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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 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

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

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 rankings for Tests, ODIs and Twenty20

ICC Test Championship

8 February 2014

Team	Matches	Points	Rating
South Africa	30	3988	133
India	36	4213	117
Australia	39	4314	111
England	44	4713	107
Pakistan	29	2890	100
Sri Lanka	33	2953	89
West Indies	29	2516	87
New Zealand	34	2773	82
Zimbabwe	11	372	34
Bangladesh	19	359	19

ICC ODI Championship

31 January 2014

Team	Matches	Points	Rating
Australia	47	5505	117
India	63	7214	115
South Africa	44	4825	110
England	47	5102	109
Sri Lanka	56	6059	108
Pakistan	58	5873	101
New Zealand	43	4048	94
West Indies	48	4300	90
Bangladesh	26	2165	83
Zimbabwe	26	1439	55
Ireland	11	423	38
Kenya	5	103	21
Netherlands	8	48	6

ICC Twenty20 Championship

12 February 2014

Team	Matches	Points	Rating
Sri Lanka	25	2709	129
India	19	1843	123
South Africa	29	2418	123
Pakistan	40	3638	121
West Indies	24	2148	113
Australia	29	2526	110
New Zealand	29	2475	108
England	31	2522	105
Ireland	14	783	87
Bangladesh	16	853	71
Afghanistan	14	908	70
Netherlands	12	508	56
Scotland	13	545	50
Zimbabwe	16	553	46
Kenya	17	633	42
Canada	8	11	2