REVIEW ABOUT INDIA VS PAKISTAN IN SEMIFINAL:

The india have performed well against the australia and Men in blue is all set to clash with men in green in one of the most eagerly awaited world cup semi final matches in 2011 on 30th March. Men in green has never beaten men in blue in World cup and with the strong performances of the men in blue especially that of Yuvi, Men in blue is all set for the battle at Mohali. What more does a cricket fan want than this thrilling event?

Australia cricket captain, Ponting feels men in blue have the required firepower to outclass Afridi and his Pakistan when the arc-rival play each added in the World Cup semifinal on 30 March adding that INDIAN Captain and his men justify a World Cup win this time.

Umpires: Simon Taufel and Ian Gould will take charge of the potentially-volatile World Cup semifinal between Men in green and Men in blue here at the PCA Stadium on March 30.International Cricket Council announced Ranjan Madugalle will be the match referee. Billy Bowden (third umpire), Rod Tucker (fourth umpire) are the other officials for the eagerly-expected encounter. Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has accepted an invite from his India Prime minister to watch the cricket World Cup semi-final match between Men in blue and Men in green in Mohali March 30.

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The major purpose of the cool down is to support recovery and transform the body to a pre exercise or pre work out state. Because during a tiring work out, your body exists through many hectic procedures where your Muscle fibres, tendons and ligaments get injured and waste products build up within your body. On carrying out cool down correctly, will help your body in its restore development.

Now we know the value of cool down and lets have a glance at the structure of an successful cool down. There are three key factors which should be followed to make sure an effective and absolute cool down. They are;

1. Gentle exercise
2. Stretching and
3. Re-fuel.

All three factors are equally essential and none to be ignored of as not necessary. All three factors work mutually to restore and reload the body after exercise.

Following is an example of effective cool downs for both professional athletes like cricketers and amateurs like who simply exercises for general health, fitness and fun.

Cool Down Schedules

Example:

• 10-15 minutes of simple exercise that resembles the exercise that was followed during your work out. For example, if your workout had lot of running, cool down with simple jogging or walking.

• Have some deep breathing as a part of your simple exercise to help out oygenate your system.

• Follow with stretching for about 20-30 minutes. Static stretching and PNF stretching is generally good.

• Re-fuel. Both fluid and food are significant. Drink ample of water along with best quality of sports drink. Take food which is easily digestable after a work out, like fruits.

On considering your cool down and following the above example will ensure you to recover faster from your work outs and stay injury free.

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The two batting shots which are rarely applied in cricket are the sweep and the reverse sweep. Especially reverse sweep is hardly applied. Though both shots can be applied in certain batting circumstances and are also a powerful technique to score runs.

There is a high factor of menace involved in the sweep shot, therefore good decision and brilliant timing is important. Don’t play the sweep and reverse sweep in the beginning of your innings particularly to straight deliveries, because it’s not a good plan to perform it until you observe how the pitch is playing and the bowler performance. For an instance, if the ball hanged about low it would be relatively easy to misjudge and get out LBW or bowled which you absolutely have to avoid, so remain patient and play wisely.

The both sweep and reverse sweep are cross batted shots and should be perfectly played to slow down deliveries of good length. To play the orthodox sweep shot, wait for the ball to be released first before making any movement.

DON’T PREMEDITATE THE SHOT!

Once you have decided the sweep shot for the ball, step your front foot as far down the wicket in the direction of the pitch of the ball. Now as you are stepping forward bend both the knees simultaneously so that your whole body is positioned down. Let your back knee touch the ground to perform as an added foot of support. Try to remain balanced and comfortable. Take the bat down from the off side and across the ball in the direction of the leg side and aim to hit it either in front of or at the back of square leg.

To play the reverse sweep, put on the same positions as for the orthodox sweep, but this time, keep your bat down and cross-ways from leg side towards the off side as if you are aiming to hit the ball through the channel area. This shot involves a very good synchronization and timing, since you have to twist the bat so that the bat face faces the off side at the point of contact without disturbing your grip.

Keep in mind that the sweep and reverse sweep are relatively tough shots to master and bear quite a lot of risk. So if you plan to use them, practice the shots in the nets to build the confidence and skilled enough to apply so.

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