Indian Cricketers

Unprecedented Demand For Twenty20 World Cup Tickets

2008-08-27T18:52:00.001-07:00

Organisers of next year's ICC World Twenty20 in England said on Monday there was an unprecedented demand for tickets.

Fans swamped telephone lines early on Monday for the event which will be staged next June at Lord's, The Oval, Trent Bridge and Taunton.

"We have seen an unprecedented interest in the tickets for the ICC World Twenty20," tournament director Steve Elworthy said on the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) Web site (www.ecb.co.uk).

"When ticket lines opened this morning there were literally thousands in the queue waiting to register to purchase tickets for the event in June next year."

He said the ticket agency handling the tournament compared it to demand for a Robbie Williams or Madonna concert, adding that all tickets were expected to be sold within days.

Twenty20 cricket has attracted massive global interest this year with the launch of the Indian Premier League and the announcement of a lucrative eight-team Champions League.

ICC World Twenty20 England 2009 Tournament Fixtures

2008-08-27T18:49:00.000-07:00

Group Stage

Group A – India (A1), Bangladesh (A2), Zimbabwe
Group B – Pakistan (B1), England (B2), Associate 1
Group C – Australia (C1), Sri Lanka (C2), West Indies
Group D – New Zealand (D1), South Africa (D2), Associate 2

Friday 5 June

1730-2030 – England v Associate 1 (Lord’s)

Saturday 6 June

1000-1300 – New Zealand v Associate 2 (The Oval)
1330-1630 – Australia v West Indies (The Oval)
1730-2030 – India v Bangladesh (Trent Bridge)

Sunday 7 June

1330-1630 – South Africa v Associate 2 (The Oval)
1730-2030 – England v Pakistan (The Oval)

Monday 8 June

1330–1630 – Zimbabwe v Bangladesh (Trent Bridge)
1730–2030 – Australia v Sri Lanka (Trent Bridge)

Tuesday 9 June

1330-1630 – Pakistan v Associate 1 (Lord’s)
1730-2030 – New Zealand v South Africa (Lord’s)

Wednesday 10 June

1330-1630 – Sri Lanka v West Indies (Trent Bridge)
1730-2030 – India v Zimbabwe (Trent Bridge)

Super Eights Stage

Group E – India or Zimbabwe (A1), England or Associate 1 (B2), Australia or West Indies (C1), South Africa or Associate 2 (D2)
Group F – Bangladesh or Zimbabwe (A2), Pakistan or Associate 1 (B1), Sri Lanka or West Indies (C2), New Zealand or Associate 2 (D1)

Thursday 11 June

1330–1630 – New Zealand or Associate 2 (D1) v Bangladesh or Zimbabwe (A2) (Trent Bridge)
1730–2030 – England or Associate 1 (B2) v South Africa or Associate 2 (D2) (Trent Bridge)

Friday 12 June

1330-1630 – Pakistan or Associate 1 (B1) v Sri Lanka or West Indies (C2) (Lord’s)
1730-2030 – India or Zimbabwe (A1) v Australia or West Indies (C1) (Lord’s)

Saturday 13 June

1330-1630 – Australia or West Indies (C1) v South Africa or Associate 2 (D2) (The Oval)
1730-2030 – New Zealand or Associate 2 (D1) v Pakistan or Associate 1 (B1) (The Oval)

Sunday 14 June

1330-1630 – Bangladesh or Zimbabwe (A2) v Sri Lanka or West Indies (C2) (Lord’s)
1730-2030 – India or Zimbabwe (A1) v England or Associate 1 (B2) (Lord’s)

Monday 15 June

1330-1630 – Pakistan or Associate 1 (B1) v Bangladesh or Zimbabwe (A2) (The Oval)
1730-2030 – England or Associate 1 (B2) v Australia or West Indies (C1) (The Oval)

Tuesday 16 June

1330-1630 – New Zealand or Associate 2 (D1) v Sri Lanka or West Indies (C2) (Trent Bridge)
1730-2030 – South Africa or Associate 2 (D2) v India or Zimbabwe (A1) (Trent Bridge)

Semi-Finals

Thursday 18 June

1330-1630 – Women’s Semi-Final – Winner of Group A v Runner-up of Group B (Trent Bridge)
1730-2030 – Men’s Semi-Final – Winner of Group E v Runner-up of Group F (Trent Bridge)

Friday 19 June

1330-1630 – Women’s Semi-Final – Winner of Group B v Runner-up of Group A (The Oval)
1730-2030 – Men’s Semi-Final – Winner of Group F v Runner-up of Group E (The Oval)

Finals

Sunday 21 June

1000-1300 – Women’s Final (Lord’s)
1500-1800 – Men’s Final (Lord’s)

Tickets For 2009 Twenty20 World Cup On Sale Shortly

2008-08-27T18:48:00.000-07:00

The International Cricket Council (ICC) and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) today announced that tickets for the ICC World Twenty20 2009 in the UK would go on sale to the public at 10am (BST) on 30 June, 2008.

And in making that announcement, ICC President-Elect David Morgan made one thing clear above all else: this tournament is designed to be the people’s game.

Ticket prices have been tailored to ensure as many people as possible can afford to watch the 17-day, 27-match, 12-team event that also includes an eight-team women’s tournament, with 15 matches in 11 days, running alongside it.

A key feature of the 2009 event is that 20 of the match days will include two games, showcasing four international teams. This double-header format allows spectators to view two games for the price of one ticket.

The men’s tournament, which will be staged at three venues – Lord’s, The Oval and Trent Bridge – will include the following pricing:

Under-16 ticket prices in the family stands at Lord’s and The Oval, including all group, Super Eight and semi-final and final match days are just £10

An under-16 ticket in the family stand at Trent Bridge for all group, Super Eight and semi-final stage match days is just £8

Adult tickets for the final start at £50 and group matches can be watched from just £30 in London and £20 at Trent Bridge

Group matches for the women’s event at Taunton will be £6 for adults, £1 for under-16s and free entry for Somerset County Cricket Club members and school and youth groups

Both semi-finals – at Trent Bridge on 18 June and The Oval on 19 June – and the final – at Lord’s on Sunday 21 June – will feature double-headers with women’s and men’s matches.

Tickets can be purchased in one of two ways:

Through the tournament’s official website, accessed via the ICC website, www.icc-cricket.com

In the UK only by telephone by calling 0844 847 2020 (cost 5p per minute from British Telecom landlines; cost from other networks and mobiles may vary)

Tickets for fans from overseas can be purchased via the website. The maximum number of tickets that can be purchased for each match day is four (4), although there is no limit on purchases for women’s group matches at Taunton.

Full details of ticket prices and conditions for each of the matches is available at www.icc-cricket.com.

Mr Morgan said: “We are delighted to announce that tickets for next year’s event will go on sale on 30 June and we believe these ticket prices represent great value for money – especially with the double header format.

“They give people the chance to watch a top-class men’s and women’s international event and most importantly of all the prices for under-16s have been set as low as possible.

“It is all part of our desire to ensure this event truly is the people’s game. We want it to be fan-focused, accessible to as many people as possible and to excite the next generation of players and supporters in the host country by giving them a chance to get close to their heroes.

“There will be huge amounts of excitement and enjoyment in fan and family-friendly environments – this is in keeping with the last event in South Africa in 2007 and we want a repeat of that success here in the UK.”

Hospitality facilities will be available direct from each of the four venues from 1 October 2008 and tour and travel packages can be arranged through Cricket Logistics, the official tour operator of the ICC World Twenty20 2009 – a list of its agents can be found at www.cricketlogistics.com.

The first-ever ICC World Twenty20 event for women will include a fourth venue, Taunton, which the ECB had previously designated as the home of English women’s cricket.

The women’s tournament will involve eight teams – Australia, England, India, New Zealand Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the West Indies – the same sides that will also compete in next year’s ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in Australia.

The men’s tournament starts at Lord’s on Friday 5 June at 1700 (BST) with an opening ceremony and the first match, between the hosts and one of two Associate teams taking part. Those Associate teams will be decided by a qualifying event in Belfast, Ireland between 2 and 4 August 2008.

The tournament is a short, sharp event and includes 14 double-headers, three of them (the semi-finals and final) involving men’s and women’s matches.

The holder of the ICC World Twenty20 trophy is India, which beat Pakistan by five runs in Johannesburg in September 2007, the culmination of a thrilling inaugural tournament.

Ireland Qualify For ICC World Twenty20 Finals

2008-08-27T18:45:00.000-07:00

Ireland are the first side to qualify for the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 Finals in England after they beat Kenya by four wickets in their Qualifier semi-final in Belfast.

Kenya were bowled out for 67 as the low scoring trend of the tournament continued before Ireland reached 72 for six in the final over.

Steve Tikolo top scored for Kenya with 13 and Thomas Odoyo hit ten as Andre Botha took three for 20 and Alex Cusack returned remarkable figures of two for three.

Ireland lost both openers Will Porterfield and Gary Wilson for ducks before Niall O'Brien (11) and Botha (22) stabilised the innings.

Andrew White (one) and Cusack (two) fell cheaply before Kevin O'Brien hit an unbeaten 17 and Trent Johnston eight to seal Ireland's place in tomorrow's final.

They will play the winners of the second semi-final between Scotland and the Netherlands while Kenya will play the losers in the third/fourth play-off for a chance to qualify later today.

Thomas Odoyo, Ragheb Aga and Jimmy Kamande all picked up two wickets as Kenya fought hard, but to no avail.

Netherlands Beat Scotland To Qualify For Twenty20 WC

2008-08-27T18:44:00.000-07:00

Netherlands Beat Scotland by five wickets to qualify for both the final of the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier final and the 2009 Twenty20 World Cup finals in England.

Scotland were restricted to 107 for eight before the Netherlands reached 110 for five from 18 overs with all-rounder Ryan ten Doeschate in fine form.

Ten Doeschate picked up three wickets for 23 runs as he came on in the middle part of Scotland's innings and after a strong start given to them by Ryan Watson (22), Kyle Coetzer (40) and Navdeep Poonia (25) they fell away, no other batsman making a double figure score.

Peter Borren was the only other man to take a wicket as four Scotland batsmen were run out.

John Blain struck early to remove Darron Reekers for two but a stand of 46 for the second wicket between Eric Szwarzcynski (31) and Tom de Grooth (24) put the Netherlands back on the right track.

Ten Doeschate then came in and hit a quick unbeaten 24 from 14 balls with Borren contributing an unbeaten 16 from 13 balls with victory wrapped up with 12 balls to spare.

Netherlands will take on Ireland in tomorrow's final while Kenya and Scotland will now play off for the last remaining position in the finals.

Canada Claim Fifth Place With Comprehensive Win

2008-08-27T18:43:00.000-07:00

Canada beat Bermuda by eight wickets in their fifth-place play off at the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifiying tournament in Belfast.

Bermuda were bowled out for 70 in 20 overs before Canada raced to 71 for two in the 11th over of their reply.

Only Oliver Pitcher (15) and Stefan Kelly (11 not out) got into double figures for Bermuda, while extras also accounted for 11 of their runs.

There were two wickets for Henry Osinde, Steven Welsh, Sunil Dhaniram and Harvir Baidwan.

Canada lost Mohammad Qazi to the first ball of their reply, caught by Steven Outerbridge off of George O'Brien and although John Davison (19) fell as well, Geoff Barnett, with 31 not out and Ashish Bagai, with an unbeaten 15, ensured Canada took a consolation victory.

Zimbabwe Confirms Withdrawal From T20 World Cup

2008-08-27T18:32:00.000-07:00

Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) has confirmed that its team will not take part in the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 in England.

Their participation had remained in doubt because the British government was unlikely to grant the team's visas and the confirmation comes after an original proposal in July was accepted in principle by the International Cricket Council (ICC).

ICC President David Morgan said: "We are grateful to Zimbabwe Cricket for confirming the decision taken by its officials during annual conference week.

"This allows the ICC the opportunity to plan with certainty the ICC World Twenty20 2009, as well as giving Scotland, the side set to step up in Zimbabwe’s place, plenty of preparation time ahead of the tournament."

The decision means that Ireland, the Netherlands and Scotland will all participate in the 12-team tournament next year

Vangipurappu Venkata Sai Laxman

2008-08-04T02:18:00.000-07:00

Vangipurappu Venkata Sai Laxman better known as V. V. S. Laxman, is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed middle-order batsman and a right-arm occasional off-spin bowler. Laxman represents Hyderabad in first-class cricket in India. He has also played for Lancashire in English county cricket. He is the captain of the high profile Deccan Chargers team in the Indian Premier League.As a batsman he is noted for his superb timing and ability to hit against the turn against spin bowlers. His batting style is similar to the more famous Hyderabadi, Mohammed Azharuddin - who Laxman says is his role-model.

Career statistics

Tests ODI FC LA

Matches                                    88                  86                  201              166
Runs scored                           5658              2338              15108           4944
Batting average                    44.20             30.76               51.56           34.57
100s/50s                              12/32              6/10               44/66           9/27
Top score                               281                  131                   353              131
Balls bowled                          264                   42                   1691              698
Wickets                                   2                       0                      21                  8
Bowling average                 53.50                  –                   33.76            68.50
5 wickets in innings              –                       –                       0                   0
10 wickets in match             –                     n/a                      0                 n/a
Best bowling                        1/2                     –                      3/11             2/42
Catches/stumpings          96/0                39/0                 213/1             72/0

Virender Sehwag

2008-08-04T02:11:00.000-07:00

Virender Sehwag

Virender Sehwag also known as "Viru" is an Indian cricketer (batsman) and member of the Indian national cricket team since 1999 (one-dayers) and 2001 (Tests). He is an extremely attacking right-handed opening batsman and an occasional right-arm off-spin bowler. He is the record holder for the highest score made by an Indian in Test cricket in a single innings (319), the fastest triple century in Test cricket (reached 300 off only 278 balls) and is the only Indian to score a triple century in Test cricket. He is one of the only three players to have scored two triple hundreds in Tests, along with Don Bradman and Brian Lara.

Personal information

Batting style Right hand bat
Bowling style Right arm off break

Career statistics

                                                     Tests                   ODIs
Matches                                        58                        187
Runs scored                              5014                      5540
Batting average                       52.78                     31.65
100s/50s                                 15/13                      8/28
Top score                                   319                         130
Balls bowled                             1735                       3685
Wickets                                      24                             79
Bowling average                     36.29                      40.84
5 wickets in innings                   -                               -
10 wickets in match                   -                             n/a
Best bowling                             3/12                         3/25
Catches/stumpings               45/-                          74/-

Irfan Patan

2008-07-27T12:06:00.001-07:00

Irfan Pathan

Irfan Pathan is an Indian cricketer who has been a member of the Indian national cricket team since late 2003. Beginning his career as a left-arm fast-medium swing bowler (evoking comparisons with Pakistan's Wasim Akram), Pathan improved his batting skills to become a bowling allrounder, even opening the batting on occasions. This led to critics comparing him with former Indian allrounder Kapil Dev.

Personal information

Batting style Left hand bat
Bowling style Left arm medium fast

Career statistics

                                                      Tests                    ODIs
Matches                                         29                          98
Runs scored                                 1105                     1301
Batting average                          31.57                     23.65
100s/50s                                      1/6                         -/5
Top score                                     102                           83
Balls bowled                               5884                        4727
Wickets                                       100                           142
Bowling average                       32.26                        28.54
5 wickets in innings                      7                                1
10 wickets in match                    2                               n/a
Best bowling                             7/59                            5/27
Catches/stumpings                  8/-                             17/-

Pathan grew up with his half-brother Yusuf in a mosque in Baroda, in an impoverished family. His father served as the muezzin. Although their parents wished them to become Islamic scholars, Pathan and his brother took an interest in cricket. Their games on the grounds off and inside the mosque often necessitated apologies from their father to Muslim worshippers who visited it. In the beginning his deliveries did not reach the other end of the cricket pitch, but rigorous six-hour training sessions in blazing heat and his family's sense of discipline saw him progress steadily. Under the guidance of former Indian captain Datta Gaekwad, Pathan rose to get selected in the Under-14 Baroda cricket team, and when he was selected at Under-15 level to represent Baroda in a national tournament, he was finally presented with a full set of cricket equipment, having before been restricted to second-hand gear due to his family's limited economic means.

Yuvaraj Singh

2008-07-27T11:57:00.001-07:00

Yuvaraj Singh is a cricketer from India, and the son of former Indian fast bowler and Punjabi movie star Yograj SinghHe has been a member of the Indian cricket team since 2000 (ODIs) and played his first Test match in 2003. He is the current vice captain of the ODI team. At the 2007 World Twenty20 he hit six sixes in an over against England's Stuart Broad - a feat only performed three times previously in any form of senior cricket, and never previously in an international match between two Test cricket nations.

Yuvaraj doing his best in 20twenty World Cup

Career statistics
Tests ODIs
Matches 23 212
Runs scored 1050 6069
Batting average 32.81 36.56
100s/50s 3/3 8/37
Top score 169 139
Balls bowled 282 2734
Wickets 4 56
Bowling average 41.75 41.85
5 wickets in innings - -
10 wickets in match - n/a
Best bowling 2/9 4/6
Catches/stumpings 24/- 64/-

Yuvaraj Singh

2008-07-27T11:57:00.000-07:00

is a cricketer from India, and the son of former Indian fast bowler and Punjabi movie star Yograj Singh.He is the current vice captain of the ODI team. At the 2007 World Twenty20 he hit six sixes in an over against England's Stuart Broad - a feat only performed three times previously in any form of senior cricket, and never previously in an international match between two Test cricket nations.

Rahul Sharad Dravid

2008-07-27T11:48:00.000-07:00

Rahul Sharad Dravid was born in Indore, Madhya Pradesh He is an Indian cricketer, and a former captain of the Indian national cricket team, of which he has been a regular member since 1996. Dravid is the third Indian batsman, after Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar, to have scored 10,000 runs in test cricket.
                            Dravid started playing cricket at the age of 12, and represented the state at the under-15, under-17 and under-19 level.he has been the backbone for the Indian cricket team. Beginning with the reputation of being a defensive batsman who should be confined to Test cricket, he was dropped from ODIs as he was slow in making runs. However, in a period of his career he began consistently scoring runs in ODIs as well, earning him the award of ICC player of the year.

                                                         Career statistics
                                            Tests             ODI               FC                 LA
Matches                              123                333              236                434
Runs scored                   10,122           10585          18956            14671
Batting average               54.41            39.49           57.09             42.27
100s/50s                         25/51             12/81         51/97           20/108
Top score                            270               153              270                153
Balls bowled                      120                186              617                 477
Wickets                                 1                      4                 5                       4
Bowling average               39.00         42.50           54.60             105.25
Best bowling                     1/18             2/43             2/16                 2/43
Catches/stumpings        172/0        193/14           281/1             227/17

Saurav Ganguly

2008-07-27T03:37:00.000-07:00

Ganguly is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. He is the seventh Indian cricketer to have played 100 Test matchesGanguly has scored 15 centuries in Test matches and 22 in ODIs. He is one of only seven batsmen to score more than 10,000 runs in ODIsGanguly was the captain of the Indian cricket team from 2000 to 2005. He led India in a record 49 Test matches and is the most successful Test captain of his country (India won in 21 of the 49 test matches that Ganguly led).[8] He also led India to the 2003 World Cup final.

Career statistics
Tests ODIs
Matches 106 311
Runs scored 6792 11363
Batting average 42.71 41.02
100s/50s 15/34 22/72
Top score 239 183
Balls bowled 2948 4561
Wickets 32 100
Bowling average 51.31 38.49
5 wickets in innings 0 2
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling 3/37 5/16
Catches/stumpings 69/0 100/0

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar

2008-07-26T19:10:00.000-07:00

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar was born on April 24, 1973 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
He holds several highly regarded batting records and is the leading scorer of centuries in both Test cricket and One-day internationals. He is one of the three batsmen to surpass 11,000 runs in Test cricket, and the first Indian to do so. At 13, Tendulkar was the best player in the Mumbai schools competition for Under 19s. At 14, Tendulkar made his first-class debut for the Mumbai cricket team and scored a century on debut. He made his international test debut in 1989 against Pakistan in Karachi at age 16. He scored his first international century at just 17.

Tests ODIs FC LA
Matches 148 417 247 504
Runs scored 11,809 16,361 20545 19913
Batting average 55.31 44.34 59.37 45.25
100s/50s 39/49 42/89 65/95 53/107
Top score 248* 186* 248* 186*
Balls bowled 3742 7895 7221 10185
Wickets 42 154 67 201
Bowling average 51.02 43.71 61.20 41.90
5 wickets in innings 0 2 0 2
10 wickets in match 0 n/a 0 n/a
Best bowling 3/10 5/32 3/10 5/32
Catches/stumpings 98/– 122/– 165/– 157/–

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

2008-07-26T18:46:00.000-07:00

Mahendra Singh Dhoni was born on July 7, 1981 in Ranchi, Jharkhand. Dhoni is an aggressive right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. Under his captaincy, India won the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 and CB Series of 2007-8.
Dhoni scored 148 against Pakistan in his fifth ODI match in 2005 - then the highest score by an Indian wicketkeeper. Later in the year, he broke his own record as well as set the current world record for the highest score in the second innings in ODI matches as he scored 183* against Sri Lanka. Dhoni's success in the limited overs format secured him a place in the test team and coincidentally he made his maiden test century in his fifth Test match, when he scored 148 against Pakistan. Consistent performances in ODI cricket through the end of the 2005/06 season saw Dhoni ranked as the No. 1 batsman in the ICC ODI ratings briefly.

ODI career records by opposition
# Opponent Matches Runs Average High Score 100s 50s Catches Stumping
1 Africa XI 3 174 87.00 139* 1 0 3 3
2 Australia 9 222 37.00 58 0 2 7 4
3 Bangladesh 6 146 36.50 93* 0 1 6 6
4 Bermuda 1 29 29.00 28 0 0 1 0
5 England 13 359 32.63 96 0 2 15 3
6 New Zealand 3 50 25.00 37* 0 0 3 1
7 Pakistan 13 542 60.22 148 1 4 14 1
8 Scotland 1 - - - - - - - -
9 South Africa 10 196 24.50 55 0 1 7 1
10 Sri Lanka 16 490 61.25 183* 1 2 17 3
11 West Indies 13 317 39.62 62* 0 2 10 2
12 Zimbabwe 2 123 123.00 67* 0 2 0 1
Total 90 2648 44.13 183* 3 16 85 25

2008-07-26T18:35:00.000-07:00

After winning Twenty20-World Cup Under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni

2008-07-26T18:31:00.000-07:00

After Winning the World Cup in 1983 Under the Captaincy of KAPIL DEV