All facts of India vs England 1st test match and Live score 2008

After a few hours India and England will come to the MA Chidamambaram Stadium to play the scheduled first match at 09:30 local time (04:00 GMT) that was totally uncertain after Mumbai terrorist attack. In the morning the stadium will be full with thousand of cricket fans. The terrorist attack was stopped all the follow of the Indian cricket fans. The massive attack has destroyed all flavor of the 6^th and 7^th ODI even of the test series. 

ECB investigation team visited India and met close door meeting in Dubai whenever England cricket team was practiced and was waiting for the positive signal from the ECB committee men. The England cricket team reached at Chepauk, Chennai on Monday just two days ago of the first test on December 8, 2008. Reaching in Chennai the all English cricketers were full of joy and seems that they were waiting for the green signal from the ECB authorities. I think it is a front-to-front protest against terrorism on cricket and proves that no attack will destroy Cricket. 

Chennai is going to become many histories with the 1^st test match between India vs England. It will be the 50^th test of England in the soil of India and England is the first team in the world who are going to build the record first. 

There are some records are waiting for some players of India cricket team who are going to touch their pioneers. But before adding this I am congratulating Virender Sehwag promoting 300 runs in his career in an innings against South Africa in 2008 season and if he can hit one six then he will be the equal six hitter to the Indian World Cup winning Capatin Kapil Dev. Indian master bluster batsman Sachin Tendulkar is going to touch two record and could write his name by adding just 6 runs he can reach in 2000 against England and will be the second man who is going aggregate after Sunil Gavaskar. Another record for Sachin Tendulkar is, as a first Indian cricketer he is leading himself in cricket career most time and going to hold the first position by playing 19 years 26 days in the test match history after Lala Amarnath in India Test Cricket History. Rahul Dravid who is considered as a cool man in cricket, is two steps back from the Australian crickets Mark Waugh taking two catches. Most probably, Mark Waugh is the only players who took more catches standing beside wicket keeper. 

The squad: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Virender Sehwag (vice-captain), Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, Amit Mishra, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, S Badrinath, Munaf Patel, Murali Vijay, Pragyan Ojha. 

In the BCCI board meeting, the selection committee had declared a 15 men squad for the two matches test series against England. Although we cannot see any changed name or any new face who are going to debut in test cricket but hard hitter Yuvraj Singh has been selected for the test match. Yuvraj Singh is considered the most positive players for ODI and T20 tournament. Even he played 23 Test matches as securing 1050 runs. His test average is just 32.81 including 3 centuries and 3 half-centuries. The selection committee has selected him the lack of left-handed batsman in the middle order after Sourav Ganguly’s retirement. 

England squad

KP Pietersen, TR Ambrose, JM Anderson, IR Bell, SCJ Broad, PD Collingwood, AN Cook, A Flintoff, SJ Harmison, A Khan, MS Panesar, MJ Prior, OA Shah, AJ Strauss, GP Swann 

England team will coming to field with the leadership of KP Pietersen. Only Graeme Swann is the new player in the declared England squad. Indian pitch is always spin favor and due to English seamier Stuart Broad’s injury GP Swann has got opportunity in the test match. With the debutante off spinner GP Swann, KP Pietersen is thinking to take change like Australian debutant off spinner who takes 12 wickets in a test match. 

NEO Cricket TV will telecast the India vs England test series live on the SKY Sports will telecast live for European fans. Here is some website that always shows the live score. So enjoy the test series. 

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India vs England Test 2008-09: a timely decision of ECB and the Test series

After a discussion, ECB showed the green signal to the English cricketers to play the two test matches in India. After Mumbai attack, the seven matches ODI series come to end in five and the test series was completely uncertain. The first test will be held in Chennai and the second ODI was scheduled in Mohali Panjab but it is not sure about the second test venue whenever Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh selected. Now, England team is in Chennai where the first test in that will be held on 11 December 2008 at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai.

Cricinfo wrote:

"We took players through security advice and now they are looking forward to getting down and playing cricket now," Sean Morris said. "My role was to make sure they have the accurate information. They asked some great questions and it was great to see the room come together. I spoke to every player over the last few days. They had a lot of questions and needed them all answered." 

I think, ECB’s decision is very timely and a positive signal for the cricket fans all over the world because India is the most important location for cricket. Not only for a large number of supportive fans but also the dreamland for cricket business. It would show a big effect in cricket industry if ECB would take a negative decision. 

EnglandSquad: Kevin Pietersen (capt), Alastair Cook, Andrew Strauss, Ian Bell, Paul Collingwood, Owais Shah, Andrew Flintoff, Matt Prior, Tim Ambrose, Graeme Swann, Stuart Broad, Amjad Khan, Steve Harmison, James Anderson, Monty Panesar. (Adil Rashid also travelling)

Sky Sports 1 TV Channel to Telecast the India England 1st Test Live

At last, England test team has arrived India after getting the green signal of the security assessment team who visited India to assess the security condition of India. The first test will take place in Chennai from 11 December 2008. After losing the ODI series, England will look to bounce back in the test series. So, cricket fans of both sides are happy that the test series will go on.

Sky Sports 1 television channel will telecast the first test of the series for the British cricket fans. This is a pay channel and you have to have the subscription of Sky Sports in order to enjoy the first test live. So, if you are currently in England and do not want to miss the live action of the test series then subscribe to Sky Sports and watch the exciting India vs England first test live in your television. For details about the TV schedule of the test series, visit the following link:

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India vs England 5th ODI 2008: where I can watch Live Score and Commentary

Just after two matches excluding today’s match the ODI series will come to end. But the result is already has gone on behalf of India. India has secured victory four matches out of 4. Just after a few hours later the 5^th ODI will be taken place and the match will be a day-nigh match. According to the local time the timing of the match is 14:30 and 9:00 so this is a very good time for fans of both countries every the fans of the England and India all over the world.

Ii has become difficult for England to beat India at the moment because mentally and practically they are very strong. I want to look up just one year ago. During the Natwest series England was the host country that time England beat India in the ODI series. The total series was full of drama. The intentional matches enjoyed all the fans eagerly. But he match of the ongoing Hero-Honda series is totally lifeless and the series result has been bowing down to the Indians.

In an news I found that England is finding the way to secure victory on the 5^th ODI. Yes, it is now a matter of reputation and England is looking for the way to get rid up from the with-wash.

On the other hand Indian captain MS Dhoni is thinking to continue the wining sequels. His gays are very active and inspiring from the previous victories. So, time will bring the result of all controversy and we have to wait till 14:30.

Rediff wrote:

With the series already in their pocket, India will now aim for a 7-0 whitewash in the one-day series against England as they go into the fifth game in Cuttack on Wednesday with the intention of giving some of the bench players the chance to prove their worth. The hosts have taken an unassailable 4-0 lead but Mahendra Singh Dhoni's bravehearts are not likely to show any mercy on the visitors in the day-night contest at the Barabati stadium.

Cuttack is basically a tourism area and is it one of the attractive places of India. That is why many tourists and the local people use to visit during this time; busiest time is winter season.

Most probably a very few time the international cricket matches was held in Barabati Stadium Cuttack. The Barabati stadium is a very small capacity stedium. The first test match was held in 1987 with and the first ODI was held along with England. This stadium has another history that the Indian 50-50 world Cup Cricket winner captain Kapil Dev was taken his 300^th wicket in the Test Mach.

TOI reported:

The unbeaten 275-run partnership between Mohammad Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja that came against Zimbabwe in 1997, is the current world record for the 4th Wicket in ODI Cricket. The best bowling figures here are 6/59 that Narendra Hirwani took while on a comeback trail against New Zealand.

Perhaps this are the teammates who are suppose to play from the both teams in Cuttak at Barabati Stadium.

India squad

MS Dhoni, V Sehwag, G Gambhir, Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, V Kohli, PP Ojha, MM Patel, IK Pathan, YK Pathan, SK Raina, I Sharma, RG Sharma, SR Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh

England squad

KP Pietersen, TR Ambrose, JM Anderson, IR Bell, RS Bopara, SCJ Broad, PD Collingwood, AN Cook, A Flintoff, SJ Harmison, SR Patel, MJ Prior, OA Shah, RJ Sidebottom, GP Swann, LJ Wright

Ind vs Eng 4th ODI 2008: Live score Streaming TV and Timing

If you want to get live score and updates of the India vs England fourth ODI then visit the following link:

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Indian and England will take on each other on Sunday (23 November 2008) at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore in the fourth ODI of the ongoing series. India needs only one more win to claim the series as they are already leading 3-0 after winning all three matches held so far. For England, it is a must-win match in order to keep the series alive. England batsmen are struggling against Indian spinners, while English spinners are struggling against Indian batsmen. These are perhaps the top most problems England has been facing in the series so far. So, England batsmen must be more confident against Indian spinners like Harbhajan Singh, while England spinners have to provide enough support to their pacers. For India, Sachin Tendulkar is all set to come back in ODI cricket after a long time and Rohit Sharma might be replaced by Sachin Tendulkar.

Irfan Pathan has been back in the squad for the 4^th and 5^th matches in place of Rudra Pratap Singh. However, rumors available in the media suggest that captain Dhoni had disagreement with the selectors about Irfan Pathan’s selection in place of RP Singh in the squad. Anyway, England team will play Graeme Swann as the specialist spinner, while Samit Patel and Kevin Pietersen will help Swann with their spin. I think, playing both Samit Patel and Graeme Swann together is a good decision. Cricket fans of both sides are eagerly waiting for this match as it could decide the series.

Live on TV

NEO Cricket will telecast the match live for the Indian cricket fans. However, cricket fans of India’s neighboring counties could also enjoy the match live on NEO Cricket. Besides, NEO Cricket will also share the feed with DD Sports and the match could be available for the Indian fans on DD Sports too. However, I got surprised when the third ODI was telecast live on DD National. So, I think, either DD National or DD Sports will telecast the match live for the Indian fans.

Sky Sports will broadcast the fourth ODI live for the cricket fans in England. In fact, Sky Sports telecast the first three matches as well. So, if you are in England, then Sky Sports is the channel you should tune on to enjoy the fourth ODI live.

Timing

The fourth ODI between India and England is going to be a day/night match. So, the match kicks off at 14:30 IST (Indian Standard Time) and at 09:00 GMT. Tomorrow is Sunday, the government holiday both in India and England. So, cricket fans in India and England may not have much problem to manage their time to enjoy the live action of the match on television. However, the only concern is that it has been forecast that there could be shower in Bangalore tomorrow. In that case, it would be disappointing for the cricket fans.

Live Score and Updates

There are many online live score websites from where you can find online live score and updates of the match. Here, I am giving some names of those websites:

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I hope to see an exciting match between India and England in the fourth ODI. I think, so do many other cricket fans too.

India vs England 4th ODI: Kevin Pietersen Hoping for a Turnaround

You already know that England has lost all of the three one day matches they have played in the current Indian tour until now. They had nothing to be happy about as their batsmen are repeating the same mistakes and of failing to perform in the last three matches. This poor performance has surely disappointed the fans and British media is carrying out a lot of criticism against the current English cricket team. A lot of criticism is naturally coming at the captain Kevin Pietersen. Now, he is hoping for a turnaround in the fourth one day international match.

He wants that the batsmen of these people concentrate hard and can get some decent amount of runs. He is looking for some centuries in the fourth ODI and the remainder of the matches.

Well, the problem is that you England batsmen are yet to find any kind of become against Indian bowlers in the current series. I don’t see anything coming from them in the next one day intention match and I feel that England will suffer a white was because they are not playing well at all until now.

 

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M Chinnaswamy Stadium Bangalore: 4th ODI venue of Ind vs Eng 2008

India is leading 3-0 of the ongoing seven matches ODI series that was hosted by India. In 2007, India was in England to play a test series and ODI series before the inaugural Twenty20 world cup. That time India won the Test series but England won ODI series 4-0. The series was so competitive and for the series result all had to wait for the last match of the series. But he Hero Honda cup tournament is almost lifeless.

For the 4^th ODI venue, M Chinnaswamy Stadium Bangalore has been selected and Indians wants to dismiss the series result in the ground. The ground is formerly known as Karnataka State Cricket Association Stadium and it was established on 1969 and the total capacity 40,000. The 4^th ODI will be held as a Day-nigh match in its well furnished floodlight. According to the timetable the match will be grounded at 14:30 local time. 

You can not think that Indian wickets will be supportive for the pace bowlers. It is now the universal truth that India wicket is always batting favor. The wicket of the 3^rd ODI was similar. I wrote a post before you can visit there too. Bangalore pitch curator Narayan Raju is telling that the wicket will be paradise for the Batsmen. 

TOI reported:

"It's a sporting wicket, and should assist the batsmen more than the bowlers. The ball will come on to the bat nicely although the first session might help the bowlers," Raju said. 

Now it is an important subject for the selectors which decision will be better for the teams? Batting first or bowling first? If the team decided to bat first then the run rate will be well but it is a day-night match bowling later is not well because the ground will go wet in this season. Anyway, we have to wait what the decision come. The match will be aired from 14:30 local time through NEO sports and DD National or DD sports. So, the local people will be able to watch the match live by DD or DD Sports and the satellite users NEO Cricket. 

Ind vs Eng 3rd ODI 2008: Live score, streaming and Telecast

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The Cricket fans of India are craze after getting a consecutive victory against the favorite England. England is in the top position of the ICC Cricket rating one the other hands India was in the 5th position. India already has beaten the top England in the first two matches of the seven matches’ series. The 3rd ODI between India vs England will be held on 20 November at Green Park, Kanpur and the match will telecast in different media. NEO has the official right to telecast the match right and it will telecast for the Asian TV viewers. I am not sure about the mobile Live telecast those that have 3G service. But, for the fans over the world except Asia they will get the opportunity to enjoy the 3rd ODI match between India and England through TV Channels.

Cricket Updates wrote:
India- In India Nimbus sports has got the right to telecast both 7-match ODI and two Tests live. Their two famous sports channel Neo cricket and Neo sports will broadcast it. Nimbus sports will share feed with India’s national TV channel Doordarshan. So, local people can enjoy the match live on this channel. Zee Sports for US fans, CBN channel for Canada, Sky Sports for England, Star Hub channel for Singapore and Super Sports for the Fans of Africa.

There is any changes in India squad and V Sehwag, G Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh are the highlighted players in the team at this moment now. On the other hands RJ Sidebottom has get rid up from injury and will take part in the 3rd ODI.

India squad
MS Dhoni, V Sehwag, G Gambhir, Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, V Kohli, PP Ojha, MM Patel, YK Pathan, SK Raina, I Sharma, RG Sharma, RP Singh, M Vijay, Yuvraj Singh
England squad
KP Pietersen, TR Ambrose, JM Anderson, IR Bell, RS Bopara, SCJ Broad, PD Collingwood, AN Cook, A Flintoff, SJ Harmison, SR Patel, MJ Prior, OA Shah, RJ Sidebottom, GP Swann, LJ Wright

So enjoy the match.

India vs England ODI: The Batting side is not reliance

India already has won the first two matches and ruled the English in iron hands. They beat England won by 158 runs in the first match and by 54 runs in the second ODI at Maharani Usharaje Trust Cricket Ground, Indore. Although India purchased the two victories in a good distance but I think, the cricket intelligence is not satisfied for their batting performances especially in the second ODI in Indore. 

In the first ODI, Indian most of the batsmen showed very good performances especially the average achievement was well including Yuvraj Singh’s century. Opener Gautam Gambhir, V Sehwag, Raina and the success ODI Captain MS Dhoni. However, in the second match all the batsmen gone flop to build a good score except Yuvraj Singh, Gautam Gambhir and Yusuf Pathan. So, this is not a good signal for Indian team to do well in the 3^rd ODI that will be taken Green Park, Kanpur at 09:00 local, 03:30 GMT. 

I hope that the batsmen of Indian side will try to turn back like the first ODI and will take a good lead in the 3^rd ODI at Kanpur.