Asia Cup: The Contrast between India and Sri Lanka
When India clinched the first ever edition of the Asia Cup – or the Rothmans Cup as it came to be known as – the tournament had lasted only three matches, yet had stretched across a week. Twenty four years on, the tournament has doubled in terms of the number of teams and the days, and added ten more matches to its previous three. Yet, with the kind of performances that the other teams have exhibited in the near past, India would still ... more »
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Pieterson causes a meeting at MCC, and why not!
MCC or no MCC, Pietersen’s strokes need to be marveled at, and if possible the video depicting the shot over long-on should be exhibited in the Lord’s Museum for everyone to view for years to come. For those who haven’t a faintest idea of what I am alluding to, it is the innings of Pietersen in the recently concluded first ODI against the touring Kiwis, when he smashed ... more »
The Champions League of Cricket
The idea is an interesting one, and there can hardly be a doubt about it. However, it is the implementation of the Champions League – of Cricket – that may just be a bit of an issue. And with one Mr. Lalit Modi on a roll, one wouldn’t be too surprised if he bypassed all the potential and unforeseen issues and made the concept work ... more »
Tanveer's wrong-footed action has caused batsmen a lot of problems as demonstrated in the ICC and IPL 20/20 tournaments. With the ability to swing the ball both ways and his accurracy with the yorkers, Sohail tanveer has been winning praises from legendary Shane Warne and is already drawing comparison to Wasim Akram ...
Sohail made a delayed entry into the IPL but ensured that his presence was felt from the start, bagging world record 20/20 figures of 6/14. Sporting the purple cap at the end of the IPL, Tanveer was a big factor in the Royals lifting the trophy.
With the Tri series and the Asia cup around the corner, Pakistan will have high hopes for Tanveer to carry his form into the international arena and prove that he is worthy of being compared to the great Akram.
Shiv. Chanderpaul | Batsman | Windies
Test/ODI/T20 07-08
Match
Runs
Avg
Matches
Inns
Runs
Ave
S/R
Test
111
191
7872
48.59
43.21
28
1801
90.05
ODI
231
217
7405
40.24
70.70
With probably the most comical stance in international cricket, Shiv's style of batting has perplexed many coaches over the years. But the little man has managed to build an impressive career, accumulating over 14,000 runs in international cricket with high scores all around the globe...
Shivnarine Chanderpaul's outstanding performance in the second Test against Australia, in Antigua, which helped secure West Indies a draw, has lifted him to a career-best position of No. 5 in the world rankings. He has been a run machine with seven centuries in Tests in the last 12 months averaging a ridiculous 100+ in both forms of the game!
Now that Sarwan is back in form, we expect the duo of Chanderpaul and Sarwan to perform consistently and keep alive the fighting spirit right through the season.
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