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India vs South Africa Test Series

INDIA VS SOUTH AFRICA TEST SERIES in India, FEB 2010

India will play two-match Test series against South Africa at Nagpur and Kolkata, and also three one-day internationals during the tour starting February.
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Ravi Shastri

India Cricket LiveFor over a decade, Ravi Shastri rendered yeoman service to Indian cricket in many ways. As an obdurate opening or middle-order batsman; as a left-arm spinner who was an integral part of the attack; and as long-time deputy to a couple of captains. In his time he was very much the glamour boy of Indian cricket, tall and good-looking and with an image to match. He had his detractors who charged that he batted too slowly, that he was selfish in his approach, that he continued to be in the team only because Gavaskar was captain. But the phlegmatic Shastri took all this in his stride, letting his performances on the field speak for themselves. In reality, as Shastri himself admitted, he was not particularly talented but had come up only through hard work.

Shastri might not have cut a dashing figure on the field as he pushed and prodded and grafted his way for runs and his bowling was little more than defensive as he pegged away on a good length without much variation. Of batsman who have played ten Test innings against Australia, only Eddie Paynter averages more than Shastri’s 77.75. He was like Navjot Sidhu in reverse: he started off as a lower-order hitter, but ended up as the original stonewaller at the top of the order.

But no one could deny his immense value to the side, his commitment to the team's cause and his consistency had to be admired. He very rarely let the country down and was an excellent utility cricketer in the one-day game, good enough to win the coveted Champions of Champions title - and the Audi car that went with it - in the World Championship of Cricket in Australia in 1985. Despite his image as a cricketer with a defensive outlook, Shastri could really have a go at the bowling - as he did while equalling Gary Sobers' world record of six sixes in an over in a Ranji Trophy game in January 1985. A deep thinker and a shrewd strategist, he led India to victory in the one Test he captained - against West Indies at Madras in 1987-88.

 
Full name Ravishankar Jayadritha Shastri
Born 27 May 1962, Bombay , Maharashtra
Major teams Mumbai, Glamorgan, India.
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Slow Left Arm Orthodox

 Career statistics
 
Test debut  New Zealand v India at Auckland - Jan 24-28, 1976
Last Test  Australia v India at Perth - Feb 1-5, 1992
ODI debut  New Zealand v India at Christchurch - Feb 21, 1976
Last ODI  India v South Africa at New Delhi - Nov 14, 1991
First-class span  1975/76 - 1991/92
List A span  1975/76 - 1991/92







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India vs South Africa, February 2010

India vs South Africa Cricket Series 2010
MatchVenueDate and Time
1st TestIndia vs South Africa at NagpurSat Feb 6 - Wed Feb 10 (09:30 IST l 04:00 GMT)
2nd TestIndia vs South Africa at KolkataSun Feb 14 - Thu Feb 18 (09:30 IST l 04:00 GMT)
1st ODIIndia vs South Africa at Jaipur
D/N
Sun Feb 21 (14:30 IST | 09:00 GMT)
2nd ODIIndia vs South Africa at KanpurWed Feb 24 (09:00 IST | 03:30 GMT)
3rd ODIIndia vs South Africa at Ahmedabad
D/N
Sat Feb 27 (14:30 IST | 09:00 GMT)

India in Bangladesh Test Series, January 2010

India vs Bangladesh 2-Test Series
Test matches starts at 03:30 GMT/09:00 IST
Date Match Venue
Jan 17-21 2010 1st Test, Bangladesh vs India Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong
Jan 24-28 2010 2nd Test, Bangladesh vs India Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka

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India Cricket Series Results 2009


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India ODI Matches 2009

Series Played Won Lost N/R
v Sri Lanka 5 4 1 0
v New Zealand 5 3 1 1
v West Indies 4 2 1 1
Total 14 9 3 2

India Test Matches 2009

Series Played Won Lost N/R
v New Zealand 3 1 0 2
Total 3 1 0 2

India Twenty20 Matches 2009

Series Played Won Lost N/R
v Sri Lanka 1 1 0 0
v New Zealand 2 0 2 0
v Bangladesh (W-T20 09) 1 1 0 0
v Ireland (W-T20 09) 1 1 0 0
v West Indies (W-T20 09) 1 0 1 0
v England (W-T20 09) 1 0 1 0
v South Africa (W-T20 09) 1 0 1 0
Total 8 3 5 0





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