Mumbai Indians IPL 2012 Team Squads

Mumbai Indians Team Squads IPL 2012

Captain: Harbhajan Singh (c)



Indian Players:
Sachin Tendulkar, Abu Nechim Ahmed, Aditya Tare, Ambati Rayudu, Amitoze Singh, Apporv Wankhade, Dhawal Kulkarni, Dinesh Karthik, Jaydev Shah, Kuldeep Yadav, Munaf Patel, Pawan Suyal, Pragyan Ojha, Rahul Shukla, Rohit Sharma, Sujit Nayak, Suryakumar Yadav, Sushant Marathe, Tirumalasetti Suman, Yuzvendra Singh Chahal, Rudra Pratap Singh

International Players: Aiden Blizzard, Richard Levi, Clint McKay, David Johan Jacobs, James Franklin, Kieron Pollard, Lasith Malinga, Herschelle Gibbs, Mitchell Johnson, Robin John Peterson, Thisara Perera

Coach: Robin Singh

Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2012 Team Squads

Kolkata Knight Riders Team Squads IPL 2012
 

Captain: Gautam Gambhir



Indian Players: Iqbal Abdulla, Chirag Jani, Debabrata Das, Iresh Saxena, Jaidev Unadkat, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Laxmi Ratan Shukla, Manoj Tiwary, Manvinder Bisla, Pradeep Sangwan, Rajat Bhatia, Sanju Samson, Sarabjit Singh Ladda, Shami Ahmed, Yusuf Pathan

International Players: Brad Haddin, Brett Lee, Eoin Morgan, Jacques Kallis, James Pattinson, Ryan ten Doeschate, Shakib Al Hassan, Brendon McCullum, Sunil Narine, Marchant de Lange

Coach: Trevor Bayliss

Kings XI Punjab IPL 2012 Team Squads

Kings XI Punjab Team Squads IPL 2012

Captain: Adam Gilchrist

Indian Players: Abhishek Nayar, Amit Yadav, Bhargav Bhatt, Bipul Sharma, Gurkeerat Mann Singh, Harmeet Singh Bansal, Mandeep Singh, Nitin Saini, Paras Dogra, Parvinder Awana, Paul Valthaty, Piyush Chawla, Praveen Kumar, R Sathish, Shalabh Srivastava, Siddharth Chitnis, Sunny Singh, Vikramjeet Malik, Ramesh Powar

International Players: David Hussey, David Miller, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Nathan Rimmington, Ryan Harris, Shaun Marsh, Stuart Broad, James Faulkner, Azhar Mahmood

Coach: Michael Bevan

Delhi Daredevils IPL 2012 Team Squads

Delhi Daredevils Team Squads IPL 2012
 
Captain: Virender Sehwag

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Indian Players: Aavishkar Salvi, Ajit Agarkar, Irfan Pathan, Kuldeep Raval, Manpreet Juneja, Naman Ojha, Pawan Negi, Prashant Naik, Puneet Bisht, Robin Bist, Shahbaz Nadeem, Sunny Gupta, Tejashwi Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Unmukt Chand, Varun Aaron, Venugopal Rao, Vikas Mishra, Yogesh Nagar, Zafir Patel

International Players: Aaron Finch, Andre Russell, David Warner, Doug Bracewell, Kevin Pietersen, Morne Morkel, Roelof Van Der Merwe, Mahela Jayawardene, Ross Taylor, Glenn Maxwell, Gulam Bodi

Coach: Eric Simons

Deccan Chargers IPL 2012 Team Squads

Deccan Chargers Team Squads IPL 2012



Captain: Kumar Sangakkara

Indian Players: Abhishek Jhunjhunwala, Ahmed Quadri, Akash Bhandari, Akshath Reddy, Amit Mishra, Anand Rajan, Ankit Sharma, Arjun Yadav, Ashish Reddy, Atchuta Rao, Bharat Chipli, Biplab Samantray, Dwaraka Ravi Teja, Ishank Jaggi, Ishant Sharma, Manpreet Gony, Parthiv Patel, Shikhar Dhawan, Sneha Kishore, Sunny Sohal, Tanmay Mishra, Tanmay Srivastava, TP Sudhindra, Veer Pratap Singh

International Players: Cameron White, Chris Lynn, Dale Steyn, Daniel Christian, JP Duminy, Juan Theron, Daniel Harris

Coach: Darren Lehmann

Chennai Super Kings IPL 2012 Team Squads


Chennai Super Kings Team Squads IPL 2012

Chennai Super Kings


Captain: MS Dhoni

Indian Players: Abhinav Mukund, G Vignesh, Joginder Sharma, Kuthethur Vasudevadas, Murali Vijay, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shadab Jakati, Srikkanth Anirudha, Subramaniam Badrinath, Sudeep Tyagi, Suresh Raina, Vijaykumar Yo Mahesh, Wriddhiman Saha

International Players: Albie Morkel, Ben Hilfenhaus, Doug Bollinger, Dwayne Bravo, Francois Du Plessis, George Bailey, Michael Hussey, Nuwan Kulasekara, Scott Styris, Suraj Randiv

Coach: Stephen Fleming

IPL Update News
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IPL 2012 Photos - Mumbai Indians vs Delhi daredevils

IPL 2012 Photos : Mumbai Indians vs Delhi daredevils - Apr 16, 2012

Mumbai Indians batsman Richards Levi is bowled

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Delhi Daredevils players celebrates the fall of a Mumbai Indians wicket

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Harbhajan Singh plays a pull shot during his knock of 33

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Delhi skipper Virender Sehwag chats with Mahela Jayawardene

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Virender Sehwag in action during his knock of 32 

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 Mumbai Indians skipper Harbhajan Singh reacts after their defeat to Delhi Daredevils

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INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE 2012 TEAM SQUADS

Indian Premier League 2012, is entering into 5th consecutive year with 9 teams compare to 10 teams last season as Kochi was terminated by BCCI. All the 9 teams tried to make strong team for the season to beat each other. Auction was held in February for the Kochi team players and several other new faces.

Find the list of players for all the 9 teams participating in 2012 Indian Premier League.

Chennai Super Kings Team/Squad for IPL5:

(MS Dhoni (c/wk), Srikkanth Anirudha, Suresh Raina, Murali Vijay, Subramaniam Badrinath, Dwayne Bravo, Faf du Plessis, Michael Hussey, Albie Morkel, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shadab Jakati, Joginder Sharma, Suraj Randiv, Nuwan Kulasekara, Yo Mahesh, Abhinav Mukund, George Bailey, Doug Bollinger, Ben Hilfenhaus, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Scott Styris, Sudeep Tyagi, Kuthethurshri Vasudevadas, Ganapathi Vignesh


Mumbai Indians Team/Squad for IPL5:

Sachin Tendulkar (Cap), Rohit Sharma, James Franklin, Herschelle Gibbs, Davy Jacobs, Kieron Pollard, Ambati Rayudu, Aiden Blizzard, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Lasith Malinga, Munaf Patel, Mitchell Johnson, Clint McKay, Thisara Perera, Pragyan Ojha, RP Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Dhawal Kulkarni, Abu Nechim, Amitoze Singh, Aditya Tare, Yuzvendra Chahal, Richard Levi, Sushant Marathe, Sujit Nayak, Robin Peterson, Jaydev Shah, Rahul Shukla, Tirumalasetti Suman, Pawan Suyal, Apoorv Wankhade, Suryakumar Yadav


Royal Challengers Bangalore Team/Squad for IPL5:


Daniel Vettori (Cap), Virat Kohli, Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Saurabh Tiwary, Cheteshwar Pujara, Mohammad Kaif, Luke Pomersbach (wk), Zaheer Khan, Dirk Nannes, Vinay Kumar, Abhimanyu Mithun, Muttiah Muralitharan, Jamaluddin Syed Mohammad, Mayank Agarwal, KP Appanna, Sreenath Aravind, Arun Karthik, Raju Bhatkal, Muralidharen Gautam, Abrar Kazi, Andrew McDonald, Karun Nair, Ryan Ninan, Harshal Patel, Asad Pathan, Rilee Rossouw, Vijay Zol



Delhi Daredevils Bangalore Team/Squad for IPL5:

Virender Sehwag (Cap), Kevin Pietersen, Mahela Jayawardene, Ross Taylor, David Warner, Roelof van der Merwe, Aaron Finch, Venugopal Rao, Naman Ojha (wk), Irfan Pathan, Morne Morkel, Umesh Yadav, Varun Aaron, Ajit Agarkar, Puneet Bisht, Andre Russell, Robin Bist, Gulam Bodi, Doug Bracewell, Unmukt Chand, Manprit Juneja, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Nadeem, Yogesh Nagar, Prashant Naik, Pawan Negi, Kuldeep Raval, Aavishkar Salvi, Vikas Mishra, Tejashwi Yadav


Kolkata Knight Riders Bangalore Team/Squad for IPL5:

Gautam Gambhir (Cap), Jacques Kallis, Brendon McCullum (wk), Eoin Morgan, Yusuf Pathan, Manoj Tiwary, Ryan ten Doeschate, Shakib Al Hasan, Sunil Narine, Brad Haddin (wk), Brett Lee, James Pattinson, Iqbal Abdulla, Jaydev Unadkat, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Laxmi Shukla, Rajat Bhatia, Manvinder Bisla, Debabrata Das, Marchant de Lange, Sarabjit Ladda, Chirag Jani, Sanju Samson, Pradeep Sangwan, Iresh Saxena, Shami Ahmed



Deccan Chargers Team/Squad for IPL5:

Kumar Sangakkara (Cap/wk), Darren Bravo, Shikhar Dhawan, Jean-Paul Duminy, Cameron White, Abhishek Jhunjhunwala, Sunny Sohal, Bharat Chipli, Daniel Christian, Dale Steyn, Rusty Theron, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra, Daniel Harris, Ashish Reddy, Anand Rajan, Ankit Sharma, Tekkami Atchuta Rao, Akash Bhandari, Kedar Devdhar, Manpreet Gony, Ishank Jaggi, Chris Lynn, Tanmay Mishra, Parthiv Patel (wk), Veer Pratap Singh, Syed Quadri, Dwaraka Ravi Teja, Akshath Reddy, Biplab Samantray, Sneha Kishore, Tanmay Srivastava, TP Sudhindra, Arjun Yadav

Kings XI Punjab Team/Squad for IPL5:

Adam Gilchrist (Cap/wk), Paul Valthaty, Shaun Marsh, Parvinder Awana, Love Ablish, Amit Yadav, Azhar Mahmood, Sunny Singh, Rajagopal Sathish, Dimitri Mascarenhas, David Miller, Ryan Harris, James Faulkner, Stuart Broad, Piyush Chawla, Siddharth Chitnis, Paras Dogra, Bhargav Bhatt, Bipul Sharma, Harmeet Singh, Praveen Kumar, Vikramjeet Malik, Mandeep Singh, Abhishek Nayar, Ramesh Powar, Nathan Rimmington, Nitin Saini, Shalabh Srivastava



Rajasthan Royals Team/Squad for IPL5:

Rahul Dravid (Cap), Shane Watson, Paul Collingwood, Owais Shah, Dinesh Chandimal, Ajinkya Rahane, Brad Hodge, Shaun Tait, Sreesanth, Stuart Binny, Johan Botha, Brad Hogg, Deepak Chahar, Ankeet Chavan, Aakash Chopra, Kevon Cooper, Aditya Dole, Samad Fallah, Faiz Fazal, Shreevats Goswami (wk), Ashok Menaria, Sumit Narwal, Pankaj Singh, Amit Paunikar, Abhishek Raut, Pinal Shah, Amit Singh, Siddharth Trivedi, Dishant Yagnik



Pune Warriors Team/Squad for IPL5:

Sourav Ganguly (Cap), Graeme Smith, Robin Uthappa, Jesse Ryder, Manish Pandey, Callum Ferguson, James Hopes, Luke Wright, Angelo Mathews, Marlon Samuels, Ashish Nehra, Nathan McCullum, Wayne Parnell, Mithun Manhas, Ashok Dinda, Ali Murtaza, Rahul Sharma, Alfonso Thomas, Eklavya Dwivedi, Raiphi Gomez, Harpreet Singh, Dheeraj Jadhav, Kamran Khan, Murali Kartik, Harshad Khadiwale, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Anustup Majumdar, Mohnish Mishra, Sachin Rana, Steven Smith, Krishnakant Upadhyay, Shrikant Wagh, Yuvraj Singh

INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE 2012 MATCH SCHEDULES

INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE 2012  MATCH SCHEDULE : 

Date/Time Match Venue
04 Apr 2012 (20:00 IST) CSK vs MI (Mumbai Indians won by 8 wickets) Chennai
05 Apr 2012 (20:00 IST) KKR vs DD (Delhi Daredevils won by 8 wickets) Kolkata
06 Apr 2012 (16:00 IST) PWI vs MI ( Pune Warriors won by 28 runs) Mumbai
06 Apr 2012 (20:00 IST) RR vs KXIP (Rajasthan Royals won by 31 runs) Jaipur
07 Apr 2012 (16:00 IST) RCB vs DD (Royal Challengers won by 20 runs) Bangalore
07 Apr 2012 (20:00 IST) DC vs CSK (Chennai Super Kings won by 74 runs) Vizag
08 Apr 2012 (16:00 IST) RR vs KKR (Rajasthan Royals won by 22 runs) Jaipur
08 Apr 2012 (20:00 IST) PWI vs KXIP (Pune Warriors won by 22 runs) Pune
09 Apr 2012 (20:00 IST) DC vs MI (Mumbai Indians won by 5 wickets) Vizag
10 Apr 2012 (16:00 IST) RCB vs KKR (Kolkata Knight Riders won by 42 runs) Bangalore
10 Apr 2012 (20:00 IST) DD vs CSK (Delhi Daredevils won by 8 wickets) Delhi
11 Apr 2012 (20:00 IST) MI Vs RR (Mumbai Indians won by 27 runs) Mumbai
12 Apr 2012 (16:00 IST) CSK vs RCB (Chennai Super Kings won by 5 wickets) Chennai
12 Apr 2012 (20:00 IST) KXIP vs PWI (Kings XI Punjab won by 7 wickets) Mohali
13 Apr 2012 (20:00 IST) KKR vs RR (Kolkata Knight Riders won by 5 wickets) Kolkata
14 Apr 2012 (20:00 IST) Pune Warriors Vs Chennai Super Kings Pune
15 Apr 2012 (16:00 IST) Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Kings XI Punjab Kolkata
15 Apr 2012 (20:00 IST) Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Rajasthan Royals Bangalore
16 Apr 2012 (20:00 IST) Mumbai Indians Vs Delhi Daredevils Mumbai
17 Apr 2012 (16:00 IST) Rajasthan Royals Vs Deccan Chargers Jaipur
17 Apr 2012 (20:00 IST) Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Pune Warriors India Bangalore
18 Apr 2012 (20:00 IST) Kings XI Punjab Vs Kolkata Knight Riders Mohali
19 Apr 2012 (16:00 IST) Delhi Daredevils Vs Deccan Chargers Delhi
19 Apr 2012 (20:00 IST) Chennai Super Kings Vs Pune Warriors India Chennai
20 Apr 2012 (20:00 IST) Kings XI Punjab Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Mohali
21 Apr 2012 (16:00 IST) Chennai Super Kings Vs Rajasthan Royals Chennai
21 Apr 2012 (20:00 IST) Delhi Daredevils Vs Pune Warriors India Delhi
22 Apr 2012 (16:00 IST) Mumbai Indians Vs Kings XI Punjab Mumbai
22 Apr 2012 (20:00 IST) Deccan Chargers Vs Kolkata Knight Riders Hyderabad
23 Apr 2012 (20:00 IST) Rajasthan Royals Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Jaipur
24 Apr 2012 (16:00 IST) Pune Warriors India Vs Delhi Daredevils Pune
24 Apr 2012 (20:00 IST) Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Deccan Chargers Kolkata
25 Apr 2012 (16:00 IST) Kings XI Punjab Vs Mumbai Indians Mohali
25 Apr 2012 (20:00 IST) Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Chennai Super Kings Bangalore
26 Apr 2012 (20:00 IST) Pune Warriors India Vs Deccan Chargers Pune
27 Apr 2012 (20:00 IST) Delhi Daredevils Vs Mumbai Indians Delhi
28 Apr 2012 (16:00 IST) Chennai Super Kings Vs Kings XI Punjab Chennai
28 Apr 2012 (20:00 IST) Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Kolkata
29 Apr 2012 (16:00 IST) Delhi Daredevils Vs Rajasthan Royals Delhi
29 Apr 2012 (20:00 IST) Mumbai Indians Vs Deccan Chargers Mumbai
30 Apr 2012 (20:00 IST) Chennai Super Kings Vs Kolkata Knight Riders Chennai
01 May 2012 (16:00 IST) Deccan Chargers Vs Pune Warriors India Cuttack
01 May 2012 (20:00 IST) Rajasthan Royals Vs Delhi Daredevils Jaipur
02 May 2012 (20:00 IST) Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Kings XI Punjab Bangalore
03 May 2012 (20:00 IST) Pune Warriors India Vs Mumbai Indians Pune
04 May 2012 (20:00 IST) Chennai Super Kings Vs Deccan Chargers Chennai
05 May 2012 (16:00 IST) Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Pune Warriors India Kolkata
05 May 2012 (20:00 IST) Kings XI Punjab Vs Rajasthan Royals Mohali
06 May 2012 (16:00 IST) Mumbai Indians Vs Chennai Super Kings Mumbai
06 May 2012 (20:00 IST) Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Deccan Chargers Bangalore
07 May 2012 (20:00 IST) Delhi Daredevils Vs Kolkata Knight Riders Delhi
08 May 2012 (16:00 IST) Pune Warriors India Vs Rajasthan Royals Pune
08 May 2012 (20:00 IST) Deccan Chargers Vs Kings XI Punjab Hyderabad
09 May 2012 (20:00 IST) Mumbai Indians Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Mumbai
10 May 2012 (16:00 IST) Delhi Daredevils Vs Deccan Chargers Cuttack
10 May 2012 (20:00 IST) Rajasthan Royals Vs Chennai Super Kings Jaipur
11 May 2012 (20:00 IST) Pune Warriors India Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Pune
12 May 2012 (16:00 IST) Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Mumbai Indians Kolkata
12 May 2012 (20:00 IST) Chennai Super Kings Vs Delhi Daredevils Chennai
13 May 2012 (16:00 IST) Rajasthan Royals Vs Pune Warriors India Jaipur
13 May 2012 (20:00 IST) Kings XI Punjab Vs Deccan Chargers Mohali
14 May 2012 (16:00 IST) Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Mumbai Indians Bangalore
14 May 2012 (20:00 IST) Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Chennai Super Kings Kolkata
15 May 2012(20:00 IST) Delhi Daredevils Vs Kings XI Punjab Delhi
16 May 2012 (20:00 IST) Mumbai Indians Vs Kolkata Knight Riders Mumbai
17 May 2012 (16:00 IST) Kings XI Punjab Vs Chennai Super Kings Dharamsala
17 May 2012 (20:00 IST) Delhi Daredevils Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Delhi
18 May 2012 (20:00 IST) Deccan Chargers Vs Rajasthan Royals Hyderabad
19 May 2012 (16:00 IST) Kings XI Punjab Vs Delhi Daredevils Dharamsala
19 May 2012 (20:00 IST) Pune Warriors India Vs Kolkata Knight Riders Pune
20 May 2012 (16:00 IST) Deccan Chargers Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Hyderabad
20 May 2012 (20:00 IST) Rajasthan Royals Vs Mumbai Indians Jaipur
PLAYOFF WEEK
Date/Time Match Venue
22 May 2012 (20:00 IST) Qualifier 1: First Placed Team Vs Second Placed Team Pune
23 May 2012 (20:00 IST) Eliminator: Third Placed Team Vs Fourth Placed Team Bangalore
25 May 2012 (20:00 IST) Qualifier 2: Winner of Eliminator Vs Loser of Qualifier 1 Chennai
27 May 2012 (20:00 IST) Final: Winner of Qualifier 1 Vs Winner of Qualifier 2 Chennai

Star TV wins cricket broadcast india rights

Rupert Murdoch's Star TV has won the bid to broadcast Indian cricket for six years for a fee of around $757.6 million, officials said on Monday.

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The rights, which include tv, web and mobile broadcasting, will be for July 2012 to March 2018 and cover all home international matches and domestic tournaments but not the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Star TV will pay about 400 million rupees (about $7.9 million) on average for each match, compared with the 322.5 million rupees (about $6.3 million) paid by earlier rights holders Nimbus.

"This is a substantial improvement the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) is happy the media rights have been fully evaluated & now I think fully priced," BCCI president N. Srinivasan told reporters in Chennai.

"Bids were submitted by Star and Multi Screen Media (MSM) & after following a transparent method of verifying the eligibility of each bidder, bids were opened in front of both the parties and the winner chosen."

The BCCI terminated its deal with Nimbus in December, years before it was due to die, over payment defaults.

MSM has the broadcast rights for the annual Twenty20 IPL.

" Right now they have sports channels - Star Sports, ESPN and Star Cricket - to broadcast the cricket on. However if necessary they could explore the launch of new channels.

Indian Sports Minister praises hockey team for good show

New Delhi: Indian men hockey team’s goal run at the hockey Olympics qualifiers sustained on Sunday prompting Sports Minister, Ajay Maken to cheer the team for their show.


Praising the team, he said that the performances are an sign that the arrangements are on right track towards achieving the dream of an Olympic medal this year.

“Well done to Indian Hockey team! Thrash Italy 8-1. Beat Singapore yesterday 15-1. Great opening towards London Medal dreams.” he posted on a micro blogging website on Sunday.

India thrashed Italy 8-1 to record their second win of the Olympic qualifying tournament on Sunday.


Cricket Update News: Cricket Photos of the Week Jan 29,2012

Cricket Update News :  Brett Lee of the Sydney Sixers leaves the ground with a bloody nose during the T20 Big Bash League semifinal against Hobart Hurricanes at Blundstone Arena.

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The scoreboard shows England were bowled out for 72 runs as Pakistan defeated England in the second cricket test match at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi Jan 28, 2012.

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Graeme Smith of South Africa celebrates his century, his first in ODIs over two years, against Sri Lanka at the Wanderers Stadium on Jan 22, 2012 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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Ishant Sharma of India runs in to bowl during the first day of the fourth cricket match against Australia in Adelaide Test.
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Sachin Tendulkar of India grimaces after their loss in the the fourth Test match against Australia at Adelaide Oval on January 28, 2012 in Adelaide.

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India's Sachin Tendulkar poses with fans before he prepares for training at the nets prior to the opening day of cricket against Australia in Adelaide.

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Virat Kohli of India dives to avoid being run out on 99 during the 3rd day of their fourth test cricket match against Australia in Adelaide January 26, 2012.

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Australian captain Michael Clarke walks with the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after winning the series 4-0 against India in Adelaide test.

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Ricky Ponting of Australia restrains Virat Kohli of India as he argues with Australian players during day three of the fourth match on January 26, 2012 in Adelaide Test.

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Australia will recover their No. 1 rank in Test cricket: Lee


Hyderabad: Having achieved the pole situation in ODIs, Australia would soon get back its past glory by becoming the No. 1 team in Test cricket as well, feels speedster Brett Lee.

"We won ODI series in Sri Lanka. We are 1-0 up in test series now. We are enjoying being the No. 1 in ODIs and confidently we will get back our No. 1 rank in Test cricket," Lee told the media people.



He said he does not lament not playing in Tests anymore and he feels it was a alert decision.

"No regrets in not playing Test cricket. There is zero chance of returning to Test cricket.

He said he is enjoying the Twenty 20 cricket which is full of enthusiasm and surprises. Asked what is the biggest challenge he is facing, he answered,” I love every single day playing cricket. I do not put force on me. That is the reason, I am happy, I am happy, I am smiling."

Asked whether he was surprised with India's poor demonstrate in the England tour, he said situation were a big factor.

"The England team took home gain to the fullest." Replying to a query on the problems like injuries faced by Indian seamers in England tour, he said injuries are a part and bundle of playing cricket.

"It depends on a few effects. When you are playing Test cricket, injuries do go on. That is part of playing cricket unfortunately," he said.