Weekly Round-Off !!!

Quotes of the Week:

“I haven’t talked about this publicly before, but if I had to choose one thing, I would probably give up Test cricket before bowling”.

Jacob Oram, on the amount of burden on an all-rounder in all three forms of the game.

“I have been getting a lot of hate mail which blame me for all the decisions taken within Kolkata Knight Riders”.

Shahrukh Khan

“FIFA has been working here for eight years; we have been here for 22 days”.

Lalit Modi

“We picked up a little milestone, we got lot more points than last year and that’s quite pleasing”.

Adam Gilchrist; on Deccan Chargers third straight victory

“You can’t buy that experience. No shop in Cape Town sells it, no shop in Bangalore sells it.”

Kevin Pietersen about Anil Kumble

Story of the Week:

Crickets New Frontiers – part 1.1 of 4

Asian Cricket Council

Afghanistan:

Afghanistan bordering Pakistan has had huge influence of latter in their sporting developments. Pakistan a well established cricketing nation and also having a huge cricket crazy population could actually inspire the Afghans to take up the game rather more seriously. It is an affiliate member of the ICC and holds promise of being a very good cricketing nation.

Afghanistan’s Home Page on ACC: http://www.asiancricket.org/c_afghan.cfm

Bahrain:

Bahrain is relatively new to cricket and their performances especially in junior level hold great promise for future. Currently, an affiliate member of ICC, it has been trying to build infrastructural facilities with help from other organizations. It would take some time before Bahrain can start competing at international level.

Bahrain’s Home Page on ACC: http://www.asiancricket.org/c_bahrain.cfm

Bhutan:

Cricket came to Bhutan through Indian Television. There are very few cricketers in this rough terrain region. The number of people taking up cricket has been steadily increasing and Bhutan with the help of India would like to play a role in Asian Cricket. There is a long way to go for this country, but yes the first step has been taken.

Bhutan’s Home Page on ACC: http://www.asiancricket.org/c_bhutan.cfm

Brunei:

One of the oldest affiliate members of ICC haven’t been able to keep up the pace of development they promised. A small country whose administration has been doing everything possible to make cricket popular had only disappointment in return. The people’s slow growing interest coupled with management’s hard work would pay rich dividends for the team in near future.

Brunei’s Home Page on ACC: http://www.asiancricket.org/c_brunei.cfm

China:

One of the latest additions to ICC affiliate members, the most populous country in world has just started to play cricket. The people are completely not aware of existence of such a game until recently; forget about the rules of cricket. Everything has to be started from scratch in this country and it would be very long process. China’s large youth population is an advantage and proper awareness and facilities would make cricket grow faster.

China’s Home Page on ACC: http://www.asiancricket.org/c_china.cfm

Hong Kong:

Hong Kong the most promising of Asian Cricketing countries is probably going to be one of the next big Asian Cricketing Giant. It showed glimpses of its emergence as an international cricketing nation in the ACC Trophy and in Asia Cup. Being a British colony for long has helped development of Cricket in Hong Kong manifold. Consistent performance over the years has made the world take note of this country and its continued performance would enhance its stature.

Hong Kong’s Home Page on ACC: http://www.asiancricket.org/c_hongkong.cfm

Quiz of the Week:

1) Which batsman has maximum number of ducks in ODI’s?

A) Sanath Jayasuriya; 33.

2) What is the lowest innings total in a test match?

A) 26, by New Zealand against England in 1955.

3) Which ground/stadium in India has hosted maximum number of test matches?

A) Eden Gardens, Kolkata has hosted 35 matches.