The cut shot is an attacking cricket shot which is designed as a boundary hitting shot. The square cut cricket shot is played when the bowler bowls a short ball, wide of off-stump. This is a power hitting shot as a full swing is made with the bat striking the cricket ball on a horizontal angle. This shot can be broken into separate segments. These include...
· Footwork (positioning)
· Impact
· Follow-through
Footwork (positioning):
The positioning of the body is the key to a successful cut shot. The first movement of the cut shot is the back foot moves across the off-stump. The bat is taken back above the back shoulder. Most of the body weight should be on the back foot. The head should be kept still, creating balance in the shot.
Impact:
The strike of the cricket ball should be made with a downward blow, with the arms at full extension. This will generate power, making the cut shot a run scoring shot. As impact is being made with the cricket ball, the wrists should roll slightly. This, with the downward strike of the cricket ball will keep it along the ground, taking away the chance of being caught. Keeping a still head will maintain balance through-out the shot.
Follow-through:
The bat should follow through over the front shoulder. The head should remain still, with the weight still on the back foot. This will enable the batsmen to remain balanced, producing a well timed, powerful cut shot.
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Sunday, August 23, 2009
The Historic First Cricket Test Played Between India and England, During December 11 and 15, 2008
The first cricket test played between India and England, during December 11 and 15 in the Chepauk Cricket Ground, Chennai, was unique and historic in many respects. It restored the pride and interest in the sagging test cricket as evidenced by the large turnout of 30,000 people on the fifth day of the test.
The test was unique and historic because India won the test by unbelievably chasing a fourth innings target of 387 runs by losing only four wickets in the process and won the first test by six wickets. Only the day before yesterday, the Australian sports columnist Peter Roebuck wrote in his article, published in Hindu, that M. S. Dhoni's Indian team has the right balance to claim the number one spot in the world. Within hours after the publication of the article Indian cricket team has made history by winning the first test against England.
The test was dominated by England for the first three days and India snatched the victory from the jaws of defeat in the last two days. England made a reasonably good total of 316 runs in the first innings helped by the 13 th test century by the England opener Andrew Straus. In reply India managed to score only 241 runs, the main contributors being the skipper M. S. Dhoni with 52 runs and Harbajan Singh, the ace offspinner with 40 runs. It is needless to say that both openers Sehwag and Gambhir, the great wall Dravid, the little master from Mumbai, very very special Laxman all failed to score in the first innings. Then England played its second innings and declared it at 311/9, with fine contributions from Andrew Straus and Paul Collingwood , each scoring 108 runs. Thanks to a fine bowling performance of Zakir Khan and Ishant Sharma, who scalped 6 wickets among them and restricted England to 311 for 9.
England having already gained a first innings lead of 75 runs over India, set an improbable target of 387 runs for India to chase in the second innings. It was a wearing pitch with bowlers getting occasional bounce and England spinners Swan and Monte Panesar were on song and appeared to dominate and threaten in the last day. Media had already written off the first test in favour of England as if they had strongly been in the driver's seat and poised to win the test.
It was the fourth day of the test. England skipper Kevin Peterson declared the England second innings at 311 for 9, setting a target of 387. The Indian openers came to play. It all started when the swashbuckling Indian opener Virendar Sehwag set the tone and momentum of chase by scoring a quickfire 83 runs of 68 balls with 11 fours and 4 sixes. His innings instilled the requisite enthusiasm and confidence among the Indian players and made them believe that they could make the run chase and the target was achievable. Viru's opening partner Gambhir continued the momentum and scored a decent 66. Then came the historical run chase and entertaining partnership between the little master Sachin Tendulkar and the Yuvaraj Singh, while the former scoring his skillful 41 century (103 not out) and the latter scoring a brisk 85 by giving an able and adequate support to Sachin.
By chasing 387 runs in the fourth innings, India won the first test by six wickets and is one up in the two test series. The run chase was made possible when the Indian players believed in themselves. It was Virendar Sehwag who won the man of the match award for his quickfire 83 but the credit of making a successful run chase should go to all Indian players like Sehwag, Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvaraj Singh. It was a fantastic team effort!
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Rama_Lingam
The test was unique and historic because India won the test by unbelievably chasing a fourth innings target of 387 runs by losing only four wickets in the process and won the first test by six wickets. Only the day before yesterday, the Australian sports columnist Peter Roebuck wrote in his article, published in Hindu, that M. S. Dhoni's Indian team has the right balance to claim the number one spot in the world. Within hours after the publication of the article Indian cricket team has made history by winning the first test against England.
The test was dominated by England for the first three days and India snatched the victory from the jaws of defeat in the last two days. England made a reasonably good total of 316 runs in the first innings helped by the 13 th test century by the England opener Andrew Straus. In reply India managed to score only 241 runs, the main contributors being the skipper M. S. Dhoni with 52 runs and Harbajan Singh, the ace offspinner with 40 runs. It is needless to say that both openers Sehwag and Gambhir, the great wall Dravid, the little master from Mumbai, very very special Laxman all failed to score in the first innings. Then England played its second innings and declared it at 311/9, with fine contributions from Andrew Straus and Paul Collingwood , each scoring 108 runs. Thanks to a fine bowling performance of Zakir Khan and Ishant Sharma, who scalped 6 wickets among them and restricted England to 311 for 9.
England having already gained a first innings lead of 75 runs over India, set an improbable target of 387 runs for India to chase in the second innings. It was a wearing pitch with bowlers getting occasional bounce and England spinners Swan and Monte Panesar were on song and appeared to dominate and threaten in the last day. Media had already written off the first test in favour of England as if they had strongly been in the driver's seat and poised to win the test.
It was the fourth day of the test. England skipper Kevin Peterson declared the England second innings at 311 for 9, setting a target of 387. The Indian openers came to play. It all started when the swashbuckling Indian opener Virendar Sehwag set the tone and momentum of chase by scoring a quickfire 83 runs of 68 balls with 11 fours and 4 sixes. His innings instilled the requisite enthusiasm and confidence among the Indian players and made them believe that they could make the run chase and the target was achievable. Viru's opening partner Gambhir continued the momentum and scored a decent 66. Then came the historical run chase and entertaining partnership between the little master Sachin Tendulkar and the Yuvaraj Singh, while the former scoring his skillful 41 century (103 not out) and the latter scoring a brisk 85 by giving an able and adequate support to Sachin.
By chasing 387 runs in the fourth innings, India won the first test by six wickets and is one up in the two test series. The run chase was made possible when the Indian players believed in themselves. It was Virendar Sehwag who won the man of the match award for his quickfire 83 but the credit of making a successful run chase should go to all Indian players like Sehwag, Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvaraj Singh. It was a fantastic team effort!
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Rama_Lingam
Cricket and Terrorism - Locked in an Eternal War
The heinous serpents of terrorism bit into the fabric of peace as the world witnessed the Mumbai terror attacks claim numerous souls. Every bullet that pierced through the fragile veil of life brought an end of a part inside all of us. One thing that hit me after the initial haze of distress made way to anger and then debate was the fact that the entire sub-continent has born the brunt of a few dehumanised people and one of the aspects that have been fractured time and again is the realm of cricket.
I take cricket because it is more than just a game in this part of a world, it is an extension of our life and any dastardly act of terrorism in our region is bound to affect the sport. We have grown up living under the shadow of cricket and a lot of things that we think and orate emanates from our love for the game which is a part of our day to day routine. What the perpetrators of the attacks managed to do was to cast a bleak shadow of terror on our life and the repercussions were for all to see with major tournaments being either postponed or cancelled.
The English team flew back to their homeland only to realise that it is not just a regional problem and almost every nation is infested with the disease of terrorism in some way or the other and the best way to tackle it would be by refusing to give into fear. Shakespeare rightly said that the show must go on and in these times of widespread hatred, it is the spirit of sports that can be a good deterrent to those who wish to cast lives with trepidation.
The moment the Champions League was postponed, ICL World Series called off and the England squad flew back to their homeland, we could see that the attackers had managed to strike us where it hurts the most.
The sub-continent prides itself when it comes to achieving feats in cricket and the very fact that the sport is suffering a backlash comes as a victory for the criminals.
India has constantly progressed as a powerhouse in cricket over the years and not just the T20 World Cup, overseas victories and the home series clean sweep affirm this fact, even the money generated from the game is huge. A lot of employment comes out from staging events here and it would all fade away if we fail to provide a secure ground for the players.
It is believed by many that the money is a major magnet for foreign teams to come and play here but there comes a time when no amount of money can lure someone to risk their life.
I heard a few people talking the other day and they were of the opinion that Indian cricket team should not tour Pakistan (as if our country is very safe?!!?) and even went to the lengths to assert that since some of the terrorists night be from that region, it would be right not to play against them.
The one thing missing from their mode of thinking was the fact that it is not just us and them, the entire sub-continent is plagued by this phenomenon and other countries would not tour any one of us if the situation persists. We must never forget that violence begets violence and we shall reap hatred if we sow it.
Cricket would definitely be affected by the recent unfolding of events and we will take sometime to return to normalcy but the swift decision by the ECB shows that we can keep faith in our security men and also sends a positive feedback to the world.
I can visualise matches that are set in the backdrop of guards and guns to protect us and the situation will gradually crawl back to where it was, at least for the cricketing world. The point when we seem to be headed back to normalcy is the point when we must be on our best guard.
There have been an array of terrorist acts in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh that have left the countries scarred and battered but just like the previous occasions, we have learnt to carry forward our progress and start afresh. If we give into the desires of a handful of mercenaries garbed in the mask of fundamentalism or other hollow claims, what good is freedom to us as we are displaying an inefficiency to maintain it?
We need to show the world that the sub-continent is void of any fear when it comes to facing a few cowards calling themselves avengers of injustice and trying to envelope their hollow sadism with the claim.
Cancelling a tour in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka or Bangladesh will not serve any purpose, what needs to be done is to host the events just as we would normally do and ensure that they are carried out successfully with jam packed stadiums and let it be a symbol of our solidarity to the ones filled with hatred.
It is true that the safety of our sportspersons and the ones visiting us is paramount and any untoward incident is just not worth a game, however we can turn the situation on its head by taking it as a challenge to come out with solutions from our understanding of the situation amalgamated with the love of the sport that we possess. Shifting venues seems to be a possible solution right now and I have heard people debating endlessly that a neutral venue is a good option.
What we forget is that right now the terrorists are targeting security in venues as varied as the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai to the Galle Stadium in Sri Lanka. For how long will we run away from these demons?
We must join together beyond boundaries and keep vigil, forget petty acrimonies and help the governments to tackle the problem. We can shift the venues till a point in time when they aren't safe anywhere, we can cancel tournaments till the game fades away or we can simply take concrete steps to make sure that all are safe and set an example to all that if the world is falling in an abyss of terrorism, the cricket field is the utopia. Double up as not only a mere spectator but as a guard of humanity too. Keep watch active at a sub-conscious level yet enjoy the match as well.
It is not all that un-practical especially when multi-tasking is a thing that all understand and follow!!
Working in tandem with the authorities and devising new ways to combat the handful of enemies would be the right method to emerge victors in this war of humanity. We would be able to come out with the right anecdote to the poison of terrorism only when we stop blaming the 'other' for everything and take the onus upon us.
We have always used cricket as our therapy to life's brunt and who says that we can't use it as a method to counter terror.
It is simply selfish on our part to blame the government or the intelligence agencies (they have to get their act together at least now anyways!!) as it becomes the duty of you and me to do whatever we can to root out this evil that has emerged as a painful blob in our society. We have to ask ourselves this question...Are we willing to hide in our homes and let the homeland be burnt to ashes or do we have the courage to go out and drive the terrorists out of our soil by our unity and practical thinking. When the ways of a terrorist can be unexpected and unthought-of, why can't the solutions be unique and effective from our end as well?
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Kuldeep_Salal
I take cricket because it is more than just a game in this part of a world, it is an extension of our life and any dastardly act of terrorism in our region is bound to affect the sport. We have grown up living under the shadow of cricket and a lot of things that we think and orate emanates from our love for the game which is a part of our day to day routine. What the perpetrators of the attacks managed to do was to cast a bleak shadow of terror on our life and the repercussions were for all to see with major tournaments being either postponed or cancelled.
The English team flew back to their homeland only to realise that it is not just a regional problem and almost every nation is infested with the disease of terrorism in some way or the other and the best way to tackle it would be by refusing to give into fear. Shakespeare rightly said that the show must go on and in these times of widespread hatred, it is the spirit of sports that can be a good deterrent to those who wish to cast lives with trepidation.
The moment the Champions League was postponed, ICL World Series called off and the England squad flew back to their homeland, we could see that the attackers had managed to strike us where it hurts the most.
The sub-continent prides itself when it comes to achieving feats in cricket and the very fact that the sport is suffering a backlash comes as a victory for the criminals.
India has constantly progressed as a powerhouse in cricket over the years and not just the T20 World Cup, overseas victories and the home series clean sweep affirm this fact, even the money generated from the game is huge. A lot of employment comes out from staging events here and it would all fade away if we fail to provide a secure ground for the players.
It is believed by many that the money is a major magnet for foreign teams to come and play here but there comes a time when no amount of money can lure someone to risk their life.
I heard a few people talking the other day and they were of the opinion that Indian cricket team should not tour Pakistan (as if our country is very safe?!!?) and even went to the lengths to assert that since some of the terrorists night be from that region, it would be right not to play against them.
The one thing missing from their mode of thinking was the fact that it is not just us and them, the entire sub-continent is plagued by this phenomenon and other countries would not tour any one of us if the situation persists. We must never forget that violence begets violence and we shall reap hatred if we sow it.
Cricket would definitely be affected by the recent unfolding of events and we will take sometime to return to normalcy but the swift decision by the ECB shows that we can keep faith in our security men and also sends a positive feedback to the world.
I can visualise matches that are set in the backdrop of guards and guns to protect us and the situation will gradually crawl back to where it was, at least for the cricketing world. The point when we seem to be headed back to normalcy is the point when we must be on our best guard.
There have been an array of terrorist acts in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh that have left the countries scarred and battered but just like the previous occasions, we have learnt to carry forward our progress and start afresh. If we give into the desires of a handful of mercenaries garbed in the mask of fundamentalism or other hollow claims, what good is freedom to us as we are displaying an inefficiency to maintain it?
We need to show the world that the sub-continent is void of any fear when it comes to facing a few cowards calling themselves avengers of injustice and trying to envelope their hollow sadism with the claim.
Cancelling a tour in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka or Bangladesh will not serve any purpose, what needs to be done is to host the events just as we would normally do and ensure that they are carried out successfully with jam packed stadiums and let it be a symbol of our solidarity to the ones filled with hatred.
It is true that the safety of our sportspersons and the ones visiting us is paramount and any untoward incident is just not worth a game, however we can turn the situation on its head by taking it as a challenge to come out with solutions from our understanding of the situation amalgamated with the love of the sport that we possess. Shifting venues seems to be a possible solution right now and I have heard people debating endlessly that a neutral venue is a good option.
What we forget is that right now the terrorists are targeting security in venues as varied as the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai to the Galle Stadium in Sri Lanka. For how long will we run away from these demons?
We must join together beyond boundaries and keep vigil, forget petty acrimonies and help the governments to tackle the problem. We can shift the venues till a point in time when they aren't safe anywhere, we can cancel tournaments till the game fades away or we can simply take concrete steps to make sure that all are safe and set an example to all that if the world is falling in an abyss of terrorism, the cricket field is the utopia. Double up as not only a mere spectator but as a guard of humanity too. Keep watch active at a sub-conscious level yet enjoy the match as well.
It is not all that un-practical especially when multi-tasking is a thing that all understand and follow!!
Working in tandem with the authorities and devising new ways to combat the handful of enemies would be the right method to emerge victors in this war of humanity. We would be able to come out with the right anecdote to the poison of terrorism only when we stop blaming the 'other' for everything and take the onus upon us.
We have always used cricket as our therapy to life's brunt and who says that we can't use it as a method to counter terror.
It is simply selfish on our part to blame the government or the intelligence agencies (they have to get their act together at least now anyways!!) as it becomes the duty of you and me to do whatever we can to root out this evil that has emerged as a painful blob in our society. We have to ask ourselves this question...Are we willing to hide in our homes and let the homeland be burnt to ashes or do we have the courage to go out and drive the terrorists out of our soil by our unity and practical thinking. When the ways of a terrorist can be unexpected and unthought-of, why can't the solutions be unique and effective from our end as well?
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Kuldeep_Salal
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Sourav Ganguly
One of the greatest Indian cricket captains of all time, the Bengal Tiger Sourav Ganguly bid adieu to international cricket recently. A sojourn which lasted through more than a decade made him evolve as one of the legendary Indian cricketers who proved his mettle throughout the world. If we take a peek into the record books, Sourav happens to be the only Indian captain after Kapil Dev who has managed to take the Indian side to the final of the 50 overs ODI World Cup. This great milestone was achieved back in the year 2003 when India reached the World Cup Final played in South Africa but lost to the mighty Australians.
Sourav also represented India in 113 Test Matches and 311 ODI's and the numbers surely speaks for themselves. The youngster from Bengal started out in the year 1996 when he slammed a Test hundred in Lords against the English pace battery, his debut test match. Coming from an affluent family in Kolkata, cricket remained the first love of Sourav from an early age. This century was followed by another marvellous one in Trent Bridge which sealed his place in the Indian squad.
But this was just the beginning of a grand and illustrious career. At that stage nobody even the greatest critics of the game could not comprehend, that he will take the mantle of captaincy in the future days. Slowly after proving himself in the Test arena, the stylish left hander made inroads into the ODI format and kept on dominating the bowlers with ease. His fantastic batting display continued as he played some hard-hitting cricket and rampaged severely. He became a force to reckon with in international cricket. The medium pace bowling which he did with a little bit of swing to confuse the batsmen also came in as a handy addition.
After the match fixing scandal which rocked the scene of global cricket in 2000, Sourav received the honours of being selected in the coveted post of captainship. He started to enjoy the privilege of enormous media attention and became a very popular figure in the country. He led from the front and won many games for the nation with the sheer brilliance of his captaincy skills.
He instilled the spirit of Team India among the young Indian cricketers and acted as their mentor and guide. But inspite of his good performances, a certain section of the cricketing fraternity could not accept his sudden ascent and he was victimized. The selectors dropped him on several occasions and consequently, the captaincy was taken away. But Sourav proved them wrong and came with a bang. He reestablished his position in the side as a senior batsman and performed with authority. There has been some controversies which dogged his phenomenal career. The spat with Aussie great Greg Chappell in the Zimbabwe tour and his outburst at Lord after taking his shirt off by winning the Natwest trophy remained in the headlines.
The last Test match of Sourav was in the year 2008 against the great Aussies in Mohali where he hanged up his boots. He received a grand farewell from his team- mates and fans who blessed him for his memorable service to Indian cricket.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Shuvojit_Dasgupta
Sourav also represented India in 113 Test Matches and 311 ODI's and the numbers surely speaks for themselves. The youngster from Bengal started out in the year 1996 when he slammed a Test hundred in Lords against the English pace battery, his debut test match. Coming from an affluent family in Kolkata, cricket remained the first love of Sourav from an early age. This century was followed by another marvellous one in Trent Bridge which sealed his place in the Indian squad.
But this was just the beginning of a grand and illustrious career. At that stage nobody even the greatest critics of the game could not comprehend, that he will take the mantle of captaincy in the future days. Slowly after proving himself in the Test arena, the stylish left hander made inroads into the ODI format and kept on dominating the bowlers with ease. His fantastic batting display continued as he played some hard-hitting cricket and rampaged severely. He became a force to reckon with in international cricket. The medium pace bowling which he did with a little bit of swing to confuse the batsmen also came in as a handy addition.
After the match fixing scandal which rocked the scene of global cricket in 2000, Sourav received the honours of being selected in the coveted post of captainship. He started to enjoy the privilege of enormous media attention and became a very popular figure in the country. He led from the front and won many games for the nation with the sheer brilliance of his captaincy skills.
He instilled the spirit of Team India among the young Indian cricketers and acted as their mentor and guide. But inspite of his good performances, a certain section of the cricketing fraternity could not accept his sudden ascent and he was victimized. The selectors dropped him on several occasions and consequently, the captaincy was taken away. But Sourav proved them wrong and came with a bang. He reestablished his position in the side as a senior batsman and performed with authority. There has been some controversies which dogged his phenomenal career. The spat with Aussie great Greg Chappell in the Zimbabwe tour and his outburst at Lord after taking his shirt off by winning the Natwest trophy remained in the headlines.
The last Test match of Sourav was in the year 2008 against the great Aussies in Mohali where he hanged up his boots. He received a grand farewell from his team- mates and fans who blessed him for his memorable service to Indian cricket.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Shuvojit_Dasgupta
England Cricket Team in Need of Improvement
Not that anyone would wish that a national tragedy would come to the rescue, but effectively that's what the horrifying events have done for England's one-day team in India. With the One Day Series with India well and truly lost, England has abandoned the remaining two matches and might also pull out of the two scheduled test matches next month.
England who was 0-5 down in the seven match series were heading into a crisis and had both quick bowlers, Andrew Flintoff and Stuart Broad injured. The abandonment should at least give Kevin Pietersen and his team time to regroup and dwell on what has been a nightmare month for them.
In the latest match India stormed to a six-wicket victory with over six over's to spare and were only two more matches of inflicting a series whitewash on the tourists, to leave England facing a series whitewash. Injuries to Andrew Flintoff and Stuart Broad.
Pietersen also incurred an injury to his side after hitting an unbeaten 111 to help England reach 270 a total that many thought may be enough. In the event it was only par for the pitch as India simply took the England bowling apart and demonstrated how One Day cricket should be played.
Led by Virender Sehwag who hit a brilliant 91 off just 73 balls in a 136 run partnership with cricket legend, Sachin Tendulkar, their 20 over stay at the crease was as frightening as it was ruthless and provided India with the perfect platform to win the match. England failed miserably in the bowling attack which was all too often short and wide and lacking impact off the pitch. England must learn that you cannot bowl like that to players of the Indian openers.
England must also face criticism for the selection of their batting line up. Out went Ian Bell and his place taken as an opener by Alistair Cook, who with the best will in the world simply does not have the game for ODI's, Cook is test match opener who can play the forward defensive better than anyone, but in a game that insists on avoidance of dot balls, Cook does not fit the bill. England would have been far better off playing Luke Young in that position and his inclusion would have meant that Pietersen would have greater bowling variation.
It could even be argued that Pietersen should have opened, he is the best batsmen by far and opening would have given him more balls to hit. The worst selection however was that of Paul Collingwood at number 4. On his previous form in India, he did not justify selection in his normal position at number 6, let alone being promoted up in the order to 4. In the event he hit 40 runs off 64 balls, that is nearly 11 overs! There is no doubt that in form batsman, Owais Shah should have had the number 4 berth, but instead he was relegated to number 6 after hitting a cracking 65 in the match previously. Shah came in and scored another 66 off just 57 balls.
England must now regroup and take themselves back to the practice nets to prepare for next summer's all important Ashes series in the UK against Australia. After winning in such glory in 2005, the team have slowly been slipping backwards and defeat in Australia in 2007 saw them relinquish the Urn. If they are to regain winning ways ahead of the 2009 series lessons must be learnt from the India trip.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=James_R_Smith
England who was 0-5 down in the seven match series were heading into a crisis and had both quick bowlers, Andrew Flintoff and Stuart Broad injured. The abandonment should at least give Kevin Pietersen and his team time to regroup and dwell on what has been a nightmare month for them.
In the latest match India stormed to a six-wicket victory with over six over's to spare and were only two more matches of inflicting a series whitewash on the tourists, to leave England facing a series whitewash. Injuries to Andrew Flintoff and Stuart Broad.
Pietersen also incurred an injury to his side after hitting an unbeaten 111 to help England reach 270 a total that many thought may be enough. In the event it was only par for the pitch as India simply took the England bowling apart and demonstrated how One Day cricket should be played.
Led by Virender Sehwag who hit a brilliant 91 off just 73 balls in a 136 run partnership with cricket legend, Sachin Tendulkar, their 20 over stay at the crease was as frightening as it was ruthless and provided India with the perfect platform to win the match. England failed miserably in the bowling attack which was all too often short and wide and lacking impact off the pitch. England must learn that you cannot bowl like that to players of the Indian openers.
England must also face criticism for the selection of their batting line up. Out went Ian Bell and his place taken as an opener by Alistair Cook, who with the best will in the world simply does not have the game for ODI's, Cook is test match opener who can play the forward defensive better than anyone, but in a game that insists on avoidance of dot balls, Cook does not fit the bill. England would have been far better off playing Luke Young in that position and his inclusion would have meant that Pietersen would have greater bowling variation.
It could even be argued that Pietersen should have opened, he is the best batsmen by far and opening would have given him more balls to hit. The worst selection however was that of Paul Collingwood at number 4. On his previous form in India, he did not justify selection in his normal position at number 6, let alone being promoted up in the order to 4. In the event he hit 40 runs off 64 balls, that is nearly 11 overs! There is no doubt that in form batsman, Owais Shah should have had the number 4 berth, but instead he was relegated to number 6 after hitting a cracking 65 in the match previously. Shah came in and scored another 66 off just 57 balls.
England must now regroup and take themselves back to the practice nets to prepare for next summer's all important Ashes series in the UK against Australia. After winning in such glory in 2005, the team have slowly been slipping backwards and defeat in Australia in 2007 saw them relinquish the Urn. If they are to regain winning ways ahead of the 2009 series lessons must be learnt from the India trip.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=James_R_Smith
Sourav Ganguly - Homage to a Fighter Extraordinary
The mid eighties were the time when Bengal cricket was eagerly tracking around to find out its representative for the national arena, mostly controlled then by the Bombay lobby. Though Kolkata was famous for its football passion, cricket was not much behind - the city possessed Eden Gardens, a magnificent cricket ground which was also the oldest and biggest in the country, numerous clubs were trying to raise aspirant Bradmans, Trumpers or Larwoods in the vast stretch of the lush green maidan area. Local 'para' clubs regularly organized tennis ball cricket tournaments. By and large, the local cricket buffs fulfilled their appetite by involving themselves with devotional affection in this typical 'goly' (lane) form of cricket. One day matches (ODIs) were still not so popular and therefore a five day Test match in Eden Gardens was something like a festival. The lucky ones who had managed to grab a day's ticket packed their lunch early in the morning and floated in the festive wind towards Eden Gardens. The unlucky ones had to keep themselves satisfied with the vernacular newspaper stories which used to devote their entire first page to cover the match and by the passionate radio commentaries.
When Doordarshan started direct telecasting Test cricket, there were fewer households that had a television set. Those houses which owned one, was invariably swamped by community visitors from 9 o'clock morning to afternoon till the days telecast was over. Fans crowded in front of the majestic Grand Hotel, where the cricketers generally stayed during Test matches to have a glimpse of the celebrity players. While Kolkata had every setting for cricket phobia - all the enthusiasm were falling short because the local heroes were unable to make any visible mark in the national side. After Pankaj Roy, Bengal couldn't produce a cricketer who could wear the India cap for a lengthy spell.
Snehashish Ganguly was a talented cricketer in the mid eighties Kolkata. The elder son of an affluent father - a printer by profession but also a onetime state player and widely known as a cricket enthusiast. Snehashish was a fine left-hander batsman and an occasional right-hand off break bowler. Cricket watchers of Kolkata held high expectation about this local lad. In the 1989-90 seasons, Snehashish played six Ranji Trophy matches, scored 439 runs with two centuries and finished with an average of 73.16. Apart from his father, Snehashish also had an ardent follower in his family - his younger brother Sourav. When Sourav also started playing alongside him in the Bengal team, people used to identify Sourav as the younger brother of Snehashish.
From formation days Sourav was blamed for his arrogance. His teammates of St. Xavier's School cricket team complained against him to their coach. He grew up in an opulent dwelling where his father had arranged an in-house multi-gym, a batting range and rare cricket videos to watch - a facility most of the budding cricketers seldom get. He was picked for the Bengal team in 1989-90 after his initial stint in the Under 15 tournament where he smashed a century against Orissa. In the next Ranji Trophy season Sourav scored 394 runs with an astonishing near eighty average. In a 1991 Duleep Trophy match against West Zone in Guahati, Sourav hit a tidy knock of unbeaten 124 runs and earned a place in the Indian team under Mohammad Azharuddin for the 1991-92 Australia tour. Quite naturally, his inclusion was ridiculed as a quota selection. Sourav was then 19 years old.
In Australia, Sourav was accused for behaving like a spoilt brat, like a 'maharaja' who refused to carry the drinks or baggage of his seniors. Those were the times when a junior member in the side felt obliged to do petty services for the senior members to gratify them. Sourav was definitely not a conventional junior member though there are absolutely no proofs at all that he was ever disrespectful about his seniors. An 'attitude problem' tag was stuck on him from the very beginning of his career. He played one ODI, scored only 3, and failed to impress the selectors for the next four years. Keeping in mind the past treatments delivered to other Bengal players of class - from Shyamsundar Mitra to Sambaran Bannerjee by an extremely politicized and parochial selection process, many considered that Sourav's international career was finished. But Sourav didn't think so. The bitter experience of this tour tempered him bit by bit into steel. He had also acquired some basic lessons that he will start implementing eight years later.
His inclusion to the Indian side touring England in 1992 was similarly credited to Jagmohan Dalmiya - the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) strongman from Bengal and the newly emerged Bengal lobby. After the departure of Navjot Singh Sidhu following an ugly spat with captain Azharuddin, Sourav was lucky enough to play his first Test at the Mecca of world cricket - The Lords. The Sourav myth that will rule the mind of millions for the next sixteen years was launched here with a classy 131 and the subsequent century in the next Trent Bridge Test. From 1992 onwards people referred to Snehashish as the elder brother of Sourav. Though Snehashish played 59 first class matches with a near forty average and made 6 centuries, he gradually faded away from the cricket scene.
There is nothing unknown to cricket followers about the controversial career graph of Sourav. The public opinions and emotions about him were always sharp and divided all through his career. But there is a general consensus about one aspect - that this young man had single-handedly changed the way our national cricket team played its cricket. Only with the exception of the Tiger Pataudi era, the Indian cricket team was universally recognized for its meek and surrendering approach. Indian cricket was mostly observed to follow the achievements of individuals - not for the achievements of a team. Sourav transformed Indian team into a rock solid unit, with a combative and thorny approach which caused lots of uneasiness for many opponent super captains. What cricket journalist Harsha Bhogle observed as the basic persona of Sourav also became the identity of the team he led - not rude and disrespectful but defiant and increasingly confident. This changeover was achieved with a one point strategy that he had picked up from personal experiences of his first tour - nurture young talents, trust their ability and protect them from the parochial trends that have always influenced Indian team building. By doing so, Sourav turned the younger players into daring fighters who in return trusted him deeply. For the next five years after he was named the full-time captain, India played 49 Tests, lost 13 and won 21 which include the 11 wins abroad. Tiger Pataudi, considered by many as India's finest captain, led in 40 Tests, lost 19 and won 9 including 3 wins abroad. Sunil Gavaskar led in 47 Tests, won 9 and Mohammad Azharuddin captained in 47 Tests and won 14 of them. As a captain, Sourav achieved a winning percentage of 42.86 in Tests and 51.70 in ODIs. In both form of the game Sourav surpassed the achievements of all previous Indian captains.
In his 16 years of international career, Sourav scored 7217 Test runs including 16 centuries with an average of 42.17 and took 32 wickets. He scored 11363 runs in the ODIs including 22 centuries with an average of 41.02 and took 100 wickets. Among those who have scored over 10000 runs in the one day matches, only Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting has a better average than him.
Even after these spectacular successes, Sourav always had to be 'reselected' as captain before every series. He was finally sacked in 2005 - first from captaincy and then as a member of the squad. Greg Chappell, the newly appointed coach of the Indian team gradually surfaced to be a manipulative and megalomaniac individual, pooled himself along with the animus administrators like Kiran More and Raj Singh Dungarpur (Dungarpur famously said at that time that, "Chappell is a genius; Sourav is much below him in stature") and was successful in getting rid of Sourav. Chappell only wanted docile players to maneuver his crummy scheme and his Indian henchmen had to accomplish their personal aversion agenda. Thankfully, it did not take long to prove that Chappell is a total failure. After the disastrous 2007 World Cup performance of India, the scratchy Australian was duly removed from his job. Whereas Sourav, within less than a year after his removal astoundingly bounced back into the team in 2007. He returned with a 98 run ODI score against West Indies, became the top scorer with 534 runs and Man of the Series in the three-Test series against Pakistan. Surprisingly omitted from the ODI side, he scored nearly 2000 Test runs including a double century. He had to prove a point. And he did it in style.
If Sourav had ended his career as soon as he was sacked, he would have been still called a 'hero', but apparently a tragic one. History would have looked at him through the 'great-good-error-downfall' model of the Aristotelian 'tragic hero'. But Sourav cannot tend to carry the 'tragic' tag along with him for the rest of his life. He has imprinted his own destiny through hard struggle, absolute determination, great courage and outstanding achievements. He has always seized the public imagination as the eternal symbol of the good combating the bad. Why should he like to see his feat as tragic? After the dignified manner in which he drew the final curtain, history will always recall Sourav not as a tragic but a true hero. He leaves behind the legacy of an extraordinary fighter and a wonderful leader who can proudly recall about his team that, "...I know, even when I get it wrong, that my team believes I was wrong in trying to be right."
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Susanta_Bhattacharyya
When Doordarshan started direct telecasting Test cricket, there were fewer households that had a television set. Those houses which owned one, was invariably swamped by community visitors from 9 o'clock morning to afternoon till the days telecast was over. Fans crowded in front of the majestic Grand Hotel, where the cricketers generally stayed during Test matches to have a glimpse of the celebrity players. While Kolkata had every setting for cricket phobia - all the enthusiasm were falling short because the local heroes were unable to make any visible mark in the national side. After Pankaj Roy, Bengal couldn't produce a cricketer who could wear the India cap for a lengthy spell.
Snehashish Ganguly was a talented cricketer in the mid eighties Kolkata. The elder son of an affluent father - a printer by profession but also a onetime state player and widely known as a cricket enthusiast. Snehashish was a fine left-hander batsman and an occasional right-hand off break bowler. Cricket watchers of Kolkata held high expectation about this local lad. In the 1989-90 seasons, Snehashish played six Ranji Trophy matches, scored 439 runs with two centuries and finished with an average of 73.16. Apart from his father, Snehashish also had an ardent follower in his family - his younger brother Sourav. When Sourav also started playing alongside him in the Bengal team, people used to identify Sourav as the younger brother of Snehashish.
From formation days Sourav was blamed for his arrogance. His teammates of St. Xavier's School cricket team complained against him to their coach. He grew up in an opulent dwelling where his father had arranged an in-house multi-gym, a batting range and rare cricket videos to watch - a facility most of the budding cricketers seldom get. He was picked for the Bengal team in 1989-90 after his initial stint in the Under 15 tournament where he smashed a century against Orissa. In the next Ranji Trophy season Sourav scored 394 runs with an astonishing near eighty average. In a 1991 Duleep Trophy match against West Zone in Guahati, Sourav hit a tidy knock of unbeaten 124 runs and earned a place in the Indian team under Mohammad Azharuddin for the 1991-92 Australia tour. Quite naturally, his inclusion was ridiculed as a quota selection. Sourav was then 19 years old.
In Australia, Sourav was accused for behaving like a spoilt brat, like a 'maharaja' who refused to carry the drinks or baggage of his seniors. Those were the times when a junior member in the side felt obliged to do petty services for the senior members to gratify them. Sourav was definitely not a conventional junior member though there are absolutely no proofs at all that he was ever disrespectful about his seniors. An 'attitude problem' tag was stuck on him from the very beginning of his career. He played one ODI, scored only 3, and failed to impress the selectors for the next four years. Keeping in mind the past treatments delivered to other Bengal players of class - from Shyamsundar Mitra to Sambaran Bannerjee by an extremely politicized and parochial selection process, many considered that Sourav's international career was finished. But Sourav didn't think so. The bitter experience of this tour tempered him bit by bit into steel. He had also acquired some basic lessons that he will start implementing eight years later.
His inclusion to the Indian side touring England in 1992 was similarly credited to Jagmohan Dalmiya - the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) strongman from Bengal and the newly emerged Bengal lobby. After the departure of Navjot Singh Sidhu following an ugly spat with captain Azharuddin, Sourav was lucky enough to play his first Test at the Mecca of world cricket - The Lords. The Sourav myth that will rule the mind of millions for the next sixteen years was launched here with a classy 131 and the subsequent century in the next Trent Bridge Test. From 1992 onwards people referred to Snehashish as the elder brother of Sourav. Though Snehashish played 59 first class matches with a near forty average and made 6 centuries, he gradually faded away from the cricket scene.
There is nothing unknown to cricket followers about the controversial career graph of Sourav. The public opinions and emotions about him were always sharp and divided all through his career. But there is a general consensus about one aspect - that this young man had single-handedly changed the way our national cricket team played its cricket. Only with the exception of the Tiger Pataudi era, the Indian cricket team was universally recognized for its meek and surrendering approach. Indian cricket was mostly observed to follow the achievements of individuals - not for the achievements of a team. Sourav transformed Indian team into a rock solid unit, with a combative and thorny approach which caused lots of uneasiness for many opponent super captains. What cricket journalist Harsha Bhogle observed as the basic persona of Sourav also became the identity of the team he led - not rude and disrespectful but defiant and increasingly confident. This changeover was achieved with a one point strategy that he had picked up from personal experiences of his first tour - nurture young talents, trust their ability and protect them from the parochial trends that have always influenced Indian team building. By doing so, Sourav turned the younger players into daring fighters who in return trusted him deeply. For the next five years after he was named the full-time captain, India played 49 Tests, lost 13 and won 21 which include the 11 wins abroad. Tiger Pataudi, considered by many as India's finest captain, led in 40 Tests, lost 19 and won 9 including 3 wins abroad. Sunil Gavaskar led in 47 Tests, won 9 and Mohammad Azharuddin captained in 47 Tests and won 14 of them. As a captain, Sourav achieved a winning percentage of 42.86 in Tests and 51.70 in ODIs. In both form of the game Sourav surpassed the achievements of all previous Indian captains.
In his 16 years of international career, Sourav scored 7217 Test runs including 16 centuries with an average of 42.17 and took 32 wickets. He scored 11363 runs in the ODIs including 22 centuries with an average of 41.02 and took 100 wickets. Among those who have scored over 10000 runs in the one day matches, only Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting has a better average than him.
Even after these spectacular successes, Sourav always had to be 'reselected' as captain before every series. He was finally sacked in 2005 - first from captaincy and then as a member of the squad. Greg Chappell, the newly appointed coach of the Indian team gradually surfaced to be a manipulative and megalomaniac individual, pooled himself along with the animus administrators like Kiran More and Raj Singh Dungarpur (Dungarpur famously said at that time that, "Chappell is a genius; Sourav is much below him in stature") and was successful in getting rid of Sourav. Chappell only wanted docile players to maneuver his crummy scheme and his Indian henchmen had to accomplish their personal aversion agenda. Thankfully, it did not take long to prove that Chappell is a total failure. After the disastrous 2007 World Cup performance of India, the scratchy Australian was duly removed from his job. Whereas Sourav, within less than a year after his removal astoundingly bounced back into the team in 2007. He returned with a 98 run ODI score against West Indies, became the top scorer with 534 runs and Man of the Series in the three-Test series against Pakistan. Surprisingly omitted from the ODI side, he scored nearly 2000 Test runs including a double century. He had to prove a point. And he did it in style.
If Sourav had ended his career as soon as he was sacked, he would have been still called a 'hero', but apparently a tragic one. History would have looked at him through the 'great-good-error-downfall' model of the Aristotelian 'tragic hero'. But Sourav cannot tend to carry the 'tragic' tag along with him for the rest of his life. He has imprinted his own destiny through hard struggle, absolute determination, great courage and outstanding achievements. He has always seized the public imagination as the eternal symbol of the good combating the bad. Why should he like to see his feat as tragic? After the dignified manner in which he drew the final curtain, history will always recall Sourav not as a tragic but a true hero. He leaves behind the legacy of an extraordinary fighter and a wonderful leader who can proudly recall about his team that, "...I know, even when I get it wrong, that my team believes I was wrong in trying to be right."
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Susanta_Bhattacharyya
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Team India Looks All Set to Rule the Cricket World
Sachin Tendulkar, Sehwag, Gambhir, rahul Dravid Yuvraj singh- the names might just be names of some great players to us but is surely frightening nightmares to so many of the top bowlers in world cricket today. Harbhajan Singh, Anil Kumble, Zaher khan are bowlers who can shake the very foundation of a batsman with their deceiving bowling skills. Mahendra Singh Dhoni - a name that has a greater impact on world cricket and teenage girls than any other cricketer. And these names constitute the TEAM - INDIA.
A team that always had it in them to rule the cricketing world but lacked in consistency. But with their big guns firing regularly and with MS Dhoni's smart leading abilities TEAM-INDIA looks all set to rule the cricket world for the next few years.
Already the richest cricket board & now with IPL, ICL going on in India, it will only make it easier for India to make cricketers for the future.
The TEAM-INDIA have had it's ups and downs but now has cricketers with big bank accounts and the glamour and popularity which anyone would die for, who are ought to give consistent performance as a return of the love & support that they get from their fans.
Australia with biggies like Shane Warne & Glenn Mc Grath gone & India with their master players firing & so many talents coming up is surely going to give Aussies a run for their money to stay at the top of ICC rankings.
It has been a decade of glory for the Australian cricket team. But with their great players gone in retirement it seems like they are loosing the grip & it looks like India has got what it takes to hold the grip & hold it tight enough to remain attached to it for next decade or so. But for that TEAM-INDIA must continue the consistent form & it needs a lot of hard work & strong focus.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Kayes_Chowdury
A team that always had it in them to rule the cricketing world but lacked in consistency. But with their big guns firing regularly and with MS Dhoni's smart leading abilities TEAM-INDIA looks all set to rule the cricket world for the next few years.
Already the richest cricket board & now with IPL, ICL going on in India, it will only make it easier for India to make cricketers for the future.
The TEAM-INDIA have had it's ups and downs but now has cricketers with big bank accounts and the glamour and popularity which anyone would die for, who are ought to give consistent performance as a return of the love & support that they get from their fans.
Australia with biggies like Shane Warne & Glenn Mc Grath gone & India with their master players firing & so many talents coming up is surely going to give Aussies a run for their money to stay at the top of ICC rankings.
It has been a decade of glory for the Australian cricket team. But with their great players gone in retirement it seems like they are loosing the grip & it looks like India has got what it takes to hold the grip & hold it tight enough to remain attached to it for next decade or so. But for that TEAM-INDIA must continue the consistent form & it needs a lot of hard work & strong focus.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Kayes_Chowdury
The England One Day Cricket Team
One day cricket has captured the imagination of cricket fans all over the world in recent years. Supporting the England team can be frustrating when it comes to the shorter form of the game. It has been a long time since England had a side to be reckoned with in limited over cricket. This is in stark contrast to the test match arena where England has enjoyed some periods of success.
There are several ways to improve the England one day cricket team and the most obvious one put forward is team selection. For many years, the selectors have been guilty of picking too many members of the test side and expecting them to recreate their form in the one day games.
Many players who enjoy success in the longer five day form of the game have techniques and playing styles that are not conducive to limited over cricket. The people who pick the team are aware of this fact but continue to make the same mistake regardless.
In domestic cricket, the popularity of the one day game is on the increase as more people discover this exciting brand of cricket. The county scene is full of players who specialize in one day cricket and many of them are considered to be of sufficient quality to justify inclusion in the England one day side.
The best way to achieve success at both test and one day cricket is to pick a team for each form of the game. There are players selected for the England one day side purely because of test match experience. This is blind loyalty and favouritism and while ever it continues England will struggle to have a realistic chance of winning the one day cricket world cup.
There are plenty of batsmen on the domestic one day scene capable of big hitting but they are seldom given a chance to display their talents. Selecting a wicket keeper because of his prowess with the bat rather than his skill with the gloves is another negative approach that delivers an appropriate result.
The England one day cricket team can be improved by identifying the best group of one day cricketers in the country and sticking with them for a period of time. Instead of major changes in personnel from one series to another, there would be continuity of selection.
For more articles related to cricket please visit England Cricket Blog for the latest news and comment on the England team and the domestic cricket scene.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Phil_Renshaw
There are several ways to improve the England one day cricket team and the most obvious one put forward is team selection. For many years, the selectors have been guilty of picking too many members of the test side and expecting them to recreate their form in the one day games.
Many players who enjoy success in the longer five day form of the game have techniques and playing styles that are not conducive to limited over cricket. The people who pick the team are aware of this fact but continue to make the same mistake regardless.
In domestic cricket, the popularity of the one day game is on the increase as more people discover this exciting brand of cricket. The county scene is full of players who specialize in one day cricket and many of them are considered to be of sufficient quality to justify inclusion in the England one day side.
The best way to achieve success at both test and one day cricket is to pick a team for each form of the game. There are players selected for the England one day side purely because of test match experience. This is blind loyalty and favouritism and while ever it continues England will struggle to have a realistic chance of winning the one day cricket world cup.
There are plenty of batsmen on the domestic one day scene capable of big hitting but they are seldom given a chance to display their talents. Selecting a wicket keeper because of his prowess with the bat rather than his skill with the gloves is another negative approach that delivers an appropriate result.
The England one day cricket team can be improved by identifying the best group of one day cricketers in the country and sticking with them for a period of time. Instead of major changes in personnel from one series to another, there would be continuity of selection.
For more articles related to cricket please visit England Cricket Blog for the latest news and comment on the England team and the domestic cricket scene.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Phil_Renshaw
The Qualities Required For One Day Cricket
Cricket is a popular sport all over the world and one day cricket is arguably the most exciting form of the game. The one day game involves matches that are much shorter in duration compared to test cricket. This is why players who feature in the test side do not always get in the one day team and vice versa.
There are numerous qualities required for one day cricket. A successful one day player needs to be able to improvise and think on his feet. It does not matter as much if a player has technical deficiencies as these are not exposed in the shorter form of the game.
Batting in one day cricket usually involves lots of big hitting with the ball disappearing to the boundary on a regular basis for four or six runs. Improvisation is an important part of batting in one day cricket. This form of the game has seen the development of several unorthodox shots which are not witnessed in test cricket.
Bowling needs to be very tight and accurate this is because unlike test cricket the umpires are very strict where wide deliveries are concerned and a hint of width is usually penalised. Teams usually rely on their two most reliable bowlers to bowl the last few overs in an attempt to keep the scoring rate down.
Fielding has become hugely important and any successful one day team will work hard in the field. The emphasis is on quick and accurate return throwing which puts pressure on the batsmen. If the ball is swiftly returned to the wicket keeper, the batsmen will be reluctant to push for an extra run.
High class fielding also results in the fall of wickets due to batsmen being run out. Run outs are very common in one day cricket simply because the onus is on the batsmen to score lots of runs as fast as possible. This means they will take risks therefore run outs are inevitable. If the fielding side is on top of their game, they will be able to take full advantage.
These are the main qualities required for one day cricket. As the sport becomes more popular teams monitor all aspects of their performance. They do this in an attempt to see where they can improve their skills even further.
For more articles related to cricket please visit English Cricket Blog for the latest news and comment on the England team and the domestic scene.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Phil_Renshaw
There are numerous qualities required for one day cricket. A successful one day player needs to be able to improvise and think on his feet. It does not matter as much if a player has technical deficiencies as these are not exposed in the shorter form of the game.
Batting in one day cricket usually involves lots of big hitting with the ball disappearing to the boundary on a regular basis for four or six runs. Improvisation is an important part of batting in one day cricket. This form of the game has seen the development of several unorthodox shots which are not witnessed in test cricket.
Bowling needs to be very tight and accurate this is because unlike test cricket the umpires are very strict where wide deliveries are concerned and a hint of width is usually penalised. Teams usually rely on their two most reliable bowlers to bowl the last few overs in an attempt to keep the scoring rate down.
Fielding has become hugely important and any successful one day team will work hard in the field. The emphasis is on quick and accurate return throwing which puts pressure on the batsmen. If the ball is swiftly returned to the wicket keeper, the batsmen will be reluctant to push for an extra run.
High class fielding also results in the fall of wickets due to batsmen being run out. Run outs are very common in one day cricket simply because the onus is on the batsmen to score lots of runs as fast as possible. This means they will take risks therefore run outs are inevitable. If the fielding side is on top of their game, they will be able to take full advantage.
These are the main qualities required for one day cricket. As the sport becomes more popular teams monitor all aspects of their performance. They do this in an attempt to see where they can improve their skills even further.
For more articles related to cricket please visit English Cricket Blog for the latest news and comment on the England team and the domestic scene.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Phil_Renshaw
Cricket - A Passion Over the Fashion
The sport of cricket is bigger than ever before with the masses constantly looking out for the latest cricket news and all the live scores of cricket matches...even from work! The need to have the latest cricket updates and the fastest breaking news in the world of cricket has become a norm for those who can't be glued to the television all day long.
Office Punters
There are a number of cricket enthusiasts who need to satiate their appetite for the game with all that goes within or beyond the boundary ropes. People have come across numerous ways to quench their thirst for cricket live scores on match days, post match conferences and the controversies emanating from the cricketing realms.
One can log on to a cricket website to get the latest information on cricket matches, get a glimpse of their favourite cricket stars and virtually do anything to do with the sport/religion called cricket.
Student Stumpers
A large army of students who are equally crazy about cricket also need to think out of the box when it comes to keeping the tab on the live cricket matches and events like the cricket World Cup. How can one think of trigonometry when the run-rates of your team are screaming in a nail biter!
Indigenous ways like using the hands-free contraptions, SMS alerts and using GPRS to browse websites for the latest in cricketing action; be it cricket blogs, cricket forums, cricket archives are a fast spreading trend.
Whatever the means, one thing is for sure...The entire world today feels the need, the need for cricketing speed!
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Kuldeep_Salal
Office Punters
There are a number of cricket enthusiasts who need to satiate their appetite for the game with all that goes within or beyond the boundary ropes. People have come across numerous ways to quench their thirst for cricket live scores on match days, post match conferences and the controversies emanating from the cricketing realms.
One can log on to a cricket website to get the latest information on cricket matches, get a glimpse of their favourite cricket stars and virtually do anything to do with the sport/religion called cricket.
Student Stumpers
A large army of students who are equally crazy about cricket also need to think out of the box when it comes to keeping the tab on the live cricket matches and events like the cricket World Cup. How can one think of trigonometry when the run-rates of your team are screaming in a nail biter!
Indigenous ways like using the hands-free contraptions, SMS alerts and using GPRS to browse websites for the latest in cricketing action; be it cricket blogs, cricket forums, cricket archives are a fast spreading trend.
Whatever the means, one thing is for sure...The entire world today feels the need, the need for cricketing speed!
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Kuldeep_Salal
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