India vs. New Zealand cricketing action is going to start from 25th February. The 1st twenty20 between India and New Zealand will be held at Christchurch. This is a really long tour for India. In this New Zealand tour India will play 2 Twenty20, 5 One Day Internationals & 3 Test Matches. Weather situation might also play a big role in this series. Mumbai fast bowler Kulkarni is the only new face in Indian squad and Ravindra Jadeja has been dropped from the one-day squad, but included in the Twenty20 squad
TV Channels Showing India vs New Zealand Cricket Series
*Sony SET MAX (India)
*Skysport (New Zealand)
*Fox Sports 3 (Australia)
*Directv, ATN CBN
India in New Zealand 2009 Live Cricket Streaming Links
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India vs New Zealand 2009
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India vs New Zealand Cricket Schedule 2009
February 2009
Wed 25 Day and Night Match
19:00 local, 06:00 GMT ( 5:30 IST ) 1st T20 - India v New Zealand
AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Fri 27 Day and Night Match
19:00 local, 06:00 GMT ( 5:30 IST ) 2nd T20 - New Zealand v India
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
March 2009
Tue 3 Day and Night Match
14:00 local, 01:00 GMT ( 6:30 IST ) 1st ODI - India v New Zealand
AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Fri 6 Day and Night Match
14:00 local, 01:00 GMT ( 6:30 IST ) 2nd ODI - New Zealand v India
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Sun 8 Day and Night Match
14:00 local, 01:00 GMT ( 6:30 IST ) 3rd ODI - India v New Zealand
AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Wed 11 Day and Night Match
14:00 local, 01:00 GMT ( 6:30 IST ) 4th ODI - New Zealand v India
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Sat 14 Day and Night Match
14:00 local, 01:00 GMT ( 6:30 IST ) 5th ODI - India v New Zealand
AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Wed 18 - Sun 22
11:00 local, 22:00 GMT ( 3:30 IST ) 1st Test - India v New Zealand
Seddon Park, Hamilton
Thu 26 - Mon 30
10:30 local, 21:30 GMT ( 3:00 IST ) 2nd Test - India v New Zealand
McLean Park, Napier
April 2009
Fri 3 - Tue 7
10:30 local, 21:30 GMT ( 3:00 IST ) 3rd Test - India v New Zealand
Basin Reserve, Wellington
The super hit movie Slumdog Millionaire has dominated 81st Academy Awards.The movie won eight Oscars including best director and best picture. Kate Winslet who was on her sixth nomination finally won the best actress Oscar for The Reader. The big surprise of the evening was Sean Penn, winning best actor for his role as a gay rights activist Harvey Milk.
The ultimate choice Heath Ledger won Oscar for supporting actor for The Dark Knight... The famous Indian music composer AR Rahman won two Oscars for best song and best score. He praised the city which inspired the book, and subsequently the film.
81st Academy Awards Winners
Picture - Slumdog Millionaire
Director - Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire)
Actor - Sean Penn (Milk)
Actress - Kate Winslet (The Reader)
Support Actor - Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)
Support Actress - Penelope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona)
Original Score - A.R. Rahman - Slumdog Millionaire
Sound Editing - The Dark Knight
Sound Mixing - Slumdog Millionaire
Film Editing - Slumdog Millionaire
If you want to more details about the 81st Academy Awards Winners take a look at this site - firstshowing
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Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 1st Test Match is scheduled to begin on 21st February, 2009. Pakistan will play two test matches against Sri Lanka in this series. Sri Lanka have named two newcomers in their 15-man squad, batsman Tharanga Paranavitana and fast bowler Suranga Lakmal. This series is also important for Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene as he is going to stepped down after this series. So he may want to finish this series on a winning note. It will be great to see how Pakistan cricket team can perform because this is the first time they are going to play test match in last 14th months.
Pakistan : Salman Butt, Khurram Manzoor, Younis Khan(c), Misbah Ul-Haq, Shoaib Malik, Asim Kamal, Kamran Akmal(w), Yasir Arafat, Umar Gul, Danish Kaneria, Mohammad Talha, Ahmed Shehzad, Faisal Iqbal, Fawad Alam, Sohail Khan
Sri Lanka : Malinda Warnapura, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene(c), Thilan Samaraweera, Chamara Kapugedera, Prasanna Jayawardene(w), Chaminda Vaas, Thilan Thushara, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis, Dilhara Fernando, Farveez Maharoof, Suranga Lakmal, Tharanga Paranavitana
Sri Lanka in Pakistan 2009 Live Cricket Streaming Links
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February 2009
Sat 21 - Wed 25 1st Test - Pakistan v Sri Lanka
10:00 local, 05:00 GMT National Stadium, Karachi
March 2009
Sun 1 - Thu 5 2nd Test - Pakistan v Sri Lanka
10:00 local, 05:00 GMT Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
TV Channels Showing Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Test Series 2009
*Ten Sports - India,Bangladesh,Pakistan,Sri Lanka
*Supersports - South Africa
*ATN CBN
*Sky Sports
The auction of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2009 has ended. Andrew Flintoff & Kevin Pietersen both sold for $1.55 million each. Here is the list of IPL 2009 auction Result..
Pool A
Shaun Tait to Rajasthan Royals 375,000 (250,000)
JP Duminy to Mumbai Indians 950,000 (300,000)
Andrew Flintoff to Chennai Super Kings 1.55 million (950,000)
Kevin Pietersen to Bangalore Royal Challengers 1.55 million (1.35 million)
Pool B
Fidel Edwards to Deccan Chargers 150,000 (150,000)
Owais Shah to Delhi Daredevils 275,000 (150,000)
Paul Collingwood to Delhi 275,000 (250,000)
Stuart Clark, Brad Haddin and Chamara Kapugedara were unsold.
Pool C
Tyron Henderson to Rajasthan 650,000 (100,000)
Ravi Bopara to Kings XI Punjab 450,000 (150,000)
Thilan Thushara to Chennai 140,000 (125,000)
Jesse Ryder to Bangalore 160,000 (100,000)
Kyle Mills to Mumbai 150,000 (150,000).
Pool D
Dwayne Smith to Deccan Chargers 100,000 (100,000)
Jerome Taylor to Punjab 150,000 (150,000)
Mohammad Ashraful to Mumbai 75,000 (75,000)
Samit Patel, Shakib-al-Hassan, Morne Van Wyk, Stephen Smith, Ashley Noffke, Gulam Bodi and Daren Powell were unsold.Ashwell Prince, Phil Jaques, Andre Nel, Luke Wright and Nuwan Kulasekara were unsold.
Pool E
Tamim Iqbal, Jon Moss, Bryce McGain, James Franklin, Aiden Blizzard, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Michael Klinger, Kaushalya Weeraratne, Prasanna Jayawardene and Dominic Thornley were unsold.
Pool F
Mashrafe Mortaza to Kolkata Knight Riders 600,000 (50,000)
George Bailey to Chennai 50,000 (50,000)
Yusuf Abdulla, Daniel Harris, Kemar Roach, Aaron Bird, Michael Dighton, Michael Hill and Brett Geeves were unsold.
