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Top 5 Most Memorable Moments of T20 World Cup
Whenever a sporting extravaganza takes place, people will remember
that particular tournament because of some memorable moments that were
close to their heart. The World T20 too had some memorable moments in
its history right from Gayle’s ton in the very first match way back in
2007 to the West Indians’ celebration in the 2012 World T20 finals.
Here, we bring you the top five memorable moments from the World T20.
1. Yuvraj Singh Six Sixes, 2007
The year 2007 saw South Africa’s Herschelle Gibbs scoring six sixes off Netherlands’ Dan Van Bunge in a Group A game in the 2007 cricket World Cup. Few months later, the world witnessed yet another instance of 36 runs being scored in a single over. This time, it was in Durban and the crowd at the Kingsmead was witnessing the greatest masterpiece from a most under-rated batsman till that night. After choosing to bat against England in the super-eight of the 2007 World T20, India were cruising along with a run-rate of over 9 per over at the end of 16th over. Then it was the turn of India’s dashing southpaw Yuvraj Singh to take charge. After scoring 14 runs off his first six balls, Yuvraj chose Pacer Stuart Broad to deliver the knockout punch. Yuvraj, spurred by comments from Andrew Flintoff before the penultimate over, launched the first ball of the 19th over bowled by Broad to the cow corner, the second ball was disappeared over backward square leg, the third and fourth rocketed over extra cover and point respectively with the fifth flew over midwicket, and the sixth six landed in the stands at long-on. Yuvraj's 12-ball fifty is a record in all forms of international cricket.
2. Chris Gayle’s century in the inaugural match, 2007
Well begun is half done. This is what the inaugural edition of World T20 saw a way back in 2007. On the opening night, West Indies faced South Africa and straight away West Indian opener began with a boundary off the very first ball of the tournament. He accounted for more as Chris Gayle set the World T20 on fire by scoring a swashbuckling ton against South Africa at the Wanderers, Johannesburg in the inaugural match of 2007 World T20. With that ton against Proteas, Gayle also became the first man to score a hundred in International T20’s. It was a devastating innings from the Gayle Storm as he went for a leather hunt against the South African bowlers from the word go that made even the crowd to go for cover. He scored a record ten sixes in his 57 ball 117 that propelled the Windies to a challenging 205. Gayle was particularly severe on veteran Shaun Pollock as he made the former South African skipper look like a net bowler as the big man from Jamaica plundered a massive 44 runs off 14 balls from that particular bowler.
3. West Indies celebration, 2012
It is so hard for a country which dominated the game in the early years and lost its way in the transition period and to make a comeback. West Indies went through that tough period. The last time they played a World Cup final was way back in 1979 and they even went on to win the tournament. After 33 long years, West Indies made their way to the finals of the 2012 World T20 that took place in Sri Lanka. They were the most loved team by the people in the tournament courtesy their way of celebration. Their opener Chris Gayle not only led the team to the finals but also was handed the responsibility of being the leader of the pack when it comes to celebration. Gayle single-handedly made the Korean Song “Gangnam Style” sung by Psy a blockbuster hit by demonstration the step from that song for any celebrations. The calypso men from Caribbean saved their best for the finals. After winning the finals against the home side Sri Lanka, the entire team aligned themselves and started celebrating with the famous dance move. Their wicket keeper Denesh Ramdin started cartwheeling and the players were celebrating like anything to the Gangnam Style song which was played at the stadium. And when the team posed for a photograph with the trophy, Gayle came out and started taking some push-ups in front of the team which was cheered by his teammates from behind. Simply saying, Windies won the tournament and made the entire World happy with their celebration.
4. Mohammad Aamir’s over, 2010
When Australia faced Pakistan in a Group A game in St. Lucia, there was something bizarre took place. After winning the toss, Australia were cruising at 191 for 5 in the first 19 overs with some gritty knocks from Shane Watson, David Hussey and David Warner. It was when Pakistan’s young pacer Mohammad Aamir came into bowl with a figures of 3-0-23-0. As Aamir completed the last over, it went into the history books. For the first time in the history of cricket, as many as five wickets fell in a single over. All of a sudden, Aussies were collapsed from 191 for 5 to 191 all out in a matter of 6 balls. Out of the five wickets, Aamir accounted for 3 wickets and 2 batsmen ran themselves out searching for a bye. This is what happened in the 20th over bowled by Aamir.
19.1: Aamir to Brad Haddin, out. Haddin c Sami b Aamir 1(2)
19.2: Aamir to Mitchell Johnson, Out. Johnson b Aamir 0(1)
19.3: Aamir to Steve Smith, Out. Mike Hussey runout (Kamran) 17(19)
19.4: Aamir to Dirk Nannes, Out. Smith runout (Kamran) 0(1)
19.5: Aamir to Shaun Tait, 0 runs
19.6: Aamir to Shaun Tait, Out. Tait b Aamir 0(1)
5. The Only Bowl-Out, 2007
In case a Twenty20 game ends in a tie, Super Over will come into play in order to determine the winner. Before Super over came into existence, a method called Bowl-Out was implemented. The only instance bowl-out took place in a World T20 match was a group game between India and Pakistan in the 2007 World T20, the match in which both the teams ended their 20 overs with a score of 141. Bowl-Out took place with India asked to start the proceedings. Both the teams were given five chances to break the stumps with a proper bowling run-up. This is what happened in the historic tie-breaker at Durban:
India have nominated Sehwag, Uthappa, Sreesanth, Pathan and Harbhajan and it will be Gul, Tanvir, Arafat, Afridi and Asif for Pakistan.
Round 1: Virender Sehwag hits the stumps and Yasir Arafat misses the off stump. India lead 1-0 after the first round.
Round 2: Harbhajan Singh breaks the stumps and Umar Gul misses. India lead 2-0 after the second round.
Round 3: Robin Uthappa knocks the stumps and Afridi fires it down the leg side. India win the Bowl-Out 3-0 and wins the match against Pakistan
1. Yuvraj Singh Six Sixes, 2007
The year 2007 saw South Africa’s Herschelle Gibbs scoring six sixes off Netherlands’ Dan Van Bunge in a Group A game in the 2007 cricket World Cup. Few months later, the world witnessed yet another instance of 36 runs being scored in a single over. This time, it was in Durban and the crowd at the Kingsmead was witnessing the greatest masterpiece from a most under-rated batsman till that night. After choosing to bat against England in the super-eight of the 2007 World T20, India were cruising along with a run-rate of over 9 per over at the end of 16th over. Then it was the turn of India’s dashing southpaw Yuvraj Singh to take charge. After scoring 14 runs off his first six balls, Yuvraj chose Pacer Stuart Broad to deliver the knockout punch. Yuvraj, spurred by comments from Andrew Flintoff before the penultimate over, launched the first ball of the 19th over bowled by Broad to the cow corner, the second ball was disappeared over backward square leg, the third and fourth rocketed over extra cover and point respectively with the fifth flew over midwicket, and the sixth six landed in the stands at long-on. Yuvraj's 12-ball fifty is a record in all forms of international cricket.
2. Chris Gayle’s century in the inaugural match, 2007
Well begun is half done. This is what the inaugural edition of World T20 saw a way back in 2007. On the opening night, West Indies faced South Africa and straight away West Indian opener began with a boundary off the very first ball of the tournament. He accounted for more as Chris Gayle set the World T20 on fire by scoring a swashbuckling ton against South Africa at the Wanderers, Johannesburg in the inaugural match of 2007 World T20. With that ton against Proteas, Gayle also became the first man to score a hundred in International T20’s. It was a devastating innings from the Gayle Storm as he went for a leather hunt against the South African bowlers from the word go that made even the crowd to go for cover. He scored a record ten sixes in his 57 ball 117 that propelled the Windies to a challenging 205. Gayle was particularly severe on veteran Shaun Pollock as he made the former South African skipper look like a net bowler as the big man from Jamaica plundered a massive 44 runs off 14 balls from that particular bowler.
3. West Indies celebration, 2012
It is so hard for a country which dominated the game in the early years and lost its way in the transition period and to make a comeback. West Indies went through that tough period. The last time they played a World Cup final was way back in 1979 and they even went on to win the tournament. After 33 long years, West Indies made their way to the finals of the 2012 World T20 that took place in Sri Lanka. They were the most loved team by the people in the tournament courtesy their way of celebration. Their opener Chris Gayle not only led the team to the finals but also was handed the responsibility of being the leader of the pack when it comes to celebration. Gayle single-handedly made the Korean Song “Gangnam Style” sung by Psy a blockbuster hit by demonstration the step from that song for any celebrations. The calypso men from Caribbean saved their best for the finals. After winning the finals against the home side Sri Lanka, the entire team aligned themselves and started celebrating with the famous dance move. Their wicket keeper Denesh Ramdin started cartwheeling and the players were celebrating like anything to the Gangnam Style song which was played at the stadium. And when the team posed for a photograph with the trophy, Gayle came out and started taking some push-ups in front of the team which was cheered by his teammates from behind. Simply saying, Windies won the tournament and made the entire World happy with their celebration.
4. Mohammad Aamir’s over, 2010
When Australia faced Pakistan in a Group A game in St. Lucia, there was something bizarre took place. After winning the toss, Australia were cruising at 191 for 5 in the first 19 overs with some gritty knocks from Shane Watson, David Hussey and David Warner. It was when Pakistan’s young pacer Mohammad Aamir came into bowl with a figures of 3-0-23-0. As Aamir completed the last over, it went into the history books. For the first time in the history of cricket, as many as five wickets fell in a single over. All of a sudden, Aussies were collapsed from 191 for 5 to 191 all out in a matter of 6 balls. Out of the five wickets, Aamir accounted for 3 wickets and 2 batsmen ran themselves out searching for a bye. This is what happened in the 20th over bowled by Aamir.
19.1: Aamir to Brad Haddin, out. Haddin c Sami b Aamir 1(2)
19.2: Aamir to Mitchell Johnson, Out. Johnson b Aamir 0(1)
19.3: Aamir to Steve Smith, Out. Mike Hussey runout (Kamran) 17(19)
19.4: Aamir to Dirk Nannes, Out. Smith runout (Kamran) 0(1)
19.5: Aamir to Shaun Tait, 0 runs
19.6: Aamir to Shaun Tait, Out. Tait b Aamir 0(1)
5. The Only Bowl-Out, 2007
In case a Twenty20 game ends in a tie, Super Over will come into play in order to determine the winner. Before Super over came into existence, a method called Bowl-Out was implemented. The only instance bowl-out took place in a World T20 match was a group game between India and Pakistan in the 2007 World T20, the match in which both the teams ended their 20 overs with a score of 141. Bowl-Out took place with India asked to start the proceedings. Both the teams were given five chances to break the stumps with a proper bowling run-up. This is what happened in the historic tie-breaker at Durban:
India have nominated Sehwag, Uthappa, Sreesanth, Pathan and Harbhajan and it will be Gul, Tanvir, Arafat, Afridi and Asif for Pakistan.
Round 1: Virender Sehwag hits the stumps and Yasir Arafat misses the off stump. India lead 1-0 after the first round.
Round 2: Harbhajan Singh breaks the stumps and Umar Gul misses. India lead 2-0 after the second round.
Round 3: Robin Uthappa knocks the stumps and Afridi fires it down the leg side. India win the Bowl-Out 3-0 and wins the match against Pakistan
Top 10 Lowest Team Scores in T20 World Cup
10. Kenya - 88 (19.3 Overs) - Sri Lanka
9. Sri Lanka - 87 (16.2 Overs) - Australia
8. Zimbabwe - 84 (15.1 Overs) - New Zealand
7. Banlgadesh - 83 (15.5 Overs) - Sri Lanka
6. Scotland - 81 (15.4 Overs) - South Africa
5. England - 80 (14.4 Overs) - India
4. Afghanistan - 80 (16.0 Overs) - South Africa
3. Afghanistan - 80 (17.2 Overs) - England
2. Kenya - 73 (16.5 Overs) - New Zealand
1. Ireland - 68 (16.4 Overs) - West Indies
Bangladesh Team for T20 World Cup 2014
Bangladesh Team for T20 World Cup 2014
Mushfiqur Rahim (C) (W), Tamim Iqbal, Anamul Haque, Shamsur Rahman, Shakib Al Hasan, Mominul Haque, Nasir Hossain, Sabbur Rahman, Mohammad Mahmudullah, Abdur Razzak, Sohag Gazi, Mashrafe Mortaza, Farhad Reza, Rubel Hossain, Al-Amin Hossain
Mushfiqur Rahim (C) (W), Tamim Iqbal, Anamul Haque, Shamsur Rahman, Shakib Al Hasan, Mominul Haque, Nasir Hossain, Sabbur Rahman, Mohammad Mahmudullah, Abdur Razzak, Sohag Gazi, Mashrafe Mortaza, Farhad Reza, Rubel Hossain, Al-Amin Hossain
Top 10 Richest Cricketers of 2013
Top 10 Richest Cricketers of 2013
10. Michael Clarke (AUS) - $2.5 million
9. Kevin Pietersen (ENG) - $3 million
8. Brett Lee (AUS) - $3 million
7. Ricky Ponting (AUS) - $3.5 million
6. Sourav Ganguly (IND) - $3.5 million
5. Andrew Flintoff (ENG) - $4 million
4. Rahul Dravid (IND) - $5 million
3. Yuvraj Singh (IND) - $5 million
2. Sachin Tendulkar (IND) - $8 million
1. Mahendra Singh Dhoni (IND) - $8 million
Top 10 Players to play Most International Cricket Matches
10. Steve Waugh (Aus) - 493 Matches
9. Mutthia Muralitharan (SL) - 495 Matches
8. Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak) - 499 Matches
7. Rahul Dravid (Ind) - 509 Matches
6. Jaques Kallis (SA) - 516 Matches
5. Kumar Sanakkara (SL) - 537 Matches
4. Ricky Ponting (AUS) - 560 Matches
3. Sanath Jayasuria (SL) - 586 Matches
2. Mahela Jayawardene (SL) - 600 Matches
1. Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) - 664 Matches
Sangakkara and Jayawardene are the only 2 players who have not retired from international cricket
AB de Villiers sets new world record in Tests
South Africa's wicketkeeper-batsman AB de Villiers has set a new world record during the opening day of the second Test against Australia.
De Villiers became the first batsman in Test history to register 50 plus scores in 12 consecutive Tests.
The previous record was 11, jointly held by India's Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir and West Indies' Vivian Richards. The 30-year-old right-hander, who captains South Africa in One Day Internationals, scored 51 not out on the opening day.
De Villiers' hot streak of half centuries started in November-December 2012 against Australia. He had made 169 in that game in Perth, which was Ricky Ponting's final Test.
Also during this knock yesterday, De Villiers completed 7,000 runs in Tests. He was playing his 90th Test. De Villiers made his Test debut against England in December 2004.
AB de Villiers' 50+ scores
- 4, 169 Vs Australia, Perth, November-December 2012
- 67 Vs New Zealand, Cape Town, January 2013
- 51 Vs New Zealand, Porth Elizabeth, January 2013
- 31, 103*, Vs Pakistan, Johannesburg, February 2013
- 61, 36, Vs Pakistan, Cape Town, February 2013
- 121 Vs Pakistan, Centurion, February 2013
- 19, 90 Vs Pakistan, Abu Dhabi, October 2013
- 164 Vs Pakistan, Dubai, October 2013
- 13, 103 Vs India, Johannesburg, December 2013
- 74 Vs India, Durban, December 2013
- 91, 48 Vs Australia, Centurion, February 2014
- 116 Vs Australia, Port Elizabeth, February 2014
Top 10 fastest bowlers in International Cricket
Top 10 fastest bowlers in International Cricket
10. Dale Steyn - 155.7 Km/Hour
9. Lasith Malinga - 155.7 Km/Hour
8. Mohammed Sami - 156.4 Km/Hour
7. Shane Bond - 156.4 Km/Hour
6. Fidel Edwards - 157.7 Km/Hour
5. Andy Roberts - 159.5 Km/Hour
4. Jeffrey Thompson - 160.4 Km/Hour
3. Shaun Tait - 160.7 km/Hour
2. Brett Lee - 160.8 Km/Hour
1. Shoaib Akhtar - 161.3 Km/Hour
9. Lasith Malinga - 155.7 Km/Hour
8. Mohammed Sami - 156.4 Km/Hour
7. Shane Bond - 156.4 Km/Hour
6. Fidel Edwards - 157.7 Km/Hour
5. Andy Roberts - 159.5 Km/Hour
4. Jeffrey Thompson - 160.4 Km/Hour
3. Shaun Tait - 160.7 km/Hour
2. Brett Lee - 160.8 Km/Hour
1. Shoaib Akhtar - 161.3 Km/Hour
Top 5 Most International Run Scorer in 2014
Top 5 Most International Run Scorer in 2014
- Kumar Sangakkara 778 runs (avg 77.80)
- Brendon McCullum 767 runs (avg 63.91)
- Kane Williamson 594 runs (avg 54.00)
- Mahela Jayawardene 508 runs (avg 101.60)
- Virat Kohli 505 runs (avg 63.12)
MS Dhoni ruled out of Asia Cup, Virat Kohli to lead India
India captain MS Dhoni has been ruled out of the Asia Cup this month due to a left side-strain injury.
In Dhoni's absence, Virat Kohli will lead the side. Dinesh Karthik will take Dhoni's place in the squad.
"MS Dhoni has been ruled out of the forthcoming Asia Cup, to be played in Bangladesh, in February-March 2014," BCCI secretary Sanjay Patel said in a media release on Thursday.
"He sustained a Grade I left side-strain injury during the course of the second Test against New Zealand. He will be undergoing rehabilitation for ten days," he added.
"The All-India Senior Selection Committee has picked Dinesh Kartik as his replacement in the Indian squad for the tournament. Virat Kohli will lead India in the competition," the release stated.
Asia Cup will be played in Bangladesh from February 25. Checkout Asia Cup 2014, Schedule, Squads, Rules & Overview on click here
Power Hitter Kieron Pollard out from WI T20 World Cup squad
West Indies cricket board has ruled out striking middle order batsman and valuable part time bowler Kieron Pollard from ICC T20 World Cup 2014, beginning from 16 March. West Indies is the current T20 World champion and they will defend trophy this year.
Kieron Pollard is out of the team because of his injury. He got knee injury while playing a football match.
Kieron Pollard is out of the team because of his injury. He got knee injury while playing a football match.
West Indies team qualified directly to the super-10 stage of tournament and will start campaign against India on 23 March, 2014. Darren Sammy will lead Caribbean team throughout the competition. West Indies will play matches against India, Pakistan, Australia and one qualifier from round 1 of T20 World Cup 2014.
There are two practice matches as well for Caribbean team to judge their preparations for the tournament. West indies will face England and Sri-lanka in warm up games. West indies became champions in last world cup after defeating sri-lanka in Colombo.
West Indian squad
- Darren Sammy (Captain)
- Dwayne Smith
- Dwayne Bravo
- Samuel Badree
- Johnson Charles
- Lendl Simmons
- Sheldon Cottrell
- Krishmar Santokie
- Andre Fletcher
- Marlon Samuels
- Chris Gayle
- Sunil Narine
- Andre Russell
- Ravi Rampaul
- Dinesh Ramdin
T20 World Cup 2014, Schedule, Squads, Rules & Overview
The fifth edition of ICC World Twenty20 is scheduled to take place in Bangladesh from 16 March to 6 April 2014. It will be played in three cities — Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet. Bangladesh will host the tournament as announced by the International Cricket Council in 2010. It will be second and consecutive time that an Asian country will host this event, as Sri Lanka hosted the previous tournament in 2012.
For the first time the tournament will have 16 teams including all ten full members and six associate members who qualified through the 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. The top eight (full member) teams in the ICC T20I Championship rankings on 8 October 2012 enter the Super 10 stage. The remaining eight teams compete in the group stage, from which two teams advance to the Super 10 stage.
T20 World Cup 2014 Schedule:
T20 World Cup Squads
Afghanistan: Mohammad Nabi (captain), Asghar Stanikzai, Dawlat Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Hamid Hassan, Hamza Hotak, Karim Sadiq, Mirwais Ashraf, Najibullah Taraki, Najibullah Zadran, Nawroz Mangal, Samiullah Shenwari, Mohammad Shahzad, Shafiqullah, Shapoor Zadran
Australia: George Bailey (captain), Daniel Christian, Nathan Coulter-Nile, James Faulkner, Aaron Finch, Brad Haddin, Brad Hodge, Brad Hogg, Mitchell Johnson, Glenn Maxwell, James Muirhead, Mitchell Starc, David Warner, Shane Watson, Cameron White
Bangladesh: Mushfiqur Rahim (captain), Al-Amin Hossain, Anamul Haque, Farhad Reza, Mahmudullah, Mashrafe Mortaza, Mominul Haque, Nasir Hossain, Abdur Razzak, Rubel Hossain, Sabbir Rahman, Shamsur Rahman, Shakib Al Hasan, Sohag Gazi, Tamim Iqbal
England: Stuart Broad (captain), Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Jos Buttler, Jade Dernbach, Alex Hales, Chris Jordan, Michael Lumb, Moeen Ali, Eoin Morgan, Stephen Parry, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, James Tredwell, Luke Wright
Hong Kong: Jamie Atkinson (captain), Aizaz Khan, Mark Chapman, Ehsan Nawaz, Haseeb Amjad, Babar Hayat, Irfan Ahmed, Roy Lamsam, Munir Dar, Nadeem Ahmed, Najeeb Amar, Nizakat Khan, Kinchit Shah, Tanwir Afzal, Waqas Barkat
India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Varun Aaron, Stuart Binny, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravindra Jadeja, Virat Kohli, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Amit Mishra, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravichandran Ashwin, Suresh Raina, Mohammad Shami, Mohit Sharma, Rohit Sharma, Yuvraj Singh
Ireland: William Porterfield (captain), Alex Cusack, George Dockrell, Ed Joyce, Andy McBrine, Tim Murtagh, Kevin O’Brien, Niall O’Brien, Andrew Poynter, James Shannon, Max Sorensen, Paul Stirling, Stuart Thompson, Gary Wilson, Craig Young
Nepal: Paras Khadka (captain), Pradeep Airee, Prithu Baskota, Binod Bhandari, Naresh Budhaayer, Shakti Gauchan, Sompal Kami, Avinash Karn, Subash Khakurel, Gyanendra Malla, Jitendra Mukhiya, Sagar Pun, Basant Regmi, Sharad Vesawkar, Rahul Vishwakarma
Netherlands: Peter Borren (captain), Wesley Barresi, Logan van Beek, Mudassar Bukhari, Ben Cooper, Tim Gruijters, Timm van der Gugten, Tom Heggelman, Vivian Kingma, Ahsan Malik, Stephan Myburgh, Michael Rippon, Pieter Seelaar, Michael Swart, Eric Szwarczynski
New Zealand: Brendon McCullum (captain), Corey Anderson, Trent Boult, Anton Devcich, Martin Guptill, Ronnie Hira, Mitchell McClenaghan, Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills, Colin Munro, James Neesham, Luke Ronchi, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, Kane Williamson
Pakistan: Mohammad Hafeez (captain), Ahmed Shehzad, Bilawal Bhatti, Junaid Khan, Kamran Akmal, Saeed Ajmal, Shahid Afridi, Sharjeel Khan, Shoaib Malik, Sohaib Maqsood, Sohail Tanvir, Mohammad Talha, Umar Akmal, Umar Gul, Zulfiqar Babar
South Africa: Francois du Plessis (captain), Quinton de Kock, AB de Villiers, Farhaan Behardien, Hashim Amla, JP Duminy, Beuran Hendricks, Imran Tahir, David Miller, Albie Morkel, Morne Morkel, Wayne Parnell, Aaron Phangiso, Dale Steyn, Lonwabo Tsotsobe
Sri Lanka: Dinesh Chandimal (captain), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Rangana Herath, Mahela Jayawardena, Nuwan Kulasekara, Suranga Lakmal, Lasith Malinga, Angelo Mathews, Ajantha Mendis, Kusal Perera, Thisara Perera, Seekkuge Prasanna, Kumar Sangakkara, Sachithra Senanayake, Lahiru Thirimanne
United Arab Emirates: Khurram Khan (captain), Ahmed Raza, Amjad Ali, Amjad Javed, Asadullah Shareef, Faizan Asif, Kamran Shahzad, Manjula Guruge, Moaaz Qazi, Rohan Mustafa, Swapnil Patil, Rohit Singh, Shadeep Silva, Shaiman Anwar, Vikrant Shetty
West Indies: Darren Sammy (captain), Samuel Badree, Dwayne Bravo, Johnson Charles, Sheldon Cottrell, Andre Fletcher, Chris Gayle, Sunil Narine, Denesh Ramdin, Ravi Rampaul, Andre Russell, Marlon Samuels, Krishmar Santokie, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Smith
Afghanistan: Mohammad Nabi (captain), Asghar Stanikzai, Dawlat Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Hamid Hassan, Hamza Hotak, Karim Sadiq, Mirwais Ashraf, Najibullah Taraki, Najibullah Zadran, Nawroz Mangal, Samiullah Shenwari, Mohammad Shahzad, Shafiqullah, Shapoor Zadran
Australia: George Bailey (captain), Daniel Christian, Nathan Coulter-Nile, James Faulkner, Aaron Finch, Brad Haddin, Brad Hodge, Brad Hogg, Mitchell Johnson, Glenn Maxwell, James Muirhead, Mitchell Starc, David Warner, Shane Watson, Cameron White
Bangladesh: Mushfiqur Rahim (captain), Al-Amin Hossain, Anamul Haque, Farhad Reza, Mahmudullah, Mashrafe Mortaza, Mominul Haque, Nasir Hossain, Abdur Razzak, Rubel Hossain, Sabbir Rahman, Shamsur Rahman, Shakib Al Hasan, Sohag Gazi, Tamim Iqbal
England: Stuart Broad (captain), Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Jos Buttler, Jade Dernbach, Alex Hales, Chris Jordan, Michael Lumb, Moeen Ali, Eoin Morgan, Stephen Parry, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, James Tredwell, Luke Wright
Hong Kong: Jamie Atkinson (captain), Aizaz Khan, Mark Chapman, Ehsan Nawaz, Haseeb Amjad, Babar Hayat, Irfan Ahmed, Roy Lamsam, Munir Dar, Nadeem Ahmed, Najeeb Amar, Nizakat Khan, Kinchit Shah, Tanwir Afzal, Waqas Barkat
India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Varun Aaron, Stuart Binny, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravindra Jadeja, Virat Kohli, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Amit Mishra, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravichandran Ashwin, Suresh Raina, Mohammad Shami, Mohit Sharma, Rohit Sharma, Yuvraj Singh
Ireland: William Porterfield (captain), Alex Cusack, George Dockrell, Ed Joyce, Andy McBrine, Tim Murtagh, Kevin O’Brien, Niall O’Brien, Andrew Poynter, James Shannon, Max Sorensen, Paul Stirling, Stuart Thompson, Gary Wilson, Craig Young
Nepal: Paras Khadka (captain), Pradeep Airee, Prithu Baskota, Binod Bhandari, Naresh Budhaayer, Shakti Gauchan, Sompal Kami, Avinash Karn, Subash Khakurel, Gyanendra Malla, Jitendra Mukhiya, Sagar Pun, Basant Regmi, Sharad Vesawkar, Rahul Vishwakarma
Netherlands: Peter Borren (captain), Wesley Barresi, Logan van Beek, Mudassar Bukhari, Ben Cooper, Tim Gruijters, Timm van der Gugten, Tom Heggelman, Vivian Kingma, Ahsan Malik, Stephan Myburgh, Michael Rippon, Pieter Seelaar, Michael Swart, Eric Szwarczynski
New Zealand: Brendon McCullum (captain), Corey Anderson, Trent Boult, Anton Devcich, Martin Guptill, Ronnie Hira, Mitchell McClenaghan, Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills, Colin Munro, James Neesham, Luke Ronchi, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, Kane Williamson
Pakistan: Mohammad Hafeez (captain), Ahmed Shehzad, Bilawal Bhatti, Junaid Khan, Kamran Akmal, Saeed Ajmal, Shahid Afridi, Sharjeel Khan, Shoaib Malik, Sohaib Maqsood, Sohail Tanvir, Mohammad Talha, Umar Akmal, Umar Gul, Zulfiqar Babar
South Africa: Francois du Plessis (captain), Quinton de Kock, AB de Villiers, Farhaan Behardien, Hashim Amla, JP Duminy, Beuran Hendricks, Imran Tahir, David Miller, Albie Morkel, Morne Morkel, Wayne Parnell, Aaron Phangiso, Dale Steyn, Lonwabo Tsotsobe
Sri Lanka: Dinesh Chandimal (captain), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Rangana Herath, Mahela Jayawardena, Nuwan Kulasekara, Suranga Lakmal, Lasith Malinga, Angelo Mathews, Ajantha Mendis, Kusal Perera, Thisara Perera, Seekkuge Prasanna, Kumar Sangakkara, Sachithra Senanayake, Lahiru Thirimanne
United Arab Emirates: Khurram Khan (captain), Ahmed Raza, Amjad Ali, Amjad Javed, Asadullah Shareef, Faizan Asif, Kamran Shahzad, Manjula Guruge, Moaaz Qazi, Rohan Mustafa, Swapnil Patil, Rohit Singh, Shadeep Silva, Shaiman Anwar, Vikrant Shetty
West Indies: Darren Sammy (captain), Samuel Badree, Dwayne Bravo, Johnson Charles, Sheldon Cottrell, Andre Fletcher, Chris Gayle, Sunil Narine, Denesh Ramdin, Ravi Rampaul, Andre Russell, Marlon Samuels, Krishmar Santokie, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Smith
Johnson, Haddin valued at top base price for IPL auction
Freshly-crowned Ashes heroes Mitchell Johnson, Brad Haddin and Steven Smith are part of a group of 31 players that has attracted the highest base price of Rs 20 million (US$ 320,000 approx.) for the IPL player auction to be to be held in Bangalore on February 12 and 13. They are part of the 233-strong auction list of capped players from ten countries, which was finalised by the IPL last week and distributed to the eight franchises.
There are 46 Indians on the list including prominent players like Yuvraj Singh, Virender Sehwag, Dinesh Karthik, Pragyan Ojha and Yusuf Pathan, all of whom have been listed at the top base price of Rs 20 million. Irfan Pathan, the allrounder, is not in the top bracket but has been valued at Rs 15 million. Varun Aaron, the fast bowler who is currently with the national team in New Zealand, has skipped the auction.
Among the overseas players, some of the notable names missing are the Sri Lanka pair of Kumar Sangakkara and Dinesh Chandimal, Australia's Michael Clarke and Mitchell Marsh, England's Stuart Broad, Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler, and West Indies fast bowler Kemar Roach.
With Sri Lanka touring Ireland and England this summer players like Sangakkara - who also has a young family - are likely to have decided to cool their heels before the UK trip. However Sangakkara's team-mates Mahela Jayawardene and Angelo Mathews have decided to enter the auction even if they are bound to miss the business end of the IPL.
Among the first-timers, New Zealand allrounder Corey Anderson tops the list and could likely be one of the most sought-after players. Anderson hit the fastest ODI century, in 36 balls, against West Indies. The 23-year-old, who is now the fastest to register both a century and a five-for in an ODI career, has a base price of Rs 10 million. Anderson has been the best allrounder in the ongoing one-day series against India, which New Zealand have won.
Alex Hales, currently the No. 1-ranked batsman in Twenty20 internationals, is also searching for a top-bracket deal after that became a clause in the agreement he made with his county Nottinghamshire to be allowed into the auction. Both Hales and Samit Patel will only be allowed to participate should they secured the most lucrative contracts available.
The biggest England name in the list is Kevin Pietersen who is a free agent again after Delhi Daredevils opted not to retain any players. Although England's central contracts have clauses to allow players a period at the IPL - a period that has been extended under the new deals - Pietersen's IPL participation could well by a thorny issue again if there has been a breakdown in the relationship between him and England's team director Andy Flower as has been suggested.
As expected, Stuart Broad and Ben Stokes have not put their names forward for this year's tournament even though both would have gathered significant interest. After the 5-0 Ashes whitewash there is a desire in English cricket for the rejuvenation of the Test side to be made a priority and both Broad and Stokes, who impressed in the Ashes, will be central to that.
Perhaps a little more surprising is the absence of Jos Buttler, England's explosive limited-overs wicketkeeper, who has a strong reputation in Twenty20. However, not joining the IPL means he will have an extended run of four-day County Championship cricket at the start of the English season to push his claims to be England's Test keeper - a role that is now far more fluid following Matt Prior's omission during the Ashes.
Once again Pakistan players will be not part of the auction although two Pakistan-born players - Azhar Mahmood (England) and Fawad Ahmad (Australia) - have been listed.
Australian chinaman bowler Brad Hogg, at 43, will be the oldest capped player in the auction and is listed at reserve price of Rs 15 million. Hogg was part of Rajasthan Royals till IPL 2013, though he played just the one match last season. The other 40-plus capped player is former Sri Lanka offspinner Muttiah Muralitharn (Rs 10 million), who was with Royal Challengers Bangalore last season.
Ryan ten Doeschate, who was with Kolkata Knight Riders till last year, is the solitary player form the Associates (Netherlands) and has a base price of Rs 10 million.
According to the new IPL player regulations, it has been decided that all players will be paid in Indian rupees from this year. Overseas players will be paid in the currency of their choice at the prevailing exchange rate on either the actual date of payment or contract due date, whichever is beneficial to the player.
Top 10 Leading Run Scorers In Asia Cup
10. Ms Dhoni (Ind) - 571 Runs
9. Gautam Gambhir (Ind) - 573 Runs
8. Shoaib Malik (Pak) - 575 Runs
7. Inzamam-Ul-Haq (Pak) - 591 Runs
6. Marvan Atapattu (SL) - 642 Runs
5. Arvinda De Silva (SL) - 645 Runs
4. Arjuna Ranatunga (SL) - 741 Runs
3. Kumar Sangakkara (SL) - 827 Runs
2. Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) - 971 Runs
1. Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) - 1220 Runs
Asia Cup Schedule - 2014
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Asia Cup 2014 Complete Schedule :
February 25 - Pakistan v Sri Lanka , Fatullah
February 26 - Bangladesh v India , Fatullah
February 27 - Afghanistan v Pakistan, Fatullah
February 28 - India v Sri Lanka, Fatullah
March 1 - Bangladesh v Afghanistan, Fatullah
March 2 - India v Pakistan, Mirpur
March 3 - Afghanistan v Sri Lanka, Mirpur
March 4 - Bangladesh v Pakistan, Mirpur
March 5 - Afghanistan v India, Mirpur
March 6 - Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, Mirpur
March 8 - Final, Mirpur
February 25 - Pakistan v Sri Lanka , Fatullah
February 26 - Bangladesh v India , Fatullah
February 27 - Afghanistan v Pakistan, Fatullah
February 28 - India v Sri Lanka, Fatullah
March 1 - Bangladesh v Afghanistan, Fatullah
March 2 - India v Pakistan, Mirpur
March 3 - Afghanistan v Sri Lanka, Mirpur
March 4 - Bangladesh v Pakistan, Mirpur
March 5 - Afghanistan v India, Mirpur
March 6 - Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, Mirpur
March 8 - Final, Mirpur
Johnson moves to world No.4
Mitchell Johnson has leapt five places to be ranked the world's fourth-best bowler in the latest update to the Reliance ICC player rankings for Test bowlers.
Johnson destroyed South Africa with career-best figures of 12-127 in the opening Test at Centurion last week, and has taken 49 wickets at an average of 13 in his past six Test matches.
South Africa and Australia now occupy the top four positions in the bowling ranks, with Dale Steyn taking back the No.1 position from teammate Vernon Philander, while Ryan Harris remains consistent in third.
Philander had held top spot for 55 days but his match return of 1-97 at Centurion saw him drop 11 ranking points to fall back behind Steyn.
Steyn's Centurion returns of 4-78 and 2-61 in either innings saw him remain steady with 901 ranking points. The South African spearhead took top spot in July 2009 and spent 187 matches, or 1630 days, as the top-ranked bowler until Philander overtook him last December.
Peter Siddle sits in sixth position, while Lyon holds down 19th spot – one behind Ben Hilfenhaus who remains in the rankings despite not having played a Test since December 2012.
Lyon's 614 ranking points for 19th spot are light-years ahead of South Africa's first-choice spinner Robin Peterson, who sits in 64th spot with 259 points.
New Zealand’s Tim Southee moved up to a career-best ninth following his match haul of 5-143 in the Wellington Test against India. Southee is now on 757 ratings points, just 10 behind eighth-ranked teammate Trent Boult.
In the batsmen rankings, Blackcaps skipper Brendon McCullum’s spectacular match-saving knock of 302 in the Wellington Test against India has helped him jump eight places to a career-best 12th.
McCullum, who became the first New Zealand batsman to score a triple hundred, helped draw the second and final Test in Wellington on Tuesday, giving NZ a 1-0 series win.
McCullum shares 12th position with Australia’s David Warner, who moves up three spots of his 115 in the second innings in Centurion.
Meanwhile, India’s Virat Kohli has moved up two places to a career-high of ninth, following knocks of 38 and an unbeatedn 105 in Wellington, to break into the top 10 for the first time.
Kohli joins seventh-ranked teammate Cheteshwar Pujara (down by one) as the only two India batsmen inside the top 10.
Alex Doolan's gutsy knocks of 27 and 89 on debut have seem him enter the table in 59th spot, while Shaun Marsh returned to the table in 63rd position following scores of 148 and 44.
South Africa’s AB de Villiers continues to top the batting table, followed by Kumar Sangakkara in second position and Shivnarine Chanderpaul of West Indies in third place.
T20 WORLD CUP 2014 Schedule
ICC has announced T20 World Cup 2014 schedule and fixtures dates as per FTP of Cricket which is set to take place in Bangladesh from 16 March to 6 April, 2014 in four major cities including Mirpur,
Chittagong, Sylhet and Cox's Bazar. For the first time the tournament will have 16 teams including 10 full members qualified directly and 6 associate members qualified through 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. Full schedule and fixtures of ICC T20 World Cup 2014 has now been announced by the ICC. A total of 51 matches are to be played during the 2014 T20 World Cup including 16 warm-up matches, 32 group matches, 2 semis and finals. All teams play four group matches before they qualify for the semis and final. Pakistan meet arch-rivals India in their opening match on Friday March 21 followed by matches with Australia, A1 qualifier and West Indies. India on the other hand play with West Indies, A1 qualifier and Australia respectively. You can sort the below fixtures table by each country by using the built-in search function. Schedule of T20 World Cup 2014 fixtures shows list of all matches with dates, venues and timing of matches in GMT, local, IST (Indian standard time) and PKT (Pakistan local time). Use the search below to filter matches by venues, countries or timings:
| 16, March 2014 | Group A – Bangladesh vs Afghanistan | Mirpur | |
| 16, March 2014 | Group A – Hong Kong vs Nepal | Chittagong | |
| 17, March 2014 | Group B – Zimbabwe vs Ireland | Sylhet Stadium | |
| 17, March 2014 | Group B - Netherlands vs UAE | Sylhet Stadium | |
| 18, March 2014 | Group A - Afghanistan vs Hong Kong | Chittagong | |
| 18, March 2014 | Group A - Bangladesh vs Nepal | Chittagong | |
| 19, March 2014 | Group B - Netherlands vs Zimbabwe | Sylhet Stadium | |
| 19, March 2014 | Group B - Ireland vs UAE | Sylhet Stadium | |
| 20, March 2014 | Group A - Afghanistan vs Nepal | Chittagong | |
| 20, March 2014 | Group A - Bangladesh vs Hong Kong | Chittagong | |
| 21, March 2014 | Group B - Zimbabwe vs UAE | Sylhet Stadium | |
| 21, March 2014 | Group B - Ireland vs Netherlands | Sylhet Stadium | |
| 21, March 2014 | Group 2 – India v Pakistan | Mirpur | |
| 22, March 2014 | Group 1 – South Africa v Sri Lanka | Chittagong | |
| 22, March 2014 | Group 1 – England v New Zealand | Chittagong | |
| 23, March 2014 | Group 2 – Australia v Pakistan | Mirpur | |
| 23, March 2014 | Group 2 – India v West Indies | Mirpur | |
| 24, March 2014 | Group 1 – New Zealand v South Africa | Chittagong | |
| 24, March 2014 | Group 1 – Sri Lanka vs TBC (Q B1) | Chittagong | |
| 25, March 2014 | Group 2 – West Indies vs TBC (Q A1) | Mirpur | |
| 27, March 2014 | Group 1 – South Africa vs TBC (Q B1) | Chittagong | |
| 27, March 2014 | Group 1 – England v Sri Lanka | Chittagong | |
| 28, March 2014 | Group 2 – Australia vs West Indies | Mirpur | |
| 28, March 2014 | Group 2 – India vs TBC (Q A1) | Mirpur | |
| 29, March 2014 | Group 1 – New Zealand vs TBC (Q B1) | Chittagong | |
| 29, March 2014 | Group 1 – England vs South Africa | Chittagong | |
| 30, March 2014 | Group 2 – Pakistan vs TBC (Q A1) | Mirpur | |
| 30, March 2014 | Group 2 – Australia vs India | Mirpur | |
| 31, March 2014 | Group 1 – England vs TBC (Q B1) | Chittagong | |
| 31, March 2014 | Group 1 – New Zealand vs Sri Lanka | Chittagong | |
| 01, April 2014 | Group 2 – Australia vs TBC (Q A1) | Mirpur | |
| 01, April 2014 | Group 2 – Pakistan vs West Indies | Mirpur | |
| 03, April 2014 | 1st Semi-Final | Mirpur | |
| 04, April 2014 | 2nd Semi-Final | Mirpur | |
| 06, April 2014 | Final – TBC vs TBC | Mirpur | |
| 07, April 2014 | Reserve Day (Final) | Mirpur | |
Top 10 Highest 6th Wicket Partnerships
New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum and BJ Walting have recorded the highest partnership for the sixth-wicket with a 352-run partnership against India.
Top 10 Highest 6th Wicket Partnerships:
| Players | Runs | Opponent | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathew Hayden, Andrew Symonds (AUS) | 279 | England | 2006 |
| Graham Thrope, Andrew Flintoff (ENG) | 281 | New Zealand | 2002 |
| Brian Lara, Ridley Jacobs (WI) | 282* | England | 2004 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar, Ravi Shastri (IND) | 298* | Australia | 1986 |
| Michael Hussey, Brad Haddin (AUS) | 307 | England | 2010 |
| Damien Martyn, Adam Gilchrist (AUS) | 317 | South Africa | 2002 |
| Martin Guptill, Brendon McCullum (NZ) | 339 | Bangladesh | 2012 |
| Jack Fingleton, Don Bradman (AUS) | 346 | England | 1937 |
| Mahela Jayawardene, Prasanna Jayawardene (SL) | 351 | India | 2009 |
| Brendon McCullum, BJ Watling (NZ) | 352 | India | 2014 |
ICC Test Rankings: India retains second position as New Zealand moves to seventh
India has retained its second position on the Reliance ICC Test Team Rankings following the Wellington Test, which ended in a draw to give New Zealand a 1-0 series win, but the series result has made Australia’s task of finishing ahead of India on the table before the 1 April cut-off date slightly easier.
India has slipped from 117 ratings points to 112 ratings points, and is ahead of Australia by just one ratings point. This means Australia, which leads South Africa 1-0 in the three-Test series, now needs minimum of a draw in the series to move ahead of India.
If Australia wins the series 1-0, it will rise to 115 ratings points, whereas a 2-0 win will put it on 116 ratings points.
In contrast, if South Africa bounces back and wins the next two Tests, then it will not only retain its pre-series rating of 133 ratings points, but Australia will also remain behind India on 110 ratings points, thereby handing Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s side second position at the 1 April cut-off date.
South Africa is already guaranteed the number-one position at the 1 April cut-off date and, as such, will retain the mace and will also collect a cheque of US$450,000, while the side that finishes second will pocket US$350,000, and US$250,000 will go to the third-ranked side. England will collect US$150,000 as it will finish fourth at the 1 April cut-off date.
Meanwhile, New Zealand has gained five ratings points following its 1-0 series win over India. It has now joined the West Indies on 87 ratings points. However, it is ranked above the West Indies when the ratings are calculated beyond the decimal point.
Full rankings:
The Big Show backs players' big pay days
Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has thrown his support behind the lucrative T20 contracts offered to international cricketers, explaining that they’re a beneficial part of the game’s development.
Already known as ‘The Big Show’, Maxwell took it up a notch last week by commanding more than a million dollars in the IPL auction, when he was sold to the Kings XI Punjab IPL franchise.
It’s the second season in a row that Maxwell has collected a seven-figure IPL contract and the big-hitting right-hander was quick to quash any talk of the T20 format sending a bad message to young cricketers.
“I think it sends a good message to kids as far as telling them that they can make a career at cricket,” Maxwell said.
“Kids see that there are millions of opportunities in AFL, but only 11 in cricket. Now they know that they can earn that kind of money in a couple of weeks and maybe that starts them playing.
“They might end up in the longer format, they might enjoy cricket that way, but what it’s doing is getting kids involved.”
The dual million-dollar man will be hoping the next generation are well on their way, with his Victorian side languishing at the bottom of the Sheffield Shield table following an innings and 48-run defeat at the hands of New South Wales last week - a defeat that could have been much worse if not for Maxwell's two innings match tally of 221 runs.
“It was a pretty disappointing match all-round to tell you the truth,” he said.
“To get that many runs and have no impact on the game is pretty frustrating for the whole team.”
Despite his support for short-form cricket, Maxwell cites the KFC Big Bash League, and a lack of continuity, as a possible explanation for Victoria’s struggles.
“We’ve been jumping from format to format. We’ve had an unsettled side for a while with guys going to T20, one day cricket and in and out of the Australian teams,” he explains.
“We haven’t had a consistent group all year.”
Formats aside, Maxwell acknowledged the need for change to come from within the team.
“I think it’s time for us to stand up, take account of ourselves and just do the job,” he said.
“At this level, there are no excuses to say you can’t adjust between those formats.”
The perfect example of this resilience may lie just across the Tasman, with T20 star, and Black Caps captain, Brendon McCullum bringing up his country’s first ever triple-century in the second Test against India.
“The fact that someone can face 580 balls and still have the concentration to keep going; that’s amazing,” Maxwell said.
“Test cricket hasn’t taken away his natural flair, but he harnesses it a lot better than most players. He’s a big one that I can look up to and hopefully follow in his footsteps.”
First up for Maxwell however, is the Bushrangers’ Sheffield Shield clash against top-of-the-table South Australia at the Adelaide Oval, starting on Thursday.
Victoria will field a vastly different side to the one that found themselves 6-9 against the Blues with internationals, Aaron Finch, Dan Christian, Clint McKay and James Muirhead, missing out along with Peter Handscomb.
Rob Quiney, Michael Hill, Jon Holland, Fawad Ahmed and young quick, Jake Reed, will come into the side.
Reed is currently leading the Victorian Premier Cricket wicket-taking list (with 46), picking up 25 wickets at just over eight runs across his last four matches.
Following on from Thursday’s Shield encounter, Maxwell will leave for South Africa to work with Shane Warne ahead of three T20s and the ICC T20 World Cup in Bangladesh.
The opinions expressed here are the views of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of Cricket Australia
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