There were around four Pakistani cricketers, along with their captain and crest bowler, stand-in to the categories of a -fixer, it is declared. Through performing the main subtle of frauds – like an irregular no-ball and just dangling cricket bat – they were apparently creating themselves, the fixer and gambling sets hundreds or thousands of pounds. There was news of the globe sting; correspondent evidently acquired his mode into the match-fixing circle by posturing as an entrepreneur from the remote East. Mr. Majeed apparently paid huge amount of money that was around £150,000 to the man at the middle of the talk and in return was informed precisely what would take place for the period of the following day’s sport. He was being inquired by detectives over last night.
In the meantime, where England done the procedure of a success- at Lord’s yesterday, the cricketers, officers and reporters were left rolling by the blames and annoyed supporters were asking to return their money.
Daily telegraph correspondent Mr. Michael Vaughan who was the previous England captain said- it was a horrible day for cricket and continual his latest claims that fraud was widespread.

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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is going to file a case against Indian Premier League Chairman Lalit Modi. BCCI is going to take strict action against Modi, who was staying away from hearings till now citing security reasons and threat to his life from the Underworld. The case would be filed in Chennai where BCCI has its registered office, for alleged violations of the Foreign Exchange Management Act. BCCI has found evidence of FEMA violations relating to the Rs. 125 crore ‘facilitation fee’ that was paid by IPL broadcaster Multi Screen Media to sports marketing agency World Sport Group (Mauritius). But Mahmood Abdi said he was not aware of any such move and warned the board against undertaking such a move. In April, BCCI pointed out five main charges against Modi, which included rigging of bids during the initial bidding process.

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Twenty20 has changed the mood of cricket. It is able to attract more fans. Tests and one-day international are in big trouble, as audiences don’t see this format now, both on television or at stadiums. International cricket council (ICC) and players round the world are trying their best to save test cricket, and the five day format has managed to keep its most loyal fans glued, but ODI’s are moving towards slow death. People used to watch 50 over game before the advent of Twenty20 but now it is slowly dying. In addition, batsmen oriented pitches and rules made the game one-dimensional and at times boring for spectators. Administrators make various changes over the years, introducing ‘Powerplay’ and ‘Supersubs’ but still they have been unable to strike up the right formula.

South African captain Graeme Smith is set to step down as the side’s Twenty20 skipper with a press conference scheduled on Wednesday.

Smith is reported to be stepping aside from the captaincy of the shortest form of the game and is likely to end his tenure at the helm of the ODI side after next year’s World Cup. Smith has been captain of South Africa since 2003 but has often spoken about needing a succession plan and how he was willing to give up the captaincy.

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While playing cricket if you take some precautionary steps you can prevent injury. Whether you are batting, bowling, fielding or wicket keeping, you should always wear safety equipment like batting pads, batting gloves and helmet.

Players get their fingers injured more often while fielding. This happens when ball bounces unevenly and either rises too high or not enough. Because the ball did not bounce as anticipated, it may hit the fielder on his fingers and injure him. Batsmen and bowlers suffer fractures, sprains when ball hits a body part.

A cricket match lasts very long. Do prepare your body at the beginning of the game, work on your muscles by doing mild warm-up; a 10 minute walk would be fine. Bowlers suffer the most with muscle injuries because their arms and legs are exerted each time they make a delivery, even within a game. Fielding team captain should not use younger bowlers for extended spells, as it can lead to injuries.

Whether you have practice sessions or playing a real game wear helmet with a face guard. Always remember to adjust the grill of the face guard so that it is small enough to stop the ball’s motion. While batting when you’re facing a fast bowler, always wear the necessary batting equipments like gloves, body and leg pads, forearm guards and abdominal guard.

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Cricket is a bat and ball game originated from England. There are two teams each consisting for eleven players. The first team bats, tries to score as many runs as possible without getting dismissed, while the other team does the bowling and fielding, and tries to dismiss the other team’s batsmen in order to limit the scored runs. Then the team that was doing bowling and fielding will do batting and the batting team will do bowling and fielding. The new team tries to outscore the other team.

Choose the correct size of bat to use. The correct bat size must rest comfortably next to the box on the inside groin of the front leg. The batsmen should score runs and also survive against bowling attacks for the team. Each player should keep the bat and pad close together. It is important to have fast reflexes while keeping good front foot and back foot defense. A good foot defense is helpful when playing with spinners and fielders. A back foot defense is useful in facing fast bowlers who pitch the ball short.

Fielders must be alert to stop the ball from the field. They must chase the ball and race towards the field’s boundary. There are times when the fielder should jump in the air and catch the fast speeding ball. Fielders must be alert in stopping the ball and racing towards the boundary. To become a good fielder, he must concentrate on the movement of the ball and try to judge in advance the batsman’s movement so that he can move with the direction of the speeding ball.

A person who bowls requires stamina, natural ability, good technique and practice. The basic grip requires keeping the ball with the index and middle fingers. The side of the thumb must rest on the seam underneath the ball.

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Sachin Tendulkar has become the most sort after player in test cricket history and now has almost every batting record to his name. Sachin has become the first batsman in history to score over 50 centuries and most overall runs in international cricket (ODIs, Tests and T20s) that currently stand at 31,350 leaving behind his rival Ricky Ponting by 5,851 runs. Sachin holds the record of getting out the maximum number of times on 90s. He has been dismissed 24 times (17 in ODIs and 7 in Tests) on the scores of 90 to 99. On one occasion in ODIs, he remained unbeaten on 96. The 18 nineties in ODIs is an ODI record as well. Starting from the foundation of his mountain of runs, Sachin remains the only player to score a century on debut in Ranji Trophy, Irani Trophy and Duleep Trophy.

Sachin has particularly liked the Australian attack when it comes to the record of aggregating most runs against a particular opponent in all forms of international cricket (Tests, ODIs and T20s). Sachin has aggregated 5,753 runs against Australia with 19 centuries and 25 fifties at an average of 50.46.

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Tenth World cup cricket will be held in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. The World cup format will be based on One Day International, with fourteen national cricket teams to compete with each other. This event will take place during February and March 2011. Fourteen countries that will compete against each other are:

• Australia
• Bangladesh
• England
• India
• New Zealand
• Pakistan
• South Africa
• Srilanka
• West Indies
• Zimbabwe
• Ireland
• Canada
• Netherlands
• Kenya

Winning team will take home a cash prize amount of US$ 4 Million.

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Cricket bats are made up of wood. Two major types of wood – Kashmir and English Willow. English Willow is grown in India and Pakistan while English willow is grown in England. One major difference is English Willow tends to be in white color and has well defined grains while Kashmir is in red/brown color and its grains are not uniform or straight. Another difference between both of them is English Willow bats are light in weight whereas Kashmir willow bats are heavy.  Based on performance English willows are preferred by professionals while Kashmir Willow bats are perfect for beginners.

If you like to play with a soft cricket ball then Kashmir willow bat would be fine.  But players who prefer hard ball, English willow is recommended. It is important to note that English Willow bats needs regular oiling before they can be played with a hard ball. If oiling is not done properly it can have a detrimental effect on the performance and life of your bat.

The backstage incidents occurring in life are not known to everyone. Like wise in cricket, the people don’t know about the equipments which are used to enhance the performance of cricket. These accessories can be called as backstage accessories, because it is not used during the match. It is an optional part which is used to perform an additional function. Gripping cone is used for easy fitting of rubber grips to handle and this is the best accessory for any cricket player. Field is an important area for players, and half cone marker sets can be used to mark the field. Stump gauge is an instrument which is used to determine the correct position of three stumps. Linseed oil is a great accessory for any player and it is used to moisten the surface and knock the bat. Stump holder, stump mallet, spring loaded stump set, corner flag set, bat mallet are the different accessories used in the game of cricket, and also the important tools of cricket.

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