Clarke to miss series

Australia captain Michael Clarke will miss the limited-overs cricket series against Pakistan next month due to a hamstring injury that forced him home early from a recent series in Zimbabwe. Cricket Australia physiotherapist Alex Kountouris said tests had confirmed “a significant hamstring injury” for the 33-year-old Clarke. “Importantly, the scans have demonstrated tendon damage which complicates the recovery from this injury,” Kountouris said. He remained hopeful that Clarke will be available for the two test matches against Pakistan starting Oct. 22. Left-hander Phil Hughes was drafted into the ODI squad on Wednesday to replace Clarke for the three limited-overs internationals in the United Arab Emirates starting Oct. 7. Hughes was initially left out of the squad for the one-dayers, despite scoring two half-centuries in four matches in the recent Zimbabwe tri-series, but was already scheduled to travel to the UAE earlier than the remainder of the test squad to work on his batting technique against spin bowling with coaching consultant Muthiah Muralitharan.
The 25-year-old Hughes has been in and out of the Australian set up since making his test debut in 2009, but has only played 24 ODIs since his debut in that format in 2013 and averages 37.31. He forced his way back into the ODI squad for the Zimbabwe after scoring two double-centuries in two weeks for Australia A against South Africa in July and August. Clarke, who has struggled in the past with a back problem, hurt his left hamstring last month and missed Australia’s first two games in the tri-series involving South Africa and Zimbabwe. He returned to play against Zimbabwe but retired hurt during his innings and, although he returned to bat and field, it was his only game of the tour. Clarke has been at the forefront of Australian team’s resurgence in the last 12 months and is likely to play an important role in the team’s preparations for the World Cup, which starts February in Australia and New Zealand. He averages 45 with the bat in 237 ODIs, including eight centuries and 56 half centuries, and was part of Australia’s World Cup winning team in 2007. He has had more success in the test arena, averaging 51.5 in 105 matches including 27 centuries and 27 half centuries.
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Afridi is T20 captain
Shahid Afridi will captain Pakistan in Twenty20s until 2016 while Misbah-ul-Haq will remain the skipper for the World Cup next year, the Pakistan Cricket Board announced. Afridi replaced Mohammad Hafeez, who stepped down after Pakistan’s unimpressive performance at the World Twenty20 in Bangladesh this year. Afridi has led Pakistan in 19 T20s from 2009-11, losing 11 and winning eight. He was captain when the team reached the semifinals of the World Twenty20 in the West Indies in 2010. He was removed as captain in 2010 after differences with the then-PCB chairman Ijaz Butt. “Afridi’s bowling is very good in Twenty20s and we should back him,” former captain Mohammad Yousuf told Geo Television. “He just needs to take the rest of his team-mates with him.” Afridi is the world’s third highest wicket-taker in T20s, with 77 wickets from 74 matches, eight behind top wicket-taker Saeed Ajmal, who was has been suspended for a suspect action, and six behind fast bowler Umar Gul. Misbah, 40, has captained Pakistan in 74 ODIs, with a win-lost record of 40-31. Pakistan is scheduled to play eight one-dayers and three T20s in the United Arab Emirates before the World Cup in February in Australia and New Zealand. It will take on Australia in a one-off T20 and three ODIs, next month, then two T20s and five ODIs against New Zealand in December.
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Steyn's five-for restricts Sri Lanka

Pace bowler Dale Steyn grabbed 5-50 to help restrict Sri Lanka to 283-9 in reply to South Africa's first-innings score of 455-9 declared on day three of the first test. It was the 23rd five-wicket haul in 73 tests for Steyn, who gained appreciable reverse swing to rip through the middle order after taking two wickets in the first session. Steyn took 3-8 in a five-over spell in the post-tea session as Sri Lanka slipped from 190-4 to 201-7 and stared at the prospect of following on. Steyn was spot on during that five-over spell as Lahiru Thirimanne (38) was caught behind, Dinesh Chandimal (8) pulled straight to short mid-wicket, and Dilruwan Perera (0) inside-edged one to be caught behind. At the close, Rangana Herath was not out on 12 with last man Shaminda Eranga due to come in as Sri Lanka was still 172 runs behind. Captain Angelo Mathews produced a fine counter-offensive to save home blushes with another staunch innings of 89 which came with the help of one six and 14 fours. Mathews once smashed Morne Morkel for five fours in an over to get past the 50-run mark for the 15th time in his career. He added 71 for the eighth wicket with Herath in what was the best partnership of the innings.

The Sri Lanka middle order had been struggling to capitalize on opener Upul Tharanga's innings of 83 before Mathews stepped up yet again. In sight of a century in a third straight test, Mathews mistimed a sweep of Imran Tahir and sent the ball onto his stumps. He'd played 182 deliveries, and gave legspinner Tahir his only wicket. Tharanga, 20 in an overnight score of 30 without loss, marked his return to test cricket after more than six years with his fourth half century The left-hander struck one six and 14 fours before he was stumped off spinner Jean-Paul Duminy after facing 155 balls. His was the only wicket to fall in the middle session. Earlier, Steyn and Morkel shared three wickets in the morning session to peg back the home side. Tharanga batted with confidence well past lunch, adding 59 runs for the second wicket with Kumar Sangakkara, who was out for 24. Tharanga passed 50 with two fours off an over from Duminy. He struck the off-spinner past point and two deliveries later, straight down the ground, to move from 45 to 53. But Sri Lanka was always under pressure from the early dismissals of Kaushal Silva and the experienced pair of Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene in the first session. Silva was caught by Vernon Philander at the long-leg boundary without adding to his overnight score of 8 as he tried to hook Steyn. Sangakkara was out immediately after a brief 10-minute rain break as he shaped for a pull off Morkel but played the ball on to the stumps. Jayawardene, who has announced he will retire from tests next month, was trapped lbw by Steyn after making just 3.

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Bhuvi keep Eng in check

Bhuvneshwar Kumar was India's leading wicket taker with figures of 4-46 in the first inning of the second Test match. He kept things under control by bowling nagging line and length. However, the second day was also special for Gary Ballance, who scored his second century at Lord's. His knock of 110-run led England to 219 for 6, still trailing by 76 runs at the end of second day's play. Ballance came to the crease with England on 22-1, after captain Alastair Cook continued his wretched batting form by falling for only 10 to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Kumar, India's leading wicket taker with figures of 4-46, was pleased to keep the scrutiny on Cook. "He's the kind of batsman who, if he gets going, will score big runs," he said. "It is really important for us to keep him quiet. We tried our best to get him out." Cook's dismissal meant India barely had time to rue the dropped catch of fellow opener Sam Robson by Ajinkya Rahane two deliveries earlier, off the bowling of Mohammed Shami. The ball was nicked through to Rahane at second slip at a comfortable height, but it spilled out of his hands.

Robson made only nine more before giving his wicket away sloppily for 17. He tried to cover drive Kumar but instead flashed the ball to Dhoni for Kumar's second wicket. Kumar struck for the third time swiftly after lunch. Ian Bell (16) fended an in-swinging delivery off his glove to Ravindra Jadeja at third slip for a simple catch. Jadeja then provided a wicket, trapping unlucky Joe Root lbw on 13 at 113-4, as replays showed Root got an inside edge. Replays are unavailable to both sides in this series, with India a long-standing opponent of the technology. Criticized in the media for drinking in a nightclub following the first test draw, Ballance defiantly guided his side through a tricky afternoon spell. England moved from 51-2 at lunch to 125-4 at tea as Ballance and Moeen Ali put on a fifth-wicket partnership of 98. India fought back as Ballance was dismissed for 110, feathering behind to Mahendra Singh Dhoni from Kumar in the 83rd over after India took the new ball. The 24-year-old Ballance hit three fours off Stuart Binny's 10th over, the second of which was a flick through mid-wicket to take him into three figures. Two overs later, and only three runs before Ballance was out, Ali fell lbw to Murali Vijay for 32. Matt Prior (2) and Liam Plunkett (4) finished the day at the crease for England. Ballance believes that with Stuart Broad, Ben Stokes and James Anderson still to bat, the hosts can post a challenging first innings score. "If we can get two more partnerships and try and get a lead on this wicket, we can put India under a bit of pressure," Ballance said. "The third innings is always a crucial part of the game."

Earlier, Ballance brought up his half century, England's sole highlight of the second session, with a single punched through to point. But he was fortunate not to become Binny's first test wicket on 32 when he edged behind, only for Dhoni and Shikhar Dhawan at first slip to leave the catch for each other. It went all the way through for four. India's first innings was wrapped up in the second over of the day when Mohammed Shami edged Ben Stokes and Cook took his 100th test catch. Shami and India added five to their overnight total, Shami finishing with 19. Ishant Sharma was 12 not out.

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Angelo Mathews: Leading from the front

Sri Lanka have been playing Test cricket for just over 30 years but in that relatively short period they have had the good fortune of having some really outstanding captains. Arjuna Ranatunga, Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara come immediately to mind. But if his record so far is anything to go by Angelo Mathews has it in him to surpass their feats and emerge as the best- ever Sri Lankan captain. There was never any doubt as to Mathews’ leadership qualities. A successful captain during his college days and subsequently when at the helm of the Sri Lankan Under-19 team he had given enough evidence that he was a future national captain. Fortunately the selectors were quick to realize this and adopting the sooner rather than later policy they elevated him to the captaincy at the age of 25 making him the country’s youngest Test captain. Mentally strong with sound tactical acumen and the ability to lead from the front Mathews has been an instant success as recent events in England have proved.  Victory in the
lone T-20 international was followed by a 3-2 win the ODI series and then came about arguably Sri Lanka’s greatest ever feat – a Test series triumph in England something that was reckoned as beyond the islanders given the fact that much of their cricket is played in the sub continent. Many of their batsmen have been dismissed as flat track bullies though as events have proved over the years this is not entirely true. In any case a historic triumph is always something special and Mathews must be given credit for instilling a sense of self belief in his generally young and inexperienced side especially where the bowling was concerned. Indeed Mathews is very much a cricketer of his times, tough, no nonsense in his approach, aggressive without crossing the limits. The manner in which he backed his bowler Sachithra Senanayake without hesitation in the Mankading episode in the ODI at Birmingham, the way he took on Joe Root during the confrontation on the final day of the second Test at Leeds and his calm, cool, assured handling of situations whenever there was a crisis marks him out as a master in man management. His tactical skills are best exemplified by the way he handled the bowling during the obdurate last wicket partnership between Moeen Ali and James Anderson that threatened to save for match for England. Even as things seemed to be slipping away with the pair batting out over after over fairly comfortably, Mathews never gave up. He maintained his composure and changed the bowlers over and over again in a bid to unsettle the concentration of the batsmen and the move finally paid off with Anderson falling to the penultimate ball of a pulsating Test. Outstanding too was his field setting as the shrewdly placed in and out field cut out all escape routes for the batsmen.

Mathews’ ubiquitous qualities make him an ideal player in limited overs cricket and his figures underline this – 2726 runs with 19 half centuries in 127 ODIs at a strike rate of 84 allied to 77 wickets at an average of 35 with a best of six for 20. His robust batting, nagging accuracy with the ball and athleticism in the field make him a priceless asset. All the same he is quick to leave the wicket taking in Tests to the four specialist bowlers that Sri Lanka generally field in the final eleven. In cricket’s traditional format his role is that of a specialist batsman and here he has improved by leaps and bounds.

Like Ray Illingworth the former England captain who scored both his Test hundreds after he was put in charge Mathews too thrives on responsibility. Three of his four Test hundreds have come as captain including centuries in both the Tests in England last month. Mathews has now scored 946 runs in nine Tests as Sri Lankan captain at an average of 78.83clear proof that he is enjoying the job, that he doesn’t feel any pressure and that leading from the front comes naturally to him. Incidentally his average as a non-captain for Sri Lanka was 39.71. Right now his career average has leapt past 48 and it will surprise no one if it crosses the half century mark soon. Also he is bound to add substantially to his current tally of 2614 runs.

As exemplary hundreds that have turned the tide in their side’s favour Mathews’s 160 at Leeds must rank very high. Sri Lanka were 108 runs behind on the first innings and were 176 for four when Mathews came in late on the third evening. A little before lunch on the fourth day Sri Lanka were 277 for seven and cricket followers were already discussing about when England would win and the margin of that victory. Instead Mathews turned the game around with a sublime knock and with the help of the tail he saw Sri Lanka reach 457. His record eighth wicket partnership of 149 with Rangana Herath was a major turning point. Mathews himself was ninth out for his highest Test score but not before he batted over five hours. The bowlers inspired by their captain’s courage responded by dismissing England in a thrilling finish setting the seal on a famous victory. For once Mathews was in the forefront as a bowler too for he had his Test best figures of four for 44 in the first innings.    

The just concluded enormously successful tour of England could well be the defining moment of Mathews’ rising career. Only 27 and with perhaps a decade of cricket still left in him Mathews has the potential to become one of the finest players produced by Sri Lanka as well as the most successful captain.

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De Kock, de Villiers star as SA beats SL

Sparkling centuries from Quinton de Kock and AB de Villiers helped South Africa to their first series win in Sri Lanka after an 82-run victory in the third and final one-day international. Opener de Kock struck 128 off 127 balls and captain de Villiers 108 off 71 as South Africa posted 339-5 for its highest one-day international total against Sri Lanka. The home side was then bowled out for 257 in 44.3 overs. The platform for a huge score was set by De Kock, who struck 12 fours and three sixes for his fifth century in 18 ODI games, while De Villiers smashed 11 fours and four sixes for his 17th century. The pair dominated both pace and spin with ease on a perfect batting strip and figured in useful partnerships. De Kock, who got off the blocks with three fours off the first over bowled by Lasith Malinga, was involved in two century stands. He made the most of two reprieves to add 118 runs for the opening wicket with in-form batsman Hashim Amla (48) and 116 for the third with de Villiers. On the other hand, De Villiers was content with singles and two's early on, striking more freely as the innings progressed. He added 80 for the fourth wicket with Jean-Paul Duminy (29). Both centurions holed out in the deep while trying to force the pace of runs. "I'm very happy with the way the boys played," de Villiers said. "It's our first series win here, so we'll celebrate tonight." Earlier in the innings, Amla started strongly in his quest for a third consecutive century but fell just short before the halfway point. Amla, who had scored 109 and 101 in the first two matches of the series, hit four boundaries before he was beaten by left-arm-spinner Rangana Herath. He jumped out in an effort to hit the ball over cover but ended up hitting it to Sachithra Senanayake at long-off.

Herath struck once again as Jacques Kallis fell cheaply for the third time in the series. Kallis, who had no runs in the first game and just one in the second, was trapped lbw with a ball that came in with the arm. Sri Lanka gave an early scare to South Africa as it got off to a blistering start to reach 99-1 in 10 overs but then lost its way. Its top three batsmen — Kusal Perera (37), Tillakaratne Dilshan (30) and Kumar Sangkkara (36) — all failed to convert their knocks into big ones. Left-hander Perera was caught at mid-off off pace bowler Wayne Parnell while his co-opener Dilshan went for a suicidal run and found himself at the same end as Sangakkara. Sangakkara himself was out a little later, edging one from Ryan McLaren down the leg side to wicketkeeper de Kock. Captain Angelo Mathews started slowly to score 58 and figured in an 83-run sixth-wicket partnership with Ashan Priyanjan (30) but there were only faint hopes of making a fight from thereon. "We don't deserve to win the way we played today," Mathews said. "We were flat on the field and let go of a few catches. It was a depressing performance." McLaren was the most successful bowler with 3-37 and finished the series with nine wickets.

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Buttler called up as cover

England called up wicketkeeper Jos Buttler as cover for the first test against India after Matt Prior reported feeling tightness in his right thigh. Prior began feeling pain, but England captain Alastair Cook believes he will be able to play when the test begins at Trent Bridge. "We are 99 percent certain he will be fine," Cook said. "You have a little check in the morning just to make sure, but all looks good at the moment." Cook can't say the same for his position in the team. The Sri Lanka series last month was heralded as a new era for England, but produced the same old results of late, a loss at Headingley and a 1-0 series defeat, the first at home to Sri Lanka. Despite withering criticism of Cook's conservative tactics from the likes of former captains Geoffrey Boycott and Michael Vaughan, they agreed Cook was still the man to lead England, and had enough credit to keep the job. Cook, himself, said he would not resign from the captaincy, and would have to be pushed out. He had support from coach Peter Moores, plus India coach Duncan Fletcher and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who has his own problems to tend to, but Cook knows he can answer the critics only with wins and a deluge of runs.

Since his last century, a record 25th for England, in May 2013, Cook has gone 24 innings and averaged 25. He denied the captaincy was to blame for his woeful form. "I can honestly say that it has never crossed my mind, when someone is running in at mid-80s to 90 miles per hour, I'm thinking about what field placings I'm going to set for someone else," he said. Since the defeat at Headingley, he said he had worked hard to rediscover his batting touch. He said he also wasn't worried about losing the captaincy should he fail to score runs across the five tests against India. "I'm not in charge of making decisions like that," he said. "It's a huge honor to do this and I can go to sleep knowing I've thrown everything I've got into it." England have to decide whether to reintroduce all-rounder Ben Stokes, who is returning from a self-inflicted wrist injury. With Moeen Ali the part-time spin replacement for Graeme Swann, Stokes could replace Chris Jordan. England has not won its last seven tests. India has not won any of its last 14 away tests, which began with the 4-0 whitewash in England in 2011.

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Eight big flops of IPL 7

The 2014 edition of the Indian Premier League T20 cricket championship saw big names failing completely. Big players means huge returns but things went completely opposite for many stars this time around. They tried their best to bail themselves out but there was no return for them.

The Openers
Chris Gayle and Michael Hussey who were brilliant in the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League couldn’t get going in 2014. Playing for Mumbai Indians for the first time, the senior Hussey recovered a bit in the final stages of the tournament but this was not enough to meet the expectations level. On the other hand, Chris Gayle, who was hampered by a hamstring injury, was kept silent by the rivals throughout the tournament.

Chris Gayle: Chris Gayle was not part of the playing XI in the first few matches but once he joined, he hardly played a significant part with his bat in the entire tournament. It was hard to believe that he scored just 196 runs from nine matches.

Michael Hussey: Michael Hussey was one of the biggest disappointments of all at the IPL this year. The leading run-scorer in the IPL last year, was in high demand after Chennai Super Kings refused to retain him for the seventh edition. But his union with Mumbai Indians, the defending champions, didn’t work out.  He managed just 209 runs from 9 matches. The lack of match practice because of his retirement from the international cricket made his life difficult in the IPL.

Captains
The leader of the side has to lead from the front but it was different in case of Virat Kohli, Kevin Pietersen and Shane Watson. These big lads couldn’t get going in the seventh edition, which was evident from the performance of their respective IPL franchises.

Virat Kohli: India’s premier batsman over the last three years, Virat Kohli was in a mood to lift the IPL trophy before it started. He accumulated only 359 for his IPL franchise, which is simply poor by his standard. The failing of his teammates and the pressure of captaincy got better of him.

Kevin Pietersen: Delhi Daredevils were very a happy unit after they asked Kevin Pietersen to lead their side in the cash rich league. However, it turned out to be a big mistake as Devils register nine consecutive defeats with no big score from KP. He scored 294 runs from 11 matches, averaging 29.

Shane Watson: Rajasthan Royals handed over the captaincy reigns to Shane Watson in order to get best out of him as a leader and an all-rounder. He showed some glimpses of his talent but this was not enough for a like Shane Watson. His form with the bat was not satisfactory while his bowling resulted in more runs than wickets. Watson scored 240 runs and picked up 7 wickets in the IPL, which was certainly not leading from the front.

Big Pay Cheques
The franchises of the Indian Premier League have always spent big on the talented players. They know that special talent requires special treatment when it comes to money but the results have been drastically bad at times and 2014 edition was no different. Yuvraj Singh and Dinesh Karthik were off-color despite getting huge bucks.

Yuvraj Singh: The left hand batsman and classy player of his day, Yuvraj Singh was bought at a whooping record price of 14 crores. The owners of Royal Challengers Bangalore thought they have bagged a match winner and their dreaming of landing first IPL title is going to come true this time. But his presence didn’t transform into results for RCB. He was totally out of touch in the first half of the tournament and by the time Yuvi came into his real best, it was too late for the team. With 376 runs and 5 wickets from 14 matches, he struggled a lot.

Dinesh Karthik: He was in good form for Mumbai Indians in 2013 which prompted Delhi Daredevils to spend 12.5 crores on him. In 14 matches, he scored 325 runs at a highly disappointing average of 23 with three half-centuries and a strike rate of 126. The team had to pay a heavy price for paying so much for the Tamil Nadu player. The pressure of money and the fall of early wickets were the prime reasons behind his failure.

Premier Fast Bowler
Dale Steyn has hardly disappointed in the cash rich league in the past but the seventh season was different for him. The leading fast bowler in world cricket had to go through painful memories at the hands of batsmen.

Dale Steyn: The spearhead of Sunrisers Hyderabad bowling attack had a horrible IPL 7.  He was hammered to all parts of the ground from even the unknown players who developed a special liking for his bowling. His failure with the ball was one of the reasons why Sunrisers failed to pick up the momentum in the seventh edition of the Indian Premier League. He was taken for 26 runs from RCB’s AB de Villiers and KKR’s Yusuf Pathan while MS Dhoni blasted him for 24 runs in one of their IPL matches. Dale Steyn picked up 11 wickets this season with an economy rate of over 7. Tiredness because of grueling international schedule was the reason behind his ordinary show.

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Srinivasan elected ICC chairman

Indian industrialist Narayanaswami Srinivasan has been elected chairman of the International Cricket Council, declaring he will leave "no stone unturned" in strengthening a sport tarnished by recent match fixing revelations. Srinivasan remains barred by the Indian Supreme Court from carrying out his duties as president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India during an investigation of the Indian Premier League team headed by his son-in-law. He has been named among 13 "persons of interest" investigators wish to question over possible corruption in the IPL. The Supreme Court made clear that the investigation of the Chennai Super Kings should not affect Srinivasan's candidacy for the ICC role. His election was confirmed by the board of the ICC, meeting in Melbourne, after 52 members of the full council signed off major changes to the world body's structure.

"It is an honor to be confirmed as the chairman of the International Cricket Council," Srinivasan said. "I will leave no stone unturned in trying to strengthen the pillars and foundations of our sport, both on and off the field. "I want to ensure that cricket retains and grows its popularity and that the ICC plays a leading role in this global growth." Srinivasan said he wants to see more strong teams in international cricket. "For this to be achieved, we all need to work hard to develop local talent in our countries," he said. "Naturally, there will be more support to those who first show they can help themselves. The ICC is a members' organization and the pathway is now there for any member to play test cricket or in the major ICC events if it performs well enough over a sustained period of time." Srinivasan later told a news conference at the Melbourne Cricket Ground that criticism of his appointment was "unfair." "I believe that some of the criticism is unfair to me and it's not well-founded," he said. "One must judge me by results. It's the first day. I have just been elected. One has to wait and see as to what is the effect I have on the ICC before you make that call," Srinivasan added. "What my image is, the media has a view. I have not done anything wrong for which I should feel hesitant to take this position. Most of the criticism is not well-founded, as time will tell."

Srinivasan disputed suggestions cricket had been damaged by recent corruption allegations. "I can't accept that cricket has an image problem," he said. "There may have been some instances. Rare instances, few and far between." The structural changes approved Thursday flow from a board resolution taking on Feb. 8 and finalized on April 10 which see virtual control of world cricket handed to India, England and Australia. An executive committee will be formed, reporting to the ICC board, and will initially be headed byCricket Australia chairman Wally Edwards. Giles Clarke of the England and Wales Cricket Board will continue to head the Finance and Commercial Affairs Committee. Mustafa Kamal of Bangladesh was elected as the 11th president of the ICC. "This is a memorable and historic day for Bangladesh cricket," Kamal said. "On this day 14 years ago, Bangladesh became the 10th test playing country. Today, a Bangladeshi becomes the 11th president of the International Cricket Council. In Mr. Srinivasan and (chief executive) David Richardson, I have absolute trust and confidence that we have a combination that will not only strengthen our sport, but will also take this great organization to a new level."

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Sri Lanka clinches test series

Shaminda Eranga ended Jimmy Anderson's stubborn resistance with the penultimate ball as Sri Lanka won the second test at Headingley by 100 runs to clinch its first ever test series win in England. Anderson faced 55 balls without scoring in a desperate last-wicket stand with Moeen Ali (108 not out) before he fended an Eranga bouncer to Rangana Herath at leg gully, giving Sri Lanka a victory of 1-0 series victory with one delivery to spare. The Sri Lanka players piled on each other in celebration, while Anderson slumped over his bat. He was in tears as he accepted England's player of the series award. England resumed the fifth and last day at 57-5, needed to bat through the day to avoid defeat. The equation was helped by a rain-shortened morning session, when Sri Lanka didn't take a wicket. But the momentum changed after lunch when Nuwan Pradeep removed Joe Root (31), when he edged to Lahiru Thirimanne at gully.

Dhammika Prasad then dismissed Matt Prior (10) with a bouncer played to Kaushal Silva at short-leg for his maiden five-wicket haul in a test. There was a review to check for a no-ball, and Prasad's heel was judged to be fractionally behind the line. He finished with figures of 5-50. Herath followed Prasad by striking twice, removing Chris Jordan (21) and Stuart Broad (0) lbw. Ali reached his maiden test century from 281 balls with a flick to fine leg for four off Pradeep. He batted all day for England, including a 20-over partnership with No. 11 Anderson. "I'm obviously very gutted — 100 to save the game would have been fantastic," Ali said. "It doesn't mean as much with the guys being so disappointed." The result means England drops to fifth in the test rankings, below India. Sri Lanka is sixth. The England squad next hosts India in a five-test series. The defeat came in the first test series for England under new coach Peter Moores, who replaced Andy Flower following England's humiliating 5-0 Ashes series loss in Australia. Moores said England's first-innings collapse from 311-3 to 365 all out proved costly, as it had a chance to build a more substantial lead than 108 over Sri Lanka. "There are some tough lessons in that game for us," Moores said. "We got ourselves in a great position but we didn't drive that home. There has got to be a ruthless nature to how you play your cricket at this level."

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Sri Lanka survives dramatic day

Sri Lanka survived by one wicket to draw the first test against England after finishing on 201-9 at Lord's. England declared overnight on 267-8 and set Sri Lanka an improbable 390 runs to win and for most of the day the match looked set for a draw. But the hosts started to glimpse victory through an inspired spell around tea from James Anderson, who ended with 4-25. Sri Lanka, which finished 188 runs behind England, lost six wickets in the final session. Stuart Broad struck with the first ball of the final over before being awarded the 10th wicket of Nuwan Pradeep lbw on the penultimate delivery — only for Pradeep's review to show he got a huge inside edge on the ball before it smashed into his pads. "We couldn't bat well after tea," Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews said. "I thought it (the draw) was safe at tea but you can't relax with the attack they've got." England captain Alastair Cook was pleased with his side's effort. "I can't praise the lads enough today, it was a flat wicket," Cook said. "We had to wait for the ball to reverse swing and it took longer than we thought. We had a chance going into the last hour and we've come up just short." Anderson took Mahela Jayawardene for 18 in the penultimate over before tea, as he found enough reverse swing to entice an edge through to Matt Prior. After the break, he bowled Kumar Sangakkara, who made a disciplined 61 off 168 deliveries and four balls later got an edge from Lahiru Thirimanne (2) through to Chris Jordan at second slip. It is the 10th time Anderson has taken Thirimanne's wicket, and Sri Lanka were rattled on 170-6, losing three wickets for 11 runs. But Mathews put on a valuable 24 for the sixth wicket with Prasanna Jayawardene, who survived an lbw appeal from Anderson with the score still on 170. Jordan eventually took Jayawardene's wicket lbw after a successful review, before Stuart Broad, with the new ball in his hand, dismissed Nuwan Kulasekkara the same way with 6.5 overs remaining. Mathews then fell to Anderson with 18 deliveries remaining, making a stubborn total of 18 in two hours and fifteen minutes at the crease, facing 90 balls. Broad then struck with the first ball of the final over to edge England nearer to victory, dismissing Rangana Herath for 1.

The 27-year-old Broad had earlier taken his 50th wicket at Lord's, removing opener Dimuth Karunaratne for 16. Broad is the fourth player to reach the milestone after Fred Trueman, Ian Botham and teammate Anderson. Jordan's first wicket of the day came from Kaushal Silva, caught after flicking the ball down legside to Prior for 57, his second half century in the test. But England has reason to feel aggrieved for not getting the win. Both teams were guilty of a slow over rate, as the anticipated number of overs failed to be reached for the first four days. England were six short when it fielded the entire third day. "It's something you look at, there's quite a lot of distractions here at Lord's but it's something we will get better at," Cook said. "At the moment, it's disappointing we couldn't get over the line." Mathews lauded the efforts of Sangakkara for following up his first test century at Lord's of 147 with his 61 on the final day. "What a player Kumar is," Mathews said. "He played some tremendous knocks in both innings and was feeling very comfortable out there. When he got out, we were under pressure." The second test at Headingly starts Friday, and the tourists will be without wicketkeeper Jayawardene, who returns to Sri Lanka with a finger injury. He is replaced by Kithruwan Vithanage.

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Team India’s future stars

Once senior generation stars failing, their place is taken up by upcoming stars and that’s a beauty of any sport. Yuvraj Singh, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja made their international debut at a young age and we have seen what they have done for the Indian cricket. Yuvarj Singh has failed in the longest version of the game while Ravindra Jadeja is also finding hard to adjust himself according to this format. However, there are few upcoming lads who have in them to succeed at the highest level in Test as well as in ODIs.

Baba Aparajith
This 19 year old cricketer is fast moving up the ladder in terms of performances. The right hand batsman from Tamil Nadu has already established himself in the playing XI of the Ranji side. He has a solid technique with great temperament, which is the main reason behind his success. He has already played 24 first class matches, scoring 1425 runs with five centuries and five half-centuries. An average of 52 is enough to sum-up what this lad has done in a short span of time. Even in the 50 over format, Baba has an average of more than 33 (603 runs) in 20 games with a strike rate of almost 80. He has in him to be successful in the shorter format as well. He was part of the Chennai Super Kings in the recently conclude Indian Premier League but due to competition for places, he was not included in the playing XI. However, he would have learnt a lot from the senior pros. If he continues in the same fashion, we could see him in the national colors after one or two years.

Lokesh Rahul
He has become a big name in the domestic circuit with some match winning performances in the last season. The 22 year old right hand batsman was in supreme touch and was one of the reasons behind Karnataka’s treble winning run. He along with Robin Uthappa made sure that their domestic side had a good start in each and every game. Rahul scored more than 1000 runs in the four day format of the Ranji Trophy in the last edition. He has accumulated more than 1600 runs in the 23 games sofar, which is worth applauding. If he has a class in a four day game, his scores in the shorter format is simply amazing. He has played 24 games, scoring 925 runs with 2 hundreds and 6 fifties. The strike rate is 73.35 which will improve with a passage of time. Rahul played some good knocks for his IPL franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad in the seventh season. He is another guy who could make it to the Indian team.

Karun Nair
He was another hero of the Karnataka’s phenomenal Ranji season. The 22-year-old scored consecutive centuries in Karnataka’s 2013-14 Ranji quarter-final and semi-final victories. Karun Nair played 6 games for his state side, scoring 494 runs with 3 centuries to his name. The best thing about Nair is that he can play attacking cricket as well. He has a strike rate of almost 90 with 1 century and 4 fifties (559 runs) in the 18 domestic ODIs. He was one of the find of this year’s IPL. Rajasthan Royals were blessed to have someone like him in their side. He was tremendous in his shot selection and played with freedom. Karun Nair managed 330-run at a strike rate of 142.24 in the cash rich league.

IPL 2014: 4 reasons why CSK lost the Qualifier 2 against KXIP

After registering and emphatic win against Mumbai Indians in the eliminator, Chennai Super Kings couldn't get better of Kings XI Punjab in the race for the finale. They were in the hunt bust lost momentum in the middle overs. Here we look back at the match to analyze what went wrong for Dhoni's men.

Poor planning against Sehwag
The whole world knows that Sehwag's feet are not mobile when it comes to stroke making and he gets in trouble on shot balls. Despite knowing his weakness, the Chennai Super Kings bowlers never tested him with rising deliveries. He was bowled full length balls which he easily dispatched for sixes and fours. MS Dhoni is a clever captain but even his brain went for a toss against the class of our very own Sehwag. Apart from short balls, he has a tendency of driving uppishly on the balls outside the off stumps but to my surprise, the Kings bowlers hardly bowled him there.

Raina's run-out
He was going at a thunderous strike rate of more than 300 against his rivals. The left hand batsman was hitting boundaries for a fun and was simply unstoppable. He scored 87 off 25 balls with 12 fours and 6 sixes to his name. It was his innings which almost took Kings XI Punjab with surprise after they posted 226 for 6 in the allotted 20 overs. However his run-out, changed the momentum of the game completely. If he would have stayed for another five overs, his team was sure of a sixth berth in the finale of the cash rich league.

Wrong shot selection from foreign recruits
Dwayne Smith and Faf du Plessis lost their wickets early in the innings. They could have played sensibly but they looked in a hurray. Apart from them, Brendon McCullum and David Hussey deserves more blame. It was McCullum who was responsible for Raina's run-out. He is experienced enough to know that patience was required after Raina's dismissals as his brutal hitting has brought things in CSK's favor. But to my surprise he ran himself out in the crunch situation. The same could be said about David Hussey who played carelessly, which resulted in his downfall.

Strange Captaincy
I was shocked to see Ravindra Jadeja's arrival after Raina's dismissal. Dhoni could have promoted himself as match was under control but he choose to remain in the dugout which was strange. We have seen in the past that Dhoni comes in if situation demands smart batting. By the time he came to bat, the match has gone into Kings XI Punjab’s favor. Moreover, Dhoni didn't tried hitting balls out of the park from the first ball, which was beyond my understanding. He scored an unbeaten 42 off 31 balls, which is very slow keeping his batting standards in mind.

IPL Qualifier 2 Preview: Kings XI Punjab vs. Chennai Super Kings

These two teams have played good cricket sofar in the Indian Premier League. However, Kings XI Punjab have beaten CSK twice in this year's competition. Will they be third time lucky or are we going to see yellow brigade's dominance?

Kings XI Punjab
They were in top class form in the first half of the event but the last few matches haven't gone their way. Their star batsman Glenn Maxwell has found things tough with some low scores under his belt. Same could be said about Virender Sehwag and David Miller. They need runs from Maxwell and Miller if they want to win this game. Bowlers have bowled well but they too need consistency. The management of this team should play Sandeep Sharma in place of Awana. Sharma has been phenomenal with a new ball.

Chennai Super Kings
MS Dhoni and boys are in superb touch at the moment but when it comes to Punjab based franchise things are different. Ashwin was taken for plenty by Maxwell and Miller in the two games these franchises have played.  He is CSK's main bowler and they need him in crunch situations. If Dhoni is able to get good performance out of his bowlers, CSK will play their sixth final. As far as their batting is concern, the batsmen have chipped in with decent scores. Smith, McCullum, Faf, Raina, Dhoni and Hussey have played their part with mere perfection.

Verdict
I would give both teams 50-50 chances as they are capable of uprooting each other.

CSK
MS Dhoni (c/wk), Srikkanth Anirudha Baba Aparajith, Ravichandran Ashwin, Subramaniam Badrinath, Dwayne Bravo, Akila Dananjaya, Faf du Plessis, Ben Hilfenhaus, Jason Holder, Michael Hussey, Imtiaz Ahmed, Ravindra Jadeja, Shadab Jakati, R Karthikeyan, Nuwan Kulasekara, Ben Laughlin, Ronit More, Albie Morkel, Chris Morris, Dirk Nannes, Suresh Raina, Ankit Rajpoot, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Vijay Shankar, Mohit Sharma, Murali Vijay.

KXIP
Adam Gilchrist (C), Azhar Mahmood, Luke Pomersbach, David Hussey, David Miller, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Manpreet Gony, Nitin Saini, Parvinder Awana, Paul Valthaty, Piyush Chawla, Praveen Kumar, Rajagopal Sathish, Ryan Harris, Bhargav Bhatt, Bipul Sharma, Gurkeerat Mann Singh, Harmeet Singh Bansal, Manan Vohra, Aniket Choudhary, Mandeep Singh, Sandeep Sharma, Siddharth Chitnis, Sunny Singh.
 

Qualifier 1 Preview: Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Kings XI Punjab

The Qualifier 1 was postponed because of rain and was rescheduled for today. Kings XI Punjab have played like champions in the league so far while Kolkata Knight Riders is the most improved team in the cash rich league. Will it be another win for KKR at Eden Gardens or are we going to see some magic from the kings?

Kolkata Knight Riders The Knights have picked in the last few matches with their star players back in form. Robin Uthappa is the leading run-scorer in the Indian Premier League and has looked strong match after match. He is batting like a hero but he needs support from Gautam Gambhir as well. Yusuf Pathan was instrumental in the last match and led his team to victory with the fastest fifty in the history of the league. Manish Pandey has chipped in with useful contributions while Shakib-al-Hasan has made all-round contributions. The bowling unit have been bowling well with Sunil Narine in top form. He is the leading wicket-taker in the league. Vinay Kumar and Morne Morkel have assisted him well in the league matches.

Kings XI Punjab They are the best team in the league with some phenomenal hitters in their ranks. Manan Vohra, Virender Sehwag, David Miller, Glenn Maxwell and George Bailey have dismantled bowling units with their attacking batting. The bowling units of the opposite teams have found impossible to tackle Kings batters. The worrying point is their bowling as things haven’t shaped properly. Mitchell Johnson, and Sandeep Sharma have bowled effectively but not in all the games. Apart from them, their spinners also lack experience.

Verdict The advantage is with Kolkata Knight Riders as the match will be played at Eden Gardens. They have the bowling unit which can easily tame Kings XI Punjab hitters. However, their rivals are no pushovers and any batsman from their team can win the game single handedly. Teams

KKR Kolkata Knight Riders: Gautam Gambhir (captain), Robin Uthappa (wk), Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan, Shakib Al Hasan, Ryan ten Doeschate, Suryakumar Yadav, Morne Morkel, Umesh Yadav, R Vinay Kumar, Sunil Narine, Jacques Kallis, Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Chris Lynn, R Vinay Kumar, Manvinder Bisla, Debabrata Das, Kuldeep Yadav, Sayan Mondal and Veer Pratap Singh.

KXIP Kings XI Punjab: George Bailey (captain), Virender Sehwag, Manan Vohra, Glenn Maxwell, David Miller, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Akshar Patel, Mitchell Johnson, Rishi Dhawan, Karanveer Singh, Parvinder Awana, Beuran Hendricks, Shaun Marsh, Thisara Perera, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Murali Kartik, Cheteshwar Pujara, Sandeep Singh, Anureet Singh, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Mandeep Singh, Shivam Sharma and Shradul Thakur.

Eight Teams in the IPL: A right balance in the right direction

The total number of franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL) will not be increased for the next three years. According to me, the cash rich league should continue with eight teams even after 2017. This tournament has set certain values in the market and to guard them, it is necessary to main the tempo which is only possible if number of teams is kept in check. Let's take a close look as in why eight teams is the right way to carry out the proceedings in the near future.
Competition for places
It is a known fact that top talent is limited in the world of cricket and this is the reason why they command high prices in the Indian Premier League. On the other hand, players who are less talented have managed to get millions just because the supply was less and their demand was soaring because of too many buyers in the cash rich league. Teams like Kochi Tuskers Kerala and Pune Warriors especially couldn't perform well as players representing them were not that good. I am not talking about the whole squad but there were players who struggled when exposed to top class cricket. Kochi was sacked after one season while Pune Warriors bid adieu to the league after two pathetic years, where they finished last and second last respectively. Cut to this year's auction and you will see the difference. There were no buyers for Munaf Patel, RP Singh, Subramaniam Badrinath and many more Indians while players like Irfan Pathan and Yusuf Pathan had to go through huge pay cut as they were ordinary in the last season. Apart from the Indians, Mahela Jayawardene, Angelo Mathews and several other big foreign stars remained unsold. This is enough to prove that only top performers will stand in the market if less teams are part of the event.
Less burnout of players
It is because of players that cricket has attained new heights across the globe. They are the real ambassadors of the game, who deserves proper treatment from their bosses. They play throughout the year irrespective of their class and talent. Indian Premier League is very demanding so it is important to keep number of matches in check. The last season had 16 matches for each team as nine teams were in the fray but it has come down to 14 games in IPL-7. It was done because Pune Warriors withdrew their name from the competition. It is evident that if teams are increased after 2017, the number of matches will surely increase which will put more burden on the bodies of the cricketers. This will cause unfortunate injuries which might reduce one's playing career. We have to understand that players are humans and not some robots, who could go on to play for years that too without any rest. It is in the best interest of the league that current pattern is maintained till the time this event is alive and kicking.
Controlled Overdose
Apart from cricketers, fans are the best next thing which has happened to this game. Their continuous presence in the stadiums and in front of the TV screens has made Indian Premier League the best T20 tournament across the regions. We have seen in the past that stadiums had less attendance where Pune Warriors India and Kochi Tuskers Kerala had their matches. Even TV rating took a beating in those seasons. The message was clear that fans don't want less fancied outfits and overdose of the matches. It is good for the future of the tournament that its competitiveness is preserved as it would lead to new success. The administrative people should think from the fan's perspective as well otherwise things would become bad for the IPL.
Monitoring is easy
Indian Premier League is tailor made for controversies. We have seen many unwanted happenings which has marred its image in the past. The last season was jolted by spot fixing incident which was the ugliest thing for the game and its image. Pepsi, the main sponsor of the event, even threatened BCCI with a pull-out but stayed back after getting a promise that such incidents will not be repeated. Is it possible? Yes but it requires proper monitoring. If participating teams are less in numbers, it becomes easy for the organizers to look after the event properly and the same goes for the BCCI and the IPL. The cash rich league is prone to controversies because of its popularity but the BCCI should prepare a proper plan to keep wrong elements away from the game. It would be easy for them to watch out everything if the tournament is retained in its current avatar.
 

Forget Test cricket, go for T20s

May. 26th, 2014

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If anyone ask cricketers which is their favorite format, the reply will be Test cricket. It is considered as the purest form of cricket and all the upcoming and current players have a dream of representing their respective countries in this version of the game. Whether it is some powerful cricketing nation or the associate ones, the players from these countries are always interested in Test cricket. Countries like India, Pakistan, Australia, South Africa, England and few more are part of the elite club which got surety of playing five day game but the same couldn’t be said about Ireland, Netherlands, Afghanistan and few more. No matter how hard they try, this format will remain a distinct possibility for them. The smaller teams have gained attention because of their performances in the bigger events. Ireland was able to defeat Pakistan in the 2007 cricket World Cup while they repeated their performance this time against England in the 2011 Cricket World Cup. There have been few more similar stories when it comes to minnows. The recently concluded T20 World Cup in Bangladesh saw one of the similar stories. The hero of the story was the Netherlands team which defeated Ireland, caused problems to New Zealand, had South Africa under trouble and eventually beat England. The orange outfit got better of England in the 2009 T20 World Cup as well.

Teams like Ireland, Hong Kong, Nepal and Afghanistan too had their moments in the qualifying round. The point I am trying to make that T20 has given every nation a chance to compete at the highest level. It is useless to say that associate nations are not talented enough to dismantle bigger teams in the slam bang edition of the game. They have already shown that they can win against any strong team if given a chance. The learning curve in Test cricket is too steep for them and they have a wide gap to fill even in the ODIs. The T20 format is not that old and has given everyone a chance of fulfilling their desires. The shortest format of the game has led to the find of some innovative shots and all the budding cricketers of the cricket playing nations are learning them at the same point of time.  T20 is an easier sport to master as it requires less time. It is the only reason I believe that Test status shouldn’t be the ultimate goal for the new countries. Test cricket is a dated ambition which is not must to survive in the competitive world. I know playing longer versions like Test cricket and the ODIs will help in the short game skills but even this is not mandatory as there are players who have made their international debuts even before playing a first class game in their respective countries. Krishmar Santokie of the West Indies is the latest example in this list. However, the players from under developed nations in terms of cricketing knowledge should be allowed to play in different T20 leagues of the world. Their cricketing boards along with the ICC should draft a formula wherein their number of players are guaranteed a place in the private T20 events. Indian Premier League is the best T20 event across the globe.

The problem is that the franchises of this league have not paid importance to the players who are from the weaker nations. Their names have popped up in the auctions but the hammer has come down as unsold. It is no more a hidden fact that player from Ireland, Netherlands and other countries are immensely talented in the T20 format. I know it is not easy to order T20 leagues to keep certain slots for the players from the small countries but atleast the idea can be explored.  The players from Pakistan and particularly England haven’t been able to participate in different T20 extravaganza due to different reasons which has hampered their progress. England has one of the best and the oldest T20 competition but this is not enough to learn about the playing conditions of the remaining countries. Playing in India will help in developing one’s knowledge about the sub-continent. Aaron Finch, the Australian opener, recently stated that playing with Virender Sehwag has made David Warner a better player.


Sehwag and Warner played together for Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League. If the associates are not exposed to these leagues, they will start falling behind in the format that gives them a chance of competing with the best. Moreover, the governing body of the Champions League T20 could run a qualifying round in which certain number teams from the associate nations play against each other and the winner is drafted in the main draw. If the administrators are interested in expanding cricket beyond the current limit, T20 is their best chance. It is the only format, which has the capability of taking the competition level to new heights and who knows we could see India getting defeated at the hands of Nepal someday.

Sri Lanka Wins T20 World Cup

in Sports / Extreme Sports (submitted 2014-04-07)
The almighty has written something great for Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara. This was said by the West Indian captain Darren Sammy after his side lost to Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup semifinal via Duckworth Lewis method. His words came true as the rainbow nation broke their World Cup finals jinx, beating India by 6 wickets in a one sided match. All the cricket pundits and fans had already declared Team India as the winner but Lankans had different plans in their mind. They bowled superbly when it mattered the most, restricting India on a partly score of 130 runs from the allotted 20 overs. The last four overs of the Indian innings produce just 19 runs with Lasith Malinga and Nuwan Kulasekara bowling Yorkers and full length deliveries outside the off stump. Yuvraj Singh was forced to chock as he could manage just 11 runs off 21 balls while Dhoni had the similar story, accumulating 4 runs off 7 balls. Virat Kohli scored 77 off 58 balls but was left strangled at the non striker end. I know it is not right to criticize Yuvraj Singh but he deserves some part of the blame. Who was stopping him from taking singles? Why he was not willing to rotate the strike? The world was not asking him to go for big shots as things were not happening for him but he could have given strike to Virat instead of playing too many dot balls.

The inspiring spell from the bowlers brought some sort of confidence in the batsmen as well. After losing Kusal Perera cheaply, Dilshan and Mahela settled the nerves by playing some superb shot. However, Dilshan (18 runs) and Jayawardene (24 runs) couldn't carry till the end and lost the steam in the middle. There was some concern about Kumar Sangakkara's form but he delivered in the finale. His unbeaten 52 off 35 balls carried Lankan to their first major trophy in this format of the game. Thisara Perera also played a valuable knock of 23 runs off 14 balls. The title victory came at a right time as this was Jayawardene's and Sangakkara's last match. Apart from this edition, this team made it to the finale in 2009 and 2012 but finished as the second best team. They also lost the final of the fifty over World Cup in 2007 and 2011. However, the most recent accomplishment has taken away all the pains and sufferings of this team. Let's stand and salute their effort against their much decorated opponents.

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