Indian selectors announced the team for 1st test starting from Saturday, 6th February, 2010 at Nagpur. Tamil Nadu Batsman S Badrinath included in the team and likely make his debut as 2 batsmen Dravid and Yuvraj out due to injury while Karnataka fast bowler Abhimanyu Mithun will replace injured Sreesanth.
Bengal wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha replaced Dinsh Karthik, who shown poor form in Bangladesh as a back up of MS Dhoni.
Find the complete list of Indian players for 1st test against South Africa.
Indian Test Squad, Team for 1st Test:
MS Dhoni (capt/wk)
Virender Sehwag,
Gautam Gambhir
S Badrinath
Sachin Tendulkar
VVS Laxman
Harbhajan Singh
Zaheer Khan
Amit Mishra
Pragyan Ojha
Ishant Sharma
M Vijay
Sudeep Tyagi
Abhimanyu Mithun
Wriddhiman Saha
Monday, February 1, 2010
Indian Team, Squad for 1st Test vs South Africa - Dravid, Yuvraj out, Badrinath, Mithun in
South Africa Squad, Team for Test Series against India - SA Test Squad
South African selectors announced team for 2 match test series against test top team India starting from, 6th January, 2010. Offspinner John Botha has been included in the test team after 2008 while fast bowler Makhaya Ntini is out of the team.
Find the 16 member South African player list for 2 match test series against India.
South Africa Test Team, Squad:
Graeme Smith (capt)
Hashim Amla
Johan Botha
Mark Boucher (wk)
AB de Villiers
JP Duminy
Paul Harris
Jacques Kallis
Ryan McLaren
Morne Morkel
Wayne Parnell
Alviro Petersen
Ashwell Prince
Dale Steyn
Lonwabo Tsotsobe
2010 South Africa Tour of India Schedule, Time Table - Ind vs SA Series Fixture
Two top team in world cricket India and South Africa will come face to face when South Africa will begin their tour of India for 2 test matches and 3 ODI's starting with 1st test from 6th February, 2010.
Find the complete schedule of 2010 South Africa Tour of India with venues and timing.
India vs South Africa Test Series:
1st Test Match:
Saturday, 6th February to Wednesday, 10th February, 2010
Venue: Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur
Timing: 04:00 GMT, 09:30 IST
2nd Test Match:
Sunday, 14th February to Thursday, 18th February, 2010
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Timing: 04:00 GMT, 09:30 IST
India vs South Africa ODI Series:
1st ODI: Day/Night
Sunday, 21st February, 2010
Venue: Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Timing: 09:00 GMT, 14:30 IST
2nd ODI:
Wednesday, 24th February, 2010
Venue: Green Park, Kanpur
Timing: 03:30 GMT, 09:00 IST
3rd ODI: Day/Night
Saturday, 27th February, 2010
Venue: Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
Timing: 09:00 GMT, 14:30 IST
India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test Photo Highlights - Ind v Ban Second Test Pictures, Images
India won the 2nd test match by 1o wickets on the 4th day and won the 2 match test series by 2-0. Zaheer Khan is the main hero took 7 wickets in the 2nd inning 10 wickets in the match and got Man of the Match and also got Man of the Series for his 15 wickets in 2 matches.
India Team with the winning Trophy
MS Dhoni receiving the Idea Cup
Zaheer Khan - Man of the Match and Man of the Series
Ind vs Ban 2nd Test Result - Zaheer's 7 wicket in the match insures 10 wickets win for India
Zaheer Khan took 7 wickets inclusing 3 wickets in 4 balls insures easy 10 wickets for India on the 4th day of 2nd test against Bangladesh on Wednesday, 27th January, 2010 at Mirpur, Dhaka. India won the 2 match series by 2-0.
Bangladesh started the from 228/3 and collapsed from 290/3 to 312 all out as Zaheer took 3 wickets in an over and also took last wicket to complete 10 wickets haul in the match.
Zaheer Khan got Man of the Match for 10 wickets in the match as well as Man of the Series for 15 wickets in 2 matches.
Match Summary:
Bangladesh 1st Inning - 233 all out in 73.5 overs (Mahmudullah 96*, Sharma 4-66, Zaheer 3-62)
India 1st Inning - 544/8 dec in 133 overs (Tendulkar 143, Dravid 111*, Dhoni 89, Shafiul 3-86)
Bangladesh 2nd Inning - 312 all out in 90.3 overs (Tamim 151, Junaid 55, Zaheer 7-87)
India 2nd Inning - 2-0 in 0.2 overs
Toss - Bangladesh who chose to bat first.
Man of the Match - Zaheer Khan (India)
Man of the Series - Zaheer Khan (India)
Result - India won by 1o wickets.
Series - India won the 2-match series 2-0.
India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test Preview - Ind vs Ban 2nd Test Teams at Mirpur, Dhaka
Second and last test match between India and host Bangladesh will start from Sunday, 24th January to Thursday, 28th January, 2010 at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur and the timing will be 03:30 GMT, 09:30 local, 09:00 IST. India leading the 2 match series by 1-0.
India won the 1st test on last day and they need to avoid over confidance about their strong batting line up which collapsed in 1st inning but Tendulkar's century saved them. Captain Dhoni will return to lead along with Harbhajan Singh who will replace Sreesanth. M Vijay also back in team in place of VVS Laxman.
Bangladesh fought well in last test and they will probably go with the same team. Opener doing well while Mishfiqur shown character in the middle. Their main strength will Mahmudullah and captain Shakib al Hasan with both bat and ball.
Indian Team, Squad for 2nd Test at Chittagong:
MS Dhoni (Capt), Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, M Vijay, Zaheer Khan, Amit Mishra, Ishant Sharma, Harbhajan Singh.
Bangladesh Team, Squad for 1st Test at Chittagong:
Shakib Al Hasan (Capt), Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Mohammad Ashraful, Raqibul Hasan, Mahmudullah, Shahriar Nafees, Shahadat Hossain, Rubel Hossain, Enamul Haque jnr.
India vs Bangladesh 1st Test Photo Highlights - Ind v Ban First Test Pictures, Images
india won the first test match by 113 runs on Thursday, 21st January, 2010 at Chittagong but Bangladesh alsofought well and wicket keeper Mushfiqur Rahim hit fastest century by Bangladesh. Sachin Tendulkar got Man of the Match for his 44th test century in the 1st inning and gor momento for completing 13,000 test runs.
Ind vs Ban 1st Test Result - India won by 113 runs, Tendulkar Man of the Match
India at last won the 1st test match against Bangladesh which so much difficulty by 112 runs just before tea on the 5th and final day of the match on Thursday, 21st January, 2010 at Chittagong. India leading the 2 match series by 1-0.
India after managed to take 1 run lead in the 1st inning set a target of 415 runs for Bangladesh and then bowled out Bangladesh on 301 runs just before tea on final day despite Mushfiqur Rahim's century, fastest century by Bangladesh 101 runs off 112 balls. Amit Mishra took 4 wickets in 2nd inning.
Match Summary:
India 1st Inning - 243 all out in 70.5 overs (Tendulkar 105*, Shahadat 5-71)
Bangladesh 1st Inning - 242 all out in 65.2 overs (Mahmudullah 69, Zaheer 3-54, Mishra 3-66)
India 2nd Inning - 413/8 dec. in 87 overs (Gambhir 116, Laxman 69*, Mahmudullah 2-52)
Bangladesh 2nd Inning - 301 all out in 75.2 overs (Tamim 51, Mushfiqur 101, Ishanth 3-48, Mishra 4-92)
Toss - Bangladesh who chose to field first.
Man of the Match - Sachin Tendulkar (India)
Result - India won by 113 runs.
Series - India led the 2-match series 1-0.
