Dhoni Defends Batsman after Crushing Defeat against Australia

Inspite of the fact that Indian batsman crumbled making a very low score against Australia in the fifth ODI, captain M.S. Dhoni refused to blame the batsmen for the defeat. N wats height after this, Dhoni described them as the best line-up at his disposal.

If this is the best, then what would be worse is out of my imagination.

Warm Welcome For The Indian Players at Mumbai Mumbai Airport

It looked as if whole city arrived at the Mumbai airport to welcome Indian cricket team returning home from South Africa with the Twenty20 World Championships trophy.

TV news channels followed the open-top double-decker bus carrying the cricketers as it slowly wound its way along the 30-km route from the Chhatrapati Shivaji Airport to the Wankhede Stadium.

Draped in the national flag, indian players waved and showed off the glittering trophy to hundreds of thousands of supporters.

More than 50 motorcycle outriders led the slow-moving cavalcade that took well over four hours to reach the stadium for the public felicitation programme organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India.

Several members of the 1983 World Cup winning squad were on hand to praise their triumphant successors.

Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni had to pose with the glittering Twenty20 trophy again and again, while the team was loaded with cheques, shawls, garlands, bouquets, plaques and almost any other memento one could think of. There were no complaints of excess baggage.

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Indian Cricket Team Rewarded with US$2 Million and Rs 1 crore for Yuvraj Singh

India team did extremely well in the twenty 20 world cup and they are rewarded for it. BCCI President Sharad Pawar, who was present on the occasion of the final match, declared an award of US$2 million after Mahendra Singh Dhoni's boys clinched the nail-biting encounter by five runs in front of a boisterous, tricolour waving crowd.

Another Rs 1 crore in prize money was announced for Yuvraj Singh for becoming the first batsman to hit six sixes in an over in the shortest version of the game.

Congratulations Once Again

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Sahara India gifts house to every Team India player

New Delhi, Sept. 25 (PTI): Elated over the commendable performance of the men in blue in the T20 World Cup, the main sponsor of Indian Cricket team Sahara India has announced a Rs four crore award by gifting a house to each member of the team.

Each of the 15 players is being gifted a home in the home-grown infrastructure project of the company- Sahara City Homes.

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Yuvraj Singh Hits Longest Six of 119m : Man of Match

Yuvraj Singh was awarded man of the match award for his exceptional 70 runs from just 30 balls.

Yuvraj started in his usual fashion as he made a quickfire 50 in just 20 balls. Yuvraj’s innings included five 4’s and five sixes.

Also, wat record Yuvraj Singh missed out last time was the longest six. But in this game he hammered the longest six of the tournament with 119 metres.

Yuvraj Singh's Innings Highlights

India Beats Australia : Into Finals of ICC Twenty20 World Cup

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Hurray!! India hits again and this time against champions Australia.

India won the toss and decided to bat first and scored 188 runs losing 5 wickets. Though the score was good but champions are champions and they could have turn up the game anytime. Nothing is enough for the aussies.

Australia gave a slow start, rather say not a start that was expected from the Austrailian side and they lost couple of early wickets. But Hayden and Symonds fixed their feet on the ground and were taking match away from the Indians. This was the time actually I first thought that India will loose this match. But thanks to Sreesanth who got Hayden out and match started turning towards India once again. Another danger man Andrew Symonds got out soon after Hayden.

30 rums was required in 3 overs but Indian bowlers didn't gave aussies any chance and won by 15 runs.

Here is the final score card for you.



Yuvraj Singh was given man of the match award.

India Into Semi Finals : South Africa Out of ICC 20-20 World Cup

Isn't it shocking to know that South Africa is out of ICC Twenty-Twenty World Cup. Unbeaten throughout, a single lose has made South Africa out of the tournament. And once again its India turning all ups and downs.

India didn't have a good start and lost few early wickets and without Yuvraj Singh it was looking tough for the Indians to reach a decent score to defend themselves. However, parnership between Rohit Sharma and Indian skipper Dhoni helped India to score 153 runs which was a decent total with such a pitch conditions.

In the bowling side Indian get off to a flying start taking few early wickets which build pressure on the African batsman. 126 runs was required by them to qualify for the semi finals but they could not because of which New Zealand qualified for the semi finals.

R.P.Singh bowled tremendously well and took 4 wickets.

Rohit Sharma got Man of the Match award for his wonderful 50 and one run out.