Keep it up Yuvaj ????

Yuvraj Singh has given a strong answer to Mr Sanjay Manjrekar and Ravi Shastri, both the senior cricketers and commentators, had criticised Yuvraj"s selection for the ongoing T20 World Cup.

They had commented that Yuvraj should not have been picked in the team, even if the selectors have included him in the team its on emotional grounds,not on the his fitness to play competitive cricket at the highest level.

But Yuvraj has definitely proved them wrong by giving consitant performance on the field and challenging the opponents in every aspect of the game. 

India again.....

The chairman of the selection committee Shri K Srikanth , has commented that India will win the upcoming T20 world cup. He said India is a strong team in all the areas of the game , with lots of talented players , its very difficult for the selection committee to select the final team. Lets wait and watch the prediction by  Srikanth . 

X FACTOR YUVRAJ.....

Its was a perfect comeback for the dashing all-rounder Yuvraj Singh,against the only T20 match against New Zealand at Chennai.

He walked in after the fall of Suresh Raina's wicket, among thunderous applause from the crowd, he touched the ground in obeisance, as  his dream came true to be again in the international playing arena, at the highest level of the game.

On the field he was very much composed without any reactions, when he took a high rise catch to dismiss Franklin, the players rushed to pat him and congratulate him, but the usual roar was missing after taking the catch, and the reaction on the face was flat when he was congratulated.

He bowled two good overs for only 14 runs, again the aggression was missing which is the signature of Yuvraj.. He was perfect in fielding diving and stopping the ball as usual.

In batting he smashed 34 runs of 24 deliveries, which two towering sixes and one four, and was out of the last over .Although India lost by one run , but Yuvraj won the hearts of all the Indians, who had prayed for his comeback, with his smiling mother enjoying the scintillating comeback of his son in the stands . You are a bravo and an example to all who are suffering from " C " , a great comeback.        

Zindagi Abhi Baki Hai.....

"I don't know if I would be making one run or 20 runs,take a catch,or take  wickets....I am just so happy to be back. Some months back I could not even climb the stairs, and now I have this chance ",these are the words from Yuvraj Singh.

These encouraging words will inspire everyone, who is fighting against any dreadful disease , the way Yuvraj has fought against cancer , is an inspiring example for anyone fighting against cancer.

 A documentary ZINDAGI ABHI BAKI HAI  will show Yuvraj's battle against 'C' and how he came out triumphant. The documentary will be aired in November.

Yuvraj said ' The documentary is a reflection of what a cancer patient goes through. I wanted it to be documented as I wanted it to be an inspiration for those who live in denial. It is my story I want everyone to live their life all over  again.'  He further says ' At times I felt that chemotherapy was destroying my body, but at the same time , I also realised that I had to fight it out.When you have cancer, you work towards saving your life and I am thankful to God for giving me back my life. I wanted to come out stronger and play for India again.

His feelings were flowing like water and he said ' I am just raring to go to the field , Its like a child who has got his first Christmas gift and can't wait to open it.  

All the best Yuvraj the entire nation is with you, waiting to see you again on the field. 

     

Leave it to Sachin......

The highest wicket-taker in Test Cricket the Australian pacer Glen McGrath said " Leave it to Sachin, he will know when to go." These are the comments from the legendary bowler who has taken 563 wickets, highest no of Test wickets . These are the kind of comments from a true sportsman, who has dismissed Sachin six times in Tests and seven times in one dayers.

Sachin has been playing since 22 years in international cricket, and is a Kohinoor diamond in the world of cricket. He is a true sportsman dedicated to Indian Cricket . He is on the top of all cricketers of the world.


No doubt Sunil Gavasker is a stalwart, and a batting genius the entire cricket playing countries are aware, he has served very well Indian cricket by scoring memorable knocks. But he has no right to comment on Sachins footwork, since he is getting out by being bowled, against fast bowlers.

Gavasker himself has played ample international cricket, and very well knows that a cricketer cannot give good performance matches after matches. How can he comment for Sachin who has scored 15000 runs and 51 hundereds. Gavasker is supposed to be the most perfect thinker and a person who has vast knowledge of the game . Just compare the records and runs of Sachin with other cricketers, he is far ahead of all of them.

The media and stalwarts like Gavasker should focus light on his no of fantastic matching winning performances which are more than his failures .
He has bounced back after a lean period and injury with thunder , to say shut up to his critics. Hence Mr Gavasker be a sportsman and do not comment on the masters footwork, compare your record with his...and bow to a man playing consistently since 22 years.

GUYS LEAVE IT TO SACHIN AND LET HIM ENJOY HIS PASSION FOR THE GAME UNTIL HE DECIDES TO RETIRE.

The Legend Ages.....

Sachin Tendulkar, the legend of cricket world,shows signs of ageing. The way he was bowled in the on going test series,against the Kiwi fast bowlers has to be noted. At the age nearing 40 years, Sachin's footwork is not as nimble and fast as it was earlier, against full length deliveries.

Sunil Gavaskar, the first cricketer to score 10000 runs in test cricket said " its a worrying sign ..... Gavaskar was concerned about the big gap between bat and pad ... he said with age the feet do not come to the pitch of the ball, and the eyes cannot follow the line of delivery when it leaves bowlers arm.

Should Sachin consider to retire or he will bounce back again with  thunder, is to be seen in the coming days.   With so many talented young cricketers shaping up India has no worry if Sachin is not there. Of course, the whole world will miss the cricketing genius .    . 

Yuvi confident for T20 clash.

Yuvraj Singh is practising hard for the coming T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka.  He said " Experts are not are not watching me, they don't know about my fitness, its only me who knows what's going on inside me. I know myself better and I am confident enough to do well in the coming World Cup."

The former Indian captain Saurav Ganguly had commented on inclusion of Yuvraj in the squad as an  'emotional' decision by the selectors.  


Yuvraj Singh said " I am practising hard National Cricket at Academy at Bangalore since last three months. The experts here are closely watching my progress and fitness level  from all the aspects of the game" He further said '' I have played three matches at the NCA. I will have some serious match practice for two matches against New Zealand.I shall have seven matches before going in for the World Cup, hence I will have enough match practice."

We all have to keep our fingers crossed and see how the fighter Yuvraj performs in the days to come.   Sure he will prove the selectors right for his selection. 

Champs Seniors & Juniors

The Indian Cricket seems to be on cloud 9, with a series of successes both for our junior and senior cricketers .

The Indian Colts lifted the U-19 World Cup in Australia,defeating the strong Australian team, by 6 wickets .
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India won their third U19 World Cup title, as Unmukt Chand,
played a captains innings, and showed that he is a match winner, by scoring unbeaten 111 runs.

Australian made 225 for 8 wickets in 50 overs. The skipper Bosisto scored 87 not out, and posted a defendable score of 225 runs. The Indian batsman were expected to struggle against the quality pace attack of the opponents.

But Chand (111 not out ), Smit Patel ( 63 not out }and Baba Aparajith ( 33 }, calmly worked towards the target, in a very professional manner and the boys lifted the Cup .

Amitabh Bachchan Congratulated the Indian team and said" Unmukt Chand is the new face of Indian cricket."

Indian Team Captain Dhoni congratualated the Indian team for the fantastic win." Unmukt Chand really batted well."

The whole Indian Team at Hydrabad playing against New Zealand, were following the match in the dressing room .Virat Kohli who was the captain of the U-19 team which won the world Cup in 2008, now a dashing batsman in the Indian team said " Beating Australia in Australia in a final has never happened before, hence this is a great acheivement.

The former Pakistan captain and the master of seam bowling Wasim Akram said " Unmukt Chand is a whole package, he is excellent and ready to gain a Indian Cap soon.He said that myself and Ian Chappel has been saying that Chand is ready for India.  

It was definately a sunny day for Indain cricket since again on the same day, The Indian Cricket team led by Dhoni trounced the Kiwis in Hyderabad. They defeated the Kiwis by an innings and 115 runs. The tourist had no answers to the spinning bolts by Ashwin and Ojha, both the spinners cast a web around the batsman and shared 18 wickets between them in two innings . Ashwin had 12 wickets and Ojha had 6 wickets a great contribution both the spinners.      



   

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Indian Colts in final

The Under-19 Indian cricket team has reached the final, of the Under-19 World Cup, in Townsville in Australia. The Indian colts are in great form and have won both nerve wracking encounters in Quarter Final against Pakistan and Semi Final against New Zealand.

Can the colts win the World Cup like our seniors on Sunday which is against Australia.

They are a bunch of aspiring cricketers, would definitely strive hard to win the Cup.

The skipper of the Indian Team Unmukt Chand's reaction after winning the close encounter with the Kiwis said '' now  we are used to these kind of crunch games."

We have next line of young ones in making after Dhoni , Sehwag , Tendulkar .

Captain Unmukt Chand said that till date we have not performed well with the bat,but the bowlers have done a great job of restricting the opponents upto 200 runs.

Coach Bharti Arun said that the pitches here are not tailor made for bowlers.They do offer something to bowlers , but you need the skill and discipline to exploit the conditions .

The promising young ones to watch are seamer Sandeep Sharma, spinner Harmeet Singh, all rounder Baba Aparajith. 

Master Coach Gary

Gary Kirsten the magical, cricket coach of South Africa, has created a record by positioning two teams at number one position in ICC cricket rankings , in Test cricket.

He achieved the number one position for India when he was the cricket coach for India. Now he has again achieved this milestone of number one position for South Africa by defeating England at Lords.

Gary Kirsten the coach for his home team South Africa , has this rare distinction of rising to number one slot for two different countries as a coach, which is a record in the history of cricket.

A coach with a midas touch which every cricketing nation would like to have is all set to take South Africa to No 1 slot  in all forms of cricket.

South Africa is at no one in T20, has rose to No 1  in Test format and is No 2 in 50 overs format, if they win the next one day series against England they will be on the top slot for all the formats of the game.
Best of luck Gary you will surely achieve this for your beloved country.
 
    

RAWALPINDI EXPRESS CHUGS AGAIN.....

Shoaib Akhtar , the controversial fast bowler from Pakistan , now again wants to serve his country , as the bowling coach for the Pakistan Cricket Team.




The 37 year old, charismatic,  high tempered and out spoken fast bowler , has send his desire to train the team for bowling.

Known as Rawalpindi Express, his lethal and fearsome fast bowling . The  best of the batsman in the world , had problem facing him when he used to bowl at top speed , was a master in swinging the ball away from the batsman. .

Now will the Pakistan board consider his request and can he become a good coach for his country is to be seen in the days to come.

He has been declared 11 times man of the match in his career.

Shoaib Akhtar

Country: Pakistan,Asian Cricket Council XI,ICC World XI

Style: Right Hand Batsman , Right Arm fast bowler

• Full name:Shoaib Akhtar
• Born:August 13th, 1975 Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
• Age:37 years 18 days
• Debut:Against West Indies, 2nd Test, West Indies in Pakistan 1997/98
  Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Pakistan
• Man of the Match:11 Times

Test Career Batting and Fielding

	M	I	NO	RUNS	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Pakistan	46	67	13	544	47	10.07	0	0	41.43	12
Overall	46	67	13	544	47	10.07	-	-	41.43	12

Test Career Bowling

	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
Pakistan	8121	237	4574	178	6-11	25.70	12	2	45.62	3.38
Asian Cricket Council XI	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	-
ICC World XI	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	-
Overall	8121	237	4574	178	6-11	25.70	12	2	45.62	3.38

One Day Internatonal Career Batting and Fielding

	M	I	NO	RUNS	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Pakistan	158	80	39	361	43	8.80	0	0	70.92	20
Asian Cricket Council XI	3	2	0	21	15	10.50	0	0	95.45	0
ICC World XI	2	2	1	12	10	12.00	0	0	150.00	0
Overall	163	84	40	394	43	8.95	-	-	73.10	20

One Day International Career Bowling

	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Pakistan	7493	93	5952	241	6-16	24.70	6	4	31.09	4.77
Asian Cricket Council XI	152	4	106	6	2-16	17.67	0	0	25.30	4.19
ICC World XI	102	2	110	0	0-49	-	0	0	-	6.47
Overall	7747	99	6168	247	6-16	24.97	6	4	31.36	4.78

Twenty-Twenty Internatonal Career Batting and Fielding

	M	I	NO	RUNS	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	15	6	3	21	8	1.75	-	-	131.25	2

Twenty-Twenty International Career Bowling

	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	318	3	432	19	3-38	22.74	-	-	17	8.15

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