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2nd One Day India Vs Sri lanka

Sehwag Will be Back for 2nd ODI Day Night against Sri Lanka at Colombo, However Sehwag missed the first one day international due to Hip Pain, which india won comfortable by six wickets.

Indian captain Mahendra singh said sehwag is fit and he will back for the second one day he further added "We will go with the first eleven that was supposed to play during the first ODI at Dambulla. We do make way for our batsmen. He will be back and our batting will be stronger,"

With the series 0-1, Sri Lankan Captain said he had nothing to worry too much about the series. 'Our batsmen, specially the openers have done well. It is only a one-off game that we lost. Still it was a good contest. We like challenges and are looking forward to the future challenges,' he added.

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South Africa Vs Australia

South Africa won the Toss and elect to bat, In 50over South Africa made 288 for 6, Now Australia are in deep trouble. For south Africa Amla top scored with 97runs with AB de Villiers and JP Duminy both scored 60runs in the 5th One Day international at perth.

Only Hussey have top scored with 78runs, Australian are desperately looking to win the 5th One Day International,

South Africa are Nearing to win the 5th One Day International

Ponting Said Aussies Ready to Bounce Back | Aussies will fight back | Cricket Update | Cricket News

Ricky Ponting

Australian Captain Ricky Ponting said Aussies Ready to Bounce Back for the ongoing Series against South Africans.

Michael Clarke will return to the Squad, Hussey should drop to No. 5 Ponting further said to Fox Sports quoted "That in one-day cricket you want to get your best players in as early as you can", he further added You know that if you get those guys in, in certain situations they will make bigger scores and get the job done for you. I guess Huss, when Andrew Symonds and Michael Clarke are in the side, is a No. 6 player,".

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India Vs Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka are coming back with a 2-1 series win against Pakistan and they are ready to take on mighty Indians.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni led India to a 3-2 win last August to become the first Indian side to win an ODI series in Sri Lanka, however Dhoni said 'It's true that we won the last series in Dambulla, but I guess they must have seen what went wrong for them. One of the things that went wrong for them was the toss, and the toss can be crucial when you are playing in these conditions.

Muralitharan will be eyeing the personal milestone of becoming the leading wicket-taker in one-day cricket he is just short of three wickets to get past wasim Akram.

Dhoni further added "In the last ODI series, we did well against him. So to be honest, there's no need for us to worry about him or any other individual. The team is ready to face the challenges.'

The teams:
Sri Lanka : Mahela Jayawardene (captain), Kumar Sangakkara, Sanath Jayasuriya, Upul Tharanga, Chamara Kapugedera, Jehan Mubarak, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Thilina Kandamby, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis, Farveez Maharoof, Dilhara Fernando, Nuwan Kulasekera, Thilan Thushara, Angelo Mathews.

India : Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, Gautam Gambhir, Rohit Sharma, Yusuf Pathan, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Pragyan Ojha, Munaf Patel, Irfan Pathan, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Praveen Kumar.

Cricket Inside | Murali New Milestone in Pakistan | Sri Lanka Win Series 2-1

Muttiah Muralitharan

Replying to Sri Lanka Big Total of 309 for Five, Pakistan were all out for just 75runs in the third and final one dayer were Sri Lanka won comfortably.

It was Pakistan's lowest total against the Sri Lankans, their biggest loss to the visiting side.

Muralitharan picked up the last wicket, that of Sohail Khan, to become only the second bowler to take 500 one-day wickets.

Muralitharan is highest wicket taker in test cricket with 769, in one dayer he is just short of 3wickets to overhaul's pakistan's Wasim Akram.

Cricket update | South africa vs. Australia Live Match |

South Africa vs. Australia

Australia won the Toss and elected to bat.

Match Details

• Australia won the toss (Elected To Bat)
• Umpires: Ian Gould and Daryl Harper
• Third Umpire: Bruce Oxenford
• Match Referee: Ranjan Madugalle

South africa

Captain:

J Botha

Wicket Keeper:

AB de Villiers

Australia

Captain:

RT Ponting

Wicket Keeper:

BJ Haddi

Sehwag Mantra to Face Bowler | Sehwag Formula for Sucess | Interview From Sehwag

Virender Sehwag

Sehwag have different formula to face the Bowler in other he have the New Mantra to face any deadly bowler.

The Dashing opener's Said in an Interview that "I want my mind to be absolutely free while facing up to a bowler. I try to hum songs, Sai Baba bhajans and Kishore Kumar songs, especially those pictured on Amitabh Bachchan till the bowler is about to deliver.

Excerpts from an interview:

Q: When you look back, do you fret about why you went for a six when you were on 294 in Multan?

A: I never look back. I have never looked back on that innings. What is gone is gone, it's over.

Q: Surely a triple century ought to mean something. Not one but 2 triple centuries?
A: They don't. Surely not as much as winning a match for your team. All of us play to win. Nothing is more thrilling than winning a match for your team.

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SRI LANKA VS PAKISTAN

Sri Lanka beat Pakistan in Pakistan to Level the series as 1-1, Sri Lanka with 290 for 8 in 50overs with top scoring Tillakaratne Dilshan (76) and Thilina Kandamby (59).

Pakistan were losing the wickets at regular intervals, Muralitharan combined with Ajantha Mendis taking 3 wickets each, Restricted pakistan to 161 with 15.1 overs to spare.

Man of the Match Dilshan Top Scored 76.

Pakistan Captain Malik said "It's difficult to chase 290 when the opposition have two strong spinners. "We created opportunities up front and today we showed a lot of character in our batting," said Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene.

The final match of the series will be played at Lahore on Saturday.

Australia Not Interested to Play in Pakistan | Australia Not To Tour Pakistan |

Australia refused to tour Pakistan last year for a test series citing security and safety concerns for its players.

The Australians have not played in Pakistan since 1998 and a test series in 2002 was also relocated to Colombo and Sharjah.

Australia are not keen to tour Pakistan for series in April and May and the matches could be played at neutral venues, Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ejaz Butt said.

Butt also further added that "Chances of them agreeing to play in Pakistan are slim. They have asked us to suggest three neutral venues where the series can be relocated,"

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Sri lanka Vs Pakistan

The 23-year-old Mendis and the dangerous partner Muttiah Muralitharan are tipped to hold the aces against the home team in the three-match series.

Jayawardene admitted Pakistan are a dangerous team. "Pakistan is always Pakistan for me. They are a very tough side whether they play regularly or not, so we will have to put up the best effort," said Jayawardene.

Jayawardene further said Mendis doesn't carry extra burden of expectations.

South Africa Beat Australia | South Africa in Australia | South Africa vs Australia

Australia set a target of 272 win in the First One Day International Cricket, Chasing 272 is not easy against the mighty Australia.

Australia electing to bat, rode on some luck, Opener Shaun Marsh hit 79 off 97 balls with four fours and one six. Skipper Ricky Ponting scored 46 while David Hussey contributed 52.

South Africa were three for 90 in the 19th over before Jean Paul Duminy 71 and Neil Mckenzie 63 shared a 123-run stand. The fall of Duminy triggered a mini collapse as Australia strongly came back sniffing victory only to be thwarted by Morkel's blitzkrieg.

South Africa needed 50 from 30 balls with just three wickets in hand, but Albie Morkel blasted 40 off 18 balls to see the team through with three wickets in hand and three balls to spare.

Bangladesh Beat Sri Lanka to Reach Final | Rubel Hossain |

Debutant teenager Rubel Hossain claimed four wickets and Shakib Al Hasan scored an unbeaten 92 from 69balls to send Bangladesh into the tri-series ODI tournament final.

Bangladesh made a shaky start after bowling their opponents out for 147, losing their first three wickets for just 11 runs.

After openers Tamim Iqbal and Zunaed Siddique were run out and one-down Mushfiqur Rahim added just one run, Shakib brought the innings back on track with a 91-run stand along side skipper Mohammad Ashraful, who contributed 26 runs.

Naeem Islam then struck Ajantha Mendis for four and six in successive balls over mid-off and long-on to give Bangladesh only their second ODI victory over Sri Lanka in 25 matches.

Mathew Hayden Annouced his Retirement.

Mathew Hayden Announced his Retirement after the Ashes after this year's Ashes tour of England.

Mathew Hayden

37-year-old said "Today I'm announcing my retirement from representative cricket, effective immediately," he read from a prepared statement. "I know that now is the time to move on. he further added that "This is a decision that I've not taken lightly and I'm here after much thought and consideration and discussion with my family."

The Queenslander played 103 Tests for Australia between 1994 and 2009, scoring 8,625 runs at an average of 50.73. The mighty Lefthander completed 30 centuries including 380 against Zimbabwe in 2003, which briefly stood as the world record for the highest Test score.

Some of the Australian greats told about Mathew Hayden.

McGrath said "Matty is a legend of the game - he's got nothing left to prove. His career stands alone,"

Mark Waugh said the opener had shown perfect timing.

"Matthew Hayden has been one of the greatest players of the modern era for Australia," Boon said.

Cricket Update - England Captain Kevin Pietersen Resigned

Kevin Pietersen

England Captain Kevin Pietersen Resigned over his rift with coach Peter Moores. Andrew Strauss named New England Captain.

31 year old Strauss will captain England cricket team on the tour to West Indies next month. He have an impressive series win against Pakistan in 2006.

Strauss's record suggests he is a player who thrives under the pressure of captaincy.

Cricket Update - Australia Beat SouthAfrica in the Last Over

Graeme Smith

Steyn and Ntini frustrated Australia superbly, and then a brave Smith came out to bat with a broken left hand. Ntini remains unbeaten on 28 from 75 balls.
Final Test was nerve wracking, pulsating, brilliant. However south Africa won the series, South Africa are the ones who will walk off with their heads held high. They have achieved their target of beating Australia in Australia.

Man of the Series Smith for his 326 runs. Smith said "Things got close and I got nervous," Once AB got out and the tail was in I decided I would go in but then the guys held out pretty well. It was great to see."

Pointing said I'm proud with the way we've played all series. We were in some good positions but couldn't hold on. Congrats to Mickey and Graeme, their side was behind the eight-ball on a few occasions but came back well and thats the sign of a great side. Here, the weather held off and we were able to win.

Cricket Update - England Likely to appoint New Coach

England Current Coach Moores and England Captain Kevin Pietersen are at loggerheads over the selection of Michael Vaughan for the West Indies tour.

Moores was one of the four selectors who decided not to recall Vaughan for the West Indies tour against Pietersen's wishes. With Ashes only six months away, England cannot wait to solve this problem.

Although the final decisions have yet to be made, the likeliest outcome is that Moores will not be the coach when England fly to the West Indies Jan 21, reports The Daily Telegraph.

If Morris cannot reconcile England's captain and coach, the popular idea is that Giles should take the team to the Caribbean as the temporary or emergency coach.

Giles has been an Ashes winner, England selector, a member of the last England team to win in the West Indies, and someone who has had a lengthy playing relationship with Pietersen.

Only thing the former left-arm spinner lacks is the experience of coaching.

Cricket Update - Best Performace in 2008 Rating

2009 just begin but lets see the flashback of 2008 who were the biggest Star of the Year, Top Five batsmen have crossed 900points for Test Batting Ratings Mike Hussey, Jacques Kallis, Kumar Sangakkara, Ricky Ponting and Shivnarine Chanderpaul. While in Bowling only Murali break the 900 barrier in the Reliance Mobile ICC Player Rankings in the twelve months of 2008.

Virender Sehwag played the two highest-rated innings by the Ratings computer over the year – his undefeated 201 against Sri Lanka at Galle is rated as the third-greatest innings of all time, and his Indian-record 319 against a formidable South African attack at Chennai rated second-best.

Jason Krejza's debut performance of twelve for 358 was the best match performance of the year.

Adam Gilchrist played the highest-rated One Day International innings of the year with his 118 against Sri Lanka at Perth back in February before retiring a month later. Yuvraj Singh’s whirlwind undefeated 138 from just 78 deliveries against England at Rajkot was rated just behind.

In terms of all-rounders, no-one could touch Jacques Kallis at the top of the Test rankings as he maintained the number one position he has held unbroken since May 2006.

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  As 2008 ends, it is time to reflect on the Ratings year and who were the biggest movers and shakers. Five batsmen managed to achieve Test batting Ratings of more than 900 points over the course of the year: Mike Hussey, Jacques Kallis, Kumar Sangakkara, Ricky Ponting and Shivnarine Chanderpaul. In contrast, Muttiah Muralitharan was the only bowler to break the 900 barrier in the Reliance Mobile ICC Player Rankings in the twelve months of 2008. Dale Steyn narrowly missed out, peaking at 897 in April. (Text: ICC News - Images: Getty Images)
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  Virender Sehwag played the two highest-rated innings by the Ratings computer over the year – his undefeated 201 against Sri Lanka at Galle is rated as the third-greatest innings of all time, and his Indian-record 319 against a formidable South African attack at Chennai rated second-best. AB de Villiers’s undefeated 217 at Ahmedabad, Chris Gayle’s match-saving 197 against New Zealand at Napier and Simon Katich’s undefeated 131 against New Zealand at Brisbane round up the top five. (Text: ICC News - Images: Getty Images)
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  Jason Krejza's debut performance of twelve for 358 was the best match performance of the year.

• As 2008 ends, it is time to reflect on the Ratings year and who were the biggest movers and shakers. Five batsmen managed to achieve Test batting Ratings of more than 900 points over the course of the year: Mike Hussey, Jacques Kallis, Kumar Sangakkara, Ricky Ponting and Shivnarine Chanderpaul. In contrast, Muttiah Muralitharan was the only bowler to break the 900 barrier in the Reliance Mobile ICC Player Rankings in the twelve months of 2008. Dale Steyn narrowly missed out, peaking at 897 in April. (Text: ICC News - Images: Getty Images)
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  Virender Sehwag played the two highest-rated innings by the Ratings computer over the year – his undefeated 201 against Sri Lanka at Galle is rated as the third-greatest innings of all time, and his Indian-record 319 against a formidable South African attack at Chennai rated second-best. AB de Villiers’s undefeated 217 at Ahmedabad, Chris Gayle’s match-saving 197 against New Zealand at Napier and Simon Katich’s undefeated 131 against New Zealand at Brisbane round up the top five. (Text: ICC News - Images: Getty Images)
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  Jason Krejza's debut performance of twelve for 358 was the best match performance of the