India are the Twenty20 World Cup Champs!!!

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Alrighty, people (minus Jeetu, heh! heh! ;))… the first 20-20 world cup tournament has started in South Africa, with the hosts playing West-Indies even as we speak (those of you who are watching live can probably see how exciting this new form of the game is!)
[BTW India and Pakistan are in the same group-D, and the best thing about this new style is that there are absolutely no favourites! It is more like winning the lotto!]

I can tell you that pretty much this new style of game has taken some of the cricketing world by storm. It is a whole new ball game, an enhancement of the one day game to make the game fast, furious and instant (most important; instant gratification is the name of the game) really to compete with the other popular and faster sports versions like Football, Baseball and soccer.
I guess the intent is also to effect the brining a new audience to the sport that have traditionally viewed cricket as ‘boring’ and too slow of a game (last’s a day? Last’s FIVE days???).

There is absolutely no doubt that this version is full of action and appealing to the younger crowd. The purists of the game don't like it, but if it brings large crowds to watch cricket, it has to be good for the game overall.

For those of you who are not too familiar with the rules, here is a quickie summary…

20-Twenty Cricket Rules
By the way, and just so that you know; These are general rules, which are being modified over time and there might be some small variations that could be used in this tournament in South-Africa. (other members that know more on the rules, please feel free to add update!)

· Twenty overs per side.
· Bowlers are restricted to 4 overs each.
· Fielding restrictions in the first six overs - 2 fielders outside circle with a minimum of two stationary fielders.
· Fielding restrictions for overs 7-20 - maximum five fielders allowed outside of circle.
· A 'no-ball' is worth 2 runs, and the batsman gets a free hit after a no-ball.
· Each side has just 80 minutes to get through their 20 overs. There is 15 minutes between innings.
· There are run penalties for each over which hasn't been bowled in the allocated time.
· The next batsman has 90 second after the fall of a wicket to get to the crease
 
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Dear Shailendra Ji,

Thanks a lot for posting the rules. Where is it available live?

What is a "STATIONARY FIELDER?",

I am sure it is going to be exiting. However I feel, it might be just to favorable to batsman. Bowlers might have to come up with some thing special. I only hope that most younger people don't start avoiding bowling.

Keep posting.
 
raj2rif said:
Dear Shailendra Ji,

Thanks a lot for posting the rules. Where is it available live?

What is a "STATIONARY FIELDER?",

I am sure it is going to be exiting. However I feel, it might be just to favorable to batsman. Bowlers might have to come up with some thing special. I only hope that most younger people don't start avoiding bowling.

Keep posting.
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Col saab, in these times you don't really need to wait for the Dish or Direct TV networks to beam it live for you...there are a whole bunch of online sites that will stream the video live!
But of course they are pay-per-view and most of them will charge a sum (not exoribatant at all) for watching it.

I personally have been watching these matches on www.willow.tv and quite staisfied by the live streaming that they have to offer. All you would need to do is log on, register and then pick any of the matches they have to offer (which is pretty much everything that is going on anywhere)...

Of course there is a little test video on there that you would be prompted to click on and try first to make sure that your computer system supports the streaming video they have to offer.
Believe me the video is pretty good, and even better than TV for some.

The best thing is that when you buy a match, it also allows you replays etc. and you can pretty much drag the mouse and watch stuff later at any point of the game.

As to that 'stationary' fielder thingy; I am guessing it is to do with how much area they can cover, meaning probably just move back or towards the pitch maximum and not sideways, allowing the batsman to hit in the gaps.... (I think! those rules I posted from a website... so it is an educational process for me too... I hoping to catch more of these matches to get a better understanding)

I agree that the new twenty-20 format does look more batsmen friendly (but seriously; when was it not?...) and frankly I think people do come to see high scoring matches, and even though some baller friendly pitches will create amazing bowling and bowled-outs, swinging and catching... 'audience' in general tend to go dissappointed if there are no hard hitting sixes and fours...
SO in any case please so remember that the very first reason this format was created was to draw in the crowds! (and to even create the support and viewing for the game in non-playing nations; especially here in America etc.)... and hence sponsorship, and MONEY!

...But Man, if today's match was anything to go by....it is mayhem out there...there was supposedly a carnival atmosphere (was just reading the live text updates) with the crowd going wild! and I don't even have statistics on how many fours, and sixes were hit!!!...
The West-Indians made 204 or something (in 20 overs! That is like an average of 10!) and the South Africans overtook that score!!! :eek:
 
'Stationary Fielder'

I think 'stationary' fielders are those who can't move once the bowler starts run-up. (For ex - Fwd Short-Leg/Silly point or Slip fielders).
The rule is that these Stationary fielders should be in 15 yards from batsman crease.
 
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20/20 is great, This is ECB's invention.

It has revived cricket in England.

Normally organised in the evenings as it will people encourage people to go after work.


I have been to couple of games (don't live far from Rose Bowl) and its fantastic.

Shail come down to UK, we can certainly organise something.:)
 
...Amazing! this is what I am talking about!
Zimbabwe beat Australia!!! by five wickets!...

... They bundle Australia out for 138!...more specially so because Australia who had batted first were actually made to be down 19 runs for 3 wickets, with all the big guys back into the dug-out (the concept of the whole team sitting in this covered bench area at the edge of the field; just like a soccer game is so cool....why? because the next batsman has to get on the pitch within 15 seconds!) One can see the coach's walking around with the worried look like in all these other sports.....
Guys, I mean.... this is historic! To imagine we are right there when something big is happening and new, path-breaking rules about a great game is being re-written!!!.........

Anyways, back to my point about the great Australians having to bow down to the (poor dark horses) Zimbabwians; that is one for the twenty-20 game!!! Cheers!!!....
 
antil-sunpatiya said:
Shail come down to UK, we can certainly organise something.:)
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I know man, yhaan USA mein to jaise kisi ko es great game kae baare mein pata hi nahee hai....... saari aan Football-football kara karein... (wa game jis mein 'ball' kae upar 'foot' ka estemaal bus kade-kade hi hua kare! Go figure! :rolleyes:)
 
cooljat said:
hehehehehe:p
Super Shail bro...I like ur sense of humor!!! :)

Enjoy!!!

Rock on
Jit
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Ha! Ha! Ha! :D :D :D
Aare per Jitu, tu ude kar kae rhya sai??? Tannae bera sai 'cricket' aale thread pae tera aana ban sai (tera aer Poonam ka bhi!)... ;)

Dekhya? Mannae bera tha, ake 'cricket' padhe pachche tu zaroor check karnae aawga....isileye tera naam phele hi likhh diya tha ude!... bera sai tu saangh nae gali mein roz cricket hi khela kare bakiyaan kae saath....ude buss yunhee es game nae badnaam karan laag rhya sai, kyun!?! :D
 
...But i will tell you something more... let not the Zimbabwe victory fool you as a flash in the pan, they did it by some accurate bowling BACKED by some SUPER FIELDING!!!...that people, is the key!

That is what worries me about India!!! The fielding!...

Agreed that this 20-20 is more a batsmen's format, but if you don't field well, you might as well not play!
Sure, You can have the best hitters and could even somewhat control the onslaught of opposing hitters with accurate bowling (yeah, as if we are safe in that department by any long chance!) but it is getting obvious that definitely good fielding, taking the catches (from the batsmen trying to hit sixes) stopping the four's and two's is also mucho important!
 
Zimbabve Upsets Australia

Dear Members,

What a finish. Zimbabve stuns Australia. 20/20 format may give any team a chance to win on a given day, for margin or error is little.

With that in mind, who should play in first match for India. My choice would be as follows:

Sehwag,
Uthappa
I K Pathan (All Rounder)
Yuvraj
Dhoni
Rohit Sharma (All Rounder)
Joginder Sharma (All Rounder)
Y K Pathan (Spinner)
Piyush Chawla (Spinner)/ Harbhajan
RP Singh
Sreesanth
12th Man: Karthik
 
hehehe....eib Super Shail likhe aur chotta bhai naa pade ye kimme possible ss???:confused:
Nyways, Gali main 5-7 saal pehle ghanni Cricket khela karta main...I was a gud fast bowler then aur manne to team aale Walsh bola karte...:cool:;)

manne koi personal grudge naa ss Cricket se....lekin urre India main yo game jyada hi HYPED hai aur log sab kimme chhod ke Cricket-Cricket japne lag jaaya kare:rolleyes:

aur ye News Channel to kati RUN-BHUMI si bana diya kare hai matchs ke time....saara din cricket n its talks....fed up with all this crap!! :mad:

Nyways, 20-20 Cricket match is certainly a gud welcome step by ICC...isse atleast time to waste nahi hota aur excitment bhi bana rehta hai!!:):)

kaal thodi haan dekhya Zimbawbe-Australia ka match....kimme intresting sa laagya aur mazaa bhi aaya:D:p

Waise Im supporting New-Zealand team....lets see who wins !!


Rock on
Jit

shailendra said:
Ha! Ha! Ha! Aare per Jitu, tu ude kar kae rhya sai??? Tannae bera sai 'cricket' aale thread pae tera aana ban sai (tera aer Poonam ka bhi!)... ;)

Dekhya? Mannae bera tha, ake 'cricket' padhe pachche tu zaroor check karnae aawga....isileye tera naam phele hi likhh diya tha ude!... bera sai tu saangh nae gali mein roz cricket hi khela kare bakiyaan kae saath....ude buss yunhee es game nae badnaam karan laag rhya sai, kyun!?!
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'baseballisation' of Cricket:),,hehe,,,more suited 4 d guys low on patience( (yours truly included:D)


Sans Shoaib Akhtar:(:(:(,,m totally besotted to him-since d earliest days-when he was a nobody,,irrespective of his conduct:D,4 me-biggest draw to dis game!!
wonder ---was dis only d perfect occasion 4 him2 hit d bat-on a fellow team player,,yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy......???????????


il miss u.........:o
 
deeps said:
'baseballisation' of Cricket:),,hehe,,,more suited 4 d guys low on patience( (yours truly included:D)


Sans Shoaib Akhtar:(:(:(,,m totally besotted to him-since d earliest days-when he was a nobody,,irrespective of his conduct:D,4 me-biggest draw to dis game!!
wonder ---was dis only d perfect occasion 4 him2 hit d bat-on a fellow team player,,yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy......???????????


il miss u.........:o
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Shoaib Akhtarrr??? Naheeeeeeeeeeeeeee...... yeh kya ke raye o Deeps!!!...

Ek to bigdael manas, upar sae 'Paki'!?!... Heh! Heh! Just kidding there!
But on a serious note: I think he has bigger problems then insubordination; the fact that he was accused (rightly or wrongly) of sports drug abuse to my mind is a bigger 'kalank' whichever way you look at it... sports personality once associated with such charges can seldom replace their lost reputation in the real sporting world.
I mean now how many times now when he thundering down the run-up (if he does manage a comeback after what is happening with him right now) would the opposing teams not snigger and smirk..."is he doped right now/ is he not???"

Yeah, I think "baseballization" is such an appropriate term for this new format of Twenty20.... whatvere it may be, I think it is here to stay! The excitement of these matches is worth watching!...

And to think that now BCCI itself went ahead and unveiled a 'Indian Premier Leauge' which has to do with the twenty20 style of games, domestic and international.... :rolleyes:
 
naheeeeeeeeeee......
well, v r nt here 2 award charc. certificates--r we?:)
its jus dat hes a fireball,,thunderin storm,,mesmerising, captivating, trance-inducing,,sweeps n blows me off!:cool:
aint dat enuf 4 me?
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well,,the series is turnin out 2 b full of surprises--minnows rulin till...

shailendra said:
Shoaib Akhtarrr??? Naheeeeeeeeeeeeeee...... yeh kya ke raye o Deeps!!!...

Ek to bigdael manas, upar sae 'Paki'!?!... Heh! Heh! Just kidding there!
But on a serious note: I think he has bigger problems then insubordination; the fact that he was accused (rightly or wrongly) of sports drug abuse to my mind is a bigger 'kalank' whichever way you look at it... sports personality once associated with such charges can seldom replace their lost reputation in the real sporting world.
I mean now how many times now when he thundering down the run-up (if he does manage a comeback after what is happening with him right now) would the opposing teams not snigger and smirk..."is he doped right now/ is he not???"

Yeah, I think "baseballization" is such an appropriate term for this new format of Twenty20.... whatvere it may be, I think it is here to stay! The excitement of these matches is worth watching!...

And to think that now BCCI itself went ahead and unveiled a 'Indian Premier Leauge' which has to do with the twenty20 style of games, domestic and international.... :rolleyes:
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A bit surprised over the resignation of Dravid...

But surely Yuvraj is not the next...Probably Sachin may be the Front-Runner for the Post...Lets c wht develops...
 
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deeps said:
naheeeeeeeeeee......
well, v r nt here 2 award charc. certificates--r we?:)
its jus dat hes a fireball,,thunderin storm,,mesmerising, captivating, trance-inducing,,sweeps n blows me off!:cool:
aint dat enuf 4 me?
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Oh then you must be mistaking this thread for 'Cricket's pin-up boys gone wild!' ;)

Of course yaar Deeps, this is sports discussion after all... that too arguably about the most gentlemenly of all sports; CRICKET! Fortunately-Unfortunately Character does play a huge role in one's standing in this mother of all sports, at least among the genuine cricket lovers.....

The guy is supposedly a performance enhancer drug abuser! Period...so he can now be a fireball, thundering storm, some Rawalpindi express, for all one cares... if all he just had had was a big shot of steriods up his...few minutes before he is 'thundering' down the run-up!!!...:rolleyes:
[But then again, I may be quite bajaoing a faltu ki been here; of course you see, I am just a guy myself and rate him as a sportsperson, nothing else.... rest of course everyone else is free to get their highs on any thining, long haired, dope-eyed Paki if it does it for them! :D]

I gotta warn you though, this guy is a goner...would be very surprised if he makes a come back from here on... in any case; you and me.. we shall continue this discussion for that time, watch out for the space!

How's Aussie land; so have you switched loyalties to them or still rooting for the boys in blue!?!
 
vairesatendra said:
A bit surprised over the resignation of Dravid...

But surely Yuvraj is not the next...Probably Sachin may be the Front-Runner for the Post...Lets c wht develops...
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Yes, Dravids resignation was a little out of the blue; but maybe not so surprising...The dude was going down the tubes on his much vaunted batting skills, so maybe this would help him shrugg off the extra responsibility and get back on his game!

Plus come on; with all due respect the guy was just an okay captain to my mind in fact...his inability to enforce the follow-on on down on the matt England proves my point, not to mention his lack of killing extinct that is so much needed (more so on the one day format)...
So maybe this is actually a blessing in disguise for everyone; him, the team and the Indian fans!

Of course the discussion about finding the right successor would be an interesting and difficult one... though maybe BCCI and selectors should think of going down the route of the other nations and their successful model of appointing actually a Test match and One day captain seperately (just like the teams are also different for either nowadays)...because after all it is a different 'ball' game altogether!
 
Pakistan is making mince-meat out of us right now! just 9 runs- for 2 wickets already!!!... this is not good at all... Shewag (yeah, so he used to be considered a master blaster at some point in time) is clean bowled after hitting a four off his first ball, same useless gifting away and so much so for getting a shocker of being left out of the Test and one day teams! Some people never know how to take the opportunity into their hands!!!....vey sad indeed!
 
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