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Sachin, Rahul, VVS Expected To Draw Huge Crowds For First Test
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VVS expected to draw huge crowds for first Test
The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) will have a bumper 75,000 crowd on the opening day of the Boxing Day Test to bid farewell to the famous Indian batting trio of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and V.V.S. Laxman, who will be playing their last series on Australian soil.
It could also be the last time the Melbourne crowd would see two Australian greats Ricky Ponting and Mike Hussey playing a Test in the 100,000-seat majestic stadium.
Cricket Australia (CA) have sold more than 75,000 tickets for the first day of the four-Test series. Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) visitors passes have also been sold out for the traditional and iconic post-Christmas sporting event.
CA spokesman Peter Young said they were a little concerned about cricket fans leaving bookings to the last minute.
"Melbourne has got the biggest walk-up rate of any ground in the world. If you want to get good seats, then you should book ahead," Young said.
Young said that CA was expecting stronger-than-normal crowds for the remaining days of the Test with more than 45,000 fans expected for the second day at the MCG.
"They are running stronger than we had originally expected," Young said. "As far as Melbourne is concerned, the city seems to be in love with Test cricket."
Tendulkar Jittery Due To Talk About His 100th ton: Brearley
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Tendulkar jittery due to talk about his 100th ton: Brearley
Former England skipper Mike Brearley feels that the constant talk around his 100th international century has made Indian batting great Sachin Tendulkar jittery.
"It is not easy analysing anyone sitting faraway. But he does look as if he is jittered," he said during a panel discussion at the Raj Singh Dungarpur World Cricket Summit on Monday.
Brearley, who is also a psycho-analyst, was replying to a query on whether the hype surrounding his long awaited century of centuries has affected him.
Brearley, who led England to a then record of 18 Test wins, also recalled India's 2006 tour to England when Tendulkar was going through a lean patch.
"One of the things that I have admired about him is that during the Indian team's last tour to England (in 2006) he was not fully fit coming from an elbow injury. He was not in the best of form too. But he struggled and made a few 90's in the tour," he said.
"Its a fantastic tribute to a batsman who can make cricket seem so easy as to how he is willing to struggle it out," he added.
Brearley was also full of praise of veteran Indian batsman Rahul Dravid, who has gone on to score over 1,000 Test runs in the calendar year after being written off.
"Rahul strikes to me as a first class man and a cricketer. He is very courageous and is willing to battle it out. His character must be very strong and he looks very determined," he added.
Brearley felt the use of technology in cricket has made players too narrow-minded and they were not keen to learn about the game overall.
Brearley has favoured a lenient approach towards Pakistani pace bowler Mohammad Aamer, convicted for his role in the spot-fixing scandal.
"I don't think the whole truth has been told yet, or can be told. The 18-year old Mohammad Aamer, who was subject to pressure and was, I believe, uninterested in any illegal financial gain, should have been, and I think should now be, treated much more leniently," he said.
Aamer, who was convicted, along with teammates Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif, had been sentenced to six months jail term for his role in the spot-fixing scandal.
Brearley, who is the chairman of the MCC World Cricket Committee, also felt that many cricketers were pressurised to get into match-fixing by others and deserved a second chance, especially if they were willing to admit their guilt.
"We need to recognise that the pressure put on the young player by criminal bookies or their agents, or by their corrupt team-mates, can be appalling.
As a result, some of those involved might need to be treated with compassion, especially if they admit their guilt and are willing to be enlisted in the battle against corruption.
Deterrent and retributive justice, tempered with mercy and discrimination is vital in sentencing and punishing," he said.
"Like all secret organisations that recruit the naive for illegal activities, the criminals linked to gambling draw people in by involving them first in activities that seem of a minor importance like pitch report, players fitness etc. once in, threats against the player or his family may make it extremely difficult to get out. In the strenuous search for exemplary punishment, there has to be a room for giving a misguided young player a second chance."
However, Brearley also added that "whistle-blowing should become an absolute duty for everyone in the game" if corruption has to be weeded out from the game.
The Englishman felt that cheating in the game had led the public to view the game cynically.
"Due to match-fixing the public becomes disillusioned. They feel, how can they trust any players. Poor cricket happens from time to time without anyone trying to do so but the mistrust is difficult to go," he said.
Giving an example, Brearley recalled the comeback of left-arm pacer RP Singh, who was holidaying, in the Indian team for the fourth Test at the Oval earlier this year.
"India had not done well and were down 0-3. RP Singh had last played in January. In the first over he bowled five balls went down the leg side. To this a distinguished commentator said 'Anyone betting on five balls on the leg-side on Tuesday might have made some money'. It was an explicit comment.
"It is not easy analysing anyone sitting faraway. But he does look as if he is jittered," he said during a panel discussion at the Raj Singh Dungarpur World Cricket Summit on Monday.
Brearley, who is also a psycho-analyst, was replying to a query on whether the hype surrounding his long awaited century of centuries has affected him.
Brearley, who led England to a then record of 18 Test wins, also recalled India's 2006 tour to England when Tendulkar was going through a lean patch.
"One of the things that I have admired about him is that during the Indian team's last tour to England (in 2006) he was not fully fit coming from an elbow injury. He was not in the best of form too. But he struggled and made a few 90's in the tour," he said.
"Its a fantastic tribute to a batsman who can make cricket seem so easy as to how he is willing to struggle it out," he added.
Brearley was also full of praise of veteran Indian batsman Rahul Dravid, who has gone on to score over 1,000 Test runs in the calendar year after being written off.
"Rahul strikes to me as a first class man and a cricketer. He is very courageous and is willing to battle it out. His character must be very strong and he looks very determined," he added.
Brearley felt the use of technology in cricket has made players too narrow-minded and they were not keen to learn about the game overall.
Brearley has favoured a lenient approach towards Pakistani pace bowler Mohammad Aamer, convicted for his role in the spot-fixing scandal.
"I don't think the whole truth has been told yet, or can be told. The 18-year old Mohammad Aamer, who was subject to pressure and was, I believe, uninterested in any illegal financial gain, should have been, and I think should now be, treated much more leniently," he said.
Aamer, who was convicted, along with teammates Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif, had been sentenced to six months jail term for his role in the spot-fixing scandal.
Brearley, who is the chairman of the MCC World Cricket Committee, also felt that many cricketers were pressurised to get into match-fixing by others and deserved a second chance, especially if they were willing to admit their guilt.
"We need to recognise that the pressure put on the young player by criminal bookies or their agents, or by their corrupt team-mates, can be appalling.
As a result, some of those involved might need to be treated with compassion, especially if they admit their guilt and are willing to be enlisted in the battle against corruption.
Deterrent and retributive justice, tempered with mercy and discrimination is vital in sentencing and punishing," he said.
"Like all secret organisations that recruit the naive for illegal activities, the criminals linked to gambling draw people in by involving them first in activities that seem of a minor importance like pitch report, players fitness etc. once in, threats against the player or his family may make it extremely difficult to get out. In the strenuous search for exemplary punishment, there has to be a room for giving a misguided young player a second chance."
However, Brearley also added that "whistle-blowing should become an absolute duty for everyone in the game" if corruption has to be weeded out from the game.
The Englishman felt that cheating in the game had led the public to view the game cynically.
"Due to match-fixing the public becomes disillusioned. They feel, how can they trust any players. Poor cricket happens from time to time without anyone trying to do so but the mistrust is difficult to go," he said.
Giving an example, Brearley recalled the comeback of left-arm pacer RP Singh, who was holidaying, in the Indian team for the fourth Test at the Oval earlier this year.
"India had not done well and were down 0-3. RP Singh had last played in January. In the first over he bowled five balls went down the leg side. To this a distinguished commentator said 'Anyone betting on five balls on the leg-side on Tuesday might have made some money'. It was an explicit comment.
Inspirational Story About Sachin
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Australian Cricket team were slated to tour India in 1998-99 for a 3 test match and a tri-series. Although the Australians came in with many legends like Steve waugh, Mark taylor, Mark waugh, Ian healy but still there was this one guy in their ranks who had set ripples in the cricketing arena that was shane warne, why u may ask? remember the 1993-94 ashes series the ball(leg break)he bowled to get mike gatting out which later came to be known as the monster leg break.Although our team was always known to be good against the spinners but still this guy shane warne had it in him to bamboozle the indians in front of their home ground.
Prior to the test series australians were scheduled to play a warm up game against mumbai ranji trpohy team at brabournE STADIUM IN MUMBAI KNOW ALSO KNOWN AS THE CRICKET CLUB OF INDIA.Sachin ramesh tendulkar the indian genius was to feature in that game for mumbai.
He knew the threat which warne could pose and hence some 1 month before the australians arrived here he send an sos to laxman shivaramakrishnan the former indian leg spinner turned cricket commentator.Sachin arranged a business class flight fror him from chennai to mumbai so that he could practice against various kinds of leg spinners(Shivarama was a good exponent of the flipper and googly). Sachin used to practice with him for nearly 5-6 hours daily in the mumbai heat for around 20 days before shane warne and his team arrived here. Well they say patience is the key to success and god helps those,those who help themselves" and so it was .
In the warm up game at the cci sachin smashed shane warne and his fellow austarlians and scored a maginificant 204 and the rest they say is history
till date he plays shane warne with ease and who can forget that sandstorm innings and the innings that followed on his birthday at sharjah.
My motive of explaining this story was that practice is the simplest thing which we should focus for instead we move around for other things which never guarantees success and even if it would have given success,it would be short term nature.
So friends its time that whenever we are not gaining motivation always look to sachin tendulkar
Prior to the test series australians were scheduled to play a warm up game against mumbai ranji trpohy team at brabournE STADIUM IN MUMBAI KNOW ALSO KNOWN AS THE CRICKET CLUB OF INDIA.Sachin ramesh tendulkar the indian genius was to feature in that game for mumbai.
In the warm up game at the cci sachin smashed shane warne and his fellow austarlians and scored a maginificant 204 and the rest they say is history
till date he plays shane warne with ease and who can forget that sandstorm innings and the innings that followed on his birthday at sharjah.
My motive of explaining this story was that practice is the simplest thing which we should focus for instead we move around for other things which never guarantees success and even if it would have given success,it would be short term nature.
So friends its time that whenever we are not gaining motivation always look to sachin tendulkar
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