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So what images conjure up in your mind when you hear ‘fantasy cricket’? Well as the term itself suggests, it lets your imagination run wild and lets you live your dream. Fantasy cricket basically means a game where you can build up your own fantasy XI. All cricket fans have their own dream XI, and they always wish to create their dream team. Fantasy cricket is an opportunity for such cricket fans to unleash their cricketing brains and use their knowledge to create their dream team.    

All cricket lovers at some point or the other have been dissatisfied with the team which has been selected for a match or an entire series. In such a scenario, everyone feels that they know what the best combination of their favorite team must be. Often fans end up frustrated and wish that they could have a say in the team selection process. Well this does not seem possible, so why not settle for the next best option available. Take part in fantasy cricket and choose your own team and see how they actually perform in the cricket field.  

There are many online sites which provide cricket fans with the option of playing fantasy cricket. There are some websites where users simply need to get themselves registered for playing the game online. On the other hand there are also sites which require visitors to pay a certain sum of money to be able to play the game.

Playing fantasy cricket is very simple. First of all what you need to do is choose your dream team from the set of existing International players. The player list contains the name of players who are playing in the series and a point value is allotted to them depending on their form and skill levels. Visitors can have their own scoreboard containing the names of the players they have selected for their team. The scorecard will display the performance of your selected players.  

As the series gets underway, your selected scorecard will get populated depending on the on field performance of your selected players. Remember winning or losing a fantasy cricket game depends on the performance of the player on the field and not by the reputation they have. For example Sachin Tendulkar is a great player with staggering statistics. However since he has not been active in international cricket for a long time, having him in your fantasy team, can actually be a burden. So use your head while choosing your team and do not go by what your heart says.  

Cricket is a team game and so you will have to choose a properly balanced team to play the game. This means that you cannot pack your team with all the top stars of the cricketing world. You will have to think and balance out newcomers with the stars in order to create a team within the allotted point budget. Before you embark on playing fantasy cricket online, make sure that you are very well aware of the rules of the game. I am sure that you do not want be in a situation where you do not know what you are exactly up to while dealing with anything related to your favorite game.

Fantasy cricket provides the opportunity to many cricket fans to realize their dreams of selecting their team. Fans can select their own team and actually see how these players perform in the field. This is a wonderful opportunity for serious cricket lovers. So what are you waiting for, sign up and start playing fantasy cricket.

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It was 5th day of the second test match and everyone was sure that English Bowlers would stuck seven players of West Indies and probably level the series by 1-1. When 5th day of test match started it was Chanderpaul and Sarwan who has to resume the innings. Both the players started their innings with a positive attitude and played their natural game and they build a strong partnership and took score to 244 from 96. This was the first turning point of the match that was done by West Indian Batsmen. Then at that stage West Indies had to face their first blow of the day and they have to bear the loss of Sarwan who scored 106 runs. In first inning, he became the victim of nervous ninety’s but this time he finished that well and completed his century. His century turned the match into West Indies side and that innings put a dramatic impact on the cricket result.

West Indian team wanted some more contribution from Sarwan but he got out and then and Nash came on the crease to defend its tail ender batsmen. Soon after the dismissal of Sarwan, Chanderpaul also got out after scoring 55 runs, a decent contribution, but not up to the mark and total score was raised by 55 runs. The team wanted much more than this from Chanderpaul. Anyhow Ramdin, the West Indian team’s wicket keeper, along with Nash consumed a number of balls and make the flow of match towards a draw. When the score reached at 287, Nash got out lbw on the ball of Swann. This was the sixth wicket which has been fallen and English team was very hopeful for a victory at that time. After the dismissal of Sarwan, English bowlers had started out to take wickets with regular intervals of time which stuck the http://www.scorespro.com/“>live scores of the West Indian Batsmen. But God was writing something different then our assumptions and West Indian tail Enders continues to fight against English bowlers.

When Taylor got out, West Indian team was at 313, and it was the 7th wicket that has been fallen. At that time, England was assured of their win as they have taken 7 West Indian batsmen and only 3 have to go. But at that stage Benn and Powell take the charge and they became rock hard. God also gave favor to West Indian tail Enders as the light gone bad and umpires put banned on the pacers. Andrew flintoff, who was severely injured, just came back by taking medicine and injections to bowl but as soon as he came, just after the ban became active. When they are just about to end the match in a draw, West Indies lost another wicket of SJ Benn. Benn and Powell consumed 51 and 65 deliveries respectively and take their team out from losing the match. When Benn got out, at that time it looked like that West Indies going to lose again as it was the 8th wicket which has been fallen.  But FH Edwards played a responsible innings along with the Powell and ends the match in a draw.  It was a great day for West Indies as they have saved their 1-0 lead in the series but a hopeless day for England as they are at an arm’s length from the victory.

St Lucia: M S Dhoni, after his successful stint at IPL is back to lead the Team India in T-20 World cup 2010 which will be played in West Indies. Dhoni’s men will be playing their first match against Afghanistan on Saturday.

Dhoni has warned his players not to take Afghanistan lightly as they have made their mark and ready to rub the shoulders against the best teams.

Dhoni said “If you ask me, I would not consider our

opening match against Afghanistan as a practice game. I don’t take my opponents lightly. At the end of the day you have to win whichever team you play,”.

Dhoni said “I don’t know much about them. It is good in a way because if we know too much about a side then you are thinking too much about them. However, our preparation will remain the same as if you are playing the best opponent in world cricket,”

Dhoni also added “We can’t really relax against

whichever team you are playing. At the end of the day you are representing India and you have to be at your best when you turn up on the field,”.

When asked about skipping the warm up games and absence of key players to which Dhoni said “We don’t actually need to play a warm-up game as the way we have shaped up after the long journey, there wouldn’t have been any good coming out of it. It is good that we can rest and have a rigorous practice session tomorrow and get back into the groove and prepare for the match against them,”.

And for Sehwag’s absence he said since the best replacement has been done in place of the lost key players due injury so they will make good combination for the competitive cricket.

When asked about Yuvraj’s bad form to which Dhoni replied “He bats at number four and the individual he is, he can easily play the big shots. There aren’t enough grounds in the world that are big enough for him not to clear.”

He also added that Yuvi’s bowling utility will be handy in the middle overs. Dhoni is very keen about the matches which are to be played against South Africa and Afghanistan. There is no room for errors against these two teams. If any slip up against them can put his team out of Super 8 league.

He Said”In this format you have to be at your best throughout. Every step you take or every six deliveries that you bowl have a great impact on the game. In the same way every run and catch that you save or miss will impact the performance. It is going to be a tough tournament. But then it is a sport, so let’s go out and enjoy our cricket,”

The Team India is Scheduled to play their two group league matches against Afghanistan and South Africa on May 1,2010 and May 2,2010 respectively.

Indian women’s hockey team wins Asia Cup bronze
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