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Recent Results (Last 15 days)
ICC Champions Trophy 2009
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | NR | Tie | BP | Points | NRR | For | Against |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.730 | 134/30.3 | 133/50.0 |
| Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0/.0 | 0/.0 |
| India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0/.0 | 0/.0 |
| West Indies | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.730 | 133/50.0 | 134/30.3 |
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | NR | Tie | BP | Points | NRR | For | Against |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.460 | 261/37.4 | 206/37.4 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.050 | 423/78.5 | 475/87.4 |
| England | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0/.0 | 0/.0 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.990 | 214/50.0 | 217/41.1 |
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | NR | Tie | BP | Points | NRR | For | Against |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2.360 | 523/100.0 | 287/100.0 |
| India | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1.040 | 324/90.3 | 462/100.0 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.370 | 274/100.0 | 372/90.3 |
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | NR | Tie | BP | Points | NRR | For | Against |
| South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.790 | 427/58.2 | 392/60.0 |
| West Indies | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.063 | 401/47.0 | 415/49.0 |
| England | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.414 | 343/49.0 | 346/46.4 |
| India | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.470 | 421/60.0 | 439/58.4 |
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | NR | Tie | BP | Points | NRR | For | Against |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.270 | 452/60.0 | 376/60.0 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.180 | 390/53.1 | 369/60.0 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.230 | 407/60.0 | 373/53.1 |
| Ireland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.190 | 370/60.0 | 501/60.0 |
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | NR | Tie | BP | Points | NRR | For | Against |
| India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.230 | 293/35.3 | 267/38.0 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.160 | 250/36.2 | 250/35.3 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.990 | 292/40.0 | 318/38.2 |
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | NR | Tie | BP | Points | NRR | For | Against |
| England | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.170 | 347/40.0 | 300/40.0 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.850 | 312/40.0 | 278/40.0 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2.020 | 256/40.0 | 337/40.0 |
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | NR | Tie | BP | Points | NRR | For | Against |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.620 | 352/39.0 | 336/40.0 |
| West Indies | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.710 | 349/35.5 | 361/40.0 |
| Australia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.330 | 328/40.0 | 332/34.5 |
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | NR | Tie | BP | Points | NRR | For | Against |
| South Africa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.270 | 339/40.0 | 208/40.0 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.310 | 217/26.0 | 217/27.0 |
| Scotland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5.280 | 170/27.0 | 301/26.0 |
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Kandamby, Mathews prop up Sri Lanka
Thilina Kandamby
Thilina Kandamby and Angelo Mathews hit half-centuries under pressure as Sri Lanka recovered from a horror start to reach 212 against England in the Champions Trophy here on Saturday.
Sri Lanka were struggling at 17-4 before Kandamby (53) and Mathews (52) led the fightback with an 82-run stand for the sixth wicket to help their team post a competitive total in the day-night match.
It was a rare sporting gesture by England captain Andrew Strauss that allowed Mathews to resume his innings after he was run out.
Mathews turned England paceman Graham Onions to square-leg and completed the first run before colliding with the bowler going for a second, with wicket-keeper Matt Prior effecting the run out after receiving the throw.
The Sri Lankan batsman stood briefly at the pitch before walking back to the pavilion, but Strauss called the batsman back.
Mathews, who was then on 51, failed to make the most of the opportunity as he added just one run more to his score before being caught behind off Luke Wright. He hit six fours in his 73-ball knock.
Kandamby smashed five fours in his 82-ball knock before being run out.
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There is still space for ODI cricket: Gambhir
"There is still space for 50-over format in international cricket. It gives batsmen an opportunity to show their talent, particularly the middle-order batsmen. Test is the toughest form of the game," Gambhir said.
Asked about the upcoming season, Gambhir said the Indian team is well-prepared to handle the challenges, which include a tri-series in Sri Lanka and Champions Trophy in South Africa. "If we play to our potential and continue to perform with positive approach, we will do very well in the coming season," he said.
Gambhir dismissed suggestions that Indian batsmen could not deal with the short ball well.
"It is only a hype that has been created. We do not face any such problems. I do not see it as a problem in our team," he said.
Asked about the Delhi players' recent stand-off with their state association, Gambhir said he doesn't know whether the row has ended permanently. "I do not know whether it has been resolved temporarily or permanently," he said.
Wednesday
'When you take wickets, no one talks of technique'
Irfan Pathan Interviewed by GS Vivek of Indian Express on Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Irfan Pathan talks about his technique, his transition from a pure bowler to a batting all-rounder, and about the mistake of consulting too many experts.
After a hectic workout at the National Cricket Academy, Irfan Pathan was aware that all eyes were on him as he made his way to the Chinnaswamy Stadium, where his Corporate trophy team Air India (Red) were practising. In an interview with The Indian Express, Pathan talks about his technique, his transition from a pure bowler to a batting all-rounder, and about the mistake of consulting too many experts. Excerpts:
What's the latest on Irfan Pathan's comeback?
I was supposed to play Corporate trophy, but I just did a session with the trainers in NCA, and they wanted me to first strengthen my legs before I start playing again. Paul Close and Paul Chapman are here and they'll work with me for one or two weeks. I might miss the first two matches. So that's the latest but yes, but I'm pretty relaxed, feeling pretty fresh.
There's been a lot of debate about your technique, how you hold the ball and why it doesn't swing.
It's all got to do with performance. If someone starts the way I did and goes down in comparison, people are bound to talk. I might have done well compared to others, but if my performance is not as good as my first two years, people have to say something. Everyone bowls differently — Muralitharan bowls differently. If he hadn't taken that many wickets, people would've been saying he's not a conventional off-spinner, that he puts his wrist behind his elbow. But now people say he's doing so well because he's got a unique technique.
You consulted several experts for your bowling. Did that help?
When you think about it, you can say it proved detrimental. But at that time, I didn't realise it. Even now, I'm open to suggestions, but I'm much more confident about my bowling. In hindsight, I do think going to too many people affected my bowling, but I really wanted my performance to reach the level I started off with in international cricket. That's where it went wrong — trying to be too curious, to pinpoint how my hand comes and how my jump goes. But that phase is over.
There have been big comebacks this year — L Balaji and Ashish Nehra returned from career-threatening injuries — but is your comeback, where there are doubts about skill, more difficult?
In a way it is. But I'm in a really good place right now because I've done it before. After I got dropped I got a chance to play in the World T20, where I bowled reasonably well. But when I was dropped after the World Cup in the West Indies, I didn't even get a game for six months. Now I know things weren't in my control. If the team loses, someone has to suffer.
Your batting has often bailed India out. Have you ever considered being a batting all-rounder, with bowling secondary?
It's an option; it will take the pressure off my bowling. But I'm not ready for that transition right now. In a way, I am very stubborn about my bowling, and at 24, there is still a long way to go. It's an option that Gary Kirsten and I have spoken about. He says whatever he feels, and he told me to give it a thought. But right now, I'm going to be the way I am — a bowler who can bat.
You think you are out of favour because you lack the pace of Ishant Sharma, Zaheer Khan and RP Singh?
Pace was never my forte. There are quite a few international cricketers who don't bowl 90 mph but they still get wickets. I think it's more because there are other options available right now. My comeback might look difficult in the short-term, but people know who I am and that I have been there and done the job. The good thing about me is that my batting adds a few points.
You got your chances in between, but couldn't make them count. Why?
When was the last time Irfan Pathan played four ODIs in a row, or bowled his full quota of 10 overs in four consecutive games? It hasn't happened — for almost one-and-a-half years. What I'm saying is, if you allow a bowler to bowl more, you are going to bring his confidence up. I am not blaming anyone, neither the team management nor the selectors, I'm blaming myself. It's good I've got a break from international cricket, the attention will be away from me and I can train hard, play matches, and show what I am really capable of.
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