5 Team India Stars

Shikhar Dhawan:

The feisty opener sparkled with his third ODI century. He scored 116 runs (2 sixes and 11 fours) off 127 balls

Jaydev Unadkat:

The left-arm pacer continued his good show and claimed 4 wickets, conceding 41 runs in 10 overs.

Dinesh Karthik:

The wicketkeeper-batsman scored a solid innings of 69 runs (6 fours) off 74 balls.

Amit Mishra:

The leg spinner claimed 2 smart wickets, conceding 46 runs in 10 overs.

Ravindra Jadeja:

The all-rounder bowled with immense control and claimed 1 wicket, conceding just 30 runs in 10 overs.

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The Indian President Plays Cricket

The Indian President Pranab Mukherjee poses with a bat during the inauguration of the new cricket grounds at the Presidential Estate to mark his one year in office, in New Delhi on July 25, 2013. Mukherjee, 77, an active politician for over four decades, has completed his first year in office as President.

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The Top 10 Fastest Bowlers in Cricket

Fast bowlers are the lifeblood of any cricketing attack, entrusted with the job of attacking the top batmen of the other team. Because of modern training and conditioning techniques, most of the fastest bowlers on record are modern players.
 I will present a collection of bowlers  judged by experts to be the fastest.

Shoaib Akhtar

The Pakistani pace man, otherwise known as the Rawalpindi Express, is widely regarded as the fastest bowler of all time, having had a delivery measured at 100.2 miles per hour.

Jeff Thompson
Jeff Thompson was played for Australia during the 1970s, He was capable of bowling at about the same speed as Akhtar. During a bowling competition in 1978 he won with a delivery of 91.5 mph.

Mohammad Sami
Pakistan has a long line of high-quality fast bowlers. Among the fastest is Mohammad Sami who was clocked bowling at 97.1 mph.

Brett Lee
Brett Lee of Australia is considered not only one of the fastest, but also one of the best bowlers of all time. His fastest recorded delivery was marked at 97.8 mph.

Nantie Haywood
Mornantau "Nantie" Haywood is a South African cricketer who was seen as the natural replacement to legend Allan Donald. However, Haywood has suffered from long-term injury problems and hasn't competed since 2004. His fastest delivery was clocked at 95.9 mph.
Lasitha Malinga
Sri Lanka is more noted for producing world-class spin bowlers than fast bowlers, but Lasitha Malinga has disproved this, being clocked at 96.7 mph.

Malcolm Marshall
The West Indies was dominant in world cricket During the 1970s and 1980s thanks largely to its fast bowlers. Malcolm Marshall, at 5 feet 11 inches, was shorter than the average pace man, but was one of the fastest and most consistent at the time.

Shane Bond

New Zealand fast bowler Shane Bond is another who has suffered from a string of major injuries, but who had a delivery of 93.9 mph in 2001.

Courtney Walsh
Taking more than 500 wickets in first class cricket puts bowlers in a unique class, but Courtney Walsh, along with fellow 6 feet 6 inch fast bowler Curtly Ambrose, was a step above for the West Indies during the 1980s and 1990s.

Michael Holding
Michael Holding's nicknames, "Whispering Death" and the "Rolls-Royce of fast bowling," sum up the West Indian fast bowler's style. He is regarded as one of the fastest bowlers ever, although no official record exists of his delivery speed. A top player during the 1970s and 1980s, Holding retired in 1987.

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The Best Captains in Cricket World Cup History

in the game of cricket ,the role of a captain is most important and effective. Not only does he have to devise a strategy off the field around which the entire match script would revolve for his team but also has to ensure that on the field that the strategy is executed according to plan.


I will present a list of the best captains in cricket around the world:
#Clive Lloyd with his brilliant group of players and awesome batting skills led the West Indies cricket team and lifted the World Cup trophy in 1975 and 1979. His glasses, although gave him a serious look, had helped him a great deal in being one of the most prolific middle order batsmen of his time.
#Allan border always enjoyed respect not only amongst his team members but the entire cricketing fraternity for his immaculate stroke play and sound leadership skills. A consistent performance by his team coupled with good tactical leadership meant that Australian cricket team was the proud winner of the 1987 cricket world cup.
#Kapil Dev-The third edition saw an extremely seasoned all-rounder from Indian cricket team, as the winning captain. The entire tournament saw him lifting the level of his game when ever required and he subsequently was one of the major contributors in India's triumph in 1983.
#Imran Khan led a group of wounded tigers and his outstanding leadership helped Pakistan cricket team lift 1992 World Cup,His inspirational come back from a back injury and a retirement right after the 1987 WC. 
#Arjuna Ranatunga- 1996 was a big eye opener and a shocker as the weakest force in the cricketing world at that time, under sharp leadership of the laid of Arjuna  Sri Lankan cricket team, ran away with the honors,  who always made sure that he didn't throw away his wicket cheaply. Ranatunga made sure that his team who were always considered to be the under dogs would play like true champions and win the tournament with flying colors.
#Steve Waugh was always a good solid batsman but never did he possess the finesse and charisma of a leader. However he proved everyone wrong and in the 1999 world cup his unorthodox style of captaincy and some luck proved to be the turning point as Australian cricket team lifted the World Cup trophy after 12 years by toppling over Pakistan cricket team, the tournament favorites.
# Ricky Ponting who had proved himself as one of the best batsman in the world ,Under him, Australia have won the last two editions of the World Cup and both those trophies were well deserved since the Aussies seemed in a menacing mood throughout. Ponting is probably the only player in world cup cricket with such phenomenal record for he has featured in finals of all four editions that he has taken part in.

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Some informations About The Cricket Balls

Cricket is a game of bat and ball. Both of them are equally important. This round shaped cork ball created bowlers like Wasim Akram, Shane Warne, Shoaib Akhtar, Muttiah Muralitharan, Curtly Ambrose, Sir Richard Hadlee, Alan Donald, Dennis Lillee and many legendary bowlers. Everybody will remember them game as long as cricket lives. Terms like fast bowl, medium fast bowl, leg spin bowl, off spin bowl, bounce bowl, etc. are the outcomes of the cricket ball.
The bowling is a skill, and to craft the skill bowlers need to learn the construction of the ball very well. They have to become the master of controlling the ball. They need to learn how to grip the ball and how to control the seam.
The weight of a cricket ball is 155.9-163.0 grams and its circumference is 8 13/16-9 inches. But women and young cricketers use little bit smaller balls. If we think about the construction of the cricket ball, we can easily find that they are very hard indeed. In fact, a fairly new cricket ball is little bit difficult to catch or to stop for a newbie. Its edge is very sharp. Even the professional crickets have to be very careful while they play. Serious injuries are not uncommon in cricket. Even death occurred! That is why players have to wear protective equipment.
The cricket ball history  started  in 1877. Test cricket, one day cricket, and the latest shortest version Twenty 20 are the three accepted international formats of cricket all over the world. The choice of the ball depends a lot on the format of the game. Currently, Test cricket is five days long; one day cricket takes more than seven hours and the latest Twenty20 takes about three hours to complete. For the Test match red balls are the best choice from the very first Test match in history. Red balls are regarded very stable though after 80 overs the fielding side can change the ball if the skipper wants to change it, and try to attack his opponent with his fast bowlers.
For one day cricket white balls get preference, but they are not perfect. Sometimes they get dirty very quickly. So, according to the latest rule of one day cricket two new cricket balls must be used from two sides of the wicket in a one day match. This is a good decision indeed. It will give the batsmen more comfort and eventually makes cricket more popular all over the world. Twenty20 matches are only 20 overs long, so there is no need to use two balls at a time while the game progresses.

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A Brief History for Cricket World Cup

The World Cup has travelled places  in 15 countries so far. The first three and the 2007 World Cup were four occasions when a single country hosted the event but the rest have been co-hosted with two or more countries getting together to organise the tournament. In this article, I will present the illustrious history of the Cricket World Cup.
# 1975 in England: The first ever tournament was played in England with 8 teams participating in the tournament namely Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, West Indies, Sri Lanka and East Africa. The tournament had 15 games in total with West Indies beating Australia in the finals at the historic Lords to become the inaugural World Champions.
# 1979 in England: in the second edition The East Africa was replaced by Canada. Billed as favourites to win the tournament, West Indies once again matched expectations to lift their second successive World Cup under Clive Lloyd.
# 1983 in England: Zimbabwe made their maiden array in this tournament and though the number of teams still remained 8, the matches increased from 15 to 27. West Indies were outright favourites to win the trophy for a third successive time but underdogs India upset them in the finals to become the second nation to win the World Cup.
#The World Cup of 1987 was played in India and Pakistan co-hosting the event. The game was also shortened from 60 to 50 overs but the format remained the same as that of the 1983 World Cup. The final still remains the closest to date as Allan Border's Australia trounced England by 7 runs to lift their first ever World Cup title.
#In this edition that was played in Australia and New Zealand in 1992, There were several changes such as the introduction of white balls and black sight screens. This was also the first cup where the game would be played out under floodlights.the name of the game at the 1992 World Cup as cricket changed from its traditional white flannels to coloured clothing. The tournament would also see its fair share of controversies as long returnee South Africa was knocked out of the semi-finals after rain rules left them requiring 21 of just 1 delivery. Pakistan under Imran Khan beat England in the finals thus becoming the second Asian country to lift the trophy.
#The 1996 World Cup organized in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka once again found its way into the Indian sub continent with the teams significantly increasing from 9 to 12. Sri Lanka's brain child of going all out attack in the first 15 overs when the field was up would henceforth go on to revolutionise the game. Sri Lanka went on to win the tournament and in the process also became the first host country to have achieved the feat of a winning a World Cup.
#The 1999 World Cup was primarily hosted in England but Wales, Ireland, Netherlands and Scotland also organised a few games. This tourney is however remembered for the semi-final game between Australia and South Africa where needing 1 run to win, a horrible mixup between last wicket pair Klusener and Donald resulted in the latter being run out and the game being tied. Australia would qualify for the final by virtue of a superior net run rate and eventually be crowned World Champions.
#in The 2003 World Cup that organized in South Africa, Kenya and Zimbabwe, The teams participating in the tournament increased to 14 but the format was the same as that of the 1999 edition. The tournament started controversially with star leg spinner Shane Warne being sent back after being tested positive for drug usage and it was also one full of upsets as South Africa, Pakistan, West Indies and England failed to make it past the first round while underdogs Kenya went on to make it to the semi-finals. However in this tournament, Australia was a cut above the rest as they proceeded to lift the cup without being beaten even once in the tournament.

#This 2007 tournament organized in West Indies was severely criticised for its longevity as it had 51 games, the longest to be played at World Cups. The fact that two of the most followed teams, India and Pakistan were knocked out in the group stages also didn't help matters. 16 teams participated in the tournament and just like Super Sixes, the Super Eight concept would involve which would be followed by the semi-final and final. Australia once again remained unbeaten throughout the tournament as they went on to pick up their third successive crown.

#The 2011 World Cup organized in  Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka was originally planned to be co-hosted by the four Asian giants, the political turmoil in Pakistan forced ICC to remove the nation from the list. The tournament with 14 participants proved to be a grand success with India under MS Dhoni going on to lift their second World Cup after 28 long years.

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The History of Cricket in Sri Lanka

The History of Cricket in Sri Lanka was begins with British colonization of the country. The first cricket match in the country was played in 1832. First class match here was played in 1905. First international cricket was played in 1926-27 but officially it entered the international cricket in 1975. The Sri Lanka National cricket team entered test cricket in 1982 and Domestic first class cricket began in 1988.
The history of cricket begins in Sri Lanka when it was known as Ceylon and was a British Colony. Ceylon came under the control of British East India Company in 1796 after defeating France and in 1802 it became a crowned colony. Wherever Britishers arrived cricket followed and it's assumed that the first cricket match was played in 1800 on this Island although the first recorded match was played in year 1832.
While The first Domestic cricket competition was played in this country in 1938 where 12 teams competed for daily news trophy. In 1988-89 it was designated as first class cricket. In 1988-89 the first limited over cricket tournament was held over here in which only four teams participated.
Cricket kept increasing its popularity throughout the 20th century in the country and it became much popular with teams victory in the ICC trophy in 1979. On 21 July 1981 the country was given full membership of ICC and was awarded with status of test playing team. The inaugural test was played in Colombo in February 1982 but England won the match.
The National team of Sri Lanka won the Asia cup in years 1986, 1997, 2004 and 2008. The team's first major victory in International cricket was in Cricket World cup of 1996 beating the top ranked team Australia. In 2003 World Cup the National team remained a semi finalist. In 2007 World cup it could be among runner ups only. In 2009 T-20 world cup against it was among runner ups but in 2010 ICC T-20 world cup it reached to the finals.

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