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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

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Oct 2 - Sat
India v Australia, 1st Test Australia tour of India 2010/11 P. C.A Stadium, Mohall.
match win by india 1 wacket man of the match Zaheerkhan.
Oct 08 - Fri
South Africa v Zimbabwe - 1st T20I Zimbabwe Tour of South Africa 2010/11
CoinsuranceOval,Bloemfontein.

Oct 10 - Sun
India vs. Australia, 2nd Test Australia tour of India 2010/11 M Chinnaswamy Stadium

Oct 10 - Sun
South Africa v Zimbabwe - 2nd T20I Zimbabwe Tour of South Africa 2010/11 De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley.
Oct 15 - Fri South Africa v Zimbabwe - 1st ODI Zimbabwe Tour of South Africa 2010/11 OUTsurance Oval.

Oct 17 - Sun South Africa v Zimbabwe - 2nd ODI Zimbabwe Tour of South Africa 2010/11 N/A N/A SenwesPark,Potchefstroom.

Oct 19 - Tue India v Australia, 1st ODI Australia tour of India 2010/11 NehruStadium, Kochi
Oct 22 - Fri India v Australia, 2nd ODI Australia tour of India 2010/11 Nehru Stadium
Fatorda, Margao.

Oct 22 - Fri South Africa v Zimbabwe - 3rd ODI Zimbabwe Tour of South Africa 2010/11 Willowmoore Park,Benoni

Oct 24 - Sun India v Australia, 3rd ODI Australia tour of India 2010/11 VDCA Stadium,
Visakhapatnam.

Oct 27 - Wed Pakistan v South Africa - Only T20I South Africa Tour of UAE Sheikh Zayed StadiumDhabi.

Oct 29 - Fri Pakistan v South Africa - 1st ODI South Africa Tour of UAE Sheikh Zayed Stadium,Dhabi.

Oct 31 - Sun Pakistan v South Africa - 2nd ODI South Africa Tour of UAE Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Dhabi.

Oct 31 - Sun Australia v Sri Lanka - Only T20I D/N Sri Lanka Tour of Australia, 2010-11 A. C. A. Ground,Perth.

Nov 02 - Tue Pakistan v South Africa - 3rd ODI South Africa Tour of UAE N/A N/A D. I. C. Stadium,Dubai.

Nov 03 - Wed Australia v Sri Lanka - 1st ODI D/N Australia v Sri Lanka - 2nd ODI
M.C.G,Melbourne.

Nov 04 - Thu India v New Zealand, 1st Test New Zealand Tour of India 2010/11 N/A N/A SardarPatelStadium,Ahmedabad.

Nov 05 - Fri
Pakistan v South Africa - 4th ODI South Africa Tour of UAE 2010
D. I. C. Stadium,Dubai.

Nov 05 - Fri
Australia v Sri Lanka - 2nd ODI S.C.G cricket ground Sydney

Nov 07 - Sun
Australia v Sri Lanka - 3rd ODI D/N

Australia v Sri Lanka - 2nd ODI
Brisbane Cricket Ground

Nov 08 - Mon Pakistan v South Africa - 5th ODI
Pakistan v South Africa - 5th ODI
D. I. C. Stadium,Dubai.

Nov 12 - Fri
Pakistan v South Africa - 1st Test South Africa Tour of UAE 2010
D. I. C. Stadium,Dubai.
Nov 12 - Fri
India v New Zealand, 2nd Test New Zealand Tour of India 2010/11
Green Park,Kanpur.

Nov 20 - Sat
Pakistan v South Africa - 2nd Test South Africa Tour of UAE, 2010
Sheikh Zayed StadiumAbu ,Dhabi.

Nov 20 - Sat
India v New Zealand, 3rd Test New Zealand Tour of India 2010/11
Venue TBC

Nov 25 - Thu
Australia v England, 1st TestEngland in Australia - The Ashes, 2010-11 00:00 05:30 Brisbane Cricket Ground.

Dec 03 -Fri
Australia v England,2ndTest England in Australia - The Ashes, 2010-11
23:30 5:00 Adelaide Oval.

Dec 16 - Thu
Australia v England, 3rd Test England in Australia - The Ashes, 2010-11 2:30
08:00 W.A.C.A. Ground,Perth.

Dec 16 -
ThuIndia v South Africa - 1st TestIndia Tour of South Africa 2010/11
08:30 14:00 SuperSport Park,Centurion.

Dec 26 - Sun
Australia v England, 4th Test England in Australia - The Ashes, 2010-11 00:00
05:30 M.C.Ground,Melbourne.

Dec 26 -
Sun India v South Africa - 2nd Test India Tour of South Africa 2010/11
08:3014:00 Kingsmead,Durban.

Jan 02 - Sun
India v South Africa – 3rd Test India Tour of South Africa 2010/11
08:30 14:00 Newlands,Cape Town.

Jan 03 - Mon
Australia v England, 5th Test England in Australia - The Ashes, 2010-11 00:00 05:30
S.C.G – Sydney.

Jan 09 - Sun
India v SouthAfrica - Only T20I India Tour of South Africa 2010/11 MabhidaStadium,
Durban.

Jan 12 -Wed
Australia v England - 1st T20I England in Australia - The Ashes, 2010-11 D/N D/N Adelaide Oval,Adelaide.

Jan 12 Wed
India v South Africa - 1st ODI India Tour of South Africa 2010/11 Kingsmead,Durban.

Jan 14 - Fri
Australia v England - 2nd T20I England in Australia -The Ashes, 2010-11 D/N D/N
M.C.G Melbourne.

Jan 15 - Sat
India v South Africa - 2nd ODI India Tour of South Africa 2010/11 New Wanderers Stadium,Johannesburg.

Jan 16 - Sun Australia v England - 1st ODI England in Australia -The Ashes, 2010-11
M.C.G,Melbourne.

Jan 18 -
Tue India v South Africa - 3rd ODIIndia Tour of South Africa 2010/11 Newlands,Cape Town.

Jan 21 - Fri
Australia v England -2ndODI England in Australia -The Ashes, 2010-11 D/N Bellerive Oval,Hobart.

Jan 21 - Fri
India v South Africa - 4th ODI India Tour of South Africa 2010/11 St George'sPark,
Port Elizabeth.

Jan 23 - SunAustralia v England - 3rd ODI England in Australia -The Ashes, 2010-11 D/N D/N S.C.G – Sydney.

Jan 23 - Sun
India v South Africa - 5th ODI India Tour of South Africa 2010/11 SuperSport Park,
Centurion.

Jan 26 - Wed Australia v England - 4th ODI England in Australia -The Ashes, 2010-11 D/N Adelaide Oval,Adelaide.

Jan 30 - Sun Australia v England - 5th ODI England in Australia -The Ashes, 2010-11 D/N Brisbane Cricket Ground,Brisbane.

Feb 02 - Wed Australia v England - 6th ODI England in Australia -The Ashes, 2010-11 D/N Sydney Cricket Ground,Sydney.

Feb 06 - Sun
Australia v England - 7th ODI England in Australia -The Ashes, 2010-11 D/N
W. A. C. A. Ground,Perth.

Feb 19 - Sat
Bangladesh v India, 1st match ICC Cricket World Cup, 2011 08:30 14:00 S. B. N. Stadium,Dhaka.

Feb 20 - Sun
New Zealand v Kenya, 2nd match ICC Cricket World Cup, 2011 04:00 09:30
MA Chidambaram Stadium,Chennai.

Feb 20 - Sun Sri Lanka v Canada, 3rd match ICC Cricket World Cup, 2011 09:00 14:30
H. I. C. Stadium,Hambantota.

Feb 21 - Mon
Australia v Zimbabwe, 4th matchICC Cricket World Cup, 2011 09:00 14:30
Sardar Patel Stadium Motera,Ahmedaba.

Feb 22 - Tue
England v Netherlands, 5th match ICC Cricket World Cup,2011 09:0014:30
V. C. A. Ground,Nagpur.

Feb 23 - Wed
Pakistan v Kenya, 6th match ICC Cricket World Cup, 2011 09:00 14:30 H. I. C.Stadium,
Hambantota.

Feb 24 - Thu
South Africa v West Indies, 7th match ICC Cricket World Cup, 2011 09:00 14:30
Feroz Shah Kotla,Delhi.

Feb 25 - Fri
Bangladesh v Ireland, 8th match ICC Cricket World Cup, 2011 03:30 09:00
S. B. N.Stadium Dhaka.

Feb 25 - Fri Australia v New Zealand, 9th match ICC Cricket World Cup, 2011 09:00
14:30 V. C. A. Ground,Nagpur.

Feb 26 -
Sat Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 10th match ICC Cricket World Cup, 2011 09:00 14:30
R.Premadasa Stadium,Colombo.

Feb 27 - Sun
India v England, 11th match. ICC Cricket World Cup, 2011 09:0014:30 Eden Gardens,
Kolkata.

Feb 28 - Mon Zimbabwe v Canada, 12thmatch ICC Cricket World Cup, 2011 04:00 09:30
V. C. A. Ground,Nagpur.

Feb 28 - Mon
West Indies v Netherlands, 13th match ICC Cricket World Cup, 2011 09:00 14:30
Feroz Shah Kotla,Delhi.

Mar 01 - Tue Sri Lanka v Kenya, 14th match ICC Cricket World Cup, 2011 09:00 14:30
R.Premadasa Stadium,Colombo.

Mar 02 - Wed
England v Ireland, 15th match ICC Cricket World Cup, 2011 09:00 14:30
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium,Bengaluru.

Mar 03 - Thu
South Africa v Netherlands, 16th match ICC Cricket World Cup, 2011 04:0009:30
P.C.A.Stadium,Chandigarh.

Mar 03 - Thu
Pakistan v Canada, 17th match ICC Cricket World Cup, 2011 09:00 14:30
R.Premadasa Stadium,Colombo.

Mar 04 - Fri New Zealand v Zimbabwe, 18thmatc. ICC Cricket World Cup,2011 04:00 09:30
Sardar Patel Stadium Motera, Ahmedabad.

Mar 04 - Fri Bangladesh v West Indies,19th match ICC Cricket World Cup, 2011 08:30
14:00 S.B.N.Stadium,Dhaka.

Mar 05 - Sat
Sri Lanka v Australia, 20thmatch ICC Cricket World Cup, 2011 09:00 14:30
R.Premadasa Stadium,Colombo.

Mar 06 - Sun
England v South Africa, 21st match ICC Cricket World Cup, 2011 04:00 09:30
MA Chidambaram Stadium,Chennai.
Mar 06 - Sun
India v Ireland, 22nd match ICC Cricket World Cup, 2011 09:00 14:30
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium,Bengaluru.

Mar 07 - Mon
Kenya v Canada, 23rd match ICC Cricket World Cup, 2011 09:00 14:30 Feroz Shah Kotla
Delhi.

Mar 08 - Tue
Pakistan v New Zealand, 24th match ICC Cricket World Cup, 2011 09:00 14:30
P. I. C. Stadium,Pallekele.

Mar 09 - Wed
India v Netherlands, 25th match ICC Cricket World Cup, 2011 09:00 14:30
Feroz Shah Kotla
Delhi
Mar 10 - Thu
Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, 26th match ICC Cricket World Cup, 2011 09:00 14:30
P. I. C.Stadium,Pallekele.

Mar 11 - Fri
West Indies v Ireland, 27th match ICC Cricket World Cup, 2011 04:0009:30
P.C.A.Stadium,Chandigarh.

Mar 12 - Sat
India v South Africa, 29th match ICC Cricket World Cup, 2011 09:00 14:30 V. C. A. Ground,Nagpur.

Mar 13 - Sun
New Zealand v Canada, 30th match ICC Cricket World Cup, 2011 04:00 09:30
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium,Bengaluru.

Mar 13 - Mon
Australia v Kenya, 31st match ICC Cricket World Cup, 2011 09:00 14:30 M.Chinnaswamy Stadium,Bengaluru.

Mar 14 - Mon
Bangladesh v Netherlands, 32nd match ICC Cricket World Cup, 2011 03:30 09:00
Z.A.C.Stadium,Chittagong.

Mar 14 - Mon
Pakistan v Zimbabwe, 33rd match ICC Cricket World Cup, 2011 09:00 14:30
P. I. C.Stadium,Pallekele.

Mar 15 - Tue
South Africa v Ireland, 34th match ICC Cricket World Cup, 2011 09:00 14:30
Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

Mar 16 - Wed
Australia v Canada, 35th match ICC Cricket World Cup, 2011 09:00 14:30 M.Chinnaswamy Stadium,Bengaluru.

Mar 17 - Thu
England v West Indies, 36th match ICC Cricket World Cup, 2011 09:00 14:30
MA Chidambaram Stadium,Chennai.

Mar 18 - Fri
Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 37th match ICC Cricket World Cup, 2011 09:00 14:30
Wankhede Stadium,Mumbai.

Mar 18 - Fri
Ireland v Netherlands, 38th match ICC Cricket World Cup, 2011 04:00 09:30
Eden Gardens,Kolkata.

Mar 19 - Sat
Bangladesh v South Africa, 39th match ICC Cricket World Cup, 2011 03:30 09:00
S. B.N.Stadium,Dhaka.

Mar 19 - Sat
Australia v Pakistan, 40th match ICC Cricket World Cup, 2011 09:00 14:30
R.Premadasa Stadium,Colombo.

Mar 20 - Sun
Zimbabwe v Kenya, 41st match ICC Cricket World Cup, 2011 04:00 09:30 Eden Gardens,
Kolkata.

Mar 20 - Sun
India v West Indies, 42nd match ICC Cricket World Cup, 2011 09:00 14:30
MA Chidambaram Stadium,Chennai.

Mar 23 - Wed
TBC v TBC, First quarter-final
ICC Cricket World Cup, 2011 08:30
14:00
S. B.N.Stadium,
Dhaka.

Mar 24 - Thu
TBC v TBC, Second quarter-final ICC Cricket World Cup, 2011 09:00 14:30
R.Premadasa Stadium,Colombo.

Mar 25 - Fri
TBC v TBC, Third quarter-final ICC Cricket World Cup, 2011 08:30 14:00
S. B. N.Stadium,Dhaka.

Mar 26 - Sat
TBC v TBC, Fourth quarter-final ICC Cricket World Cup, 2011 09:00 14:30 Sardar Patel Stadium Motera, Ahmedabad.

Mar 29 - Tue
TBC v TBC, First semi-final ICC Cricket World Cup, 2011 09:00 14:30 Sinhalese Sports Club,Colombo.

Mar 30 - Wed
TBC v TBC, Second semi-final ICC Cricket World Cup, 2011 09:00 14:30 P. C. A.Stadium,
Chandigarh.

Apr 02 - Sat
TBC v TBC, Final ICC Cricket World Cup, 2011 09:00 14:30 Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Ajay Sharma

Ajay Kumar Sharma pronunciation (help·info) (born April 3, 1964 in Delhi) is a retired Indian cricketer.

Sharma was a prolific run-maker in first-class cricket, mainly for Delhi, scoring over 10,000 runs at the high average of 67.46. Given a minimum qualification of 50 innings, only three players (Sir Donald Bradman, Vijay Merchant and George Headley) have bettered this average in first-class cricket.

In the Ranji Trophy, Sharma scored a record 31 centuries[3] and his batting average of approximately 80 in this competition is second only to Vijay Merchant. In the 1996-97 season, he became only the third player to score over 1000 runs in a Ranji Trophy season. He played in six Ranji Trophy finals for Delhi scoring centuries in four of them, but only twice ended up on the winning side (1985-86 and 1991-92). Sharma also regularly represented North Zone in the Duleep Trophy.

Despite his domestic scoring record, Sharma only played one Test match for India - against the West Indies in January 1988. He played 31 One Day Internationals for India from 1988 to 1993. In December 1988, he scored back-to-back fifties against New Zealand, but he did not reach those heights again except for a 59 not out (his highest ODI score) against Zimbabwe in March 1993. He finished with 424 runs at a batting average of 20.19. Sharma also took 15 wickets using his left-arm spin with a best of 3/41 against Australia in October 1989.

In 2000, aged 36, his career ended when he received a life ban from cricket after he was implicated in a match-fixing scandal.

Sharma's son Manan Sharma is a left-arm spin bowler currently playing for Delhi and is part of India's Under-19 team.

Bharath Reddy

Bharath Reddy pronunciation born November 12, 1954, Chennai is a former Indian cricketer.

Reddy played in 4 Tests and 3 ODIs from 1978 to 1981.Despite being immensely gifted , he could not play for India more regularly because of Syed Kirmani being considered a better player Reddy was a wicket-keeper from Tamil Nadu, India. He discovered Dinesh Karthik and Lakshmipathy Balaji, who currently play for Indian team.

Bharath Reddy and Abdul Jabbar, another Tamil Nadu cricketer, later ran cricket training camps in Madras (now Chennai) in the mid-eighties.

After being an understudy to Syed Kirmani, Bharath Reddy got his chance to represent India when the selectors surprisingly dropped Kirmani for the tour to England in 1979. He played in all the four Tests, doing a fairly efficient job. He had eleven dismissals to set a record for an Indian wicketkeeper in England. He also toured Australia in 1977-78, Pakistan in 1978-79 and Australia and New Zealand in 1980-81, all as Kirmani's deputy. A more than capable bat, Reddy first made his mark when he led the Indian schools team to England in 1973. He was one of the mainstays for Tamil Nadu, captaining them for two seasons.

Randhir Singh

Full name Randhir Singh

Born August 16, 1957, Delhi

Current age 53 years 17 days

Major teams India, Jharkhand, Orissa

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium

Full name Randhir SinghBorn August 16, 1957, DelhiCurrent age 53 years 17 days

Major teams India, Jharkhand, Orissa

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium

M. Venkataramana

Margasahayam Venkataramana, born April 24, 1966, Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh is a former Indian cricketer.

Venkataramana was a right arm off-spinner who played for Tamil Nadu in first class cricket. He made his debut in the 1987-88 season when Tamil Nadu won the Ranji Trophy. Often backed by the huge totals that the batsmen compiled, he took 35 wickets, including a career best 7 for 94 in the final against Railways. Another 30 wickets in 1988-89 earned him a place in the one-day squad against the touring New Zealand and the team to West Indies.

Venkataramana's only Test match was against West Indies at Jamaica in 1988-89. He went wicketless in the first innings and was put on to bowl in the second when West Indies needed eight runs to win. Desmond Haynes hit the first ball for four and was stumped off the second to become Venkat's only Test wicket. Gus Logie hit the fourth ball for six to end the Test, series and Venkataramana's international career.

He took 247 wickets in his first-class career, 212 of them for Tamil Nadu

Narendra Hirwani

Narendra Deepchand Hirwani pronunciation (born October 18, 1968 in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh) is a leg spin bowler who played for India.

He is mainly remembered for his outstanding success on his Test debut.Hirwani came from a well-off family in Gorakhpur. His father owned a brick factory. Hirwani moved to Indore in his teenage where he stayed in a room near the ground and trained under the guidance of the Madhya Pradesh cricketer Sanjay Jagdale.

Hirwani's debut was in the final Test of the series at Madras. The wicket was underprepared. India won an important toss and made 382. Hirwani took three of the five West Indian wickets to fall on the second day. On the third morning, Hirwani clean-bowled Vivian Richards with a googly which the batsman failed to pick, and dismissed the remaining four batsmen to finish with 8 for 61. This made him only the fourth bowler to take eight wickets in an innings on debut.

Set 416 to win in the second innings West Indies were dismissed in about 40 overs. The batsmen tried to hit out, the result of which was five stumpings for the wicket-keeper Kiran More. Hirwani took 8 for 75, for match figures of 16 for 136. This bettered the record of Bob Massie who had taken 16 for 137 on his debut in 1972, and is still a record as of 2010. Hirwani won the man of the series in a three nation tournament in Sharjah a few months later, capturing 10 wickets in three matches.

More success followed in the home series against New Zealand the next year. The pitches afforded spin; Hirwani took 20 wickets in three Tests, and his partner Arshad Ayub 21. In his first four Tests he had taken 36 wickets, the most by any bowler at this stage of their career.

Hirwani made his first class debut for Madhya Pradesh at the age of 16 and took five wickets on his debut. He did much better in the following seasons and took 23 wickets in an under-19 three Test series against Australia.

His big break came for India U-25 against the touring West Indians in 1987-88. He failed in the first innings but took all the six wickets to fall in the second. This got him selected to the Test team.

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Vikram Rathour

Full name Vikram Rathour

Born March 26, 1969, Jullundur (now Jalandhar), Punjab

Current age 41 years 159 days

Major teams India, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab

Batting style Right-hand bat

Fielding position Wicketkeeper

Vikram Rathour never looked an assuring presence in the six Tests where he opened the batting. This was a pity really because he appeared to be a fine prospect early in his career. Plucky without being dour, and a fluent driver of the ball, the bearded Rathour was the bulwark of Punjab's batting through the early nineties. Among the chosen few to visit England in 1996, he made tons of runs in the tour games (759 at 58.38 to be precise), including an unlaboured 165 against Worcestershire as well as a fifty in the third ODI at Old Trafford. But he flopped in the Tests with a highest of 20 in four innings, the awayswinging ball invariably edged to the slips exposing limitations in his technique.

A further chance in the one-off Test against Australia followed, with little change in fortune, and Rathour found himself banished for the home series against the South Africans. With none of the opening combinations tested here clicking, Rathour found himself flying off to South Africa for the return series. The same pattern on the English tour was re-enacted as Rathour made three fifties and a hundred in the two provincial games, but he came a cropper against Allan Donald in the two Tests he played - although a useful 44 at the Wanderers helped India to their highest opening stand of the series (90). There ended his international career and despite continuing to score at will in the domestic arena, he was never again considered

Pravin Amre

Full name Pravin Kalyan Amre

Born August 14, 1968, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra

Current age 42 years 18 days

Major teams India, Air India, Bengal, Boland, Goa, Mumbai, Railways, Rajasthan

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style LegbrOnly a few have made a hundred on debut in a Test match on foreign soil and for many it is a dream come true. Praveen Amre was one those rare breed of players who achieved this by making 103 against South Africa at Durban in 1992-93 under difficult conditions, for a struggling side and against an attack that included Donald, Pringle and McMillan. But then what more could one expect from a stylish right-hand batsman who hails from the 'Achrekar family' - a coach who had players like Sachin Tendulkar and Vinod Kambli under his tutelage. Amre played just two seasons between 1992 and 94 before being dropped unceremoniously. He first represented Bombay for one season in the Ranji Trophy in 1986-87 before moving to Railways, Rajasthan and Bengal in turn. He was a prolific scorer in domestic cricket. His 246 for Rest of India against Bengal is still the highest by any bastman in the Irani Trophy. He also scored runs aplenty along with a series of tall scores in the Duleep and Ranji Trophy, proving that he was the player best suited to the longer version of the game, displaying grit, temperament and determination. He was at his most prolific in the 1989-90 Duleep Trophy when he had scores of 106, 240 not out and 113 in the three matches he played. In the 1999-00 season Amre played on the South African domestic circuit representing Boland and had an impressive record. Several people asked why he wasn't in the Indian team. "All I could tell them was that I gave it my best shot each time. The rest was not in my hands".

Sudeep Tyagi

Full name Sudeep Tyagi

Born September 19, 1987, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh

Current age 22 years 347 days

Major teams India, Chennai Super Kings, India A,Uttar Pradesh

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style A tall, lean, lively seamer, Sudeep Tyagi burst into the Indian domestic scene with a ten-wicket haul on debut and his roaring success was a sign of things to come, as he finished the Ranji season with 41 wickets, the highest by any bowler across the two leagues. Tyagi's progression to the top was meteoric as he was spotted by the Uttar Pradesh captain Mohammad Kaif at the nets and handed an opportunity in the big league, after the seamer Shalabh Srivastava had drifted into the ICL. He followed his debut heroics with a nine-wicket haul against Andhra and was instrumental in getting UP to the Ranji final. Unfortunately, he suffered a stress fracture to the back and had to withdraw from the IPL, after being named in the Chennai Super Kings squad. Having recovered, he made his way into the India A side for the home series against Australia A and New Zealand A. He finally made his IPL debut the following season in South Africa and his signature moment was the peach of a delivery which castled AB de Villiers. A lively opening spell in the Challenger Trophy final, which sunk India Blue, earned him a national call-up for the ODIs against Australia at home in 2009.

T. A. Sekhar

Full name Thirumalai Ananthanpillai Sekhar

Born March 28, 1956, Madras (now Chennai)

Current age 54 years 157 days

Major teams India, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast

Other AdministratorA tall and well-built fast-medium bowler, Sekhar at his peak in the early 80s, was probably the fastest bowler in the country. But not having the benefit of a really good coach, his line and length could be erratic. He captured nine wickets in an innings against Kerala in the Ranji Trophy in 1982-83 and this, followed by some good performances in the Duleep Trophy brought him into national reckoning. Flown as a replacement for the injured Madan Lal, Sekhar played two Tests in Pakistan in 1982-83. He bowled with some hostility but had little luck and was, rather harshly, not considered for any more Tests. He played in a few one day internationals, the last against England in 1985 and briefly came back into the reckoning for the tour of West Indies in 1989 when he was called to attend the camp at Madras. By now however he had joined the MRF Pace Foundation, where he has been chief coach for several years, working with leading pace bowlers from across the world. He also served as the South Zone representative on the selection committee. He was later appointed manager of the Delhi Daredevils in the IPL.

T. A. Sekhar

Full name Thirumalai Ananthanpillai Sekhar

Born March 28, 1956, Madras (now Chennai)

Current age 54 years 157 days

Major teams India, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Gagan Khoda

Full name Gagan Kishanlal Khoda

Born October 24, 1974, Barmer, Rajasthan

Current age 35 years 311 days

Major teams India, Rajasthan, Rajasthan Cricket Association President's XI

Playing role Batsman

Batting style Right-hand batGagan Khoda, a right-hand opening batsman from Rajasthan, enjoyed an outstanding junior career before making a century on debut in the Ranji Trophy in 1991-92. A score of 237 in the Ranji quarter-final in 1994-95 further established him as a promising youngster. He represented India in two one-day internationals and scored a wonderful 89 against Kenya. He scored 26 in the other match. He was probably the best of the new openers which India had tried out. He also played in the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Malaysia, without much impact.

M. S. K. Prasad

Full name Mannava Sri Kanth Prasad

Born April 24, 1975, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh

Current age 35 years 129 days

Major teams India, Andhra

Batting style Right-hand bat

Fielding position WicketkeepeIt is never easy to force yourself into the Indian team when playing for one of the weaker state sides in the country and it is to MSK Prasad's credit that after coming through the ranks, he made it to the national squad on merit. The dapper cricketer from Guntur was interested in keeping wickets from a very early age and working himself up from state juniors to the Ranji Trophy squad, Prasad made the India A team. He first came into National reckoning on the India A tour of Pakistan in 1997-98 and coach K Srikkanth spoke highly of his capabilities. All the time he was improving with the bat and before the season was out he had made his international debut for the senior squad in one day games.

The injury to Nayan Mongia, following the 1999 World Cup gave Prasad his big chance and he grabbed it with both gloves. In the 1999-2000 season he played in six Tests, three against New Zealand at home and three in Australia, acquiting himself creditably, besides playing in many ODI's. He was preferred to Mongia even after the latter was fit. Following the Australian tour however he was dropped after averaging just over eight with the bat. He played seven more seasons for Andhra in the Ranji Trophy, and captained in side in his final season, before deciding to call it quits.

The 2002-03 season was his best as he scored 754 runs, including two hundreds and five half-centuries, and effected 32 dismissals from 11 matches - it was the only time in his career.

Parthiv Patel

Full name Parthiv Ajay Patel

Born March 9, 1985, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Current age 25 years 175 days

Major teams India, Chennai Super Kings, Gujarat, India Green, Rajasthan Cricket Association President's XI

Batting style Left-hand bat

Fielding position WicketkeeperSmall even for his tender age, when Parthiv Pateed his side onto the stage during the Wisden Indian Cricketer of the Century Awards in London in July 2002, some people assumed he was the team mascot. But within a month he had instead become Test cricket's youngest wicketkeeper - at 17 years, 153 days - when called up to replace the injured Ajay Ratra for the second Test at Trent Bridge. And he didn't do too badly either, scoring a gutsy, unbeaten 19 which helped stave off an Indian defeat. Parthivl's glovework has varied from the competent to the shoddy - he was splendid in the home series against West Indies in 2002-03, but then struggled to inspire confidence thereafter, especially when standing up to the spinners. His ability with the bat ensured that he got an extended run - he scored an aggressive 62 at Sydney in 2003-04, and then faced up to Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Sami with plenty of poise, scoring 69 as an opener. However, those batting performances weren't enough to gloss over increasingly sloppy work behind the stumps, and the selectors' patience finally ran out after the third Test of the home series against Australia, when he was replaced by Dinesh Karthik. Parthiv's form took a turn for the better in 2007, on a twin tour of Zimbabwe and Harare for India A, where he hit three hundreds and a half-century. In the first match of a series against South Africa A at home Parthiv opened up with a fourth century on the trot.

Munaf Patel

Munaf Musa Patel pronunciation (born 12 July 1983, Ikhar, Gujarat, India) is an Indian cricketer who has also played for the West Zone in the Duleep Trophy and Gujarat, Mumbai cricket team and Maharashtra cricket team.

Born to a family which was opposed to cricket, Patel first gained prominence in 2003 at the age of 20 before he had even played first class cricket for Gujarat, when he was invited to the MRF Pace Foundation in Chennai by the Indian chairman of selectors Kiran More. There he attracted the attention of visiting Australian captain Steve Waugh, and the director Dennis Lillee, a former Australian fast bowler with his raw pace. However, with the backing of Sachin Tendulkar, he was captured by Mumbai in a transfer deal, in late 2003, without ever representing his native Gujarat.

In 2004, he struggled with injuries, and was criticized by India A coach Sandeep Patil, who believed that he had a mental problem dealing with his injuries. He was also sent to Australian Institute of Sport for bio-mechanical analysis on his bowling action, to improve its efficiency. In August 2005, he transferred to Maharashtra, and after taking 10 wickets against England in a tour match for the Board President's XI, he was rewarded with his selection in the Indian Test Squad for the 2nd Test against England in Mohali, when he made his Test debut.

Patel recorded the figures of 7/97 on debut, including an impressive 4/25 in the second innings and demonstrated an ability to swing the ball in both directions.

In the 2005-2006 Test Series against West Indies, Munaf proved he was arguably the fastest bowler in India, bowling regularly at speeds of over 87 mph and has produced balls at a pace over the 90 mph mark. However, more impressive than his ability to bowl at a very quick pace has been his control, a skill lacking in recent Indian fast bowlers. In the West Indies, however, Munaf suffered the ignominy of being hit for 6 fours in an over by Ramnaresh Sarwan. Patel fell short of the record of conceding the most runs off an over by 4 runs

Patel bowling in the nets.

In the second match of the DLF Cup in Malaysia, Munaf came up with impressive figures of 3/54 against Australia, picking up the wickets of Phil Jacques, Michael Clarke and Stuart Clark. In the final game of the same tournament, he dismissed Australian captain Ricky Ponting for just 4, on the way to 1/32 off 9 overs.

In the first match of the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy against England, Munaf Patel again produced impressive figures of 3/18 - winning the match for India and gaining the man of the match award.

He was part of the Indian 2007 Cricket World Cup squad which failed to progress from the group stage and played during India's One-day International series against Bangladesh shortly after the tournament before playing 2 games in England in August 2007. He took four wickets before being ruled out of the remainder of the series through injury. He was subsequently left out of the squad to play Pakistan in November although was recalled to the Test squad following injuries to R. P. Singh and S. Sreesanth.

He was selected for the 2009 tour to Sri Lanka and played in the opening match. He bowled five wicketless overs for 32 runs. He then picked up a groin injury before the second match and was replaced in the squad by Lakshmipathy Balaji.

Friday, August 27, 2010

Ashok Omprakash Malhotra

Full name Ashok Omprakash Malhotra

Born January 26, 1957, Amritsar, Punjab

Current age 53 years 214 days

Major teams India, Bengal, Haryana

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm mediumAn attractive right-hand middle-order batsman cast in the GR Viswanath mould, the stockily built Ashok Malhotra never really did justice to his talent in Test cricket and his overall figures are disappointing. Picked to play for the country on the basis of some excellent . toured West Indies in 1983 without making the Test team. Back in the squad against West Indies at home in 1983-84, Malhotra fared better with scores of 32, 72*, 20 and 30 (top score in a total of 90). He was then dropped again before returning to play in one Test against England in 1984-85. He was a member of the Indian team that won the World Championship of Cricket in Australia in 1985.

In domestic cricket however Malhotra was a prolific run getter and for a long time he held the record of most runs in the Ranji Trophy - 7274 at 52.49 with 18 hundreds. His highest score was 258 not out for Bengal against Hyderabad in 1989-90. Later he became a Test selector.

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Ravindra Jadeja

Ravindrasinh Anirudhsinh Jadeja (born 6 December 1988, in Navagam-Khed, Saurashtra) is an India cricketer. He represents Saurashtra in first class cricket, and Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League. He was also part of the victorious Indian U-19 cricket team that won the World Cup in Malaysia in 2008. Jadeja is a left-handed middle-order batsman and slow left-arm orthodox bowler.After an unimpressive showing in the 2008-2009 Ranji Trophy, in which he was last in the wicket-takers list and came sixtieth in the batting aggregates, Jadeja was called up to the Indian squad for the ODI series against Sri Lanka in January 2009.His international debut came in the final match of the series on 8 February 2009 where he scored a lucky 60*, even though India lost the match. In the 2009 World Twenty20 Jadeja was criticised for not scoring at the requisite run rate in India's loss to England. He is a nice person.

After the incumbent all rounder Yusuf Pathan suffered a loss of form, Jadeja took his place at No. 7 in the ODI team in late-2009. In the third ODI against Sri Lanka in Cuttack on 21 December 2009, Jadeja was awarded thJadeja made his first class debut in 2006-07 Duleep Trophy. He is a part of India-A set-up. He plays for West Zone in the Duleep Trophy and for Saurashtra in Ranji Trophy.e man of the matchHe played for India in Under 19 Cricket World Cup in 2006 and 2008. His bowling and fielding helped India win Under 19 Cricket World Cup 20Jadeja was selected to be a part of the Rajasthan Royals for the inaugural season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2008. His brilliant display in the IPL matches won him praises from the team’s captain and coach, Shane Warne. He made his presence felt during the IPL campaign and played a crucial role in helping the team win the 2008 IPL defeating Chennai Super Kings in the finals played on June 1, 2008 in Mumbai. He scored 135 runs from 14 matches in the IPL season, his best score being 36* versus Mohali, at a strike rate of 131.06.

He was banned from the 2010 tournament due to a contractual dispute08 final. award following a haul of four wickets. His best bowling figure is 32-4

Subramaniam Badrinath

Subramaniam Badrinath (born August 30, 1980, in Madras - now Chennai, India) is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed middle order batsman. Badrinath has represented India in One Day International matches. In first class cricket, he captains Tamil Nadu and in the Indian Premier League, he plays for Chennai Super Kings. He has also represented the Indian Board President's XI on several occasions. He was also a member of the 30 man provisional squad for the 2007 Cricket World Cup.

Badrinath has been a prolific scorer in first class cricket. In 2008, Badrinath signed for the Indian Premier League side Chennai Super Kings. He studied in Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan school located in K. K. Nagar, Chennai.

He is considered as one of the prime candidates in line for a spot in the famed middle order of the Indian test team, competing against the likes of Rohit Sharma & Manoj Tiwary.

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli (born November 5, 1988) is an Indian international cricketer. He was the captain of the victorious Indian team at the 2008 U/19 Cricket World Cup held in Malaysia. He represents Delhi in first-class cricket. He played for Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2008 and 2009 Indian Premier League. He learned his cricket in the West Delhi Cricket Academy.[citation needed]

Kohli is an aggressive middle order batsman, who can also open the batting. He is known for his shots through the cover region. He can also bowl right arm medium pace. He currently has a GradFirst class cricket

Kohli first came into the limelight when he scored 90 runs for Delhi in a Ranji trophy match against Karnataka on the day of his father's death. The team mates needed him at the crucial moment but he was much more needed at home. But he said that he wants to bat. This shows his determination towards cricket. The innings was crucial in saving the match for Delhi.e D contract Kohli captained the victorious Indian team at the 2008 U/19 Cricket World Cup held in Malaysia . Batting at number 4, he scored 235 runs in 6 matches at an average of 47, including a century against the West Indies U-19s. He was also commended for making several tactical bowling changes during the tournament.worth Rs. 1.25 lKohli was instrumental in India's win of the 2009 Emerging Players Tournament in Australia. In the final against South Africa, Kohli scored a century for India. India went on to win the game by 17 runs. Kohli emerged as the leading run scorer of the tournament, aggregating 398 runs from seven matches including two centuries and two fifties.akh with the BCKohli played for at the 2008 Indian Premier League. He was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore for $30,000 before the first season of IPL in 2008. He did not perform well in his first season of IPL, scoring only 165 runs in 13 innings at an average of 15 and taking only 2 wickets in his bowling both of them against Deccan Chargers and taking only 2 catches in the entire season. But he improved marginally in the second season of IPL scoring 215 runs of 11 innings with an average of 21.5 and taking 9 cFollowing a hundred in the Emerging Players Tournament in Australia in 2008, Kohli was selected in the ODI squad for India's tour of Sri Lanka. Kohli made his debut in One Day Internationals against Sri Lanka in the Idea Cup in 2008 when both Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag were injured. He opened the batting in the first match, but was out for 12. But he made a crucial 37 in a low scoring second match in the series, which helped India win and level the series. He made his first half century, a score of 54, in the fourth match which helped India win the series. This was India's first one day series win against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. He was included in the squad for the home ODI series against England later that same year but because both Tendulkar and Sehwag were back in the squad he was not given a chance to play. Kohli was then dropped from the squad for the 5 match ODI series in Sri Lanka against Sri Lanka in January 2009 in favour of the all rounder Ravindra Jadeja.

Kohli played in the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy after Yuvraj Singh was injured, and since mid-2009 has been the reserve ODI batsman.

Yuvraj regained fitness for the home series against Australia, so Kohli only played in occasional matches in the series.

In the absence of the injured Yuvraj, Kohli got a chance to play in the 4th ODI when Sri Lanka toured India in December 2009. He scored his first ODI century, milking singles with Gautam Gambhir they shared a 224-run partnership for the third wicket as India won by seven wickets to seal the series 3–1. Gautham Gambhir gave his man of the match award to Kohli for his performance in the series

The elder batsman Sachin Tendulkar was rested for the tri-nations tournament in Bangladesh in January 2010, so Kohli played in each of India's five matches. After making nine in the opening loss to Sri Lanka, he top-scored with 91 to help secure a win after India collapsed early in their runchase against Bangladesh on 7 January 2010. He then ended unbeaten on 71 to help win the match for India with a bonus point after they chased down their target quickly. The next day, he scored his second ODI century, against Bangladesh, bringing up the mark with the winning runs. He was much praised for his performances during the tournament, and became only the third Indian to score 2 ODI centuries before their 22nd birthday, following in the footsteps of Tendulkar and Suresh Raina. However, in the final against Sri Lanka he made only two as India collapsed to 5/60 and an eventual four-wicket defeat.

He had been named vice-captain of the Indian team for the Tri-series against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe in Zimbabwe in June 2010 as all the other first-choice players skipped the tournament.atches and 2 run outs. In the third season of the Indian Premier League he scored two half centuries.CI

Pragyan Ojha

Pragyan Prayish Ojha (born 5 September 1986 in Khurda, Orissa) is an Indian cricketer. Debuting in first class cricket in 2004/05, Ojha is a left-arm spinner who has represented India at under-19 level. He finished the 2006-07 Ranji Trophy season with 29 wickets at 19.89, in just 6 games.

Ojha started playing in Shahid Sporting Club, Bhubaneswar.[citation needed] After studying in D.A.V Public School, Chandrasekharpur till 9th he joined Hyderabad cricket team. The young left arm spinner is known for his ability to flight the ball.[citation needed]

He has performed exceedingly well in the 3 editions of IPL, earning the praise of his captain Adam Gilchrist. In IPL 3 he was awarded with Best Bowler award.

As a result, he was called into the national limited overs squad and made his ODI debut.

He was part of the winning squad in the 2nd edition of IPL.

Pragyan Ojha plays for the Hyderabad, Deccan Chargers in the Indian Premier League. His highly successful campaign in the first season ensured selection in the 15-man Indian squad for the Bangladesh tour and Asia cup.

He was all the more successful in the second season, which ensured his selection in the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 in England.

His debut match was against Bangladesh on 6th June 2009, in which took 4/21 in four overs, a terrific spell in T20 format. He was awarded Man of the Match for his outstanding and match-winning performance. However, after an indifferent performance in the first match in the Super Eight stage against the West Indies, which India lost, he was dropped in favour of all rounder Ravindra Jadeja, another left arm finger spinner.

In November 2009, Ojha made his Test debut in the Second Test against Sri Lanka in Kanpur, usurping Amit Mishra and gaining figures of 2-37 off 23 overs and 2-36 off 15.3 overs in India's 100th Test win. He then took five wickets in the Third Test in another innings win for India. Despite taking nine wickets at 28.66 in two Tests, he was then dropped in favour of Mishra as the second spinner for the tour to Bangladesh.

Manpreet Gony

Manpreet Singh Gony (borManpreet Singh Gony made his debut for the Punjab cricket team in the Ranji Trophy in the season 2007-08. Angered by his non-selection in the Punjab Kings XI IPL team late in the season, he decided to move his family to Tamil Nadu. where he was selected for the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League.

Gony has made his mark in the 2008 Indian Premier League matches. He played for the Chennai Super Kings. He was one of leading wicket takers in the Indian Premier League and also performed well with the bat, scoring crucial runs in the last overs. He was instrumental in the Chennai Super Kings victory against Delhi Dare Devils. He took 17 wickets in 16 matches in the IPL tournament. His team, the Chennai Super Kings, were the runner's up of the IPL tournament.

Gony was drafted into the Indian cricket team for the Tri-Nation Series in Bangladesh in place of Sreesanth who was ruled out with a side strain.in 4 January 1984, Rupnagar, Punjab) is an Indian cricketer. He is a rigHe has two elder brothers Harpreet Singh Grewal and Manmohan Singh Grewal and he is married to Manpreet Kaur. To his friends and family, he is known by his nickname “Gony”.. He is a devout Jatt Sikh, lives with his wife and son in Paramakudi, Chennai. He models professionally as well as flirts holds ambitions of acting on the big screen, mixing with the Super stars of Kollywoodht-arm medium pace bowler.

Yusuf Khan Pathan

Yusuf Khan Pathan (born 17 November 1982 in Baroda) is an Indian cricketer. Pathan made his debut in first-class cricket in 2001/02. He is a powerful and aggressive right-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler. His half-brother Irfan Pathan is also an Indian cricketer. Though younger than Yusuf, it was Irfan who entered the Indian team first.

Following his impressive performances in the 2007 Deodhar Trophy and the Inter-state domestic Twenty20 competition held in April 2007, Pathan was made a part of the Indian squad for the inaugural Twenty20 World Championship, held in South Africa in September 2007. He made his Twenty20 international debut in the final against Pakistan. He opened the batting for India in the match, and scored 15 runs in the process.

After a good domestic season in 2007/08, he was signed by the Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League for USD 475,000 (INR 1.9 crore). In the 2008 IPL season, he scored 435 runs and took 8 wickets. He recorded the season's fastest half century (from 21 balls) against the Deccan Chargers, and was also the Man of the Match in the final against the Chennai Super Kings.

Following his good showing in the IPL, he was selected for the Indian one-day team. After the IPL though he played all the games in the Kitply Cup and Asia Cup he got to bat only four times. He couldn't perform very well with the bat and the ball in the Asia Cup and in the Kitply Cup and so he wasn't selected for the Series.against Sri Lanka. He performed well in domestic circuit and impressed the selectors and was selected for the England ODI series in November. He scored a fifty off just 29 balls in the second ODI against England in Indore, on his 26th birthday.

Yusuf had made his One-Day International debut for India against Pakistan at Dhaka on 10 June 2008. He became a regular feature of the national One-Day International team, but has yet to make his test debut .

Even though Pathan could not repeat his first IPL performance in the second season, he was selected in the Indian team to play the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 championships in England. In the second of the Super 8 matches of India, he made an unbeaten 33 from 17 balls against England, despite his team losing the game and crashing out of the tournament before the semi-finals.

In late-2009, Pathan was dropped from the limited overs team after a series of unproductive performances and the allrounder's position was taken over by Ravindra Jadeja.

In the final of the 2010 Duleep Trophy cricket tournament, Pathan scored a hundred in the first innings and a double hundred in the second and led his team West Zone to a three wicket win over South Zone. Pathan made 108 in the first innings and an unbeaten 210 from 190 balls in the second innings. This became a world record in cricket for the highest successful run chase in first class cricket history.

On 13 March 2010, Pathan scored a century off 37 balls, in an Indian Premier League match against Mumbai Indians. The innings also included record 11 consecutive hits to the boundary (6, 6, 6, 6, 4, 4, 6, 4, 4, 4, 4).

Manoj Tiwary

Manoj Kumar Tiwary (born November 14, 1985 in Howrah, Bengal) is an Indian cricketer.

An aggressive right-handed batsman, Tiwary has gained attention from selectors and fans through his strokeplay and high run scoring in Indian Domestic Cricket. Because of his front foot play and ability to attack the bowler by charging down the pitch, many have compared his batting style to England's Kevin Pietersen. Along with being a solid batsmen, he also bowlsTiwary plays domestic cricket for Bengal. His quick rise gained the attention of national selectors by just taking 14 games to score over 1000 runs, at an average of 56. He has a highest score of 210 not out but his best innings to date was arguably his match winning 151* in the 4th innings to give his side victory over Karnataka in the Ranji Trophy Super League semi final of 2006/07. Bengal lost to Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy final and Tiwary finished the campaign with 796 runs at 99.50 from his 7 matches. The season aggregate was the highest ever for Bengal in the Ranji Trophy, going past of record of Arun Lal which was set in 1993-94. useful legspinners part-time and is athletic in the fieldAfter India's failure at the 2007 World Cup, veteran players Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly were rested for India's tour of Bangladesh. Tiwary was named in the ODI squad, however he failed to make the playing eleven after sustaining an injury in training. He eventually made his debut against Australia in the 2008 Commonwealth Bank Tri-Series..

Praveen Kumar

Praveenkumar Sakat Singh or Praveen Kumar (born 2 October 1986 in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India) is an Indian cricketer. In first class cricket, he plays for Uttar Pradesh. He is a right-arm medium pace bowler who relies on his ability to swing the ball both ways along with line and length over speed. Because of his ability to swing the ball, he is most effective when given the new ball. Kumar is alsoPraveen almost jeopardized his international career by signing with the rebel Indian Cricket League, however decided at the last minute to finish his season with Uttar Pradesh. With his impressive figures in domestic cricket and successful stints with India A, Kumar made his One-day International debut in the fifth one-day international against Pakistan on 18 November 2007[1]. He bowled his full quota of ten overs, conceding 50 runs without taking a wicket before going on to score 12 runs in a match India lost by 31 runs in Jaipur. Praveen went wicketless in his second ODI too. However, he produced a great spell of 4 for 31 in his third ODI thus helping India beat Sri Lanka on 26 February 2008.

In the second final of the series on 4 March 2008, he took 4 wickets for 46 runs against Australia, and was declared Man of the Match. considered Although he was not part of the player auction, Praveen played for Royal Challengers Bangalore in BCCI's Indian Premier League in the inaugural Twenty20 cricket tournament. His services were bought for 300,000.00 USD. Because of his age, Kumar was counted towards Bangalore's U-23 quota. He bowled well for Bangalore, even though the team did not reach the semi finals.

He became the first bowler to claim a hat-trick in IPL3. He took the wickets of Damein Martyn, Narwal and Dogra to reach his hat-trick in Bangalore, Chinnaswamy Stadium. The match was against Rajasthan Royals on 18-March-2010as a pinch hitter with the bat. In domestic cricket, he has also opened the batting for his side.

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Rohit Sharma

Rohit Gurunath Sharma (born 30 April 1987, in Bansod, Nagpur, Maharashtra) is an Indian cricketer. Sharma is a right-handed middle-order batsman and occasional right-arm offbreak bowler. Having started his international playing career at the age of 20, Sharma quickly exhibited his athletic fielding and cool temperament to compliment his graceful strokeplay. He is pegged by many analysts to be a permaRohit Sharma was born to Telugu speaking parents from Andhra Pradesh. His mother Purnima Sharma hails from Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. Sharma completed his primary education at Our Lady Of Vailankanni High School, Mumbai. He was later enrolled in the Swami Vivekanand International School on a scholarship, after his talent was noticed by the school's cricket coach at a summer camp. He excelled in the Giles and Harris Shield school cricket tournaments, after which he was selected for the Mumbai Under-17 team [1]. He was later chosen for India's Under-17 and Under-19 teams, and made his mark at the 2006 U-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka, finishing among the top run-getters in the tournamen.. He was enrolled as a student at Rizvi College, Sharma was first selected for the limited-overs matches on India's tour to Ireland in 2007. He made his One Day International debut against Ireland at Belfast,although he did not bat in the match.

Sharma bowling in the nets.

Sharma eventually made his mark at the international stage on 20 September 2007, when he led India to victory by scoring an unbeaten 50 (which came off 40 deliveries) against South Africa in the 2007 ICC World Twenty20.. The win reserved India a berth in the semifinals of the tournament. At one stage India were 61-4, but his partnership of 85 runs with skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni helped India to post a total of 153-5. He was eventually declared Man of the Match. Sharma then proceeded to score 30 runs off 16 balls in the final against Pakistan

Sharma scored his maiden ODI half-century against Pakistan, at Jaipur on 18 November 2007, and was selected as part of India's 16-man squad for the CB series in Australia. Here, he scored 235 runs at an average of 33.57 with 2 fifties, including his score of 66 in the 1st final at Sydney . partnering Sachin Tendulkar for most of India's successful runchase.

However, Sharma's ODI performances suffered a downturn after this and his middle-order position was taken over by Suresh Raina, and eventually, Virat Kohli took his position as the

reserve batsman.

In December 2009, Sharma scored a triple century in the Ranji Trophy and was recalled to the ODI team for the tri-nations tournament in Bangladesh as Tendulkar was being rested. However, Kohli and Raina were selected ahead of him in the playing eleven, and he did not play in any of India's five matches. In the meantime, he missed the Ranji Trophy final.

He scored his maiden ODI century (114) against Zimbabwe on May 28, 2010. He followed it up with another century in the next match of the tri-series against Sri Lanka on May 30, 2010 by scoring 101 not out.Mumbai, beSharma was signed up by the Deccan Chargers franchise for a sum of US$ 1750,000 a year[18]. He was one of the leading run scorers in the 2008 IPL season with 404 runs at an average of 36.72. He also held the coveted Orange Cap for a brief period.

In the 2009 IPL season he was appointed the vice-captain of the Deccan Chargers. He took a hat-trick against the Mumbai Indians, removing Abhishek Nayar, Harbhajan Singh and JP Duminy. In a match against Kolkata Knight Riders where 21 was required off the last over, Sharma scored 26 off the over from Mashrafe Mortaza to seal a win. He was named the best under-23 player of the tournament.fore he was called up to the national sidenent fixture on the Indian cricket team in the next decade.

Piyush Chawla

Piyush Pramod Chawla (born 24 December 1988, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India) is an Indian cricketer who has played for the India U-19 team and the Central Zone. He is seen as a leg-spinning allrounder in domestic cricket, but has not fired as a batsman in the One Day International format.Chawla at fielding practice.

This resulted in his selection in the Indian Test Squad for the 1st Test against England in Nagpur, in March 2006, and was selected for his debut in the 2nd Test against England in Mohali, making him the second youngest Test debutant for India after Sachin Tendulkar. It was in this Test that he claimed his Piyush Pramod Chawla pronunciation (help·info) (born 24 December 1988, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India) is an Indian cricketer who has played for the India U-19 team and the Central Zone. He is seen as a leg-spinning allrounder in domestic cricket, but has not fired as a batsman in the One Day International format.chawla at fielding practice. This resulted in his selection in the Indian Test Squad for the 1st Test against England in Nagpur, in March 2006, and was selected for his debut in the 2nd Test against England in Mohali, making him the second youngest Test debutant for India after Sachin Tendulkar. It was in this Test that he claimed his sole wicket of Andrew Flintoff.Piyush played his first ODI with India on 12 May 2007, against Bangladesh. His debut was highly successful, with him taking 3 wickets. In the second ODI with Ireland, he was equally impressive with three wickets.In 2009, Chawla signed for Sussex County Cricket Club for a month, as cover for Yasir Arafat who was with Pakistan.In his first County Championship match against Worcestershire, he took a total of 8 wickets in the match, and came in at number 9 in the first innings, and scored 102* from only 86 balls.He has signed to play for Surrey as their overseas player in 2010, oining up with them after the 2010 IPL has finished.Piyush was also selected for 2010 ICC World Twenty20 in West Indies.Piyush played his first ODI with India on 12 May 2007, against Bangladesh. His debut was highly successful, with him taking 3 wickets. In the second ODI with Ireland, he was equally impressive with three wickets.In 2009, Chawla signed for Sussex County Cricket Club for a month, as cover for Yasir Arafat who was with Pakistan.In his first County Championship match against Worcestershire, he took a total of 8 wickets in the match, and came in at number 9 in the first innings, and scored 102* from only 86 balls.He has signed to play for Surrey as their overseas player in 2010, joining up with them after the 2010 IPL has finished.piyush was also selected for 2010 ICC World Twenty20 in West Indies.

Wasim Jaffer

Wasim Jaffer (born February 16, 1978 in Bombay - now Mumbai) is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed opening batsman and an occasional right arm off-break bowler

Following a prolific school career, during which he scored 400 not out in one innings as a 15 year old, he made his entry into the first class cricket scoring a triple century in his second match. His innings of 314 not out helped set a series of firsts for Mumbai. It was the first occasion that a batsman had made a triple century for Mumbai away from home and by putting on 459 runs with his opening partner Sulakshan Kulkarni the pair became the first from Mumbai to pass 400.

An opening batsman, with the style of Mohammed Azharuddin, much was expected of Jaffer as he entered Test cricket for the first time in a home series against South Africa in 2000. An experienced bowling duo in Shaun Pollock and Allan Donald would however prove too difficult for Jaffer to cope with, and he managed just 46 runs from his four innings. He would not start another international match for some time, eventually returning in May 2002 for a tour of the West Indies. Jaffer had a respectable series, making 51 in Bridgetown and 86 at Antigua. He had done enough to be included in the Indian squad for their tour of England that coming summer but despite a half century at Lord's he struggled in his other innings and was dropped after two Tests.

Jaffer was recalled to the Test team for the tour of Pakistan 2005-06 in the wake of excellent domestic form, but did not play in the Test matches. It was in the next series in India that Jaffer scored his maiden Test century scoring exactly 100 against England at Nagpur, in his first Test since his recall.

He made his first Test double century at the Antigua Recreation Ground against the West Indies in June 2006.His 212 was made in over 500 minutes during the second innings was the equal second highest by an Indian batsman in the Caribbean.

In July 2006, his position as India's first-choice opener to partner Virender Sehwag was confirmed via the award of a central contract (Grade C) by the Board of Control for Cricket in India.

Jaffer was selected for ODI series in November 2006 against South Africa, making his ODI debut. However, Jaffer was unproductive and was immediately dropped from the ODI team. However, he continued to score in the Test format, making his third Test century against South Africa at Newlands, Cape Town.

Despite making a pair in the opening Test of his next series against Bangladesh at Chittagong, he returned to form with 138 in the following Test before he retired hurt.

Jaffer scored 202 in the first innings of the second test of the 2007 series against Pakistan at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

Although yet to play county cricket, Jaffer has represented Scholes CC in the Huddersfield Drakes League for a number of seasons as their overseas player. For the 2010 season Wasim will be moving a few miles down the road to Skelmanthorpe Cricket Club to play as their overseas player.

Jaffer ended his career with 5 centuries of which 2 were double centuries. He has Test centuries against Pakistan, England, West Indies and South Africa. He will be remembered as talent unfulfilled.

Robin Uthappa

Robin Venu Uthappa (born 11 November 1985 in Kodagu, Karnataka) is an Indian cricketer. His father is Venu Uthappa, an international hockey referee from Kodagu, Karnataka, and mother Roselyn is a home maker and hails from Kozhikode, Kerala. He made his One Day International debut in the seventh and final match of the English tour of India in April 2006. He had a successful debut, making 86 as an opening batsman before being run out. It was the highest score for any Indian debutant in a limited overs match . He is also named 'The Walking Assassin" for his tactic of charging the bowler. He played an important role in India's win at the ICC World T20 World Cup 2007. However, he then suffered a form slump and has not played for India since mid-2008 and was relegated to a Grade C contract.

Uthappa first came to the public's attention when he made 66 for India B against India A in the Challenger Trophy in 2005. The following year, in the same tournament, Uthappa made matchwinning 93-ball 100 against the same team which propelled him in the big league. Previously, he had been a member of the India under-19 team that won the Asia Cup. Once a wicketkeeper-batsman, his List A batting average of near 40 with a strike rate of approximately 90 has made him regarded as something of a limited overs cricket specialist.

He was recalled to the ODI side in January 2007 for the series against the West Indies where he smashed a 70 from just 41 balls.

He was selected in the 15-member squad of the Indian Cricket team for the 2007 Cricket World Cup held in the West Indies in March-April 2007. He played in all 3 group games, but only scored 30 runs in total as India suffered a shock defeat to Bangladesh and a loss to Sri Lanka resulting in the team not qualifying for the Super 8 stage.

In the sixth ODI of the NatWest Series 2007-2008, he scored a sensational 47 of 33 balls to take India to a thrilling victory, keeping Indian hopes alive in the 7 match series that they were trailing 2-3 before the match. Used to batting as an opener, in this match he came in at the unfamiliar position of no 7. When he came at the crease India were 5 down for 234 after 40.2 overs, still needing 83 from less than 10 overs. After Dhoni got out in the 47th over with the Indian score at 294, Uthappa kept a cool head to take India to the target with two balls to spare in a remarkable victory.

Uthappa also scored a crucial 50 against Pakistan in the 20-20 World Cup in South Africa, when India were tottering at 39/4. With this, he became the first Indian to score a 50 in a 20-20 International match. India subsequently won the match in bowl out 3-0, where he bowled one of the three deliveries that hit the stumps.

Uthappa has played at all junior levels and first class for Karnataka Cricket State Association.

He played for Mumbai Indians in the 2008 Indian Premier League and had a fairly successful opening season. In January 2009 he swapped places with Zaheer Khan and moved to Royal Challengers Bangalore.

In an match against Kings XI Punjab in 2010 Indian Premier League he smashed a 21 balls 51, the second fastest fifty in Indian Premier League and was the match winner for Royal Challengers Bangalore.

V. R. V. Singh

Vikram Raj Vir Singh, commonly known as V. R. V. Singh (born 17 September 1984), is an Indian cricketer who has been a member of the Indian cricket team since April 2006. He is a right-arm medium fast bowler. He is considered as one of the few genuine fast bowlers India has produced over the last decade.After being called into the Indian squad to play Sri Lanka in 2005, he failed a fitness test and was promptly dropped. He finally played his first One Day International against England at Jamshedpur. He debuted in Tests against the West Indies in June 2006.

Singh was born in Chandigarh in Punjab, India. He has always been a fast bowler and has compromised his accuracy for extra pace. He debuted for the Punjab cricket team in the 2003/04 Ranji Trophy season and continues to play first class cricket for the Punjab cricket team. According to former coach of Punjab, Bhupinder Singh Senior, "All he wants to do is bowl fast, nothing else matters to him". He played for India in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2004 but disappointed with the ball, going for an expensive 44 runs in five overs in his only match. He later received the Border-Gavaskar scholarship which allowed him to train in cricket academies in Australia. His fellow scholarship holder, R. P. Singh, also later went on to play for India.

Singh began his domestic career with the Punjab cricket team in the Limited Overs version of the Ranji Trophy. He played only one match and went wicketless. However, when he made his debut for Punjab in the first class version of the Trophy, he averaged 21.00 over his 6 matches and took 30 wickets. However, he was still unimpressive in ODIs, averaging 109.00 over 4 matches. Despite this, he was selected for the Indian ODI squad against Sri Lanka after playing only 5 ODIs for his state, but was sent back to the domestic circuit after failing a fitness test. He improved his performance in the 2005-06 ODI Ranji Trophy season, averaging 20.75 over his 4 matches, which included a 4 wicket haul.

Singh impressed many in the Challenger Trophy with his pace, which was the quickest of the tournament. He played for India A and while he picked up few wickets, he was referred to as the "fastest bowler in India" by VVS Laxman and "the quickest around at present" by Javagal Srinath. He also impressed West Indian pace bowling great Ian Bishop, who believed he was improving with every game and developing into a good fast bowling prospect for India.

Singh was selected to play against England as part of the Indian Board President's XI team in the England's tour of India in the 2006 season, and made his ODI debut for India later in the series. He then played England again at Indore in the same series. He has since been left out of the ODI team due to the presence of Munaf Patel and Irfan Pathan. He did not get any wickets during his two one-day matches.

He made his Test debut against the West Indies in West Indies, taking two wickets. He has also played two tests against South Africa, in which he has achieved 2 more wickets.

Munaf Patel

Munaf Musa Patel (born 12 July 1983, Ikhar, Gujarat, India) is an Indian cricketer who has also played for the West Zone in the Duleep Trophy andGujarat, Mumbai cricket team and Maharashtra cricket team.

In 2004, he struggled with injuries, and was criticized by India A coach Sandeep Patil, who believed that he had a mental problem dealing with his injuries. He was also sent toAustralian Institute of Sport for bio-mechanical analysis on his bowling action, to improve its efficiency. In August 2005, he transferred to Maharashtra, and after taking 10 wickets against England in a tour match for the Board President's XI, he was rewarded with his selection in the Indian Test Squad for the 2nd Test against England in Mohali, when he made his Test debut.

Patel recorded the figures of 7/97 on debut, including an impressive 4/25 in the second innings and demonstrated an ability to swing the ball in both directions.

Patel bowling in the nets.

In the first match of the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy against England, Munaf Patel again produced impressive figures of 3/18 - winning the match for India and gaining the man of the match award.