Indian women’s cricket team sets world record

The Indian women’s cricket team partnership score is the first 300 plus stand in Women’s ODIs. The base for this record score was setup by openers Deepti Sharma and Punam Raut who combined for a women’s world record of 320-run stand for the opening wicket with Sharma scoring 188 and Raut scoring 109.

Indian women’s cricket team posted their highest ever team total, surpassing their previous best of 298 for two against West Indies women made in 2004. India scored 358 for three in match eight of the Women’s Quadrangular series at Senwes Park, Potchefstroom against Ireland women.

Sharma’s score of 188, that came in 160 deliveries with the help of 27 fours and two sixes, is now the highest individual score by an Indian women’s cricketer. India’s previous highest individual score was 138 not out made by Jaya Sharma against Pakistan women at Karachi in 2005.

India women went on to beat Ireland women by 249 – the six largest victory (runs) in Women’s ODIs – bundling out their opposition for 109 runs.

Read more at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/womens-cricket-india-openers-put-on-a-world-record-320-run-stand/articleshow/58684729.cms

India vs South Africa Match Prediction

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India vs South Africa is expected to be an interesting match as both are strong teams and one of the most powerful of ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. Both the teams has won their first match and in confidence for the match on 22nd February in Melbourne.

India vs South Africa Match Prediction is thus tough to make as both the teams are equally strong.Many factors will be responsible for the result of the match.Looking at the pitch,it is favourable for bowling and South Africa has got great bowlers like Dale Stein,Morne Morkel etc. India has got some decent bowlers with Ashwin,Yadav and Shammi. Shammi was the leading wicket taker last year. However Indian bowlers lack experience as compared to South African bowlers.

Sachin, who had praised Virat Kohli for his match-winning tendencies, also warned India of being over-dependent on the star batsman and singled out Ajinkya Rahane as an underrated talent. Commentating on the bowlers, Tendulkar said that Mohammed Shami and company should take individual responsibility and rely on momentum.

 

Source:
http://indiavspakistanlivestreaming.com/match-13-india-vs-south-africa-prediction.html

–TOI

Trend in World Cup 2015: India v/s South Africa

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After India Vs Pakistan, cricket enthusiasts and fans are waiting for the India v/s South Africa match an exciting Pool B clash at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Twitter and Facebook trends like #wewontgiveitback, #maukamauka etc are trending in support of Team India and South Africa.

Team India fans are confident, this time India will defeat South Africa. South Africa fans are also confident that history will be repeated like the previous three occasions where they clashed during the coveted event in 1992, 1999 and 2011 India losing by six, four and three wickets respectively.

To know who will win, cricket fans will have to wait till February 22nd Sunday. Both the winning teams of their respective 1st match will compete against each other on 22nd February in 13th Match of ICC Cricket World cup 2015.

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See how India gives it back to South Africans for mocking them with ‘Mauka Mauka’
Indian fans come up with their own reply to the ad jibe.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSP7o4lzIoQ

Pepsi IPL 6 starts today

    

India Olympics

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• The first authentic Indian team took part at the 1920 Antwerp Olympic Games in athletics and wrestling.
• India’s greatest successes at the Olympics have come in men’s hockey. They won every men’s title from 1928 to 1956. In 1960 they reached the final but lost to Pakistan to end the sequence.
• India were an ever present on the men’s hockey medal podium until 1976 and their last gold medal success in this sport came at the Moscow 1980 Olympic Games.
• In 1900 India’s first appearance in an Olympic and Paralympic Games.
• Including Paris 1900 and London 2012 India made 23 times its appearances in Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Medals per year
Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1928	1	0	0	1
1932	1	0	0	1
1936	1	0	0	1
1948	1	0	0	1
1952	1	0	1	2
1956	1	0	0	1
1960	0	1	0	1
1964	1	0	0	1
1968	0	0	1	1
1972	0	0	1	1
1980	1	0	0	1
1996	0	0	1	1
2000	0	0	1	1
2004	0	1	0	1
2008	1	0	2	3
Total	9	2	7	18

London 2012 Olympic Games 27 July – 12 August

Source: http://www.london2012.com/country/india/profile/index.html

Olympics: Intruder in Indian contingent

The mystery lady’s name is Madhura Honey, a post-graduate from Bengaluru.

Just after the Indian contingent, comprising 40 athletes and 11 officials entered the stadium, it was surprising to see an unidentified lady, wearing a red jacket and turquoise blue tights, also walk right at the front.

“It was an eyesore and she spoilt the entire Indian march past. Before entering the arena, the identity card of each Indian athlete and official was checked by security. I think there should be an inquiry into how this lapse took place and the LOCOG has to explain to India,” Indian acting chef de mission PK Muralidharan Raja.

London 2012 Olympics:India’s flag bearer Sushil Kumar holds the national flag as he leads the contingent in the athletes parade during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium July 27, 2012.

Meanwhile, an Indian newspaper Deccan Chronicle said the mystery lady’s name is Madhura Honey, a post-graduate from Bengaluru. The daily reported her friend from the college was also baffled seeing her with the Indian contingent. She has been living in London and before she went with the Indian team, she had displayed her Olympic passes on her Facebook account. But once this became an issue, she had deactivated her Facebook account.

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is upset that someone strayed into the march past and it could actually have security implications as well. The IOA made sure everybody at the ceremony conformed to the dress code.

At the Beijing Olympics in 2008, Sania Mirza came in for a lot of flak as she took part in the march past wearing jeans. The tennis duo of Sania Mirza and Sunitha Rao were attired in black trousers and practice jackets. Not only did the two not follow the dress code, the contrast was even more jarring to the eyes when they walked with Delhi paddler Neha Aggarwal who chose a greenish saree for the occasion.

Beijing Olympics:Ace shooter Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore carrying the tri-colour at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.

The lady in red is Madhura Honey, a post-graduate from Bengaluru.

News Source: http://in.news.yahoo.com/olympics–olympics–intruder-in-indian-contingent.html

IPL season five

We are peaking at the right time: Kohli

Delhi aim to crash Chennai’s playoff hopes

Bangalore thrash Pune by 35 runs
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Kohli’s can-do attitude working for RCB
http://cricketnext.in.com/live/news/kohlis-cando-attitude-working-for-rcb/65720-13.html

Mumbai suffer Sachin blow
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With 2015 in mind, India need genuine allrounders
http://cricketnext.in.com/blogs/erramachandran/2969/63329/with-2015-in-mind-india-need-genuine-allrounders.html

Sourav Ganguly not to play IPL 2013
Subrata Roy has told CNN-IBN that Sourav Ganguly will remain just a mentor of the team from 2013.
http://cricketnext.in.com/news/sourav-ganguly-not-to-play-ipl-2013/65683-13.html

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Gangsters cashing in on the cricket fever

World Cup 2011: Fake tickets galore in Bangalore black market

On Tuesday, Bangalore police arrested a man and recovered 80 tickets to the members’ stand from him. Umesh Shetty, 23, was arrested while trying to sell the tickets outside M Chinnaswamy Stadium, the Bangalore venue of the tournament.The recovery, however, has left the police stumped. The members’ stand tickets were sold at the counters. Still, black marketeers managed to get the tickets, and sell them for a higher price.

An executive member of the Karnataka State Cricket Association said the tickets recovered could be fake, since the game body was yet to get the passes from the Board of Control for Cricket for the match between England and India on February 27.

“No one but the Karnataka State Cricket Association members can get these tickets. We wonder how such a large number of members’ stand tickets are available in the black market. The members can avail the tickets by showing identity cards to the authorities at the stadium or the Karnataka State Cricket Association,” a police officer said, adding that he suspected some members might also be involved in the racket.

News: DNA India

Tainted Pak players dropped from England series

Salman Butt, Mohammed Asif and Mohammed Amir have also been dropped for the Tewnty20 and the one-day series that begins on September 5 in England. The three Pakistani cricketers involved in the no-ball conspiracy are now being questioned in London about their alleged role in what seems to be a scam that covered a range of matches in multiple countries.

Pakistan team manager Yawar Saeed said the Pakistan Cricket Board has been asked to provide alternate players for the one-day series. Yawar Saeed said on Thursday that the three have not been suspended but they will not play in the remainder of the tour.

Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rehman Malik has promised that an example will be made of anyone found guilty. Butt, the Pakistani test captain will have to defend himself against charges that he is “the ring-leader” of a team that has collaborated with middlemen for spot-fixing and match-fixing.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is also expected to formally grill Asif, Amir and Butt later today.  Its Anti-Corruption Unit is conducting a parallel inquiry into the allegations of match-fixing.

“From head to toe, Pakistani players and officials are involved in match-fixing. I had gone with Asif to Bangkok before Pakistan’s tour of Australia. Asif told me he was offered US $ 40,000 by an Indian bookie to under-perform in Australia but he demanded US $ 200,000,” said Asif’s ex-girlfriend, actor Veena Malik. She said she has handed over ‘proof’ that Asif has a history of working with bookies.

British newspaper ‘News of the World’ alleged Sunday that Amir and Asif were paid to deliberately bowl no-balls in the opening day of the fourth test against England at Lord’s last week.

What Experts say about Paul predict

Did Octopus Paul, who sensationalized the Football Fans around the world with his accurate match predictions, prophesize the match results or was it just co-incidence. Some expert has come up with assumption that the Octopus being a right winged (tentacled) activist. Check out the pictures below, every-time the Octopus chose, it was the flag which was on the right side.

Group: Serbia 1 Germany 0 (Paul chooses Serbia on right-side; Serbia wins)
Group: Germany 1 Ghana 0 (Paul chooses Germany on right-side; Germany wins)
Pre-Quarter: Germany 4 England 1 (Paul chooses Germany on right-side; Germany wins)
Quarter Final: Germany 4 Argentina 0 (Paul chooses Germany on right-side; Germany wins)
Semi-Final: Spain 1 Germany 0 (Paul chooses Spain on right-side; Spain wins)
Third Place: Germany 3 Uruguay 2 (Paul chooses Germany on right-side; Germany wins)
Finals: Spain 1 Netherland 0 (Paul chooses Spain on right-side; Spain wins)

If only the feeder at the Aquarium had placed the German Flag on the right side for the semi’s, who knows, Lahm or Schweinsteiger would have been lifting the cup yesterday. So Did Octopus Paul, who sensationalized the Football Fans around the world with his accurate match predictions, prophesize the match results or did the German Aquarium caretakers script their own downfall, by placing German flag on the left side for the Semi-Final predictions? You decide.