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Someone mentioned following two websites that are streaming live cricket between Pakistan and India. I don’t know how good and authentic these sites are I am just listing the links if you want to check them out.

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You can also sign up with Willow TV to get a paid but better quality streaming.

Have you heard about the pink cricket ball? I bet you were probably amused by the news that ICC will use a Pink ball in some limited over matches. Are we turning cricket into a “girly” game .Seriously though I don’t think this is such a bad idea. White color was picked because it was thought that it will be visible against most of the background colors and especially during day and night matches. But white balls do not keep their color for very long and they are hard to see in dim light. In fact they are now automatically replaced after 34 overs of a one-day match. Traditional red color is also not easy to see in bad light conditions. So it is time to search for a suitable color to replace white ball.

“We have tried white and orange balls and perhaps pink ones will last longer. This is a very interesting and very wise development and a colour might have been found that is easier on the eye.”
Mike Gatting

You might ask why they picked pink, why not orange or yellow or some other bright color? The idea is that a fluorescent pink ball will be more easily seen by a batsman, especially in poor light. This will also makes life little easier for the fielders in the outfield. I am all for trying out new colors as long as it does not diminish the quality of game and does not offer unjust advantage to either bolwers or batsmen.

Thanks to Younis Khan’s first every ODI century against India and some spectacular blitz by Shahid Afridi Pakistan defeated India in the 2nd ODI in Mohali. The series is now tied at 1 game each.

Full Score card

Pakistan Tour of India, 2007
1-day ±	Nov 2nd, 2007	Delhi vs Pakistan	Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, Delhi	09:00 IST; 03:30 GMT
1st ODI	Nov 5th,2007	India vs Pakistan	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Guwahati	09:00 IST; 03:30 GMT
2nd ODI *	Nov 8th,2007	India vs Pakistan	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali	14:30 IST; 09:00 GMT
3rd ODI	Nov 11th,2007	India vs Pakistan	Green Park, Kanpur	09:00 IST; 03:30 GMT
4th ODI *	Nov 15th2007	India vs Pakistan	Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior	14:30 IST; 09:00 GMT
5th ODI *	Nov 18th	India vs Pakistan	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur	14:30 IST; 09:00 GMT
1st Test	Nov 22nd-26th, 2007	India vs Pakistan	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi	09:30 IST; 04:00 GMT
2nd Test	Nov 30th – Dec 4th, 2007	India vs Pakistan	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	09:30 IST; 04:00 GMT
3rd Test	Dec 8th-12th,2007	India vs Pakistan	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	09:30 IST; 04:00 GMT

*: Day and night matches.

^{±:Warm-up matchIST: India Standar TimeGMT: Greenwich Mean Time}

A dismal performance by late-order Pakistani batsmen handed the match to South Africa in a platter. And with that they also gave the series to visitors. Some hospitality!

Ntini bowls South Africa to victory

– Pollock and Smith ensure series-levelling win