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Not many cricket lovers question that Ricky Ponting, along with Tendulkar and Lara, is one of the best three batsmen of our generation. The stats certainly back this up as he stands on the verge of surpassing Alan Border as Australia's highest ever run getter. Ponting has hit 38 centuries, second only to Tendulkar who has 42 albeit in 26 more tests, and his average before the start of the Edgbaston test is 56.31. Yet there are regular murmurings and criticisms about his qualities as a captain both here in England and also from his homeland. Jeff Thomson was decidedly uncomplimentary about Ponting's captaincy skills before the series started, and the reaction from both the Australian and English media after the 2nd test at Lords was pretty scathing. Indeed, at Lords, that supposed bastion of civility, we witnessed the Australian captain being booed by the crowd at various times during the match. But is all this criticism fair, or is Ponting being a bit hard done by? I suggest th

Introduction Sachin Tendulkar a legendary and great Indian batsman was born on 24th April 1973 in the suburb of Mumbai city. His father's name is Ramesh Tendulkar. His father was a great Marathi novelist and dramatist. He was inspired by his elder brother Ajit. He is one of the greatest batsmen in the world. He has a very unique style of playing. People compare him with all time great Australian batsmen Sir Donald Bradman. He is known as 'Little Master", "Master blaster" in the cricket world. Sachin learned his first cricket lessons from his guru 'Ramakant Achrekar'. Now even though he is great cricketer he always respects his guru and acknowledges his contribution in their cricket life. Career in Cricket Sachin played his first international knock against Pakistan. He made debut against Pakistan in the year 1989 in tests as well as odi's. He made his first century against England in 1990. On that time he was sixteen years old. He was the youngest bat

Sir Don Bradman is one of the greatest cricketers from Australia. Another one from Australia is Steve Waugh. He is the only captain other than the West Indian Captain Clive Lloyd who lifted the world cup twice! Steve Waugh has been a great captain and has given Australia this edge over the other cricketing nations which Australia is still enjoying. Ricky Ponting is a very intelligent captain, which he has proved once again with his team's winning ICC champion's trophy in 2009. Sachin Tendulkar and Kapil Dev are undoubtedly the best cricketers India has produced. Kapil Dev ranks amongst the world's 4 best all rounders along with Sir Richard Headley, Imran Khan and Ian Botham. Also, Anil Kumble, Ravi Shastri and Sunil Gavaskar are great cricketers from India. Gavaskar was record holder batsman of his time. Clive Llyod is undoubtedly one of the best cricketers ever born. He has been a great Captain. Probably another one of the best cricket players is Viv Richards, who is one o

Cricket - the national sport of the British that has known to become a favorite of many nations with its sensational field action, the high energy vibes and the electrifying audience. It adds much life to this otherwise boring game that was known only to the 'men in white'. What initially was a drag of a game played at idle to enjoy the sunny weather and is played all over the world, around the year, be it sunny, cloudy, cold or sweaty. This game spread over consecutive days was made succinct, by introducing the new strategy of one-days involving fifty overs to score, for both the participating teams. White uniforms gave away to colorful attires matching the national colors of the countries. The banal red ball was switched for an exclusive white one and the speculators now encompass of virtually the entire world. With the advent of the one-days came the world cups; the thrills, the chills, the oomph and battle. With nations trying to slaughter on ground the opponents with their

What a dream run! Indian Premier League (IPL) has taken centre stage in the world of cricket. Who would have believed that a couple of years ago? Indian Club Cricket holding sway in global arena!!! The second installment of IPL drama had cricket aficionados crying for more. The runaway success of the tournament was there for all to see. Global audiences watched scintillating cricket thoroughly mesmerised, while we in India rejoiced that our religion (cricket) has finally got global recognition. Full credit goes to Lalit Modi and his IPL management who made this dream come true. What did one like most about the tournament? The first answer that jumps to mind is "everything". If you fail to agree with me then read on. We will proceed step by step on a journey of critical analysis of this juggernaut called IPL. 1 .Quality of Cricket . There is no denying the fact that quality of cricket being offered on IPL stage is world class. Barring T-20 World Cup there is no other platform

The googly is a cricket delivery that turns like an off spin stock delivery but is bowled with a leg spin action. In other words it looks like a leg spin delivery but spins from the off side to the leg side. This is achieved by releasing the cricket ball from the back of the hand as opposed to the front like a normal leg spin delivery. The googly was invented by Bernard Bosanquet, an English cricket player who played during the turn of the previous century. The effectiveness of this delivery is obvious as the ball is turning in the opposite delivery as what the batsman is expecting. The grip is exactly the same as the leg spin stock delivery. The leg spin bowling grip is the little finger and ring finger down and the middle and index finger up. Two fingers up and two fingers down and the seam running between the up fingers. The ball has to sit comfortably but firm in the hand. The ring finger is the spinning finger. The thumb can be on or off the cricket ball, whatever feels the most c

Spin bowlers need understanding captains and coaches to bring the best out of them. Too many spin bowlers are lost due to poor captaincy and coaching decisions. This is especially true at junior level cricket during a player's formative years.These days, in modern cricket, the emphasis is all about scoring runs and big hits. Just look at the massive following of the 20/20 form of the game. To satisfy this insatiable thirst for runs all the pitches are prepared flat and the boundaries are brought in. All for the cheap thrill of a few more sixes. The effect is terrible on young spin bowlers. Shots that would have landed down the throat of deep mid on or deep square leg now ends up as a big six. Top edges go for six and batsmen get away with shots they previously never would have gotten away with.The pitches also do not turn anymore and the young bowler is finding it vary tough indeed to beat batsmen with turn of the pitch. A captain needs to understand that spin bowlers will go for m

There are two main variations to bowl the doosra in cricket. They are the finger doosra and the wrist doosra.The first of these variations, the finger doosra, is the type that was made famous by Saqlain Mustaq from Pakistan. Saqlain was also the first bowler to bowl the doosra on the international scene. Since then bowlers who bowl the finger variation includes Harbajan Singh from India and Johan Botha from South Africa. With the finger doosra the spin is imparted with, as the name suggests, the fingers. The wrist angle must change considerably from the stock ball delivery and the ball's seam is angled at first slip. It is an extraordinary difficult delivery to bowl. There are many tips and techniques a bowler can use though to make it easier to bowl. This variation does not spin as much as the wrist variation but it is easier to disguise during the release.The second doosra variation is the wrist variation. This variation is used by Muttiah Muralitharan from Sri-Lanka and Sajeed A

Millions of US adults play fantasy sports, centered around the NFL, the NBA and the MLB, and an equally large number play fantasy soccer all over the world.Fantasy sports are online games that allow users to select real players for a fictional (fantasy) team, the real-life statistics of those players are then used to determine which fantasy team is doing the best. The most common variant converts statistical performance of players into points , the accumulation of these points over the period of the competition determines which user wins. However this concept has still struggled to captivate cricket audiences. The relatively small pool of international cricketers to choose from, the unequal number of matches played by international cricket teams in a season, all contribute to making fantasy cricket a marketing gimmick more than a passion. Until now.Fantasy Cricket Matches TM was developed to overcome the limitations inherent in international cricket. Using the detailed nature of a cric

The leg spin bowler has five variations available to him. They are the stock ball leg spin delivery, the top spinner, the flipper, the googly and the slider. The stock ball leg spin delivery is the standard delivery for the leg spin bowler. This delivery will spin from the leg side to the off side after pitching (assuming a right handed batsman). The perfect length for this delivery is on a driving length. The top spinner is bowled with the same action and grip as the stock ball leg spin delivery but will continue straight on after pitching. In addition it will bounce more due to the top spin. This is an excellent delivery when the batsman is trying to hit you straight all the time. The ball will come onto him quicker and hit him higher on the bat, hopefully given a catch to a fielder on the boundary. The flipper is bowled with a different grip (there are three main variations) than the other leg spin deliveries. The flipper will skid on of the pitch and keep low. The flipper is a grea