West Indies v India 2011 Series details

In 2011, team India will tour to the land of Caribbeans to play 1 T20I, 5 ODI's and 3 Test Matches. The draft fixture as follows:

Sat Jun 4      
Only T20I - West Indies v India
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad    
   
Mon Jun 6    
1st ODI - West Indies v India
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad    
   
Wed Jun 8    
2nd ODI - West Indies v India
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad    
   
Sat Jun 11    
3rd ODI - West Indies v India
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua    
   
Mon Jun 13    
4th ODI - West Indies v India
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua    
   
Thu Jun 16    
5th ODI - West Indies v India
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica    
   
Mon Jun 20 - Fri Jun 24
1st Test - West Indies v India
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica    
   
Tue Jun 28 - Sat Jul 2    
2nd Test - West Indies v India
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados    
   
Wed Jul 6 - Sun Jul 10    
3rd Test - West Indies v India
Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica

India squad for 5 ODI's vs South Africa 2010

India at full strength for South Africa ODIs

1  MS Dhoni (capt)
2  Virender Sehwag
3  Gautam Gambhir
4  Sachin Tendulkar
5  Virat Kohli
6  Suresh Raina
7  Yuvraj Singh
8  Harbhajan Singh
9  Zaheer Khan
10 Ashish Nehra
11 Praveen Kumar
12 Munaf Patel
13 R Ashwin
14 Yusuf Pathan
15 Piyush Chawla
16 S Sreesanth.

The schedule of 5 ODI's between India and South Africa is as follows:

1st ODI: South Africa v India at Durban
Jan 12, 2011 (14:30 local | 12:30 GMT | 18:00 IST)

2nd ODI: South Africa v India at Johannesburg
Jan 15, 2011 (14:30 local | 12:30 GMT | 18:00 IST)

3rd ODI: South Africa v India at Cape Town
Jan 18, 2011 (14:30 local | 12:30 GMT | 18:00 IST)

4th ODI: South Africa v India at Port Elizabeth
Jan 21, 2011 (14:30 local | 12:30 GMT | 18:00 IST)

5th ODI: South Africa v India at Centurion
Jan 23, 2011 (10:00 local | 08:00 GMT | 13:30 IST)

South Africa squad for first Test vs India 2010-11

The South Africa squad for first Test vs India 2010-11 is as follows, Botha, Parnell and Duminy out of first Test.

1 Graeme Smith (capt)
2  AB de Villiers
3  Jacques Kallis
4  Ashwell Prince
5  Dale Steyn
6  Morne Morkel
7  Mark Boucher (wk)
8  Lonwabo Tsotsobe
9  Ryan McLaren
10  Paul Harris
11  Hashim Amla
12  Alviro Petersen

The Indian Cricket squad for the 2010-11 tour of South Africa 3 test match series and the fixture of the series is here

2010 Test match cricket win loss statistics

The statistics of Test Match Cricket played in the year 2010 (till date), for each of the teams is as follows:

Team         Mat        Won        Lost       Tied       Draw     
England      12         8          2          0          2        
India        12         7          2          0          3        
Australia    10         5          4          0          1        
SouthAfrica  9          4          1          0          4        
Pakistan     10         2          6          0          2        
NewZealand   6          1          3          0          2        
SriLanka     6          1          1          0          4        
Bangladesh   7          0          7          0          0        
WestIndies   6          0          2          0          4        

For complete up-to-date list, please visit cricinfo's stat page

Ranji Trophy 2010-11 statistics and points table

The up-to-date statistics and points table of Ranji Trophy Super/Plate League 2010/11 are here:


Ranji Trophy Super League 2010/11

statistics
pointstable


Ranji Trophy Plate League 2010/11
statistics
pointstable

The fixture of ongoing 2010-11 Ranji Trophy Super league is here

Coming ODI matches till Feb 2011 - schedule

Schedule of 33 ODI matches to be played before the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 which starts from Feb 19th 2011.

Sun 28 Nov, 2010 Nehru Stadium, Guwahati [ India Vs NewZealand ]
Wed 01 Dec, 2010 Punjab Cricket Association Stadium [ India Vs NewZealand ]
Wed 01 Dec, 2010 Dhaka [ Bangladesh Vs Zimbabwe ]
Fri 03 Dec, 2010 Dhaka [ Bangladesh Vs Zimbabwe ]
Sat 04 Dec, 2010 Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium [ India Vs NewZealand ]
Mon 06 Dec, 2010 Dhaka [ Bangladesh Vs Zimbabwe ]
Tue 07 Dec, 2010 M. Chinnaswamy Stadium [ India Vs NewZealand ]
Thu 09 Dec, 2010 Suriyawewa Stadium [ SriLanka Vs WestIndies ]
Fri 10 Dec, 2010 MA Chidambaram Stadium [ India Vs NewZealand ]
Fri 10 Dec, 2010 Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong [ Bangladesh Vs Zimbabwe ]
Sat 11 Dec, 2010 Suriyawewa Stadium [ SriLanka Vs WestIndies ]
Sun 12 Dec, 2010 Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong [ Bangladesh Vs Zimbabwe ]
Wed 15 Dec, 2010 Galle International Stadium [ SriLanka Vs WestIndies ]
Fri 17 Dec, 2010 Sinhalese Sports Club Ground [ SriLanka Vs WestIndies ]
Sun 19 Dec, 2010 R.Premadasa Stadium [ SriLanka Vs WestIndies ]
Wed 12 Jan, 2011 Kingsmead, Durban [ SouthAfrica Vs India ]
Sat 15 Jan, 2011 New Wanderers Stadium [ SouthAfrica Vs India ]
Sun 16 Jan, 2011 Melbourne Cricket Ground [ Australia Vs England ]
Tue 18 Jan, 2011 Newlands, Cape Town [ SouthAfrica Vs India ]
Fri 21 Jan, 2011 St. George's Park [ SouthAfrica Vs India ]
Fri 21 Jan, 2011 Bellerive Oval [ Australia Vs England ]
Sat 22 Jan, 2011 Westpac Stadium, Wellington [ NewZealand Vs Pakistan ]
Sun 23 Jan, 2011 Centurion, Tshwane [ SouthAfrica Vs India ]
Sun 23 Jan, 2011 Sydney Cricket Ground [ Australia Vs England ]
Wed 26 Jan, 2011 Queenstown [ NewZealand Vs Pakistan ]
Wed 26 Jan, 2011 Adelaide Oval [ Australia Vs England ]
Sat 29 Jan, 2011 AMI Stadium, Christchurch [ NewZealand Vs Pakistan ]
Sun 30 Jan, 2011 Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane [ Australia Vs England ]
Tue 01 Feb, 2011 McLean Park, Napier [ NewZealand Vs Pakistan ]
Wed 02 Feb, 2011 Sydney Cricket Ground [ Australia Vs England ]
Thu 03 Feb, 2011 Seddon Park, Hamilton [ NewZealand Vs Pakistan ]
Sat 05 Feb, 2011 Eden Park, Auckland [ NewZealand Vs Pakistan ]
Sun 06 Feb, 2011 W.A.C.A. Ground [ Australia Vs England ]

Indian Squad for South Africa Test Cricket 2010-11

The Indian Squad for 2010-11 South Africa Tests is as follows:

1 MS Dhoni (capt)
2 Virender Sehwag
3 Gautam Gambhir
4 Rahul Dravid
5 VVS Laxman
6 Sachin Tendulkar
7 Harbhajan Singh
8 Suresh Raina
9 Zaheer Khan
10 Ishant Sharma
11 Sreesanth
12 M Vijay
13 Cheteshwar Pujara
14 Wriddhiman Saha
15 Umesh Yadav
16 Jaidev Unadkat
17 Pragyan Ojha

The fixture for the 3 tests to be played between India and South Africa at South Africa:

1st Test: South Africa v India at Centurion
Dec 16-20, 2010 (10:30 local / 08:30 GMT / 14:00 IST)

2nd Test: South Africa v India at Durban
Dec 26-30, 2010 (10:00 local / 08:00 GMT / 13:30 IST)

3rd Test: South Africa v India at Cape Town
Jan 2-6, 2011 (10:30 local / 08:30 GMT / 14:00 IST)

2011 IPL auctions on January 8, 9

The IPL player auction for the 2011 season will be held on January 8 and 9 in Mumbai read more here...

Australia squad for 1st Ashes test 2010-11

Australia squad for 1st Ashes test 2010-11

1  Simon Katich
2  Shane Watson
3  Ricky Ponting (capt)
4  Michael Clarke
5  Michael Hussey
6  Marcus North
7  Usman Khawaja
8  Callum Ferguson
9  Brad Haddin (wk)
10 Steven Smith
11 Mitchell Johnson
12 Nathan Hauritz
13 Xavier Doherty
14 Ryan Harris
15 Peter Siddle
16 Ben Hilfenhaus
17 Doug Bollinger

The fixture for the Ashes 2010-11 is here

Ranji Trophy Super League 2010-11 : fixture grouping

The Team grouping for Ranji Trophy Super League 2010/11

Group A
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Assam
Delhi
Bengal
Mumbai
Saurashtra
Railways
Gujarat
Tamil Nadu

Group B
--------
Himachal Pradesh
Haryana
Orissa
Baroda
Uttar Pradesh
Punjab
Karnataka

The Ranji Trophy Super League 2010/11 fixture as follows:

Mon Nov 1 - Thu Nov 4
04:00 GMT / 09:30 IST
Group A - Delhi v Bengal
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Mon Nov 1 - Thu Nov 4
04:00 GMT / 09:30 IST
Group A - Mumbai v Saurashtra
Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai

Mon Nov 1 - Thu Nov 4
04:00 GMT / 09:30 IST
Group A - Railways v Gujarat
Karnail Singh Stadium, Delhi

Mon Nov 1 - Thu Nov 4
04:00 GMT / 09:30 IST
Group A - Tamil Nadu v Assam
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Mon Nov 1 - Thu Nov 4
04:00 GMT / 09:30 IST
Group B - Himachal Pradesh v Haryana
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharmasala

Mon Nov 1 - Thu Nov 4
04:00 GMT / 09:30 IST
Group B - Orissa v Baroda
Ravenshaw College Ground, Cuttack

Mon Nov 1 - Thu Nov 4
04:00 GMT / 09:30 IST
Group B - Uttar Pradesh v Punjab
Bhamashah Stadium, Meerut

Wed Nov 10 - Sat Nov 13
04:00  GMT / 09:30 IST
Group A - Bengal v Mumbai (Kolkata Venue tbc)
Venue TBC 

Wed Nov 10 - Sat Nov 13
04:00  GMT / 09:30 IST
Group A - Gujarat v Saurashtra (Ahmedabad Venue tbc)
Venue TBC 

Wed Nov 10 - Sat Nov 13
04:00  GMT / 09:30 IST
Group A - Railways v Assam (Delhi Venue tbc)
Venue TBC 

Wed Nov 10 - Sat Nov 13
04:00  GMT / 09:30 IST
Group A - Tamil Nadu v Delhi (Chennai Venu tbc)
Venue TBC 

Wed Nov 10 - Sat Nov 13
04:00  GMT / 09:30 IST
Group B - Haryana v Baroda (Haryana Venue tbc)
Venue TBC 

Wed Nov 10 - Sat Nov 13
04:00  GMT / 09:30 IST
Group B - Punjab v Karnataka (Punjab Venue tbc)
Venue TBC 

Wed Nov 10 - Sat Nov 13
04:00  GMT / 09:30 IST
Group B - Uttar Pradesh v Orissa (Uttar Pradesh Venue tbc)
Venue TBC 

Wed Nov 17 - Sat Nov 20
04:00  GMT / 09:30 IST
Group A - Bengal v Assam (Kolkata Venue tbc)
Venue TBC 

Wed Nov 17 - Sat Nov 20
04:00  GMT / 09:30 IST
Group A - Delhi v Gujarat (Delhi Venue tbc)
Venue TBC 

Wed Nov 17 - Sat Nov 20
04:00  GMT / 09:30 IST
Group A - Mumbai v Railways (Mumbai Venue tbc)
Venue TBC 

Wed Nov 17 - Sat Nov 20
04:00  GMT / 09:30 IST
Group A - Saurashtra v Tamil Nadu (Rajkot Venue tbc)
Venue TBC 

Wed Nov 17 - Sat Nov 20
04:00  GMT / 09:30 IST
Group B - Baroda v Uttar Pradesh (Baroda Venue tbc)
Venue TBC 

Wed Nov 17 - Sat Nov 20
04:00  GMT / 09:30 IST
Group B - Haryana v Karnataka (Haryana Venue tbc)
Venue TBC 

Wed Nov 17 - Sat Nov 20
04:00  GMT / 09:30 IST
Group B - Himachal Pradesh v Punjab (Dharamsala Venue tbc)
Venue TBC 

Wed Nov 24 - Sat Nov 27
04:00  GMT / 09:30 IST
Group A - Gujarat v Bengal (Ahmedabad Venue tbc)
Venue TBC 

Wed Nov 24 - Sat Nov 27
04:00  GMT / 09:30 IST
Group A - Mumbai v Assam (Mumbai Venue tbc)
Venue TBC 

Wed Nov 24 - Sat Nov 27
04:00  GMT / 09:30 IST
Group A - Saurashtra v Delhi (Rajkot Venue tbc)
Venue TBC 

Wed Nov 24 - Sat Nov 27
04:00  GMT / 09:30 IST
Group A - Tamil Nadu v Railways (Chennai Venu tbc)
Venue TBC 

Wed Nov 24 - Sat Nov 27
04:00  GMT / 09:30 IST
Group B - Baroda v Punjab (Baroda Venue tbc)
Venue TBC 

Wed Nov 24 - Sat Nov 27
04:00  GMT / 09:30 IST
Group B - Karnataka v Orissa (Bangalore Venue tbc)
Venue TBC 

Wed Nov 24 - Sat Nov 27
04:00  GMT / 09:30 IST
Group B - Uttar Pradesh v Himachal Pradesh (Uttar Pradesh Venue tbc)
Venue TBC 

Wed Dec 1 - Sat Dec 4
04:00  GMT / 09:30 IST
Group A - Delhi v Assam (Delhi Venue tbc)
Venue TBC 

Wed Dec 1 - Sat Dec 4
04:00  GMT / 09:30 IST
Group A - Gujarat v Mumbai (Ahmedabad Venue tbc)
Venue TBC 

Wed Dec 1 - Sat Dec 4
04:00  GMT / 09:30 IST
Group A - Saurashtra v Railways (Rajkot Venue tbc)
Venue TBC 

Wed Dec 1 - Sat Dec 4
04:00  GMT / 09:30 IST
Group A - Tamil Nadu v Bengal (Chennai Venu tbc)
Venue TBC 

Wed Dec 1 - Sat Dec 4
04:00  GMT / 09:30 IST
Group B - Himachal Pradesh v Karnataka (Dharamsala Venue tbc)
Venue TBC 

Wed Dec 1 - Sat Dec 4
04:00  GMT / 09:30 IST
Group B - Orissa v Punjab (Cuttack Venue tbc)
Venue TBC 

Wed Dec 1 - Sat Dec 4
04:00  GMT / 09:30 IST
Group B - Uttar Pradesh v Haryana (Uttar Pradesh Venue tbc)
Venue TBC 

Wed Dec 8 - Sat Dec 11
04:00  GMT / 09:30 IST
Group A - Assam v Gujarat (Guwahati Venue tbc)
Venue TBC 

Wed Dec 8 - Sat Dec 11
04:00  GMT / 09:30 IST
Group A - Delhi v Railways (Delhi Venue tbc)
Venue TBC 

Wed Dec 8 - Sat Dec 11
04:00  GMT / 09:30 IST
Group A - Saurashtra v Bengal (Rajkot Venue tbc)
Venue TBC 

Wed Dec 8 - Sat Dec 11
04:00  GMT / 09:30 IST
Group A - Tamil Nadu v Mumbai (Chennai Venu tbc)
Venue TBC 

Wed Dec 8 - Sat Dec 11
04:00  GMT / 09:30 IST
Group B - Haryana v Punjab (Haryana Venue tbc)
Venue TBC 

Wed Dec 8 - Sat Dec 11
04:00  GMT / 09:30 IST
Group B - Karnataka v Baroda (Bangalore Venue tbc)
Venue TBC 

Wed Dec 8 - Sat Dec 11
04:00  GMT / 09:30 IST
Group B - Orissa v Himachal Pradesh (Cuttack Venue tbc)
Venue TBC 

Wed Dec 15 - Sat Dec 18
04:00  GMT / 09:30 IST
Group A - Delhi v Mumbai (Delhi Venue tbc)
Venue TBC 

Wed Dec 15 - Sat Dec 18
04:00  GMT / 09:30 IST
Group A - Railways v Bengal (Delhi Venue tbc)
Venue TBC 

Wed Dec 15 - Sat Dec 18
04:00  GMT / 09:30 IST
Group A - Saurashtra v Assam (Rajkot Venue tbc)
Venue TBC 

Wed Dec 15 - Sat Dec 18
04:00  GMT / 09:30 IST
Group A - Tamil Nadu v Gujarat (Chennai Venu tbc)
Venue TBC 

Wed Dec 15 - Sat Dec 18
04:00  GMT / 09:30 IST
Group B - Baroda v Himachal Pradesh (Baroda Venue tbc)
Venue TBC 

Wed Dec 15 - Sat Dec 18
04:00  GMT / 09:30 IST
Group B - Haryana v Orissa (Haryana Venue tbc)
Venue TBC 

Wed Dec 15 - Sat Dec 18
04:00  GMT / 09:30 IST
Group B - Uttar Pradesh v Karnataka (Uttar Pradesh Venue tbc)
Venue TBC 

Fri Dec 24 - Mon Dec 27
04:00  GMT / 09:30 IST
1st Quarter-Final - TBC v TBC
Venue TBC 

Fri Dec 24 - Mon Dec 27
04:00  GMT / 09:30 IST
2nd Quarter-Final - TBC v TBC
Venue TBC 

Fri Dec 24 - Mon Dec 27
04:00  GMT / 09:30 IST
3rd Quarter-Final - TBC v TBC
Venue TBC 

Fri Dec 24 - Mon Dec 27
04:00  GMT / 09:30 IST
4th Quarter-Final - TBC v TBC
Venue TBC 

Mon Jan 3 - Thu Jan 6
04:00  GMT / 09:30 IST
1st Semi-Final - TBC v TBC
Venue TBC 

Mon Jan 3 - Thu Jan 6
04:00  GMT / 09:30 IST
2nd Semi-Final - TBC v TBC
Venue TBC 

Tue Jan 11 - Sat Jan 15
04:00  GMT / 09:30 IST
Final - TBC v TBC
Venue TBC 

Indian cricket squad for NZ test series 2010

Indian cricket squad for the 3 match test series vs New Zealand is announced today. 'Cheteshwar Pujara' retained his place as 'Gautam Gambhir', 'VVS Laxman' and 'Ishant Sharma' are back from injuries.

1  MS Dhoni (capt)
2  Virender Sehwag (vice-capt)
3  Gautam Gambhir
4  Suresh Raina
5  Cheteshwar Pujara
6  M Vijay
7  Rahul Dravid
8  Sachin Tendulkar
9  VVS Laxman
10 Harbhajan Singh
11 Zaheer Khan
12 Ishant Sharma
13 Sreesanth
14 Pragyan Ojha
15 Amit Mishra

Details of New Zealand tour of India 2010 is here

New Zealand tour of India 2010 details

The New Zealand Cricket Team squad for 3 match test series vs team India is announced:

1   Daniel Vettori (capt)
2   Brent Arnel
3   Hamish Bennett
4   Martin Guptill
5   Gareth Hopkins
6   Chris Martin
7   Brendon McCullum
8   Tim McIntosh
9   Andy McKay
10  Jeetan Patel
11  Jesse Ryder
12  Tim Southee
13  Ross Taylor
14  BJ Watling
15  Kane Williamson.

The fixture of this 3 Tests and 5 ODIs between India and New Zealand is as follows:

The 3 test matches:

1st Test: India v New Zealand at Ahmedabad
Nov 4-8, 2010 (09:30 local, 04:00 GMT)

2nd Test: India v New Zealand at Hyderabad (Deccan)
Nov 12-16, 2010 (09:30 local, 04:00 GMT)

3rd Test: India v New Zealand at Nagpur
Nov 20-24, 2010 (09:30 local, 04:00 GMT)

The 5 odi matches:

1st ODI: India v New Zealand at Guwahati
Nov 28, 2010 (08:30 local, 03:00 GMT)

2nd ODI: India v New Zealand at Jaipur
Dec 1, 2010 (14:30 local, 09:00 GMT)

3rd ODI: India v New Zealand at Vadodara
Dec 4, 2010 (14:30 local, 09:00 GMT)

4th ODI: India v New Zealand at Bangalore
Dec 7, 2010 (14:30 local, 09:00 GMT)

5th ODI: India v New Zealand at Chennai
Dec 10, 2010 (14:30 local, 09:00 GMT)

Sri Lanka tour of Australia 2010 details

Sri Lanka tour of Australia 2010 will start with 3 tour games (One vs Queensland and Two vs NSW) and then one T20I and 3 Odis vs the team Australia.

The International fixture:

Sun Oct 31          
09:35 GMT / 17:35 local / 15:05 IST
Only T20I - Australia v Sri Lanka
Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth    
   
Wed Nov 3         
03:20 GMT / 14:20 local / 08:50 IST    
1st ODI - Australia v Sri Lanka
Melbourne Cricket Ground    
   
Fri Nov 5         
03:20 GMT / 14:20 local / 08:50 IST    
2nd ODI - Australia v Sri Lanka
Sydney Cricket Ground    
   
Sun Nov 7         
03:20 GMT / 13:20 local / 08:50 IST    
3rd ODI - Australia v Sri Lanka
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane    

The Sri Lankan Squad for Sri Lanka tour of Australia 2010:

1   Kumar Sangakkara (capt & wk)
2   Mahela Jayawardene (vc)
3   Tillakaratne Dilshan
4   Upul Tharanga
5   Chamara Silva
6   Jeevan Mendis
7   Angelo Mathews (subject to fitness
8   Thilina Kandamby on standby)
9   Chamara Kapugedara
10  Thisara Perera
11  Lasith Malinga
12  Nuwan Kulasekera
13  Dilhara Fernando
14  Muttiah Muralitharan
15  Suraj Randiv
16  Dammika Prasad
17  Dinesh Chandimal

Australia's squad for this series is yet to be declared.

Squad for India Vs Australia ODI cricket series

The fixture and team squad for the India Vs Australia 3 ODI series to be commenced from Oct 17 2010.

The fixture:

1st ODI: India v Australia at Kochi
Oct 17, 2010 (09:00 local, 03:30 GMT)

2nd ODI: India v Australia at Visakhapatnam
Oct 20, 2010 (14:30 local, 09:00 GMT)

3rd ODI: India v Australia at Margao
Oct 24, 2010 (09:00 local, 03:30 GMT)

Indian Squad:

1   MS Dhoni (capt & wk)
2   M Vijay
3   Shikhar Dhawan
4   Virat Kohli
5   Suresh Raina
6   Yuvraj Singh
7   Saurabh Tiwary
8   R Ashwin
9   Praveen Kumar
10  Ashish Nehra
11  Munaf Patel
12  Vinay Kumar
13  Ravindra Jadeja
14  Rohit Sharma

Australian Squad:

1   Michael Clarke (capt)
2   Cameron White
3   Doug Bollinger
4   Callum Ferguson
5   Nathan Hauritz
6   James Hopes
7   Mike Hussey
8   Shaun Marsh
9   Clint McKay
10  Tim Paine (wk)
11  John Hastings
12  Steve Smith
13  Mitchell Starc
14  David Warner

India tour of South Africa 2010 11 fixture

Plenty of Cricket for Team India in the coming months. NZ tour of India will follow this ongoing Ind vs Aus series which will comprise of 3 tests and then 5 Odis. Then India will tour South Africa where the team will play 3 Test Matches, 1 T20 International and then 5 Odis.

The fixture as follows:

Thu Dec 16 - Mon Dec 20
08:30 GMT / 10:30 local / 14:00 IST
1st Test - South Africa v India
SuperSport Park, Centurion
 
Sun Dec 26 - Thu Dec 30
08:00 GMT / 10:00 local / 13:30 IST
2nd Test - South Africa v India
Kingsmead, Durban 
 
Sun Jan 2 - Thu Jan 6
08:30 GMT / 10:30 local / 14:00 IST
3rd Test - South Africa v India
Newlands, Cape Town
 
Sun Jan 9
12:30 GMT / 14:30 local / 18:00 IST
Only T20I - South Africa v India
Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban 
 
Wed Jan 12        
12:30 GMT / 14:30 local / 18:00 IST
1st ODI - South Africa v India
Kingsmead, Durban 
 
Sat Jan 15        
12:30 GMT / 14:30 local / 18:00 IST
2nd ODI - South Africa v India
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
 
Tue Jan 18        
12:30 GMT / 14:30 local / 18:00 IST
3rd ODI - South Africa v India
Newlands, Cape Town
 
Fri Jan 21        
12:30 GMT / 14:30 local / 18:00 IST
4th ODI - South Africa v India
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth  
 
Sun Jan 23
08:00 GMT / 10:00 local / 13:30 IST
5th ODI - South Africa v India
SuperSport Park, Centurion

India squad for 1st Test vs Australia

India squad for 1st Test match vs Australia at Mohali (starting Oct 1 2010)

1   MS Dhoni (capt. & wk)
2   Virender Sehwag
3   Gautam Gambhir
4   Rahul Dravid
5   Sachin Tendulkar
6   VVS Laxman
7   Suresh Raina
8   Cheteshwar Pujara
9   M Vijay
10  Harbhajan Singh
11  Zaheer Khan
12  Ishant Sharma
13  Pragyan Ojha
14  Sreesanth
15  Amit Mishra

Australia's squad for this tour can be found here
Australia tour of India 2010 for 2 tests and 3 Odis fixture is here

Leading test cricket run scorer - 2010

Leading test cricket run scorer in year 2010 are:


For updated list visit this cricinfo page

Australia squad for 2010 India tour - Cricket update

Australia's cricket team squad for 2010 tour of India is as follows:

1)  Ricky Ponting (capt)
2)  Michael Clarke (vice-capt)
3)  Doug Bollinger
4)  Peter George
5)  Nathan Hauritz
6)  Josh Hazlewood
7)  Ben Hilfenhaus
8)  Phillip Hughes
9)  Michael Hussey
10) Mitchell Johnson
11) Simon Katich
12) Marcus North
13) Tim Paine (wk)
14) Steven Smith
15) Shane Watson.

Australia tour of India 2010 for 2 tests and 3 Odis fixture is here

Pakistan to tour NZ 2011 - fixture

Well, plenty of cricket to be played during this tour. Two Tests, Six ODIs and Three Twenty20 internationals.

Pakistan tour of New Zealand 2010-11 fixture:

Sun Dec 26
01:00 GMT / 14:00 local
06:30 IST   1st T20I - New Zealand v Pakistan
Eden Park, Auckland

Tue Dec 28        
06:00 GMT / 19:00 local
11:30 IST   2nd T20I - New Zealand v Pakistan
Seddon Park, Hamilton

Thu Dec 30        
06:00 GMT / 19:00 local
11:30 IST   3rd T20I - New Zealand v Pakistan
AMI Stadium, Christchurch

Fri Jan 7 - Tue Jan 11
22:00 GMT
(prev day) / 11:00 local
03:30 IST   1st Test - New Zealand v Pakistan
Seddon Park, Hamilton

Sat Jan 15 - Wed Jan 19
22:00 GMT
(prev day) / 11:00 local
03:30 IST   2nd Test - New Zealand v Pakistan
Basin Reserve, Wellington

Sat Jan 22        
01:00 GMT / 14:00 local
06:30 IST   1st ODI - New Zealand v Pakistan
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

Wed Jan 26
22:00 GMT
(prev day) / 11:00 local
03:30 IST   2nd ODI - New Zealand v Pakistan
Queenstown Events Centre

Sat Jan 29        
01:00 GMT / 14:00 local
06:30 IST   3rd ODI - New Zealand v Pakistan
AMI Stadium, Christchurch

Tue Feb 1        
01:00 GMT / 14:00 local
06:30 IST   4th ODI - New Zealand v Pakistan
McLean Park, Napier

Thu Feb 3        
01:00 GMT / 14:00 local
06:30 IST   5th ODI - New Zealand v Pakistan
Seddon Park, Hamilton

Sat Feb 5
22:00 GMT
(prev day) / 11:00 local
03:30 IST   6th ODI - New Zealand v Pakistan
Eden Park, Auckland

Sri Lanka squad for test series vs India - 2010

Highlights:

- Lasith Malinga will return to test cricket after two-and-a-half years
- No Ajantha Mendis in the squad
- Muttiah Muralitharan will return after 1st test (Galle), young off-spinner Suraj Randiv
 likely to take Muralitharan's place for the last 2 test matches.

Squad:

Kumar Sangakkara (capt),
Muttiah Muralitharan (vc),
Tillakaratne Dilshan,
Tharanga Paranavitana,
Mahela Jayawardene,
Thilan Samaraweera,
Angelo Mathews,
Prasanna Jayawardene,
Lasith Malinga,
Rangana Herath,
Dilhara Fernando,
Dammika Prasad,
Suraj Randiv,
Thilina Kandamby,
Chanaka Welegedara,
Lahiru Thirimanne.

India's squad for this test series is here

NZ squad for tri series in Sri Lanka 2010

The New Zealand squad for tri Series in Sri Lanka 2010:

Ross Taylor (capt),
Kyle Mills (vice-capt),
Grant Elliott,
Martin Guptill,
Gareth Hopkins (wk),
Nathan McCullum,
Andy McKay,
Jacob Oram,
Jeetan Patel,
Jesse Ryder,
Tim Southee,
Scott Styris,
Daryl Tuffey,
BJ Watling,
Kane Williamson.

New face : Northern Districts batsman Kane Williamson.

The fixture for this tri nation ODI tournament can be found here

2010 tri nation ODI - India, New Zealand and Sri Lanka

Some more cricket updates.

Its a Tri nation ODI cricket involving teams: India, New Zealand and Sri Lanka to be played in Sri Lanka.

The fixture:

Friday, August 2, 2010
10:00 AM (IST) / 10:00 local / 04:30 GMT
India vs New Zealand, 1st Match    
Dambulla

Wednesday, August 4, 2010    
10:00 AM (IST) / 10:00 local / 04:30 GMT    
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 2nd Match
Dambulla

Saturday, August 7, 2010    
10:00 AM (IST) / 10:00 local / 04:30 GMT    
India vs Sri Lanka, 3rd Match    
Colombo

Monday, August 9, 2010    
10:00 AM (IST) / 10:00 local / 04:30 GMT    
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 4th Match    
Colombo

Wednesday, August 11, 2010    
10:00 AM (IST) / 10:00 local, 04:30 GMT    
India vs New Zealand, 5th Match    
Colombo

Friday, August 13, 2010    
10:00 AM (IST) / 10:00 local / 04:30 GMT    
India vs Sri Lanka, 6th Match    
Colombo

Sunday, August 15, 2010    
10:00 AM (IST) / 10:00 local / 04:30 GMT    
Final - TBC vs TBC    
Colombo

India cricket squad for test match vs Sri Lanka 2010

India's team squad for three test match series against Sri Lanka is declared today.

The three-Test series would be played in Galle and Colombo. The first Test is between July 18 and 22 at Galle. The second and third are between July 26 and 30, and August 3 and 7 respectively in Colombo.

The Team:
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (c),
Gautam Gambhir,
Virender Sehwag,
Rahul Dravid,
Yuvraj Singh,
Sachin Tendulkar,
VVS Laxman,
Suresh Raina,
Murali Vijay,
Wriddhiman Saha,
Harbhajan Singh,
Zaheer Khan,
Amit Mishra,
Pragyan Ojha,
Ishant Sharma,
S Sreesanth.

New Zealand tour of India 2010 - tests & ODIs

Another good news for cricket lovers. Team New Zealand will tour India this November and will play 3 Tests and 5 ODIs.

First Test : November 4-8 (Ahmedabad)
Second Test : November 12-16 (Kanpur)
Third Test : November 20-24 (Mumbai)

They will also play five One-Day Internationals in Hyderbad, Chennai, Guwahati, Mohali and Bangalore, dates of which are not yet finalised.

Read more here

Related post:
- Australia tour of India 2010, test and ODI fixture

Australia tour of India 2010 - tests & ODIs

Well, its a good news for all cricket lovers as team Australia is going to tour India in this coming October and will play 2 tests and 3 odis.

The fixture:

2 Tests
-------------
First Test : October 2-6 (Mohali)
Second test : October 10-14 (Bangalore)

3 ODIs
---------------
1st ODI: October 19 (Kochi)
2nd ODI: October 22 (Goa)
3rd ODI: October 24 (Vizag)

Read more here

Cricket ODI number 3000 to be played today

The England v Australia ( NatWest Series [Australia in England] ) ODI to be played at The Rose Bowl, Southampton (22 June 2010) will be the ODI no. 3000 in the history of the game.

Interestingly the same two teams played the very first ODI in 1971.

Asia Cup Cricket 2010 schedule

Asia Cup Cricket 2010 schedule

15th June 2010     14:30 IST Sri Lanka Vs Pakistan
16th June 2010     14:30 IST Bangladesh Vs India
18th June 2010     14:30 IST Sri Lanka Vs Bangladesh
19th June 2010     14:30 IST India Vs Pakistan
21st June 2010     14:30 IST Bangladesh Vs Pakistan
22nd June 2010     14:30 IST Sri Lanka Vs India
24th June 2010     14:30 IST FINAL

Pakistan Tour of England 2010 cricket fixture

So its going to be a plenty of Cricket for Pakistan Team:

2 T20Is vs  Australia In England
2 Tests vs Australia  In England
4 Tests vs England  In England
2 T20Is vs England  In England
5 ODIs vs England  In England

The complete fixture for Pakistan Tour of England 2010:

Mon Jul 5
16:00 GMT / 17:00 / local 21:30 IST
1st T20I - Australia v Pakistan
Edgbaston, Birmingham  
   
Tue Jul 6
16:00 GMT / 17:00 / local 21:30 IST
2nd T20I - Australia v Pakistan
Edgbaston, Birmingham  
   
Tue Jul 13 - Sat Jul 17
09:30 GMT / 10:30 / local 15:00 IST
1st Test - Australia v Pakistan
Lord's, London 
   
Wed Jul 21 - Sun Jul 25
09:30 GMT / 10:30 / local 15:00 IST
2nd Test - Australia v Pakistan
Headingley, Leeds  
   
Thu Jul 29 - Mon Aug 2
10:00 GMT / 11:00 / local 15:30 IST
1st Test - England v Pakistan
Trent Bridge, Nottingham   
   
Fri Aug 6 - Tue Aug 10
10:00 GMT / 11:00 / local 15:30 IST
2nd Test - England v Pakistan
Edgbaston, Birmingham

Wed Aug 18 - Sun Aug 22
10:00 GMT / 11:00 / local 15:30 IST
3rd Test - England v Pakistan
Kennington Oval, London    
   
Thu Aug 26 - Mon Aug 30
10:00 GMT / 11:00 / local 15:30 IST
4th Test - England v Pakistan
Lord's, London

Sun Sep 5
14:30 GMT / 15:30 / local 20:00 IST
1st T20I - England v Pakistan
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff    
   
Tue Sep 7         
17:00 GMT / 18:00 / local 22:30 IST
2nd T20I - England v Pakistan
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff    
   
Fri Sep 10
09:15 GMT / 10:15 / local 14:45 IST
1st ODI - England v Pakistan
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street    
   
Sun Sep 12
09:15 GMT / 10:15 / local 14:45 IST
2nd ODI - England v Pakistan
Headingley, Leeds  
   
Fri Sep 17
09:15 GMT / 10:15 / local 14:45 IST
3rd ODI - England v Pakistan
Kennington Oval, London    
   
Mon Sep 20         
13:30 GMT / 14:30 / local 19:00 IST
4th ODI - England v Pakistan
Lord's, London 
   
Wed Sep 22         
13:30 GMT / 14:30 / local 19:00 IST
5th ODI - England v Pakistan
The Rose Bowl, Southampton

ICC World Twenty20 2010 super 8 fixture in IST

So the group stage games are over and its time for the exciting "Super 8". Here is the ICC World Twenty20 2010 cricket fixture for the Super8 stage.

Thu May 6
13:30 GMT / 09:30 local / 19:00 IST
Group E - England v Pakistan
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados  

Thu May 6
17:30 GMT / 13:30 local / 23:00 IST
Group E - New Zealand v South Africa
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados  

Fri May 7
13:30 GMT / 09:30 local / 19:00 IST
Group F - Australia v India
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados  
   
Fri May 7
17:30 GMT / 13:30 local / 23:00 IST
Group F - West Indies v Sri Lanka
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados  

Sat May 8
13:30 GMT / 09:30 local / 19:00 IST
Group E - New Zealand v Pakistan
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados  
   
Sat May 8
17:30 GMT / 13:30 local / 23:00 IST
Group E - England v South Africa
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados  
   
Sun May 9
13:30 GMT / 09:30 local / 19:00 IST
Group F - West Indies v India
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados  

Sun May 9
17:30 GMT / 13:30 local / 23:00 IST
Group F - Australia v Sri Lanka
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados  

Mon May 10
13:30 GMT / 09:30 local / 19:00 IST
Group E - Pakistan v South Africa
Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia   
   
Mon May 10
17:30 GMT / 13:30 local / 23:00 IST
Group E - England v New Zealand
Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia   
   
Tue May 11
17:00 GMT / 13:00 local / 22:30 IST
Group F - India v Sri Lanka
Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia   
   
Tue May 11         
21:00 GMT / 17:00 local / 02:30 IST
Group F - West Indies v Australia
Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia   
   
Thu May 13
15:30 GMT / 11:30 local / 21:00 IST
1st Semi-Final - TBC v TBC
Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia   
   
Fri May 14
15:30 GMT / 11:30 local / 21:00 IST
2nd Semi-Final - TBC v TBC
Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia   
   
Sun May 16
15:30 GMT / 11:30 local / 21:00 IST
Final - TBC v TBC
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados

T20 World Cup 2010 IST fixture

The ICC T20 World Cup will be played at three venues Bridgetown (Barbados), Guyana and St Lucia. There will be 27 matches. In this tournament 10 regular teams, two associate teams, Afghanistan and Ireland will also take part in the ICC T20 World Cup 2010.

Group A – Pakistan , Australia and Bangladesh
Group B – Sri Lanka , New Zealand and Zimbabwe
Group C – South Africa , India and Afghanistan
Group D – West Indies , England and Ireland

The Schedule in IST, GMT and venue local time:

Fri Apr 30
17:00 GMT / 13:00 local / 22:30 IST
1st Match, Group B - New Zealand v Sri Lanka Providence Stadium, Guyana 

Fri Apr 30      
21:00 GMT / 17:00 local / 02:30 IST D/N
2nd Match, Group D - West Indies v Ireland Providence Stadium, Guyana 

Sat May 1
13:30 GMT / 09:30 local / 19:00 IST
3rd Match, Group C - Afghanistan v India Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia 

Sat May 1
17:30 GMT / 13:30 local / 23:00 IST
4th Match, Group A - Bangladesh v Pakistan Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia 

Sun May 2
13:30 GMT / 09:30 local / 19:00 IST
5th Match, Group C - India v South Africa Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia 

Sun May 2
17:30 GMT / 13:30 local / 23:00 IST
6th Match, Group A - Australia v Pakistan Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia 

Mon May 3
13:30 GMT / 09:30 local / 19:00 IST
7th Match, Group B - Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe Providence Stadium, Guyana 

Mon May 3
17:30 GMT / 13:30 local / 23:00 IST
8th Match, Group D - West Indies v England Providence Stadium, Guyana 

Tue May 4
13:30 GMT / 09:30 local / 19:00 IST
9th Match, Group B - New Zealand v Zimbabwe Providence Stadium, Guyana 

Tue May 4
17:30 GMT / 13:30 local / 23:00 IST
10th Match, Group D - England v Ireland Providence Stadium, Guyana 

Wed May 5
13:30 GMT / 09:30 local / 19:00 IST
11th Match, Group A - Australia v Bangladesh Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados 

Wed May 5
17:30 GMT / 13:30 local / 23:00 IST
12th Match, Group C - Afghanistan v South Africa Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados 

Thu May 6
13:30 GMT / 09:30 local / 19:00 IST
13th Match - TBC v TBC (A1 v D2) Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados 

Thu May 6
17:30 GMT / 13:30 local / 23:00 IST
14th Match - TBC v TBC (C1 v B2) Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados 

Fri May 7
13:30 GMT / 09:30 local / 19:00 IST
15th Match - TBC v TBC (A2 v C2) Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados 

Fri May 7
17:30 GMT / 13:30 local / 23:00 IST
16th Match - TBC v TBC (B1 v D1) Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados 

Sat May 8
13:30 GMT / 09:30 local / 19:00 IST
17th Match - TBC v TBC (A1 v B2) Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados 

Sat May 8
17:30 GMT / 13:30 local / 23:00 IST
18th Match - TBC v TBC (D2 v C1) Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados 

Sun May 9
13:30 GMT / 09:30 local / 19:00 IST
19th Match - TBC v TBC (C2 v D1) Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados 

Sun May 9
17:30 GMT / 13:30 local / 23:00 IST
20th Match - TBC v TBC (B1 v A2) Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados 

Mon May 10
13:30 GMT / 09:30 local / 19:00 IST
21st Match - TBC v TBC (A1 v C1) Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia 

Mon May 10
17:30 GMT / 13:30 local / 23:00 IST
22nd Match - TBC v TBC (B2 v D2) Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia 

Tue May 11
17:00 GMT / 13:00 local / 22:30 IST
23rd Match - TBC v TBC (B1 v C2) Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia 

Tue May 11      
21:00 GMT / 17:00 local / 02:30 IST D/N
24th Match - TBC v TBC (D1 v A2) Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia 

Thu May 13
15:30 GMT / 11:30 local / 21:00 IST
1st Semi-Final - TBC v TBC Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia 

Fri May 14
15:30 GMT / 11:30 local / 21:00 IST
2nd Semi-Final - TBC v TBC Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia 

Sun May 16
15:30 GMT / 11:30 local / 21:00 IST
Final - TBC v TBC Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados

Cricket players - multiple contracts - Champions League

Some of the players are part of more than one team in the 2010 T20 Champions League Cricket to be held in South Africa. It will be interesting to see which team they represent in the tournament.


Ross Taylor : Central Districts (NZ), Victorian Bushrangers (AUS), Royal Challengers Bangalore (IND).
(He is also signed with County team Durham and if they qualify for the Champions League, then he will be part of 4 teams)











Kieron Pollard : Southern Redbacks (AUS), Mumbai Indians (IND)

















Dwayne Bravo : Victorian Bushrangers (AUS), Mumbai Indians (IND)

(If Trinidad and Tobago wins the President's Cup in West Indies, both "Kieron Pollard" and "Dwayne Bravo" will also be part of T&T CLT20 team.)













Cameron White : Victorian Bushrangers (AUS), Royal Challengers Bangalore (IND)

















Jacques Kallis : Chevrolet Warriors (RSA) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (IND)
















Mark Boucher : Chevrolet Warriors (RSA) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (IND)

IPL 3 2010 statistics - highest runs, wickets

Highest Team totals:

___________________________________________________________________________________
Team          Score      Overs      RR      Inns           Opposition      Ground
___________________________________________________________________________________
Chennai       246/5     20.0     12.30     1         v Rajasthan   Chennai    
Rajasthan     223/5     20.0     11.15     2         v Chennai     Chennai    
Mumbai        218/7     20.0     10.90     1         v Delhi       Delhi
Mumbai        212/6     20.0     10.60     1         v Rajasthan   Mumbai (BS)
Rajasthan     208/7     20.0     10.40     2         v Mumbai      Mumbai (BS)
___________________________________________________________________________________

For detailed statistics of this 2010 IPL3, visit this cricinfo's record page.

India and Sri Lanka to tour Zimbabwe for ODI series

India and Sri Lanka will tour Zimbabwe for a tri nation ODI series. India is also going to play two Twenty20 internationals against the host.

The Itinerary:

    •   May 28: Zimbabwe v India, Bulawayo
    •   May 30: India v Sri Lanka, Bulawayo
    •   June 1: Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka, Bulawayo
    •   June 3: Zimbabwe v India, Harare
    •   June 5: India v Sri Lanka, Harare
    •   June 7: Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka, Harare
    •   June 9: Final, Harare
    •   June 12: Zimbabwe v India, 1st Twenty20, Harare
    •   June 13: Zimbabwe v India, 2nd Twenty20, Harare

Highest Test cricket series average - record

HIGHEST TEST SERIES AVERAGE

HM Amla with an average of 490 in the recently concluded test series vs India has become the second highest series average owner, behind Wally Hammond, in the history of Test cricket.

Top 5 batsman with Highest Test cricket series average

Average: 563 - WR Hammond
Series: England in New Zealand Test Series, 1932/33
227 & 336* (2 tests)


Average: 490 - HM Amla
Series: South Africa in India Test Series, 2009/10
253* & 114,123* (2 tests)


Average: 432 - R Dravid
Series: Zimbabwe in India Test Series, 2000/01
200* , 70* & 162 (2 tests)

Average: 428 - KC Sangakkara
Series: Bangladesh in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2007
6,200* & 222* (2 tests)

Average: 427 - DJ Cullinan
Series : South Africa in New Zealand Test Series, 1998/99
275* &  DNB & 152,0* (3 tests)

India cricket squad for ODI vs South Africa

India cricket squad for ODI vs South Africa

M S Dhoni (captain)
Sachin Tendulkar
Virender Sehwag
Virat Kohli
Dinesh Karthik
Suresh Raina
Ravindra Jadeja
R Ashwin
Zaheer Khan
Ashish Nehra
Sudeep Tyagi
Praveen Kumar
Abhishek Nayar
Yusuf Pathan
Amit Mishra.

Also read: South Africa ODI squad for 3 ODI series vs India

Bangladesh tour of New Zealand 2010 fixture

Its 1 T20I, 3 ODIs and 1 TEST

The fixture:

Wed Feb 3          
06:00 GMT | 19:00 local | 11:30 IST
Only T20I - New Zealand v Bangladesh
Seddon Park, Hamilton

Fri Feb 5         
01:00 GMT | 14:00 local | 06:30 IST
1st ODI - New Zealand v Bangladesh
McLean Park, Napier


Mon Feb 8
23:00 GMT
(prev day) | 12:00 local | 04:30 IST
2nd ODI - New Zealand v Bangladesh
University Oval, Dunedin


Thu Feb 11         
01:00 GMT | 14:00 local | 06:30 IST
3rd ODI - New Zealand v Bangladesh
AMI Stadium, Christchurch    


Mon Feb 15 - Fri Feb 19
22:00 GMT (prev day) | 11:00 local | 03:30 IST
Only Test - New Zealand v Bangladesh
Seddon Park, Hamilton

Squad details - South Africa tour of India 2010

India squad for first Test
-------------------------
1) MS Dhoni (capt/wk)
2) Virender Sehwag
3) Gautam Gambhir
4) S Badrinath
5) Sachin Tendulkar
6) VVS Laxman
7) Harbhajan Singh
8) Zaheer Khan
9) Amit Mishra
10) Pragyan Ojha
11) Ishant Sharma
12) M Vijay
13) Sudeep Tyagi
14) Abhimanyu Mithun
15) Wriddhiman Saha


South Africa squad for India:

Test squad
------------------
1) Graeme Smith (capt)
2) Hashim Amla
3) Johan Botha
4) Mark Boucher (wk)
5) AB de Villiers
6) JP Duminy
7) Paul Harris
8) Jacques Kallis
9) Ryan McLaren
10) Morne Morkel
11) Wayne Parnell
12) Alviro Petersen
13) Ashwell Prince
14) Dale Steyn
15) Lonwabo Tsotsobe


ODI squad
---------------
1) Graeme Smith (capt)
2) Loots Bosman
3) Johan Botha
4) Mark Boucher (wk)
5) AB de Villiers
6) JP Duminy
7) Herschelle Gibbs
8) Jacques Kallis
9) Albie Morkel
10) Morne Morkel
11) Wayne Parnell
12) Alviro Petersen
13) Dale Steyn
14) Lonwabo Tsotsobe
15) Roelof van der Merwe.

The South Africa in India 2010 fixture is here

ICC Under-19 World Cup 2010 point table

The updated ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2010 point table is here

India's test match result under Dhoni

The match results with MS Dhoni as captain of India

+---------+------------------+-------------------+------------+
|   Match | results          |    Opposition     |Ground      |
+---------+------------------+-------------------+------------+
|   won   | 8 wickets        |    v South Africa |Kanpur      |
+---------+------------------+-------------------+------------+
|   won   | 320 runs         |    v Australia    |Mohali      |
+---------+------------------+-------------------+------------+
|   won   | 172 runs         |    v Australia    |Nagpur      |
+---------+------------------+-------------------+------------+
|   won   | 6 wickets        |    v England      |Chennai     |
+---------+------------------+-------------------+------------+
|   draw  | -                |    v England      |Mohali      |
+---------+------------------+-------------------+------------+
|   won   | 10 wickets       |    v New Zealand  |Hamilton    |
+---------+------------------+-------------------+------------+
|   draw  | -                |    v New Zealand  |Wellington  |
+---------+------------------+-------------------+------------+
|   draw  | -                |    v Sri Lanka    |Ahmedabad   |
+---------+------------------+-------------------+------------+
|   won   | inns & 144 runs  |    v Sri Lanka    |Kanpur      |
+---------+------------------+-------------------+------------+
|   won   | inns & 24 runs   |    v Sri Lanka    |Mumbai (BS) |
+---------+------------------+-------------------+------------+

The detailed list can be found here

South Africa in India 2010 fixture

South Africa tour of India 2009/10 fixture is as below:

Sat Feb 6 - Wed Feb 10
04:00 GMT | 09:30 local
09:30 IST     1st Test - India v South Africa
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur    

   
Sun Feb 14 - Thu Feb 18
04:00 GMT | 09:30 local
09:30 IST     2nd Test - India v South Africa
Eden Gardens, Kolkata    

   
Sun Feb 21         
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local
14:30 IST     1st ODI - India v South Africa
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur    

   
Wed Feb 24
03:30 GMT | 09:00 local
09:00 IST     2nd ODI - India v South Africa
Green Park, Kanpur    

   
Sat Feb 27         
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local
14:30 IST     3rd ODI - India v South Africa
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedaba

Ranji Trophy Final 2009-10 update

Final: Karnataka v Mumbai at Mysore
Jan 11-15 (09:30 local, 04:00 GMT)

____________________________
Mumbai squad
____________________________
1) Wasim Jaffer (capt)
2) Ajit Agarkar (vice-capt)
3) Ramesh Powar
4) Praful Waghela
5) Sahil Kukreja
6) Ajinkya Rahane
7) Prashant Naik
8) Usman Malvi
9) Vinayak Samant (wk)
10) Dhawal Kulkarni
11) Sushant Marathe
12) OJ Khanvilkar
13) Avishkar Salvi
14) Iqbal Abdulla
15) Abhishek Nayar.
____________________________
____________________________
Karnataka squad
____________________________
1) Robin Uthappa (capt)
2) KB Pawan
3) Ganesh Satish
4) Manish Pandey
5) R Vinay Kumar
6) Amit Verma
7) Muralidharen Gautam (wk)
8) Sunil Joshi
9) Abhimanyu Mithun
10) Sreenath Aravind
11) Stuart Binny
12) Udit Patel
13) KP Appanna
14) Aditya Sagar
15) B Akhil.
____________________________

Highest partnerships by wicket - ODI cricket

The list of highest partnerships by wicket in One day International cricket is below:

+--------+---------+----------------------------------+--------------+-----------------+---------------------+
|   Wkt  | Runs    |   Partners                       | Team         |  Opposition     |    Ground           |
+--------+---------+----------------------------------+--------------+-----------------+---------------------+
|   1st  |  286    |    WU Tharanga, ST Jayasuriya    | Sri Lanka    |  v England      |    Leeds            |
+--------+---------+----------------------------------+--------------+-----------------+---------------------+
|   2nd  |  331    |    SR Tendulkar, R Dravid        | India        |  v New Zealand  |    Hyderabad (Decc) |
+--------+---------+----------------------------------+--------------+-----------------+---------------------+
|   3rd  |  237*   |    R Dravid, SR Tendulkar        | India        |  v Kenya        |    Bristol          |
+--------+---------+----------------------------------+--------------+-----------------+---------------------+
|   4th  |  275*   |    M Azharuddin, A Jadeja        | India        |  v Zimbabwe     |    Cuttack          |
+--------+---------+----------------------------------+--------------+-----------------+---------------------+
|   5th  |  223    |    M Azharuddin, A Jadeja        | India        |  v Sri Lanka    |    Colombo (RPS)    |
+--------+---------+----------------------------------+--------------+-----------------+---------------------+
|   6th  |  218    |    DPMD Jayawardene, MS Dhoni    | Asia XI      |  v Africa XI    |    Chennai          |
+--------+---------+----------------------------------+--------------+-----------------+---------------------+
|   7th  |  130    |    A Flower, HH Streak           | Zimbabwe     |  v England      |    Harare           |
+--------+---------+----------------------------------+--------------+-----------------+---------------------+
|   8th  |  138*   |    JM Kemp, AJ Hall              | South Africa |  v India        |    Cape Town        |
+--------+---------+----------------------------------+--------------+-----------------+---------------------+
|   9th  |  126*   |    N Kapil Dev, SMH Kirmani      | India        |  v Zimbabwe     |    Tunbridge Wells  |
+--------+---------+----------------------------------+--------------+-----------------+---------------------+
|   10th |  106*   |    IVA Richards, MA Holding      | West Indies  |  v England      |    Manchester       |
+--------+---------+----------------------------------+--------------+-----------------+---------------------+

For details of each of these partnerships, here is the cricinfo page

South Africa in India 2010 - cricket update

South Africa to tour India for two Tests and three ODIs in early this year. Nagpur and the Eden Gardens to host the Test Matches and
Kanpur, Jaipur and Ahmedabad have been decided as the three ODI venues. The actual schedule is yet to be finalized.

Read more from cricinfo

India's Highest totals in Test Cricket

India's top 5 Highest totals in Test Cricket:

+----------+---------+-----+--------+--------------+---------------+---------------+
| Score    |  Overs  |RR   |  Inns  |    Opposition|      Ground   |  Match Date   |
+----------+---------+-----+--------+--------------+---------------+---------------+
| 726/9d   |  163.3  |4.44 |  2     | v Sri Lanka  |  Mumbai (BS)  |  2 Dec 2009   |
+----------+---------+-----+--------+--------------+---------------+---------------+
| 705/7d   |  187.3  |3.76 |  1     | v Australia  |  Sydney       |  2 Jan 2004   |
+----------+---------+-----+--------+--------------+---------------+---------------+
| 676/7    |  167.1  |4.04 |  2     | v Sri Lanka  |  Kanpur       |  17 Dec 1986  |
+----------+---------+-----+--------+--------------+---------------+---------------+
| 675/5d   |  161.5  |4.17 |  1     | v Pakistan   |  Multan       |  28 Mar 2004  |
+----------+---------+-----+--------+--------------+---------------+---------------+
| 664      |  170.0  |3.90 |  1     | v England    |  The Oval     |  9 Aug 2007   |
+----------+---------+-----+--------+--------------+---------------+---------------+

The complete list can be found here

Highest totals in Twenty20 International cricket

The top 10 highest team scores till date in Twenty20 International cricket are :

+----------------+------------+------+-------+-----+------------------+----------------+
| Team           |     Score  | Overs|RR     | Inns| Opposition       |   Ground       |
+----------------+------------+------+-------+-----+------------------+----------------+
| Sri Lanka      |     260/6  | 20.0 |13.00  | 1   | v Kenya          |   Johannesburg |
+----------------+------------+------+-------+-----+------------------+----------------+
| South Africa   |     241/6  | 20.0 |12.05  | 1   | v England        |   Centurion    |
+----------------+------------+------+-------+-----+------------------+----------------+
| Australia      |     221/5  | 20.0 |11.05  | 1   | v England        |   Sydney       |
+----------------+------------+------+-------+-----+------------------+----------------+
| India          |     218/4  | 20.0 |10.90  | 1   | v England        |   Durban       |
+----------------+------------+------+-------+-----+------------------+----------------+
| Sri Lanka      |     215/5  | 20.0 |10.75  | 1   | v India          |   Nagpur       |
+----------------+------------+------+-------+-----+------------------+----------------+
| Australia      |     214/5  | 20.0 |10.70  | 1   | v New Zealand    |   Auckland     |
+----------------+------------+------+-------+-----+------------------+----------------+
| India          |     211/4  | 19.1 |11.00  | 2   | v Sri Lanka      |   Mohali       |
+----------------+------------+------+-------+-----+------------------+----------------+
| South Africa   |     211/5  | 20.0 |10.55  | 1   | v Scotland       |   The Oval     |
+----------------+------------+------+-------+-----+------------------+----------------+
| Australia      |     209/3  | 20.0 |10.45  | 1   | v South Africa   |   Brisbane     |
+----------------+------------+------+-------+-----+------------------+----------------+
| South Africa   |     208/2  | 17.4 |11.77  | 2   | v West Indies    |   Johannesburg |
+----------------+------------+------+-------+-----+------------------+----------------+

Complete list of T20 scores above 200 with match scorecards are here