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Showing posts with label ICC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ICC. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

public class IndianCricket :: Method shouldSachinRetire

For Sachin Fans :-)

public class IndianCricket {

// constructor
public IndianCricket() {
System.out.println("Welcome to IndianCricket. This class give output of should sachin retire or not");
}

public void shouldSachinRetireOrNot() {
// if will be decided by 3 categories of people media, fans and sachin himself.
mediaJudgement();
fansJudgement();
sachinJudgement();
}

private void mediaJudgement() {
// get sachin last 5 scored and calculate average and then analyse.
int sachinLastFiveScores = ICC_Data(Sachin);
int average = sachinLastFiveScores/5;

if(average < 30)
System.out.println("Sachin has gone old, he should retire and let youngsters be allowed to show their potential");
System.out.println("Is this the same Sachin we used to love !! No his time has gone now.");
}
else {
System.out.println("Sachin is a great player, he should carry on...");
}

// Get Result of India last five matches played and then analyse.
int indiaLastFiveMatchesResults = ICC_Data(India);

if(indiaLastFiveMatchesResults == Loss) {
System.out.println("Sachin has not won much for India!! He plays for himself");
System.out.println("Sachin always fails in big matches");
// they show some matches' details in which sachin has failed.
System.out.println("Here you can see the data how he has failed in big matches");
}
else {
System.out.println("Sachin is legend he has won India many matches !! India and we are proud of him");
}

if((average <>indiaLastFiveMatchesResults == Loss) ) {
String NDTV;
String CNN_IBN;
String India_TV;
String OtherNews;

NDTV= startWalkTheTalk("Should Sachin Retire Gracefully now? Discuss !! Barkha Dutt");
CNN_IBN = startFaceTheNation("Should Sachin Retire Gracefully now? Discuss !! Sagarika Ghosh");
India_TV = startDiscussion-with-Facts("yeh dekhiye sachin kaise pehle run banate the ab pata nahi kya ho gaya hai inko!! Kya yeh wahi sachin hai !! ");
OtherNews = start("Should he retire now!! Should BCCI selectors give some one younger a chance? ");
}
}

public int ICC_Data(String PlayerName_CountryName) {
return data;
}

public void fansJudgement() {
// fans will be divided into two categories true cricket lovers and evangelists and others just game watchers.
cricketEvangelists();
justGameWatchers();
}

public void cricketEvangelists() {
boolean anything;
if(Anything) {
// for cricket Evangelists
System.out.println("Sachin is a legend and he has done what no other player has done to India.");
System.out.println("He will retire by himself when he will feel his interests level is not the same");
System.out.println("We bow to sachin he is God");
}
}

public void justGameWatchers() {
if(India_Loosing) {
System.out.println("These players dont do anything! They dont practice hard");
System.out.println("They always do ads and roam around with celebrities");
System.out.println("Some fanatics will burn effigies of players");
}

if(Sachin_Not_Scoring) {
System.out.println("Sachin is old now he should retire");
System.out.println("Selectors should bring some new face");
} else {
System.out.println("Sachin is our hope and true hero");
System.out.println("We never miss him playing");
}
}

public void sachinJudgement() {
System.out.println("I will retire when my time will come! I am loving the game and enjoying it");
}

public static void main(String args[]) {
IndianCricket obj = new IndianCricket();
obj.shouldSachinRetireOrNot();
}
}

Some compilation errors may creep in :-)


Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Latest Test and ODI's Rankings

ICC Test Rankings
Rank Teams Matches Points Rating
1 Australia 31 3992 129
2 India 40 4659 116
3 South Africa 34 3953 116
4 Sri Lanka 28 3032 108
5 England 38 3965 104
6 Pakistan 19 1895 100
7 New Zealand 24 1967 82
8 West Indies 22 1791 81
9 Bangladesh 17 20 1

ICC ODI Rankings
Teams Matches Points Rating
1 Australia 28 3658 131
2 South Africa 29 3451 119
3 India 38 4381 115
4 Pakistan 28 3182 114
5 New Zealand 24 2714 113
6 England 29 3269 113
7 Sri Lanka 27 2838 105
8 West Indies 24 2178 91
9Bangladesh 32 1494 47
10Ireland 10 190 19
11Zimbabwe 17 259 15
12 Kenya 7 75 11

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Captain Saga



Rumors are rife in the market regarding Sachin being made the test captain and dhoni the ODI captain. Captaining the Indian cricket team is one of the toughest job in the world because of the pressure it brings with it.
Dravid has resigned and I respect his decision a lot, infact it is a good slap on the mismanaged BCCI. They might have kicked him after a year or two, so a good decision time for him to enjoy his game and try to win the series downunder.

So now what options we have

Saurav Ganguly : Both for ODI and Test
Pros : One of the most successful captain of India
Very aggressive
Experienced

Cons: Captaincy can effect his form
Fielding
Doesn't have the respect from the players which was there 3-4 years earlier

Should say no for captaincy if offered and let his record of most successful captain stay intact


Sachin:

Pros: Has huge respect from the team
Experienced
Can lead from front with his fine batting

Cons: Past 2 failures

He has said no to the ODI captaincy but I think he is ready for Tests captaincy. In the past 2 occasions this role affected his batting, he should not take the role of captain and with the last tour of Australia of all the three stalwarts he should try to end on a winning note i.e a series victory in Australia.

Kumble : For Tests

Pros: Real Fighter bigger then the above three you all will agree
Team man
Has not been given his due for the services he has done for the Indian cricket

Cons : I don't find any

Kumble should be made the Test captain in my opinion

Laxman can be the dark horse but his batting form is a big drawback

Now ODIs'

Dhoni :

Pros: Age .. can lead India for the coming 6-7 years

Cons: Inexperience (though Smith was also made when he was 21)
His batting (I doubt he can win matches for India outside India)

Yuvraj:

Pros: Age
Batting.. for the past 1.5 years he has shown fine batting display so can lead from front
Aggressive

Cons: Not a permanent player in test side ... but we should understand that when the stalwarts
will retire he will be the backbone of India in Test cricket

I am not able to understand why his name is not being considered



Yuvraj for ODI and Kumble for Tests from my side

Share your views ...



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Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Let the Twenty20 party begin

Cheer Girls , beers , loud music and much more we can expect when the Twenty20 carnival begins today in South Africa. This day will mark the beginning of new era in cricket, Kerry Packer revolutionized the cricket in 1977 bringing in colored clothing, day-night matches and stump microphone.

Till now the Twenty20 was taken lightly as time pass game as you can see in the image which is the first Twenty20 international match between Aus and NZ

But when the cup is at stake you cannot expect any one to be complacent. This world cup will not be like the WestIndies failure where the stand were empty because of high ticket prices set by ICC , tickets are cheap here in South Africa and almost all are sold out.

There is still doubts as to whether who brought this mini version of ODI - South Africa or England, but South Africans reckon themselves way ahead of others as they have a Pro20 league running in the 4th year now. We don't worry for that its a win win situation for cricket to spread to new areas like USA , China etc.

People expected that the test cricket will loose its significance with the advent of 50 over ODIs, but they were proved wrong as the ODI format also did wonders to the test as the team played fast as in ODI mode and we were seeing lot more results in the tests. But this Twenty20 cricket has the full capability the lessen the significance of 50 overs matches.
There is excitement in it, there are sixes and fours and this is what the crowd want. This fact is proven by the packed houses in the South African Pro20 and English Twenty20 championships.

But the format is yet to come to the commercial capital of cricket which is India and if it is hit in India then you know we can expect more tight scheduling by the ICC with more and more Twenty20 matches being incorporated. Ideally this should not happen, but this is not the time to talk stuff like this.

Now is the time to cut loose and enjoy the spirit of cricket
Get your popcorns pizzas etc near your seat for the 3 hour matches and 3 matches a day in many cases.

This time India is not in the favorite who ever win but one thing is for sure we all will enjoy this World Cup :)

Match Schedule
Official Site
thetwenty20cup

Wednesday, March 7, 2007

USACA Suspended from ICC

Few days back Giri posted a nice article on the professionalism of americans in cricket. I was hoping that if this sort of professionalism continues we will soon be watching USA playing cricket with the test playing nations. I was dreaming of USA winning the 2016 20Twenty WC.

But my hopes were dashed when i read that International Cricket Council (ICC) has suspended the United States of America Cricket Association (USACA). USACA was suspended for its failure to meet the deadlines for adoption of its constitution and holding of elections.

Malcolm Speed, the ICC Chief Executive, said that the USA's suspension
"occurs at a time when many objective observers strongly believe that the game in the USA is sufficiently strong to warrant USA being included in the ICC Cricket World Cup which commences this month"
which emphasises the frustration many must feel in the USA.

This is a big jolt to the ICC's hope of entering the big market of USA . There were even news of staging a tournament between India and Australia but that couldn't be solemenized as there is no stadium of international standards in USA.

USACA will now not receive the annual ICC grant that was expected on April 15 and will be withdrawn from the World Cricket League Division 3 Series to be held in Darwin, Australia in May and relegated from that division. WI cricket board has been appointed to monitor the progress of the game and request a suitable time for the removal of the ban

"The ICC hopes this measure will serve to focus minds within cricketing circles in the USA, that sense will prevail and that all those with the good of the game at heart will come together and take control of this unfortunate situation."
I hope for the growth of Cricket ban on USACA will be lifted soon



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Thursday, February 8, 2007

Aao Dikhaye Tumhe Hair ka Funda

Shilpa Shetty's success in Big Brother and in particular after the racial saga has given some hope to the beleagured Darrell Hair. Ex elite panel umpire is planning to sue the ICC and Pakistan Cricket Board for racial discrimination, according to the BBC. In a incongruous way hair has said that he's being persecuted because he's white.

Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Nasim Ashraf replied to this :
"I am just flabbergasted. This is the most preposterous thing I've heard, when our lawyer told me we had received a letter from his solicitors accusing the ICC of racial discrimination and naming the Pakistan Cricket Board as a party to this issue. Mr Hair was removed from the ICC panel of umpires because of his bad umpiring and poor judgement. I think this is probably another manifestation of Mr Hair's mental status. I daresay it sounds almost as if he's not only just very impetuous or stubborn, if he made a mistake a man should have stood up and said 'I made a mistake'. For him earlier to have also asked for a half a million dollars during the incident and saying 'look, give me this money and I will simply walk away', and now suing the ICC and naming the PCB as a party for racial discrimination, smacks to me of another bit of, perhaps, opportunism.''
Hair is arguing that he got sacked while fellow umpire and West Indian Billy Doctrove got off scott free proves that he was fired for being white. Ashraf's response to this:
"That is even worse. I read that and just laughed out aloud because it is crass for him to say a black West Indian umpire was let off when he was a white man therefore he was charged. This (race) has nothing to do with it. Mr Hair was the senior umpire and he actually took over that Oval cricket match. I was present there. We have brought to the ICC even before many instances in which Mr Hair had almost brought Test cricket into disrepute by making decisions that were impetuous, hasty, ill-considered and without any basis of fact. And that is why ultimately he had it coming from his umpiring standpoint.''
Stop being boorish Hair. There are no takers for these allegations. You will not be getting the hoola like Shilpa and also sorry no companies are interested in you for advertising their products. Sorry Hair this funda will fail.

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