Category: ICC World Cup 2011

ICC World Cup 2011 Semi-Final: Bookies Favour India Over Pakistan

| March 25, 2011 | 0 Comments

India and Pakistan are set to meet in a potentially explosive encounter in the semi-finals of the ongoing ICC World Cup 2011 tournament, at Mohali, India, on Wednesday, March 30. Bookies are unanimous in treating India as favourites to win the game. India flaunt their batting as their main strength, with Sachin Tendulkar emerging as [...]

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ICC World Cup 2011: Can England Beat Sri Lanka?

| March 25, 2011 | 0 Comments

England will take on co-hosts Sri Lanka in the fourth and last quarter-final of ICC World Cup 2011, on Saturday, March 26. Sri Lanka are favoured to win playing in home conditions against an erratic England, but is there something England can do to upset Sri Lanka and knock them out of the World Cup? [...]

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ICC World Cup 2011: 6 Reasons Why India Will Beat Pakistan

| March 25, 2011 | 0 Comments

By beating Australia in the quarter-finals of ICC World Cup 2011, India have set up a much awaited clash against Pakistan in the semi-finals, at Mohali, on Wednesday, March 30. While Pakistan have belied the pundits and done much better than pre-tournament predictions about their prospects at this year’s mega-event, their journey is likely to [...]

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ICC World Cup 2011: How New Zealand Can Beat South Africa

| March 25, 2011 | 0 Comments

South Africa who are set to meet New Zealand in the third quarter-final of ICC World Cup 2011, at Mirpur, Bangladesh, on Friday, March 25, are overwhelming favourites to win the game and book a place in the semi-finals. However, New Zealand can beat South Africa if they play to a plan. In this article, [...]

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ICC World Cup 2011 Quarter-Final: Bookies Favour India Over Australia

| March 24, 2011 | 0 Comments

Bookies are conventionally accepted as being good judges of form, and in the second quarter-final of ICC Woirld Cup 2011, they consider India as favourites to trump Australia. Here is a comparison of the odds bookies offer on the two teams: For instance, if you were to bet $10 on India, William Hill would give [...]

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ICC World Cup 2011 Quarter-Final: 4 Predictable Things You Can Expect From Aussies, Against India

| March 24, 2011 | 0 Comments

Australia have been in decline, in recent years, and nothing reveals this decline more blatantly than the predictability of their actions and decisions on the field of play. In this article, I take a look at 4 predictable things you can expect from Oz, when they meet India in the quarter-finals, on Thursday, March 24. [...]

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ICC World Cup 2011: Kamran Akmal Jokes

| March 23, 2011 | 0 Comments

Ross Taylor hit a century on his birthday to hand Pakistan a shock defeat in a Group A league match. Taylor was helped by three dropped catches by wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal. Akmal went on to become the butt of jokes, Here is a sampling: What is Kamran Akmal’s favourite pick up line? “Can I drop [...]

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ICC World Cup 2011 Quarter-Final: Time For India To Fry Kangaroo Kebabs?

| March 23, 2011 | 0 Comments

“Ozie! Ozie! Oye, oye, oye!!!” goes the cry around the ground, like a constant buzz… … but only if the stadium is in Australia and not in this part of the world where India get a wee bit more recognition. This time around, with the boys in blue organizing the party, the Kangaroo Jacks will [...]

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ICC World Cup 2011 Quarter-Final: Will Afridi Go Boom Boom Against West Indies?

| March 22, 2011 | 0 Comments

With 17 scalps, in the bag, the Pakistan captain is currently the leading wicket taker of the ongoing ICC world cup 2011. This is not about Shahid Afridi the bowler but about the batsman who began his ODI batting career with a century, against Sri Lanka, in the KCA Centenary Tournament, at Nairobi, Kenya, in [...]

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ICC World Cup 2011 Quarter-Final: Pakistan’s Probable Team Against West Indies

| March 22, 2011 | 0 Comments

Pakistan are set to meet West Indies in the first quarter-final of ICC World Cup 2011, at Mirpur, Bangladesh, on Wednesday, March 23. Afridi’s men are overwhelming favourites to win the game and become the first team to qualify for the semi-finals, for a possible meeting with the winner of the India-Australia quarter-final match, on [...]

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