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Asia Cup 2008

Asia Cup 2008

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BCCI supports PCB

By chetannarula ⋅ July 24, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The Indian Board has categorically stated that they support the PCB on the issue of hosting the Champions Trophy in September and will make sure that their support is noticed by the concerned authorities at the ICC.
BCCI Secretary Niranjan Shah said he saw no problem in having the event in Pakistan in September on schedule […]

3 players partied before Asia Cup final

By chetannarula ⋅ July 8, 2008 ⋅ One comment

The Indian team had a major final coming up and the fact that they needed to win it to reverse a record of 18 losses in 22 finals didn’t deter three players of the side from going out on the night before the final and party. The team suffered a horrific 100-run loss to Sri […]

Mendis phobia got us:Dhoni

By chetannarula ⋅ July 7, 2008 ⋅ One comment

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni admitted that his team succumbed to a ‘Mendis-phobia’ in the Asia Cup final on Sunday night. Mendis, who was adjudged both Man of the Match and Man of the Tournament, made all the difference in the final with a six-wicket haul as Sri Lanka cantered to a 100-run win.
Asked if […]

Sri Lanka wins Asia Cup

By chetannarula ⋅ July 6, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Sri Lanka retained the Asia Cup with a crushing win over sub-continental neighbours India, at Karachi’s National Stadium in Pakistan. This was a repeat of the 2004 tournament final and the end result was the same, with the Islanders running away with the game.
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It all started to go wrong for India after Dhoni won the […]

Asia Cup Final: India vs Sri Lanka

By chetannarula ⋅ July 5, 2008 ⋅ One comment

India and Sri Lanka face off in the finals of the Asia Cup, a re-match from their meeting in the final of the same tournament four years ago, when in 2004 in Colombo, Sri Lanka were the champions elect.
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India though have form on their side this time around and the factor of the neutral […]

Pakistan thrash Bangladesh

By nj ⋅ July 4, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The final semis match between Pakistan and Bangladesh was a walk in the park for Pakistan as expected by everyone. Although the match was of no consequence, Pakistan needed to win this one convincingly to save grace. Bangladesh on the other end, would have liked to play better but their inexperience showed their downfall.
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The Bangladesh […]

Asia Cup: Pakistan vs Bangladesh - Preview

By chetannarula ⋅ July 4, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Today’s final semis league match between Pakistan and Bangladesh in the Asia Cup has been reduced to a dead rubber with India’s six-wicket win sealing their spot in the final and shutting Pakistan out the tournament. This comes as a major disappointment, both to the home fans and the home team.
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Pakistan were unsure of where […]

Did Sri Lanka lose on purpose?

By chetannarula ⋅ July 4, 2008 ⋅ One comment

After yesterday’s loss to India, this is what Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene said, “I think Pakistan can be a very dangerous side playing a big match in front of its home crowd. So in a way we have cut that element of crowd support out. It is good for India and Sri Lanka they […]

Dhoni praises openers

By chetannarula ⋅ July 4, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

India captain MS Dhoni has praised the performance of his two openers in the tournament so far and has attributed much of the team’s success to their splendid form. Sehwag and Gambhir put on 92 runs for the opening wicket in 11.4 overs to plot India’s easy win over Sri Lanka and set up a […]

India win to fight another day, enter finals

By chetannarula ⋅ July 3, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

In a display that is befitting the might of the Indian batting order, India beat Sri Lanka by six wickets to gain two valuable points and re-affirm their status as favourites to win the tournament. They have now entered the final of the tournament and will play Sri Lanka in th replay of the final […]

Target:309, India: 162/2 in 26 overs

By chetannarula ⋅ July 3, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Chasing exactly the total they had set yesterday against Pakistan, India made a promising start to their chase as Gambhir and Sehwag laid down a rock solid foundation, laying down claim to the world’s best opening partnership currently.
The Indian duo added 92 in only 70 balls as the Sri Lankan opening bowlers were taken to […]

India vs Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka bats first

By chetannarula ⋅ July 3, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

Sri Lanka rested two of their bowlers Chaminda Vaas and Ajantha Mendis, and in their place Dilhara Fernando and Kaushalya Weeraratne will be playing, as they won the toss and decided to bat first against India.
The Indians also made two changes with RP Singh coming in for Yusuf Pathan and Pragyan Ojha for Piyush Chawla. […]

Asia Cup: India vs Sri Lanka - Match Preview

By chetannarula ⋅ July 2, 2008 ⋅ 3 comments

In their last league match of the Asia Cup, both Sri Lanka and India face each other what might have been a potential dress rehersal of the final. But India’s loss to Pakistan last night has spiced things up which means that India now need atleast a victory against the Islanders to make sure that […]

We missed a senior spinner: Dhoni

By chetannarula ⋅ July 2, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Feeling the pinch of lack of experience in the side, captain MS Dhoni said that he was disappointed that the team had failed to defend a total in excess of 300 runs.
Although the wicket was flat and lifeless, the bowlers bowled too short and gave away a lot of runs behind the wicket.He also said […]

India set 309; Pakistan 40/0 in 6

By chetannarula ⋅ July 2, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

India recovered well after being 132/4 at one stage, to set a target of 309 in 50 overs against Pakistan in the semis league match in the Asia Cup.
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Dhoni and Rohit Sharma scored fifties as they put on a 112 run partnership to take India to safety after the early jolts. The captain scored76 off […]

India in deep, deep trouble

By chetannarula ⋅ July 2, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

India were neckdeep in trouble by the end of the 20th over, having lost four wickets with just 132 runs on board and four top order wickets gone.
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This must be one of the days when Team India is missing the experience of Sachin Tendulkar, though not initially. The opening duo of Sehwag and Gambhir got […]

Dhoni wins toss; India to bat

By chetannarula ⋅ July 2, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

India have won the toss against Pakistan in their semis league match in the Asia cup.
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On a flat and placid pitch, that will not offer much to the bowlers again, captain MS Dhoni didn’t have any problems opting to bat first and the Indians will be looking to cash in & putting up a big […]

Asia Cup: India vs Pakistan

By chetannarula ⋅ July 1, 2008 ⋅ One comment

In a very important match in the semis league, the two arch rivals, India and Pakistan go head to head in a clash which will be nothing less than a semi final. Bangladesh have already been knocked out of the tournament while Sri Lanka have already secured a berth in the final.
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This means that […]

Kirsten chips in with Dhoni & Kumble

By chetannarula ⋅ July 1, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Gary Kirsten, India’s coach, has backed Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s views on the Asia Cup’s hectic schedule.
“I think that three games in four days in this heat took a toll on the players,” he said after India’s net session on Tuesday. “It is unfair to expect players to play that amount of cricket in such short […]

Kumble helping me: Pragyan Ojha

By chetannarula ⋅ July 1, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The latest addition to India’s spin bowling attack, left-armer Pragyan Ojha has credited Test captain Anil Kumble for helping him learn the tricks of the trade and fine-tune his game.
“Obviously it helps a lot if you are playing with experienced bowlers like Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh. I have not had a chance to speak […]

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