A day to remember for an cricket fan. The man who had promised so much when he started at the age of 16, has finally lived up to all those promises after 19 years of playing. Sachin Tendulkar finally became the Greatest Ever Batsman in the history of the game as he reached the magical mark of 12000 runs in test cricket.
The second test had promised to be a cracker. The pitch at Mohali has deceived everyone by staying bone-dry on the first day. With Anil Kumble out due to shoulder problems, Amit Mishra gets to make his debut against the world’s No 1 test team. Mahendra Singh Dhoni, as skipper, won the toss and had no hesitation in batting first. If there is one shrewd customer, then it is MS. His analysis of the pitch was spot on. There was hardly any movement on day 1. The first session was unlike any ordinary test match session. This was a passage of play where India wanted to take the “bull by its horns”. And they did that in spectacular fashion. Going at almost a run a ball, Sehwag and Gambhir smashed Lee, Johnson and Siddle all over the place.
It wasn’t until Sehwag fell, quite a tame dismissal, that some sense of normalcy arrived in the batting. India, however, had made their point. They were going to make life extremely difficult for the Aussies. Gambhir reached his half century in the last over before lunch and was ably supported by Dravid, who himself was looking like his old self, aka The Wall.
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Published by Nanda on 3rd September 2007
Shane Warne recently released his list of the top 50 players, naming Sachin Tendulkar as the best player. Here is the list:
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Brian Lara
- Curtly Ambrose
- Allan Border
- Glenn McGrath
- Wasim Akram
- Muthiah Muralitharan
- Ricky Ponting
- Mark Taylor
- Ian Healy
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Published by Nanda on 21st August 2007
The Indian Cricket League announced its full list of domestic and international players. Although most of the international players are either retired or not playing for their respective national teams, the list is still pretty impressive.
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Brian Lara (West Indies)
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Inzamam-ul Haq (Pakistan)
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Mohammad Yousuf (Pakistan)
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Abdul Razzaq (Pakistan)
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Imran Farhat (Pakistan)
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Lance Klusener (South Africa)
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Nicky Boje (South Africa)
There is sure to be more players waiting to be invited or are about to sign contracts.
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Published by Nanda on 1st August 2007
Word has it that Stuart Law is going to be signed as an ICL-player and former Bangladesh skipper Habibul Bashar has also expressed interest in joining the so-called rebel league. There is plenty of speculation at the moment on who will be playing as nothing has been confirmed by the ICL board. However, with big names like Warne, McGrath and Lara joining the league as possible players, the viewership will definitely be good. The only problem would be to find the stadiums with world class facilities to play these matches. If the ICL can pull this thing, then we can see some competition in Indian cricket between BCCI and ICL, which in turn will be a boon for both the players and the fans alike.
The ICL or Indian Cricket Leagues seems to have snared both Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne. After Brian Lara announced he had signed up for the ICL, this is big news. The ICL is the brainchild of Subhash Chandra, the head of of the Essel Group. The ICL is a Twenty20 series proposed to be held around October in India featuring six teams comprising four international players and two Indian stars, with the rest made up of younger players.
There has been a lot of talk happening at the moment, with the BCCI taking firm steps to curb its own staff and players from joining what it calls a “rebel” league. Even the ICC is showing a cautious wait-and-watch approach. The reason why this is a big thing in international cricket is simply the fact that India generates the bulk of the revenues for all boards and the BCCI is one of the richest sports organizations in the world.
So why shouldn’t Kapil, More and others join another League that would bring in more professionalism and better pay packages, with less bureaucracy and politics.
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