BANGALORE, FEBRUARY 22 (TNN): The Indian team, which came in late on Sunday night from Dhaka via Mumbai, chose to cancel a scheduled net session on Monday morn- ing and spent the day cooling down at the hotel instead. Za- heer Khan and fellow left-arm pacer Ashish Nehra visited the National Cricket Academy to make use of the facilities there. India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who was in his hometown Ranchi for a day at the National Games being hosted by Jharkhand, joined the team on Monday evening. Sachin Tendulkar, who report- edly underwent a precaution- ary knee scan in Mumbai, did not train on Monday. With a gap of seven days be- tween the opener against Ban- gladesh at Dhaka and their sec- ond game against England in Bangalore on Feb 27, the moot point is whether the team man- agement would have been bet- ter off by allowing the players to break off for a couple of days and rejoin around February 24. This was a point that even former England captain Mike Atherton, now a commentator, raised during one his stints at the mike last Saturday. "With the kind of itinerary the In- dian team has, I would assume the players will be given a mini break whenever possible," Atherton had commented. "How will they keep the team going in such periods, how many net sessions can they have," Atherton had wondered. The itinerary Atherton was referring to includes the IPL that starts barely six days af- ter the World Cup draws to a close, a tour of the West Indies that begins almost immedi- ately after the IPL final as also the longish tour to England, for which the Indian team may have to travel straight from the Caribbean. This being an ICC event, naturally cricket's governing body would have had a say if the team were to break up for a few days but as per an extremely prompt reply from an ICC of- ficial, permission would have been granted had a request been made. "It is permissible if request- ed, obviously subject to it be- ing at a team's cost, security arrangements, etc," the official informed TOI. "And provided it does not result in any failure to meet any event obligations," added the official. The Indian team is sched- uled to be in Bangalore for more than two weeks, what with their third game of the World Cup, against Ireland, slated for Sun- day, March 6 at the same Chin- naswamy Stadium. That means another six days between matches. Perhaps that could be the time for the mini break. C M Y K C M Y K C M Y K C M Y K Edited by Along Longkumer, Published and Printed by Aküm Longchari on behalf of Morung for Indigenous Affairs and JustPeace from House No. 4, Duncan Bosti, Dimapur at Themba Printers and Morung Publications, Padum Pukhuri Village, Dimapur, Nagaland. Email : [email protected], [email protected]. RNI No : NAGENG /2005/15430. House No.4, Duncan Bosti, Dimapur 797112, Nagaland. Phone: Dimapur -(03862) News Desk- 281043, Admin -236871, Fax: (03862) 235194, Kohima - (0370) 2291952 For advertisements and circulation, please contact: (03862) 236871, Fax-235194 or email : [email protected] WORLD CUPS STATS: MOST HUNDREDS PLAYER TEAM HUNDREDS HIGHEST VERSUS Sourav Ganguly India 4 183 Sri Lanka Sachin Tendulkar India 4 152 Namibia Ricky Ponting Australia 4 140 India Mark Waugh Australia 4 130 Kenya Sir Viv Richards West Indies 3 181 Sri Lanka Matthew Hayden Australia 3 158 West Indies Sanath Jayasuriya Sri Lanka 3 120 New Zealand Ramiz Raja Pakistan 3 119 New Zealand Saeed Anwar Pakistan 3 113 New Zealand Virender Sehwag India 2 175 Bangladesh Glenn Turner New Zealand 2 171 East Africa Aravinda de Silva Sri Lanka 2 145 Kenya Rahul Dravid India 2 145 Sri Lanka Herschelle Gibbs South Africa 2 143 New Zealand Scott Styris New Zealand 2 141 Sri Lanka Stephen Fleming New Zealand 2 134 South Africa Geoff Marsh Australia 2 126 New Zealand Marvan Atapattu Sri Lanka 2 124 South Africa Brian Lara West Indies 2 116 South Africa Mahela Jayawardene Sri Lanka 2 115 New Zealand Aamer Sohail Pakistan 2 114 Zimbabwe MOST MAN OF THE MATCHES PLAYER TEAM MAN OF THE MATCHES WON Sachin Tendulkar India 8 Glenn McGrath Australia 6 Sir Viv Richards West Indies 5 Sanath Jayasuriya Sri Lanka 5 Graham Gooch England 5 Lance Klusener South Africa 5 Mark Waugh Australia 4 David Boon Australia 4 Aravinda de Silva Sri Lanka 4 Sourav Ganguly India 4 Shane Warne Australia 4 Brian Lara West Indies 4 Kapil Dev India 3 Aamer Sohail Pakistan 3 Inzamam-ul-Haq Pakistan 3 Maurice Odumbe Kenya 3 Mahela Jayawardene Sri Lanka 3 Matthew Hayden Australia 3 Gordon Greenidge West Indies 3 Martin Crowe New Zealand 3 Allan Lamb England 3 WORLD CUPS STATS: MOST RUNS PLAYER TEAM M INNS N.O. R AVG SR 100S 50S 4S 6S Sachin Tendulkar Ind 37 36 4 1824 57.00 88.33 4 13 193 19 Ricky Ponting Aus 40 37 4 1565 47.42 81.00 4 6 130 30 Brian Lara W.Indies 34 33 4 1225 42.24 86.27 2 7 124 17 Sanath Jayasuriya Sri 37 37 2 1165 33.29 90.66 3 6 120 27 Adam Gilchrist Aus 31 31 1 1085 36.17 98.01 1 8 141 19 Javed Miandad Pak 33 30 5 1083 43.32 68.03 1 8 72 3 Stephen Fleming NZ 33 33 3 1075 35.83 76.90 2 5 134 11 Herschelle Gibbs SA 25 23 4 1067 56.16 87.39 2 8 106 28 Aravinda de Silva Sri 34 32 3 1064 36.69 86.57 2 6 107 15 Sir Viv Richards W.Indies 23 21 5 1013 63.31 85.05 3 5 84 22 Sourav Ganguly Ind 21 21 3 1006 55.89 77.50 4 3 79 25 Mark Waugh Aus 22 22 3 1004 52.84 83.74 4 4 87 9 Matthew Hayden Aus 22 21 2 987 51.95 92.94 3 2 106 23 Steve Waugh Aus 33 30 10 978 48.90 81.03 1 6 73 13 Arjuna Ranatunga Sri 29 29 8 969 46.14 80.95 0 7 99 7 Jacques Kallis SA 29 25 7 923 51.28 74.80 1 7 68 12 Saeed Anwar Pak 21 21 4 915 53.82 79.08 3 3 90 6 Graham Gooch Eng 21 21 1 897 44.85 63.26 1 8 80 4 Martin Crowe NZ 21 21 5 880 55.00 83.57 1 8 82 7 Rahul Dravid Ind 22 21 7 860 61.43 74.98 2 6 76 3 S. Chanderpaul W.Indies 26 24 3 856 40.76 64.07 1 7 78 11 AHMEDABAD, FEBRUARY 22 (REUTERS): A furious Ricky Pon- ting took out his frustration at being run out in Australia's opening World Cup match by smashing a television set with his bat in the team's dress- ing room. The incident during the Group A match against Zimbabwe was reported to the sport's govern- ing body but an International Crick- et Council source said on Tuesday "it was unlikely the matter would be taken any further". On Monday, the Australian captain was found short of his crease at the non-striking end byadirectthrowfromthemid-wick- etboundarybythelankyChrisMpo- fu while attempting a second run. Ponting was seen talking angrily to himself as he walked back to the pa- vilion and it appears his emotions spilled over once he was back in the dressing room, where he saw foot- age of his dismissal being replayed on TV. "It's true. We have already informed the ICC and the Austra- lian cricket authorities about the incident," Gujarat Cricket Asso- ciation secretary Rajesh Patel said before adding that the incident was a minor one. Ponting apologises, but draws flak from former players MELBOURNE, (PTI): Australia skipper Ricky Ponting on Tues- day apologised for smashing an LCD screen in the team's dress- ing room following his run out in the World Cup opener against Zimbabwe, but his behaviour came under severe criticism from former cricketers. The incident took place immediately after Ponting was run out on Monday by a direct hit from the deep by Zimbabwe's Chris Mpofu in the Group A clash between the two teams. An agitated Ponting was seen talking angrily to himself as he walked back to the dressing room and, in a state of fury, threw his gear, which accidentally hit the LCD monitor. Ponting, Gu- jarat Cricket Association (GCA) officials claimed, immediately apologised and requested the authorities for a replacement, said the Australian team's media manager Lachy Paterson. 'Nothing serious about my injury' MUMBAI, FEBRUARY 22 (AGENCIES): Sachin Tendulkar is hale and hearty and will be available for India's next World Cup match. He consulted a doctor just as a precautionary mea- sure and there are no serious fitness concerns. India meet England in a crucial league fixture in Bangalore on Sunday. "Nothing serious at all," Tendulkar told DNA when asked about reports of injury and his subsequent meeting with a doctor. Tendulkar met doctors at Bandra's Li- lavati Hospital where he underwent an MRI scan on the left knee. "It was just a precaution- ary measure," Tendulkar said. Tendulkar stayed back in Mumbai, while his India teammates flew to Bangalore from Dhaka on Sunday. He will join his mates on Tuesday. "I'm going to continue with my normal team schedule," Tendulkar confirmed. He became the most capped ODI player during India's World Cup opener against Bangladesh in Dhaka on Saturday. For the record, he has played 445 ODIs. Team manager Ranjib Biswal has allayed fears of injury to members of the squad. "All 15 players are fit for the next game. Sachin had an old injury. There was a niggle and we wanted to ensure that all is fine. There's nothing to worry about. The (MRI) report is all clear," Biswal said. Meanwhile, the team manager confirmed that Mahendra Singh Dhoni had rejoined the squad on Monday. The India skipper had tak- en special permission from the Board of Con- trol for Cricket in India and the International Cricket Council to honour his commitments at the ongoing National Games in Ranchi, his hometown. Dhoni had flown to Ranchi via Kol- kata on Sunday. Sachin Tendulkar walks with teammate Yuvraj Singh as the team arrives for a training session in Bangalore on February 22. (AP Photo) Ricky Ponting smashes LCD in Australian dressing room Indian team arrive for encounter with England PAK vs KEN Wed | 23 Feb | 2:30 PM Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota TODAYS MATCH NAGPUR, FEBRUARY 22 (PTI): Ryan ten Doeschate played the innings of his life against England as his superb century helped the Netherlands reach a challeng- ing 292 for six during a group B encounter of the World Cup here on Tuesday. The first cricketer from an Associate Nation to get an IPL contract (for KKR), Ten Doeschate during his innings of 119 (110 balls, 9x4, 3x6) showed why he is quite a few notches above his colleagues in the Dutch team. The ICC Associate Cricketer of Year was never in awe of the opposition bowlers. He showed special fascination for the region between mid-wicket and deep mid-wicket as most of his scoring shots were hit in that particular arc. His three sixes (one each of Paul Collin- gwood, Kevin Pietersen and Graeme Swann) at the VCA ground in Jamtha were a delight. Save a mistimed lofted shot on 47, the others were pure cricketing shots. When Pietersen provided a juicy full toss, Ten Doeschate stepped out to hit him over deep mid wicket for a six. His best shot was a six over deep mid-wicket off Swann. He just stepped out and lifted the ball with minimum backlift. His third six off Colling- wood was hit in the same region with mini- mum footwork. Doeschate`s third wicket partnership of 78 with Tom Cooper (47, 73 balls, 3x4) and 64 for the fifth wicket with Tom de Grooth (28) off 60 balls helped him take his team to a commanding position. He provided the last surge during the bat- ting Powerplays in company of skipper Peter Borren (35 not out, 24 balls, 4x4) adding 61 runs in only 5.2 overs. The best ever cricketer to have played for the country, Doeschate, who had earlier hit two half centuries in the previous edition reached his fourth ODI cen- tury – first against a Test playing nation -- due to five overthrows off 98 deliveries. When he was finally caught at mid-wicket boundary off Stuart Broad`s bowling, his team had al- ready reached a score of 274. The Dutch were also helped by the shoddy English fielding as they failed to stop the batsmen from running twos, misjudged catches and gave away at least 15 extra runs. Ten Doeschate ton in vain as England win by 6 wkts (Left) Netherlands' Ryan ten Doeschate reacts after reaching a century (100 runs) in the Cricket World Cup Group B match. (Right) England's captain Andrew Strauss plays a shot off the bowling of Netherlands' Ryan ten Doeschate in the Cricket World Cup Group B match in Nagpur on February 22. (AP Photos)
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BANGALORE, FEBRUARY 22 (TNN): The Indian team, which came in late on Sunday night from Dhaka via Mumbai, chose to cancel a scheduled net session on Monday morn-ing and spent the day cooling down at the hotel instead. Za-heer Khan and fellow left-arm pacer Ashish Nehra visited the National Cricket Academy to make use of the facilities there.
India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who was in his hometown Ranchi for a day at the National Games being hosted by Jharkhand, joined the team on Monday evening. Sachin Tendulkar, who report-edly underwent a precaution-ary knee scan in Mumbai, did
not train on Monday.With a gap of seven days be-
tween the opener against Ban-gladesh at Dhaka and their sec-ond game against England in Bangalore on Feb 27, the moot point is whether the team man-agement would have been bet-ter o� by allowing the players to break o� for a couple of days and rejoin around February 24.
This was a point that even former England captain Mike Atherton, now a commentator, raised during one his stints at the mike last Saturday. "With the kind of itinerary the In-dian team has, I would assume the players will be given a mini break whenever possible," Atherton had commented.
"How will they keep the team going in such periods, how many net sessions can they have," Atherton had wondered.
The itinerary Atherton was referring to includes the IPL that starts barely six days af-ter the World Cup draws to a close, a tour of the West Indies that begins almost immedi-ately after the IPL fi nal as also the longish tour to England, for which the Indian team may have to travel straight from the Caribbean.
This being an ICC event, naturally cricket's governing body would have had a say if the team were to break up for a few days but as per an extremely prompt reply from an ICC of-
ficial, permission would have been granted had a request been made.
"It is permissible if request-ed, obviously subject to it be-ing at a team's cost, security arrangements, etc," the o� cial informed TOI. "And provided it does not result in any failure to meet any event obligations," added the o� cial.
The Indian team is sched-uled to be in Bangalore for more than two weeks, what with their third game of the World Cup, against Ireland, slated for Sun-day, March 6 at the same Chin-naswamy Stadium. That means another six days between matches. Perhaps that could be the time for the mini break.
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Edited by Along Longkumer, Published and Printed by Aküm Longchari on behalf of Morung for Indigenous A� airs and JustPeace from House No. 4, Duncan Bosti, Dimapur at Themba Printers and Morung Publications, Padum Pukhuri Village, Dimapur, Nagaland. Email : [email protected], [email protected]. RNI No : NAGENG /2005/15430. House No.4, Duncan Bosti, Dimapur 797112, Nagaland. Phone: Dimapur -(03862) News Desk- 281043, Admin -236871, Fax: (03862) 235194, Kohima - (0370) 2291952
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WORLD CUPS STATS: MOST HUNDREDSPLAYER TEAM HUNDREDS HIGHEST VERSUSSourav Ganguly India 4 183 Sri LankaSachin Tendulkar India 4 152 NamibiaRicky Ponting Australia 4 140 IndiaMark Waugh Australia 4 130 KenyaSir Viv Richards West Indies 3 181 Sri LankaMatthew Hayden Australia 3 158 West IndiesSanath Jayasuriya Sri Lanka 3 120 New ZealandRamiz Raja Pakistan 3 119 New ZealandSaeed Anwar Pakistan 3 113 New ZealandVirender Sehwag India 2 175 BangladeshGlenn Turner New Zealand 2 171 East AfricaAravinda de Silva Sri Lanka 2 145 KenyaRahul Dravid India 2 145 Sri LankaHerschelle Gibbs South Africa 2 143 New ZealandScott Styris New Zealand 2 141 Sri LankaStephen Fleming New Zealand 2 134 South AfricaGeoff Marsh Australia 2 126 New ZealandMarvan Atapattu Sri Lanka 2 124 South AfricaBrian Lara West Indies 2 116 South AfricaMahela Jayawardene Sri Lanka 2 115 New ZealandAamer Sohail Pakistan 2 114 Zimbabwe
MOST MAN OF THE MATCHESPLAYER TEAM MAN OF THE MATCHES WONSachin Tendulkar India 8Glenn McGrath Australia 6Sir Viv Richards West Indies 5Sanath Jayasuriya Sri Lanka 5Graham Gooch England 5Lance Klusener South Africa 5Mark Waugh Australia 4David Boon Australia 4Aravinda de Silva Sri Lanka 4Sourav Ganguly India 4Shane Warne Australia 4Brian Lara West Indies 4Kapil Dev India 3Aamer Sohail Pakistan 3Inzamam-ul-Haq Pakistan 3Maurice Odumbe Kenya 3Mahela Jayawardene Sri Lanka 3Matthew Hayden Australia 3Gordon Greenidge West Indies 3Martin Crowe New Zealand 3Allan Lamb England 3
WORLD CUPS STATS: MOST RUNSPLAYER TEAM M INNS N.O. R AVG SR 100S 50S 4S 6SSachin Tendulkar Ind 37 36 4 1824 57.00 88.33 4 13 193 19Ricky Ponting Aus 40 37 4 1565 47.42 81.00 4 6 130 30Brian Lara W.Indies 34 33 4 1225 42.24 86.27 2 7 124 17Sanath Jayasuriya Sri 37 37 2 1165 33.29 90.66 3 6 120 27Adam Gilchrist Aus 31 31 1 1085 36.17 98.01 1 8 141 19Javed Miandad Pak 33 30 5 1083 43.32 68.03 1 8 72 3Stephen Fleming NZ 33 33 3 1075 35.83 76.90 2 5 134 11Herschelle Gibbs SA 25 23 4 1067 56.16 87.39 2 8 106 28Aravinda de Silva Sri 34 32 3 1064 36.69 86.57 2 6 107 15Sir Viv Richards W.Indies 23 21 5 1013 63.31 85.05 3 5 84 22Sourav Ganguly Ind 21 21 3 1006 55.89 77.50 4 3 79 25Mark Waugh Aus 22 22 3 1004 52.84 83.74 4 4 87 9Matthew Hayden Aus 22 21 2 987 51.95 92.94 3 2 106 23Steve Waugh Aus 33 30 10 978 48.90 81.03 1 6 73 13Arjuna Ranatunga Sri 29 29 8 969 46.14 80.95 0 7 99 7Jacques Kallis SA 29 25 7 923 51.28 74.80 1 7 68 12Saeed Anwar Pak 21 21 4 915 53.82 79.08 3 3 90 6Graham Gooch Eng 21 21 1 897 44.85 63.26 1 8 80 4Martin Crowe NZ 21 21 5 880 55.00 83.57 1 8 82 7Rahul Dravid Ind 22 21 7 860 61.43 74.98 2 6 76 3S. Chanderpaul W.Indies 26 24 3 856 40.76 64.07 1 7 78 11
AHMEDABAD, FEBRUARY 22 (REUTERS): A furious Ricky Pon-ting took out his frustration at being run out in Australia's opening World Cup match by smashing a television set with his bat in the team's dress-ing room. The incident during the Group A match against Zimbabwe was reported to the sport's govern-ing body but an International Crick-et Council source said on Tuesday "it was unlikely the matter would be
taken any further". On Monday, the Australian captain was found short of his crease at the non-striking end by a direct throw from the mid-wick-et boundary by the lanky Chris Mpo-fu while attempting a second run. Ponting was seen talking angrily to himself as he walked back to the pa-vilion and it appears his emotions spilled over once he was back in the dressing room, where he saw foot-age of his dismissal being replayed
on TV. "It's true. We have already informed the ICC and the Austra-lian cricket authorities about the incident," Gujarat Cricket Asso-ciation secretary Rajesh Patel said before adding that the incident was a minor one.
Ponting apologises, but draws fl ak from former playersMELBOURNE, (PTI): Australia skipper Ricky Ponting on Tues-
day apologised for smashing an LCD screen in the team's dress-ing room following his run out in the World Cup opener against Zimbabwe, but his behaviour came under severe criticism from former cricketers. The incident took place immediately after Ponting was run out on Monday by a direct hit from the deep by Zimbabwe's Chris Mpofu in the Group A clash between the two
teams. An agitated Ponting was seen talking angrily to himself as he walked back to the dressing room and, in a state of fury, threw his gear, which accidentally hit the LCD monitor. Ponting, Gu-jarat Cricket Association (GCA) officials claimed, immediately apologised and requested the authorities for a replacement, said the Australian team's media manager Lachy Paterson.
'Nothing serious about my injury'
MUMBAI, FEBRUARY 22 (AGENCIES): Sachin Tendulkar is hale and hearty and will be available for India's next World Cup match. He consulted a doctor just as a precautionary mea-sure and there are no serious fi tness concerns. India meet England in a crucial league fi xture in Bangalore on Sunday. "Nothing serious at all," Tendulkar told DNA when asked about reports of injury and his subsequent meeting with a doctor. Tendulkar met doctors at Bandra's Li-lavati Hospital where he underwent an MRI scan on the left knee. "It was just a precaution-ary measure," Tendulkar said.
Tendulkar stayed back in Mumbai, while his India teammates flew to Bangalore from Dhaka on Sunday. He will join his mates on Tuesday. "I'm going to continue with my normal team schedule," Tendulkar confirmed. He became the most capped ODI player during India's World Cup opener against Bangladesh in Dhaka on Saturday. For the record, he has played 445 ODIs. Team manager Ranjib Biswal has allayed fears of injury to members of the squad. "All 15 players are fit for the next game. Sachin had an old injury. There was a niggle and we wanted to ensure that all is fine. There's nothing to worry about. The (MRI) report is all clear," Biswal said.
Meanwhile, the team manager confi rmed that Mahendra Singh Dhoni had rejoined the squad on Monday. The India skipper had tak-en special permission from the Board of Con-trol for Cricket in India and the International Cricket Council to honour his commitments at the ongoing National Games in Ranchi, his hometown. Dhoni had fl own to Ranchi via Kol-kata on Sunday.
Sachin Tendulkar walks with teammate Yuvraj Singh as the team arrives for a training session in Bangalore on February 22. (AP Photo)
Ricky Ponting smashes LCD in Australian dressing room
Indian team arrive for encounter with England
PAK vs KENWed | 23 Feb | 2:30 PM
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
TODAYS MATCH
NAGPUR, FEBRUARY 22 (PTI): Ryan ten Doeschate played the innings of his life against England as his superb century helped the Netherlands reach a challeng-ing 292 for six during a group B encounter of the World Cup here on Tuesday.
The fi rst cricketer from an Associate Nation to get an IPL contract (for KKR), Ten Doeschate during his innings of 119 (110 balls, 9x4, 3x6) showed why he is quite a few notches above his colleagues in the Dutch team. The ICC Associate Cricketer of Year was never in awe of the opposition bowlers. He showed special fascination for the region between mid-wicket and deep mid-wicket as most of his scoring shots were hit in that particular arc.
His three sixes (one each of Paul Collin-gwood, Kevin Pietersen and Graeme Swann) at the VCA ground in Jamtha were a delight. Save a mistimed lofted shot on 47, the others were pure cricketing shots. When Pietersen provided a juicy full toss, Ten Doeschate stepped out to hit him over deep mid wicket for a six. His best shot was
a six over deep mid-wicket o� Swann. He just stepped out and lifted the ball with minimum backlift. His third six o� Colling-wood was hit in the same region with mini-mum footwork. Doeschate`s third wicket partnership of 78 with Tom Cooper (47, 73 balls, 3x4) and 64 for the fi fth wicket with Tom de Grooth (28) o� 60 balls helped him take his team to a commanding position.
He provided the last surge during the bat-ting Powerplays in company of skipper Peter Borren (35 not out, 24 balls, 4x4) adding 61 runs in only 5.2 overs. The best ever cricketer to have played for the country, Doeschate, who had earlier hit two half centuries in the previous edition reached his fourth ODI cen-tury – fi rst against a Test playing nation -- due to fi ve overthrows o� 98 deliveries. When he was fi nally caught at mid-wicket boundary o� Stuart Broad`s bowling, his team had al-ready reached a score of 274. The Dutch were also helped by the shoddy English fi elding as they failed to stop the batsmen from running twos, misjudged catches and gave away at least 15 extra runs.
Ten Doeschate ton in vain as England win by 6 wkts
(Left) Netherlands' Ryan ten Doeschate reacts after reaching a century (100 runs) in the Cricket World Cup Group B match. (Right) England's captain Andrew Strauss plays a shot off the bowling of Netherlands' Ryan ten Doeschate in the Cricket World Cup Group B match in Nagpur on February 22. (AP Photos)