Showing posts with label Mumbai. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mumbai. Show all posts

December 7, 2007

Irfan Pathan and Ishant Sharma will play the 3rd Test

Irfan Pathan and Ishant Sharma have been included in Indian team for the 3rd test against Pakistan to strengthen the bowling attract. Already Zaheer Khan, Munaf Patel and RP Singh have ruled out for their injury, was attracted during the 2nd test going on in Kolkata. The final test will be held at Bangalor on 8th December. India is ahead than Pakistan by 1-0 in this test series.

Probably Indian team management is concerned with their bowling attack for the Bangalore Test that it might be in alike position to Pakistan's at Kolkata .Zaheer Khan is struggling with an injury of his right heel, RP Singh is suffering with a side strain and Munaf's movement has been controlled by a mild back strain. While Zaheer and Munaf selected up injuries during the Kolkata Test. RP Singh, Zaheer Khan have been rested as a preventive measure to enable them to recover in time for the Australia tour.

The injuries of many first bowlers are being delayed to broadcast the final 16 player’s team for Australia true which will start on 16 December after the Bafgalor test. Besides this, the team management selected a list of 24, including 13 bowlers, 8 batmen and three wicket kippers. Anil Kumble will remain captain for the tour and Mahendra Shing Dhoni is his deputy. http://www.cricinfo.com/ source

Injury, Pakistan Team and the 3rd Test

Pakistan's right-arm medium-fast bowler Iftikhar Anjum is being sent to India in time to strengthen the bowling attack for the third Test at Bangalore. Pakistan cricket board toke the decision after injury of Umar Gul which lined him out of the entire Test series and also the illness to Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Sami that strictly hampered Pakistan's performance in the second Test. Although Pakistan's team management in India had requested for Abdur Rauf, a bowling allrounder, to be sent yet the Pakistan board preferred Anjum as a better alternate regarding his international experience.

Anjum has introverted Test performance against his name, will join replacement of Sohail Tanvir who has played two Tests. Yasir Arafat was sent to Gul's replacement that is yet to make his Test debut in the bowling line-up along with Shoaib and Sami.

"A lot of effort was made to ensure that Yasir [Arafat] reached Kolkata in time [for the second Test] and he did but still wasn't included in the playing line-up," Naghmi said. "Now we don't know for sure whether Rauf will be needed for the Bangalore Test which is why we have asked the captain to explain to us the reason why he needs him in India."

PCB chief operating officer Shafqat Naghmi was excerpt to the Pakistani media as expressing surprise and disinclination over Shoaib Malik asking for Rauf as cover especially in light of his reasonable performance regarding the of his good bowling this season: 20 wickets in seven matches at an average of over 42.

Naghmi added more, "Many of effort were made to guarantee that if Yasir Arafat might reach Kolkata in time for the second Test then he would needed for the team. He did but still wasn't included in the playing line-up. "Now we don't know surely whether Rauf will be needed for the Bangalore Test which is why we have asked the captain to explain to us the reason why he needs him in India."

October 16, 2007

India vs Australia Twenty20 match and Sourav Ganguly

Some of top cricket stars were kept off form the twenty20 world championship. Among them Sourav Ganguly was the list. Without this pinnacle starts India has won the twenty20 championship trophy. According to this accomplishment of victory this top listed stars become ineffective. As a visible example we could demonstrate the odi series along with Australia. In the seven match series these star players did not show any notable performances that could continue themselves on the upcoming Twenty20 match with Australia. None but Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar could do well in the series. Depending on the performances Sourav Ganguly is hopping to available on that match.

Sourav Ganguly's explosive batting style - which he rediscovered in the Nagpur ODI against Australia - would have made him a successful batsman in Twenty20 cricket, but the former Indian captain says he doesn't miss the newest and fastest version of the game. "I don't think I miss Twenty20 cricket. I don't know what it would have been if this kind of cricket was introduced during my younger days. But now I don't think I would have really missed it," Ganguly told IANS in an interview.

There is no doubt that Sourav Ganguly has an ability to do well in any moments. After a long time gap form Indian team, Indian team had to face many problems.

India vs Australia Twenty20 match on 20 October in Mumbai

In the last month India played the Twenty20 World Cup Championship and achieves the fame of Twenty20 World Cup Champion. With this victory all of Indian became so pleasure that was not seen yet. During the championship India beat the 50-50 world cup champion Australia in the semifinal, so it was another achievement that inspired them to become Twenty20 World Cup Champion too. Now India is playing a seven match ODI series that hosted by India. Here, Australia makes sure of series victory one match left. Australia has taken their revenge of Twenty20 championship by heavy defeat in the ODI series.

The result of this series has proven that there is none similar to Australia in world now if they lost the in twenty20 championship along with India. India thought that as they beat Australia in the championship so they could beat them easily in the series. But Australia did not give them the opportunity above all the results come totally opposite of India. Australia threw a challenge openly to India that they have to prove that they are best.

October 15, 2007

Future Cup India vs Australia 7th ODI: What does India need to do?

India already has lost 7 match ODI series with match at hand. Now India has nothing to do but can save themselves form heavy defeat of 5-1. If they want to do so, there is no alternative of winning the match. Now India needs to realize how they can avoid such crushing defeat in future. No, there is no short way to solve this problem. During the Natwest series India could experience the deficient of the all-rounder. Some of Cricket intellectuals explained seriously that India needs some all-rounder to be strong. If you look over the Australia and the South Africa team you could realize that how the all-rounder can play to make the team strong. I think you all could understand that which players I am indicating. Those are nothing but J Kallis and A Symonds. If we observe all the teams in south Asia, there is none you can consider as an all-rounder.

After scoring a mammoth 317 for eight built around Andrew Symonds rollicking unbeaten 107, the Australians held their nerve to restrict the home team to 299 for seven and take an invincible 4-1 lead in the seven-match series. Mitchell Johnson, who bowled a maiden in the 49th over, chipped in with two for 39 while Man-of-the-Match Symonds followed up his batting exploits with an economic spell of 10-0-39-0.

A Symond is strong support of the Australia team now. In the seven match series you could not find out any match in where he hadn’t strong roll. If he fail to do well in batting then took the controls of the team by bowling. Now India needs the same superiority all-rounder now. Yes, all could think about I Pathan but he needs to work hard.

I think only all-rounder could not solve the problems, it needs more develop in others area such as top-order batting, running between the wicket and need to variation in bowling.

If you scrutinize the last match, I mean 6th ODI you could see the spin bowlers Sachin Tendulkar did well and able to save the runs but the captain Dhoni used the fast bowlers. For this wrong decision India had to pay.

Future Cup India vs Australia 7th ODI Venue Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, India


Brabourne Stadium is situated in the on of the busiest city Mumbai in south India at 1937. Beside their busiest time Mumbai people love cricket very much. Brabourne Stadium has selected as the 7th venue of the Future Cup Series. The 6 matches have over and the result is 4-1, here one match has abandoned for heavy rain.

The stadium was named after the then Governor of Mumbai, Lord Brabourne and located near Churchgate railway station in South Mumbai. The Lord Brabourne stadium is owned by the Cricket Club of India. The capacity of the stadium is 20,000 and floodlight facilities. Brabourne Stadium, Governor of Bombay, presented to the Cricket Club of India after being lured into an offer of immortality in the bargain. Foundation stone of the Brabourne Stadium was laid by Lord Brabourne, the Governor of Bombay, on May 22, 1936. The stadium formally opened on December 7, 1937 by Sir Lawrence Roger Lumley, the Governor of Bombay. The stadium got its name after Brabourne at the suggestion of the Maharaja of Patiala.

According geological view Mumbai is situated in the tropical area and the city is near Arab Sea and classified two main seasons one is dry season and other is humid season. Now it is the time of humid season so the weather will be hot and full of humidity. In this time rain is available there. According to the CNN weather forecast, the temperature would be 33° by day and 24° at night and the sky would be clear. As the match will take place D/N match so the temperature will be suitable of cricket.

The ground has been witness to quite a few memorable matches and innings, including Sachin Tendulkar's first first-class double hundred. The feat came in 1997-'98 against Australia. The Brabourne Stadium was also the venue where Vijay Hazare and Vijay Merchant had their famous scoring rivalries.

Ground’s match history is a short way:

First Test India v West Indies - Dec 9-13, 1948

Last Test India v England - Feb 6-11, 1973

First ODI Australia v Pakistan - Oct 23, 1989

Last ODI Australia v West Indies - Nov 5, 2006

Landmarks at Brabourne Stadium:

The highest Test total at the Brabourne Stadium is 629/6 declared by West Indies against India in the 1948-49.

The lowest Test total at the Brabourne Stadium is 88 by India against New Zealand in 1964-65.

The best bowling figure in a Test is 11-235 by B.S. Chandrasekhar against West Indies in 1966-67.

You can visit the link to know about the math summary very clearly. Although the winning record of the Indian team is 100% but what the result will come on the next match along with Australia. In the ongoing Australia already has won the series and their team performances are outstanding. On the other hands it is a matter of honor for Indian team if lose.