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Sehwag won the toss and fielded, as he thought there will be dew after 0500 PM. Patel will open the innings with Sehwag and the spin dept will be handled by Jadeja and Ashwin and pace by Aaron, Yadav and V Kumar. WI brought back all rounders Pollard and Andre Russel and rested Rampaul. In 21.2 overs, WI are 88/3. The Indian pace attack struck, with V Kumar, Aaron and U Yadav taking one wicket each. Yadav bowled exceptionally well, bowling consistently around 147 kph. Hyatt had lofted Jadeja for a six and WI are 96/3. Pollard is gone, lofting one Ashwin delivery into the hands of Kohli. Ashwin strikes ! Darren Bravo played magnificently for his 60, till he was clean bowled by Raina ! In the 5th over, an outswinger from V Kumar accounted for Barath (17). In the 6th over, Samuels hit Yadav for two fours.In the 7th over, Simmons hit V Kumar for a six and a four, plundering 13 runs in that over. In the 9th over, Aaron clean bowled Samuels (10). In the 10th over, Yadav clean bowled Simmons. ...

West Indies were happy to draw with India. India needed two off the last ball. Ashwin was slow in running and was run out with India needing one more to win ! This is an incredible tie. Ojha and Ashwin brought India back into the game with some superb spin bowling, skittling out the Carribeans for a paltry 134. India lost wickets at regular intervals and the maestro Sachin was out for 3. Bishoo and Samuels bowled superbly to restrict India to 242/9. "Defeat would have broken our hearts" said Sammy. "I had all sorts of feelings coming into my mind. At one time, the feeling of a tied Test too came to my mind. I was speaking to Kirk (Edwards) at covers and he said 'we can draw, we won't lose.' To lose the game after scoring 590 would have been heart-breaking for us," a visibly-relieved Sammy said . India just needed 3 runs to win off the last over with 2 wickets in hand and only managed to get only two when Ashwin, the Man of the Match and the Series, was r...

"I played with a clear mind" said Kohli, who got his maiden Test fifty. He had struggled in the Carribean, but this time he got 52 off 111 balls and he put on a 97 run partnership with Ashwin, to help India avoid following on. "I was tagged as someone who cannot play the short ball after the West Indies tour. When I went in today, I knew they will throw the short balls at me. I had a blank mind before playing every ball, which helped," said Kohli on Friday. "Test matches are mental mind games and the more clear I leave my mind, the better decision I can make." "To a certain extent I thought I got the West Indies call because so many people took rest. Not having done well there, scoring runs again in a calendar year and getting back into the team was satisfying." "It was a better feeling that you are included as that way you know the selectors and the team management are showing faith in you in doing well in that format. It's a...

Ashwin scored a brilliant 103 and along with Virat Kohli (52) saved India from the ignominy of following on. Unfortunately Sachin's jinx of falling in the nineties manifested again. He was out for 94. India scored 482, leaving a 108 run lead to the West Indies. Laxman was taken for 32, Sachin for 94, Kohli for 52 and Ashwin was the last to go for 103 and India had saved the follow on !

India did make a comeback in the last session, but WI piled up a mammoth 575/9 at stumps on the second day. Aaron struck thrice and Ashwin scalped two to reduce WI below the 600 mark, after they wre 494/4 at tea. Darren Bravo scored 166 in 284 balls. Kirk Edwards was out to Ishant for 86. Powell blasted 81 and Samuels 61. Bravo hit Aaron for two consecutive fours, thus revealing his aggressive mindset. Breakthrough came when Edwards nicked Ishant and WI had lost their third wicket. Powell, who replaced Edwards, believed that attack is the best form of defence. Bravo played the sheet anchor role and proved to be the backbone of WI batting. Powell too fell in the eighties. The elegant left hander played a loose cut against Ojha and it was taken brilliantly by Dhoni. Bravo hit the century mark, his third in Tests four - in 153 deliveries. Both Bravo and Powell were in belligerent mood, as WI inched closer to the 500 mark. ...

All WI batsmen were successful yesterday as WI piled up 267/2. Four half centuries by the West Indies batsmen - Barath 62, Brathwaite 68, Edwards 65* and Bravo 57* - saw a successful WI batting day. If win this Test match, she will come to the No 1 position. But the Test appears to be moving towards a draw. Even though the Indian pacers bowled at more than 140 kph, both Aaron and Ishant, many catches were not held, but that happens in cricket !. After a 137 partnership between between Barath and Brathwaite, an unfinished 117 run partnership evolved between the 'new Lara", Bravo and Kirk Edwards. Ashwin picked up both wickets.

Glorious batting by Khawaja, Ponting, Haddin, Johnson and Cummins saw the Kangaroos win the second Test. At 215/6, Australia seemed to be against all odds. Then Haddin scored a brilliant 55, Khwaja 65, Ponting 62 and Mitchell Johnson 40 not out, in a great score of 310/8. This was the largest chase at the Wanderers. Cummins cornered glory, as he got seven wickets and hit the winning four to the amazement of the South Africans ! Cummins hard hit was floored by Dale Steyn. If Steyn had taken that catch, history would have been different. But that was not to be. Haddin and Johnson took Australia from 215 to 287, when Haddin was out. Johnson used all his experience to weather the South African speedsters. Rightly, Cummins was adjudged Man of the Match. Philander, with his penchant for both out and in swing was named Man of the Series. This match was providential to Ponting, Haddin and Johnson, who are all at the mercy of the Australian selection panel. But experience proved to be the major...

The Indian selectors are on the horns of a dilemma. To select Bajji or not ? Now that Ashwin and Ojha have established themselves as front line spinners, they automatically select themselves. Bajji's plus points are playing in 96 Tests and the favour of the Indian skipper. But Sreekant & Co are now harping on performance, with their dictum "Perform or Perish". The other spinner's choice falls on Piyush Chawla or Rahul Sharma. Rahul Sharma with his height can extract bounce from the pitches Down Under. Chawla has the support of the skipper Dhoni. In the last two Ranji Trophy matches, Bajji's performance was below par. In the match against UP he went wicketless and managed 1-44 against Orissa. Time is also running out for him, as he has only one chance to make his case stronger. Rahul Sharma is in the good books of the selectors for his ability to extract bounce from any surface. "Sharma's bounce may come handy on Australian pitches" said one of th...

Dhoni was happy about the Indian bowling performance. "The bowlers are hunting as a pack, it doesn't matter who is taking the wickets," said the whirlwind wicket keeper batsman. "Umesh can really bowl over 140kph. Ishant also bowled well," he added. "The bowlers are taking the responsibility. The first innings was perfect. We got off to a good start and the middle order capitalized and we put up a par-plus score. It was a lot of runs to defend. The fast bowlers gave us breakthrough and the spinners capitalized." Yuvraj has been axed and Rohit Sharma is in for the next Test starting on 22nd. India hope to continue their winning streak. People may have dismissed Ojha's and Ashwin's success in the First Test as a flash in the pan, but they proved otherwise. Yadav bowled regularly above 140 kph and clean bowled many a set batsman. He took seven wickets in this Test, most of them clean bowled. Ishant Sharma also bowled well and the Indian bowling cl...

Yadav clean bowled Chanderpaul for 47 and now the WI are 278/4, trailing by 202 runs behind India. It ended the 108 partnership by Bravo and Chanderpaul for the fourth wicket. If India can get rid of Darren Bravo, now on 89, she has a chance to pull it off. Everything depends on Darren Bravo for the West Indies. He is now joined by Samuels. Chanderpaul inside edged a fiery Yadav delivery onto his stumps. Bravo is still Windies hope and is on his way to a well compiled century. At 0950 AM, the century partnership was achieved, as Bravo and Chanderpaul kept the aggressive Indian bowlers at bay. Dhoni is not exactly worried but Windies may take the match to the fifth day. WI 262/3. At 0855 AM, IST, Bravo brought up a decent Test fifty but it was sad to see an empty stadium such a feat. WI 217/3. After playing a masterly innings, Darren Bravo departed after scoring 136. He was held in the slips by Dravid off Ojha and the West Indies lost the last six wickets for 62 runs. Six overs after Oj...

Three masterly hundreds, by Laxman ( 176*), Dhoni ( 144 ) and Dravid ( 119 ) saw India amass a mammoth 631. The WI bowlers could do nothing against the three centurions ( Can we call them the Three Musketeers ? )who blasted them them to all parts of the field. Dhoni hit five sixes and Dravid and Laxman were as solid as the Rock of Gibraltar. The West Indies are 34/2, with Umesh Yadav capturing the wicket of Barath and Ashwin accounted for Brathwaite. The West Indies need 432 to avoid following on and it seems an uphill task against the wiles and guiles of Ashwin, Ojha, Ishant and Yadav ! Anyway, let us watch and see. Indian batting proved to be formidable with three Test players scoring scintillating hundreds and the West Indian bowling lacked penetration. Windies bowlers could not take all Indian wickets and it seems it is Fortress India in India. One wonders whether it is the same Indian team which got routed in England. But then the Indian bowlers are different, and the Indian bats...

Graeme Smith and Amla scored glorious hundreds to power SA to a great victory over the Kangaroos. Australia never thought that they will be so humiliated, even after their batting capitulated for 47 all out. SA take a 1-0 lead in the Test series. When Siddle was hit through midwicket by Smith, SA had won the game by eight wickets. SA became the second team in the world to win a Test, after being bowled out for less than 100 in their first innings. Gone are India's chances to make it to the No 2 spot in Test rankings. We had envisaged an Australian dominance and and Indian dominance, for India to make it to the No 2 spot. The second Test at the Wanderers start after six days.

SA seems to be in the driver's seat in this Test, as 23 wickets fell like nine pins on Day 2. Australia were all out for 284, with Clarke scoring a brilliant 151. SA were bowled out for 96, with Harris taking 4-33 and Watson 5-17. Then Australia were bowled out for 47, with Philander taking 5 for 15 and Morkel 3-9. SA are 81/1, needing 155 runs to beat Australia ! Anything can happen, as the wicket seems to be a fast bowler's Paradise. Australia's last wicket ensured that they did not hit the record books for the lowest total in Test history. They were 21/9 and the last pair ( Siddle and Lyon ) added 26 runs to take Australia to 47. The lowest total record is 26, by NZ against Eng in Auckland in 1955. Australia's all time low was 36 against Eng in Birmingham in 1902. Amla and Graeme Smith batted with care and the Proteas seem comfortably placed at 81/1. Smith on 36 and Amla on 29 now battle it out with the Kangaroos. Debutant Vernon Philander took 5-15 and Morkel 3/9 o...

A valiant century by Clarke saw Aus at 214/8, after Dale Steyn threatened to rip through the Aussie batting line up. The Kangaroos were 40/3, as Steyn devastated with some genuine fast bowling. Clarke scored 107 not out and Steyn starred with 4/31. Shaun Marsh was the only other batsman who brought in a touch of respectability, scoring 44. Greame Smith won the toss and sent Aus in to bat and his decision was justified as Steyn struck some lethal blows and the Kangaroos were tottering at 40/3. The Proteas could not get the wicket of Michael Clarke, who played a glorious innings of 107 not out. He still represents Aussie hope.,

There has been criticism in some quarters that the Master Blaster had not played any matchwinning innings, despite his 99 tons in international cricket. He proved it wrong with a classic 76. He found an able partner in Laxman (58*) and India won the First Test by five wickets. He may not have scored his 'ton of tons' but clearly it was a matchwinning knock. His tenure at the crease tormented the West Indian bowlers. Sachin and Laxman were involved in a 71 run partnership which sealed the fate of the Test. Sachin brought up his 62nd half century and all eyes were on him as Laxman hit boundaries after boundaries. But then he misread a Bishoo delivery and was adjudged lbw. On the other side, Dravid could only add one run to his overnight total of 30. When Sachin was dismissed, India needed only 43 more to win. Yuvraj and Laxman took the score to 254/4 at lunch and India had already plundered 102 runs in the pre lunch session. Then Laxman completed his 55th half century in the post...

India needs 124 runs, WI needs 9 wickets within 124 and that is the equation for this Test. Well, cricket has been defined as a game of glorious vicissitudes and it was proved true yesterday as Ashwin six for brought India back into the match. Pulverising shots by Sammy and Chanderpaul saw WI set India a challenging total of 276, but then Sehwag's brilliant strokeplay seemed to torment the Windies. But then Sammy got the wicket of Sehwag, bringing WI right back into the game. Fortunes fluctuated. But then the Wall ( 30 * ) and Sachin ( 33*) stalled the West Indians with the game hanging delicately in the balance ! Batting fourth is not something desirable and everything depends on Bishoo et al. Let us see whether the ball or the bat will predominate. It will be better to say that India is on the cusp of registering a grand victory ! Cusps can be dangerous and with only Yuvraj, Dhoni and Laxman as recognised batsmen to come, loss of some early wickets can spell doom. Pessimism alway...

Just imagine ! 89 runs for the first wicket off just 12 overs and things looked ominous for the Carribeans. Then the Indians handed the game on a platter to the West Indians. It was inefficiency of the highest order. Now future looks bleak for India ( at least in this Test ) and looms over them like a grim Sahara. Indian greats fell like nine pins before some mediocre bowling. Indian recklessness made it interesting, on a pitch where the ball kept low. India had some satisfaction at the end, when they picked up two wickets and WI are 21/2. Sehwag was given a life when he was bowled by Fidel Edwars off a no ball and had hit 3 fours in six balls, when a straight drive was delected onto the nonstriker's stumps, thus cruelly running Gambhir out for 41. Sehwag's penchant for innovation saw him stumped, as he was executing some sort of dance and his leg was in the air. Laxman seemed too lazy, poking away from the body to be caught by Baugh. Indian chances of taking a lead appeared r...

WI were 256/5 and the Indian spinners took all the five wickets between them. India will try to keep WI within 350 and WI will try to post a 400+ total, with Chanderpaul still there on 110. Chanderpaul played a superb knock, 110 not out, to stifle the Indian spinners. In Baugh he seemed to have found an ideal partner, as both forced Dhoni to take the second new ball. Chanderpaul scored his 24th Test ton, his seventh against India. Ashwin found the faint edge of Samuel's bat and WI were in trouble. Samuels had to depart for 16, caught Dhoni bowled Ashwin. Ojha obliged his skipper several times. He got Brathwaite out of his crease and had him stumped, thus ending a 108 run fourth wicket partnership. Kraigg Brathwaite st Dhoni b Ojha 63. Darren Bravo, touted as the new Lara, committed hara kiri. He failed to read the quickish off break from Ashwin and was beaten and bowled. D Bravo b Ashwin 12 Kirk Douglas went after the left arm spinner Ojha, but only succeeded in lobbying the ball ...

Gibson, the WI coach, feels that the milestone - century of centuries - for Tendulkar may affect his performance in the Airtel Test Series. The First Test between WI and India begins tomorrow. "I was not aware of the milestone and haven't thought much about it. But I feel if there is too much hype, it would be tough for Tendulkar" said he after a practice session at the Delhi Cricket Ground. "But Tendulkar is a legend and he would get it anyways any time soon" said Gibson. Rampaul, the spearhead of WI attack, said he is aware of the milestone and the WI will play positive cricket. "We know that Tendulkar is on the verge of a personal milestone but our target is to play good cricket. We have to stick to our plan" said the formidable swing bowler. Sachin scored his 99th Test century against SA this year, during the World Cup, which saw the ascent of India. All expected Sachin to score his century of centuries in England but India and he had a miserable...

Known as Paral Sankhya, the Alpha Numeric System was developed by Vararuchi. It is also known as Katapayadi, as 1 represents the letters Ka, Ta, Pa and Ya, whose corresponding digit is 1. Number Letters 1 ka ta pa ya 2 kha tta pha ra 3 hu da bha la 4 gha da ba va 5 nga na ma sha 6 cha tha sha 7 chha dha sa 8 ja dha ha 9 jha ddha 0 nja na ksha The Value of Kaa ki ku ke and ko was 1 31 was represented by Kala Kala is ka + la = 31 ( The digits are counted from the right ) and 351 by Kamala Kamala = ka + ma + la = 351

Known as Paral Sankhya, the Alpha Numeric System was developed by Vararuchi. It is also known as Katapayadi, as 1 represents the letters Ka, Ta, Pa and Ya, whose corresponding digit is 1. Number Letters 1 ka ta pa ya 2 kha tta pha ra 3 hu da bha la 4 gha da ba va 5 nga na ma sha 6 cha tha sha 7 chha dha sa 8 ja dha ha 9 jha ddha 0 nja na ksha The Value of Kaa ki ku ke and ko was 1 31 was represented by Kala Kala is ka + la = 31 ( The digits are counted from the right ) and 351 by Kamala Kamala = ka + ma + la = 351 TicketAmerica.com TicketAmerica is a licenced ticket broker that provides convenience from the largest quality of ticket events. Ticketamerica.com has ledyard sports tickets for the new haven theatre tickets and cincinnati bengals tickets cleveland browns tickets and then uncasville event tickets...

Known as Paral Sankhya, the Alpha Numeric System was developed by Vararuchi. It is also known as Katapayadi, as 1 represents the letters Ka, Ta, Pa and Ya, whose corresponding digit is 1. Number Letters 1 ka ta pa ya 2 kha tta pha ra 3 hu da bha la 4 gha da ba va 5 nga na ma sha 6 cha tha sha 7 chha dha sa 8 ja dha ha 9 jha ddha 0 nja na ksha The Value of Kaa ki ku ke and ko was 1 31 was represented by Kala Kala is ka + la = 31 ( The digits are counted from the right ) and 351 by Kamala Kamala = ka + ma + la = 351

Sanskrit poets used Elemental Numbers in their poems. As eyes are 2, two represents eyes. As the Vedas are four, four represents the Vedas. Netra Netra ( eyes , eyes ) means 22 and Veda Veda means 44. Here we give the correspondence between numbers and the Elements 1 - Earth, Moon 2. Eyes, hands, feet, ears 3. Worlds, trinitarian unity, three yogas, three vedas. 4. Vedas 5. Sense organs. 6 Rithus or the six seasons. 7. Rishies 8 Directions, eightfold prosperity 9 Digits, numbers 0 Ether 10 - Ego and its ten heads. 11 - Rudras 12 Months, Zodiacal Signs 13 Universe 14 Vidyas, Manus 15 Lunations, thidhis 16 King 17 Athushti 18 Treatises astronomical, mythological 19 Athi Dhruthi 20 Nails 21 Uthkruthi 22 Akrithi 23 Vikruthi 24 Gayathri 25 Principles 27 Constellations 33 Deities The digits for the letters are written, counting from right to left For example, Bhanandagni Bham = Stars = 27 Nandan = 9 Agni = 3 B...