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25th January 2006 |
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Hi Pals,
Thanks a lot for joining Nik's Crick world and its Nik's promise to satiate your hunger for cricket. So, ready for your first crick trip? Ok, then let's get, set n go...
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 Faisalabad brings no fruitful result :-
History has repeated itself once again as Faisalabad has failed to come up with a decided result this time too. Yes friends, India-Pakistan second Test in Faisalabad has lead to a draw. Batsmen from both sides refused to give up any chance to bag a huge score on this life less pitch and as a result the game settled into a monotonous rhythm with a huge heap of runs. Earlier in reply to Pakistan's stunning 588 India secured a 15 run lead against the proteas by scoring solid 603 with the major contributions from Rahul Dravid (103), M.S.Dhoni (148), V.V.S.Laxman (90) and Irfan Pathan (90). India's best chance was to pick up a few early wickets to create some pressure on the home squad but the Pak batting aces avoided tricks of the Indian bowling and played their game steadily after losing the early wicket of Salman Butt (24). Want to catch more vibes of the game? Here it is coming for you ...
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:: The man to watch |
 If you are racking your brains about the man of the moment then stop guessing guys!! Its none other than the sensational Mahendra Singh Dhoni who has once again dazzled everyone with his blazing maiden ton against Pakistan in the 2nd Test at Faisalabad after giving mind blowing performances in ODIs against Pakistan and Sri Lanka the last year.
Once again this 24 year old Ranchi lad-with-long-locks managed to give Indian innings a major breakthrough at a very crucial moment on the third day of India-Pakistan Test at Faisalabad when some of the batting maestros fell prey to Pakistan's glaring bowling attack. Team mate Irfan Pathan was a perfect pillar of support.
Such a brilliant innings deserves special appreciation but naturally and no wonder the young blood received a huge applause not only from the Pak coach, his skipper and fellow team mates but encouraging words came from another legend, Kapil Dev. Curious to note the veteran cricketer? Ok
check it out......
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| :: BattleNext |
India in Pakistan
IND v PAK, (3rd Test), Karachi, Jan 29 - Feb 2
VB Series
AUS v SRL (ODI), Perth, Jan 29
SAF v SRL (ODI), Perth, Jan 31
AUS v SAF (ODI), Melbourne, Feb 3
AUS v SAF (ODI), Sydney, Feb 5
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| :: Did you know? |
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Rudra Pratap Singh made his test debut on the same venue as Kapil Dev (Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad).
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With Warm Regards,
Nik - Editor, 123India.com Cricket
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