India vs Pakistan (Super 8): Weather Report and Match Preview

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (Sun, Sept. 30) - When Pakistan will take on arch-rivals India today in the Super 8 round of the ICC World Twenty20 at Colombo, it might easily be termed as 'The Crash of the Tournament'.

India vs Pakistan (Super 8): Weather Report and Match Preview

The cricket fever is at the highest level right now in both cricket-crazy nations; but fans from both sides fear about the a cloudy weather forecast. It has heavily rained already yesterday evening and if it troubles again today; then cricket fans will be deprived of a high-class, thrilling and nail-biting encounter.

At least for now a good news awaits for cricket fans in India and Pakistan that it will be a clear weather today especially in the evening at the time of start of the match between Pakistan and India, according to latest weather report on 'weather.com'.

India vs Pakistan (Super 8): Weather Report and Match Preview

There are a few games during which rankings, form, prospects and position on the points table hardly matter. An India-Pakistan game is one such. 

 India is in an extremely precarious position just before the 'clash of the tournament' with arch-rivals Pakistan. This is not just a do-or-die battle here but also one to rewrite the World Twenty20's "whatever little" history books.

The Indian team looked completely out of sorts against Australia and they now have to quickly address their woes in all departments of the game when they take on an upbeat Pakistan, who had beaten South Africa in a thriller, if they want to remain afloat in the tournament.

On the other hand; Pakistan having a pretty good tournament until now, especially after the 'out of the blues' victory against South Africa in their first Super 8 round match. 

But, just to remind cricket fans in Pakistan, men in green have never registered a win against India at World Cups, whether ODI or T20, while India have failed to register even a single win at the Super 8s after their victorious 2007 WC campaign. 

Situation Analysis: How Bangladesh can Qualify for Super Eight (Super8/S8) Stage?

Its about just more than nine hours before starting the match between Bangladesh and Pakistan - the last encounter of the initial stage of 2012 ICC World Twenty20 and undoubtedly the most important match of Group D as the result will decide that which team will go through to the Super Eight (Super8/S8) stage.

 

Can Bangladesh Qualify for Super Eight (Super8/S8) Stage?

 

 

Both teams have their own chances but Bangla tigers have to play exceptional game and if they want to qualify for Super8 then they have to produce some extraordinary performances in bowling or batting (or in both departments). 

 

According to present scenario; in first two matches of the Group D, Bangladesh lost heavily to Kiwis and running very low with a Net Run Rate (NRR) of -2.95, while Pakistan managed to win narrowly from New Zealand and has a positive NRR i.e.  +0.65.

 

The situation above clearly tells us that Bangladesh needs to produce a performance that will cover the difference between these NRR's of btoth teams. In simple words they not simply need to win the match but they have to create a minimum  NRR difference of 1.81 in this specific match.

 

Let's have a situation analysis below to understand it comprehensively:

 

1. Pakistan Batting First: Pakistan bat first and scores exactly 150 (7.5 runs/over) then Bangladesh would have to get the target in 16 overs to throw Pakistan out of the tournament.
2. Pakistan Batting First: Pakistan bat first and scores exactly 120 (6.0 runs/over) then Bangladesh would have to get the target in 15.2 overs to qualify for the Super8 stage.

In above situations Bangladesh have to produce exceptional performance in both batting and bowling departments; first to get Pakistan's strong batting lineup out on as low as 120/150 and then they would have someone in their batting lineup who will be capable enough to score at a high pace against Pakistan's strong bowling attack.

 

1. Bangladesh Batting First: Bangladesh bat first and scores exactly 150 (7.5 runs/over) then Bangladesh would have to get the opposition out for 113 or below to throw them out of the tournament.
2. Bangladesh Batting First: Bangladesh bat first and scores exactly 180 (9.0 runs/over) then Bangladesh would have to get the opposition out for 143 or below to qualify for the Super8 stage.

Once again; in these situations Bangladesh have to produce exceptional performance in both batting and bowling departments; first to get a high total of 150/180 and then curtail Pakistan well below targets.

 

It seems an uphill task for Bangla tigers but no one can say its "IMPOSSIBLE" as cricket is 'by chance' and T20 cricket is even more 'by chance'. One extraordinary performance in batting or bowling can get Bangladesh through to the next stage.

 

Let's see, fingers crossed.

ICC World T20: Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe -- Online Live Streaming, Score Updates, Preview and Video Highlights

ICC World Twenty20 Live

Schedule for Sept 18, 2012

14:00 GMT (19:30 Local) : Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe

ICC World T20: Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe -- Match Preview:

 

After awarm up round, the ICC World T20 finally begins today as the hosts Sri Lanka take on Zimbabwe, what looks to be an easy target for starting the campaign with a winning node. The home side are slightly favourites with some outlets to win Group C and a good start to the tournament will certainly help to shorten those odds.

 

ICC World T20: Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe -- Online Live Streaming

Sri Lanka have an average performance during their warm up matches; as they lost against India but managed to register a win against the West Indies. Zimbabwe have had a tough time in their warm up matches getting thrashed by Ireland and losing narrowly to Bangladesh.

 

Sri Lanka, 1996 world champion in ODI format, is definitely a good team and they become more powerful when playing at home so for Zimbabwe it will not be a easy game but every cricket lover knows that upsets are very common in T20 format of Cricket.

 

Until now these two teams have faced each other 2 times in T20 and both time Sri Lanka was the winner. Let's see whether these stats will change or not after today's match.

ICC World T20: Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe -- Squads:

Sri Lanka squad

 

DPMD Jayawardene*, AD Mathews, LD Chandimal†, TM Dilshan, RMS Eranga, HMRKB Herath, KMDN Kulasekara, SL Malinga, BAW Mendis, BMAJ Mendis, EMDY Munaweera, MKPAD Perera, NLTC Perera, KC Sangakkara†, HDRL Thirimanne

 

Zimbabwe squad

 

BRM Taylor*†, E Chigumbura, AG Cremer, CR Ervine, KM Jarvis, H Masakadza, S Matsikenyeri, CB Mpofu, F Mutizwa, R Muzhange, RW Price, V Sibanda, P Utseya, BV Vitori, MN Waller

 

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ICC World Twenty20 (Match 1): Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe, Watch Online Live Streaming:

 

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ICC World T20: Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe -- Score Updates:

 

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ICC World T20: Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe -- Video Highlights:

 

Video Highlights of the match will be uploaded HERE, after the match.

IPL 2012 (Final): Actual contest will be between Chennai's X-factor and Kolkata's determination

CHENNAI, India (Sun, May 27) – The grand finale of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2012) is just hours away now and speculations, match previews and experts’ analysis are pouring on. 

IPL 2012 (Final): Actual contest will be between Chennai's X-factor and Kolkata's determination

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) qualified in third consecutive IPL final beating Mumbai Indians (MI) and Delhi Daredevils (DD) in ‘eliminator’ and second qualifier respectively. They produced extraordinary performances in both of these matches which hugely contrast their lethargic approach on the league stages, which led them on the brink of early elimination but Bangalore’s upset defeat in the hands of Deccan Chargers (DC) proved a lifeline for Chennai.

Chennai didn’t look back since then and bashed Mumbai Indians and Delhi Daredevils to make their way into the grand finale and proved that they have the “X-Factor” for the big occasion.

History and the recent momentum of the Chennai Super Kings definitely points toward CSK’s victory that would not only seal a hat-trick of triumphs, but would also end a fairytale script – one that saw them in a precarious position, banking on other results for qualification into the play-offs. On the field of play, they will face the inspired Kolkata Knight Riders, who would do everything to stand between the home side and history.

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Asia Cup Cricekt (Final, March 22) -- Pakistan vs Bangladesh: Online Live Streaming, Highlights and Match Preview

DHAKA, Bangladesh (Thu, Mar. 22) – Spirited Bangladesh will take on Pakistan today in the final showdown of Asia Cup Cricket Tournament 2012, here at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka.

Pak v Ban (Asia Cup Final): Pakistan to run hard for the final victory

 Another interesting fact is that the same outfits played the opening match of the tournament on March 11 and after further 11 days they are again in front of each other for the final face-off.

Although the hosts have lost the league match but they fought bravely and forced Pakistan to run hard for the victory. Now Bangladesh have the required momentum in their favor after thrashing India and Sri Lanka consecutively to reach the final and this is really an alarming situation for Pakistan, running a bit low after crushing defeat in the hands of India.

The most of the cricket gurus think that Bangladesh wouldn’t have had the best chance to win any major cricket tournament other than today. Everything seems to be in their favor like home conditions, home crowd, winning momentum and relatively low-confident opposition.

Therefore, it is the best chance for Bangladesh to remove the label of ‘cricket minnows’ and make their presence to be felt as a competitive side on the international cricket arena.

As a day/night fixture; today’s match will start at 14:00 local time, 13:00 PST (08:00 GMT).

Probable squads are given below:

Bangladesh squad

Mushfiqur Rahim*, Abdur Razzak, Anamul Haque†, Elias Sunny, Imrul Kayes, Jahurul Islam, Mahmudullah, Mashrafe Mortaza, Nasir Hossain, Nazimuddin, Nazmul Hossain, Shafiul Islam, Shahadat Hossain, Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal

Pakistan squad

Misbah-ul-Haq*, Abdur Rehman, Aizaz Cheema, Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali, Hammad Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Nasir Jamshed, Saeed Ajmal, Sarfraz Ahmed†, Shahid Afridi, Umar Akmal, Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz, Younis Khan 

Asia Cup Final Bangladesh vs Pakistan (Thu, March 22) - Watch Live Score Updates below:

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Highlights of the match will be shared here after the match.

Cricket Updates: India out of Asia Cup as the hosts beat Sri Lanka in rain-affected match

DHAKA, Bangladesh (Wed, Mar. 21) – The twists and thrills are never thought to be away from the game of Cricket; but the way its happened in the ongoing Asia Cup, it was never expected.

India out of Asia Cup as the hosts beat Sri Lanka in rain-affected match

In the start, no Cricket pundit gave any weight to the hosts of the tournament except saying they can cause an odd upset. But the way Bangla Tigers progressed during the tournament; it’s really marvelous and looks like an international standard team in the final stages of their glory on the cricket fields. 

Bangladesh reached its first Asia Cup final when it cruised past Sri Lanka by five wickets with 17 balls to spare in a rain-affected match yesterday night.

After being beaten in the hard-fought tournament opener against Pakistan; they never looked back rather to overcome their own weaknesses. They beat India in one of the most exciting matches of the tournament till date and then shocked India yet again throwing them out of the tournament by beating Sri Lanka in the last league match yesterday.

It looks like bad luck is continuously chasing India; especially in this tournament in the form of Bangladesh. First they were dragged to the edge of exit door by the courageous and successful run chase by Bangladesh and now they were pushed out of the tournament by the same team. 

Now spirited Bangladesh will take on Pakistan in the tournament final tomorrow (Thursday, March 22) with an aim to attain their first glory in the game of cricket. 

Cricket lovers are hoping for an exciting final tomorrow.

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh (Asia Cup, March 20) Live Streaming -- Can Bangladesh Shock India Once Again?

DHAKA, Bangladesh (Tue, Mar. 20) – In the final league match of 2012 Asia Cup Cricket Tournament hosts Bangladesh will take on Sri Lanka today (Tuesday, March 20) here at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur.

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh (Asia Cup, March 20) -- Can Bangladesh Shock India Once Again?

Sri Lanka is already out of the tournament losing first two league matches against India and Pakistan; but they have to play for their pride. On the other hand; the thrilling victory of Bangladesh over India on Friday not only prevented the tournament to be meaningless until the final, but it also kept India on the edge even after an exciting win over Pakistan the other day. 

According to latest team positions on points table; India is placed on second spot with eight points and Sri Lanka is on the third spot with four, having one match in the pocket. If Bangladesh manages to produce the same cutthroat performance, as they did against India, they can manage to win the match that will throw India out of the contest once again. 

Bangladesh just need a victory to qualify for the final of Asia Cup as no question of net run rate (NRR) will arise because Bangladesh have beaten India on the league stages.

The home conditions, home crowd and the master class victory against mighty India will definitely help the hosts to produce another upset of the tournament. Let’s watch, fingers crossed.

As a day/night fixture; today’s match will start at 14:00 local time, 13:00 PST (08:00 GMT).

Probable squads are given below:

Bangladesh squad

Mushfiqur Rahim*, Abdur Razzak, Anamul Haque†, Elias Sunny, Imrul Kayes, Jahurul Islam, Mahmudullah, Mashrafe Mortaza, Nasir Hossain, Nazimuddin, Nazmul Hossain, Shafiul Islam, Shahadat Hossain, Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal

Sri Lanka squad        

DPMD Jayawardene*, AD Mathews, LD Chandimal†, TM Dilshan, KMDN Kulasekara, RAS Lakmal, MF Maharoof, SL Malinga, NLTC Perera, S Prasanna, KC Sangakkara†, SMSM Senanayake, WU Tharanga, HDRL Thirimanne

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka (March 20) - Watch Live Score Updates below:

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Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka (March 20) - Watch Online Live Streaming below:

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Online Live Streaming: Pakistan v India (Asia Cup, March 18) -- Will India fight back to reach in final??

DHAKA, Bangladesh (Sun, Mar. 18) – Big match is scheduled today in the ongoing Asia Cup Cricket 2012. India v Pakistan is always big attracting attentions from the cricket lovers all over the world, so millions will be watching this thrilling contest today.

Pakistan v India (Asia Cup, March 18) -- Will India fight back to reach in final??

After a humiliating loss in the hands of Bangladesh; India is now in ‘must win’ situation to get through to the final of the tournament. Pakistan have the advantage, because they have already reached in final, since India will be under lot of pressure to win to erase the horrible memories of the previous match.

If India loses today’s match then all will depend upon the result of the last league match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Right now, any of these three teams can reach into the finals. Read HERE, full analysis report about the possibilities of the second finalist and Updated Points Table.

Match is scheduled to begin at 14:00 local time, 13:00 PST (08:00 GMT).

India squad

MS Dhoni*†, V Kohli, R Ashwin, AB Dinda, G Gambhir, RA Jadeja, P Kumar, IK Pathan, YK Pathan, SK Raina, R Sharma, RG Sharma, SR Tendulkar, MK Tiwary, R Vinay Kumar

Pakistan squad

Misbah-ul-Haq*, Abdur Rehman, Aizaz Cheema, Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali, Hammad Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Nasir Jamshed, Saeed Ajmal, Sarfraz Ahmed†, Shahid Afridi, Umar Akmal, Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz, Younis Khan

Asia Cup Cricket 2012: Pakistan v India - Watch Online Live Streaming of the match below:

 

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Asia Cup Cricket 2012: Pakistan v India - Watch Live Score Updates of the match below:

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Live Streaming: Pakistan v Sri Lanka (Asia Cup, Match 3) -- SL to bounce back to keep their hopes alive

DHAKA, Bangladesh (Thu, Mar. 15) – In the third match of 2012 Asia Cup Cricket Tournament Pakistan will face Sri Lanka today (Thursday, March 15) here at She-e-Bangla National Stadium. 

Pakistan have beaten the hosts Bangladesh in the tournament opener on weekend in a nail biting contest; while Sri Lanka were outclassed by India by 50 runs on Tuesday. In this context; it is very much clear that in today’s match Sri Lanka will be in a ‘do or die’ condition. Another loss can eradicate all their hopes in this tournament. (See Updated Points Table/Teams Positions in Asia Cup 2012)

On the other hand; Pakistan can firm their position to play in the big final on March 22 by producing another match winning performance on the soil of Bangladesh. 

Pakistan has far better record in ODI’s against Sri Lanka; but in the same time they have lost eight times on previous occasions in Asia Cup in total of 11 meetings. Therefore, Sri Lanka have their edge playing specifically in this tournament.

As a day/night fixture; today’s match will start at 14:00 local time, 13:00 PST (08:00 GMT).

Probable squads are given below:

Pakistan squad

Misbah-ul-Haq*, Abdur Rehman, Aizaz Cheema, Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali, Hammad Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Nasir Jamshed, Saeed Ajmal, Sarfraz Ahmed†, Shahid Afridi, Umar Akmal, Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz, Younis Khan

Sri Lanka squad

DPMD Jayawardene*, AD Mathews, LD Chandimal†, TM Dilshan, KMDN Kulasekara, RAS Lakmal, MF Maharoof, SL Malinga, NLTC Perera, S Prasanna, KC Sangakkara†, SMSM Senanayake, WU Tharanga, HDRL Thirimanne 

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka (Asia Cup, 3rd Match) - Watch the live score updates below:

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Pakistan vs England (2nd T20I) Live Streaming -- Pakistan confident ahead of series decider today (Match Preview)

DUBAI, UAE (Sat, Feb 25) – Pakistan will be feeling very relieved and soothing, especially the skipper Misbah-ul-Haq, with the recent victory Thursday against England in first of the three T20I’s after being thrashed by opposition in ODI series sweeping it all with 4-0 scoreline. 

Misbah hit back critics after victory in first T20 international

The recent triumph, courtesy to Umar Gul and Saeed Ajmal’s sensible bowling at the death overs, has certainly boosted the confidence level of Misbah and his boys. He was criticized heavily for his defending approach in the ODI series which ultimately led to series whitewash by the hands of England, downed in the Test series by 3-0 against the same opposition.

Misbah's captaincy skills were not at their best in the 4-match ODI series, but in the Twenty20 match, he maneuvered his resources well, using the right bowlers at the right time and placing the fields correctly.

Misbah on Friday hit back at at criticism after his side's 4-0 defeat in the ODI series against England, advising a change of approach among critics.

"I have said that even after the Test series win that we have to keep patience," said Misbah following his team's 8-run victory in Thursday’s Twenty20 International.

"We should talk of the ground realities but we talk on other points," said Misbah in response. "We should talk of the bad performance (and) the areas where we showed weaknesses.

"We must talk of ground realities and the media should be positive. We committed mistakes: they scored four hundreds, we managed only four fifties and their bowlers took wickets, ours didn't," said Misbah of the one-day series.

The second Twenty20 International is scheduled to be played today at the same venue i.e. Dubai International Cricket Stadium , Dubai. Today’s match is scheduled to start at 20:00 local time, 21:00 PST (16:00 GMT).

Final squads will be selected from following available options:

England squad

SCJ Broad*, JM Anderson, JM Bairstow, RS Bopara, TT Bresnan, DR Briggs, JC Buttler†, AN Cook, JW Dernbach, ST Finn, AD Hales, C Kieswetter†, EJG Morgan, SR Patel, KP Pietersen, GP Swann

Pakistan squad

Misbah-ul-Haq*, Abdur Rehman, Adnan Akmal†, Aizaz Cheema, Asad Shafiq, Awais Zia, Hammad Azam, Imran Farhat, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Hafeez, Saeed Ajmal, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz

Pakistan vs England (2nd Twenty20 International), live score updates HERE.

Pakistan vs England (2nd Twenty20 International), live streaming HERE.

India v West Indies (4th ODI) at Indore -- Team News, Match Preview, Live Streaming, Updates and Probable Squads

INDORE, India (Dec. 08) – Rampant West Indies will take on the hosts India in the fourth ODI of the 5-match series today here at Holkar cricket Stadium, Indore. Windies are set to go all out to level the series and the wary Indian side doesn’t look really in the mood to stop the storm.

India v West Indies (4th ODI): Darren Bravo ruled out due to hamstring injury

West Indies have certainly played a better cricket gradually than the hosts in this tour, especially in ODI series; but unfortunately they took extra bit of time to taste their first victory until the last ODI.

India are 2-1 up in the series and need only one win before they lock series triumph; but this one victory seems a lot farther after the visitors came back strongly in the third ODI to win by 16 runs and made their chances bright to fight back before the series was handed over to India.

Team news

A bad news for West Indies is that their best batsman on the tour, Darren Bravo, is out with a hamstring injury. Two possible replacements are available in the shape of Adrian Barath Kieran Powell. Although Powell had an impressive performance in Test series; but Barath has more chances to replace Bravo in today’s match.

• West Indies (probable squad) 

1 Lendl Simmons, 2 Adrian Barath / Kieran Powell, 3 Marlon Samuels, 4 Danza Hyatt, 5 Kieron Pollard, 6 Denesh Ramdin (wk), 7 Darren Sammy (capt), 8 Andre Russell, 9 Ravi Rampaul, 10 Kemar Roach, 11 Sunil Narine

Due to an early leaving of Umesh Yadav to Australia, Varun Aaron will get another chance to return to the final squad with Irfan Pathan, Abhimanyu Mithun and Vinay Kumar are also in the queue. Let’s see who will be called by Virender Sehwag for a crucial outing against the tourists.

• India (probable squad)

1 Parthiv Patel (wk), 2 Virender Sehwag (capt), 3 Gautam Gambhir, 4 Virat Kohli, 5 Rohit Sharma, 6 Suresh Raina, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Irfan Pathan, 9 R Ashwin, 10 R Vinay Kumar, 11 Varun Aaron / Abhimanyu Mithun

India v West Indies (4th ODI) at Indore – Live Streaming 

India v West Indies (4th ODI) at Indore – Live Scores and updates 

India Tour to England - - Third Test: Match Preview, Probable Squads, Live Score Updates and Live Streaming

Sachin Tendulkar (L) attends a practice session at the Edgbaston cricket ground in Birmingham, central England on August 9 2011, ahead of today's third test match against England.

India vs. England 3rd Test at Birmingham is really in trouble due to wide spreading of the rioting from London to Birmingham and Liverpool. Reportedly, Team India’s some public schedule is expected to be changed due to chaos and violence wave across UK.

The India vs. England 2011 3rd test of nPower Test series will attempt to get started today (Wednesday, August 10) at 11:00 AM local time or 06:00 AM EDT. The test continues through Sunday, August 14th.

India is desperately looking for a victory in 3rd test after England dominated them in the first two tests. MS Dhoni, Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar will look for strong performances to avoid losing the third test in England. However, the current odds favour England to win the series here in their home territory.

England is definitely eyeing to dominate again and secure the World No. 1 ranking in Test cricket. Their fans are certainly hoping for some good news after all that has been going on lately with the riots and the stock markets. On the other hand, India will try to bounce back from their earlier disappointing losses.

A key aspect to keep in mind for this specific test match will be the fact England has won four of five Tests against India at Edgbaston, Birmingham. The last time the two teams met was in 1996 though.

IProbable squads for India vs. England 3rd Test nPower Series:

England (probable): 1 Andrew Strauss (capt), 2 Alastair Cook, 3 Ian Bell, 4 Kevin Pietersen, 5 Eoin Morgan, 6 Ravi Bopara, 7 Matt Prior (wk), 8 Tim Bresnan, 9 Stuart Broad, 10 Graeme Swann, 11 James Anderson.

India (probable): 1 Virender Sehwag, 2 Gautam Gambhir, 3 Rahul Dravid, 4 Sachin Tendulkar, 5 VVS Laxman, 6 Suresh Raina, 7 MS Dhoni (c) (wk), 8 Amit Mishra, 9 Praveen Kumar, 10 Ishant Sharma, 11 Sreesanth.

Match will be live streamed on the link given below:

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India Tour to England - - Second Test: Match Preview, Probable Squads, Live Score Updates and Live Streaming

Zaheer Khan Not Available for Second Test Against England at Nottingham

NOTTINGHAM - - It was a historical 2000th test match played between India and England at Lord’s Cricket Ground and concluded on July 25th with a humiliating 196-run defeat to India. The big defeat by the hands of England has certainly dented the reputation of India, which is ranked number one in test ranking followed by South Africa and England respectively.

India captain, Mahendra Singh Dhoni confirmed that premier fast bowler Zaheer Khan who had injured his hamstring in the Lord's Test, will not participate in the second match of the series against England starting in Nottingham on Friday.

S Sreesanth who did not take part in the historic first Test at the home of cricket is likely to be the replacement for the injured Zaheer.

Now the question arises; will India bounce back to level the series in the second test scheduled to be started on Friday (July 29) at Nottingham?

Indian prospects to bounce back look quite miserable in the absence of ace fast bowler Zaheer Khan and star batsman Gautam Gambhir due to injuries. On the other hand the psychological impact of big crash in first test is not very conducive for India to fight back strongly in the second test match against very formidable and threatening looking English cricket team.

India’s house on the other hand is not in order. Several top players are not in the best of their health and two important players are all but out of the team for the second test match that is commencing today at Nottingham.

England pacer James Anderson is in no mood to underestimate India and believes the world No 1 Test team has the ability to make a strong comeback in the second test match.

"If you look at their team sheet, it is a daunting line-up. They had the misfortune of Zaheer Khan pulling up early on, but they will come back strongly," said Anderson. "But hopefully we can continue the good work in the next three games," he added.

Former Indian captain and spin legend Anil Kumble also of the view that India can pull back even in the absence of few important players. According to Kumble; India has done it many times in the past and they can repeat it at Trent Bridge, Nottingham.

The lack of practice sessions and the absence of seriousness in the practice matches by Indian team have led to the first test humiliating loss, Kumble further said.

Final squads will be announced before the match from the following avaiable players:

England squad

AJ Strauss*, AN Cook, JM Anderson, IR Bell, TT Bresnan, SCJ Broad, EJG Morgan, KP Pietersen, MJ Prior†, GP Swann, CT Tremlett, IJL Trott

India squad

MS Dhoni*†, G Gambhir, R Dravid, Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, P Kumar, VVS Laxman, A Mishra, A Mukund, MM Patel, SK Raina, WP Saha†, V Sehwag, I Sharma, S Sreesanth, SR Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh

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