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Showing posts with label India. Show all posts
Showing posts with label India. Show all posts
Wednesday, 29 October 2014
12 April 2013
https://twitter.com/maza786/statuses/322733735156015104
Wednesday, 24 September 2014
24th September 2007
On this day India won the ICC World Twenty20 in South Africa. Beat Pakistan by 5 runs. Irfan Pathan MOM. Played on a Monday because public holiday.
Tuesday, 1 July 2014
India in England 2007
Last time India visited following England being whitewashed down under in the winter Ashes and with Peter Moores at the helm as the post Ashes debacle appointment, they won 1-0 in the Test series under the leadership of Rahul Dravid in the second segment of the 2007 international summer.
Wednesday, 25 June 2014
25th June 1983
On this day India won the 1983 World Cup in arguably the best final seen.
Monday, 23 June 2014
23rd June 2013
The only time you would have heard Michael Holding commentate in a 20 over game! This day last year at Edgbaston.
India won the 2013 ICC World Twenty20 (I mean the Champions Trophy with a 20/20 final!)
They won all five matches on their journey to glory against five different opposition. They defeated South Africa at Cardiff, India at the Oval and Pakistan at Edgbaston during the group stages. They then defeated Sri Lanka in the semi final in Wales before going on to hold their nerve to take out the title in the final against England in Birmingham. Prior to the tournament they won both warm up fixtures against Sri Lanka at Edgbaston and bowled out Australia for double digits at Cardiff.
Today, a year on from their championship glory, they are arriving in England for five test matches, five one day internationals and a T20 fixture at Edgbaston to conclude the international summer.
It was fitting that in the week surrounding the 30th anniversary since the historic 1983 World Cup win, that India won another eight team trophy in the same month, same country and similarly like 1983 managed to scrap to defend a low total in the final. In both games it was highly entertaining bowling dominant drama. Like the 1983 World Cup final, an Indian all rounder bagged the man of the match in the final. Ravi Jadeja was a revelation as a canny left arm spinner, athletic fielder and handy lower middle order batsman. The CSK man was the leading wicket taker, although narrowly missed out on the man of the series award behind Dhawan.
India achieved the treble in doing so. Being World champions in three ICC ODI titles simultaneously. The World Cup, U-19 World Cup and they could now boast of a Champions Trophy, too. This was their fifth ICC title since just 2007, adding the 2007 World T20 and 2008 U-19 World Cup triumph under Virat Kohli. They became the first team after Australia to be holding the World Cup and Champions Trophy at the same time. Talking of Australia, India now shared the joint highest tally of Champions Trophy titles with them having won the 2013 edition under the calm leadership of MS Dhoni, who could add the ICC Champions Trophy to his impressive CV of international achievements. India were fast establishing their status as white ball kings. They were closing in on Australia in terms of equaling the record for the most ICC major competition titles to their credit. This was their 8th adding the 1983 World Cup, 2000 U-19 and the 2002 Champions Trophy final in Sri Lanka where the trophy was shared after two days of persistent bad weather. It's highly impressive how they have won so many different high profile global crowns in different conditions for a team who are not known to travel well, particularly outside the subcontinent.
It was heartbreak for England who were unable to break their 38 year ODI drought without a global title to speak of, the only major force remaining to have not won a World Cup or Champions Trophy, despite hosting many and reaching finals. Like 2004, losing a Champions Trophy home final in a game they were controlling. It was exactly the same date when they lost the 1979 World Cup final against Clive Lloyd's West Indies. They bottled it again.
The tournament was significant for India for two main reasons. It followed a controversial IPL. It was India's first visit to England after the 2011 8-0 winless debacle. India needed to do well. 7-0 this time, including the televised warm ups. The men in blue were invincible, they were clinical. The fact that the team only had 3 players in the final XI that featured in the 2011 World Cup final, was a reflection of how far the youth was progressing in the country which owned the biggest franchise money making domestic league in the game.
Like the 2002 Natwest final, India won a decisive game when they were up against it. Self belief was paramount. They beat England in the 1983 World Cup semi final. And they won the 2013 Champions Trophy. Clearly, they had the upper hand over England in important ODI championship fixtures in England and they confirmed that by winning the Champions Trophy final in front of a populated Indian crowd on a damp day in Birmingham.
India would have taken plenty of confidence from their undefeated championship glory going into the 2015 Cricket World Cup and given the conditions they did it in and the young resources at their disposal, perhaps even as far as the 2019 World Cup to be hosted by England. They certainly took plenty of confidence from their Champions Trophy showing for an impressive run in Bangladesh for the 2014 World T20 where they were the dominant side leading up to the final and for all money looked like they were going to complete the treble of the three most popular ICC competitions at the same time, before being beaten in the grand final at Dhaka. They certainly can take hope going into the forthcoming England tour from the way they played here in 2013 to banish those forgettable memories of 2011.
India carried on their upward form following the Champions Trophy in ODIs. They won a tri series in the Caribbean. They beat Zimbabwe 5-0 with a second string side. They won home ODI series against Australia and the West Indies. They had a year to remember and not just in ODIs, rather on the whole, but the Champions Trophy was undoubtedly the highlight with the 4-0 whitewash of Australia in the Border-Gavaskar series at home a close second.
It was a rare overseas success for them in recent times, but one they can be very pleased with nevertheless. The most pleasing aspect was that they did it with the exuberance of youth. Their fielding and running between the wickets in particular surprised many who hadn't been connected with the latest developments of Indian cricket in the UK. Of course, they would have preferred to do it in a full 50 over final, but it was not to be, with the absence of a reserve day.
It was a TEAM performance. Jadeja, Dhawan, B Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Ashwin were the architects of lifting Indian cricket at a time of need with their spirited showings under the backing of Dhoni. The bowling led the way. They restricted West Indies brilliantly at the Oval, they humiliated Pakistan with the ball, they restricted an experienced Sri Lankan batting line up in the semi final for fewer than 200 albeit on a wicket which was offering plenty for the seamers early doors, before successfully defending 130 odd against the hosts in the final on a turning wicket. India's bowling has been severely underrated when it really matters in white ball cricket. Their bowling has been a central reason behind their successes in multinational carnivals and this 7th Champions Trophy best typified that. Indeed, several of their bowlers featured in the official competition XI.
A short concentrated world championship in the country that has the most experience in hosting international cricket competitions and it was MS Dhoni and India who took the honours. The word was that it was going to be the last competition of its kind. But thankfully at the beginning of the year following the ICC proposals with the Big 3 takeover, it's restored and in 2017 it will return instead of the proposed World Test Championship.
It was a better and more comprehensive win than any other ICC Trophy India have won from a cricketing point of view above all else. They were not favourities. They had a young side. They were clinical. There were no associates or minnows along the way. Sometimes in ICC Events the best team doesn't necessarily triumph, but it certainly was far from the case here.
India in England Successes
Won the 1983 World Cup
Won a Test Series in 1986
Won the Natwest final 2002
Won a Test series in 2007
Won a Champions Trophy in 2013
India in England Failures
1999 World Cup
2004 Champions Trophy
2009 World T20
2011 Tour
The tournament was significant for India for two main reasons. It followed a controversial IPL. It was India's first visit to England after the 2011 8-0 winless debacle. India needed to do well. 7-0 this time, including the televised warm ups. The men in blue were invincible, they were clinical. The fact that the team only had 3 players in the final XI that featured in the 2011 World Cup final, was a reflection of how far the youth was progressing in the country which owned the biggest franchise money making domestic league in the game.
Like the 2002 Natwest final, India won a decisive game when they were up against it. Self belief was paramount. They beat England in the 1983 World Cup semi final. And they won the 2013 Champions Trophy. Clearly, they had the upper hand over England in important ODI championship fixtures in England and they confirmed that by winning the Champions Trophy final in front of a populated Indian crowd on a damp day in Birmingham.
India would have taken plenty of confidence from their undefeated championship glory going into the 2015 Cricket World Cup and given the conditions they did it in and the young resources at their disposal, perhaps even as far as the 2019 World Cup to be hosted by England. They certainly took plenty of confidence from their Champions Trophy showing for an impressive run in Bangladesh for the 2014 World T20 where they were the dominant side leading up to the final and for all money looked like they were going to complete the treble of the three most popular ICC competitions at the same time, before being beaten in the grand final at Dhaka. They certainly can take hope going into the forthcoming England tour from the way they played here in 2013 to banish those forgettable memories of 2011.
India carried on their upward form following the Champions Trophy in ODIs. They won a tri series in the Caribbean. They beat Zimbabwe 5-0 with a second string side. They won home ODI series against Australia and the West Indies. They had a year to remember and not just in ODIs, rather on the whole, but the Champions Trophy was undoubtedly the highlight with the 4-0 whitewash of Australia in the Border-Gavaskar series at home a close second.
It was a rare overseas success for them in recent times, but one they can be very pleased with nevertheless. The most pleasing aspect was that they did it with the exuberance of youth. Their fielding and running between the wickets in particular surprised many who hadn't been connected with the latest developments of Indian cricket in the UK. Of course, they would have preferred to do it in a full 50 over final, but it was not to be, with the absence of a reserve day.
It was a TEAM performance. Jadeja, Dhawan, B Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Ashwin were the architects of lifting Indian cricket at a time of need with their spirited showings under the backing of Dhoni. The bowling led the way. They restricted West Indies brilliantly at the Oval, they humiliated Pakistan with the ball, they restricted an experienced Sri Lankan batting line up in the semi final for fewer than 200 albeit on a wicket which was offering plenty for the seamers early doors, before successfully defending 130 odd against the hosts in the final on a turning wicket. India's bowling has been severely underrated when it really matters in white ball cricket. Their bowling has been a central reason behind their successes in multinational carnivals and this 7th Champions Trophy best typified that. Indeed, several of their bowlers featured in the official competition XI.
A short concentrated world championship in the country that has the most experience in hosting international cricket competitions and it was MS Dhoni and India who took the honours. The word was that it was going to be the last competition of its kind. But thankfully at the beginning of the year following the ICC proposals with the Big 3 takeover, it's restored and in 2017 it will return instead of the proposed World Test Championship.
It was a better and more comprehensive win than any other ICC Trophy India have won from a cricketing point of view above all else. They were not favourities. They had a young side. They were clinical. There were no associates or minnows along the way. Sometimes in ICC Events the best team doesn't necessarily triumph, but it certainly was far from the case here.
India in England Successes
Won the 1983 World Cup
Won a Test Series in 1986
Won the Natwest final 2002
Won a Test series in 2007
Won a Champions Trophy in 2013
India in England Failures
1999 World Cup
2004 Champions Trophy
2009 World T20
2011 Tour
Labels:
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ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY,
India,
ODIs,
Test Championship
Wednesday, 11 June 2014
11th June 2013
On this day last year India defeated West Indies in
the ICC Champions Trophy at the Oval in London. It was a comprehensive victory
for MS Dhoni and company. Jadeja claimed five wickets while Dhawan scored a
successive match winning century. India qualified for the semi-finals with this
thumping win which also meant that Pakistan were eliminated from the eight team
championship with a game to spare and also in doing so becoming the first side
to be knocked out. This was the first India vs West Indies ODI game in England after
nearly 30 years following the 1983 Cricket World Cup final at the home of
cricket, when Kapil Dev and team India caused a shock upset in a low scoring classic
at the last 60 over World Cup encounter, consequently preventing Clive Lloyd’s
team from winning a third consecutive World Cup title in England.
Monday, 21 April 2014
India - trying to achieve a Spain?
Spain in Football
2008 = Euro
2010 = World Cup
2012 = Euro
India in Cricket
2011 = World Cup
2013 = Champions Trophy
2015 = World Cup?
2008 = Euro
2010 = World Cup
2012 = Euro
India in Cricket
2011 = World Cup
2013 = Champions Trophy
2015 = World Cup?
Saturday, 5 April 2014
25 Pointers Team India
The ICC World Twenty20 final.
Unofficially, but popularly known as the "T20 World Cup"
16 teams competed for it
The biggest international Twenty20 fixture every 2 years
The one that everyone wants to play
This is it
Grand final after 3 weeks of action
2010 - Asia Cup
2011 - World Cup
2012 - U19 WC
2013 - Champions Trophy
2014 - World T20 ?
2) Before 2007-2009
2007 - World T20
2008 - Under 19 World Cup, tri series in Aus, IPL started
2009 - Gained number 1 test ranking
3) Dhoni has won his last 12 games in ICC Events
3 vs Pakistan
3 vs South Africa
2 vs West Indies
1 vs Bangladesh, England, Sri Lanka, Australia
4) India have won 9 out of 10 WT20 games in the sub continent. IPL effect perhaps.
5) So another India vs Sri Lanka global final in the first weekend of April in the year that both teams are due to tour England. 2011. 2014.
6) When India went on to win the 2007 wt20, World Cup 2011 and 2013 Champions Trophy, they played the second semi final. Same case here 2nd SF.
7) India are not the type of team that lose semi finals and finals.When they reach the business end, they finish the job.That's been the trend.
8) India lost 7 super eight games in a row in 2009-2012. Now won 6 in a row of super eights or super 10s now including those final 2 in 2012.
9) If Dhoni wins next game he will equal Ponting with 4 major ICC titles to his credit.Though Ponting won all his in 50 overs. WC+CT double.
10) Tomorrow is the fourth ICC final between India and Sri Lanka
2000 - Under 19 World Cup = India won
2002 - Champions Trophy = NR
2011 - World Cup = India won
2014 - World T20
They have met 8 times in Asia Cup finals
11) India in ICC Events since 2007 World T20
2007 World T20 = India won
2008 Under 19 World Cup = India won
2009 World T20 = Failed to make SFs
2009 Champions Trophy = Failed to make SFs
2010 Under 19 World Cup = Failed to make SFs
2010 World T20 = Failed to make SFs
2011 World Cup = India won
2012 Under 19 World Cup = India won
2012 World T20 = Failed to make SFs
2013 Champions Trophy = India won
2014 Under 19 World Cup = Failed to make SFs
2014 World T20 = Probably winners
12) 6 major all team ICC Trophies since 2007. 2 in 50 overs, 2 in 20 overs, 2 with the U19s. 9 ICC titles overall for Ind now. Same with Australia.
Scyld Berry got that table a bit wrong that I cropped in previous tweet. Did not count the 2002 NR final between Ind vs Sri Lanka.
13) Ind won 5/5 games in CT13.
India have chance of winning 6/6 at WT2014.
14) India have been ICC treble holders before at same time recently
2011 World Cup
2012 Under 19 World Cup
2013 Champions Trophy
15) Dhoni has been ICC treble holder before (though not at same time)
2007 World T20
2011 World Cup
2013 Champions Trophy
16) India at the World T20
2007 = Won
2009 = Failed to make SFs
2010 = Failed to make SFs
2012 = Failed to make Sfs
2014 = Won or Finalists
17) Both World T20 finals India have played have been against an Asian side
Both World T20 semis India have played have been against Southern Hemisphere side
18) India and Sri Lanka met in a tri series final last year. Dhoni's last over brilliance in the West Indies. Likewise, Dhoni was also MOM in 2011 World Cup final in Mumbai as well as that tri series final.
19) Dhoni has won all 3 popular T20 competitions
World T20 twice by tomorrow
IPL twice
CLT20 won too
20) Dhoni's CV = Product of Persistence
Impressive tournament captain.
Impressive one day captain.
Impressive home captain.
Struggling Test captain.
Struggling Overseas captain.
TRIUMPHS
Champions Trophy Winners 2013 in England
Tri Series Winners 2013 in the West Indies
World Cup Champions 2011 in India
World T20 Champions 2007 in South Africa
Led India to number 1 in test rankings in 2009
Asia Cup Winners 2010 in Sri Lanka
Tri Series Winner in Australia in 2008
IPL Winner x 2 (2010 and 2011) and 3 IPL finalists (2008, 2012, 2013)
CL T20 Winner 2010
Led India to number 1 in ODI rankings in 2013
Won 3 home test series vs Australia by 2-0 in 2008, 2-0 in 2010, 4-0 in 2013
Whitewashed England 5-0 at home in 2011 in 5 ODIs
Most test wins by an India Captain
Led India to World T20 final 2014
FAILURES
Lost 8 consecutive overseas test matches in 2011/12
Failed to reach the semis in the last 3 ICC World T20s 2009-2012
Lost a home test series against England in 2012
Failed to win 3 home T20 2 match series in 2012 vs NZ, Eng and Pak
Failed to reach Asia Cup final in 2012 in Bangladesh
Failed to reach tri series final in 2012 in Australia
Lost an ODI series against Pakistan at home 2012/13
Lost an ODI series against England 3-0 in 2011 in England
Lost an ODI series against South Africa 2011
Lost an away ODI series in South Africa 2013
Lost an away Test Series in South Africa 2013
Lost 4-0 in away ODI series in New Zealand 2014
Lost a Test Series in New Zealand 2014
21) Virat Kohli could join Yuvraj Singh to have won all 4 ICC titles as a player, but Virat had one as a captain and in 2002 the Champions Trophy final was shared for India and Yuvraj the player. Did it in just SIX years.
Under 19 World Cup 2008
World Cup 2011
Champions Trophy 2013
World T20 2014
22) India came into this tournament having won only 2 out of 16 internationals. Winless tours of SA, NZ and average Asia Cup.
23) Advanced tweet "Congratulations to India on becoming first team to win it twice. They host the next one."
24) Sri Lanka did win the warm up against India. Hard to look past India. In a different league at the minute. The margins of victory for India not only in this, but during the CT last year are simply staggering.
25) Word on Sri Lanka: 15-1 for SL on their extended tour of Bangladesh. Series wins. Asia Cup winners. World T20 winners/runners up in a 16 team event. Nicely set up for England tour.
Labels:
ABDULLAH HAIDER,
ICC,
India,
MS Dhoni,
Virat Kohli,
world t20 2016
Sunday, 16 March 2014
UV - Excellent One Day Cricketer
Only cricketer to play in each ICC tournament winning team:
U19 World Cup 2000
Champions Trophy 2002
World T20 2007
World Cup 2011
U19 World Cup 2000
Champions Trophy 2002
World T20 2007
World Cup 2011
Friday, 14 March 2014
Dravid in World Cups
1999 = Leading run scorer in England
2003 = Wicket Keeper of Indian Side, reached the final
2007 = Captain of India, out before super eights
2011 = Not selected
2003 = Wicket Keeper of Indian Side, reached the final
2007 = Captain of India, out before super eights
2011 = Not selected
Labels:
1999 world cup,
2003 world cup,
2007 World Cup,
Digin,
dravid,
India,
WC15,
wicket keeping,
World Cup
Monday, 10 March 2014
Harbhajan Singh to Work for Sky During World T20
Harbhajan Singh has over 400 Test wickets to his credit. He also has World T20 experience with India and was part of the side that won the 2007 event in South Africa, defeating Pakistan in a memorable and close final. Singh has led IPL franchise Mumbai Indians in the past and currently plays for them. He was man of the match in the 2013 Champions League final which completed the double for the franchise, allowing SRT to bow out with style in his limited over farewells.
Labels:
2007 world t20,
CLT20,
India,
Mumbai Indians,
spin,
World T20 2014
Monday, 3 March 2014
Pakistan-India in T20
At World T20s
Tied in 2007 with India taking the points
India winning the 2007 final
India winning in 2012 super 8 match
At World T20 Warm Ups
India won in 2009
Pakistan won in 2012
In Bilaterals
1-1 in December 2012 series
Overall: India 3 | Pakistan 1 | Tied 1
Tied in 2007 with India taking the points
India winning the 2007 final
India winning in 2012 super 8 match
At World T20 Warm Ups
India won in 2009
Pakistan won in 2012
In Bilaterals
1-1 in December 2012 series
Overall: India 3 | Pakistan 1 | Tied 1
Last 3 Asia Cup Meetings Between India-Pakistan
19th June 2010
Venue Colombo
India won by 2 wickets in the last over
18th March 2012
Venue Dhaka
India won by 6 wickets chasing 320+ after Pakistan were 200/0 at one stage
2nd March 2014
Venue Dhaka
Pakistan won by 1 wicket with 2 balls left
All close games
All won by the chasing side
Next meeting in Adelaide. See Tweet below.
https://twitter.com/maza786/status/440029449380061185
Venue Colombo
India won by 2 wickets in the last over
18th March 2012
Venue Dhaka
India won by 6 wickets chasing 320+ after Pakistan were 200/0 at one stage
2nd March 2014
Venue Dhaka
Pakistan won by 1 wicket with 2 balls left
All close games
All won by the chasing side
Next meeting in Adelaide. See Tweet below.
https://twitter.com/maza786/status/440029449380061185
Labels:
Asia Cup,
asia cup 2010,
Asia Cup 2012,
asia cup 2014,
cwc15,
India,
IndvPak,
WC15
Asia Cup's 30th Anniversary
The ongoing carnival in Bangladesh marks the 30th anniversary of the Asia Cup. India won the first edition in 1984. Sunil Gavaskar was skippering as a stand in choice.
Labels:
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Asia Cup,
asia cup 2014,
India,
sunil gavaskar
Saturday, 15 February 2014
India Continue Dominance Over Pakistan
On the day where India beat Pakistan yet again in an ICC
event and on the day which next year sees the mammoth neighbourhood clash at
the World Cup prompts me to touch on the following issues:
There are 5 consistently held global cricketing events nowadays:
ICC World Cup
ICC World T20
ICC Champions Trophy (restored again)
ICC U-19 World Cup
Asia Cup
Pakistan has historically beaten India more times in head to
heads in Tests and ODIs. Bilaterally they have a stronger record, even winning
the last one day series between the two 14 months ago in the resumption of ties.
However, Pakistan have never beaten India at a World Cup or World T20, with
India having an 8-0 aggregate across the two. Currently Pakistan, have lost
their last 7 tournament games against India when they have played each other
after a time gap in one offs, where the cricketing world comes together with several teams competing across different days.
Below
are the defeats:
19th June 2010 – Asia Cup in Sri Lanka
30th March 2011 – World Cup in India
18th March 2012 – Asia Cup in Bangladesh
20th August 2012 – ICC Under 19 World Cup in
Australia
30th September – ICC World T20 in Sri Lanka
15 June 2013 – ICC Champions Trophy in England
15th February 2014 – ICC Under 19 World Cup in
UAE
(not including Under-19 Asia Cup final 2014, was not on TV etc)
It’s becoming an all too familiar sight and a slightly
embarrassing state of affairs. They did beat India in a TV warm up match at the
ICC World T20 in Sri Lanka as a very minor consolation. But when it really
matters, they have come unstuck. As many
as seven consecutive tournament defeats speak for itself. There have been some
very one sided games in those seven defeats with the team simply failing to
turn up in metaphorical terms. Nonetheless, India have been the standout
tournament team over the years and therefore these defeats are respectable from
this point of view. They have relished the big stage. They are holders of the
treble with the World Cup, World Cup u19 and Champions Trophy as well as being
a recent winner of the Asia Cup in 2010 and one of the past 4 winners of the
World T20. In many of the meetings therefore in the above illustrated evidence,
India have gone on to win the championship.
Talking of Pakistan and India:
Never played each other in a World Cup final
Never played each other in a Champions Trophy final
Never played each other in an Asia Cup final
Played each other once in Under 19 World Cup final (Pakistan
won)
Played each other once in World T20 final (India won)
Worth mentioning that next year India-Pakistan World Cup game will be the first between the two sides in an opening match for each side in a World Cup and the first time Pakistan will be playing them in a World Cup when they are defending champions. It will be Pakistan's second successive match against India in a World Cup after Mohali which was one of the biggest sporting events ever witnessed. Funnily, the ICC like scheduling India-Pakistan clashes on the 15th in an ICC ODI championship.
15th June 2013 - CT13
15th Feb 2014 - U19CWC14
15th Feb 2015 - CWC15
Worth mentioning that next year India-Pakistan World Cup game will be the first between the two sides in an opening match for each side in a World Cup and the first time Pakistan will be playing them in a World Cup when they are defending champions. It will be Pakistan's second successive match against India in a World Cup after Mohali which was one of the biggest sporting events ever witnessed. Funnily, the ICC like scheduling India-Pakistan clashes on the 15th in an ICC ODI championship.
15th June 2013 - CT13
15th Feb 2014 - U19CWC14
15th Feb 2015 - CWC15
Labels:
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TOURNAMENTS,
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Saturday, 4 January 2014
Harsha Bhogle to Commentate at 2014 ICC U19 World Cup
India's most famous non playing cricketing celebrity will be in voice at the 10th edition of the ICC Under 19 World Cup next month.
India are the current title holders.
The tournament in the UAE will be the first time the UAE are hosting an ICC tournament outside qualifiers.
Today, India defeated Pakistan in the Asia Cup final for U19s at Sharjah.
Nonetheless, with 17 wins in their last 18 matches and 2 tri nations triumphs in 2013; one can expect Pakistan to go the distance in UAE next month and repeat the stories of 2004 and 2006 whereby they won the U-19 World Cup, that too in Asia both times.
India are the current title holders.
The tournament in the UAE will be the first time the UAE are hosting an ICC tournament outside qualifiers.
Today, India defeated Pakistan in the Asia Cup final for U19s at Sharjah.
Nonetheless, with 17 wins in their last 18 matches and 2 tri nations triumphs in 2013; one can expect Pakistan to go the distance in UAE next month and repeat the stories of 2004 and 2006 whereby they won the U-19 World Cup, that too in Asia both times.
Tuesday, 3 December 2013
Predict the 4 teams that will Qualify for World Test Championship
Have to be in the top 4 by the end of 2016
I am going for:
England
Australia
South Africa
India
Why Pakistan won't make it:
1) Ageing KEY players: Misbah, Younis, Ajmal
2) Tours of England and Australia in 2016
3) Lack of prioritizing the test game from PCB
I am going for:
England
Australia
South Africa
India
Why Pakistan won't make it:
1) Ageing KEY players: Misbah, Younis, Ajmal
2) Tours of England and Australia in 2016
3) Lack of prioritizing the test game from PCB
Labels:
ABDULLAH HAIDER,
Australia,
England,
India,
South Africa,
Test Championship,
TOURNAMENTS
Wednesday, 9 October 2013
Wednesday, 25 September 2013
Tournament Stats
Labels:
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Abdullah's Tables,
Australia,
ICC,
ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY,
India,
TOURNAMENTS,
World Cup
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