India look to continue their impressive run in tri-series

India lifted the Champions Trophy last Sunday, beating England by five runs at Birmingham. “What is very important for us is not to look too far ahead. We will take it series by series,” Dhoni said.

“We just finished a world tournament and now we are in the West Indies. We will first have to see the two teams that are ahead of us. We need to continue our good performance,” he added.

India face the West Indies at Sabina Park in Jamaica tomorrow in their opening match of the series.

India Will Host ICC T20 World Cup 2016 and ICC Cricket World Cup 2023

Great news for Indian cricket team fans,as ICC on its Annual Conference  have awarded BCCI(The Board Of Control For Cricket In India)  3 major ICC Tournaments in next 10 Years.

India will be hosting ICC T20 World Cup For the first time in 2016 and 50 Over World Cup in 2023.Apart from these two tournaments World Champions India will also be hosting  second edition of the ICC World Test Championship in 2021 in February/March. ICC Champions Trophy has been replaced by ICC  Test Championship and the First Edition of ICC World Test Championship will be played in England/Wales  in  June/July 2017.

ICC on its official website announced that these tournaments are part of the 2015-2023 cycle, which also includes another 50-over World Cup, World Test Championship and World Twenty20, along with three Women’s World Cups, 3 Under-19 World Cups, 2 Women’s World Twenty20s and 4 qualifying tournaments.

Major ICC Events Which Will Be Played Between 2015-2023 Are As Follows:

ICC Cricket World Cup 2015-Australia
ICC World Twenty20 2016 – India
ICC World Test Championship 2017 – England/Wales
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 – England/Wales
ICC World Twenty20 2020 –  Australia
ICC World Test Championship 2021 – India

ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 – India

ICC on its Annual Conference have also decided that if  full ICC members want to retain their Test Status then they  will have to play a minimum of 16 Test matches in each four-year cycle.

Dhoni and Captaincy, Made For Each Other

Captaincy is not all about success. Captaincy is not all about technical skills. Captaincy is not all about knowledge. Yes, you need all of those in a certain mix. But, more importantly, leadership and man management takes precedence.

Good leaders have become great captains. On the contrary, great players have failed to be good captains. Sachin Tendulkar is one glaring example. Great captains lead by example, take criticism in stride and protect their team when needed. Dhoni has taken the right step in the captaincy mode. If success is the yardstick, then there is enough proof of his leadership skills; ICC Twenty20 World cup, CB series triumph in Australia and his three-out-of-three test match wins against South Africa and Australia. But, I am not going to discuss about that here. I am going to highlight simple gestures from Dhoni that would have touched many hearts.

#1: Fitting Farewell to Sourav Ganguly
During the final moments of the Nagpur test against Australia, Dhoni invited Ganguly to take over the captaincy for some time. It was an extraordinary gesture from Mahendra Singh Dhoni. With Ganguly playing his final test match, how proud he would have felt. Can any one else give a better farewell to a wonderful player and a revolutionary captain himself?

#2: Apt Reward for an Achiever
Another moment that caught my eyes happened just after India’s victory in the second test match against Australia. India has just completed a resounding win against the World Champions. It is a great moment of achievement for the team as they played absolutely attacking cricket throughout the match. Everybody rushed to grab a stump as a souvenir. Ganguly, a centurion in the first innings and playing his last test series, could not get one for himself. Dhoni gave Ganguly the stump he had taken for himself.

#3: Recognize Budding Talents
One more significant moment came during the presentation ceremony of Commonwealth Bank Series 2008. India has just outplayed Australia in the finals and defeated them 2-0 in the best of three finals. Dhoni invited Piyush Chawla, the youngest in the Indian team, to hold the trophy when the team assembled on the podium to pose with the CB Series trophy. How proud Chawla would have been?

It is very hard to believe that Dhoni made his debut just less than four years ago. These moments might be forgotten down the years. But, Sourav Ganguly and Piyush Chawla will remember those precious little moments for ages. After all, captaincy is not all about hogging the limelight yourself. It seems Dhoni has understood that clearly. Well done Dhoni.

Apart from the above mentioned data the 3 ICC trophies speaks about the ability of Dhoni

Dhoni Performance in Test Match #04

Pakistan vs India, India in Pakistan Test Series(2006)- 1st Test
Date:14-17 Jan 2006

Rain and gloom ensured that just 14 balls were possible on the final day at Lahore as the curtains came down on a record-filled Test. Virender Sehwag completed a supreme 254 off 247 balls, the highest-ever Test score at over a run-a-ball, but his dismissal soon after meant that a 50-year-old record, for the highest opening partnership, stayed intact. It was an anti-climactic end to a dazzling run-fest, one where the weather and the pitch had a big part to play.

It was a day when little could happen. Overnight showers delayed the start; bad light forced an early finish. In between, they managed to squeeze in 2.2 overs, under floodlights, and there was only one incentive left to play for - beating the 413-run opening partnership set by Vinoo Mankad and Pankaj Roy against New Zealand, at the quaint Corporation Stadium in Madras. Sehwag got closer, bringing up his 250 with a flicked couple to deep square leg, and then threatened to race towards it with an almighty slap through the covers, burning the grass on the way to the cover fence

Dhoni's performance in the 1st innings:
Catches :0  / Stumpings : 1
Batting:Did not Bat, 4s: - / 6s: -
Strike Rate: -

Dhoni's performance in the 2nd innings:
Catches : 0 / Stumpings : 0
Batting:Did not Bat, 4s: - / 6s: -
Strike Rate:-

RCB cricketer Chris Gayle too involved in IPL fixing: Report

 One after another shocking revelations in infamous IPL spot fixing scandal left countrymen dumbfounded. Now, Chris Gayle's name has cropped up in the controversy.
TV channel reports claimed that even Gayle had received valuable gifts from bookies who allegedly were involved in IPL spot fixing case.
According to reports, Gayle received gold jewellery worth Rs 4.5 lakh from Pavan and Sanjay, the owner of Moti Sons Jewellers.
Chris Gayle were seen with S Sreesanth in a showroom in Jaipur. Hindi TV news channels -- Aaj Tak, ABP news also claimed that the duo had bought jewelleries and the bill was paid by Jiju Janardhan alias Biju. Jiju has also been arrested by Delhi Police who were believed to have gathered evidence against Jiju regarding his role in IPL fixing.

Both Pawan and Sanjay had gone missing ever since the fixing scandal busted by Delhi Police. Recently, police sources had informed Sreesanth revealed four more cricketers' names and cops may arrest them soon. Is Gayle one among them?
Gayle, one of the star players of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) owned by Vijay Mallya, was the first foreign cricketer whose name has been surfaced in the fixing row.
Sreesanth along with his two other Rajasthan Royals (RR) team members -- Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan, were arrested from Mumbai. Currently, the trio and other arrested bookies have been sent to Delhi police custody.

Meanwhile, Mumbai police arrested Gurunath Meiyappan who was known as the CEO of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) till Friday evening. India Cements, owner of the franchise, disowned Meiyappan when he was cornered by Mumbai police.
One small time Bollywood actor -- Vindoo Dara Singh reportedly told police that he had acted as conduit between Meiyappan and bookies. The CSK boss also had allegedly placed bet on several IPL matches since 2011. Vindoo too was arrested by Mumbai Police.
Final match of IPL 6 is scheduled to be played on Sunday, May 26. It was learnt that more shocking revelations and arrests would take place following the final match between CSK and Mumbai Indians (MI).

Dhoni Performance Database in ODI # 21

Series:	Sri Lanka in India ODI Series
Odi no:	2287
Season:	28 october 2005
Venue:	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
Batting Mode:	2nd batting
Game mode:	Day/ Night
Location:	Home
Batting position:	DNB(Did not bat)
Runs Scored:	DNB(Did not bat)
Balls faced:	DNB(Did not bat)
Boundaries scored:	DNB(Did not bat)
Strike Rate :	-
Catches:	1
Stumpings:	0
Mode of Dismissal:	DNB(Did not bat)
How out:	DNB(Did not bat)
Match result:	India won by 8 wickets (with 178 balls remaining)
Series Status:	India led the 7-match series 2-0

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Dhoni Performance Database in ODI #20

Series:	Sri Lanka in India ODi series
Odi no:	2286
Season:	25 october 2005
Venue:	Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
Batting Mode:	1st batting
Game mode:	Day Match
Location:	Home
Batting position:	6th
Runs Scored:	38
Balls faced:	28
Boundaries scored:	3 fours 2 sixes
Strike Rate :	135.71
Catches:	0
Stumpings:	2
Mode of Dismissal:	caught
How out:	c Jayawardene b Fernando
Match result:	India won by 152 runs
Series Status:	India led the 7-match series 1-0

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