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Monday 25 November 2013

2nd ODI India vs West Indies at Visakhapatnam - WI won by 2 wickets

West Indies Tour India 2013
ODI 2: India vs West Indies
Toss: West Indies won the toss & Elected to field first
Result: West Indies won by 2 wickets
MOM: DJG Sammy
Series: India (1) - West Indies (1)

India: 288/7 in 50 overs
India Innings
Runs
Balls
4s
6s
S/R
RG Sharma
ct DJG Sammy b R Rampaul
12
19
3
0
63.16
S Dhawan
lbw Veerasammy Permaul
35
37
5
0
94.59
V Kohli
ct JO Holder b R Rampaul
99
100
9
0
99
Yuvraj Singh
ct MN Samuels b DJG Sammy
28
49
3
1
57.14
SK Raina
ct DJ Bravo b R Rampaul
23
24
2
0
95.83
MS Dhoni (c)(wk)
not out
51
40
3
4
127.5
RA Jadeja
b R Rampaul
10
20
0
0
50
R Ashwin
ct Johnson Charles b JO Holder
19
10
2
1
190
B Kumar
not out
1
1
0
0
100
Extras
(lb 1, w 9, nb 0 , b 0)
10
Total
(7 wickets; 50 overs)
288
RR: 5.76
  Did not bat : Shami Ahmed, MM Sharma
  
Bowling
Overs
Maidens
Runs
Wkts
Econ
Extras
R Rampaul
10
0
60
4
6
(2w)
JO Holder
10
0
63
1
6.3
(2w)
DJ Bravo
8
0
54
0
6.75
0
Veerasammy Permaul
10
0
55
1
5.5
(4w)
SP Narine
10
2
39
0
3.9
(1w)
DJG Sammy
1
0
11
1
11
0
LMP Simmons
1
0
5
0
5
0
West Indies: 289/8 in 49.3 overs
West Indies Innings
Runs
Balls
4s
6s
S/R
Johnson Charles (wk)
C&B B Kumar
12
9
2
0
133.33
KOA Powell
st MS Dhoni b R Ashwin
59
70
7
1
84.29
MN Samuels
ct MS Dhoni b MM Sharma
8
10
2
0
80
DM Bravo
ct MS Dhoni b R Ashwin
50
54
8
0
92.59
LMP Simmons
lbw b RA Jadeja
62
74
5
1
83.78
DJ Bravo (c)
ct S Dhawan b B Kumar
18
26
2
0
69.23
DJG Sammy
not out
63
45
4
4
140
JO Holder
ct MS Dhoni b Shami Ahmed
7
5
1
0
140
SP Narine
ct (sub)Rayudu b Shami Ahmed
0
3
0
0
0
Veerasammy Permaul
not out
0
1
0
0
0
Extras
(lb 7, w 3, nb 0 , b 0)
10
Total
(8 wickets; 49.3 overs)
289
RR: 5.84
  Did not bat : R Rampaul
  
Bowling
Overs
Maidens
Runs
Wkts
Econ
Extras
B Kumar
9
1
56
2
6.22
0
MM Sharma
6.3
0
48
1
7.38
(1w)
Shami Ahmed
7
0
55
2
7.86
(1w)
R Ashwin
10
1
37
2
3.7
(1w)
SK Raina
7
0
42
0
6
0
RA Jadeja
10
1
44
1
4.4
0
Match details
 
Toss: West Indies, who chose to field
 
Player of the match: DJG Sammy
 
Umpires: VA Kulkarni and RJ Tucker
 
TV umpire: AK Chaudhary
 
Match referee: DC Boon
 
Reserve Umpire: NA Patwardhan
Monday, November 25, 2013

India vs South Africa Schedule & Time Table for 2013 Series

India is going to play 3 ODI and 2 Test matches in South Africa. This might be the test for Indian batsmen who are in form like Dhawan, Kohli and Rohit who are in the top of the table with 1000 Runs in this calendar year. The bowlers like Ashwin and Jadeja will be tested on the fast pitches while Zaheer may be a threat to Graeme Smith while South Africal are full with great batsmen like Amla, DeVillers and Kallis. Lets find out the full time table of India vs South Africa 2013 series.

ODI Matches Schedule

1st ODI
Date: Thu Dec 5
Time: 12:30 GMT | 14:30 local | 18:00 IST
South Africa v India
Venue: New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

2nd ODI
Date: Sun Dec 8
Time: 08:00 GMT | 10:00 local | 13:30 IST
South Africa v India
Venue: Kingsmead, Durban

3rd ODI
Date: Wed Dec 11
Time: 12:30 GMT | 14:30 local | 18:00 IST
South Africa v India
Venue: SuperSport Park, Centurion

Test Matches Schedule

Date: From Sat Dec 14 to Sun Dec 15
08:00 GMT | 10:00 local | 13:30 IST
South African Invitation XI v India
Venue: Willowmoore Park, Benoni

1st Test
Date: From Wed Dec 18 to Sun Dec 22
Time: 08:30 GMT | 10:30 local | 14:00 IST
South Africa v India
Venue: New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

2nd Test
Date: From Thu Dec 26 to Mon Dec 30
Time: 08:30 GMT | 10:30 local | 14:00 IST
South Africa v India
Venue: Kingsmead, Durban
Monday, November 25, 2013

Indian Team for South Africa Tour 2013

India announced a teams for South Africa tour 2013. They are going to play 2 test matches and 3 odi matches in South Africa. Zaheer Khan called back and got a chance to prove himself with full fitness while Ajinkya Rahane is choosen for both the formats. Let's see who get the chance to be in the place of great Sachin Tendulkar in this series.

Test Squad:


  1. MS Dhoni (Captain)
  2. Shikhar Dhawan
  3. Murali Vijay
  4. Cheteshwar Pujara
  5. Virat Kohli
  6. Rohit Sharma
  7. Ajinkya Rahane
  8. R. Ashwin
  9. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
  10. Mohammed Shami
  11. Zaheer Khan
  12. Ambati Rayudu
  13. Umesh Yadav
  14. Wriddhiman Saha
  15. Ishant Sharma
  16. Pragyan Ojha
  17. Ravindra Jadeja

ODI Squad:


  1. MS Dhoni (Captain)
  2. Shikhar Dhawan
  3. Virat Kohli
  4. Rohit Sharma
  5. Yuvraj Singh
  6. Suresh Raina
  7. Ravindra Jadeja
  8. R. Ashwin
  9. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
  10. Mohammed Shami
  11. Ishant Sharma
  12. Ambati Rayudu
  13. Mohit Sharma
  14. Umesh Yadav
  15. Amit Mishra
  16. Ajinkya Rahane
Monday, November 25, 2013

Wednesday 13 November 2013

Indian Squad for ODI Against West Indies; Dhawal Kulkarni In

After worst performance by Ishant Sharma and Vinay Kumar in series against Australia earlier they both were replaced by Dhawal Kulkarni and Mohit Sharma. Both did great job in Ranji matches and they have a chance to prove them against West Indies in 3 ODI matches.

Who is in: Dhawal Kulkarni, Mohit Sharma
Who is out: Ishant Sharma, Vinay Kumar

India Squad for ODI

  • MS Dhoni (Captain)
  • Shikhar Dhawan
  • Rohit Sharma
  • Virat Kohli
  • Yuvraj Singh
  • Suresh Raina
  • Ravindra Jadeja
  • R Ashwin
  • Bhuvneshwar Kumar
  • Mohammed Shami
  • Ambati Rayudu
  • Amit Mishra
  • Jaydev Unadkat
  • Dhawal Kulkarni
  • Mohit Sharma
Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Monday 11 November 2013

Famous Quotes on Sachin Tendulkar

Just see how important Sachin Tendulkar is for world cricket and what he gave. There are few famous people who gave quote on Sachin Tendulkar. Just scroll down and read what people around the world like to say about little master.

Famous Quotes on Sachin Tendulkar


i want my son to became Sachin Tendulkar - Brian Lara (West Indies)

We did not lose to a team called India, we lost to a man called Sachin - Mark Taylor (Australia)

nothin bad can happen to us if we were on a plane in India with Sachin on it. - Hashim Amla (South Africa)

he can play that leg glance with a walking stick also, - Waqar Younis (Pakistan)

there are 2 kind of batsman in the world, 1 Sachin tendulkar 2 all the others. - Andy Flower (Zimbabwe)

i have seen god. He bats at no.4 for India in tests. - Matthew Hayden (Australia)

i see myself when i see Sachin batting. - Don Bradman (Australia)

do your crime when Sachin is batting, bcoz even god is busy watching his batting. - Australian Fan

Barack Obama (USA) - i don't know about cricket but still i watch cricket to see Sachin play. . Not bcoz i love his play its bcoz I want to know the reason why my country production goes down by 5 percent when he's batting. . .

Note: Sachin Tendulkar's 1'st match was on 18 - 11 - 89 and the last match on 18 - 11 - 13
Monday, November 11, 2013

Sachin Tendulkar Records in ODI & Test Matches

Sachin Tendulkar is a legendary cricketer all over the world. He is a master blaster batsmen. People know him for his contribution to Indian cricket as well as world cricket. He is batsmen with bunch of records. He deserves to be in the history of cricket and that is why in India people say Sachin is God of Cricket. Lets share few Sachin Tendulkar Records in ODI & Test Matches given below:

Sachin Tendulkar Records in Cricket

ODI Records:


  • Most Matches in ODI: 463
  • Most runs in ODI: 18426 runs
  • Most Fours in ODI: 2016 fours
  • Most 150+ scores in ODI: 5
  • Most Hundreds by a batsman in ODI: 49 hundreds
  • Most Ninties in ODI: 18
  • Most fifties by a batsman in ODI: 96
  • Most Man of Match in ODI: 62
  • Most Man of series in ODI: 15
  • Most Balls Faced in ODI: 21367
  • Most ODI runs in a calendar year: 1,894 ODI runs in 1998
  • Most centuries in a calendar year: 9 ODI centuries in 1998
  • Most runs scored by a batsman in ODI tournament finals: 1851
  • Most centuries hit by a batsman in ODI tournament Finals: 6 Ton

Test Records:


  • Most Matches in Test: 198
  • Most runs in Test: 15837 runs
  • Most Fours in Test: 2044 Fours
  • Most 150+ scores in Test: 20
  • Most hundreds by a batsman in Test: 51 hundreds
  • Most Ninties in Test: 10
  • Most fifties by a batsman in Test: 67

World Cup Records:


  • Most Runs in world cup: 2278
  • Most Runs in single world cup: 673 Runs in 2003 world cup
  • Most Hundreds in world cup: 6
  • Most fifties in world cup: 15

Other Records:


  • Most successful batsman in wins: (11157 runs in 234 matches)
  • Most successful batsman in chases: (5490 runs in 127 matches)
Monday, November 11, 2013

Saturday 9 November 2013

Two Legends Sachin Tendulkar & Saurav Ganguly at Eden Gardens, Kolkata

After 199th Test at the presentation ceremony Sachin Tendulkar and Saurav Ganguly met & hug each other. Saurav and Sachin gave a good contribution together to Indian cricket in ODIs & Tests. Both were opening for India. Both met at the presentation of 1st Test India vs West Indies at Eden Gardens Stadium, Kolkata. See few of the pics of both.

Sachin Tendulkar & Saurav Ganguly at Eden Gardens

Sachin Tendulkar & Saurav Ganguly at Eden Gardens

Saturday, November 09, 2013