ICC Cricket Hall of Fame

Just seen list of players nominated as ICC Cricket Hall of Fame, declared by the ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat. I am really amazed to see that the players like Wasim Akram, Shane Warne, Brain Lara and Sachin Tendulkar are not there. There are many other great players which are not in the list but these four players are exceptional. In my views, It is really injustice with these players, you can view ICC record books online to see their achievements in the cricket.

I would also like to say that it is really a very good step by ICC to provide the means of recognizing the historical contribution of old legends of cricket. During an interview Mr Lorgat said: "We have studied numerous halls of fame in other sports to see what works and shat doesn't and how best we can achieve our goal, to recognize the game's greatest achievers. We want to ensure that as many of the game's stakeholders as possible, including current ICC Cricket Hall of Famers and members of the public, get the chance to have their say in the process of choosing the game's true legends."

New Hot Spot Technology in Cricket

Hot Spot is another great invention in cricket to show whether the ball has hit the bat, pad or glove. This technology has been used by the military to track jet fighters and it has 100 percent accuracy. To see how this technology works, please see the link: http://www.9perth.com.au/News/item126.aspx

This technology can be used to determine whether the ball has hit the batsman's bat or pad and can help the umpires to make the correct decisions. In one of my post, I have mentioned about the snickometer but hot spot has an advantage over snickometer as it clearly shows where the ball hits. It can be used for both caught and LBW decisions. Umpires usually have confusion on whether the ball has strikes on the batsman's bat first or pad first and this technology can give you a clear idea about it.

The Downfall of Great Aussies

The Australian cricket team will definitely lose the first spot in ICC ranking after their defeat against South Africa. The historic win of South Africa over Australia has really shattered the confidence of the Aussies. It seems that the descend of great Aussies has been started and the whole blame is on the captain Ricky Ponting. Some people are saying that the leadership of the Ricky Ponting is not good. Surprisingly, no other member of the Australian team has been blamed.

It seems that Australian team can't perform well in the absence of players like Shane Warne, Glenn Mcgrath & Adam Gilchrist. Ricky Ponting has blamed the senior members of the team that they are not playing as per expectations. Australia badly need the quality bowlers like Warne and McGrath otherwise they will have to rely on their batting to win the matches against the teams like India and South Africa. The confidence of the entire team has also been shattered and they are also not performing well in the batting department especially they are expecting good performance from Hussy and Hayden.

It was really a very disappointing year for the Australian cricket and it seems that the downfall of the great Aussies has began.