India face a stern test against Korea for Davis Cup

Davis Cup Tennis Series, Asia-Oceania Group 1 first round match will be met between India and South Korea and is beginning from today.

This will be a three days match and the series to take on in three categories like single, double and alternative single of this match. Totally five matches will take place.

With only Leander Paes as the top player in Indian side, V M Ranjeet, Vijayant Malik and Purav Raja will make their Davis Cup debuts and they will have to play out of their dedication to help India in winning the match. These Indian young players are waiting for a hard challenge in Davis cup match.

Earlier, Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna were axed before the New Zealand match in September last year, on grounds of indiscipline. So this chance has been given to the debut players.

In the first match, single round will be held today between Ranjeet (India) and Min-Hyeok Cho (South Korea). In the second match Vijayant Malik (India) and top player Suk-Young Jeong (South Korea) will play.

Double pair tournament will be held tomorrow. From India, Paes and Purav Raja pair and from South Korea Lim and Singh will have the match. Alternative singles round match will be held on February 3 between Ranjeet - Yong-Kyu Lim and Vijayant Malik - Min-Hyeok Cho.

Rafael Nadal back after a break

Rafael Nadal is one of the leading tennis players. In June 2012, he lost the Wimbledon Tennis in second round and that was the last match he played. Due to his left knee causing him pain, he was planning to return to ground at the end of last year. Immediately after that he suffered from stomach problem. So he was too late to return to the ground.

After a long gap Rafael Nadal is going to participate in the level 4 - International tennis tournament in Chile before heading to tournaments in Brazil(February 11) and Mexico(February 25). This week, Nadal slipped to No. 5 in the latest ATP Rankings. At present he is in hometown to prepare for his next match.

Rafael Nadal said to the reporters that, “I am going to play after seven months in a professional tennis tournament. Since the motivation is big, I am very happy to participate back in the competition. I know that the first three tournaments are going to be difficult in terms of results but I am going to try everything. I will need a few weeks to see how things improve.”

Sachin Tendulkar rare photos

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is the most successful Indian cricketer. He was born on 24 April 1973. Indian government honored him by Padma Vibhushan award, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award and many more awards. He married Anjali at the age of 22. They have two children Sara and Arjun. Arjun Tendulkar is a left handed batsman. Recently has been included in under-14 probable’s list of Mumbai Cricket Association. On 23 December 2012, Sachin Tendulkar announced his retirement from ODIs. He has already stated that he will not be playing T20 Internationals.

Harbhajan Singh turns Producer

Harbhajan Singh is one of the top bowlers in Indian cricket team. He played 99 Tests and 229 ODIs for India. Currently he has no opportunities to participate in matches. So he is planning to produce movies. Talking to reporters at an event on Tuesday, he revealed this plan.

"Apart from playing most of the cricketers are doing side businesses. So why should I be left behind. One can make lot of money by investing on films. Now Punjabi cinema is doing well and I think this is a best option for me" said Harbhajan Singh.

He has started a production house named "Bhajji and Madan Production" which would be producing two Punjabi films initially. First movie under his production would start around April or May. He finalized the director and he talks with bollywood heroes for his movie. He is planning to make a comedy film and decided to release in India and abroad.

Saina Nehwal wallpapers

Saina Nehwal is an Indian badminton player. She is the first Indian to win a medal in Badminton at the Olympics. She was born in Hisar, Haryana. She was completed her schooling from Campus School. Her Fathers name is Harvir Singh. He is initially worked in CCS HAU and they had their residence in the University Campus. Later he shifted to Hyderabad. So Saina also shifted Hyderabad and spent her growing year in that city. She is India’s highest-paid non-cricketing sports person from September 2012.

India Vs England fifth ODI match- Complete score board

England beats India by 7 wickets in fifth ODI match. England won the toss and chose bowling. India scores 226/10 in 49.4 overs and England scores 227/3 in 47.2 overs. England captain Alastair Cook was happy to end the series on a high. Man of the match goes to Ian Bell (England). He scores 113 runs (12 fours and 1 six) from 143 balls and led the team to success.

India won the ODI match series against England by 3-2. Man of the series goes to Suresh Raina (India).

Complete score board:

India score board

                                                                                                   India: 226/10 in 49.4 over

India Innings		Runs	Balls	4s	6s	S/R
Gautam Gambhir	c Bell b Tredwell	24	42	5	0	57.14
Rohit Sharma	c Tredwell b Bresnan	4	9	1	0	44.44
Virat Kohli	c Tredwell b Bresnan	0	1	0	0	0.00
Yuvraj Singh	c Morgan b Finn	0	3	0	0	0.00
Suresh Raina	c Bell b Woakes	83	98	8	2	84.69
MS Dhoni	lbw b Finn	15	23	2	0	65.21
Ravindra Jadeja	c Bell b Tredwell	39	65	1	2	60.00
R Ashwin	c Finn b Patel	19	21	1	1	90.47
B Kumar	c Finn b Bresnan	31	30	5	0	103.33
Shami Ahmed	c & b bresnan	1	6	0	0	16.66
I Sharma	Not Out	0	0	0	0	-
Extras	(lb-4, w-6)	10
Total	(All out; 49.4 over)	226 RR: 4.55

Fall of Wickets :

13/1 (RG Sharma, 3.3 over), 13/2 (V Kohli, 3.4 over), 24/3 (Yuvraj Singh, 6.5 over), 49/4 (G Gambhir, 12.2 over),  79/5 (MS Dhoni, 21.1 over), 157/6 (Jadeja, 38.4 over), 177/7 (Raina, 41.4 over), 211/8 (Ashwin, 46.6 over), 225/9 (Kumar, 49.3 over), 226/10 (Shami Ahmed, 49.4 over)

Bowling	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Extras
ST Finn	10	2	28	2	2.8	(1w)
TT Bresnan	9.4	1	45	4	4.66	(3w)
Chris Woakes	9	1	45	1	5	(1w)
JC Tredwell	10	1	25	2	2.5	(1w)
Joe Root	5	0	34	0	6.8	0
SR Patel	6	0	46	1	7.67	0

England score board

                                                                                                  England: 227/3 in 47.2 overs

England Innings		Runs	Balls	4s	6s	S/R
AN Cook (c)	b I Sharma	22	40	5	0	55.00
IR Bell	Not Out	113	143	13	1	79.02
KP Pietersen	c Jadeja b Shami Ahmed	6	12	1	0	50.00
Joe Root	b Jadeja	31	49	4	0	63.26
EJG Morgan	Not Out	40	40	0	3	100.00
Extras	(lb 8, w 7)	15
Total	(3 wickets; 47.2 overs)	227  RR: 4.8

Fall of Wickets :

53/1 (AN Cook, 11.5 over), 64/2 (KP Pietersen, 18.1 over), 143/3 (Root, 35.4 over)

List of Non - Batters:

JC Buttler, SR Patel, CR Woakes, JC Tredwell, ST Finn, TT Bresnan

Bowling	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Extras
B Kumar	9	1	45	0	5	(3w)
Shami Ahmed	9	1	46	1	5.11	(1w)
I Sharma	10	3	37	1	3.7	0
R Ashwin	10	0	50	0	5	(2w)
Yuvraj Singh	2	0	15	0	7.5	0
RA Jadeja	7.2	0	26	1	3.55	(1w)