Australia is now even more passionate than with long-time opponent Pakistan from India’s rivalry point of views that is said by master blaster Sachin Tendulkar. On October 9 in Bangalore Australia’s four-Test tour to India is started & master blaster expected an intensely spirited series between India & Australia in which two teams are battled for superiority over recent years. According to master blaster a game is more stimulating & attractive among India v Australia due to compdition. Said last eight years India & Australia both team are competitor to each other the series 2001 was actually very strongly fought & close up ones. While Indian team has lost test series in Australia on last year from 2-1 difference but we have won in the third test in Perth that was actually great and good winning for us and the last one series was won by us which would be given good support of us on Australia at their home.

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Phil Jaques is a star cricketer and opener of Australian team, has said that, he will not be scared by the Indian spinners and he is ready to face every opportunity to slash Indian bowling attack. Phil, who do not have much experience, to deliver high quality game play, but manages to sustain a good record in 11 test matches and believe that, it was a hard tour against India to face off, in his 11 test match career he did not played any match with Indian team.

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Sachin Tendulkar has withdrawn from rest of the Indian team for the Irani Cup; he was unable to recover from the elbow injury. Sachin, who was likely to play the match with Delhi, at Baroda national stadium from 24 to 28 September, is replaced by India ‘A’ player in Chennai, on Sunday after the match with New Zealand ‘A’. Indian little master blaster goes through a fitness test at Bangalore on Friday and it was an advised for master blaster to take rest, after the fitness test at National Cricket Academy in Bangalore on Friday.

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Pakistan Cricket Boards has asked from West Indies to play tests matches in November; also PCB is eager to have some sort of intercontinental cricket matches for its team. PCB spoke person Shafqat Naghmi who is PCB CEO, says we have officially invited West Indies board to give a list of player who are going to play in these matches. West Indies are going to play two tests matches with Pakistan after the three one day match series which is going to ends in Abu Dhabi.

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Former Australian stunning batsman and opener, Adam Gilchrist has said that Ricky Ponting is looking for a harsh test in the imminent series against India in October. Talking to an Indian intelligence channel, Adam said, it was the bowling part that won the succession matches for us in the last time in 2004. Adam says this time it will be a real test for Ricky but I consider he is up for it. Last time Australian team visit with Jason Gillespie, Glenn McGrath, and Michael Kasprowicz all of them are sub-continent specialists. Gilchrist, also said that they were all bright and when Warne playing a vital role.

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In cricket currently England and South Africa series is going on England has won the series they are 4-0 up against a very good side. South Africa captain Grame Smith will not be in action in the fifth One day international match against Africans because of his injury so the captain will be either Mark Boucher or AB Devillers. England are keen to rap up the series and they want to win the series 5-0 they will not take the last match for granted they will want to clean sweep the series according to Africans they will want to win the last match to secure there pride. You can watch all the live action in STAR CRICKET.
Some more current happenings in cricket Champions Trophy is postponed so the ICC and BCCI are planning for the Tri Series in Pakistan. Andrew Symonds might not be a part of the Australian team which is touring India in October for both the Test and One day

The collapse against Ajantha Mendis and Muttiah Muralitharan in Test matches of India against Sri Lanka had raised expectations from the Indian one-day team exponentially, but on 27th of August at night, when a group of men shouted and yelped at the Premadasa Stadium, nearly each and everyone give a standing ovation in appreciation to the Indian Team Performance. For India, this 3-2 victory, decorated by the extra ordinary efforts of their mid-pacers and the trustworthy bat of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, always proved a bit heavy on the Lankan tigers.
India’s batting was much better than that of the Lankans. Lankan batsman failed in even chasing small scores of India. India was the more reliable team and were the most deserving side to triumph the series, but it was not a completely glib triumph, as leaving Suresh Raina and Dhoni, India’s batsmen failed. Indian consistent opener Gautam Gambhir, after a well played Test series, had a totally unacceptable outing. He at no ocassions got past the Powerplays. His efforts to take on the medium-pacers led to his collapse. Same was the case for Yuvraj Singh, who got thrust and poked and just managing 72 runs in the series. Talented Rohit Sharma’s performance will also be under question after a deprived series, though proved out to be a sufferer of bad umpiring on two occasions.

Indian captain MS Dhoni has over took South African captain Greame Smith to recoup the top spot in the most recent ICC ODI batsmen position. Dhoni unswerving performance leads him to the top position includes 71 and 76 runs in the previous two on going ODI series matches against Sri Lanka. ODI ranking of Dhoni has scored 803 points in his belt, which is 27 points higher than Smith who is in second position. Last time Dhoni had occupied the number one place in 2006.

Australia skipper Ricky Ponting is in the third position scoring 751 points pursue by his team mate Michael Hussey followed by England captain Kevin Pietersen. The master blaster of Indian team Sachin Tendulkar is positioned in ninth while another Indian out performer Yuvraj Singh manages to place in 18th rank. At the mean time, Indian fast bowler Zaheer Khan makes a come back performance in current ODI series of India and Srilanka, he is the only Indian bowler to get positioned in the top 20 ODI bowlers chart, placed in 14th  spot and manages to get 642 rating points.

After pulling out a gamble on Sunday by playing with three seemers and a spinner, one must say that numbers went right for him that day. Usually Dhoni plays with five bowlers but things were lot different this time. Dhoni might be satisfied with his own form as well. He played a sparkling knock of 76 last Sunday to guide his team to a match winning score.
Even after consecutive two wins against Sri Lanka, M factor terror is still their on Indian batsman. Mendis took three wickets in last ODI as well. But Dhoni now seems to have find the way out now to sort this trouble. He says the only way out to negotiate Mendis is to attack him. Attacking this bowler and taking him for few runs will take him under pressure. Dhoni is now with the famous saying that Attack is the Best Defense. He feels that if you will keep defending Mendis he will always be right on top. So its must to attack him. Dhoni feels that playing with seven batsman is more advantageous in these circumstances than to play with the fifth bowler. He thinks that part time bowler can prove out to be a handy trump card.

At the low scoring match here at Dambulla India outplayed the home team to level the series. India won the toss and elected to bat. Things went right for India right through the beginning. Zaheer Khan gave early shocks to Lankans and pushed them in the back foot. Lankans were 11/4 at one stage but somehow managed to get 142 in the board. This Lankan innings included a well made 44 of Tushara and 26 of Kalusakera. Zaheer got four wickets under his belt. 3 wickets were picked by Praveen Kumar as well. Indian reply to this run chase got a poor start.
At one stage they were five down with only 75 on the board. But then the partnership between Dhoni and Badrinath took gave an edge to the Indians in the match. Dhoni finally got out after his bravely made 39. On the other hand Badrinath continued batted patiently to guide India home safely. Badrinath made unbeaten fighting 27. Zaheer Khan was been rewarded with the man of the match award for his four wickets. India at last won the match by three wickets.