Indian squad for Commonwealth Bank ODI Series

Recently, a new has published that Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid is not in ODI squad. It could surprise the cricket fans of India. But I think it is a good sign that some new comer will get opportunity. Dear fans, you all know that a group of cricketers of Indian team have been paying for a long time that could have to be taken rest from international cricket. So, it is the time for India to set up a new and strong team and give opportunity to the new.

India already has declared the squad for the tri-nation ODI series they are; Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt & wk), Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, Virender Sehwag, Dinesh Karthik, Robin Uthappa, Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Irfan Pathan, Praveen Kumar, RP Singh, Ishant Sharma, Sreesanth, Harbhajan Singh, Piyush Chawla.

We all watched the Twenty20 International Championship where Indian new squad did well and become champion. So the new squad is not less strong that others cricket teams in the world. Do you think so? Or what are your comments on the new squad which the officials decelerated? Please write your comments on it.

Tri-Nation Commonwealth Bank Series 2008 Schedule

Now Australia-India is playing a four matches Test series and three already has finished and one matches in hand that will be taken place on 24 January 2008 in Adelaide, Oval. The result is now 2-1. So the 4^th match is very important to both teams. If India could win the match the result will be draw or if he result come draw or the result goes on Australian the Austral will be the owner to the trophy.

After 4^th test match Australia-India will play a Twenty20 International Match at Melbourne Cricket Ground. But Most important matches will commence on from 3 February 2008 when there nation will participate in the ODI tournament which named Commonwealth Bank Series 2008 (One Day International). Beside Australia and India other sub-continent’s cricket team Sri-Lanka will take part on that series.

Commonwealth Bank Series 2008 (One Day International) Fixture/Schedule:

Commonwealth Bank Series 2008 ( One Day International )
03 Feb 2008	Australia vs India 1st Match, Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane (D/N) Live action starts from: 03:15 GMT (08:45 IST)
05 Feb 2008	India vs Sri Lanka 2nd Match, Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane (D/N) Live action starts from: 03:15 GMT (08:45 IST)
08 Feb 2008	Australia vs Sri Lanka 3rd Match, Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney (D/N) Live action starts from: 03:15 GMT (08:45 IST)
10 Feb 2008	Australia vs India 4th Match, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne (D/N) Live action starts from: 03:15 GMT (08:45 IST)
12 Feb 2008	India vs Sri Lanka 5th Match, Manuka Oval, Canberra Live action starts from: 23:00 GMT (Prev. Day) (04:30 IST)
15 Feb 2008	Australia vs Sri Lanka 6th Match, W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth (D/N) Live action starts from: 02:30 GMT (08:00 IST)
17 Feb 2008	Australia vs India 7th Match, Adelaide Oval (D/N) Live action starts from: 03:15 GMT (08:45 IST)
19 Feb 2008	India vs Sri Lanka 8th Match, Adelaide Oval (D/N) Live action starts from: 03:15 GMT (08:45 IST)
22 Feb 2008	Australia vs Sri Lanka 9th Match, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne (D/N) Live action starts from: 03:15 GMT (08:45 IST)
24 Feb 2008	Australia vs India 10th Match, Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney (D/N) Live action starts from: 03:15 GMT (08:45 IST)
26 Feb 2008	India vs Sri Lanka 11th Match, Bellerive Oval, Hobart Live action starts from: 23:00 GMT (Prev. Day) (04:30 IST)
29 Feb 2008	Australia vs Sri Lanka 12th Match, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne (D/N) Live action starts from: 03:15 GMT (08:45 IST)
02 Mar 2008	TBC vs TBC 1st Final Match, Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney (D/N) Live action starts from: 03:15 GMT (08:45 IST)
04 Mar 2008	TBC vs TBC 2nd Final Match, Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane (D/N) Live action starts from: 03:15 GMT (08:45 IST)
07 Mar 2008	TBC vs TBC 3rd Final Match, Adelaide Oval (D/N) (If Required) Live action starts from: 03:15 GMT (08:45 IST)

Most of the matches are D/N match so it will be good for the cricket fans who are living in the sub-continent.

Sourav Ganguly is not Tri-nation CB series Squad

Again Sourav Ganguly has eliminated for upcoming tri-nation CB Series from Indian 16 members team, which will be started on 3 February and the solitary Twenty20 international at the MCG on 1February. Although Ganguly was in form in both last ODI and test matches. Not only Sourab Ganguly but also Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman have eliminated. The other two countries Sri Lanka and host Australila have done the same task, giving focus on their youth cricketer. Indian cricket board focused on young and hard fielding for the upcoming CB series. Mainly Indian ODI captain, Mahendra Singh Dhoni wanted a team those who played last Twenty 20 World Cup cricket 2007.

Suresh Raina has displaced instead of Sourav Ganguly, who played last ODI against England in 2007, he performed 3 half century with average 25.66 in 9 innings. Suresh Raina, who played ODI match on January last year and also played Ranji Trophy on behalf of Uttar Prodesh where he benefited by ended runner up.

For the fast-bowling attack will be lead by RP Singh, Irfan Pathan and Sreesanth, who was in injured with his shoulder and missed the test series against Australia. Also Praveen Kumar will be joined in Indian squad, who played last Ranji Trophy.

The Indian squad: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt & wk), Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, Virender Sehwag, Dinesh Karthik, Robin Uthappa, Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Irfan Pathan, Praveen Kumar, RP Singh, Ishant Sharma, Sreesanth, Harbhajan Singh, Piyush Chawla. Source: www.cricinfo.com

Review of Jodhaa Akbar: will release on 15 February 2008

JODHAA AKBAR, a true love story which was placed between a great Mughal emperor and a Rajput princess. The film has acted by beauty queen Aishwarya Rai and Hrithic Roshan. We all know about Aishwarya’s beauty but we don’t know a secret good quality of her. And that is Aishwarya can sing as well. The news was hidden at first but exposed by AR Rahman. Just music composer AR Rahman discovered this excellence within Aishwarya gave away the sweet secret of Aishwarya at the music launch of JODHAA AKBAR.

AR Rahaman says, “There is an interesting story behind the song called Mana Mohana (song devoted to Lord Krishna) in the film, which is sung by singer Bela Shende. Initially Gowariker wanted Aishwarya to dub for the song, as he believed that she could sing the tune splendidly. However our dates never worked out. When Ash was ready I was busy recording something else and vice versa. The co-ordination didn’t happen. So Bela went ahead and sang this wonderful song.”

He added more, “Also I have sung one song myself, which is called Khwaja Mere Khwaja, a prayer which is regularly sung at Ajmer Sharif durgah. I had composed the song for myself much before Jodhaa Akbar was conceived! I just happened to make Gowariker hear the song. He loved it and said he wanted the song in the film.”

You would not see Amitabh Bachchan in the movie but he gave her voice in all set of the film, the same task he did for Gowariker Oscar-nominated Lagaan.

Amitabh Bachchan says about the movie JODHAA AKBAR, “Ashu included me in the cast and crew of Jodhaa in his speech. This is a little unfair for others as I am just giving a voiceover to the film. My association with Ashu goes back to Lagaan where I did the same. Lagaan did very well and I am sure Jodhaa Akbar will also repeat its success. My work in Jodhaa hasn’t started as yet.”

Aishwarya Rai fails to take the opportunity to sing in 'Jodhaa Akbar'

The director of Jodhaa Akber, Ashutosh Gowarikar wanted that stunning Aishwarya Rai to sing a song in her own voice in Jodhaa-Akbar.

It was supposed that Aishwarya would sing the in track Mann Mohanna. Composer AR Rahman confirmed saying, “Ashutosh strongly felt that Aishwarya could record the song in her own voice, as a bonus for her fans."

It is a matter of sorrow for Aishwarya’s fan because Aishwarya was very busy when the song was recorded. At last the song has been recorded by Bela Shende.

The story of the movie is historical in the sixteenth century and in this movie the romance begins with a marriage alliance between two cultures and religions.

Aishwarya acted as Jodhaa Bai and Hrithik Roshan in the lead character of Jalaluddin Mohammad Akbar in the movie. The movie ‘jodhaa Akbar’ is scheduled to release on 15 February 2008. It is expecting that the epic romance movie will be super hit.

Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai the Attractive pair

Prominent director Ashutosh Gowariker has made the historical movie Jodhaa-Akbar where he has formed two historical character one Jodhaa and another Akbar. Here, he has fascinated the relation between Jodhaa and Akbar after marriage.

Gowariker said, “I feel if today we make a story about the past, it must be correlated to the present. And 'Jodhaa-Akbar' is as relevant to the present as arranged marriages. Jodha and Akbar shared a perfect arranged marriage. I was fascinated by how their relationship must have grown after marriage.”

The two most craze of Bollywood Aishwarya Rai and Hrithik Roshan acted in the lead character of the movie is set to hit on15 February. The movie is dubbing in Telugu and Tamil language.

About Jodhaa-Akbar, Gowariker said, “Jodhaa-Akbar is to me a historical. Anything after 1857 is a period film for me. Anything before that is a historical. Jodhaa-Akbar is certainly not a costume drama. It isn't set in a never-never land. I'd call Mughal-e-Azam a historical though its focus was different from mine. I've taken extreme care to make sure viewers believe in the relationship.”

About the religious difference between Jodha and Akbar, he said, “it’s important but not stressed in my film. Let's not forget, Akbar's marriage to Jodhabai was no common occurrence. It had a nationwide reverberation 450 years ago when society was far more conservative. How did their marriage affect those times? That's a question relevant even today. But I'm not jingoistic in my treatment.”

Gowariker has said about the pair of Aishwarya Rai and Hrithik Roshan- That won't be a problem. The audience will come in and forget everything about Hrithik and Aishwarya. Hrithik-Aishwarya's pairing is incredible. They're extremely charismatic and good-looking. They were a huge success in the contemporary Dhoom 2. That can only help my film, not harm it.

What audiences will see in my film are Jodha and Akbar. At least that's what I've tried to ensure through their looks, body language and behavior. I wanted to make my historical as believable as I'd like to see it being.

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Digital power in Bollywood

India is developing day by day, especially by its economy, education, culture and IT side. These changes were being observing about last two Decades. In future India may claim to share world leadership.

To turned a share of world leader of a country need different excellence. India is the second largest populous country in the world, so the country has mega manpower besides it has fourth-largest army, huge weapons and the country has the fifth largest economy although many people remain in poor condition. Obliviously these may the measure leadership or strength of a country. The country may overtake the highest populous country China by its different strength within 2030.

Besides these India’s has “soft power”, which has influenced over United States and United Kingdom. Indian TV, culture, movie, drama are influence through the people of this area. In this twenty-first century its popularity are increasing gradually. As for example most of the Afghan follow Indian TV serials through popular ‘Saas’ TV, although the country is deeply Islamic conservative. It is true that this soft power can’t do anything with govt. propaganda.

Bollywood movies have created extra attention to India among the past countries people during recent years. Although many of the people of these areas couldn’t understand Hindi language but they can realize the sprit of any film of Bollywood. Few years age an Indian ambassador of Damacus said that the only publicly displayed portraits as big as those of then-President Hafez al-Assad were of the Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan. Indian music and dance have created seem effect around the world as well.

Indian bhangra is introduced into a Western pop record or a choreographer invents a fusion of Kathak and ballet, women win the Miss World and Miss Universe contest, Monson Wedding wows the critics and Lagaan select for Oscar nomination, writers win the Booker or Pultizer Prize or Nobel Prizes. So, Indian’s soft power is enhanced.

Source: The Daily Times