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Ponting to retire - why?

December 19, 2010 at 10:55 am · Filed under Cricket

I am tried of all cricket pundits asking Ponting to retire from cricket or resign from captaincy or do both. Ponting is the second best batsman in the world, second to none other than our own Sachin Tendulkar. With all due credit to Sachin, Ponting has the additional burden of captaincy and despite that he is performing well.

Now that the Australians have won the third test and levelled the Ashes series, let us want and watch if Ponting can come back from behind and win the Ashes for Australia. That would be a big morale booster for the Australian cricket team when they come to India to defend their ODI worldcup title.

from Cricinfo:

  • Australia wasted no time in levelling the Ashes series with a crushing 267-run victory at the WACA as Ryan Harris tore out the remaining resistance with a Test-best 6 for 47 to humble England. He finished off the visitors in a hurry as they were blown away in 10 overs on the fourth morning to set up a potentially thrilling conclusion to this series over the Christmas and New Year period.

    Harris collected the rewards that eluded him in Adelaide as he finished with nine in the match, while Mitchell Johnson claimed the other wicket to fall as he, too, picked up nine. Johnson’s revival in this match reflects Australia’s upward curve, leaving England with much to ponder before the MCG Test starts on Boxing Day.

    This was Australia’s first Test victory in six matches since beating Pakistan at Lord’s. It gave Ricky Ponting, who didn’t take the field due to a broken little finger, the perfect 36th birthday present and will ease the pressure on him for the time being although he faces a race to be fit for Melbourne.

    James Anderson was the first to depart when he played back to Harris and lost his off stump and will have left with Australian chirping ringing in his years. Ian Bell and Matt Prior were England’s last chance of extending the context, but after a few more elegant cover drives Bell tried to work a straight ball through the leg side and was trapped straight in front. He asked for a review, but it was a hollow gesture.

    Two deliveries later Harris had his five when Prior could only fend the ball towards gully where Michael Hussey, another who has enjoyed an outstanding Test, dived to his right to hold a sharp chance. The roars of the Australians, both the players and supporters, were deafening as the momentum of this series continued to swing towards the hosts in dramatic fashion.

    Graeme Swann predictably had a swing but it didn’t last long when he inside-edged a drive at Johnson and the final wicket went to Harris when Steven Finn fended to third slip. It was a clinical conclusion, a reminder of how Australia used to finish off Test matches and they were unrecognisable from the Test thrashed in Adelaide.

    From being 5 for 69 on the first day this has been one of finest Test turnarounds in recent times and they’ll take a huge surge of confidence into the next clash. However, both teams will remember that a similar momentum-shift occurred in 2009 when Australia won at Headingley before England secured the Ashes at The Oval. Despite the margin of victory in this, and the previous match, these two teams are closely matched and the series could turn into a classic.

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    Worldcup matches in Delhi

    December 19, 2010 at 10:48 am · Filed under Cricket

    List of upcoming cricket matches to be played at Delhi’s cricket stadium. Delhi is one of the important venues situated in India and has hosted several matches till now. Check the below list of matches which will be played or schedule to played at Delhi. Schedule and Fixtures at Delhi - India.

    Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi is an important cricket venue of India for International matches. Below is a full list of upcoming matches at Delhi, India in tabular form. Full schedule and fixtures of Delhi venue.

    Date Local GMT Match Details Venue Series
    Feb 24, 2011 14:30 09:00 South Africa vs West Indies, 7th ODI Delhi ICC World Cup 2011
    Feb 28, 2011 14:30 09:00 West Indies vs Netherlands, 13th ODI Delhi ICC World Cup 2011
    Mar 7, 2011 14:30 09:00 Canada vs Kenya, 23rd ODI Delhi ICC World Cup 2011
    Mar 9, 2011 14:30 09:00 India vs Netherlands, 25th ODI Delhi ICC World Cup 2011

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    2011 Cricket Worldcup matches in Mumbai

    December 19, 2010 at 10:47 am · Filed under Cricket

    List of upcoming cricket matches to be played at Mumbai’s cricket stadium. Mumbai is one of the important venues situated in India and has hosted several matches till now. Check the below list of matches which will be played or schedule to played at Mumbai. Schedule and Fixtures at Mumbai - India.

    Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai is an important cricket venue of India for International matches. Below is a full list of upcoming matches at Mumbai, India in tabular form. Full schedule and fixtures of Mumbai venue.

    Date Local GMT Match Details Venue Series
    Mar 13, 2011 09:30 04:00 New Zealand vs Canada, 30th ODI Mumbai ICC World Cup 2011
    Mar 18, 2011 14:30 09:00 Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 38th ODI Mumbai ICC World Cup 2011
    Apr 2, 2011 14:30 09:00 TBC vs TBC, The Final ODI Mumbai ICC World Cup 2011

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    Worldcup Cricket matches in Chennai - Chepauk

    December 19, 2010 at 10:46 am · Filed under Cricket

    List of upcoming cricket matches to be played at Chennai’s cricket stadium. Chennai is one of the important venues situated in India and has hosted several matches till now. Check the below list of matches which will be played or schedule to played at Chennai. Schedule and Fixtures at Chennai - India.

    MA Chidambaram Stadium - Chepauk, Chennai is an important cricket venue of India for International matches. Below is a full list of upcoming matches at Chennai, India in tabular form. Full schedule and fixtures of Chennai venue.

    Date Local GMT Match Details Venue Series
    Feb 12, 2011 14:30 09:00 South Africa vs Zimbabwe, 5th Warm up ODI Chennai ICC World Cup 2011
    Feb 16, 2011 14:30 09:00 India vs New Zealand, 13th Warm up ODI Chennai ICC World Cup 2011
    Feb 20, 2011 09:30 04:00 New Zealand vs Kenya, 2nd ODI Chennai ICC World Cup 2011
    Mar 6, 2011 09:30 04:00 South Africa vs England, 21st ODI Chennai ICC World Cup 2011
    Mar 17, 2011 14:30 09:00 England vs West Indies, 36th ODI Chennai ICC World Cup 2011
    Mar 20, 2011 14:30 09:00 India vs West Indies, 42nd ODI Chennai ICC World Cup 2011

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    ICC Worldcup in India - Match schedule

    December 19, 2010 at 10:45 am · Filed under Cricket

    Cricket Schedule of ICC World Cup 2011. Fixtures of ICC World Cup 2011 has been announced. The first schedule match of ICC World Cup 2011 between India vs Bangladesh begins Feb 19, 2011 onwards.

    The country will get to host the tenth world cup of its most loved sport in 2011 along with co-hosts Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. It will be the first time co-hosting for Bangladesh in a cricket world cup. Fourteen national teams are scheduled to compete for the coveted cup between February and early April 2011. According to the announced fixtures of ICC World Cup 2011, the first match will be played among co-hosts India and Sri Lanka at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur

    Cricket world cup organized every four years is the fourth largest and one of the most eagerly awaited and viewed event of the cricket world. It is widely considered to be the pinnacle of achievement in this sport. The excitement among fans is already palpable as the first phase of tickets was put for sale in Mumbai on 1 June 2010. Priced affordably at around 20 US cents, the organizing committee is expecting to reap in bumper sales and not diminish the euphoria of fans. The new revised format of the world cup wherein 14 teams instead of 16 will be participating also ensures that fans get to see their favorite teams play a minimum of six matches even if they are ruled out of the tournament due to early defeats.

    Date Local GMT IST Match Details Venue
    Feb 12, 2011 09:30 04:00 09:30 Kenya vs West Indies, 1st Warm up ODI Colombo
    Feb 12, 2011 09:30 04:00 09:30 Sri Lanka vs Netherlands, 2nd Warm up ODI Kandy
    Feb 12, 2011 14:30 08:30 14:00 Bangladesh vs Canada, 3rd Warm up ODI Chittagong
    Feb 12, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Ireland vs New Zealand, 4th Warm up ODI Nagpur
    Feb 12, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 South Africa vs Zimbabwe, 5th Warm up ODI Chennai
    Feb 13, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 India vs Australia, 6th Warm up ODI Bangalore
    Feb 15, 2011 09:30 04:00 09:30 Ireland vs Zimbabwe, 7th Warm up ODI Nagpur
    Feb 15, 2011 09:30 04:00 09:30 Kenya vs Netherlands, 8th Warm up ODI Kandy
    Feb 15, 2011 14:30 08:30 14:00 Bangladesh vs Pakistan, 9th Warm up ODI Mirpur
    Feb 15, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Australia vs South Africa, 10th Warm up ODI Bangalore
    Feb 16, 2011 09:30 03:30 09:00 Canada vs England, 11th Warm up ODI Mirpur
    Feb 16, 2011 09:30 04:00 09:30 Sri Lanka vs West Indies, 12th Warm up ODI Colombo
    Feb 16, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 India vs New Zealand, 13th Warm up ODI Chennai
    Feb 18, 2011 14:30 08:30 14:00 England vs Pakistan, 14th Warm up ODI Mirpur
    Feb 19, 2011 14:30 08:30 14:00 Group B : Bangladesh vs India, 1st ODI Mirpur
    Feb 20, 2011 09:30 04:00 09:30 Group A : New Zealand vs Kenya, 2nd ODI Chennai
    Feb 20, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group A : Sri Lanka vs Canada, 3rd ODI Hambantota
    Feb 21, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group A : Australia vs Zimbabwe, 4th ODI Ahmedabad
    Feb 22, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group B : England vs Netherlands, 5th ODI Nagpur
    Feb 23, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group A : Pakistan vs Kenya, 6th ODI Hambantota
    Feb 24, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group B : South Africa vs West Indies, 7th ODI Delhi
    Feb 25, 2011 09:30 03:30 09:00 Group B : Bangladesh vs Ireland, 8th ODI Mirpur
    Feb 25, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group A : Australia vs New Zealand, 9th ODI Nagpur
    Feb 26, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group A : Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 10th ODI Colombo
    Feb 27, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group B : India vs England, 11th ODI Kolkata
    Feb 28, 2011 09:30 04:00 09:30 Group A : Canada vs Zimbabwe, 12th ODI Nagpur
    Feb 28, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group B : West Indies vs Netherlands, 13th ODI Delhi
    Mar 1, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group A : Sri Lanka vs Kenya, 14th ODI Colombo
    Mar 2, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group B : England vs Ireland, 15th ODI Bangalore
    Mar 3, 2011 09:30 04:00 09:30 Group B : South Africa vs Netherlands, 16th ODI Mohali
    Mar 3, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group A : Pakistan vs Canada, 17th ODI Colombo
    Mar 4, 2011 09:30 04:00 09:30 Group A : New Zealand vs Zimbabwe, 18th ODI Ahmedabad
    Mar 4, 2011 14:30 08:30 14:00 Group B : Bangladesh vs West Indies, 19th ODI Mirpur
    Mar 5, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group A : Australia vs Sri Lanka, 20th ODI Colombo
    Mar 6, 2011 09:30 04:00 09:30 Group B : South Africa vs England, 21st ODI Chennai
    Mar 6, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group B : India vs Ireland, 22nd ODI Bangalore
    Mar 7, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group A : Canada vs Kenya, 23rd ODI Delhi
    Mar 8, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group A : Pakistan vs New Zealand, 24th ODI Kandy
    Mar 9, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group B : India vs Netherlands, 25th ODI Delhi
    Mar 10, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group A : Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe, 26th ODI Kandy
    Mar 11, 2011 09:30 04:00 09:30 Group B : West Indies vs Ireland, 27th ODI Mohali
    Mar 11, 2011 14:30 08:30 14:00 Group B : Bangladesh vs England, 28th ODI Chittagong
    Mar 12, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group B : India vs South Africa, 29th ODI Nagpur
    Mar 13, 2011 09:30 04:00 09:30 Group A : New Zealand vs Canada, 30th ODI Mumbai
    Mar 13, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group A : Australia vs Kenya, 31st ODI Bangalore
    Mar 14, 2011 09:30 03:30 09:00 Group B : Bangladesh vs Netherlands, 32nd ODI Chittagong
    Mar 14, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group A : Pakistan vs Zimbabwe, 33rd ODI Kandy
    Mar 15, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group B : South Africa vs Ireland, 34th ODI Kolkata
    Mar 16, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group A : Australia vs Canada, 35th ODI Bangalore
    Mar 17, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group B : England vs West Indies, 36th ODI Chennai
    Mar 18, 2011 09:30 04:00 09:30 Group A : Ireland vs Netherlands, 37th ODI Kolkata
    Mar 18, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group A : Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 38th ODI Mumbai
    Mar 19, 2011 09:30 03:30 09:00 Group B : Bangladesh vs South Africa, 39th ODI Mirpur
    Mar 19, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group A : Pakistan vs Australia, 40th ODI Colombo
    Mar 20, 2011 09:30 04:00 09:30 Group A : Zimbabwe vs Kenya, 41st ODI Kolkata
    Mar 20, 2011 14:30 09:00 14:30 Group B : India vs West Indies, 42nd ODI Chennai
    Mar 23, 2011 14:30 09:30 15:00 TBC vs TBC, 1st Quarter Final ODI Mirpur
    Mar 24, 2011 14:30 10:00 15:30 TBC vs TBC, 2nd Quarter Final ODI Colombo
    Mar 25, 2011 14:30 09:30 15:00 TBC vs TBC, 3rd Quarter Final ODI Mirpur
    Mar 26, 2011 14:30 10:00 15:30 TBC vs TBC, 4th Quarter Final ODI Ahmedabad
    Mar 29, 2011 14:30 10:00 15:30 TBC vs TBC, 1st Semi Final ODI Colombo
    Mar 30, 2011 14:30 10:00 15:30 TBC vs TBC, 2nd Semi Final ODI Mohali
    Apr 2, 2011 14:30 10:00 15:30 TBC vs TBC, The Final ODI Mumbai

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