Muttiah Muralitharan declare his retirement from international cricket

Muttiah Muralitharan, the king bowler in Cricket history, has declared that he would go retire after 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup that will be star from February.

He is one of controversial figure for his bowling history in cricket history. But he could overcome everything with his passion and hard work. His best achievement, he has earned the title of most test cricket holder. On Saturday, he has public his retirement plan.

The Sportal  wrote:

"We have been a great side for last three years and last year was a phenomenal year for CSK because we won the IPL and Champions Trophy," he said.

"But unfortunately as retention you can hold only four players and you have to auction some players."

"Depending on how the owners want to buy the team (I will stay). It's sad for the players but rules have been written, so you can't change."

"I hope that they might buy me back otherwise I will play for whichever team pick me and I will be loyal to them."

Cricket fans knowns that Murali already been retired form Test Cricket. But he is dominating short formatted cricket tournament in Indian Premier League. He use to play on the side of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK)

38 years old, picked up 515 wickets from 337 ODI cricket tournaments and 94 from 72 matches in Twenty20. 

States of father Salim Khan about son Salman Khan

Recently, Salman Khan’s father Salim Khan, the famous scriptwriter has given a very open interview about his son. He added several new words during his conversation about his son that might be unknown to all. He added, ‘Whenever Salman settles in a relationship, he starts looking for his mother in that girl, Salim added. He said that it is not possible for a woman to do all the household chores when she just starts her career as an actress. She can’t be expected to prepare meals, look after kids and wash clothes while balancing the hectic schedule of shooting.’

Scholarship for descendants of Muktijodhas by High Commission of India

Government of India is going to award scholarship for Bangladeshi students who are the children of Freedom fighter of liberation war. The students, who are study in Higher Secondary and Under Graduation level, are eligible to apply for the scholarship. In the press release that noticed on the official website of the High Commission of Indian of Bangladesh is below.

Press Release Issued by High Commission of India, Dhaka , Bangladesh

High Commission of India, Dhaka
October 4, 2010

October 4, 2010 - Applications invited for award of scholarship to the descendants of Muktijoddhas in Bangladesh by the Government of India

Applications are invited from direct descendants of Muktijodhas, who are pursuing Undergraduate and Higher Secondary studies in Bangladesh, for award of Annual Scholarships by the Government of India, for Academic year 2010-2011.

2. Amount of Scholarship is Tk 2000/- per month for four years for Undergraduate students and Tk 500/- per month for two years for Higher Secondary students.

3. Eligibility (applicable for both categories)

·         Male students who have secured GPA 3 and above and Female students who have secured GPA 2.5 and above and have obtained admission in a recognized institute for continued study.

·          Those students who have already received scholarship in the previous year need to re-apply alongwith proof of having passed the previous academic year with acceptable GPA.

·         Average Family Income less than Tk 8000 per month.

4. Application Procedure:

·         Application in English addressed to High Commission of India, Dhaka. Application form can be downloaded from www.hcidhaka.org

·         One passport size colour photograph of the applicant.

·         Monthly family Income certificate duly signed by Chairman of Village/UNO/ TNO/any Class I Gazetted Officer.

·         Copy of Muktijodha Certificate issued only by the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.

·         Name of Educational Institution, Proof of Admission and attested copy of applicable mark sheet.

·         Photocopy of voter/National ID card/Students ID card.

5. Applications must be forwarded directly to High Commission of India, House #2, Road # 142, Gulshan-1, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh before 15 November 2010.

6. The Government of India, reserves the right to reject any or all applications received without assigning any reason.

‘Player of the Year’ 2010 goes to Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar has been awarded as the Player of the ‘Player of the Year’. According the judgment of International Cricket Council (ICC) his performances over the year brought this achievement. After receiving the award, Tendulka has appreciated most to the former South African cricket who is the responsible coach. He said, "Gary has been instrumental in making our batters play a plenty of deliveries in the practice session. During net practice, he himself bowls thousands and thousands of balls."  He also added that his (Gary) efforts for the team members including him.

Indian Master batsman expects that his team will the next be the winner of World Cup 2011.  You all know that the Cricket World cup will be hosted in the three counties from the 19 February 2011.

Times of India

"It is a big tournament. It is not only my dream but of the entire country. We are working really hard for it. We still have five months to go, we will focus on tournaments before the World Cup and would like to carry the good form to the World Cup."

Davey Jacobs the new star in IPL season 4

The Indian Premier League season 4 to be held more than six later but the franchises are busy to organize their team. That is why they are planning to explore the new experts home and abroad. The recent Champions League T20 will help the owners to find out the qualified players as expected.

You all know that the shorten formatted cricket tournament has become very popular and is profitable part of their business. To earn the popularity, there is nothing alternative of performing well in the tournaments. So, the managements have to recruit talented cricketer aiming to achieve the title of IPL20 season 4.

Davey Jacobs, the South African Cricket, use to play for the Warriors and performed well in recent season.  The 27 years old won runner-up for the Golden Bat award who made 286 runs in six games. Now, IPL franchises are keen to tie. His statement in Times Live quoted,  "I would love to get a show in the national team, especially in the T20s, but it's not really my call," Jacobs told The Times. "I can't see myself playing any better than I am at the moment so I'll just keep scoring runs and hope I'll get a chance."

Eng vs Pak 3rd ODI online live on 17 September

After a few hours England and Pakistan will meet in an encounter at Kennington Oval, London. This is the 3^rd ODI series of five matches. The 3^rd ODI is very important for both teams comparatively for Pakistan. The result is will be the series impose the series. So, it a must win match for each team.

England vs Pakistan 3rd ODI

September 17, 2010

Venue: Kennington Oval, London

 There are many website like Crcinfo.com will show the text commentary. The information I found that is showing that cricket-live-online.com will show live video streaming online. ESPN sports channel is broadcasting all the matches live

Eng vs Pak 3rd ODI NatWest Series 2010 preview 17 September

England has already earned two wins against Pakistan in the five matches ODI series. The third match of the tournament will be taken place at 12:00 GMT. According to Pakistan local time the match will commence on from 5pm. The venue has been selected Oval of Kennington in London.

Fri Sep 17

12:00 GMT | 13:00 local

17:30 IST              3rd ODI - England v Pakistan

Kennington Oval, London

England beat Pakistan by 24 runs in the first match. Instead of scoring 295 runs Pakistan had to bow their head to the host. So, it’s a big challenge for visitors. Without win could not have a change to back to the series. If Pakistan beat to England then the series will be lifeless.

Pakistan has to lose four teammates because of spot-fixing controversy. But, rest of the men are doing well especially the batsmen are getting runs from the English pitch. It can tell confidently that bowling side destroyed totally.

England won the recent Test series over Pakistan. The time the visitor was full of strength. It can tell that Englishmen are not less strong comparatively with all supports, weather and crowd.

Cricinfo

"It's a game we need to win to wrap up the series," said England's senior spinner, Graeme Swann. "It's been a long summer, and it would be nice if we could go out having won every series we've played. With the Aussies and Pakistanis, it certainly wasn't a summer you look at and say 'Definitely we'll win them all', but it was the aim at the start of it, and I think we've got ourselves in a very good position to do it."

The wining statistic of Pakistan has disappointed everyone because it just gets a single win in last five ODI matches. On the other hand England just host lost one among the five matches.

England (probable) 1 Andrew Strauss (capt), 2 Steve Davies (wk), 3 Jonathan Trott, 4 Paul Collingwood, 5 Eoin Morgan, 6 Ravi Bopara, 7 Tim Bresnan, 8 Michael Yardy, 9 Graeme Swann, 10 Stuart Broad, 11 James Anderson

Pakistan (possible) 1 Mohammad Hafeez, 2 Kamran Akmal (wk), 3 Mohammad Yousuf, 4 Umar Akmal, 5 Shahid Afridi (capt), 6 Fawad Alam, 7 Asad Shafiq, 8 Abdul Razzaq, 9 Umar Gul, 10 Saeed Ajmal, 11 Shoaib Akhtar.

Pakistan is getting back all-rounder Abdul Razzaq. The pitch would support the Pak side because they got a five wickets victory in 3^rd test. Toss will pay the important role because of weather and floodlight.