Story India's Journey To World Cup 2011 [Commonwealth Bank Series 2010]

[riz7khan12]

love the old sky sport graphics, yay i get vCash:banana2

 

[AkshayS]

NZ won and I get some vcash.

 

[Aditya]

I got what i wanted,gamchanger for cricket'05 allows you to play with both the teams. Thanks to Tom.

 

[AbhishekS]

I got what i wanted,gamchanger for cricket'05 allows you to play with both the teams. Thanks to Tom.

Allows to display what, the line up? :confused:

 

[Gaurav_7]

Allows to display what, the line up? :confused:

Good Aditya. Now all the bugs set aside and looking forward to this.

 

[surendar]

I got what i wanted,gamchanger for cricket'05 allows you to play with both the teams. Thanks to Tom.

Yes, gamechanger and match editor are two best utility tools for stories.

Gamechanger

1) Day/Night
2) Toggle between teams

Match editor

1) You can avoid the same AI bowler bowling 20 overs in a ODI match. Yes, we can control the AI bowlers & choose AI lineup in that.

 

[Aditya]

Yes,I have downloaded both of them. Just finished making sky sports overlay for cricket'05 which will be used in India vs England matches.

 

[AkshayS]

^nice one dude.
It will be more fun, when is the next match.

 

[Aditya]

From next time I would be posting other matches update with just scorecard and a bit of writing in cricinfo style. India vs England match is going on so i will update it possibly today.

 

[yashwanth kumar]

Presentation @its best ESP score card and is it available for C07 Download if yes please link me (VIA VM) hope the story have regular updates and the quality of presentation too

 

[Aditya]

Sadly,We can't change scorecard in cricket'07.

250th post!

 

[Aussie Team]

Congrats mate for 250 posts...

Cheers..

 

[Aditya]

India In England

India Vs England
Natwest Series 2010
Second Test Match : India Vs England
Live From Lord's

Nice start for India!​

So the Indian openers came to bat. With 1 up in the series there was less pressure on Indian's but England too forgot the past and concentrated on the present. England bowlers bowled very well in the starting Sehwag was not able to play big strokes and it seemed that Sehwag is not in his best form.​

As soon as Sehwag reached double figures he suddenly got some form. After all he made hundred in the last match and it was obvious that he will soon feel that he is in touch. After that it was all Sehwag Sehwag and Sehwag!!! Gambhir did well to rotate the strike as always. He knew that his job is to give as much strike to Sehwag as possible because he knew that once Sehwag gets settled he will play a big innings.​

It was getting close to the lunch. So Sehwag decided to play some big strokes. Lian Plunkett was brought into the attack and it couldn't have been a worst start for him. Sehwag made sure he doesn't allow Plunkett to settle and hit him all around the park. Sehwag had no respect for Plunkett. Soon Sehwag reached his well made fifty and continued his good form. But after few balls after reaching his fifty he got out. Stuart Broad got the some swing Sehwag tried to push the ball on the straight but got a thick edge and Alastair Cook at slip took a very good catch. Sehwag departed on 54.​

After Sehwag dismissal Gambhir started playing few strokes and taking his strokes forward. Gambhir has not been in a great form but in this match he is getting some form. On other hand Dravid started off in his typical fashion. He is trying to get settle in the middle would he be able to play a big innings? No one knows lets see after the lunch.​

India continue their good performance after lunch!​

Sachin Tendulkar's dismissal Hawk-Eye view​

So Gambhir and Dravid came to bat after lunch. Intension's were clear Dravid rotated the strike and Gambhir paced-off his innings well and got to his well deserved fifty. As we know he was in very bad form yesterday but was not able to really find any sort of form but in this match he is playing very well and maybe a century is around the corner. As soon as Gambhir got to his half century suddenly he changed his game same as Dravid. They both changed their intension's Dravid paced-off his innings and Gambhir rotated the strike. That surely showed that Indians discussed a plan in lunch interval.

3 quick wickets taken by England!​

After Dravid deciding to play faster he soon got to his fifty. In an over of Stuart Broad Gambhir had a fight with him. What happened was Gambhir played a great stroke for four, Broad came closer to him and said few words. Umpires Simon Taufel then came between them and sorted out the fight. In next over James Anderson was pumped up and got wicket of Rahul Dravid. Even Dravid was not able to play big innings and got out after few minutes of making his fifty. In the very next over Stuart Broad got two crucial wickets of Tendulkar and Laxman.

Sachin Tendulkar's dismissal Hawk-Eye view​

Cook took great catch at slip and it seems he has had good day in the fielding department. India suddenly find them self in pressure and after half an hour it was time for players to get back to pavilion for Tea. Now the question is can Gambhir and Kohli play well and help India to make a big score? Lets see after Tea.

Gambhir out after playing a good knock!!!​

So Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir with the on-field umpires,Rudi Koertzen and Simon Taufel and England team went to the field to play the last session of Day 1 play. Gambhir was on 99 and wasted no time whatsoever to reach to his century. First ball he played after lunch he smashed it for four on the off side and reached to his well made century. :happy :banana2 After reaching to his century Gambhir started giving strike regularly to Kohli because Kohli settling in the middle was important for India. Kohli's running was good from the starting of his innings and we should not forget he was making his debut. Just when Kohli was looking settled in the middle with Gambhir. Gambhir lost his wicket. Gambhir was trying to push the ball on off side but Strauss was there and took the catch. Maybe this was the tactic from England which they would have planned in the Tea break.

India loosing some crucial wickets after Gambhir's dismissal!!!​

So after Gambhir wicket India lost one more important wicket of Virat Kohli... Kohli was smashing the ball on straight but got some edge on the ball and it went straight in the air and again the England captain took a good catch. So India lost two settled batsmen wickets. There were some expectations from Harbhajan but even he was not able to deliver from the bat and lost his wicket for a duck. Zaheer Khan tried well to stay in the middle with Dhoni. In the mean time Dhoni was taking singles and was hitting some boundaries as well. With just few minutes left for the end of day 1 India lost another wicket of Zaheer Khan. Next batsmen was Ishant who is certainly not known for his batting. So after Zaheer Wicket Dhoni decided to play big strokes and he did that well and after few minutes Umpire,Simon Taufel said common guys time to end day 1,back to pavilion.

Stumps Day 1,A good day for both the teams​

England team wasting no time and taking two wickets of India!!!​

So the day 2 finally started. But not that well as India would have wanted. Dhoni smashed 1 boundary and easily played 2 overs but in the third over India lost one wicket and in the very next over they lost yet another wicket and last wicket of their innings. Dhoni head was down and he certainly expected few more runs from his side. Now it was time for England team to come and bat....

India batting card​

England bowling card​

 

[Aussie Team]

Broad you great...:hpraise
6 wickets and 41 overs!
And England having a excellent start....

 

[surendar]

lol, Broad was used like a spinner. Real work horse in C05 terms bowling 40+ overs. England in great control. Lets see how Indian bowlers recover from here.