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

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

1. 4, 169 Vs Australia, Perth, November-December 2012
2. 67 Vs New Zealand, Cape Town, January 2013
3. 51 Vs New Zealand, Porth Elizabeth, January 2013
4. 31, 103*, Vs Pakistan, Johannesburg, February 2013
5. 61, 36, Vs Pakistan, Cape Town, February 2013
6. 121 Vs Pakistan, Centurion, February 2013
7. 19, 90 Vs Pakistan, Abu Dhabi, October 2013
8. 164 Vs Pakistan, Dubai, October 2013
9. 13, 103 Vs India, Johannesburg, December 2013
10. 74 Vs India, Durban, December 2013
11. 91, 48 Vs Australia, Centurion, February 2014
12. 116 Vs Australia, Port Elizabeth, February 2014

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

Asia Cup Schedule - 2014

Who will win Asia Cup 2014 ?? Predict Winner and you can win a Superb Sporty T-Shirts* if your predicted team wins

*one winner will be selected randomly from below comments on the website only.

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

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

Asia Cup 2014, Schedule, Squads, Rules & Overview

Asia Cup 2014 cricket Tournament will start on Feb 25, 2014 in Bangladesh. The last match of the tournament will be held on Mar 8, 2014.

There will be 5 teams participating in this edition of the tournament namely India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.

According to the Asia Cup 2014 time table, all the teams will play 4 matches (one against each other) and will be rewarded 4 points for victory and 2 points for tie/ no result. After the competition of the preliminary round, the two teams with the maximum no. of points will qualify for the final and the team winning that final match will become the champion.

The opening match of the Asia Cup 2014 will be played between the defending champions Pakistan and Sri Lanka on 25th of February at Fatullah. The next 4 matches will also take place at the same venue and then, the action will shift to Mirpur where the last 6 matches including the final will be played.

Sri Lanka

Angelo Mathews (capt), Dinesh Chandimal, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kusal Perera, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Lahiru Thirimanne, Ashan Priyanjan, Thisara Perera, Lasith Malinga, Nuwan Kulasekara, Suranga Lakmal, Sachithra Senanayake, Ajantha Mendis, Chathuranga De Silva.

India

MS Dhoni (C), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ambati Rayudu, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar, Mohammad Shami, Varun Aaron, Stuart Binny, Amit Mishra and Ishwar Pandey.

Pakistan

Misbah-ul-Haq (Captain), Mohammad Hafeez, Ahmed Shehzad, Sharjeel Khan, Shahid Afridi, Umar Akmal, Sohaib Maqsood, Fawad Alam, Saeed Ajmal, Abdul Rehman, Junaid Khan, Umar Gul, Anwar Ali, Bilawal Bhatti, Mohammad Talha.

Bangladesh

Imrul Kayes, Nazimuddin, Jahurul Islam, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Nasir Hossain, Mashrafe Mortaza, Abdur Razzak, Elias Sunny, Nazmul Hossain, Shafiul Islam, Shahadat Hossain, Anamul Haque.

Afganistan

Mohammad Nabi Esakhil (C), Mohammad Shehzad (WK), Noor Ali Zadran, Karim Sadiq, Nawroz Mangal, Mohammad Asghar Stanikzai, Samiullah Shinwari, Rehmat Shah Zurmati, Mirwais Ashraf, Fazal Niazai, Hamza Hotak, Hamid Hassan, Shapoor Zadran, Dawlat Zadran, Najibullah Zadran.