Ajantha Mendis,the Sri Lankan Kumble

Pride of Sri Lanka Army ! Ajantha Mendis the Man of the match and the Man of the series of Asian Cricket Cup -2008
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Ajantha Mendis is Sri Lankan cricket 's new " Kumble "

Ajantha Mendis has suddenly burst into the world cricket scene through his mesmerizing display of spin bowlers against the Indian cricket team. Ajantha Mendis is however more similar to Anil Kumble than his idol, Muthiah Muralitharan

Ajantha Mendis is not a typical spinner like Muralitharan or Shane Warne but relies on his incredible accuracy to always be a threat to a batsman, irrespective of whether the batsman is batting on 0 or on 176.

Like Anil Kumble, Ajantha Mendis relies on his subtle changes of pace, direction and length to fox the batsmen

Ajantha Mendis ' real challenge is test cricket matches

There are huge expectations from Ajantha Mendis among Sri Lankan cricket fans and cricket enthusiasts such as myself. Its only once in a generation that a classy spinner emerges

Recently, there have been fears that there wouldnt be any near term replacements to Muralitharan, Shane Warne and Anil Kumble

If Ajantha Mendis does well in this test cricket series against the touring Indian cricketers, his future is almost assured, since the Indian cricketers are reputed to be such great players of spin bowling

Ajantha Mendis has a real challenge in the current test cricket series against the visiting Indian cricket team, but he seems to have the talent to justify his top billing

Virender Sehwag ,the best captain that the Indian cricket captain neverhad

Virender Sehwag Indian cricketer
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Virender (Virendra) Sehwag is the best cricket captain that the Indian cricket team never had

Virender or Virendra Sehwag is the inspirational captain of the Delhi Daredevils Twenty20 cricket team in the IPL.

Sehwag probably realizes that having an incredible cricket talent is often a liability as people start questioning his attitude and his style of batting as soon as he fails in a couple of innings

As a result, Sehwag , who has a sharp cricketing brain , a never-say-die attitude and an ability to get along with his teammate is never considered for the captaincy role

Not having Sehwag as captain is a great loss for Indian cricket

Sehwag is easily the best Indian test opening batsman after Sunil Gavaskar, and given his cool demeanour will not mind never being the captain of the Indian cricket team. But the Indian cricket team would have missed having this cool technician as the Indian cricket team 's captain

Sehwag ,with his earthy commonsense and great team building skills, would have been a great Indian cricket captain

The wide smiles of the Delhi Daredevils cricket team when they see Sehwag, demonstrate the trust Sehwag 's teammates have in their captain

What do you need from a cricket captain? Someone you could trust, someone who could motivate you when you are down and someone who truly cares about the Indian cricket team and wants it to succeed

Sehwag, as his stint with the Delhi Daredevils cricket team shows, satisfies all the above criteria, and should be given the mantle of captaincy of the Indian cricket team before his retirement

Ricky Ponting| A disaster for Australian cricket

Ricky Ponting claims not to have grounded the ball
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Ricky Ponting and the damage he has done to Australian cricket

Ricky Ponting is recently back to Harbhajan bashing,but that doesnt exonerate his disastrous influence on Australian cricket

Ricky Ponting admits to "minor errors" during the India Vs Australia Sydney cricket test series

Apart from violating the spirit of the game, creating a new era of verbal abuse,encouraging his fellow cricketers to act like a pack of wild dogs and generally denigrating Australian cricket, Ricky Ponting hasnt done anything wrong.

One wonders what damage Ricky Ponting would do to world cricket when he is guilty of "major errors"

Ricky Ponting is representative of all thats wrong with world cricket, with players like Symonds,Harbhajan, Hayden and Ricky Ponting damaging this noble game,which was played by people like the Don

Malcolm Speed,ICC cricket CEO,Good Riddance

Malcolm Speed speaks to Guyana media
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Malcolm Speed , good riddance

Andrew Miller,writes in Cricinfo magazine that the ousting of Malcolm Speed as ICC CEO is an admission of the factionalism in the ICC

I am glad to see Malcolm Speed go as ICC CEO

Malcolm Speed has often be seen to be partisan and has made almost as many gaffes as Ray Mali.

Malcolm Speed may have had issues with the BCCI, but that didnt mean that he could make nasty , gloating comments about India and the inability for a country with a population of 1 billion to win the cricket World cup..

I may not be a great fan of the BCCI, but Malcolm Speed, as ICC CEO, was far worse- Malcolm Speed 's nasty comments don't exactly inspire any confidence about his leadership skills and people from the subcontinent are bound to view Malcolm Speed , as more of a representative of England & Australia cricket boards

A CEO needs to be at least seen to be bi-partisan, but Malcolm Speed 's nasty comments about India did let the cat out of the bag about his biased views

Goodbye and good riddance to Malcolm Speed, his seven years as ICC CEO, have resulted in the ICC organization being reduced to a toothless organization, viewed with suspicion by every cricket playing country of the cricket world

Sachin Tendulkar is 35 today-What the world thinks of Sachin Tendulkar

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Sachin Tendulkar - what people are saying about Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar turns 35 today and a good way to appreciate what Sachin has achieved for Indian cricket is to read what other cricketers,mostly his opponents have said about him

"Sachin Tendulkar was destined to be a great" -Barry Richards.

"Sachin Tendulkar is 99.5 percent perfect. I'd pay to see him" - Viv Richards.

"Don't bowl Sachin Tendulkarbad balls, he hits the good ones for fours - Michael Kasprowicz.

"It's scary, where the hell do we bowl to Sachin" -Allan Border

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"There is no shame being beaten by such a great player as Sachin Tendulkar. We didn't lose to
Team India. We Lost to Sachin Tendulkar" -Steve Waugh.

"If I've to bowl to Sachin, I'll bowl with my helmet on. He hits the ball so hard" - Dennis Lillee.

"I'd like to see Sachin go out and bat one day with a stump. I tell you he'd do okay" -Greg Chappell.

"Cricketers like Sachin come once in a lifetime and I am privileged he played in my time" - Wasim Akram.

"The pressure on me is nothing as compared to Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin,
like God, must never fail. The crowd always expects him (Sachin Tendulkar) to succeed and it
is too much pressure on him" -Mark Waugh

"Everybody gets 15 minutes of fame. But if there's one person I've admired over a 15-year of period, it's definitely Sachin." - Brian Lara

"I'll be going to bed having nightmares of Sachin just running down the wicket and belting me back over the head for six. He was unstoppable. I don't think anyone, apart from Don Bradman, is in the same class as Sachin Tendulkar. He is just an amazing player" -Shane Warne.

"I saw Sachin Tendulkar playing on television and was struck by his technique, so I asked my wife to come look at him. Now I never saw myself play, but I feel that this player is playing much the same as I used to play, and she looked at him on Television and said yes, there is a similarity between the two... his compactness, technique, stroke production... it all seemed to gel" -Sir Donald Bradman.

"In an over I can bowl six different balls. But then Sachin looks at me with a sort of gentle arrogance down the pitch as if to say 'Can you bowl m another one?'" - Adam Hollioke

Sachin Tendulkar is cricket's God? Barry Richards.

You might pitch a ball on the off stump and think you have bowled a good ball and Sachin Tendulkar walks across and hits it for two behind midwicket. His bat looks so heavy but he just waves it arounad like it's a toothpick? -Brett Lee

You have to decide for yourself whether you're bowling well or not. Sachin Tendulkar's going to hit you for fours and sixes anyway? -Micheal Kasprowicz

Technically, you can't fault Sachin. Seam or spin, fast or slow ? nothing is a problem? -Geoffrey Boycott.

Sachin Tendulkar's life seems to be a stillness in a frantic world... [When he goes out to bat], it is beyond chaos - it is a frantic appeal by a nation to one man. The people see him as a God... ? Mathew Hayden, on Sachin Tendulkar.

I (Embarrassed laugh) am a normal person who plays cricket. I am nothing more than that? Sachin Tendulkar, on being told of above quote.

"The fact of the matter is that India still need Sachin in a big way. All this talk of the youngsters taking over is very foolish. The reason why Tendulkar is so important for the team is because of his ability to inspire others and make them perform under pressure" - In the "Times of India" of the infamous "End"ulkar fame

"Sachin has everything a top batsman needs. Tendulkar is a classic example of a player being so good that his age is an irrelevance" Akram says in his autobiography titled "Wasim". He also stated a number of examples when he and his team were frustrated by Tendulkar's batting prowess.

David Boon "Technically Sachin Tendulkar stands out as the best because of his ability to increase the pace at will"

Ted Dexter: (who chaired the panel, the Coopers & Lybrand award as the International Test player of the year)
"This year Tendulkar has been the batsman nobody wanted to bowl at. He took Shane Warne apart in India, which illustrates his genius."

M. L. Jaisimha "The more I see of Sachin Tendulkar the more confused I'm getting to which is his best knock."

Cricket Historian Vasant Raiji "I have always felt C. K. Nayadu was the best. I now think Sachin has the honour of being the most outstanding batsman of all time."

Mike Selvey
"Tendulkar is the supreme right hander on the planet, a focussed technician who offers a counterpoint to Brian Lara's more eye catching destruction."

Jeff Thompson "Sachin is an attacker. He has much more power than Sunny. He wants to be the one to set the pace. He has to be on top. That's the buzz about him."

Asif Iqbal: (after India won at Sharjah)
"He has given a new dimension to batting. Such dominance can break the heart of the best of bowlers. I was never tired of watching this wonderful batsman."

Peter Roebuck "Sometime back I had written a piece that said that Sachin's the master and Lara a genius with his head high up somewhere. That's it."

Steve Waugh "You take Don Bradman away and he is next up I reckon."

"It was one of the greatest innings I have ever seen. There is no shame being beaten by such a great player, Sachin is perhaps only next to the Don''.

"When it comes to judging the best among these fabulous band of batsmen, my vote goes to Tendulkar. He has an uncanny ability to come out on top under different circumstances and under different conditions, whether it is Test cricket or one day internationals. And more importantly, he has done this so young. "
Allan Border: (after India won the Coca-Cola cup in Sharjah)
"Hell, if he stayed, even at 11 an over he would have got it."

Greg Chappell , who successfully destroyed India's chances in the last World cup says "He is a perfectly balanced batsman and knows perfectly well when to attack and when to play defensive cricket. He has developed the ability to treat bowlers all over the world with contempt and can destroy any attack with utmost ease. "

Tony Greig "He is cool, has magnificent temperament, and is so mature you tend to forget his age. I can't think of any other example of a player who has so dominated the world before the age of 25."

Paul Strang "What we (Zimbabwe) need is 10 Tendulkars."

Australian Media "The most exciting batsman of his time because he finds the right balance between reason and passion, technique and power, nerves and placement and judgement that applies to all tastes."

Malcolm Speed,ICC cricket,Mickey Arthur so hypocritical!

Malcolm Speed speaks to Guyana media
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Malcolm Speed and Mickey Arthur shoot themselves in the foot

Malcolm Speed , the ICC and the South Africa cricket coach Mickey Arthur are incredibly hypocritical.

Reports suggest that on the basis of Mickey Arthur's protest, the ICC, led by Malcolm Speed, has asked the BCCI for an explanation for the spinning track prepared for the Kanpur cricket test match , which ended in three days

Mickey Arthur, the South African cricket coach, is simply not grateful for the "South African cricket pitch" provided at Ahmedabad

Why is Mickey Arthur, the South African cricket coach and the ICC not asking for an explanation for the pitch for the Ahmedabad test match which also ended in three days

The fast and green Ahmedabad cricket match was simply a gift given by the pitch curators to the South African cricket team, but Mickey Arthur is simple not grateful

No country will be as stupid as to provide a cricket pitch that is favorable to the opposing cricket team, but the pitch curators at Ahmedabad managed to do just that

The Ahmedabad cricket pitch was tailor made for the South African cricket team's fast bowlers and not surprisingly, the South African cricket easily won the Ahmedabad cricket test

Is the ICC ask forl a spinning track to be prepared at the Centurion Park or at Perth?

The ICC's comments on the pitch for the Kanpur cricket test sparks of such hypocricy- has Malcolm Speed's ICC or Mickey Arthur ever asked the Australian cricket board for an explanation for the fast cricket pitch at Perth or Centurion Park?

Why should a spinning track be unfriendly, but a green top like Perth be fair?The ICC, led by Malcolm Speed,is plain stupid and biased

The ICC should be dismantled as soon as possible- the ICC 's decisions are really biased against the subcontinent

The Oval fiasco and the reinstatement of Darrell Hair is another slap in the face for the subcontinent, and it is high time the Asian cricket boards support each other in the face of such blatant bias against them

Malcolm Speed, the ICC and Mickey Arthur should refrain from stupid statements that display jealousy about the BCCI 's monetary influence over world cricket

Allan Border praises Harbhajan Singh for restraint

Allan Border defends Harbhajan Singh
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Allan Border has praised Harbhajan Singh for showing restraint in Sydney CB series cricket one day international

Allan Border, the former Australian cricket giant, has praised Harbhajan Singh for his incredible restraint

Contrary to the reports in the Sydney Morning Herald and other sections of the Australian media, Allan Border said that he appreciated Harbhajan Singh 's restraint in the face of some really abusive behavior from the Sydney cricket spectators

Allan Border was in the section of the crowd which was resorting to such unpardonable behavior

Apparently, Allan Border was close to the crowd that was resorting to racist comments about Harbhajan Singh - comments about his religion and his "patka" were apparently freely being bandied out by the Sydney spectators. Allan Border mentioned that Harbhajan Singh handled himself well, in response to some really persistent abuse

These Sydney cricket spectators obviously need some education, but sections of the media such as the Sydney Morning Herald, need to cop some of the abuse, for their one-sided media reporting and their part in inciting the Sydney spectators

Sydney Morning Herald media coverage of India Vs Australia cricketseries:One sided and sickening

Harbhajan Singh begins his exuberant celebrations after removing Ricky Ponting, Australia v India, 2nd Test, Sydney, 4th day, January 5, 2008
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The Australian media coverage of the India Vs Australia one day international CommonWealth Bank cricket series (CB cricket series) is hopelessly one-sided and biased

The Australian media especially, the Sydney Morning Herald,has been incredibly disappointing.

Its one thing to support the Australian home team,but to run fake campaigns,denigrate the opposition players and cast a blind eye to the doings of the Australian cricket payers is simply not done, at least by a leading national newspaper

Sydney Morning Herald is abusing the power of the media

By its one-sided reporting,the Sydney Morning Herald has been abusing its power. In this one-sided article about the first final of the India Vs Australia CommonWealth Bank cricket series, the hopelessly biased article talks about Harbhajan Singh 's alleged behavior, but fails to mention the abusive and racist remarks by the Sydney cricket crowd

The Sydney spectators abused Harbhajan Singh by making racist comments about Harbhajan Singh 's Sikh religion and this was not even mentioned in the article

The abusive words used by Hayden, Ponting, Symonds and the rest of the Australian cricket team were ignored

In the cricket article, there is some mention about Pathan and Harbhajan walking down to Hayden and making some comments, but the dirty, abusive comments used by Hayden,Symonda and the rest of the Australian cricket team are not even mentioned

My biggest fear- Soon, the Indian, Pakistan,Sri Lanka,Bangladesh,South African and West Indian cricket media would follow the example of the Australian cricket media

There is no barrier to entry for nastiness in media- what if the rest of the world cricket media behaved in the same despicable manner as the Sydney Morning Herald?

The good old days of the cricket columnist is now being abused by these so-called cricket writers who are bringing decency in the cricket game to its knees

Ishant Sharma giving Ricky Ponting a hard time

Ishant Sharma,Indian cricket's latest find is giving Ricky Ponting a hard time in India Vs Australia test and one day cricket series

Ishant Sharma, India's latest cricket sensation has been troubling Ricky Ponting in the India Vs Australia test and one day international cricket series

Ishant Sharma's pace and bounce are ideally suited to Australian tracks

Ishant Sharma has the ability to bounce the ball off almost good length- and that has ensured that Ishant Sharma has troubled all the Australian cricket batsmen including Ricky Ponting in this India Vs Australia test and one day cricket series

Ishant Sharma Vs Ricky Ponting cricket Video

In this cricket video excerpt from the India Vs Australia cricket test match at Sydney,Ishant Sharma gives Ricky Ponting a torrid time and ultimately even grabs Ricky Ponting's wicket

Sachin Tendulkar Vs Brett Lee video- See God in action

Sachin Tendulkar Vs Brett Lee cricket Video- God in action

If you ever doubted that God existed, you should see this Sachin Tendulkar Vs Brett Lee cricket video. Sachin Tendulkar hit three amazing boundaries off Brett Lee including two breathtaking straight drives that scorched the MCG

Sachin Tendulkar's straight drives off Brett Lee were nothing short of cricketing perfection, as the MCG spectators were treated to almost a religious miracle- the most mesmerizing straight drives almost in the history of cricket

Brett Lee bowled at 150 mph and Sachin Tendulkar hit a straight drive at 250 mph

As you can see in the Sachin Tendulkar Vs Brett Lee video below, Sachin Tendulkar slams the ball back to the boundary with majestic power that seemed to signal that he is almost back to being the best bastman in the cricket world today

Harbhajan Singh appeal to be tried by controversial judge of New Zealand, John Hansen- a ploy by the ICC

Harbhajan Singh 's appeal to be judged by John Hansen, the controversial judge of the New Zealand High court- another sinister ploy in this critical cricket incident?

Harbhajan Singh's appeal will be judged by John Hansen, a really controversial judge who is known to give rather "blinkered" decisions.

According to Kiwifirst, John Hansen, the New Zealand high court judge is known to make rather controversial judgements.

John Hansen's appointment is probably a bad choice in this most important judgement for world cricket, the ICC and the BCCI

John Hanson has been described by this Kiwifirst website as someone who is "unable to apparently separate his personal bias and interests from his arbiter's job" and someone who is "Prone to take a blinkered approach in proceedings and in his written accounts of proceedings and rulings, providing inordinate focus on the arguments of the litigant (or counsel) he personally fancies"

In the context of the Oval cricket test controversy, the ICC and world cricket authorities are often seen as being against the teams of the subcontinent and appointing this "blinkered" judge for such this important Harbhajan Singh - Andrew Symonds cricket controversy smacks of really poor taste and a touch of the sinister

Ricky Ponting lacks integrity in Sydney test match

Ricky Ponting claims not to have grounded the ball
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Ricky Ponting lacks integrity as shown by his appealing when the ball is grounded

Ricky Ponting surely lacks any semblance of integrity. The two appeals , one off Dhoni, where he claimed to have perfectly (!) taken the catch (see attached photo) and the catch by Clarke perfectly sum up his integrity or lack of it

As Prem Panicker writes in Rediff.com, Ricky Ponting should be banned until Ricky Ponting improves his behavior

Ricky Ponting drops gamesmanship, takes on cheating

Ricky Ponting said "There is no way I grounded the ball". What do you think, is Ricky Ponting grounding the ball or is the ground rising up to meet the ball ?

Get rid of Ricky Ponting and his kind of cheating in the name of gamesmanship

Steve Bucknor,man of the match in India Vs Australia Sydney cricket test.2007

Steve Bucknor already awarded the "man of the match" trophy for Sydney cricket test?

In a breaking news, it has been reported that Steve Bucknor has been already awarded the man of the match trophy for the Sydney cricket test (see insert photo of Steve Bucknor receiving the trophy).

Steve Bucknor has created another record in test cricket history to receive the man of the match trophy even before the test match has been completed.

In fact, Steve Bucknor apparently received the man of the match trophy on the very first day of the Sydney cricket test! It is highly unlikely that this Steve Bucknor record will ever be beaten- Bradman's record of three triple centuries could be beaten someday but definitely not Steve Bucknor's record

Steve Bucknor the first cricket test umpire to be awarded the man of the match trophy in Sydney cricket test,2007

Steve Bucknor has apparently created a world record in test cricket history by becoming the first umpire in test cricket to be awarded the man of the match trophy,hitherto confined to test cricket players.

Steve Bucknor has so far turned out an amazing cricket performance and is definitely the person on the cricket field most influencing the outcome of the Sydney test,2007

Andrew Symonds rapped on his knuckles by the Aussie captain,Ponting, says it was Steve Bucknor's fault,mate

Apparently Symonds was playing slighly slow at some point in his innings in the Sydney cricket test and Ricky Ponting asked him to lose his wicket so that Brett Lee and
Johnson could score some fast runs, but try as he might, Steve Bucknor ensured that Andrew Symonds couldn't get out. An embarrased Andrew Symonds apparently told his captain that
with Steve Bucknor around, "It wasn't my fault,mate , I tried to lose my wicket"

Steve Bucknor and his incredible achievement has ensured that he is feared by every cricket opposition in the world, and not only batsmen but also aggressive bowlers quake when they hear that Steve Bucknor is part of the ICC Elite Umpiring Panel

Steve Bucknor
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Please read the above post in jest - I respect all cricket umpires,including Steve Bucknor. and appreciate the great and tough job that they do on the cricket field. I just feel that having the cricket technology but not using it is stupid

Shaun Tait,cricket 's latest chucker?

Winding Up - Shaun Tait
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Does Shaun Tait, the latest of the cricket world's fast bowlers chuck?

Shaun Tait is the latest fast bowler to be tainted by accusations of chucking. After Shoaib Akhtar, Brett Lee and umpteen other fast bowlers before him, Shaun Tait has been accused of chucking

Daniel Vettori has indirectly accused Shaun Tait of chucking

Whether Shaun Tait actually chucks is a matter of conjecture- we mere mortals (read : cricket fans ) will never know the answer.

Daniel Vettori may just be displaying gamesmanship by calling attention to Shaun Tait 's action before the Australia Vs New Zealand cricket series.

The ICC will never ban Shaun Tait for chucking

The ICC has clearly almost allowed every cricket bowler to chuck by their insipid cricket administration and Shaun Tait will be just another bowler to face some temporary criticism before being allowed to get back to his old bowling action

Shoaib Akhtar and Brett Lee have been chucking , at least on their special fast yorkers for ages, and it will be unfair of the ICC to impose any ban on a young bowler like Shaun Tait after the precedence set by Shoiab Akhtar and Brett Lee

Did I say that Shaun Tait chucks? Well., neither will the ICC!

Greg Chappell 's big mouth blabbers more

Greg Chappell continues with his hypocritical ways and his ability to talk crap

Greg Chappell has an expert ability to be political and hypocritical

In a recent outburst, Greg Chappell spewed more venom on his latest victims , the Indian "senior" players. Greg Chappell blamed the BCCI's selection of the "senior" players the main cause of India's defeat at the World cup cricket tournament 2007

In fact, Greg Chappell says he was sure that the Indian cricket team would lose even before the team left for the cricket World cup.So much for Greg Chappell's man management skills!

Greg Chappell also poured more venom on the "Indian cultural mindset" by saying that Saurav Ganguly expected a lot in return for recommending a snake like Greg Chappell

Despite Saurav Ganguly great leadership capabilities and people management capabilities, Saurav Ganguly obviously had to pay the price for recommending a snake like Greg Chappell to be Indian cricket coach and doing the Indian cricket world such as disfavor

Greg Chappell is sure of one thing, it is never Greg Chappell 's fault

Greg Chappell is never at fault, it is always someone else's fault for this so-called "guru". Sometimes, Greg Chappell finds the BCCI as the villain, at times it is the Indian selection panel and nowadays the flavor of the month is the Indian senior cricket players

Greg Chappell is so un-Australian in nature

Its absolutely wrong to classify Greg Chappell as personifying the "Australian way of playing cricket". The Australian way of playing cricket is to be open, honest and blunt in all talk and taking every decision.

"Blaming others all the time" is only the Chappell way, not the Australian way!

Greg Chappell (Coach)
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Pakistan cricket team play too defensive and settle for a draw

The Pakistan cricket team waste a great opportunity to set a world record in Pakistan Vs South Africa cricket test at Lahore

Shoaib Malik's Pakistan cricket team played too defensively to settle for a draw in the Pakistan Vs South Africa test cricket match at Lahore

Younis Khan's brilliant century was wasted as the Pakistan cricket team did not try to force a win in Pakistan Vs South Africa cricket team

Younis Khan made an amazingly fluent century in the Pakistan Vs South Africa cricket match at Lahore, but Pakistan seemed more caught up in the occasion of the great man Inzamam's retirement to bother about saving the cricket test series against South Africa

The Pakistan cricket team under Shoaib Malik for the Pakistan Vs South Africa cricket series seems to lack confidence

The Pakistan cricket team , under Shoaib Malik,surely is one of the most talented cricket teams in the world, but seems to lack the confidence. Any other cricket team would have made an attempt to square the Pakistan Vs South Africa cricket series, but the Pakistan cricket team decided to settle for a tame draw and gave a great chance of squaring the cricket series

Surely, Geoff Lawson seems to be another cricket coach,who is not doing his job of motivating the cricket team

Sounds familiar? Lets hope Geoff Lawson doesn't indulge in Pakistan cricket Board politics as well, like his counterpart erstwhile coach of the Indian cricket team,the self-styled "Guru" Greg Chappell

Pakistani cricket players Younus Khan (L
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Younis Khan brings Pakistan cricket team to brink of an historic win inPakistan Vs South Africa test match

Younis Khan Batting Style
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Younis Khan's historic knock may lead to a historic win in Pakistan Vs South Africa cricket test match

Younis Khan is currently batting one of the best innings of his life in the Pakistan Vs South Africa cricket test match at Lahore

The Pakistan cricket team needed a world record 457 runs to win the Pakistan Vs South Africa cricket test. But, due to Younis Khan's impeccable century, the Pakistan cricket team now has a chance of beating South Africa in the cricket test match at Lahore

Younis Khan is batting on 126 not out and needs to play till the end to ensure Pakistan cricket team's win in the Pakistan Vs South Africa cricket test match

Younis Khan has always been acknowledged as a really stylish cricket player, but people have never recognized Younis Khan as a batsman who can score fast runs

Younis Khan has a golden opportunity to prove that he can not only score a lot of runs but can also score the runs fast. The Pakistan Vs South Africa cricket test match at Lahore will be decided by the ability of Younis Khan to not only anchor the Pakistan cricket team's innings but also score runs fast

A classy innings by Younis Khan is leading to an exciting cricket test at Lahore between Pakistan and South Africa

Sachin Tendulkar fights a losing battle in India Vs Australia fifth oneday international

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Sachin Tendulkar played a classy knock ,but the India Vs Australia one day international cricket series seems destined to go Australia's way

Barring Sachin Tendulkar, the Indian cricket team played a poor game of cricket in the fifth India Vs Australia cricket ODI at Vododara.
Despite Sachin Tendulkar's fighting knock of 47, the Indian cricket team was bowled out for just 148 runs in the India Vs Australia ODI cricket match

Gilchrist made a mockery of the Indian cricket score, by slamming four sixes en route to a good score of 77 runs, but Sachin Tendulkar had provided the early magic by some amazing straight drives

Sachin Tendulkar was out to the best ball bowled in the India Vs Australia ODI cricket series

Sachin Tendulkar was out to an incredible ball by Brett Lee,probably the best ball in the ongoing India Vs Australia ODI cricket series. Brett Lee came back for his second spell, and bowled a peach of a delivery that drew Sachin Tendulkar to the front foot and seamed away at 150 mph to give an easy catch to Adam Gilchrist

With Sachin Tendulkar's dismissal, the last resistance of the Indian cricket team in this India Vs Australia cricket match faded away and the Indian cricket team folded up for 148 runs

India Vs Australia 5th ODI match summary - If Sachin Tendulkar and Saurav Ganguly do not provide a great start for India,the Indian cricket team is a disaster

Michael Clarke ends Indian cricket bowlers' celebrations in India VsAustralia one day international cricket match at Bangalore

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Michael Clarke hit a masterly knock to get the Indian cricket bowlers back to reality

Michael Clarke has always thrived on wickets on the subcontinent and he once again proved his mastery of Indian cricket pitches with a superlative century in the first India Vs Australia one day international cricket match at Bangalore

Unlike other Australian batsmen, Michael Clarke uses his feet beautifully against the spinners and played a great knock of 130 runs to get the Australian cricket team in a winning position in the first one day international cricket match at Bangalore

Michael Clarke's hundred has probably helped bring the Indian cricket bowlers to accept the reality of Indian cricket pitches

The Indian cricket bowlers were made to realize that Indian cricket pitches are very much different from the South African cricket pitches. The Indian cricket bowlers were treated like spinners on the sublime Bangalore track by Michael Clarke as the Australian cricket team rattled up a huge score

The Indian cricket bowlers should be thankful for the wakeup call caused by Michael Clarke's innings as the Indian cricket team were lucky to end up with a draw after the tremendous Australian onslaught which was only matched by the stormy thunderstorm

Michael Clarke has reminded the Indian cricket bowlers that line and length matter on bland Indian pitches

The Indian cricket bowlers, led by Sreesanth, RP Singh and Zaheer Khan were erratic and that helped Michael Clarke start the Indian one day international cricket series on a very bright note.

Lets hope that the Indian bowlers wake up to bowl better in the remaining india Vs Australia one day internationals, else this India Vs Australia one day cricket series will end up being a one side affair

Mahendra Singh Dhoni faces bigger challenge in India Vs Australia oneday international cricket series

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Mahendra Singh Dhoni faces a bigger challenge against the Australian cricket team in the India Vs Australia one day international cricket series

Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his Indian teammates successfully won the Twenty20 cricket World cup. Along the way, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his Indian cricketers won the crucial India Vs Australia Twenty20 cricket match in the Twenty20 cricket World cup semifinals

Mahendra Singh Dhoni may find the Australian cricket team in the India Vs Australia one day international cricket series to be a different team in the one day international cricket series format

The Australian cricket team may be new to the Twenty20 cricket format but the India Vs Australia one day international cricket series provides a chance for the Australian cricket team to prove themselves to be masters of the one day internationals format

Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his merry band of cricketers have the advantage of having the experience of Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid in the India Vs Australia one day international cricket series

The experience of Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid will be a huge advantage for Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his merry band of cricketers in the India Vs Australia one day international cricket series

Apart from his immense talent,Sachin Tendulkar brings to the table, a great understanding of the cricket game and this will be invaluable for Mahendra Singh Dhoni and the Indian cricket team In the India Vs Australia one day international cricket series

For example, while batting first,within a few overs Sachin Tendulkar typically will decide on the target score and convey it to Mahendra Singh Dhoni,the Indian cricket team's captain. This kind of perception is invaluable for Mahendra SIngh Dhoni and the Indian cricket team in the India Vs Australia cricket one day international series

The Australian cricket team appear rusty at the start of the India Vs Australia one day international cricket series,and this is the best chance for Mahendra Singh Dhoni and the Indian cricket team

Mahendra Singh Dhoni and the Indian cricket team should exploit the rustiness of the Australian cricket team at the start of the India Vs Australia one day international cricket series

The Australian cricket team also are missing Ricky Ponting for the first few matches of the India Vs Australia one day international cricket series and it is a great opportunity for Dhoni and the Indian cricket team to grab the initiative

Hoping for an amazing India Vs Australia one day international cricket series

The cricket astrologer is right again,predicts winner of India Vs England cricket test series

The cricket astrologer successfully predicts the results of the India Vs England cricket test series

The cricket astrologer's predictions of the India Vs England cricket test series have come true. Its time to crow!

People often wonder how our predictions at this cricket astrologer portal often have a tendency of being right- the reason is that our cricket astrologer portal relies on statistical simulation of actual cricket one on one encounters in order to successfully predict cricket match results

Sachin Tendulkar,Sachin Tendulkar is not a match winner anymore?

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Sachin Tendulkar was, is and will be a match winner for the Indian cricket team

Sachin Tendulkar is God. I am obviously a die hard Sachin Tendulkar cricket fan, and get amazed by Sachin Tendulkar's ability to take criticism from the cricket fans of his own country

Sachin Tendulkar is a victim of the "argumentative Indian"

Sachin Tendulkar scored a match winning knock of 91 runs against the England cricket team and was undone only by Simon Taufel, the umpire. Despite this match winning knock by Sachin Tendulkar, sections of the Indian media, and armchair enthusiasts in India criticize Sachin for his "slow" knock of 91

Sachin Tendulkar was criticized earlier by Ian Chappell

At the height of Sachin Tendulkar's dispute with Greg Chappell, Ian Chappell suggested that Sachin Tendulkar should retire, citing Sachin Tendulkar's knock of 241 not out against the Australian cricket team as being "too careful".

Sachin Tendulkar has endured a lot of such criticism in his test career but Ian Chappell's reasoning for Sachin's retirement was the most stupid

Only the opposing international cricket teams must be eagerly awaiting Sachin Tendulkar's retirement

Teams such as the England cricket team, the Australian cricket team and the Sri Lankan cricket team must be hoping that Sachin Tendulkar retires soon, but criticism from the Indian cricket fan is stupid

Monty Panesar,how Sachin Tendulkar should play Monty Panesar

Monty Panesar should be treated with disdain by Sachin Tendulkar

Monty Panesar has been treated with great respect by the Indian cricket team,especially Sachin Tendulkar in the first India Vs England cricket test at Lords

On a more sarcastic note, the Indian cricket batsmen such as Sachin Tendulkar seem to be treating Monty Panesar, the way Indian culture asks them to treat a fellow Indian in a foreign land

Monty Panesar should be treated with absolutely no respect by Sachin Tendulkar and the rest of the Indian cricket team and Sachin Tendulkar needs to hit Monty Panesar out of the attack as soon as possible

Monty Panesar was thrashed by Gilchrist and Sachin Tendulkar should do the same to Monty Panesar

Monty Panesar was hit for 24 runs in a single over by Adam Gilchrist,including three huge sixes past midwicket. Sachin Tendulkar should watch this video of Monty Panesar being demolished by Adam Gilchrist and take inspiration from it

Sachin Tendulkar played the same way against stalwarts like Glenn Mcgrath and Shane Warne, all that Sachin Tendulkar needs to do is to play Monty Panesar thinking Monty Panesar is just another club bowler!

Indian cricket team may win the India Vs England cricket test series

India Vs England test cricket series predictions, India will win

The India Vs England test cricket series is interestingly poised, with the Indian cricket team,narrowly managing a draw in the first test match against the England cricket team

We have done our usual cricket statistical simulator analysis, featuring potential India Vs England cricket test scenarios and have concluded the following points about the India Vs England cricket test series

• The Indian cricket team may win the India Vs England cricket test series 1-0
  


• Monty Panesar will get at least one five wicket haul in the India Vs England cricket test series


• Sachin Tendulkar will definitely get at least two fifties in the India Vs England cricket test series


• The Indian cricket batsmen will perform progressively better and the Indian cricket bowlers will perform progressively worse in the India Vs England cricket test series

Surprised by our predictions for the India Vs England cricket test series, you will be amazed when our predictions come true again!

Inzamam treated badly by Pakistan cricket board

Inzamam Ul Haq should be treated better by the Pakistan cricket board

Inzamam Ul Haq has not been selected as one of the contracted players of the year by the Pakistan cricket board. Inzamam has been treated badly by the Pakistan cricket establishment again and this was the last nail in the coffin for Inzamam

Why cant Inzamam at least be given a hero's farewell by the Pakistan cricket board for his services to cricket?

Inzamam Ul Haq is being made a scapegoat for the Pakistan cricket team's world cup cricket debacle

Inzamam was of course the captain for the Pakistan cricket team in the cricket World cup. But, Inzamam was not the only cause for Pakistan's ignominious exit from the cricket World cup

Inzamam's past contributions to the Pakistan cricket team have been very conveniently forgotten. Very often, Inzamam was the only cricketer to stand up to the opposition in international one day and test cricket matches

Inzamam's treatment shows that Asian cricket teams do not know how to honour their heroes

Inzamam is but the latest cricket hero to be dump by an Asian cricket establishment. Right from the days of Gundappa Vishwanath, to Mohinder Amarnath, Indian and Pakistan cricket heroes have been unceremoniously dumped after a bad performance, without even standing up to applaud their past achievements

Inzamam should have perhaps learnt from Sunil Gavaskar and Imran Khan who probably understood this phenomenon best, and retired after an extraordinary cricket performance

Like Inzamam,Sachin Tendulkar is perhaps still at his best, but should he retire now to protect his post cricket career and reputation?

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Sachin Tendulkar,curious tale of Sachin and the Sensex

Sachin Tendulkar hits 15000 runs in one day cricket and the Sensex hits 15000

Sachin Tendulkar's prolific run scoring has thrown up another interesting statistic. There is a weird correlation between the Indian Sensex and Sachin Tendulkar's run aggregate in one day International cricket matches

Sachin Tendulkar's arrival heralded the Indian economic reforms

Coincidentally,Sachin Tendulkar's arrival in the Indian cricket team also saw the launch of the Indian economic reforms.

As an article in the Times of India by Abhishek Raghunath points out,Sachin Tendulkar had leaped ahead of the Sensex in terms of his run aggregate early in his career, but the Indian Sensex has caught on

Sachin Vs the Indian Sensex , the statistics

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  When Sachin Tendulkar scored just 200 runs in ODI cricket matches, the Sensex was at 4000 points
  


• Sachin Tendulkar then went into a rampage at Sharjah vs the Australian cricket team and later against Sri Lanka. Soon enough by February 1997, Sachin Tendulkar had clearly beaten the Sensex


• By 2006, Sachin Tendulkar was above 13000 runs in one day international cricket matches,but the Sensex was starting to move up quickly and soon touched 9000 points


• Today, Sachin Tendulkar and the Indian Sensex are almost at par,at 15000

Will Sachin Tendulkar overtake the Indian Sensex again

Millions of Sachin Tendulkar fans including yours truly, are hoping that Sachin uses the current England cricket series to leap past the Sensex again

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India Vs South Africa live one day cricket series in Ireland,Win for South Africa predicted

The India Vs South Africa live one day cricket series should see an win for the South African cricket team

The India Vs South Africa one day international cricket matches are underway in Ireland.

We,at GameCricket.com, predict a win for the South Africa cricket team in the India Vs South Africa one day international cricket matches

The windy,seaming conditions for the India Vs South Africa live one day international cricket series should favor the South African cricket team

The South African cricket team should win the India Vs South Africa live one day international cricket matches. The hostility of the South African bowling attack will be exacerbated by the presence of the harsh windy weather and a pitch expected to favor seam bowling

The South African pace bowlers such Ntini and Steyn could be expected to exploit the seaming conditions for the India Vs South Africa live one day international cricket series in Ireland

The Indian cricket team for the India Vs South Africa one day international seems tentative and appears to be going through the motions

The frequent calls for the Indian senior cricketers to be sacked and adverse publicity after the World cup cricket debacle seem to have a detrimental effect on the Indian cricket team. The Indian cricketers such as Saurav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar seem to be careful and tentative and not in a position to play their natural game

The GameCricket.com solution for the Indian cricket team in the India Vs South Africa one day international cricket test series,play the natural game

On pure statistics and past one-on-one encounters, the Indian cricket team is actually a better cricket team than the South African cricket team, as seen in statistical simulations of one day international cricket matches.

If the the Indian cricketers play their natural cricket game like the champions they really are,the Indian cricket team may still have a good chance against the South African cricket team

Indian cricketers,peer into the mirror and see a roaring lion rather than a puny cat

Michael Holding,why Michael Holding was the silent assassin of cricket

Michael Holding had the best bowling action in world cricket

Michael Holding did Jamaica and the West Indies cricket team proud by his incredible bowling performances in test cricket.

Here is a tribute to Michael Holding, who was easily the bowler with the best bowling action in world test cricket ever.

Michael Holding was called the "Silent Assassin" of world test cricket

Michael Holding had a silky bowling action that suggested that Michael Holding was just a medium pacer of the Mohinder Amarnath variety. But Michael Holding was able to generate such incredible pace without apparently expending any effort

Michael Holding's incredible bowling action also enabled to play test cricket for such a long time without any of those injuries that current fast bowlers always seem striken with

Courtney Walsh was Michael Holding's protege

Michael Holding's smooth bowling action has no comparison, the only other cricket bowler whose action came reasonably close was that of "nice guy" Courtney Walsh,who probably used his Jamaican association to learn a few bowling tricks of the trade from Michael Holding

Michael Holding to Geoff Boycott, a cool cricket video

Michael Holding makes Geoff Boycott hop, fish and finally lets him out of his agony by getting his wicket in this incredible bowling performance against the most dodgy of cricket batsmen

3 Secret reasons why Ford was selected as Indian cricket coach

Why Ford was selected as Indian cricket coach

The secret is out, Ford has been selected as the Indian cricket coach. Have you wondered why Ford was selected as Indian cricket coach?

Here are some of Ford's qualifications which made him the best candidate for the post of Indian cricket coach

Ford's candidature for Indian cricket coach

Ford is not a citizen of India. This is the most important criterion to select Ford as the Indian cricket coach

Ford has good experience of match fixing. I will not say more, but the Indian cricket board, BCCI,obviously thinks that Ford's experience in match fixing in Cronjegate will help his tenure in the Indian cricket team

Ford has not played test or one day international cricket.This is another important criteria which has resulted in Ford being selected as Indian cricket coach. The Indian cricket board is cunning enough to realize that a person like Ford who has not played International cricket has not had the opportunity made any major blunders in his cricketing career

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The Indian cricket board has thus made an intelligent decision by selecting Ford as the Indian cricket coach since Ford met all the preconditions needed to be the Indian cricket coach

Zaheer Abbas, most stylish batsmen ever?

Zaheer Abbas may be the most stylish batsman to have played cricket

Zaheer Abbas, GR Vishwanath and David Gower are the most stylish batsmen I have seen playing test cricket.

How do you define style in cricket? Style in cricket implies elegance even when playing a bad shot or getting out. Zaheer Abbas exemplified style through his incomparable back foot square drive and Gundappa Vishwanath exemplified his style through his uppish square cut.

Zaheer Abbas and Gundappa Vishwanath may not have great batting records in comparison to Brian Charles Lara or Sachin Tendulkar, but they definitely had better "style" and elegance

Here is Zaheer Abbas at his best , executing a stylish back foot drive

Kevin Pieterson is the new face of England cricket

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Kevin Pieterson has a unorthodox approach that is good for England cricket

Kevin Pieterson epitomizes the new England cricket spirit, keeping in mind the traditional dour and correct batting by former England batsmen like Geoffrey Boycott. Kevin Pieterson has shown that a correct technique and playing in the V is not always the best thing for England cricket

Kevin Pieterson's double century in double quick time

Kevin Pieterson has slammed a test double century against the West Indies cricket team. Kevin Pieterson once again demonstrated his brand of ruthless hitting , typically from the front foot against the young West Indies cricket bowlers , as he scored 226 runs in double quick time

While the current West Indies cricket team may not boast the best bowling attack in international test cricket, Kevin Pieterson has once again demonstrated that he can not only score runs but also score them rather quickly

Kevin Pieterson's double century should hopefully inspire the other potential great, Freddie Flintoff to get his act together for England cricket's sake

England Vs West Indies live test cricket series,2007

England Vs West Indies live test cricket series,2007

The England Vs West Indies test cricket series promises to be an exciting cricket series between two reasonably matched cricket teams.

The England Vs West Indies cricket series is a contest between two international cricket teams with a comparatively weak bowling attacks and
some great batting talents such as Strauss, Cook, Pieterson and of course Sarwan

England Vs West Indies test cricket series- First major series with no Lara

The England Vs West Indies cricket series is the first major cricket series the West Indies cricket team are playing
without Brian Charles Lara in the West Indies cricket team.

While the absence of Brian Lara from the West Indies cricket team may have lowered the overall morale of some West Indies cricket fans,
players like Ramnaresh Sarwan can emerge from the shadows to form a team of world beaters

Predictions for England Vs West Indies cricket series

GameCricket.com predicts a win for the England cricket team in the England Vs West Indies cricket series- Statistical simulation
of England Vs West Indies cricket team encounters, resulted in a win for the England cricket team in 64% of the cricket match encounters

Mashrafe Mortaza - The next great fast bowler?

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Mashrafe Mortaza could be the next great fast bowler in international cricket

Mashrafe Mortaza typifies the spirit of the Bangladesh cricket team. Mashrafe Mortaza is Bangladesh cricket's speedster on par with the best of the world's fast bowlers on one day and an average class bowler on another.

Mashrafe Mortaza will prize his hostile opening spell against the Indian cricket team

Mashrafe Mortaza's opening spell against the Indian cricket team set the tone for the spirited performance of the Bangladesh cricket team in the World cup cricket series.2007 in the Caribbean

Mashrafe Mortaza bowled a powerful spell and had Uthappa and Ganguly on the backfoot and struggling right from the first over and this lifted the spirit of the Bangladesh cricket team who began to believe that they could win against the Indian cricket team

Mashrafe Mortaza has a good chance against the Indian cricket team in the Indian cricket team's Bangladesh tour

Mashrafe Mortaza may find it difficult to bowl extremely hostile spells in the slower pitches of Bangladesh. The Indian tour of Bangladesh is a good opportunity for Mashrafe Mortaza to cement his place in the Bangladesh cricket team and learn to bowl well on slower unresponsive pitches

Mashrafe Mortaza and Mohammed Asif form the hope for the Asian subcontinent's revival

Vivian Richards- Gilchrist knock revives old magic

Viv Richards was the original cricket master blaster,Gilchrist is only second to Viv

Sir Isaac Vivian Richards was the original great World cup cricket master blaster. The recent exploits of Gilchrist at the cricket World cup reminds me of Vivian Richards,the original West Indies cricketing great who taught the world the right way to play cricket

The one
lasting memory of Vivian Richards at the cricket World cup was the match against the England cricket team

Vivian Richards - The two Vivian Richards strokes I will never forget

Richards hit two shots in that World cup match against the England cricket team that I will never forget

• The Vivian Richards straight drive that almost took off Dicky Bird's head


• The Vivian Richards six to midwicket from almost a yard outside the off stump

Here is one of those incredible Vivian Richards strokes to be treasured

Sarwan, the new West Indies cricket captain

Sarwan , a true great West Indies cricket player deserves the captaincy

Sarwan is one of my favorite cricket players and definitely deserves the West Indies cricket captaincy. Ever so often, we find Sarwan holding the fort with the number eleven batsman in the West Indies cricket team, trying to match of it

Sarwan ,the West Indies cricket captain,seems to have a cool head on his shoulders

Sarwan has been provoked many times his West Indies cricket career,most of all by McGrath. McGrath definitely crossed the line that day, in his "discussion" with Sarwan, the cool head of West Indies cricket.

Only Sarwan's niceness in the West Indies cricket team saved the day when an ugly brawl was in in the offing due to McGrath's sick comments

In summary, Sarwan leads a talented West Indies cricket team,who may yet emerge from Lara's shadow

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Adam Gilchrist-Nice guys sometimes finish first

Scotland Aug 2005 - Cricket Adam Gilchrist
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Adam Gilchrist was the force behind the Australian cricket team's win in the cricket World cup,2007 in the Caribbean.

Amazingly,Gilchrist or Gilly, seems to lack the aggression characterised by the Australian cricket team.In fact, Gilchrist does certain amazingly ancient gentlemanly things, such as "walking",if Gilchrist thinks he is out, even before the umpire comes up with his decision.

The Sri Lankan cricket bowlers however,did not find anything nice about Gilchrist's batting as he thrashed the Sri Lankan cricket bowlers to all corners of Barbados.

Three cheers to Adam Gilchrist on his matchwinning knock at the cricket World cup finals against Sri Lanka

World cup cricket final-Gilchrist secures Australian win

Australia Vs Sri Lanka World cup cricket final- Gilchrist's finals

The Australia Vs Sri Lanka World cup cricket finals will be forever remembered for Gilchrist's memorable performance.The Australia Vs Sri Lanka World cup finals was reduced to a no-contest as Gilchrist brutally demolished the Sri Lankan cricket bowlers

Gilchrist's hitting in Australia Vs Sri Lankan World cup cricket finals reminded one of Viv Richards

The brutal batting by Gilchrist in the Australia Vs Sri Lanka World cup finals reminded one of the great Viv Richards in the 1979 cricket finals.Gilchrist hit eight sixes in his knock of 149 as he single handedly demolished the Sri Lankan cricket team

Even Muralitharan could not stop Gilchrist in Australia Vs Sri Lanka World cup cricket finals

The real contest of the World cup cricket finals in Bridgetown was the battle between Muralitharan and his quest to stop the rampaging Gilchrist

But, Gilchrist stamped his authority in the Australia Vs Sri Lanka World cup cricket finals by even taking care of Muralitharan and his doosras

Gilchrist's success in the Australia Vs Sri Lanka World cup cricket finals suggests nice guys still have a chance

Gilchrist is unlike the traditional Aussie cricketer in the Australia Vs Sri Lanka World cup finals. Gilchrist believes in the gentlemanly tradition of "walking" , if he thinks he is out and doesn't really abuse the cricket opposition

The Australia Vs Sri Lanka World cup finals proves that its not all about Australia's aggression that makes them win-its sheer talent in players like Gilchrist and Mcgrath

Sri Lankan cricket win in World cup predicted two months ago

GameCricket.com predicted a win for Sri Lankan cricket in the cricket World cup two months back

Its time to crow, even if the Sri Lankan cricket team does not win the cricket World cup,2007. The very fact that the Sri Lankan cricket team has proved successfully that the Sri Lankans are among the two best cricket teams in the cricket
world proved that our statistical cricket results prediction system works

How does GameCricket.com always predict cricket match results successfully?

GameCricket.com uses a statistical technique based on one on one encounters in international cricket matches to predict the results of cricket matches. Statistics never lies and therein lies the secret of our cricket match predictor algorithms

Our most successful predictions in this cricket World cup- We predicted that the Indian cricket team could lose to the Bangladesh cricket team

Sri Lanka Vs Australia World cup cricket finals,Sri Lanka could upset Australia

Sri Lanka Vs Australia World cup cricket finals-Sri Lanka could upset Australian cricket team

In the Sri Lanka Vs Australia World cup cricket finals,the Sri Lankan cricket team can definitely upset the Australian cricket team

The Sri Lankan cricket team has more talent and variety than the Australian cricket team in this Sri Lanka Vs Australia World cup cricket finals at Bridgetown

The outcome of the Sri Lanka Vs Australia World cup cricket finals could depend on the Barbados pitch

The Sri Lanka Vs Australia World cup cricket finals will hinge on the Barbados cricket pitch which has traditionally helped fast bowlers.
Despite the bravado of the Sri Lankan cricket team players, the Australian cricket team is better at bowling and batting on a seaming wicket.

The Sri Lanka Vs Australia World cup cricket finals could thus depend on the true nature of the current relaid Barbados cricket pitch,
- some pitch doctors have claimed that the particular pitch on which the Sri Lanka Vs Australia World cup
cricket finals will be played is a real belter and will not aid pace bowling to the extent expected

The Sri Lanka Vs Australia World cup cricket final at Barbados sees an amazingly well balanced Sri Lankan team

The Sri Lankan cricket team for the Sri Lanka Vs Australia World cup finals has a perfect balance of veterans like Jayasurya and youngsters like
Tharanga, classical spin bowlers like Muralitharan and seam experts like Vaas,speedsters like Malinga and dodgy batters like
Sangakarra.

The Sri Lankan cricket team is definitely a more balanced cricket team than the Australian cricket team for the
Sri Lanka Vs Australia World cup cricket finals

A world cup finals win for the Sri Lankan cricket team Vs Australia will be the best farewell for Jayasurya and Muralitharan

Sri Lanka Vs New Zealand World cup cricket 2007-Sri Lanka win

Sri Lanka vs New Zealand World cup cricket 2007-Slow pitch leads to Sri Lanka win

The Sri Lankan cricket team have won the World cup 2007 seminfinals Vs New Zealand to deservedly reach the finals. The key factors that led to a win for Sri Lankan cricket over New Zealand in the World cup semi-finals

• The Sri Lanka Vs New Zealand Jamaica World cup cricket semifinals had a slow pitch that aided spinners. The so-called pitch pundits for the Sri Lanka Vs New Zealand World cup cricket seminfinals were absolutely wrong as the pitch aided spinners rather than pacers


• Muralitharan made the pitch look like a minefield during the Sri Lanka Vs New Zealand cricket match


• The Sri Lanka Vs New Zealand semifinals will be remembered for Jayewardene's incredible match winning knock-True captains lead from the front!


• Upul Tharanga,who surprised everyone in the Sri Lanka Vs New Zealand World cup 2007 semifinals,by returning to form at the crucial time


• The Sri Lankan captain and selectors for sticking to a long term plan for creating a world class cricket team. Despite failures in the Sri Lankan cricket team, which in one series, even lost 1-6 to the Indian cricket team, the Sri Lankan cricket selectors persisted with a consistent batting lineup and a long term plan

Three cheers for the Sri Lankan cricket team for beating New Zealand in the Sri Lanka Vs New Zealand World cup cricket 2007 semifinals

Sri Lanka Vs New Zealand World cup cricket semifinals predictions

Sri Lanka Vs New Zealand World cup cricket semifinals match predictions

Our statistical analysis of the Sri Lanka Vs New Zealand World cup cricket semifinals match suggests that the New Zealand cricket team are the favorites for the Sri Lanka Vs New Zealand World cup cricket semifinal match

Surprised by our contrarian predictions for the Sri Lanka Vs New Zealand cricket match? You shouldnt be surprised as our cricket predictions are based on actual statistical simulations of one-on-one encounters between the Sri Lankan and New Zealand cricket teams such as the Muralitharan Vs Fleming encounter, the Bond Vs Jayasurya encounter and so on

Sri Lanka Vs New Zealand World cup cricket semifinals- The Jamaica pitch will decide the outcome

The Jamaica pitch for the Sri Lanka Vs New Zealand cricket semifinals will decide the result of the Sri Lanka Vs New Zealand cricket match

In case the Jamaica pitch for the Sri Lanka Vs New Zealand cricket match aids spin, Muralitharan,Dilshan and Jayasurya have an opportunity to dominate the Sri Lanka Vs New Zealand world cup cricket semifinals. In case the Jamaica pitch for the Sri Lanka Vs New Zealand cricket encounter aids pace,bounce and seam, Shane Bond can make his ten overs for the New Zealand cricket team seem like a really long time for the Sri Lankan cricket batsmen

Current indications suggest that Shane Bond could have a serious role to play in the Sri Lanka Vs New Zealand World cup cricket match since the Jamaica cricket pitch is expected to aid a little pace and bounce.

Malinga,Vaas and Mahroof will also be looking forward to a fast wicket for the New Zealand Vs Sri Lanka cricket semifinals- and this should make for an exciting cricket match

Australia Vs New Zealand Super Eights cricket match at the World cup 2007

Australia win predicted in Australia Vs New Zealand Super Eights World cup cricket match

The Australian cricket team is set to win the Australia Vs New Zealand Super Eights cricket match. The Australia Vs New Zealand cricket match will miss the best bowler of the cricket World cup, as Shane Bond has been rested

New Zealand cricket team as good as Australia with Bond, half as good without Bond

Individual performances do determine the success of any cricket team, and Shane Bond is an incredible bowler for the New Zealand cricket team. Shane Bond is very easily the best bowler in this cricket World cup and the Australia Vs New Zealand Super Eights cricket match is set to lose its entire competitiveness with the absence of Shane Bond from the New Zealand cricket team

Our predictions for the Australia Vs New Zealand World cup cricket match- an easy win for the Australian cricket team

West Indies Vs Bangladesh live World cup cricket match,2007

West Indies favorites for West Indies Vs Bangladesh cricket match in World cup,2007

The West Indies cricket team is expected to win the West Indies Vs Bangladesh Super Eights World cup cricket match today. No doubt the West Indies cricket team is a demoralised cricket team due to the string of defeats they have suffered, but the West Indies cricket team should at least beat the Bangladesh cricket team

West Indies cricket at the crossroads

The West Indies cricket team is in the doldrums with Brian Lara also announcing his retirement from one day international cricket. Brian Lara may be a disappointed man, he is sure to sign off on a good note by defeating the Bangladesh cricket team

The West Indies cricket batsmen are better at playing spin bowling

The West Indies cricket team have the ability to tackle the Bangladesh cricket spinners better than the South African cricket team.Players like Ramnaresh Sarwan and Lara can toy with the Bangladesh cricket spinners and negate the effectiveness of Razzaq and Rafique

A large score from Gayle is also due and the West Indies Vs Bangladesh live cricket match is likely to see a huge score from this power hitter

Sri Lankan cricket team thrashing Ireland in World cup cricket 2007

The Sri Lankan cricket team is thrashing the Ireland cricket team in World cup cricket 2007 match

The Ireland cricket team was bowled out for just 77 runs as Mahroof and Muralitharan made a mockery of the Irish cricket team's pretensions. Muralitharan's bowling to the Irish cricket team was a sight to watch, as the Irish cricket batsmen was subjected to some embarrassing dismissals

The Sri Lankan cricket team seem intent on finishing the target within 10 overs

Jayasurya and Jayawardene are currently toying with the Irish bowlers and the Sri Lankan cricket team seem set at a canter against Ireland

Cricket-Greg Chappell's email to his wife leaked to media?

Greg Chappell's email to his wife may have been leaked to media,per sources

A source close to the Indian coach has informed segments of the media that one of Greg Chappell's emails to his wife may have been leaked to the media. Some sources,close to the coach, claim that the leak of the email may be as a result of a habit of sending important confidential emails to his media friends,rather than any deliberate leak of the email to the Indian media

The email leak controversy rages and is expected to escalate the current controversy

Who else could have leaked this email? Our sources close to the coach also point out the coach himself is unlikely to have leaked the email, since he is the epitome of sincerity. In fact, the sources suggest that a coach who has not made a single mistake in his reign as Indian cricket coach (it was always someone else's mistake) could not have made this simple blunder

In fact, this email leak could be attributed to a number of sources such as the Indian Internet services provider or certain search engine such as Google,acting in collusion with certain senior members of the Indian cricket team

Greg's brother Ian Chappell also could not be reached- per our sources close to the coach, Ian may have been busy calling for other Indian senior cricketers to retire,acting in isolation and with absolutely no prodding from the Indian cricket coach

Please take this blog post in the spirit of April Fool's day and definitely not take it seriously (despite what our sources close to the Indian cricket team say)

Indian cricket's scourge,Greg Chappell-An expert blame game consultant

Chappell now blames the entire list of senior Indian cricketers

Chappell is a "blame-game" expert. This time, Greg Chappell is blaming Yuvraj,Sachin,Sourav and every other "senior" cricketer for opposing his "royal" word

Greg Chappell has a secure career as a blame game consultant

Greg Chappell will hopefully be thrown out of Indian cricket, if the BCCI is serious about "saving" Indian cricket.

Greg Chappell need not worry about his career, he can easily get a job in any industry as a "blame game" consultant. In his stint as coach of the Indian cricket team, he first blamed Saurav Ganguly,then abused the Calcutta crowds, and finally is now blaming the entire set of Indian senior cricketers such as Yuvraj,Sachin,Sourav and Sehwag

My humble recommendation for Indian cricket-Sack Greg Chappell immediately

GameCricket.com predicted Indian cricket team's loss to Bangladesh cricket team

Indian cricket team's loss to Bangladesh - as predicted by GameCricket.com

In our cricket astrologer blog post on the preview of the India Vs Bangladesh cricket match, we had successfully predicted that the Bangladesh cricket team will be a tough nut to crack for the Indian cricket team

Lo, and behold, the Indian cricket team has lost to the Bangladesh cricket team and is now almost certain of facing relegation from the cricket World cup tournament

India Vs Bangladesh cricket match at the World cup- How we predicted the cricket match results accurately

GameCricket.com used statistical simulation techniques to predict the results of cricket matches such as the India Vs Bangladesh cricket match. The factors used to successfully predict the results of cricket matches include current form of cricket players, past statistical performance, performance in past one on one confrontations and pitch details

The India Vs Bangladesh cricket match at the cricket World cup was successfully predicted by using such statistical simulation and as you can see, it was a great contrarian prediction. We may have broken a billion hearts,but statistics knows no geographic boundaries- Mathematics is God!

Bob Woolmer-The human computer will be missed

Bob Woolmer was one the greatest cricket thinkers ever

Bob Woolmer was an extraordinary cricket thinker and a key person responsible for taking cricket to the next level

Bob Woolmer introduced many innovations to world cricket and a key factor in taking cricket to the next level of professional sport

World cricket will miss Bob Woolmer - the human computer

Mike Denness writes about Bob Woolmer saying that Mike went to Bob Woolmer's house in Cape Town years ago and Woolmer had everything on computers even when the relevant computer technology was not easily available

Bob Woolmer was an incredible student and innovator of the cricket game and the first to use computers and technology to make cricket a more professional sport

Bob Woolmer, was a great lover of cricket and it wouldnt be surprising if he is now teaching the Gods to play cricket

Pakistan cricket team out of cricket World cup!

The Pakistan cricket team is out of the cricket World cup tournament,2007

Pakistan cricket team have lost to Ireland and are now out of the cricket World cup in the West Indies

Who can the Pakistan cricket spectators blame for the defeat of Pakistan?

Who should the Pakistan cricket loving public blame for the defeat of Pakistan in the cricket World cup? Is it the fault of Inzamam, who couldnt motivate his team, or Younis who couldnt accept the captaincy of Inzamam, Shahid Afridi,who got himself banned at a crucial time or Shoaib Akhtar and Asif, who missed a great World cup cricket opportunity

The Pakistan cricket loving public should put the blame squarely on the Pakistan cricket board!

The Pakistan cricket board deserves the blame for the debacle of the Pakistan cricket team not even reaching the Super Eights- the mess up with Shoaib and Asif, the lack of clarity on captaincy, and discipline issues with Bob Woolmer were the cause of the World cup cricket disaster

Cricket World cup shocker: India and Pakistan out of World cup cricket?

India and Pakistan are on the brink of being out of the World cup cricket tournament

The Indian cricket team has made 191 all out against the unfancied Bangladesh cricket team in the Group match of the cricket World cup

The Indian cricket team struggled on the slow pitch at Trinidad against both the pacemen such as Mortaza and spinners such as Rafique. The Indian cricket team seemed tentative and approached the cricket ball with undue respect and now find themselves with a small total to defend on a reasonably good pitch

Pakistan cricket team struggles against Ireland on a seamy pitch

The Pakistan cricket team is definitely on the brink of the biggest cricket disaster in their history - The Pakistan cricket team is now struggling at 130/9 off 43 overs against lowly Ireland, who have bowled like champions

The Pakistan cricket team however still has a chance in this key World cup cricket match since the pitch is seamer friendly and Umar Gul and Rao Iftikar could wreck havoc with the Ireland cricket team

World cup cricket 2007- Will the favored Pakistan and Indian cricket teams crash out of the cricket World cup?

Bangladesh cricket team may beat India in World cup cricket Group Match

Indian cricket team may lose to Bangladesh cricket team in World cup cricket tournament

The Indian cricket team has a chance of losing the first Group match of the World cup cricket series in the West Indies. The Indian cricket team faces the Bangladesh cricket team who are no minnows to World cricket and appear to be in great form

Bangladesh cricket team could beat the Indian cricket team in the slow pitches of the Caribbean

The Indian cricket batsmen could struggle against the Bangladesh cricket team spinners such as Rafique who can exploit the slow pitches of the Caribbean and make the Indian cricket batsmen struggle

The Indian cricket team could face upto three spinners in the match against the Bangladesh cricket team at Trinidad

The Indian cricket team could be out of the World cup cricket tournament

The Indian cricket team should be careful not to lose against the Bangladesh cricket team. The Indian cricket team is obviously a better team than the Bangladesh cricket team but in a one-off match at the cricket World cup, surprises could occur.

The Indian cricket team should play their natural game and should win against the Bangladesh cricket team in the Group match of the cricket World cup

The Indian cricket team should not get bogged down against the Bangladesh cricket team or unnecessarily try to slog early. The Indian cricket team should realise that at most West Indian cricket pitches, 250 runs is the ideal cricket score that is quite hard to chase

An Indian cricket team with Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid should not lose in the first match of the World cup cricket tournament

The Indian cricket team have traditionally been slow starters in past World cup cricket tournaments , and should not let the expectations of the Indian supporters make them play an unnatural game.The Indian cricket team has experienced players such as Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Anil Kumble, and these great players should stand up and not let past mistakes happen

Incredible,England cricket team can win the cricket World cup

England cricket team can win the cricket World cup in the West Indies

The England cricket team can win the cricket World cup. Surprised? Here are 3 reasons why the England cricket team is one of the favorites to win the cricket World cup in the West Indies

England cricket team has a surfeit of allrounders for the World cup cricket tournament

The World cup cricket tournament has a common characteristic - The winning World cup cricket teams have truly great allrounders.

The current England cricket team has two really good allrounders in Andrew Flintoff and Collingwood. Flintoff is of course, the England cricket team's key player and one of the best allrounders in the cricketing world today and Collingwood has recently struck form for the England cricket team

England cricket team in a team in great form

The England cricket team has recently ended the Australian cricket tour in great form beating the Australian cricket team in the triseries one day international series,just before the cricket World cup.

Past World cup series have shown that the World cup cricket tournament is an extremely fickle tournament and form definitely matters-There isnt much time to recover from bad form and world cricket teams need to build the winning habit within a span of one or two months during the world cup cricket tournament

The England cricket team has a great combination in the cricket World cup

The England cricket team has good batsmen, good fast bowlers, a classy spinner and a couple of good allrounders

The England cricket team players like Flintoff have great potential and Flintoff is just one match away from making this 'Freddie's World cup' cricket tournament

In summary,GameCricket.com thinks that the England cricket team has a great chance of winning the World cup cricket tournament

World cup cricket schedule for Outlook-Office is no longer boring

World cup cricket schedule for Outlook-Office is no longer boring

You should check out this really cool World cup cricket innovation- a
World cup cricket schedule for Microsoft Outlook users

World cup cricket is here-Dont grimace the next time you open your Microsoft Outlook calendar

Using the World cup cricket calendar, you can easily figure out which days you need to intentionally fall sick during the World cup cricket schedule and watch your favorite cricket team play World cup cricket matches

You should share World cup cricket schedule on Microsoft Outlook with your boss :-)

Given that there is a World cup cricket tournament on,your boss had better realize that office takes a back seat during the cricket World cup. Let him know in advance the days you will not be in office by sharing the World cup cricket calendar for Outlook with him

Life (and your partner) takes a back-seat during the World cup cricket tournament

If you partner really cares for you, he/she will be booking a vacation during the World cup cricket tournament,so that you can watch the World cup cricket tournament without any interruptions!

Did Mohammed Asif and Shoaib Akhtar take drugs?

Did Mohammed Asif and Shoaib Akhtar take drugs?

Mohammed Asif and Shoaib Akhtar will not play the cricket World cup,2007.The official Pakistan board alibi is that Mohammed Asif and Shoaib Akhtar are injured and cannot make it to the cricket World cup

Mohammed Asif and Shoaib Akhtar injured at the same time?

Talk about coincidence!The Pakistan cricket board claim that Mohammed Asif and Shoaib Akhtar are injured and cannot play a single match of the cricket World cup

When players like Oram talk about amputating their finger in order to play the cricket World cup, the excuse of Mohammed Asif and Shoaib Akhtar seems pretty lame

Akhtar and Asif-How widespread is drug taking by international cricketers like Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammed Asif?

We are not naive enough to pretend that Akhtar and Asif are the only drug takers- Cricket is definitely another endurance sport that probably has quite a few international sportsmen to enhance performance,but cricket authorities such as the ICC do not seem to be seriously looking at curbing this drug taking menace.
Every World cup,a popular cricketer is made a scapegoat,last time it was Shane Warne and this time its the turn of Mohammed Asif and Shoaib Akhtar

What about the matching fixing practice?.. Well, the ICC is not taking this menace seriously either

Australian cricket on the decline?

Australian cricket team on the decline?

The Australian cricket team has lost the number 1 position in world cricket. Recently, the Australian cricket team has lost three consecutive one day international cricket matches to the England cricket team and two one day international cricket matches to the New Zealand cricket team

Australian cricket team has too many old players?

Suggesting that the Australian cricket team has too many oldies is the most ridiculous argument for the reasons the Australian cricket team is on the decline

The Australian cricket team should take succour in the return and success of Ganguly and other so-called old guys in the Indian cricket team. The Australian cricket board knows that there is no substitute to a winning cricket combination and it would be stupid to remove the few
"old" (read: experienced ) players left in the Australia

The Australian cricket team misses Warne,Martyn and a super fit McGrath

The Australian cricket team obviously misses Warne and Martyn,but what the Australian cricket team really misses is a really fit McGrath to inspire fear in the opposition batsmen.While McGrath is set to play his last cricket series in the cricket World cup for the Australian cricket team, McGrath needs to bowl with the same old venom- glimpses of which were seen in the recent Ashes cricket test series

In summary, the Australian cricket team may be on the decline,but has the mental strength to bounce back in the cricket world cup

Kapil Dev's indomitable spirit-The Indian cricket team needs this

Kapil Dev-The greatest Indian cricketer ever

Kapil is,without a doubt,the greatest cricketer the Indian cricket team has ever produced

Kapil Dev's intense passion for the Indian cricket team, the dedication Kapil Dev showed, and his raw talent have no parallel in Indian cricket history

Kapil Dev- the world cup cricket tournament brings nostalgic memories

Kapil Dev was the Indian cricket' team's icon during the cricket World cup in 1983. Kapil Dev's catch of Vivian Richards and his 183 not out against Zimbabwe were the lasting images of the cricket World cup in 1983

Kapil Dev says "no" to stupid experimentation by Greg Chappell

Kapil Dev retains his passion for Indian cricket even after he has retired from international cricket. In a recent interview, Kapil Dev said that Greg Chappell is free to do his experimentation but not with
"his" Indian cricket team.The Indian cricket team needs a coach or manager who understands the Indian psyche or culture- not an Australian misfit who was not even a good coach for South Australia

A Kapil Dev like inspiring leader is needed for the Indian cricket team - not a goody-goody person like Dravid!

Sri Lankan cricket team set to win cricket world cup?

The Sri Lankan cricket team has a good chance of winning the cricket world cup

The Sri Lankan cricket team has a great opportunity of repeating their 1996 World cup cricket win

• The Sri Lankan cricket team has a great balance of experience and youth at the top of the order(Jayasurya and Tharanga)


• Spin and Pace Bowlers (Muralitharan and Vaas)


• Attacking opening batsmen(Tharanga and Jayasurya)


• Technically perfect middle order batsmen(Sangakarra,Atapattu)

The Sri Lankan cricket team has the best wicket taking spin bowler in the world in Muralitharan and the most economical bowler in Vaas

In summar,the Sri Lankan cricket team seems to be the most balanced cricket team in the cricket world cup

But of course,
good international cricket teams have lost before in the cricket World cup!

Sehwag not dropped from Indian cricket team-the much hyped matchwinner

Sehwag has been selected for the Indian cricket team for the cricket World cup

Sehwag has been chosen in the Indian cricket team for the cricket World cup in the West Indies. The Indian cricket selectors chose experience over recent performance by selecting Sehwag,Agarkar,Yuvraj ahead of special players such as Ramesh Powar

Sehwag-the much hyped cricket matchwinner for the Indian cricket team

Sehwag has been selected in the Indian cricket team despite his recent poor performances.Ostensibly,Sehwag has been selected since he is a "matchwinner" and can win a cricket match for the Indian cricket team , by virtue of his own performance

I am not disputing that Sehwag is a matchwinner, but I would like to question the number of chances given to Virendra Sehwag compared to other players in the Indian cricket team. Compared to Sehwag,Joginder Singh,for example, was recently given only one cricket match to prove himself and was summarily chucked out

Compared to Sehwag,even Ganguly was given fewer chances and even thrown out of the team,that too after a good showing against the Pakistan cricket team

Well, lets hope that Sehwag does justice to the faith imposed by the selectors and scores during the cricket world cup

England cricket team's resurgence- GameCricket's prediction

England cricket team's resurgence-GameCricket.com predicts accurately

The England cricket team has beaten the Australian cricket team in the finals of the tri-nations one day international cricket series in Australia

Given the success of the England cricket team,guess its time for us to crow and take credit for our predictions.

GameCricket.com predicted the England cricket team's comeback and latent potential in one day international cricket matches

Twenty five days back we predicted the England cricket team's resurgence

The England cricket team's chances of winning the cricket world cup were also mentioned in our cricket astrologer blog.

GameCricket.com uses advanced cricket statistical models to predict cricket match results - no wonder we are known as the cricket astrologer portal!

Cricket Australia will never choose a foreign cricket coach!

Cricket Australia will never choose a foreign cricket coach

Cricket Australia has just announced the appointment of Nielson as coach of the Australian national cricket team. Nielson was formerly Buchanan's assistant coach and played eight seasons for the South Australia cricket team

The Australian cricket team will always select an Australian cricket coach

Cricket Australia always selects an Australian as a national cricket coach,which believes in the 'Australian way' of playing cricket. There is no jingoism attached to selecting an Australian as the national coach, its just that Cricket Australia has selected a coach who understands cricket and also the Australian way of playing cricket.

Why don't Indian cricket selectors select Indian cricket coaches

The Indian cricket selectors are stupid enough to select foreign coaches who dont understand Indian and Asian culture. John Wright was smarter and quickly adapted himself to the Indian methods of coaching and motivation. Greg Chappell of course is a real failure, and has found it really hard to shed the Australian way,which is not accepted in India,in fact,Greg Chappell does not even seem to be trying

Cricket coaching is more about managing and motivation,not teaching

As Kapil Dev recently said, the job of a cricket coach is to motivate the cricket team,do you really think Greg 'Guru' or anybody else can advise a Sachin Tendulkar or a Rahul Dravid on playing the cover drive. The successful multinational corporations of the world believe in the 'Glocal' school of management- act local but think Global. You need to adopt the best global management practices but customize it to local culture.Pity,Greg Chappell has not taken any management classes. The end result - A struggle for the Indian cricket team who pretend to listen to the self-styled Guru Chappell and then smirk behind Chappell's back

Sachin Tendulkar proves media wrong with timely ton

Sachin Tendulkar proves GameCricket.com right with a timely century

Sachin Tendulkar is still one of the best batsmen in the world and we have been crowing exactly that in our GameCricket.com blog. Its nice when Sachin acknowledges our comments by launching into another fantastic century. The West Indies cricket team bore the brunt of Sachin Tendulkar's large blade as he thrashed the West Indies bowlers to all parts of the ground

Sachin Tendulkar is still the best batsman in the Indian cricket team

Sachin Tendulkar hit this century in Vadodara off only 76 balls. It amazes me that Sachin Tendulkar with forty one centuries in one day international cricket matches can be questioned by sections of the media.

Please dont question Sachin Tendulkar's talents again

I appeal to the media - Please do not question Sachin Tendulkar's greatness again and do not be stupid enough to ask for dropping Sachin

Sachin Tendulkar should be dropped.Are u crazy?

Sachin Tendulkar should be dropped from the Indian cricket team

Per the media,Sachin Tendulkar is a spent force in Indian cricket and needs to be dropped from the Indian cricket team. Dropping Sachin Tendulkar from the Indian cricket team is the craziest idea I have heard for a long time

Sachin Tendulkar was the Indian cricket team's best performers in the recent cricket season

Sachin Tendulkar has been quietly accumulating runs in the recent cricket series starting with the DLF cup in Malaysia and actually has a better record than any other Indian cricket batsman. Here are Sachin's stats for the last season,per an recent article by Prem Sanjay on the internet

Sachin Tendulkar Runs: 480 Average 36.9

Rahul Dravid Runs:358 Average 32.5

Mahendra Singh Dhoni Runs:336 Average 30.5

Sachin Tendulkar has incredibly scored the most runs and has easily the best average among all the other Indian cricket batsmen.

Sachin Tendulkar is actually among the most prolific batsmen in the world in the past season

Incredibly enough,Sachin Tendulkar has scored at a prolific rate in the past cricket season , compared to other so-called ageless current batting greats such as Ponting and Lara

Sachin Tendulkar's stats in comparison to other world batsmen

Sachin Tendulkar Runs: 480 Average 36.9

Ponting Runs:460 Average:38.3

Lara Runs:472 Average:33.7

Gilchrist Runs:298 Average:27.0

Hussey Runs 392 Average:98.0

Kallis Runs 332 Average:36.8

Sachin Tendulkar has scored more runs than all these top players of world cricket-barring Hyssey and Ponting (by a small margin),Sachin has a better batting average than all these so-called greats of world cricket today.

If the media feels Sachin Tendulkar must be dropped after seeing these figures, the people in the media must be really stupid!

Should Dhoni and Kamran Akmal be dropped?

Should Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Kamran Akmal be dropped

Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Kamran Akmal are a cause of great debate. Imran Khan recently said that he is curious to see whether Dhoni or Kamran Akmal is the better wicketkeeper. Well, I would suggest Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Kamran Akmal should be dropped from the national cricket teams of India and Pakistan as wicketkeepers

Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Kamran Akmal are good batsmen but poor wicketkeepers

I dont deny that Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Kamran Akmal are great world class batsmen, but they are extremely poor wicketkeepers.Syed Kirmani has suggested that Mahendra Singh Dhoni is a very poor wicketkeeper and I am sure that Kumble will agree for all the missed chances off his bowling.Both Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Kamran Akmal do not seem to grasp the fundamentals of staying down low to spinners-

Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Kamran Akmal should first perform as wicketkeepers

Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Kamran Akmal should realize that their first day job is of wicketkeepers- Imagine if its the world cup final and Dhoni or Akmal drop either Kallis or Lara, their entire countries will rue the missed chance for the next four years

Dhoni
Originally uploaded by samdequest.

Was Shane Warne the greatest legspinner ever?

Was Shane Warne the great legspinner to have played cricket

Shane Warne was undoubtedly a great legspinner but was he the greatest? Certainly, a lot of young Australians do think that Shane Warne was the best legspinner ever,but older Australian cricket fans do think that Richie Benaud may have been a better legspinner

Some think Shane Warne was not as good as Chandrasekhar of the India cricket team

Chandra or Chandrasekhar evoked as much respect as Shane Warne among the opposing batsmen. To compare Shane Warne and Chandra is obviously unfair,given that the two bowlers were so different.Shane Warne was a traditionally legspinner who liked to give the ball a lot of air while Chandra was almost a fast bowler and tended to skid the ball through.Viv Richards among other great cricketers respected the leg spin bowling of Chandra to a great extent

Was Shane Warne better than Abdul Qadir of the Pakistan cricket team

Abdul Qadir was undoubtedly responsible for the revival of traditional leg spin bowling in the subcontinent and his google was incredible,but it is debatable whether he was as good as Shane Warne

Shane Warne was definitely the greatest legspinner in his time

In summary,Shane Warne was of course the greatest legspinner among his contemporaries,and cricket statistics do not lie, but there were other great legspinners prior to Shane Warne's time who were really great too!

Ganguly and Inzamam prove cricket experience cannot be purchased from a shelf

Sourav Ganguly and Inzamam,experienced cricketers, have proved that experience cannot be bought off the shelf

• Saurav Ganguly helped the Indian cricket team beat South Africa in the first India Vs South Africa cricket test


• Inzamam Ul Haq has enabled the Pakistan cricket team to beat South Africa in the second cricket test.


• Jayasurya has almost come back from the dead to make the Sri Lankan cricket team potential favorites for the cricket World cup in the West Indies

Do you think the new cricket players around the world lack talent?

Of course not, but cricket experience at the highest level enables you to play the kind of match winning knock that Sourav Ganguly,Jayasurya and Inzy have been displaying against all odds at the most crucial time

Sachin Tendulkar,are you listening? We are awaiting that magic knock by Sachin against top-class opposition-I am sure that magic knock by Sachin is not far away

VVS Laxman being victimized by Indian cricket selectors?

Is VVS Laxman being victimized by the Indian cricket selectors?

Apart from VVS Laxman, we have seen comebacks from most of India's veteran stalwarts such as Anil Kumble and Saurav Ganguly in India's one day international cricket team.

Why isnt Laxman being allowed to make a comeback to the Indian cricket team?

Laxman has been India's great cricket warrior- even apart from the famous 281 not out against Australia, he has played some incredible test and one day cricket innings.

• Laxman has partnered Sachin and Dravid in four 250+ partnerships against Australia


• Laxman hit three one day international cricket series against Australia and Zimbabwe in one week.


• In India's recent tour of South Africa, Laxman hit critical knocks,often batting with the Indian cricket team's tail, to help the Indian cricket team to a respectable draw.
  

Laxman not selected for bad fielding? How stupid

Laxman has officially not been selected because of his bad fielding.Laxman is one of the Indian cricket team's best close fielders-doesnt the Indian cricket team at least need one good close-in fielder in Laxman at least in the initial stages of the game?

VVS Laxman
Originally uploaded by caribbeancricket.

"Saurav Ganguly should be dropped from the Indian cricket team"

"Saurav Ganguly should be dropped from the Indian cricket team"

Didnt the so-called Guru Greg Chappell say this about Saurav Ganguly just ten months back? This was when Saurav Ganguly had made two knocks of 40+ on a seaming Karachi track

"Saurav Ganguly cannot play fast bowling and is technically poor"

Mr. so-called Guru,Greg Chappell made this allegation about Saurav Ganguly. Hasn't Saurav Ganguly has proved his point that class is permanent by making an incredible comeback against South Africa on seaming pitches and now against the West Indies

Saurav Ganguly saved Greg Chappell's job in South Africa

Saurav Ganguly managed to save the so-called guru, Mr. Greg Chappell's job by helping the Indian cricket team play a respectable series against South Africa. Isn't it ironic that Saurav Ganguly should save Greg Chappell's job?

Rahul Dravid should let Saurav Ganguly motivate the Indian cricket team

Saurav Ganguly should be allowed to mentor and motivate the Indian cricket team.Rahul Dravid needs to use Saurav Ganguly's great leadership skills to motivate the newcomers to the Indian cricket team

Saurav Ganguly has proved that so-called gurus and quacks should be sacked

Saurav Ganguly's return has made it very clear that people like Greg Chappell should not be allowed to coach the Indian cricket team. One wonders how many careers Greg Chappell has destroyed by his needless experimentation and cricket quack doctor solutions

England can win the cricket World cup in the West Indies

The England cricket team can win the cricket World cup in the West Indies

I know the thought of a demoralized England cricket team winning the World cup cricket tournament sounds incredible.But we,at GameCricket.com have concluded that England can win the cricket World cup,based on a statistical analysis of the England cricket team

The current England cricket team has skills more tuned towards one day international cricket rather than test cricket

The England cricket team is lucky to have many match-winners in their World cup cricket squad in the West Indies. Flintoff and Pieterson are two potential match-winners for the England cricket team, and both of them not only score a lot of runs but also score the runs at an incredible speed.

One of the key challenges in today's one day international cricket is the ability to push the scoring in the middle overs and players such as Flintoff and Pieterson are perfectly capable of making fast scoring happen.

Both Flintoff and Pieterson in the England cricket team,are also good players of spin bowling. The ability to play spin bowling is extremely important during the World cup cricket tournament in the West Indies,since the pitches are expected to be slow and aid spin

The England cricket team needs to sort out their strategy for the cricket world cup

The England cricket team needs to desperately rethink their strategy for the World cup cricket tournament - the England cricket team is actually quite good with batsmen like Bell,Pieterson and Vaugham, all rounders such as Collingwood and Flintoff, good fast bowlers such as Harmison and an excellent spinner in Monty Panesar

All successful one day international cricket teams for the cricket World cup ensure that their best batsmen get to play the maximum number of overs- thats why Sachin Tendulkar opens for India, Fleming and Astle play at the top of the order for New Zealand, Gilchrist opens for Australia and so on- The England cricket team needs to ensure that batsmen such as Flintoff and Pieterson play at the top of the order to ensure that they get enough overs to score runs at a fast pace

Monty Panesar is the key to the England cricket team's chances in the World cup.

The England cricket team needs to nurture Monty Panesar for the World cup cricket tournament since the West Indies cricket pitches are expected to be slow and possibly underprepared- a spinner will most likely be the man of the series for the cricket World cup and Monty Panesar could be that spinner. Yardy has also impressed with the limited chances he has got in the England cricket team and should be considered for the World cup cricket tournament in the West Indies

Pakistan Vs South Africa- Pakistan's prospects

The Pakistan Vs South Africa cricket series Prospects and predictions

The Pakistan Vs South Africa cricket series is underway and a lot of so-called cricket experts are expressing their opinion on the prospects of this interesting cricket series

Watch this space for Gamecricket.com's assessment of the Pakistan Vs South Africa cricket series and our predictions for the upcoming series

GameCricket.com's fans are aware that our predictions are almost always right- since they are based on one-on-one confrontations and statistics.We also correctly predicted that India would do better in the test cricket series compared to the one dayers and that the Indian cricket team would lose the last cricket test against South Africa due to a bad cricket team selection

Jayasurya's comeback- Can Sachin Tendulkar revive the magic?

Sanath Jaysurya has made an incredible comeback to international cricket

Sanath Jayasurya was almost forced to retire at the start of the recent Sri Lanka Vs England cricket series. But Jayasurya has comeback in dramatic fashion by bludgeoning the cricket bowlers around the world and winning man of the match awards all over the place.

No one doubted Sanath Jayasurya's talent-but the whisper was out in international cricket circles that Jayasurya was past his prime. But Jayasurya's recent performances against England and now New Zealand have once again confirmed that Jayasurya is one of the most destructive opening batsmen in world cricket

Can Sachin Tendulkar too revive the old magic

In his heyday,Sachin Tendulkar could demolish a cricket opposition in a matter of a few overs,but the cumulative expectations of his cricket fans have had a detrimental effect on his cricket game and once finds Sachin to be playing way below his ability

In his prime,Sachin Tendulkar used to treat spin bowlers like Harris with such contempt,but his now venerable niceness seems to be dominating his personality

Sachin Tendulkar needs to wake up and realise that he is one of the most destructive batsmen that world cricket has ever seen,barring perhaps Vivian Richards

Wake up Sachin and show the bowlers of world cricket that you are not always nice!

Dravid's selection blunder may lead to India's loss

Rahul Dravid has made the selection blunder of his life in the deciding third test of the India Vs South Africa test series.

Not selecting Harbhajan Singh and selecting an injured Munaf Patel was the most stupid decision Rahul Dravid could have ever made. Dravid has missed Harbhajan even in South Africa's first innings, the limitations of having only one spinner on a truly turning track have been felt. Every time the dust came up when a spinner pitched a ball close to the rough,Rahul Dravid must be regretting his decision to drop Harbhajan Singh from the Indian cricket team

Rahul Dravid must be finding Munaf Patel an embarrassment to the Indian cricket team

Rahul Dravid has known that Munaf Patel cannot field and bat even in normal circumstances,but today,Rahul Dravid and the entire Indian cricket loving public probably figured out that Munaf Patel is too injured to even bowl in this crucial third and deciding test of the India Vs South Africa cricket series

Dravid must be cursing his decision to select Munaf Patel instead of Harbhajan since Munaf has been struggling to bowl even at 120 kmph with a new ball. It has been a ridiculous decision for Dravid and his Australian coach with weird ideas and India may live to regret the decision. On a cricket pitch tailor made for the Indian cricket team, India may still pull off an unexpected victory,but victory would have been really easy if Dravid had selected Harbhajan Singh

Akhtar dropped from Pakistan cricket team- Does Pakistan want to lose?

News : Shoiab Akhtar has been dropped from the Pakistan cricket team for the South Africa cricket series.

Why do cricket boards find it so difficult to handle great talents such as Shoiab Akhtar?

It has happened to so many sportsmen around the world- maverick sportsmen with superior talents such as Shoaib Akhtar are not tolerated by the sports authorities.

Shoiab Akhtar is the fastest bowler in the world

We all know from the Indian cricket team's experience about the nature of the pitches in South Africa. Shoiab Akhtar can make the placid of cricket pitches appear to be as dangerous as an Afghan mine trench. On South African cricket pitches, Shoiab Akhtar would have been at his best

Doesnt the Pakistan cricket board want the Pakistan cricket team to win against South Africa?

It appears that the Pakistan cricket board is determined that the Pakistan cricket team should lose against South Africa- not selecting Akhtar for the Pakistan Vs South Africa cricket series seems rather stupid. All this seems to point towards a witchhunt against Shoiab Akhtar.

Shane Warne to Mike Gatting Video-Tribute to Warne

Shane Warne to Mike Gatting Video- The greatest ball in test cricket?

A tribute to Shane Warne who is retiring from Test cricket after the Sydney test against the England cricket team in the last Ashes test.

Shane Warne bowled this ball to Gatting - which has amazed all fans of test cricket over the years. Mike Gatting was really one of the better players of spin bowling in the world- Gatting had tamed the Indian leg spinner L.Sivaramakrishnan to hand England a series win against India.

This ball from Shane Warne had Gatting dumbfounded -Was it possible to bowl such a perfect ball in test cricket?

World cup cricket 2007

Happy World cup cricket 2007 Year to all our readers. Have fun,play cricket and definitely keep reading this cricket blog :-)

Durban weather disappoints India-Indian batting fails as well

India lost the Durban test to South Africa due to inept batting and a failure from the Durban weather- The Indian batsmen however did not believe in letting the Durban weather play a part in the result of the India Vs South Africa second test and quickly ensured that the Indian batting folded up before the weather became any worse.

Once the Indian cricket team is determined to lose,no bad weather can hold them up!

Jokes apart, Ntini bowled with a lot of fire in the India Vs South Africa second cricket test under overcast conditions and the second cricket test result was determined in the first over of the fifth day when Sachin Tendulkar fell to Ntini for a duck. It quite amazes people that great batsmen like Sachin and Sehwag fall cheaply while bowlers like Zaheer and Kumble play for almost an hour.

The reason for the failures of top order batsmen in world cricket is the research done on the weaknesses of the batsmen. Sachin Tendulkar has a weakness for the inswinger from outside the off to the middle stump and every bowler of the world from Mohammed Asif to Brett Lee to Ntini will continue to exploit that weakness. Unless Sachin Tendulkar can solve that problem, his batting woes are bound to continue.

Durban Test weather forecast-Only the rain can save the Indian cricket team

Durban weather can save Indian cricket team against South Africa

In the Durban test against South Africa,India are precariously poised at 38/2 chasing 350+. Only the weather in Durban can save the Indian cricket team from a defeat against South Africa.

The Durban weather forecast

Dravid's Indian cricket team and millions of Indian cricket fans must hope that this weather forecast is accurate for once- the actual weather invariably has a habit of surprising everyone!

Ashes 2006 won by Australia-as predicted by GameCricket.com

The Ashes cricket test series has been won by Australia-The Ashes test series score is 4-0 so far and will probably get to 5-0 in favor of Australia.

You should have read GameCricket.com's prediction of the Ashes cricket series,2006 - You wouldnt have then been surprised at the performance of the Australian cricket team against England.

Why exactly did England lose the Ashes cricket series against Australia?

• Ashes Loss reason 1 :

  The Stresscothick incident: Threscothick was England's best opening batsman for the Ashes cricket series against Australia- To come to Australia for the Ashes cricket series and then decide not to play was most unprofessional of Threscothick,irrespective of his personal problems. I dont call for being jingoistic,but citing personal problems while the England cricket team is fighting one of its biggest battles against Australia reeks of not having any national pride.

• Ashes Loss reason 2:

  Inept team selection and captaincy by Flintoff: There is a lot of criticism for Fletcher in the Ashes cricket series-but the person who has to cop the blame is always the captain - Mr. Freddie Flintoff. Not selecting Panesar for the first two tests against Australia in the Ashes cricket series reeked of a really flawed selection policy.Even in the fourth Ashes test,Flintoff obviously has a very low opinion of Panesar's bowling and gave him just 12 overs in Australia's 300+ run assault.

• Ashes Loss reason 3:

  The loss of confidence for Harmison: Harmison at his best is probably one of the best bowlers in world cricket- the images that we always remember are those of Harmison bouncing the cricket ball into the ribs of the Aussie batsmen in the 2005 Ashes cricket series. In the current Ashes 2006 in Australia,Harmison has been a shadow of his former self and seemed to be scared to put the cricket ball close to the Aussie batsmen

The good news for the England cricket team after the Ashes cricket series 2006:

The retirement of Shane Warne and McGrath is the best cricket news that England have heard for a really long time. With young players like Bell and Panesar in the team,England should hopefully have a better time in the next Ashes cricket series :-)

Shane Warne has had the demoralized England cricket team for lunch in Ashes

Shane Warne put the demoralized England cricket team for the Ashes cricket series out of their agony by quickly grabbing five wickets and getting the England cricket team all out for 159 in the fourth England Vs Australia Ashes cricket test.

Shane Warne really did not have to do much, the England cricket team succumbed to some rather inept batting. The England batsman treated Shane Warne long hops like hot potatoes and tried their best to celebrate Shane Warne's 700 test match wickets by offering him an easy five wicket haul

Shane Warne is of course one of the greatest bowlers in test match cricket - but the one thing that the England batsmen need to learn is that the only way to win test matches is to not respect reputations and have an attitude that they are the best players in thet cricketing world. The one team that does this well in the New Zealand cricket team which does not have any world beaters and a limited player pool but still manage to cause significant upsets in world cricket due to their great attitude

Anyways, a salute to Shane Warne on his 700th test cricket wicket!