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Dilshan Thilakarathne is the New Cricket Captain for Sri Lanka

Dilshan Thilakarathne is the New Cricket Captain for Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's cricket authorities yesterday named all-rounder Tillakaratne Dilshan as captain for the upcoming tour of England, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said in a statement.

“Dilshan will lead the side in all three formats of the game -- Tests, one-day internationals and Twenty20s -- on the tour,” SLC said.

The 34-year-old Dilshan, replaces Kumar Sangakkara, who stepped down after Sri Lanka lost the World Cup final to India earlier this month.

Fitness worries meant the five-member national selection panel headed by Duleep Mendis, a former Sri Lanka skipper, did not name a vice-captain.

“The prospective candidates are nursing injuries, and their availability for the forthcoming tour is still in question,” the statement said.

Dilshan to be next captain

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by Rex Clementine

Explosive opening batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan is set to succeed Kumar Sangakkara as the next Sri Lankan cricket captain, an authoritative source at Sri Lanka Cricket told Sunday Island yesterday. The 34-year-old right-handed batsman is currently playing in the Indian Premier League and is expected to come down to Colombo during the week to meet the selectors and pick the squad for Sri Lanka’s tour of England that gets underway on the 14th of May.

"Right now, Dilshan is the only eligible candidate," the source told Sunday Island. "If you take Kumar (Sangakkara), he has quit. Mahela (Jayawardene) doesn’t want to lead the side anymore. Thilan (Samaraweera) is not too sure of a place in all three forms of the game and so is Upul (Tharanga). So the only choice is Dilshan," the source said.

The source also said that Dilshan will be only a short term captain as there were concerns whether he would be at the peak of his form by the time the next World Cup comes in 2015.

He will become the 11th full time Sri Lanka Test captain following Bandula Warnapura (1982-1983), Duleep Mendis (1983-1987), Ranjan Madugalle (1987-1989), Arjuna Ranatunga (1989-1991 and 1992-1999), Aravinda de Silva (1991-1992), Sanath Jayasuriya (1999-2003), Hashan Tillakaratne (2003-2004, Marvan Atapattu (2004-2006), Mahela Jayawardene (2006-2009) and Kumar Sangakkara (2009-2011).

Dilshan, the son of a police officer, is a product of Kalutara Vidyalaya and caught the selectors’ eye during Sri Lanka ‘A’ tour of England in 1999. The mass sackings aftermath of the 1999 World Cup saw him being promoted to the national side the same year and he caught the attention of everyone with an unbeaten 163 in just his second Test Match in Harare against Zimbabwe.

He was in and out of the side earlier on in his career and was a surprise omission for the 2003 World Cup in South Africa.

In 2009, Dilshan volunteered to open in Pakistan and his career changed completely from thereon.

He hit a century in his third game as an opener and a few months later was asked to open batting in Test cricket as well and responded scoring 92 and an unbeaten 123 in his first Test against New Zealand in Galle.

That year (2009) turned out to be an excellent year for him as he hit five hundreds in ODIs and six hundreds in Tests. Into the bargain, he was named as the Player of the Tournament in the T-20 World Cup in England, where he finished as the highest run getter of the competition with 317 runs in seven games at 52.83.

He was named vice captain to Sangakkara in 2009, but was removed last year with Sri Lanka Cricket providing no reasons.

Dilshan also had an excellent tournament in the just concluded World Cup where he was the highest run getter with 500 runs.

Sunday Island also learns that whether Angelo Mathews will recover in time for the England series remains in doubt and, in that case, the vice captaincy for the Test series in England would go to Samaraweera.

Murali slams SLC for recalling players from IPL

New Delhi: Retired spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan slammed Sri Lankan Cricket Board for asking its players to return home midway through the Indian Premier League for a tour to England, saying the No Objection Certificate had permitted them to play till May 20.

Muttiah Muralitharan

"I think the Board (SLC) has given them permission till May 20. I don’t know what happened suddenly. The players were told to come on May 5. It is the fault of SLC because they signed the NOC till May 20 so if they change it to May 5 it is something wrong," Muralitharan, who quit international cricket after Sri Lanka’s defeat to India in the World Cup final early this month, said.

"Players will get demoralised because if they go back on May 5 they play half of the IPL and they are going to miss a lot. SLC should have informed the players earlier, then the IPL franchises would understand and everyone would understand," he said.Muralitharan said that the incident could spark "friction" between cricket boards of the two countries and SLC would lose a lot financially if it antagonises the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI).

"There’ll be a little bit of friction between the board (SLC) and the players and even the Indian Cricket Board. If the SLC is not going to support they are going to miss a lot from India, because when India tours Sri Lanka it is very important and if we are not playing in the Champions League Twenty20 we are going to lose some money. Friendship between India and Sri Lanka will be negative," he said.

"We have 25 million dollars of debt after World Cup. You don’t have to antagonise India because when India comes only we make money and survive, so I don’t know what’s going to happen.

"It might get sorted. These things happen between countries but in the end financially we depend on India, whatever said and done. SLC will have to be careful," said Muralitharan. Courtesy PTI

IPL taking over the world of cricket

The cricket World Cup or the spectacle of cricket is now done and dusted. The world watched with great interest and expectation the unfolding of events and held their breath when the Indians were crowned the Champions of the world, which mantle they will hold for another four years.

With this title India which is cricket crazy, has already witnessed that frenzy reaching an unprecedented stage with every street, nook and corner having the cutout or the image of a Dhoni, Yuvraj or a Tendulkar if not some Indian star. It has also prompted them to claim that “Cricket was first invented in India and then exported under cover to the UK”.

I am sure most people felt that the IPL which kicked off on the 8th April wasn’t going to draw such large crowds or great interest levels but watching from the side lines one cannot digest the hunger the Indian crowds have for cricket in the country. Though whilst the fans seem to be keen and very animated, watching the game on Television I got the feeling that the Indian players in particular despite their efforts to conjure some interest appear to be tired and struggling to carry on. Considering the terrific returns the players are assured of and judging by the levels the brand IPL has achieved making it absolutely attractive to sponsors, the players who are the main actors of the show have to go on and got to stay loyal to it. looking back in history I wonder whether the former England captain and now the renown commentator Tony Greig gets enough credit for his role in the revolutionizing of the game in 1977.

Suraj Randiv and M.S. Dhoni in IPL action.

Readers old enough will recall the Kerry Packer circus which endured numerous court cases and other obstacles which became a reality creating the new evolution of cricket. It was the Packer Circus as it was called which introduced coloured clothing, night cricket, drop in pitches, the increased frequency of the usage of helmets and more importantly the enhancement of the player’s wage! The epoch where television played a huge role, and with it the money the game needed making the players more protected and established and transforming cricket in to a meaningful career began then. We could term it the first revolution of cricket!Also as the power wielded by the BCCI in global cricketing matters is high, I wonder despite the temptation of other boards notably England and Australia to emulate the IPL, whether there will ever be another league of that magnitude else where. In fact I can’t see the BCCI ever tolerating another competitive league! In the event such league is born the only action required will be to prevent the leading stars of Indian cricket participating and with it the mega bucks is bound to dry with the interest levels being low.

The fact of cricket today is, there is no money if there is no India. I mean the real India and the top players. It may come to a stage that with the high demand for finances to sustain the game most cricket boards are bound to play ball with the Indians to ensure visits to their countries to guarantee the cash flows are maintained and the finances are balanced. That is how powerful India is and the impact it has created in the game both on and off the field. I won’t be surprised if the cricket world sees an invasion of Indian cricket such as coaches, trainers, physio’s in other countries on the lines of Australia where every country wanted an Australian somewhere in their DMU’s. This is the reality of today and a fact one has to live with.

In that context the IPL becomes both important and critical to all cricket nations and we in Sri Lanka have already started to feel the heat with the call for the cricketers selected to tour England to return by the 5th May. I am a firm believer that the country is always first and can not be compromised and money is never an issue. There is no question about it. But having said that it is also important to be aware of the pros and cons and the long term repercussions when making important decisions and also how the decisions should be made and most importantly conveyed.

It is imperative to be able to achieve middle ground and come to a working arrangement and arrive at a compromise that is acceptable to all and close to the best rather than standing one’s ground! Definitely the tour of England by Sri Lanka is the priority and nothing can come close to that and that has to be remembered. However unless this seemingly volatile situation is handled carefully the winner will not be Sri Lanka or Sri Lanka cricket. I am sure about it!

Roshan Abeysinghe is a leading cricket promoter and an international cricket commentator

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Cricket World Cup: Bangladesh rally to shock England defeated !

Cricket World Cup: Bangladesh rally to shock England

ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Group B, Chittagong:
Bangladesh 227-8 (49 overs) beat England 225 (49.4 overs)
Match scorecard

By Oliver Brett

Bangladesh celebrate their crucial victory

Bangladesh weathered a batting collapse to pull off a shock World Cup win, inflicting a second defeat on England.

England hit a modest 225 in Chittagong but looked on course to defend it after taking five wickets for 14 runs between the 30th and 40th over.

But a heroic ninth-wicket stand between Shafiul Islam and Mahmudullah turned the tables on Andrew Strauss's men.

The pair put on 58 from 56 balls for a remarkable two-wicket win that was sealed with six deliveries remaining.

The result keeps Bangladesh alive in the tournament and means that - even if England beat West Indies in Chennai next Thursday - they will have to rely on other results going in their favour to progress into the quarter-finals.

For that game, England will surely play more than the one spinner they did in this match against Bangladesh. If so, James Tredwell could make his World Cup debut under huge pressure.

Bangladesh, their startling batting collapse notwithstanding, were good value for a victory that helps to ease their memories of being bowled out for only 58 by West Indies in their previous match in Mirpur.

Shakib Al Hasan's Bangladesh were good value in the field

The job for England's bowlers was made tougher by the dew which descended as soon as the floodlights came on at the start of the Bangladesh chase.

The first ball was replaced before the mandatory 34-over change and only when England were on to their third ball had they discovered a way to keep it dry enough to establish some control.

However one constant disappointment was James Anderson, whose nine wicketless overs cost 54 runs and he was the worst culprit as collectively England conceded a shocking 23 runs in wides.

At one point Graeme Swann, the only spinner selected by England, visibly lost his cool, pleading for some assistance from Darryl Harper when appeals and various pleas for replacement balls were rejected.

Unlike in their defeat by Ireland, England did not lose the match because one player on the opposition took a difficult chase by the scruff of the neck.

This time - save for the period in which they were rattling their way through the Bangladesh middle and lower order - they looked an unfocused rabble for the majority of the match.

Things started badly with the bat after they had been inserted by the Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan.

Matt Prior's already chequered one-day international career hit a new low when, having been called on to open the batting, he was stumped in bizarre and avoidable circumstances by Mushfiqur Rahim.

As Prior absent-mindedly dragged his foot out of his crease, the Bangladesh wicketkeeper gleefully whipped off the bails, only for Prior to leave his crease once again - whereupon Rahim removed the stump and held a ball to it to make absolutely certain.

Matt Prior's dismissal was a low point for England

Prior's repeated failures make the selectors' removal of Steve Davies from the side after only one match of the series in Australia look ever more curious.

Strauss joined Prior back in the pavilion when cutting the off-spinner Naeem Islam to slip, and Ian Bell showed his shortcomings in such conditions on slow, low wickets. Having been rendered virtually runless, he tamely chipped a catch to midwicket.

With England a depressing 53-3 in the 17th over, it was left to Eoin Morgan (63 from 72 balls) to make his team competitive.

Morgan had barely had time to acclimatise to conditions, having been flown in from London to replace the injured Kevin Pietersen.

But he had enjoyed himself in the 2010 series in Bangladesh, hitting a century in Mirpur, and again showed himself adept at getting to the pitch against the spinners and hitting drives into space for the boundaries, which were badly needed.

With Jonathan Trott, who scored four more runs than his partner but faced an extra 27 balls, dinking the ball about for singles and adding the occasional reverse-sweep, the two batsmen took England to the 39th over without further loss.

Crucially for Bangladesh, however, when they did strike again it was Morgan who was dismissed, thanks to a wonderful effort from Kayes, who charged in from deep square-leg and dived forward to claim the catch.

That left Trott and Ravi Bopara to negotiate the five-over batting powerplay, and by the end of it both had departed to poorly executed attacking shots and England had only added 33 runs.

Swann supplied two desperately needed boundaries, but England reached only a bare minimum score when Paul Collingwood, recalled to the side but batting way down at eight, and Anderson ran some quick ones and twos in the final couple of overs.

Tamim Iqbal began the Bangladesh chase well with a controlled, though positive, 38 from 26 balls.

England's bowlers briefly found their range after Iqbal had been bowled by Bresnan, with two more wickets falling cheaply. However an 82-run stand from 104 balls between Kayes and Shakib put Bangladesh in an excellent position.

Frustrated Strauss still hopeful of qualification

Then Kayes was needlessly run out as he was beaten by a fine throw from Ajmal Shahzad and Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan was bowled as a bottom-edge off an attempted sweep against Swann crashed into his stumps.

Shahzad, by some distance England's most impressive bowler, moved two balls nicely off the seam to dismiss Mushfiqur and Naeem as England moved in for the kill.

Some Bangladesh fans, so buoyant for much of the contest, were already heading for the exits when Swann then supplied the eighth wicket as Abdur Razzak swung across the line and was caught by a diving Tim Bresnan at long-on.

But out of nowhere, Mahmudullah and Shafiul Islam took 16 runs from Swann's final over, and the ninth-wicket pair coolly took the requirement down to 33 from the last five overs.

Anderson had been the weak link throughout and he was unable to control his inswinger, presenting the batsmen with three more wides, one costing an extra four runs as it eluded Prior's gloves en route to the boundary.

Shafiul, the number 10, skewed a boundary off Bresnan from a thick outside edge in the next over and then drove the wilting Anderson past mid-off for four more.

The winning runs came when Mahmudullah hit Bresnan through the covers and the home fans celebrated wildly.

While England are no longer in complete control of their own destiny, the co-hosts know that wins against Netherlands and South Africa in their final group matches will seal a last-eight berth.

Tillakaratne Dilshan tells BBC he didn't even give a blood sample ඩිල්ෂාන්ගේ ලේ සාම්පල අරගෙන නෑ

ඩිල්ෂාන්ගේ ලේ සාම්පල අරගෙන නෑ
Tillakaratne Dilshan tells BBC he didn't even give a blood sample

Cricket World Cup: Tillakaratne Dilshan column


Dilshan took 4-4 in three overs to add to his 144 in Sri Lanka's victory

By Sri Lanka batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan
BBC exclusive

On Wednesday, there were reports that I had failed a dope test.

It is not the first time these kind of allegations have surfaced - they have done so after every recent tournament I have played in.

I feel like there is an attempt to distract my game but I am not worried. I try to ignore the reports and concentrate on my game instead.

What actually happened is the International Cricket Council randomly selected Ajantha Mendis and Chamara Silva to give blood samples after our game against Australia.

They did not even take my blood sample so I simply don't know where these reports have come from.

But I was not trying to reply my critics, or to those reports, in Thursday's performance against Zimbabwe. I was not under any pressure, nor was I angry, but it is not pleasant when attempts are being made to distract you, especially when you are playing in a World Cup.

But what a great day Thursday was. It was my best performance in my one-day international career. It makes it more special that it came during the World Cup.


Upul Tharanga
Tharanga contributed 133 to the record first-wicket partnership

And full credit to Upul Tharanga; it was his support and determination that kept me going as we put on a record 282 for the first wicket.

I am really happy that together we got two World Cup records - the first time both openers recorded centuries and beating the 194 set by Pakistan's Saeed Anwar and Wajahatullah Wasti in 1999 - but our focus was winning the game not the record.

The pitch in Muttiah Muralitharan stadium in Pallekele, Kandy, suited the batsmen. It was a superb wicket for one-day internationals. Both captains were worried about the dew if they were to bat second.

Zimbabwe captain Elton Chigumbura's decision to bowl after winning the toss was the correct decision, Sri Lanka would have done the same.

Our middle order batsmen went out while trying to score quick runs after myself and Tharanga steadied the innings. I don't think we should worry about the middle order. It was not a batting collapse. They had 20-25 balls left and they tried to get the maximum runs within a short period of time.

Then, as we were playing one specialist spinner in Muttiah Muralitharan, I had a role to play as a part-time spinner and I performed well but it would have been better had I managed to get five wickets in addition to the 144 runs I scored.


Tillakaratne Dilshan was speaking to Saroj Pathirana of the BBC Sinhala Service.

2011 Cricket World Cup Opening Ceremony in Bangladesh - Watch Live Videos

2011 Cricket World Cup Opening Ceremony in Bangladesh

Cricket is a great sport and the Cricket World Cup is the highlight of every cricket lover’s year. This time the event, which is held every four years, will be even more memorable for cricket lovers living in Bangladesh.

On February 18, 2009, Haroon Lorgat, the Chief Executive of the International Cricket Council, announced that the opening ceremony of the 2011 Cricket World Cup will be held in Bangladesh. The event will take place almost exactly two years from now on February 19, 2011, and proceedings will coincide with the opening game which will also take place in Bangladesh on the same day. That is exciting news for both cricket lovers in Bangladesh and the people of the country in general as the move will no doubt generate a lot of tourism and cast a spotlight on the country, hopefully helping to further improve its image and economy.

Haroon Lorgat also said that the number of matches to be played at the fifteen different selected venues had been discussed. It is obvious that the event should be used to bolster local tourism efforts and every endeavor must be made to ensure that it is a massive success. If you would like to combine sport with leisure, you’ll be happy to know that the World Cup will be making its way to either Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, Narayanganj Osmani Stadium in Fatullah or the Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium in Dhaka. The final decision as to which stadium will be used for the event is yet to be made.

No doubt, this means that Bandladesh will experience a lot of tourist-related development as city officials try to ensure that it is completely ready to receive this prestigious event and the many tourists that travel with it. Though it is still some time before the 2011 Cricket World Cup takes place, fans would definitely do well to book well in advance to avoid disappointment. Visitors from other countries would also do well to take advantage of their trip and explore the country between matches so that they can learn a little bit more about the rich beauty that is to be found in Bangladesh.

http://www.bangladesh.com/blog/2011-cricket-world-cup-opening-ceremony-in-bangladesh

Murali to be Australia spin coach

Murali to be Australia spin coach

Muttiah Muralidaran - once an outcast spurned by Australian cricket fans - will sign on as a guest spin coach to help mould the country's next generation of young spinners into champions.

In a stunning coup for Australian cricket, Sri Lanka's controversial spin genius will spend several weeks at the Brisbane-based Centre of Excellence in June for intensive training with rising Australian spinners, according to a report in the Australian newspaper Daily Telegraph.

Test cricket's greatest wicket-taker will not only impart the secrets of his spin wizardry but also record a spin coaching tutorial so his extraordinary knowhow will be passed on to future generations of Australian spinners.

It is a sign of how far the wheel has turned that Murali - who has been repeatedly heckled, taunted and even had fruit thrown at him by unruly fans here since being no-balled by Darrell Hair in the 1995 Boxing Day Test - will become Australia's potential spin saviour. Australian great Greg Chappell, one-time Indian coach and Australia's only full-time selector, masterminded Murali's visit by using his extensive network of contacts in the subcontinent.

"This is a wonderful opportunity ... Murali has probably forgotten more about spin bowling than most people will ever know in a lifetime," Chappell told The Daily Telegraph yesterday.

"Murali is one of the greatest spin bowlers of all time, we are very, very lucky.

"It is not just Murali's obvious physical skill that will be a huge benefit for our young spinners.

"It is also his mental toughness, his cleverness, his cunning and his ability to be able to set a batsman up and bowl 10-15 overs to a plan."

The Murali news is a shot in the arm for Australian cricket at a time when it conducts a major review into a devastating Ashes loss and tries to plot a fresh course into the future.

The nation's depleted spin stocks are one of the most pressing issues with 10 frontline spinners deployed at Test level since Shane Warne walked off into the sunset at the end of the 2006-07 home Ashes series.

Xavier Doherty and Michael Beer were both plucked from obscurity to wear baggy green caps this summer after Nathan Hauritz was sacked before the first Ashes Test.

Australian spinners have long struggled to unlock the secrets of the doosra and Murali was the man who made this mysterious delivery his own - even though the bona fides of his action were often questioned.

Murali's visit will also be invaluable for Australia's batsmen as his action will be recorded live and downloaded on the Academy's pro-batter video machine so batsmen can face a "virtual Murali" on the video-wall machine which mimics any bowler in the world.

Warne and former Pakistani off-spinner Saqlain Mustaq both had brief guest stints at the Centre of Excellence but Murali's visit - not long after he farewells international cricket at the 50-over World Cup starting this month - is positive news that Australian cricket desperately needs.

Chappell said Murali's coaching role would be confirmed once details were finalised in the next few weeks.

http://www.dailymirror.lk/sports/cricket/9642-murali-to-be-australia-spin-coach.html

Mickelson eyes a big year with focus back to golf

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SAN DIEGO (AP) - One of the more compelling images from Torrey Pines apparently won’t be forgotten anytime soon. Phil Mickelson, in the middle of a five-week stretch of tournaments, took time off to rest Tuesday. That allowed his caddie a chance to sneak over to play golf at Whisper Rock before getting back to work at the Phoenix Open. Jim "Bones" Mackay wasn’t on the phone very long when it was time for him to play a shot, so he handed the phone off to someone in his group. That turned out to be Geoff Ogilvy, who provided details of the round. "We’re actually having Bones run up from the fairway to tend the flag for us," Ogilvy said. He was only kidding, and Mackay can expect plenty of that.

In yet another case of Mickelson’s entertainment value, he needed an eagle on the par-5 18th hole at Torrey Pines to force a playoff with Bubba Watson. The odds weren’t very good, and Mickelson knew that. But leaving nothing to chance, he had Mackay tend the flag as he stood over his third shot from 72 yards out in the fairway.

Having a caddie tend the flag for a full shot from the fairway is unusual, but not unprecedented. Then again, it was only nine months ago when Mickelson told his caddie NOT to tend the flag when he had a birdie putt on the green.

That happened in the third round at Quail Hollow last year, when Mickelson was trying to make a point about the severe greens. From 60 feet away, he felt his only chance at par was to putt well right of the cup. He ended up getting his par.

Few players are more unpredictable than Mickelson.

Yes, he is Phil the Thrill.

Phil also has a plan.

He came into this season with a pointed message that he delivered first in Abu Dhabi, then repeated last week at the Farmers Insurance Open, where he shot four rounds in the 60s and had to settle for second place.

Mickelson wants 2011 to be the kind of year he hoped 2010 would be.

He won the Masters last year, a moment made even more special when his wife, Amy, was on the 18th green for the first time since being diagnosed with breast cancer. His chief nemesis, Tiger Woods, was out of the picture with his personal life and golf game in a free fall. It appeared to be only a matter of time before Mickelson replaced him at No. 1 in the world ranking.

A dozen tournaments came and went, and the baton instead was passed to Lee Westwood.

It was only late in the season, before the PGA Championship, that Mickelson revealed he had been diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis. He never said just now much it held him back. Even now, he says only that he was lucky to have caught it early before it did any permanent damage to his joints, and that medication has allowed him to resume his normal work.

"We thought 2010 was going to be a phenomenal year," swing coach Butch Harmon said Tuesday. "He was in the best physical shape. Amy was on the road to recovery. And then along comes June, and the arthritic thing hit him. The mental side was the toughest. Phil hid this very well, but he thought his career could have been over with. That was playing on his mind."

Mickelson brought his entire family and Harmon to Abu Dhabi, where he tied for 37th. Harmon said they worked on his game in Abu Dhabi, and that Lefty’s short game showed plenty of rust from not having competed in two months.

Beyond the swing, they talked about course management.

"One of the things I told him at Abu Dhabi was his process of thinking wasn’t very good," Harmon said. "We not only worked on his game, but we worked on the mental side of how he plays. I told him, ‘I never want to take away your aggressiveness. I’m not trying to make you conservative. I’m trying to make you smart."’

That showed itself throughout the week at Torrey Pines, and even on the final hole.

His mistake was a tee shot that he popped up slightly and pushed to the right, although he appeared to have a decent lie, and the tees were moved up so much that Mickelson had only 228 yards left.

"We saw his ball and thought, ‘This is awesome.’ And when we got within 10 feet of it, going for the green wasn’t even an option," Mackay said. "He would have had to curve it a tremendous amount, and it had all this grass around it." The only choice was to lay up, and that’s when Mickelson sent his caddie to the green. Mackay didn’t think anything of that, either. Mickelson said a dozen or so times a year, the flag gets in the way of a wedge shot.

One of those occasions was at the Deutsche Bank Championship in 2009 on the 15th hole. A year later, Mickelson hit the pin on the same hole and watched it ricochet off the green. At least the second time, he chipped in for birdie.

Pin or no pin, he had to settle for birdie at Torrey Pines and a runner-up finish. Regardless, it was his best start to a PGA Tour season since he won the Bob Hope Classic in 2004.

Next up is the Phoenix Open, followed by Pebble Beach and Riviera. He has won each of those events at least twice.

Harmon began working with Mickelson in 2007, right before Lefty captured The Players Championship. Then came a wrist injury that summer. His wife and mother were diagnosed with breast cancer weeks apart in 2009. The arthritis arrived in 2010.

"It’s the first time in the last three years there hasn’t been any turmoil Phil’s his life," Harmon said. "We haven’t had one year where everything falls into place."

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ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 has been announced and this time India, Srilanka and Bangladesh are the hosts with Mumbai hosting final of the world cup. World Cup 2011 is starting from 19th February to 2nd April 2011 .Taking lessons from world cup 2007 ICC has divided the teams into two groups-GROUP A and GROPU B. Each group consists of 8 teams and each team will be playing with all the teams in same group and will qualify for quarters. Group A contains Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand, Srilanka, Zimbabwe, Canada, and Kenya while Group B contains India, South Africa, England, West Indies, Bangladesh, Ireland, and Netherlands. The first match will be played between India and Bangladesh at Dhaka on 19th February, 2011. Quarterfinals are scheduled from March 23 to March 26. The 4 winning teams will qualify for semifinals scheduled on 29th and 30th March, 2011 at Colombo and Mohali. Every team is working day and night to grab the prestigious trophy of world cup for its nation and to qualify for the finals which is scheduled at April 2, 2011 in Mumbai, the city of India. Public and also ICC officials are hoping that this time no scandals regarding corruption and match fixing will be seen in Cricket World Cup 2011. ICC is focusing much on the clarity and authencity of the matches and hoping that this world cup will be played between authentic teams of the world. Everyone across the world is extremely excited about the Cricket World Cup 2011 and having hopes that their team will be the winner this time. Cricket is considered as the most valued international game across the world and nobody wants to miss the Cricket World Cup 2011.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 will be the 10th World Cup. Prior to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, 9 Cricket World Cups have been organized by ICC. Australia have emerged winner on the most occasions – 4. Closely following is West Indies, who won the inaugural and the very next World Cup. All the Indian Subcontinent teams – India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have won 1 World Cup each. Australia won in 1987, 1999, 2003 and 2007. West Indies won on 1975 (the first World Cup) and 1979. India won the World Cup in 1983, Pakistan won the World Cup in 1992 and Sri Lanka won in 1996.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 schedule and Cricket World Cup 2011 fixtures: ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 schedule and Cricket World Cup 2011 fixtures are given below on our website.


Cricket World Cup 2011 Schedule

Match No. Date Match Venue

1 19-Feb Bangladesh vs India Dhaka
2 20-Feb New Zealand vs Kenya Chennai
3 20-Feb Sri Lanka vs Canada Hambantota
4 21-Feb Australia vs Zimbabwe Ahmedabad
5 22-Feb England vs Netherlands Nagpur
6 23-Feb Pakistan vs Kenya Hambantota
7 24-Feb South Africa vs West Indies New Delhi
8 25-Feb Australia vs New Zealand Nagpur
9 25-Feb Bangladesh vs Ireland Dhaka
10 26-Feb Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Colombo
11 27-Feb India vs England Kolkata
12 28-Feb West Indies vs Netherlands New Delhi
13 28-Feb Zimbabwe vs Canada Nagpur
14 1-Mar Sri Lanka vs Kenya Colombo
15 2-Mar England vs Ireland Bangalore
16 3-Mar South Africa vs Netherlands Mohali
17 3-Mar Pakistan vs Canada Colombo
18 4-Mar New Zealand vs Zimbabwe Ahmedabad
19 4-Mar Bangladesh vs West Indies Dhaka
20 5-Mar Sri Lanka vs Australia Colombo
21 6-Mar India vs Ireland Bangalore
22 6-Mar England vs South Africa Chennai
23 7-Mar Kenya vs Canada New Delhi
24 8-Mar Pakistan vs New Zealand Pallekele
25 9-Mar India vs Netherlands New Delhi
26 10-Mar Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe Pallekele
27 11-Mar West Indies vs Ireland Mohali
28 11-Mar Bangladesh vs England Chittagong
29 12-Mar India vs South Africa Nagpur
30 13-Mar New Zealand vs Canada Mumbai
31 13-Mar Australia vs Kenya Bangalore
32 14-Mar Pakistan vs Zimbabwe Pallekele
33 14-Mar Bangladesh vs Netherlands Chittagong
34 15-Mar South Africa vs Ireland Kolkata
35 16-Mar Australia vs Canada Bangalore
36 17-Mar England vs West Indies Chennai
37 18-Mar Sri Lanka vs New Zealand Mumbai
38 18-Mar Ireland vs Netherlands Kolkata
39 19-Mar Australia vs Pakistan Colombo
40 19-Mar Bangladesh vs South Africa Dhaka
41 20-Mar Zimbabwe vs Kenya Kolkata
42 20-Mar India vs West Indies Chennai

43 23-Mar First Quarter-final Dhaka
44 24-Mar Second Quarter-final Colombo
45 25-Mar Third Quarter-final Dhaka
46 26-Mar Fourth Quarter-final Ahmedabad
47 29-Mar First Semi-final Colombo
48 30-Mar Second Semi-final Mohali
49 2-Apr Final Mumbai

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Cricket World Cup 2011 venue: With India as the main host of ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, Cricket World Cup 2011 venue includes stadiums of cities like Dhaka, Mumbai, Kolkata, Mohali, Colombo, Chennai, Nagpur, Ahmedabad, chittagong and Bangalore. Cricket World Cup 2011 venue also includes new venues like Pallekelle and Hambantota – both being in Sri Lanka.

Cricket World Cup 2011 teams: Cricket World Cup 2011 teams include 4 times winner Australia, 2 times winners West Indies, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, New Zealand, Netherlands, Canada, Ireland, England and Kenya. Groups in which Cricket World Cup 2011 teams are divided:




Group A –
Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Canada and Kenya.

Group B –
India, South Africa, England, Bangladesh, West Indies, Netherlands and Ireland.