Dravid bats for Test cricket, lie-detector tests

Dravid bats for Test cricket, lie-detector tests



Rahul Dravid has urged the ICC to cut down on the number of "meaningless" ODIs and focus on major tournaments like the World Cup, besides exploring the possibility of day-night Test cricket. 

It must scale down this mad merry-go-round that teams and players find themselves in: heading off for two-Test tours and seven-match ODI series with a few Twenty20s thrown in. 

"Since about, I think 1985, people have been saying that there is too much meaningless one-day cricket. Maybe, it's finally time to do something about it... anything makes more sense than a seven-match ODI series," he added.

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Sehwag smashes world record 219

Sehwag smashes world record 219


Swashbuckling opener Virender Sehwag smashed a world record 219 and became only the second batsman after Sachin Tendulkar to reach the 200-run landmark in One-Day Internationals, as India posted their highest one-day total of 418 for five in the fourth match against the West Indies in Indore, on Thursday.




 I got a 300 with my flawed technique: Sehwag
Sehwag surpassed Tendulkar's 200 not out, made from 147 balls against South Africa in Gwalior on February 24 last year, when he square-cut Andre Russell for a boundary in the 44th over of the Indian innings to go past the 200 mark at the Holkar Stadium.




- Congratulate Virender Sehwag on his ODI double
He joined his idol Tendulkar in the record books as the only other cricketer to score double hundred in the limited overs game. India went on to win the match by 153 runs.



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R Ashwin moves up to 18th spot in ICC ODI rankings

R Ashwin moves up to 18th spot in ICC ODI rankings

Following his consistent performance in the recent past, India's R Ashwin broke into the top 20 of the ICC ODI bowling charts for the time in his career, while batsman Virat Kohli moved up one rung to be placed fourth in the latest ranking released on Wednesday.


With 620 points, Ashwin was ranked 18th, a jump of three places.


The ever-improving Kohli recorded 766 points and is placed alongside India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who went down one spot.


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Cricket Schedule for India's tour of Australia 2011-2012

Fixtures : India's tour of Australia, Dec 2011-Mar 2012


Cricket Schedule for India's tour of Australia 2011-2012

India's tour of Australia, Dec 2011-Feb 2012
Date	Match	Venue	Time
Dec 15-16	CA Chairman's XI v Indians	Canberrai	0530 IST
Dec 19-21	CA Chairman's XI v Indians	Canberra	0530 IST
Dec 26-30	First Test	Melbourne	0500 IST
Jan 3-7	Second Test	Sydney	0500 IST
Jan 13-17	Third Test	Perth	0800 IST
Jan 24-28	Fourth Test	Adelaide	0530 IST
Feb 1	First T20I (D/N)	Sydney	1400 IST
Feb 3	Second T20I (D/N)	Melbourne	1400 IST

CB Tri-series (Aus, Ind and SL), Feb-March 2012
Date	Match	Venue	Time
Feb 5	1st ODI: Australia v India (D/N)	Melbourne	0850 IST
Feb 8	2nd ODI: India v Sri Lanka (D/N)	Perth	0950 IST
Feb 10	3rd ODI: Australia v Sri Lanka (D/N)	Perth	0950 IST
Feb 12	4th ODI: Australia v India (D/N)	Adelaide	0850 IST
Feb 14	5th ODI: India v Sri Lanka (D/N)	Adelaide	0850 IST
Feb 17	6th ODI: Australia v Sri Lanka (D/N)	Sydney	0850 IST
Feb 19	7th ODI: Australia v India (D/N)	Brisbane	0850 IST
Feb 21	8th ODI: India v Sri Lanka (D/N)	Brisbane	0850 IST
Feb 24	9th ODI: Australia v Sri Lanka (D/N)	Hobart	0850 IST
Feb 26	10th ODI: Australia v India (D/N)	Sydney	0850 IST
Feb 28	11th ODI: India v Sri Lanka (D/N)	Hobart	0850 IST
Mar 2	12th ODI: Australia v Sri Lanka (D/N)	Melbourne	0850 IST
Mar 4	1st Final (D/N)	Brisbane	0850 IST
Mar 6	2nd Final (D/N)	Adelaide	0850 IST
Mar 8	3rd Final (D/N)	Adelaide	0850 IST

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Yuvraj Singh battling lung tumour

Yuvraj Singh battling lung tumour

Yuvraj Singh has a "non-malignant tumour" in his left lung and that is the reason why the flamboyant left-hander opted out of the upcoming ODI cricket series against West Indies .

Yuvraj had declared himself unavailable for the one-day series against the West Indies and was also not picked for the Test series in Australia .

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Ashwin provides the cheer after Tendulkar disappoints

Ashwin provides the cheer after Tendulkar disappoints


Even before the players walked out to the field to start the fourth day's proceedings in the third and final Test between India and West Indies , it was apparent who would hog the limelight during the early part.




As on the third day, the fans came in big numbers to the Wankhede to watch Sachin Tendulkar score that much-awaited century of centuries.


Meanwhile, Ashwin was on the one hand closing in on a maiden Test hundred, and on the other losing out on all but one partner.
To his credit, though, Pragyan Ojha] survived 14 balls, despite failing to open his account. It allowed his fellow-spinner rake up the required runs. Ashwin completed a richly deserved hundred by guiding a Rampaul delivery between slip and gully.



He, however, perished the next ball, misting a pull and giving a simple catch to Barath at midwicket. The 26-year-old's 103 came off just 118 balls and was inclusive a whopping 15 boundaries and a couple of sixes as well.




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Tendulkar again falls short of 100th century

Tendulkar again falls short of 100th century

Indian batting ace Sachin Tendulkar fell short of his 100th international century once again after being dismissed for 94 on Day 4 in the third and final Test against the West Indies, in Mumbai, on Friday. 


Tendulkar, playing his 184th Test at home ground Wankhede Stadium, has scored 51 centuries in Tests and 48 in One-dayers. He recorded his 99th century in March during the   50-over World Cup. Continue Reading Tendulkar again falls short of 100th century

Test bastmen in 2011: Dravid No 1

Test bastmen in 2011: Dravid No 1



Though One-day Internationals have taken the thrill out of Test matches and Twenty20 just pulled the rug from under Test cricket's feet, for the connoisseurs of the game, still, it is Tests that rule. 

Thus, the year's leading performers in Tests, definitely deserve a standing ovation, as they have not only withstood the threatening bouncers that come with the longest version of the game, but also strived to stay fit and play consistently.

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Bravo scores 166 as Windies batsmen make merry

Bravo scores 166 as Windies batsmen make merry

Two days into the Wankhede Test and the eventual result is a foregone conclusion. A draw seems imminent at this juncture.

India's strategy -- bat first and pile a huge total, thereby putting the opposition under pressure, something last seen in the second Test at the Eden Gardens -- for once?boomeranged.


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1996 World Cup, Kambli's tears etched in fans' memories

1996 World Cup, Kambli's tears etched in fans' memories

Former India batsman Vinod Kambli has raised suspicion on the 1996 World Cup semi-final between India and Sri Lanka, saying he found "something amiss" in the game.




He claimed his doubt arose from skipper Mohammad Azharuddin's decision to field first even though it was unanimously decided that the team would bat after winning the toss. He said he was shocked when he came to know that the team had to field when everybody was mentally prepared to bat.  
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Azhar rubbishes Kambli's 'match-fixing' claims

Azhar rubbishes Kambli's 'match-fixing' claims


Former India  captain Mohammad Azharuddin rubbished the claims made by former teammate Vinod Kambli that the 1996 World Cup semi-final against Sri Lanka could have been 'fixed'.


Azharuddin, who was the skipper at that time, said, in an exclusive interview to CNN IBN, that Kambli "must have been sleeping when the decision to bowl was taken".


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Zaheer expected to make cut in provisional squad for Aus tour

Zaheer expected to make cut in provisional squad for Aus tour

He has not played since India's opening Test against England at Lord's in July -- when he broke down having bowled only 13.3 overs.


He did try to make a comeback during India's tour game against Northamptonshire but the effort ended in failure.

Zaheer Khan has been out of action for the last three to four months. However, he is expected to make the cut in the provisional squad for the tour of Australia.


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21 months later, Rohit Sharma ready to pass the test

21 months later, Rohit Sharma ready to pass the test

He was poised to make his Test debut last February when fate struck a cruel blow. 


A freak injury on the eve of the opening Test against South Africa in Nagpur meant Rohit Sharma was ruled out of the match, thereby ensuring an unexpected debut for Wriddhimaan Saha.


Now 21 months later, the talented batsman has been given a fresh hope with the selectors naming him in the squad, in place of Yuvraj Singh, for the third and final Test against the West Indies starting Tuesday at the Wankhede stadium. 
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