Natwest 2007 : Umpires can win matches and series too
Catches win matches is a old proverb where as umpires win matches is the new one.The two crucial decisions of Rahul Dravid and Tendulkar was the turning point of the game.Aleem Daar's decisions replayed on big screen might have frustrated each and every Indian fan escepecially Tendulkar's decision.Tendulkar was looking good and settled in going after Flintoff which would have been fun to watch if he was at the crease for longer time.Just not these two faulty umpiring judgments, what about around eight to ten wrong decisions for India in this tour? why Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid did not challenge the umpire's decision like KP did in one of previous match?
Tendulkar is a true cricket gentleman and see his humble reaction at Aleem Daar's decision in 7th ODI.
Keeping aside umpiring decisions, Whats the point in team India playing with 7 batsmen ? With the wickets of Yuvraj and over confident Uthappa falling Dhoni shouldered responsibility of the innings.Once he got rhythm he was good or say better than Ganguly , Yuvaraj and Uthappa.Talk about Ganguly what ghost did he put on today playing cheap shots in which he was almost out on 4 or more occasions.Besides Tendlya, Dhoni is the only other player similar to his last match he started very slow, but by the end, his score looked decent.
The only hope at lunch break for Indian fans is that 1983 history repeats for India as in 1983 India was all out for 183 but still won the match and world cup, today India was all out for 187.Well, the 1983 team had all rounders and dedicated fielding team which played for India not like these days where game is commercialized and players have more interest in brand endorsements rather than the sport.
This is the first time in the series that both England openers have been dismissed for a duck but still other Indian bowlers couldn't carry on the momentum.The biggest problem with Zaheer is that he can be so inconsistent and that paid the price in todays match.
Cricinfo reported that historically, one-day finals at Lord's in September favor the side batting second as the damper autumnal conditions give the bowlers an early advantage. Rahul Dravid, however, decided to bat, what a gamble ? This may be the reason too India loosing ODI series.
Overall a great series for fans who were disappointed with poor world cup 2007 performance of team India.
Tendulkar is a true cricket gentleman and see his humble reaction at Aleem Daar's decision in 7th ODI.
Keeping aside umpiring decisions, Whats the point in team India playing with 7 batsmen ? With the wickets of Yuvraj and over confident Uthappa falling Dhoni shouldered responsibility of the innings.Once he got rhythm he was good or say better than Ganguly , Yuvaraj and Uthappa.Talk about Ganguly what ghost did he put on today playing cheap shots in which he was almost out on 4 or more occasions.Besides Tendlya, Dhoni is the only other player similar to his last match he started very slow, but by the end, his score looked decent.
The only hope at lunch break for Indian fans is that 1983 history repeats for India as in 1983 India was all out for 183 but still won the match and world cup, today India was all out for 187.Well, the 1983 team had all rounders and dedicated fielding team which played for India not like these days where game is commercialized and players have more interest in brand endorsements rather than the sport.
This is the first time in the series that both England openers have been dismissed for a duck but still other Indian bowlers couldn't carry on the momentum.The biggest problem with Zaheer is that he can be so inconsistent and that paid the price in todays match.
Cricinfo reported that historically, one-day finals at Lord's in September favor the side batting second as the damper autumnal conditions give the bowlers an early advantage. Rahul Dravid, however, decided to bat, what a gamble ? This may be the reason too India loosing ODI series.
Overall a great series for fans who were disappointed with poor world cup 2007 performance of team India.
Labels: Cricket, Cricket Match Review, England vs. INDIA
written by Kalyan @ 12:29 PM,
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6th ODI - Uthappa steals thrilling victory from Collingwood's team
Who's the King of the match ? Robin Uthappa.Probably Uthappa's berth has been confirmed in the team with this crucial match say for another 15 to 20 matches.Single handedly when wickets are falling on other end, Uthappa hit two back to back fours making the India win possible and tie the ODI series. What a comeback for him and India who was trailing 3-1 in the series.
With sizzling opening partnership from Tendlya and Ganguly no body hoped that Uthappa will come to bat.Opener's job is to give a good launching pad to the rest of the team. That's what these openers did. At one stage it did not mattered to openers if its a powrplay or not they went on rampage destroying all the England bowlers.Hope all Tendlya fans rejoiced all this good aggressive cricket that he used to play in 90's.Looked like 90's fashioned traditional Indian batting style the way India was ticking score board with just boundaries. Collingwood is a very good captain waited too long for power play hoping that one of the openers gets dismissed.
From over 21 things started slowing down for India side with Tendlya in his 90+ runs.Tendlya's body took its toll with cramps with Physio working on him.This is the time Collingwood made a right decision knowing that Tendlya is in 90's he took power play knowing that Tendlya slows down for his ton.Power Play 3 could give India only 23 runs.Gambhir, one of the promising opener among the courrent young players did his job giving good stand for team India.Another ton missed by Tendlya.Imagine how distressful this can be to any player.But Tendulkar played very agressive to his age today.
Who had to be cursed for England's 316 score ? Chawla, if only he had kept himself inside the ropes on first 6, the score would have been below 300 or Yuvraj for giving away five sixers in consecutive balls of last over.
Team India keeps the hopes of fans alive for the last and 7th ODI which is the series decider.
Labels: Cricket, Cricket Match Review, England vs. INDIA
written by Kalyan @ 5:34 PM,
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India vs. England in England 2007 series watching online - live streaming sites - sopcast links - highlights
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Updates :
Highlights of 6th ODI updated.
India won 6th ODI by 2 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
Uthhappa cruised India to victory with two back to back fours. He justified his slection into the team and this ODI in particular.
England 316/6 (50 ov)
India 317/8 (49.4 ov)
I have updated this post with many new live streaming sites for one day matches that started on Aug 21.
Team India wins one day series against South Africa and created huge expectations for this series.Let's see if India grabs this series OR England continue its form as it did with West Indies.
Notes : Highlights [youtube videos] of this entire series is available at the end of the post.
Series Schedule
1st Test at Lord's - Jul 19-23, 2007
Result : Match Drawn
1st innings - England all out for 298.India all out for 201
2nd innings - England all out for 282.India need 380 to win.
A herculean task in front of team India to chase 380 to win first test match of this series.
Rain saved the day for India.
India deserves to lose this match for their pathetic top order batting line up performance. Dravid, Tendlya and VVS Laxman failed miserably in two innings of the game. Kudos to no-name England bowlers who is bringing England's glorious past into lime light again.
2nd Test at Nottingham - Jul 27-31, 2007
Thanks to Zaheer Khan - India won the match by seven wickets.
India won the toss and elected to field first
Day1 - England are 169/7 .
Day3 - India 481, England - 43/0
Day4- England 355 & India - 10/0
Day5- India 73/3
3rd Test at The Oval - Aug 9-13, 2007
Match drawn
India 664 and 180/6d; England 345 and 369/6
Only ODI: Scotland v India at Glasgow - Aug 16, 2007
India won by 7 wickets (with 37 balls remaining) (D/L method)
Scotland 203/9 (46/46 ov); India 212/3 (39.5/46 ov)
1st ODI at Southampton - Aug 21, 2007
England won by 104 runs
England 288/2 (50 ov); India 184 (50 ov)
2nd ODI at Bristol - Aug 24, 2007
India won by 9 runs
India 329/7 (50 ov); England 320/8 (50 ov)
3rd ODI at Birmingham - Aug 27, 2007
England won by 42 runs
England 281/8 (50 ov); India 239 (48.1 ov)
4th ODI at Manchester - Aug 30, 2007
England won by 3 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)
India 212 (49.4 ov); England 213/7 (48 ov)
5th ODI at Leeds - Sep 2, 2007
India won by 38 runs (D/L method)
India 324/6 (50 ov); England 242/8 (39/39 ov)
6th ODI at The Oval - Sep 5, 2007
India won 6th ODI by 2 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
Uthhappa cruised India to victory with two back to back fours. He justified his slection into the team and this ODI in particular.
England 316/6 (50 ov)
India 317/8 (49.4 ov)
7th ODI at Lord's - Sep 8, 2007
List of websites to watch 2007 India-England in England series:
Where to watch online:
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SopCast
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For first test CRICKET-DESIMEDIA4U worked for me on and off.The streaming is a bit slow.
Some more blogosphere links :
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ESPN
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Go To - www.espnstar.com
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Select the matches from the box.
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Click on LIVE FLASH CRICKET CENTRE.
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Under Live Matches, details of all live matches are displayed.
Select the match you want to watch and click on the Score Card.
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On TV -
STAR Cricket to telecast India-England Test series
ESPN-STAR Sports' new channel STAR Cricket will telecast the three-Test cricket series between India and England starting from July 19.
The channel will also broadcast India's warm-up matches against county side Sussex and England A, a statement said on Thursday.
Highlights:
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written by Kalyan @ 9:33 PM,
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