Sri Lanka will be looking for the elusive test match and series win when they tour India for a Three Test, five ODI and Two T20 match series from November to December 2009. The team arrive in India on November 8th for the 55-day tour.
Harbhajan Singh represents the spirit of the new Indian cricketer. His arrogance and cockiness - traits that earned him a rebuke from the establishment and suspension from the National Cricket Academy - translate into self-belief and passion on the cricket field, and Harbhajan has the talent to match. With a whiplash action, remodelled after he was reported for chucking, he exercises great command over the ball, has the ability to vary his length and pace, and can turn it the other way. His main wicket-taking ball, however, is the one that climbs wickedly on the unsuspecting batsman from a good length, forcing him to alter his stroke at the last second. In March 2001, it proved too much for the all-conquering Australians as Harbhajan collected 32 wickets in three Tests while none of his team-mates managed more than three. Purists might mutter about his lack of loop and flight, but this was one of the greatest performances ever by a finger spinner - at a time when orthodox offspin was supposed to be history.
The 2009 ICC World Twenty20 is a Twenty20 cricket tournament scheduled to take place in England in June of 2009. It will be the second World Twenty20 and will consist of 12 teams, contested by all Test-playing nations plus qualifiers (Ireland, Netherlands and Scotland)
The Champions Twenty20 League, formed with the official sanction of ICC will kick off in October 2008. Eight domestic teams from four nations will participate. Cricket Australia will partner the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket South Africa (CSA). The champion team in the Champions Twenty20 league will get US $5 million, which is the highest ever prize money for a cricket event.
Harbhajan Singh represents the spirit of the new Indian cricketer. His arrogance and cockiness - traits that earned him a rebuke from the establishment and suspension from the National Cricket Academy - translate into self-belief and passion on the cricket field, and Harbhajan has the talent to match. With a whiplash action, remodelled after he was reported for chucking, he exercises great command over the ball, has the ability to vary his length and pace, and can turn it the other way. His main wicket-taking ball, however, is the one that climbs wickedly on the unsuspecting batsman from a good length, forcing him to alter his stroke at the last second. In March 2001, it proved too much for the all-conquering Australians as Harbhajan collected 32 wickets in three Tests while none of his team-mates managed more than three. Purists might mutter about his lack of loop and flight, but this was one of the greatest performances ever by a finger spinner - at a time when orthodox offspin was supposed to be history.
