Also known as the Prudential Cup, the 1975 cricket world cup was the first trophy of it’s kind. With 8 teams taking part in it namely, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, England, West Indies, Australia, New Zealand and East Africa, the first edition was held in England from the 7th till the 21st of June 1975.
As the game of cricket evolved, it became imperative for every team to have within their ranks at least one all-rounder who was bankable with the ball and bat. In the beginning of 1980′s the world saw every cricketing nation trying to develop a player whose abilities as an all-rounder would help them add an aggressive flavor to their playing style. Although Pakistan cricket team has had a number of talented all-round cricketers in the recent years like Shahid Afridi, Abdur Razzaq and Azhar Mehmood to name a few but they all drew inspirations from the two maestros which…
Wills World Cup took place in 1996 and was hosted once again by the Sub Continent. The tournament was as colorful as ever and Pakistan owing to the home conditions was being termed as the favorite as it was the defending champion too.
Is there any particular way a team has to be chosen for the World Cup? In fact, there are several; you choose the way depending on the team you are choosing. In this article, I take a look at how the teams of the sub-continent were chosen for the forthcoming ICC World Cup 2011:
Indian cricket team is one of the strongest teams in 2011 World Cup and the best to represent Indian team in any edition of the World Cup tournament. Additionally, the team is playing in compatible home condition and familiar home tracks. The Team India will also have an unprecedented support of the home crowd. India has an excellent chance to lift the coveted trophy for the second time with a bit of luck.
South Africa is one of the strongest team in the World Cup tournament as it has always been in the past editions. In each of the tournaments they have participated, they were one of the favorites to win the World Cup, but could never win any. If there was one team that was as good as the ultimate champion in each edition of the tournament, it was South Africa. This time is no different, but they looked a more settled team this time around with each player fully knowing their individual roles.
With a handful of teams being termed as the favorites to lift the 2011 world cup, South Africa seems to have the edge over a lot of the teams. Not only is it an excellent fielding unit but also has a balanced bowling attack. However if they are to taste success finally at the highest level, they have a few players who would have to play a key role.
New Zealand Cricket team is known for their hard work and team spirit with captains who always lead from the front. Kiwi team have been lucky to have three exceptional captains, 2 in the previous world cups and one who will be captaining his team for the first time in 2011 World Cup.
Best Captains for the New Zealand Cricket Team in World Cup Events
Cricket is a team sport which is played outdoors. It is played with bat, ball and wickets by two teams of 11 players, each having a captain and a keeper. There are also two umpires who conduct the game and decide whether a player is out or not. The ground must have a particular 22 yard stretch in the middle where the batsmen will bat and the bowlers will bowl. This stretch is usually constructed by professionals and is called a pitch. The rest of the ground is used for fielding. There should be wickets on each end of the pitch. At a single point of time, there must be 13 players on the ground; 11 players from the fielding team and 2 batsmen who will bat at each end.
A century in the final of One Day Cricket World Cup may be the ultimate dream of the greatest of the batsmen. Nine World Cup finals so far have produced five hundreds. Four of the five hundreds in the finals were scored in the first innings.
Popularly known as Veeru, Sehwag is the heartthrob of millions and millions of girls from all over the world. The fan following of Sehwag is remarkable. Though he is well known for his batting skills, the bowling contributions of Sehwag cannot be ignored. He is a right arm off-spin bowler. He joined the Indian cricket team in 1999 and played his first test match in 2001. he was the first receiver of the Wisden leading cricketer in the world award and till now no on has defeated his record of retaining this award the very next year.
Vangipurapu Venkata Sai Laxman, was born on November 1, in the year 1974, in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. Popularly known as VVS Laxman. Laxman is a right handed batsman and occasionally an off spin bowler. He started his career by playing domestic cricket, representing Hyderabad. He uses his wrists in such a way that the ball flicks to various places with perfect timing, moreover on through the leg side.
The first women cricket match was played in the year 1745, on 26 July, between 11 maids of Bramley and Hambledon, all dressed in white.The girls ran, bowled and batted as most men would do in the game.Previous records show that women cricket was played occasionally between villages in Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire. Some matches were played in front of large crowds with heavy betting, with single women against their married counterparts. The first county match was held between Hampshire and Surrey in 1811, at Ball’s Pond in Middlesex. The participants were between age group of 14 to 60. In early 19th century, Christina Willes, sister of John Willes pioneered roundarm bowling action to avoid becoming ensnared in her skirts.
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, a well-known batsman of the Indian cricket team has made remarkable contributions to the history of cricket. He was the youngest test player of India. He made his debut at the age of sixteen in 1989 playing his first international test match. Today he holds the record of scoring the maximum number of centuries in both test and one day matches. He is also famous as the leading run-scorer and century maker. Apart from being a top-order batsman, Tendulkar is also a useful bowler. Popularly he is known as tendulya, the littlemaster, the master blaster, the little champion and also the god of cricket by his fans and critics.
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is known as the god of modern day cricket. He has achieved everything which a normal human being can only dream of. Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is perfect role model for Indian youth not just because he achieved so many miles stones in the field of cricket but his off the field behavior is also admirable. People often say getting success is easy as compared to maintaining the success or getting at the top is easy but maintaining yourself at top is very difficult. Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar has done the exactly same.
When dashing Indian opener Virender Sehwag nicknamed Viru arrived at scene of International cricket people called him as a clone of the Master Blaster Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar. Main reason of such comparison was how they approached their game. Both are attacking batsman and like to attack on the bowler from the word go.
Pakistan has a realistic chance of winning the World Cup and more so because the pressure on them is much less compared to the other teams this time. Moreover they are not playing in front of their home crowds, but are still playing on familiar flat tracks. Beside being a very balanced side, this Pakistan team like always have players who can deliver a knockout punch at the most crucial stage of the game, which is very important in One Day format of the game.
Toss has often played an important role in the Outcome of the Final of Cricket World Cup tournaments as the performance of the team itself. Sometimes, the decision rather than the toss itself decided the fate of the game. In the entire history of World Cup tournaments, the team that has won the toss has won the Final four times and lost five times.
This World Cup will belong to the batsmen. Bowlers will go for a lot of runs. The fast bowlers will be absolutely ineffective unless the batsmen are incapable. This World Cup is going to be a true spectacle as it is the first World Cup being played after the success of T20 format of the game and it is being hosted in a cricket-crazy region of the World. The advancement in the technology used in the game, the incredible number of audience, and the TV coverage will make this World Cup a huge hit.
There is no bigger or better occasion in cricket than a World Cup. The wait for the next World Cup begins the moment a World Cup ends. Teams are built and careers are often decided based on World Cup. New talents are unearthed for the World Cup and many veterans have chosen World Cup as the occasion to retire. Such is the charm of the event that it captivates everyone. As the event is drawing closer,
India Vs Pakistan Would Be An Ideal Final For 2011 World Cup
His value to his team is undisputed. He became the team’s test captiin during their tour of the West Indies in 2009, making him, at age 22, the fifth youngest captain in test history. Wisden went on to name him the Test Cricketer of the Year. During the year, he also headed ICC’s allrounder rankings. Shakib Al Hasan will cement his reputation as Bangladesh’s most valuable player if he can help take his side past the group stage into the quarter-finals of ICC World Cup 2011.
ICC World Cup 2011: Why Shakib Al Hasan Is Bangladesh’s Most Valuable Player
Although the Indians and Sri Lankans would get the advantage of the home grounds and home crowd yet it would not lead them to win the tournament. New Zealanders are hard working but are unable to reach in the finals. Medium pacers would be losers on the Indian pitches.
As the ICC World Cup 2011 is round the corner, the main department on which team India has to work upon is its bowling. This article describes the weakness in detail.
ICC World Cup 2011 – India’s Crucial Weakness Is Pace Bowling
Cricket is the second most popular sport in the world after football. Although it is a complex game, it still gained popularity and fan following across the world in developed, developing and even in undeveloped countries too. Its craze is high in Australia and India.
Custom Made Cricket Kits – Most Effective Way To Exhibit Your Spirit
The title of the article could cause you to doubt my sanity, but I am talking about an event that’s just four years away. And it’s never too soon to plan.
Bangladesh registered a famous victory over India at the 2007 ICC World Cup. Incidentally, this was just their second win in 22 games against India.
Nowadays, ICC Cricket 20-20 World Cup has gathered equal importance in the cricketing aspect. Just as it came to an end last year cricket fans are eagerly looking forward to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.
Cricket is a beautiful game to play. It is never a one man game, but still there are a few guys who stood like a sun for the rest of his teammates and shined like stars to all the cricket fans.
The preparation of the Indian media always exceeds that of the preparation of Team India before any cricketing event. The media and the people are more active than the team itself. Whenever such event like World Cup is in the offing, the media unleashes all its resources to celebrate an Indian win in advance.
Huge Expectations And Build-Up Could Sink India’s Ship At Cricket World Cup 2011
The year didn’t begin as well as the Indians would have liked. They played a tri-series in Bangladesh with Sri Lanka as the third nation in the tournament. The Indians had an ordinary tournament with a crushing four wicket defeat in the finals by the hands of Lankans. The tri-series was followed by a two match Test series against the host Bangladesh and the number one test team didn’t have much problem in beating the minnows two-nil.
India, Pakistan, Australia, and South Africa are the strongest teams in the tournament and are most likely to make it to the Final four with a scope for an upset or two. Apart from the strength of the teams, decisions at the toss will also play crucial role.
If you cannot watch the cricket world cup at your house, what can you do? Is it safe to watch it online? Are the free streams safe? Do the paid services work? Find out your options right here.
An India-Pakistan match at the ICC World Cup 2011 is likely to draw a bigger worldwide audience than the final of the event if either of these teams does not feature therein. Their fans would dearly love to see the teams clash in the final of the event. But could India and Pakistan meet before the final? If so, at what stage?
ICC World Cup 2011: Will India, Pakistan Meet Before The Final?
Overwhelming favourites India open their World Cup campaign with a match against co-hosts Bangladesh on February 19, at Mirpur, Bangladesh. Let’s take a look at how Indian batsmen have performed individually against their sub-continental rivals in past ODIs: 1. Virender Sehwag: In 11 games against Bangladesh, Sehwag has scored 328 runs @ 29.
ICC World Cup: How Indian Batsmen Have Done Against Bangladesh
Cricket is one of the widely followed sports and is a single major sports in many Asian countries like India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. People in this part of the world are crazy about the game of cricket and their cricketing heroes. The game is keenly followed and the cricketers are worshiped by cricket crazy fans. It is people’s love of the game that makes cricketers the biggest heroes and richest people.
Punishment For Spot Fixing Culprits Is A Gift For The Game Of Cricket And Fans
This is the first time in the history of one day cricket World Cup tournaments that India has emerged as the strongest team in the tournament and top favorites to win the coveted trophy. India has won the World Cup for the first and for the only time in 1983. Team India was not even one of the best teams in the 1983 edition, leave alone being the best team in the tournament.
All incidents of doping, ball tampering, match fixing and player connection with betting agents, seem to be done only by Pakistani players. It is very surprising to see if match fixing is true then why there have been no reported incidents of English players or Australian Players.
Ricky Ponting is one of only three cricketers who have won One Day World Cup Trophy three times, highest by any cricketer in the history of the game and that too in three consecutive editions. The other two being his contemporaries and teammates Adam Gilchrist and Glenn McGrath. Ricky Ponting will participate in 2011 World Cup and will have the opportunity to become the only cricketer with as many as four One Day Cricket World Cup trophies under his belt.
Unique Record Beckons Ricky Ponting In One Day Cricket World Cup 2011
World Cup is considered as the biggest prize in cricket in general and in one day cricket in particular. A victory in this showpiece event is considered as the ultimate achievement for any cricketer. There are cricketers who have the distinction of being part of World cup winning team multiple times.
Onset of cricket fever is to be seen among all the cricket fans as ICC world cup 2011 has almost reached at your doorstep. Wherever you go, you’ll see that the talks of cricket are at peak.
Wasim Akram, “a star born to rule the world of Cricket.” An all rounder, played in Pakistan Cricket team, was born on 3rd June in the year 1966 at Lahore, Pakistan. Wasim Akram studied in Islamia College of Lahore and played cricket there.
There have been a few sensational sixes on the last and penultimate ball of the game to secure the victory. The most famous of them was the SIX by Javed Miandad when four runs were required to win the Final of the Australasia cup, a tournament equivalent of Champions Trophy. The next in significance was probably the six by Wasim Akram when six runs were required off the last two balls to win the final of the Nehru Cup, a World series tournament involving six major teams.
Last Ball Six By Asif Mujtaba To Tie One Day Against Australia
Javed Miandad’s six off the last ball and Wasim Akram’s six off the penultimate ball of the game to win two prestigious one day tournaments are well documented. Kapil Dev has such similar feat to his credit. He had the ability to hit a six on demand.
Brendon Taylor has hit a six off the last ball when five runs were required for a win to win a One Day match against Bangladesh. It was the 3rd match of the 5-match one day series between two minnow of World Cricket. Both the sides have won a match apiece going into the 3rd One Day International of the series. Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to field.
Last Ball Six By Brendon Taylor To Win A One Day Game Against Bangladesh
Shahid khan Afridi, a great hero of Pakistani cricket team, was born on 1st March in the year 1980 in Khyber Agency, the area of (FATA) Federally Administrated Tribal Areas. Shahid Afridi passed his childhood days in Karachi and played cricket for the street teams. This attacker of the ball, was brought forward by Imran Khan in a match against Kenya, at Nairobi on October 2nd 1996.
When 20/20 cricket was introduced by the ICC (International Cricket Council) to the cricketing world many a die-hard test match and one day cricket fan believed it would do more harm than good and it was not ‘real cricket’. Cricket is by nature a game of patience and endurance in test match form, but it is also a spectator sport. To many people test matches are boring, and although one day matches are fun they are just too long for some people.
Kolkata’s Eden Gardens is part of the folklore of Indian cricket. And some of that folklore isn’t pristine white.
Depression in cricket is more common than you might think. Its also indiscriminate. No matter how rich, clever or talented someone is, something like one in five females and one in eight males in the western world will experience some form of depression in their lifetime. It may only be mild, but depression left undiagnosed and untreated can take people onto a more serious level.
Getting the best from your players is one of the greatest skills required by any coach. How well you communicate depends on your players response which means you are responsible for how they understand you. Pay attention to the words you use as your words can open up the possibility for positive change in your team members.
Sachin Tendulkar is unbeatable Indian talent that is going to be our best bet in upcoming World Cup 2011. He has been consistent and spectacular in all his performances and thus been appreciated with several awards and felicitations. Yesterday in Mumbai at the Castrol Awards for Cricketing Excellence, Sachin Tendulkar was declared the Castrol Indian Cricketer of the Year as well as the Castrol Test Batsman of the Year 2009.