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INDIA OUT CLASSES AUSSIES

When India's confidence was rattled by the drubbings in Australia and England over the past two years, they took solace in their outstanding home record. Even that bit of relief had been taken away when Monty Panesar and Graeme Swann outspun India earlier this season, but India's belief at home has come surging back with two thumping victories over Australia.

Though it was widely expected that Australia would go down on the fourth day, few thought it would happen with the embarrassing rapidity that it did. Australia's batsmen were once again nonplussed by the turning ball to subside to 131 all out, handing India an innings-and-135-run victory and a 2-0 series lead.

If Australia's chances were slim at the start of the day, they vanished with two deliveries of vastly contrasting quality. Ishant Sharma got his first wicket of the series with a harmless ball sliding down the leg side which Shane Watson guided through to the wicketkeeper. Ravindra Jadeja, usually the butt of derogatory jokes from Indian fans despite a stellar first-class record, then produced the ball of the match, a delivery that drifted onto middle stump and spun back to beat Michael Clarke's forward defensive to crash into off.

From then it was only a matter of time. Ed Cowan had gritted it out for nearly three hours, forgetting the deliveries that ripped past his outside edge to concentrate afresh. Jadeja, with his tail up after that magic ball to Clarke, ended Cowan's resistance on 44 as an edge ricocheted off MS Dhoni's gloves deflected to Virender Sehwag at slip.

It got even better for Jadeja soon after as he lasered in a throw from cover to run out Moises Henriques, who was yards out despite Jadeja fumbling the ball before collecting it.

Then the man who started Australia's slide on Monday evening, R Ashwin, took over. He has kept his Twenty20 variations to a minimum this series, and cleverly used them against the lower order. Glenn Maxwell was looking towards square leg after attempting a flick only to be confounded by the carrom ball that was heading for the off stump. There was time left for Ashwin to complete his eighth five-for in 11 home Tests.

While the capitulation on Tuesday morning was painful viewing for Australia fans, much of the damage had been done by the batting failure on the first day, when the pitch was at its best. Just three months ago, the much-coveted No. 1 Test ranking was within Australia's grasp and Clarke and the team management seemed to be able to do no wrong. After the two defeats, he will be assailed by questions, just as Dhoni has been over the past couple of years

BALL BY DETAILS AND SCORECARD.

DHONI BECOMES SUCCESSFUL CAPTAIN

As India won by an innings and 135 runs against Australia today, MS Dhoni became the most successful Test captain in Indian cricket history.
The 31-year-old now has 22 Test wins, one more than Sourav Ganguly.
Here are the top five Indian Test skippers.
MS Dhoni: In the 45 matches he has captained, Dhoni has won 22, lost 12 and drawn 11. He has a win percentage of 48.88. But by the end of the current series against Australia, his winnings percentage could be even higher.

Dhoni took over as captain in 2008 and in terms of consistency, has been one of the longest serving players for India. His win record particularly stands out because he achieved more wins in fewer games than Ganguly. Our of his 22 wins, only three (one each in NZ, SA and WI) have come outside the subcontinent.

Dhoni is now the most successful Test captain in India. PTI

His first Test as captain was against South Africa in April 2008, which India won by eight wickets.
Sourav Ganguly: Ganguly’s record of 21 wins as skipper stood for eight years. In his 49 matches, he drew 15 and had a win record of 42.85. In his first match as captain, India took on Bangladesh at Dhaka and won by nine wickets. Ganguly scored a patient 84 runs in the match.
His last match as skipper was against Zimbabwe in Harare in 2005, which India won by 10 wickets.
Mohammad Azharuddin: Azhar won and lost an equal number of games during his captaincy. He won 14, lost 14 and drew 19 games of the 47 he played.
He led India to a tour of New Zealand in his first match as captain in 1990, losing to the hosts by 10 wickets. His last match was also away from home — a draw against Sri Lanka in Colombo.
MAK Pataudi: Pataudi and Sunil Gavaskar have nine wins each, but the former did it in fewer games, so he’s higher up the list. Pataudi played 40 Tests as skipper and won nine of those matches, drawing 12 and losing 19.
His first match was in Bridgetown against West Indies in the 1962 tour which India lost by an innings and 30 runs.
Sunil Gavaskar: Gavaskar may have won just nine matches of his 47 matches as skipper, but he holds the record for scoring the most runs (3449) while leading the team. Under him, India lost eight and drew 30 — a record number of draws.
Even Gavaskar’s first match as captain was against the Kiwis in New Zealand and India won that game by eight wickets, with Gavaskar scoring a century in the first innings.

Monday 14 January 2013

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PROBLEMS FOR DHONI

Nowadays nothing is going right for ms Dhoni. After 2-1 defeat against rivals pakistan team India also failed to get good start in the one day series against england and were defeated by 9 runs

India has been struggling because lack of bowling department

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AUSTRALIA TOUR TO INDIA SCHEDULE REVISED (2013)

The revised schedule of the Test matches is as follows:

AIRTEL SERIES FOR THE BORDER-GAVASKAR TROPHY

First Test - M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai - 22 February 2013 to 26 February 2013