Kimi - The Champion

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

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

(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