SWINE FLU HITS WEST INDIES,FIRST ODI CANCELLED

After the dreadful exit from T20 world cup,india was hoping to win the west indies tour to regain their supremacy .But to india's misfortune ,H1N1 swine flu has attacked the west indies. The high alert has been called on for indian players since it is contagious...so the BCCI has annouced that the first odi against west indies and india ,which supposed to be on 26.6.2009 has been cancelled.further reports about the tournament has not been revealed ..indian's are keeping their fingers crossed for the further proceedings of the tournament...

AFRIDI UNDERGOES DOPE TEST

The pakistan cricket team arrived at england without undergoing dope test which is a must for all the teams before entering an international tournament.now that they have come and won the cup doubts are starting to raise..afridi's extra ordinary performance with bat and ball in the semi-finals and finals have raised doubts in the mind of officials and have conducted dope test on him...the reports are yet to come..IS there a twist in the tale??..will afridi join asif and akhtar ??..it will be answered once the results are out..

PAKISTAN-CHAMPIONS OF T20 WORLD CUP

Pakistan won the T20 world cup ,after sri lanka won the toss,Sangakkara choose to bat.sri Lanka got off a bad with X-factor Dilshan goes for a duck. wickets fell periodically and there was no big partnership.Sangakkara played the captain’s knock and made 64 from 52 balls ,Pakistani bowlers out smarted the sri lankan batsmen and restricted the total to 138/6 in 20 overs ,Abdul razzaq picked up 3 crucial wicket’s for Pakistan
Pakistan started off with a first wicket 50 runs partnership.Afridi who top scored for Pakistan made 54 from 40 balls which guided for Pakistan victory. the magic of mendis and murali was missing.pakistan made a easy win with a loss of only two wickets.Afridi was awarded man of the match for his excellent show under pressure.Even though they missed the first T20 world cup , they have proved their supremacy in twenty twenty.


Tillakaratne Dilshan was awarded the man of the series

ASIAN SHOWDOWN AT LORDS

Pakistan and srilanka face off today in the finals of the T20 world cup at lords which promises to be a nailbiter with lots of puzzles in it...Will misbah repeat the most dreaded shot???will dilshan deliver for one last time??...these questions will be answered once theses teams get underway at lords...both teams have some "mystery" in their lineup..pakistan have always been an unpredictable side..they have the uncanny knack of delivering when unexpected..srilanka on the other hand thrives on dilshan and the three "M"..pakistan seem to be a better side as they have very good batting depth and a bunch of excellent T20 bowlers..pakistan are determined to do it for woolmer..afridi is the trump card and if he clicks then it is going to be pakistan......lets hope it will be a repeat of last years final in terms of entertainment...

INDIA SQUAD FOR WEST INDIES TOUR

The 16 member squad for the tour of west indies has been announced...Master blaster sachin tendulkar and zaheer khan are left out of the squad due to injury..sachin picked up an injury during new zealand tour while zaheer got injured in the ipl..the young suresh raina also misses out due to an hairline fracture in his right thumb..the young lad from mumbai abhishek nayar and the experienced aashish nehra get a look in after their impressive performances in the IPL-2..Dinesh karthik too regains his spot in the team...

SQUAD: MS Dhoni (capt/wk), Yuvraj Singh, Gautam Gambhir, Rohit Sharma, Harbhajan Singh, Pragyan Ojha, Yusuf Pathan, Murali Vijay, S Badrinath, RP Singh, Praveen Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Abhishek Nayar, Ashish Nehra, Ravindra Jadeja, Dinesh Karthik.

WORLD'S FASTEST CLAPPER

Kent french is the world's fastest clapper..he holds the guinness record for most claps in a minute.he made 721 claps per minute with an average 12 claps per second..he has an amazing agility combined with unique style..he can make 14 claps per second but on the longer run he average falls to 12-13 claps per second..the hand speed is amazing that its movement can be caught clearly with the help of slow motion cameras..

CAN SOUTH AFRICA OVERCOME THE CHOKER'S TAG??

The super eights are over and we are now into the business end of the tournament..The most balanced side in the event south africa will be eager to get rid of their choker's tag..they have a long history failing to deliver in the knock out stages of an ICC event and succumb under pressure situations..graeme smith and his boys are all set to overcome this as they have the best team in the tournament which has a perfect mix of hard hitters and consolidators..but will they all perform under pressure against an unpredictable pakistan side??..lets watch out who handles pressure better on the 18th of june when the two teams meet at nottingham...