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Friday, June 27th, 2008 |
Sourav Ganguly capped a memorable comeback by becoming the first recipient of the Castrol Asian Cricketer of the Year Award at a function held in Karachi today.
Ganguly has had a series of successful innings since his return to the Indian cricket team during the South African tour of 2006-07. The Prince of Kolkata put together some outstanding batting performances during 2007 - his best innings being the 239 against Pakistan at Bangalore in December 2007. For his outstanding batting performance during the year, Sourav also received the overall Castrol Asian Batsman of the Year Award. The overall Castrol Asian Bowler of the Year Award was won by Muthiah Muralitharan who also entered the record book in 2007, becoming the highest wicket taker in test matches. The Castrol Asian Wicket Keeper / Fielder of the Year awards was won by Kamran Akmal.
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008 |
Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar and the comeback cricketer - Sourav Ganguly, are in the running for the Castrol Asian Cricketer of the Year Award. The duo will be competing against three Sri Lankans - Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara and Muttiah Muralitharan. This is the first time ever that an award has been instituted especially for Asian Cricketers.
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Sunday, June 22nd, 2008 |
The UB Group in partnership with the Gitanjali Group unveiled a diamond studded cricket bat, signed individually by the 1983 World Cup cricket champions at the “Lords of 83″ golf event held today. The bat will be auctioned in London on June 25th that also marks the silver jubilee of the landmark win for India in international cricket. The proceeds from the auction will be presented equally to all the 15 members of the 1983 winning team.
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Saturday, June 21st, 2008 |
ESPN STAR Sports has retained the title of Asia Cup 2008 to promote STAR Cricket, its 24 hour dedicated channel on cricket targeted at the Indian subcontinent. All the 13 matches of ‘STAR Cricket Asia Cup’ will be broadcast live & exclusive on ESPN and STAR Cricket starting June 24, 2008.
Speaking on the association of STAR Cricket with the Asia Cup, R C Venkateish, Managing Director, ESPN Software India Pvt Ltd, said, “STAR Cricket is a dedicated channel for the Indian subcontinent and there cannot be a better association than aligning with the Asia Cup where all the major cricket forces from the sub continent including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are participating. I am confident that this branding and marketing initiative will go a long way in promoting the channel further in this region.”
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Thursday, June 5th, 2008 |
Castrol today announced the launch of the Castrol Asian Cricket Awards which will be held in Karachi, Pakistan, on 27 June 2008, during the forthcoming Asia Cup. Mr. Naveen Kshatriya, Chief Executive, BP Lubricants - Africa, Middle East, Turkey and South Asia, made this announcement in the presence of Asian cricketing legends - Rahul Dravid, Sanath Jayasuriya and Wasim Akram. The life-size replica of the glittering trophy of the Castrol Asian Cricket Awards was also unveiled amidst much fanfare.
Eleven years after instituting the very first and most respected ‘Castrol Awards for Cricketing Excellence’ for Indian cricketers,Castrol has taken another momentous step with the institution of the Castrol Asian Cricket Awards. The Castrol Asian Cricket Awards will honor and felicitate Asia’s best cricketers on a biennial basis across the three major formats - Test cricket, One Dayers and T20 Internationals.
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Sunday, June 1st, 2008 |
Chennai Super Kings romped into the final of the Indian Premier League thrashing Kings XI Punjab by nine wickets in the second semi-final on Saturday.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s team advanced to Sunday’s summit clash with the Rajasthan Royals after a determined and disciplined effort saw them past Kings XI with some ease. Chennai’s speedsters set up the victory, reducing Punjab’s famed batting line-up to 112 for eight, before Parthiv Patel (51 not out) and Suresh Raina (55 not out) saw them home with more than five overs to spare.
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 |
An unbeaten 54 by S K Raina and his 55-run third-wicket partnership with Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni saw Chennai Super Kings score a seven-wicket win over Deccan Chargers and cruise to the semifinals of the DLF Indian Premier League.
Leading the Chennai Super Kings attack from the front, Dhoni made 37, hammering four boundaries and a huge six, while Raina blasted five boundaries and two sixes to enable the vistors win the crucial match with four balls to spare. Raina, architect of today’s win won the Man of the Match Award as also the Maximum Sixers award. J A Morkel(12) remained unbeaten, hitting one four, facing 12 balls.
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Saturday, May 24th, 2008 |
Kings XI Punjab rode on twin half-centuries by Shaun Marsh (60) and Kumar Sangakkara (50) to post a six-wicket victory over Deccan Chargers in a close but inconsequential Indian Premier League match at Mohali Friday.
Chasing a target of 176, Kings XI openers - Sangakkara and Marsh - shared 84 runs for the first wicket to lay the strong foundation for their ninth victory in the tournament which they achieved with three balls to spare. Towards the close, there was some anxious moments for the home team. With asking rate reaching near 10 per over from the last three overs and four wickets having fallen, (more…)
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Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 |
Umpire Billy Bowden , known all over the world for his ” crooked finger” dismissals , and unique umpiring style, looks at being a “model” for brands and companies in India. Navroze Dhondy, C E O, Creatigies Communications, a cricket die hard and also writer on cricket affairs, said “Billy is a character, and brands who are progressive and open to innovation would happily find a great brand fit with Billy. He is easily recognizable, and has great ’stand-out’ value”
Bringing a special brand of creative flair to the game, Brent “Billy” Bowden, the New Zealand umpiring sensation shot to fame with a zany array of embellished signals and showmanship. Bowden turned to umpiring after the onset of arthritis in his early-twenties, and earned a reputation for giving batsmen out with a curiously bent finger. He threw out the rule-book which states that the best cricket officials are the ones that go unnoticed, and added a whole host of innovations to his daily routine.
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Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 |
Yusuf Pathan and Mohammed Kaif drummed up a crucial unfinished 81-run partnership as Rajasthan Royals confirmed their semi-final berth by cantering to a six-wicket victory over the Kolkata Knight Riders at Kolkata.
Pathan(48*) and Kaif (34*) took the game away from the Knight Riders during their rollicking 42-ball stand after the hosts posted a modest 147 for eight in the face of a disciplined bowling performance from the league leaders. The Royals, now on 18 points from 11 outings, registered their ninth win of the tourney, while the Knight Riders’ hopes to make the last four dimmed further with the defeat as they remained on 10 points.
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Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 |
Virender Sehwag’s brief but explosive innings set the tone as the Delhi Daredevils raced to a five-wicket victory over the Bangalore Royal Challengers on Monday, winning with 10 balls to spare.
The result sees Bangalore’s hopes of progressing to the semi-finals ended, but Delhi remain on course. After restricting the hosts to 154 for seven in their 20 overs, Delhi quickly set about chasing down that total, with Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir putting on 90 for the first wicket.
Sehwag was the first to go. The Delhi captain hit two fours, a six, and another four in succession and was aiming for the boundary again when he was brilliantly caught by Bharat Chipli at point, departing for 47 off just 19 balls. Delhi added another 10 runs to their total before Gambhir was run out for 39, trying to beat Cameron White’s throw to turn a single into two runs.
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