India take revenge

If it was a matter of nerves, India held their nerves and beat England in the third ODI, to win the series 3-0.

England batted magnificently to score 298 and India had to hold their nerves. 7 runs were needed in the final over, when Dhoni smacked the first two balls for fours, registering a great win for India. The visitors came back into the game taking some quick wickets, but Jadeja ( 26 not out ) and Dhoni ( 35 not out ) steered India home.

After being smashed in Hyderabad and thumped in Delhi, the visitors were a more convincing, cohesive unit this time. but didnt have the bowling strength to contain Indian batting.

England won the toss and elected to bat and K P's 64, Patel's 70 not out and Trott's superb 98 not out saw England score a formidable 298/4. Umesh Yadav failed to impress, finishing with the figures 0-71.

Trott missed his ton by two runs, as he remained not out on 98, facing 116 balls with nine boundaries. Patel scored 70 off 44 balls, with two sixes and seven boundaries. England's big score was due to a great century partnership, 101 to be exact, between Trott and KP. Trott added 103 runs with Patel, who hit two sixes and seven fours, as England amassed 91 runs in the last ten overs.

Vinay Kumar trapped Cook for three in the fourth over. Kieswetter made amends for his low scores, by slamming two sixes and three boundaries in a quick fire 36.

Rahane scored 91 and partnered Gambhir in a 111 run partnership for the second wicket. Gambhir scored 58, Patel 38 and Kohli 35, as India amasseed 300/7.

Kohli, a potential Sachin : Rhodes

Kohli has the ability to become another Sachin, opined Jonty Rhodes.

"Kohli is only 22 but he has already shown his potential with the bat. He has shown that he can be a superstar."said the ex great fielder.

"His conversion rate from fifties to hundreds in ODIs is amazing. Once he gets a fifty, he is a difficult batsman to dismiss. With regards to the stats and the number of runs scored, he has shown that he can compete with the records of the likes of Sachin Tendulkar in the long run.

"Kohli is expected to play a big role in India's success in the future. He is a fine cricketer and a fine athlete. He is a complete all-rounder."

Kohli has scored 2,496 runs in 66 ODIs at an average of 45.38 with the help of seven centuries and 16 fifties.

He can also be a successful Test player.

"The right-handed batsman has been consistent in IPL, T20s and ODIs because he plays good cricketing shots." said Rhodes.

"He plays shots all-round the park. From the team point of view, he has shown maturity. He finishes games for India and does not throw his wicket away. That's what Test cricket is all about." he added.

Rhodes feels that England may find it difficult to bounce back.

"England are a team that have come off a convincing win (over India) in their home. But being 0-2 down is always a dangerous position to be in, especially when you are playing against a quality side. England have shown that they are very good but beating India in India is a tough ask."

"We all know its pretty tough to play in India. England had played pretty well recently but India have bounced back.

"They are the world champions. No team would like to go to England and fail to win even a game there, especially if they are the world champions. India have given England a lesson in cricket in the last two games." said the talented South African.

Rhodes supported Bajji, who is on a lean period.

"Bhajji has always been a fighter and he has been known for it throughout his career. I have been dropped in my career. There are two things you can do in that situation - either sulk and say that's it I'm not going to participate or you can get back to the field. That's what he did for Mumbai Indians in the Champions League." said the Mumbai Indians coach.

"He could have said Sachin is not here, I've been dropped from the Indian team so what's the point, but he led (Mumbai Indians) from the front. That's shows the kind of guy he is.

"He is a real team man. He has got a lot to contribute to the India team."

Of Mathematica Vedica

By one more than the one before

Ekadhikena Purvecha is Sanskrit for " One more than the previous one". This
sutra can be used for multiplying or dividing algorithms.

You can use this formula to compute the squares of numbers.

For example.

35×35 = ((3×3)+3),25 = 12,25 and 125×125 = ((12×12)+12),25 = 156,25

By the sūtra, multiply "by one more than the previous one."

35×35 = ((3×4),25 = 12,25 and 125×125 = ((12×13),25 = 156,25

Of Mathematica Vedica

By one more than the one before

Ekadhikena Purvecha is Sanskrit for " One more than the previous one". This
sutra can be used for multiplying or dividing algorithms.

You can use this formula to compute the squares of numbers.

For example.

35×35 = ((3×3)+3),25 = 12,25 and 125×125 = ((12×12)+12),25 = 156,25

By the sūtra, multiply "by one more than the previous one."

35×35 = ((3×4),25 = 12,25 and 125×125 = ((12×13),25 = 156,25

Kohli's century destroys England

A superb century by Kohil, 112 and a brilliant 84 by Gambhir helped India
win the second one dayer against England. England were bowled out for 237
and India won effortlessly.

Dhoni said he is impressed by the effort of the youngsters.

"I'm glad we're the winning side, it's really good. Well, of course, the
series in England wasn't a good one for us, but the team showed character
not to lose temper and still be sociable on the field."

Dhoni said the pitch was placid, not giving help to the spinners. "The
pitch was a bit too placid, I'd prefer a bit more turn. I think a turning
wicket is a sporting track in India. But this was a good ODI wicket."

Asked whether India will win 5-0, , Dhoni said, "For us, it's all about
winning one game at a time, improving ourselves as cricketers, especially
with youngsters in the side. We needed a good start, Vinay (Kumar) and
Praveen (Kumar) gave us that with early wickets. We never let them get a
partnership together."

Dhoni praised Gautam and Virat Kohli for their performance. "I think Gautam
played brilliantly, and Virat, we all know, is a strokeplayer once he sets
in. Gautam's innings at No. 3 was crucial; the ball was still moving a bit
when he got in."

Cook said England have to improve a lot. "We would like to do everything
differently. We got a lot of 30s and 40s (today) but we know that doesn't
win a game. We prepared well in the practice games, but we haven't
translated that to the main games. We need to score more runs, and our
fielding wasn't quite to standard. Virat and Gambhir showed us how it's
done. Credit to the way they played."

Kohli, who got the Man of the Match Award, said he is happy to perform well
before his home crowd.

"It's especially satisfying playing at my home ground. I was really keen to
perform at my home ground, really happy with the way I batted." said the
master batsman. About the track, he said "The pitch did a bit early and the
English bowlers were getting some bounce early on, but it was coming on to
the bat beautifully.On this kind of wicket if you play good cricket shots,
you can get boundaries. I'm definitely hungry for more, you never know when
you can hit a bad patch. I want to continue my form as much as I can, but
stay humble in the process."

Cook was a bit dejected after the match.

"After two heavy defeats, there is bound to be some questions asked about the
team. We have the self-belief and there is no reason why we can't do it
here. The conditions here are different, and it played a big role in today's game. It was hard to stop (Virat) Kohli and (Gautam) Gambhir once they got going. They really played well to take the game away from us." Cook said that his team has prepared well for the series by coming to India well in advance but the players have not been able to carry their recent form into these games. We do have the players to do well
in these conditions. There are no major changes in the team. It is just that
we are not being able to deliver."

Cook admitted that there should be some changes in the team. "There will be
questions. We have got the skills. We were a little short on the basics in
the first two matches and we paid a price"In today's game, we did not start
well after winning the toss. We just could not recover. We have to face it
that we did not play well enough."

Cook praised Vinay Kumar for his excellent bowling. "Vinay bowled really
well. He bowled in the right areas and it worked. He kept it simple, that's
it".

Admitting that the Mohali match on Oct 20 will be a do or die match, he said
"It will be a challenge to make sure that everyone is in the right frame of
mind. We have to do well in Mohali."

Vinay took 4 wickets and destroyed England. England started horribly losing
both openers for 0. Umesh Yadav removed KP and that was more or the
less the finis !

Kohli's century destroys England

A superb century by Kohil, 112 and a brilliant 84 by Gambhir helped India
win the second one dayer against England. England were bowled out for 237
and India won effortlessly.

Dhoni said he is impressed by the effort of the youngsters.

"I'm glad we're the winning side, it's really good. Well, of course, the
series in England wasn't a good one for us, but the team showed character
not to lose temper and still be sociable on the field."

Dhoni said the pitch was placid, not giving help to the spinners. "The
pitch was a bit too placid, I'd prefer a bit more turn. I think a turning
wicket is a sporting track in India. But this was a good ODI wicket."

Asked whether India will win 5-0, , Dhoni said, "For us, it's all about
winning one game at a time, improving ourselves as cricketers, especially
with youngsters in the side. We needed a good start, Vinay (Kumar) and
Praveen (Kumar) gave us that with early wickets. We never let them get a
partnership together."

Dhoni praised Gautam and Virat Kohli for their performance. "I think Gautam
played brilliantly, and Virat, we all know, is a strokeplayer once he sets
in. Gautam's innings at No. 3 was crucial; the ball was still moving a bit
when he got in."

Cook said England have to improve a lot. "We would like to do everything
differently. We got a lot of 30s and 40s (today) but we know that doesn't
win a game. We prepared well in the practice games, but we haven't
translated that to the main games. We need to score more runs, and our
fielding wasn't quite to standard. Virat and Gambhir showed us how it's
done. Credit to the way they played."

Kohli, who got the Man of the Match Award, said he is happy to perform well
before his home crowd.

"It's especially satisfying playing at my home ground. I was really keen to
perform at my home ground, really happy with the way I batted." said the
master batsman. About the track, he said "The pitch did a bit early and the
English bowlers were getting some bounce early on, but it was coming on to
the bat beautifully.On this kind of wicket if you play good cricket shots,
you can get boundaries. I'm definitely hungry for more, you never know when
you can hit a bad patch. I want to continue my form as much as I can, but
stay humble in the process."

Cook was a bit dejected after the match.

"After two heavy defeats, there is bound to be some questions asked about the
team. We have the self-belief and there is no reason why we can't do it
here. The conditions here are different, and it played a big role in today's game. It was hard to stop (Virat) Kohli and (Gautam) Gambhir once they got going. They really played well to take the game away from us." Cook said that his team has prepared well for the series by coming to India well in advance but the players have not been able to carry their recent form into these games. We do have the players to do well
in these conditions. There are no major changes in the team. It is just that
we are not being able to deliver."

Cook admitted that there should be some changes in the team. "There will be
questions. We have got the skills. We were a little short on the basics in
the first two matches and we paid a price"In today's game, we did not start
well after winning the toss. We just could not recover. We have to face it
that we did not play well enough."

Cook praised Vinay Kumar for his excellent bowling. "Vinay bowled really
well. He bowled in the right areas and it worked. He kept it simple, that's
it".

Admitting that the Mohali match on Oct 20 will be a do or die match, he said
"It will be a challenge to make sure that everyone is in the right frame of
mind. We have to do well in Mohali."

Vinay took 4 wickets and destroyed England. England started horribly losing
both openers for 0. Umesh Yadav removed KP and that was more or the
less the finis !

SA crush Kangaroos in thriller !

This is snatching victory from the jaws off defeat ! Rusty Theron and Parnell put on 64 runs for the eighth wicket off just 27 balls to snatch an improbable win over young Australia.

The young Kangaoos pushed Australia to the edge of victory, but their inexperience cost them the match.

"It's a bitter pill to swallow," Cameroon White admitted. "We didn't execute our skills very well at the end but we're a very young side. There were some really encouraging performances from some individuals and the experience of feeling the heat and pressure of Twenty20 international cricket will be invaluable."

Theron on the contrary was ecstatic.,

"We never got ahead of ourselves," he said. "We tried to take it as deep as we could, give ourselves a chance and see how close we could get."

Teenager Mitchell Marsh hit four sixes in the last two overs to give the Australian innings a late boost, taking their score to a respectable 147/8. Fast bowler Pat Cummins started a SA collapse, taking two for three and it seemed that Australia was in the driver's seat. Pattinson kept the pressure on, taking two for 17 off four overs.

SA were reeling at 84/7 with only 32 balls remaining, when Theron joined Parnell.

37 runs were needed in the last three overs when skipper White brought O Keefe to bowl. Parnell hit O Keefe for two sixes and a four in an over which cost 18 runs. Cummins gave 13 runs in the next over, conceding two wides.

Six was needed off the last over and White turned to David Hussey. Theron hit the first ball for six, thus registering an incredible victory for SA.