Hello Friends on of the most Popular cricket allrounder Shahid Afridi said this Monday punishment for "misconduct" would have a positive effect on his career and will make him more responsible.
Shahid Afrid said I am satisfied that I didn't commit any mistake but I accept this punishment. It will have a positive effect on my career," Afridi told AFP. Afridi and two other players - Hasan Raza and Atiquz Zaman - were fined 50,000 rupees (900 dollars) and suspended for one tournament after women were found in their hotel room during a recent training camp.
"The PCB has accepted that there was no evidence of the incident and I maintain that nobody came in my room but punishments are for our betterment, to make us more responsible," he said.
PCB also held an inquiry into the affair and its Chairman General Tauqir Zia decided to penalise the trio over the August 15 incident, board Director Yawar Ali said.
"The inquiry team manager Brigadier Mohammad Nasir found the incident was grossly exaggerated as there was no evidence except that some female fans barged into the players' room," he said.
"And inquiry officer recommended the allegations be dismissed. However, the chairman considers that the players should have acted with more responsibility and prevented any unauthorized entry to their rooms," Saeed said.
Afridi, 20, who hit a world record century off 37 balls in a one-day international in Kenya three years ago, is one of the most pouplar cricketers in Pakistan and a hit with female fans.
"I understand that the board has taken this step to make us more cautious in future," he said.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Cricket Bowling Machine
A cricket bowling machine is multitalented and is also capable of creating best aspect of every type of bowling attack during the game. Starting from 100mph Yorkers and bouncer merchant speed to subtle spins of the best of bowlers, these bowling machines are apt for giving you the perfect shots for the game. These machines are specially designed for hitting the stump off the half volleys for the six.
The speed can be selected according to you. The microprocessor that is present in the machine lets you have the variations in swings and speed. Whether you are looking for competition or the confidence, these machines are just perfect in giving you both the things.
The cricket bowling machine can provide you help with the swing bowling. The machine can help in the operation in both the ways with the easy controls with the push buttons for the various swings while playing. If the person wants the ball to move to the left, the push button on the left hand side has to push and in case the person wants it on right, right side push button will be pressed. The machine is very quick and fast to adjust according to type of swing needed by you.
Whether you want the ball to emphasize a point or want it to move away gently, these machines are apt for both the movements. The machines are able to spin the high class bowling with ease. You just need top angle machine’s delivery head. Extreme settings on the right and left bias of the control, buttons, and one can bowl the balls in the right manner. This machine is also very good if the players want to practice the batting techniques and the foot movements against turning ball.
The cricket bowling machines are the best way to improve the batting and swing techniques of the player. You can get the bowls from all the angles with the pace of your choice. If you long to prepare yourself well for the game, you can practice with the assistance of this machine for the best results. Start your practice now without any hassles with the cricket bowling machine.
The speed can be selected according to you. The microprocessor that is present in the machine lets you have the variations in swings and speed. Whether you are looking for competition or the confidence, these machines are just perfect in giving you both the things.
The cricket bowling machine can provide you help with the swing bowling. The machine can help in the operation in both the ways with the easy controls with the push buttons for the various swings while playing. If the person wants the ball to move to the left, the push button on the left hand side has to push and in case the person wants it on right, right side push button will be pressed. The machine is very quick and fast to adjust according to type of swing needed by you.
Whether you want the ball to emphasize a point or want it to move away gently, these machines are apt for both the movements. The machines are able to spin the high class bowling with ease. You just need top angle machine’s delivery head. Extreme settings on the right and left bias of the control, buttons, and one can bowl the balls in the right manner. This machine is also very good if the players want to practice the batting techniques and the foot movements against turning ball.
The cricket bowling machines are the best way to improve the batting and swing techniques of the player. You can get the bowls from all the angles with the pace of your choice. If you long to prepare yourself well for the game, you can practice with the assistance of this machine for the best results. Start your practice now without any hassles with the cricket bowling machine.
Sachin didn’t stand by me: Kambli
MUMBAI: One of Indian cricket’s most enduring friendships has developed cracks. Vinod Kambli blew the lid on his friendship with Sachin Tendulkar on a TV show that goes on air this week.
The Mumbai southpaw replied in the affirmative when he was asked whether Sachin is embarrassed to accept him as a friend now. Kambli, 37, who is yet to retire from cricket, also took a massive swipe at the BCCI. ‘
‘I always felt discriminated because of my caste and colour by the cricket board,’’ Interestingly, all these revelations came during a polygraph test, which every contestant is subjected to. The format of the show is such that the same questions are asked by an anchor in front of a select audience. If the answers don’t match, the contestant is disqualified. Kambli last featured in a Test in 1995 (India vs New Zealand at Cuttack) when he was just 23.
The maverick Mumbai left-hander’s ODI career, which included nine comebacks, lasted longer as he played his last match in 2000 at Sharjah. Manoj ‘Muntashir’, writer of the show which is titled ‘Sach Ka Saamna’, refused to confirm Kambli’s revelations. ‘‘You are talking as if you’ve watched the episode,’’ he said when contacted. ‘‘The whole world knows about Kambli and Tendulkar’s friendship. Questions about their friendship are bound to be featured.’’
MUMBAI: One of Indian cricket’s most enduring friendships has developed cracks. Vinod Kambli blew the lid on his friendship with Sachin Tendulkar on a TV show that goes on air this week.
The Mumbai southpaw replied in the affirmative when he was asked whether Sachin is embarrassed to accept him as a friend now. Kambli, 37, who is yet to retire from cricket, also took a massive swipe at the BCCI. ‘
‘I always felt discriminated because of my caste and colour by the cricket board,’’ Interestingly, all these revelations came during a polygraph test, which every contestant is subjected to. The format of the show is such that the same questions are asked by an anchor in front of a select audience. If the answers don’t match, the contestant is disqualified. Kambli last featured in a Test in 1995 (India vs New Zealand at Cuttack) when he was just 23.
The maverick Mumbai left-hander’s ODI career, which included nine comebacks, lasted longer as he played his last match in 2000 at Sharjah. Manoj ‘Muntashir’, writer of the show which is titled ‘Sach Ka Saamna’, refused to confirm Kambli’s revelations. ‘‘You are talking as if you’ve watched the episode,’’ he said when contacted. ‘‘The whole world knows about Kambli and Tendulkar’s friendship. Questions about their friendship are bound to be featured.’’
The Mumbai southpaw replied in the affirmative when he was asked whether Sachin is embarrassed to accept him as a friend now. Kambli, 37, who is yet to retire from cricket, also took a massive swipe at the BCCI. ‘
‘I always felt discriminated because of my caste and colour by the cricket board,’’ Interestingly, all these revelations came during a polygraph test, which every contestant is subjected to. The format of the show is such that the same questions are asked by an anchor in front of a select audience. If the answers don’t match, the contestant is disqualified. Kambli last featured in a Test in 1995 (India vs New Zealand at Cuttack) when he was just 23.
The maverick Mumbai left-hander’s ODI career, which included nine comebacks, lasted longer as he played his last match in 2000 at Sharjah. Manoj ‘Muntashir’, writer of the show which is titled ‘Sach Ka Saamna’, refused to confirm Kambli’s revelations. ‘‘You are talking as if you’ve watched the episode,’’ he said when contacted. ‘‘The whole world knows about Kambli and Tendulkar’s friendship. Questions about their friendship are bound to be featured.’’
MUMBAI: One of Indian cricket’s most enduring friendships has developed cracks. Vinod Kambli blew the lid on his friendship with Sachin Tendulkar on a TV show that goes on air this week.
The Mumbai southpaw replied in the affirmative when he was asked whether Sachin is embarrassed to accept him as a friend now. Kambli, 37, who is yet to retire from cricket, also took a massive swipe at the BCCI. ‘
‘I always felt discriminated because of my caste and colour by the cricket board,’’ Interestingly, all these revelations came during a polygraph test, which every contestant is subjected to. The format of the show is such that the same questions are asked by an anchor in front of a select audience. If the answers don’t match, the contestant is disqualified. Kambli last featured in a Test in 1995 (India vs New Zealand at Cuttack) when he was just 23.
The maverick Mumbai left-hander’s ODI career, which included nine comebacks, lasted longer as he played his last match in 2000 at Sharjah. Manoj ‘Muntashir’, writer of the show which is titled ‘Sach Ka Saamna’, refused to confirm Kambli’s revelations. ‘‘You are talking as if you’ve watched the episode,’’ he said when contacted. ‘‘The whole world knows about Kambli and Tendulkar’s friendship. Questions about their friendship are bound to be featured.’’
Great Lee
On Friday, 23rd of October, the stage was set for the final of the Airtel Champions League T20 tournament. Trinidad & Tobago (T&T) captain, Darren Ganga, won the toss and decided to field first. The New South Wales (NSW) openers, David Warner and Phil Hughes, tried to aggressively go after the T&T bowlers just like they had in the semi-finals, but without too much success. Simon Katich hit a couple of sixes off Dwayne Bravo but got out trying to hit a third one, to be quickly followed by Henriques who didn’t contribute much with the bat. Rohrer fell after a quick-fire 16, and was followed by DLR Smith 7 balls later.
The scorecard read 83-6 after 11.2 overs and it looked like NSW were down and out. In came Brett Lee, who we all know as the fastest bowler in the world. He started slow as he tried to get himself in, and with five overs left, there were just 103 runs on the board.
Darren Ganga gave the ball to Simmons with the hope that he would continue the fabulous job that he had done earlier in the game, but Brett Lee had other plans. He hit him for a six over square leg, and followed it up with another one over long-on. Then, as if to rub salt on Simmons’s wounds, he stepped back and smashed a four through cover. Brett Lee continued what he had started even after SPD Smith departed, and went on to score 48 runs off 31 balls, studded with five sixes! More importantly he helped NSW get to a respectable and a defendable score of 159-9; anything less wouldn’t have been enough to stop the in-form T&T.
But Brett Lee wasn’t done for the match. He came back to torment the T&T batsmen with his bowling. He bowled William Perkins with a full, fast, and straight delivery, which uprooted two out of his three stumps. Then he took a sharp return catch to dismiss Lendl Simmons off the second ball of his second over, to reduce T&T to 21-3. T&T were eventually all out for 118 giving the victory and 2.6 million USD to NSW.
What Brett Lee did in the match was simply great. But he didn’t become great on Friday. He has been great for a long, long time. I saw an interview of his about five years back in which he said, “As a kid, I had two dreams: I wanted to be the fastest bowler in the world, and I wanted to play for Australia.” Brett Lee is great because he followed up his dreams with a lot of hard work, and actually became the faster bowler in the world and also earned the baggy green. But as far as I am concerned, he is great because even as a kid he had the wisdom to know that just becoming the fastest bowler in the world won’t automatically earn him the a place in the Australian team; the main job of a bowler is to get wickets and whether you do it by bowling at 150kmph or 100kmph is irrelevant. That is why he said, “I wanted to be the fastest bowler in the world and I wanted to play for Australia”. Those two are different thing altogether, and the first may or may not lead to the second. He knew that even as a kid and that’s why he is great.
So that is why his performance on Friday doesn’t really surprise me. Great players are supposed to rise to the occasion in important matches when there is a lot at stake, and Brett Lee did just that. He has done that many times before. I still remember that do-or-die second match in the best-of-three-match final against Australia in 2004. Australia had already won the first match. Then in the second match, they posted a mammoth 359-5. India started their chase in great fashion with Sehwag flicking Jason Gillespie over fine leg for a six off the very first ball. Brett Lee was placed at short fine leg, and the next time Sehwag tried to do the same, he plucked the ball out of thin air. It was a stunning catch to say the least. Then he combined with Gillespie again to dismiss Tendulkar. And as if that wasn’t enough, he later dismissed the in-form VVS Laxman, caught and bowled off his own bowling. And Laxman’s dismissal was nothing short of bizarre. Trying to fend off a Brett Lee Yorker, Laxman dug his bat in time, but the ball popped straight back to Lee who caught it and appealed vociferously. Umpire Rudi Koertzen was puzzled but nevertheless referred it to the third umpire. And sure enough, the replays showed that ball had hit the ground first, then hit Laxman’s bat, and then flew into Brett Lee’s hands. One has to compliment Brett Lee’s vision and presence of mind for that appeal because he saw what nobody else saw. Laxman had tormented the Aussies throughout that entire summer with his artistry, and his dismissal proved to be the last nail in India’s coffin. The Indians were dismissed for 155 which gave the Aussies the victory with a mind-boggling 208 run margin, and also the trophy.
But the one incident that is etched in my memory is a different one. I don’t quite remember which match it was, but one of Australia’s better fielders dropped a simple catch off Brett Lee’s bowling at a crucial juncture. That fielder would have taken that catch 99 times out of 100 even if you had pulled him out of his bed at midnight, half-asleep, and maybe even drunk. That’s what made it so disappointing. But Brett Lee walked back to his bowling mark, ran in, and bowled the perfect yorker which uprooted two of the three stumps. That to me is a sign of true greatness. Brett Lee could have done what 99.999999% of the six billion people who inhabit this planet would have done at that moment: get angry, lose his cool, bang in the ball short or bowl wide or something like that, get hit by the batsmen, and give it all away. But instead, he chose to forget all about the dropped catch, maintain his composure, and bowl the next delivery to the best of his ability. Easy to say. Extremely hard to do. But he did it, and that’s why I have rechristened him “Great Lee”.
Was Brett Lee born great or did he become great? That is a question that we will never be able to answer. But full credit to the entire Australian cricketing system, from the school and club cricket level all the way up to the national level for spotting Brett Lee’s talent, grooming him, giving him the international stage, and giving him enough opportunities for his skills to develop and for him to bloom into a “great cricketer”. And they haven’t done this just with Brett Lee. Many others “gritty cricketers” and “match winners” have been given their due chance. That is why you see the Australian cricket team dig themselves out of a hole time and again, and win matches that they should have lost. And that is why I salute the entire Australian cricketing system with the greatest admiration and respect.
Coming back to Brett Lee, I will say that what sets him apart from most other cricketers is not his bowling speed, but his attitude and his approach to the game. So I will conclude by saying, “Go Brett Lee! Give us many more performances like the one in the Champions League T20 final. It’s a pleasure to watch. And even if things don’t go your way in the future, which isn’t very likely to happen, one person will always be your fan!”
The scorecard read 83-6 after 11.2 overs and it looked like NSW were down and out. In came Brett Lee, who we all know as the fastest bowler in the world. He started slow as he tried to get himself in, and with five overs left, there were just 103 runs on the board.
Darren Ganga gave the ball to Simmons with the hope that he would continue the fabulous job that he had done earlier in the game, but Brett Lee had other plans. He hit him for a six over square leg, and followed it up with another one over long-on. Then, as if to rub salt on Simmons’s wounds, he stepped back and smashed a four through cover. Brett Lee continued what he had started even after SPD Smith departed, and went on to score 48 runs off 31 balls, studded with five sixes! More importantly he helped NSW get to a respectable and a defendable score of 159-9; anything less wouldn’t have been enough to stop the in-form T&T.
But Brett Lee wasn’t done for the match. He came back to torment the T&T batsmen with his bowling. He bowled William Perkins with a full, fast, and straight delivery, which uprooted two out of his three stumps. Then he took a sharp return catch to dismiss Lendl Simmons off the second ball of his second over, to reduce T&T to 21-3. T&T were eventually all out for 118 giving the victory and 2.6 million USD to NSW.
What Brett Lee did in the match was simply great. But he didn’t become great on Friday. He has been great for a long, long time. I saw an interview of his about five years back in which he said, “As a kid, I had two dreams: I wanted to be the fastest bowler in the world, and I wanted to play for Australia.” Brett Lee is great because he followed up his dreams with a lot of hard work, and actually became the faster bowler in the world and also earned the baggy green. But as far as I am concerned, he is great because even as a kid he had the wisdom to know that just becoming the fastest bowler in the world won’t automatically earn him the a place in the Australian team; the main job of a bowler is to get wickets and whether you do it by bowling at 150kmph or 100kmph is irrelevant. That is why he said, “I wanted to be the fastest bowler in the world and I wanted to play for Australia”. Those two are different thing altogether, and the first may or may not lead to the second. He knew that even as a kid and that’s why he is great.
So that is why his performance on Friday doesn’t really surprise me. Great players are supposed to rise to the occasion in important matches when there is a lot at stake, and Brett Lee did just that. He has done that many times before. I still remember that do-or-die second match in the best-of-three-match final against Australia in 2004. Australia had already won the first match. Then in the second match, they posted a mammoth 359-5. India started their chase in great fashion with Sehwag flicking Jason Gillespie over fine leg for a six off the very first ball. Brett Lee was placed at short fine leg, and the next time Sehwag tried to do the same, he plucked the ball out of thin air. It was a stunning catch to say the least. Then he combined with Gillespie again to dismiss Tendulkar. And as if that wasn’t enough, he later dismissed the in-form VVS Laxman, caught and bowled off his own bowling. And Laxman’s dismissal was nothing short of bizarre. Trying to fend off a Brett Lee Yorker, Laxman dug his bat in time, but the ball popped straight back to Lee who caught it and appealed vociferously. Umpire Rudi Koertzen was puzzled but nevertheless referred it to the third umpire. And sure enough, the replays showed that ball had hit the ground first, then hit Laxman’s bat, and then flew into Brett Lee’s hands. One has to compliment Brett Lee’s vision and presence of mind for that appeal because he saw what nobody else saw. Laxman had tormented the Aussies throughout that entire summer with his artistry, and his dismissal proved to be the last nail in India’s coffin. The Indians were dismissed for 155 which gave the Aussies the victory with a mind-boggling 208 run margin, and also the trophy.
But the one incident that is etched in my memory is a different one. I don’t quite remember which match it was, but one of Australia’s better fielders dropped a simple catch off Brett Lee’s bowling at a crucial juncture. That fielder would have taken that catch 99 times out of 100 even if you had pulled him out of his bed at midnight, half-asleep, and maybe even drunk. That’s what made it so disappointing. But Brett Lee walked back to his bowling mark, ran in, and bowled the perfect yorker which uprooted two of the three stumps. That to me is a sign of true greatness. Brett Lee could have done what 99.999999% of the six billion people who inhabit this planet would have done at that moment: get angry, lose his cool, bang in the ball short or bowl wide or something like that, get hit by the batsmen, and give it all away. But instead, he chose to forget all about the dropped catch, maintain his composure, and bowl the next delivery to the best of his ability. Easy to say. Extremely hard to do. But he did it, and that’s why I have rechristened him “Great Lee”.
Was Brett Lee born great or did he become great? That is a question that we will never be able to answer. But full credit to the entire Australian cricketing system, from the school and club cricket level all the way up to the national level for spotting Brett Lee’s talent, grooming him, giving him the international stage, and giving him enough opportunities for his skills to develop and for him to bloom into a “great cricketer”. And they haven’t done this just with Brett Lee. Many others “gritty cricketers” and “match winners” have been given their due chance. That is why you see the Australian cricket team dig themselves out of a hole time and again, and win matches that they should have lost. And that is why I salute the entire Australian cricketing system with the greatest admiration and respect.
Coming back to Brett Lee, I will say that what sets him apart from most other cricketers is not his bowling speed, but his attitude and his approach to the game. So I will conclude by saying, “Go Brett Lee! Give us many more performances like the one in the Champions League T20 final. It’s a pleasure to watch. And even if things don’t go your way in the future, which isn’t very likely to happen, one person will always be your fan!”
I Am No God, I Just Love Playing For India:, Says Sachin
Legions of fans may adore him as god of cricket but Sachin Tendulkar insists that he is only a mortal who loves playing for his country.
"I'm glad so many people follow my career. But I am not a god. I just love cricket, playing for India," said Tendulkar, who completed 20 years in international cricket on Sunday.
India opener Virender Sehwag had said Tendulkar was not just a legend of the game but was actually the god of cricket.
Incidentally, former Australia opener Matthew Hayden also once famously said, "I have seen god, he bats at number four for India."
Tendulkar said he was just a cricketer, who happened to enjoy the support of a sea of humanity.
"I'm an individual but there is a huge force behind me, a big team. My teammates, family, kids, friends and fans. When I go out to bat, I play on their behalf," he said.
"I had not thought of playing for so long for the country but thanks to the support from all quarters I could play for 20 years for my country," he told a news channel. In his illustrious 20 years of international cricket he has broken numerous batting records but Tendulkar said twice in his career he had thought his career was over.
"The first one was on my first Test against Pakistan. I scored just 15 and I thought whether I would get the chance to play the next match but I got. When I scored 58 or 59 in the second Test I was relieved," he said, recollecting that match in Karachi on November 15, 1989.
Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday completed 20 years in international cricket and became the first Indian and only the 16th in the history of the game to have a career spanning more than two decades.
Tendulkar, who made his debut as a 16-year-old against Pakistan way back in November 15, 1989, will reach the milestone of 20 years and one day in international cricket when he comes out to play against Sri Lanka in the first Test of the three-match series in Ahmedabad tomorrow.
In his Test career spanning 19 years 143 days till date, Tendulkar has represented India in a record 159 Tests.
He also played a record 436 50-over matches in his 19 years and 325 days one-day career, thus becoming only the second player after Pakistan's Javed Miandad to have the longest ODI career.
The Indian batting maestro is also the only active cricketer to feature in the longest Tests career list and at 36 years of age he is still going strong.
In his two decades long career, Tendulkar had written many records which catapulted him to the honour of being the milestone man.
Even though he holds the record of being the highest run-getter and century maker in both the Tests and ODIs, he is everlasting hunger for runs knows no boundary.
A perfectionist by nature, Tendulkar has till date amassed a staggering 12,773 runs from 159 Tests at a robust average of 54.58 with a mindboggling 42 centuries and 53 half centuries.
His record in ODIs are too unmatchable. The Mumbaikar recently achieved another milestone when he became the only batsman in the history of the game to break into 17,000 run mark.
With a mammoth 17,173 runs from 436 ODIs, Tendulkar is in the threshold of another feat as he is just nine centuries short of touching the magical figure of 100 tons.
Tendulkar is also just 54 runs short of becoming the only batsman in the world to score a whopping 30,000 run in international cricket -- combining both Tests and ODIs.
Tendulkar's special talent was evident right from his school days after he notched up an unbeaten 664-run stand with buddy Vinod Kambli in the Lord Harris Shield Inter-School Game in 1988.
The diminutive right-hander's colossal batting exploits have completely overshadowed his utility as a part-time bowler who has 44 Test wickets and 154 scalps in ODIs.
If there was any grey area in Tendulkar's canvas, it has been his captaincy and despite having two jabs at it, he preferred to shrugg it off his shoulders to concentrate on his batting, which only blossomed once he shunned the leadership duty.
But despite his success and worldwide fame, Tendulkar remained a firmly grounded man. Just like a true champion, he never allowed fame and adulation to get on to his head and effect his batting.
Till today he continues to be a keen learner of the game and spends hours in the net to finetune his batting crafts, although there is hardly anything left for the champion batsman to master. PTI
"I'm glad so many people follow my career. But I am not a god. I just love cricket, playing for India," said Tendulkar, who completed 20 years in international cricket on Sunday.
India opener Virender Sehwag had said Tendulkar was not just a legend of the game but was actually the god of cricket.
Incidentally, former Australia opener Matthew Hayden also once famously said, "I have seen god, he bats at number four for India."
Tendulkar said he was just a cricketer, who happened to enjoy the support of a sea of humanity.
"I'm an individual but there is a huge force behind me, a big team. My teammates, family, kids, friends and fans. When I go out to bat, I play on their behalf," he said.
"I had not thought of playing for so long for the country but thanks to the support from all quarters I could play for 20 years for my country," he told a news channel. In his illustrious 20 years of international cricket he has broken numerous batting records but Tendulkar said twice in his career he had thought his career was over.
"The first one was on my first Test against Pakistan. I scored just 15 and I thought whether I would get the chance to play the next match but I got. When I scored 58 or 59 in the second Test I was relieved," he said, recollecting that match in Karachi on November 15, 1989.
Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday completed 20 years in international cricket and became the first Indian and only the 16th in the history of the game to have a career spanning more than two decades.
Tendulkar, who made his debut as a 16-year-old against Pakistan way back in November 15, 1989, will reach the milestone of 20 years and one day in international cricket when he comes out to play against Sri Lanka in the first Test of the three-match series in Ahmedabad tomorrow.
In his Test career spanning 19 years 143 days till date, Tendulkar has represented India in a record 159 Tests.
He also played a record 436 50-over matches in his 19 years and 325 days one-day career, thus becoming only the second player after Pakistan's Javed Miandad to have the longest ODI career.
The Indian batting maestro is also the only active cricketer to feature in the longest Tests career list and at 36 years of age he is still going strong.
In his two decades long career, Tendulkar had written many records which catapulted him to the honour of being the milestone man.
Even though he holds the record of being the highest run-getter and century maker in both the Tests and ODIs, he is everlasting hunger for runs knows no boundary.
A perfectionist by nature, Tendulkar has till date amassed a staggering 12,773 runs from 159 Tests at a robust average of 54.58 with a mindboggling 42 centuries and 53 half centuries.
His record in ODIs are too unmatchable. The Mumbaikar recently achieved another milestone when he became the only batsman in the history of the game to break into 17,000 run mark.
With a mammoth 17,173 runs from 436 ODIs, Tendulkar is in the threshold of another feat as he is just nine centuries short of touching the magical figure of 100 tons.
Tendulkar is also just 54 runs short of becoming the only batsman in the world to score a whopping 30,000 run in international cricket -- combining both Tests and ODIs.
Tendulkar's special talent was evident right from his school days after he notched up an unbeaten 664-run stand with buddy Vinod Kambli in the Lord Harris Shield Inter-School Game in 1988.
The diminutive right-hander's colossal batting exploits have completely overshadowed his utility as a part-time bowler who has 44 Test wickets and 154 scalps in ODIs.
If there was any grey area in Tendulkar's canvas, it has been his captaincy and despite having two jabs at it, he preferred to shrugg it off his shoulders to concentrate on his batting, which only blossomed once he shunned the leadership duty.
But despite his success and worldwide fame, Tendulkar remained a firmly grounded man. Just like a true champion, he never allowed fame and adulation to get on to his head and effect his batting.
Till today he continues to be a keen learner of the game and spends hours in the net to finetune his batting crafts, although there is hardly anything left for the champion batsman to master. PTI
The Little Master is over the Mount Everest and waiting for the moon
Recently I was watching the one day encounter between India and Australia and not for a single minute I could move my feet for a break because of the presence of the champion batsman, Sachin tendulkar. The stunning knock of 175 was just unbelievable.Yes this was an amazing game of cricket; the game of glorious uncertainty and thanks to people like Sachin Tendulkar who have made this gentleman’s game more beautiful.The hunger, the passion, the determination and the love for the game is still the same,what it used to be in 1989, when this ultimate god of cricket toured to Pakistan for the first time being a 16 year old kid and facing furious people like Waker Younis and Wasim Akram
Chasing 351 under lights and that to against a team like Australia, was not a matter of joke but the master had other ideas. In spite of all the recent criticism that he should have made way for Gambhir for the opening slot, he batted like a champion, sending the ball to the boundary, running hard between the wickets for ones and twos and most importantly, hitting those big sixes. We all saw his whole 20 years of experience in that innings. He was cool,compact and fresh like a 20 year old boy even at the age of 36. Unfortunately he was not able to see his team through, a very similar kind of situation when he scored 136 and India lost to Pakistan because it lost 4 wickets for 15 odd runs and were short by 4 runs.This time India lost to Australia by 3 runs. Not often we see people making 175 runs and still are in the losing side. In the presentation ceremony the body language of Sachin wastelling it all. He was running short of words and just wandering how the other batsmen could not have reached the target.
The champion had been compared to Don Bradman, Viv Richards, Brian Lara previously and in recent days with Ricky Ponting but each time he came out as the winner because whenever there was a strong criticism, you could expect the best out of Sachin’s staggering blade. He was the best batsman ever for some great talents of the game like Shane Warne, Mcgrath, Allan Donald, Wasim Akram and the list continues. Once he was batting with Ravi Shastri and told him to mind his own game and let him finish his century,when given some suggestion in the middle. In that match he made a stunning knock of 148 in a bouncy track like Perth and that to being a boy of 18.
In the current series against Srilanka, Sachin crossed the Mount Everest; 30000 runs in all forms of international cricket which is beyond imagination for any cricketer in the present era or the days to come.The latest century against Srilanka must have given him tremendous satisfaction because previously he was not considered as a real match winner but not now though. Nobody knows when this batting genius is going to retire from the game, but he will definitely be there as the ultimate God of cricket.
Chasing 351 under lights and that to against a team like Australia, was not a matter of joke but the master had other ideas. In spite of all the recent criticism that he should have made way for Gambhir for the opening slot, he batted like a champion, sending the ball to the boundary, running hard between the wickets for ones and twos and most importantly, hitting those big sixes. We all saw his whole 20 years of experience in that innings. He was cool,compact and fresh like a 20 year old boy even at the age of 36. Unfortunately he was not able to see his team through, a very similar kind of situation when he scored 136 and India lost to Pakistan because it lost 4 wickets for 15 odd runs and were short by 4 runs.This time India lost to Australia by 3 runs. Not often we see people making 175 runs and still are in the losing side. In the presentation ceremony the body language of Sachin wastelling it all. He was running short of words and just wandering how the other batsmen could not have reached the target.
The champion had been compared to Don Bradman, Viv Richards, Brian Lara previously and in recent days with Ricky Ponting but each time he came out as the winner because whenever there was a strong criticism, you could expect the best out of Sachin’s staggering blade. He was the best batsman ever for some great talents of the game like Shane Warne, Mcgrath, Allan Donald, Wasim Akram and the list continues. Once he was batting with Ravi Shastri and told him to mind his own game and let him finish his century,when given some suggestion in the middle. In that match he made a stunning knock of 148 in a bouncy track like Perth and that to being a boy of 18.
In the current series against Srilanka, Sachin crossed the Mount Everest; 30000 runs in all forms of international cricket which is beyond imagination for any cricketer in the present era or the days to come.The latest century against Srilanka must have given him tremendous satisfaction because previously he was not considered as a real match winner but not now though. Nobody knows when this batting genius is going to retire from the game, but he will definitely be there as the ultimate God of cricket.
ICC T20 WORLD CUP 2010 WEST INDIES SCHEDULE
2010 ICC World Twenty20 Schedule. T20 has taken the cricketing world by storm and even the biggest detractors of the format are silently altering into its worshippers. After all, what more did the sport demand; tremendous yet short-lived passion, crowd support at its pinnacle, cheerleaders and the fact that you don’t have to sit for eons to watch the result. It sure makes for a winning formula.
T20 world cup, recently concluded in England, threw new champions in Pakistan. Even in the inaugural audition they were unlucky to have lost to India.
A few have argued that T20 world cup to be held in West Indies in 2010 is coming rather quickly. But then, exhilarating rivalry between world nations makes for such a treat that visualizing it even every month can’t get boring. Schedules have already been allotted.
The ICC sponsored tournament will be held in West Indies between 30 April and May 16. This way, even the length of the program is quite perfect. There will be 12 teams that will include 10 test playing nations along with a couple of qualifiers. Barbados, Jamaica, St. Lucia and St.Kitts and Nevis have been chosen as four grounds that will host the magic show.
While group A and B will have all three test playing nations, C and D will keep a qualifier each. It has been declared that Pakistan, Bangladesh and Australia will be in group A whereas Sri Lanka, New Zealand and Zimbabwe will feature in group B. South Africa and India will play alongside a yet-undecided qualifier in group C whereas hosts West Indies will be rivaling alongside England and a qualifier in group D.
T20 world cup, recently concluded in England, threw new champions in Pakistan. Even in the inaugural audition they were unlucky to have lost to India.
A few have argued that T20 world cup to be held in West Indies in 2010 is coming rather quickly. But then, exhilarating rivalry between world nations makes for such a treat that visualizing it even every month can’t get boring. Schedules have already been allotted.
The ICC sponsored tournament will be held in West Indies between 30 April and May 16. This way, even the length of the program is quite perfect. There will be 12 teams that will include 10 test playing nations along with a couple of qualifiers. Barbados, Jamaica, St. Lucia and St.Kitts and Nevis have been chosen as four grounds that will host the magic show.
While group A and B will have all three test playing nations, C and D will keep a qualifier each. It has been declared that Pakistan, Bangladesh and Australia will be in group A whereas Sri Lanka, New Zealand and Zimbabwe will feature in group B. South Africa and India will play alongside a yet-undecided qualifier in group C whereas hosts West Indies will be rivaling alongside England and a qualifier in group D.
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