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International Cricket Council (ICC) Vice President Sharad Pawar&Chief Executive officer Haroon Lorgat say that they are confident&happy with the security&preparations in Sri Lanka for the upcoming 2011 Cricket World Cup
Posted by admin on April 14, 2010 under 2011 cricket world cup | 3 Comments
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Posted by admin on March 16, 2010 under 2011 cricket world cup | Comment Now
The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup will be the tenth Cricket World Cup,&will be hosted by three South Asian Test cricket playing countries; India, Sri Lanka&Bangladesh. It will be Bangladesh’s first occasion co-hosting a Cricket World Cup. The World Cup will use cricket’s One Day International format, with fourteen national cricket teams scheduled.[1] to compete. The World Cup will take place during the months of February&March 2011, with the first match being played on 19 February 2011.[2]
The World Cup was originally to have been hosted by Pakistan while well, but in the wake of the 2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team in Lahore, the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab, the International Cricket Council (ICC) were forced to strip Pakistan of its hosting rights.[3] The headquarters of the organising committee were originally situated in Lahore, but have now been shifted to Mumbai.[4] Pakistan was meant to hold 14 matches, including one semi-final. [5] 8 of Pakistan’s Matches have been awarded to India, 4 to Sri Lanka&2 to Bangladesh.
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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has denied suggestions the 2011 World Cup could be moved from the country.
Pakistan, India, Bangladesh&Sri Lanka are scheduled to co-host the tournament but reports suggest Cricket Australia has raised concerns over security in the region following the terrorist attacks that left almost 200 people dead in the Indian city Mumbai.
Australia pulled put of a scheduled tour of Pakistan in April this year due to security fears&the Champions Trophy, which was due to be held in September in Pakistan, was postponed for 13 months.
The International Cricket Council are prepared to move the tournament if safety remains an issue.
The PCB’s chief operating officer Saleem Altaf said: ‘The ICC has given us a deadline to complete certain tasks. As far while the joint World Cup Organising Committee is concerned we are on schedule with those tasks.
‘We have not received any intimation from the ICC regarding a alteration of venue&as far while we are concerned there is no alteration in venue.’
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) claim it is too early to comment on the staging of the World Cup.
BCCI secretary N Srinivisan said: ‘The World Cup is too far away to even think about. Who knows what will happen in 2011?’
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Posted by admin on March 8, 2010 under 2011 cricket world cup, Bangladesh | Comment Now
India, Sri Lanka&Bangladesh will jointly host the 2011 Cricket World Cup. Dates, groups, fixtures&venues have now been confirmed for the tournament which will be one of the highlights of the 2011 cricket calendar.
Group A: Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Canada, Kenya
Group B: India, South Africa, England, West Indies, Bangladesh, Ireland, Netherlands
India: Mumbai, Mohali, Ahmedabad, Nagpur, Kolkata, Bangalore, Chennai, New Delhi
Sri Lanka: Colombo, Hambantota, Pallekele
February:
19: India v Bangaldesh, Dhaka
20: New Zealand v Kenya, Chennai / Sri Lanka v Canada, Hambantota
21: Australia v Zimbabwe, Ahmedabad
22: England v Netherlands, Nagpur
23: Pakistan v Kenya, Hambantota
24: South Africa v West Indies, New Delhi
25: Australia v New Zealand, Nagpur / Bangaldesh v Ireland, Dhaka
26: Sri Lanka v Pakistan, Colombo
27: West Indies v Netherlands, New Delhi / Zimbabwe v Canada, Nagpur
March:
1: Sri Lanka v Kenya, Colombo
2: England v Ireland, Bangalore
3: South Africa v Netherlands, Mohali / Pakistan v Canada, Colombo
4: New Zealand v Zimbabwe, Ahmedabad / Bangladesh v West Indies, Dhaka
5: Sri Lanka v Australia, Colombo
6: India v Ireland, Bangalore / England v South Africa, Chennai
7: Kenya v Canada, New Delhi
8: Pakistan v New Zealand, Pallekele
9: India v Netherlands, New Delhi
10: Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, Pallekele
11: West Indies v Ireland, Mohali / Bangladesh v England, Chittagong
12: India v South Africa, Nagpur
13: New Zealand v Canada, Mumbai / Australia v Kenya, Bangalore
14: Pakistan v Zimbabwe, Pallekele / Bangladesh v Netherlands, Chittagong
15: South Africa v Ireland, Kolkata
16: Australia v Canada, Bangalore
17: England v West Indies, Chennai
18: Sri Lanka v New Zealand, Mumbai / Ireland v Netherlands, Kolkata
19: Australia v Pakistan, Colombo / Bangladesh v South Africa, Dhaka
20: Zimbabwe v Kenya, Kolkata / India v West Indies, Chennai
23: First Quarter Final, Dhaka
24: Second Quarter Final, Colombo
25: Third Quarter Final, Dhaka
26: Fourth Quarter Final, Ahmedabad
29: First Semi Final, Colombo
30: Second Semi Final, Mohali
2 April: Mumbai
1975: West Indies 291 for 8 beat Australia 274 by 17 runs (Lord’s, England)
1979: West Indies 286 for 9 beat England 194 by 92 runs (Lord’s, England)
1983: India 183 beat West Indies 140 by 43 runs (Lord’s, England)
1987: Australia 253 for 5 beat England 246 for 8 by 7 runs (Calcutta, India)
1992: Pakistan 249 for 6 beat England 227 by 22 runs (Melbourne, Australia)
1996: Sri Lanka 245 for 3 beat Australia 241 by 7 wickets (Lahore, Pakistan)
1999: Australia 133 for 2 beat Pakistan 132 by 8 wickets (Lord’s, London)
2003: Australia 359 for 2 beat India 234 by 125 runs (Johannesburg, South Africa)
2007: Australia 281 for 4 beat Sri Lanka 215 for 8 by 53 runs on D/L method (Bridgetown, West Indies)
The 2011 World Cup promises to be an exciting, atmospheric&competitive tournament. Australia will be seeking a fourth successive crown but will no doubt face stern competition for their title, particularly from India, Pakistan&Sri Lanka.
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Posted by admin on January 23, 2010 under 2011 cricket world cup | 25 Comments
aljazeera http : Afghanistan is known across the globe for its mujahideen, guns&battles. Now, the war-torn country has found a new passion — cricket. Come January&the country will move a step closer to qualifying for the 2011 Cricket World Cup. Yes, two decades after cricket took hold among Afghan refugees sheltering in Pakistan from the Russian occupation, the national side could be just four months from joining the sport’s top battle. The team is flying to Argentina, where first …
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ICC CWC Organizing Committee announces the venues for 2011 Cricket World Cup finals. While Mumbai will host the finals, the semis will be in Mohali&the quarter finals in Ahmedabad. For more news&analysis, log on to www.zeenews.com.
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Have u seen the strongman competition? Won by Žydr?nas Savickas in 2009, it is held annually&often involves giant men such while Bill Kazmaier, Mariusz Pudzianowski&Magnus Ver Magnusson performing feats of strength that are unimaginable&awe inspiring. Performing stunts like lifting atlas balls, the ‘Hercules hold’, keg toss, flipping over giant tyres, ‘duck walk’&car carry, against both the clock&competitors; the strong man competition is the ultimate strength event in the world. The strength&conditioning of these athletes is phenomenal. There strength conditioning not only involves the ability to lift massive weights but to carry them over distances which takes into consideration the cardio vascular aspect of their training. When u see the strongman events u cannot help but notice that some of these athletes push themselves to the point of bleeding through their noses. The effort&dedication put into the event is out of sacrificial love to be the best no matter the cost. I would not want to tread lightly into the gym workout or training program of any of these Incredible Hulks let alone compete in Strongman.
One of the strongman events is the pulling of a truck or airplane with a rope. Vehicles such while transport trucks, trams, buses or airplanes are pulled across a 30 metre course by hand while best while possible. In 2007 a fire engine truck was pulled&in 2008 a coal truck. The truck itself sometimes weighs over 12 tonnes. How is a human being able to pull a truck that heavy? What kind of weight training, strength training exercise, strength conditioning or gym workout would one follow to attain such monster proportions of strength? Some of these athletes are able to pull the truck past 30 metres in approximately 30-40 seconds. This demonstrates raw strength together with endurance&speed. How is a human being able to perform such a feat? Does science hold an answer to this? Is this all geometry&physics? Or is this something to do with the strength training anatomy of the individual concerned i.e. is he a superman?
Yes it takes phenomenal strength to do this. But is there more to it? Examining the truck or airplane pull in detail – when u glance @ the stance of the athlete in the event, u notice his stance is somewhat similar to a 100m sprinter in the blocks. Have a close glance @ Dwain Chambers, Usain Bolt or Assafa Powel in their blocks before their sprint off in the 100m. The strongman stance is similar. They all tend to lean forward @ a 45 degree angle.
A ball thrown into the air @ a 45 degree angle travels the furthest. A cricket batsman like Vivian Richards from the West Indies or Aravinda De Silva from Sri Lanka are able to hit the leather cricket ball out of the cricket ground, past the spectators, over the sea gulls&into the nearby housing complexes by targeting their hits @ a 45 degree angle. This is pure physics. A projectile fired @ 45 degrees travels the furthest while @ this angle countless distance is covered @ maximum force. This theory is implemented in firing missiles&rockets. Therefore by maintaining a 45 degree angle to the ground, the strength training anatomy of a strongman is able to drive the countless force against the truck / plane he is pulling. A higher angle exerts less force&possibly causes difficulties in balancing while his centre of mass / gravity is thrown off course. A lower angle reduces the frictional pull the strongman has on the ground. The strength exertion @ a 45 degree angle is the greatest.
Having a glance @ the truck / plane pull reveals that a strongman does not perform one single pull (or thrust forward), but instead exerts a sustained set of continuous repetitive pulls. His strength conditioning involves momentum. He does not explode with one pull alone but uses the speed from each pull to drive the next pull. Bodybuilders often avoid this sort of training while momentum uses physics rather than muscle fibre to create the weights move in their training motion. Each pull from the strongman slackens the rope before being pulled again. Friction causes the truck to slow deflated after each pull. This strongman event is likened to a strength training exercise of performing a 220 Kg squat for more than 40 repetitions in less than 30-40 seconds. Does that sound doable to you?
What does all this have to do with Rugby? The World Cup is not too far away&a lot needs to be done in preparation. Strength training&more so – functional strength training, is likely to be the decisive factor in the Rugby World Cup 2011. The Tri Nations 2009 revealed that strength, force&endurance crowned South Africa the victors. There is just about occasion for teams across the world to tap into functional strength training&drink the spoils of warrior grade training. Who better does one learn from than the kings of strength&endurance? The strongman.
Rugby League or Rugby Union; it really does not matter which version of the game u play. Driving forward with consistent force, sustained waves of attack with the hope of penetrating the opposition defences&forming thundering walls of defence are part&parcel of the game. The strongman truck pull straight away reminds me of the Rugby Union scrum. The body positioning, the stances&the goals i.e. moving forward against a force, (the force of the opposition scrum&the frictional force on the truck are in the equal directions!) are strikingly similar. Following the strongman example, if a rugby player positions himself @ a 45 degree angle when driving forward, he is likely to exert the countless force&power. Thereby he is able to achieve the countless from his strength training through the leverage of his angle of attack. When the whole scrum comes together in this formation they are a force to be reckoned with. Some scrum teams weigh over a tonne&I wonder how countless 747 s they would be able to pull. The scrum also needs to move forward in repetitive bursts of thrusting forward. They all need to be synchronized to exert the countless force. I straight away begin to envision the movie 300 where the Spartan Warriors came together to form a defensive shielded group that thrust forward in synchronized harmony. The maximum force is exerted in this manner.
Most crowd pleasing moments in the game of rugby are when a carrier or defender are pummelled to the grass in a tackle. The more ‘road runner cartoon type’ the tackle, the more reaction one gets from the crowd. We are like the ancient Romans during the gladiator battles. Most ‘victims’ of such tackles are those who stood tall in the tackle. We learned that if u position yourself above 45 degrees u may have issues with balance&u certainly cannot exert much force whilst u are not balanced. Your centre of gravity / mass is easily shifted from a point of balance&u could easily be tipped over no matter how strong, powerful or heavy u are. If u are below 45 degrees u are likely to fall forward or slip in wet grassy conditions. At 45 degrees any defender has a fair chance of using his utmost strength to floor an attacker. Any attacker is countless productive when maintaining a 45 degree angle when charging forward. Any defenders caught above or below 45 degrees are vulnerable&open up a weak link in the 300 Spartan Warrior formation. They will also locate it hard pressed to get deflated to position quick enough. As a carrier, keep your eyes always open for such opportunities. As a defender, always keep to formation.
Have u ever wondered why Power Lifters perform their movements rapidly? Whilst bodybuilders perform slower repetitions but much more of them. Power lifter movements such while the bench press, dead lift or squat are performed rapidly. Power lifters are the pinnacle; the top of strength conditioning individuals. In fact, for bench pressing or squats, lowering the weight quickly&using that momentum to burst upwards is one way to trick your muscles to pushing heavier weights; although that would have bodybuilder Olympia gurus like Dorian Yates swear out @ you. Momentum is critical. Physics dictates that F = MA i.e. Force = Mass multiplied by Acceleration. The faster a player is moving, the more force he is likely to exert on impact. In the scrum, charging, rolling mauls or defending, the more momentum the more force. The opposition needs to exert an equal force to stop you. Even if they tackle u by your ankles, their forearms, arms&shoulders will have to absorb the force of your impact&they are guaranteed never to forget about you. Strength&speed attribute to power. Power will decide who wins the Rugby World Cup 2011. Will it be the All Blacks? Or the Springboks? England? Fiji? Functional strength training will reveal the new champions.
Olympic lifters (watch out for them in the London Olympics followed by Samba in Rio!) also capitalize on speed. In strength conditioning it is important to include repetition. That is, train your muscles repetitively for the movement u want to perform. There is a extremly good reason why Olympic athletes may not be able to bench press while much (I often locate people on the web criticize strongman competitors when they locate out they cannot bench while much either).That is because of our strength training anatomy. Diving into human biology, our brains build neural pathways. A neural pathway tells the brain that a certain set of muscles need to be used in a certain sequence under a certain length of force. Our bodies adapt to the strains imposed upon them&build the necessary strength training anatomy to handle the load. This adds strength to the statement – practice makes perfect. Determining one person’s strength over another is futile while it all depends on the use they have been training for. Sometimes the lanky looking guy is more dangerous deflated the dark alley than the big bench monster. Using momentum together with conditioning your body (by repeating the strength exercises) is what delivers the countless power. As a part of your strength training, weights training, gym workout or training program, include speed&repetition to push or pull heavier weights.
There is yet a lot be learned from the science of strongman competitions. Strongman competitors, Power Lifters&Olympic lifters all provide unique learning points for Rugby players. It is wisdom to learn battle plans from Spartan Warriors; it is wisdom to learn about combat from Gladiators&it is wisdom to learn from the professional strongmen of this world on how a physical game like Rugby could be mastered&taken to a whole new level.
There will be much more to come.
Posted by admin on January 16, 2010 under 2011 cricket world cup | Comment Now
A thrilling win in the final that too against arch rival Pakistan&a champion performance in whole tournament are the things which India was missing after 1983 world cup&1985 Benson&Hedges series when Indian team did the same.
After 24 years Indian team is Champion again that too in the latest version of cricket. A young team led by a young leader displayed each aspect which are must for a champion team. Was it batting, bowling, fielding or keeping cool, all was there in Indian team. These are some of the cricketing aspects which mostly associated with Australian team.
When tournament began nobody was expecting that Indian team will be the winner because this team was full of youngsters, a new captain&the pillar of Indian cricket Sachin Tendulkar, Saurabh Ganguly, Rahul Dravid&Zaheer Khan were missing. But the end outcome has shown that if u give confidence to young guns then they are the world’s countless lethal weapons.
Now after this victory questions are raised by the public that should the senior trio of Tendulakr, Dravid&Ganguly hand over their ODI legacy to these young Turks.
Opinions on this issue are quite visa versa. Some former cricketers feels that twenty20&ODI are all together else ball game&for ODI u need experience. Some feels that its right occasion to give responsibly to youngsters.
We also feel that it’s high occasion for hand over because
1. Tendulkar has already shown his intension of retirement from ODI.
2. Dravid too is not keen to continue in 50-50 games.
3. Ganguly yet wants to play but his recent performances were not suited for the present style of One Day matches where countless of the matches are high scoring match which remedies batsman has too consume less balls for more runs.
4. Experts says that in 50-50 over match player has to play according to the ball but we want to ask them when teams are scoring on average of more then 6 runs per over in each third match then where is the occasion to go slow&wait for right ball to hit. ODI’s have become more or less bigger version of twenty20 these days.
5. The biggest problem with these seniors is their fielding. We all have seen that a good fielding can alteration the whole tempo of the game&this was the biggest factor for Indian teams success in twenty20.
6. We have now a young captain M S Dhoni for ODI. Dhoni led the young team remarkably in T20 but when these seniors will be around he will not feel while comfortable while he feels about younger lot.
7. One of the major factors of Ganguly’s success was that he built his team. He roped in young players&polished them&we reached the finals of 2003 world cup. Let the equal thing happen with Dhoni, let him create his team. We might loose series against Australia, Pakistan but slowly for the 2011 world cup a strong team will be there.
8. Pick these young players when they are in good form like Rohit Sharma, Joginder Sharma, Yusuf Pathan, Manoj Tiwari, S. badrinath&many more in waiting. Throw them against good teams like Australia&Pakistan&let them aware what the pressure of big matches is&let them learn to overcome from it.
9. Last but not the least, Tendulakar himself has said that Indian cricket is now on in safe hands.
So we all aware that selectors will be forced to choose these legends for each match&youngsters will be told to wait, for how long God knows.
We also aware that in test cricket nobody can replace these legends @ present&we need them there but for other form of cricket these legends should come forward&say that let the future of modern cricket be handed over to young players&we will continue to serve in the test form. So that people will remember not only their contribution to Indian cricket but their gentle gesture also.
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aljazeera http : Afghanistan is known across the globe for its mujahideen, guns&battles. Now, the war-torn country has found a new passion — cricket. Come January&the country will move a step closer to qualifying for the 2011 Cricket World Cup. Yes, two decades after cricket took hold among Afghan refugees sheltering in Pakistan from the Russian occupation, the national side could be just four months from joining the sport’s top battle. The team is flying to Argentina, where first …