Offcial Thread For Icc Cricket World Cup 2015

[Mr_Ryan_01]

Captains should emulate what Dhoni did in 2011: Fleming

 

Christchurch: Setting India's Mahendra Singh Dhoni as an example worth emulating, former New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming on Sunday said captains should emulate what Dhoni did in the 2011 World Cup final by leading his pack with good skills and performances.

"I know that good captains grasp the nettle. Just look at the way M.S. Dhoni pushed himself up the batting order in the 2011 final as a prime example of that idea," Fleming wrote in a column for the International Cricket Council (ICC) website.

Dhoni rose to the occasion in the 2011 World Cup final against Sri Lanka in Mumbai by promoting himself up the batting order and playing a match-winning knock while chasing a challenging total.

 

The former left-handed batsman said that during his stint with Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Dhoni had told him the decision was an instinctive one. The 41-year-old added that hesitancy in a team can create havoc.

"Dhoni said it was an instinct that it was his time to lead from the front. Positivity and decisiveness like that can galvanise a team whereas hesitancy can flow through each player and create paralysis," said Fleming.

"And in World Cups, where the matches come thick and fast and momentum and winning confidence can be crucial, that is a key point to remember.

 

adi india lo..idi AUS-NZ lo ani marchipothunnaru meeru

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adi india lo..idi AUS-NZ lo ani marchipothunnaru meeru

Ekkada ayte enti he is talking about captain..

[Mr_Ryan_01]

Ekkada ayte enti he is talking about captain..

vaadu appudu entha calm unnado..ippudu antae calm unnadu gaa...!!kaani appudu team lo kontha mandi senior players unnaru..ippdu antha juniors unnnaru athae theda..migithadi antha shame to shame...!!matter sarrige sadivithae akkada matladindhi performance gurinchi...!!

[raghuraj]

Asia confident of continental shift at World Cup

Imran Khan with the World Cup trophy after Pakistan beat England in the 1992 final. 

New Delhi: Conventional wisdom says Asian teams usually succumb on the bouncy wickets of Australia or the seaming pitches in New Zealand, making them vulnerable and rank outsiders for the World Cup.

Co-hosts Australia and New Zealand, alongside the mighty South Africa, are the bookmakers' favourites to win one-day cricket's biggest prize, with Asian teams way down in the pecking order.

But those already writing off Asia's big three -- India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka -- will do so at their own peril. And not just because of the unpredictable nature of the limited-overs game.

The only other time the tournament was held Down Under, in 1992, it was Pakistan which won the title beating England by 22 runs in the final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Virat Kohli needs to be at his best in the World Cup for India's sake. 

Australia did not even make the knock-out rounds, while the Kiwis, like the South Africans, crashed out in the semi-finals.

Home advantage clearly does not count for much.

Defending champions India are the only team to have won the World Cup on home soil, while Sri Lanka won it in Pakistan as co-hosts of the 1996 event.

Barring major upsets, like in 2007 when India and Pakistan were knocked out in the first round, Asia should have three teams -- even more if Bangladesh, Afghanistan or the United Arab Emirates cause an upset -- in the quarter-finals.

Kumar Sangakkara has been in sublime form. 

After that, three victories will ensure a team the title -- a task easier said than done but one that gives the eight qualifiers a reasonable shot at the title.

 

Kapil Dev, under whom India won its first World Cup in 1983 by shocking overwhelming favourites West Indies at Lord's, said picking a winner was not easy.

"Once you enter the quarter-finals, anything can happen," Dev told AFP.

"Every team has a chance, including the ones from Asia. It all depends on how you play on that day."

Misbah-ul-Haq: Pakistan's captain and 'Mr. Reliable'.

"But if a side has to have an off-day, it better be during the first round where one can recover. Can't afford that in the knock-outs."

 

In 2011, India and Sri Lanka finished second in their respective groups and yet entered the final as pool A winners Pakistan fell in the semi-finals and pool B leaders South Africa went out in the quarter-finals.

While India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have the batting to take on the rest, much will depend on how their meagre bowling resources are able to contain the opposition.

Sri Lanka, finalists on the last two occasions, boast the top three run-getters in one-day cricket among those still playing in Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene and Tillakaratne Dilshan.

Sangakkara and Jayawardene, members of an exclusive club of five batsmen with more than 12,000 one-day runs, are in top form to raise hopes of making their last World Cup appearance a memorable one.

World bowling record-holder Muttiah Muralitharan believes this could be Sri Lanka's World Cup after coming so near in 2007 and 2011.

"We have been just about the most consistent side around in major tournaments over the past decade, regularly reaching semi-finals and finals," Muralitharan told the tournament's official website.

"I have faith this group of players can achieve the dream again and I hope they have that faith too.

Pakistan, faced with bowling suspensions of Saeed Ajmal and Mohammad Hafeez due to faulty actions, will look to make amends through their batting which includes captain Misbah-ul Haq, Younis Khan and Shahid Afridi.

"If we play to our potential, we can win," said Misbah, whose 56-ball hundred against Australia last year equalled Viv Richards' record for the fastest Test century.

"The boys are focused on achieving the best result. They have the hunger and passion to work for it."

In Rohit Sharma, the only batsman with two 200s in one-day internationals, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India possess destructive batting firepower to tame the best attacks.

"Never write India off, they will always be formidable in one-day cricket," said former skipper Sourav Ganguly. "This side is capable of repeating 2011.

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Asia confident of continental shift at World Cup

Imran Khan with the World Cup trophy after Pakistan beat England in the 1992 final. 

New Delhi: Conventional wisdom says Asian teams usually succumb on the bouncy wickets of Australia or the seaming pitches in New Zealand, making them vulnerable and rank outsiders for the World Cup.

Co-hosts Australia and New Zealand, alongside the mighty South Africa, are the bookmakers' favourites to win one-day cricket's biggest prize, with Asian teams way down in the pecking order.

But those already writing off Asia's big three -- India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka -- will do so at their own peril. And not just because of the unpredictable nature of the limited-overs game.

The only other time the tournament was held Down Under, in 1992, it was Pakistan which won the title beating England by 22 runs in the final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Virat Kohli needs to be at his best in the World Cup for India's sake. 

Australia did not even make the knock-out rounds, while the Kiwis, like the South Africans, crashed out in the semi-finals.

Home advantage clearly does not count for much.

Defending champions India are the only team to have won the World Cup on home soil, while Sri Lanka won it in Pakistan as co-hosts of the 1996 event.

Barring major upsets, like in 2007 when India and Pakistan were knocked out in the first round, Asia should have three teams -- even more if Bangladesh, Afghanistan or the United Arab Emirates cause an upset -- in the quarter-finals.

Kumar Sangakkara has been in sublime form. 

After that, three victories will ensure a team the title -- a task easier said than done but one that gives the eight qualifiers a reasonable shot at the title.

 

Kapil Dev, under whom India won its first World Cup in 1983 by shocking overwhelming favourites West Indies at Lord's, said picking a winner was not easy.

"Once you enter the quarter-finals, anything can happen," Dev told AFP.

"Every team has a chance, including the ones from Asia. It all depends on how you play on that day."

Misbah-ul-Haq: Pakistan's captain and 'Mr. Reliable'.

"But if a side has to have an off-day, it better be during the first round where one can recover. Can't afford that in the knock-outs."

 

In 2011, India and Sri Lanka finished second in their respective groups and yet entered the final as pool A winners Pakistan fell in the semi-finals and pool B leaders South Africa went out in the quarter-finals.

While India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have the batting to take on the rest, much will depend on how their meagre bowling resources are able to contain the opposition.

Sri Lanka, finalists on the last two occasions, boast the top three run-getters in one-day cricket among those still playing in Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene and Tillakaratne Dilshan.

Sangakkara and Jayawardene, members of an exclusive club of five batsmen with more than 12,000 one-day runs, are in top form to raise hopes of making their last World Cup appearance a memorable one.

World bowling record-holder Muttiah Muralitharan believes this could be Sri Lanka's World Cup after coming so near in 2007 and 2011.

"We have been just about the most consistent side around in major tournaments over the past decade, regularly reaching semi-finals and finals," Muralitharan told the tournament's official website.

"I have faith this group of players can achieve the dream again and I hope they have that faith too.

Pakistan, faced with bowling suspensions of Saeed Ajmal and Mohammad Hafeez due to faulty actions, will look to make amends through their batting which includes captain Misbah-ul Haq, Younis Khan and Shahid Afridi.

"If we play to our potential, we can win," said Misbah, whose 56-ball hundred against Australia last year equalled Viv Richards' record for the fastest Test century.

"The boys are focused on achieving the best result. They have the hunger and passion to work for it."

In Rohit Sharma, the only batsman with two 200s in one-day internationals, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India possess destructive batting firepower to tame the best attacks.

"Never write India off, they will always be formidable in one-day cricket," said former skipper Sourav Ganguly. "This side is capable of repeating 2011.

 

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[Mr_Ryan_01]

lol PAK..manakanna goram ga bowl chaesthunnaru

 

 

[Nellore_peddareddi]

lol PAK..manakanna goram ga bowl chaesthunnaru

 

Adi kuda pilanthar team ye

[Mr_Ryan_01]

Adi kuda pilanthar team ye

 

agreed...NZ gallu..ee gap lo team india meedha kooda  2 games aesukuntae baguntadi...!!

[Nellore_peddareddi]

agreed...NZ gallu..ee gap lo team india meedha kooda  2 games aesukuntae baguntadi...!!

 

Manolu already pakodi gaal indi saal

[Mr_Ryan_01]

Manolu already pakodi gaal indi saal

NZ ki all major sub continent teams ni ruf aadinchae chance vasthadi ani...

 

ninna williamson ,tylor,McC,Guptill..stars showed...Paki's ki...!!

 

taylor gaadi itae...innings last ball lo four hit chaesi..century chaesadu...!!

[Nellore_peddareddi]

NZ ki all major sub continent teams ni ruf aadinchae chance vasthadi ani...

 

ninna williamson ,tylor,McC,Guptill..stars showed...Paki's ki...!!

 

taylor gaadi itae...innings last ball lo four hit chaesi..century chaesadu...!!

 

eedu okkadu saal ...

 

Taylor gaadni kuda full form laki techi dengaar gaa.. lavda

[Mr_Ryan_01]

eedu okkadu saal ...

 

Taylor gaadni kuda full form laki techi dengaar gaa.. lavda

 McCullum gaadu bolwers minds ni penta penta chaesi OUT ipothadu..next vachinavaadu aa bolwers ni football aadukoni vadilesthunnaru.. 

[Nellore_peddareddi]

 McCullum gaadu bolwers minds ni penta penta chaesi OUT ipothadu..next vachinavaadu aa bolwers ni football aadukoni vadilesthunnaru.. 

 

Parti okkad matta kudpe vaale unnar.. ee saari Sub continent teams ki ithe sallabadthadi

[raghuraj]

'Pakistan need to find best XI early'

 

 

 

 

Pakistan have an impressive World Cup record with one title, one runners-up finish and four semi-final appearances over the last ten editions of the tournament. However, the 1992 champions arrive at this year's tournament after a string of below-par performances in the ODI format in recent times. In this episode of CONTENDERS, former India captain Rahul Dravid and former South Africa captain Graeme Smith analyse Pakistan's chances to upset the apple-cart and replicate the glory of 1992. Can the young batsmen find consistency? Can the bowling attack cope with the loss of Saeed Ajmal? And can veterans such as Misbah-ul-Haq, Younis Khan and Shahid Afridi rise to the occasion?

 

What they said about…

 

The lack of aura around the side, compared to previous years
Dravid: They lack those big-ticket players or game changers which you would associate the Pakistani team of the past. 
Smith: They're looking for stability, looking for someone who can create some consistency. The younger generation of batters hasn't quite stepped up to the plate in terms of consistent performances.

Saeed Ajmal's absence
Smith: Every batsman in every team is breathing a sigh of relief that Ajmal is not around. Believe me, I wish I could go play a Pakistan team without Ajmal in it.

Drawing inspiration from the 1992 win
Dravid: In 1992 also, they started off very badly and they struggled for a while with a similar kind of team in which they had a lot of young players but who later on went to become absolute legends for Pakistan. So Pakistan can only hope that history repeats itself.
Smith: When you go back to 1992, a charismatic captain. Who can forget Wasim Akram in the final of the tournament? And they had some x-factor. That's what they need to find now, early in the tournament, find their best eleven.

Misbah, the captain
Dravid: You can just sense that he has a lot of respect from the players in the team. They respect that he brings that stability to the team. He's been able to work really well with the board and with the coaching staff. And makes the best of the situation he finds himself in. So you can't fault him on his effort and he's trying to do the best that he can.
Smith: He comes across as very serious, very methodical, and I think my favourite quote by him is, "My name is Misbah, my nickname is Misbah." You know that sums up the personality

 

Fawad Alam's exclusion
Dravid: He seems to have a fantastic record, but for some reason they don't seem to pick him. I read somewhere, that they think that his game wasn't going to be good enough in Australian conditions. That's a presumption and they're playing a lot of games in New Zealand.

Afridi and the big stage
Dravid: It's almost like when he goes out to bat, there's this red mist that comes over him, he just swings at everything. But I've seen him play a different kind of game. I've seen him play sensibly at times and construct innings. But it just hasn't happened of late for some reason or the other.
Smith: He's going to be a key performer, he has huge experience, with 350+ ODIs. That's immense. They are going to need more from him in this tournament.

Umar Akmal's role
Dravid: If he can turn that obvious ability and become a run-hungry consistent batsman for Pakistan, sure enough he'll find a spot. He could bat at No. 4 consistently, or at 3 or 5, or bat anywhere really if he wants to.
Smith: He's one of those cricketers, who comes in and plays some good shots, gets to 25 or 30 and you think this guy is going to do something special. But he'll just get out to a soft shot or won't really follow through on the innings and continue his good work.