Aussies won!

First of all sorry, sorry for not blogging for a week.(because i am having a dial-up and my dear phone had died)
Whatever also my alternatives for choosing between cricket and other stuff are over
as cricketifying my blog comes to an end,
with the conclusion of world cup,
with the Australian win against Sri Lanka in a rain washed final the Aussies have a wc hat trick.
And they have proved once again they are the best...
seems that they have registered for world cup victories...l
ike i registered for the google's cricket contest...and coud not get even a penny for such useless posts.

Cricket and Technology: Dartfish

Back again with a cricket innovation: Dartfish
Dartfish is avery useful tool that allows a complete breakdown analysis of the player's action,ball trajectory and so on.The software uses digital video graphics to deliver instant visual feedback without disrupting the flow of match.It includes video analysis tools like SimulCam and StroMotion that enables the players as well as the coaches to make powerful technical,tactical and stastical analysis.
Simulcam composites two video sequences of live or archieved clips to illustrate at each and speed of the different players into a single integrated video sequence.StroMotion allows viewers to see live action unfold before their eyes in time and space by breaking the video images into a frame by frame sequence. The StroMotion technology is its ability to select certain images and break them into a series,thus editing the unnecessary images .

Cricket and technology: Hawk-eye

Another cricket innovation...the most useful and the most used...Hawk-eye Created by Paul Hawkins.This technological innovation uses sophesticated image processing techniques to track the trajectory of the ball once it has left the bowlers hand with the help of series of cameras placed all around the cricket stadium.In addition to resolving LBW decisions given by the umpire,it helps to accurately compare bowler's speed,line and length.Hawk-eye is used extensively by a lot of teams in cricket today due to its ease of use and also because it is visually appealing.However cricket is not the only sport where Hawk-eye is being used;it is equally popular in tennis where it helps to resolve controversial line-calls.It is also developing a system for the American baseball league for accurately tracking the flight of the bowler's pitches by using four to six dedicated cameras.

PREVIEW:

Hawk-eye gives a ball-by-ball analysis of the over-bowled

Today's matches:

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Bangladesh vs New Zealand

Cricket and technology: Stickometer

Cricket is in the air and not describing it technological factors would not be fair.
So lets start it with...
SNICKOMETER:
Thanks to the creator of this wonderful technical innovation:-Mr. Alan Plaskett
Snickometer helps the viewers as well as commentrators to judge if the umpire's decision in giving the batsmen out was correct or not.(This creation doesnt allow the viewer to jump out of their tv sets to kill the umpire)
Working:-
A high-sensitive microphone is placed very close to the off stump(may be thats why every mumble of the wicket keeper becomes a shout) and is coinnected to an oscilloscope which measures the sound waves of the oncoming ball.Whenever the batsmen nicks a ball,the oscilloscope trace goes wild.By watching the slow motion replay alongside this graph,you can determine whether the noise picked up by the microphone coincides with the ball passing the bat.
AND
Before:The oscilloscope trace After: The spike in the trace

before the ball makes contact when the ball makes contact
with the bat with the bat

From the above screenshot you can clearly see the difference in the oscilloscope trace.In the first image there is no spike in the trace which means the batsman did not nick the ball whereas the second image clearly shows the spike indicating that the bat has made contact with the ball.

Todays Match:-

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West Indies vs New Zealand

The real World cup begins...

Finally The real world cup has kickstarted after 14 days of Ist stage of world cup...i.e the qualification matches are over and now the SUPER 8 has begun...

With the first match between Australia and West Indies.

The W.C started with 16 teams.

8 are here 8 gone

These matches will surely be great.

So get ready as the real world cup has begun.

Today's Match:-

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Australia vs Westindies

India washed away by rain

India has finally been washed awayfrom the WC.
Becaude of India itself,rain.Bermuda and the bloody D/L method.
So you need to depend upon some cricket movies like Hattrick etc.
After all in India people have the craze about two things... Bollywood aNd Cricket
If India fails in one, they will burn,cut their posters etc...for a week and then be half normal.

But for this week Indian team is under threat.
For Chappel and other team mates, i suggest that they should buy atleast one burkha for this week or they will have to wear kafan.

India disappoints again

India lost again!

My criticism didnt worked.

69 runs are enough for a shameful defeat.

Indian people have got mad again.

Burning effegies,destroying cricketer's houses continues...now with more rage.

Its now Bermuda who can save India from getting eliminated from the world cup and getting killed in India.

Now lets start betting on Bermuda.

Bermuda vs Bangladesh tommorow.

But if India gets qualified for Super 8(no chance) it will lose again which means that more wood,more fire more desruction and less sleep.

Lets hope for the best.

Todays Matches:-

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Australia vs South Africa

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England vs Kenya

Finally India has made a record

I could not believe my eyes.

India had won the match against Bermuda (that's believable)

But they had scored their highest and the highest in the world cup a mammoth-413/5

All right they need to shut people's mouth.

But as said they do best when they are critisized. so,

"What has happened to India,Just 413 so cheap, they can't even reach 500...even Bermuda reached...what a shame!!!"

Todays Matches:-

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Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh

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Zimbabwe vs pakistan

Depressed

So India lost the match.
I was soooooooooooo depressed that i could not blog
India was defeated badly by Bangladesh
and the people who burned the fire to pray for their victory are using it to burn their effigies.

Its true and hope India wins now with Bermuda, anyway it will lose against Sri Lanka.

Losing against Sri Lanka might not effect much, but losing against Bermuda might blast the plane in which they'll arive.

So hooohaaa india aaya india

Todays matches:-

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India vs Bermuda

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West Indies vs Zimbabwe

Why? cricketifying my blog

Well there may be guesses that why i am crickrtifying my blog, i am not a die-hard fan of cricket or the world cup...

But i am doing this because Google has started a Google Cricket Blog Contest.

for cricket blogs as you know world cup is in the air.

So, i decided why not to try my hand at it.

So why not participate and get a chance to get crowned as India's undisputed cricket blog king.

If your cricket blog is voted the best, you'll get to express your cricket views on TV with Kris Srikkanth. Last date to enter is April 25, 2007

So if you have a blog,are an Indian try it out.


Today's matches:-


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Australia vs Scotland


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Kenya vs Canada

CRICKET WORLD CUP 2007

HAPPY CRICKET WORLD CUP 2007

This is the 9th world cup

and hope it turns out to be the best

Whosever wins

The World Cup's on the spin

One time here,one time there

Every fourth year it would be back again

But watch it everytime...

AND GO INSANE>>>

Cricket in the air

Cricket's in the air as Cricket World Cup is back in 2007.

The cricket fever is on and is rising as the world cup kick starts with...

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PAKISTAN WEST INDIES

So get ready to wake up for late nights-missing offices and schools and when you visit your school/office if teacher/boss asks why not coming for so much days...

Beat them with a bat...

and say "Its World cup"