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    ICC Champions Trophy - England 2013

    The 2013 ICC Champions Trophy is a One Day International cricket tournament held in England and Wales between 6 and 23 June, 2013. Three cities will host the tournament's matches: London (at The Oval), Birmingham (at Edgbaston) and Cardiff (at Cardiff Wales Stadium). The winners of the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy will earn $2,000,000 in prize money, the largest amount since the tournament's inception. It will be the seventh and final ICC Champions Trophy, as it is due to be replaced by the ICC World Test Championship in 2017.

    A brief history ...


    The Champions Trophy was the brainchild of Jagmohan Dalmiya, who was ICC president in the late 1990s. It had a dual aim of spreading the game to emerging nations and raising money for the ICC in between World Cups, thus enabling it to pump more cash into those fledgling cricket countries.

    The first tournament, labelled as a mini World Cup, was staged in Dhaka in October 1998 and raised more than £10 million. The second, in Nairobi, was a commercial success although the crowds stayed away. By the time the 2002 event was held - and there was disquiet as it was so close to the World Cup five months later - the idea of playing in developing nations had been ditched (in fairness, options had already been exhausted) and as revenue-generation was the main raison d'etre, it needed to be in one of the main countries as this allowed the format to be expanded.

    In 2004 the jamboree moved to England and it became clear the format of group games led to too many meaningless games. By the time the 2006 tournament in India came into view, the event was under fire from some quarters, and at one time there were even hints that India might decline to take part in 2008. They did not, but against the rapid growth of Twenty20, the Champions Trophy grew more unloved, other than by the money men, with each passing event.
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    1998-99 Bangladesh
    Winners: South Africa
    Runners-up: West Indies
    No. Countries 9

    All matches were played at the Bangabandhu Stadium in Dhaka, but the slow and low pitches produced some poor cricket. Severe flooding threatened to cause the whole show to be moved to India, and it only got the go-ahead at the 11th hour. As it was, Dhaka was the third choice after Disneyworld (Florida) and Sharjah. Some sides were less than enthusiastic about the whole venture - England got dispensation to send a virtual 2nd XI - but that was more than compensated for by massive crowds which flocked to games, even though Bangladesh weren't invited to their own party. The knock-out format, with eight matches compressed into nine days, fuelled the locals' excitement. South Africa won by beating West Indies in the final, although Wisden noted that "it was thus a tournament in which the winning really was less important than the taking part." However, not one journalist from either finalist attended the match.

    2000-01 Kenya
    Winners: New Zealand
    Runners-up: India

    No. Countries 11

    The second event included Bangladesh - on the verge of joining the Test-playing countries - and hosts Kenya. The format remained a straight knock-out - and the Nairobi Gymkhana, which had received a million-dollar refurbishment ahead of the event, hosted all games. But unlike Dhaka, local interest was poor and crowds were dismal. "The only sadness was the lack of local interest, and the suggestions of match-fixing that subsequently surfaced in the Anti-Corruption Unit's report to the ICC," reported Wisden. "While India's matches attracted decent numbers of ex-pats, indigenous Kenyans were noticeable by their absence throughout. Critics blamed high ticket prices (up to £20) and excessive bureaucracy. One thing was certain: the tournament should have done more to promote cricket in East Africa." New Zealand surprisingly beat India in the final, thanks to Chris Cairns's 102, but it was a one-off success - their next 13 ODIs produced 11 defeats and just one win.

    2002-03 Sri Lanka
    Winners: India/Sri Lanka

    No. Countries 12

    The proximity of the World Cup, less than five months later, poor organisation and a revised format that meant most group matches were all but pointless, took the sheen off the event, and more surprisingly the public stayed away despite low ticket prices. The pitches were slow and low - which was anything but good preparation for South Africa - and with the monsoon looming, the heat and humidity were intense. The ICC also decided to use the tournament to experiment with technology (Pakistan's Shoaib Malik became the first victim of an lbw decision deferred to the third umpire). While it was useful for lbws (where the only referral was whether the ball pitched outside leg stump) it proved almost useless for disputed catches. The ICC abandoned the trial soon after. Sri Lanka and India only sent full-strength sides after contract disputes were settled at the last minute, but Sri Lanka made it to the final after a popular win over an unpopular Australia. However, they shared the trophy with India when both attempts to finish the final were washed out by tropical storms. "In the end, the two false starts summed up the tournament," Wisden concluded. "Half-baked and inconclusive."

    2004 England
    Winners: West Indies
    Runners-up: England

    No. Countries 12

    The growing weariness with the event (Wisden described it as "the tournament that veers between being the second most important in world cricket and a ludicrous waste of time") was unchecked with it being held so late in season that cricket was all but forgotten by the media. The continuation with the format that had been so flawed in Sri Lanka did not help, and the inclusion of the USA - a ragbag of past-its and never-weres - just added to the feeling that this was a pointless exercise. Apart from the final and India's matches, attendances were again dire. "In keeping with the strained relations between the ICC and the hosts, the ECB, recriminations were muted but inevitable," wrote Matthew Engel. "It is not easy to apportion blame precisely for this fiasco, but between them the two governing bodies constituted a deadly combination." Those spectators not put off by high ticket prices, early starts and autumn weather experienced the ICC's ambush-marketing policing in its full glory as drinks and t-shirts were confiscated. The ridiculous nature of the corporate stranglehold was underlined by the fact that punters could not buy England shirts at club shops because their sponsors - Vodafone - were rivals of one of the official "partners". The final, which witnessed a remarkable comeback by West Indies to defeat England in almost pitch darkness, offered scant consolation after such a poor competition. "The main memories will be of cold and wet, of organisational disasters," Wisden concluded, "and of the general sense of a doomed competition that did cricket far more harm than good, all of which was obvious and avoidable."

    2006-07 India
    Winners: Australia
    Runners-up: West Indies

    No. Countries 10

    The fifth edition, held five months before the World Cup, will be best remembered for Australia's eventual capturing of the one piece of silverware that had previously eluded them. High-priced tickets kept Indian fans away, Diwali season was also a distraction. Un-subcontinental pitches meant there was little cheer for the hosts as well as other teams from the subcontinent. With the termination of the monsoons just prior to the tournament, the pitches had not settled, and provided bounce and lateral movement - something the Australian bowlers, notably Nathan Bracken, Mitchell Johnson and Shane Watson - utilised to the hilt. In a way, the pitches provided more even contests between the bat and ball, as opposed to the batsman v batsman game that ODIs in India were threatening to become. "The one that New Zealand and South Africa played on in Mumbai was a real shocker, with the top coming off at the start of the second innings," noted Wisden. Though USA and Kenya did not feature from the previous tournament, a qualifying round meant the number of matches increased from 15 to 21. The steady performances of Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and West Indies took them to the semi-finals. Events in the lead-up to the final between Australia and West Indies were forgettable at best. "The pitch problems jolted Raj Singh Dungarpur, the chairman of the Cricket Club of India, which owns the ground, so much that he offered to move the final to another venue," Wisden wrote. "The organisers were having none of that, though, and Andy Atkinson, the ICC's pitches consultant, was drafted in: he used polyvinyl acetate, an industrial adhesive, to bind the pitch together." Nonetheless, Australia's took the crown in style, winning by eight wickets under the D/L method. "Damien Martyn, who had batted so beautifully in the victories over England and India, once again played his part with a classy unbeaten 47, but it was Watson who ensured that the reserve day would not be needed as Australia's travelling support celebrated yet another triumph." A perfect shot in the arm before the Ashes, which they would go on to win 5-0.

    2009-10 South Africa
    Winners: Australia
    Runners-up: New Zealand

    No. Countries 10

    Originally intended to be played in Pakistan in September 2008 but with several countries expressing major concerns over security there, the ICC was forced to postpone the tournament and then reschedule it a year later in South Africa.

    While there were few genuinely nail-biting games, the quality of cricket was high and the consensus was that it had helped stem, if not reverse, the slide in the competition's credibility, although crowds were healthy only at select games; South Africa's games, the Pakistan-India tie and the Pakistan semi-final.

    Australia successfully defended their title, beating New Zealand with something to spare in the final; New Zealand had upset the form book by defeating Pakistan in the semi-finals, aided by poor umpiring and dropped catches.
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    Group A

    Australia
    New Zealand
    England
    Sri Lanka

    Group B

    India
    Pakistan
    South Africa
    West Indies
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    FIXTURES

    Thursday 6 June : India v South Africa (day) - Cardiff

    Friday 7 June: West Indies v Pakistan (day) - The Oval

    Saturday 8 June: England v Australia (day) - Edgbaston

    Sunday 9 June: Sri Lanka v New Zealand (day) - Cardiff

    Monday 10 June: Pakistan v South Africa (day) - Edgbaston

    Tuesday 11 June: India v West Indies (day) - The Oval

    Wednesday 12 June: Australia v New Zealand (day) - Edgbaston

    Thursday 13 June: England v Sri Lanka (day/night) - The Oval

    Friday 14 June: West Indies v South Africa (day) - Cardiff

    Saturday 15 June: India v Pakistan (day) - Edgbaston

    Sunday 16 June: England v New Zealand (day) - Cardiff

    Monday 17 June: Sri Lanka v Australia (day/night) - The Oval

    Wednesday 19 June: Semi-final A1 v B2 (day) - The Oval

    Thursday 20 June: Semi-final A2 v B1 (day) - Cardiff

    Sunday 23 June: Final (day) - Edgbaston
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    Well I know, this is not the most anticipated tournament by Indian Cricket fans anymore .

    In fact, the last time I was excited about this tournament personally was the one in 2002-2003 in Sri Lanka when India under Saurav Ganguly looked like a genuinely world class team.

    My memorable knock was the 140 odd that Sachin made against the Australians at Dhaka in the first edition. That was some knock

    Because the Indian Team is due to be announced today, I just thought of starting a new thread
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    pak,wi...hmmm....semi final confirmed...

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    No Gambhir, Yuvraj for Champions Trophy

    Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh have been dropped from the India one-day squad for the Champions Trophy. Dinesh Karthik earns a recall, and Umesh Yadav returns from injury.

    Shikhar Dhawan, who grabbed the headlines during the home Tests against Australia and has done well in the IPL since recovering from injury, has made the 15. Allrounder Irfan Pathan, seamer Vinay Kumar and batsman M Vijay also make a comeback.

    Apart from Gambhir and Yuvraj, four other players who were part of the squad for India's previous one-day assignment, the home ODIs against England in January, miss out: batsmen Cheteshwar Pujara - who is injured - and Ajinkya Rahane, and fast bowlers Ashok Dinda and Shami Ahmed.

    That leaves the squad with five specialist batsmen in Dhawan, Vijay, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma. Karthik will be the back-up keeper behind MS Dhoni - though he is capable of fitting into the XI as a specialist batsmen as well - while the spin department has a mix in offspinner R Ashwin, left-armer Ravindra Jadeja and legspinner Amit Mishra. Given the conditions in England, India were expected to go in with a five-man pace attack, and that is what they have done: Irfan, Umesh, Vinay, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Ishant Sharma complete the 15.

    Gambhir managed 127 runs in five ODIs against England, and 34 runs in three against Pakistan before that. Yuvraj has one half-century in eight one-dayers since returning to the side following the completion of his cancer treatment.

    Seniors Virender Sehwag and Harbhajan Singh have not been able to force their way back in.

    Karthik has been the mainstay of the Mumbai Indians batting so far in the IPL, with 331 runs in 10 games at a strike rate of 140. He had a solid first-class season before that, scoring 577 runs at 64.11 for Tamil Nadu.

    Dhawan has previously played five ODIs for India, the last of which was two years ago, but only generated widespread interest on hitting the fastest century by Test debutant in Mohali in March. Following that he missed the final Test of the Australia series, in Delhi, and the first couple of weeks of the IPL due to injury, but has scored two unbeaten half-centuries in three games on return.

    India squad for the Champions Trophy

    MS Dhoni (capt), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Dinesh Karthik, M Vijay, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Irfan Pathan, Umesh Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra, Vinay Kumar

    In: Shikhar Dhawan, Dinesh Karthik, M Vijay, Irfan Pathan, Umesh Yadav, Vinay Kumar

    Out: Ashok Dinda, Gautam Gambhir, Shami Ahmed, Yuvraj Singh, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane
    Last edited by CEDYBLUE; 4th May 2013 at 02:30 PM.
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    A largely new look Indian Side with no room for 5 players from the World Cup winning team in 2011. No Gambhir, Sehwag, Yuvraj, Harbhajan and Zaheer. Plus Sachin has retired.

    Gotta feel for Yuvraj, though he has not shown any semblance of form. Other omissions are perfectly justified.

    Ajinka Rahane, i think is really unfortunate to miss out.

    Rohit gets into the team on the evidence of his IPL form.

    Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay to open . Vijay should consider himself lucky here, but the good thing with Vijay selection is, the selectors foresee Dhawan and Vijay to carry the mantle of opening in both Tests and ODI's. Plus, this experience of playing in England would also help them when they go to South Africa. Good that.

    Pujara, i guess is yet to recover from injury. Otherwise, he should be there in the team as well.

    Irfan Pathan is back as well

    Pace bowling options look pretty weak and I think Praveen Kumar should have been there for Vinay Kumar.

    Overall, a very good job by the selectors.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CEDYBLUE View Post
    Irfan Pathan is back as well

    Overall, a very good job by the selectors.
    How come he got selected despite mediocre performance? Mohit Sharma should be replaced him. I am sure DK will never get a chance to play in 11.
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    New ODI rules a challenge - Dhoni

    India captain MS Dhoni has said one of the challenges facing the side in England during the Champions Trophy will be adjusting to the new ODI rules. He said the team had enough time to acclimatise, with two warm-up games scheduled before the opening match against South Africa on June 6.

    Since the new rules were implemented in January, India have played ODIs at home but this will be their first experience of them in foreign conditions, where the seamers will have a bigger role. Captains have said the rules haven't been fair on the bowlers, especially the spinners, with not more than four fielders allowed outside the 30-yard circle at any stage of the innings. Bowlers can bowl two bouncers an over and the Powerplays will have to be completed by the 40th over.

    "There are a few challenges like the new ODI rules and we will be playing outside the subcontinent for the first time under the new rules," Dhoni said in Mumbai ahead of the team's departure for England. "We will have to adjust to the new rule of five fielders being inside (the circle), the length they need to bowl, how quickly they adapt to the wicket, which areas to bowl.

    "The good thing is we have two practice matches leading up to the tournament. We also have enough time before the first game, so there is enough time to adjust."

    In the past, India have fared poorly in tournaments staged immediately after the IPL. The team failed to make the semi-finals in the 2009 and 2010 World T20 tournaments, but Dhoni said the players' form during the IPL was encouraging.

    "With the kind of fitness level that is going around right now, each and every member is looking fit," Dhoni said. "All of them have played good cricket in the IPL or before the IPL. So most of them are in very good touch. As far as the fitness is concerned we have not received any official reports about any player being unfit, so that is a good sign."

    Though the seamers are expected to play a major role, the squad has three spinners in R Ashwin, Amit Mishra and Ravindra Jadeja. India's coach Duncan Fletcher felt the spinners will have an important role to play at certain venues.

    "As MS mentioned earlier it is generally going to be seamer-friendly, you never know, like Cardiff for example, it is known there to be a turning wicket, very slow and not very different to what you might get in India," Fletcher said. "You've got to be prepared to play two spinners. If one is injured, there is a back-up. We have a balanced side."

    India will be without their regular opening pair of Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir, both dropped on form. Dhoni was confident that the new pair of Shikhar Dhawan and M Vijay would carry forward their form from the Test series against Australia.

    "Our two openers had done well at the Test level recently," Dhoni said. "I know it is a different challenge in the ODIs, you have to accelerate but at the same time it is important that we have a good start from which we can capitalise on, and as Duncan rightly said this is an opportunity for the youngsters. Shikhar and Vijay have been very consistent."

    Dhoni was reminded of India's last ODI series in England, in 2011, where the side lost the five-match series 3-0 after losing all four Tests. Dhoni said the team had fared better than the results suggested.

    "Rain was a big factor, we lost all the tosses. It didn't even reach the stage where it could have decided by Duckworth/Lewis," Dhoni said. "The spinners had to literally deal with the wet ball and it was not possible for them to use their skills. The performance of the ODI squad was good, if you don't see just the results."

    http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cham...ry/638253.html
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