In an exclusive interview to NDTV, Mahendra Singh Dhoni said that he would ensure that all is peaceful once Harbhajan Singh and Sreesanth come face-to-face in the dressing room.

Team India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has denied rumours that he has misunderstandings with Virender Sehwag.

Twenty20 format of cricket has made a boom in India. After the success in inaugural Twenty20 World Cup Cricket Tournament in South Africa, T20 format is promoted in India by ICL and IPL even more. These two leagues have some similarities and differences and the hottest topic of discussion for everyone is IPL Vs ICL.

Indian cricket league (ICL) has been launched by Kapil Dev to promote this newest and fastest version of cricket. ICL did not get approval from Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and it was condemned as a ‘revolutionary’ affair.

The other cricket boards were not in a position to annoy BCCI and it seemed like the players participating in the league would have to compromise on their international careers. Then the promoters of the ICL tried to convince the ICC to recognize their tournament but the governing body found itself in a difficult situation.

But only a few months later BCCI came out with its own tournament namely the Indian Premier League (IPL) on the similar lines as the ICL. It has been started with big players like Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Murlitharan, Hayden, Symonds, Ponting and a lot of top international players.

The next important feature is that IPL had a limited number of teams to start with their auction. This really brought in money for the league and for the players through the big names like Mukesh Ambani, Shahrukh Khan, Preity Zinta, Vijay Mallya, etc.

The ICL has proved to be a big success despite the lack of support of the BCCI, but IPL has come up as a bigger blockbuster. This season of cricket turned out fantastic for the cricketers and for their supporters. IPL and ICL have been doing a fantastic job for the promotion of the game.

IPL Vs ICL had made the lovers of the game more passionate about the Twenty20 format. It does not matter if it’s the IPL or the ICL.

Asia is only continent with enough number of international cricket teams to consist a proper tournament. it was spotted by Asian cricket council (ACC) in 1983 to promote the game & goodwill and very next year we had it’s first edition. India and Sri Lanka have won the cup 4 times untill the 2010 championship while Pakistan have won it only once. Sri Lanka are only team to participate in every single asia cup.

We’ve had two asia cup of test matches as well, won by Pakistan in year 1998 and Sri Lanka in 2001.

Here’s a brief history :-

April 1984 in Sharjah
India v Sri Lanka v Pakistan : won by India.
Only 3 match triangular, each team played other once, and India (who won both games) were declared winners without there being a final!

Mar-Apr 1986 in Sri Lanka
Pakistan v Bangladesh v Sri Lanka : won by Sri Lanka.
India skipped due to strained relationship with Sri Lanka, Bangladesh joined this second edition of Asia cup cricket which was another triangular tournament (each match of 45 overs) but with a final, between Sri Lanka & Pakistan which hosts won by 5 wickets.

Oct-Nov 1988 in Bangladesh
India v Pakistan v Sri Lanka v Bangladesh : won by India.
A tournament dominated by finalists India and Sri Lanka who both team Bangladesh and Pakistan at league stage but Indians had a better day on final, winning by 6 wickets after bowling out islanders for only 176.

December 1990 in India
India v Sri Lanka v Bangladesh : won by India
Pakistan refused to tour India and hence only 3 teams played, two major ones reached final at Kolkata in which India yet again beat Sri Lanka, this time chasing down 204 with 7 wicket and 17 balls to spare.

April 1995 in Sharjah
India v Sri Lanka v Pakistan v Bangladesh : won by India
Asia cup returned after 5 years (after proposed 1993 edition was canceled due to ill political relationship between India & Pakistan), back to where it all started at Sharjah. Pakistan defeated India by huge margin of 97 runs but lost their way since then, losing to Sri Lanka and failing to reach finals where India, having beaten Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at league stage, beat Lankans once again to claim their 3rd consecutive Asia cup, chasing down 232 with 8 wickets in hand.

July 1997 in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh v Pakistan v India : won by Sri Lanka.
Crucial India vs Pakistan match was rained off despite there being a rest day, which cost green team a chance for finals as Indians punished Bangladesh within 15 overs in last league game to improve their net runrate and made it finals against hosts Sri Lanka who chased down 240 to win their second asia cup.

May-June 2000 in Bangladesh
India v Pakistan v Sri Lanka v Bangladesh : won by Pakistan.
An undefeated tournament for Pakistan who won asia cup for the first time, beating Bangladesh by 233 runs, India by 44 runs and Sri Lanka by 7 wickets and again by 39 runs in finals at Bangabandhu stadium.

July 2004 in Sri Lanka
India v Pakistan v Sri Lanka v Bangladesh v Hong Kong v UAE : won by Sri Lanka.
Minnows Hong Kong and United Arab Emirates were included with Bangladesh joining seniors India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka in this 8th edition of asia cup. A 12 match tournament, India and Sri Lanka played finals where hosts defended smallish 228, winning by 25 runs.

June 2008 in Pakistan
India v Pakistan v Sri Lanka v Bangladesh v Hong Kong v UAE : won by Sri Lanka.
Another 6 team 6 league game 6 super 8s game tournament but a very high scoring one where totals over 300 were chased down frequely, and Indians yet again made it finals with Sri Lanka in opposition only to lose it by 100 runs.

June 2010 in Sri Lanka – 15 June – Sri Lanka v Pakistan Sri Lanka won by 16 runs
16 June – India v Bangladesh India won by 6 wickets
18 June – Sri Lanka v Bangladesh Sri Lanka won by 126 runs
19 June – India v Pakistan India won by 3 wickets
21 June – Pakistan v Bangladesh Pakistan won by 139 runs
22 June – India v Sri Lanka Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets
26th June – Sri Lanka v India Final won by SL

Both great great players and playing together in IPL.

Cricket is one such game that is followed by entire nation. As the cricket match is important; so is the cricket news live. It is because the news is meant to inform about the current scenario on the cricket field. After all, every cricket devotee will be interested in knowing about the cricket scores live and other related news. Some of the things that one can get to know from the cricket news are cricketer’s performance on the field, man of the match, winning team, cricket controversies and the ranking of a particular team. The cricket news live is that there is a 4 day ODI match is going to start from 26th June, 2009 between India and West Indies.
 
You will find children enjoying cricket in every park and on every street. Such is the thrill of cricket and same is the feeling for live cricket scores. By knowing this, you will be able to know the number of players got out, players remaining to bat, the runs scored by a particular player, the number of wickets taken by a bowler and amount of fours or sixes been hit by a batsman. Since, it is in news that West Indies and India is going to clash in one day series, West Indies have view that revenge-thirsty India will hit back hard in the series. This has made West Indies to prepare themselves for a strong match ahead.
 
There are few sources in the market that can provide you with cricket news live or information about the recent score. Radio channels, cricket websites and television channels are those sources that are enough to keep your spirits high. These sources also provide cricket scores about India and West Indies. This will tell the condition of players and the expected scores to be made. With all these means of cricket information, the game lovers would easily be able to access the most available source. After all, this is the right of the people or cricket fans to know what is going on in the tournaments and which player is performing his best.

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