Friday 31 May 2013

NZ vs ENG First ODI-2013

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NZ vs ENG

 

 

NZ won the toss, elected to field.

 

ENG: 227/9 overs: 50 R:R : 4.54

J.Trott 37(53)
C Woakes 34(53)
T Southee 37/3

NZ: 231/5 overs: 46.5 R:R : 4.93

M Guptill 103(123)*
R.Taylor 54(77)
J Anderson 31/3
Man of the Match M.Guptill
NZ lead the seeries 1-0

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.

source: cricket.yahoo.com

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

Monday 27 May 2013

NZ vs Eng 2nd Test Result 2013

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NZ vs ENG

 

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ENG won the toss, elected to bat.

To win NZ needs 310 and ENG needs 4 wickets

ENG 1 st  innings: 354/10 overs: 99 R:R : 3.57

J.Root 104
J.Bairstow 64  
T.Boult 57/5  
 

NZ 1 st  innings: 174/10 overs: 43.4 R:R : 3.98

P.Fulton 28
N.Wagner 27
G.Swann 42/4
 

ENG 2nd  innings: 287/5 dec. overs: 76 R:R : 3.77

A.Cook 130
J.Trott 76
K.Williamson 68/3
 

NZ 2nd  innings: 220/10 overs: 76.3 R:R : 2.87

R.Taylor 70
H.Rutherford 42
G.Swann 90/6
Man of the Match G.Swann
Player of the Match J.Root & T.Southee

Cricket World: 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)

Saturday 25 May 2013

ENG vs NZ 2nd Test Day-2 Score Board

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Eng won the toss, elected to bat.

ENG : 337/7 overs: 94 Cu:R:R: 3.94

J.Root 104
J.Bairstow 64  
T.Boult 48/3  
 

 

   
   
   
 
 
 

IPL Final-6

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).

IPL Spot-fixing news (Umpire Rauf)

Umpire Rauf will fight to clear name - family

Troubled Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf will fight to clear his name in an ongoing spot-fixing scandal in India, family sources told AFP on Saturday, saying he had returned to his home in Lahore.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) this week withdrew the 57-year-old umpire from next month's Champions Trophy in England in the wake of media reports that he was under police investigation.
Mumbai police on Friday refused to confirm whether Rauf would be called in for questioning, as media outlets in India and Pakistan tried to track the umpire down.

The scandal broke last week when Delhi police arrested three cricketers, accusing them of deliberately bowling badly in exchange for tens of thousands of dollars during the ongoing Twenty20 league in India.
Rauf's family said he returned to his home in Lahore a few days ago.
"Rauf has nothing to hide, he reached Lahore after completing his matches in the league (in India)," a family source told AFP without elaborating.
The ICC has said it felt it was in "Asad's best interests as well as those of the sport and the event itself" for him to no longer participate in the Champions Trophy.
Rauf, who has overseen 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.
Family sources said the umpire will fight to clear his name.
"Rauf is disappointed that he was not given a chance to clear his name and was excluded from the Champions Trophy but once his name is cleared he will resume his career in the game he loves," said the source.
"Rauf is bound by the ICC code so at an appropriate time he will speak."
Pakistan Cricket Board has distanced itself from Rauf's case, saying the event was held in India and Rauf was officiating as an ICC umpire.
But PCB chairman Zaka Ashraf confirmed action would be taken against the umpire if the ICC asks for any such step.

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


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.
Bollywood actor Vindoo Dara Singh. (Yogen Shah)


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

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.

"I Am Innocent"- Srishanth


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In his first public statement since his arrest last week, Sreesanth has denied any wrongdoing. Sreesanth and his two Rajasthan Royals team-mates, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila, who were arrested on Thursday for their alleged involvement in spot-fixing, were remanded on Tuesday by a Delhi court to a further five days in police custody.


They were charged by Delhi Police under three laws of the Indian Penal Code: Section 409, which deals with criminal breach of trust and is a non-bailable offence; Section 420 which deals with deal with fraud and cheating; and Section 120B, which deals with deals with criminal conspiracy. The Delhi Police had registered cases against the players under Sections 420 and 120B when they were arrested in the early hours of May 16. The charge under 409 was added to the list following Rajasthan Royals' complaint against the three*.

"I am innocent and have done no wrong," Sreesanth said in a statement emailed by his lawyer, Rebecca John. "I have never indulged in any spot-fixing." He said he was confident that his name would be cleared. "As a cricketer, I have learnt to take knocks along with accolades, in my stride. I recognise that I am going through a tough period in my life. I have utmost faith in our judicial process and I am confident that with time I will be proved innocent, and my honour and dignity will be vindicated and restored."

His statement came on a day when he was first sighted since his arrest, dressed in a blue T-shirt on his way to court.

At the hearing, the police told the court that they were analysing the recorded conversations of players and bookies. Voice samples of the accused had been taken to match them with the recorded conversations. Additional Public Prosecutor Rajiv Mohan told the magistrate that during the investigation several new names had cropped up and their details would be submitted to the court in a sealed cover on Wednesday.

Sreesanth's advocate John opposed the plea for police remand saying no ground was made out for seeking his further custody. She said the agency had made all recoveries and confronted all the accused with one another for the past five days.

The decision to charge the cricketers under Section 409, which carries a maximum punishment of life imprisonment, is seen as unusual as the law applies to a "criminal breach of trust" by anyone considered a "public servant" or "in the way of his business as a banker, merchant, factor, broker, attorney or agent." There were, however, two possible lines of arguments that the law could be applied to cricketers, according to Vidushpat Singhania, sports law expert and principal associate, Lakshmi Kumaran and Sridharan. The first was that, "the player is acting as an agent, in this case of Rajasthan Royals - he has been entrusted with a property under the contract with Rajasthan Royals - and he has breached that trust."

The second argument that could be made was that a player could be considered a public servant because, "he has, in Sreesanth's case for example, represented India and he has again, breached that trust they have in him." In February 2011, the Supreme Court had, for example, upheld a Kerala High Court decision that the state's cricket association officials could in any case, be considered "public servants".

Singhania said should this charge carry through and be upheld by the court, the punishment would be very stringent and could set a precedent in the future for cases involving fraud on the part of athletes, even without the introduction of a new law pertaining to fixing in sport. "There are provisions of criminal law that make it possible for it to be interpreted for the larger public good against a criminal offence."

However, it would appear that the first argument is the one being employed in this case. According to a report in the Hindu, Additional Public Prosecutor Rajiv Mohan said Section 409 was invoked because Sreesanth had violated the terms of his Royals' contract. The contract and its financial benefits, he said, were decided upon as per Sreesanth's "past experience and his match-winning abilities and it was an exclusive contract which granted him playing rights and performing rights, and the agreement did not allow performance for individual gain".

Sreesanth's advocate John countered that he was not entrusted with any property, or with any dominion over property, to be charged under this offence.

In a separate development, Mumbai Police announced it had made three fresh arrests, including that of Virendra Dara Singh Randhawa, also known as Vindoo, the son of famous Indian wrestler Dara Singh.

"The first [arrest] is that of Alpesh Patel, who was a hawala operator connected to these bookies. We have recovered Rs 1.28 crores (US$230,000) in cash from his premises," Himanshu Roy, joint commissioner of police (crime) in Mumbai, said.

"[Vindoo] has also been arrested for links with bookies who have been arrested by us (on Saturday)," Roy said. "The third is Prem Taneja. There are in remand till May 24."

Meanwhile, PTI reports that the government-run Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd suspended Sreesanth, who was employed as an assistant manager in its marketing division and posted at Irumpanam, near Kochi.

source: www.espncricinfo.com/

Tuesday 21 May 2013

Franchises' troubled history



* Deccan Chargers - Terminated on September 14, 2012 due to financial problems as the owners were unable to service their debt obligations to lenders, eventually leading to its sale and melt.
*Pune Warriors - Sahara India Owners had cut its ties with the BCCI on February 4, 2012, withdrawing sponsorship from the Indian team and ownership of the franchise. Though, the two patched up later, ending the dispute by issuing a joint statement.
*Kochi Tuskers Kerala - Terminated on September 19, 2011 for breaching the terms of agreement - their inability to furnish a new bank guarantee for 2011.

IPL NEWS

Pune Warriors pull out of IPL
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Sahara India, owners of the Pune Warriors franchise, have pulled out of the IPL over financial differences with the BCCI stemming from the valuation of the annual franchise fee it has to pay. The decision, the latest crisis to hit the IPL, comes three years after it bought the Pune franchise for $370 million - the highest price paid for any of the IPL franchises.

It seems the immediate cause was the BCCI's decision to cash the bank guarantee from Sahara that that it was obliged, under its contract, to furnish at the start of each season. The guarantee is equivalent to the amount to be paid annually to the BCCI and can be cashed in case a franchise fails to honour its commitments.

In this case, Sahara had furnished a bank guarantee worth Rs 170.2 crore (approximately $30 million). Since the deadline for paying the franchise fees was May 2, the BCCI waited till Sahara's IPL 6 commitments were over and cashed the guarantee on May 20.

Reacting to the development, IPL chairman Rajiv Shukla said the board cashed the bank guarantee according to the rules. "Yes, it (Pune Warriors) has pulled out. As per the rules and procedure of the BCCI if a franchise fails to pay the fee then we cash the franchise's bank guarantee. We are extremely sad by their decision to pull out. This should not have happened," Shukla said.

Pune Warriors coach Allan Donald was caught off-guard by the decision. "This is a massive surprise to me," Donald told ESPNcricinfo. "I'm shocked because we had spoken, not in great detail but loosely, about prospects for next year. The owners were really upbeat for next season and the next three years because next year we'd have new contracts, new players. We spoke about the possibility of building a culture within the team." Pune Warriors finished eighth in the current IPL season, winning four out of their 16 matches.

This is the second time Sahara have pulled out of the IPL; they quit on the day of the 2012 auction and withdrew from sponsorship of the Indian team.

This time, though, Sahara will continue its sponsorship of the Indian team until the end of December 2013, when their present contract expires. "We share an excellent relationship with the players and will not want such dedicated and good human beings who serve the country so committed to get harmed financially due to unsporting attitude of BCCI. So we have given time to BCCI to get the new sponsorship in place from January 2014."

Sahara's actual franchise fee has been a contentious issue ever since they bought the Pune franchise for Rs 1702 crore ($370 million) in March 2010. Sahara had been demanding that the franchise fee from their original agreement should be recalculated since the minimum matches per year have been reduced to 14 from the 18 promised to them.

In a lengthy statement, Sahara detailed its dispute with the BCCI over franchise fees. It said it was "disgusted" by the BCCI's attitude towards it and would not rejoin the league even if the entire franchise fee was waived.

"In 2010, Sahara had bid Rs 1700 crore for the IPL franchise on the basis of revenue calculation on 94 matches. But we got 64 matches only," it added.

"We and the Kochi team [also bought at the 2010 auction] immediately protested and requested the BCCI to reduce the bid price proportionately for viable IPL proposition. Nothing was heard. We waited with confidence that such a sports body should have sportsmanship spirit," it said.

source:http://www.espncricinfo.com

CSK vs MI 1st Qualifier IPL-6

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(IPL-6) CSK VS MI 1st QUALIFIER SCORE BOARD

 

 

CSK won the toss and elected to bat first

CSK : 192/1 overs: 20 R:R : 9.6

M. Hussey 86(58)*
S. Raina 82(42)*  
K. Pollard 28/1  
     

MI : 144/10 overs: 18.4 R:R : 7.71

S. Smith 68(28)
K. Pollard 24(16)
D. Bravo 9/3

CSK Won the match by 48 runs

Player of the match M. Hussy

IPL spot fixing

Spot fixing has overshadowed IPL's good standard: Fleming

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New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming Monday said it was disappointing that spot fixing has overshadowed the Indian Premier League (IPL) but hoped that the tournament would finish on a winning note.

"Yeah, you're right, very disappointing! The standard of IPL in cricket and games has, I thought, been excellent. And of course this is going to overshadow any of the play that's going on. We've got one week now to hopefully get three more great games and in some way that hopefully will push aside some of the events," said Fleming on the eve of first qualifier against Mumbai Indians here at the Ferozeshah Kotla.

"We don't want them all pushed aside, of course. But we still want the IPL to finish off on a good cricket note. Certainly, from a CSK point of view that would be great," he said.

Asked about the impact of the controversy on players, Fleming said: "It's only under suspicion from outside and in some way you need a sense of naivety around. You got to, I guess, keep it in isolation and only concentrate on being the best we can be."

"And CSK have been very good this year. To motivate the players to win another IPL, with a big semi-final against Mumbai, that's our main focus. Everything else is speculated on outside of the game... so be it."

Fleming said Super Kings are focussed on the job at hand.

"Certainly the group of guys that I've got are focused on playing the best that we can play. And, as I say, hopefully it's two games away - beat Mumbai and then have another final. And really we are trying to let nothing else creep into the dressing room and that's certainly our focus here. Hot conditions and most definitely our focus is tomorrow," he said.

Fleming said the first qualifier remains the big ticket to the final.

"Well, it's a big game, isn't it? And certainly, Chennai-Mumbai makes the mouth water. We came close last year... Sometimes it can help if you continually play, you're in good form. We just came up short against a great performance by Kolkata."

"But certainly the advantage of playing well tomorrow and having two or three days off at this point of the tournament is very appealing, rather than travel and play which can tax the players. So, we would love to win tomorrow and book our place in the final and then work out a good programme," he said.

The Kiwi said Mumbai Indians have a psychological advantage over Super Kings after beating them twice already.

"Yeah, they've beaten us twice this year. They're a team that has beaten us probably more than anyone else. But does it count for anything on the day? I don't think so," he said.

So will it be revenge match?

"Well, obviously we got thumped in the last match. So we didn't just lose, we got absolutely thumped. And that's down to a good performance (by MI). One thing you look at Chennai when we've played away in finals, we've sort of started our way through qualifying games and once we get to the finals we've been excellent. So, there's a lot of focus on stepping up that performance," he said.

Fleming said some of the super Kings players, including skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, are big match players, and they will step up their game when needed.

"Some of the players we have in our side are big-match players. Our skipper is probably number one in the world, in terms of producing performances when they matter. We turn to those types of players in these situations, whether it's the Rainas or Dhonis or overseas players. They look forward to these situations, it's just a hard slog to get in," he said.

Fleming is also happy with the IPL has evolved in the last six years.

"Yeah, I think this year has been very good, hasn't it? Cricket-wise, forget the rubbish that's going on, but the cricket I've seen has been excellent. Some of the games have been close. A lot more tactics have been put in place. Looking at next year, the auction and how teams are bought and squads are changed, I think you'll keep seeing it'll get better as the years go on."

"Talking from a coaching point of view, I'm learning all the time. So, I think we're being quite smart this year. And some of the things we've done, we've learnt from previous years. We like to think our performances our getting better," he said.

Fleming said though IPL's impact on international cricket is that players don't get too many breaks but there are other positives as well.

"The downside is that players don't get a break, some of them for two months. They want to play in the IPL. But the standard of cricket, I think, helps some of the skills that are now being put into play at the international level.

"I think it has improved the game. You look at some of the one-day games, the scores and some of the shots being now played. The pace in Test match cricket has improved. The skill-set of batsmen and bowlers, I think, is on the up. That's due to T20 cricket and players being able to try new things and learn new skills," he said.

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Twitter rant


No Aussie plan to curb Twitter after Warner rant

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Cricket Australia said Tuesday it had no immediate plan to curb the use of social media by players after a Twitter rant by David Warner, but suggested it could happen in the future. Opening batsman Warner is due to face a disciplinary hearing on Wednesday into an alleged code of conduct breach after a heated tirade at two top cricket writers.

He faces sanctions ranging from a fine to suspension or counselling.

Cricket Australia boss James Sutherland would not comment on the Warner controversy but said using social media remained a key tool for players to engage with fans and promote the game.

"Absolutely (I'll encourage players to use social media) -- it's very important," he told reporters.

"We want our players to be engaging with fans. Part of our strategy is to put the fans first and for them to have a closer and better relationship with our players."

Sutherland said there had been no discussions about developing a social media policy for players but admitted it might be something that needs to be considered.

"We haven't (discussed having a policy) so far," he said.

"We've worked with our players and helped them in training and development and understanding the pitfalls of it.

"It (social media policy) is not something we've talked about but perhaps down the track it might be appropriate.

"I guess we hope our players would be able to know where the lines are drawn and be able to manage that," he added.

Source: cricket.yahoo.com

ICC Champions Trophy-2013

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The ICC Champions Trophy schedule 2013
Group A Australia England New Zealand Sri Lanka
Group B Pakistan South Africa West Indies India
Date Day Match Day/Day Night Venue
Thursday 6 June India v South Africa Day Cardiff
Friday 7 June West Indies v Pakistan Day The Oval
Saturday 8 June England v Australia Day Edgbaston
Sunday 9 June Sri Lanka v New Zealand Day Cardiff
Monday 10 June Pakistan v South Africa Day Edgbaston
Tuesday 11 June India v West Indies Day The Oval
Wednesday 12 June Australia v New Zealand Day Edgbaston
Thursday 13 June England v Sri Lanka Day Night The Oval
Friday 14 June West Indies v South Africa Day Cardiff
Saturday 15 June India v Pakistan Day Edgbaston
Sunday 16 June England v New Zealand Day Cardiff
Monday 17 June Sri Lanka v Australia Day Night The Oval
Wednesday 19 June Semi-final
A1 v B2
Day The Oval
Thursday 20 June Semi-final
A2 v B1
Day Cardiff
Sunday 23 June Final Day Edgbaston