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Chameera replaces injured Prasad in SL squad
Sri Lanka have named fast bowler
Dushmantha Chameera as a replacement
for the injured Dhammika Prasad, who was
ruled out of the World Cup squad of
Sunday. Prasad fractured his left hand at
practice on Saturday, dealing a major blow
to the team's fast bowling line-up.
The choice was to be made between
Chameera and Shaminda Eranga and the
Sri Lankan team management decided to
give the youngster a go. The 23-year-old
was first named in the Test squad for the
tour of New Zealand, but only played the
tour match. He later got to play the
seventh ODI against New Zealand, where
he ended with two for 60 in eight overs,
including the wicket of Ross Taylor.
Chameera plays for Nondescripts Cricket
Club, and has is known to be one of the
quickest young bowlers in the country and
is capable of bowling frequently above
140kph. He has 42 first-class wickets at
30.07 from 18 matches.
Though the ICC is yet to approve the
replacement, it is assumed that Chameera
will get the green light ahead of Sri
Lanka's second warm-up match against
Zimbabwe in Lincoln on Wednesday. Sri
Lanka lost their first warm-up to South
Africa and will be eager to register a win
before they open their World Cup campaign
against New Zealand at Christchurch on
February 14.
Chameera replaces injured Prasad in SL squad - Cricbuzz
Chameera replaces injured Prasad in SL squad
Sri Lanka have named fast bowler
Dushmantha Chameera as a replacement
for the injured Dhammika Prasad, who was
ruled out of the World Cup squad of
Sunday. Prasad fractured his left hand at
practice on Saturday, dealing a major blow
to the team's fast bowling line-up.
The choice was to be made between
Chameera and Shaminda Eranga and the
Sri Lankan team management decided to
give the youngster a go. The 23-year-old
was first named in the Test squad for the
tour of New Zealand, but only played the
tour match. He later got to play the
seventh ODI against New Zealand, where
he ended with two for 60 in eight overs,
including the wicket of Ross Taylor.
Chameera plays for Nondescripts Cricket
Club, and has is known to be one of the
quickest young bowlers in the country and
is capable of bowling frequently above
140kph. He has 42 first-class wickets at
30.07 from 18 matches.
Though the ICC is yet to approve the
replacement, it is assumed that Chameera
will get the green light ahead of Sri
Lanka's second warm-up match against
Zimbabwe in Lincoln on Wednesday. Sri
Lanka lost their first warm-up to South
Africa and will be eager to register a win
before they open their World Cup campaign
against New Zealand at Christchurch on
February 14.
Chameera replaces injured Prasad in SL squad - Cricbuzz
RE: ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 News, Updates and Results
Hayden: Difficult for India to win the World Cup
An ordinary new ball attack and poor
execution of death bowling are the major
problems for India heading into the 2015
ICC Cricket World Cup. These factors are
enough to convince former Australia
opener Matthew Hayden that India will not
win the World Cup.
Speaking to the Mumbai Mirror , Hayden
said India's bowling will put immense
pressure on the batsmen. "Most of the
teams have a pace battery working for
them. India's new ball options are very
ordinary and Stuart Binny is not the right
bowler to start with. If the wicket is green,
like in New Zealand, he can be asked to
open the bowling. I think Umesh Yadav is
an option. This kind of bowling will put
immense pressure on the batsmen. Virat
Kohli, MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina and Shikhar
Dhawan will all be needed to bat out of
their skins. This kind of situation does not
help the team," he said.
When asked that India won the 2013
Champions Trophy with a similar bowling
attack, Hayden said those were different
conditions. "In Australia, you need a
spearhead. Actually, two spearheads. You
had Ishant Sharma but he is out of the
competition. India's current bowling attack
suits green pitches but when was the last
time there was a green wicket in Australia.
I think there has not been one since 1996.
We have hard, flat, bouncy and dry pitches
where raw pace matters," Hayden added.
He also rubbished claims that India were
exhausted before the tournament by
countering that all sides have played non-
stop and playing consistently makes a
team better. He also urged India to play to
their strengths. "The Indian team can be
destructive with the bat. They can't be
worried by the fact that you will have to
be chasing down big totals. The batsmen
have to take all the pressure on their
shoulders," he said.
http://m.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/69926/hayden-difficult-for-india-to-win-the-world-cup
Hayden: Difficult for India to win the World Cup
An ordinary new ball attack and poor
execution of death bowling are the major
problems for India heading into the 2015
ICC Cricket World Cup. These factors are
enough to convince former Australia
opener Matthew Hayden that India will not
win the World Cup.
Speaking to the Mumbai Mirror , Hayden
said India's bowling will put immense
pressure on the batsmen. "Most of the
teams have a pace battery working for
them. India's new ball options are very
ordinary and Stuart Binny is not the right
bowler to start with. If the wicket is green,
like in New Zealand, he can be asked to
open the bowling. I think Umesh Yadav is
an option. This kind of bowling will put
immense pressure on the batsmen. Virat
Kohli, MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina and Shikhar
Dhawan will all be needed to bat out of
their skins. This kind of situation does not
help the team," he said.
When asked that India won the 2013
Champions Trophy with a similar bowling
attack, Hayden said those were different
conditions. "In Australia, you need a
spearhead. Actually, two spearheads. You
had Ishant Sharma but he is out of the
competition. India's current bowling attack
suits green pitches but when was the last
time there was a green wicket in Australia.
I think there has not been one since 1996.
We have hard, flat, bouncy and dry pitches
where raw pace matters," Hayden added.
He also rubbished claims that India were
exhausted before the tournament by
countering that all sides have played non-
stop and playing consistently makes a
team better. He also urged India to play to
their strengths. "The Indian team can be
destructive with the bat. They can't be
worried by the fact that you will have to
be chasing down big totals. The batsmen
have to take all the pressure on their
shoulders," he said.
http://m.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/69926/hayden-difficult-for-india-to-win-the-world-cup
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Afridi believes Pakistan can break India jinx
Pakistan's scoreline against India in World
Cups is 5-0 and this has been well-
documented. In the 2015 ICC Cricket World
Cup, Pakistan get ready to face India for
the sixth time and the clash on February
15 in Adelaide promises to be a tense
affair.
However, Pakistan allrounder Shahid Afridi
believes the team is not disheartened by
their poor record against India in the World
Cup. "There is always a first time. I know
it is a crunch game for both the teams and
fans from all over the world are coming to
see it. The hotels have been booked
months in advance.There is so much hype
and the expectations of the fans are
enormous. However, we have the
confidence and the ability to surprise any
team on give day. But, both the teams
know how to handle pressure. On our part,
we plan to treat it as just another game.
However, being the first game in World
Cup, both will be desperate to start with a
win, so that they can take the momentum
and confidence into the remainder of the
tournament," he said just before the start
of the warm-up game against Bangladesh
at the Blacktown Oval in Sydney.
Afridi expressed hope that the two teams
play each other more often in ODIs and not
just in major ICC tournaments. "We have
not played each other often enough. I hope
we get to play against each other even
outside the World Cup," he said. Afridi is
closing in on a unique double of 8000 runs
and 400 ODI wickets and his bowling
workload is all set to increase following
the absence of Mohammad Hafeez due to
injury and Saeed Ajmal due to problems
with his bowling.
The 35-year-old has announced that he
will retire from ODIs after the end of the
World Cup and he wants to go out on a
high. He said the side would want to
emulate the efforts of the 1992 World Cup
winning team. However, it will not be easy
considering that the current squad is
plagued with injuries. "The 1992 team was
a combination of seniors and youngsters.
This team has got some talented
youngsters as well and we're expecting a
lot from them," he said.
http://m.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/69928/afridi-believes-pakistan-can-break-india-jinx
Afridi believes Pakistan can break India jinx
Pakistan's scoreline against India in World
Cups is 5-0 and this has been well-
documented. In the 2015 ICC Cricket World
Cup, Pakistan get ready to face India for
the sixth time and the clash on February
15 in Adelaide promises to be a tense
affair.
However, Pakistan allrounder Shahid Afridi
believes the team is not disheartened by
their poor record against India in the World
Cup. "There is always a first time. I know
it is a crunch game for both the teams and
fans from all over the world are coming to
see it. The hotels have been booked
months in advance.There is so much hype
and the expectations of the fans are
enormous. However, we have the
confidence and the ability to surprise any
team on give day. But, both the teams
know how to handle pressure. On our part,
we plan to treat it as just another game.
However, being the first game in World
Cup, both will be desperate to start with a
win, so that they can take the momentum
and confidence into the remainder of the
tournament," he said just before the start
of the warm-up game against Bangladesh
at the Blacktown Oval in Sydney.
Afridi expressed hope that the two teams
play each other more often in ODIs and not
just in major ICC tournaments. "We have
not played each other often enough. I hope
we get to play against each other even
outside the World Cup," he said. Afridi is
closing in on a unique double of 8000 runs
and 400 ODI wickets and his bowling
workload is all set to increase following
the absence of Mohammad Hafeez due to
injury and Saeed Ajmal due to problems
with his bowling.
The 35-year-old has announced that he
will retire from ODIs after the end of the
World Cup and he wants to go out on a
high. He said the side would want to
emulate the efforts of the 1992 World Cup
winning team. However, it will not be easy
considering that the current squad is
plagued with injuries. "The 1992 team was
a combination of seniors and youngsters.
This team has got some talented
youngsters as well and we're expecting a
lot from them," he said.
http://m.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/69928/afridi-believes-pakistan-can-break-india-jinx
hya :clap :luv :tupRE: ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 News, Updates and Results
India continue to test fans' patience
The less than inspiring performance of
India's bowlers against a spirited
Afghanistan top-order in Tuesday's warm-
up at the Adelaide Oval once again tested
the patience of the defending champions'
diehard fans.
With 364 to defend, the bowlers had the
chance to re-discover their wicket-taking
skills. Afghanistan's fearless batsmen,
eager to pull the rug from under
Bangladesh's feet in their opening Group A
game, denied the Indian bowlers more than
three successes in the first 35 overs.
Usman Ghani and Nawroz Mangal let their
small band of supporters raise an "A-F-G,
A-F-G" chant with their enterprise.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar was conspicuous by
his absence from the bowling line-up on
an evening when the sparse crowd at the
charming ground saw Mahendra Singh
Dhoni employ just five bowlers perhaps
indicating the composition of the attack
that will do duty against Pakistan in the
World Cup opener on Sunday.
Umesh Yadav had to shorten his run-up
after conceding 14 runs in his first two
overs to show that some thought was
being given to getting the basics right.
Mohit Sharma had to wait for the middle
overs to pick up a couple of wickets while
Mohammed Shami did not look like
claiming a wicket. The fact that none of
them completed 10 overs is a fair
indication of Dhoni's thinking.
The spinners R Ashwin and Ravindra
Jadeja picked up wickets when the
batsmen charged down the track and
either holed out or were beaten in flight.
To be fair to them, the slow bowlers played
a part in reining in the Afghanistan
batsmen but it was clear that, without a
match-winning bowler, the Indians will end
up depending more on their rivals'
mistakes.
The batsmen, expectedly, had a glorified
net session after Mahendra Singh Dhoni
won the toss, which they did with Rohit
Sharma's strokeful 150 leading the way
after Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli fell
to Afghanistan's enthusiastic new ball
attack. Suresh Raina and Ajinkya Rahane
helped themselves to half-centuries as
well.
Rohit Sharma, recently recovered from a
hamstring strain and not having scored
many against Australia, did well to set
himself the challenge of batting as long as
possible against the minnows for whom
Hamid Hassan and Dawlat Zadran worked
up pace with the new ball. He hit 12 fours
and seven sixes to ease some of India's
worries.
For several weeks now, the most loyal
supporters of the Indian team have
preferred to believe that the Carlton Mid
tri-series and the two warm-up matches
against Australia on Sunday and
Afghanistan were but a laboratory which
the squad employed to try out a few
combinations and to let some players work
in simulated situations.
They will now hope that the team, which
tasted a victory after many weeks of
touring Australia, will start delivering at
crunch time. They will hope that the men
who did duty on Tuesday will prime
themselves up to come up with a winning
performance in the emotionally-
challenging and mouth-watering Group B
contest against Pakistan.
http://m.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/69940/india-continue-to-test-fans-patience
India continue to test fans' patience
The less than inspiring performance of
India's bowlers against a spirited
Afghanistan top-order in Tuesday's warm-
up at the Adelaide Oval once again tested
the patience of the defending champions'
diehard fans.
With 364 to defend, the bowlers had the
chance to re-discover their wicket-taking
skills. Afghanistan's fearless batsmen,
eager to pull the rug from under
Bangladesh's feet in their opening Group A
game, denied the Indian bowlers more than
three successes in the first 35 overs.
Usman Ghani and Nawroz Mangal let their
small band of supporters raise an "A-F-G,
A-F-G" chant with their enterprise.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar was conspicuous by
his absence from the bowling line-up on
an evening when the sparse crowd at the
charming ground saw Mahendra Singh
Dhoni employ just five bowlers perhaps
indicating the composition of the attack
that will do duty against Pakistan in the
World Cup opener on Sunday.
Umesh Yadav had to shorten his run-up
after conceding 14 runs in his first two
overs to show that some thought was
being given to getting the basics right.
Mohit Sharma had to wait for the middle
overs to pick up a couple of wickets while
Mohammed Shami did not look like
claiming a wicket. The fact that none of
them completed 10 overs is a fair
indication of Dhoni's thinking.
The spinners R Ashwin and Ravindra
Jadeja picked up wickets when the
batsmen charged down the track and
either holed out or were beaten in flight.
To be fair to them, the slow bowlers played
a part in reining in the Afghanistan
batsmen but it was clear that, without a
match-winning bowler, the Indians will end
up depending more on their rivals'
mistakes.
The batsmen, expectedly, had a glorified
net session after Mahendra Singh Dhoni
won the toss, which they did with Rohit
Sharma's strokeful 150 leading the way
after Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli fell
to Afghanistan's enthusiastic new ball
attack. Suresh Raina and Ajinkya Rahane
helped themselves to half-centuries as
well.
Rohit Sharma, recently recovered from a
hamstring strain and not having scored
many against Australia, did well to set
himself the challenge of batting as long as
possible against the minnows for whom
Hamid Hassan and Dawlat Zadran worked
up pace with the new ball. He hit 12 fours
and seven sixes to ease some of India's
worries.
For several weeks now, the most loyal
supporters of the Indian team have
preferred to believe that the Carlton Mid
tri-series and the two warm-up matches
against Australia on Sunday and
Afghanistan were but a laboratory which
the squad employed to try out a few
combinations and to let some players work
in simulated situations.
They will now hope that the team, which
tasted a victory after many weeks of
touring Australia, will start delivering at
crunch time. They will hope that the men
who did duty on Tuesday will prime
themselves up to come up with a winning
performance in the emotionally-
challenging and mouth-watering Group B
contest against Pakistan.
http://m.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/69940/india-continue-to-test-fans-patience
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RE: ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 News, Updates and Results
Good news india win against afgan. Aakhir jeet gaye
Good news india win against afgan. Aakhir jeet gaye