tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39304087700676113352024-03-06T04:06:16.611+05:30Cricket World Cup 2007, West IndiesViews, Thoughts, Trivia, Videos, Jokes, Feelings, Ideas, Results, Victories, Losses, Happiness, Sorrows and all that matter in this Cricket World Cup 2007..http://www.blogger.com/profile/08307672195467066854noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930408770067611335.post-40954273709659085232007-04-23T15:16:00.000+05:302007-04-25T15:25:21.855+05:30Schedules for SemifinalsScorecard of teams after Super Eight stage and there position.<br /><br />Rank Super Eight Played Won Tied Lost Points<br />1 Australia 7 7 0 0 14<br />2 Sri Lanka 7 5 0 2 10<br />3 New Zealand 7 5 0 2 10<br />4 South Africa 7 4 0 3 8<br />5 England 7 3 0 4 6<br />6 West Indies 7 2 0 5 4<br />7 Bangladesh 7 1 0 6 2<br />8 Ireland 7 1 0 6 2<br /><br />Australia, Sri Lanka, New Zealand and South Africa qualified for the semifinal rounds.<br /><br />Schedule for Semifinals are as follows:<br />Date Venue Teams<br />24 Apr Jamaica Sri Lanka vs New Zealand<br />25 Apr St. Lucia Australia vs South Africa<br /><br />All the best for all four teams. I hope we will see real clashes of Titans now.Deep Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09391733038721607022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930408770067611335.post-73836770986290602062007-04-20T23:12:00.000+05:302007-04-22T02:16:21.721+05:30Finally a Victory<div style="text-align: justify;">Finally West Indies registered its first victory in Super Eight stage of Cricket World Cup 2007 against Bangladesh. Bangladesh failed to negotiate the pace and bounce of the West Indies bowlers and crashed to a 99-run defeat in their final World Cup Super Eights match at the Kensington Oval on Thursday.<br /><br />The Bangladesh bowlers did well to restrict the hosts to 230 for five in the allotted 50 overs, but floundered from the very beginning in the chase and were bowled out for 131 in 43.5 overs.<br /><br />Powell claimed three wickets for 38 runs while the ever dependable Collymore accounted for two batsmen.<br /><br />Now West Indies will face Enland in their final match of Super Eight stage on saturday. This is also a last international match of Brian Lara who is taking retirement after this match.</div>Deep Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09391733038721607022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930408770067611335.post-48244354201595425072007-04-20T15:56:00.000+05:302007-04-20T16:02:48.440+05:30Farewell to Brian LaraWest Indies captain Brian Lara announced his retirement from international cricket on Thursday ending a record-breaking career as a batsman.<br /><br />Lara, said his last match for West Indies would be Saturday's World Cup match against England at the Kingston Oval.<br /><br />"I've given this extensive consideration and on Saturday I will be bidding farewell to international cricket as a player," Lara told a news conference after West Indies beat Bangladesh by 99 runs in a Super Eights match on Thursday.<br /><br />The 37-year-old Trinidadian holds the record for the highest Test score (400 not out) and in the first-class game (501 not out). He amassed highest career run total of 11,953 runs in 131 Tests and 10,387 runs in 298 One-Day Internationals .<br /><br />Lara is the only man to have broken the record for the highest Test score, lost it and then regained it. His career would have spanned 17 years and produced some of the finest moments in the history of cricket.<br /><br />Among the records that Lara holds is the one for most Test runs in an over. He made 28 off one Robin Peterson over in South Africa in 2003. He also has the third highest - 26 off one Kaneria over in that final double century of his in Pakistan. With that final double century in Pakistan, Lara joined the exclusive club of 6 men who have scored a century before lunch in a Test match.<br /><br />He is the West Indies' most capped player in ODIs (299 after his final match) and second in Tests (131, Courtney Walsh played in 132). He holds virtually all the important West Indies batting records.<br /><br />Before making his surprise announcement Lara had been asked to reflect on how he would like to be remembered as a player.<br /><br />"I just want to be remembered as someone who went out there and tried to entertain -- it is a sport where people pay to come through the turnstiles and watch you and it is most important that someone can leave and say they have enjoyed watching Brian Lara play and enjoyed watching West Indies play.<br /><br />"Another thing I am really proud of myself for is that I have been knocked down so many times as a player, as a person, and it is that strength, that I suppose comes from my parents, to be able to pick myself up each time and go out there in the face of adversity.<br /><br />"That is something that I didn't read in a book or wake up in the morning with, it is deep down and it is a part of my family trait."<br /><br />Our best wishes are with Brian Lara for all his future endeavor.Deep Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09391733038721607022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930408770067611335.post-88756725347047211842007-04-18T16:22:00.000+05:302007-04-18T16:26:36.323+05:30Four Matches are Left<span style="font-family: verdana;">Super Eight stage of Cricket World Cup 2007 is nearing to over. Four matches are left which includes a most awaited big clash between Australia and New Zealand. Both the teams are already qualified for semifinals. Other two probables are Srilanka and South Africa. So its fight for positions in Super Eight Stage only. It will be a big clash where three teams would like to meet Australia only in finals rather then semifinals.</span>Deep Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09391733038721607022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930408770067611335.post-83255238031751858322007-04-03T00:44:00.000+05:302007-04-04T12:02:28.069+05:30Indian Cricket - the road ahead ...<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">India's poor performance in WC 2007 has filled 100 billion people with dissappointment, pity!, anger and what not. Team India is passing through a horrible time that no one would even dream of. All coz of the tendency of just screwing it up when it matters. Had they shown some sort of mental fitness, the scenario would have been 180 degree different. But alas, it lies all messed up.<br /><br />Just with this <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">funny </span>performance, several things come to my mind like :<br /></div><ul style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><li>India is the second-most populated country in the world. The country where cricket is followed more than religiously. The pujas and the maha-yagnas conducted all over the place for cricket. </li><li>Financial and social benefits that the players enjoy in this cricket-mad country. On every second nukkad the children are seen playing the game.</li><li>The players that were selected for the mission world cup. Their attitude being reflected in the game. Also hinting about the training pattern for world cup.</li><li>The heros in Sachins, Sehwags, Gangulys and Dravids having more than 40,000 runs under their belt. Two world-class spinners in Kumble and Bhajji.</li><li>The rich and wealthy BCCI.</li><li>The importance of the game for being heard in the parliament sometimes. </li><li>The mixed <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">'luck</span> <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">and results</span>' that India had in the past. The shameful loses to the glorious victories. </li><li>The opportunity ahead, the things that could put things in place. </li><li>The need for a more effective selection process, encouraging the game at grass root level.</li><li>The performance based payments that could keep players on their toes. (Of course they make most of their wealth through ads, but the players, specially seniors will feel really bad if they are in the lower bottom half)</li><li>The rotation policy for the having the best team for the best event. No point in playing the best 11 in Ind-Ban series and winning it 3-0 or 5-0 or whatever. Having a world cup to world cup agenda, almost like the 5-year plan (or rather unlike the '5 year plan')<br /></li><li>I just sometimes sit and wonder about the time when Indian cricket board will feel and groom the passion the budding kids show, for the kids play mini-cricket at their homes when its raining outside!</li></ul>cheers!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930408770067611335.post-70694525396462224082007-04-02T14:21:00.000+05:302007-04-02T14:29:25.663+05:30Just for FunA funny mail which comes in my email-inbox so many times that i am putting it here. 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA-JNK-EyArUg3dk9jPIotxamAWDq5juvPtt3w2f6ZRVuwLbUt_3yVTwAKOvAe-y7nW_5Nz4zlTcEKd4soWanlSyVtGzvGfwWZKoEoCbLDs38oA_dpAYVU3eNER8JdfC4krEcwi_FibnuQ/s400/Robin+Uthappa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048751287453123010" border="0" /></a>Deep Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09391733038721607022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930408770067611335.post-14285157598723380882007-03-30T16:22:00.000+05:302007-03-30T16:26:20.303+05:30Super Eight Matches ScheduleHere is the schedule of 24 matches in Super Eight stage of Cricket World Cup 2007.<br /><br />March 27: West Indies vs Australia (Australia won)<br />March 28: South Africa vs Sri Lanka (South Africa won)<br />March 29: West Indies vs New Zealand (New Zealand won)<br />March 30: Ireland vs England<br />March 31: Australia vs Bangladesh<br />April 01: West Indies vs Sri Lanka<br />April 02: Bangladesh vs New Zealand<br />April 03: Ireland vs South Africa<br />April 04: England vs Sri Lanka<br />April 07: Bangladesh vs South Africa<br />April 08: Australia vs England<br />April 09: Ireland vs New Zealand<br />April 10: West Indies vs S Africa<br />April 11: England vs Bangladesh<br />April 12: Sri Lanka vs New Zealand<br />April 13: Australia vs Ireland<br />April 14: S Africa vs New Zealand<br />April 15: Bangladesh vs Ireland<br />April 16: Australia vs Sri Lanka<br />April 17: South Africa vs England<br />April 18: Ireland vs Sri Lanka<br />April 19: West Indies vs Bangladesh<br />April 20: Australia vs New Zealand<br />April 21: West Indies vs EnglandDeep Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09391733038721607022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930408770067611335.post-43251138146140635602007-03-30T15:06:00.000+05:302007-03-30T15:11:04.942+05:30India may be Out ...ICC don't want to forget India even though India is out of the league after first round. ICC fined India for slow over rates against there final match of first round in Cricket World Cup 2007.<br /><br />India was one over short of its target with respect to allowed time which made ICC match referee Jeff Crowe to fine Indian team.<br /><br />As per the rule captain will lose 10% and rest of the team will lose 5% of their match fee.<br /><br />So along with Fans and Advertisers, ICC also showing real path to Indian team.Deep Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09391733038721607022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930408770067611335.post-40781616453672820702007-03-29T23:44:00.000+05:302007-04-03T23:52:50.508+05:30Players and Advertisements..<div style="text-align: justify;">The poor performance by the Indian players have bowled them out of the ads. Yeah, most of the companies are expressing their dissapointments over the game the players played in WI. Companies like Videocon, Pepsi, Sansui are among the top ones who had an all exclusive multi-crore world cup ad campaigns. Some reactions..<br /><br />Videocon promotions will not feature Dravid and Dhoni for the time.<br /><br />Dravid may or may not lead the Indian team but Sansui defenately plans to sack his captaincy.<br /><br />Pepsi had to close down 'Ladeg<a href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="return false;" tabindex="7"><span></span></a>a to Jeetega' ads, coz their tigers have done everything but 'Ladega'.<br /><br />Some other cos take it differently. Exide says that they wont go by the performance of Dhoni for such a short period and they will continue to have him as their brand ambasaddor till November 07, when the 2 yr contract expires. Exide was the first company to sign Dhoni, in 2005 - even before he made it to the Indian team.<br />Sunfeast too backs up the 'har ghar mein Sachin' campaign.<br /><br />There have been cases where ppl from an area have taken a oath! yeah oath that they will not buy any of the products endoresed by the Indian cricketers.<br /><br />Common this act is just not done.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930408770067611335.post-62314874238048385322007-03-29T19:00:00.000+05:302007-03-29T19:03:31.830+05:30Anil Kumble Announced Retirement<div style="text-align: justify;">India’s leading wicket-taker <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Anil</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Kumble</span> has announced his retirement from one-day cricket and he will continue in Test cricket only.<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Kumble</span> has 547 Test victims and 337 victims in one-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">dayers</span> and last performed in ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 against Bermuda.<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Kumble's</span> best Test match performance was <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">against</span> Pakistan where he took all ten wickets in an innings in New Delhi in 1999.<br /><br />He will be seen performing next against Bangladesh in May in two Test matches.</div>Deep Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09391733038721607022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930408770067611335.post-71247122594438710672007-03-28T19:05:00.000+05:302007-03-28T19:09:06.154+05:30Cricket World Cup Song<div style="text-align: justify;">I was just browsing through the Internet and found this cool Cricket World Cup song: The Game of Love and Unity. A 4 minute 52 seconds song is not too bad and grows on mind after a while.<br /><br />You can listen <a href="http://www.wixd.com/listen/3287">here</a>.<br /></div>Deep Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09391733038721607022noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930408770067611335.post-25182411296993591312007-03-28T14:29:00.000+05:302007-03-28T14:37:14.052+05:30Diamond Studded Cricket Ball<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuHbr8hQ3ZrmoUGGkju8yXVXh9QSYxrNIeOVc2z08VEo0OgnDuzMy99fLFoIAVxk53Mm4PpJI78UyUHrvgUlGl0-IPPpbLmyUSqGmQzauwqnFn6dDZkluBg8jgiZEFzUTA28Vt7TFx5szc/s1600-h/Diamond+Ball.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuHbr8hQ3ZrmoUGGkju8yXVXh9QSYxrNIeOVc2z08VEo0OgnDuzMy99fLFoIAVxk53Mm4PpJI78UyUHrvgUlGl0-IPPpbLmyUSqGmQzauwqnFn6dDZkluBg8jgiZEFzUTA28Vt7TFx5szc/s400/Diamond+Ball.jpg" alt="Mahima Chaudhry holding Diamond Cricket Ball" title="Mahima Chaudhry" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5046899022677180786" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">A leading Indian gem and jewelery manufacturer Gitanjali Group has unveiled specially designed 30-carat diamond studded cricket balls.<br /><br />This diamond studded cricket ball held by Bollywood actress Mahima Chaudhary is only one of two that will be presented to the best Indian cricketer and the best interim player of the world cup 2007 tournament which is currently being played in the West Indies. Each diamond ball is studded with 5,728 pieces of diamonds with a worth of approximately $68,500.</div>Deep Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09391733038721607022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930408770067611335.post-35419811982894817192007-03-28T12:42:00.000+05:302007-03-28T12:58:45.036+05:30ICC and YouTube Video ClipsThe International Cricket Council (ICC) has asked Google owned YouTube to remove all World Cup clips claiming copyright infringement. "We are here to protect the commercial broadcast rights for the ICC and GCC and there is an issue here," Christopher Stokes, chief executive - online rights protection agency 'NetResult', which represents the ICC told to a reporters.<br /><br /> Now, following this if YouTube actually deletes the WC2007 video files, there will be a huge dissappointment in the cricket fan world as they will not have an easy access to the missed magical moments of the world cup. <br /><br /> Also, taking this further, if the online video hub removes all the cricket, soccer, and other clips involving copyright infringement, it would sadden the regular layman youtubeists as they will not be able to broadcast their tastes on the events with such a mass.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930408770067611335.post-55591020195470810492007-03-28T00:04:00.000+05:302007-03-28T01:10:05.030+05:30Records at world cup ..There have been a lots of occasions of sudden ups and downs for any player or team in the previous editions of the tourney. It took some of the tough players to storm hard at the opponent teams, and when the time was really tough, the tougher players have risen to the occasion and have seen their team through.<br /><br /> This reminds me to quote the players who have played a vital role in the world cup wins for their countries. Lets have a look at some of the previous records:<br /><br />Man of the match at the finals of each world cup<br /><br />1975 world cup : West Indies --> MoM : Clive Llyod (102 runs)<br />1979 world cup : West Indies --> MoM : Viv Richards (138*)<br />1983 world cup : India --> MoM : Mohinder Amarnath (26 and 3-12)<br />1987 world cup : Australia --> MoM : David Boon (75)<br />1992 world cup : Pakistan --> MoM : Wasim Akram (33 and 3-49)<br />1996 world cup : Sri Lanka --> MoM : Aravinda de Silva (107 and 3-42)<br />1999 world cup : Australia --> MoM : Shane Warne (4-33)<br />2003 world cup : Australia --> MoM : Ricky Ponting (140*)<br /><br />Since 1992 world cup the 'Player of the world cup' is being awarded. The players who left their mark even if their teams may not have lifted the cup that year :<br /><br />1992 world cup : Martin Crowe, captain of New Zealand was really consistent with his bat and also brought in innovative idieas with slog over approach in first 15 overs and spinner in Deepak Patel leading the bowling attack.<br /><br />1996 cup was dominated by the then minnows Sri Lanka, spearheaded by Sanath Jaisuriya with his extra fast performance with the bat and a good supportive role with the bowl.<br /><br />1999 world cup saw a desperate attempt from the Zulu, Lance Klusner of South Africa who almost took RSA in the finals almost single handedly. Effort in vain for the very unfortunate run-outs in the history of cricket.<br /><br />2003 event saw the Indian master blaster at his best, hitting on target in almost all the matches but the Big final against Australia. In the process, he took the team to finals with the help of his team members, also scored the highest runs in the world cup.<br /><br /><br />2007, hain koi jawab ?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930408770067611335.post-76714709588895221222007-03-27T16:33:00.000+05:302007-03-27T16:38:19.002+05:30India's early exit: Advertisers Nightmare<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">India's early exit put advertisers in a tragic situation. As India's early exit will result in fall of viewers for other matches and viewers loss will upset advertisers as they have put lots of money for advertising during this World Cup 2007.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">As </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.cricketweblog.com/world-cup-news/team-india-is-pivotal-for-world-cup-advertising/">CricketWeblog</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> says: </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">In a One-day match, there are around 5,000 seconds of ad time. Currently, the rates are Rs 1.25-1.30 lakh for matches not featuring India which may reduced 1 lakh as India is no more part of the next stage. This may mean a drop of up to Rs 150 crore in advertising revenue for the broadcaster.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Advertisers are demanding for bonus spots and/or discounts as reported by </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.rediff.com/money/2007/mar/27sony.htm">Rediff</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">. Also advertisers are reducing there budget for advertisement from the previous alloted amount like Videocon reduced it to Rs 10 crore from 20 crore.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">On the </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://lagaan2007.blogspot.com/2007/03/whats-on-stake-if.html">contrary</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> it may benefit channels showing TV serials as there TRP will get near to normal again so are there ad rates. Also hotels and restaurants which don't had TV sets for there customers and facing tough time in the evening slots.</span><br /></div>Deep Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09391733038721607022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930408770067611335.post-31916228110539807752007-03-26T18:38:00.000+05:302007-03-26T19:16:10.153+05:30Web World and Cricket Mania I<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cricket World Cup 2007</span> is currently taking place in the West Indies from March 13 to April 28, 2007 where total 51 matches will be played among 16 teams. As cricket fever is high on all over the World for a while so is in Internet also and everyone is hoping to cash on the world cup frenzy.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: arial;">Here are the few good sites trying to cover this event from whichever sides they can and using all there angles.</span><br /> <br /> <a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;" href="http://cricketworldcup.indya.com/">CricketWorldCup</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> is indya.com powered official website of the Cricket World Cup 2007. It has all the latest news, videos, trivia, historical statistics, voice of the world, games and many more things related with ICC's initiative for creating a fruitful cricket matches.</span><br /> <br /> <a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;" href="http://www.rediff.com/wc2007/wc2007.html">Rediff</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> has a very good and useful feature of live score which shows ball by ball updates. Another interesting stuff from Rediff for this CWC7 is World Cup Prediction Game. Here you will get 10000 points initially and you can use this points to bet on different predictions which may or may not occur in this game. Start predicting </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://predict.rediff.com/worldcup.php">here</a><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: arial;">Also don't forget to check regularly updated </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.rediff.com/cricket/gallery.html">slide shows</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> of matches and related events by Rediff.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: arial;">And for fans and children by heart they have </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.rediff.com/wc2007/wc07-masks.html">masks</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> of few of the very good cricketers in pdf format.</span><br /> <br /> <a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;" href="http://www.criki.com/">Criki</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> is digg like news sharing website where you can find and share any cricket related news, pictures, audios and videos. Also you can vote and give comments on others news items.</span><br /> <br /> <a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;" href="http://www.crictv.com/">CricTV</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> is an online community site for cricket fans where you can share videos, pictures,</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: arial;">Finally here is a very good excel sheet called </span><a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;" href="http://www.excely.com/cricket/world-cup-schedule.html">AceFixtures</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> to keep track of all the matches and its results as suggested by our good friend Sidharth.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: arial;">Keep check here as i will add more good websites related with cricket. Also aware me with other sites, blogs which you are using regularly to keep update your Cricket Quotient.</span><br /> </div>Deep Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09391733038721607022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930408770067611335.post-40468248641206935052007-03-26T12:10:00.000+05:302007-03-30T16:27:58.765+05:30Super Eight's are Here<div style="text-align: justify;">First round of Cricket World Cup 2007 is over with the final match of first round between Bangladesh and Bermuda from group B. Where Bangladesh defeated Bermuda with 7 wickets and secured a space for itself in second round.<br /><br />Australia and South Africa are qualified from group A with Australia taking lead by 6 points after defeating South Africa in an interesting match which also features record of fastest century in Cricket World Cup by Mathew Hayden in 66 balls.<br /><br />Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are qualified from group B where Sri Lanka is leading the group tally by 6 points.<br /><br />New Zealand and England are qualified from group C where New Zealand is leading the group by winning all three matches and securing 6 points.<br /><br />In group D West Indies secured its place in Super Eight rounds with 6 points while Ireland also qualified for the next stage from this group.<br /><br />Super Eight round will start with West Indies's match against Australia on 27th Mar 2007 at Antigua & Barbuda and also end with West Indies's match against England on 21st April 2007 at Barbados. Also Australia, Sri Lanka, New Zealand and West Indies are already having two points each in their account as they beated South Africa, Bangladesh, England and Ireland in their first round of matches respectively.<br /><br />Super Eight round will be filled with clashes between six titans and two minnows who can upset the points calculation in this stage in a same way as it happenes in first round for India and Pakistan.<br /><br />All the Best to All the Teams in Super Eight Stage.</div>Deep Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09391733038721607022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930408770067611335.post-32373586552924183212007-03-23T15:15:00.000+05:302007-03-23T15:19:28.256+05:30Whats on Stake if ...<div style="text-align: justify;">As all the analyst and big guns are from leading newspaper and news channel are already gave there thought about the loss, if India gets out in first round of World Cup 2007. They also mentioned that Advertising and Media industry will lose lots of money(in crores). Apart from this losses, the other effects it will bring us are:<br /><br /><ul><li>It may lead to loss of Mandira's charm. (Definitely we don't want that to happen)</li><li>I read somewhere in newspaper that many Indian couple wont get a good sex life for a couple of week or till World Cup 2007 ends.</li><li>India TV scenarios will be back on track of Saas-Bahu serials leading with K alphabet. (God Save us)</li><li>News channel will have to find/make new breaking news everyday to serve people from India.</li><li>And finally it will waste my share of Rs 250 for cable connection which i shared with six other friends in Pune.</li></ul><br />To save us from all this losses only Indian Cricket team can do something today. My best wishes are with India to make a <a href="http://lagaan2007.blogspot.com/2007/03/defeat-sri-lanka-and-you-are-almost_22.html">victory</a> against Sri Lanka with a good <a href="http://lagaan2007.blogspot.com/2007/03/sehwag-returns-to-form-so-does-india_20.html">form</a> and new <a href="http://lagaan2007.blogspot.com/2007/03/record-breaking-day.html">records</a> and to show our presence in second round.<br /><br />Jeeto India Jeeto !!!!<br /></div>Deep Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09391733038721607022noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930408770067611335.post-21327832838512598702007-03-22T12:01:00.001+05:302007-03-22T12:01:47.727+05:30Defeat Sri Lanka and you are almost through ..A win against Sri Lanka will almost take India through to the Super Eight <br /> <br />Sri Lanka has made things relatively easy for India by the huge 198-run win against Bangladesh. The calculations go this way:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">India versus Sri Lanka</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scenario 1</span> Sri Lanka bat first, make 260 odd runs , and India win, over to spare.<br /><br />Sri Lanka's net run rate reduces from 4.59 to 2.99, while India's will also drop! marginally to 1.72. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scenario 2</span> India bat first, score 265, and win by a margin of 2 runs <br /><br />Sri Lanka's net run rate will be 2.98, while India's will be 1.69. <br /><br />At this stage the Sri Lanka is assured of their berth in Super 8 while the contest will be between India and Bangladesh. For Bagladesh to qualify they will have to get past India's net run rate ..<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Bangladesh vs Bermuda</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scenario 1 </span>Bangladesh score 300, and restrict Bermuda to 120. Win by margin of 180 runs<br /><br />Despite this big victory, Bangladesh's net run rate will improve only to -0.08. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scenario 2</span> Bermuda are bowled out for 120, and Bangladesh achieve the target in 15 overs <br /><br />Here, Bangladesh's net run rate will only improve to -0.7. <br /><br />In any of the happenings, Bangladesh's net run rate will be less than India's net run rate and India can sail through. Provided India win against Sri LankaUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930408770067611335.post-19418424374615485912007-03-21T14:27:00.000+05:302007-03-21T14:55:59.752+05:30Rollercoaster Ride on cards<div align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;">India managed to beat Bermuda <strong>convincingly</strong> <strong>by 257</strong> runs keeping hopes alive of going into the <strong>Super 8s</strong>.. the Indian team supporters have already been through a <strong>Rollercoaster Ride</strong>..</span><br /></div><ul><li><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">First the warmup match victory against Netherlands which was better than the win against them in CWC 2003 <strong>so we were supposedly on the right track</strong>.. </span></div></li><li><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Next up the match against the West Indies.. this is always tricky coz the moment u beat the host nation all the fans there will start booing u in all ur games.. we secured a win n got boos for sure.. coz we beat them <strong>by 9 wkts</strong>.. the win made the fans back home feel we are all set to dominate this time round like we almost did last time except for the Australia games.. </span></div></li><li><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;">So here we were up against the <strong>Minnows</strong> Bangladesh.. in the first few overs it became crystal clear we had a fight on our hands the way they fielded throwing bodies all over the place n the disciplined bowling by their pacers n spinners also their batting showed they knew how to handle the situation something we could learn..coz we lost the match during our batting we being unsure whether to grind it out or to attack in style..</span></div></li><li><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;">The good thing that happened was that this win for Bangladesh makes <strong>Group B</strong> real interesting coz Sri Lanka n India can't take things lightly any more..speaking of whom when we go on to play them on this Friday no matter what happens between them n Bangladesh <strong>we have a chance why coz </strong></span></div></li><li><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;">In World Cup games the scenario reads.. in the 5 games played so far Sri Lanka has won 3 n we the remaining 2..<strong>Arey woh log jyada jeeta na.. so whats good re? ya but we won last two times with big margins</strong>.. <strong><span style="color:#3366ff;"><span style="color:#ff9900;">courtesy Ganguly (183), Dravid (145) n Singh (5-31) helping India to a 157 run victory in</span> County Ground,Taunton, CWC 1999 and courtesy Tendulkar </span><span style="color:#33cc00;">(97), Sehwag</span><span style="color:#33cc00;">(66), Srinath (4-35) n Nehra (4-35) helping India to a 183 run victory in New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, CWC 2003</span></strong></span></div></li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930408770067611335.post-29245301011335504552007-03-20T19:41:00.000+05:302007-03-20T19:47:55.823+05:30A Record Breaking Day<div style="text-align: justify;">The twelfth match of World Cup 2007 between India and Bermuda was full of records. Here is the list of few broken and/or equaled records:<br /><br /><ul><li>India's 413 for 5 against Bermuda broke the record for the highest total in a World Cup match. Before this Sri Lanka had this record from 1996 World Cup to till now with a score of 398 for 5 against Kenya.</li><li>India manage to win by a large margin of 257 runs against Bermuda which broke the previous record of largest margin of Australia's 256-run win against Namibia in the 2003 World Cup.</li><li>India also managed to equal South Africa's recent record for most sixes in an inning by knocking 18 sixes against Bermuda.</li><li>Malachi Jones of Bermuda became the first bowler to take a wicket with his first delivery in a World Cup with Robin Uthappa's wicket.</li><li>Virender Sehwag marked his first century in World Cup matches by scoring 114 off 87 balls against Bernuda. Also he created third fastest century in World Cup by knocking 100 runs in 81 balls.</li><li>Bermuda with five ducks in its innings equaled the record of most ducks in the World Cup matches.</li><li>Ganguly equaled the record of most sixes i.e. 25 sixes in World Cups of Ricky Ponting also playing ten less match then him.</li></ul><br />Apart from this records hosts West Indies secured its place in second round of World Cup matches by beating Zimbabwe while Pakistan got the way for early exit.<br /><br />If you are aware with any more records for the day which is not mentioned here then please add it here using Comment section.</div>Deep Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09391733038721607022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930408770067611335.post-92067923433857937352007-03-20T16:53:00.001+05:302007-03-28T18:06:44.911+05:30Sehwag returns to form .. so does India..A much awaited innings from Sehwag was finally seen in the India-Bermuda match as India went hard on to Bermuda. The humilaiation on Friday, saw the sub-continent tigers roar looud... although before the goats of cricket (.. whateva it be! )<br />Almost all the batsman scored before the team India could bundle up a record world cup total of 413. Sehwag (114), Saurav (89), Yuvraj (83), Sachin (57) were just too good for bowlers to handle. The Indian blowers lived upto the expectations and helped Inida win by a record 257 run margin. <br /><br /><br />Now, given a huge win, Indians still have a must win situation with Sri Lanka on coming friday. <br />I feel that Indian batting line up has just got it before the crucial Big Ind-Sri match and are well set to live upto our expectations..what sayz? !Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930408770067611335.post-20514615580766265332007-03-20T16:37:00.000+05:302007-03-23T23:44:21.278+05:30Super Sixes ...Speechless on this!<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vHO6ru4OQ3U"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vHO6ru4OQ3U" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930408770067611335.post-80808726346163286642007-03-20T15:18:00.000+05:302007-03-20T16:49:48.921+05:30भारत की वेस्ट इन्डेस में जीत दर्जबांगलादेश से करारी मात खाने के बाद, भारत ने अखीर जीत का झंडा लहरा दिया।<br />४१४ दौड़ के विशाल लक्ष का सामना बेर्मुदा नहीं कर पायी और अपने घुटने टेक दीये।<br />जीयो इंडिया जीयों !Mitzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07863544721443434252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930408770067611335.post-83289686466746039482007-03-19T00:51:00.000+05:302007-03-19T00:55:19.380+05:30Bangladeshi, Irish minnows pull off BIG WC upsets ..<div align="justify">It was Bangladesh and Ireland, the teams which ruled the 5th day of the World Cup.</div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"> Right from the word go the Bangladeshi boys just dominated the big on paper Indian side. Be it blowing, batting, fielding.. they were better in every part of the game. Moreover the Indian boys just could just show glimpse of boys with winning attitude.Winning the toss the Indians chose to bat first. With almost every batsman struggling to play the Indians were all out for a formidable total of 191. The Sehwags, Dravids, Tendulkars did not look comfortable against both the seam and spin attack of Bangladesh. With Saurav Ganguly (66), Yuraj Singh (47) and a vital contribution of about 30 odd runs for the last wicket between Zaheer and Munaf saw India posting a a150+ score. Chasing a small total, the Bangladeshis looked all confident specially the 17 yr old guy Tamim Iqbal smashing Zaheer-Munaf-Agarkar trio all over the place. Tamim scored a quick fifty putting India in a very tough to recover position. Munaf's quick two wickets revived the hopes of 1oo million ppl back home in India. But Mishfiqur Rahim and Saqibul Hasan played out matured innings to see Bangladesh through.</div><div align="justify"> With this result Bangladesh is all set for their remaining Group B ties - with Bermuda and Srilanka. On the other hand India have a do or die situation in their matches against Bermuda and Srilanka.</div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"> Another big upset for the day was Ireland's victory over Pakistan. Ireland continued their dream run in the world cup by crushing Pakistan, in their second WC match. The Irish attack bundled out the Pakistan batting line-up for 130 odd runs and made the stage for their batsmen to finish of things. Ireland managed to get the total with 50 spare balls and 3 wickets in hand. The result ensured a place in second round for the debutant Irish boys while the humiliation sent Pakistan packing with no hopes of qualifying in the next round.</div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0