The Champ
International Coach
Thats good replacement for Akhtar, better to rest him if he isnt fit
Story England's International Season (Sep 2004 Onwards) [C2005]
- Thread starter m_vaughan
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m_vaughan
Chairman of Selectors
Inzamam speaks to the press
Asia XI skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq is confident about leading his team to victory in the 2nd Tsunami Benefit Match against the World XI.
Speaking to the press in Sharjah, the Pakistan captain said that the Asians knew the conditions in Sharjah more than anyone else.
"India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have played a lot here, and that is definately an advantage for us." said the 35 year old who has just captained Pakistan to a series win over India.
Also Inzamam rejected rumours of tension between the Indian and Pakistani players.
"We have had a long tour of India, and we have enjoyed every bit of it. I have always had healthy relations with the Indian players, and we are all ready to represent Asia in this match." added Inzamam.
Inzamam replaces Saurav Ganguly as the captain of Asia XI, who was in charge during the 131 run loss to World XI in the first Tsunami Relief match at Lords.
Asia XI skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq is confident about leading his team to victory in the 2nd Tsunami Benefit Match against the World XI.
Speaking to the press in Sharjah, the Pakistan captain said that the Asians knew the conditions in Sharjah more than anyone else.
"India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have played a lot here, and that is definately an advantage for us." said the 35 year old who has just captained Pakistan to a series win over India.
Also Inzamam rejected rumours of tension between the Indian and Pakistani players.
"We have had a long tour of India, and we have enjoyed every bit of it. I have always had healthy relations with the Indian players, and we are all ready to represent Asia in this match." added Inzamam.
Inzamam replaces Saurav Ganguly as the captain of Asia XI, who was in charge during the 131 run loss to World XI in the first Tsunami Relief match at Lords.
m_vaughan
Chairman of Selectors
Thanks mate.sohail said:
Am using Ravi's Test Patch for Test Matches, and Ravi's ODI Patch for ODI Matches. However I might be using Boss' patch for the upcoming test series v Bangladesh. (after some testing)
dobbo2k4
Club Cricketer
This story is really good to read. Started reading it and then totally forgot about it just finished reading it now. Great stuff Vaughanie. What are your plans after the Tsunami match? Any more stories or not?
m_vaughan
Chairman of Selectors
After the Tsunami match I'll be playing the npower test series between Bangladesh and England
The Champ
International Coach
I think ravi test patches are really hard to play with as cpu scores almost 6-7 rpo right from start, realy tough patch
m_vaughan
Chairman of Selectors
Night before the match
Well tomorrow is the big match between the ACC Asia XI and the ICC World XI at te Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
The players have gathered at a gala dinner at the Burj Al Arab tonight for the promotion of the event.
We managed to get some images from the dinner.
Two greats together- BC Lara and SR Tendulkar
Harmison speaks to the press as Dravid looks on
Rahul Dravid and Stephen Fleming
Well tomorrow is the big match between the ACC Asia XI and the ICC World XI at te Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
The players have gathered at a gala dinner at the Burj Al Arab tonight for the promotion of the event.
We managed to get some images from the dinner.
Two greats together- BC Lara and SR Tendulkar
Harmison speaks to the press as Dravid looks on
Rahul Dravid and Stephen Fleming
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m_vaughan
Chairman of Selectors
Sharjah International Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Name: Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium
End names: Pavilion End, Sharjah Club End
Home Team: United Arab Emirates.
First Test: Pakistan v West Indies, 1st Test, 2001/02 [1587]
Most Recent Test: Australia v Pakistan, 3rd Test, 2002/03 [1620]
First ODI: Pakistan v Sri Lanka, Rothmans Asia Cup 1st Match, 1983/84 [259]
Most Recent ODI: Pakistan v Zimbabwe, Cherry Blossom Sharjah Cup Final, 2002/03 [2000]
Highest Team Total:
An unlikely location as the host of international cricket, Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates had no seriously organised cricket prior to 1981, when Abdul Rahman Bukhatir commenced realising the dream of bringing the game to the large expatriate subcontinental population. Bukhatir, who had become addicted to the game whilst a student in Pakistan, raised the money to build a stadium large enough to take 12,000 spectators and provide facilities for a turf wicket, an oasis in the Sharjah desert. The stadium was intended to be a neutral venue for international teams to appear in one-day tournaments with neutral umpires under the auspices of the Cricketers Benefit Fund Scheme, with the proceeds of the tournaments to be directed to the benefit of retired cricketers all over the world.
Bukhatir's dream reached fruition in April 1984 as national teams from India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka competing for the inaugural Asia Cup, a competition that was to become a two-yearly event conducted in each of the major Asian cricketing nations. Twelve months later teams from Australia and England joined India and Pakistan in competition. Representatives from the national boards reported their approval with the facilities and the organisation of the tournaments. From that point competitions involving usually three or four teams were held in most cases twice each year, generally in April/May and October/November. In most cases India and Pakistan were two of the invited teams, contests between the two being the most popular with the partisan expatriate crowds.
The biggest tournament in terms of the number of participating teams was the second and third runnings, in 1990 and 1994 respectively, of the incongruously-titled Australasia Cup. The 1994 event featured the only appearance in a full Sharjah tournament of the home United Arab Emirates team who one month earlier had earned a place in the 1996 World Cup by winning the ICC Trophy. Sharjah's monopoly as the sole offshore international cricket venue came to an end in April 1996 when an international series was staged at the Padang Ground, Singapore, followed by the introduction of the annual Sahara Cup at Toronto, Canada. Other challenges to Sharjah's pre-eminance have been the limitation imposed by the ICC of a maximum of four teams in non-World Cup one-day series, and changes in residential qualification restrictions which have limited the range of players eligible for the UAE team. In a move towards the future, floodlight towers were installed during 1997, which will be used for Sharjah's first day/night internationals during December 1997's Akai-Singer Champions Trophy. Serious discussion is being raised for the first time of the prospect of neutral Test matches being staged at Sharjah between India, Pakistan and possibly other countries.
Name: Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium
End names: Pavilion End, Sharjah Club End
Home Team: United Arab Emirates.
First Test: Pakistan v West Indies, 1st Test, 2001/02 [1587]
Most Recent Test: Australia v Pakistan, 3rd Test, 2002/03 [1620]
First ODI: Pakistan v Sri Lanka, Rothmans Asia Cup 1st Match, 1983/84 [259]
Most Recent ODI: Pakistan v Zimbabwe, Cherry Blossom Sharjah Cup Final, 2002/03 [2000]
Highest Team Total:
- 338-4 (50 overs) New Zealand v Bangladesh 28/04/1990
- 333-7 (50 overs) West Indies v Sri Lanka 16/10/1995
- 332-3 (50 overs) Australia v Sri Lanka 02/05/1990
- 54 (26.3 overs) India v Sri Lanka 29/10/2000
- 55 (28.3 overs) Sri Lanka v West Indies 03/12/1986
- 64 (35.5 overs) New Zealand v Pakistan 15/04/1986
- 189 ST Jayasuriya Sri Lanka v India 29/10/2000
- 169 BC Lara West Indies v Sri Lanka 16/10/1995
- 153 BC Lara West Indies v Pakistan 05/11/1995
- 2112 in 49 matches (Avge: 45.91) Saeed Anwar
- 2100 in 48 matches (Avge: 52.50) Inzamam-ul-Haq
- 1778 in 42 matches (Avge: 48.05) SR Tendulkar
- 7-30 M Muralitharan 29/10/2000
- World record
- 7-37 Aaqib Javed Pakistan v India 25/10/1991
- 6-14 Imran Khan Pakistan v India 22/03/1985
- 6-26 Waqar Younis Pakistan v Sri Lanka 29/04/1990
- 106 in 67 matches (Avge: 19.61) Wasim Akram
- 91 in 48 matches (Avge: 19.61) Waqar Younis
- 56 in 40 matches (Avge: 27.05) A Kumble
- 1st 204 Saeed Anwar & Rameez Raja Pakistan v Sri Lanka 04/02/1993
- 2nd 263 Aamer Sohail & Inzamam-ul-Haq Pakistan v New Zealand 20/04/1994
- 3rd 226 MS Atapattu & DPMD Jayawardene Sri Lanka v India 27/10/2000
- 4th 172 Saleem Malik & Basit Ali Pakistan v West Indies 05/11/1993
- 5th 166 ST Jayasuriya & RP Arnold Sri Lanka v India 29/10/2000
- 6th 154 RB Richardson & PJL Dujon West Indies v Pakistan 21/10/1991
- 7th 115 AC Parore & LK Germon New Zealand v Pakistan 13/12/1996
- 8th 81* Saleem Malik & Aaqib Javed Pakistan v South Africa 13/04/1996
- 9th 45 RB Richardson & IR Bishop West Indies v Pakistan 17/10/1991
- 9th 45* WPUJC Vaas & M Muralitharan Sri Lanka v Pakistan 13/04/2001
- 10th 29 CA Best & CA Walsh West Indies v Pakistan 14/10/1989
- 5 (3ct 2st) KS More India v New Zealand 27/03/1988
- 5 (5ct) HP Tillakaratne Sri Lanka v Pakistan 20/12/1990
- 5 (4ct 1st) RS Kaluwitharana Sri Lanka v Pakistan 11/04/1995
- 59 (49ct 10st) in 39 matches Moin Khan
- 50 (34ct 16st) in 50 matches RS Kaluwitharana
- 33 (25ct 8st) in 22 matches Saleem Yousuf
- 4 SM Gavaskar India v Pakistan 22/03/1985
- 4 PV Simmons West Indies v Sri Lanka 11/10/1995
- 30 in 62 matches M Azharuddin
- 26 in 45 matches ST Jayasuriya
- 21 in 38 matches RS Mahanama
An unlikely location as the host of international cricket, Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates had no seriously organised cricket prior to 1981, when Abdul Rahman Bukhatir commenced realising the dream of bringing the game to the large expatriate subcontinental population. Bukhatir, who had become addicted to the game whilst a student in Pakistan, raised the money to build a stadium large enough to take 12,000 spectators and provide facilities for a turf wicket, an oasis in the Sharjah desert. The stadium was intended to be a neutral venue for international teams to appear in one-day tournaments with neutral umpires under the auspices of the Cricketers Benefit Fund Scheme, with the proceeds of the tournaments to be directed to the benefit of retired cricketers all over the world.
Bukhatir's dream reached fruition in April 1984 as national teams from India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka competing for the inaugural Asia Cup, a competition that was to become a two-yearly event conducted in each of the major Asian cricketing nations. Twelve months later teams from Australia and England joined India and Pakistan in competition. Representatives from the national boards reported their approval with the facilities and the organisation of the tournaments. From that point competitions involving usually three or four teams were held in most cases twice each year, generally in April/May and October/November. In most cases India and Pakistan were two of the invited teams, contests between the two being the most popular with the partisan expatriate crowds.
The biggest tournament in terms of the number of participating teams was the second and third runnings, in 1990 and 1994 respectively, of the incongruously-titled Australasia Cup. The 1994 event featured the only appearance in a full Sharjah tournament of the home United Arab Emirates team who one month earlier had earned a place in the 1996 World Cup by winning the ICC Trophy. Sharjah's monopoly as the sole offshore international cricket venue came to an end in April 1996 when an international series was staged at the Padang Ground, Singapore, followed by the introduction of the annual Sahara Cup at Toronto, Canada. Other challenges to Sharjah's pre-eminance have been the limitation imposed by the ICC of a maximum of four teams in non-World Cup one-day series, and changes in residential qualification restrictions which have limited the range of players eligible for the UAE team. In a move towards the future, floodlight towers were installed during 1997, which will be used for Sharjah's first day/night internationals during December 1997's Akai-Singer Champions Trophy. Serious discussion is being raised for the first time of the prospect of neutral Test matches being staged at Sharjah between India, Pakistan and possibly other countries.
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m_vaughan
Chairman of Selectors
Players to watch out for
Two players to watch out for in this match.......
Shahid Afridi
Full Name: Sahibzaha Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi
Born: 1 March 1980, Khyber Agency
Major Teams: Karachi, Habib Bank Limited, Leicestershire, Pakistan, Griqualand West.
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium, Leg Break Googly
Test Debut: Pakistan v Australia at Karachi, 3rd Test, 1998/99
Latest Test: Pakistan v India at Bangalore, 3rd Test, 2004/05
ODI Debut: Pakistan v Kenya at Nairobi (AK), KCA Centenary Tournament, 1996/97
Latest ODI: Pakistan v India at Delhi, 6th ODI, 2004/05
Career Statistics:
[font=COURIER NEW,COURIER,MONOSPACE]TESTS (including 24/03/2005) M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct StBatting & Fielding 17 31 1 984 141 32.80 74.26 2 6 8 0 O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR EconBowling 314.3 57 946 29 32.62 5-52 1 0 65.0 3.00ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS (including 17/04/2005) M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct StBatting & Fielding 205 196 9 4567 109 24.42 107.43 4 25 77 0 O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR EconBowling 1332.2 43 6190 165 37.51 5-11 1 2 48.4 4.64FIRST-CLASS (1995/96 - 2004/05; last updated 19/04/2005) M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct StBatting & Fielding 78 134 4 3926 164 30.20 8 20 53 0 O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR EconBowling 1553.2 345 4764 166 28.69 6-101 6 0 56.1 3.06LIST A LIMITED OVERS (1995/96 - 2004/05; last updated 19/04/2005) M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct StBatting & Fielding 274 263 11 6529 112 25.90 5 40 92 0 O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR EconBowling 1856 69 8555 241 35.49 5-11 2 3 46.2 4.60[/font]
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[font=COURIER NEW,COURIER,MONOSPACE]A flamboyant allrounder who was brought into international cricket as a 16-year-old legspinner and surprised everyone but himself by pinch-hitting the fastest one-day hundred in his maiden innings. Shahid Afridi is a compulsive shot-maker. This is exciting while it lasts but is too often his undoing. An Afridi virtuoso is laced with fearless lofted drives and short-arm jabs over midwicket. He is at his best when forcing straight and at his weakest pushing at the ball just outside off. Afridi?s legspinners are underrated but he boasts a vicious faster ball, and his allround skills are completed by agile fielding. His batting version of Russian Roulette too easily allows Pakistan?s selectors to drop him when he is talented enough to be moulded into a world-class allrounder. He also possesses the firmest handshake in international cricket.Afridi has just had a fantastic tour of India, where he has done well with both bat and ball. Inzamam would want Afridi to continue his top form in this match as well for the Asia XI.
Brian Lara
Full Name: Brian Charles Lara
Born: 2 May 1969, Cantaro, Santa Cruz, Trinidad
Major Teams: Trinidad & Tobago, Warwickshire, Northern Transvaal, West Indies, ICC World XI.
Pronounced: Brian Lara
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Leg Break Googly
Test Debut: West Indies v Pakistan at Lahore, 3rd Test, 1990/91
Latest Test: West Indies v South Africa at Trinidad, 2nd Test, 2004/05
ODI Debut: West Indies v Pakistan at Karachi, 1st ODI, 1990/91
Latest ODI: West Indies v Pakistan at Perth, VB Series, 2004/05
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1995
Career Statistics:
[font=COURIER NEW,COURIER,MONOSPACE]TESTS (including 08/04/2005) M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct StBatting & Fielding 113 199 6 10294 400* 53.33 60.10 27 46 147 0 O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR EconBowling 10 1 28 0 - - 0 0 - 2.80ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS (including 01/02/2005) M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct StBatting & Fielding 251 244 26 9280 169 42.56 79.75 19 57 104 0 O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR EconBowling 8.1 0 61 4 15.25 2-5 0 0 12.2 7.46FIRST-CLASS (1987/88 - 2004/05; last updated 19/04/2005) M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct StBatting & Fielding 237 398 11 20035 501* 51.77 56 84 297 0 O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR EconBowling 85.4 5 416 4 104.00 1-1 0 0 128.5 4.85LIST A LIMITED OVERS (1987/88 - 2004/05; last updated 19/04/2005) M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct StBatting & Fielding 381 366 37 13477 169 40.96 27 80 161 0 O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR EconBowling 21.4 3 149 5 29.80 2-5 0 0 26.0 6.87[/font]
No-one since Bradman has built massive scores as often and as fast as Lara in his pomp. Even his stance was thrilling - the bat raised high in the air, the weight poised on a bent front knee, the eyes low and level. Then the guillotine would fall, sending the ball flashing to the boundary. In the space of two months in 1994, Lara's 375 and 501 not out broke world records for the highest Test and first-class scores, but sudden fame turned him into a confused and contradictory figure. During an inventive but largely fruitless spell as captain of a fading team, Lara reiterated his genius by single-handedly defying the 1998-99 Australian tourists with a sequence of 213, 8, 153 not out and 100. For a while, excess weight and hamstring problems hampered his once-lightning footwork, and the torrent of runs became an occasional spurt. But after Garry Sobers suggested a tweak to his flourishing backlift, Lara returned to his best in Sri Lanka in 2001-02, with 221 and 130 in one Test and 688 runs - a record 42% of West Indies' output - in the series, and reclaimed the captaincy the following year. The task proved as hard second time round, leading a side where he was far and away the best player and where discipline was a constant worry. He led them to defeat for a second time in South Africa, and then lost to England in the Caribbean, too. But then, just when all hope seemed to have deserted West Indies cricket, Lara responded to the prospect of a home series whitewash with an astonishing unbeaten 400 in the final Test against England in Antigua. In doing so, he became the first man to reclaim the world Test batting record, a feat that ensured he would stand alongside Shane Warne as the most charismatic cricketer of the modern era. Then followed a spectacular low, when Bangladesh came visiting and had West Indies in trouble in the one-day series and the first Test, prompting Lara to threaten his resignation if his batsmen did not lift their game. They responded in the following game, and Lara captained the side in England, where the team was beaten in every Test they played. Astonishingly, he then galvanised his charges and led the one-day team to victory in the ICC Champions Trophy to spark off hopes of a West Indies resurgence.Brian Lara has done really well at Sharjah. This is a lucky ground for the former Windies captain.
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Two players to watch out for in this match.......
Shahid Afridi
Full Name: Sahibzaha Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi
Born: 1 March 1980, Khyber Agency
Major Teams: Karachi, Habib Bank Limited, Leicestershire, Pakistan, Griqualand West.
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium, Leg Break Googly
Test Debut: Pakistan v Australia at Karachi, 3rd Test, 1998/99
Latest Test: Pakistan v India at Bangalore, 3rd Test, 2004/05
ODI Debut: Pakistan v Kenya at Nairobi (AK), KCA Centenary Tournament, 1996/97
Latest ODI: Pakistan v India at Delhi, 6th ODI, 2004/05
Career Statistics:
[font=COURIER NEW,COURIER,MONOSPACE]TESTS (including 24/03/2005) M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct StBatting & Fielding 17 31 1 984 141 32.80 74.26 2 6 8 0 O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR EconBowling 314.3 57 946 29 32.62 5-52 1 0 65.0 3.00ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS (including 17/04/2005) M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct StBatting & Fielding 205 196 9 4567 109 24.42 107.43 4 25 77 0 O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR EconBowling 1332.2 43 6190 165 37.51 5-11 1 2 48.4 4.64FIRST-CLASS (1995/96 - 2004/05; last updated 19/04/2005) M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct StBatting & Fielding 78 134 4 3926 164 30.20 8 20 53 0 O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR EconBowling 1553.2 345 4764 166 28.69 6-101 6 0 56.1 3.06LIST A LIMITED OVERS (1995/96 - 2004/05; last updated 19/04/2005) M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct StBatting & Fielding 274 263 11 6529 112 25.90 5 40 92 0 O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR EconBowling 1856 69 8555 241 35.49 5-11 2 3 46.2 4.60[/font]
[font=COURIER NEW,COURIER,MONOSPACE][/font]
[font=COURIER NEW,COURIER,MONOSPACE]A flamboyant allrounder who was brought into international cricket as a 16-year-old legspinner and surprised everyone but himself by pinch-hitting the fastest one-day hundred in his maiden innings. Shahid Afridi is a compulsive shot-maker. This is exciting while it lasts but is too often his undoing. An Afridi virtuoso is laced with fearless lofted drives and short-arm jabs over midwicket. He is at his best when forcing straight and at his weakest pushing at the ball just outside off. Afridi?s legspinners are underrated but he boasts a vicious faster ball, and his allround skills are completed by agile fielding. His batting version of Russian Roulette too easily allows Pakistan?s selectors to drop him when he is talented enough to be moulded into a world-class allrounder. He also possesses the firmest handshake in international cricket.Afridi has just had a fantastic tour of India, where he has done well with both bat and ball. Inzamam would want Afridi to continue his top form in this match as well for the Asia XI.
Brian Lara
Full Name: Brian Charles Lara
Born: 2 May 1969, Cantaro, Santa Cruz, Trinidad
Major Teams: Trinidad & Tobago, Warwickshire, Northern Transvaal, West Indies, ICC World XI.
Pronounced: Brian Lara
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Leg Break Googly
Test Debut: West Indies v Pakistan at Lahore, 3rd Test, 1990/91
Latest Test: West Indies v South Africa at Trinidad, 2nd Test, 2004/05
ODI Debut: West Indies v Pakistan at Karachi, 1st ODI, 1990/91
Latest ODI: West Indies v Pakistan at Perth, VB Series, 2004/05
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1995
Career Statistics:
[font=COURIER NEW,COURIER,MONOSPACE]TESTS (including 08/04/2005) M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct StBatting & Fielding 113 199 6 10294 400* 53.33 60.10 27 46 147 0 O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR EconBowling 10 1 28 0 - - 0 0 - 2.80ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS (including 01/02/2005) M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct StBatting & Fielding 251 244 26 9280 169 42.56 79.75 19 57 104 0 O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR EconBowling 8.1 0 61 4 15.25 2-5 0 0 12.2 7.46FIRST-CLASS (1987/88 - 2004/05; last updated 19/04/2005) M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct StBatting & Fielding 237 398 11 20035 501* 51.77 56 84 297 0 O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR EconBowling 85.4 5 416 4 104.00 1-1 0 0 128.5 4.85LIST A LIMITED OVERS (1987/88 - 2004/05; last updated 19/04/2005) M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct StBatting & Fielding 381 366 37 13477 169 40.96 27 80 161 0 O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR EconBowling 21.4 3 149 5 29.80 2-5 0 0 26.0 6.87[/font]
No-one since Bradman has built massive scores as often and as fast as Lara in his pomp. Even his stance was thrilling - the bat raised high in the air, the weight poised on a bent front knee, the eyes low and level. Then the guillotine would fall, sending the ball flashing to the boundary. In the space of two months in 1994, Lara's 375 and 501 not out broke world records for the highest Test and first-class scores, but sudden fame turned him into a confused and contradictory figure. During an inventive but largely fruitless spell as captain of a fading team, Lara reiterated his genius by single-handedly defying the 1998-99 Australian tourists with a sequence of 213, 8, 153 not out and 100. For a while, excess weight and hamstring problems hampered his once-lightning footwork, and the torrent of runs became an occasional spurt. But after Garry Sobers suggested a tweak to his flourishing backlift, Lara returned to his best in Sri Lanka in 2001-02, with 221 and 130 in one Test and 688 runs - a record 42% of West Indies' output - in the series, and reclaimed the captaincy the following year. The task proved as hard second time round, leading a side where he was far and away the best player and where discipline was a constant worry. He led them to defeat for a second time in South Africa, and then lost to England in the Caribbean, too. But then, just when all hope seemed to have deserted West Indies cricket, Lara responded to the prospect of a home series whitewash with an astonishing unbeaten 400 in the final Test against England in Antigua. In doing so, he became the first man to reclaim the world Test batting record, a feat that ensured he would stand alongside Shane Warne as the most charismatic cricketer of the modern era. Then followed a spectacular low, when Bangladesh came visiting and had West Indies in trouble in the one-day series and the first Test, prompting Lara to threaten his resignation if his batsmen did not lift their game. They responded in the following game, and Lara captained the side in England, where the team was beaten in every Test they played. Astonishingly, he then galvanised his charges and led the one-day team to victory in the ICC Champions Trophy to spark off hopes of a West Indies resurgence.Brian Lara has done really well at Sharjah. This is a lucky ground for the former Windies captain.
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The Champ
International Coach
Great stats there mate, good to read
vaughun can you answer this question please,
How do you get those Images I know you get them from cricinfo but when I click on save image once I save it in my computer while loading it here There is a error but how do you get these images in jpg please help mate.
How do you get those Images I know you get them from cricinfo but when I click on save image once I save it in my computer while loading it here There is a error but how do you get these images in jpg please help mate.
fardin said:
Do the following:
1. Download the image from the particular website by right clicking on it and Select "Save Picture/Image as" and save it to a folder.
2. Go to www.imageshack.us and upload the image there. Remember to copy the url of the direct link of the image from Imageshack once the image is uploaded (once its uploaded, Imageshack gives u a host of html options to host ur image! select the direct link URl)
3. Then, use the
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