วันอาทิตย์ที่ 25 เมษายน พ.ศ. 2553

Bowling Line and Length in Cricket - Key to Taking a Wicket

I'm sure if you're a big cricket fan or a player that you've head the term line and length a lot. This basically describes the trajectory of the cricket ball from when the bowler bowls the ball. Basically, bowlers strive to bowl a ball with good line and length as it reduces the chances of the batsmen scoring and also increases the chance of taking a wicket. We will look into this term and describe each component in detail.

What Is a Good Length?

A good length delivery in cricket is one that basically leaves the batsmen in two minds. That is whether they should play the shot off the backfoot, or play a shot of the frontfoot. It's this indecisiveness that will more than likely result with the batsmen playing a false shot, and could even mean taking their wicket.

What Is A Good Line?

A good line delivery is one that once again leaves the batsmen on two minds. The path of the ball is just outside the off stump, but not two far. The batsmen in this is not sure whether to play at the ball and risk getting an edge for the slip fielders or wicket keeper to take, or leave the ball to avoid this risk.

Now if you can image bowling a ball with both good line and good length, the batsman will be in all sorts of trouble and indecision, therefore increasing your chances of taking a wicket. The key however is consistency, whereby you ball with good line and length throughout the over. This defines a high class bowler.




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วันจันทร์ที่ 19 เมษายน พ.ศ. 2553

Match 25, DC vs MI: Gavaskar hails Tendulkar

Sunil Gavaskar fulfills a promise he made Tendulkar after the latter scored 200* in Gwalior



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วันอังคารที่ 13 เมษายน พ.ศ. 2553

Cricket Mania

There was a time when cricket was considered a mere English sport and a fancy sported by gentlemen. But times have changed. Just like football or soccer, people across the world are crazy over cricket.

Everytime Sachin Tendulkar lifts his bat to hit a ball; a roar of expectation reverberates throughout the entire stadium. Whenever Bret Lee swings his arm, the entire crowd waits with bated breath for the outcome.

So many cricketers have come and gone but the crazy adulation for the sportsmen have never stopped. I remember a phase when I was a crazy fan of Rahul Dravid and whether or not I understood cricket, it was irrelevant. I was glued to the T.V. whenever India played.

Fans all over the world show their adoration in their own ways. Some sport either their own country's T-shirts, or make a tattoo, or put up wall-to-wall posters in their rooms, or even chant prayers for their players in temples. Some can even burns effigies of coaches if anyone dares to say a word or act against their favorite player.

You can take the example of Sourav Ganguly, the former captain of India, who was very much the center of attention last year, though for the wrong reasons. When he was ousted from his team, his fellow countrymen went wild with anger. They made street protests and showed their staunch support towards their favorite player. Now that he has made a comeback, the fans are gloating with pride. They are treating his victory as their own victory, such is their fan craze!

Legendary icons such as Don Bradman, Kapil Dev, Ian Chappel, Sunil Gavaskar, Imran Khan, Vivian Richards, and many more still reign among the hearts of people like shining stars. Cricket is a sport when one day you are made a hero and put on a pedestal and the next day you can be treated as a forsaken and forgotten man. It is such a sport that it makes you want to laugh or cry for your country.




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วันพฤหัสบดีที่ 8 เมษายน พ.ศ. 2553

SACHIN TENDULKAR- A TRIBUTE TO THE MASTER

A SPECIAL EVENING ORGANISED AT MUKESH AMBANI'S RESIDENCE.



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วันศุกร์ที่ 2 เมษายน พ.ศ. 2553

Indian Cricket Backs A Stunning Comeback As World Champions

The disheartening exit of team India from the very first round of World Cup 2007 had been a major setback for not only the players, selectors and coach, but also for the millions of fans of Indian cricket team. The low morals were reflected in the ensuing games which the team played and it seemed especially sad to see a team perform badly in spite of boasting of world class players like Sachin Tendulkar. However, team India is known to bounce back into the game at the most unexpected moments and the world witnessed a similar revival of the team in the ICC World Twenty20 championship. The Indian team claimed its position as the world champions by defeating Pakistan in the final nerve wrecking match played between the titans.

Indian cricket is now once again in the limelight. As a team, India truly lives up to the true spirit of the game through its unpredictable performance on field. You win some and you lose some -that's Indian cricket for you. Now would it not get unbearably boring to watch a match where you already expected a team to win and it actually wins? With India, you never know where you stand. In one game the team might play remarkably well with the fielders performing brilliantly, while in the very next game a famed batsman may get out for a duck. The sheer unpredictability, I feel, adds to the charm of watching the cricketers in action. Every ball could turn the game and every swing of the bat could tilt the match the other way.

Indian cricket has managed to evolve over the ages and now has a marked place of its own in world cricket. Some of the Indian players hold high rank among international players and have created and broken many world records. The latest format to be played out in cricket is the Twenty20 form of the game and it has seen the emergence of new cricketing heroes in the Indian cricket scene. The series saw some power packed performances from the younger generation of players while the seniors took a backseat in a very long while. It was encouraging to see team India show a definite streak of aggressiveness which had earlier been seriously lacking form the earlier games, except perhaps under the captaincy of Sourav Ganguly.

Perhaps for this very reason it is crucial to keep reinventing the game and giving younger players a chance to make a mark on the field. It not only adds to the spirit of the game but is also a welcome change from the age old style of playing cricket. Limited twenty overs in a game format have added the much needed spark and excitement that makes cricket interesting even for the disinterested Indian. The online websites dedicated to the game of cricket have made keeping in touch with the game even easier. Now live scores, cricket records, player wallpaper and match updates are just a click away. So next time you can simply click to connect with cricket.




Ella Wilson is a cricket fanatic. She simply loves the game and tries to catch live action no matter where she is.At Stickiewicket she works on Online cricket score,live cricket score,Indian cricket and live cricket match among other things.You can see her works at http://www.stickiewicket.com

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