2 Pakistan and New Zealand Test to be Played on 3 December

WELLINGTON news update: Pakistan team with a loss in one Test match is facing problems regarding practice due to bad weather

The second Test of the three-match series between New Zealand and Pakistan will be played from December 3 in Wellington.

The biggest problem for Pakistan is the continuous rain in Wellington due to which the team could not get a proper chance of practicing.

Thus, the Pakistan team participated in indoor practice session.

Talking with Reporter News from Wellington, team manager Abdul Raqeeb said that the team would practice tomorrow at that ground of Wellington where Test match would be played and in case of rain the team may be deprived of practice as there is no practice facility at this venue.

He told that Misbah-ul-Haq could not take part in the indoor training session as he arrived late. He will practice with the team on Tuesday.

Misbah’s playing the second Test could not so far be decided.

India Vs Srilanka 2nd Test Live Streaming

India Vs Srilanka 2nd Test Live Streaming: news update, Today there is 2nd test match of India and Sri Lanka in Kanpur. The toss is won by India. The captain Manendra Singh Dhoni chose to do batting first. It is said that the pitch of Green Park is auspicious for Indian cricket team.

Team prescribed for this match is as follows:
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Indian Team: Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni, VVS Laxman, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Sreesanth, Pragyan Ojha.

Srilanka Team: Kumar Sangakkara (captain), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Thilan Samaraweera, Tharanga Paranavitana, Angelo Mathews, Mahela Jayawardene, Ajantha Mendis, Prasanna Jayawardene, Muttiah Muralitharan,  Chanaka Welegedara, Rangana Herath

In this match India vs Srilanka 2nd test, there are two changes in Indian team. There is Ishant Sharma in place of Sreesanth and Pragyan Ojha in place of Amit Mishra.
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Sehwag is playing like ODI right now. You can check Ind vs SL 2nd test match live cricket score in the right side bar. India’s opening pair is playing very well right now. Match is coming live on Neo Sports and online live cricket streaming can be seen on Cricket Nirvana.

Sri Lanka Face In Indian Bowlers, Kanpur Test

Kanpur, kanpur test news update, Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in the second cricket Test at Green Park stadium here Tuesday.
India made two changes to their side. Fast bowler Ishant Sharma has been replaced by S. Sreesanth while leg spinner Amit Mishra makes way for left arm spinner Pragyan Ojha who will be making his Test debut.
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Sri Lanka has brought in mystery spinner Ajantha Mendis in place of injured Dammika Prasad.

Teams Listing:

India
Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, V.V.S. Laxman, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Harbhajan Singh, Pragyan Ojha, Zaheer Khan, S. Sreesanth
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Sri Lanka
Tillakaratne Dilshan, N.T. Paranavitana, Kumar Sangakkara (captain), Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Anjelo Mathews, Prasanna Jayawardene, Ajantha Mendis, Rangana Herath, Muttiah Muralitharan, Chanaka Welegedara

New Zeeland Face In Pakistani Bowlers

DUNEDIN News Update: Pakistan skipper Mohammad Yousuf won the toss and elected to bowl in the opening Test of the three-match series against New Zealand here Tuesday.

The University Oval wicket has a reputation for favouring the quick bowlers and Yousuf had no hesitation in confirming he would bowl first.

“Obviously, the first two hours here are very difficult and that’s why we will bowl first,” he said.
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But it was a decision that did not bother New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori, who did not believe the green-tinged wicket would pose serious problems.

“I think we wanted to bat on it. All the talk is it won’t do as much as it’s expected to and when the conditions above are good it normally plays pretty well.”

Although officially a Pakistan home series, the three Tests were relocated after New Zealand refused to go to Pakistan over security fears.

It is the first time New Zealand have hosted a Test in November and rain is forecast for later in the week.
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New Zealand have only won one series against Pakistan at home, back in 1985.

Missile Agni-II in India is Not Clear Night Trial

BALASORE News Update: India’s nuclear-capable intermediate range Agni-II missile, test-fired for the first time after sunset on Monday, reportedly failed to get the desired results.

The Army test-fired the surface-to-surface Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) from Wheeler’s Island, Bhadrak district, around 7.50pm.

‘‘The liftoff and the first stage separation was smooth. But it faltered just before the second stage separation and behaved erratically, deviating from its coordinated path. Further analysis is on to ascertain the cause,’’ said a source.

The entire trajectory of Monday’s trial was tracked by a battery of sophisticated radars, telemetry observation stations, electro-optic instruments and a naval ship.

The launch, originally scheduled in the first week of this month, was deferred due to some technical snags in its pneumatic system. Though the snags were rectified, another glitch surfaced during Monday’s test, leading to the fiasco, the source claimed.

The nuclear capable 2,000-km-plus range missile has a length of 20 meters, a diameter of one meter, weighs 17 tonnes and can carry a payload of around 1,000 kg. It was first tested on April 11, 1999.

The test launch was significant from India’s strategic point of view because for the first time since the beginning of DRDO’s missile development programme, a missile was put under trial during night. The user trial was conducted by Army officials while scientists from DRDO were present to provide necessary logistical support.

New Zealand Dunedin Announces Squad for Test

New Zealand Dunedin Announces Squad for Test: New Zealand have picked a 13-man squad to face Pakistan in the first Test at Dunedin which begins on the 24th of this month. The New Zealand team is bolstered with the re-entry of Shane Bond who gets to play Test Cricket after a gap of two years!

The hosts are unlucky to miss one of their key players in Jesse Ryder who is still recovering from an abductor strain which he picked up during his stint in the IPL. Ryder’s place has gone to Peter Fulton who has a mediocre average of under 25.00 and just a fifty in the 8 Tests so far in his career. It could be a toss up between Fulton and Tim McIntosh in the end. McIntosh is fresh from a century against Pakistanis at Queensland which could give him the nod ahead of Fulton.

Apart from Bond, medium pacer Daryl Tuffey makes a comeback in the Test team after similar adventures in the rebel Indian Cricket League. Most likely Tuffey could sit out with New Zealand already having Chris Martin and Iain O’Brien in the ranks to partner with Bond.

New Zealand Squad for first Test at Dunedin : Daniel Vettori (Captain), Tim McIntosh, Daniel Flynn, Ross Taylor, Peter Fulton, Martin Guptill, Grant Elliott, Brendon McCullum (wk), Iain O’Brien, Shane Bond, Jeetan Patel, Daryl Tuffey, Chris Martin

India 385 For 6 At Stumps On Day

AHMEDABAD: Rahul Dravid and Mahendra Singh Dhoni struck centuries as India reached 385 for six on the first day of the first Test against Sri Lanka here Monday.

Dravid was unbeaten on 177 while Dhoni scored 110 to revive India’s innings after Sri Lanka reduced the hosts to 32 for four in the morning session. Dravid added 125 with Yuvraj Singh (68) and 224 with Dhoni.

For Sri Lanka, Chanaka Welegedara took three for 75 and Dammika Prasad got two for 90.

David Shepherd Umpire Dead

Latest News Updated, David Shepherd Umpire Dead: Former umpire David Shepherd has died after a long battle with cancer, at the age of 68. Shepherd, who was born in Devon, officiated in 92 Tests and 172 one-day internationals, including three World Cup finals before retiring in 2005.

He was famous for his aversion to the ‘Nelson’ – scores with a multiple of 111 – which made him hop at the crease between deliveries.

He played for Gloucestershire, from 1965-79, hitting 10,672 runs.

He was appointed as a first-class umpire in 1981 and was swiftly elevated through the ranks, making his Test debut in an Ashes Test four years later.

After his final international match, a one-day game between England and Australia at the Oval, he received a standing ovation from the fans and players .
Dickie Bird, who umpired many matches alongside Shepherd, said his former colleague would be missed.

“I feel very saddened this has happened,” he told Sky Sports.

“He was a fine umpire, we spent many happy hours together. He was a great man and a tremendous man to umpire with. He was a good bloke, he’ll be sadly missed and he was a great friend.”

Gloucestershire chairman John Light paid tribute to Shepherd.

“As an umpire he has always been a familiar and much-loved face, not only here but at cricket grounds around the world,” he said.

“He was friendly, outgoing and straightforward. He believed cricket was a simple game and he took a straightforward approach to it in his cricket and his umpiring.
“He always put a smile on your face.”
Source: BBCNEWS

Shahid Afridi, To Join South Australia For Twenty20

KARACHI: South Australia have signed Shahid Afridi for the Twenty20 Big Bash this summer as a replacement for the spinner Ajantha Mendis.

The Redbacks had announced the recruitment of Mendis in July but he is now unavailable due to Sri Lanka’s planned tri-series with India and Bangladesh in January.

South Australia’s Big Bash campaign begins on December 29, when Pakistan will be involved in the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne.

However, Afridi has not played Test cricket since 2006 and is not expected to feature in their Test squad, which would leave him free to take part in the full Twenty20 competition.

“We narrowly missed out on finals last season and these signings are definitely a boost to our quest to qualify for the Champions League this year,” South Australia’s high performance manager Jamie Cox said.

“I have made no secret of the fact that I view the Big Bash competition as the most commercial on the domestic calendar and the inaugural Champions’ League also provides fantastic opportunities for young players to showcase their skills on the world stage.”

Afridi should be a valuable Twenty20 asset for South Australia; he was the player of the tournament at the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 and averages 21.05 with the bat and 15.73 with the ball from his 24 Twenty20 internationals. Other international signings for the Big Bash include Chris Gayle (Western Australia) and Dwayne Bravo (Victoria).

Lasith Malinga was to join Tasmania and Victoria had attracted Muttiah Muralitharan but both men are likely to be unavailable for the same reason as Mendis. The West Indies allrounder Kieron Pollard is on New South Wales’ radar and the states have until Christmas Eve to confirm up to two international recruits.

Racist Test, Harvard Racist Test

Latest News Updated, Racist Test, Harvard Racist Test: Racist Test:Harvard Racist Test – The Racist Test aka Harvard’s Implicit Association Test can be found here:

https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/research/.

The prestigious university created the test to help you know where your preferences are ,but to be honest it was intended to scientifically determine whether you are racist or not.

Source: tech.spreadit.org

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