On October 20th this year 2008, Britain will be celebrating the 203rd anniversary of its victory at the Battle of Trafalgar. On that day over 200 years ago, Britain won one of the greatest naval battles. On November 1st 2008, seed of the British and Welch will try to replicate that epic battle against seed of the former colonies, not on the high seas, not in a naval war fought with cannonballs and rum, but with cricket balls and the same rum that allowed Britain to win the Battle of Trafalgar. This time around, the battle will be fought with cricket balls on the same land from which Horatio Nelson acquired the famous Antigua rum that preserved his body: the twin-island nation of Antigua/Barbuda.

Battle Of Trafalgar, Rum And Stanford - Twenty20 Cricket’s $20 Million US Prize

Kevin Pietersen has been named as the first none British Born England Cricket Captain. At the age of 28, and undoubtedly one of the best batsmen in the world, Pietersen has been selected by the English Cricket Board as the man to lead the England team in to the Ashes Series in 2009 against Australia, as well as captaining the one day side which will include the lucrative Twenty Twenty Stanford Series. This article considers Pietersen’s credentials as captain and concludes that the future under his tenure looks promising.

Is Pietersen the Man to Captain England Back to Cricketing Glory?

Personal information. Full name: Mahendra Singh Dhoni D.O.B: 7th July, 1981 Place of Birth: Ranchi, Bihar Nickname: Mahi.

Biography of Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Career Highlights. 1. Became the first captain to lead India to the ICC World Twenty 20 trophy played in South Africa in September 2007 which India won on the 24th September 2007. 2. Second Indian captain after Kapil Dev to have won a World cup.

Achievements of Mahendra Singh Dhoni

The term ‘Ashes’ was first used after England lost to Australia - for the first time on home soil - at The Oval on 29th August 1882. A day later, the Sporting Times carried a mock obituary to English cricket which concluded that: “The body will be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia”. The concept caught the imagination of the sporting public.

Ashes History

It is common knowledge amongst cricket followers that the Stanford Millions could revolutionise the sport in a way that five years ago was unthinkable. The offer from the Texas Billionaire, Alan Stanford guarantees a million dollars for each player in the winning team of an invitational match arranged between a team of Caribbean Super Stars and an England Xl that that is to be played in Antigua on November 1st; there will be nothing for the losers. The offer from Stanford is part of his proposal to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to launch their own version of …

Cricket Welcomes the Stanford Millions

When you gotta go you gotta go. Michael Vaughan surely has to step down from the England Team and relinquish the Captaincy. At present, his captaincy stands up to scrutiny just…but his batting simply does not.

Who’s Next For the England Captaincy?

The most popular sport of India is undoubtedly cricket; call it religion, love or life. The people of India are very passionate about the Gentleman’s game. Cricket is to India what football is to Brazil.

The Desire of an Indian Cricket Fan - Cricket in India

Moving on from football, to India’s passion, my joy and the game of eleven fools (as George Bernard Shaw described it) cricket. I think a very few people in India do not know what cricket is, and the rest constitute the millions of fools who are ardent followers of the Men in Blue (the BCCI Indian Cricket team marketed to the core). Cricket for many Indians (including me) is larger than life and the basis of life itself.

Cricket the Gentleman’s Game - Indian Cricket Team

The battle between the batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar vs spin sensation Ajanta Mendis heats up before the first test match in Sri Lanka. Who will win the battle is to be seen.

Sachin Tendulkar Vs Ajanta Mendis