Wednesday, 29 June 2011

TOP STORIES


SL Sports Minister urges Indian counterpart to resolve SLPL

PTI | 16 min ago | SLC chairman Somachandra de Silva revealed that the island nation's Sports Minister has written to his Indian counterpart, urging him to resolve the deadlock over Indian players' participation in its T20 league.
ICC defers decision on scrapping rotational presidents

ICC defers decision on scrapping rotational presidents

PTI | 48 min ago | ICC asked Pakistan and Bangladesh not to nominate a candidate till a review of its governance structure before the next Executive Board meeting in October.

England to play Pakistan in UAE

AFP | 1 hr ago | England will play Pakistan in Test, one-day international and Twenty20 fixtures in UAE as part of their 2011/12 tour programme, the ECB announced on Wednesday.
Hyderabad to host first India vs England ODI on October 14

Hyderabad to host first India vs England ODI on October 14

PTI | 2 hrs ago | Hyderabad will host the first ODI of the India and England series at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Uppal on October 14. All the five ODIs will be day-night affairs.

Pakistan selector escapes with warning

AP | 5 hrs ago | Pakistan cricket selector Mohammad Ilyas has escaped with a warning for making an unsanctioned public response to retired captain Shahid Afridi's allegations of nepotism.

Salary cap set at A$1 million for T20 "Big Bash"

AP | 5 hrs ago | Cricket Australia says eight city-based teams in Australia's revamped Twenty20 'Big Bash' competition will have a salary cap of A$1 million ($1.05 million).

England's fired-up Anderson scorches sorry Sri Lanka

Reuters | 10 hrs ago | A fiery opening spell from James Anderson allowed Alastair Cook to celebrate his first home match as England's one-day captain with a thumping 110-run win over Sri Lanka.

VCA launches Emerging District programme

Ruchir Mishra | 11 hrs ago | Vidarbha Cricket Association to launch Emerging District programme, which will give the youngsters an ideal platform to show their mettle.
1st ODI: Anderson sparkles as England beat Sri Lanka by 110 runs

1st ODI: Anderson sparkles as England beat Sri Lanka by 110 runs

AFP | 11 hrs ago | James Anderson took 4 wickets for 18 to inspire England to a 110-run victory over Sri Lanka in the first one-day international at The Oval on Tuesday.

NUMBERS GAME



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Jun 24, 2011: His overseas performances had fallen significantly over the last four years, but his performance at Sabina Park suggests he is ready for a scrap once again
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Jun 17, 2011: The overall lbw percentage hasn't changed all that much over the last two decades, but spinners are certainly getting more decisions in their favour
S Rajesh
Jun 10, 2011: England's captain has been struggling against left-arm pace, while India's premier strike bowler relishes bowling to left-handers. An intriguing battle is in prospect later this summer


Jun 3, 2011: Pietersen has been troubled by slow left-arm bowling for a while now, but over the last couple of years the malaise has spread to other types of bowling also

May 27, 2011: Both these teams are among the weakest batting sides in Test cricket over the last few years, since the retirement of their stalwarts
S Rajesh
May 20, 2011: A look at the teams who have been most dominant at their home venues, and others who've struggled at home
S Rajesh
May 13, 2011: An over-wise analysis of runs scored and wickets lost in the tournament, and the difference Chris Gayle has made to Bangalore's batting

May 6, 2011: The benefits of slow and steady starts in IPL 2011, and two of the most stingy bowlers in the tournament so far

Apr 29, 2011: He struggled in international cricket in his first attempt, but the Pakistani allrounder is doing much better this time around

Apr 22, 2011: Mumbai have lost only a third of the wickets that their bowlers have taken, which shows how dominant they've been in the first two weeks of IPL 2011

Apr 15, 2011: The best second-innings batsmen in ODIs, and those who've scored the highest percentage of team runs in an innings

Apr 8, 2011: We analyse teams, batsmen and bowlers on these parameters in the 2011 World Cup

Apr 1, 2011: The slow, turning pitches have meant run-scoring has been quite difficult for the lower-middle-order batsmen
S Rajesh
Mar 25, 2011: Plenty of teams have used spinners to open the bowling in this World Cup, and with spectacular success

Mar 18, 2011: Shoaib Akhtar's career stats are impressive in both forms of the game, but what's not so great is how frequently he wasn't available for Pakistan
S Rajesh
Mar 11, 2011: Despite some batting collapses from the lesser teams, this could be the first World Cup with an overall run-rate of more than five runs per over
S Rajesh
Mar 4, 2011: Have teams approached the first 10 overs with more caution during this World Cup?


Feb 25, 2011: Indians and South Africans have been the best at handling the challenges of the middle overs in ODIs


Feb 18, 2011: Australia have handled the Powerplay overs better than any other team over the last 16 months

Feb 11, 2011: A look at how teams and players fare with both bat and ball in the first ten overs of ODIs
S Rajesh
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