South Africa In A Spot Of Bother!

In the Freedom test series has emerged a completely different Indian team which looks more stable and stronger than the Proteas. The Proteas after smashing the Indian bowlers in the final ODI has not been able to score freely of the Indian bowlers. In the first test they were completely strangled in the spin web of India. No batsmen other than AB Deviliers was able to attack the Indian spinners. But he too got out to a spinner. It was not that Indian batsmen were comfortable against spin but they at least manage to set a comparative total for the Proteas which they failed to chase. There whole batting order collapsed in the second innings as they could only manage 109 to loose the test by 108 runs.
In the second test also the story was not something different. On a good batting pitch the batting order gave a disappointing effort and could only manage 214 out of which 84 was the contribution of Deviliers.
The thing is that they are suffering with injuries previously to More Morkel and JP Duminy but they got there place in the playing 11 in the 2nd test but after the 1st test there two front line newball bowlers Veron Philander and Dale Steyn both are ruled out of the 2nd test. This a major disadvantage for South Africa. Another thing which lacks in the South African team is the inexperience in the team to play in Indian conditions. Also the lack of form of there main batsmen like Hashim Amla JP Duminy and Faf Du Plesis is also a major concern for South Africa.
It is going to be a tough series for the visitors and there current performance as completely drawn them in the spot of bother.

Its Time To Relive The Golden Era.

The Cricket All Stars series 2015 is the most awaited series for all the cricket fans. This is because its time for them to experience the legends on the field once again after a very long time. The two teams to take part in this series are Sachin Blasters and Warne Warriors.  Specially for the Indian fans it will be great to see the best ever opening pair of Sachin and Sehwag might come out to bat once again. To hear the roar "Sachin Sachin"  around the ground. To see Dada playing such a long time and the Very very special Laxman too. The cricket fans will experience the all time legends back in action after there retirements. From the  legspin of Warne , the out swingers of Macgrath, the bouncers of Walsh And Ambrose, the doosra of Saqlain Mushtaq, the fierce pace of Shoaib Akhtar to the straight drive of Sachin, square cut of Sehwag, pull shot of Ponting, the massive sixes of Dada, the wristy  flick of Laxman, the brutal power of Haydos and Andrew Symonds and many more. Its going to be a very good contest between the two sides. Both the teams are well balanced. In all 28 players are participating in this tournament. The teams are as follows:
Sachin Blasters:- Sachin Tendulkar (c), Virender Sehwag, VVS Laxman, Brian Lara, Sourav Ganguly, Mahela Jayawardene, Carl Hooper, Moin Khan (wk), Muttiah Muralitharan, Graeme Swann, Curtly Ambrose, Shaun Pollock, Glenn McGrath, Lance Klusener, Shoaib Akhtar

Wrane Warriors:- Shane Warne (c), Matthew Hayden, Michael Vaughan, Ricky Ponting, Jonty Rhodes, Jacques Kallis, Andrew Symonds, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Saqlain Mushtaq, Daniel Vettori, Courtney Walsh, Wasim Akram, Allan Donald, Ajit Agarkar
By looking at this teams its  just the perfect Saturday for every cricket fan to sit and enjoy this thrilling contest and relive the golden era.

Baseball or Cricket !!!!!!!!!

We have heard that cricket match has been played on Rugby and Football fields but it is going to happen for the very first time that cricket is to be played on a baseball field.
Cricket All-Stars Series 2015 is an upcoming exhibition Twenty20 cricket series in the USA. It will be the inaugural series of the Cricket All-Stars. As there are no cricket stadiums in USA these matches will be played in baseball stadiums. All three matches of the series will be played in baseball stadiums. The first two matches will be day matches, while the third will be played under lights in Los Angeles.
A curator from New Zealand was hired to prepare drop-in pitches in Minneapolis which will be delivered to the three stadiums:- NewYork Citi field, Houston Minute Made Park and Los Angeles Dodger stadium. These matches are to be played between 7- 14 November. It will be a new site for the viewers to see cricketers playing on a baseball filed.

Benifits India have in the upcoming Freedom Test Series.

The Indian team is currently at the 5th spot in the ICC test ranking. India has been struggling in the test in test in the overseas conditions for quiet along time. Our competitors South Africa are the no.1 test team in the world. It is said South Africa travel really well. They proved this recently in the one day series against India were they won the series 3-2. It has been 8 year that South Africa have not lost a test series away from home. But the test series against India will be very difficult for the proteas to concur. Below are listed some of the major advantages India have in the test series:-
1) Spin attack:- The spin trio struggled the Proteas in the one day series and this can be one of the major advantages India have in the test series. All South African batsmen were struggled to score freely against the Indian spinners. India's ace spinner R Ashwin is also back in the team and cause serious problem for the Proteas. Also the left arm spin by Ravindra Jadeja will also come handy on the turning pitches of India. The spin attack of India can severe tangle the South African batsmen in there web.
2) Lack of front line spin bowlers for Proteas:- Other than Imran Tahir there is no other specialist spin bowler for Proteas. Even though JP Duminy is there but he cannot be considered as a specialist spinner. The fast bowling attack will come into play for them only if there is swing and something for the fast bowlers in the pitch. But this is not likely to happen on flat pitches in India.
3) Good form of Ishant Sharma:- There has been a huge change in the bowling of Ishant Sharma from the test series in Australia. He is in tremendous form and his form in the recent series against Sri Lanka were he destroyed the batting lineup of the Lankans will certainly boost his confidence. And this is overall a very good sign for India. Other than that Umesh Yadav, Varun Aron can trouble the batsmen with excessive pace. And can contribute to the bowling attack of India. Bhuvaneshwar Kumar recently showed that he is able to get wickets with the old ball but is not able to strike with the new ball. If he is able to do that he can really be dangerous for the Proteas.
4) Good form of Indian batsmen:- The good form of Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma will certainly boost the confidence of the Indian team. Ajinkya Rahane has been consistent in test and proved himself. Rohit Sharma too is in very good form along with Virat Kohli. Virat Kohli can be on the hitlist of the Proteas because he plays really well as captain and has scored 5 tons in 6 tests as a captain.
5) The attacking captain:- The attacking nature if Virat Kohli will surely help India in this series. He has shown this in the series against Sri Lanka were India went on to win the series 2-1 after being down by 1-0 at the start of the 2nd test. Such is the confidence of Virat Kohli in his team. His never say die attitude helped India in the earlier series and hope will help him in the upcoming series as well.