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  • 02 Apr

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    India wins the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011

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    Mahendra Singh Dhoni impressive (91 not out) and Gautam Gambhir  smashing 97 innings  lead India to their second Cricket World Cuptriumph after thrashing Sri Lanka by six wickets to win the ICC World Cup 2011 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai here on Saturday.

    Man of the Match: Mahendra Singh Dhoni

    Chasing 275 for a win, India made 277 for four wickets in 48.2 overs and brings the ICC World Cup World Trophy, 2011 for the Nation (India) – Today!s

    Thanks to captain Dhoni, who made a remarkable scores that includes two sixes and eight fours in his 79-ball innings and raced to fifty in just 52 balls. Dhoni scored a 109 innings along with partner Gambhir in the fourth wickets, which is considered to be the highest run chase for India in World Cup finals, for the challenging 275-run target.

    Though, Gambhir was bit disappointed as he was about to reach to score a hundred  in the World Cup final but meanwhile Lankan all-rounder Thisara Parera clean bowled him in the 42nd over.

    However, Sachin Tendulkar also could stay long as he and Virendra Sehwag had to leave the ground after Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga dismissed them. Though, Sachin Tendulkar was moving smoothly as he hit two fours in his 14-ball in 18 innings before Malinga stopped him in the seventh over.

    Initially, Sri Lanka’s captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and elected to bat against India.  However, Jayawardene played on a remarkable note as he score unbeaten 88-ball 103 as he hit 13 fours and raced to his hundred in just 84 balls

    For India, Zaheer Khan and Yuvraj Singh took two wickets each to stop Sri Lanka innings before Jayawardene started dominating the proceedings with Nuwan Kulasekara 32.

    Finally, the cricket fever of world cup is over with its all sensations till 2015. Congrats to India.

    Winner of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 – Team INDIA

    Cricket World Cup 2011 Team India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, Munaf Patel.


  • 30 Mar

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    Two Asian teams to contest World Cup final for first time

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    It is interesting to note that the three teams who are left in the fray for a Cricket World Cup win are the three teams which lost in the final of the previous three Cricket World Cup tournaments. Sri Lanka went down in 2007, India in 2003 whereas Pakistan were ousted in 1999.

    So, one of the runner-up will definitely go on to win the tournament this time.

    More interestingly, all the three teams have also won the World Cup once, and are Asian teams. This is the first time that there will be two Asian teams which will contest the final of a World Cup, which is something good for them.

    If India go through to the final, it will be a revenge game for them against Sri Lanka after having lost to them and crashed out in 2007. Secondly, it could also be a repeat of what happened in the 1996 Cricket World Cup, where India beat Pakistan in a high-voltage game before succumbing to Sri Lanka in a low-profile match.

  • 30 Mar

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    Sri Lankan bowling wins them semi-final against New Zealand

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    New Zealand fought hard but in the end, were no match for the firepower of Sri Lanka. The batting was much better but in the end, it was the Sri Lankan bowling that made all the difference.

    The problem that the Kiwis faced from the word go on a sticky Colombo track was that they could not score quickly enough. Not for a moment did it look like they would get to 260 an even towards the end of the innings when the acceleration could have come in, Sri Lanka bowled really well.

    So, now it is two games in a row that Lankan have bowled much better than any other side in the competition. They will be facing India or Pakistan in the cricket world cup final and the sense that one gets is that they will prefer the batting of Pakistan – which has struggled in the competition so far.

    However, for that, Pakistan will first need to beat India in the semi-final of the tournament and that could be the difficult part.

  • 28 Mar

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    Sri Lanka will be favourites to enter final

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    It was not a surprise to see Sri Lanka play the manner in which they did in the cricket world cup game against the English side. While many would have hoped for a surprise in the game much like how South Africa had gone down, Sri Lanka were playing at home.

    It was interesting to see how the English side batted in the last ten overs. It was almost a case of being too cautious and that is where they lost the game to the opponents.

    What the New Zealand side will need to do to be able to get the better of their opponents in the semi-final is to bat much better than they have, or England did in that quarter-final. There cannot be too much doubt that a target of 250-260 will be difficult to chase and the asking rate can climb up with a few good overs.

    To get to that total, New Zealand will need not only a strong start but also a good battle against the spinners.

  • 28 Mar

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    How India can beat Pakistan in ICC Cricket World Cup semi-final

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    It will be a game to remember, hopefully, for years to come, but for the Indian fans, nothing short of a win will do. What the Indians need to do to win the game is the following:

    1. Win toss, bat: This is the most logical thing to do but the issue is that the Indians have seen that in the past Pakistan has chased down totals of around 300 and that, in turn, has caused heartache. However, the Indians need to back their bowling in a pressure game like this and not allow the Pakistanis to bat first if they did win the toss.

    2. Get in Sreesanth: Now, the issue is that Munaf Patel, despite being a good bowler has become fairly predictable and it will make sense for the side to try and get somebody fresh, who hasn’t had too many chances in the tournament. In a high pressure game like this, it will also make sense for the side to get in someone who can be charged up and give it back to the opponent.

  • 28 Mar

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    How Pakistan can beat India in ICC Cricket World Cup semi-final

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    Pakistan weren’t tipped to get to the cricket world cup semi-final but they have done well to get there. In fact, they look slightly better than their opponents and will look to beat India to get to the final of the tournament.

    1. Shahid Afridi to surprise with bat: Afridi is a dangerous bowler but one gets the sense that if he can bat for 30 balls in the middle, it could totally deflate the Indian bowling. That is a surprise that he will need to deliver by shutting his critics up and batting sensibly.

    2. Get in Shoaib Akhtar: India struggle against raw pace and besides that, there is some old, pent-up anger in Akhtar. The last time the two sides had played in a game, the Indians had won by getting the runs with a tussle between Harbhajan Singh and Akhtar resulting in a near-finger pointing. Time for revenge?

  • 22 Mar

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    West Indies can put pressure by batting first

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    Pakistan play West Indies in the Cricket World Cup Quarter-Final and it can be expected to be a mismatch. Or so one thinks. The issue is that in a knock out game like this, it will also be difficult for a top side to feel the pressure in the lead up.

    And given the way the two sides have played, Pakistan is a top side in the competition, worthy of going through to the semi-finals.

    West Indies can spring a surprise though. The reason for that has to be the presence of some of the biggest hitters of the ball in the game – Chris Gayle and Kieron Pollard. And this will allow the side to get going with the high-scoring if the side can bat first.

    This will also mean that the Pakistani bowlers will be under immediate pressure to get the move on, that is, to ensure that the West Indians are nipped at every instance in the game.

    If West Indies can bat first and score more than 275, the game could become interesting.

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