Cricket squads for Challenger trophy
Indian cricket selectors announced teams for NKP Salve Challenger Trophy. Indian selectors who dropped Harbhajan Singh from India oneday squad asked him to lead India green team. These team lists are once again reflecting the absence of world class all-rounders in India. When will India produce another all-rounder like Kapil Dev? But, India [...]
Indian cricket team for first 2 one days
Indian selectors announced squad for first two one day matches against England. Selectors picked Rahul Sharma in stead of Harbhajan Singh. Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Rohit Sharma, Zaheer Khan, Munaf Patel and Ishant Sharma are not available for selection due to injuries. Indian one day team: Captain: Mahendra Singh Dhoni Batsmen: [...]
England cricket squad for Indian tour
England selectors announced squad for 5-one day tour. Selectors rested fast bowler James Anderson but included Kevin Pietersen. Eoin Morgan and Stuart Broad failed to find place in the team due to injuries. Coach: Andy Flower. England cricket squad for India tour: Captain: Alastair Cook Batsmen: Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, [...]
Rest of India squad for 2011 Irani cup
BCCI selection committee announced 15-member Rest of India team for 2011 Irani cup. Rest of India will take on Ranji champion Rajasthan at Sawai Mansingh stadium in Jaipur. Irani cup match will be held from October 1-5. Gujarat wicket-kepper batsman Parthiv Patel will lead the Rest of India squad against Rajasthan. Rest of [...]
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Indians dominated ICC ODI team of the year 2011
2011 Cricket world cup champions India dominated the ICC ODI team of the year as expected. Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni named as the captain of ICC ODI team. 4 Indian cricketers found place in this team. Yuvraj Singh, Virender Sehwag and Zaheer Khan found place in ICC Oneday team of the year. Yuvraj Singh [...]
Sachin and Zaheer in ICC Test Team of 2011
Sachin Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan found place in ICC Test Team of 2011. 5 England players were picked by selection panel while 4 South African cricketers found place in this year’s ICC team. ICC selection panel picked Kumara Sangakkara as captain. No one from Australia/ Pakistan/New Zealand/West Indies failed to get place in the 2011 [...]
India lost top test team status to England
England is now the number one test team in the world. India lost the status after losing third Test match by innings and 242 runs. If India lose fourth Test match, it will go to third place in the ICC Test team rankings. England regained top ranking after 32 years – wonderful achievement by [...]
Indian cricket team for England oneday series
Indian selectors picked Rahul Dravid for oneday series with Engalnd. Rahul Dravid returned to Indian team after 2 years. Punjab cricketers Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh are out of team due to injuries. Parthiv Patel is the second wicket-keeper. Rahul Dravid captained India in 2007 world cup but dropped for 2011 world cup. But, he [...]
Sachin, Sehwag, Kapil, Gavaskar in Dream team
Indian cricketers, Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev found place in All Time Great Test team. Team was picked basing on the votes polled on ICC official website. No player from England, South Africa, Sri Lanka and New Zealand failed to find place in this dream team. Absence of Vivian Richards [...]
Indian cricket team for England tour
Indian cricket selectors announced 17-member squad for England tour. Yuvraj Singh and Virender Sehwag are picked but Virat Kohli, Murali Vijay and Parthiv Patel failed to retain their places. Sachin, Sreesanth and Zaheer Khan will return to the Test squad. Suresh Raina was picked ahead of Virat Kohli for his brilliant performances in [...]
Hashim Amla is South African player of the year
Hashim Amla swept South African cricket awards by bagging 5 individual honours. Colin Ingram swept domestic awards. Ryan McLaren and Pumelela Matshikwe emerged as exciting new talents. Hashim Amla scored 4 centuries in 9 test matches in this calendar year. A.B. de Villiers bagged one day player of the year. Charl Langeveldt won [...]
Indian team for Zimbabwe series
Indian selectors decided to rest senior cricketers and pick young team for upcoming Zimbabwe series. Suresh Raina is captain for this young but talented team. India will play in tri-series in Zimbabwe that also involves Sri Lanka. Indian team will also play in two T20 cricket matches. Piyush Chawla will join this team only for [...]
