Greatest West Indian cricket player: Courtney Andrew Walsh
by admin on July 13, 2011
in Famous cricket players profiles
Andrew Walsh is a former fast bowler of the West Indian cricket team who played at International level from 1984-2001 while he performed as a captain for the team in a total of 22 Test matches. Today, Walsh is most recognized for his brilliant opening bowling alliance with Curtly Ambrose. Not just this, he is also popular for making the record of maximum number of Test wickets from 2000.
Walsh made his first step into the world of fame in 1979 when he bagged 10 wickets in an innings performed in school cricket while it was only three years later that he made his first-class playing debut. In his Test debut against Australia in 1984, Walsh took 2 wickets for 43 runs. Later in the same season, he made his debut for ODI against Sri Lanka while in 2000, he played his last ODI against New Zealand cricket team. Walsh was bequeathed with the honor of being one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1987. Having been appointed as a captain for the West Indian cricket team for the tours of New Zealand and India in 1994, he bagged 62 Test wickets at an average of 21.75 runs per wicket in 1995. This feat was better enhanced in 2000 when the then performed at an average of 18.69 while securing 66 Test wickets. This included 34 wickets in the Test series that Walsh played against the English team at an average of 12.82 runs per wickets.
Today, Courtney Andrew Walsh is a regular feature of the Lashing World XI and owns a restaurant by the name of Cuddyz in Jamaica.
Cricket series 2011: India vs West Indies
by admin on June 19, 2011
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Cricket action is on in full gear in the Caribbean as plays host to the cricket world cup champions India for 5 ODIs, 3 Tests and 1 Twenty20. Judging by the performances of both teams over the past few months, things appear to be pretty bleak for West Indies cricket team. Eliminated from a World Cup quarterfinal as a result of a devastating defeat by Pakistan, the West Indies cricket team has failed to show a consistent display of cricket in the recent past. India, on the other hand, appear to be seemingly flawless, thriving under the captaincy of famous Indian cricket player M S Dhoni, who will look forward today to the prospects of sealing the series with a third consecutive win over the West Indies. India beat West Indies in the first ODI by a comfortable 4 wicket victory, with Harbhajan Singh leading the bowling attack with a tremendous display of form. The second ODI also turned in favour of India, as they clenched a 7 wicket victory in accordance with the Duckworth-Lewis method. Amit Mishra emerged as the man to watch out for, with a 4 wicket haul accompanied by a fairly safe economy rate of 3.10. As the men in blue step on the field in Port of Spain today, they will be all set to clench the series and take home yet another trophy. Already gloating under the banner of current world champions, Indian fans have hardly a reason to suspect a defeat in today’s match. Even taken a drastic turn of events that possibly allows West Indies to turn tables and claim victory today, it seems highly unlikely that they will be able to maintain their consistency for the next two matches and seal the series in their favour. Whether India suffers a setback to West Indies today or instead confirms the possession of yet another trophy is something that will be determined in the matter of a few hours; what is undeniable however is the fact that the Caribbean will provide cricket viewers over the world with some very enthralling displays this month.
Analysis: India vs Sri Lanka cricket teams in 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup Final
by admin on March 31, 2011
in Team records in ICC Cricket World Cups, World cup 2011
World Cup win/loss record of India vs Sri Lanka:
- Total matches played: 7
- India cricket team won: 2
- Sri Lanka cricket team won: 4
- No result: 1
One day international win/loss record of India cricket team against Sri Lanka:
- Total matches played: 128
- India cricket team won: 67
- Sri Lanka cricket team won: 50
- No result: 11
The Final of 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup will be played between India and Sri Lanka on Apri 2, 2011 at Mumbai, India. Sri Lanka cricket team defeated New Zealand while Indian cricket team defeated Pakistan in the semi-finals. Both teams have advanced to Final without any difficulty. Here’s the analysis of strengths and weaknesses of both teams.
India’s Batting Strength and Weakness:
India has one of strongest batting line-up in the world. All of their batsmen are in good touch and are leading run-scorers in this tournament. Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh are the top-scorers of 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup. Middle-order had been causing problems for India but it has started to click since the start of knockout round. India lacks pinch-hitters in the low-order which may become a problem if they need to get runs at high rate.
India’s Bowling Strength and Weakness:
India with its average bowling line-up has done tremendously well in this tournament. Skipper MS Dhoni has employed his bowlers well by rotating them. Zaheer Khan has taken 19 wickets and is the second highest wicket-taker in the tournament. He has been supported well by Munaf Patel and Harbhajan Singh. Yuvraj Singh has also been successful in getting wickets for India; he has taken 13 wickets.
Sri Lanka’s Batting Strength and Weakness:
We have seen outstand performance from the Sri Lankan batting line-up in this tournament. Three of their batsmen (Kumar Sangakkara, Tilakaratne Dilshan and Upal Tharanga) are leading run-scorers in the tournament. They have piled huge targets and they have chased too, this makes it the strongest batting line-up. If they bat first in the final then they will for scored 300+ for sure.
Sri Lanka’s Bowling Strength and Weakness:
Sri Lanka has one of the most successful bowling line-up in the tournament. They offer great variety, from pacers to spinners; they have the ideal bowling for sub-continent pitches. Lasith Malinga has been devastating with his yorkers. Nuwan, Murali, Mathews, Perera, Mendis and Dilshan have contributed well in the bowling department. The only worrying thing for Sri Lanka cricket team is the fitness problems faced by legend bowler Muttiah Muralitharan and Angelo Mathews. Sri Lankans have confirmed that they will play with even half-fit Muttiah Muralitharan.
It’s the first time that two Asian countries are going to face each other in the final of ICC Cricket World Cup. India has the advantage of home ground but it can go against them as it will also create pressure on the players. Both teams are favorites for 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup so it will be hard to predict about the success of any team. But cricket viewers will remembers this mega ODI encounter for a long time.
India vs Sri Lanka- World Cup Records
by admin on March 31, 2011
in Team records in ICC Cricket World Cups, World cup 2011
- The two cricketing nations have met 7 times in world cup matches; Sri Lanka has won 4, India 2 while 1 match was washed away due to rain.
- Sri Lankan cricket team scored a big upset when they defeated India cricket team in the 1979 Cricket World Cup by 47 runs.
- The two teams met in the semi-final of 1996 ICC Cricket World Cup. Sri Lanka won the match by default by the match referee due improper behavior of Indian crowd.
- Indian batsmen Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid have scored a century apiece but there has been no century from the Sri Lankan side.
- Indian bowler Javagal Srinath is the leading wicket-taker with 8 wickets in 4 matches while Sri Lankan bowler Muttiah Muralitharan has took 7 wickets against India in 4 matches.
- Indian star batsmen Sachin Tendulkar has scored 301 runs in 5 world cup matches against Sri Lankan.
- Chamara Silva, Harbhajan Singh, Kumar Sangakkara, Lasith Malinga, Mahela Jayawerdene, Muttiah Muralitharan, MS Dhoni, Munaf Patel, Sachin Tendulkar, Tilakaratne Dilshan, Upal Tharagana, Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh and Zaheer Khan are the players who played in 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup match involving these teams.
- The teams have not played any world cup match against each other in the world cups of 1975, 1983 and 1987 ICC Cricket World Cup.
Quarter final Analysis: Australia vs India cricket teams in 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup
by admin on March 22, 2011
in Team records in ICC Cricket World Cups, World cup 2011
World Cup win/loss record of Australia vs India:
- Total matches played: 9
- Australia cricket team won: 7
- India cricket team won: 2
One day international win/loss record of Australian cricket team against India:
- Total matches played: 104
- Australia cricket team won: 61
- India cricket team won: 35
- No result: 8
Australia cricket team will be playing against India cricket team in the 2nd quarter-final of 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup at Ahmadabad, India. Australia had a solid start beating Zimbabwe, New Zealand, Kenya, Canada and the match with Sri Lanka was abandonment due to rain. But they lost to Pakistan and their 34-ubneaten victory streak ended. On the other hand, India easily won its matches against Bangladesh, Ireland, Netherlands, and West Indies but tied with England and lost to South Africa. Following things should be kept in mind about the Quarter final between Australia and Indian cricket teams in 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup.
Batting Strength and Weakness:
Australian cricket team has a strong batting line up but has weaknesses when its comes to play spinners in the subcontinent. This was particularly seen in the last group match of Australia against Pakistan where Australian batsmen failed to bat against Pakistan spinners. India cricket team has a different story to tell, they have got world’s finest batting line up. They have good starts in every group match but their middle-order has collapsed many times in this tournament. They have lost their last 5 wickets in 2 matches on just 30 runs.
Bowling Strength and Weakness:
Australia cricket team’s bowling strength is their fast bowlers which comprise of stars like Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson, Shaun Tait and Shane Watson. Unfortunately, Australians have no striker spinner in their bowling line up. Indian cricket team has an advantage over Australia cricket team in a sense that they have balanced bowling line up in the shape of medium pacers and striker spinners. Indian cricketer Zaheer Khan is the leading wicket taker for India in the 2011 ICC Cricket world cup. Harbhajan Singh alongwith Yuvraj Singh and Piyush Chawla are the key spin bowlers of India who have taken wickets for India at crucial moments.
Conclusion:
Indian cricket team has been successful in both types of situations i.e., defending the target and chasing the target but Australia cricket team has not yet chased any target in this world cup which might create problems for them if they are asked to field first. Both teams are giants of cricket world, so we should expect a thriller match from these teams.