ICC designates India v Pakistan warm-up game as 'Catch the Spirit' match

[Show_stopper]

To just how many sectors is the money from the match going to go,eh? I already read somewhere this money will go towards the victims in SL ravaged from the war against tigers..

[spectre]

Most Warm up matches are live on ESPN and Star Cricket India matches are on SC check espnstar.com --> TV listings

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T20 World Cup: Team India lands in London The India cricket team arrived at London Heathrow Airport to participate in the second World Twenty20 tournament. More... T20 World Cup: Team India lands in London ANI Posted: May 30, 2009 at 1245 hrs IST London: The India cricket team arrived at London Heathrow Airport on Friday to participate in the second World Twenty20 tournament that begins on June 5. Before the team's departure from Mumbai earlier in the day, skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who won the cup in 2007, said he was confident about retaining the title, as the current team had enough experience of 20-20 cricket. India plays their opening match against Bangladesh on June 6 with Ireland being their other opponent in Group A of the 12-team tournament. The 15-member India squad has a deep batting line-up and a potent pace and spin attack.

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ESPN-STAR to telecast warm-up matches The official broadcasters of the World Twenty20 Championships, ESPN STAR Sports, will also telecast live the warm-up matches preceding the mega-event that starts on June 5 in England. More... ESPN-STAR to telecast warm-up matches 30 May 2009, 1312 hrs IST, PTI NEW DELHI: The official broadcasters of the World Twenty20 Championships, ESPN STAR Sports, will also telecast live the warm-up matches preceding the mega-event that starts on June 5 in England. The first warm-up match is between Ireland and Holland at Lord's, London on June 1. Defending champions India also play their practice match the same day against New Zealand at Lord's. Australia and Pakistan will also be seen in action on June 1 against Bangladesh and South Africa respectively at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. The practice matches will wind up on June 3 and the tournament will officially start with hosts England taking on minnows The Netherlands at Lord's, London on June 5.

[Chandan]

will espn show all the matches of india ?

No. It has to be on Star cricket. SS or ESPN have too many other events as well as other matches of WC T20, played on the same day of India matches, to telecast.

[Chandan]

MS Dhoni dismisses fears over weary India before World Twenty20 • India cancel net session ahead of Pakistan warm-up game • Several players are out through illness or injury Paul Weaver guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 3 June 2009 00.05 BST MS Dhoni, the India captain, claims his side are used to playing more Twenty20 cricket than any other country. Just as a team can be undercooked it is also possible to be so well done that black smoke starts billowing through the oven door. India know all about that. Yesterday's decision by the World Twenty20 champions and favourites for this summer's jamboree to cancel their planned net session could be taken as a sign of supreme confidence before their final warm-up game against Pakistan at The Oval tomorrow night. On the other hand it could be interpreted as a need to rest the weary and the wounded. Yuvraj Singh has food poisoning – as if to prove that something can get under his skin too – and Rohit Sharma has shown similar symptoms, although he has recovered. The fast bowler Zaheer Khan, who injured his bowling arm in the recent IPL series in South Africa, will not play today and the opening *batsman, Virender Sehwag is *recovering from a shoulder injury. The players deserve sympathy for their workload, even if it has made them rich. Between them, their 15-man squad have played in 390 IPL matches in 2008 and this year and both Sachin Tendulkar and the former player Dilip Vengsarkar have warned about mental fatigue. But according to their captain, MS Dhoni: "Fatigue is part of Indian cricket. We are used to it. The plus point is that we're the most experienced side in the Twenty20 format." However, there are concerns about their form, not least that of Dhoni himself, after pushing himself up the order, and of the openers, Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir. Their young players might also struggle against the movement of the ball in early summer and though Dhoni stresses the importance of spin bowling in Twenty20, his own twirlers will not relish bowling with cold fingers. They also lost their opening friendly against New Zealand at Trent Bridge on Monday, their fourth defeat in as many Twenty20 matches. "When it is a Twenty20 format none of us is favourites because it is about how good you are on a particular day," says Dhoni. "But I'm reasonably satisfied. Against New Zealand we tried a few things. We wanted to bowl back of a length deliveries in the final three overs, because we have seen other teams do that. It didn't work. But we can always go back to bowling yorkers and slower balls." The problem for India's opponents is there is so much talent in their side that two or three of them can afford to have an off day. The all-rounder Rohit Sharma was in great form in the IPL and Yusuf Pathan can be a spectacular ball striker. Tonight's friendly match against *Pakistan is a sell-out and an ICC spokesman said: "It's the most high-profile game there is even though it's not in the main body of the competition." ------------------------------------------------- Looks like once again Sehwag, Yuvraj and zaheer won't play the match. Not a good news for India. Gambhir and dhoni are woefully out of form and you can't count on Raina and Rohit always! Situation grim!

[King Tendulkar]

Give money to pak to help their victims of jihadis!!! Is this some kind of sick, ironic joke??

[King Tendulkar]

I could have gone to the game. Glad I did not as otherwise my money would have gone towards funding jihad!

[vvvslaxman]

lol king Tendulkar

[iHammad]

I would like to thank all Indians across the world, and the Indian cricket team for playing this match! Pakistan Zindbad!!