1. India meet Netherlands in Hero Jr. World Cup Hockey beginning in Delhi today
i. India will open their Men's Hero Hockey Junior World Cup 2013 campaign against Netherlands starting in New Delhi today.
ii. Home team India will of course be one of tournament favorites at the Major Dhyan Chan National Hockey Stadium.
iii. The current group has an abundance of experience, with midfielders Kothajit Singh and team captain Manpreet Singh both being central figures on the India senior side.
iv. The team is now coached by former South African star Gregg Clark. For the sixteen teams, it is the culmination of a long journey, started two years ago with continental qualifications.
2. South Africa thrash India by 141 runs in the 1st ODI
i. Hosts South Africa produced a clinical all-round performance as they crushed India by 141 runs runs in the first one day international in Johannesburg, taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
ii. This is the second biggest margin of victory by the South Africans against India in the ODIs played between the two teams.
iii. After hammering the Indian bowlers into submission with a massive score of 358 for four, the five-pronged South African pace attack came out all guns blazing to bowl out the visitors for 217 in 41 overs. It was thorough professional performance by South Africa as Indians were outplayed in all departments.
iv. Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni fought gamely scoring 65 off 71 balls (8x4, 1x6) as most of the top-order batsmen found it difficult to counter the pace of Dale Steyn (3/25 from 8 overs), bounce generated by Morne Morkel (1/29 from 8 overs) and the controlled swing bowling by Ryan McLaren (3/49 from 8 overs).
v. Dhoni was the ninth batsman to get dismissed as he dragged one onto his stumps off Steyn's bowling as world's premier speedster ended the match when Shami offered a tame return catch.
3. Jayawardene becomes sixth-highest scorer in Test cricket
i. Veteran Sri Lankan batsman Mahela Jayawardene has become the sixth-highest run-scorer in the history of Test cricket with his unbeaten double-century on the third day of the first Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka.
ii. Jayawardene's 203 and Kithuruwan Vithanage's maiden century (103) helped Sri Lanka declare their first innings at 6-730 on the third day, which was the highest score by any team against Bangladesh.
iii. Jayawardene has gone ahead of Allan Border (11,174 runs) and West Indies star Shivnarine Chanderpaul (11,219) to move behind record-holder Sachin Tendulkar, Australia's Ricky Ponting, Jacques Kallis, Rahul Dravid and Brian Lara on the all-time list.
iv. The report mentioned that the former captain, who has 11,236 runs in 142 matches, equalled teammate Kumar Sangakkara 's Sri Lankan record of 33 Test centuries, and his and Vithanage's heroics gave Sri Lanka a gigantic 498-run first-innings lead over the hosts.
4. India meet Netherlands in Hero Jr. World Cup Hockey beginning in Delhi today
i. India will open their Men's Hero Hockey Junior World Cup 2013 campaign against Netherlands starting in New Delhi today.
ii. Home team India will of course be one of tournament favorites at the Major Dhyan Chan National Hockey Stadium.
iii. The current group has an abundance of experience, with midfielders Kothajit Singh and team captain Manpreet Singh both being central figures on the India senior side.
iv. The team is now coached by former South African star Gregg Clark. For the sixteen teams, it is the culmination of a long journey, started two years ago with continental qualifications.
i. India will open their Men's Hero Hockey Junior World Cup 2013 campaign against Netherlands starting in New Delhi today.
ii. Home team India will of course be one of tournament favorites at the Major Dhyan Chan National Hockey Stadium.
iii. The current group has an abundance of experience, with midfielders Kothajit Singh and team captain Manpreet Singh both being central figures on the India senior side.
iv. The team is now coached by former South African star Gregg Clark. For the sixteen teams, it is the culmination of a long journey, started two years ago with continental qualifications.
2. South Africa thrash India by 141 runs in the 1st ODI
i. Hosts South Africa produced a clinical all-round performance as they crushed India by 141 runs runs in the first one day international in Johannesburg, taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
ii. This is the second biggest margin of victory by the South Africans against India in the ODIs played between the two teams.
iii. After hammering the Indian bowlers into submission with a massive score of 358 for four, the five-pronged South African pace attack came out all guns blazing to bowl out the visitors for 217 in 41 overs. It was thorough professional performance by South Africa as Indians were outplayed in all departments.
iv. Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni fought gamely scoring 65 off 71 balls (8x4, 1x6) as most of the top-order batsmen found it difficult to counter the pace of Dale Steyn (3/25 from 8 overs), bounce generated by Morne Morkel (1/29 from 8 overs) and the controlled swing bowling by Ryan McLaren (3/49 from 8 overs).
v. Dhoni was the ninth batsman to get dismissed as he dragged one onto his stumps off Steyn's bowling as world's premier speedster ended the match when Shami offered a tame return catch.
3. Jayawardene becomes sixth-highest scorer in Test cricket
i. Veteran Sri Lankan batsman Mahela Jayawardene has become the sixth-highest run-scorer in the history of Test cricket with his unbeaten double-century on the third day of the first Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka.
ii. Jayawardene's 203 and Kithuruwan Vithanage's maiden century (103) helped Sri Lanka declare their first innings at 6-730 on the third day, which was the highest score by any team against Bangladesh.
iii. Jayawardene has gone ahead of Allan Border (11,174 runs) and West Indies star Shivnarine Chanderpaul (11,219) to move behind record-holder Sachin Tendulkar, Australia's Ricky Ponting, Jacques Kallis, Rahul Dravid and Brian Lara on the all-time list.
iv. The report mentioned that the former captain, who has 11,236 runs in 142 matches, equalled teammate Kumar Sangakkara 's Sri Lankan record of 33 Test centuries, and his and Vithanage's heroics gave Sri Lanka a gigantic 498-run first-innings lead over the hosts.
4. India meet Netherlands in Hero Jr. World Cup Hockey beginning in Delhi today
i. India will open their Men's Hero Hockey Junior World Cup 2013 campaign against Netherlands starting in New Delhi today.
ii. Home team India will of course be one of tournament favorites at the Major Dhyan Chan National Hockey Stadium.
iii. The current group has an abundance of experience, with midfielders Kothajit Singh and team captain Manpreet Singh both being central figures on the India senior side.
iv. The team is now coached by former South African star Gregg Clark. For the sixteen teams, it is the culmination of a long journey, started two years ago with continental qualifications.
