31/10/2009

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Cricket: New role for the 12 th man

Cricket South Africa has designed a new format to rekindle interest in the domestic ODI tournament.

What they have done is to permit teams to have 12 players in effect they have made the 12 th man a full member. They hope that this innovation will provide tactical flexibility to make the 50 pver format more dynamic.

The change to the 12th man's role allows for an extra batting or bowling option and also gives rise to the opportunity to remove a cumbersome fielder from play, as is the case in rugby or soccer. The new rules also do away with extending the hours of play for matches affected by rain, but instead reduces the number of overs accordingly, which should make for more exciting viewing.

The question before us is will these changes revive spectator interest and if so can it be replicated in International one day matches.

17/10/2009

Jessica Bratich ‘undone’

Following on with our avowed policy of bringing cricket related ‘views’ to our readers, we present cricket WAG Jessica Bratich ‘undone’ - girlfriend of Australian cricketer Mitchell Johnson. Jessica Bratich We also wish our readers a ‘Happy Diwali’.

16/10/2009

CRICKET: Steve Harminson gets a ‘gong’.

Next month Steve Harmison will be crowned a “North East legend” for his contributions to cricket.

One can easily understand Steve Harmison’s immense contribution to cricket when one realizes he is following on in the footsteps of Alan Shearer and Malcolm Macdonald.

For the record, Steve Harmison has been a part of two Ashes winning England teams, has represented England in 63 Tests and has taken 266 wickets. His contribution to England’s recent Ashes win was noteworthy for the sheer lack of success.

He was also a part of the England Ashes team that was drubbed 5-0 in Australia.

As they say, this is really the stuff for the legends.

Younus Khan Bargains

As expected, Younus Khan met Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ijaz Butt to discuss his resignation.

As you all know Younus Khan, resigned claiming he was hurt over the match-fixing allegations.

The beauty of this resignation drama was that he made it clear as soon as he submitted his resignation that it was up to the PCB to accept or reject his resignation.

By putting the onus on PCB, Younus Khan knew that he will get some advantage to bargain and expectedly the spineless PCB has complied.

Now it is just a matter giving Younus Khan his pound of flesh for PCB YOUNUS KHAN him to get over his feeling of hurt.

15/10/2009

ODI Squad against Australia: Dravid Out Sehwag In

Virender Sehwag replaced Rahul Dravid for the first two games of the seven-match one-day series against Australia. Interestingly, Venkatesh Prasad, the Indian team’s bowling coach along with Robin Singh; the fielding coach got the boot.

Munaf Patel deservedly found a place in the squad, while Virat Kohli mysteriously retains his place, making one speculate whether he is the Ajith Agarkar of the future.

Expectedly, Yuvraj Singh finds his way back into the team, even though there is an uncertainty surrounding his fitness.

Similarly, Ishanth Sharma is retained in the squad, probably with the intention of grinding his talent to dust.

Overall an ideal squad for Dhoni to whine about.

India squad:

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Sachin Tendulkar

Gautam Gambhir

Virender Sehwag

Suresh Raina

Yuvraj Singh

Virat Kohli

Harbhajan Singh

Sudeep Tyagi

Munaf Patel

Amit Mishra

Praveen Kumar

Ishant Sharma

Ravindra Jadeja

Ashish Nehra.

09/10/2009

Bhutan stamps Roger Binny

Why has Bhutan released a stamp featuring Roger Binny?

Bhutan Government released four stamps based on the game of cricket in commemoration of a century of monarchy. Prized at 5 ngultrum (Rs 5) three of them feature Roger Binny with Bhutan cricketers.

The Bhutan Government honored Roger Binny for his contribution to the growth of cricket in Bhutan when he was posted there as Development Officer of the Asian Cricket Council.

Australia squad announced for ODI tour of India

Cricket Australia announces the team for VB Tour of India, 2009.

The ODI squad is:

Ricky Ponting

Michael Hussey

Doug Bollinger

Nathan Hauritz

Jon Holland

Ben Hilfenhaus

James Hopes

Mitchell Johnson

Brett Lee

Shaun Marsh

Tim Paine

Peter Siddle

Adam Voges

Shane Watson

Cameron White

The series starts on Oct 25, 2009, with a day and night match at Jaipur.

Champions League Twenty20 2009: Modi predicts rapid growth in club cricket

Lalit Modi, Chairman of the Champions League Twenty20's governing council, believes the tournament will result in the "rapid growth" of club cricket around the world.

Modi also said there was a strong chance the Champions League would be taken to non-cricket playing countries as a means to expand the game's reach and get other countries to embrace cricket.

The mere fact that Modi is speculating on expanding the scope of Champions League Twenty20 in an already crowded cricketing calendar is sure to set off alarm bells among the traditionalists.

07/10/2009

WI Cricket: Reconciliation in the offing?

Has the WI Cricket turned the corner?

 

Judging by Dwayne Bravo’s views it appears that players like Chris Gayle, Shivnarine Chanderpaul and other first choice cricketers have had enough with their tussle with WICB.

 

He revealed that all of West Indies' star players would make themselves available for the summer tour to Australia.

 

This declaration is particularly heartening to cricket fans as the West Indies are scheduled to play three Test matches, five one-day internationals and two Twenty20 encounters against Australia starting in Brisbane on November 26.

 

The addition of these stars will not only make the cricket test series interesting but it will also show a way for WICB to chart the future of West Indies cricket.

 

Now the question is will the WICB show magnanimity and include the cricketers into the team or will they misinterpret it as victory and continue to ruin West Indies cricket.

02/10/2009

Twenty20 Champions League: Can NSW Blues win?

The NSW Twenty20 teams are without 3 of their superstars.

 

Nathan Bracken, Brad Haddin are injured. Michael Clarke ruled himself out of the Twenty20 Champions League much earlier, so his injury does not mar their chances.

 

However, Simon Kaitich believes that Brett Lee, Stuart Clark, Phil Hughes, David Warner along with paceman Aaron Bird and Stephen Smith are enough to win the $US2.5 million inaugural Twenty20 Champions League.

 

To the reader the NSW Blues appear formidable, but can they win the tournament?

 

 

 

 

Teams start arriving for the inaugural Twenty20 Champions League

The Victoria Bushrangers Twenty20 Champions League campaign starts against Delhi on October 9 and they are leaving Australia for India today.

 

Victoria Bushrangers are one of the 12 teams participating in the inaugural Twenty20 Champions League. The Airtel Twenty20 Champions League is an offshoot of the wildly popular Twenty20 IPL tournament.

 

New South Wales is the other Australian domestic side that has qualified to play in the Airtel Twenty20 Champions League.