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  sport.iafrica.com | today's news Solanki leads England to crushing win
Vikram Solanki scored 100 as England reached their victory target of 239 with 41 balls to spare and they now have a chance of wrapping up a 4-0 clean sweep when the final match takes place on Sunday at the same venue.
Solanki's century came off just 91 balls and the total of 238-7 made by Zimbabwe earlier in the day was simply not enough on a good batting wicket.
Solanki and Ian Bell then gave England the perfect start as they chased 239 but they made the most of their good fortune when Bell was dropped on 17 and Solanki, twice, on 38.
sport.iafrica.com /news/396939.htm   (589 words)

  
 Solanki - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Solanki are a branch of the Chalukya dynasty of whose oldest known area of residence was in present-day Karnataka.
Vyaghra Deo, brother of the King of Gujarat, moved to Bagelkhand in the middle of the twelfth century, and obtained the fortress of Marpha, 18 miles northeast of Kalinjar.
Bandogarh served as the seat of the Solankis of Bagelkhand until its destruction by the Mughal emperor Akbar in 1597.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Solanki   (810 words)

  
 The Hindu : Sport / Cricket : Trent Bridge triumph augurs well for Solanki
Vikram Singh Solanki, born in Udaipur, is proud to represent England.
The cheers in the stands were overwhelmingly in support of India and Solanki was plotting a defeat against the nation of his birth.
Solanki has not made a trip to India for some time but he would remember some of the sessions he had with Sports Authority of India coach Arun Bhardwaj, who always rated the young batsman high.
www.hindu.com /2004/09/03/stories/2004090307021800.htm   (732 words)

  
 Sportz Tawk: Cricket - Moody tops Solanki for England   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Solanki had an excellent time in limited-overs cricket last season but what has been missing from his performances, certainly in the four-day game, has been an ability to perform week in and week out.
But Solanki, who made a handful of one-day appearances for England at the start of the decade, is determined to rectify those figures and has been working flat out since the end of last season to try and rectify any faults.
Moody has a lot of faith in Solanki, whom he was playing alongside when he made his county debut in the mid 1990s, but knows that the potential has to be fully realised.
www.sportztawk.com /viewthread.php?tid=366   (590 words)

  
 Solanki ton fuels Bulawayo romp
Vikram Solanki produced a blistering second one-day international hundred as England cantered to an eight-wicket victory in the third ODI at Bulawayo.
It was Solanki who profited most in the next over from seamer Tinashe Panyangara, firstly clipping to mid-on where Chris Mpofo made a misjudgement and then offering a sharp chance to Brendan Taylor at short mid-wicket.
Solanki finally fell in the deep just four balls after reaching his century and repeating his memorable performance against South Africa at The Oval a year ago, when he recorded an equally eye-catching hundred against far tougher opposition.
www.channel4.com /sport/cricket/news/nr_6424.html   (882 words)

  
 The Telegraph - Calcutta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Solanki’s success is yet another indication that the most British of sports is increasingly looking to players with roots in the subcontinent to woo new and young audience even as it tries to compete with football.
Solanki, for his part, is proud of his Indian roots.
Solanki himself has made it known earlier that he was a big admirer of Sachin Tendulkar.
www.telegraphindia.com /1030630/asp/sports/story_2117426.asp   (435 words)

  
 PakPassion - Pakistan Cricket Forum - There's Something about Solanki (by Hassan) 19.04.06
Solanki is an attacking opener with huge advantages and abilities that the former English Captain Nasser Hussain has made effective use of in the past.
Vikram Solanki should be seriously considered for the opening slot for these upcoming matches, to give him a chance to prove his abilities.
On the whole it is apparent that the English team management’s attitude towards Vikram Solanki has produced poor results for England in its recent matches.
www.pakpassion.net /ppforum/showthread.php?t=21148   (519 words)

  
 England call up Solanki as cover for injured duo
England have called up batsman Vikram Solanki, seen here in December 2005, for the final two matches of their one-day series with Sri Lanka as cover for Kevin Pietersen and Paul Collingwood, who are both struggling with injuries.
England have called up batsman Vikram Solanki for the final two matches of their one-day series with Sri Lanka as cover for Kevin Pietersen and Paul Collingwood, who are both struggling with injuries.
Solanki, who variously played as an opening batsman and a 'supersub' during the course of his stop-start one-day international career, was omitted from England's original squad for this series - a move that surprised Sri Lanka coach Tom Moody, previously in charge of Worcestershire, the 30-year-old right-hander's county.
www.turkishpress.com /news.asp?id=130644   (412 words)

  
 Cricinfo - Players and Officials - Vikram Solanki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
One of the most elegant batsmen of his generation, and a hobby horse of Ian Botham's in his regular commentary-box tirades, Vikram Solanki flirted with the England one-day side in South Africa in 1999-2000, before slipping out of the picture until after the 2003 World Cup.
Test recognition seemed only a matter of time as he worked his way through the various representative levels and onto two England A tours, but he was a disappointment in his first eight ODIs, with a top score of 24 and a rash of lapses in his usually silken fielding.
Steve Harmison is congratulated by Vikram Solanki on the wicket of Sanath Jayasuriya
www.cricinfo.com /england/content/player/20286.html   (412 words)

  
 ABC Sport - Cricket - Trescothick and Solanki overpower Proteas
Marcus Trescothick and Vikram Solanki's record-breaking opening partnership guided England to a six-wicket win against South Africa in their triangular series one-day international at The Oval on Saturday.
Trescothick and Solanki's partnership was all the more remarkable as in 23 previous one-day internationals against South Africa no England batsman had made a hundred.
But it was Solanki who set the pace, bringing up his hundred with an on-driven four off Kallis, having faced 101 balls including 16 boundaries.
www.abc.net.au /sport/content/s890568.htm   (572 words)

  
 Scotland on Sunday - Sport - Solanki blasts a winning century   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
VIKRAM SOLANKI scored a rapid-fire century off just 89 balls yesterday as England sealed a one-day series win against Zimbabwe.
Solanki raced to his half-century off only 38 balls and even though he slowed up en route to three figures, he continued to advance at an impressive rate, his innings containing 14 fours and two sixes.
Solanki finally fell in the deep just four balls after reaching his century.
scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com /sport.cfm?id=1392872004   (528 words)

  
 England v South Africa, Natwest ODI Triangular Series
While Trescothick’s fine innings was merely a continuation of his current remarkable form, for Solanki this was an arrival on the international stage which few could dream of matching.
Trescothick was fed too many easy runs square of the wicket off the back foot, while Solanki opted to loft the ball over the infield, finding the boundary with regularity from the very beginning of his innings.
Solanki brought up his maiden international century with a classy on-driven four from his 101st ball.
www.abcofcricket.com /Article_Library/news280603/news280603.htm   (2123 words)

  
 Sports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Solanki, described as one of the most elegant batsmen of his generation made 109 (3 sixes, 7 fours) and Prior hit an unbeaten 122 with 13 fours and three sixes to see England home in a canter.
In the opening game it was Solanki with skipper Ian Bell who steered the side to victory with a 138-run second wicket stand.
Solanki smashed five sixes and two fours in scoring 94 while Bell, slightly more circumspect hit two sixes and three fours in his innings of 61.
www.dailynews.lk /2005/03/07/spo02.htm   (536 words)

  
 PakPassion - Pakistan Cricket Forum - Loophole in the substitution rule
But if you have to announce the team before the toss, then it makes so much sense and the substitution would be based on the match situation where the captain/coach would have to think the pros and cons of doing the substitution.
E.G. if England were batting first yesterday and lost some early wickets, then the captain would have had to decide whether to substitute Solanki in for one of the bowlers but if he did that, then that bowler wouldnt have been able to bowl when it came to England's turn to bowl.
Now they have a dilemma of whether to substitute Solanki in for one of the bowlers in the hope that he can get them to a competitive total.
www.pakpassion.net /ppforum/printthread.php?t=6899   (1083 words)

  
 Hick steers Worcestershire home || Outlawed - Unofficial Nottinghamshire News and Views   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Graeme Hick and Vikram Solanki blasted quick-fire centuries as Worcestershire cruised to an eight-wicket victory in the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy clash with Nottinghamshire.
Hick reached 117 not out and Solanki 108 as the pair put on a 195-run stand for the second wicket to guide their side to their 263-run target with six overs to spare.
Hick played some trademark big shots on his way to a 96-ball century, while Solanki was composed and clinical in reaching the hundred mark from 110 deliveries.
www.sportnetwork.net /main/s134/st5890.htm   (477 words)

  
 England's progress continues - [Sunday Herald]
The mood of the side was clear when Vikram Solanki dropped a regulation catch at gully off Graeme Smith from the day's second delivery.
He was overshadowed by another Vikram Solanki masterpiece to follow his maiden international century against South Africa at The Oval a fortnight ago.
In this form it is virtually impossible to bowl at Solanki for he has a huge range of shots and wrists so supple that he can play most of them to almost every delivery.
www.sundayherald.com /35295   (833 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Cricket | Vikram Solanki
Solanki's recall for the ICC Champions Trophy has presented him with his third opportunity to establish himself at international level.
It is the fielding factor which may have won him the nod over Robert Key, with chairman of selectors David Graveney admitting they wanted "an increase in mobility".
Solanki played a major part in Worcestershire's C&G Trophy campaign this summer, scoring 127 in their semi-final win over Warwickshire and 115 in a losing cause against Gloucestershire in the final.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/cricket/3594162.stm   (179 words)

  
 » Vikram Solanki called up - The Corridor (a cricket blog)
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The trio will continue to do what they have done so well in the recent past: fire the ball into the block hole, and deny any easy singles.
With a penchant for using his feet, Solanki is best qualified to counterattack, and add a little mid-innings impeteous.
www.cricket.mailliw.com /archives/2006/06/27/vikram-solanki-called-up   (305 words)

  
 INDOlink - India Sports News - Tendulker To Miss NatWest Series; Vaughan To Let Solanki Open
London, Sept. 1 (NNN): England opener and skipper Michael Vaughan will drop down the batting order to make room for the recalled Vikram Solanki in the 3-match one-day NatWest Challenge series against India, which begins at Trent Bridge on Wednesday.
Solanki confirmed his one-day form with a century in a losing effort for Worcestershire in Saturday's C&G Trophy final.
The tactical change is one of a raft of alterations made to a disappointing one-day side, which has won just three of their last 10 completed matches, going back to last November.
www.indolink.com /displayArticleS.php?id=083104111628   (536 words)

  
 Solanki completes Worcestershire victory || Sting In The Tail - Unofficial Derbyshire News and Views
Worcestershire opener Vikram Solanki clubbed 4 sixes and 12 fours for an unbeaten 81 off just 56 balls to ensure a third successive home defeat in the championship for Derbys.
Solanki launched Lian Wharton for three sixes - the slow left-armer went for 17 off one over - and Mohammad Ali was also given the treatment as the right-hander finished it in style.
But it had been an heroic effort by Derbyshire, who managed to drag themselves from the brink on Thursday to ensure there was any play on the third day at all.
www.sportnetwork.net /main/s29/st10573.htm   (470 words)

  
 England bring back Worcestershire Trio - www.cricketfundas.com
England have recalled Worcestershire trio Kabir Ali, Gareth Batty and Vikram Solanki to the 14-man squad for next month's NatWest Challenge and ICC Champions Trophy campaigns.
They have been drafted back into England's plans following a disappointing NatWest Series campaign when they failed to qualify for the final of their own competition for only the second time in the five years since it started.
Vikram Solanki replaces Robert Key, who failed to convince during this summer's triangular tournament, while Kabir is recalled having failed to get onto the field in his only previous one-day international - the rain-affected match against Zimbabwe at Headingley last summer.
www.cricketfundas.com /engsquad4engicc.html   (167 words)

  
 England recall Solanki; Jones left out -DAWN - Sport; 07 August, 2004
LONDON, Aug 6: Worcestershire batsman Vikram Solanki has been recalled to the England squad for next month's ICC Champions Trophy one-day tournament.
Fast bowler Simon Jones, who returned to the Test side this year after a knee injury, has missed out on the 14-man squad along with promising batsman Ian Bell, and all rounders Ricki Clarke and Ian Blackwell.
"We have recalled Vikram Solanki because he gives us options at the top of the order and is an outstanding fielder," chairman of selectors David Graveney said on the England and Wales Cricket Board's (ECB) website.
www.dawn.com /2004/08/07/spt6.htm   (293 words)

  
 Solanki called up to England one-day squad   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Worcestershire batsman Vikram Solanki has been called up to England's one-day squad for the fourth international against Sri Lanka at Old Trafford tomorrow.
A statement from the England and Wales Cricket Board today said Solanki had been recruited as cover for Kevin Pietersen and Paul Collingwood, who have injuries to their left knee and left thigh respectively.
With only nine months remaining until the World Cup in the West Indies, England have been unable to field their Ashes heroes Michael Vaughan, Andrew Flintoff, Ashley Giles or Simon Jones in the one-dayers because of injuries.
news.webindia123.com /news/Articles/Sports/20060627/375173.html   (105 words)

  
 The Telegraph - Calcutta : Sports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
According to an ECB statement, off-spinner Gareth Batty, seamer Sajid Mahmood and batsman Vikram Solanki will fly in for the seven matches, the first of which will be held in New Delhi on March 28.
Batty, Mahmood and Solanki are currently touring the West Indies with the England A team.
Andrew Flintoff (captain), Andrew Strauss, Kabir Ali, Owais Shah, Vikram Solanki, Ian Bell, Kevin Pietersen, Paul Collingwood, Geraint Jones, Sajid Mahmood, Steve Harmison, Liam Plunkett, James Anderson, Matthew Prior, Gareth Batty, Ian Blackwell.
www.telegraphindia.com /1060312/asp/sports/story_5959058.asp   (134 words)

  
 Vikram Solanki - My Football Forum - World Wide Soccer Discussion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
I'd drop Gough as he probably won't be there in 2007 and give the youngsters the experience.
Solanki was unlucky to be dropped, the England selectors are too hung up on instant returns and then give wasters too many chances - Robert Key for instance.
I know he got 200 vs West Indies but that was on a flat track and against weak bowlers.
www.myfootballforum.com /showthread.php?t=804   (577 words)

  
 DNA - Sport - Solanki called up for England one-day squad - Daily News & Analysis
LONDON: Worcestershire batsman Vikram Solanki has been called up for England's one-day squad for the fourth international against Sri Lanka at Old Trafford on Wednesday.
A statement from the England and Wales Cricket Board on Tuesday said Solanki had been recruited as cover for Kevin Pietersen and Paul Collingwood, who have injuries to their left knee and left thigh respectively.
With nine months remaining until the World Cup in the West Indies, England have been unable to field their Ashes heroes Michael Vaughan, Andrew Flintoff, Ashley Giles or Simon Jones in the one-dayers because of injuries.
www.dnaindia.com /report.asp?NewsID=1038004   (167 words)

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