Went to ATP Chennai Open

  On the eve of new year 2013,  I and my friends sathya, anantha and saravana went to ATP Chennai Open on the opening day dec 31. We spent a quite an enjoyable day. Saravana booked the ticket. We all went to 5.30 to the stadium. After some chat with all of my friends we went inside the stadium. Initially we had a photo session with every place which looks better and got a new t-shirt of chennai open for free. After had a nice time we went to tennis court stadium to see the main match. We had seen singles and doubles match.…

Thanks Dravid for all the the good memories of Indian cricket

Rahul Dravid is the best/great batsman ever in cricket. Like to see the wall sign off on winning note!! Thanks Dravid for all the the good memories of Indian cricket. When an Indian batsmen, at one end getting out instead of getting run the wall stands tall not only blocking the wicket but scoring the runs in other end. Rahul Dravid retirement is the good news for the bowlers because he gave bowlers a hard and long days in the field and some bowlers get frustrated in bowling to him. Rahul Dravid is a gentle man, who respect all at…

Story of cheating in cricket

Where is the spirit of game? Bell, after completing the third run off a shot by Eoin Morgan on the final ball before the tea break walked off the crease, assuming that the ball had crossed the boundary and  went to Tea where Tea had not been called. But Praveen Kumar made a diving effort at boundary and threw the ball to Abhinav Mukund who clipped the bails at the striker's end. Bell was well aware of his folly but pretended that he didn't know what had happened. Bell was dozy and he knew it. He saw Praveen Kumar's reaction…

Sachin Tendulkar created history the first double hundred in a one day international(ODI)

Wow I can’t believe this! Finally this day has come. Who ever thought this would happen today. Sachin Tendulkar created history by slamming the first double hundred in a one day international against South Africa at the Captain Roop Singh Stadium in Gwalior today. The master at almost 37 age, who has been ruling the game of cricket for over two decades, has become the first batsman in the history of ODI cricket to hit a double hundred. Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar added another feather to his cap. In this match against South Africa, Sachin has scored 200* (notout) there…

My Best Knocks of Sachin Tendulkar who Crossed 17000 ODI runs and made 175 off 141 balls

Yesterday I have witnessed one of the best knock of the sachin tendulkar who took the Indian innings single handedly and almost made India win the match. But at the end it was heart-breaking loss. India came close but fell short by just three runs as they folded for 347 after Sachin Tendulkar's sublime 175 off 141 balls. Meanwhile Sachin Tendulkar becomes the first international player to make 17,000 ODI runs during this match. What a match to see. Sachin Tendulkar always the best. He as played more than 430 ODIs, scored 45 hundreds, 91 fifties and picked 154 ODI…

ICC ODI and Test Cricketer of the Year goes to Dhoni and Gautam Gambhir

The awards were given away for performances between August 2008 and August 2009. The winners were selected by an elite panel that included Clive Lloyd, Anil Kumble, Mudassar Nazar, Stephen Fleming and Bob Taylor. Indian opener Gautam Gambhir was named the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year. Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was adjudged the ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year, while Mitchell Johnson won the Cricketer of the Year award. Sri Lanka’s Tillakaratne Dilshan was adjudged the ICC Twenty20 International Performer of the Year. Rahul Dravid announced Australia’s Peter Siddle as the ICC Emerging Player of the Year. Kiwis claim award: New Zealand bagged…

India has become the No: 1 ODI Cricket team

The ICC Champions Trophy opening match on Tuesday, where Sri Lanka beat South Africa by 55 runs which led India to become the number one ODI team. As per the latest ranking, the current number one side the Proteas dropped to the third spot allowing India to take up number one place and Australia second position. A few days back, Mahendra Singh Dhoni experienced one of the proudest moments of his two year reign as India's one-day captain when a six-wicket win over New Zealand in the Compaq Cup took Men in Blue to the top of the one day…

India eye on 1st position in ODI rankings

Dhoni's team jumped ahead of Australia, who are third at 119 points, with 126 points to their kitty after the annual update ensured that the ODI table reflects recent form and older results discarded. India's rise in this year's update reflects its outstanding record during the past 12 months. Once a year, the rankings change overnight without any new ODIs necessarily being played. India is in a strong position to grab the top slot of ICC ODI ranking chart during the Sri Lanka tri-series next month as Mahendra Singh Dhoni's side is now just one point behind South Africa at…

ICC World Twenty20 Updates: Virender Sehwag has been ruled out

Virender Sehwag is out of the ICC World Twenty20. Indian team manager V. Chamundeswarnath at Trent Bride on Tuesday revealed Sehwag injury. Sehwag batted for two overs at the nets on Tuesday and felt some pain in his shoulder Although the Indian team management refused to commit itself on the aggressive opener’s place in the squad during a stormy pre-match press conference, a BCCI release confirmed that Sehwag would indeed be flying back. Virender Sehwag has been ruled out of the ongoing ICC World Twenty20 due to a shoulder injury. He will return to India after consulting medical experts in…

IPL Standings After May 20

IPL Season-II was an absolute delight to watch. It had almost everything thrilling finishes and heart breaking matches. I could not able go away from it. This shows how exciting it is. Now IPL Season-II really nearing at its end and the party is beginning very high for the semi finals and finals Team Standings Match Played Win Lose NR Run rate Points Delhi 13 9 4 0 +0.25 18 Chennai 14 8 5 1 +0.95 17 Hyderabad 13 7 6 0 +0.27 14 Bangalore 13 7 6 0 -0.25 14 Punjab 14 7 7 0 -0.48 14 Rajasthan 14…