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Tuesday, August 9th, 2011
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Friday, March 25th, 2011
Students from six schools in and around the Indian capital city of Delhi have been breaking new ground for the BBC’s School Report project.
The pupils, aged between 11 and 15, may be 4,000 miles from the UK hub of the big newsgathering day.
But they have been busy conducting interviews and filing reports on three different areas:
Commonwealth Games – The big sporting extravaganza which was staged by India in October 2010
Cricket World Cup – Pupils have been following the fortunes of India as they faced Australia on Thursday in the quarter-finals
Local issues – Subjects have ranged from the environment to exam stress
The schools taking part in the project, which is supported by the British Council, are: Heritage School Gurgaon, JNV Karnal, Sanskriti School Chanakyapuri, APL Schoool Pitampura, Chiranjiv Bharti Palam Vihar and Chiranjiv Bharti Gurgaon.
Pupils have been recording pieces and uploading them to a dedicated website.
Vaishali, 15, said: “It is a great thing to be part of such an innovative project.”
Fellow student Ardash added: “Students have been preparing lots of interviews.”
Teacher Anju said partnerships were already in place with schools in the UK.
“The children who were picked have innate reporting skills and are extremely excited to be part of this project. They are better than some of us at writing,” she joked.
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011
An avid cricket enthusiast’s take on the 2010 Cricket World Cup
Ranjeet Varma Delhi
At last we enter the business end of the World Cup 2011. The past few days have once again proved that cricket is a religion in this part of the world and despite the done to death debate on the future of the 50 over game, the games and crowds so far prove it will survive as of now.
Some of the highlights / controversies / questions so far have been –
Associates vs Top Eight – The inclusion of the so called associate nations – barring Ireland and Bangladesh (despite so much exposure they still play like an associate nation and elude the main bracket).
Selectors vs Experts – The much debated balance and form of the Indian team with every Tom, Dick and Harry donning the role of an expert and giving their views.
Captain’s boy vs Crowd’s favourite – Staying with our home team, the Piyush Chawla / R Ashwin debate generated the most controversy with our captain clinging to the erratic Chawla as Tarzan clings to Jane and giving stupid statements to the press on this about Ashwin being “mentally strong”.
Indian hospitality vs Australian hostility – Two stalwarts who are playing their last world cup – Tendulkar and Ponting again showed traits of Indian hospitality and benevolence versus Australian aggressiveness and hostility. Tendulkar walked back to the pavilion in the match against the Windies even when the umpire was nodding vociferously that he was not out! In contrast Ponting in his match against Pakistan stood his ground even when the ground umpire ruled him out. This was ultimately given out by the third umpire. Ponting himself said later that he knew he was out. In his match against Zimbabwe, Ponting glorified Oz aggressiveness when he vented his ire on a poor TV set.
Third Umpire / Ground Umpire – The Decision Review system also generated and still does generate a lot of debate.
Batting Powerplay – Even experts forget the players, commentators and followers have no answer to when is the right time to take a batting Powerplay?
Controversies galore –
Kolkata and Eden Gardens losing their first match due to so called “unpreparedness”.
The Star News expose on umpires turning match fixers right in the middle of this World Cup!Some matches especially featuring England and Australia coming under the ICC scanner owing to their surprising results.
Umpire Asoka DeSilva being not allowed to officiate in the knockout stage owing to controversial decisions.
The authorities claiming that the Windies were stoned by mere “pebbles” by angry Bangla fans leading to an angry reaction by Chris Gayle who after that incidentally was seen more off the field than on it – interestingly he plays his most important match in the quarter finals against Pakistan in Bangladesh!
The Quarter Final Line up — Some Surprises
Pakistan vs Windies – Unpredictable Pakis surprised everyone by topping their group and meeting a team of similar nature. In this clash of the unpredictable warriors, I put my money on Pakistan.
India vs Australia – The Big Game – This was supposed to be a FINALE clash but this is the “mini-finale”. Punters have put their money on India that enjoys the home advantage. Both teams are not exactly in the best of form but would be a cliffhanger as Aussies are a very formidable opponent. I look forward to David Hussey’s return as he knows Indian conditions. Hope Sachin to score his 100th ton and Ponting to redeem his position with a good knock. No predictions though for this humdinger – Fingers Crossed!
South Africa vs New Zealand – SA looked the best team in the tournament despite the Graeme Smith’s poor form. SA is my favourite but you can’t underestimate the combined talent pool of the New Zealand team. Look forward to a tight match unless the Kiwis live up to their unpredictable reputation. Watch out for Robin Petersen vs Ross Taylor, Tim Southee vs AB De Villiers.
Sri Lanka vs England – My money on Sri Lanka but England who made it by the skin of their teeth and some controversial results under ICC scanner can spring a surprise or two. Look out for the wily Collingwood if he plays.
That’s all for now – Hope you enjoy the Quarters and see India through to the next round…
Friday, March 11th, 2011
IN THE 27th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, group ‘B’ teams England and co-hosts of the tournament Bangladesh will meet on Friday, March 12 at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong under flood lights. England is one victory away from the quarterfinals of the tournament.
The English team will miss the services of their batsman Kevin Pietersen and fast bowler Stuart Broad throughout the tournament. Left-handed batsman Eoin Morgan has joined the team as the replacement for Kevin Pietersen, who has been ruled out because of hernia pain. Stuart Broad was ruled out from the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 due to a side strain.
The English team started its Cricket World Cup 2011 campaign with a six-wicket victory against Netherlands. In the next match against India, they tied from a match winning situation. In the third match against Ireland Andrew Strauss and his team failed to defend 327 runs. In their fourth match against South Africa, the English team defended a meagre total of 171 runs and won by six runs.
Bangladesh, who has played three matches so far in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, won one against Ireland and lost two matches against India and West Indies. In the last match against West Indies at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur on March 4, the Bangladeshis were all out for 58 runs in just 18.5 overs.
At this stage it is very difficult for Bangladesh to secure a berth in the quarter finals.
England and Bangladesh had played 14 matches with each other in the past, in which the English team has won 13 times, including one World Cup encounter and six sub-continent matches. The English team has lost only once to Bangladesh in July 2010 in Bristol by five runs.
England captain Andrew Strauss is the highest run getter in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 so far. He has scored 280 runs in four innings including a 158-runs inning against India, whereas Jonathan Trott has scored 222 runs.
Here are the squads of England and Bangladesh for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011:
England: Andrew Strauss (capt), James Anderson, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Paul Collingwood, Eoin Morgan, Matt Prior (wk), Ajmal Shahzad, Graeme Swann, James Tredwell, Jonathan Trott, Luke Wright, Michael Yardy, Chris Tremlett (likely to replace injured Staurt Broad).
Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan (capt), Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Zunaed Siddique, Shahriar Nafees, Roqibul Hassan, Mohammad Ashraful, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Naeem Islam, Mahmudullah, Abdur Razzak, Rubel Hossain, Shafiul Islam, Nazmul Hossain, Md Sohrawordi.
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Friday, February 18th, 2011
FOR CRICKET fans final hours of the countdown has begun for the much awaited opening ceremony of ICC World Cup which will be held in Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka on February 17. The ceremony will be telecast live across 220 countries on major sports channels.
For the opening ceremony, the entire city has been decked up and the government has already declared February 17 as a public holiday from 2 pm onwards. The excitement can be felt in the air as it is the first time ever that Bangladesh will be co-hosting an international event along with Sri Lanka and India.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the ceremony which will include 14 nations vying for the top spot lasting for 42 days. The ceremony is scheduled to last for 135 hours. Bangladesh will also host eight world cup matches including two quarterfinals, six in Dhaka and two in the port city of Chittagong.
The cricket stadium in Dhaka will have a performance by Bryan Adams from Canada, which will be his first time ever in Bangladesh. He is the only western artist, who will perform at the grand opening on the evergreen song ‘Summer of 69′ that will make this event an unforgettable experience.
Others who are going to perform include Indian musical trio Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, who will croon the official song of the ICC World Cup 2011, ‘De Ghuma Ke’, Runa Laila, Bhappi Lahri, Usha Uthup, and Sonu Nigam. The tickets for ICC World Cup Cricket 2011 opening ceremony will be available from February, 13, 2011 in Dhaka Bank at price ranges from 1000 to 35000 taka.
Price of Tickets :
1. Normal Local Gallery : 1000 taka.
2. International Gallery : 10000 taka.
3. Grand tickets : 20000 taka.
4. Hospitality Box tickets : 35000 taka.
The total number of audience expected to witness the Opening Ceremony Event Live at the Bangabandhu Stadium currently stands at 40,000. At the moment, the Bangladeshi capital is the focal centre of the entire cricketing world.
Wizcraft International Entertainment which had managed Commonwealth Games 2010 opening and closing ceremonies is an integral part of core team that has developed the concept for opening ceremony along with the organising committee.
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Friday, February 18th, 2011
IN THEIR second warm-up match before the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, team India will take on New Zealand at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Wednesday, February 16. Both India and New Zealand have won their first warm-up match against Australia and Ireland respectively.
On Sunday, team India had won against Australia in their first warm-up match by 38 runs at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore. After batting first, India scored 214 runs in 44.3 overs. At one stage Indians had lost their eight wickets for 128 runs. For the ninth wicket, Yusuf Pathan and R. Ashwin added 49 runs and for the last wicket Ashwin and Nehra added 27 runs. Virender Sehwag was the top scorer, he scored 54 runs.
In reply, Australia were 118/2 at one stage, but the Indian spinners, Piyush Chawla and Harbhajan Singh clinched victory from the jaw of defeat. They shared seven Australians wicket costing mere 46 runs. Ricky Ponting and his team were all-out for 176 runs.
In an another warm-up match in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, New Zealand beat Ireland by 32 runs at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur on February 12. New Zealand scored 311/6 in 50 overs with the help of opener Martin Guptill’s hundred. Guptill struck 12 fours and three sixes in his 130 runs inning. In reply Ireland were all-out for 279 runs in 49th over. Captain William Porterfield was the leading run getter for his side, scored 72 runs in 74 deliveries.
In the last ODI series between India and New Zealand in November – December 2010, India sweeped the series of five matches 5-0.
India and New Zealand’s warm-up match on February 16 in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai will start from 02:30 PM IST and will be telecast live on ESPN, Star Sports and Star Cricket.
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Sunday, February 6th, 2011
THE APEX body of cricket, International Cricket Council (ICC) has appointed umpires and match referees for the group stage of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, which is going to be held between February 19 to April 2 in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
The International Cricket Council has appointed Aleem Dar, who was ICC Umpire of the years 2009 and 2010, four-time ICC Umpire of the Year Simon Taufel along with Ian Gould, Billy Doctrove, Daryl Harper, Steve Davis, Marais Erasmus, Tony Hill, Asoka de Silva, Rod Tucker, Richard Kettleborough, Nigel Llong, Kumar Dharmasena, Bruce Oxenford, Asad Rauf, Amish Saheba and Shahvir Tarapore.
ICC also appointed Ranjan Madugalle, Chris Broad, Jeff Crowe, Roshan Mahanama and Andy Pycroft as match referees for ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. Here is the full list of umpires and match referees for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 until group stage.
Saturday 19 Feb ” Bangladesh vs India (D/N), Dhaka- Steve Davis and Kumar Dharmasena, Billy Doctrove (third), Asad Rauf (fourth), Ranjan Madugalle (referee)
Sunday 20 Feb ” New Zealand vs Kenya (D), Chennai ” Rod Tucker and Marais Erasmus, Aleem Dar (third), Sudhir Asnani (fourth), Roshan Mahanama (referee)
Sunday 20 Feb ” Sri Lanka vs Canada (D/N), Hambantota ” Ian Gould and Shahvir Tarapore, Tony Hill (third), Daryl Harper (fourth), Chris Broad (referee)
Monday 21 Feb ” Australia vs Zimbabwe (D/N), Ahmedabad ” Asoka de Silva and Richard Kettleborough, Amish Saheba (third), Simon Taufel (fourth), Jeff Crowe (referee)
Tuesday 22 Feb ” England vs Netherlands (D/N), Nagpur ” Asad Rauf and Brice Oxenford, Kumar Dharmasena (third), Steve Davis (fourth), Ranjan Madugalle (referee)
Wednesday 23 Feb ” Pakistan vs Kenya (D/N), Hambantota ” Tony Hill and Nigel Llong, Daryl Harper (third), Shahvir Tarapore (fourth), Chris Broad (referee)
Thursday 24 Feb ” South Africa vs West Indies (D/N), New Delhi ” Simon Taufel and Amish Saheba, Asoka de Silva (third), Richard Kettleborough (fourth), Jeff Crowe (referee)
Friday 25 Feb ” Australia vs New Zealand (D), Nagpur ” Billy Doctrove and Kumar Dharmasena, Asad Rauf (third), Bruce Oxenford (fourth), Ranjan Madugalle (referee)
Friday 25 Feb ” Bangladesh vs Ireland (D/N), Dhaka ” Aleem Dar and Rod Tucker, Billy Bowden (third), Marais Erasmus (fourth), Roshan Mahanama (referee)
Saturday 26 Feb ” Sri Lanka vs Pakistan (D/N), Colombo ” Daryl Harper and Ian Gould, Nigel Llong (third), Tony Hill (fourth), Chris Broad (referee)
Sunday 27 Feb ” India vs England (D/N), Bengaluru ” Billy Bowden and Marais Erasmus, Rod Tucker (third), Aleem Dar (fourth), Roshan Mahanama (referee)
Monday 28 Feb ” West Indies vs Netherlands, (D/N) New Delhi ” Amish Saheba and Simon Taufel, Richard Kettleborough (third), Asoka de Silva (fourth), Jeff Crowe (referee)
Monday 28 Feb ” Zimbabwe vs Canada (D), Nagpur ” Asad Rauf and Bruce Oxenford, Steve Davis (third), Billy Doctrove (fourth), Ranjan Madugalle (referee)
Tuesday 1 Mar ” Sri Lanka vs Kenya (D), Colombo ” Tony Hill and Shahvir Tarapore, Ian Gould (third), Daryl Harper (fourth), Chris Broad (referee)
Wednesday 2 Mar ” England vs Ireland (D/N), Bengaluru ” Aleem Dar and Billy Bowden, Marais Erasmus (third), Rod Tucker (fourth), Roshan Mahanama (referee )
Thursday 3 Mar ” South Africa vs Netherlands (D), Mohali ” Asoka de Silva and Richard Kettleborough, Simon Taufel (third), Amish Saheba (fourth), Jeff Crowe (referee)
Thursday 3 Mar ” Pakistan vs Canada (D/N), Colombo ” Daryl Harper and Nigel Llong, Tony Hill (third), Ian Gould (fourth), Chris Broad (referee)
Friday 4 Mar ” New Zealand vs Zimbabwe (D), Ahmedabad ” Aleem Dar and Marais Erasmus, Rod Tucker (third), Billy Bowden (fourth), Roshan Mahanama (referee)
Friday 4 Mar ” Bangladesh vs West Indies (D/N), Dhaka ” Kumar Dharmasena and Steve Davis, Asad Rauf (third), Bruce Oxenford (fourth), Ranjan Madugalle (referee)
Saturday 5 Mar ” Sri Lanka vs Australia (D/N), Colombo ” Tony Hill and Ian Gould, Shahvir Tarapore (third), Nigel Llong (fourth), Chris Broad (referee)
Sunday 6 Mar ” India vs Ireland (D/N), Bengaluru ” Billy Bowden and Rod Tucker, Marais Erasmus (third), Aleem Dar (fourth), Roshan Mahanama (referee)
Sunday 6 Mar ” England vs South Africa (D), Chennai ” Simon Taufel and Amish Saheba, Asoka de Silva (third), Richard Kettleborough (fourth), Jeff Crowe (referee)
Monday 7 Mar ” Kenya vs Canada (D/N), New Delhi ” Asad Rauf and Billy Doctrove, Bruce Oxenford (third), Steve Davis (fourth), Ranjan Madugalle (referee)
Tuesday 8 Mar ” Pakistan vs New Zealand (D/N), Pallekele ” Daryl Harper and Nigel Llong, Ian Gould (third), Shahvir Tarapore (fourth), Chris Broad (referee)
Wednesday 9 Mar ” India vs Netherlands (D/N), New Delhi ” Bruce Oxenford and Steve Davis, Billy Doctrove (third), Kumar Dharmasena (fourth), Ranjan Madugalle (referee)
Thursday 10 Mar ” Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe (D/N), Pallekele – Marais Erasmus and Nigel Llong, Tony Hill (third), Ranmore Martinesz (fourth), Chris Broad (referee)
Friday 11 Mar ” West Indies vs Ireland (D), Mohali ” Asoka de Silva and Shahvir Tarapore, Bruce Oxenford (third), Steve Davis (fourth), Roshan Mahnama (referee)
Friday 11 Mar ” Bangladesh vs England (D/N), Chittagong ” Daryl Harper and Rod Tucker, Aleem Dar (third), Enamul Hoque-Moni (fourth), Jeff Crowe (referee)
Saturday 12 Mar ” India vs South Africa (D/N), Nagpur ” Ian Gould and Simon Taufel, Billy Doctrove (third), Kumar Dharmasena (fourth), Ranjan Madugalle (referee)
Sunday 13 Mar ” New Zealand vs Canada (D), Mumbai ” Shahvir Tarapore and Bruce Oxenford, Steve Davis (third), Asoka de Silva (fourth), Roshan Mahanama (referee)
Sunday 13 Mar ” Australia vs Kenya (D/N), Bengaluru ” Asad Rauf and Richard Kettleborough, Billy Bowden (third), Amish Saheba (fourth), Andy Pycroft (referee)
Monday 14 Mar ” Pakistan vs Zimbabwe (D/N), Pallekele ” Nigel Llong and Tony Hill, Marais Erasmus (third), Ranmore Martinesz (fourth), Chris Broad (referee)
Monday 14 Mar ” Bangladesh vs Netherlands (D), Chittagong ” Aleem Dar and Rod Tucker, Daryl Harper (third), Enamul Hoque-Moni (fourth), Jeff Crowe (referee)
Tuesday 15 Mar ” South Africa vs Ireland (D/N), Kolkata ” Kumar Dharmasena and Billy Doctrove, Simon Taufel (third), Ian Gould (fourth), Ranjan Madugalle (referee)
Wednesday 16 Mar ” Australia vs Canada (D/N), Bengaluru ” Amish Saheba and Billy Bowden, Richard Kettleborough (third), Asad Rauf (fourth), Andy Pycroft (referee)
Thursday 17 Mar ” England vs West Indies (D/N), Chennai ” Asoka de Silva and Steve Davis, Shahvir Tarapore (third), Brice Oxenford (fourth), Roshan Mahanama (referee)
Friday 18 Mar ” Sri Lanka vs New Zealand (D/N), Mumbai ” Richard Kettleborough and Asad Rauf, Amish Saheba (third), Billy Bowden (fourth), Andy Pycroft (referee)
Friday 18 Mar ” Ireland vs Netherlands (D), Kolkata ” Simon Tuafel and Ian Gould, Kumar Dharmasena (third), Billy Doctrove (fourth), Ranjan Madugalle (referee)
Saturday 19 Mar ” Australia vs Pakistan (D/N), Colombo ” Tony Hill and Marais Erasmus, Nigel Llong (third), Tyron Wijewardena (fourth), Chris Broad (referee)
Saturday 19 Mar ” Bangladesh vs South Africa (D), Dhaka ” Daryl Harper and Aleem Dar, Rod Tucker (third), Enamul Hoque-Moni (fourth), Jeff Crowe (referee)
Sunday 20 Mar ” Zimbabwe vs Kenya (D), Kolkata ” Billy Doctrove and Kumar Dharmasena, Ian Gould (third), Simon Taufel (fourth), Ranjan Madugalle (referee)
Sunday 20 Mar ” India vs West Indies (D/N), Chennai ” Steve Davis and Bruce Oxenford, Asoka de Silva (third), Shahvir Tarapore (fourth), Roshan Mahanama (referee)
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