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Yusuf surprises Irfan on Eid

September 22, 2009 By: admin1 Category: Player News No Comments →

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 festival with his family, who stay in Vadodara.
Irfan was speechless and immediately called up Yusuf in South Africa and thanked him for the gift. Later, Irfan said that he would pray for his brother and the team’s success in the Champions Trophy.
“My brother Yusuf has given me this gift as Idi given during Eid. I am speechless, I wish him all the best for the Champions trophy,” said the left-arm seamer.
Family sources said that Yusuf had booked the SUV six months ago had told his father to keep it a secret.

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 festival with his family, who stay in Vadodara.

Irfan was speechless and immediately called up Yusuf in South Africa and thanked him for the gift. Later, Irfan said that he would pray for his brother and the team’s success in the Champions Trophy.

“My brother Yusuf has given me this gift as Idi given during Eid. I am speechless, I wish him all the best for the Champions trophy,” said the left-arm seamer.

Family sources said that Yusuf had booked the SUV six months ago had told his father to keep it a secret.

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Match 1: West Indies Vs India: India Won by 20 runs

June 27, 2009 By: admin1 Category: Cricket News No Comments →

India has won the first of the four ODI series between India and West Indies at the Sabina Park in Jamaica by 20 runs.
After winning the toss, India opted to bat first and the opener Dinesh Karthik gave a good start joining with Man of the Match Yuvraj Singh.
Scoreboard:
India innings (50 overs maximum)
KD Karthik c Ramdin b Bernard 67
G Gambhir c DJ Bravo b Taylor 13
RG Sharma c DJ Bravo b Baker 4
Yuvraj Singh c Ramdin b DJ Bravo 131
MS Dhoni run out (Ramdin) 41
RA Jadeja c Ramdin b DJ Bravo 0
YK Pathan not out 40
Harbhajan Singh not out 21
Extras (b 1, lb 8, w 10, nb 3) 22
Total (6 wickets; 50 overs) 339
Fall of wickets:1-25, 2-32, 3-167, 4-253, 5-253, 6-298
Bowling:JE Taylor:10-1-74-1-7.40,LS Baker:9-0-62-1-6.88,DJ Bravo:10-0-66-2-6.60,DE Bernard:8-0-50-1-6.25,SJ Benn:10-0-50-0-5.00,CH Gayle:3-0-28-0-9.33
West Indies innings (target: 340 runs from 50 overs)
CH Gayle c Harbhajan Singh b Nehra 37
RS Morton c Dhoni b Pathan 42
RR Sarwan run out (Singh/Dhoni) 45
S Chanderpaul c Jadeja b Pathan 63
DJ Bravo c RG Sharma b I Sharma 8
DM Bravo c Singh b Harbhajan Singh 19
JE Taylor lbw b Pathan 21
D Ramdin c Harbhajan Singh b Nehra 29
DE Bernard c RG Sharma b Nehra 19
SJ Benn b Singh 7
LS Baker not out 0
Extras (b 4, lb 4, w 19, nb 2) 29
Total (all out; 48.1 overs) 319
Fall of wickets:1-65, 2-100, 3-151, 4-188, 5-224, 6-241, 7-250, 8-294, 9-318, 10-319
Bowling:RP Singh:7-0-44-1-6.28,A Nehra:7.1-1-49-3-6.83,I Sharma:5-0-38-1-7.60,RA Jadeja:7-1-34-0-4.85,YK Pathan:8-0-56-3-7.00,Harbhajan Singh:10-0-56-1-5.60,Yuvraj Singh:4-0-34-0-8.50

India has won the first of the four ODI series between India and West Indies at the Sabina Park in Jamaica by 20 runs.

After winning the toss, India opted to bat first and the opener Dinesh Karthik gave a good start joining with Man of the Match Yuvraj Singh.

Scoreboard:

India innings (50 overs maximum)

KD Karthik c Ramdin b Bernard 67

G Gambhir c DJ Bravo b Taylor 13

RG Sharma c DJ Bravo b Baker 4

Yuvraj Singh c Ramdin b DJ Bravo 131

MS Dhoni run out (Ramdin) 41

RA Jadeja c Ramdin b DJ Bravo 0

YK Pathan not out 40

Harbhajan Singh not out 21

Extras (b 1, lb 8, w 10, nb 3) 22

Total (6 wickets; 50 overs) 339

Fall of wickets:1-25, 2-32, 3-167, 4-253, 5-253, 6-298

Bowling:JE Taylor:10-1-74-1-7.40,LS Baker:9-0-62-1-6.88,DJ Bravo:10-0-66-2-6.60,DE Bernard:8-0-50-1-6.25,SJ Benn:10-0-50-0-5.00,CH Gayle:3-0-28-0-9.33

Yuvraj Singh celebrates his 12th ODI Century

Yuvraj Singh celebrates his 12th ODI Century

West Indies innings (target: 340 runs from 50 overs)

CH Gayle c Harbhajan Singh b Nehra 37

RS Morton c Dhoni b Pathan 42

RR Sarwan  run out (Singh/Dhoni) 45

S Chanderpaul c Jadeja b Pathan 63

DJ Bravo c RG Sharma b I Sharma 8

DM Bravo c Singh b Harbhajan Singh 19

JE Taylor lbw b Pathan 21

D Ramdin c Harbhajan Singh b Nehra 29

DE Bernard c RG Sharma b Nehra 19

SJ Benn b Singh 7

LS Baker not out 0

Extras (b 4, lb 4, w 19, nb 2) 29

Total (all out; 48.1 overs) 319

Fall of wickets:1-65, 2-100, 3-151, 4-188, 5-224, 6-241, 7-250, 8-294, 9-318, 10-319

Bowling:RP Singh:7-0-44-1-6.28,A Nehra:7.1-1-49-3-6.83,I Sharma:5-0-38-1-7.60,RA Jadeja:7-1-34-0-4.85,YK Pathan:8-0-56-3-7.00,Harbhajan Singh:10-0-56-1-5.60,Yuvraj Singh:4-0-34-0-8.50

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Match 20: India Vs England: India out of T20 World Cup

June 15, 2009 By: admin1 Category: Champions Trophy 2009 No Comments →

Defending champions India bowed out of the World Twenty20 after losing to hosts England by three runs in a key Super Eights match at Lord’s on Sunday.
India restricted England to 153-7 after electing to field in good batting conditions, but then fumbled in their reply to be stopped at 150-5 despite scoring 56 runs in the last five overs.
Needing 15 off the last three deliveries, Yusuf Pathan smashed Ryan Sidebottom straight for six off the first, but managed only a single of the next before skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni hit the last ball for four.
Dhoni (30 not out) and Yusuf (33 not out) added 63 for the unbroken sixth wicket after half the side was back in the pavilion by the 14th over with only 87 on the board.
India paid dearly for conceding 16 extras in England’s innings, including 14 wides as two deliveries from off-spinner Harbhajan Singh went for boundaries behind the wicketkeeper.
India needed to win to stay in the tournament after losing their opening Super Eights match against the West Indies at Lord’s on Friday.
England, who also lost their first match to South Africa, now face the West Indies at the Oval on Monday in a match that will almost certainly take the winner into the semi-finals along with the Proteas.
India slipped to 24-2 by the fourth over as Sidebottom, who replaced leg-spinner Adil Rashid in the England team, removed Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina.
Gautam Gambhir and Ravindra Jadeja took the total to 62-2 in the 11th over when Dmitri Mascarenhas broke through by having Gambhir caught at fine-leg by Stuart Broad.
Off-spinner Graeme Swann grabbed two wickets in four balls to reduce India to 87-5 by the 14th over.
Swann had Jadeja caught in the deep after the batsman, playing his first match in the tournament, plodded for 35 balls to make 25.
Yuvraj Singh, who hit the first ball he faced for a six, was stumped by James Foster in the same over after making 17 off nine balls.
Earlier, Kevin Pietersen top-scored for England with 46 off 27 balls, with three fours and a six, after sharing a second-wicket stand of 71 with opener Ravi Bopara (37).
Harbhajan picked up three wickets, but England’s lower order retrieved the situation by adding 53 runs in the last five overs.
Pietersen and Bopara took charge after Luke Wright had fallen in the second over, top-edging a pull off R P Singh. The duo brought up their 50 partnership off 35 balls before left-arm spinner Jadeja broke the stand in his first over by bowling Bopara.
Jadeja then claimed Pietersen leg-before as the batsman attempted to sweep.
Harbhajan lured Owais Shah (12) to hole out to Jadeja on the mid-wicket fence before removing James Foster and Swann off successive deliveries.

Defending champions India bowed out of the World Twenty20 after losing to hosts England by three runs in a key Super Eights match at Lord’s on Sunday.

India restricted England to 153-7 after electing to field in good batting conditions, but then fumbled in their reply to be stopped at 150-5 despite scoring 56 runs in the last five overs.

Needing 15 off the last three deliveries, Yusuf Pathan smashed Ryan Sidebottom straight for six off the first, but managed only a single of the next before skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni hit the last ball for four.

Dhoni (30 not out) and Yusuf (33 not out) added 63 for the unbroken sixth wicket after half the side was back in the pavilion by the 14th over with only 87 on the board.

India paid dearly for conceding 16 extras in England’s innings, including 14 wides as two deliveries from off-spinner Harbhajan Singh went for boundaries behind the wicketkeeper.

India needed to win to stay in the tournament after losing their opening Super Eights match against the West Indies at Lord’s on Friday.

England, who also lost their first match to South Africa, now face the West Indies at the Oval on Monday in a match that will almost certainly take the winner into the semi-finals along with the Proteas.

India slipped to 24-2 by the fourth over as Sidebottom, who replaced leg-spinner Adil Rashid in the England team, removed Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina.

Gautam Gambhir and Ravindra Jadeja took the total to 62-2 in the 11th over when Dmitri Mascarenhas broke through by having Gambhir caught at fine-leg by Stuart Broad.

Off-spinner Graeme Swann grabbed two wickets in four balls to reduce India to 87-5 by the 14th over.

Swann had Jadeja caught in the deep after the batsman, playing his first match in the tournament, plodded for 35 balls to make 25.

Yuvraj Singh, who hit the first ball he faced for a six, was stumped by James Foster in the same over after making 17 off nine balls.

Earlier, Kevin Pietersen top-scored for England with 46 off 27 balls, with three fours and a six, after sharing a second-wicket stand of 71 with opener Ravi Bopara (37).

Harbhajan picked up three wickets, but England’s lower order retrieved the situation by adding 53 runs in the last five overs.

Pietersen and Bopara took charge after Luke Wright had fallen in the second over, top-edging a pull off R P Singh. The duo brought up their 50 partnership off 35 balls before left-arm spinner Jadeja broke the stand in his first over by bowling Bopara.

Jadeja then claimed Pietersen leg-before as the batsman attempted to sweep.

Harbhajan lured Owais Shah (12) to hole out to Jadeja on the mid-wicket fence before removing James Foster and Swann off successive deliveries.

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