Tracking what Foriegn Media says about Team India

[Sir john]

i think there is a need to know all of us,what foreign media say about team india. e.g after india win,etc

[fineleg]

I thought you'll track Kenya :hitler:

[Gunner_Mania]

i think there is a need to know all of us,what foreign media say about team india. e.g after india win,etc

Need?? What need?

[bulbul]

Check Al Zazeera :)

[achilles]

Al हिमालय पुत्र :woot:

[Sir john]

pak dawn views http://epaper.dawn.com/ArticleText.aspx?article=27_02_2011_022_002

[Sir john]

Need?? What need?

i find it very interested to know what they think/say about team india

Check Al Zazeera :)

:poink:

Al हिमालय पुत्र :woot:

babu rao :headshake:

[Sir john]

telegraph views http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/cricket-world-cup/8349615/India-v-England-short-ball-tactic-could-catch-England-out-with-Virender-Sehwag-and-Sachin-Tendulkar-at-the-crease.html

[rkk101]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/9408115.stm from the BBC

[Sir john]

Yuvraj sinks brave Ireland Yuvraj Singh delivered a fine all-round performance as India survived a minor scare to record a five-wicket win over Group B rivals Ireland at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. After shocking England in their previous fixture, which took place at the same venue, Ireland raised hopes of another upset when they reduced their hosts to 100 for four in pursuit of 208. However, Yuvraj shared a partnership of 67 with captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni to ease Indian nerves and the left-hander finished unbeaten on 50 as victory was secured with four overs to spare. Yuvraj had earlier claimed his maiden five-wicket haul in one-day internationals to turn the match back in India’s favour after Ireland had recovered from a shaky start to reach 122 for two in the 27th over. Captain Will Porterfield top-scored with 75 and shared 113 for the third wicket with Niall O’Brien, who fell four runs short of a half-century. But Yuvraj then succeeded where India’s senior spinners had failed, returning figures of 5-31 as Ireland stumbled to 207 all out in the 48th over. Dhoni said: “Though they scored only 207 they made it look like 240 with their fielding. The Ireland bowlers put every batsman under pressure." Porterfield said: “An extra 40 runs would have made the match interesting. We got ourselves in a great position after losing two early wickets, until the run-out of Niall O’Brien." For the third match in succession, Virender Sehwag struck a boundary from the first ball of India’s innings as he punched a back-of-a-length delivery from Boyd Rankin through the covers. Sehwag did not enjoy the same success from Trent Johnson’s first delivery, however, as a leading edge provided the veteran with a simple return catch. Johnston struck again in his third over when a lazy shot from Gautam Gambhir picked out Alex Cusack at short fine-leg. The third-wicket pair of Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli took few risks as they rebuilt the innings with a partnership of 63, which came to an end when the former was trapped lbw by George Dockrell for 38 as he attempted to sweep a flighted delivery. Dockrell was denied a second wicket as wicketkeeper O’Brien spilled an edge from Kohli, but the batsman failed to make the most of his reprieve and was run out for 34 in the next over following a mix-up with Yuvraj, who sent his partner back to the non-striker's end. Yuvraj and Dhoni edged India towards their target thereafter, although neither was at their fluent best as Ireland kept the scoring rate in check. Dhoni fell for 34 when he was hit on the back leg by the impressive Dockrell and adjudged lbw, but his departure merely hastened Ireland’s demise as Yusuf Pathan raced to 16 from his first five deliveries with some lusty blows off the teenage spinner. Yusuf finished unbeaten on 30 and hit the winning runs immediately after Yuvraj had brought up his half-century, from 75 balls. Zaheer Khan had earlier picked up wickets in his first two overs - and was also unfortunate to see Porterfield dropped at second slip by Yusuf - after Dhoni had elected to field first. Paul Stirling was bowled for a first-ball duck by a beautfiul inswinging delivery and Ed Joyce got an inside edge through to Dhoni as he prodded forward to a length delivery outside off stump. India were unable to fully capitalise on their early breakthroughs and both Porterfield and O’Brien gradually grew in confidence as their innings progressed, with the former launching Piyush Chawla over midwicket for six in the 17th over. Chawla remained expensive, conceding 56 runs from eight wicketless overs, and the leg-spinner was subjected to boos from the crowd during a dismal 10-ball over containing two wides and two no-balls. Porterfield moved to 50 in that over with a crunching cover-drive, but O’Brien perished soon after as his captain looked to steal a quick single. The alert Kohli swooped to his right before releasing the ball and, although his throw was a little wide, Dhoni showed great skill in collecting the ball and swiftly removing the bails. Yuvraj took centre stage thereafter and had Andrew White caught behind before Kevin O’Brien provided him with the simplest of return catches. The slow left-armer struck again with the first ball of his seventh over as Porterfield slapped a loose delivery straight to Harbhajan Singh at cover. John Mooney and Cusack were then trapped lbw by Yuvraj, with reviews going in India’s favour on each occasion, and Zaheer returned to remove Dockrell before Munaf wrapped up the innings with the wicket of Johnston. http://www.ecb.co.uk/stats/fixtures-results/stats-scorecard-matchreport.html?Pfixture=com.othermedia.ecb.stats.Fixture-L-16640

[Sir john]

All-rounder Yuvraj sinks fighting Ireland he part-time spinner bagged a maiden five-wicket haul to restrict Ireland to a modest 207 and then hit an unbeaten 50 to help his side achieve the target with four overs to spare in the day-night match in Bangalore. India were wobbling at 100-4 before Yuvraj and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (34) added 67 runs for the fifth wicket. Yusuf Pathan gave the finishing touches to India’s second win in three matches with an attractive 24-ball 30 not out, which included two sixes and one four in one over from left-arm spinner George Dockrell. “I think the most important thing is that everyone got a chance to bat. We were batting under pressure,” said Dhoni, whose side now sit top of Group B. “We are showing signs of improvement. I feel it’s importanat to peak at the right time because it’s a long tournament. What we have seen is slow and gradual improvement in the bowling side.” Ireland captain William Porterfield, who made an impressive 75 as opener, said his side were 40 runs short of a challenging target. “I think we got ourselves into a great position after losing two early wickets. We’re fighting well and we fought right until the end. An extra 40 runs could have been interesting,” he said. Ireland, who upset England in their last match at this venue on Wednesday, made India struggle for runs with their disciplined bowling and brilliant fielding. Paceman Trent Johnston, who became the third Irish player to figure in 50 one-day internationals, jolted India when he dismissed Virender Sehwag (five) and Gautam Gambhir (10) in his opening three overs. Johnston, who sustained an injury after falling on his follow-through, did not bowl after five overs. India looked in trouble when Sachin Tendulkar (38) was trapped lbw while attempting to sweep Dockrell and Virat Kohli (34) was run out. The pair added 63 for the third wicket. Left-arm spinner Yuvraj (5-31) earlier played a key role in restricting Ireland despite an impressive 75 from Porterfield. His victims included Kevin O’Brien (nine), who hammered the fastest century in World Cup history against England, as Ireland lost their last eight wickets for 85 runs in a dramatic collapse. Yuvraj gave the capacity crowd plenty to cheer about after left-arm paceman Zaheer Khan had rocked Ireland with two early wickets. Porterfield, dropped on nought by Pathan in the slips off Zaheer, went on to complete his fifth half-century in one-dayers before being caught in the covers off Yuvraj. He hit one six and six fours. Ireland were on course to post a challenging total following a 113-run stand for the third wicket between Porterfield and Niall O’Brien (46) before they slipped from a healthy 122-2. They suffered a crucial blow when well-set Niall O’Brien was run out after completing 1,000 runs in one-day internationals. His brother, Kevin, failed to repeat his heroics from the last match as he offered a return catch to Yuvraj. There was no hint of the slide when Porterfield and Niall O’Brien were steadying the innings after Zaheer’s double strike. The Irish pair never looked in trouble, comfortably gathering runs against both pace and spin. Zaheer struck with the fourth delivery of the match when he bowled Paul Stirling for a duck before having Ed Joyce caught behind for four. http://www.dawn.com/2011/03/06/all-rounder-yuvraj-sinks-fighting-ireland.html

[Jersey #10]

Sing Saves India Home Cricket Cricket World Cup 2011 Fighting Ireland keep India honest Fighting Ireland keep India honest but Yuvraj Singh ensures the favourites win ICC World Cup clash By Manoj Vatsyayana in Bangalore, India AFP March 07, 2011 7:10AM Share Yuvraj Singh put in a superb all-round display as India survived some anxious moments to post a five-wicket victory over a fighting Ireland in their ICC World Cup match. India vs Ireland Complete CWC - M.Chinnaswamy Stadium 6 March 2011 - Day 1, Session 2 India 1st Innings India won by 5 wickets India India 5/210 Ireland Ireland 207 Batsmen Runs Balls 4s 6s SR Y. Singh 50 75 3 0 66.67 Y. Pathan 30 24 2 3 125 Bowlers O MO R W Econ J. Mooney 2 0 18 0 9.00 The part-time spinner bagged a maiden five-wicket haul to restrict Ireland to a modest 207 and then hit an unbeaten 50 to help his side achieve the target with four overs to spare in the day-night match in Bangalore. India were wobbling at 4-100 before Yuvraj and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (34) added 67 runs for the fifth wicket. Yusuf Pathan gave the finishing touches to India's second win in three matches with an attractive 24-ball 30 not out, which included two sixes and one four in one over from left-arm spinner George Dockrell. "I think the most important thing is that everyone got a chance to bat. We were batting under pressure," said Dhoni, whose side now sit top of World Cup Group B. "We are showing signs of improvement. I feel it's importanat to peak at the right time because it's a long tournament. What we have seen is slow and gradual improvement in the bowling side." Start of sidebar. Skip to end of sidebar. End of sidebar. Return to start of sidebar. Ireland captain William Porterfield, who made an impressive 75 as opener, said his side were 40 runs short of a challenging target. "I think we got ourselves into a great position after losing two early wickets. We're fighting well and we fought right until the end. An extra 40 runs could have been interesting," he said. Ireland, who upset England in their last match at the same venue on Wednesday, made India struggle for runs with their disciplined bowling and brilliant fielding. Paceman Trent Johnston, who became the third Ireland player to figure in 50 one-day internationals, jolted India when he dismissed Virender Sehwag (five) and Gautam Gambhir (10) in his opening three overs. Johnston, who sustained an injury after falling on his follow-through, did not bowl after five overs. India looked in trouble when Sachin Tendulkar (38) was trapped lbw while attempting to sweep Dockrell and Virat Kohli (34) was run out. The pair added 63 for the third wicket. Left-arm spinner Yuvraj (5-31) earlier played a key role in restricting Ireland despite an impressive 75 from Porterfield. His victims included Kevin O'Brien (nine), who hammered the fastest century in World Cup history against England, as Ireland lost their last eight wickets for 85 runs in a dramatic collapse. Yuvraj gave the capacity crowd plenty to cheer about after left-arm paceman Zaheer Khan had rocked Ireland with two early wickets. Porterfield, dropped on nought by Pathan in the slips off Zaheer, went on to complete his fifth half-century in one-dayers before being caught in the covers off Yuvraj. He hit one six and six fours. http://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/cricket-world-cup-2011/fighting-ireland-keep-india-honest-but-yuvraj-singh-ensures-the-favourites-win-icc-world-cup-clash/story-e6frf3ju-1226016866646

[flamy]

sinking again? :WTF:

[vvvslaxman]

sinking again? :WTF:

Atleast they should have titled "Singh Sinks" instead of "Yuvraj Sinks"

[Sir john]

Slogging Peterson breaks Indian hearts Tail-ender Robin Peterson broke Indian hearts as he blasted 16 runs off the final over to hand South Africa a thrilling three-wicket win over the co-hosts in the World Cup on Saturday. Chasing 297 and needing 13 off the last six balls, Peterson (18 not out) blasted a six and two fours to edge the Proteas to victory with two balls left - silencing a passionate home crowd. Sachin Tendulkar had set up an enthralling Group B encounter with a sparkling 111, his 99th international century. That, along with 73 from Virender Sehwag, left India in great shape at 1 for 267, but its remaining nine wickets crashed for 29 runs to leave it 296 all out. In response, South Africa was always adrift of the required run rate although Jacques Kallis (69), Hashim Amla (61) and AB de Villiers (52) kept it in with a chance until Peterson's late cameo. "I'm extremely ecstatic at the moment. To have a great game with so many great innings was such a good advert for the World Cup," said a jubilant Peterson. His captain Graeme Smith heaped praise on his match winner. "Robbie always tries to be the calmest in the team but I think his heart was pounding a little bit there," said Smith. "I haven't seen him hit the ball that sweet in a long time and it was a good day for it to show up." While Peterson's late fireworks had his team mates leaping out of their seats and exchanging high-fives in the South African dressing room, India was left to rue its missed chances as it could have sealed its place in the last eight with victory on Saturday. The hosts not only paid the price for losing their wickets in a heap but Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's gamble to throw the ball to pace bowler Ashish Nehra for the final over spectacularly backfired. "Ashish was the only choice (for the last over). He was bowling well and I thought it's better to go with the seamer," said Dhoni, who could have asked Harbhajan Singh to bowl it as the South Africans had had more problems reading the spinner. "You can say I was wrong maybe but I thought that the seamer could do the job for us." His judgement call meant Tendulkar and Sehwag's brilliant knock turned out to be in vain. The duo had stitched together a 142-run opening stand but the Little Master's exit in the 40th over triggered a collapse and India, who looked set to go past 350 at one stage, were all out in 48.4 overs. India completely lost its way as wickets fell like nine pins to a stunned silence at the VCA Stadium, with speedster Dale Steyn, who went for 24 off his first three overs, causing the most damage to end with a five-wicket haul for 50 runs. Tendulkar and Sehwag added 87 in the mandatory powerplay of 10 overs - the tournament's best so far - and India was 128 for no loss at the end of 15 overs before South Africa had even realised what hit them. After Sehwag (73) departed in the 18th over, Tendulkar (111) continued to his record sixth World Cup century and made batting look ridiculously easy with an almost chanceless innings, consisting of eight fours and three sixes. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/13/3162580.htm?site=sport&section=cricket

[Sir john]

Smith hails ‘massive’ win for South Africa NAGPUR: South Africa skipper Graeme Smith said Saturday that successfully chasing nearly 300 to beat India was a “massive thing” for his team after a confidence-sapping defeat to England. Needing 13 to win in the last over off seamer Ashish Nehra, South Africa found an unlikely star in Robin Peterson who plundered 16 runs off the first four balls to help his side overhaul India’s 296 all out. India looked set to post a mammoth total when they reached 267-1 following Sachin Tendulkar’s brilliant 111 for his 48th one-day hundred, but lost their last nine wickets for just 29 runs in nine overs. Man of the match Dale Steyn (5-50) played a key role in his team’s fightback to bag his maiden five-wicket haul in one-day internationals. “For 15 overs up front we took an absolute beating but for 75 we played some incredible cricket,” said Smith after the three-wicket win. “Chasing 300 on that deck, second innings was a hell of an effort from the guys and I think we’re all pretty speechless at the moment.” He said India’s openers had put his side under “massive pressure” at the start of their innings but the Proteas had “showed a lot of composure.” “When we got our chance we took it with some great bowling by Dale and a couple of the other guys chipped in,” he said. “To get over the line chasing for us is just a massive thing.”And he said they had learned lessons both from the six-run defeat against England and the win over the host nation. “The confidence you get out of a win like this is huge so hopefully we can build on this now.” Fast bowler Steyn said: “After my first five overs I was staring down the barrel wasn’t I? But I think we all pulled it back beautifully. It was a fantastic display by the batters too, to reach that total. Overall a great team performance.” Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni backed his decision to bring back Nehra for the final over. And he said the batsmen had earlier lost their way in front of a huge home crowd. “You don’t play for the crowds. They always want you to hit sixes and fours but if you lose quite a few wickets in the powerplay or with overs to spare, it’s always better that the batsmen play the overs, delay your slog a bit and get maybe a par score and don’t look for that extra 20 or 25 runs,” he said. “Overall I think the performance was good. If we could have fielded a bit better it definitely would have made the score look slightly bigger but at the same time we’re not a side which is known for fielding,” he added. http://www.dawn.com/2011/03/12/smith-hails-massive-win-for-south-africa.html

[Sir john]

South Africa's Dale Steyn and Robin Peterson sink slack India thought the 50,000 people in the VCA stadium in Nagpur knew how it ended by now. But this was another thrillingly unpredictable match, the outcome uncertain until the final over. India sprinted to 267 for one inside 40 overs after winning the toss. And then they stopped for a nap just as they were reaching the finish. They lost nine wickets for 29 runs, collapsing in a heap as Dale Steyn bowled too fast and too straight for a succession of batsmen hell-bent on slogging their way up towards 350. Instead they finished with 296. In contrast, South Africa crept cautiously along until the final 10 overs. At the start of the final over, bowled by the tentative Ashish Nehra, it looked as though they had left it too late. They needed 13 from it, and their No8 batsman Robin Peterson was on strike. He threw his bat wildly at the first two balls, edging the first past the stumps for four, and walloping the next over cow corner for six. Two more to fine leg and another four through the covers and it was all over. The crowd fell into stunned silence, and Peterson's teammates ran out on to the pitch, elated that this time, for once, no one was going to get to call them chokers. Instead it will be India who are facing that. Two good innings from Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir and one truly great one from Sachin Tendulkar, who scored his 99th international century, had taken them to a seemingly unassailable position. But they started to limp in their batting powerplay, and then sank altogether as Steyn took five wickets for four runs in 16 balls. South Africa set off at a crawl, and stayed at that pace until the 40th over. At one point Jacques Kallis and Hashim Amla batted through 99 balls together and scored only one four. The run rate required leapt up to eight an over as Kallis and Amla crept along in ones and twos. When Amla was caught behind and Kallis was run out, South Africa still needed 124 from 84 balls. And somehow, they did it, even though wickets kept falling. AB de Villiers clobbered 52 before being brilliantly caught in the deep by Virat Kohli. JP Duminy was stumped soon after and the match was surely slipping away. But Johan Botha and Faf du Plessis are made of sterner stuff. They put on a rapid 32 for the seventh wicket, and Peterson was able to close it out. They dragged back a game that had been drifting away from them ever since the first ball of the day. Sehwag hit it for four, just as he has done in every single one of the five innings he has played in this World Cup. It is becoming a trademark flourish, a little like Zorro announcing his arrival by leaping feet first through the window. Sehwag gambled, as he always will, edging a catch past the wicketkeeper in the second over, flashing and missing at a vicious off-cutter from Morné Morkel. But the cards kept falling in his favour. He faced 37 of the first 46 balls, and made 42 runs from them. Tendulkar must have felt he was missing out. Typically, he plays the composed counterpoint to Sehwag, but his partner's mood must have been infectious. He scored two breathtaking boundaries off successive balls from Morkel, one through cover and another down the ground. And then the fun really started. "Cost of tickets: INR 6,000" read one banner draped over the boundary railings. "Cost of bandages after police lathi charge: INR 10,000. Bunking off office to see Sachin and Sehwag: Priceless." They were right. For a little over 17 overs they were simply on another plane. They played hooks, pulls, cuts, drives, every shot in the textbook, and in Tendulkar's case they were all executed as the MCC intended. South Africa, missing their leg-spinner Imran Tahir because he had a broken finger, looked utterly helpless. Steyn's first four overs cost 34, one run cheaper than Morkel managed. The first 10 overs went for 87 runs, the first 15, 128. Tendulkar's half-century took just 33 balls, Sehwag's 44. The latter fell, cutting a ball on to his stumps, but Tendulkar cruised serenely onwards, together with Gambhir. His century was another reminder, were it needed, that he is still, at the age of 37, the greatest batsman playing the game. But for the second time in this tournament a majestic Tendulkar hundred was not enough to win the match. Most of India is praying that he will get his hundredth hundred in the knock-out stages of this World Cup. They will have to hope that this is not a trend that will continue. http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/mar/12/india-south-africa-world-cup

[punjabi_khota]

Again sink :WTF: Is this a global media conspiracy :hitler: