Apr 19, 2011

India in West Indies 2011, Series Schedule

DateMatch DetailsTime (IST)Place
Jun 04 - Sat West Indies v India, Only T20I
Ind won by 16 runs
-Trinidad
Jun 06 - Mon West Indies v India, 1st ODI
Ind won by 4 wickets
-Trinidad
Jun 08 - Wed West Indies v India, 2nd ODI
Ind won by 7 wickets
-Trinidad
Jun 11 - Sat West Indies v India, 3rd ODI
Ind won by 3 wickets
-Antigua
Jun 13 - Mon West Indies v India, 4th ODI
WI won by 103 runs
-Antigua
Jun 16 - Thu West Indies v India, 5th ODI
WI won by 7 wickets
-Jamaica
Jun 20 - 24 West Indies v India, 1st Test
Ind won by 63 runs
-Jamaica
Jun 28 - Jul 2 West Indies v India, 2nd Test
Match Drawn
-Barbados
Jul 06 - 10 West Indies v India, 3rd Test-Dominica

Apr 16, 2011

India get rewarded for finishing as No.1 in Test

India will be handed USD 175,000 for finishing as the No.1 Test side while also pocketing one more USD 75,000 for finishing as 2nd-ranked ODI team this season, the ICC said today.

India has been sitting on top of the Test Championship table since December 2009 with 128 points. South Africa (117 points) will pocket USD 75,000 for ending in 2nd position in the Test Championship table at the cut-off date of April 1.

World No.1 Test Cricket TeamAustralia earns USD 175,000 for finishing on top of the ODI table with 128 points at the cut-off date. It has been occupying the number-one position on the ODI Championship table since leapfrogging South Africa and India in September 2009.

In the latest ODI rankings issued today, Australia has 129 points, eight points more than India's 121 points.

Apr 7, 2011

Afridi should return to Test cricket: Imran Khan

Pakistan's ODI & T20 skipper Shahid Afridi should return to Test cricket and captain the national team in all three formats of the sport, former skipper Imran Khan said.

Afridi pulled out of a Test series against Australia last year in England after losing the 1st Test at Lord's as skipper.

Shahid Afridi
Since then he has only captained Pakistan in one-day internationals and Twenty20 cricket matches. Senior batsman Misbah-ul-Haq led Pakistan in their last two Test series against South Africa and New Zealand.

Afridi, who led Pakistan to the semi-finals of the World Cup that ended on Saturday, has made himself available for this month's tour to the West Indies after previously planning on missing the series.

"There should be just one captain for all three formats of the game," Imran told reporters at a function held in Lahore to honour Pakistan's World Cup umpire Aleem Dar.

"The main reason for India winning the World Cup is that their captain, Mahendra Singh Dhoni leads them in Tests, ODIs and T20 cricket," the cricketer turned politician said.

Imran said that Dhoni had matured quicker as a captain because he had developed the temperament to handle the different pressures of the three formats.

"Afridi must also be captain in all three formats of the sport. My belief is that unless you captain in Test cricket you can't really be at the top of your game," he said.