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Dravid among Champions trophy probables

July 06, 2009 By: Spunky Category: Cricket News No Comments →

Rahul Dravid finds himself back in the ODI reckoning after the former captain was named in India’s 30-member probables list for the Champions Trophy on Monday.
The All-India Senior Selection Committee met to pick the 30 probables for the elite top-eight tournament to be held in South Africa during September 2009, however decided to ignore the likes of Irfan Pathan and Robin Uthappa.
A veteran of 333 ODIs, Dravid has not featured in India’s ODI squad since playing his last one dayer against Australia in Nagpur in 2007.
Senior cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, who had opted out of the just-concluded West Indies tour, returns to the side as do the injured duo of Virender Sehwag and Zaheer Khan.
Hard-hitting Delhi batsman Virat Kohli, Bengal stumper Wriddhiman Saha, Tamil Nadu’s R Ashwin and Murali Vijay also found a place in the list of probables.
UP pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rajasthan medium pacer Pankaj Singh and the Mumbai duo of Ajinkya Rahane and Dhawal Kulkarni also found mention in the list.
Probables:
MS Dhoni, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Suresh Raina, Yusuf Pathan, Abhishek Nayar, Ishant Sharma, Zaheer Khan, R P Singh, Praveen Kumar, Harbhajan Singh, Pragyan Ojha, Ravindra Jadeja, Dinesh Karthik, Munaf Patel, R Ashwin, M Vijay, Amit Mishra, Ajinkya Rahane, Dhawal Kulkarni, S Badrinath, Ashish Nehra, Virat Kohli, Bhuvneshwar Kumar Singh, Wridhiman Saha and Pankaj Singh

Rahul Dravid finds himself back in the ODI reckoning after the former captain was named in India’s 30-member probables list for the Champions Trophy on Monday.

The All-India Senior Selection Committee met to pick the 30 probables for the elite top-eight tournament to be held in South Africa during September 2009, however decided to ignore the likes of Irfan Pathan and Robin Uthappa.

A veteran of 333 ODIs, Dravid has not featured in India’s ODI squad since playing his last one dayer against Australia in Nagpur in 2007.

Senior cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, who had opted out of the just-concluded West Indies tour, returns to the side as do the injured duo of Virender Sehwag and Zaheer Khan.

Hard-hitting Delhi batsman Virat Kohli, Bengal stumper Wriddhiman Saha, Tamil Nadu’s R Ashwin and Murali Vijay also found a place in the list of probables.

UP pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rajasthan medium pacer Pankaj Singh and the Mumbai duo of Ajinkya Rahane and Dhawal Kulkarni also found mention in the list.

Probables:

MS Dhoni, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Suresh Raina, Yusuf Pathan, Abhishek Nayar, Ishant Sharma, Zaheer Khan, R P Singh, Praveen Kumar, Harbhajan Singh, Pragyan Ojha, Ravindra Jadeja, Dinesh Karthik, Munaf Patel, R Ashwin, M Vijay, Amit Mishra, Ajinkya Rahane, Dhawal Kulkarni, S Badrinath, Ashish Nehra, Virat Kohli, Bhuvneshwar Kumar Singh, Wridhiman Saha and Pankaj Singh

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Match 4: India Vs West Indies

July 05, 2009 By: Spunky Category: Cricket News No Comments →

‘Men in Blue’ – India are now one step away from a rare One-Day International series victory in the Caribbean.
They face West Indies in the fourth and final ODI on Sunday at the Beausejour Cricket Ground confident in the knowledge that they cannot lose the brief series.
The visitors won the rain-affected third ODI by six wickets on Friday at the same venue to take an unstoppable 2-1 lead in the series.
The match is delayed as of now due to the dampness in pitch.
Teams:
West Indies: CH Gayle, RS Morton, RR Sarwan, S Chanderpaul, DJ Bravo, DM Bravo, D Ramdin, JE Taylor, DE Bernard, SJ Benn, R Rampaul
India: G Gambhir, D Karthik, MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh, R Sharma, A Nayar, Y Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, RP Singh, A Nehra, I Sharma

‘Men in Blue’ – India are now one step away from a rare One-Day International series victory in the Caribbean.

They face West Indies in the fourth and final ODI on Sunday at the Beausejour Cricket Ground confident in the knowledge that they cannot lose the brief series.

The visitors won the rain-affected third ODI by six wickets on Friday at the same venue to take an unstoppable 2-1 lead in the series.

The final match was initially delayed due to dampness in pitch. However, the toss was over after few mins of wait and like the previous match, India have won the toss and opted to bowl first. And rains have started again and we are definite to have a shortened game.

Teams:

West Indies: CH Gayle, RS Morton, RR Sarwan, S Chanderpaul, DJ Bravo, DM Bravo, D Ramdin, JE Taylor, DE Bernard, SJ Benn, R Rampaul

India: G Gambhir, D Karthik, MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh, R Sharma, A Nayar, Y Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, RP Singh, A Nehra, I Sharma

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Match 3: West Indies Vs India: Dhoni helps India win

July 05, 2009 By: Spunky Category: Cricket News, Match Summary No Comments →

Mahendra Singh Dhoni played a captain’s knock as India battled bad weather to defeat the West Indies by six wickets through the Duckworth-Lewis method and take an unassailable 2-1 lead in the four-match ODI series at the Beausejour Stadium in St Lucia on Friday.
Needing 11 runs off the last over after the target was revised to 159 from 22 overs, Dhoni (46 not out) sent Jerome Taylor’s second delivery for a six over mid-wicket as India won with a ball to spare.
The One-dayer was almost reduced to a Twenty20 fixture as it witnessed as many as four stoppages due to rain during the West Indies innings – including a two hour and five minutes delay at the start of the match. The interruptions forced the overs to be brought down to 27 per side.
The West Indies, put into bat after Dhoni won the toss, rode on Ramnaresh Sarwan’s 62 to post a competitive 185 for seven and India were set a revised target of 195 following the D/L method.
The visitors needed a strong start and Dinesh Karthik (47 off 43 balls) and Gautam Gambhir (44 off 38) did just that. The duo put on 84 runs before a direct throw from Ravi Rampaul ended Karthik’s innings.
Gambhir and Dhoni took the score to 95 for one off 13.3 overs when rain intervened for the fifth time and following a 22-minute delay, the target was revised to 159 in 22 overs.
Needing another 64 runs from 51 deliveries, India lost Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh (2) in quick succession.
With 11 runs required off the last seven deliveries, Rohit Sharma too departed leaving Dhoni to see the team through. The skipper’s 34-ball unbeaten knock included a couple of boundaries besides the six in the last over.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni played a captain’s knock as India battled bad weather to defeat the West Indies by six wickets through the Duckworth-Lewis method and take an unassailable 2-1 lead in the four-match ODI series at the Beausejour Stadium in St Lucia on Friday.

Needing 11 runs off the last over after the target was revised to 159 from 22 overs, Dhoni (46 not out) sent Jerome Taylor’s second delivery for a six over mid-wicket as India won with a ball to spare.

The One-dayer was almost reduced to a Twenty20 fixture as it witnessed as many as four stoppages due to rain during the West Indies innings – including a two hour and five minutes delay at the start of the match. The interruptions forced the overs to be brought down to 27 per side.

The West Indies, put into bat after Dhoni won the toss, rode on Ramnaresh Sarwan’s 62 to post a competitive 185 for seven and India were set a revised target of 195 following the D/L method.

The visitors needed a strong start and Dinesh Karthik (47 off 43 balls) and Gautam Gambhir (44 off 38) did just that. The duo put on 84 runs before a direct throw from Ravi Rampaul ended Karthik’s innings.

Gambhir and Dhoni took the score to 95 for one off 13.3 overs when rain intervened for the fifth time and following a 22-minute delay, the target was revised to 159 in 22 overs.

Needing another 64 runs from 51 deliveries, India lost Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh (2) in quick succession.

With 11 runs required off the last seven deliveries, Rohit Sharma too departed leaving Dhoni to see the team through. The skipper’s 34-ball unbeaten knock included a couple of boundaries besides the six in the last over.

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Match 3: West Indies vs India: India won toss, opts to bowl first

July 03, 2009 By: Spunky Category: Cricket News No Comments →

India have won the toss and opted to bowl in the third of the 4 ODI’s between West Indies and India at St Lucia. Two changes have been made in India team. Ishant Sharma comes in for Praveen Kumar, and Ravindra Jadeja is left out giving opportunity to Abhishek Nayar. West Indies are going in unchanged.
The start of the match is delayed by rain.
Teams:
West Indies: Chris Gayle (capt), Runako Morton, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Dwayne Bravo, Darren Bravo, Dinesh Ramdin, Jerome Taylor, David Bernard, Sulaimenn Benn, Ravi Rampaul
India: Gautam Gambhir, Dinesh Karthik, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Abhishek Nayar, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, RP Singh, Aashish Nehra, Ishant Sharma

India have won the toss and opted to bowl in the third of the 4 ODI’s between West Indies and India at St Lucia. Two changes have been made in India team. Ishant Sharma comes in for Praveen Kumar, and Ravindra Jadeja is left out giving opportunity to Abhishek Nayar. West Indies are going in unchanged.

The start of the match is delayed by rain.

Teams:

West Indies: Chris Gayle (capt), Runako Morton, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Dwayne Bravo, Darren Bravo, Dinesh Ramdin, Jerome Taylor, David Bernard, Sulaimenn Benn, Ravi Rampaul

India: Gautam Gambhir, Dinesh Karthik, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Abhishek Nayar, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, RP Singh, Aashish Nehra, Ishant Sharma

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