The Master Blaster

                The "GOD OF CRICKET" Sachin Tendulkar

                                      Young Tendulkar
I think every one knows the Master Blaster who is none other than the Great SACHIN RAMESH TENDULKAR.
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar (born 24 April 1973) is an Indian cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. He is the leading run-scorer and century maker in Test and one-day international cricket.  He is the only male player to score a double century in the history of ODI cricket.^[10][11] In 2002, just 12 years into his career, Wisden ranked him the second greatest Test batsman of all time, behind Donald Bradman, and the second greatest one-day-international (ODI) batsman of all time, behind Viv Richards. In September 2007, the Australian leg spinner Shane Warne rated Tendulkar as the greatest player he has played with or against. He is sometimes referred to as the Little Master or the Master Blaster. Tendulkar is seen as an inspiration not only by cricketers but also by many other international sportspersons.
Tendulkar is the first and the only player in Test Cricket history to score fifty centuries, and the first to score fifty centuries in all international cricket combined; he now has 97 centuries in international cricket.On 17 October 2008, when he surpassed Brian Lara's record for the most runs scored in Test cricket, he also became the first batsman to score 12,000, 13,000 and 14,000 runs in that form of the game, having also been the third batsman and first Indian to pass 11,000 runs in Test cricket.He was also the first player to score 10,000 runs in one-day internationals, and also the first player to cross every subsequent 1000-run mark that has been crossed in ODI cricket history and 200 runs in a one-day international match. In the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, Tendulkar surpassed Australia's Allan Border to become the player to cross the 50-run mark the most number of times in Test cricket history, and also the second ever player to score 11 Test centuries against Australia, tying with Sir Jack Hobbs of England more than 70 years previously. Tendulkar passed 30,000 runs in international cricket on 20 November 2009, and has been honoured with the Padma Vibhushan award, India's second highest civilian award, and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, India's highest sporting honor. Tendulkar became the first sportsperson and the first personality without an aviation background to be awarded the honorary rank of Group Captain by the Indian Air Force.He won the 2010 Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for cricketer of the year at the ICC awards. On 28th January 2011, he also won the 'Castrol Indian Cricketer of the year' award. His father Ramesh Tendulkar passed away in the year 2003.From that the MASTER, whenever he hits a Half Century or a Century he looks up the sky!!!

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Save the "Mother Earth"

                                                   The Do's and donot's

Everday we hear more bad news about our planet. Reports tell us that wildlife and forests are disappearing at an alarming rate. Newscasts give the latest word on how quickly earth is losing its protective shield and warming up. Newspapers lament the pollution of our air, water, and soil. What can we do in the face of such widespread gloom?In fact, we do not have to feel helpless. We can each learn practical ways to better our environment.
For example, saving and recycling newspapers has a number of positive results. First, recycling newspaper saves trees. The average American consumes about 120 pounds of newsprint a year-enough to use up one tree. That means close to 250 million trees each year are destroyed for paper in this country alone. If we recycled only one-tenth of our newpaper, we would save 25 million trees a year.Second, making new paper from old paper uses up much less energy than making paper from trees. Finally, this process also reduces the air pollutionof paper-making by 95 percent. Another earth saving habit is "precycling" waste.   This means buying food and other products packaged only in materials that will decay naturally or that can be recycled.    The idea is to prevent unrecyclable materials from even entering the home.   For instance, 60 of the 190 pounds of plastic-especially styrofoam-each American uses a year are thrown out as soon as packages are opened.   Be kind to your planet by buying eggs, fast food, and other products in cardboard instead of styrofoam cartons.   Buy beverages in glass or aluminum containers instead of plastic ones.   Buy in bulk to reduce the amount of packaging, you will save money too.Finally, when you can, buy products whose packing shows the "recycled" logo.  Materials that have been recycled once can be recycled again. Wise management of hazardous household wastes is yet another way of taking action for the planet.Hazardous wastes include paint, old car batteries,oven and drain cleaners, mothballs, floor and furniture polish, pesticides, and even toilet bowl cleaners. First of all, we should store hazardous materials properly by keeping them in their original containers, making sure they are clearly labeled, and keeping them in a cool, dry place that is out of the reach of children. Second, we can reduce our use of these products by buying only what we need and by sharing anything that might be left over.
Third, we should take great care in disposing of hazardous wastes. Certain wastes such as old car batteries and motor oil can be refined and reused, and in some cities can be turned in for special burning. However, local authorities have to be contacted because disposal practices vary so much from place to place.These personal actions may not seem important. At the very least, though, they can relieve some of the helplessness we all feel when faced with the threats of global disaster. If carried out on a larger scale by millions of individuals, they could greatly improve our environment and lives.

                                    The emmision of smoke from a factory

                                                          The Great 3R's

                              Everyone "GO GREEN" to save our dear mother

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The Different ways of getting a batsman OUT

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                              The different ways to get out in cricket

There are many ways to get a batsman out.The first six are some of the common dismissals,but the last three are very rare.They occur only once in a blue moon !!!

1. Bowled: the bowler has hit the wicket with the ball and the wicket has "broken" with at least one bail  being dislodged (note that if the ball hits the wicket without dislodging a bail it is not out.)
        
2. Caught: the batsman has hit the ball with his bat, or with his hand which was holding the bat, and the ball has been caught before it has touched the ground by a member of the fielding side.

3. Leg before wicket (lbw): First and foremost, the ball must, in the opinion of the on-field umpire, be going on to hit the stumps if the ball had not hit the pad of the batsman first. If the  batsman plays an attempted shot to the delivery, then the ball must hit the batsman's pad in line with the stumps and be going on to hit the stumps for the batsman to be given out.If the batsman does not attempt to play a shot, then the ball does not
have to hit the pad in line with the stumps but it still must be going on to hit the stumps. If the ball pitches outside the leg stump, then the batsman cannot be given out under any circumstances.

4. Run out: A member of the fielding side has broken or "put down" the wicket with the ball while a batsman was out of his ground; this usually occurs by means of an accurate throw to the wicket
while the batsmen are attempting a run.

5. Stumped:Stumped is similar except that it is done by the wicketkeeper after the batsman has missed the
bowled ball and has stepped out of his ground, and is not attempting a run.

6. Hit wicket: A batsman is out hit wicket, if he dislodges one or both bails with his bat, person, clothing or equipment in the act of receiving a ball, or in setting off for a run having just received a ball.

7.Hit the ball twice: Hit the ball twice is very unusual and was introduced as a safety measure to counter dangerous play and protect the fielders. The batsman may legally play the ball a second time only to stop the ball hitting the wicket after he has already played it.

8. Obstructed the field: Another unusual dismissal which tends to involve a batsman deliberately getting in the way of a fielder.

9. Handled the ball: a batsman must not deliberately touch the ball with his hand, for example to protect his wicket (note that the bowled ball often hits the batsman's hand while it is holding the bat but this is not out; though he can of course be caught off his hand).

10.Timed Out: Timed out usually means that the next batsman did not arrive at the wicket within three minutes of the previous one being dismissed.

The Basic Information about Cricket

   

                                                             A Typical Cricket Field
                                                                                                      A Bowler bowling to a Batsmen. The paler strip is the Cricket Pitch.The two sets of  three wooden stumps are the Wickets.The two white lines are the Creases.
                                                                                                  
                                                                                   
                                                                                            

A cricket match is played between two teams (or sides) of eleven players each on a field of variable size and shape. The ground is grassy and is prepared by groundsmen whose jobs include fertilising, mowing, rolling and levelling the surface. Field diameters of 137–150 metres (150–160 yd) are usual. The perimeter of   the field is known as the boundary and this is sometimes painted and sometimes marked by a rope that encircles the outer edge of the field. The Laws of Cricket do not specify the size or shape of the field but it is often oval – one of cricket's famous venues is called The Oval.
The key action takes place in a specially prepared area of the field (generally in the centre) that is called the pitch. A run is scored when the batsman has run the length of the pitch after hitting the ball with his bat, although as explained below there are many ways of scoring runs. If the batsmen are not attempting to score any more runs, the ball is dead and is returned to the bowler to be bowled again.
Before play commences, the two team captains toss a coin to decide which team shall bat or bowl first.The captain who wins the toss makes his decision on the basis of tactical considerations which may include the current and expected field and weather conditions.
The bowling side seeks to dismiss the batsmen by various means until the batting side is all out, whereupon the side that was bowling takes its turn to bat and the side that was batting must take the field.
In professional matches, there are 15 people on the field while a match is in play. Two of these are the umpires who regulate all on-field activity. Two are the batsmen, one of whom is the striker as he is facing the bowling; the other is called the non-striker. The roles of the batsmen are interchangeable as runs are scored and overs are completed. The fielding side has all 11 players on the field together. One of them is the bowler, another is the wicketkeeper and the other nine are called fielders. The wicketkeeper (or keeper) is nearly always a specialist but any of the fielders can be called upon to bowl.

The Umpires in Cricket

          The Two Umpires checking whether the current light conditions are suitable for the play.

                            Some of the important Cricketing Signals used by the umpires.

1.1 There are three people who regulate and moniter the game they are the UMPIRES. There is no cricket without them. The First Umpire is the one who takes care about the WIDES, NO BALLS(see 1.3), Leg Before Wicket and the Run Outs at the Non-striker's end. The Second Umpire's main job is to decide the Run Outs at the striker's end. Both the Umpires use some signs to convey what's happening ing the game. The Third Umpire is the most important to a match.He makes the decicisions which are tough for the other two umpires to make. For Example if a Batsman is Run Out but the cameras can't give the proper view, then this is the time the Third Umpire plays an important role. There is another Umpire called the Fourth Umpire whose duty is not so a burden. Fourth umpire sometimes referred to as the reserve umpire, is a cricket official. For all international matches a fourth umpire is required to perform duties like bringing on the new ball, carrying drinks on to the field for the umpires and observing the pitch during the lunch and tea intervals to make sure there is no interference.