He likes to be admired and respected. If allowed to be in control of situations he will do wonders. He is an honest and well informed person others can safely rely on him for any kind of judgment. Love him or hate him you cannot ignore him. Consciously or unconsciously he is committed to his game and wants to be the number one. His greatest challenge is self reliance. He needs to be confident and the way forward for him is to understand that as long as he relies on others for a sense of self worth he will not be in control of his life. He needs to go out and show his worth.
Luck is enhanced when he celebrates being who he is for only when he is comfortable with himself can he be confident in his skill and talents, attracting the luck and recognition he deserves.
If he is able to establish his sense of identity he will do tremendously well.
His Power Thought “I am at the center of my world. What I think and feel matters”.
Checked out the wonderful Ad above? Am sure all of Pak will be as frustrated as the guy shown ...
In all world cup editions till date where Pak have faced Ind, they have been on the losing side. Amazingly, all those losses have been pretty one sided.
1992 - by 30+ runs at Sydney (league match, Pak went on to win the World Cup then)
1996 - by 50+ runs at Bengaluru (quarter final - knockout game)
1999 - by 40+ runs at Manchester (super sixes match, Pak reached finals of the World Cup then)
2003 - by 6 wickets at Jo'burg
2011 - by 40+ runs at Mohali (semi final - knockout game)
2015 - WHO WILL WIN? - at Adelaide (league match)
Clear indicator they seem to be under pressure against India at the biggest stage of cricket.
So, how is it about to change?
Will Pak beat Ind at Adelaide?
If we were to go by law of averages - it is long over due.
24 years without winning against Ind will hurt surely...
Here are some reasons to think why Pak will emerge victorious at the Adelaide Oval on 15th Feb '15:
- Australian pitches are about bowling strengths than batting. Although AO is a belter of a track and one of the best pitches for batting in Australia, the natural bounce and swing should suit the Pak bowling (much much superior than the pedestrian Ind bowling at the moment)
- Ind is in a hopeless situation at the moment in all departments - bowling and batting (fielding exempted because their fielders don't get enough runs to defend anyway). This is the best time for Pak to capitalize and deal a blow on their already low confidence.
- Ind has been sledging all the way in Australia without focusing on cricket. Clearly distracted. Pak on the other hand seem to be focused on the game. Although they are finding it a bit tough in NZ, they seem more zoned in on the job.
- They can exploit weaknesses in the Indian batting big time .. get through Kohli, Rahane and Dhoni and the rest will take care of itself. The same does not apply to India's bowling woefully struggling to get a few wickets eveyr game. Pak batsman can (although weaker of the two teams) target that and make up for loss of superstar value!
Lets see how it goes? because don't think Pak will get a better opportunity to strike early, strike dearly at Ind in a World Cup match. If they meet again later in the tournament in knock-out stages (it has never happened before) then I will back India to win that game. If India reach knockouts, they will be a completely different outfit to negotiate. That man Dhoni has ability and mastery of setting up "big games" psychologically and winning them.
Go Pak grab your chance! Team India ... watch out if you need to keep your 100% record intact!
Ind meet Pak at the Adelaide Oval in the Pool B opening match on 15th Feb.
Match starts 8:50 am India time, 9:20 am Pakistan time.
We are back to Australia and New Zealand in 2015 for the ICC Cricket World Cup. From the 1992 color clothing revolution to the post IPL era of cricket in 2011, the game has come a long way. Here we bring to you compilation of moments, drama, action, fun and happiness/sorrow across the world cups from 1992 to 2011. Hope you'd enjoy this journey as you gear up for an amazing 2015 cricket world cup tournament with one question on everyone's mind, "WHO WILL WIN THE CUP?"
Clips of Defining Moments. Drama. Action. Winners. Losers. History being made. The answer will come on 29th Mar 2015, the day of the final at the legendary MCG when the world champion will be crowned. Will India retain the trophy or a new champion will etch its name in the annals of cricket history? Time will tell.... Journey of the World Cups 1992 to 2011 1992 Hosts: Australia and New Zealand Winners: Pakistan (bt. England) Man of the Match: Wasim Akram Man of the Tournament: Martin Crowe 1996 Hosts: India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka Winners: Sri Lanka (bt. Australia) Man of the Match: Aravinda De Silva Man of the Tournament: Sanath Jayasuriya 1999 Hosts: England Winners: Australia (bt. Pakistan) Man of the Match: Shane Warne Man of the Tournament: Lance Kluesner 2003 Hosts: South Africa Winners: Australia (bt. India) Man of the Match: Ricky Ponting Man of the Tournament: Sachin Tendulkar 2007 Hosts: West Indies Winners: Australia (bt. Sri Lanka) Man of the Match: Adam Gilchrist Man of the Tournament: Matthew Hayden 2011 Hosts: India Winners: India (bt. Sri Lanka) Man of the Match: M S Dhoni Man of the Tournament: Yuvraj Singh 2015 Hosts: Australia and New Zealand Winners: WHO WILL WIN THE CUP?
Defining Moments of #ICCWorldCup Aus v NZ , 1996, Quarterfinal (Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai) Traditional rivals and battle of the Trans Tasmanians. In the sweltering heat of Chennai, the two teams clashed for a place in the semifinals against the West Indies. Australia were the clear favorites to go through to the next round. But the Kiwis had different ideas. From a shaky start, the Kiwis plundered the Aussie attack to all parts of the park through captain #LeeGermon and #ChrisHarris (who played the innings of his international career that day). They crossed the 200 mark undr 35 overs and it looked like they would easily cross 300. Thats when Germon holed out in the deep, Harris followed suit and the innings derailed. In the end, NZ scored 288 in their stipulated 50 overs. A challenging score nonetheless. In reply, the Aussies started very cautiously trying to hold wickets but lost Taylor in the process. #RickyPonting and #MarkWaugh progressed steadily to 80 before Ponting was caught the deep in the 20th over. This meant the required scoring rate had gone very high (around 7 runs for per over!) This is when Australia threw their first dice. #ShaneWarne promoted up the order as a pinch hitter to get the momentum going. And he did just that. He scored 26 rapid fire runs and got the innings going again before getting out to #DionNash. Yet, Australia were far from safety and looking down the barrel. In walked the other twin, #SteveWaugh. He along with Mark staged an unbelievable come back in the game. Steve at his dogged best and Mark at his fluidic best launched into the Kiwi bowling. A lot of evening dew didn't help the Kiwis either. Am sure they rued scoring atleast 30 runs less on that track and the position they were in! Mark Waugh completed a wonderful century (110) to sniff out the Kiwi challenge. One of the best one day knocks chasing a big total! StuartLaw and Steve completed the formalities and Australia chased down the score with an over to spare! Turning points: - Lee Germon's wicket in the Kiwi innings derailed their progress - Shane Warne's counter attacking innings got Australia much needed momentum - Mark Waugh took the cake by producing one the best one day knocks of all time! Full highlights of the game here...
Defining Moments of #ICCWorldCup Aus v WI , 1996, World Cup Semifinal, Mohali If the first semi final between Sri Lanka and India at Eden Gardens, Kolkata had drama, this second semifinal had its share too! Boy .. what a game!
Again two critical moments in the game 1. The Stuart Law and Michael Bevan partnership Batting first the Aussies got off to the worst possible start 15/4 (Taylor, Mark Waugh, Ponting, Steve Waugh all come and gone).
The Windies were harboring thought of a 100+ run chase and cantering into the World Cup final. The two however had different ideas. Slowly, they started building a solid partnership. Once they got their eyes in, Law took the attack to the opposition while Bevan held fort. A magnificent parttneship of 127 followed before Law was run out but not before laying a foundation for a somewhat fightable score. The Aussies eventually made 207 in their stipulated 50 overs. Something to bowl at... 2. Shivanrine Chanderpaul's wicket Chasing a modest score, the Windies began cautiously. Chanderpaul and Browne took the score to 25 before Shane Warne got rid off Browne for 10. In came Brian Lara and tore into the Aussie bowling in his inimitable style. The two put on a 50+ stand in no time before Lara was bowled by Steve Waugh for 45. The West Indian captain, Richie Rcihardson joined Chanders and they set about chasing the target like it was a walk in the park. At 165 for 2 in 41 overs, the game seemed done and dusted. 43 off 54 balls with 8 wickets in hand. Then tragedy struck for the Windies (just like it had for the Indians when Sachin was out after dominating the opposition bowling). In a rush of blood, Chanderpaul spooned a catch to mid on to be dismissed for 65 and the game turned course dramatically. Warne claimed 3 wickets in no time after that. The seamers applied run pressure and Windies started collapsing. Richardson was still around and kept pushing the score along. However, he was loosing partners at the other end and fast. As the last over began and 10 needed to win with two wickets in hand, Richardson smote a boundary followed by a single attempt that led to Ambrose being run out. In walked Courtney Walsh, the batsman with most ducks to his name then. And what happened, first ball, Damien Fleming castled his off stump. Windies all out for 202, 5 runs short of the Aussie total. Extaordinary scenes in Mohali and Aussies celebrated while the West Indian captain sadly walked back unconquered but defeated! Amazing game of cricket with awesome memories. We were watching this game on Doordarshan (India's TV broadcaster) when there was a power outage in our locality. This is when the Windies fuse went off too. They were coasting at 158 for 2 then and we felt it was a matter of time before they crossed the winning line. We switched over to All India Radio (India's Radio broadcaster) and the commentary was magical. Hats of Gautam Bhimani and Abhay Chaturvedi for bring the match alive for us. The drama, twists and turns, wickets, runs were so beautifully presented, we felt we were at the stadium. By the time the power came back, Windies needed 10 in the last over and the rest as they say is all history!!
Defining Moments at #CricketWorldCup In this series, we present to you moments that changed fortunes for teams, players and countries. This one comes from that infamous 1996 semi final at #EdenGardens Kolkata India v Sri Lanka Two defining incidents from the game 1. #SachinTendulkar batting beautifully for well compiled 65 set India on track in chase of 251 set by Sri Lanka. Experts had predicted the wicket to turn hence chasing that score was going to be difficult. But the ease with which he played the Sri Lankan bowling put India ahead in the contest. At 98 for 1, India were comfortably placed and with Tendulkar going great guns India and the magnificent Eden Gardens (with over 100,000 people in and around the ground) had started celebrating India's entry into the final. Then tragedy struck.
A harmless delivery from #SanathJayasuriya. He tried to steer it to fine leg and set off for a run. Unfortunately, the ball had ricocheted off his thigh pad and fell very close to the wicket keeper. An error of judgment. Fantastic presence of mind by #RomeshKaluwitarana, the Sri Lankan wicket keeper. He waited for Sachin to leave the crease and then whipped the bails off. Although Sachin tried to reach back in time, his bat was in the air when the bails came off. Decision referred to the third umpire who saw it quite a few times before pushing the OUT button. Huge moment.... The Sri Lankans pumped up. Their biggest threat was out of the way. From 98 for 1, India slumped to 109 for 4 and then to 120 for 8. (the ball spitting venom off the pitch making it unplayable for the other Indian batsmen). Looked like there were two pitches. One where Tendulkar flawlessly took the attack to the Lankans and then post his departure, it turned in to vicious turner! 2. Looking at the amazing turnaround in the game in around 30-40 minutes irked the Eden crowd. From a dominating position, India had slumped to position of elimination. In anger, the crowd started pelting bottles, paper rockets and whatever on the ground. Sri Lankans duly complained and the match referee #CliveLloyd had no choice to hand over the match to Sri Lanka since the crowd wouldn't stop. Tendulkar and his other team mates came out to pacify the crowd to no avail. Sight of #VinodKambli, the not out batsman at the crease, crying as he walked off the field still remain etched in hearts of millions of cricket fans. Cricket was a big loser that day. Kolkata was stripped off as an international match venue for quite a few years after that. Sri Lanka moved to the final against Australia at Lahore.
Drama, Emotion, Climax and Anti-Climax ... all demonstrated in this final over with SA needing 9 to win from 6 balls.
#LanceKluesener banged deliveries #1 and #2 to cover and long off fences for boundaries.
8/9 runs scored.
Scores leveled
1 to win from 4 deliveries.
Cake walk. right?
Ball #3 - Kluesener mistimes one to mid-on, Donald out of his crease, Throw misses stumps. Life for Donald. Life for SA.
Ball #4 - Kluesener again mistimes one straight down the ground, bowler misses, mid-off intercepts and back handles a throw. Kluesner starts running and reaches non-striker's end, Donald (probably stunned by the previous ball) doesn't move an inch. Then decides to run very late.
By the then the backflick has reached the bowler who slides it back to the wicket keeper. He removes the bails and Donald is miles out.
Game Tied.
Australia through to the finals (because they beat SA in their super sixes game just a few days ago in another humdinger)
