World's most feared field hockey forward Jamie Dwyer believes the forthcoming Hockey 9s Super Series will transform the sport, the way Twenty20 format influenced the game of cricket.
The twice FIH Player of Year award winner says Hockey 9s will provide more thrill to spectators like T20 which ensured a flurry of sixes and fours in an innings.
"Hockey needs a shorter version to entertain spectators.
Sixes and fours were few in cricket till T20 was invented. In hockey 9s, I expect more goals. This is what spectators want," the most capped (254) current Australian player, said.
Dwyer will form part of the Australian strike squad chief coach Ric Charlesworth announced for the forthcoming Lanco International Super Series
A look back at cricket history being made on this day, from international cricketers born on this day to those scoring centuries and taking five-wicket hauls.
Cricketers born on this day are Gautam Gambhir, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Saeed Ajmal and many others.
Batsmen to score a century on this day are Ross Taylor, Matthew Hayden, Marvan Atapattu and many others.
Bowlers with a five-wicket haul on this day are Anil Kumble, Wasim Akram, Bryan Strang, and few others.
Former South African cricketer Jonty Rhodes is set to train young cricket players in Mumbai in fielding by a specially-designed programme.
Launched by Omtex Sports Academy, "Jonty's Way" will provide training to cricket associations, schools, clubs and players of all age groups for periods ranging from three to 15 days by Jonty Rhodes himself.
The South African who was world-renowned for his fielding stressed on the importance of fielding. He was quoted in TOI as saying, "My batting stats never make an interesting reading, but some of my dismissals over the years stand out for people to sit up and take notice.
"My contract with the Mumbai Indians goes till the IPL in 2012 and my effort has been to teach the young
A look back at cricket history being made on this day, from international cricketers born on this day to those scoring centuries and taking five-wicket hauls.
Cricketers born on this day are legendary spinner Bishan Singh Bedi, Hansie Cronje, Andy Waller and many others.
Batsmen to score a century on this day are Marcus Trescothick, Herschelle Gibbs, Allan Border and Wasim Raja.
It was today against England in the ICC World Twenty20 Super 8 match flamboyant batsman Yuvraj Singh hit 6 sixes in an over up against Stuart Broad.
This helped him to reach the fastest fifty ever in Twenty20 game, off just 12 balls and also the fastest in any form of international cricket. This was the fourth time that six sixes had been hit in one over in senior cricket, the first time in Twenty20 cricket, and the first time in any form of international cricket against a bowler from a Test playing nation.
Yuvraj was awarded a Porsche 911 for his 6 sixes achievement by the Vice President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Lalit Modi.
The Indian team's decision to skip the ICC Awards ceremony in London on Monday has created controversy, with no one really sure why the World Cup winners did not attend.
Indian representatives included former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar, BCCI vice president Rajiv Shukla and former BCCI president Sharad Pawar.
When asked about Team India's absence, Rajiv Shukla informed the reporters that it was the choice of the Indian players to attend the function or not.
He said, "I thought those who have been nominated would be attending the function. It is the prerogative of the players whether to attend the function or not.”
Former cricketer Shane Warne and his girlfriend Elizabeth Hurley's parrot Ping Pong loves to swear but the model and actress says that she hasn't taught him these words.
"She has started to use foul words which she learnt from her pet shop days," femalefirst quoted Hurley as saying. "They have this weird retentive memory where they hear something and sit on it for months before repeating it. Two days ago she suddenly said: 'Happy Christmas!," she added.
Hurley and Warne have been dating on and since at least December, when she was forced to go public about her split from estranged husband Arun Nayar after she was photographed kissing the cricketer.
A look back at cricket history being made on this day, from international cricketers born on this day to those scoring centuries and taking five-wicket hauls.
Cricketers born on this day are Syed Abid Ali, Graham Onions, and Mohammad Ashraful.
Batsmen to score century on this day are Sachin Tendulkar, Cameron White, Yasir Hameed and Andy Flower.
Bowlers who took a five-wicket haul are Chaminda Vaas and Champaka Ramanayake.
The Indian Newspaper Mid Day reported on Monday that four England cricketers James Anderson, Matt Prior, Stuart Broad and Tim Bresnan were involved in a spirited celebration after England's victory over India.
The four superheroes of England's triumph were headed for the Mahiki nightclub in Mayfair, and then were accompanied by four blondes in VIP area. The four seemed to have start a conversation with the group of ladies during three-hour stay at the night club.
A fellow traveler in the club was quoted in Mid Day as saying, "The four blonde girls were not part of their group, but they were real head-turners, and were soon hanging around with the boys. But all they were doing was dancing and chatting, it all seemed like
A look back at cricket history being made on this day, from international cricketers born on this day to those scoring centuries and taking five-wicket hauls.
Cricketers born on this day are Sir Don Bradman, Mark Ealham, Andy Bichel, Mohammad Yousuf, and many others.
Batsmen who scored a century on this day are Stuart Broad, Jonathan Trott, Graeme Hick, Allan Lamb and few others.
Bowlers who grabbed a five-wicket haul today are Mohammed Aamer, Simon Jones, Derek Underwood and few others.
A look back at cricket history being made on this day, from international cricketers born on this day to those scoring centuries and taking five-wicket hauls.
Cricketers who share their birthdays today are Mark Butcher, Sam Cook, and many others.
Batsmen who scored a century today are Mike Hussey, Sourav Ganguly, Robin Singh, and many others.
Bowlers who grabbed a five-wicket haul today are Andy Caddick, Tony Lock, Bhagwat Chandrashekhar, and few others.
Former West Indies captain Clive Lloyd feels that the drubbing Indian team is getting in the ongoing Test series will serve as a good lesson for the current MS Dhoni-led team. Drawing parallels with the West Indies team of 1974-75 which was thwarted by the Australian team, Lloyd reminisced how his team took it as an inspiration, and bounced back as a better team.
He was quoted in Mid Day as saying, You learn from your mistakes -- play enough games before your Tests begin and work on a group of players. "England is a difficult place to play cricket. The old ball will probably swing more than the new one. Most of them (players) should have gone to the West Indies to be in good nick for this series.
A look back at cricket history being made on this day, from international cricketers born on this day to those scoring centuries and taking five-wicket hauls.
Cricketers born on this day are Ian Gould, Graeme Beard, and few others.
Centurions on this day include Sir Don Bradman, Mike Gatting, Vijay Merchant, Arjuna Ranatunga, and many others.
Bowlers who grabbed five-wicket hauls on this day are Cyril Vincent, Shelley Nitschke, and Learie Constantine.
A look back at cricket history being made on this day, from international cricketers born on this day to those scoring centuries and taking five-wicket hauls.
Cricketers born on this day are Cameron White, Sandeep Patil, Jenni Irani, and few others.
Centurions on this day include Sir Don Bradman, Mahela Jayawardene, Rohan Kanhai, and many others.
Bowlers who grabbed five-wicket hauls on this day are Pakistan's Wahab Riaz, Glenn McGrath, Jim Laker, and many others.
A look back at cricket history being made on this day, from international cricketers born today to those scoring centuries and taking five-wicket hauls.
Cricketers born on this day are Bangladesh's Habibul Bashar, Parbhu Nana, and few others
Centurions on this day include Australian middle-order batsman Damien Martyn, David Gower, legendary Allan Border, Ajay Jadeja, and many others
Bowlers who grabbed five-wicket hauls on this day are Darren Gough, Shaun Pollock, Michael Holding, and many others.
