cricket zone: March 2013

India vs Australia, 2nd Test, Hyderabad

Australia: 237/9 decl, 131-all out (67.0 Ovs)

India: 503

India won by an innings and 135 runs

Australia tour of India 2013

Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, India

March 2-6, 2013

Australia won the toss, and elected to bat first

MOM: Cheteshwar Pujara

Batsmen		R	B	4s	6s	SR
David Warner	b B Kumar	6	8	1	0	75.00
Ed Cowan	lbw b B Kumar	4	13	1	0	30.77
Phillip Hughes	c M Dhoni b R Ashwin	19	57	4	0	33.33
Shane Watson	lbw b B Kumar	23	31	4	0	74.19
Michael Clarke (c)	b R Jadeja	91	186	9	1	48.92
Matthew Wade (wk)	c B Kumar b H Singh	62	144	8	0	43.06
Moises Henriques	b R Jadeja	5	22	1	0	22.73
Glenn Maxwell	c M Dhoni b R Jadeja	13	22	2	0	59.09
Peter Siddle	lbw b H Singh	0	14	0	0	0.00
James Pattinson	not out	1	6	0	0	16.67
Xavier Doherty	not out	0	7	0	0	0.00
Extras:	(b 10, lb 3, w 0, nb 0, p 0)	13
Total:	(9 wkts, 85 ovs)	237	RR:2.79

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Stat: Australia have lost 5 consecutive Tests in India now. 2 in this series, 2 in 2010 and the last Test in 2008.
Stat: The last time India beat Australia by an innings was in Kolkata, 1998.
Pujara: ' I'm really happy. There was a bit of pressure as I just got married and my wife was worried that I have to perform. After scoring a century against New Zealand on this track, I got to know the pitch. It was a very similar pitch to that one. When we bowled, the ball was doing a bit. So the plan was to get a partnership. I've scored a lot of runs in domestic and that has helped me get the temperament right. It was a very important partnership with Vijay. That was the most important phase of our innings - we communicated well and the partnership set up the game for the team.'
Pujara is the Man of the Match
Dhoni: 'It was important to get off to a good start and Bhuvi provided that. You don't expect the pacers to take a lot of wickets in conditions like this but he bowled good lines. Then the spinners took over. We talk a lot about partnerships. In these conditions, it's important to make the bowlers tired, Vijay and Pujara did that and it resulted in a massive partnership. It gave the lower order a lot of freedom. We were actually looking to bat half an hour more but we lost wickets while trying to score quick runs. It's important to not give wickets to their pacers - that's their strength. It was a complete bowling performance. It was important to start today's play well and Ishant did that with the wicket of Watson - he's someone who can play the big shots. After that, Jadeja and Ashwin bowled well. It was a bit different on this wicket - we usually take the new ball after the 80 overs but on this wicket it's important to make it softer. The credit goes to the side. I have a great side, I've always said that. The support staff have been good as well - Gary first and now Duncan. The credit goes to each and every member. (talking about him becoming the most successful Test captain for India)'
Clarke: 'India deserve a lot of credit. They outplayed us. Pujara and Vijay's partnership was fantastic. We can learn a lot from that. India outplayed us in all 3 facets of the game. Our batsmen have to take a lot of responsibility. We haven't scored runs, in the best of batting conditions. That's unacceptable. It's about partnerships - with both bat and ball. When you have momentum, you have to run with it as much as possible. That's how the 300+ run stand happened. There is some time to go for the next Test but there will be no break in between. There will be a lot of hardwork. We don't improve by sitting on the couch.'
Australia have a lot of selection issues to ponder over. Phil Hughes doesn't look like he'll score runs in India, and the rest of the batsmen simply need to apply themselves a bit more and battle it out. It's high time Clarke bats at number 4 - most of the damage is already done by the time he comes to the crease batting at number 5. And of course, they have to think about their bowling line up as well. Maxwell got 4 wickets, but they might bring back Lyon for the next game.

He may not have a TALENT like Sachin Tendulkar,
He may not have a DEFENSE like Rahul Dravid,
He may not have the ABILITY to keep wickets like Adam Gilchrist,
He may not have the Captaincy Skills like that of Sourav Ganguly,
He may not have a technique like Rahul Dravid...

But,

He has the FIGHTING SPIRIT like nobody else has,
He has the DESIRE to do anything for the Country to make it win,
He has his own UNIQUE ABILITY that no one can even dream of copying
He has the WILL POWER like nobody else has
Nd that's why Ms dhoni is best captain of india

Coz he has the DEDICATION like no one else has.. :) and One more win and Dhoni will be the most successful Indian captain ever... RESPECT DHONI.. don't ever listen to your detractors!

_/\_ to the LEGEND CAPTAIN... :) ♥♥♥

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Tuesday, 5 March 2013

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GLANCE OF IND-AUS SECOND TEST

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