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The BCCI selectors are going to select the team for the ODI series against Pakistan tommorow, 29th January. So I thought I’ll some role playing and select the Indian ODI team.

Here is my team:

• Sachin Tendulkar
  Virender Sehwag
  Sourav Ganguly
  Rahul Dravid (Cap)
  Yuvraj Singh
  Mohammed Kaif
  MS Dhoni (Wk)
  Suresh Raina
  JP Yadav
  Irfan Pathan
  Ajit Agarkar
  RP Singh
  Anil Kumble
  Murali Karthick

* Ganguly is better than Raina, Kaif; 10k runs in his kitty. Atleast he can be a super sub.
* JP Yadav is supposed to an allrounder, one last chance to prove himself; or Zaheer Khan can replace him.
* Anil Kumble never retired and Harbajan struggles with the Kookabura ball.
* Other members are automatic selections/inclusions in the team.

Anyways we all know that Nike has sponsered the Team and we are now the men in black. Now India and New Zealand cricketers are men in black!

Selector Kiran More holds a new India team shirt

Good luck to the “Air Sahara - Nike” Indian team for the 3rd test and the ODI series.

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Watch India-Pakistan Test Matches without Set-top Box!

The day started off boring and disappointing as usual for Chennai vasi’s when there is Cricket Match being played. The rest of India would watch and we will be left to see the scores in News channels or listen to AIR FM radio commentary. At 10:15 AM my cousin called me and asked me tune to Sun TV; they were scrolling a message that from today Chennai people with SCV connection (a MSO) can watch the cricket matches without the need of a fucking set-top box!

There is No free lunch
At 11:00 AM, they aired Ten Sports with their logo and their advertisements. This was courtesy SCV-Ten Sports. DD would have bagged the telecast, had they agreed to Ten Sports “offer” to air the telecast complete with Ten Sports logo and their advertisements. They did not even agree to pay compensation for the expense Ten Sports incur. DD states Ten Sports should share the feed keeping the viewer’s interests in mind as Ten Sports don’t have a large viewer base as DD and it’s a pay channel.

Now if DD wants to “protect” the interests of the viewers, they should agreed to Ten Sports terms and aired the series. Now assuming if they bagged the telecast, will they air without advertisements? I hope DD don’t get the telecast for ODI Hutch series also, now that Chennai people don’t care when we can watch the match in Ten Sports!

The same story:
It’s gonna be a long for the Indians, considering that the wicket is batsmen friendly. Faisalabad seems to a tame and docile pitch as the one in Lahore. Run feasts will continue and this match will head to a draw. I personally prefer the Dust Bowl pitches in India, atleast we can expect a result!

Anyways, this is a wonderful news to Chennai people. Now all the Ten Sports telecasted cricket matches will be aired.

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This is cricket season and many would be loking for live audio or video streaming of matches. Here is two such sites that may be useful.

[Updated] - 26/03/08

South Africa Tour of India - Test Series

South Africa Tour of India - Live Cricket Streaming

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Also you might want to check this post where I tell help you with ways by which you can see TV online for free: Little Known Ways to Watch TV Online for Free

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I am yet to find some sites that provide video streaming, but will update this space when I stumble on such a link.

Enjoy!

As this is year close to an end and with less than 102 hr to welcome the new year, I thought of writing some Best of 2005 posts. So I came up the notion of the Dream team based on their performances in 2005 and selecting Crème de la Crème of the cricketers.

I have seleted the dream team for both tests and ODIs. It was very tough to select players and I had made some hard decisions and I have left out Sachin Tendulkar in the Test Team! Now, let’s get down to the business..

Test 11

I wanted regular openers for both batting and bowling, so I have picked Hayden,Trescothick, Mcgrath and Aktar to do the honours.
Lara, Dravid,Shane warne, Ponting,Gilchrist, Flintoff pick themselves..

That will leave with one more place, as flintoff can bowl well, we have 3 pacers, and warne as a lone spinner, so I thougth of selecting another spinner. I had 3 choices with me: Anil Kumble, Daniel Vettori and Muthiah Muralidharan. I picked Muralidharan as he will take wickets and is more consistent. Daniel Vettori is the 12th man.

• Matthew Hayden
  Marcus Trescothick
  Ricky Ponting (Cap)
  Rahul Dravid
  Brian Lara
  Andrew Flintoff
  Adam Gilchrist (Wk)
  Muthiah Muralidharan
  Shane Warne
  Shoaib Aktar
  Glenn Mcgrath

12th Man: Daniel Vettori

ODI 11

Selecting the ODI team was difficult! Sachin comes back in the team. I had to drop Murali, Akthar and the two regular openers in the test team. Irfan also comes in the team, he can bat as well. Kallis comes in the side, he can bowl as well as bat, same in the case of Flintoff. So they will give company to Mcgrath.

Daniel Vettori is a better spinner than Murali in ODI and he replaces the latter. This team may have more pacers, but even Sehwag and Tendulkar can roll their arms. Gilchrist and Sehwag will open the innings.

The selection of the 12th man was the most difficult. I was looking for someone who can field well and can fit in the team as a batsman at 6/7th spot. So Yuvraj, Symonds and Clarke were in my my mind. Yuvraj was more consistent and so he in!

• Adam Gilchrist (Wk)
  Virender Sehwag
  Sachin Tendulkar
  Ricky Ponting (Cap)
  Rahul Dravid
  Brian Lara
  Jacques Kallis
  Andrew Flintoff
  Irfan Pathan
  Daniel Vettori
  Glenn Mcgrath

12th Man: Yuvraj Singh

The order of batting will be the same as listed above. Ricky ponting is the captain for both Tests and ODIs.

What ya guys think about the team? What is your Dream team?