Legend cricketers Photos

Gavaskar

February 21, 2013 - On the occasion of Harbhajan Singh's 100th Test, a look at the Indians to get there before him

Sunil Gavaskar Matches played: 125 Runs: 10,122 Batting average: 51.12 50s/100s: 45/34
Gavaskar is one of the greatest opening batsmen of all time. His game was built around a near-perfect technique and enormous powers of concentration. He had virtually every stroke in the book but traded flair for the solidity his side needed more. Gavaskar's lasting legacy however, is not just the mountain of runs he scored for India. He earned respect for Indian cricket and he taught his team-mates the virtue of professionalism. The self-actualisation of Indian cricket began under him.

Dilip Vengsarkar

February 21, 2013 - On the occasion of Harbhajan Singh's 100th Test, a look at the Indians to get there before him

Dilip Vengsarkar Matches played: 116 Runs: 6868 Batting average: 42.13 50s/100s: 35/17
Vengsarkar established himself in the Indian team during the tour of Australia in 1977-78. Over the next 15 years he was one of the batting bulwarks of the side. Tall and slimly built, Vengsarkar was basically an elegant strokeplayer but on his day - which was often - he could be a tormentor of even the strongest attacks.

 

Kapil Dev

February 21, 2013 - On the occasion of Harbhajan Singh's 100th Test, a look at the Indians to get there before him

Kapil Dev Matches played: 131 Runs: 5248 Batting average: 31.05 50s/100s: 27/8 Wickets: 434 Bowling average: 29.64 Five-fors/Ten-fors: 23/2
Kapil is the greatest pace bowler India has produced, and their most complete cricketer. If he had played at any other time - not when Imran Khan, Ian Botham and Richard Hadlee were contemporaries - he would surely have been recognised as the best allrounder in the world. His greatest feats were to lead India almost jauntily, and by his all-round example, to the 1983 World Cup, and to take the world-record aggregate of Test wickets from Hadlee. To top it off he was a fierce batsman in the lower middle order.

India vs Australia 2013 - 1st Test

 
Chennai, Feb 22: Lillee vs Gavaskar. Kapil vs Border. Sachin vs Warne. Dravid vs Gillespie. Laxman vs Lee. Dhoni vs Clarke. India vs Australia. Yes - it's India vs Australia time again. Time for the talk to end and for the action to begin. Men will be separated from boys. The flour from the grain. It may not have the same buzz as before, but this is a special rivalry. And it's always great cricket when India take on Australia. A warm welcome to one and all from us as we bring you the opening test of this latest stanza. We are going to start the series in Chennai and we are all ready to go. Are you?
A heroic Kapil Dev on painkillers to help India win at Melbourne in 81. Dean Jones' epic 210 in the cauldron of Chennai in 86. Ravi Shastri and Sachin Tendulkar taming a blonde debutant in 91. Sachin's brutal assault on a Chepauk turner in 98. Laxman's once-in-a-lifetime innings at Eden in 2001. India's memorable win at Adelaide in 2004. Steve Waugh's final hurrah in front of his home crowd at Sydney. The conquering of the final frontier in 2004. The Sydney Gate in 2008. After Sydney, redemption in Perth. The retirement of two legends in the home series in 2008. The whitewash in 2011.
Australia have won the toss and elected to bat.
Dhoni: 'We would have batted as well. If it turns from Day 1, toss will not have much of an impact but it would have been good to bat first. The preparation has been good. We had a couple of days of practice in Bangalore and here in Chennai. We got the center wicket practice which we love a lot. We have put in a lot of effort and hope it shows. We have a good mixture of youngsters and experienced players. Shikhar Dhawan, Dinda, Ojha and Rahane are not playing today.'
Clarke: 'We're definitely going to bat first. The wicket looks extremely dry. I don't think we can prepare a practice wicket this dry. The conditions are very different from what we come across in Australia. We have a young team and that's the challenge. I hope we can put on a good performance with the bat. The people in Chennai have looked after us like gold, we've had great practice wickets here. As announced earlier, we are just going with one spinner in Lyon and three pacers.'
Teams:
India (Playing XI): Virender Sehwag, Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Harbhajan Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma
Australia (Playing XI): Ed Cowan, David Warner, Phillip Hughes, Shane Watson, Michael Clarke(c), Matthew Wade(w), Moises Henriques, Peter Siddle, James Pattinson, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon

List of the sold IPL 2013

First phase of the auction of the players for the Indian Premier League 2013 was held on Sunday. A total of 37 players out of 108 were sold and bought by the 9 IPL teams. Auction for rest of the players will be carried out in coming days.
Interestingly for the first time, legendary Sachin Tendulkar will be play together with his archrival Ricky Ponting as he has been bought by Mumbai Indians.
Glen Maxwell of Australian team was the most expensive player bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 5,29,60,000.
Following is the list of players who were sold and bought and name of their IPL teams:

S.No.	Name of the Player :	Price (Rs)	Bought By:
1	Ricky Ponting	2,11,84,000	Mumbai Indians
2	RP Singh	2,11,84,000	Royal Challengers Bangalore
3	Johan Botha	2,38,32,000	Delhi Daredevils
4	Michael Clarke	2,11,84,000	Pune Warriors
5	Luke Pomersbach	1,58,88,000	Kings XI Punjab
6	Phillip Hughes	52,96,000	Mumbai Indians
7	James Faulkner	2,11,84,000	Rajasthan Royals
8	Glenn Maxwell	5,29,60,000	Mumbai Indians
9	Moises Henriques	1,58,88,000	Royal Challengers Bangalore
10	Abhishek Nayar	3,57,48,000	Pune Warriors
11	Thisara Perera	3,57,48,000	Sunrisers Hyderabad
12	Jesse Ryder	1,37,69,600	Delhi Daredevils
13	Darren Sammy	2,25,08,000	Sunrisers Hyderabad
14	Jaydev Unadkat	2,78,04,000	Royal Challengers Bangalore
15	Pankaj Singh	1,53,58,400	Royal Challengers Bangalore
16	Ravi Rampaul	2,64,80,000	Royal Challengers Bangalore
17	Manpreet Gony	1,11,21,600	Kings XI Punjab
18	Fidel Edwards	52,96,000	Rajasthan Royals
19	Sudeep Tyagi	52,96,000	Sunrisers Hyderabad
20	Dirk Nannes	3,17,76,000	Chennai Super Kings
21	Nathan McCullum	52,96,000	Sunrisers Hyderabad
22	Ajantha Mendis	3,83,96,000	Pune Warriors
23	Jeevan Mendis	26,48,000	Delhi Daredevils
24	Chris Morris	3,31,00,000	Chennai Super Kings
25	Sachithra Senanayake	3,31,00,000	Kolkata Knight Riders
26	Christopher Barnwell	26,48,000	Royal Challengers Bangalore
27	Nathan Coulter-Nile	2,38,32,000	Mumbai Indians
28	Ben Laughlin	10,59,200	Chennai Super Kings
29	Kane Richardson	3,70,72,000	Pune Warriors
30	Jacob Oram	26,48,000	Mumbai Indians
31	Quinton de Kock	10,59,200	Sunrisers Hyderabad
32	Dan Christian	52,96,000	Royal Challengers Bangalore
33	Akila Dananjaya	10,59,200	Chennai Super Kings
34	Clint McKay	52,96,000	Sunrisers Hyderabad
35	Jason Holder	10,59,200	Chennai Super Kings
36	Ryan McLaren	26,48,000	Kolkata Knight Riders
37	Kushal Perera	10,59,200	Rajasthan Royals