Watching world cup matches of any sport has a different charm altogether and the game of cricket is no exception to this. In the current world cup that is underway in the West Indies many matches have been played and we have seen some expected and some unexpected results out of these world cup matches. Any world cup tournament has been known to throw up surprise results and if one takes a careful look at the world cup matches that have been played till date, this will very much be evident. World cup is the most prestigious tournament that is played in the field of cricket. The event happens only once after every four years and this makes it all the more important for fans to try and deliver their best and become the world champions.

The 9th World Cup which is being played in West Indies is being very keenly contested. When the tournament began, there was no team that was a clear favorite among the followers of the game. Many teams were in contention, but now as the tournament is approaching the final stages, four teams have emerged as possible winners of the cup. However, all these teams still need to play some more world cup matches and beat the other teams to become the champions. It is just a matter of few world cup matches and we will come to know who the winners are. Australia appears to be very good contender and having won the last two world cups would love to make it three times in a row. Well, which team would not like to win the world cup and prove their potential at the highest levels?

The world cup matches are the best platform where players can show their talents to the world. There are several world cup records at stake that can be broken during the course of the entire tournament. There are many things at stake and players make efforts to ensure that their team does not lose any game. The most important aspect for a team that is playing world cup matches against its opponents is the strategy. Each team has its own set of strategies to take on the opposition and the different players in the team must ensure that they play their part well and only then will their team succeed in playing well. To make a winning strategy one needs to carefully study the opposition and find out all they can about their strengths and weaknesses.

The captain, coach and the other support staff of the team are responsible for observing things and making strategies for a game. Other players of the team can also express their views and comments about the strategies. The game of cricket is all about team work and all the players must ensure that they play their part really well to win the game. Winning and losing are part of the game. Well if a team does not lose the how the other team is supposed to win and vice versa. What matters is good performance by the players.

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India has an excellent opportunity to groom players on the Bangladesh tour. Beyond the rhetoric it is very certain that it makes sense to rest Tendulkar (and no fake injury should be required) and Sehwag (who should be in for a longer period like Ganguly did)

We can give another opportunity to Utthappa and Gambhir and not have to keep phasing out youngsters in 1-2 matches. No. 3-4 can be Dravid, Ganguly, followed by Yuvraj, Dhoni.

The bowling is a little more complicated. With Kumble retired, spin is Harbhajan or Powar. I feel Harbhajan also needs t be rested. So the bowling can be Irfan Pathan (why was he out in the first place), Zaheer Khan, and Ajit Agarkar. That makes the ten - Munaf Patel, with Sreesunth, should keep rotating from match to match.

A slightly more riskier but useful approach can be to rest Dravid as well as Ganguly this time, and blood in 2 more youngsters - maybe bring back Kaif and Mongia (for experience-youth-athletic combine factor)

It is imperative that BCCI doesn’t waste the opportunity to blood new people, irrespective of their fear to lose to Bangladesh. And we should now start blooding youngsters for the new Twenty20 format.

So the suggested XI is:

Robin Utthappa

Gautam Gambhir

Dinesh Mongia (with an eye on Twenty 20)

Mohammad Kaif

Yuvraj Singh

Mahender Singh Dhoni

Irfan Pathan

Zaheer Khan

Ajit Agarkar

Munaf Patel

12th man: Sreesunth

13-14-15: Rohit Sharma, Manoj Tiwary, Dinesh Karthick

Would the BCCI have the gumption to go full monty and strut their stuff or would they prefer to hide behind their prized bulls once again?

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Cricket is passionate game for players as well as for the crazy fans. This game has always been a point of attraction for those who know cricket or would like to know more cricket. It is this zeal and enthusiasm of the fans for a game like cricket that compels them to download wallpapers. It is a means that reflects the liking of your favorite player. Cricket wallpapers are meant to embellish the desktop of your computer and shows your love for it. Not only this, an ardent fan of cricket can also download the wallpapers on his mobile phones. Today, cricket is one of the most viewed games that has thrown its spell on large number of people. Through the wallpapers, you can show your extreme love and affection to a particular player or even a team which you like. The magnetism of cricket is increasing since it came into existence and so today is the huge demand for the wallpapers. It gives an idea that how cricket has wide spread like a wave.

During the time of a tournament, cricket fans make all possible arrangement to catch all the live action on the field. Fans make amendments in their daily work schedule to catch the on-going action on the cricket ground. After all, its cricket, and nobody wants to miss out the wonderful performances given by the players and many other appealing moments that takes place in a tournament. Each and every cricket lover desires to have cricket wallpaper of his favorite players or the team. To grab the best pose of their favorite player is not an easy task for them. Wallpapers are very important for the cricket lovers that do reveal their feel and choice about this game.

Well, there are numerous varieties of cricket wallpapers available for cricket lovers. There are a various websites dedicated to cricket that offers a wide variety of wallpapers. It can be downloaded by you and can be stored on your desktop or mobile .If you are a fan of Brian Lara and want to download his wallpaper, then websites are providing you easiest possibilities to download the wallpapers of your choice. Along with this, you can find complete information about this player including all his records and achievements. The wallpapers are available in different sizes on the websites along with different styles as well. So, it becomes easier for you to choose the one that is desired by you and can store it wherever you want.

There are some fans who prefer to keep a collection of cricket wallpapers of different players or teams in different poses. It can be a winning tournament pose or any other. All the various actions related to cricket are in demand by the cricket lovers. Since, the world cup tournament is ongoing and so it’s obvious that the wallpapers are in huge demand. You will also notice that the cricket wallpapers differs from one website to another. It can be said that wallpapers can be the medium of expressing your love for the cricket. It reminds you of those memorable events that happened on the cricket ground. The latest action of cricket wallpapers is always in demand among the cricket lovers. Cricket wallpapers undeniably binds the fans in the thread of oneness.

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Records cease to stand once they are broken by some other similarly talented; less talented or more talented individual who is involved with that game. Talks about making and breaking records have always dominated any kind of sport and cricket is no exception to this. It is only that cricket records differ vastly then all the other records. In other words, each game has its own set of unique records and achievements attained by players. Cricket records like any other record motivate a player to give his best and stamp his authority over a certain discipline. Well which player does not like to make new cricket records or break the old ones? However all of us are aware of the fact that not just anybody can break cricket records, a player needs to be extraordinarily talented to make even an attempt at breaking the world records.

Among the different cricket records, the one record which most players want to achieve during their playing career is that perfect batting average of 100. Even the greatest batsman of the world Don Bradman of Australia failed to achieve that. In the last match of his career, Bradman needed to score just 4 runs to achieve that perfect batting average of 100, but destiny had other plans for him and he could not get that. He was out for a duck and missed that record by a whisker. So this is another reason why many players aim to achieve this cricket record. However this can be quite a difficult task. After all even the best player in the world could not do it. However in the near future we may find that some player has achieved this cricket record, along with some other cricket records.

There are many players who claim that records do not matter at all for them. This seems to be the typical case of ‘Sour Grapes’ and the just because these players can never imagine to achieve that which legends have achieved, they say so. Come on, how many players are there in the cricket world, would not like to have certain cricket records in their names. Given a chance all of them would like to take a shot at aiming to break certain cricket records. Currently Sachin Tendulkar holds the record of scoring the maximum number of centuries in both one day internationals and test matches as well. He also holds the record for scoring the maximum number of runs in one day internationals and he is still actively playing the game. Breaking these cricket records is really a tall task and chances are that fans will have to wait a long time to see someone break these cricket records.

Cricket fans that are more statistically inclined are always on the lookout for source through which they can come to know about the cricket records. Newspapers, cricket magazines, news channels and cricket dedicated websites are the different sources through which one can come to know all that they want about cricket records. One just needs to choose the medium properly to know about the different things associated with the game.

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Debutants Bermuda were at the receiving end of the highest ever total amassed in the history of the World Cup when they faced India in a Group B match on March 19. Lambs in a slaughterhouse would be an apt representation.

What it also indicates is the fact that the 2007 World Cup so far has thrown up some of the biggest aggregate scores, and half way through in the tournament the numbers are rising steadily.

This is a signal that in World Cup 2007 the average scores will be highest from the previous nine World Cup’s played till now.

In this World Cup till now 37 matches have been played and 13 times more than 300 have been scored, with 14 matches still to be played.

Here’s the most interesting thing is that the big scores smashed by one team were not chased by the opposite team and further the team smashing biggest scores wont loose its all batsman in its innings hitting big scores.

In the match against Bermuda, India went on to score 413/6 in 50 overs surpassing Sri Lanka’s 398/5 in the 1996 Wills World Cup against Kenya.
India also recorded the highest margin of victory in terms of runs in the same match defeating Bermuda by 257 runs.

Also Australia have gone past the 300-run mark thrice in this World Cup till now.
With the batsmen finding the small Caribbean grounds to their liking, teams can also break the record of the highest total in an ODI, which stands in Sri Lanka’s name. The Lankans had scored 443 against the Netherlands at the VRA Ground, Amstelveen in March 2006.
May be this World Cup will see a score in excess of 500 runs in one innings and a batsman going on to hit double century too.

The 2007 World Cup can truly be called a batsman’s tournament seeing the big scores that have been put up on the board.

It is expected that in this World cup batting will show those superb performances with new records, which had never be seen earlier in any World cup. Along with this World cup 2007 will become the history World cup with new and big records by bat, one most important reason to support it is that new grounds in the West Indies are smaller and it will be a nice opportunity for the batsmen to show their big hitting skills.

While big hitters like Mathew Hayden, Adam Gilchrist, Ricky Ponting, Herschelle Gibbs, Jacques Kallis, Sanath Jayasuriya, Brain Lara, Chris Gayle, Jacob Oram etc are still there but some big names like Sachin Tendulkar, Virendar Sehwag and Yousuf Yohana have missed a golden opportunity to show their batting skills as their teams were not able to qualify for Super Eights.

In the World cup 2007, there are associate teams like Bermuda, Scotland, Ireland and Canada so everybody wants the top teams to play first so that one can see big scores.
Definitely playing against associate teams is a nice opportunity for the top eight teams to make big scores beating old records.

With the change in the definition of ODI’s, organisers have also changed the pitches that are now overwhelmingly in favour of the batsmen with small boundaries also helping them.
But while the small grounds have been a boon for the batsmen, the connoisseurs of the game lament the lack of an even contest between the bat and the ball.

On the other hand, spectators have also lost interest in the so-called even contest as they want to watch the batsman smashing the ball out of the ground at regular intervals.
The 1999 World Cup saw 300+ score only thrice but the 2003 edition saw teams crossing the 300-run mark nine times and the 2007 World Cup has already seen 300+ scores 12 times.

The fourth World Cup that was hosted jointly by India and Pakistan in 1987-88 saw an average score of 232 and in 2002-03 World cup average scores were reduced to 200 in 50 over matches, the reason being is that match was held in Australia with big grounds and the well bouncing and swinging pitches.

In World cup 1991-92 average scores per innings were decreased to 199 because it was the first WC tournament, which was played with white ball and most of the players go wrong while playing with white ball instead playing with red ball.

But in World cup 2007 highest average scores are expected to be smashed this time. Surprising thing is that in the first 3 world cups, whether matches were of 60 overs still not in a single world cup average score was reached to 225.

How many new records World Cup 2007 will add in favour of batsmen will finally come in front after 28th April, the final match of the World Cup.

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Every morning the one news that cricket fans look forward to reading in the newspaper or watching on TV is the latest cricket news. News whether it of anything is best served fresh, so latest cricket news is always in demand among all people those who follow the game seriously. Latest cricket news is more in demand by fans especially when there is a tournament going on in some part of the world. Well live telecast of almost all the matches are available in some channel or the other, but due to many constraints it is not possible for fans to catch up with the live action all the time. This is the reason why they keep on looking for latest cricket news from various sources. Fans just need to make sure that they find the best source from which they can come to know about the latest cricket news.

Currently cricket world cup is underway at the Caribbean Islands and fans are very eager to know about all the happenings on the field through the latest cricket news. During the world cup or for that matter any other tournament there is bound to be some news about the various things which are happening both on and off the field during the tournament. Stale news is of no importance and interest to anyone and this is why latest cricket news is all the more popular for people who follow the game regularly. Newspapers, online cricket dedicated sites and various channels on television are the different sources through which one can come to know about the latest cricket news.

There are many online sites that are dedicated towards providing cricket fans with all the formation that they wish to know about the game. The best advantage of knowing the latest cricket news through these sites is that you do not need to put any extra effort for this. All you need is access to a computer that is internet enabled. At your own convenient you can sit in your desk and get access to information of different types. So even if it happens that you have a very hectic schedule, you need just about 5 minutes to log on to the site and come to know about all that is happening with the game through the latest cricket news.

The current world cup has reached an interesting phase where the four semi finalists will be decided in a few days. It is just a matter of some matches and a few days only when all of us will come to know who the latest world champions are. Before the start of the tournament most of the latest cricket news was dedicated towards speculating who will be the winners at the tournament. But that is not what fans look out for these days in the latest cricket news. They just want to know which team played against which, who won, who scored the highest runs, who took the highest number of wickets and so on. Till the fans get to know news about all the basics related to the game, they will have no complaints at all.

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In today’s increasingly competitive world people look for instant gratification for everything. So be it information about anything or be it live cricket score for cricket fans, they want everything to be updated and that too on a regular basis. Cricket fans are very particular about the game and want any information which they get related to the game be just perfect. Live cricket score is one means through which fans can be in constant touch with the latest that is happening on the field. All of us realize that it is not possible to catch up with the live telecast of a cricket match either on television or in the field. So live cricket score is the next best alternative for them. All fans want to get in touch with a reliable source from where they can come to know about the latest happenings on the field.

Fans those who follow the game religiously are just crazy about the game. With the world cup going on now in the West Indies the demand for knowing the live cricket score has increased all the more. The championship has entered the second stage where the four semi finalists will be decided based on the performance the teams put up on the field. Now the demand for fans to know about the latest live cricket score is all the more. One reason for this is the fact that some big teams have crashed out in the first round itself. Now supporters of those teams are not very eager to watch the live telecast of matches, but they would rather know about the live cricket score and find out how a particular team is doing in the tournament. May be once the semi fain and finals come up, they will be willing to watch the matches live.

This world cup has thrown up lots of surprises. Big names like Pakistan and India have crashed out while two of the so called minnow teams like Ireland and Bangladesh have entered the next round at their expense. In fact the Bangladesh cricket team has done exceptionally well and defeated not only India, but also South Africa the number one ranked team in the world. Live cricket score of these matches were widely followed by fans because these matches were very interesting to watch. The team has successfully shed the tag of minnows during this world cup. Bangladesh may not go on to reach the semi final stage, but they have proved to one and all that they are a serious force to reckon in the international cricketing arena.

The sources through which one can come to know about live cricket score is plenty. Fans just have to select that source which will suit them perfectly. The web is a very good source, especially for cricket fans that are also busy professionals. For knowing live cricket score through this source one does not need to devote any extra time. In between work one can just log on to a cricket dedicated website and come to know about the live cricket score instantly. Can anything be simpler then that?

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World cup 2007 has thrown up plenty of surprises and the weird thing is that most of these things have been associated with the off field things connected with the game. The so called minnows upsetting the big teams have always been a feature of world cups, but this time it was not only upsets which were causes by minnows but they seem to be on a giant killing spree. If you are a serous cricket fan and have been following the cricket world cup updates regularly, you will surely be acquainted with the latest which is happening in the West Indies. Many fans are disappointed that their favorite teams are out of the championship, but nonetheless they keep in tune with the latest though the cricket world cup updates. For them it is not only about their team playing, but about the game of cricket.

In countries of the world, where the game is followed there is no dearth for fans about the source through which they can come to know about the latest cricket updates. For many fans that live in countries with different time zones then the West Indies, catching up with the live telecast for the matches on television may not be an easy thing to do. However they do not have to worry as they will have easy access to all other sources of latest cricket world cup updates from different medium. Newspapers are the easiest source to get all the information about happening in the cricket world. In fact most newspapers in countries where cricket is followed have a special page or column that talks about the latest cricket world cup updates.

The web is another source through which one can get to know about the latest cricket world cup updates. This is a perfect medium for those fans that are crazy about the game, but do not have enough time to see the live telecast and read the newspapers every time. All they need is an internet enabled computer which will help them to stay updated with the latest cricket world cup updates and help them to know what is happening. It is not that through cricket world cup updates fans can only come to know about the results of the matches that are being played or have been played, but also about all the aspects that is happening on the field of cricket. Fans simply want to be updated about everything that is happening during the world cup.

The competition is heating up in the world cup and it is just a matter of few games before the winners of the 2007 world cup will be known to everyone. This makes watching and knowing the latest cricket world cup updates all the more interesting for fans. Well which fan would not like to know about the winners and also know about anything else that is taking place on the field? Fans must make sure that the medium through which they have access to different types of news must be a reliable source so that they are not bombarded with just any type of news instead of news and cricket world cup updates that are genuine and really matters to fans.

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Let us appeal to the Indian Cricket Control Board (BCCI) to have a Transparent Selection System. They should implement the following:

1. Lay a point based transparent system for Indian team’s player selection

2. Lay a point based transparent system for Probables for the Indian team

3. Lay a point based transparent system for Deselection of players (for dropping non-performing players)

4. Lay a point based transparent system for comeback of dropped players (a wee bit easier than fresh inclusions)

If there is a problem designing the system, I for one offer my services for FREE to design a solid selection system. I am offering 2 immediate possibilities:

a. Each player’s match performance points can be automated (Democrat system)
b. Each player’s match performance points can be awarded on by selectors (Replican system)

Which one do you prefer? Or better you can vote for it right now (in polls on the right side of the home page)

Whatever the system, let us vote to make it Transparent. I appeal to you my cricket fan friends to leave your comments under this posting “Appeal to have a Transparent System” and we would forward it to ICC and BCCI once we have sufficient support. Do leave your real name and address so that we make it authentic.

If this doesn’t work, we would like to use the RTI Act (Right to Information Act) to ask for the selection criteria for each Series henceforth. Let us Change the Indian Cricket Selection system to save one game which brings joy to a lot of Indian all over the world!

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Bangaldesh whacked South Africa, but the job was not accomplished in the manner Australia deceminates the opponents nowadays, but in the manner of a Chess Player, breaking down the opponent’s strategy part by part, till there is no rescue.

The signs were ominous in the manner in which they posted a 250 (the way Mortaza picked up the scoring rate gave an adrenalin boost to Ashraful, who then charged down at the South Africa bowlers especially at Ntini and Langevelt, since they had the bowlers but needed a score to bowl to. And the first time their batsmen gave them the score, the Bangladesh bowlers came up to the task. Rafique was always dreaded and showed his calibre, but Rasel was a find in the real sense. Abdur Razzak and Saqibul bowled to their potential on paper. Kallis now has company! We have one more all-rounder to entertain us in the coming years.

Well, Bangladesh has kept the promise they showed on paper, unlike many of their greater counter parts. The entry of Bangladesh on the scene adds to the growing presence of Asia in cricket, and adds to the woes of some teams. As Bangaldesh walks the hallowed portals of Super 8, they are most likely to be eliminated, but their love affair with cricket is not likely to be forgotten by most of the teams.

Not many may know that Saqi (Saqibul Hassan) is already near the Top on the ICC Top Batsmen charts. He was already declared a Valuable Player in Onedayer.com Cricket Player’s Rankings released before the world cup. And as predicted in this website, Bangladesh bowling had to be watched out for, as well as Jayasuriya is the man of the moment..

We must also remember that Bangladesh has lost only 3 matches so far in this tournament, to 3 of the 4 top teams. They are still to meet England, West Indies and Ireland, and would be in if they beat all 3! They also stand a good chance if they beat 2 of these. So watch out for some fireworks - the tournament is still alive!!

Well Ricky Ponting’s minnows are now slowly turning of age. A team which beat New Zealand, India and now South Africa is by no means a minnow. And Australia is no Holy Grail. It would one day go the way West Indies went.. down into history. History has a small memory, especially for the Bullies .. we don’t remember Hitler, though we remember Gandhi who won the world with love. We even remember Christ, Mohammad, Ram and Buddha who were here eons ago. We have fast forgotten who Border was, though we continue to remember Don Bradman, and Gary Sobers.. as cricketing Greats! Hopefully, now Ponting can concentrate on his own game, lest he be forgotten..

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