India tour of west indies
Sachin Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan have been rested while left-arm pacer Ashish Nehra has returned to the India squad for the four one-dayers in the West Indies.
The 16-member squad was announced Wednesday after a teleconference between chairman of selectors Krishnamachari Srikkanth, his colleague Raja Venkat, coach Gary Kirsten and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who were in England, and other three selectors Yashpal Sharma, Narendra Hirwani and Surendra Bhave who assembled at the Cricket Centre in Mumbai. Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India N. Srinivasan convened the meeting from England.
Nehra was rewarded for his impressive showing for Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in South Africa. He was the third highest wicket-taker with 19 wickets from 13 matches.
The only new face in the squad is Mumbai all-rounder Abhishek Nayar, a consistent performer in domestic cricket who narrowly failed to make it to the World Twenty20.
Zaheer, 30, who had taken a huge workload by spearheading the bowling attack in the last three months, was rested while Tendulkar, 36, also sought rest because of a finger injury.
Suresh Raina and Irfan Pathan, who were in the squad for the World Twenty20, were not considered. Raina fractured his thumb during the World Twenty20 and was advised two weeks' rest while Pathan failed to impress the selectors.
Munaf Patel, who was in all the three squads on the tour of New Zealand in March-April, gave way to Rudra Pratap Singh, the highest wicket-taker for champion Deccan Chargers in the IPL.
In place of Tendulkar and injured Virender Sehwag, the selectors picked two Tamil Nadu batsmen Murali Vijay and Subramaniam Badrinath.
Dinesh Karthik, who was in all three squads in New Zealand, retained his place as in-form batsman and second wicketkeeper after his consistent batting for Delhi Daredevils in the middle order.
In West Indies, the first two matches will be played in Kingston June 26 and 28, while Gros Islet hosts the last two July 3 and 5.
The squad:
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain/wicketkeeper), Yuvraj Singh (vice-captain), Gautam Gambhir, Dinesh Karthik (wicketkeeper), Rohit Sharma, Harbhajan Singh, Pragyan Ojha, Yusuf Pathan, Murali Vijay, S. Badrinath, R.P. Singh, Praveen Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Abhishek Nayar, Ashish Nehra and Ravindra Jadeja.
Pakistan's captain confident to winning the t20 worldcup 2009
They may have missed the title by a whisker two years ago, but Pakistan captain Younus Khan is confident that his side has the ability to clinch the World Twenty20 Championship this time round.
Pakistan were runners-up to arch-rivals India at the 2007 tournament in South Africa after a narrow five-run loss in the final, but Younis believes the team now has the right mixture of experience and youth to see them through.
''All our boys are very focussed - they want to win this tournament,'' Younus said after the 39-run win over Ireland at The Oval here yesterday.
''We have some good youngsters, the spinners did a great job and the fielding was very good. We would have liked to have made 170-180 today but the bowlers did very well,'' he added.
dhoni apolosiged for the defeat
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has apologised to the team’s disappointed fans after they went out of the ICC World Twenty20 at Lord’s on Sunday and promised to make amends in the West Indies next year.
The defending champions, who had also lost to the West Indies on Friday, were eliminated after they lost by three runs to England in their Super Eight Group E clash on Sunday.
“We are sorry for what happened but we can say we gave our best,” Dhoni told reporters. “I think we have the guys who can handle the pressure, it was a day when nothing really worked for us.”
Dhoni said India would bounce back at the next ICC World Twenty20 in the Caribbean next year. “We can definitely prove a point over there. We were never really up to the mark but in nine months time there will be another tournament and that is the only good thing we can say now,” he said.
“Cricket never tests your character when you are doing really well. It tests you when you are not doing well. I think this is a testing time for us but it's not the end of the road. We lost in the ICC World Cup 2007, that was the worst part of my career. This loss is disappointing but still I don't think it comes near to the loss we had in the World Cup in the West Indies.”
Dhoni said suggestions that IPL had adversely affected his team were unfounded. “It is a demanding format because you play at different venues, it's not like you play three or four games at the same point,” he said. “But I personally believe it's not an excuse. We failed in batting. If the opposition scores 153 and you cannot achieve that on a track like this, I don't think there can be any excuse. You just cannot explain that.”
The Indian captain was candid when he said the team lost because they did not bat well. “I'm happy with the performance of the bowlers. The England bowlers started really well. They looked aggressive and used the bouncers really well. All of a sudden our batsmen could not change their game plan.”
Asked if Yuvraj Singh should have batted up the order, Dhoni said “He could have. But we thought (Ravindra) Jadeja would go in and stabilise the innings. Once Yuvi or I are out there, we can achieve a run rate like nine or 10 an over, since we also have Yusuf Pathan and Harbhajan Singh down the order. We lost wickets at crucial times. First Jadeja got out and then unfortunately Yuvraj too got out. The timing of those dismissals was crucial,” he added.
Dhoni conceded it was difficult to replace Virender Sehwag in the squad. “Sehwag is a kind of player you cannot really replace and we did miss him. But Rohit Sharma was doing the job for us and he scored in quite a few games. Of course with Sehwag there, the batting order looks different. We missed him because of injury and you cannot do much about that,” he said.
England captain Paul Collingwood was elated with the win and he disclosed that jeers from some Indian fans worked as extra motivation for his side. “We had a lot of English supporters but we got booed at the home of cricket by the Indian fans, which was a bit strange. So that gave us a bit of motivation,” he said.
The England captain felt they should have put a bigger score on the board but was happy with the way his bowlers defended the total. “At one stage, I thought we would get 160-170 but it was a fantastic performance. We really put India under a lot of pressure. We were hoping the wicket would have pace and it did. We got the balls in good areas,” he said.
Ryan Sidebottom, won the Man-of-the-Match award for his two for 31 effort, was happy with show and said, "As a bowling unit, we did well but we have a big game tomorrow (against the West Indies) and I hope to do as well as I did today.”
india out of the t20 worldcup
A determined England shattered a billion Indian dreams at Lord’s and beyond, their three-wicket victory on Sunday sending the defending champions crashing out of the ICC World Twenty20 and giving themselves the chance to do the same to the West Indies 24 hours later in their quest to make it to the semifinals.
Even if analysts will keeping wondering why Mahendra Singh Dhoni gave an expensive Ishant Sharma a full quota of four overs ahead of the brilliant RP Singh and Zaheer Khan, the Indian bowlers did really well to stop England from making more than 153 for seven in 20 overs.
The England bowlers made admirable use of the short ball – both the usual bouncer and the slow bouncer – to harass the Indian batsmen into submission. After Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina fell cheaply for the second time in two matches, Gautam Gambhir and Ravindra Jadeja made 38 runs at less than run a ball pace and that hurt India significantly.
Stuart Broad bowled nearly three overs to the pair and conceded just 11 runs to be one of England’s biggest heroes. But left-arm paceman Ryan Sidebottom pipped him to the player of the match award with his twin strike when he dismissed Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina in the second and fourth overs of the innings.
Yuvraj Singh slammed two sixes to raise drooping Indian hopes but was stumped off Graeme Swann to leave skipper Dhoni and Yusuf Pathan with the uphill task of scoring 67 runs in the final six overs. The pair took India as close as within three runs of the England score but the home side kept their nerves to win the game.
Earlier, it was opener Ravi Bopara (39) and Kevin Pietersen (46) gave England a rousing start by adding 71 runs for the second wicket at eight runs an over, Owais Shah made an enterprising 25 to ensure that the start was built upon and that the home bowlers would have a total to bowl with.
Dhoni may have shown what many considered misplaced faith in Ishant Sharma bowling the lanky fast bowler three overs in-a-row, the third one costing him 12 runs while almost forgetting the fact that RP Singh had bowled a brilliant three over spell with the new ball that cost him just 13 runs.
Two successive defeats in Super Eight Group E meant that India’s hopes of replicating their feat of 2007 when they stormed to the title after losing their first Super Eight match to New Zealand were not actualised. England, on the contrary, gave themselves a fair chance at making the round of four by beating familiar rivals, the West Indies
how india makes to the semifinal
Condition One: India wins both of the next matches with England and South Africa with rather good margin.
Condition Two: India wins match with England with huge margin and gets defeated by South Africa but England wins over West Indies in a tight encounter.
How can it not make to semis?
Condition One: Although it wins rest of its two matches but West Indies defeats England with huge margin and makes it to semis on the basis of Run Rate.
Condition Two: India gets defeated by England and its over
Condition Three: India wins over England but gets defeated by South Africa and West Indies wins over England , its all over.
Condition Four: India wins over England and gets defeated by South Africa and England wins over West Indies and now net run rate will come in account as all the three countries except South Africa have won just one match each so if India has less run rate than either of the rest two, its all over.
In every case, if India wants to make it to semifinals of World T20, It must win its tie against England today evening otherwise my dear Indian fellow fans; it will all be over tonight
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india v/s england
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has said they were under pressure to qualify for the semifinals of the ICC World Twenty20 after they lost their first Group E Super Eight match to the West Indies by seven wickets at Lord’s on Friday. He was, however, confident they would still go through.
“It will bring out the best in us,” he said. “We were under a lot of pressure in the last World Cup when every game was a do-or-die game but we got through to the final and won it."
The West Indies captain Chris Gayle was delighted that Dwayne Bravo and Fidel Edwards, who picked up two early Indian wickets, produce such fine displays.
"It's not all the time that you're going to get off to a flyer," said Gayle ."It didn't happen for me today, but I'm really happy some of our younger players stepped up and it's really good for the team.
"Fidel picked up wickets at the top of the order. The majority of India's players are very good batsmen, but taking key wickets is very important."
india's set back
Dwayne Bravo went that extra mile to ensure that the West Indies’ Group E Super Eight match in the ICC World Twenty20 against the defending champions India on Friday would be talked of as his own. He claimed four wickets when his team restricted India to 153 for seven in 20 overs and then came back to make 66 (34 balls, four fours, three sixes) to halt India in their tracks.
On a day when skipper Chris Gayle – who missed a game owing to injury – was not his belligerent self, Bravo took on the role of being the West Indies’ key batsman. Promoted to bat at No. 4 at the fall of the skipper’s wicket in the eighth over, Bravo played his part to perfection, frustrating the Indians with a methodical approach and never showing signs of panic.
It did look like India had bowled themselves back into the game by getting rid of Andre Fletcher and Gayle quite cheaply but Bravo and Lendl Simmons (44, 37 balls, five fours) shared a 58-run stand in quick time before Shivnarine Chanderpaul (18 not out, nine balls) was a privileged witness to Bravo’s batsmanship during the unbroken 56-run stand that sealed the win.
The West Indians were untroubled as they picked up 16 runs off Ishant Sharma’s 17th over, 15 off Harbhajan Singh’s 18th and 10 off Zaheer Khan’s unfinished 19th – 41 runs off the final 16 deliveries – and raced home to a victory with as many as eight deliveries to spare. And this after Harbhajan Singh bowled a gripping maiden over to Gayle.
It was Bravo and Fidel Edwards (three for 24) who accounted for all seven Indian wickets that fell after Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat in the hope of mounting a tall score that could pressure the West Indies. India’s desire was not actualized, thanks to the incisive bowling the fast bowlers.
India lost Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina and Gautam Gambhir inside five overs and Yuvraj Singh and Mahendra Singh Dhoni were forced to go on the defensive for long spells to ensure that the side did not crumble. The vice-captain and captain added 37 runs in eight overs before India mounted a charge that fetched the team 87 runs in eight overs.
Yuvraj Singh played the dual role of repairing the early damage and providing the thrust admirably. He made 67 runs off 43 balls (six fours, two sixes) and was helped by Yusuf Pathan (31, 23 balls, three fours, one six) in adding 64 runs for the fifth wicket in 5.3 overs. Harbhajan Singh hits fours off each of the last three deliveries to power India past the 150-run mark.
And hard as you tried to admire Yuvraj Singh, Bravo kept pulling the focus back on him. And, he helped the West Indies become only the second team to beat India in the nascent history of ICC World Twenty20 cricket. New Zealand had beaten India in the Super Eight stage in 2007 but India went on to win the tournament without any hiccups.
The seven-wicket defeat has left India with the task of having to win both their remaining group E games against England and South Africa to make the semifinals and give themselves the chance to retain the crown won in 2007. It threatens to be a tall order but India will have to pull themselves together quickly before playing England on Sunday.
super 8
The intensity with which South Africa and England played out a low-scoring game on a sluggish pitch in the opening Super Eight group E match in the ICC World Twenty20 showed that the pool would be a tricky one. With just 19 fours and three sixes, it hardly looked like a T20 contest but defending champions India and the West Indies – the other teams in the group – would have got the message that the scraps would be tough with no room for even a slight error.
South African opener Jacques Kallis combined the right doses of technique and temperament to steer his team to an eight-wicket victory but don’t let the margin make you believe that it was really easy for them. The fact that South Africa got home with just 10 deliveries to spare in chasing 112 for victory is a very significant indication of the highly competitive streak they needed to bring to the table.
Winning the toss and opting to take first strike was the indicated course on a track that had seen a double header on Wednesday and the opening group F Super Eight match between New Zealand and Ireland earlier on Thursday. England, however, found that they were up against a bunch of bowlers who displayed variety in their trade but were bound by a common thread of determination and purpose.
Had it not been for Owais Shah’s brief tryst with enterprise at the height of a crisis, England would have finished with a score less than the 111 they managed in 19.5 overs. Shah made 38 off 33 balls (three fours and two sixes) after Kevin Pietersen’s exit slowed the scoring down for England. Pietersen struck four fours in his 19 (17 balls) but was dismissed to a great catch at mid on by Roelef van der Merwe off Albie Morkel.
Skipper Paul Collingwood was the only other England batsman to reach double figures as he made 19 at a run a ball pace. The home batsmen found the new ball bowling of Dale Steyn and Wayne Parnell hard to negotiate while Kallis claimed the wickets of Collingwood and Shah to send England deeper in crisis. The spinners Johan Botha and van der Merwe bowled at a critical stage and picked up three wickets between them.
England needed early wickets to stop South Africa from making a successful chase of the 112-run target and even though Graeme Smith fell cheaply in the fourth over, Kallis and Herschelle Gibbs chose a workmen-like approach to grind England down. Kallis made an unbeaten 57 (49 balls, five fours and a six) while Gibbs made 30 off as many deliveries. Between the two, Kallis and Gibbs accounted for as many as 39 singles and 29 dot balls.
It was not easy work as the England bowlers took a leaf out of the South African book and challenged the visiting batsmen. Well as they bowlers, led by Stuart Broad, did their job, Kallis and Gibbs showed that they could be unhurried in their approach and nibble away at the target with their technique – and, more important, temperament, leaving England to rue the fact that none of their batsmen was able to play such a sensible innings.
india won
Zaheer Khan’s return to wicket-taking form and Rohit Sharma’s maiden half-century as opening batsman were the two biggest gains for India in their eight-wicket victory over Ireland in the ICC World Twenty20 group A league game at Trent Bridge on Wednesday.
The game served as a warm up for the sides ahead of the tough Super Eights battles. India face the West Indies, England and South Africa in the three group E games while Ireland join Sri Lanka, New Zealand and Pakistan in group F.
After Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss in a rain-delayed match and asked Ireland to bat first, Zaheer Khan prised out openers Jeremy Bray and William Potterfield with successive deliveries in his first and second overs. Andre Botha denied him a hat-trick but the Indian left-arm paceman had him edging to slip at the end of his second over.
Zaheer returned to claim the wicket of top-scorer Andrew White (29) to a regulation catch by Dhoni and the team drew heart from the fact that Zaheer Khan looked in good form, despite having just recovered from a shoulder injury that kept out of a good part of the DLF Indian Premier League.
While left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha (two for 19) and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh (one for 25) played their roles to perfection, India will be worried by the fact that Irfan Pathan conceded 15 runs in his third over, bowled in the death against tail-enders. Also, Ishant Sharma looked less effective when bowling first change rather than with the new ball.
Expectations that India would get to the 113 run target in quick time were belied when the openers Gautam Gambhir and Rohit Sharma seemed unhurried and focussed on building a good stand. They raked in 77 runs in close to 11 overs before Gambhir departed.
Batting at No. 3 again, Dhoni did not last long but Rohit Sharma (52 not out, 45 balls, four fours and one six) and Yuvraj Singh ensured that there would be no further trouble for India as they broke the tape with 2.3 overs to spare.
Live Scores India Vs Ireland T20 worldcup 2009
Teams: India v Ireland T20
Venue:Trent Bridge (1730)
Date: Wednesday 10 June
The defending T20 champions India will now take on the minnows Ireland who have also qaulified for the T20 super-Eights!
Both the contesting teams have already qualified for the next round and this match will not effect their standings!
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The T20 cup has taken a step ahead to the Super Eights round!
Venue:Trent Bridge (1730)
Date: Wednesday 10 June
The defending T20 champions India will now take on the minnows Ireland who have also qaulified for the T20 super-Eights!
Both the contesting teams have already qualified for the next round and this match will not effect their standings!
In this entry we will provide you with the Live scores India Vs Ireland T20! stay with me:)
Have a look at T20 Super-Eights Schedule:
The T20 cup has taken a step ahead to the Super Eights round!
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Ryder hospitalized
New Zealand batsmen Jesse Ryder was admitted to a London hospital after missing his team's Twenty20 World Cup loss to South Africa in England, New Zealand Cricket said in a statement today.
Ryder was forced to pull yesterday's game against South Africa at Lord's, because of a groin muscle injury and team officials later took him to hospital because of ongoing pain after the one-run loss.
''Jesse is continuing to suffer serious discomfort and has been admitted to hospital overnight for observation and further tests,'' team manager Dave Currie said in the statement. ''We hope the picture will become clearer in the next 24 hours.'' Currie said New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori was receiving treatment to a shoulder injury that had forced him out of New Zealand's two matches so far.
Ross Taylor was being monitored after straining his hamstring while batting but left-arm paceman James Franklin was expected to play in the next stage despite a knee problem.
South Africa V/S Newzealand
South Africa Tuesday eked out a thrilling one-run victory over New Zealand by defending a modest total of 128 runs in an inconsequential World Twenty20 Group D match, as both the team have qualified for Super Eight stage.
Put into bat first, South African bastmen struggled against a disciplined New Zealand bowling attack and could make only 128 for seven in 20 overs at the Lord's.
Skipper Brendon McCullum's half-century went in vain and New Zealand fell short by one run losing five wickets.
McCullum led the chase with a valiant 57 off 54 balls but Man of the match Roelof van der Merwe spun his team to an exciting win by picking up two crucial wickets and conceding just 14 runs from his four overs.
Left-arm spinner Van der Merwe got Brendon stumped by Mark Boucher at a time when the New Zealand captain was on song and also castled Ross Taylor's (22) stumps to derail their run chase.
Jacob Oram made a fighting 24 but couldn't manage the winning run off the last over bowled by the 19-year-old left-arm pacer Wayne Parnell, who kept his head cool and bowled a sensible line to deny New Zealand a win.
Earlier, South Africa failed to capitalise on a steady start given by openers Graeme Smith (33) and Jacques Kallis (24).
In the absence of skipper Daniel Vettori, who missed the second consecutive game in the tournament with a shoulder injury, pacer Kyle Mills spearheaded the New Zealand bowling attack and got some movements while lanky seamer Ian Butler spitted fire with his raw pace and swing and picked up two wickets for 13 runs from his four overs.
Off-spinner Nathan McCullum, elder brother of Brendon, and Scott Styris with his slow medium pacers arrested the South African run flow.
Some big hits by Jean Paul Duminy (29) and AB de Villiers (15) in the last few overs helped South Africa cross the three-figure mark.
Dhoni, Sehwag controversy
India's cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Tuesday refused to take any questions from the media on his deputy Virender Sehwag's fitness.
Sehwag has been ruled out of the World Twenty20 due to an apparent shoulder injury and will return home.
On the eve of the match against Ireland, Dhoni was asked about Sehwag's fitness and he said: "Whatever is related to fitness, you will get it from the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India)."
Asked why he could not provide information on his players' fitness, a miffed Dhoni said: "I'm not going to say anything on that."
But when asked whether he was aware of Sehwag's fitness, Dhoni replied: "Yes, I am."
Dhoni's indifferent attitude on Sehwag's fitness infuriated mediapersons.
Dhoni also lost his cool when asked if news of Sehwag's fitness was deliberately leaked.
"You are blaming me for leaking the news... you have all gathered here. Then why doesn't one of you stand up and..." Dhoni said, but he was cut short by a journalist, who said: "No we are not (blaming you)".
The team's administrative manager, V. Chamundeshwaranath, who was by Dhoni's side during the media briefing said, interjected to say that a decision on Sehwag's fitness will be taken by Wednesday. But surprisingly, within a few minutes, the BCCI issued a statement saying that Sehwag has been ruled out and named Dinesh Karthik as his replacement.
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Ryder hospitalized
New Zealand batsmen Jesse Ryder was admitted to a London hospital after missing his team's Twenty20 World Cup loss to South Africa in England, New Zealand Cricket said in a statement today.
Ryder was forced to pull yesterday's game against South Africa at Lord's, because of a groin muscle injury and team officials later took him to hospital because of ongoing pain after the one-run loss.
''Jesse is continuing to suffer serious discomfort and has been admitted to hospital overnight for observation and further tests,'' team manager Dave Currie said in the statement. ''We hope the picture will become clearer in the next 24 hours.'' Currie said New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori was receiving treatment to a shoulder injury that had forced him out of New Zealand's two matches so far.
Ross Taylor was being monitored after straining his hamstring while batting but left-arm paceman James Franklin was expected to play in the next stage despite a knee problem.
South Africa V/S Newzealand
South Africa Tuesday eked out a thrilling one-run victory over New Zealand by defending a modest total of 128 runs in an inconsequential World Twenty20 Group D match, as both the team have qualified for Super Eight stage.
Put into bat first, South African bastmen struggled against a disciplined New Zealand bowling attack and could make only 128 for seven in 20 overs at the Lord's.
Skipper Brendon McCullum's half-century went in vain and New Zealand fell short by one run losing five wickets.
McCullum led the chase with a valiant 57 off 54 balls but Man of the match Roelof van der Merwe spun his team to an exciting win by picking up two crucial wickets and conceding just 14 runs from his four overs.
Left-arm spinner Van der Merwe got Brendon stumped by Mark Boucher at a time when the New Zealand captain was on song and also castled Ross Taylor's (22) stumps to derail their run chase.
Jacob Oram made a fighting 24 but couldn't manage the winning run off the last over bowled by the 19-year-old left-arm pacer Wayne Parnell, who kept his head cool and bowled a sensible line to deny New Zealand a win.
Earlier, South Africa failed to capitalise on a steady start given by openers Graeme Smith (33) and Jacques Kallis (24).
In the absence of skipper Daniel Vettori, who missed the second consecutive game in the tournament with a shoulder injury, pacer Kyle Mills spearheaded the New Zealand bowling attack and got some movements while lanky seamer Ian Butler spitted fire with his raw pace and swing and picked up two wickets for 13 runs from his four overs.
Off-spinner Nathan McCullum, elder brother of Brendon, and Scott Styris with his slow medium pacers arrested the South African run flow.
Some big hits by Jean Paul Duminy (29) and AB de Villiers (15) in the last few overs helped South Africa cross the three-figure mark.
Dhoni, Sehwag controversy
India's cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Tuesday refused to take any questions from the media on his deputy Virender Sehwag's fitness.
Sehwag has been ruled out of the World Twenty20 due to an apparent shoulder injury and will return home.
On the eve of the match against Ireland, Dhoni was asked about Sehwag's fitness and he said: "Whatever is related to fitness, you will get it from the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India)."
Asked why he could not provide information on his players' fitness, a miffed Dhoni said: "I'm not going to say anything on that."
But when asked whether he was aware of Sehwag's fitness, Dhoni replied: "Yes, I am."
Dhoni's indifferent attitude on Sehwag's fitness infuriated mediapersons.
Dhoni also lost his cool when asked if news of Sehwag's fitness was deliberately leaked.
"You are blaming me for leaking the news... you have all gathered here. Then why doesn't one of you stand up and..." Dhoni said, but he was cut short by a journalist, who said: "No we are not (blaming you)".
The team's administrative manager, V. Chamundeshwaranath, who was by Dhoni's side during the media briefing said, interjected to say that a decision on Sehwag's fitness will be taken by Wednesday. But surprisingly, within a few minutes, the BCCI issued a statement saying that Sehwag has been ruled out and named Dinesh Karthik as his replacement.
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cricket news
Virender Sehwag was today ruled out of the World Twenty20 due to a shoulder injury, for which the Indian opener will have to undergo a surgery.
Sehwag is likely to travel to South Africa for the surgery, which may keep him out of action for a month, sources said.
The dashing opener was earlier forced to skip India's opening tie against Bangladesh on June 6, including the practice session.
Sehwag's fitness being a major concern for India ever since the team arrived here in England, Rohit Sharma has been partnering Gautam Gambhir at the opening slot and has fared well in the three opportunities that he got.
India will take on Ireland tomorrow. However, the defending champions have already progressed into the Super Eight stage.
Sehwag is likely to travel to South Africa for the surgery, which may keep him out of action for a month, sources said.
The dashing opener was earlier forced to skip India's opening tie against Bangladesh on June 6, including the practice session.
Sehwag's fitness being a major concern for India ever since the team arrived here in England, Rohit Sharma has been partnering Gautam Gambhir at the opening slot and has fared well in the three opportunities that he got.
India will take on Ireland tomorrow. However, the defending champions have already progressed into the Super Eight stage.
australia v/s srilanka
Australia made a shock exit from the World Twenty20 after losing by six wickets to Sri Lanka here late last night, their second successive defeat in the tournament.
Captain Kumar Sangakkara steered his team to victory with 55 not out as Sri Lanka overhauled Australia's total of 159 for nine with six balls to spare, clinching victory with a Mitchell Johnson wide.
Makeshift opener Tillakaratne Dilshan scored 53 from 32 balls to give his team a solid start to their chase.
Just when Australia looked to be fighting back, Sangakkara crashed two consecutive sixes, a sweep over square leg and a drive over long-on off off-spinner Nathan Hauritz.
Dilshan registered his half-century from just 26 balls with an audacious vertical flick shot over the wicketkeeper's head for four off Shane Watson, his 10th boundary. He was bowled by left-arm spinner Michael Clarke six balls later.
Australia lost wickets regularly throughout their 20 overs, David Hussey and Johnson top-scoring with 28.
They struggled with the unorthodox off-spin of Ajantha Mendis, who claimed three for 20 from his four overs in his first game against the world's leading team of the last decade.
Sri Lanka meet West Indies tomorrow in Group C with both teams through to the next stage of the event. West Indies beat Australia by seven wickets on Saturday
Captain Kumar Sangakkara steered his team to victory with 55 not out as Sri Lanka overhauled Australia's total of 159 for nine with six balls to spare, clinching victory with a Mitchell Johnson wide.
Makeshift opener Tillakaratne Dilshan scored 53 from 32 balls to give his team a solid start to their chase.
Just when Australia looked to be fighting back, Sangakkara crashed two consecutive sixes, a sweep over square leg and a drive over long-on off off-spinner Nathan Hauritz.
Dilshan registered his half-century from just 26 balls with an audacious vertical flick shot over the wicketkeeper's head for four off Shane Watson, his 10th boundary. He was bowled by left-arm spinner Michael Clarke six balls later.
Australia lost wickets regularly throughout their 20 overs, David Hussey and Johnson top-scoring with 28.
They struggled with the unorthodox off-spin of Ajantha Mendis, who claimed three for 20 from his four overs in his first game against the world's leading team of the last decade.
Sri Lanka meet West Indies tomorrow in Group C with both teams through to the next stage of the event. West Indies beat Australia by seven wickets on Saturday
aussies exit
Disappointed at his team's first round exit from the ongoing T20 World Cup, Australian captain Ricky Ponting feels the absence of controversial all-rounder Andrew Symonds upset the balance of the squad.
Symonds, one of Australia's most effective Twenty20 players with 337 runs in 14 matches, was sent home before the start of the tournament for violating team rules on alcohol consumption.
His substitute Shane Watson was disappointing in the six-wicket loss to Sri Lanka yesterday, scoring just 22 runs and conceeding 24 runs in two overs.
''It upset a lot of our structures around the team,'' a crestfallen Ponting said after the match.
''Andrew is one of those guys that's just been over in the IPL for the last couple of months.
''He's one of the best individual players in this form of the game anywhere in the world, so when you lose someone like that out of your side it does throw a spanner in the works for sure,'' he added.
However, Ponting refused to blame Symonds' absence for Australia's disappointing performance.
''We're not going to use that as a reason or as an excuse.
''We had 14 other guys here that had to step up in his absence,'' he stated.
''I haven't actually heard any talk about Symo not being around over the last few days, so I would like to think that that hasn't played on the minds of any of our players.'' Talking about Australia's successful campaign in the 2003 ODI World Cup despite losing legendary all-rounder Shane Warne on the eve of the tournament, Ponting said the retirement of key players has also contributed to the team's downfall.
''We've been able to do that and good enough to do that in the past when we've lost some of our better players out of the side and over the last few days we haven't been good enough,'' he rued.
Bangladesh v Ireland
Ireland sealed a place in the Twenty20 World Cup Super Eights when Kevin O`Brien's unbeaten 39 from 17 deliveries helped them to a six-wicket win over Bangladesh today.
The result means Bangladesh, who were beaten by India in their opening game, have no chance of progressing from Group A.
Ireland, a non-Test playing nation who also made it through the opening stage of the one-day World Cup in 2007, restricted Bangladesh to just 137 for eight in their 20 overs.
They reached 138 for four with 10 balls remaining following an aggressive exhibition of hitting from O'Brien. He struck four fours and two sixes after coming in with the match closely poised.
Bangladesh innings T Iqbal run out 22 J Siddique c Bray b Johnston 13 M Ashraful c K O'Brien b Johnston 14 S Al Hasan c G Wilson b Johnston 7 Mahmudullah st N O'Brien b Cusack 7 R Hasan b McCallan 13 M Rahim c Mooney b West 14 M Mortaza not out 33 N Islam b Rankin 7 A Razzak not out 0 Extras: (w-6 lb-1) 7 Total: in 20 overs) 137 for 8 Fall of wickets: 1-15 2-40 3-50 4-61 5-66 6-90 7-94 8-117 Bowling: Rankin 4-0-36-1, Johnston 4-0-20-3 (1w), West 4-0-25-1, McCallan 4-0-17-1, Cusack 4-0-38-1 (1w) Ireland innings J Bray c Raqibul Hasan b Mashrafe Mortaza 2 W Porterfield c and b Razzak 23 N O'Brien c Hossain b Al Hasan 40 G Wilson c Ashraful b Mortaza 10 J Mooney not out 17 K O'Brien not out 39 Extras: (lb-4, w-3) 7 Total: in 18.2 overs) 138 for 4 Fall of wickets: 1-6 2-61 3-71 4-89 Bowling: Mortaza 4-0-30-2, Hossain 3.2-0-31-0 (3w), Mahmudullah 3-0-23-0, Islam 2-0-9-0, Al Hasan 3-0-23-1, Razzak 3-0-18-1.
England v/s Pakistan
Hosts England are as good as through to the the Super Eight stage in the World Twenty20 with an emphatic 48-run win over Pakistan in a Group B match.
For England, who lost to the Netherlands in their opening match, it was a do or die encounter and they put up a spirited performance by getting a formidable 185 for five in 20 overs after being put to bat first by Pakistan at The Oval.
Kevin Pietersen, who missed the previous match due to an injury, smashed a 38-ball 58 after Man of the Match Luke Wright gave a flying start with a breezy 34 off 16 balls.
Pakistan's chase was slow and disastrous and they were restricted to 137 for seven in 20 overs with skipper Younis Khan remaining unbeaten on 46. Their batsmen failed to get the big shots going and relied on the singles as England fast bowlers James Anderson and Stuart Broad (3/17) bowled a tight line and length.
Pakistan never looked like catching up with the run rate and their chase was all but over after they mustered just 63 runs in the first 10 overs losing three wickets.
Pakistan now can only hope to make the Super Eight if they manage a big win with a better run rate against the Netherlands Tuesday at Lord's. After the loss, Pakistan are sitting at the bottom of the table while England are on top in the group.
After an early dismissal of Ravi Bopara (5), Wright and Pietersen played some audacious shots as England made 90 runs in the first 10 overs.
Pietersen hit five fours and three sixes during his knock and with Owais Shah (33) stitched a crucial 66-run partnership for the third wicket that set the stage for England's mammoth total.
England batsmen, who failed to get a single six against the Netherlands, showered six sixes and Pakistan managed just one and that too in the 17th over.
For England, who lost to the Netherlands in their opening match, it was a do or die encounter and they put up a spirited performance by getting a formidable 185 for five in 20 overs after being put to bat first by Pakistan at The Oval.
Kevin Pietersen, who missed the previous match due to an injury, smashed a 38-ball 58 after Man of the Match Luke Wright gave a flying start with a breezy 34 off 16 balls.
Pakistan's chase was slow and disastrous and they were restricted to 137 for seven in 20 overs with skipper Younis Khan remaining unbeaten on 46. Their batsmen failed to get the big shots going and relied on the singles as England fast bowlers James Anderson and Stuart Broad (3/17) bowled a tight line and length.
Pakistan never looked like catching up with the run rate and their chase was all but over after they mustered just 63 runs in the first 10 overs losing three wickets.
Pakistan now can only hope to make the Super Eight if they manage a big win with a better run rate against the Netherlands Tuesday at Lord's. After the loss, Pakistan are sitting at the bottom of the table while England are on top in the group.
After an early dismissal of Ravi Bopara (5), Wright and Pietersen played some audacious shots as England made 90 runs in the first 10 overs.
Pietersen hit five fours and three sixes during his knock and with Owais Shah (33) stitched a crucial 66-run partnership for the third wicket that set the stage for England's mammoth total.
England batsmen, who failed to get a single six against the Netherlands, showered six sixes and Pakistan managed just one and that too in the 17th over.
India V/S Bangladesh
Yuvraj Singh's four sixes and Pragyan Ojha's four wickets saw defending champions India to a comfortable 25-run victory against Bangladesh in their opening Group A match in the World Twenty20 championship at Trent Bridge here Saturday.
After skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni decided to bat, India reached 180 for five with Gautam Gambhir cracking 50 while Yuvraj Singh hit a blistering 41 off 18 balls, including four sixes and three fours.
Left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha then claimed four wickets, giving away just 21 runs, to wreck the Bangladesh batting order and stop them at 155 for eight.
Bangladesh began their chase in right earnest through Tamim Iqbal (15) and Junaid Siddique (41).
Off-spinner Yusuf Pathan struck in his first over as Tamim came down the wicket for a big hit, only to miss the line and be stumped by Dhoni.
Siddique attacked Indian bowlers, hitting three sixes and two fours off just 22 deliveries.
But he did not get any support from the other end. Ishant Sharma removed skipper Mohammad Ashraful before Pragyan Ojha bowled a superb spell cripple Bangladesh.
Ojha dismissed Shakib Al Hasan and dangerous Siddique in the ninth over and Bangladesh could never recover from the double blow. Ojha claimed his third wicket with Yuvraj Singh taking a sensational diving catch to remove Mahmudullah.
Yuvraj then dropped a simple chance of Raqibul Hasan in the 14th over.
Ojha got his fourth victim in Mashraf Mortaza, who after hitting the bowler for a six went for slog sweep but the ball spun from the middle stump to rattle his off-stump.
Ojha then pouched Hasan at mid-on off Zaheer Khan.
Naeem Islam struck 28 off 17 balls with three sixes, but it came too late in the day.
Earlier, Gambhir and Rohit Sharma (36), who opened the batting in absence of injured Virender Sehwag, scored 59 runs for ths first wicket.
Rohit, who smashed three boundaries and two sixes, was bowled by Shakib after surviving a stumping chance off the previous delivery.
Dhoni (26) and Gambhir added 53 runs for the second wicket, but when the former he was bowled by Naeem (2-32), India had only 112 runs to show in the 15th over.
It was Yuvraj's breathtaking knock that helped India smash 59 runs in the last four overs.
Irfan Pathan (11) hit a four and a six off the last three deliveries he faced.
Scorecard of the World Twenty20 Group A match between India and Bangladesh at Trent Bridge here Saturday.
India
Gautam Gambhir c Al Hasan b Islam 50 (46)
Rohit Sharma b Al Hasan 36 (23)
Mahendra Singh Dhoni b Islam 26 (21)
Yuvraj Singh c Iqbal b Shahadat 41 (18)
Suresh Raina b Rubel 10 (8)
Yusuf Pathan not out 1 (1)
Irfan Pathan not out 11 (3)
Extras: (w-5) 5
Total: (for five wickets in 20 overs) 180
Fall of wickets: 1-59 (Sharma, 7.2 overs), 2-112 (Dhoni, 14.3), 3-140 (Gambhir, 17), 4-157 (Yuvraj, 18.1), 5-169 (Raina, 19.3)
Bowling:
Mashrafe Mortaza 4-0-29-0
Rubel Hossain 4-0-49-1
Shahadat Hossain 3-0-31-1
Mahmudullah 2-0-15-0
Shakib Al Hasan 4-0-24-1
Naeem Islam 3-0-32-2
Bangladesh (target: 181 in 20 overs)
Tamim Iqbal st Dhoni b Yusuf 15 (10)
Junaid Siddique c Harbhajan b Ojha 41 (22)
Mohammad Ashraful c Gambhir b Ishant 11 (9)
Shakib Al Hasan c Dhoni b Ojha 8 (10)
Mahmudullah c Yuvraj b Ojha 8 (13)
Raqibul Hasan c Ojha b Zaheer 16 (20)
Mashrafe Mortaza b Ojha 11 (8)
Mushfiqur Rahim not out 11 (11)
Naeem Islam c Yuvraj b Ishant 28 (17)
Shahadat Hossain not out 0 (0)
Extras: (lb 3, w 3) 6
Total: (for eight wickets in 20 overs) 155
Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Iqbal, 2.3 overs), 2-55 (Ashraful, 5.4), 3-74 (Al Hasan, 8.1), 4-77 (Siddique, 8.5), 5-95 (Mahmudullah, 12.4), 6-111 (Mortaza, 14.4), 7-121 (Hasan, 16.2), 8-154 (Islam, 19.5)
Bowling
Zaheer Khan 3-0-26-1
Irfan Pathan 2-0-20-0
Yusuf Pathan 3-0-26-1
Ishant Sharma 4-0-34-2
Harbhajan Singh 4-0-25-0
Pragyan Ojha 4-0-21-4
Man of the Match: Pragyan Ojha (India)
Umpires: Billy Bowden (New Zealand) and Simon Taufel (Australia)
Match referee: Chris Broad (England)
After skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni decided to bat, India reached 180 for five with Gautam Gambhir cracking 50 while Yuvraj Singh hit a blistering 41 off 18 balls, including four sixes and three fours.
Left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha then claimed four wickets, giving away just 21 runs, to wreck the Bangladesh batting order and stop them at 155 for eight.
Bangladesh began their chase in right earnest through Tamim Iqbal (15) and Junaid Siddique (41).
Off-spinner Yusuf Pathan struck in his first over as Tamim came down the wicket for a big hit, only to miss the line and be stumped by Dhoni.
Siddique attacked Indian bowlers, hitting three sixes and two fours off just 22 deliveries.
But he did not get any support from the other end. Ishant Sharma removed skipper Mohammad Ashraful before Pragyan Ojha bowled a superb spell cripple Bangladesh.
Ojha dismissed Shakib Al Hasan and dangerous Siddique in the ninth over and Bangladesh could never recover from the double blow. Ojha claimed his third wicket with Yuvraj Singh taking a sensational diving catch to remove Mahmudullah.
Yuvraj then dropped a simple chance of Raqibul Hasan in the 14th over.
Ojha got his fourth victim in Mashraf Mortaza, who after hitting the bowler for a six went for slog sweep but the ball spun from the middle stump to rattle his off-stump.
Ojha then pouched Hasan at mid-on off Zaheer Khan.
Naeem Islam struck 28 off 17 balls with three sixes, but it came too late in the day.
Earlier, Gambhir and Rohit Sharma (36), who opened the batting in absence of injured Virender Sehwag, scored 59 runs for ths first wicket.
Rohit, who smashed three boundaries and two sixes, was bowled by Shakib after surviving a stumping chance off the previous delivery.
Dhoni (26) and Gambhir added 53 runs for the second wicket, but when the former he was bowled by Naeem (2-32), India had only 112 runs to show in the 15th over.
It was Yuvraj's breathtaking knock that helped India smash 59 runs in the last four overs.
Irfan Pathan (11) hit a four and a six off the last three deliveries he faced.
Scorecard of the World Twenty20 Group A match between India and Bangladesh at Trent Bridge here Saturday.
India
Gautam Gambhir c Al Hasan b Islam 50 (46)
Rohit Sharma b Al Hasan 36 (23)
Mahendra Singh Dhoni b Islam 26 (21)
Yuvraj Singh c Iqbal b Shahadat 41 (18)
Suresh Raina b Rubel 10 (8)
Yusuf Pathan not out 1 (1)
Irfan Pathan not out 11 (3)
Extras: (w-5) 5
Total: (for five wickets in 20 overs) 180
Fall of wickets: 1-59 (Sharma, 7.2 overs), 2-112 (Dhoni, 14.3), 3-140 (Gambhir, 17), 4-157 (Yuvraj, 18.1), 5-169 (Raina, 19.3)
Bowling:
Mashrafe Mortaza 4-0-29-0
Rubel Hossain 4-0-49-1
Shahadat Hossain 3-0-31-1
Mahmudullah 2-0-15-0
Shakib Al Hasan 4-0-24-1
Naeem Islam 3-0-32-2
Bangladesh (target: 181 in 20 overs)
Tamim Iqbal st Dhoni b Yusuf 15 (10)
Junaid Siddique c Harbhajan b Ojha 41 (22)
Mohammad Ashraful c Gambhir b Ishant 11 (9)
Shakib Al Hasan c Dhoni b Ojha 8 (10)
Mahmudullah c Yuvraj b Ojha 8 (13)
Raqibul Hasan c Ojha b Zaheer 16 (20)
Mashrafe Mortaza b Ojha 11 (8)
Mushfiqur Rahim not out 11 (11)
Naeem Islam c Yuvraj b Ishant 28 (17)
Shahadat Hossain not out 0 (0)
Extras: (lb 3, w 3) 6
Total: (for eight wickets in 20 overs) 155
Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Iqbal, 2.3 overs), 2-55 (Ashraful, 5.4), 3-74 (Al Hasan, 8.1), 4-77 (Siddique, 8.5), 5-95 (Mahmudullah, 12.4), 6-111 (Mortaza, 14.4), 7-121 (Hasan, 16.2), 8-154 (Islam, 19.5)
Bowling
Zaheer Khan 3-0-26-1
Irfan Pathan 2-0-20-0
Yusuf Pathan 3-0-26-1
Ishant Sharma 4-0-34-2
Harbhajan Singh 4-0-25-0
Pragyan Ojha 4-0-21-4
Man of the Match: Pragyan Ojha (India)
Umpires: Billy Bowden (New Zealand) and Simon Taufel (Australia)
Match referee: Chris Broad (England)
icc t20 world cup 2009
Here is the schedule for the upcoming ICC T20 world cup. The much awaiting event is all set to begin and end a span of around 20 days. Since the number of days for the mega event is less, it is expected to be more interesting and many teams have formed themselves in the past few months to take on the top contenders. India, the present world T20 champions will definitely try to repeat their triumph. Just wait and see. The action is nearing. The T20 is scheduled to take place in England.
Twenty20 World
June 2009
Date Time (GMT) Match Details Venue
Fri 05 16:30 England v Netherlands, 1st Match, Group B,ICC World Twenty20, 2009 London (D/N)
Sat 06 09:00 New Zealand v Scotland, 2nd Match, Group, London
Sat 06 12:30 Australia v West Indies, 3rd Match, Group C, ICC World Twenty20, 2009 London
Sat 06 16:30 India v Bangladesh, 4th Match, Group A, ICC World Twenty20, 2009 Nottingham (D/N)
Sun 07 12:30 South Africa v Scotland, 5th Match, Group D, ICC World Twenty20, 2009 London
Sun 07 16:30 England v Pakistan, 6th Match, Group B, ICC World Twenty20, 2009 London (D/N)
Mon 08 12:30 Bangladesh v Ireland, 7th Match, Group A, ICC World Twenty20, 2009 Nottingham
Mon 08 16:30 Australia v Sri Lanka, 8th Match, Group C, ICC World Twenty20, 2009 Nottingham (D/N)
Tue 09 12:30 Pakistan v Netherlands, 9th Match, Group B, ICC World Twenty20, 2009 London
Tue 09 16:30 New Zealand v South Africa, 10th Match, Group D, ICC World Twenty20, 2009 London (D/N)
Wed 10 12:30 Sri Lanka v West Indies, 11th Match, Group C, ICC World Twenty20, 2009 Nottingham
Wed 10 16:30 India v Ireland, 12th Match, Group A, ICC World Twenty20, 2009 Nottingham (D/N)
Thu 11 12:30 D1 v A2, 13th Match, Group F, ICC World Twenty20, 2009 Nottingham
Thu 11 16:30 B2 v D2, 14th Match, Group E, ICC World Twenty20, 2009 Nottingham (D/N)
Fri 12 12:30 B1 v C2, 15th Match, Group F, ICC World Twenty20, 2009 London
Fri 12 16:30 A1 v C1, 16th Match, Group E, ICC World Twenty20, 2009 London (D/N)
Sat 13 12:30 C1 v D2, 17th Match, Group E, ICC World Twenty20, 2009 London
Sat 13 16:30 D1 v B1, 18th Match, Group F, ICC World Twenty20, 2009 London (D/N)
Sun 14 12:30 A2 v C2, 19th Match, Group F, ICC World Twenty20, 2009 London
Sun 14 16:30 A1 v B2, 20th Match, Group E, ICC World Twenty20, 2009 London (D/N)
Mon 15 12:30 B2 v C1, 21st Match, Group E, ICC World Twenty20, 2009 London
Mon 15 16:30 B1 v A2, 22nd Match, Group F, ICC World Twenty20, 2009 London (D/N)
Tue 16 12:30 D1 v C2, 23rd Match, Group F, ICC World Twenty20, 2009 Nottingham
Tue 16 16:30 D2 v A1, 24th Match, Group E, ICC World Twenty20, 2009 Nottingham (D/N)
Thu 18 16:30 1st Semi-Final, ICC World Twenty20, 2009 Nottingham
Fri 19 16:30 2nd Semi-Final, ICC World Twenty20, 2009 London (D/N)
Sun 21 14:00 Final, ICC World Twenty20, 2009 London
GROUP A – INDIA, BANGLADESH, IRELAND
GROUP B – PAKISTAN, ENGLAND, NETHERLAND
GROUP C – AUSTRALIA, SRILANKA, WEST INDIES
GROUP D – SOUTH AFRICA, NEWZEALAND, SCOT LAND
International structure of cricket
International structure of cricket
ICC member nations. The (highest level) Test playing nations are shown in orange; the associate member nations are shown in green; the affiliate member nations are shown in purple.
The International Cricket Council (ICC), which has its headquarters in Dubai, is the international governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.
The ICC has 104 members: 10 Full Members that play official Test matches, 34 Associate Members, and 60 Affiliate Members The ICC is responsible for the organisation and governance of cricket's major international tournaments, most notably the Cricket World Cup. It also appoints the umpires and referees that officiate at all sanctioned Test matches, One Day International and Twenty20 Internationals. Each nation has a national cricket board which regulates cricket matches played in its country. The cricket board also selects the national squad and organises home and away tours for the national team.
ICC member nations. The (highest level) Test playing nations are shown in orange; the associate member nations are shown in green; the affiliate member nations are shown in purple.
The International Cricket Council (ICC), which has its headquarters in Dubai, is the international governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.
The ICC has 104 members: 10 Full Members that play official Test matches, 34 Associate Members, and 60 Affiliate Members The ICC is responsible for the organisation and governance of cricket's major international tournaments, most notably the Cricket World Cup. It also appoints the umpires and referees that officiate at all sanctioned Test matches, One Day International and Twenty20 Internationals. Each nation has a national cricket board which regulates cricket matches played in its country. The cricket board also selects the national squad and organises home and away tours for the national team.
Types of match and competition
Cricket is a multi-faceted sport which, in very broad terms, can be divided into major cricket and minor cricket based on playing standards. A more pertinent division, particularly in terms of major cricket, is between matches in which the teams have two innings apiece and those in which they have a single innings each. The former, known as first-class cricket, has a duration of three to five days (there have been examples of "timeless" matches too); the latter, known as limited overs cricket because each team bowls a limit of typically 50 overs, has a planned duration of one day only (a match can be extended if necessary due to bad weather, etc.).
Typically, two-innings matches have at least six hours of playing time each day. Limited overs matches often last six hours or more. There are usually formal intervals on each day for lunch and tea with brief informal breaks for drinks. There is also a short interval between innings. Historically, a form of cricket known as single wicket has been extremely successful and many of these contests in the 18th and 19th centuries qualify as major cricket matches. In this form, although each team may have from one to six players, there is only one batsman at a time and he must face every delivery bowled while his innings lasts. Single wicket has rarely been played since limited overs cricket began.
Test cricket
Test cricket is the highest standard of first-class cricket. A Test match is an international fixture between teams representing those countries that are Full Members of the ICC.
A Test match between South Africa and England in January 2005. The men wearing black trousers on the far right are the umpires. Teams in Test cricket, first-class cricket and club cricket wear traditional white uniforms and use red cricket balls, while professional limited overs teams usually wear multi-coloured uniforms and use white balls.
Although the term "Test match" was not coined until much later, Test cricket is deemed to have begun with two matches between Australia and England in the 1876-77 Australian season. Subsequently, eight other national teams have achieved Test status: South Africa (1889), West Indies (1928), New Zealand (1929), India (1932), Pakistan (1952), Sri Lanka (1982), Zimbabwe (1992) and Bangladesh (2000).
Welsh players are eligible to play for England, which is in effect an England and Wales team. The West Indies team comprises players from numerous states in the Caribbean, most notably Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, the Leeward Islands and the Windward Islands.
Test matches between two teams are usually played in a group of matches called a "series". Matches generally last up to five days and a series normally consists of three to five matches. Test matches that are not finished within the allotted time are drawn.
Since 1882, most Test series between England and Australia have been played for a trophy known as The Ashes.
Limited overs
Limited overs cricket is sometimes called "one day cricket" because each match is scheduled for completion in a single day. In practice, matches sometimes continue on a second day if they have been interrupted or postponed by bad weather. The main objective of a limited overs match is to produce a definite result and so a conventional draw is not possible, but matches can be undecided if the scores are tied or if bad weather prevents a result. Each team plays one innings only and faces a limited number of overs. Typically, the limit is 40 or 50. In Twenty20 cricket, each team faces 20 overs only.
Standard limited overs cricket was introduced in England in the 1963 season in the form of a knockout cup contested by the first-class county clubs. In 1969, a national league competition was established. The concept was gradually introduced to the other major cricket countries and the first limited overs international was played in 1971. In 1975, the first Cricket World Cup took place in England. Limited overs cricket has seen various innovations including the use of multi-coloured kit and floodlit matches using a white ball.
Twenty20 is a new variant of limited overs itself with the purpose being to complete the match within about three hours, usually in an evening session. The original idea, when the concept was introduced in England in 2003, was to provide workers with an evening entertainment. It has been commercially successful and has been adopted internationally. The inaugural Twenty20 World Championship was held in 2007.
Typically, two-innings matches have at least six hours of playing time each day. Limited overs matches often last six hours or more. There are usually formal intervals on each day for lunch and tea with brief informal breaks for drinks. There is also a short interval between innings. Historically, a form of cricket known as single wicket has been extremely successful and many of these contests in the 18th and 19th centuries qualify as major cricket matches. In this form, although each team may have from one to six players, there is only one batsman at a time and he must face every delivery bowled while his innings lasts. Single wicket has rarely been played since limited overs cricket began.
Test cricket
Test cricket is the highest standard of first-class cricket. A Test match is an international fixture between teams representing those countries that are Full Members of the ICC.
A Test match between South Africa and England in January 2005. The men wearing black trousers on the far right are the umpires. Teams in Test cricket, first-class cricket and club cricket wear traditional white uniforms and use red cricket balls, while professional limited overs teams usually wear multi-coloured uniforms and use white balls.
Although the term "Test match" was not coined until much later, Test cricket is deemed to have begun with two matches between Australia and England in the 1876-77 Australian season. Subsequently, eight other national teams have achieved Test status: South Africa (1889), West Indies (1928), New Zealand (1929), India (1932), Pakistan (1952), Sri Lanka (1982), Zimbabwe (1992) and Bangladesh (2000).
Welsh players are eligible to play for England, which is in effect an England and Wales team. The West Indies team comprises players from numerous states in the Caribbean, most notably Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, the Leeward Islands and the Windward Islands.
Test matches between two teams are usually played in a group of matches called a "series". Matches generally last up to five days and a series normally consists of three to five matches. Test matches that are not finished within the allotted time are drawn.
Since 1882, most Test series between England and Australia have been played for a trophy known as The Ashes.
Limited overs
Limited overs cricket is sometimes called "one day cricket" because each match is scheduled for completion in a single day. In practice, matches sometimes continue on a second day if they have been interrupted or postponed by bad weather. The main objective of a limited overs match is to produce a definite result and so a conventional draw is not possible, but matches can be undecided if the scores are tied or if bad weather prevents a result. Each team plays one innings only and faces a limited number of overs. Typically, the limit is 40 or 50. In Twenty20 cricket, each team faces 20 overs only.
Standard limited overs cricket was introduced in England in the 1963 season in the form of a knockout cup contested by the first-class county clubs. In 1969, a national league competition was established. The concept was gradually introduced to the other major cricket countries and the first limited overs international was played in 1971. In 1975, the first Cricket World Cup took place in England. Limited overs cricket has seen various innovations including the use of multi-coloured kit and floodlit matches using a white ball.
Twenty20 is a new variant of limited overs itself with the purpose being to complete the match within about three hours, usually in an evening session. The original idea, when the concept was introduced in England in 2003, was to provide workers with an evening entertainment. It has been commercially successful and has been adopted internationally. The inaugural Twenty20 World Championship was held in 2007.
Innings closed and results
Innings closed
An innings is closed when:
1. Ten of the eleven batsmen are out (have been dismissed); in this case, the team is said to be "all out"
2. The team has only one batsman left who can bat, one or more of the remaining players being unavailable owing to injury, illness or absence; again, the team is said to be "all out"
3. The team batting last reaches the score required to win the match
4. The predetermined number of overs has been bowled (in a one-day match only, most commonly 50 overs; or 20 in Twenty20)
5. A captain declares his team's innings closed while at least two of his batsmen are not out (this does not apply in one-day limited over matches)
Results
If the team that bats last is all out having scored fewer runs than their opponents, the team is said to have "lost by n runs" (where n is the difference between the number of runs scored by the teams). If the team that bats last scores enough runs to win, it is said to have "won by n wickets", where n is the number of wickets left to fall. For instance a team that passes its opponents' score having only lost six wickets would have won "by four wickets".
In a two-innings-a-side match, one team's combined first and second innings total may be less than the other side's first innings total. The team with the greater score is then said to have won by an innings and n runs, and does not need to bat again: n is the difference between the two teams' aggregate scores.
If the team batting last is all out, and both sides have scored the same number of runs, then the match is a tie; this result is quite rare in matches of two innings a side. In the traditional form of the game, if the time allotted for the match expires before either side can win, then the game is declared a draw.
If the match has only a single innings per side, then a maximum number of deliveries for each innings is often imposed. Such a match is called a "limited overs" or "one-day" match, and the side scoring more runs wins regardless of the number of wickets lost, so that a draw cannot occur. If this kind of match is temporarily interrupted by bad weather, then a complex mathematical formula, known as the Duckworth-Lewis method after its developers, is often used to recalculate a new target score. A one-day match can also be declared a "no-result" if fewer than a previously agreed number of overs have been bowled by either team, in circumstances that make normal resumption of play impossible; for example, wet weather.
An innings is closed when:
1. Ten of the eleven batsmen are out (have been dismissed); in this case, the team is said to be "all out"
2. The team has only one batsman left who can bat, one or more of the remaining players being unavailable owing to injury, illness or absence; again, the team is said to be "all out"
3. The team batting last reaches the score required to win the match
4. The predetermined number of overs has been bowled (in a one-day match only, most commonly 50 overs; or 20 in Twenty20)
5. A captain declares his team's innings closed while at least two of his batsmen are not out (this does not apply in one-day limited over matches)
Results
If the team that bats last is all out having scored fewer runs than their opponents, the team is said to have "lost by n runs" (where n is the difference between the number of runs scored by the teams). If the team that bats last scores enough runs to win, it is said to have "won by n wickets", where n is the number of wickets left to fall. For instance a team that passes its opponents' score having only lost six wickets would have won "by four wickets".
In a two-innings-a-side match, one team's combined first and second innings total may be less than the other side's first innings total. The team with the greater score is then said to have won by an innings and n runs, and does not need to bat again: n is the difference between the two teams' aggregate scores.
If the team batting last is all out, and both sides have scored the same number of runs, then the match is a tie; this result is quite rare in matches of two innings a side. In the traditional form of the game, if the time allotted for the match expires before either side can win, then the game is declared a draw.
If the match has only a single innings per side, then a maximum number of deliveries for each innings is often imposed. Such a match is called a "limited overs" or "one-day" match, and the side scoring more runs wins regardless of the number of wickets lost, so that a draw cannot occur. If this kind of match is temporarily interrupted by bad weather, then a complex mathematical formula, known as the Duckworth-Lewis method after its developers, is often used to recalculate a new target score. A one-day match can also be declared a "no-result" if fewer than a previously agreed number of overs have been bowled by either team, in circumstances that make normal resumption of play impossible; for example, wet weather.
Dismissals
There are ten ways in which a batsman can be dismissed and some are so unusual that only a few instances of them exist in the whole history of the game. The most common forms of dismissal are "bowled", "caught", "leg before wicket" (lbw), "run out", "stumped" and "hit wicket". The unusual methods are "hit the ball twice", "obstructed the field", "handled the ball" and "timed out".
Before the umpire will award a dismissal and declare the batsman to be out, a member of the fielding side (generally the bowler) must "appeal". This is invariably done by asking (or shouting) the term "Owzat?" which means, simply enough, "How is that?" If the umpire agrees with the appeal, he will raise a forefinger and say "Out!". Otherwise he will shake his head and say "Not out". Appeals are particularly loud when the circumstances of the claimed dismissal are unclear, as is always the case with lbw and often with run outs and stumpings.
1. Bowled– the bowler has hit the wicket with the ball and the wicket has "broken" with at least one bail being dislodged (note that if the ball hits the wicket without dislodging a bail it is not out)
2. Caught – the batsman has hit the ball with his bat or with his hand and the ball has been caught on the full by a member of the fielding side
3. Leg Before Wicket (lbw) – is complex but basically means that the batsman would have been bowled if the ball had not hit his leg first
4. Run out– a member of the fielding side has broken or "put down" the wicket with the ball while a batsman was out of his ground; this usually occurs by means of an accurate throw to the wicket while the batsmen are attempting a run
5. Stumped– is similar except that it is done by the wicketkeeper after the batsman has missed the bowled ball and has stepped out of his ground; the keeper must break the wicket with the ball in his hand for a stumping (if the keeper throws the ball at the wicket, it is a run out)
6. Hit wicket– a batsman is out Hit Wicket, if he dislodges one or both bails with his bat, person, clothing or equipment in the act of hitting the ball, or when setting off for a run
7. Hit the ball twice– is very unusual and was introduced as a safety measure to counter dangerous play and protect the fielders. The batsman may legally play the ball a second time only to stop the ball hitting the wicket after he has already played it
8. Obstructed the field– another unusual dismissal which tends to involve a batsman deliberately getting in the way of a fielder
9. Handled the ball – a batsman must not deliberately use his hand to protect his wicket (note that the bowled ball often hits the batsman's hand but this is not intentional by the batsman and so is not out; though he can of course be caught off his hand)
10. Timed out – usually means that the next batsman did not arrive at the wicket within two minutes of the previous one being dismissed
In the vast majority of cases, it is the striker who is out when a dismissal occurs. If the non-striker is dismissed it is usually by being run out, but he could also be dismissed for obstructing the field, handling the ball or being timed out.
A batsman may leave the field without being dismissed. If injured or taken ill the batsman may temporarily retire, and be replaced by the next batsman. This is recorded as retired hurt or retired ill. The retiring batsman is not out, and may resume the innings later. An unimpaired batsman may retire, and this is treated as being dismissed retired out; no player is credited with the dismissal. Batsmen cannot be out bowled, caught, leg before wicket, stumped or hit wicket off a no ball. They cannot be out bowled, caught, leg before wicket, or hit the ball twice off a wide. Some of these modes of dismissal can occur without the bowler bowling a delivery. The batsman who is not on strike may be run out by the bowler if he leaves his crease before the bowler bowls, and a batsman can be out obstructing the field or retired out at any time. Timed out is, by its nature, a dismissal without a delivery. With all other modes of dismissal, only one batsman can be dismissed per ball bowled.
Before the umpire will award a dismissal and declare the batsman to be out, a member of the fielding side (generally the bowler) must "appeal". This is invariably done by asking (or shouting) the term "Owzat?" which means, simply enough, "How is that?" If the umpire agrees with the appeal, he will raise a forefinger and say "Out!". Otherwise he will shake his head and say "Not out". Appeals are particularly loud when the circumstances of the claimed dismissal are unclear, as is always the case with lbw and often with run outs and stumpings.
1. Bowled– the bowler has hit the wicket with the ball and the wicket has "broken" with at least one bail being dislodged (note that if the ball hits the wicket without dislodging a bail it is not out)
2. Caught – the batsman has hit the ball with his bat or with his hand and the ball has been caught on the full by a member of the fielding side
3. Leg Before Wicket (lbw) – is complex but basically means that the batsman would have been bowled if the ball had not hit his leg first
4. Run out– a member of the fielding side has broken or "put down" the wicket with the ball while a batsman was out of his ground; this usually occurs by means of an accurate throw to the wicket while the batsmen are attempting a run
5. Stumped– is similar except that it is done by the wicketkeeper after the batsman has missed the bowled ball and has stepped out of his ground; the keeper must break the wicket with the ball in his hand for a stumping (if the keeper throws the ball at the wicket, it is a run out)
6. Hit wicket– a batsman is out Hit Wicket, if he dislodges one or both bails with his bat, person, clothing or equipment in the act of hitting the ball, or when setting off for a run
7. Hit the ball twice– is very unusual and was introduced as a safety measure to counter dangerous play and protect the fielders. The batsman may legally play the ball a second time only to stop the ball hitting the wicket after he has already played it
8. Obstructed the field– another unusual dismissal which tends to involve a batsman deliberately getting in the way of a fielder
9. Handled the ball – a batsman must not deliberately use his hand to protect his wicket (note that the bowled ball often hits the batsman's hand but this is not intentional by the batsman and so is not out; though he can of course be caught off his hand)
10. Timed out – usually means that the next batsman did not arrive at the wicket within two minutes of the previous one being dismissed
In the vast majority of cases, it is the striker who is out when a dismissal occurs. If the non-striker is dismissed it is usually by being run out, but he could also be dismissed for obstructing the field, handling the ball or being timed out.
A batsman may leave the field without being dismissed. If injured or taken ill the batsman may temporarily retire, and be replaced by the next batsman. This is recorded as retired hurt or retired ill. The retiring batsman is not out, and may resume the innings later. An unimpaired batsman may retire, and this is treated as being dismissed retired out; no player is credited with the dismissal. Batsmen cannot be out bowled, caught, leg before wicket, stumped or hit wicket off a no ball. They cannot be out bowled, caught, leg before wicket, or hit the ball twice off a wide. Some of these modes of dismissal can occur without the bowler bowling a delivery. The batsman who is not on strike may be run out by the bowler if he leaves his crease before the bowler bowls, and a batsman can be out obstructing the field or retired out at any time. Timed out is, by its nature, a dismissal without a delivery. With all other modes of dismissal, only one batsman can be dismissed per ball bowled.
Runs and Extras
The directions in which a right-handed batsman intends to send the ball when playing various cricketing shots. The diagram for a left-handed batsman is a mirror image of this one.
The primary concern of the batsman on strike (i.e., the "striker") is to prevent the ball hitting the wicket and secondarily to score runs by hitting the ball with his bat so that he and his partner have time to run from one end of the pitch to the other before the fielding side can return the ball. To register a run, both runners must touch the ground behind the crease with either their bats or their bodies (the batsmen carry their bats as they run). Each completed run increments the score.
More than one run can be scored from a single hit but, while hits worth one to three runs are common, the size of the field is such that it is usually difficult to run four or more. To compensate for this, hits that reach the boundary of the field are automatically awarded four runs if the ball touches the ground en route to the boundary or six runs if the ball clears the boundary on the full. The batsmen do not need to run if the ball reaches or crosses the boundary.
Hits for five are unusual and generally rely on the help of "overthrows" by a fielder returning the ball. If an odd number of runs is scored by the striker, the two batsmen have changed ends and the one who was non-striker is now the striker. Only the striker can score individual runs but all runs are added to the team's total.
The decision to attempt a run is ideally made by the batsman who has the better view of the ball's progress and this is communicated by calling: "yes", "no" and "wait" are often heard.
Running is a calculated risk because if a fielder breaks the wicket with the ball while no part of the batsman or his bat is grounded behind the popping crease, the batsman nearest the broken wicket is run out.
A team's score is reported in terms of the number of runs scored and the number of batsmen that have been dismissed. For example, if five batsmen are out and the team has scored 224 runs, they are said to have scored 224 for the loss of 5 wickets (commonly shortened to "224 for five" and written 224/5 or, in Australia, "five for 224" and 5/224).
Extras
Additional runs can be gained by the batting team as extras (called "sundries" in Australia) by courtesy of the fielding side. This is achieved in four ways:
1. No ball – a penalty of one extra that is conceded by the bowler if he breaks the rules of bowling either by (a) using an inappropriate arm action; (b) overstepping the popping crease; (c) having a foot outside the return crease; besides, the bowler has to re-bowl the ball. In the Twenty20 and ODI formats of the game, according to present rules, the re-bowled ball is a free-hit, meaning the batsman cannot get out in that ball in any form other than being run-out.
2. Wide – a penalty of one extra that is conceded by the bowler if he bowls so that the ball is out of the batsman's reach
3. Bye – extra(s) awarded if the batsman misses the ball and it goes past the wicketkeeper to give the batsmen time to run in the conventional way (note that the mark of a good wicketkeeper is one who restricts the tally of byes to a minimum)
4. Leg bye – extra(s) awarded if the ball hits the batsman's body, but not his bat, and it goes away from the fielders to give the batsmen time to run in the conventional way.
When the bowler has bowled a no ball or a wide, his team incurs an additional penalty because that ball (i.e., delivery) has to be bowled again and hence the batting side has the opportunity to score more runs from this extra ball. The batsmen have to run (i.e., unless the ball goes to the boundary for four) to claim byes and leg byes but these only count towards the team total, not to the striker's individual total for which runs must be scored off the bat.
The primary concern of the batsman on strike (i.e., the "striker") is to prevent the ball hitting the wicket and secondarily to score runs by hitting the ball with his bat so that he and his partner have time to run from one end of the pitch to the other before the fielding side can return the ball. To register a run, both runners must touch the ground behind the crease with either their bats or their bodies (the batsmen carry their bats as they run). Each completed run increments the score.
More than one run can be scored from a single hit but, while hits worth one to three runs are common, the size of the field is such that it is usually difficult to run four or more. To compensate for this, hits that reach the boundary of the field are automatically awarded four runs if the ball touches the ground en route to the boundary or six runs if the ball clears the boundary on the full. The batsmen do not need to run if the ball reaches or crosses the boundary.
Hits for five are unusual and generally rely on the help of "overthrows" by a fielder returning the ball. If an odd number of runs is scored by the striker, the two batsmen have changed ends and the one who was non-striker is now the striker. Only the striker can score individual runs but all runs are added to the team's total.
The decision to attempt a run is ideally made by the batsman who has the better view of the ball's progress and this is communicated by calling: "yes", "no" and "wait" are often heard.
Running is a calculated risk because if a fielder breaks the wicket with the ball while no part of the batsman or his bat is grounded behind the popping crease, the batsman nearest the broken wicket is run out.
A team's score is reported in terms of the number of runs scored and the number of batsmen that have been dismissed. For example, if five batsmen are out and the team has scored 224 runs, they are said to have scored 224 for the loss of 5 wickets (commonly shortened to "224 for five" and written 224/5 or, in Australia, "five for 224" and 5/224).
Extras
Additional runs can be gained by the batting team as extras (called "sundries" in Australia) by courtesy of the fielding side. This is achieved in four ways:
1. No ball – a penalty of one extra that is conceded by the bowler if he breaks the rules of bowling either by (a) using an inappropriate arm action; (b) overstepping the popping crease; (c) having a foot outside the return crease; besides, the bowler has to re-bowl the ball. In the Twenty20 and ODI formats of the game, according to present rules, the re-bowled ball is a free-hit, meaning the batsman cannot get out in that ball in any form other than being run-out.
2. Wide – a penalty of one extra that is conceded by the bowler if he bowls so that the ball is out of the batsman's reach
3. Bye – extra(s) awarded if the batsman misses the ball and it goes past the wicketkeeper to give the batsmen time to run in the conventional way (note that the mark of a good wicketkeeper is one who restricts the tally of byes to a minimum)
4. Leg bye – extra(s) awarded if the ball hits the batsman's body, but not his bat, and it goes away from the fielders to give the batsmen time to run in the conventional way.
When the bowler has bowled a no ball or a wide, his team incurs an additional penalty because that ball (i.e., delivery) has to be bowled again and hence the batting side has the opportunity to score more runs from this extra ball. The batsmen have to run (i.e., unless the ball goes to the boundary for four) to claim byes and leg byes but these only count towards the team total, not to the striker's individual total for which runs must be scored off the bat.
Bating
At any one time, there are two batsmen in the playing area. One takes station at the striker's end to defend the wicket as above and to score runs if possible. His partner, the non-striker, is at the end where the bowler is operating.
Batsmen come in to bat in a batting order, decided by the team captain. The first two batsmen - the "openers" - usually face the most hostile bowling, from fresh fast bowlers with a new ball. The top batting positions are usually given to the most competent batsmen in the team, and the non-batsmen typically bat last. The pre-announced batting order is not mandatory and when a wicket falls any player who has not yet batted may be sent in next.
If a batsman "retires" (usually due to injury) and cannot return, he is actually "not out" and his retirement does not count as a dismissal, though in effect he has been dismissed because his innings is over. Substitute batsmen are not allowed, although substitute fielders are.
A skilled batsman can use a wide array of "shots" or "strokes" in both defensive and attacking mode. The idea is to hit the ball to best effect with the flat surface of the bat's blade. If the ball touches the side of the bat it is called an "edge". Batsmen do not always seek to hit the ball as hard as possible and a good player can score runs just by making a deft stroke with a turn of the wrists or by simply "blocking" the ball but directing it away from fielders so that he has time to take a run.
There is a wide variety of shots played in cricket. The batsman's repertoire includes strokes named according to the style of swing and the direction aimed: e.g., "cut", "drive", "hook", "pull", etc.
Note that a batsman does not have to play a shot and can "leave" the ball to go through to the wicketkeeper, providing he thinks it will not hit his wicket. Equally, he does not have to attempt a run when he hits the ball with his bat. He can deliberately use his leg to block the ball and thereby "pad it away" but this is risky because of the lbw rule.
In the event of an injured batsman being fit to bat but not to run, the umpires and the fielding captain may allow another member of the batting side to be a runner. If possible, the runner must already have batted. The runner's only task is to run between the wickets instead of the injured batsman. The runner is required to wear and carry exactly the same equipment as the incapacitated batsman. It is possible for both batsmen to have runners.
Batsmen come in to bat in a batting order, decided by the team captain. The first two batsmen - the "openers" - usually face the most hostile bowling, from fresh fast bowlers with a new ball. The top batting positions are usually given to the most competent batsmen in the team, and the non-batsmen typically bat last. The pre-announced batting order is not mandatory and when a wicket falls any player who has not yet batted may be sent in next.
If a batsman "retires" (usually due to injury) and cannot return, he is actually "not out" and his retirement does not count as a dismissal, though in effect he has been dismissed because his innings is over. Substitute batsmen are not allowed, although substitute fielders are.
A skilled batsman can use a wide array of "shots" or "strokes" in both defensive and attacking mode. The idea is to hit the ball to best effect with the flat surface of the bat's blade. If the ball touches the side of the bat it is called an "edge". Batsmen do not always seek to hit the ball as hard as possible and a good player can score runs just by making a deft stroke with a turn of the wrists or by simply "blocking" the ball but directing it away from fielders so that he has time to take a run.
There is a wide variety of shots played in cricket. The batsman's repertoire includes strokes named according to the style of swing and the direction aimed: e.g., "cut", "drive", "hook", "pull", etc.
Note that a batsman does not have to play a shot and can "leave" the ball to go through to the wicketkeeper, providing he thinks it will not hit his wicket. Equally, he does not have to attempt a run when he hits the ball with his bat. He can deliberately use his leg to block the ball and thereby "pad it away" but this is risky because of the lbw rule.
In the event of an injured batsman being fit to bat but not to run, the umpires and the fielding captain may allow another member of the batting side to be a runner. If possible, the runner must already have batted. The runner's only task is to run between the wickets instead of the injured batsman. The runner is required to wear and carry exactly the same equipment as the incapacitated batsman. It is possible for both batsmen to have runners.
Bowling
A typical bowling action
The bowler reaches his delivery stride by means of a "run-up", although some bowlers with a very slow delivery take no more than a couple of steps before bowling. A fast bowler needs momentum and takes quite a long run-up, running very fast as he does so.
The fastest bowlers can deliver the ball at a speed of over 90 miles per hour (140 km/h) and they sometimes rely on sheer speed to try and defeat the batsman, who is forced to react very quickly to a ball that reaches him in an instant.
Other fast bowlers rely on a mixture of speed and guile. Some fast bowlers make use of the seam of the ball so that it "curves" or "swings" in flight and this type of delivery can deceive a batsman into mistiming his shot so that the ball touches the edge of the bat and can then be "caught behind" by the wicketkeeper or a slip fielder.
At the other end of the bowling scale is the "spinner" who bowls at a relatively slow pace and relies entirely on guile to deceive the batsman. A spinner will often "buy his wicket" by "tossing one up" to lure the batsman into making an adventurous shot. The batsman has to be very wary of such deliveries as they are often "flighted" or spun so that the ball will not behave quite as he expects and he could be "trapped" into getting himself out.
In between the pacemen and the spinners are the "medium pacers" who rely on persistent accuracy to try and contain the rate of scoring and wear down the batsman's concentration.
All bowlers are classified according to their pace or style. The classification, as with much cricket terminology, can be very confusing. Hence, a bowler could be classified as LF, meaning he is a left arm fast bowler; or as LBG, meaning he is a right arm spin bowler who bowls deliveries that are called a "leg break" and a "googly"
During the bowling action the elbow may be held at any angle and may bend further, but may not straighten out. If the elbow straightens illegally then the square-leg umpire may call no ball. The current laws allow a bowler to straighten his arm 15 degrees or less
The bowler reaches his delivery stride by means of a "run-up", although some bowlers with a very slow delivery take no more than a couple of steps before bowling. A fast bowler needs momentum and takes quite a long run-up, running very fast as he does so.
The fastest bowlers can deliver the ball at a speed of over 90 miles per hour (140 km/h) and they sometimes rely on sheer speed to try and defeat the batsman, who is forced to react very quickly to a ball that reaches him in an instant.
Other fast bowlers rely on a mixture of speed and guile. Some fast bowlers make use of the seam of the ball so that it "curves" or "swings" in flight and this type of delivery can deceive a batsman into mistiming his shot so that the ball touches the edge of the bat and can then be "caught behind" by the wicketkeeper or a slip fielder.
At the other end of the bowling scale is the "spinner" who bowls at a relatively slow pace and relies entirely on guile to deceive the batsman. A spinner will often "buy his wicket" by "tossing one up" to lure the batsman into making an adventurous shot. The batsman has to be very wary of such deliveries as they are often "flighted" or spun so that the ball will not behave quite as he expects and he could be "trapped" into getting himself out.
In between the pacemen and the spinners are the "medium pacers" who rely on persistent accuracy to try and contain the rate of scoring and wear down the batsman's concentration.
All bowlers are classified according to their pace or style. The classification, as with much cricket terminology, can be very confusing. Hence, a bowler could be classified as LF, meaning he is a left arm fast bowler; or as LBG, meaning he is a right arm spin bowler who bowls deliveries that are called a "leg break" and a "googly"
During the bowling action the elbow may be held at any angle and may bend further, but may not straighten out. If the elbow straightens illegally then the square-leg umpire may call no ball. The current laws allow a bowler to straighten his arm 15 degrees or less
Fielding
Fielding positions
One of them is the wicket keeper aka "keeper" who operates behind the wicket being defended by the batsman on strike. Wicket-keeping is normally a specialist occupation and his primary job is to gather deliveries that the batsman does not hit, so that the batsmen cannot run byes. He wears special gloves (he is the only fielder allowed to do so), and pads to cover his lower legs. Owing to his position directly behind the striker, the wicket-keeper has a good chance of getting a batsman out caught off a fine edge from the bat. He is the only player who can get a batsman out stumped.
Apart from the one currently bowling, the other nine fielders are tactically deployed by the team captain in chosen position around the field. These positions are not fixed but they are known by specific and sometimes colourful names such as "slip", "third man", "silly mid on" and "long leg". There are always many unprotected areas.
The captain is the most important member of the fielding side as he determines all the tactics including who should bowl (and how); and he is responsible for "setting the field", though usually in consultation with the bowler.
In all forms of cricket, if a fielder gets injured or becomes ill during a match, a substitute is allowed to field instead of him. The substitute cannot bowl, act as a captain or keep wicket. The substitute leaves the field when the injured player is fit to return.
One of them is the wicket keeper aka "keeper" who operates behind the wicket being defended by the batsman on strike. Wicket-keeping is normally a specialist occupation and his primary job is to gather deliveries that the batsman does not hit, so that the batsmen cannot run byes. He wears special gloves (he is the only fielder allowed to do so), and pads to cover his lower legs. Owing to his position directly behind the striker, the wicket-keeper has a good chance of getting a batsman out caught off a fine edge from the bat. He is the only player who can get a batsman out stumped.
Apart from the one currently bowling, the other nine fielders are tactically deployed by the team captain in chosen position around the field. These positions are not fixed but they are known by specific and sometimes colourful names such as "slip", "third man", "silly mid on" and "long leg". There are always many unprotected areas.
The captain is the most important member of the fielding side as he determines all the tactics including who should bowl (and how); and he is responsible for "setting the field", though usually in consultation with the bowler.
In all forms of cricket, if a fielder gets injured or becomes ill during a match, a substitute is allowed to field instead of him. The substitute cannot bowl, act as a captain or keep wicket. The substitute leaves the field when the injured player is fit to return.
Team structure
A team consists of eleven players. Depending on his or her primary skills, a player may be classified as a specialist batsman or bowler. A well-balanced team usually has five or six specialist batsmen and four or five specialist bowlers. Teams nearly always include a specialist wicket keeper because of the importance of this fielding position. Each team is headed by a captain who is responsible for making tactical decisions such as determining the batting order, the placement of fielders and the rotation of bowlers.
A player who excels in both batting and bowling is known as an all-rounder. One who excels as a batsman and wicket-keeper is known as a "wicket-keeper/batsman", sometimes regarded as a type of all-rounder. True all-rounders are rare as most players focus on either batting or bowling skills.
A player who excels in both batting and bowling is known as an all-rounder. One who excels as a batsman and wicket-keeper is known as a "wicket-keeper/batsman", sometimes regarded as a type of all-rounder. True all-rounders are rare as most players focus on either batting or bowling skills.
Innings and Overs
Innings
The innings (always used in the plural form) is the term used for the collective performance of the batting side. In theory, all eleven members of the batting side take a turn to bat but, for various reasons, an "innings" can end before they all do so (see below).
Depending on the type of match being played, each team has one or two innings apiece. The term "innings" is also sometimes used to describe an individual batsman's contribution ("he played a fine innings" etc).
The main aim of the bowler, supported by his fielders, is to dismiss the batsman. A batsman when dismissed is said to be "out" and that means he must leave the field of play and be replaced by the next batsman on his team. When ten batsmen have been dismissed (i.e., are out), then the whole team is dismissed and the innings is over. The last batsman, the one who has not been dismissed, is not allowed to continue alone as there must always be two batsmen "in". This batsman is termed "not out".
If an innings should end before ten batsmen have been dismissed, there are two "not out" batsmen. An innings can end early because the batting side's captain has chosen to "declare" the innings closed, which is a tactical decision; or because the batting side has achieved its target and won the game; or because the game has ended prematurely due to bad weather or running out of time. In limited overs cricket, there might be two batsmen still "in" when the last of the allotted overs has been bowled.
Overs
The bowler bowls the ball in sets of six deliveries (or "balls") and each set of six balls is called an over. This name came about because the umpire calls "Over!" when six balls have been bowled. At this point, another bowler is deployed at the other end and the fielding side changes ends. A bowler cannot bowl two successive overs, although a bowler can bowl unchanged at the same end for several overs. The batsmen do not change ends and so the one who was non-striker is now the striker and vice-versa. The umpires also change positions so that the one who was at square leg now stands behind the wicket at the non-striker's end and vice-versa.
The innings (always used in the plural form) is the term used for the collective performance of the batting side. In theory, all eleven members of the batting side take a turn to bat but, for various reasons, an "innings" can end before they all do so (see below).
Depending on the type of match being played, each team has one or two innings apiece. The term "innings" is also sometimes used to describe an individual batsman's contribution ("he played a fine innings" etc).
The main aim of the bowler, supported by his fielders, is to dismiss the batsman. A batsman when dismissed is said to be "out" and that means he must leave the field of play and be replaced by the next batsman on his team. When ten batsmen have been dismissed (i.e., are out), then the whole team is dismissed and the innings is over. The last batsman, the one who has not been dismissed, is not allowed to continue alone as there must always be two batsmen "in". This batsman is termed "not out".
If an innings should end before ten batsmen have been dismissed, there are two "not out" batsmen. An innings can end early because the batting side's captain has chosen to "declare" the innings closed, which is a tactical decision; or because the batting side has achieved its target and won the game; or because the game has ended prematurely due to bad weather or running out of time. In limited overs cricket, there might be two batsmen still "in" when the last of the allotted overs has been bowled.
Overs
The bowler bowls the ball in sets of six deliveries (or "balls") and each set of six balls is called an over. This name came about because the umpire calls "Over!" when six balls have been bowled. At this point, another bowler is deployed at the other end and the fielding side changes ends. A bowler cannot bowl two successive overs, although a bowler can bowl unchanged at the same end for several overs. The batsmen do not change ends and so the one who was non-striker is now the striker and vice-versa. The umpires also change positions so that the one who was at square leg now stands behind the wicket at the non-striker's end and vice-versa.
Umpires and scorers
The game on the field is regulated by two umpires, one of whom stands behind the wicket at the bowler's end, the other in a position called "square leg" which is several yards behind the batsman on strike. When the bowler delivers the ball, the umpire at the wicket is between the bowler and the non-striker. The umpires confer if there is doubt about playing conditions and can postpone the match by taking the players off the field if necessary: e.g., rain, deterioration of the light, crowd trouble.
Off the field and in televised matches, there is often a third umpire who can make decisions on certain incidents with the aid of video evidence. The third umpire is mandatory under the playing conditions for Test matches and limited overs internationals played between two ICC full members. These matches also have a match referee whose job is to ensure that play is within the laws of cricket and the spirit of the game.
Off the field, the match details including runs and dismissals are recorded by two official scorers, one representing each team. The scorers are directed by the hand signals of an umpire. For example, the umpire raises a forefinger to signal that the batsman is out (has been dismissed); he raises both arms above his head if the batsman has hit the ball for six runs. The scorers are required by the Laws of cricket to record all runs scored, wickets taken and overs bowled. In practice they accumulate much additional data such as bowling analyses and run rates.
Unofficial scoring is carried on by spectators for their own benefit and by media scorers on behalf of broadcasters and newspapers.
Off the field and in televised matches, there is often a third umpire who can make decisions on certain incidents with the aid of video evidence. The third umpire is mandatory under the playing conditions for Test matches and limited overs internationals played between two ICC full members. These matches also have a match referee whose job is to ensure that play is within the laws of cricket and the spirit of the game.
Off the field, the match details including runs and dismissals are recorded by two official scorers, one representing each team. The scorers are directed by the hand signals of an umpire. For example, the umpire raises a forefinger to signal that the batsman is out (has been dismissed); he raises both arms above his head if the batsman has hit the ball for six runs. The scorers are required by the Laws of cricket to record all runs scored, wickets taken and overs bowled. In practice they accumulate much additional data such as bowling analyses and run rates.
Unofficial scoring is carried on by spectators for their own benefit and by media scorers on behalf of broadcasters and newspapers.
Bat and ball
A cricket bat, front and back.
The essence of the sport is that a bowler delivers the ball from his end of the pitch towards the batsman who, armed with a bat is "on strike" at the other end.
The bat is made of wood and has the shape of a blade topped by a cylindrical handle. The blade must not be more than 4.25 inches (108 mm) wide and the total length of the bat not more than 38 inches (970 mm).
The bowler must employ an action in which the elbow does not straighten (within certain tolerance levels) to "bowl" the ball, which is a hard leather seamed spheroid projectile with a circumference limit of 9 inches (230 mm).
The hardness of the ball, which can be delivered at speeds of more than 90 miles per hour (140 km/h), is a matter for concern and batsmen wear protective clothing including "pads" (designed to protect the knees and shins), "batting gloves" for the hands, a helmet for the head and a "box" inside the trousers (to protect the crotch area). Some batsmen wear additional padding inside their shirts and trousers such as thigh pads, arm pads, rib protectors and shoulder pads.
The essence of the sport is that a bowler delivers the ball from his end of the pitch towards the batsman who, armed with a bat is "on strike" at the other end.
The bat is made of wood and has the shape of a blade topped by a cylindrical handle. The blade must not be more than 4.25 inches (108 mm) wide and the total length of the bat not more than 38 inches (970 mm).
The bowler must employ an action in which the elbow does not straighten (within certain tolerance levels) to "bowl" the ball, which is a hard leather seamed spheroid projectile with a circumference limit of 9 inches (230 mm).
The hardness of the ball, which can be delivered at speeds of more than 90 miles per hour (140 km/h), is a matter for concern and batsmen wear protective clothing including "pads" (designed to protect the knees and shins), "batting gloves" for the hands, a helmet for the head and a "box" inside the trousers (to protect the crotch area). Some batsmen wear additional padding inside their shirts and trousers such as thigh pads, arm pads, rib protectors and shoulder pads.
Pitch, wickets and creases
The cricket pitch dimensions
The pitch is 22 yards (20 m) long between the wickets and is 10 feet (3.0 m) wide. It is a flat surface and has very short grass that tends to be worn away as the game progresses. The "condition" of the pitch has a significant bearing on the match and team tactics are always determined with the state of the pitch, both current and anticipated, as a deciding factor.
Each wicket consists of three wooden stumps placed in a straight line and surmounted by two wooden crosspieces called bails, the total height of the wicket including bails is 28.5 inches (720 mm) and the combined width of the three stumps is 9 inches (230 mm).
Four lines (aka creases) are painted onto the pitch around the wicket areas to define the batsman's "safe territory" and to determine the limit of the bowler's approach. These are called the "popping" (or batting) crease, the bowling crease and two "return" creases.
A wicket consists of three stumps that are hammered into the ground, and topped with two bails.
The stumps are placed in line on the bowling creases and so these must be 22 yards (20 m) apart. A bowling crease is 8 feet 8 inches (2.6 m) long with the middle stump placed dead centre. The popping crease has the same length, is parallel to the bowling crease and is 4 feet (1.2 m) in front of the wicket. The return creases are perpendicular to the other two; they are adjoined to the ends of the popping crease and are drawn through the ends of the bowling crease to a length of at least 8 feet (2.4 m).
When bowling the ball, the bowler's back foot in his "delivery stride" must land within the two return creases while his front foot must land on or behind the popping crease. If he breaks this rule, the umpire calls "No ball".
The batsman uses the popping crease at his end to stand when facing the bowler but it is more important to him that because it marks the limit of his safe territory and he can be stumped or run out (see Dismissals below) if the wicket is broken while he is "out of his ground".
Pitches vary in consistency, and thus in the amount of bounce, spin, and seam movement available to the bowler. Hard pitches are usually good to bat on because of high but even bounce. Dry pitches tend to deteriorate for batting as cracks often appear, and when this happens spinners can play a major role. Damp pitches, or pitches covered in grass (termed "green" pitches), allow good fast bowlers to extract extra bounce and seam movement. Such pitches tend to offer help to fast bowlers throughout the match, but become better for batting as the game goes on.
The pitch is 22 yards (20 m) long between the wickets and is 10 feet (3.0 m) wide. It is a flat surface and has very short grass that tends to be worn away as the game progresses. The "condition" of the pitch has a significant bearing on the match and team tactics are always determined with the state of the pitch, both current and anticipated, as a deciding factor.
Each wicket consists of three wooden stumps placed in a straight line and surmounted by two wooden crosspieces called bails, the total height of the wicket including bails is 28.5 inches (720 mm) and the combined width of the three stumps is 9 inches (230 mm).
Four lines (aka creases) are painted onto the pitch around the wicket areas to define the batsman's "safe territory" and to determine the limit of the bowler's approach. These are called the "popping" (or batting) crease, the bowling crease and two "return" creases.
A wicket consists of three stumps that are hammered into the ground, and topped with two bails.
The stumps are placed in line on the bowling creases and so these must be 22 yards (20 m) apart. A bowling crease is 8 feet 8 inches (2.6 m) long with the middle stump placed dead centre. The popping crease has the same length, is parallel to the bowling crease and is 4 feet (1.2 m) in front of the wicket. The return creases are perpendicular to the other two; they are adjoined to the ends of the popping crease and are drawn through the ends of the bowling crease to a length of at least 8 feet (2.4 m).
When bowling the ball, the bowler's back foot in his "delivery stride" must land within the two return creases while his front foot must land on or behind the popping crease. If he breaks this rule, the umpire calls "No ball".
The batsman uses the popping crease at his end to stand when facing the bowler but it is more important to him that because it marks the limit of his safe territory and he can be stumped or run out (see Dismissals below) if the wicket is broken while he is "out of his ground".
Pitches vary in consistency, and thus in the amount of bounce, spin, and seam movement available to the bowler. Hard pitches are usually good to bat on because of high but even bounce. Dry pitches tend to deteriorate for batting as cracks often appear, and when this happens spinners can play a major role. Damp pitches, or pitches covered in grass (termed "green" pitches), allow good fast bowlers to extract extra bounce and seam movement. Such pitches tend to offer help to fast bowlers throughout the match, but become better for batting as the game goes on.
Objectives
Objectives
A cricket field.
A cricket match is played between two teams (or sides) of eleven players each on a field of variable size and shape. The ground is grassy and is prepared by groundsmen whose jobs include fertilising, mowing, rolling and leveling the surface. Field diameters of 140–160 yards (130–150 m) are usual. The perimeter of the field is known as the boundary and this is sometimes painted and sometimes marked by a rope that encircles the outer edge of the field. The field may be round, square or oval – one of cricket's most famous venues is called the oval
In simple terms, the objects of each team are to score more "runs" than the other team and to completely "dismiss" the other team. In one form of cricket, winning the game is achieved by scoring the most runs, even if the opposition has not been completely dismissed. In another form, it is necessary to score the most runs and dismiss the opposition in order to win the match, which would otherwise be drawn.
Before play commences, the two team captains toss a coin to decide which team shall bat or bowl first. The captain who wins the toss makes his decision on the basis of tactical considerations which may include the current and expected pitch and weather conditions.
The key action takes place in a specially prepared area of the field (generally in the centre) that is called the "pitch". At either end of the pitch, 22 yards (20 m) apart, are placed the "wickets". These serve as a target for the "bowling" aka "fielding" side and are defended by the "batting" side which seeks to accumulate runs. Basically, a run is scored when the "batsman" has literally run the length of the pitch after hitting the ball with his bat, although as explained below there are many ways of scoring runs If the batsmen are not attempting to score any more runs, the ball is "dead" and is returned to the bowler to be bowled again.
The bowling side seeks to dismiss the batsmen by various means until the batting side is "all out", whereupon the side that was bowling takes its turn to bat and the side that was batting must "take the field"
In normal circumstances, there are 15 people on the field while a match is in play. Two of these are the "umpires" who regulate all on-field activity. Two are the batsmen, one of whom is the "striker" as he is facing the bowling; the other is called the "non-striker". The roles of the batsmen are interchangeable as runs are scored and "overs" are completed. The fielding side has all 11 players on the field together. One of them is the "bowler", another is the "wicketkeeper" and the other nine are called "fielders". The wicketkeeper (or keeper) is nearly always a specialist but any of the fielders can be called upon to bowl.
A cricket field.
A cricket match is played between two teams (or sides) of eleven players each on a field of variable size and shape. The ground is grassy and is prepared by groundsmen whose jobs include fertilising, mowing, rolling and leveling the surface. Field diameters of 140–160 yards (130–150 m) are usual. The perimeter of the field is known as the boundary and this is sometimes painted and sometimes marked by a rope that encircles the outer edge of the field. The field may be round, square or oval – one of cricket's most famous venues is called the oval
In simple terms, the objects of each team are to score more "runs" than the other team and to completely "dismiss" the other team. In one form of cricket, winning the game is achieved by scoring the most runs, even if the opposition has not been completely dismissed. In another form, it is necessary to score the most runs and dismiss the opposition in order to win the match, which would otherwise be drawn.
Before play commences, the two team captains toss a coin to decide which team shall bat or bowl first. The captain who wins the toss makes his decision on the basis of tactical considerations which may include the current and expected pitch and weather conditions.
The key action takes place in a specially prepared area of the field (generally in the centre) that is called the "pitch". At either end of the pitch, 22 yards (20 m) apart, are placed the "wickets". These serve as a target for the "bowling" aka "fielding" side and are defended by the "batting" side which seeks to accumulate runs. Basically, a run is scored when the "batsman" has literally run the length of the pitch after hitting the ball with his bat, although as explained below there are many ways of scoring runs If the batsmen are not attempting to score any more runs, the ball is "dead" and is returned to the bowler to be bowled again.
The bowling side seeks to dismiss the batsmen by various means until the batting side is "all out", whereupon the side that was bowling takes its turn to bat and the side that was batting must "take the field"
In normal circumstances, there are 15 people on the field while a match is in play. Two of these are the "umpires" who regulate all on-field activity. Two are the batsmen, one of whom is the "striker" as he is facing the bowling; the other is called the "non-striker". The roles of the batsmen are interchangeable as runs are scored and "overs" are completed. The fielding side has all 11 players on the field together. One of them is the "bowler", another is the "wicketkeeper" and the other nine are called "fielders". The wicketkeeper (or keeper) is nearly always a specialist but any of the fielders can be called upon to bowl.
Origin of cricket
Origin of Cricket
Cricket's origin is obscure. Evidence suggests it was played in England in the 12th–13th century, and it was popular there by the end of the 17th century. By the mid-18th century. the aristocracy had adopted the game. In 1744 the London Cricket Club produced what are recognizably the rules of modern cricket. The Marylebone Cricket Club, one of the oldest (1787) cricket organizations, is the game's international governing body.
Principal Modern Matches
In Great Britain the principal cricket matches are those between the universities (especially Oxford and Cambridge) and between largely professional teams representing the English counties. Among international, or test, matches (begun 1877), the most famous is that between Australia and Britain for the “Ashes.” Since the 1970s the West Indies (a team assembled from several nations), India, Pakistan, and South Africa have challenged English and Australian claims to world dominance.
Recent Developments
In the early 21st cent., Twenty20, a new version of cricket with a much faster, more compressed format, emerged in India. A typical Twenty20 game lasts about three hours, in contrast to the regular cricket's customary five-day test match. Twenty20 is played by a much younger and fitter group of cricketers, whose vigorous athleticism is also in sharp contrast to the play of the older, traditional players. In 2007, 27 games were played by 12 countries in the first Twenty20 world tournament.
Cricket is a bat-and-ball team sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries. A cricket match is contested by two teams, usually of eleven players each and is played on a grass field in the centre of which is a flat strip of ground 22 yards (20 m) long called a pitch. A wicket, usually made of wood, is placed at each end of the pitch and used as a target.
The bowler, a player from the fielding team, bowls a hard leather, fist-sized, 5.5 ounces (160 g) cricket ball from the vicinity of one wicket towards the other, which is guarded by the batsman , a player from the opposing team. The ball usually bounces once before reaching the batsman. In defence of his wicket, the batsman plays the ball with a wooden cricket bat. Meanwhile, the other members of the bowler's team stand in various positions around the field as fielders, players who retrieve the ball in an effort to stop the batsman scoring runs, and if possible to get him or her out. The batsman — if he or she does not get out — may run between the wickets, exchanging ends with a second batsman (the "non-striker"), who has been stationed at the other end of the pitch. Each completed exchange of ends scores one run. Runs are also scored if the batsman hits the ball to the boundary of the playing area. The number of runs scored and the number of players out are the main factors that determine the eventual result of the match.
There are several variations as to how long a game of cricket can last. In professional cricket this can be anything from a match limited to 20 overs per side to a game played over 5 days. Depending on the length of the game being played, there are different rules that govern how a game is won, lost, drawn or tied.
Cricket is essentially an outdoor sport, certainly at major level, and some games are played under floodlights. It cannot be played in poor weather due to the risk of accidents and so it is a seasonal sport. For example, it is played during the summer in Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, while in the West Indies, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh it is played mostly during the winter to escape the hurricane and monsoon seasons.
Governance rests primarily with the internationl cricket council (ICC), based in Dubai, which organises the sport worldwide via the domestic controlling bodies of the member countries. The ICC administers both men's and women cricket , both versions being played at international level. Although men cannot play women's cricket, the rules do not disqualify women from playing in a men's team.
The rules are in the form of a code known as The laws of cricket and these are maintained by the marylebone cricket club (MCC), based in London, in consultation with the ICC and the domestic boards of control.
Cricket's origin is obscure. Evidence suggests it was played in England in the 12th–13th century, and it was popular there by the end of the 17th century. By the mid-18th century. the aristocracy had adopted the game. In 1744 the London Cricket Club produced what are recognizably the rules of modern cricket. The Marylebone Cricket Club, one of the oldest (1787) cricket organizations, is the game's international governing body.
Principal Modern Matches
In Great Britain the principal cricket matches are those between the universities (especially Oxford and Cambridge) and between largely professional teams representing the English counties. Among international, or test, matches (begun 1877), the most famous is that between Australia and Britain for the “Ashes.” Since the 1970s the West Indies (a team assembled from several nations), India, Pakistan, and South Africa have challenged English and Australian claims to world dominance.
Recent Developments
In the early 21st cent., Twenty20, a new version of cricket with a much faster, more compressed format, emerged in India. A typical Twenty20 game lasts about three hours, in contrast to the regular cricket's customary five-day test match. Twenty20 is played by a much younger and fitter group of cricketers, whose vigorous athleticism is also in sharp contrast to the play of the older, traditional players. In 2007, 27 games were played by 12 countries in the first Twenty20 world tournament.
Cricket is a bat-and-ball team sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries. A cricket match is contested by two teams, usually of eleven players each and is played on a grass field in the centre of which is a flat strip of ground 22 yards (20 m) long called a pitch. A wicket, usually made of wood, is placed at each end of the pitch and used as a target.
The bowler, a player from the fielding team, bowls a hard leather, fist-sized, 5.5 ounces (160 g) cricket ball from the vicinity of one wicket towards the other, which is guarded by the batsman , a player from the opposing team. The ball usually bounces once before reaching the batsman. In defence of his wicket, the batsman plays the ball with a wooden cricket bat. Meanwhile, the other members of the bowler's team stand in various positions around the field as fielders, players who retrieve the ball in an effort to stop the batsman scoring runs, and if possible to get him or her out. The batsman — if he or she does not get out — may run between the wickets, exchanging ends with a second batsman (the "non-striker"), who has been stationed at the other end of the pitch. Each completed exchange of ends scores one run. Runs are also scored if the batsman hits the ball to the boundary of the playing area. The number of runs scored and the number of players out are the main factors that determine the eventual result of the match.
There are several variations as to how long a game of cricket can last. In professional cricket this can be anything from a match limited to 20 overs per side to a game played over 5 days. Depending on the length of the game being played, there are different rules that govern how a game is won, lost, drawn or tied.
Cricket is essentially an outdoor sport, certainly at major level, and some games are played under floodlights. It cannot be played in poor weather due to the risk of accidents and so it is a seasonal sport. For example, it is played during the summer in Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, while in the West Indies, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh it is played mostly during the winter to escape the hurricane and monsoon seasons.
Governance rests primarily with the internationl cricket council (ICC), based in Dubai, which organises the sport worldwide via the domestic controlling bodies of the member countries. The ICC administers both men's and women cricket , both versions being played at international level. Although men cannot play women's cricket, the rules do not disqualify women from playing in a men's team.
The rules are in the form of a code known as The laws of cricket and these are maintained by the marylebone cricket club (MCC), based in London, in consultation with the ICC and the domestic boards of control.
Rules of game
Basic Rules of game
Cricket is played by two teams of eleven on a level, closely cut oval “pitch” preferably measuring about 525 ft by about 550 ft . Two wickets are placed 66 ft apart near the middle of the field. A wicket consists of two wooden crosspieces (bails) resting on three wooden stumps 28 in. high.
At each wicket stands a batsman. If the opposing bowler, delivering the ball from near the opposing wicket, knocks down the bails of the batsman's wicket, the batsman is retired. In delivering the hard, leather-covered ball, the bowler throws overarm but may not bend the arm, and the ball usually approaches the batsman on one bounce. After six bowls to one batsman, an umpire (there is one at each wicket) calls “over,” and another bowler begins bowling to the batsman's partner at the opposing wicket. The players in the field shift position according to the batsmen.
If the batsman hits the ball with his willow paddle-shaped bat far enough so that both batsmen may run to exchange places, a run is scored. When the ball is hit a long distance (in any direction, since there are no foul lines), up to four exchanges or runs may be made. (If the ball crosses the boundary of the field on the ground, four runs are scored automatically; if it clears the boundary in the air, six are scored.) However, if the opposing team recovers the ball and uses it to knock down the bails of a wicket before the batsman reaches it, the batsman is out. A batsman is also retired if an opposing fielder catches a batted ball on the fly, or for any of several more technical reasons. An outstanding turn at bat may result in more than 100 runs, a “century.”
A game usually consists of two innings; in one innings all players on each team bat once in a fixed order (unless a team, having scored what it considers runs adequate to win, chooses to retire without completing its order); a game may take several days to complete. Substitutions are allowed only for serious injury.
Cricket is played by two teams of eleven on a level, closely cut oval “pitch” preferably measuring about 525 ft by about 550 ft . Two wickets are placed 66 ft apart near the middle of the field. A wicket consists of two wooden crosspieces (bails) resting on three wooden stumps 28 in. high.
At each wicket stands a batsman. If the opposing bowler, delivering the ball from near the opposing wicket, knocks down the bails of the batsman's wicket, the batsman is retired. In delivering the hard, leather-covered ball, the bowler throws overarm but may not bend the arm, and the ball usually approaches the batsman on one bounce. After six bowls to one batsman, an umpire (there is one at each wicket) calls “over,” and another bowler begins bowling to the batsman's partner at the opposing wicket. The players in the field shift position according to the batsmen.
If the batsman hits the ball with his willow paddle-shaped bat far enough so that both batsmen may run to exchange places, a run is scored. When the ball is hit a long distance (in any direction, since there are no foul lines), up to four exchanges or runs may be made. (If the ball crosses the boundary of the field on the ground, four runs are scored automatically; if it clears the boundary in the air, six are scored.) However, if the opposing team recovers the ball and uses it to knock down the bails of a wicket before the batsman reaches it, the batsman is out. A batsman is also retired if an opposing fielder catches a batted ball on the fly, or for any of several more technical reasons. An outstanding turn at bat may result in more than 100 runs, a “century.”
A game usually consists of two innings; in one innings all players on each team bat once in a fixed order (unless a team, having scored what it considers runs adequate to win, chooses to retire without completing its order); a game may take several days to complete. Substitutions are allowed only for serious injury.
Cricket Encyclopedia
cricket
1. An outdoor game played with bats, a ball, and wickets by two teams of 11 players each.
Cricket Encyclopedia
Game played by two teams with a ball and bat on a large field centring on two wickets. Each wicket is two sets of three sticks. The teams have 11 players each. A bowler from the defending team throws the ball (with a straight-arm overhand delivery), attempting to hit the wicket, which is one of several ways the batsman may be put out. The team batting fields two batsman at a time, and the batsman being bowled to (the striker) tries to hit the ball away from the wicket. If the batsman hits the ball away from the wicket but has no time to run to the opposite wicket, he need not run; play will resume with another bowl. After a hit, when possible, the striker and the second batsman (the nonstriker) at the other wicket change places. Each time both batsmen can reach the opposite wicket, one run is scored. The batsmen may continue to cross back and forth between the wickets, earning an additional run for each time both reach the opposite side. Matches are divided into innings consisting of one turn at bat for each team; depending on pregame agreement, a match may consist of either one or two innings. Cricket's origins are uncertain, but the first set of rules was written in 1744. During England's colonial era, cricket was exported to countries around the world.
1. An outdoor game played with bats, a ball, and wickets by two teams of 11 players each.
Cricket Encyclopedia
Game played by two teams with a ball and bat on a large field centring on two wickets. Each wicket is two sets of three sticks. The teams have 11 players each. A bowler from the defending team throws the ball (with a straight-arm overhand delivery), attempting to hit the wicket, which is one of several ways the batsman may be put out. The team batting fields two batsman at a time, and the batsman being bowled to (the striker) tries to hit the ball away from the wicket. If the batsman hits the ball away from the wicket but has no time to run to the opposite wicket, he need not run; play will resume with another bowl. After a hit, when possible, the striker and the second batsman (the nonstriker) at the other wicket change places. Each time both batsmen can reach the opposite wicket, one run is scored. The batsmen may continue to cross back and forth between the wickets, earning an additional run for each time both reach the opposite side. Matches are divided into innings consisting of one turn at bat for each team; depending on pregame agreement, a match may consist of either one or two innings. Cricket's origins are uncertain, but the first set of rules was written in 1744. During England's colonial era, cricket was exported to countries around the world.
IPL T20 cricket schedule
IPL T 20 matches have become a big hit in India. IPL is nothing but Indian Premier League cricket matches that are player in new T20 format of cricket. Now a days, everyone in India is sticking to their TVs in the evenings and everyone is excited to know the IPL T20 schedule including me and my friends. So I thought it’s better that I keep it handy here for all of you to refer to.
IPL Schedule
April 19 : Delhi v Jaipur at Delhi
April 20: Mumbai v Bangalore at Mumbai;Kolkata v Hyderabad at Kolkata
April 21: Jaipur v Mohali at Jaipur
April 22: Hyderabad v Delhi at Hyderabad
April 23: Chennai v Mumbai at Chennai
April 24: Hyderabad v Jaipur at Hyderabad
April 25: Mohali v Mumbai at Mohali
April 26: Bangalore v Jaipur at Bangalore; Chennai v Kolkata at Chennai
April 27: Mumbai v Hyderabad at Mumbai;Mohali v Delhi at Mohali
April 28: Bangalore v Chennai at Bangalore
April 29: Kolkata v Mumbai at Kolkata
April 30: Delhi v Bangalore at Delhi.
May 1: Hyderabad v Mohali at Hyderabad; Jaipur v Kolkata at Jaipur
May 2: Chennai v Delhi at Chennai.
May 3: Hyderabad at Bangalore at Hyderabad; Mohali v Kolkata at Mohali
May 4: Mumbai v Delhi at Mumbai; Jaipur v Chennai at Jaipur
May 5: Bangalore v Mohali at Bangalore
May 6: Chennai v Hyderabad at Chennai
May 7: Mumbai v Jaipur at Mumbai
May 8: Delhi v Chennai at Delhi; Kolkata v Bangalore at Kolkata
May 9: Jaipur v Hyderabad at Jaipur
May 10: Bangalore v Mumbai at Bangalore; Chennai v Mohali at Chennai
May 11: Hyderabad v Kolkata at Hyderabad; Jaipur v Delhi at Jaipur
May 12: Mohali v Bangalore at Mohali
May 13: Kolkata v Delhi at Kolkata
May 14: Mumbai v Chennai at Mumbai;Mohali v Jaipur at Mohali
May 15: Delhi v Hyderabad at Delhi
May 16: Mumbai v Kolkata at Mumbai
May 17: Delhi v Mohali at Delhi; Jaipur v Bangalore at Jaipur
May 18: Hyderabad v Mumbai at Hyderabad; Kolkata v Chenna at Kolkata
May 19: Bangalore v Delhi at Bangalore
May 20: Kolkata v Jaipur at Kolkata
May 21: Mumbai v Mohali at Mumbai; Chennai v Bangalore at Chennai
May 22: Delhi v Kolkata at Delhi
May 23: Mohali v Hyderabad at Mohali.
May 24: Delhi v Mumbai at Delhi; Chennai v Jaipur at Chennai
May 25: Bangalore v Hyderabad at Bangalore; Kolkata v Mohali at Kolkata
May 26: Jaipur v Mumbai at Jaipur
May 27: Hyderabad v Chennai at Hyderabad
May 28 and 29: Rest days
May 30: First semi-final at Mumbai
May 31: Second semi-final at Mumbai
June 1: Final at Mumbai
IPL Teams and Players
Bangalore Royal Challengers Squad
Rahul Dravid*, Abdur Razzak, Balachandra Akhil, KP Appanna, Jagadeesh Arunkumar, Mark Boucher, Nathan Bracken, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Bharat Chipli, Shreevats Goswami, Wasim Jaffer, Sunil Joshi, Jacques Kallis, Zaheer Khan, Virat Kohli, Praveen Kumar, Anil Kumble, Misbah-ul-Haq, Devraj Patil, Dale Steyn, Ross Taylor, Cameron White, Vinay Kumar
Chennai Super Kings Squad
MS Dhoni*, Viraj Vilas Kadbe, Palani Amarnath, Manpreet Gony, Srikkanth Anirudha, R Ashwin, Subramaniam Badrinath, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Napoleon Einstein, Stephen Fleming, Matthew Hayden, Michael Hussey, Shadab Jakati, Joginder Sharma, Arun Karthik, Suresh Kumar, Albie Morkel, Abhinav Mukund, Muttiah Muralitharan, Makhaya Ntini, Jacob Oram, Parthiv Patel, Suresh Raina, Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan
Deccan Chargers Squad
VVS Laxman*, Sanjay Bangar, Halhadar Das, Herschelle Gibbs, Adam Gilchrist, Doddapaneni Kalyankrishna, Pragyan Ojha, Dwaraka Ravi Teja, PM Sarvesh Kumar, Shahid Afridi, Rohit Sharma, Chamara Silva, RP Singh, Scott Styris, Andrew Symonds, Chaminda Vaas, Venugopal Rao, Paidikalva Vijaykumar, Arjun Yadav, Nuwan Zoysa, Robin Singh
Delhi Daredevils Squad
Virender Sehwag*, Rajat Bhatia, AB de Villiers, Shikhar Dhawan, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Gautam Gambhir, Brett Geeves, Dinesh Karthik, Glenn McGrath, Farveez Maharoof, Yo Mahesh, Mithun Manhas, Amit Mishra, Mohammad Asif, Yogesh Nagar, Pradeep Sangwan, Shoaib Malik, Mayank Tehlan, Manoj Tiwary, Daniel Vettori, Tejashwi Yadav
Kings XI Punjab Squad
Yuvraj Singh*, Ajitesh Argal, Piyush Chawla, Pankaj Dharmani, Rishi Dhawan, Karan Goel, James Hopes, Mahela Jayawardene, Simon Katich, Uday Kaul, Sahil Kukreja, Brett Lee, Kyle Mills, Wilkin Mota, Irfan Pathan, Luke Pomersbach, Ramesh Powar, Nitin Saini, Kumar Sangakkara, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Vikram Singh, Sunny Sohal, Sreesanth, Tanmay Srivastava
Kolkata Knight Riders Squad
Sourav Ganguly*, Siddarth Kaul, Wriddhiman Prasanta Saha, Ajit Agarkar, Rohan Banerjee, Aakash Chopra, Debabrata Das, Chris Gayle, David Hussey, Iqbal Abdulla, Murali Kartik, Saurasish Lahiri, Brendon McCullum, Mohammad Hafeez, Ricky Ponting, Cheteshwar Pujara, Salman Butt, Ishant Sharma, Shoaib Akhtar, Laxmi Shukla, Tatenda Taibu, Umar Gul, Yashpal Singh
Mumbai Indians Squad
Sachin Tendulkar*, Loots Bosman, Ankeet Chavan, Siddharth Chitnis, Gaurav Dhiman, Dilhara Fernando, Harbhajan Singh, Sanath Jayasuriya, Musavir Khote, Dhawal Kulkarni, Lasith Malinga, Abhishek Nayar, Ashish Nehra, Manish Pandey, Rajesh Pawar, Shaun Pollock, Ashwell Prince, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohan Raje, Luke Ronchi, Pinal Shah, Swapnil Singh, Yogesh Vijay Takawale, Dominic Thornely, Saurabh Tiwary, Robin Uthappa, Vikrant Yeligati
Rajastan Royals Squad
Shane Warne*, Aditya Angle, Swapnil Asnodkar, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammad Kaif, Kamran Akmal**, Sumit Khatri, Taruwar Kohli, Justin Langer, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Parag More, Morne Morkel, Pankaj Singh, Munaf Patel, Niraj Patel, Yusuf Pathan, Mahesh Rawat, Anup Revandkar, Dinesh Salunke, Jaydev Shah, Graeme Smith, Sohail Tanvir, Siddharth Trivedi, Shane Watson, Younis Khan
IPL Schedule
April 19 : Delhi v Jaipur at Delhi
April 20: Mumbai v Bangalore at Mumbai;Kolkata v Hyderabad at Kolkata
April 21: Jaipur v Mohali at Jaipur
April 22: Hyderabad v Delhi at Hyderabad
April 23: Chennai v Mumbai at Chennai
April 24: Hyderabad v Jaipur at Hyderabad
April 25: Mohali v Mumbai at Mohali
April 26: Bangalore v Jaipur at Bangalore; Chennai v Kolkata at Chennai
April 27: Mumbai v Hyderabad at Mumbai;Mohali v Delhi at Mohali
April 28: Bangalore v Chennai at Bangalore
April 29: Kolkata v Mumbai at Kolkata
April 30: Delhi v Bangalore at Delhi.
May 1: Hyderabad v Mohali at Hyderabad; Jaipur v Kolkata at Jaipur
May 2: Chennai v Delhi at Chennai.
May 3: Hyderabad at Bangalore at Hyderabad; Mohali v Kolkata at Mohali
May 4: Mumbai v Delhi at Mumbai; Jaipur v Chennai at Jaipur
May 5: Bangalore v Mohali at Bangalore
May 6: Chennai v Hyderabad at Chennai
May 7: Mumbai v Jaipur at Mumbai
May 8: Delhi v Chennai at Delhi; Kolkata v Bangalore at Kolkata
May 9: Jaipur v Hyderabad at Jaipur
May 10: Bangalore v Mumbai at Bangalore; Chennai v Mohali at Chennai
May 11: Hyderabad v Kolkata at Hyderabad; Jaipur v Delhi at Jaipur
May 12: Mohali v Bangalore at Mohali
May 13: Kolkata v Delhi at Kolkata
May 14: Mumbai v Chennai at Mumbai;Mohali v Jaipur at Mohali
May 15: Delhi v Hyderabad at Delhi
May 16: Mumbai v Kolkata at Mumbai
May 17: Delhi v Mohali at Delhi; Jaipur v Bangalore at Jaipur
May 18: Hyderabad v Mumbai at Hyderabad; Kolkata v Chenna at Kolkata
May 19: Bangalore v Delhi at Bangalore
May 20: Kolkata v Jaipur at Kolkata
May 21: Mumbai v Mohali at Mumbai; Chennai v Bangalore at Chennai
May 22: Delhi v Kolkata at Delhi
May 23: Mohali v Hyderabad at Mohali.
May 24: Delhi v Mumbai at Delhi; Chennai v Jaipur at Chennai
May 25: Bangalore v Hyderabad at Bangalore; Kolkata v Mohali at Kolkata
May 26: Jaipur v Mumbai at Jaipur
May 27: Hyderabad v Chennai at Hyderabad
May 28 and 29: Rest days
May 30: First semi-final at Mumbai
May 31: Second semi-final at Mumbai
June 1: Final at Mumbai
IPL Teams and Players
Bangalore Royal Challengers Squad
Rahul Dravid*, Abdur Razzak, Balachandra Akhil, KP Appanna, Jagadeesh Arunkumar, Mark Boucher, Nathan Bracken, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Bharat Chipli, Shreevats Goswami, Wasim Jaffer, Sunil Joshi, Jacques Kallis, Zaheer Khan, Virat Kohli, Praveen Kumar, Anil Kumble, Misbah-ul-Haq, Devraj Patil, Dale Steyn, Ross Taylor, Cameron White, Vinay Kumar
Chennai Super Kings Squad
MS Dhoni*, Viraj Vilas Kadbe, Palani Amarnath, Manpreet Gony, Srikkanth Anirudha, R Ashwin, Subramaniam Badrinath, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Napoleon Einstein, Stephen Fleming, Matthew Hayden, Michael Hussey, Shadab Jakati, Joginder Sharma, Arun Karthik, Suresh Kumar, Albie Morkel, Abhinav Mukund, Muttiah Muralitharan, Makhaya Ntini, Jacob Oram, Parthiv Patel, Suresh Raina, Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan
Deccan Chargers Squad
VVS Laxman*, Sanjay Bangar, Halhadar Das, Herschelle Gibbs, Adam Gilchrist, Doddapaneni Kalyankrishna, Pragyan Ojha, Dwaraka Ravi Teja, PM Sarvesh Kumar, Shahid Afridi, Rohit Sharma, Chamara Silva, RP Singh, Scott Styris, Andrew Symonds, Chaminda Vaas, Venugopal Rao, Paidikalva Vijaykumar, Arjun Yadav, Nuwan Zoysa, Robin Singh
Delhi Daredevils Squad
Virender Sehwag*, Rajat Bhatia, AB de Villiers, Shikhar Dhawan, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Gautam Gambhir, Brett Geeves, Dinesh Karthik, Glenn McGrath, Farveez Maharoof, Yo Mahesh, Mithun Manhas, Amit Mishra, Mohammad Asif, Yogesh Nagar, Pradeep Sangwan, Shoaib Malik, Mayank Tehlan, Manoj Tiwary, Daniel Vettori, Tejashwi Yadav
Kings XI Punjab Squad
Yuvraj Singh*, Ajitesh Argal, Piyush Chawla, Pankaj Dharmani, Rishi Dhawan, Karan Goel, James Hopes, Mahela Jayawardene, Simon Katich, Uday Kaul, Sahil Kukreja, Brett Lee, Kyle Mills, Wilkin Mota, Irfan Pathan, Luke Pomersbach, Ramesh Powar, Nitin Saini, Kumar Sangakkara, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Vikram Singh, Sunny Sohal, Sreesanth, Tanmay Srivastava
Kolkata Knight Riders Squad
Sourav Ganguly*, Siddarth Kaul, Wriddhiman Prasanta Saha, Ajit Agarkar, Rohan Banerjee, Aakash Chopra, Debabrata Das, Chris Gayle, David Hussey, Iqbal Abdulla, Murali Kartik, Saurasish Lahiri, Brendon McCullum, Mohammad Hafeez, Ricky Ponting, Cheteshwar Pujara, Salman Butt, Ishant Sharma, Shoaib Akhtar, Laxmi Shukla, Tatenda Taibu, Umar Gul, Yashpal Singh
Mumbai Indians Squad
Sachin Tendulkar*, Loots Bosman, Ankeet Chavan, Siddharth Chitnis, Gaurav Dhiman, Dilhara Fernando, Harbhajan Singh, Sanath Jayasuriya, Musavir Khote, Dhawal Kulkarni, Lasith Malinga, Abhishek Nayar, Ashish Nehra, Manish Pandey, Rajesh Pawar, Shaun Pollock, Ashwell Prince, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohan Raje, Luke Ronchi, Pinal Shah, Swapnil Singh, Yogesh Vijay Takawale, Dominic Thornely, Saurabh Tiwary, Robin Uthappa, Vikrant Yeligati
Rajastan Royals Squad
Shane Warne*, Aditya Angle, Swapnil Asnodkar, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammad Kaif, Kamran Akmal**, Sumit Khatri, Taruwar Kohli, Justin Langer, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Parag More, Morne Morkel, Pankaj Singh, Munaf Patel, Niraj Patel, Yusuf Pathan, Mahesh Rawat, Anup Revandkar, Dinesh Salunke, Jaydev Shah, Graeme Smith, Sohail Tanvir, Siddharth Trivedi, Shane Watson, Younis Khan
cricket's new born baby
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a franchise-based Twenty20 competition organised by the BCCI, and it has official sanction since it has the backing of the ICC. It features the world's best cricketers playing - their affiliation decided by open auction - for eight city-based franchises, owned by a host of businessmen and celebrity consortiums.
1. Mahendra Dhoni (India) $1.5m to Chennai
2. Andrew Symonds (Australia) $1.35m to Hyderabad
3. Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) $975,000 to Mumbai
4. Ishant Sharma (India) $950,000 to Kolkata
5. Irfan Pathan (India) $925,000 to Mohali
6. Brett Lee (Australia) $900,000 to Mohali
6. Jacques Kallis (South Africa) $900,000 to Bangalore
8. RP Singh (India) $875,000 to Hyderabad
9. Harbhajan Singh (India) $850,000 to Mumbai
10. Chris Gayle (West Indies) $800,000 to Kolkata
10. Robin Uthappa (India) $800,000 to Mumbai
12. Rohit Sharma (India) $750,000 to Hyderabad
13. Gautam Gambhir (India) $725,000 to Delhi
14. Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) $700,000 to Kolkata
14. Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) $700,000 to Mohali
14. Adam Gilchrist (Australia) $700,000 to Hyderabad
17. Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) $675,000 to Hyderabad
17. Jacob Oram (New Zealand) $675,000 to Chennai
17. Albie Morkel (South Africa) $675,000 to Chennai
17. Mohammad Kaif (India) $675,000 to Jaipur
17. Manoj Tiwary (India) $675,000 to Delhi
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