THE FIRST EVER DOUBLE CENTURY IN ODI

Belinda Clark

Yes not Rohit Sharma nor Shewag niether even Sachin Tendulkar was the first circkter on planet to score a double century in ODI .

It was none other than the Australian Womens Team opener and capatian  Belinda Clark  who scored the first ever double century in ODIs .

 It was way back in 1996 i.e. 18 years ago, in the backdrop of placid calmness, there was a World Cup game taking place between Australia and Denmark.

One had to wait for Australia's match against Denmark for Clark to add further lustre to Belinda Clarks  glorious career. Clark's exploits sparkled in splendour, as she went on to become the first player to notch up a double century in ODIs and remained not out on 229.

As very little is written about the match, it is difficult to find information related to the game. Only after dusting off his old cricket magazines, was the writer able to find a few lines related to the match.

 By all accounts, Clark, with indefatigable stamina and energy ran between the wickets like a jack-rabbit to steal singles from under the very nose of Danes. It can be seen by the fact that despite scoring at a rapid rate of 147, she sent the ball scurrying to the boundary boards only 22 times and didn't thwack a single six!

 She also Holds the record of first ever batsman to score a double century in World Cup.

Some Details About Belinda Clark 

Full name : Belinda Jane Clark

Born September : 10, 1970, Newcastle, New South Wales

Major teams : Australia Women, New South Wales Women

Batting style : Right-hand bat

Bowling style : Right-arm offbreak

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	15	25	5	919	136	45.95			2	6			4	0
ODIs	118	114	12	4844	229*	47.49			5	30			45	0
T20Is	1	1	0	4	4	4.00	10	40.00	0	0	0	0	1	0

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	15	6	78	28	1	1/10	1/10	28.00	2.15	78.0	0	0	0
ODIs	118	6	90	51	3	1/7	1/7	17.00	3.40	30.0	0	0	0
T20Is	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR 2015

ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP 2015

For the upcoming world cup i.e to held in 2015 at Australia & New Zeland.The International Cricket Council (ICC) have decided that there would be no  Super Over in tied matches in the knock-out phase. 

In case of a tied quarter-final and semi-final, the side finishing at the higher position in the group stage will seek to next round (i.e semi-final or final).If the final is tied or if the match is a no-result, then the teams will be declared joint winners.The total prize money of the 2015 World Cup would be $10 million, an increase of nearly 20 percent over the previous edition of the tournament four years ago, according to the ICC, which also decided to use the Decision Review System (DRS) in all 49 matches of the tournament.

The winners of the next year's mega event, starting February 14, will receive$3,750,000, up from $3,250,000 in 2011 while the runners-up will collect$1,750,000 in comparison to $1,500,000.The two losing semi-finalists will each get $600,000. In 2011, the two losing teams received $500,000.

Here is the list of  teams pools 

The four side will qualify from each pool and will enter the quaterfinals i.e to be held from 18th of march to 21 st of march.Final will be played on 29th of march at Melbourne Cricket Ground , Australia.

Now take a look at the schedule of the grand event

FDI: FIRST DEVELOP INDIA

Nowadays many new campaigns are running like Clean India, Make in India and many new facilities are providing to the citizens like Jan Dhan Yojna, etc. These all great steps have been taken by our Honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi. As we know last month our country's GDP hiked from 4.6 to 5.7 but it isn't enough. Although, its a great start but still the destination is too far. So to achieve this goal, we people need to take some steps.
A Developed Country is a country which has very strong defence power, powerful economy & which has very less civil crimes. So all we have to do is given in following steps:

NO TO CORRUPTION: Never take or give bribe to any person. It doesn't matter whether it is small or big. Corruption is Corruption.

NO TO LITTERING: Do not litter the streets, roads, public places, etc. Always throw waste in dustbin. And if someone is littering any place then its our duty to remind them. If everyone tries to keep clean the area outside their home (shops or offices) then more than 70% country's area will be cleaned.

NO TO INTERNATIONAL BRANDS: You feel really awkward when you get to know that "Fair & Lovely" is an international brand and "Peter England" is an Indian brand. Using Indian Company products is very necessary for developing economy. In our daily life we use more than 60% international products. And for every international products several indian substitutes are available (except for some product). Then why to go for "videshi item". Just be Indian & Go for Indian.

The major advantages of using Indian products are

• Indian company doesn't have to give import duty to government because it manufactures inside the country. Thus the prices of products are always cheaper than International products.
• More you use the Indian product, more the company will produce. And to increase the production, company needs more number of workers. Hence, it will increase the employment.

If you want India to be a Developed country then you have to start using Indian products. Some products and their Imdian substitutes which you use in daily life are listed below.

• Automobiles: Buy Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland, Bajaj, Bharat, DC, Eicher, Force, Hero, Hindustan Motors, Mahindra, Maruti Suzuki, Premier, Royal Enfield, TVS (instead of Honda, Hyundai, Toyota, Mitsubishi, Volkswagen, etc). We are not forcing you to purchase only an Indian car if you need high performance and luxury. But if you want luxury car then you can buy Jaguar or Land Rover. Because Tata Motors has bought these companies in 2008.
• Mobiles: Use Micromax, Karbonn, Celkon, Onida, Videocon, XOLO, Spice, Lava, iball, HCL (instead of Apple, Samsung, Nokia, HTC, Sony, etc.). If you want a high configuration phone which has good camera, fast processor and other attractive features then you can go for the companies written in bracket. But if you want to buy a medium range phone then you should go for Indian one.
• Soap: Use Medimix, Margo, Godrej No.1, Santoor, Neem, Cinthol, Hamam (instead of Lux, Liril, Lifeboy, Pears, Dove etc.)
• Toothpaste: Use Babool, Binaca, Meswak, Vicco Vajradanti, Dabur Red  (instead of Colgate, Closeup, Pepsodent, etc.)
• Online Shopping: Use Flipkart, Snapdeal, Yepme, Yebhi, Indiatimes, Jabong, (instead of Amazon, Ebay, etc.)
• Watch: Use Titan, Fastrack, Sonata, Raga, Edge, Octane (instead of Rado, Pierre Cardin, Casio, Tommy Hilfiger, etc.)
• Telecom: Use Airtel, Idea, BSNL, Reliance, Tata Docomo (instead of Vodafone, Uninor, etc.)
• Tea: Use Tata Tea, Tetley (instead of Brookebond, Tajmahal, etc.)
• Footwear: Use Action, Woodland, Khadims, Liberty, Paragon (instead of Puma, Reebok, Nike, Adidas, etc.)
• Clothing: Use Grasim, Peter England, Pantaloons, Flying Machine, Ruf & Tuf, Excalibur, Raymond, Shoppers Stop, John Players (instead of Levistrauss, Van Heusen, Lee, U.S Polo, etc.)
• Electronics: Use Onida, Videocon, Tata Electronics, Godrej (instead of Samsung, Philips, Sony, etc.)
• Tyre: Use Apollo, Ceat, JK Tyres, MRF (instead of Michelin, Goodyear, etc.)
• Paints: Use Asian Paints, Nerolac, Berger (instead of Dulux, etc.)
• Electrical: Use Crompton Greaves, Finolex, Havells (instead of Anchor, etc.)
• Drinks: Drink Lemon Juice, Fresh Fruit Juices, Chilled Lassi, Butter Milk, Coconut Water, Amul Milk (instead of Coca Cola, Pepsi, Limca, Mirinda, Sprite, etc.)
• Tooth Brush: Use Prudent, Ajanta , Promise (instead Of Colgate, Close Up, Pepsodent, Oral-B, etc.)
• Shaving Cream: Use Godrej, Emami, Park Avenue (instead of Palmolive, Old Spice, Gillete, etc.)
• Alcoholic Drinks: Drink Imperial Blue, Blenders Pride, Chivas Regal, 100 Pipers, Antiquity, Royal Stag, (instead of Johnnie Walker, Black Dog, Teachers, etc.)
• Shampoo: Use Lakme, Nirma, Velvette, Himalaya, Ayur herbal, Park Avenue, Arnika, Dabur Vatika, Godrej, Hair & Care (instead of Halo, All Clear, Nyle, Sunsilk, Head and Shoulders, Pantene, etc.)
• Food Items: Eat Tandoori chicken, Vada Pav, Idli, Dosa, Puri, Upma (instead of KFC, Mcdonald's, Pizza Hut, Dominos, Subway, etc.)

Every Indian product you buy makes a big difference.
We are not against of foreign products. We are not Anti-Multinational. Its an effort to raise our economy.  

JAI HIND.

Sachin Tendulkar's autobiography releasing on November 6

 Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar's "Playing It My Way - My Autobiography" will be released November 6, the publishers announced on Tuesday.
"I knew that agreeing to write my story would need me to be completely honest, as that is the way I have always played the game. It would require talking about a number of aspects I have not shared in public before.
"So here I am, at the end of my final innings, having taken that last walk back to the pavilion, ready to recount as many incidents as I can remember since first picking up a cricket bat as a child in Mumbai 35 years ago," Tendulkar said about his book.
The autobiography is being published by Hodder & Stoughton and will be simultaneously released globally through Hachette India.
"Over the past 25 years, Sachin Tendulkar's colossal batting triumphs for India have singled him out as one of the greatest players in cricket history. He is universally admired and respected and, most impressively, remains a very modest man," said Hodder & Stoughton editor Roddy Blookfield.
The darling of millions of cricket lovers worldwide, Tendulkar retired from the game in 2013 after playing for 24 years. The most celebrated Indian cricketer and the highest run-scorer in the history of international cricket, Tendulkar was honoured with Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, on the last day of his cricket career.
His autobiography details his remarkable story, from playing in the by-lanes of sub-urban Mumbai to his first Test cap at 16, to his 100th international century capped by the emotional final farewell that brought India to a standstill.

"Playing It My Way: My Autobiography", will provide an insight into his personal life and promises a frank and revealing account of his sporting life, the publishers say.

286 Runs in one ball

Story of  286 runs
scored off one ball . Pall Mall Gazette – an
English newspaper with roots in London, all the
way back in 1865 – is the originator of this
quite unbelievable tale which has travelled
around the world ever since being first published
on 15th January 1894.
In its ‘Sporting Notes and News’ section, the
paper noted that a match was played at
Bonbury in Western Australia between Victoria
and a ‘scratch XI from the neighbourhood’.
Victorians went in to bat and the first ball was
hit into the branches of a tall jarrah tree which
was inside the ground.
Now, as the legend goes, the home team
appealed for a ‘lost ball’, but the umpires could
see the exact spot where the ball was
stuck and refused to declare the ball ‘lost’.
At this time now, the Victorians started running
between the wickets. Unable to find any
alternative, an axe was called for bringing down
the tree. But as luck would have it, they failed
to procure an axe and the batsmen kept on
running.
Next, someone brought out a rifle to dislodge
the ball from its position, and finally after many
shots missing the target, the ball was finally
shot down and brought to the ground.
Fantastically, nobody caught the ball before it
hit the ground.
The story goes on to state that the batsmen
had run 286 runs by then, creating the world
record for most runs off a single delivery in
cricket. It adds that the Victorians declared
then, bringing probably the shortest innings to a
close, if this legend is to be believed, and won
the match!

T20 WORLD CUP 2014

ICC World Twenty20 for the year 2014 is going to take place in February 2014. It will be hosted by Bangladesh and will be played in three cities - Dhaka, Sylhet, and Chittagong. 16 teams have qualified for this tournament. 8 teams have directly qualified for Super 10. Two top most teams out of the 8 qualified teams of group stage will join the Super 10.

T20 World Cup 2014 Groups
Teams in Group Stage

Group 'A' Teams: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Hong Kong
Group 'B' Teams: Ireland, Zimbabwe, Netherlands, United Arab Emirates

Teams of Super 10

Group 1: England, Sri Lanka, South Africa, New Zealand, Winner of Group B from Group Stage
Group 2: Pakistan, India, Australia, West Indies, Winner of Group A from Group Stage

T20 World Cup 2014 Match Schedule

Date	IST	GMT	Match	Details	Venue
March 16	11:00	05:00	1st T20	Group A : Bangladesh vs TBC	Mirpur
March 16	15:00	09:00	2nd T20	Group A : TBC vs TBC	Chittagong
March 17	11:00	05:00	3rd T20	Group B : TBC vs Zimbabwe	Sylhet
March 17	15:00	09:00	4th T20	Group B : TBC vs TBC	Sylhet
March 18	11:00	05:00	5th T20	Group A : TBC vs TBC	Chittagong
March 18	15:00	09:00	6th T20	Group A : Bangladesh vs TBC	Chittagong
March 19	11:00	05:00	7th T20	Group B : Zimbabwe vs TBC	Sylhet
March 19	15:00	09:00	8th T20	Group B : TBC vs TBC	Sylhet
March 20	11:00	05:00	9th T20	Group A : TBC vs TBC	Chittagong
March 20	15:00	09:00	10th T20	Group A : Bangladesh vs TBC	Chittagong
March 21	07:00	01:00	11th T20	Group B : Zimbabwe vs TBC	Sylhet
March 21	11:00	05:00	12th T20	Group B : TBC vs TBC	Sylhet
March 21	15:00	09:00	13th T20	Group 2 : India vs Pakistan	Mirpur
March 22	11:00	05:00	14th T20	Group 1 : Sri Lanka vs South Africa	Chittagong
March 22	15:00	09:00	15th T20	Group 1 : England vs New Zealand	Chittagong
March 23	11:00	05:00	16th T20	Group 2 : Pakistan vs Australia	Mirpur
March 23	15:00	09:00	17th T20	Group 2 : West Indies vs India	Mirpur
March 24	11:00	05:00	18th T20	Group 1 : New Zealand vs South Africa	Chittagong
March 24	15:00	09:00	19th T20	Group 1 : Sri Lanka vs TBC	Chittagong
March 25	15:00	09:00	20th T20	Group 2 : Sri Lanka vs TBC	Mirpur
March 27	11:00	05:00	21st T20	Group 1 : South Africa vs TBC	Chittagong
March 27	15:00	09:00	22nd T20	Group 1 : England vs Sri Lanka	Chittagong
March 28	11:00	05:00	23rd T20	Group 2 : West Indies vs Australia	Mirpur
March 28	15:00	09:00	24th T20	Group 2 : India vs TBC	Mirpur
March 29	11:00	05:00	25th T20	Group 1 : New Zealand vs TBC	Chittagong
March 29	15:00	09:00	26th T20	Group 1 : England vs South Africa	Chittagong
March 30	12:00	06:00	27th T20	Group 2 : Pakistan vs TBC	Mirpur
March 30	16:00	10:00	28th T20	Group 2 : India vs Australia	Mirpur
March 31	12:00	06:00	29th T20	Group 1 : England vs TBC	Chittagong
March 31	16:00	10:00	30th T20	Group 1 : Sri Lanka vs New Zealand	Chittagong
April 1	12:00	06:00	31st T20	Group 2 : Australia vs TBC	Mirpur
April 1	16:00	10:00	32nd T20	Group 2 : West Indies vs Pakistan	Mirpur
April 3	15:30	09:30	1st Semi Final T20	TBC vs TBC	Mirpur
April 4	15:30	09:30	2nd Semi Final T20	TBC vs TBC	Mirpur
April 6	15:30	09:30	Final T20	TBC vs TBC	Mirpur