , and no rebates are offered on previous year performance. Only because of his century against India, and having no clue against the bowling. Watch cricket a bit more closely Wisden voters, if Ponting was less scratchy against spin this time, he was cluesless against a newbie Ishant Sharma. Ishant bowled out Ponting so many times, that spinners didnt have a chance to beat him. Well, the team is out and we go by it. Though this again is a big NO from me to be in the BEST test side this year. Instead , i would have loved to see Chris Gayle in his place. He has plundered the opposite attack like playing against school kids. But sadly , no one representing the West Indies here to put his name forward.

Sachin Tendulkar: huh ! you made it again . I think now we should reserve a player or retire him from List and put him in Hall of fame. 20 years down the lane he is still in that list with the most energetic players existing. His performance is still better than many, and in many matches when he has not played , India have been on losing side. The T20 champs lost both the T20 matches in NZ .

Kevin - Full of promise , enthusiasm and marred by English cricket. The English is said to be home of Cricket, but this South African is only cricketer from England to make a mark in the list. He has been another promise of 2005 Ashes , and still a promise. Supernova like Monty came and left , and I am pretty sure , Kevin still has a gem of an innings down under due in near future.

Chanderpaul - I had always thought this person works against India, but in last couple of years, English will remember him more than any other. He has taken the one sided matches in the stride. He has been instrumental in West Indian fight back to the world scenario with likes of Ramnaresh, Gayle and Powell.

MS Dhoni is continuing the good work started by Ganguly, stabilized by Kumble and Dravid. He is now capitalizing on the in-form selected team , an overcharged and bullish young blood taking the world by raw cricket power, backed up by the finance giant BCCI. Indians have come a long way from being underdogs to become the master of the game. The way English were mauled in ODIs, Lankans were tamed in the own country, and New Zealand made hapless is the symbol of the power this person has transformed the team India into. An obvious choice.

Draw is India's Loss in 3rd Test ..

2009-04-08T14:27:00.000-07:00

It is true you can bring out a match winner from the bunch of world champions, but to challenge the best , it needs to boil in blood. I remember Dravid not enforcing a follow on in Third Test in England , and then painfully batting ,infact battling 96 deliveries in a match where Indian wickets went down tumbling.It was then thrashed by Indian media. He took a long time to recover. I myself in this BB had him beaten black and blue in comments. But i was not that well versed as the responsibility a captain has. But I think Dhoni understands it. This understanding needs to change. Why do we look for permanent solutions to problems when everything is temperory. We have an out of form Yuvraj Singh, trying to cement his already non existent position in test matches over an inform Suresh Raina who is sent back after being one of the most successful batsmen in the tour. Defies logic. Dinesh Karthik has been reasonably bad , and his bat has not gathered runs overseas. We give him an onsite opportunity. But then we have Parthiv Patel , in form and vast experience sit back and eat. Indians play best with two spinners , and Amit Misra is enjoying the whole summer with straw in his face and money in the pocket. But we have Munaf bowling the overs. When Zaheer is expected to bowl 15 overs at a stretch , then i think two paceman would suffice. The services of ex-caption Veeru as bowlers are not utilized, and Sachin is brought seldomly. We are the best test side in the world , Sorry we are not. We are a bunch of over enthusiastic cricketers, money minded , baffled by the success, aiming for the top spot but dropping it as the catches throughout. We are not ready to learn from mistakes, neither start building pressure when on top , we still continue to lose the last match of each series as if bored of winning, and then tell to world we are best. We are best in making since 1983, and probably will remain so for another decade. This Indian side, like Great Sir Sachin Tendulkar will make unbreakable records, but it like Little Master, not reach the number 1 spot. Wake up. Change the stands. Think positively. Any cricket fan watching cricket regularly will stand by me when i say , Dhoni is riding high on luck as his success, but I have seen Azhar falling, the Ganguly giving way and the Wall breaking. Those were men of steel who came back, without luck. But when you are riding on luck , and it vanishes, Hansie is the fate.

Kimi - The Champion

2008-04-30T10:26:00.000-07:00

First race	Australian GP 2001 (result - 6th)
Born	17/10/1979 in Espoo (Finland)
Nationality	Finland
Height	1.75 m
Weight	70.00 kg

Career - Kimi RAIKKONEN

Year	Team
2008	Ferrari
2007	Ferrari
2006	McLaren
2005	McLaren
2004	McLaren
2003	McLaren
2002	McLaren
2001	Sauber

Kimi Raikkonen, one of my personal favs to have come into the stage of world F1 when Haikonnen was in declining phase and there was a sun shining in Ferrari and Michael Schumacher was winning Grand Prix after Grand Prix. And here was this champion in making , silently plastered under agression , cocooned out when Alonso and Schumi were fighting for world championship. There was this mc-laren which had him close to wins in Grand Prix but not enough horse power to steer him to world championship. But he with his aggression did not let this supporters of 4 years falter. When he left Mc Laren , he left them with a world champion.
Now here is he defeating a demanding rookie , arrresting the power of Alonso , Kubica and Massa and as a truw winner , may he have lots more to go

Real Truth Behind Sreeshant , exposed by Umpires

2008-04-30T09:19:00.001-07:00

Harbhajan Singh may have got all the stick for slapping Sreesanth in Mohali, but Amiesh Saheba, one of the umpires officiating in the game who knew best what was happening on the field, has now revealed the secret of Sreesanth's behaviour that might have driven Bhajji mad.

According to the umpire, Sreesanth abused the Mumbai Indians relentlessly throughout the game and was warned twice by him and the other umpire, Pakistan's Aleem Dar. The umpires also warned Sreesanth's captain, Yuvraj Singh, about the bowler's behaviour, but Sree kept up his string of abuses even after it was clear that Mumbai would not win the game.

"Sreesanth was sledging Mumbai's batsmen right from the start. He was over-the-top throughout the match and was acting like a petulant schoolboy. I and my colleague Aleem Dar warned him twice and we warned Yuvraj too," Saheba told this paper.

However, Saheba said, Sreesanth continued his tirade even against the lower order batsmen.

"It was obvious by then that victory for Punjab Kings XI was a mere formality, but Sreesanth kept at it. Musavir Khote was the last man out for Mumbai, and Sreesanth was the one who got him. He even sledged Khote when he was on his way back to the pavilion. Surely, this would not have escaped the eyes of Mumbai players," Saheba said.

Though Saheba would not confirm this, others on the field said Sreesnath kept taunting Bhajji that he had "f****** him in his home state." Bhajji plays for Punjab in the Ranji Trophy.

The abuse continued even after the game. Saheba said, "During the post-match handshake between the two teams, we came to know that Sreesanth said something to Harbhajan, who was in a foul mood. What happened next, everybody knows."

Interestingly, match referee, former India wicket-keeper Faroukh Engineer whose inquiry into the bust-up resulted in an 11-match ban for Bhajji on Monday, did not call Saheba and Aleem Dar for a hearing.

Harbhajan has pleaded guilty to the slapping incident.

Saheba however said no amount of provocation could justify what Bhajji had done.

"Harbhajan's act was shameful. He was leading his team. Physical assault on the field is unthinkable in cricket," Saheba said.

Saheba, though, corroborated the theory that Sreesanth is disliked by his teammates in the national squad. "Yes, he is disliked in the Indian dressing room. He is one of India's main bowlers, and yet, he is not doing anything to get rid of that schoolboy image of his. His colleagues are not too happy with that," he stressed.

Source : mumbaimirror

Tendulkar in one-day internationals

2008-04-30T09:13:00.000-07:00

(Tendulkar in one-day internationals)

Mts	Inns	NO	Runs	Hs	Avg	SR	100	50	0
417	407	38	16361	186*	44.33	85.49	42	89	20

Performance against each opponent:

Team	Mts	Inns	NO	Runs	Hs	Avg	SR	100	50	0
v Australia	60	60	1	2730	143	46.27	84.78	8	14	2
v Bangladesh	10	9	1	354	82*	44.25	86.97	0	2	0
v Bermuda	1	1	1	57	57*	-	196.55	0	1	0
v England	34	34	4	1274	105*	42.46	88.59	1	9	0
v Ireland	1	1	0	4	4	4.00	133.33	0	0	0
v Kenya	10	9	3	647	146	107.83	97.00	4	1	0
v Namibia	1	1	0	152	152	152.00	100.66	1	0	0
v Netherlands	1	1	0	52	52	52.00	72.22	0	1	0
v New Zealand	38	37	2	1460	186*	41.71	93.89	4	7	4
v Pakistan	66	64	4	2381	141	39.68	87.85	5	14	5
v South Africa	52	52	0	1655	122	31.82	71.52	3	8	1
v Sri Lanka	69	65	8	2566	137	45.01	86.89	7	15	3
v U.A.E.	2	2	0	81	63	40.50	79.41	0	1	0
v West Indies	38	38	9	1571	141*	54.17	78.08	4	11	5
v Zimbabwe	34	33	5	1377	146	49.17	91.55	5	5	0

Performance in each country:

	Mts	Inns	NO	Runs	Hs	Avg	SR	100	50	0
In Australia	40	39	3	1348	117*	37.44	74.55	1	10	1
In Bangladesh	12	12	0	627	141	52.25	105.20	1	4	0
In Canada	12	11	2	313	89*	34.77	67.02	0	3	1
In England	26	26	2	1051	140*	43.79	88.39	3	4	1
In India	142	138	13	5766	186*	46.12	86.98	16	33	5
In Ireland	4	4	0	204	99	51.00	78.46	0	2	0
In Kenya	4	4	0	171	69	42.75	83.41	0	1	0
In Malaysia	4	4	1	222	141*	74.00	80.14	1	1	0
In New Zealand	19	19	0	577	84	30.36	93.36	0	4	3
In Pakistan	13	13	0	480	141	36.92	88.72	2	1	3
In Singapore	5	5	0	253	100	50.60	88.77	1	1	1
In South Africa	36	35	0	1414	152	40.40	80.29	4	6	1
In Sri Lanka	38	35	5	1302	128	43.40	80.76	4	6	1
In U.A.E.	42	42	5	1778	143	48.05	92.79	7	7	1
In West Indies	9	9	3	282	65*	47.00	90.38	0	3	1
In Zimbabwe	11	11	4	573	127*	81.85	86.68	2	3	1

Performance at home and away:

	Mts	Inns	NO	Runs	Hs	Avg	SR	100	50	0
Home	142	138	13	5766	186*	46.12	86.98	16	33	5
Away	132	131	9	4446	141	36.44	80.76	9	23	8
Neutral	143	138	16	6149	152	50.40	87.80	17	33	7

Performance in each calendar year:

	Mts	Inns	NO	Runs	Hs	Avg	SR	100	50	0
1989	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0	1
1990	11	10	0	239	53	23.90	98.76	0	1	1
1991	14	14	2	417	62	34.75	74.46	0	4	1
1992	21	20	2	704	84	39.11	69.08	0	6	0
1993	18	17	4	319	82*	24.53	73.16	0	1	0
1994	25	25	2	1089	115	47.34	88.60	3	9	3
1995	12	12	1	444	112*	40.36	101.36	1	1	0
1996	32	32	2	1611	137	53.70	82.44	6	9	0
1997	39	36	3	1011	117	30.63	84.95	2	5	2
1998	34	33	4	1894	143	65.31	102.15	9	7	0
1999	22	22	2	843	186*	42.15	88.64	3	1	4
2000	34	34	0	1328	146	39.05	81.77	3	6	0
2001	17	16	3	904	146	69.53	91.31	4	3	1
2002	20	19	5	741	113	52.92	87.48	2	3	0
2003	21	21	1	1141	152	57.05	87.36	3	8	1
2004	21	21	1	812	141	40.60	80.07	1	5	1
2005	16	16	1	412	123	27.46	77.29	1	2	0
2006	16	16	2	628	141*	44.85	77.05	2	3	1
2007	33	32	2	1425	100*	47.50	85.58	1	13	3
2008	10	10	1	399	117*	44.33	85.25	1	2	1

Performance under each captain:

	Mts	Inns	NO	Runs	Hs	Avg	SR	100	50	0
K Srikkanth	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0	1
M Azharuddin	160	156	17	6270	143	45.10	87.69	18	33	7
RJ Shastri	1	1	0	1	1	1.00	33.33	0	0	0
SR Tendulkar	73	70	5	2454	186*	37.75	83.49	6	12	4
A Jadeja	2	2	0	44	33	22.00	107.31	0	0	0
SC Ganguly	101	99	9	4490	152	49.88	86.21	13	22	3
A Kumble	1	1	0	68	68	68.00	86.07	0	1	0
R Dravid	53	52	6	2023	141*	43.97	82.20	4	14	3
V Sehwag	3	3	0	75	55	25.00	57.69	0	1	0
MS Dhoni	22	22	1	936	117*	44.57	83.27	1	6	2

Performance as a captain and as a player:

	Mts	Inns	NO	Runs	Hs	Avg	SR	100	50	0
As a captain	73	70	5	2454	186*	37.75	83.49	6	12	4
As a player	344	337	33	13907	152	45.74	85.85	36	77	16

Performance in each innings of the match:

	Mts	Inns	NO	Runs	Hs	Avg	SR	100	50	0
Batting first	200	199	13	8480	186*	45.59	82.79	26	41	5
Batting second	212	208	25	7881	143	43.06	88.60	16	48	15

Performance in day-night and day matches:

	Mts	Inns	NO	Runs	Hs	Avg	SR	100	50	0
Day/night match	166	163	14	6866	146	46.08	84.26	21	34	7
Day match	251	244	24	9495	186*	43.15	86.40	21	55	13

Performance in won/lost/tied/ no result matches:

	Mts	Inns	NO	Runs	Hs	Avg	SR	100	50	0
won matches	206	203	31	9878	186*	57.43	89.79	30	53	8
lost matches	186	186	2	5995	146	32.58	79.13	11	35	11
tied matches	3	3	0	31	24	10.33	93.93	0	0	0
No result	22	15	5	457	105*	45.70	86.71	1	1	1

Performance in bilateral series/ODI tournaments:

	Mts	Inns	NO	Runs	Hs	Avg	SR	100	50	0
Bilateral series	178	174	14	6166	186*	38.53	85.04	11	36	11
3-4 team tournaments	171	167	15	7391	146	48.62	86.41	26	34	7
5+ team tournaments	68	66	9	2804	152	49.19	84.10	5	19	2

Performance at each batting position:

	Mts	Inns	NO	Runs	Hs	Avg	SR	100	50	0
1st position	47	47	2	1625	120	36.11	82.82	2	9	1
2nd position	248	248	18	11620	186*	50.52	88.06	36	59	11
3rd position	10	10	1	92	31	10.22	48.16	0	0	0
4th position	61	61	8	2059	140*	38.84	77.08	4	15	5
5th position	36	36	8	797	82*	28.46	81.07	0	5	3
6th position	4	4	1	148	57*	49.33	134.54	0	1	0
7th position	1	1	0	20	20	20.00	80.00	0	0	0

Sachin Tendulkar complete Stats

2008-04-30T09:10:00.000-07:00

(Tendulkar in Test cricket)

Mts	Inns	NO	Runs	Hs	Avg	100	50	0
147	238	25	11782	248*	55.31	39	49	14

Performance against each opponent:

Teams	Mts	Inns	NO	Runs	Hs	Avg	100	50	0
v Australia	25	47	5	2352	241*	56.00	9	9	4
v Bangladesh	5	6	2	556	248*	139.00	3	0	0
v England	22	35	3	1994	193	62.31	6	10	0
v New Zealand	16	27	5	1062	217	48.27	3	5	1
v Pakistan	18	27	2	1057	194*	42.28	2	7	2
v South Africa	20	36	2	1202	169	35.35	3	5	3
v Sri Lanka	16	21	2	1313	148	69.10	7	3	0
v West Indies	16	25	2	1328	179	57.73	3	7	3
v Zimbabwe	9	14	2	918	201*	76.50	3	3	1

Performance in each country:

	Mts	Inns	NO	Runs	Hs	Avg	100	50	0
in Australia	16	30	4	1522	241*	58.53	6	5	3
in Bangladesh	5	6	2	556	248*	139.00	3	0	0
in England	13	22	1	1302	193	62.00	4	6	0
in India	63	103	11	5056	217	54.95	16	21	4
in New Zealand	8	13	1	498	113	41.50	1	3	1
in Pakistan	10	13	1	483	194*	40.25	1	2	0
in South Africa	12	22	1	835	169	39.76	3	3	2
in Sri Lanka	6	8	2	670	143	111.66	4	2	0
in West Indies	10	14	1	620	117	47.69	1	5	3
in Zimbabwe	4	7	1	240	74	40.00	0	2	1

Performance at home and away:

	Mts	Inns	NO	Runs	Hs	Avg	100	50	0
Home	63	103	11	5056	217	54.95	16	21	4
Away	84	135	14	6726	248*	55.58	23	28	10

Performance in each calendar year:

Year	Mts	Inns	NO	Runs	Hs	Avg	100	50	0
1989	4	6	0	215	59	35.83	0	2	0
1990	7	10	1	373	119*	41.44	1	2	1
1991	2	4	0	78	40	19.50	0	0	0
1992	7	11	1	419	148*	41.90	3	0	2
1993	8	9	2	640	165	91.42	2	5	0
1994	7	11	1	700	179	70.00	2	3	0
1995	3	4	2	58	52*	29.00	0	1	0
1996	8	15	0	623	177	41.53	2	2	1
1997	12	17	1	1000	169	62.50	4	3	0
1998	5	9	1	647	177	80.87	3	1	0
1999	10	19	3	1088	217	68.00	5	4	3
2000	6	10	1	575	201*	63.88	2	1	0
2001	10	18	2	1003	155	62.68	3	6	0
2002	16	26	1	1392	193	55.68	4	5	3
2003	5	9	0	153	55	17.00	0	1	2
2004	10	15	5	915	248*	91.50	3	2	0
2005	6	10	0	444	109	44.40	1	3	0
2006	8	12	1	267	63	24.27	0	1	1
2007	9	16	2	776	122*	55.42	2	6	0
2008	4	7	1	416	154*	69.33	2	1	1

Performance under each captain:

	Mts	Inns	NO	Runs	Hs	Avg	100	50	0
K Srikkanth	4	6	0	215	59	35.83	0	2	0
M Azharuddin	47	72	9	3767	179	59.79	15	15	5
SR Tendulkar	25	43	3	2054	217	51.35	7	7	2
SC Ganguly	42	68	8	3768	248*	62.80	11	15	5
R Dravid	21	35	3	1304	194*	40.75	4	6	1
V Sehwag	1	2	0	42	23	21.00	0	0	0
A Kumble	7	12	2	632	154*	63.20	2	4	1

Performance as a captain and as a player:

	Mts	Inns	NO	Runs	Hs	Avg	100	50	0
As a captain	25	43	3	2054	217	51.35	7	7	2
As a player	122	195	22	9728	248*	56.23	32	42	12

Performance in each innings of the match:

	Mts	Inns	NO	Runs	Hs	Avg	100	50	0
1st match innings	70	70	5	4810	241*	74.00	18	16	3
2nd match innings	76	74	3	3781	248*	53.25	12	19	6
3rd match innings	51	50	5	2131	176	47.35	7	11	2
4th match innings	54	44	12	1060	136	33.12	2	3	3

Performance in won/lost/drawn matches:

	Mts	Inns	NO	Runs	Hs	Avg	100	50	0
won matches	46	73	12	3877	248*	63.55	13	15	2
lost matches	41	82	1	3026	177	37.35	9	12	8
drawn matches	60	83	12	4879	241*	68.71	17	22	4

Performance at each batting position:

	Mts	Inns	NO	Runs	Hs	Avg	100	50	0
2nd position	1	1	0	15	15	15.00	0	0	0
4th position	124	193	22	9810	248*	57.36	34	40	11
5th position	18	21	0	1109	169	52.80	3	5	2
6th position	13	19	3	731	148*	45.68	2	4	1
7th position	3	4	0	117	41	29.25	0	0	0

Deccan Chargers Discharged

2008-04-25T21:12:00.000-07:00

The action packed IPL has 8 teams and 2 of them are down there at the bottom. the most promising teams in Mumbai Indians and Deccan Chargers have disappointed. the team plays at a unit and is mantra of win. in case of Deccan chargers , laxman was ineffective as captain , the team didnt gel well , and there were a hundred run out chances missed . Lets have a look at fall of wickets. Only Symonds seem to have stood his ground , even though his knock rode on luck.
here are fall of wickets :

Comments awaited

Hritik Video Supporting Mumbai Indians

2008-04-25T21:04:00.000-07:00

Hritik Roshan supporting Mumbai Indians

Mumbai Indians looked toothless and went down third time in a row defending the total. The irony was bowlers did a great job by restricting the opposition to just over 180 , while the batsmen made a mockery of all the efforts. the side dominated by likes of Jayasurya went down without a fight. there was not a single instance when it looked that MI can win. Hope sachin gets fit in time for the next game

Indian Premier League Commentary

2008-04-25T20:44:00.000-07:00

there was such a big hue and cry over what the IPL has in stores for us. Big Sixes , high scores , fan fare , celebrities , full 100% entertainment. But this is not the only thing that accompanishes a match. there is something called as in game stuff, i call that commentary. The way the fielding is done , the batsmen playing and the bowler bowling. even though Lalit Modi seem to find a huge success in set up of entire stuff , but there is one thing that has left me dissapointed. let me recount things of commentators that irritated me most :

The batsman has hit the ball so hard will it go all the way .... a long pause .. straight to fielder .
in match of MI and KXI , Sangakara hit a ball straight to mid on. the commentator was saying , what a pure timing shot , but didnt find the gap. If the batsmen timed the ball well , it went straight to fielder three times over
Each time same player scores a six , AS keeps on saying," we have another contentor for DLF max six awards" , even though that person has already scored 5 sixes , and the batsman has been ANOTHER contentor 5 times .
in second match , Ashish Nehra was bowling and commentator was using name of spinner , after 2 balls he realised he was wrong. Sad !!!
i know my english is pathetic , but try to listen to what they say, my English is much better.