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Friday 31 May 2013
NZ vs ENG First ODI-2013
NZ vs ENG first ODI-2013
Guptill ton leads New Zealand to easy win over England
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LONDON, May 31 (Reuters) - Martin Guptill's fluent unbeaten 103 led New Zealand to a comfortable five-wicket victory over England in the first one-day international at Lord's on Friday.
Guptill shared a third-wicket partnership of 120 with Ross Taylor which laid the platform for the touring side to chase down their target of 228 with 3.1 overs to spare.
England, who completed a 2-0 win over New Zealand in the test series on Tuesday, started well after being put into bat, Alastair Cook and Ian Bell sharing a smooth opening partnership of 45.
But Bell, on 18, edged Tim Southee through to wicketkeeper Luke Ronchi and the captain fell in identical fashion for 30.
Jonathan Trott and Joe Root repaired the damage with a third-wicket stand of 67 before England lost three wickets in quick succession.
Root was bowled for 30 trying to reverse sweep spinner Nathan McCullum.
Trott, on 37, was caught at deep mid-wicket off McCullum and Eoin Morgan top-edged Mitchell McClenaghan to Ronchi to leave the hosts reeling at 126 for five.
Chris Woakes made 36 and Tim Bresnan 25 but England's batsmen never got on top of a disciplined attack backed up by excellent fielding and 227 for nine was a disappointing total.
New Zealand made a terrible start to their reply when they lost two wickets in James Anderson's first over.
Ronchi was caught by Graeme Swann at second slip and Kane Williamson was brilliantly taken one-handed by wicketkeeper Jos Buttler.
Taylor and Guptill produced the best batting of the day, both striking a succession of crisp boundaries through the off-side as the England bowlers gave them too much width.
Guptill, 26, clipped Woakes through mid-wicket to reach his fifty and he lofted Swann over mid-off for the second of four sixes in his innings.
Taylor crashed another four through point off Woakes to get to his half-century but Anderson made the breakthrough on his return to the attack when the right-hander, on 54, inside-edged a catch to Buttler.
Swann bowled Grant Elliott for 27 and Brendon McCullum fell for five but Guptill reached his third one-day international century with a pull for four off Bresnan which also took New Zealand to their target.
The second match in the three-game series is in Southampton on Sunday. (Reporting by Ed Osmond; editing by Tony Jimenez)
source: http://cricket.yahoo.com
Cricket: Gayle urges ICC to follow IPL publicity example
West Indies star Chris Gayle believes the International Cricket Council have something to learn from the Indian Premier League (IPL) when it comes to publicising events such as the Champions Trophy.
Once described as the "unwanted child" of world cricket by Australian former ICC chief executive Malcolm Speed, the seventh and final edition of the Champions Trophy will start in Cardiff on June 6.
Although rocked by recent spot-fixing allegations, the lucrative IPL has captivated crowds in India, where the enthusiasm for cricket in the world's second most-populous nation provides the bulk of the finance that fuels the global game.
"I think it is down to how they actually promote it to be honest," the star batsman said at the launch of the Chris Gayle Academy in Wallington, south of London.
The 33-year-old left-hander played for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the latest IPL and caused worldwide headlines with the fastest-ever Twenty20 century, taking just 30 balls to reach three figures against Pune Warriors.
Gayle struck an astonishing 17 sixes and 13 fours on his way to an unbeaten 175 from 66 balls - the highest individual IPL score.
"There is no doubt that the IPL is huge but I think what is higher than the IPL is any World Cup-style event," Gayle said.
"This is the Champions Trophy but it is not so well highlighted (in the media) when compared to the IPL. I think once they can start making people gravitate back to the 50-over game it will be a good thing.
"This is the last Champions Trophy and I don't know what the ICC will do and whether they will replace it, we will have to wait and see, the promotion will have to be good."
The West Indies have won the Champions Trophy once, in 2004 when it was last played in England.
"We can still take a lot from it, regardless of the fact that nine years is a long time ago," said Gayle, who last year helped the West Indies win the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka.
"We can still see it as a positive as a West Indies team came here and won the competition in the cold conditions. You also have to take into consideration that we have won the T20 World Cup and are a team of champions. We play good cricket."
Drawn in Group B alongside India, Pakistan and South Africa, the West Indies will have their work cut out to reach the semi-finals.
Gayle said it was vital they made a good start in their tournament opener against Pakistan at The Oval on June 7.
Wednesday 29 May 2013
Ponting rules out Ashes return
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has back-tracked on his own suggestion he'd return to Test cricket as an emergency Ashes call-up by ruling himself out of the upcoming series against England.
The 38-year-old, one of the best batsmen of his generation, retired from Test cricket in December with 13,378 runs, including 41 hundreds, in 168 matches at an average of 51.85 to his name.
Ponting is in England, where Australia will hope to regain the Ashes in a series starting in July, to play county cricket for London-based side Surrey.
He told Wednesday's Daily Mail the possibility of an Ashes recall was "extremely unlikely", but that "you wouldn't say no, would you, if that call came and I would never say never," seemingly leaving the door ever so slightly ajar to a dramatic return to Test cricket.
However, Ponting insisted Wednesday he was a "happily retired international cricketer", telling satellite broadcaster Sky Sports: "I did an interview with the Mail yesterday (Tuesday) and probably didn't answer this question exactly the way I would have liked.
"I'm a happily retired international cricketer. There'll be a squad of 17, 18 players and there'll be reserve batsmen on standby, ready to go if anyone in the starting XI loses a bit of form.
"I won't be playing Ashes cricket this time, there's no doubt about that.
"I'm pleased everyone out there thinks that there's still an opportunity, that I might be good enough to play, but I'm happily retired and it's time for the young guys now to make the most of their opportunities."
In his Mail interview, Ponting said he would have loved another crack at arch-rivals England.
However, a poor series at home to South Africa convinced him he was no longer reaching the required standard and, with fellow senior batsman Mike Hussey retiring as well, Australia have some big shoes to fill in their top order.
"This was the series I was playing on for without a doubt," Ponting told the Mail. "I felt Australia would have been a stronger side in this Ashes with both me and Mike Hussey in the side.
"The Ashes are the pinnacle and England is the greatest tour to be on. But the bottom line is I just wasn't good enough any more to be a part of this team. I knew that."
IPL news: Rauf denies fixing allegation
"I am ready to face any inquiry if the ICC's anti-corruption unit wants to conduct any."
Pakistan umpire Asad Rauf Wednesday denied spot-fixing allegations levelled against him during the Indian Premier League Twenty20 competition, saying he was ready to face any inquiry.
Rauf, a serving elite-level international umpire, was withdrawn by the International Cricket Council (ICC) from next month's Champions Trophy in England after media reports that he was under police investigation.
"I vehemently deny allegations of match-fixing, spot-fixing, taking gifts (from bookmakers) and any illegal money," Rauf, 57, said in his first public statement since returning from India after the story broke last week.
"I am ready to face any inquiry if the ICC's anti-corruption unit wants to conduct any."
The investigations started on May 16 when Delhi police arrested three cricketers, accusing them of deliberately bowling badly in exchange for tens of thousands of dollars during the lucrative IPL tournament in India.
Indian media alleged Rauf was in contact with Bollywood actor Vindu Dara Singh, arrested on charges of acting as middleman between bookies, players and officials.
source: http://cricket.yahoo.com
Pakistan umpire Asad Rauf Wednesday denied spot-fixing allegations levelled against him during the Indian Premier League Twenty20 competition, saying he was ready to face any inquiry.
Rauf, a serving elite-level international umpire, was withdrawn by the International Cricket Council (ICC) from next month's Champions Trophy in England after media reports that he was under police investigation.
"I vehemently deny allegations of match-fixing, spot-fixing, taking gifts (from bookmakers) and any illegal money," Rauf, 57, said in his first public statement since returning from India after the story broke last week.
"I am ready to face any inquiry if the ICC's anti-corruption unit wants to conduct any."
The investigations started on May 16 when Delhi police arrested three cricketers, accusing them of deliberately bowling badly in exchange for tens of thousands of dollars during the lucrative IPL tournament in India.
Indian media alleged Rauf was in contact with Bollywood actor Vindu Dara Singh, arrested on charges of acting as middleman between bookies, players and officials.
source: http://cricket.yahoo.com
Tuesday 28 May 2013
IPL Spot-Fixing News
All 10 Uttar Pradesh cricketers under police lens
[ROUND-UP]: Gurunath's residence raided again | Dalmiya's promise to Srinivasan | Evidence tampered with?
Was there any role of cricketers from Uttar Pradesh in the spot-fixing scandal, which has hit the cash-rich Indian T20 League as well as the Indian cricket very badly?
Even if not, the investigating agencies, including the Delhi Police and the Mumbai Crime Branch along with UP Police, are keeping a close ‘watch’ on all the 10 cricketers from the state who took part in the recently concluded tournament, including Chennai Super Kings’ Suresh Raina, Pune Warriors’ Bhuvaneshwar Kumar and Rudra Pratap Singh of Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Besides these three, others who were part of different teams in this year’s Indian Twenty20 League include Ali Murtaza (Pune Warriors), Praveen Kumar, Piyush Chawla (both for Kings XI Punjab), Imtiaz Ahmed and Ankit Singh Rajput (both for Chennai Super Kings) and Eklavya Dwivedi (Pune Warriors).
Confirming this, ADG (law and order) Arun Kumar said UP Police were indeed investigating the issue.
“We are working independently on the leads provided by our agencies and so far we have successfully busted gangs involved in betting in Varanasi, Meerut, Kanpur and Ghaziabad.”
“It’s true we are continuing our investigations and several people involved in the racket are on our radar,” he said.
Meanwhile, an officer in the Special Task Force (STF) claimed that along with cricketers, activity of coaches and the local sponsors were also being watched. “We have been tipped about the possible involvement of some of the players and coaches from state.”
“We have reports of a player bowling a no-ball on the very last ball of a match between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore,” he said adding, “let’s see what happens once we complete our investigations.”
source: http://cricket.yahoo.com
[ROUND-UP]: Gurunath's residence raided again | Dalmiya's promise to Srinivasan | Evidence tampered with?
Was there any role of cricketers from Uttar Pradesh in the spot-fixing scandal, which has hit the cash-rich Indian T20 League as well as the Indian cricket very badly?
Even if not, the investigating agencies, including the Delhi Police and the Mumbai Crime Branch along with UP Police, are keeping a close ‘watch’ on all the 10 cricketers from the state who took part in the recently concluded tournament, including Chennai Super Kings’ Suresh Raina, Pune Warriors’ Bhuvaneshwar Kumar and Rudra Pratap Singh of Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Besides these three, others who were part of different teams in this year’s Indian Twenty20 League include Ali Murtaza (Pune Warriors), Praveen Kumar, Piyush Chawla (both for Kings XI Punjab), Imtiaz Ahmed and Ankit Singh Rajput (both for Chennai Super Kings) and Eklavya Dwivedi (Pune Warriors).
Confirming this, ADG (law and order) Arun Kumar said UP Police were indeed investigating the issue.
“We are working independently on the leads provided by our agencies and so far we have successfully busted gangs involved in betting in Varanasi, Meerut, Kanpur and Ghaziabad.”
“It’s true we are continuing our investigations and several people involved in the racket are on our radar,” he said.
Meanwhile, an officer in the Special Task Force (STF) claimed that along with cricketers, activity of coaches and the local sponsors were also being watched. “We have been tipped about the possible involvement of some of the players and coaches from state.”
“We have reports of a player bowling a no-ball on the very last ball of a match between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore,” he said adding, “let’s see what happens once we complete our investigations.”
source: http://cricket.yahoo.com
Monday 27 May 2013
NZ vs Eng 2nd test 2013
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News: Wold Cup-2019
England confirmed as hosts for the 2019 World Cup
London: England has been confirmed as the host country for the 2019 Cricket World Cup, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Monday.
The tournament, scheduled to involve 10 teams, will be held in June at 10 different venues which will be announced later.
"The ECB is honoured to have been selected to stage one of the largest and most important global sports events which will be a wonderful boost to sport and cricket in particular throughout England and Wales," ECB chief executive David Collier said in a statement.
ICC chief executive David Richardson said the World Cup attracted a broadcast audience in excess of 1.5 billion people.
"England and Wales boasts a number of high quality cricket venues providing players, officials and spectators with excellent facilities," Richardson said.
"We look forward to working with the ECB to deliver an outstanding tournament."
England hosted the first World Cup in 1975 and also staged the tournament in 1979, 1983 and 1999.
(Reporting by Ed Osmond, editing by Justin Palmer)
England build big lead after New Zealand wilt-2013
LEEDS, England (Reuters) - Alastair Cook closed in on a 25th test century after deciding not to enforce the follow-on as England, looking to ensure a series victory over New Zealand, built a substantial lead in the second and final test on Sunday.
England were 180 ahead after the first innings and increased that to 296 in progressing to 116 for one at the close of the third day at Headingley.
Cook was unbeaten on 88 and Jonathan Trott a snail-like 11 from 69 balls. England's one blot was another failure by out-of form opener Nick Compton who could make a painstaking seven only.
Earlier, off-spinner Graeme Swann took four wickets, including three in seven balls, and paceman Steven Finn three as New Zealand's batting frailties were once again exposed.
One week after being skittled for 68 to lose the first test by 170 runs at Lord's, the tourists collapsed spectacularly again to be bowled out for 174 in replying to England's 354.
Brittle New Zealand were dismissed in little over 1-1/2 sessions, their score flattered by a belligerent counter-attack from last pair Neil Wagner (27) and Trent Boult (24 not out) who plundered 52 quickfire runs.
From 55 without loss, New Zealand slumped to 122 for nine. Swann, exacting turn and bounce, claimed figures of four for 42 after barely turning over his arm at Lord's and Finn three for 36 with opener Peter Fulton top-scoring with 28.
They lost eight wickets in a one-sided afternoon session but instead of going for the jugular, England captain Cook opted to bat again.
Cook's ease at the crease was in direct contrast to Compton, whose search for form ahead of the Ashes series against Australia starting in July ended in more disappointment.
Compton, out for one in the first innings, scratched around for 84 minutes and 45 balls before he offered up a glove-pad chance to Hamish Rutherford at short-leg off spinner Kane Williamson.
His last six test innings have yielded only 54 runs since he scored centuries in successive tests in New Zealand in March.
New Zealand had begun the day well by wrapping up England's innings in 24 minutes, the hosts adding just 17 to their overnight total in losing their last three wickets.
Boult claimed five for 57, his second five-wicket haul in an innings against England this year after returning test-best figures of six for 68 in the drawn third test in Auckland in March.
The left-armer bowled only two overs in England's second innings before leaving the field with a side strain.
source: http://cricket.yahoo.com
IPL-6 Final 2013
Mumbai send off Sachin with maiden IPL titleFancied Chennai Super Kings ousted by 23 runs at the Eden Gardens.
KOLKATA: An IPL season of allegedly rampant malpractices drew to an insipid close on Sunday night as Mumbai Indians destroyed Chennai Super Kings by 23 runs at the Eden Gardens to win their maiden domestic Twenty20 title.
The final match of a season that saw arrests of players and team personnel in connection with spot-fixing and that brought BCCI’s autocratic honcho N. Srinivasan to the brink of elimination from the powerful body – was almost anti-climactic.
Sachin's last IPL?
But as Mumbai players streamed on to the field in celebration, Sachin Tendulkar let slip a shocker to Harsha Bhogle in conversation that this might have been his last IPL season.
"I had to wait 21 long years for the World Cup and six years for the IPL. It has been an enjoyable journey and it's never too late. But I'm forty and this is the right time to stop playing IPL," he said.
Tendulkar did not play the final and the last few games this season on account of having suffered a tendon injury to the left hand.
Nine pins
Those expecting a crowd invasion in protest of the suspected murky dealings in IPL, or even a cracking contest, were disappointed. Kieron Pollard’s 32-ball 60 first rescued Mumbai from 52/4 in the tenth over to a respectable 148/9 on a pitch not entirely conducive to shot-making.
This was followed by Mumbai’s masterly pace bowling combination of Lasith Malinga and Mitchell Johnson – in tandem with Harbhajan Singh's and Pragyan Ojha's slower offerings – reducing Chennai to 58/8 inside the 12th over, the contest moving steadily in the direction of the team's second consecutive defeat in an IPL final.
Malinga strikes
As much credit as goes to Pollard, and the stabilizing 48-run stand he shared with Ambati Rayudu (37), Mumbai owe their first IPL win equally to Lasith Malinga, whose blistering spell with the new ball destroyed Chennai’s pursuit in nascence. The Lankan slinger bowled Orange Cap holder Michael Hussey with a yorker and bounced out the prolific Suresh Raina in the first over of the chase.
Chennai descended to 3/3 when S. Badrinath chased Johnson’s wide to the ‘keeper. Batsman after batsman seemed intent on giving up their wicket, and skipper MS Dhoni played the lone fighting hand in a losing cause with a 45-ball 63, including five sixes, but it was all in vain as his team ended on 125/9, its dreams of a third title win up in smoke.
Bravo's feat
Mumbai faced no little trouble of their own when they elected to bat. Chennai’s medium pace trio of Albie Morkel, Mohit Sharma and Chris Morris were outstanding and made early inroads - Aditya Tare, Rohit Sharma, and Dwayne Smith were all out cheaply - and then Dwayne Bravo claimed four wickets to finish with a record IPL season tally of 32 and the Purple Cap.
Bravo, however, leaked 42 in his four overs as Pollard and Rayudu put on the only partnership of note. The West Indian was in sublime form, picking fours off the slower bowlers and reaching his half-century off 31 balls in the last over of the innings. Pollard hit the last two deliveries, bowled by Bravo, for huge sixes, ending Mumbai's innings on a positive note, one they carried with them when they began to bowl.
source: http://cricket.yahoo.com
Saturday 25 May 2013
Nz vs ENG 2nd Test Score Board Day 2
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NZ vs ENG 2nd Test Day-2
Root lifts England with maiden test century
By Justin Palmer
LEEDS (Reuters) - Joe Root hit a maiden test century on his home ground at Headingley and county colleague Jonny Bairstow chipped in with 64 to leave England on top at 337 for seven in the second test against New Zealand on Saturday.
Root, in his sixth test, punched the air and gleefully hugged fellow Yorkshireman Bairstow after steering Doug Bracewell to the third-man boundary to bring up his hundred.
Batting with ease and showing exemplary footwork and timing, Root and Bairstow made New Zealand's attack toil in a fifth-wicket stand of 124 on an extended second day.
New Zealand stemmed the tide when Trent Boult took three quick wickets with the new ball but Matt Prior and Graeme Swann responded with a quickfire half-century stand to leave England well-placed to push on towards 400 on Sunday.
Root's hundred was reward for the promise the 22-year-old has shown since making his test debut in India last year.
He departed for 104 to the first delivery with the second new ball when he edged Boult to wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum, one of five catches for the New Zealand captain.
Bairstow, a year older than Root, appeared well-set to follow Root to three figures until he too nicked the reinvigorated Boult behind to trudge off nine runs later.
After the opening day was washed out by rain, England lost Nick Compton (1), Jonathan Trott (28) and Alastair Cook (34) in the morning session, the latter pair falling in successive balls just before lunch to leave England stuttering at 67 for three.
Root and Bell added 79 for the fourth wicket on a track that appeared to offer less assistance to New Zealand's four-pronged seam attack as the day progressed.
Bell fell for 30 to the occasional off-spin of Kane Williamson before Root and Bairstow came together and made hay in bright sunshine, much to the delight of the Yorkshire crowd.
England won the first test at Lord's by 170 runs. (Editing by Ed Osmond)
source:http://cricket.yahoo.com
IPL-6 Final
Formidable Chennai stand in Mumbai's way of maiden IPL crown
Kolkata, (IANS): Amid the intriguing but dark saga of the unfolding spot-fixing and betting scam, two-time champions Chennai Super Kings take on traditional underachievers Mumbai Indians in the final of the controversy-ridden sixth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the iconic Eden Gardens on Sunday.
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A formidable but beleaguered Super Kings, who topped the round robin league on way to the title round, would hope for a replay of the 2010 finals to dash Mumbai Indians' quest for an elusive IPL crown. Three years back, the Mahendra Singh Dhoni led Chennai had carved out a 22-run win over Mumbai to bag their first IPL title.
It will be a test of cricketing skills as well as mental toughness for the Chennai outfit which has been making news outside the 22 yards with the fixing scandal reaching its doorstep following the arrest of chief executive Gurunath Meiyappan.
On the other hand, Mumbai would draw confidence from their 2-1 win-loss record over Chennai in this edition of the league. MI had won both the round robin games, but lost in the first play-off.
For a team based in what is called the cricket capital of the country, Mumbai's best performance so far has been a runners up trophy in their only appearance in the final.
Through the IPL years, they have fielded sides packed with superstars and promise, only to bow out in crunch games. Failures in the play-offs over the last two seasons is a further proof of their status as chokers.
Sunday gives them yet another chance to redeem themselves.
A further incentive could be a desire to enable batting legend Sachin Tendulkar, now battling an injury, to add the missing jewel in his dazzling crown - an IPL trophy.
Both the teams look evenly matched on paper.
Chennai though have been more consistent. In their armoury is orange cap holder Michael Hussey (732 runs) to provide a blistering start, a Suresh Raina (548) to carry the momentum forward and finally the trio of Dhoni, Dwayne Bravo and Ravindra Jadeja to finish things off in style.
Their potent bowling is led by all-rounder Dwayne Bravo who with 28 scalps is the joint highest wicket taker this season along with Rajasthan Royals' James Faulkner.
New ball bowler Mohit Sharma (19 wickets) has been a revelation, both in terms of his economy rate and ability to take wickets in crucial situations. He has been well supported by lanky South African pacer Chris Morris (14 wickets).
The spin twin of Ravichandran Ashwin (15 wickets) and Jadeja (13 wickets) can also be a handful for the opponents, especially on a slow turning Eden track.
On the other hand, Mumbai Indians have been blowing hot and cold. They powered themselves into the knockout stage by finishing second, but were humbled by Chennai in the first playoff before stuttering past Royals in the second to seal the final berth.
Opener Dwayne Smith has been in red hot form and so long as he is out batting in the field, Mumbai look favourites to win any game. The West Indian so far has amassed 414 runs and his last two innings read-62 (44), 68 (28).
While Tendulkar has been forced to lay low with a wrist injury, his replacement Aditya Tare has grabbed eyeballs with his big hitting.
The middle order comprising skipper Rohit Sharma (536 runs) and keeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik (489) looks solid. The big hitting prowess of Kieron Pollard needs no introduction. The burly allrounder has the ability to turn a match on its head in a short span.
If in Mitchell Johnson (22 scalps) and Lasith Malinga (18), Mumbai have a dangerous new ball bowling pair, they have an equally beguiling spin duo in Harbhajan Singh (22) and Pragyan Ojha (15).
source:http://cricket.yahoo.com
source:http://cricket.yahoo.com
IPL Spot-Fixing News
Police said on Friday they were "investigating all the angles" in the Indian spot-fixing scandal but refused to confirm if they were targeting top Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf.
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Rauf was withdrawn from next month's Champions Trophy in England amid media reports that he is under police investigation for spot-fixing, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Thursday.
Police in the Indian city of Mumbai would not confirm whether the umpire was being investigated as part of the probe which has led to the arrests of three Indian cricketers, including Test fast bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, and 11 bookmakers.
A police official said "we are investigating all the angles", adding that Rauf "has not been called in for interrogation".
The ICC said the decision to withdraw Rauf was made after media reports on Wednesday "that the Mumbai police are conducting an investigation" into the umpire's activities.
"We feel that it is in Asad's best interests as well as those of the sport and the event itself, that he is withdrawn from participating in the Champions Trophy," the ICC said in a statement.
"At this stage, the ICC has no further comment to make."
Rauf, who has stood in 48 Tests and 98 one-day internationals, was one of the umpires during the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the centre of the corruption probe.
The withdrawal comes a week after police arrested the three cricketers, accusing them of deliberately bowling badly in exchange for tens of thousands of dollars during the ongoing IPL.
Spot-fixing is an illegal activity where a specific part of a game, but not the outcome, is fixed.
Sreesanth, who has played 27 Tests for India, is alleged to have been paid four million rupees ($72,000) to give away around 14 runs in an over while playing against the Kings XI Punjab on May 9.
His Rajasthan Royals teammates, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila, are said to have agreed to similar deals in two other IPL matches.
The scandal widened when police in Mumbai arrested a Bollywood actor, Vindu Dara Singh Randhawa, earlier this week as part of the probe, which has caused outrage among fans in the cricket-mad nation.
source: http://cricket.yahoo.com
Friday 24 May 2013
RR vs MI 2nd Qualifier 2013
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Thursday 23 May 2013
IPL NEws: Spot-Fixing
Vindoo spills the beans on Bollywood
He facilitated others in Bollywood in placing bets with bookies he knew
He facilitated others in Bollywood in placing bets with bookies he knew
Mumbai (Hindustan Times): The Mumbai crime branch claims to have stumbled upon a bollywood-bookie-cricketer nexus following the disclosures made by Vindoo Dara Singh, son of the late Dara Singh, while investigating the betting racket busted by them. Vindoo who is currently in the custody of the crime branch's property cell, has started singing during custodial interrogation, sources said.
He has allegedly told the police that he not only placed bets but also facilitated others in Bollywood in placing bets with bookies he knew. At times, he would double up as a bookie himself and was known as "Jack" in bookie and punter circuits. Bollywood personalities are also known to hobnob with the bookies, he allegedly said.
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A senior crime branch officials said that Vindoo's mobile phone call record has revealed 'quite a few names' and they were investigating various connections to the betting racket busted by them. As per sources, Vindoo knew many cricketers and he used this friendship to gets tips on the game and in turn to place bets, police said.
Sreesanth's betting company and CSK-Vindoo link
"He was close to many bookies, especially Pawan Jaipur and Sanjay Jaipur. He also was in touch with Jupiter, a bookies common in the cases in Mumbai and Jaipur. Vindoo also was in touch with Ramesh Vyas, who ran the Kalbadevi centre which connected Indian and Pakistani bookies," sources said.
Himanshu Roy, joint commissioner of police (Crime) said their investigations were at a sensitive stage and hinted of more arrests were likely. He added their case so far was related to betting only.
Sources said that Vindoo would accept bets upto Rs. One lakh. He would in turn put bets of larger sums with big bookies like Jupiter. "I have a bad addiction for betting is what Vindoo confessed," said a crime branch officer, requesting anonymity. Vindoo also used place bets on horse racing. It is also suspected that Vindoo was a conduit between bookies, Bollywood personalities and cricketers, and was being guided by bookies owing allegiance to Sunil Abhichandani alias Sunil Dubai.
The crime branch has recovered three mobiles phones belonging to Pawan Jaipur and Sanjay Jaipur from Vindoo's residence. He also booked hotel rooms for the duo in the city in May. Also on May 17, when the police were searching the duo, Vindoo took them in his own car to the international airport for their escape to Dubai.
Vindoo claims that he had earned around Rs. 17 lakh from betting in this year's T20 season. As per sources, Vindoo was a great fan of cricket for a long time and had a bookie friend named Anand Saxena in Delhi. Through Anand he eventually got introduced to the book making world. Afterwards he was introduced to Pawan and Sanjay Jaipur by Anand almost 8 years ago.
It was from 2005, that he started to place bets on all sorts of cricket matches. He struck rapport with Pawan and Sanjay Jaipur and was in touch with Jupiter, a bookie common in the cases in Delhi and Mumbai. Singh was also in touch with Ramesh Vyas of Kalbadevi, who ran a centre which connected Indian, Pakistani and Dubai based bookies.
RR vs MI 2nd Qualifier IPL-6
Clash to reach final
Notwithstanding serious doubts over injured Sachin Tendulkar's availability, Mumbai Indians would look to exorcise their Indian Premier League (IPL) playoffs demons when they meet Rajasthan Royals - a team determined to redeem themselves after being rocked by the spot fixing scandal - at the Eden Gardens on Friday for a place in the final.
Over the years, despite having several superstars of world cricket in their ranks, Mumbai Indians have made it to the title round only once in 2010, but finished runners up. In the last two editions they were eliminated in the playoffs.
Their opponents Rajasthan, who are battling spot fixing demons after three of their players including India international Sreesanth were arrested, have made it to the playoffs for the first time since becoming champions in the inaugural season of the cricketing extravaganza.
Mumbai led by skipper Rohit Sharma (534 runs) and wicket-keeper Dinesh Karthik (467 runs), have a very steady batting line up. The big hitting Caribbean duo of Dwayne Smith and Kieron Pollard add further muscle to the firepower, with their ability to take the game away from any rival once they get cracking.
On the bowling front, the Mumbai outfit has a very potent attack comprising the likes of Lasith Malinga and Mitchell Johnson who between themselves have 39 scalps. With the Eden wicket keeping low and affording turn, the formidable spin partners Harbhajan Singh and Pragyan Ojha may well pose a threat to the Royals.
On the flip side, Mumbai have been hit by injury blues. Tendulkar (287 runs) is uncertain for Friday's game with an injured left wrist and hand. Pacer Dhawal Kulkarni is out of the tournament with a side strain.
After the spot-fixing scandal exploded, going out and performing without inhibitions in front of thousands of prying eyes, has been a challenge for the Rahul Dravid led side.
However, they managed to hold on to their nerves to beat Sunrisers Hyderabad in a low scoring game Wednesday to seal a birth for the final playoff, the winner of which will clash with Chennai Super Kings in the final to be played at the Eden Gardens on Sunday.
The Royals too are a formidable side galvanised by the likes of Shane Watson who single-handedly can change the complexion of the game both with the bat and the ball. The burly Australian all-rounder so far has scored 537 runs including a blistering century from 15 innings and taken 12 wickets.
Going through tough times, skipper Rahul Dravid has led his team from the front scoring 428 runs with four 50s.
Opener Ajinkya Rahane (467 runs) has been a revelation and along with Dravid and Watson forms the bulwark of the Royals batting.
Stuart Binny and Brad Hodge have made useful contributions and after the Australian's match wining knock of 54 against Hyderabad in the eliminator, expectations from him have risen. Exciting young batsman Sanju Samson would also like to make himself count.
Their bowling attack is led by James Faulkner (27 wickets) who is just a wicket behind purple cap holder Chennai's Dwayne Bravo. West Indies' Kevon Cooper (17 wickets), Siddharth Trivedi (11) and Watson have provided good support to the lanky Australian pacer.
Friday's playoff at the Eden Gardens will surely be a mouth watering proposition for an expected capacity crowd to witness two legends of Indian cricket Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar crossing swords. Along with Mumbaikars, fans all-across would wish for Tendulkar to be fit for the game.
source: http://cricket.yahoo.com
source: http://cricket.yahoo.com
Wednesday 22 May 2013
Royals will meet Mumbai Indians in the second qualifier.
Hodge blinder floors Sunrisers
Brad Hodge's belligerence saved Rajasthan Royals the blushes on Wednesday night as they scrambled past Sunrisers Hyderabad by four wickets to enter what is effectively the second semifinal of the season.
Royals will face Mumbai Indians in the 'Qualifier 2', a battle to decide who meets Chennai Super Kings in the big final at the Eden Gardens later this month. It was a result they can almost entirely credit to Hodge's 29-ball 54, inclusive of five sixes, two of which came off Darren Sammy's last over with ten needed to win.
Chasing the 133 target they were set by Hyderabad, Royals were jolted as they lost four wickets for seven runs in the face of some tight spin bowling by Amit Mishra and Karan Sharma. Skipper Rahul Dravid was earlier out after a brief counter-attack against Dale Steyn, and the slump in the middle left Royals needing 60 off the last seven overs, with Hodge and Sanju Samson in the middle.
Changing course
Hodge spanked Sharma back over his head and cleared square-leg for maximums, before hoicking Amit Mishra beyond long-off. Steyn returned to trap Samson with a searing inswinging yorker. Hodge, however, needed just two balls to care care of the last-over target.
Darren Sammy had earlier plucked an impossible, high catch at the boundary of Shane Watson (24) to turn the tide. Dishant Yagnik (0) played a horrible shot against the West Indian captain, and Mishra fooled Ajinkya Rahane (18) into a caught-and-bowled. But it turned out to be a false dawn for the Sunrisers as, for once, they failed to defend a 130-odd score.
Starting trouble
It wasn’t a toss won well for White. Parthiv Patel (1) and Hanuma Vihari (1) fell to veteran medium-pacer Vikramjeet Malik, on a pitch not quite amenable to playing shots. Shikhar Dhawan was sedate as he steadied the ship with skipper White, to the end of a risk-eschewed 52 runs, but no sooner than White attempted to up the tempo, he ended up holing out to the deep off the bowling of Siddharth Tridevi.
Dhawan followed suit, hitting James Faulkner straight to short fine leg chasing a successive boundary, and it was left to Sammy and Thisara Perera to swing crucial sixes as Hyderabad accrued 65 in the last six overs. Sammy’s 21-ball 29 ensured that Hyderabad breached their usually defendable score in the vicinity of 130. But tonight proved to be a exception.
source:http://cricket.yahoo.com
Tendulkar out of IPL
Tendulkar out of IPL with hand injury
Sachin Tendulkar will not take further part in the Indian Premier League owing to an injury on his left hand, his team Mumbai Indians said on Wednesday.
Tendulkar, who did not play the Qualifier I against Chennai Super Kings on Tuesday, has been ruled out of action for three weeks, according to a Mumbai Indians statement.
"Sachin Tendulkar has injured his left wrist and hand while batting in the game against Sunrisers Hyderabad on 13th May. On investigation, we have found that there is some swelling in the wrist and around one of the tendons of his left hand," said the statement.
"He is currently under rehab and is progressing well. The normal recovery time for this injury is around three weeks, however rehab results in the past nine days have shown reasonable improvements and we are hopeful to get him back in action as soon as possible."
Mumbai Indians lost to Super Kings and now take on the winner of the Eliminator at the Eden Gardens Friday for a spot in the final.
Mumbai Indians pacer Dhawal Kulkarni also played his last match of IPL6.
"Dhawal has sustained a side-strain during the game against Kings XI Punjab in Dharamshala on 18th May. He will take about six weeks to recover completely and has been ruled out of the rest of the tournament," the statement added.
source: http://cricket.yahoo.com
(IPL-6) SRH vs RR Eliminator 2
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