Ten best moments in ten Doeschate's cricketing career

1. 259 against Canada in the Intercontinental Cup 2006. That was a new tournament record
2. 119 against England in World Cup 2011, which is the highest for a player of an associate member against a test-playing team
3. Major role with the bat and the ball in the 2009 T20 World Cup shock win over England and that too at Lord's. Ten Doeschate took 2 wickets and made 22 with the bat as Netherlands stunned England
4. First Dutch player to be signed up for IPL. Kolkata Knight Riders bought ten Doeschate for $ 1,50,000 to play in the IPL-4 edition
5. ICC Associate Player of the Year award in 2010. Ten Doeschate came to Bangalore to receive the award. Did we hear about him at that time?

                       

 

6. 57 against South Africa in the 2007 World Cup. He had faced the likes of Shaun Pollock and Andre Nel in that match and scored eight 4s and one 6
7. Five wickets in the warm-up game against India before the 2007 world cup. He ended with figures of 5 for 57 and picked up the wickets of Sehwag, Dhoni, Yuvraj, Ganguly and Harbhajan. He also scored 31 off 39 balls with the bat.
8. 6 for 20 against Canada in the Intercontinental Cup in 2006
9. Tasmaniasigning in a Dutch player for the first time for the highly competitive Big Bash tournament
10. Played an integral part in the resounding success of Essex in English domestic cricket in 2008 when they won the Provident Trophy and Pro40 division II

Matches to watch out for in group stages - 1

India versus Bangladesh

Venue/date/time: Mirpur/ Feb 19/ 1400 IST
Key players: Tamim Iqbal, Shakib Al Hasan, Virender Sehwag and Yusuf Pathan
Player battles: Tamim versus Zaheer
What to watch out for: Bangladesh had created a sensation in the 2007 World Cup when they shocked India and eventually knocked them out of the World Cup. That win had propelled Bangladesh to new heights in cricket. They recently demolished New Zealand 4-0 in a home series and also had given England a run for their money last year. India, on the other hand took the 2007 shocker to rebuild and from then went on to become T20 World Champions, World Number one test team and a formidable force in the limited over format. But, even then the defeat of 2007 will be fresh in the minds of Indian players and that could create a few stutters at least early on in the match

South Africa versus West Indies

Venue/date/time: Delhi/ Feb 24/ 1430 IST
Key players: Jacques Kallis, Dale Steyn, Kieron Pollard, Chris Gayle
Player battles: Steyn versus Pollard
What to watch out for: West Indies may be down and out in cricket but they have a team full of explosive talents. From Chris Gayle to Pollard to Bravos, this team is capable of beating anybody of their day. South Africa is easily one of the favourites to win the World Cup. Yet, the WI-SA clash should throw up an exciting fare going by the record of clashes between the sides over the years in World Cup matches. What will happen if Chris Gayle hits Steyn out of the attack. Should be a pulsating affair

India versus England

 

Venue/date/time: Bangalore/ Feb 27/ 1430 IST
Key players: Kevin Pieterson, Graeme Swann, Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag
Player battles: Pieterson versus Harbhajan, Swann versus Pathan
What to watch out for: This is a new-look England side compared to the ones that has played World Cup events over the years. This team has just won the Ashes and is considered very strong on paper. But, with little to show in the limited overs format, England will have to play really well to upstage India at home. We saw Chinnaswamy virtually turning square during the warm-up matches. While this would excite someone like Swann, it would also unnerve the English batsmen, who do not like excessive turn. All eyes will be on Pieterson. If he can weave his magic, anything can happen 

 

 

 

 

 

Line cleared for Sourav, to play for Kochi?

No franchise had showed interest in purchasing Ganguly at his base price of $400,000 during the auction on January 8 and 9.

The likes of Jaffer and VRV Singh were also among those who were shunned by the franchises.

"A governing council meeting called on February 4 would discuss the issue of unsold players like Ganguly. Kochi has expressed interest to purchase him outside the auction and the IPL has asked the franchises about their views on the issue," reliable sources said.

The IPL, in a letter to all the franchises, has said that a request has been received from franchises that subject to them having sufficient balance on the salary cap to pay at least the reserve price of the relevant player, they should have the opportunity to sign unsold Indian players from the auction.

The letter from IPL CEO Sundar Raman further said "the auction regulations were clear that players not taken in the auction could only play in IPL 2011 as replacement players. Before the Governing Council deliberates on this issue, I wanted to get your view on this issue and if your franchise is agreeable to: a) Permit franchise to buy any unsold Indian players from the auction b) The player can be bought only at his reserve price".

Raman has said franchisees should send their views a day before the GC meeting. 

Source: PTI