Bangladesh players to consult psychologist

Bangladesh's senior players will have three sessions with a psychological skill development coach later this month. The BCB is also looking to hire short-term specialist coaches for all age groups to rectify specific problems in batting and spin bowling.

Bangladesh's recent poor form had prompted this move. They had won only two T20s and drawn a Test match against Sri Lanka since January, during one of their busiest and most high-profile seasons. Defeats to Afghanistan in the Asia Cup and Hong Kong in the World T20 were the low points.

BCB chief Nazmul Hassan has said that apart from speaking to prospective coaches, he has agreed to hire Ali Khan, a psychological skill development coach. He will have sessions with the Bangladesh players on April 24, 27 and 28.

"We are looking for spin and batting coaches," Hassan said. "Yesterday I gave the approval for a psychologist. Our team did well but just after losing to Afghanistan, their morale broke down. The same thing happened after losing to Hong Kong. Previously, we used to fight even after losing.

"We want to keep the head coach and the rest of the coaching staff, but at the same time we want to hire top ex-players to do some specialist camps for all ages, kids and seniors. These are in addition to the regular coaching system."

Hassan added that Saqlain Mushtaq's plan to be with the Bangladesh team only during tours was not feasible for the BCB. Saqlain, the former Pakistan offspinner, was hired for 100 days last year but he has since joined West Indies as their assistant coach, and his last stint as Bangladesh's spin consultant was during the Zimbabwe tour last year.

"It is hard to get a good coach. Saqlain Mushtaq was available but he said he wants to coach the team when they are on tour. What will he coach during a tour? He won't come to Bangladesh, which is a big problem," he said.

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Top 10 Most Unbeatable Cricket Records

Cricket is a game piled high with records and statistics. I've picked ten that ought to be unbeatable and stand the test of time.

1. Don Bradman's 99.94 Test Career Batting Average

In 80 Test cricket innings, Don Bradman-- aka 'The Don' -- scored his runs at an average of 99.94. The next guy on the Test Batting Average  managed a tick over 60. We can do all sorts of mathematical comparisons with these numbers but they would all show one thing: Bradman is the best batsman the game has seen. That Test average of 99.94 is a number you need to know, a kind of shorthand for Bradman's exceptional talent. Just for good measure, his overall first-class average of 95.14 is unlikely to be beaten either.

2. Muttiah Muralitharan's 1347 International Wickets

Murali was only 20 when he first bowled for SiriLanka.. He turned a few heads with his unusual style, not to mentioned sparked a few controversies., but it soon proved effective as he baffled batsmen around the world. Nearly 20 years later, he had 800 Test wickets, 534 one-day international wickets -- both records -- as well as 13 Twenty20 International wickets. For someone to challenge Muralitharan's numbers, they would have to be capable of bowling for long periods of a match, remain injury-free for two decades, and be consistently amongst the best bowlers on the international circuit. It's conceivable, but they will have to be as freakish as Murali.

3. Jack Hobbs' 61,760 First-Class Runs

The game we call cricket simply is not the same game that Sir Jack Hobbs dominated in the early part of the 20th Century. Matches were longer, conditions tougher, and international schedules were limited (of Hobbs' 834 first-class matches, only 61 were Tests). It was a game for gentlemen of leisure, not an intensely physical sport played by professional athletes. It's fitting, then, that Hobbs was by all accounts a true gentleman, and his favourite pastime was to score copious amounts of runs. The game has moved on from Hobbs' era, making his 61,760 first-class runs a relic rather than a realistic target, but he will always be remembered as a legend of the game.

4. Jim Laker's Test Match Bowling Figures of 19/90

That shorthand stands for 19 wickets, 90 runs. In other words, out of 20 Australian wickets to fall at Old Trafford in 1956, England off-spinner Jim Laker missed only one. Ten wickets in a Test match is considered an exceptional achievement; 19 victims is absurd. By comparison, Laker's England colleagues sent down 123 overs between them and only managed one wicket. Ten wickets in a Test innings has been repeated -Kumlay did it in 1999. - but 19 in a match? We'll almost certainly never see it again.

5. Wilfred Rhodes' 4204 First-Class Wickets

Like Jack Hobbs, Wilfred Rhodes played in a less strenuous era, such that it was possible for him to bowl his slow left-arm spin for England well into his fifties. 4204 career wickets.

It isn't entirely surprising that Australia were capable of this feat during their recent golden years. They managed 16 consecutive Test match wins twice, first between 1999-2001 under Steve Waugh and second between 2005-2008 under Ricky Ponting, and nobody would have doubted that they had the talent and desire to do it. However, the real problem with beating this record is the weather. Cricket relies on sunny skies more than most other sports, and the conditions in which Test cricket can be played are strict. A team even playing 16 consecutive Tests without weather interruption is unusual, let alone winning them all. If it ever happens again, you can chalk it up to luck just as much as to skill.

7. Chaminda Vaas' One Day International Bowling Figures of 8/19

left-arm pacer Chaminda Vaas scalped the best one day international bowling figures of all time in 2001. Vaas is still the only player to take eight wickets in a one day international. It's possible, of course, that someone in the future could take nine or even ten, but to do so would be miraculous given the batsman-centric nature of ODIs.

8. Graham Gooch's 456 Runs in a Test Match

In 1990, England captain Graham Gooch hit the highest peak of his prolific career by scoring 456 runs in one test against india. His 333 in the first innings would have given him glory enough, but he then went out and smashed a quick 123 in the second innings as England chased a win, which they duly managed. Super-long innings are becoming rarer and rarer in Test cricket as the influence of Twenty20 extends to the longest form of the game, so it's hard to see Gooch's mark being surpassed.

9. Phil Simmons' Economy Rate of 0.3 in a One Day International

If you bowl out ten overs in a one-dayer, the yardstick for a good performance to finish with an economy rate of less than four runs per over (that's under 40 runs conceded in 1992 against Pakistan.

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Marriage Biography of Umar Akmal

These days that is great news for fans of the club right-handed batsman and Wicket Cricketer Guardian “Umar Akmal ‘has married’ Noor Amna ‘who is the daughter of former leg spinner Abdul Qadir. Umar Akmal Wedding pics are as follow.

Umar Akmal Marriage With Noor Amna Wedding Pics

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IPL 2014 Season 7 Match Schedule

Below is the schedule for the first 20 matches which will take place in UAE.

IPL 2014 Phase 1 Schedule

Match	Date	Time(IST)	Venue
Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders	16/04/2014	20:00	Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Delhi Daredevils v Royal Challengers Bangalore	17/04/2014	20:00	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Chennai Super Kings v Kings XI Punjab	18/04/2014	16:00	Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Sunrisers Hyderabad v Rajasthan Royals	18/04/2014	20:00	Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Royal Challengers Bangalore v Mumbai Indians	19/04/2014	16:00	Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Kolkata Knight Riders v Delhi Daredevils	19/04/2014	20:00	Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Rajasthan Royals v Kings XI Punjab	20/04/2014	20:00	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Daredevils	21/04/2014	20:00	Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Kings XI Punjab v Sunrisers Hyderabad	22/04/2014	20:00	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings	23/04/2014	20:00	Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kolkata Knight Riders	24/04/2014	20:00	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Sunrisers Hyderabad v Delhi Daredevils	25/04/2014	16:00	Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians	25/04/2014	20:00	Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Rajasthan Royals v Royal Challengers Bangalore	26/04/2014	16:00	Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders	26/04/2014	20:00	Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Delhi Daredevils v Mumbai Indians	27/04/2014	16:00	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Sunrisers Hyderabad v Chennai Super Kings	27/04/2014	20:00	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kings XI Punjab	28/04/2014	20:00	Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals	29/04/2014	20:00	Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Mumbai Indians v Sunrisers Hyderabad	30/04/2014	20:00	Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

IPL 2014 Phase 2 Schedule

Match	Date	Time (IST)	Venue
Chennai Supers Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders	02/05/14	20.00 IST	Ranchi
Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab	03/05/14	16.00 IST	Mumbai
Delhi Daredevils vs Rajasthan Royals	03/05/14	20.00 IST	Delhi
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad	04/05/14	20.00 IST	Bangalore
Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders	05/05/14	16.00 IST	Ahmedabad
Delhi Daredevils vs Chennai Super Kings	05/05/14	20.00 IST	Delhi
Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore	06/05/14	20.00 IST	Mumbai
Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders	07/05/14	16.00 IST	Delhi
Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings	07/05/14	20.00 IST	Cuttack
Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad	08/05/14	20.00 IST	Ahmedabad
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab	09/05/14	20.00 IST	Bangalore
Delhi Daredevils vs Sunrisers Hyderabad	10/05/14	16.00 IST	Delhi
Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings	10/05/14	20.00 IST	Mumbai
Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders	11/05/14	16.00 IST	Cuttack
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals	11/05/14	20.00 IST	Bangalore
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians	12/05/14	20.00 IST	Hyderabad
Chennai Supers Kings vs Rajasthan Royals	13/05/14	16.00 IST	Ranchi
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Daredevils	13/05/14	20.00 IST	Bangalore
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kings XI Punjab	14/05/14	16.00 IST	Hyderabad
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians	14/05/14	20.00 IST	Kolkata
Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils	15/05/14	20.00 IST	Ahmedabad
Chennai Supers Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore	18/05/14	16.00 IST	Chennai
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders	18/05/14	20.00 IST	Hyderabad
Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians	19/05/14	16.00 IST	Ahmedabad
Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab	19/05/14	20.00 IST	Delhi
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore	20.5.14	16.00 IST	Hyderabad
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Supers Kings	20/05/14	20.00 IST	Kolkata
Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians	21/05/14	20.00 IST	Mohali
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore	22/05/14	16.00 IST	Kolkata
Chennai Supers Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad	22/05/14	20.00 IST	Chennai
Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils	23/05/14	16.00 IST	Mumbai
Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals	23/05/14	20.00 IST	Mohali
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Supers Kings	24/05/14	16.00 IST	Bangalore
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad	24/05/14	20.00 IST	Kolkata
Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils	25/05/14	16.00 IST	Mohali
Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals	25/05/14	20.00 IST	Mumbai
TBD vs TBD	27/05/14	20.00 IST	Chennai
TBD vs TBD	28/05/14	20.00 IST	Chennai
TBD vs TBD	30/05/14	20.00 IST	Mumbai
TBD vs TBD	01/06/14	20.00 IST	Mumbai

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The top 10 bowlers in IPL

The top 10 bowlers in IPL:

1. Lasith Malinga (Mumbai) : Bowling IMPACT 2.70

(M: 16, Bowl Avg: 13, Econ: 6)

(Top Order Wkts IMPACT : 2.03, Lower Order IMPACT : 0.22, Econ IMPACT : 0.84, Partnership BreakingIMPACT : 0.13)

2. Shakib Al Hasan (Kolkata) : Bowling IMPACT 2.45

(M: 7, Bowl Avg: 16, Econ: 6.9)

(Top Order Wkts IMPACT : 1.96, Lower Order IMPACT : 0.29, Econ IMPACT : 0.5, Partnership BreakingIMPACT : 0.25)

3. Rahul Sharma (Pune) : Bowling IMPACT 2.37

(M: 14, Bowl Avg: 17, Econ: 5.5)

(Top Order Wkts IMPACT : 1.54, Econ IMPACT : 0.82, Partnership Breaking IMPACT : 0.15)

4. R Ashwin (Chennai) : Bowling IMPACT 2.29

(M: 16, Bowl Avg: 19, Econ: 6.4)

(Top Order Wkts IMPACT : 1.5, Econ IMPACT : 0.8, Partnership Breaking IMPACT : 0.07)

5. Amit Mishra (Hyderabad) : Bowling IMPACT 2.29

(M: 14, Bowl Avg: 19, Econ: 6.7)

(Top Order Wkts IMPACT : 1.54, Lower Order IMPACT : 0.08, Econ IMPACT : 0.65, Partnership BreakingIMPACT : 0.13)

6. Doug Bollinger (Chennai) : Bowling IMPACT 2.29

(M: 13, Bowl Avg: 19, Econ: 7)

(Top Order Wkts IMPACT : 1.67, Lower Order IMPACT : 0.10, Econ IMPACT : 0.41, Partnership BreakingIMPACT : 0.13)

7. Daniel Vettori (Bangalore) : Bowling IMPACT 2.24

(M: 13, Bowl Avg: 26, Econ: 6)

(Top Order Wkts IMPACT : 1.15, Econ IMPACT : 1.03, Partnership Breaking IMPACT : 0.08)

8. Sreenath Aravind (Bangalore) : Bowling IMPACT 2.12

(M: 13, Bowl Avg: 18, Econ: 8)

(Top Order Wkts IMPACT : 1.88, Lower Order IMPACT : 0.15, Econ IMPACT : 0.24, Partnership BreakingIMPACT : 0.08)

9. Iqbal Abdulla (Kolkata) : Bowling IMPACT 2.10

(M: 15, Bowl Avg: 19, Econ: 6.1)

(Top Order Wkts IMPACT : 1.67, Econ IMPACT : 0.60, Partnership Breaking IMPACT : 0.06)

10. Yusuf Pathan (Kolkata) : Bowling IMPACT 2.10

(M: 15, Bowl Avg: 18, Econ: 6.1)

(Top Order Wkts IMPACT : 1.67, Econ IMPACT : 0.33, Partnership Breaking IMPACT : 0.15)

Lasith Malinga won the Purple Cap for maximum wickets (28) followed by Munaf Patel (22), Sreenath Aravind (21), R Ashwin (20) and Amit Mishra (19). However, Shakib Al Hasan (11) and Rahul Sharma (16) climb up the list based on the overall impact they had with their bowling.

The five most economical bowlers in IPL:

1. Daniel Vettori (Bangalore, Econ – 6 rpo) – Economy IMPACT 1.03, Bowling IMPACT 2.24

2. Lasith Malinga (Mumbai, Econ - 6) – Economy IMPACT 0.84, Bowling IMPACT 2.70

3. Rahul Sharma (Pune, Econ – 5.5) – Economy IMPACT 0.82, Bowling IMPACT 2.37

4. R Ashwin (Chennai, Econ – 6.2) – Economy IMPACT 0.80, Bowling IMPACT 2.29

5. Amit Mishra (Hyderabad, Econ – 6.7) – Economy IMPACT 0.65, Bowling IMPACT 2.29

Rahul Sharma has the best economy rate in IPL (5.5 runs per over), followed by Lasith Malinga (6), Daniel Vettori (6), Iqbal Abdulla (6.1) and Yusuf Pathan (6.1). However, Daniel Vettori, R Ashwin and Amit Mishra climb the list based on the impact their economical bowling had in the match context.

The five bowlers best at accumulating top-order wickets:

1. Lasith Malinga (Mumbai) – Top Order Wkts IMPACT 2.03, Bowling IMPACT 2.70

2. Shakib Al Hasan (Kolkata) – Top Order Wkts IMPACT 1.96, Bowling IMPACT 2.45

3. Sreenath Aravind (Bangalore) – Top Order Wkts IMPACT 1.88, Bowling IMPACT 2.12

4. Iqbal Abdulla (Kolkata) – Top Order Wkts IMPACT 1.67, Bowling IMPACT 2.10

5. Munaf Patel (Mumbai) – Top Order Wkts IMPACT 1.67, Bowling IMPACT 1.98

The five bowlers best at clearing lower-order wickets:

1. Shakib Al Hasan (Kolkata) – Lower Order Wkts IMPACT 0.29, Bowling IMPACT 2.45

2. Lasith Malinga (Mumbai) – Lower Order Wkts IMPACT 0.22, Bowling IMPACT 2.70

3. Wayne Parnell (Pune) – Lower Order Wkts IMPACT 0.19, Bowling IMPACT 1.69

4. Dale Steyn (Hyderabad) – Lower Order Wkts IMPACT 0.16, Bowling IMPACT 2.07

5. Sreenath Aravind (Bangalore) – Lower Order Wkts IMPACT 0.15, Bowling IMPACT 2.12

The five bowlers best at Breaking Partnerships (PB):

1. Shakib Al Hasan (Kolkata) – PB IMPACT 0.25, Bowling IMPACT 2.45

2. R Vinay Kumar (Kochi) – PB IMPACT 0.17, Bowling IMPACT 1.60

3. Amit Singh (Rajasthan) – PB IMPACT 0.16, Bowling IMPACT 1.31

4. Rahul Sharma (Pune) – PB IMPACT 0.15, Bowling IMPACT 2.37

5. Ali Murtaza (Mumbai) – PB IMPACT 0.15, Bowling IMPACT 2.10

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