Indian cricket legend Tiger Pataudi passed away at Sir Gangaram Hospital in New Delhi. He has been suffering from lung infection for last 30 days. According to hospital sources, he died of interstitial lung disease. Tiger Played in 46 Test matches and scored 2793 runs. According to cricket experts, he is the best captain in Indian cricket history. Just like Sourav Ganguly and M.S. Dhoni, he changed the mindset of Indian cricketers. Tiger Pataudi led India to achieve first Test victory outside India. Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi was born in Bhopal in 1941. Pataudi married famous Bollywood actress Sharmila Tagore. Tiget Pataudi is the father of Bollywood hero Saif Ali Khan and actress Soha Ali Khan. This Oxford-educated Nawab of Pataudi is known for his frank opinions on controversial topics. Tiger Pataudi lived like a Tiget through out his life. Indian cricket lost a legend. Click here to visit Champions League T20 website. … [Read more...]
India wins 2011 Cricket World Cup
India wins 2011 Cricket World Cup. India defeated Sri Lanka by 6 wickets at Wankhede stadium in Mumbai. Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Gautam Gambhir played sensational knocks. India won Cricket world cup second time after Kapi Dev team's sensational victory in 1983. Mahela Jayawardene's wonderful knock helped Sri Lanka to score 274 runs in 50 overs. 274 is the highest ever score chased in the World cup history. Man of the Match: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (India) Man of the Tournament: Yuvraj Singh (India) … [Read more...]
India enters semi-finals of 2011 Cricket world cup
India enters into semi-finals of 2011 Cricket world cup by defeating Australia in the quarter-finals. India will face Pakistan in the semi-final. Yuvraj Singh won the fourth man of the match in this world cup. Australian dream run at cricket world cup tournament is finally ended. Australia won the world cup in 1987, 1999, 2003 & 2007. This is a collective effort by an inspired Indian team. Yuvraj Singh, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir and Suresh Raina played crucial knocks in this crucial quarter-final game. Man of the match: Yuvraj Singh (44/2 & 57 notout) Team Scores: Australia: 260/6 in 50 overs India: 261/5 in 47.3 overs Match result: India defeated Australia by 5 wickets Earlier, Australian captain Ricky Ponting scored a wonderful century in this crucial match. Brad Haddin scored a wonderful half-century. Inclusion of Suresh Raina & Ashwin in place of Piyush Chawla & Yusuf Pathan changed the fortunes of this Indian team. Sachin Tendulkar crossed 18,000 run landmark in one-day internationals. India will face Pakistan in the semi-finals of 2011 World cup at PCA Cricket stadium in Mohali on March 30. … [Read more...]
2011 WC: Ireland crushed England
Sensational result! Cricket minnow Ireland defeated England by 3 wickets at Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore. Ireland batsman Kevin O'Brien scored sensational century and helped Ireland to defeat England. He scored 113 runs in just 63 balls. Except Graeme Swann, none of England bowlers failed to show any effect on Irish batsmen. John Mooney's all-round brilliance is another highlight in the match. World Cup record: Ireland's Kevin O'Brien scored fastest century in Cricket world cup history. He scored 100 runs in just 50 balls. He took just 19 balls to score last 50 runs. One of the greatest innings in the World cup history. Special thanks to England captain Andrew Strauss for dropping a sitter when O'Brien was at 91. England Vs Ireland scoreboard: Ireland: 329/7 in 49.1 overs England: 327/8 in 50 overs Man of the Match: Kevin O'Brien (Ireland) England scored 327/8 in 50 overs. Thanks to wonderful half-centuries by Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen and Ian Bell. Ireland's John Mooney took 4 crucial wickets. Latest standings of Group B teams in 2011 World cup. Interesting situation. … [Read more...]
India defeated Bangladesh by 87 runs
India defeated Bangladesh by 87 runs in the opening match of the 2011 Cricket world cup ay Sher-e-Bangla stadium in Mirpur. Virender Sehwag-Virat Kohli's 203 partnership changed the match course. Opening batsman Tamim Iqbal was the highest scorer for Bangladesh. India: 370/4 in 50 overs Bangladesh: 283/9 in 50 overs Best moments: 1. Virender Sehwag scored 175 runs in just 140 balls (5 sixers) 2. Virat Kohli scored 100 runs in just 83 balls. 3. Munaf Patel bowled a tight spell and took 4 wickets for 48 runs. Worst moments: 1. Sehwag's amateurish mistake resulted in Sachin's run-out – such things may change match course against big teams. 2. Bangladesh batsmen brutally exposed the weak-links in Indian bowling. Man of the match: Virender Sehwag India will play its next match against England at Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore. … [Read more...]
