Tour West Indies Schedule (Squad Announcement delayed)

After the World cup 2011, now the next test for Pakistani tigers is the West Indies tour. In this tour there will be five ODI's, one T20 and two tests. The first match of this tour will be on 21st of April 2011. The squad for this tour was to be introduced on 5th of April 2011 but it got delayed due to several reasons. It is said that the team was finalized but due to conflict between the chief selector and PCB members it has become difficult for the PCB officials to announce the team. The major conflict is about the inclusion of new keeper. Pakistani skipper has commented that all senior players including Kamran Akmal should be rested and young players should be given chances. Now instead of Kamran Akmal there are three to four substitutes including Sarfaraz,  Sadaf and some others. There is also a controversy on the selection of Imran Farhat. So many of the things are yet undisclosed. 

TAGS: Pakistan, West Indies, ICC World cup 2011, PCB, ODI series, T20, Test Series, live cricket, scoreboard

SCHEDULE

(Pakistan Vs West Indies 2011)

Month  Day                Date         Match  

April     Thursday         21          Only T20

April     Saturday         23           1st ODI

April     Monday          25          2nd ODI

April     Thursday         28          3rd ODI

May      Sunday           01           4th ODI

May      Thursday         05           5th ODI

May      Thursday        12            1st Test

May      Friday            20               2nd Test

Aussies under leadership of Michel Clark

Australia the defending champion of World cup after loosing against Pakistan and India in World cup 2011 and failing to defend the title is now ready to fight against Banglo tigers under the captaincy of Michel Clark. Today on 5th of April Aussies unit have landed in Dhaka to play one day series. After Ricky Pointing now it will be first test for Michel Clark to lead like leaders. Although the team will be under pressure as it has lost the World cup and was out from  the tournament in quarter finals but still Aussies have strong aptitude and skill to fight against most powerful teams and to recover soon. This series is constituted of three matches and Ricky Pointing the former captain is also part of this team and will be playing under the captaincy of Clark and is willing to put the team on track of victories again with the help of whole team. The first match in this series will be played on 9th of April, the second match on 11th of April and the last match will be played on 13th of April. According to ICC new ranking of ODI Australia is still on top.

TAGS: ICC, Bangladesh, Australia, Michel Clark, Ricky Pointing, live cricket, live match, ODI, Aussies, Pakistan, India, World cup 2011

Sachin Tendulkar denies any retirement rumors

The Indian star batsman Sachin Tendurkar has no plans to retire. Today on Monday 4th April 2011 Sachin in New Delhi said that he has no such plans to retire. He also expressed his feelings about outgoing coach Gary Kirsten and said that the team will miss him. Tendurkar said, "Personally, I would say Gary (Kirsten) should continue but he has family commitments". I respect his decision. We will miss him a lot. It's been a pleasure to work with him. He's probably worked harder than anyone else. Geo News Reported.

Sachin Tendurkar has played six World cup tournaments since 1992 and it was the first win of him.  He also expressed that it was a great moment in his life but he is missing his father and wished that he could have shared his victory with his father.

"I miss my father. He would be proud. My kids being there for the victory lap made it even more special". His father died in the mid of 1999. 

Fake trophy awarded to Indian Captain

It has been reported that ICC has handed over a fake trophy to the Indian skipper. Why is this so? Why ICC has given a fake trophy? The ICC president Sharad Powar handed over the fake trophy to Mahindra Singh Dhooni only because to avoid tax of Rs 2.2 million.

The Indian media further reported that the original trophy is in the custody of the Mumbai customs and it would be sent back to Dubai today. The fake trophy awarded to the Indian team was having no ICC logo nor the name of the Champion. This all story has been reported by Indian Media. How long it is true and valid? It is still to decide.

TAGS: India, World cup 2011, Indian skipper, Mumbai, Dubai, ICC, cricket, live cricket, score board

India Won the World cup 2011.....!!!

At last in the final Match on 2nd of April 2011, India has defeated Sri Lanka to rule the world of cricket. Congrats to all Indian cricket fans and whole Indian nation. India has won the first world cup in 1983 then the T20 World cup in 2007 and now in 2011. This time has come for India after twenty eight years. The unique thing is this that in 1983 India won the 60 overs World cup, in 2007 20 over world cup and now in 2011 50 overs world cup. This was the first time that  two Asian teams had played the final game and both the teams were hosting the world cup. It is also the first time that a host country has won the World cup. Dhooni the Captain of India played a captain innings in this match.

Flashing on the match. Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat first. The start by Sri Lanka was not good but at last they could score 274. India lost its first wicket without scoring any run and the man to go was Sehwag, then Tendurkar got out on 32 but then good partnerships and Ghambir and Dhooni's brilliant innings took Indians  to the road of victory. CONGRATS INDIAN TEAM AND INDIAN NATION.

TAGS: India won, World cup 2011, Final match, ICC, Sri Lanka, India, Twenty eight overs, live score, live match

Who will win this world cup 2011????

The journey of World cup 2011 began on 19th February 2011. The opening ceremony took place at Dhaka the capital of Bangladesh. Fourteen teams started their trip with a dream of leading the world of cricket. ICC scheduled forty nine matches among these hopeful passengers and this world cup 2011 consists of four stages. These stages include the Group stage, quarter final stage, semi final stage and the finals. In group stage the batch of fourteen teams was divided into groups of seven each and thus two groups were constituted. In each group every team was supposed to face six of its rivals, so six matches for each team. Forty one matches were played in group stage which concluded that six passengers have to leave the journey. These unlucky teams were Zimbabwe, Canada, Kenya, Ireland, Bangladesh and Netherlands. Then comes the quarter finals. Four matches between eight teams were played and the luck was decided. In this stage four teams were dropped which also include the former world cup champions (Australia). Four teams including Pakistan, India, New Zealand and Sri Lanka qualified for Semi finals. In semi final stage again two teams qualified and made their way towards final and the other two teams packed their luggage and traveled towards their home countries. India and Sri Lanka qualified for finals whereas New Zealand and Pakistan could not succeeded. Now the last match which will decide the ruling team of this world cup 2011 will be played on 2nd of April 2011 in Mumbai. Both the teams are strong and there will be a good contest. Although it is difficult to predict who will win but there are more chances for India to be world cup 2011 Champions. Best of luck to both teams and enjoy live cricket on www.criclights.com.

TAGS: cricket, live cricket, Pakistan, India, Ireland, Bangladesh, Canada, Kenya, Netherlands, Zimbabwe, England, South Africa, world cup 2011, final, semi final, quarter final, group matches, Champions, 2011

World cup 2011 Final (India Vs Sri Lanka on 2nd April)

Sri Lanka after defeating New Zealand and India after defeating Pakistan has qualified for the final. Tomorrow on 2nd of April there is going to be a big match among the two Asian cricket joints. Who will win? It is difficult to decide but by examining the previous performances of both teams in World cup games, it seems that India may have an edge on Sri Lanka. India has an advantage that they will play in their home ground but they will be under more pressure as they will be playing in front of home crowd. India's bowling is not as strong as Sri Lanka but they are having depth in their batting line up. All the pitches in India are batting and there is a hope that in tomorrow's match e can expect a true batting pitch in Mumbai. Sri Lanka is a balanced team having both good batting line up and strong bowling attack in the form of Malinga, Murli and others. So it will be a good contest to see and we all cricket fans will be enjoying the game. So do not forget to log on www.criclights.com to enjoy live cricket and live action. Good luck to both teams.

TAGS: India, Sri Lanka, World cup 2011, live cricket, cricket, Mumbai, Final match, World cup Champion, 2nd April 2011.