Quite a bit has changed since these two teams last locked horns, all of five months ago, in Antigua during the World Cup. Both sides have new coaches, Glenn McGrath has retired, England have lost a Test series but won a one-day contest and, of course, Zimbabwe beat Australia just two days ago. But in […]
It was minnow bashing at its best as Sri Lanka, led by Sanath Jayasuriya, pulverized Kenya, beating them by 172 runs at the Wanderers. Jayasuriya’s whirlwind 88 and Jehan Mubarak’s late fireworks lifted Sri Lanka to a record team score of 260 for 6, a target way out of reach for the opposition as Kenya […]
Rahul Dravid has resigned as India captain with immediate effect. In a letter written to the Indian board, he has asked to be relieved of the captaincy before Australia’s forthcoming tour of India, beginning later this month.
“I enjoyed the captaincy, I loved it, but it can get tough after a while and some of the […]
INDIA
STRENGTHS
A young, pulsating team led by a confident captain. Aggressive players like Sehwag and Uthappa at the top of the order can prove to be dangerous. Also, the returning Harbhajan Singh will provide variation to the attack. He has a career ODI economy rate of 4.15. Read more
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Pakistan are without their two best batsmen in the last decade – Inzamam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Yousuf. India, on the other hand is playing in the absence of their three best batsmen in the last decade – Tendulkar, Dravid and Ganguly.
Yuvraj Singh and Younus Khan are the two premier middle-order batsmen the rival nations have in […]
‘Innovation’ is an innate behaviour… you either have it or you don’t! Some players are capable of novelty but defensive enough to hold back on their instincts.
And then, there are players in the game like Kevin Pietersen who not only get the fans’ pulse rising but demonstrate pure entertainment, but at the cost of the […]
England have a great chance to knock pre-tournament favourites Australia out of the ICC World Twenty20 when the two sides meet in Cape Town on Friday.
The pressure is all on Ricky Ponting’s side following a shock defeat by Zimbabwe in their opening game.
Beating England would leave all three teams on two points and run-rate would […]
New Zealand teams could compete in Australia’s domestic Twenty20 competition as soon as 2008-09. The boards of Australia and New Zealand are discussing the potential for a Trans-Tasman tournament, with the top sides going on to compete against teams from India, England and South Africa in the newly-announced Champions Twenty20 League. Read more
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When India and Pakistan clash, the buzz is generally around the players who could turn in the match-winning performance, but thanks to all the rain around Durban the weather has taken centre-stage on the eve of this high-profile game - the forecast predicts a 60% chance of evening showers.
Pakistan have already qualified for the Super […]
A couple of days ago, the final qualifying match of Group B appeared set to be a private battle between the game’s two biggest foes with both sides safely into the next stage. But then Zimbabwe pulled the rug from under Australia’s feet, and now the Aussies face an early exit unless they can beat […]
Kevin Pietersen played a match-winning innings against Zimbabwe at Newlands Thursday which he said gave England a chance to “humiliate” Australia in the World Twenty20 championship.
England’s 50-run win meant Australia have to beat England in order to avoid elimination when the old rivals meet in their final group match at the same ground Friday.
Australia suffered […]
ENGLAND
Strengths
They have some big hitters like Luke Wright, Owais Shah and Dimitri Mascarenhas. Also, in their ranks is the experienced middle-order comprising of Pietersen and Collingwood. Read more
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