India moves to fourth spot in ICC Test Ranking

The 1-0 win in the three-match Test series against Pakistan has helped India move to the fourth spot in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test Championship rankings.

Both India and South Africa have 109 points. But when calculated to decimal point South Africa is a fraction of point ahead of India in the third spot. Australia is still the leading team in the rankings with 143 points followed by England in the second place with 111 points.

Pakistan following the series loss are now fifth with 94 points while Sri Lanka are fifth with 105 points.
The ICC Test Championship is only updated at the end of each series. This is because a team that wins a series outright receives an additional bonus. As such, the impact of the ongoing series between Sri Lanka and England will only be felt at the end of the third Test, which begins in Galle, Dec 18.
England needs to win that match if it is to retain its second position on the ladder. If it only manages a draw or if it is defeated in Galle, then it will fall to a lowly fifth spot.

ICC Test Championship:
1. Australia 1432. England 1113. South Africa 1094. India 1095. Sri Lanka 1056. Pakistan 947. New Zealand 918. West Indies 729. Bangladesh 4
(IANS)

Cool song for Sourav Ganguly

For our dada..... with love

All New Rules From ICC

According to the new rules approved by the ICC in June, an additional fielder will be allowed outside the fielding circle during the second or third Power Play, which is a shift from the existing two players.

If an innings in an ODI match is reduced, the numbers of overs making up each of the three Power Plays shall be reduced proportionately.

If a bowler bowls a front foot no-ball, the following delivery will be deemed a free hit and the batsman cannot be dismissed by the bowler from that delivery. He can only be run out.

There will be a mandatory change of the ball after 35 overs of each innings and the replacement will be a clean used ball.

The ICC has also increased the stipulated minimum boundary sizes for all international matches

INDIA BEAT PAKISTAN, WON SERIES

HEARTY Congratulations to team INDIA for wining the series against Pakistan in India. Our team deserves congratulations for registering a glorious victory over Pakistan at Gwalior to claim a first one-day series win over them on home soil since 1983 (it took 24 years).

Also, to Yuvaraj singh, who made it possible with his awesome runs, wickets and catches, The Man of the Series. And, of course MS.Dhoni.

The only thing is master blaster Sachin Tendulkar out in the nineties […]

WAYS IN WHICH BATSMAN IS DISMMISED:

• A batsman is bowled (out) if the ball hits the wicket and dislodges either bail from the top of the stumps.


• A batsman is out LBW (Leg Before Wicket) if the ball hits the batsman on his pads and in the opinion of the umpire it was pitched on a straight line between the wicket or on the off side and would hit the wicket.


• A batsman is out hit wicket if a ball is dislodged by his bat, body or cap while he is in the act of making his stroke.
  


• A batsman is out if he hits the ball twice.
  


• An incoming batsman shall be out if he takes more time to come in. Usually two or three minutes being timed from the moment a wicket falls until the new batsman steps on to the field of play.
  


• The batsman shall be caught out if the ball hit by him is caught by any fielder before it touches the ground.
  


• The batsman shall be stumped out when he is out of his crease when the ball is being bowled and the wicket is put down by the wicket keeper.
  


• The batsman is run out when he is out of his crease while attempting a run and his wicket is put down by any player of the opposite side.
  

Sourav Ganguly-"Prince of Kolkatta"

Sourav Ganguly, our dada, has been one of the most sucessful captain of India who led Indians to the finals in ICC worldcup 2003 and holds the Indian captaincy record for the most test victories.
The way he handles the balls to boundary is amazing.."how come dada it is posible for you"

Ganguly made his One-Day International debut for India against West Indies in 1992 scoring just 3 he was dropped immediately. He returned to International cricket four years later, following a good domestic record, he was recalled into the national side for a Test series in England.

Ganguly has the highest Test and ODI aggregate of any left-handed batsman India has produced and his 13 Test and 22 ODI centuries are also a record for any Indian left-hander.
Rahul Dravid once commented, "On the off-side, first there is God, then there is Ganguly”.

He is truly an outstanding cricketer thats why India honoured him with "Pabma Shri" in 2004

Derivation of the name of "cricket"

A number of words are thought to be possible sources for the term cricket, which could refer to the bat or the wicket. In old FreDerivation of the name of "cricket"A number of words are thought to be possible sources for the term cricket, which could refer to the bat or the wicket. In old French, the word criquet meant a kind of club which probably gave its name to croquet. Some believe that cricket and croquet have a common origin. In Flemish, krick(e) means a stick, and, in Old English, cricc or cryce means a crutch or staff (though the hard "k" sound suggests the North or Northeast midlands, rather than the Southeast, where cricket seems to have begun). The Isle of Man has a game called Cammag. It involves a stick (cammag) and a ball (crick) with anything between four and hundreds of players. The 'crick' in this instance may be derived from, though indirectly, Flemish.

Alternatively, the French criquet apparently comes from the Flemish word krickstoel, which is a long low stool on which one kneels in church which may appear similar to the long low wicket with two stumps used in early cricket, or the early stool in stoolball. The word stool is old [Sussex] dialect for a tree stump in a forest, but in stoolball it may well refer to the milking-stools which are believed to have been used as wickets in early times.Stoolball is an ancient sport similar to cricket, still played in southern counties of England, especially Sussex, and is considered a precursor to cricket, rounders and baseball.nch, the word criquet meant a kind of club which probably gave its name to croquet. Some believe that cricket and croquet have a common origin. In Flemish, krick(e) means a stick, and, in Old English, cricc or cryce means a crutch or staff (though the hard "k" sound suggests the North or Northeast midlands, rather than the Southeast, where cricket seems to have begun).

The Isle of Man has a game called Cammag. It involves a stick (cammag) and a ball (crick) with anything between four and hundreds of players. The 'crick' in this instance may be derived from, though indirectly, Flemish.Alternatively, the French criquet apparently comes from the Flemish word krickstoel, which is a long low stool on which one kneels in church which may appear similar to the long low wicket with two stumps used in early cricket, or the early stool in stoolball. The word stool is old [Sussex] dialect for a tree stump in a forest, but in stoolball it may well refer to the milking-stools which are believed to have been used as wickets in early times.Stoolball is an ancient sport similar to cricket, still played in southern counties of England, especially Sussex, and is considered a precursor to cricket, rounders and baseball.