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Apr 15, 2011

Video: Best Catches of IPL 2010

The video below has the best catches of the IPL 2010. Some of the catches were really mind blowing. Caches were taken at the boundary lines and by the most senior players of the Indian cricket. Hope so these kind of performances will be there in the ongoing IPL 2011 too.

Highlights of Shane Watson's 185 Against Bangladesh

The Aussie opener was at his best when he batted against the minnows in the second ODI. He scored 50 of just 26 balls. At the finish of innings he had scored 185 from just 96 balls. He hit 15 fours and 15 sixes to reach his all time highest score in the ODIs. This is also his 6th century in this format of the game. After the conclusion of the 3 match series in Bangladesh he is expected to travel to India to play for the Rajasthan Royals who have already began the season with a winning note.

A New Cricket Stadium In Bangalore

Keeping in mind the growing number of cricket fans in Bangalore and also the capacity of the Chinnaswamy cricket stadium the government of Karnataka has announced that it would construct a new one in two years. The new ground would have a capacity of around 80000 seats which is double the capacity of the present one in the city. The chief minister of Karnataka announced this after the lathi charge incident that took place on Feb 27 when India faced England. Since there were no seat for many of the audience there was a big chaos which lead the government to make such a decision. The state government is looking for around 70 acres of land in the city to start the construction. Lets hope that the government officials make the necessary steps and bring it to realty soon.

Nitish Kumar: Youngest Player to Play World Cup

Nitish Kumar, the 16 year old kid from Canada, is the youngest player to have played in a world cup. His date of birth is 24-5-1994. He made his debut in international cricket against Afghanistan last year(2010) in Sharjah. So far he has played just 6 matches including the one that he has played in the ongoing world cup 2011. He scored just one run in the first match of the world cup. He is nicknamed as the young Tendulkar. He has a strike rate around 50. Lets wish him all success in his cricketing career. To view his complete profile click here.

Cricket World Cup: List of Tied Matches

A lot of ODIs ended in a tie in the history of cricket. Thus far 4 matches ended in a tie in world cup history. One of it took place in Bangalore few days ago and the interesting part about this drawn match is that it was a very high scoring match. The four matches are listed below here.

1. Australia Vs South Africa (1999)

2. South Africa Vs Sri Lanka (2003)

3. Ireland Vs Zimbabwe (2007)

4. India Vs England (2011)

For more information and scoreboard of the above four matches click here.

Cricket: Indian World Cup Squad

The Indian world cup squad is announced and the following are the players who are part of the team.

M S Dhoni    Virender Sehwag   Ravichandran Ashwin
Piyush Chawla   Gautam Gambir   Harbhajan Singh
Zaheer Khan     Virat Kohli     Praveen Kumar
Ashish Nehra   Munaf Patel   Yusuf Pathan
Suresh Raina     Sachin Tendulkar   Yuvraj Singh

Click on the name of the players to view their records in all the formats of the game. The squad could have been more complete with a spare wicket keeper instead of a spinner. Since the tournament takes place in the sub continent and the nearby nations the substitute players can fly immediately to the place, so its not a big issue with the squad.

Rahul Dravid: First to Take 200 Cathes in Cricket

The wall, Rahul Dravid, became the first player in the history of cricket to take 200 catches. This would surprise some because he is known more for his batting skills, records and techniques than fielding and catches. He took his 200th catch in the second test of the ongoing series in South Africa. Eventually the team went on to win the match and level the series 1-1.

The third and final match of the series will be played next year and the match will decide the fate of the series. Right now India is ranked at top in Tests and South Africans are their immediate followers in the list.

Virat Kohli: Fastest Indian to Reach 1000 ODI Runs

Virat Kohli is one of the promising young cricketers in India who is called as "the Rahul Dravid in making". Dravid, former Indian captain, is a living legend who is known for his batting technique throughout the cricket playing nations in the world. To replace Dravid in the batting order is not an easy task but this youngster is really promising. Like experienced cricketers, he shows a lot of patience and is composed in the field when Indian players are throwing their wickets at the other end. He has played over 30 matches now and is the fastest Indian cricketer to reach 1000 ODI runs in just 24 innings. So far he has two centuries and eight fifties in ODIs to his credit. He started playing first class cricket for Delhi in the year 2006. He also plays for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL. He made his debut in international cricket against SriLanka in August, 2008. He was also the captain of the Indian under 19 world cup winning team. He has got a good average (over 45) in one day internationals. His fans expect that his talent would fetch him a place in the upcoming ODI world cup next year(2011) that will be hosted by the Asian cricketing nations.

Virat Kohli: A Promising Youngster in the Indian Squad

The recently concluded ODI between Australia and India at home speaks a lot about the young talents in the present Indian cricket team. The 22 year old youngster, Virat Kohli, scored a fantastic century to put a lead of 1-0 in the India-Australia series that is going on in the home soil. In the absence of the seniors players like Sachin, Sehwag and Gambir, the youngsters (Raina and Kohli) came out with flying colours in the first ODI against Australia. This shows that India is full of young talents and it is the job of the selectors to pick the right combination for a match.

Kohli has an average of just under 45 in ODI. Now he has 1245 runs in just 32 innings. He has a strike rate that is above 80 which is not bad for ODIs. He is also called as the Dravid in the making. He plays alongside Dravid for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League. Hope so he gets a place in the upcoming world cup in 2011 which is to be hosted by the Asian cricket playing countries.

Muralitharan Retires with 800 Wickets

The test cricket spin legend, Muralitharan, has retired from test cricket with a happy note. He has 800 wickets to his name now. The Sri Lankan spinner took the wicket of Ojha to reach this landmark. This is the new world record for highest number of wickets in test cricket. The hope of 800th wicket for Murali was fading away as the wickets were falling at the other end. Some how he managed to pull off his landmark wicket to put his teammates, fans, wife, mother and the team in joy. Even though the Indian team has lost the match, Murali opinions that Harbanjan has the talent and time to become the highest wicket taker in the world. Well done Murali.