Pakistan won their opening match in this ICC Champions Trophy beating West Indies by 5 wickets and with 117 balls remaining. West Indies won the toss and opted to bat first but they were bowled out by the fierce Pakistan team under the captaincy of Shahid Afridi. West Indies lost all the wickets by...
Monthly Archives: September 2009
ICC Champions Trophy 2009: Yuvraj out with injury
Indian team is currently in South Africa to take part in the ongoing Champions Trophy. They are having the tournament opener against Pakistan on Saturday. With this in the cards, Indian deputy Yuvraj Singh has fractured a finger on his right hand during a fielding session in Johannesburg. The injury was a bit serious...
ICC Champions Trophy 2009: Pakistan Vs West Indies
Pakistan will clash with West Indies in todays encounter in the Champions Trophy under the captaincy of all-rounder Shahid Afridi as the regular skipper Younis Khan has been ruled out due to a hand injury. Younis Khan suffered a hairline fracture in his right index finger during a warm up match against Sri Lanka...
ICC Rankings: India tops after SA lost to Sri Lanka
After the host South Africa’s lost to Sri Lanka in the opening match of Champions Trophy, India has moved from second place to the top of the ICC’s ODI rankings. India is yet to open their innings in the ongoing Champions Trophy. They are scheduled to take on Pakistan on September 26. Currently after...
ICC Champions Trophy 2009: South Africa Vs Sri Lanka: Highlights
Sri Lanka beat South Africa in the opening match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2009 at the Centurion. The match was decided on D/L method after rain interrupted the South African batting during their 37.4 overs. With this Sri Lanka won the match by 55 runs.
Yusuf surprises Irfan on Eid
Irfan Pathan had a surprise gift from brother Yusuf on Eid. His father handed him over the keys of swanky SUV- a gift from elder brother Yusuf Pathan who is in South Africa to play the Champions Trophy. According to family sources, Irfan had arrived in city late on Sunday night to celebrate the...
ICC Champions Trophy 2009: Will India perform better?
India’s warm-up match causes concern over the team’s performance as they are placed among the toughest teams in Group A with Australia, Pakistan and West Indies. Though Champions Trophy has kicked off today, India have their first match on September 26 against Pakistan in Centurion. India lost their only warm-up match to New Zealand...
ICC Champions Trophy 2009: South Africa Vs Sri Lanka
In the opening match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2009, the host South Africa faces Sri Lanka at the Centurion Park. The hosts were successful with the toss in this first game and elected to field first against the building up Lankans. However, Kumar Sangakkara said he would have batted first if he had...
Gambhir to lead Delhi Daredevils
Gautam Gambhir will lead Delhi Daredevils in the next month’s Champions League Twenty 20 and also the captain for IPL 2010 with Dinesh Karthik as his Deputy. This decision has been taken as Virender Sehwag stepped down from captaincy wanting to focus on his batting. Sehwag is currently recovering from a shoulder injury and...
Dhoni and Yuvraj hold top spots in ICC ODI Rankings
India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his deputy Yuvraj Singh continued to hold on to the top two spots in the latest ICC ODI Players Ranking issued on Monday. Apart from these two, Sachin Tendulkar is in 7th spot while Delhi opener Virender Sehwag is in 9th place. No Indian features among thr top...
