Story India and the FTP. (First stop - The Carribean) [BLC '99]

[Bala]

FTP UPDATE
Tours in May 2006

As Team India head out to the Carribean, there are a few other series that are a part of the FTP.

Sri Lanka tour England. (2 tests in May and the 3rd in June '06)

The odds are on England to swamp the tourists who are with out the services of injured captain Marvan Atapattu and the now retired Jayasuriya.

England would be missing their Ashes winning captain Michael Vaughan but will be bolstered with the return of swashbuckling opener Marcus Trescothick. Harmison and Jones will be missing the test series through injuries and there is a possiblity of Sajjid Mahmood getting his test cap.

Prediction for test series: England to win the series 3 - 0.

Players to watch out for:

England: Marcus Trescothick, Andrew Flintoff

Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara, Muralitharan.

ICC Tri series: (Zimbabwe vs Canada vs Bermuda)

A much beleagured Zimbabwe team will look to reconcile after being thrashed by the Windies. Bermuda and Canada would look to get some quality practice before the world cup.

Prediction for the series: Zimbabwe to win the series, with Bermuda likely to spring some surprize.

Players to watch out for:

Zimbabwe: Charles Coventry, Chamu Chihbaha, Edward Rainsford.

Canada: John Davison, Desmond Chumney

Bermuda: Dean Minors

 

[blackleopard92]

Intresting bala, u have something more in store than "god save duff"

 

[Bala]

Intresting bala, u have something more in store than "god save duff"

You dont know about the history behind the God save the Duff. Go to page 612 of the superthread.

 

[blackleopard92]

hmm... I never knew there are so many pseudo boys running around this thread.

 

[duffarama]

I don't think 'God save the Duff' is anything to do with the contention of the thread! Anyway you'll have to remove it after the awards for good.

Good luck with the FTP Bala. (excuse the pun)

 

[Bala]

BCCI announce the Indian team to tour West Indies

BCCI selection committee announced the team for the ODI series against West Indies. Rahul Dravid will be the captain and Virender Sehwag his deputy. Sachin Tendulkar was not included as he is still recovering from his elbow injury. Sourav Ganguly and Zaheer Khan did not find a place in the squad.

The Squad.

Rahul Dravid (C), Virender Sehwag (VC), Robin Uthappa, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, M.S.Dhoni, Mohammad Kaif, Venugopal Rao, Irfan Pathan, Sreesanth, Romesh Powar, Ajit Agarkar, Harbhajan Singh, Munaf Patel and R.P.Singh.

[And no, the person in the pic below is not in the squad ]

 

[Bala]

Don't underestimate the West Indies - Chappell

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Confident, or cocky?

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On the eve of the 1st ODI against West Indies at Jamaica, Indian coach Greg Chappell has stated that the West Indies must not be taken for granted.

"They have a great pedigree and they should never be underestimated. They have produced some great players over the years and this series might be the launching pad for some one to step up to that pedigree."

On the chances of the Indian team

"Of course, we are quite confident of a series win here. Last two times the boys were unlucky to have lost the series, but we are looking into few finer points that might help us out.

Chappell picked out Brian Lara as the main danger for the Indians

"Brian is due for a huge knock and he will certainly try to have one big bang before he bows out."

 

[Bala]

FTP Update

England Vs Sri Lanka - 1st Test Match at Lords

Sri Lanka have seized the upper hand at the end of the third day's play at Lords.

England were dismissed for 357 in their first innings, with Kevin Pietersen scoring a dashing century. He was supported by Paul Collingwood. The wickets were shared by all the Sri Lankan bowlers.

Pietersen - 130 runs

In reply Sri Lanka got off to a great start as their openers Jehan Mubarak and Michael vanDort struck centuries and further assistance from the middle order saw them declare at 469/6.

Openers strike gold for Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka now lead by 112 runs as we are set for a high scoring draw, unless a certain off-spinner thinks otherwise.

The scores at the end of the 3rd days play.

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[Bala]

India Vs West Indies
1st ODI, Jamaica.

Tony Cozier: Welcome to the first ODI between India and the West Indies for the Cable and Wireless ODI series. We have murky conditions here in Jamaica and there is a reported 40% possibility of rain. The temperature is mild at 29 degrees.

Coming to the pitch, its quite alright for batting. Though early conditions might assist the seamers. I would want to bowl first on this pitch to use that early juice in the pitch. Lets go to Ravi Shastri as he is ready with the two captains for the toss.

 

[icyman]

Nice to see someone going back to the olden golden great game -blc 99
keep up the story mate.
reps for you.

 

[Bala]

Nice to see someone going back to the olden golden great game -blc 99
keep up the story mate.
reps for you.

Thanks Iceman!

 

[Bala]

COIN TOSS

Ravi Shastri: I have with me the two captains - Rahul Dravid and Brian Lara. Dravid to call.

Dravid: Tails!

Ravi Shastri: Tails, it is. Rahul what have you decided?

Dravid: We will bat first. The pitch is looking good and we are confident of knocking a good score here.

Ravi Shastri: What is the composition of the side, Rahul?

Dravid: We are playing three seamers in Irfan, Ajit and Sree. Powar will operate as the lone spinner as we have a batsman extra. Venu will sit this out with Kaif at No.6

Ravi Shastri: Good luck Rahul. Brian, happy with the toss?

Lara: Very much! We wanted to bowl first. The conditions are ideal for bowling and we are playing four seamers.

Ravi Shastri: Enjoying your latest stint as captain?

Lara: Yes! We had a good series against Zimbabwe and we are looking to do well against a better opposition.

Ravi Shastri: All the best Brian. That is the news from the centre. India have won the toss and will bat first.

The Teams:

 

[Bala]

A poll has been added! So Feel free to vote. Reps are on stake for members who predict correctly.

More updates soon!

 

[Left_Hander]

Nice story! Are you India?

 

[gamerkid22]

Go India GO! Good luck Bala ..also there is some difference in our sig