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India tours Australia in 2011 / 2012 for test and T20 series followed by a ODI tri-series also featuring Sri Lanka. The tour starts from 26th December, 2011. As the matches are played in Australia, ESPNStar has the broadcasting rights for India. Doordarsan will not broadcast the test series. Here are the list of TV channels broadcasting India vs Australia 2011 / 2012 live : Australia : The home series against India will be broadcasted live in Channel 9 in Australia. They are official broadcaster for the series. Fox Sports also broadcasts the highlights in their channel. Canada : Asian Television Network (ATN) broadcasts the matches in CBN. You can subscribe via Bell Fibe, Rogers Cable, SHaw, Telus and Bell Tv. Caribbean : Sportsmax  India : ESPNStar will broadcast India vs Australia series live in India and neighbouring countries in Star Cricket. Viewers also can enjoy the HD video on Star Cricket HD. Doordashan will also broadcast the shorter verson matches in DD National.

The 2011–12 Big Bash League season (previously known as KFC Twenty20 Big Bash)will be the inaugural season of the Big Bash League, the premier Twenty20 cricket competition in Australia. The tournament will be held from 16 December to 28 January 2012.All matches will be played day/night.   The tournament features world’s best players like Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Sohail Tanvir, Shahid Afridi, Umar Gul and many more along with the Australian domestic players. KFC Big Bash League 2011-12 Fixtures and Time Table Fixtures Dec 16, 2011 08:00 Sydney Sixers vs Brisbane Heat , 1st T20  Sydney Dec 17, 2011 08:00 Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder , 2nd T20  Melbourne Dec 18, 2011 07:00 Adelaide vs Melbourne , 3rd T20  Adelaide Dec 18, 2011 10:00 Perth Scorchers vs Hobart , 4th T20  Perth Dec 20, 2011 08:30 Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars , 5th T20  Brisbane Dec 21, 2011 08:00 Hobart vs Sydney Sixers , 6th T20 Hobart Dec 22, 2011 08:00 Melbourne vs Perth Scorchers ,

Nepal has qualified for semi-final in acc t20 cup.4th team to be qualified was in the hands of UAE vs saudi arabia match.                                                                                                                              For UAE to be qualified they had to :-                                                                                 1) Chase target within 10.1  overs                                                                       2) Beat saudi by more than 71 runs So in a deciding match saudi won the toss and elected to field first.UAE gave target of 169 runs in 20 overs.In reply to big target and well cheered by 5000 nepalese  fan saudi made 115 runs.UAE  win by 53 runs, which lacked enough runs to qualify for the semi final.In this way nepal qualified for semi-final and for ICC T20 selection too.

  ACC T20 Cup Points Table Group A TEAMS M W L PTS NRR Afghanistan 4 4 0 8 +4.263 Oman 3 2 1 4 +1.433 Maldives 3 1 2 2 -0.580 Malaysia 3 1 2 2 -0.700 Bhutan 3 0 3 0 -6.307   Group B TEAMS M W L PTS NRR Hong Kong 3 2 1 4 +0.969 UAE 3 2 1 4 +0.199 Nepal 4 3 1 6 +1.061 Kuwait 3 1 2 2 +0.537 Saudi Arabia 3 0 3 0 -3.206   Latest Points table is available here Espnlive

In a must win match Nepal defeated Saudi Arabia by 95 runs.Saudi arabia won the toss and choose to field first.M Alam batted explosively by which nepal managed to score 183/5 in 20 overs.M Alam scored 88 runs in just  41 balls.In reply to big target saudi also started explosively but wickets felt in quick succession .As a result they were all out for just 88 runs.Nepal win match confidently by 95 runs. Detail Scorecard of this match can be viewed at Cricinfo .

In a must win match Nepal defeated Saudi Arabia by 95 runs.Saudi arabia won the toss and choose to field first.M Alam batted explosively by which nepal managed to score 183/5 in 20 overs.M Alam scored 88 runs in just 41 balls.In reply to big target saudi also started explosively but wickets felt in quick succession .As a result they were all out for just 88 runs.Nepal win match confidently by 95 runs. Detail Scorecard of this match can be viewed at

In a must win match ,Nepal defeated Kuwait by 1 runs and Kept a hope to Knock in semi-final.Batting first Nepal made 126/6 in 20 overs.In reply to target of 127 Kuwait too responded nicely.But They loose wickets in regular interval .They needed 2 runs in 2 balls with just 1 wicket in hand.Last Batsmen was stumped out leaving a thrilling win for Nepal. Watch detail Scorecard at Cricinfo .

West – Indies have kept a ray of hope in the series as they beat india by 20 runs in 3rd ODI held in Ahmedabad.Winning toss west – indies batted first.West –indies start was slow ,but runs flowed in last 10 overs leading them to a total of 259. They collected 43 runs in last two overs. India’s opening batsmen yet another times failed in the series.Skipper sehwag and Gautam gambhir were out for duck.Middle order batsmen also could yield partnership which india needed much.Rohit sharma on the other hand batted brilliantly .He was well supported by jadega and ashwin.Rohit sharma fell short of century and was out for 95.Despite sharma briiliant inning india could not make enough runs to covert to win. Highlights video of this match can be viewed at BCCI.TV You can watch detail scorecard of this match at Cricinfo

Australia have won the 1st test against New Zealand by 9 wickets with still 2 days more to spare.On 3rd day new Zealand continued with overnight score of 10/1 but Australian bowler’s completely wrecked the new Zealand innings.So Australia were given a target of  just 19 runs which they achieved in 2.2 overs. Match Details       New Zealand 295 & 150 Australia 427 & 19/1 (2.2 overs) Detail scorecard of this match can be viewed at Cricinfo

After winning first ODI Pakistan takes against Bangladesh on 2nd odi at mirpur.Pakistan have won the toss and choose to bat first. Pakistan  line-up: Mohammad Hafeez, Imran Farhat, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq*, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Sarfraz Ahmed†,Shahid Afridi, Saeed Ajmal, Umar Gul, Sohail Tanvir Bangladesh line-up: Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Shahriar Nafees, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim*†, Elias Sunny, Mahmudullah, Nasir Hossain, Abdur Razzak, Rubel Hossain, Shafiul Islam Live Telecast of this match can be viewed at Neo-cricket,BTV channels.

Nepal has Won the first match against Hong kong by 2 wicket.Chasing target of 115 run nepal won the match in last ball of the innings. Match Details Hong Kong : 114/9 (20 overs) Nepal : 115/8 (20 overs) Scorecard of this match can be viewed at Cricinfo

3rd Edition of Acc T20 match has started .Nepal and Hong kong are playing  the first match.Hong kong won the toss and elected to bat first.Match is being played at Played at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur . Live Scorecard of this match can be viewed at Cricinfo . Live Telecast of this match can be viewed at NTV2 Channel.

India has announced it’s 17 man Squad for forthcoming test series against australia .Harbhajan singh continues to be out of team due to poor form. With impressive performance against west-indies,pragyan ojha and R.ashwin has been included as spinners.Zaheer khan returns to team as well. Wriddhaman shah has been included as a reserved wicket-keeper.Praveen kumar also has been included in this squad. Squad MS Dhoni (capt &wk), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Virat Kohli, R Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Varun Aaron, Rohit Sharma, Pragyan Ojha, Praveen Kumar, Ajinkya Rahane, Wriddhiman Saha, Zaheer Khan (subject to fitness).

India will tour to australia  this december for playing 4 Test, 2 T20 and Tri-series featuring Sri-Lanka.Tour Starts with Test series starting 26th December . Ahead they will play 2 practice  matches against Cricket Australia Chairman's XI. Complete Fixtures and Schedules for Test and T20 match   Date Match Details       Time GMT     Local Venue Thu Dec 15 - Fri Dec 16 Cricket Australia Chairman's XI  v Indians 00:00    11:00 Manuka Oval, Canberra Mon Dec 19 - Wed Dec 21 Cricket Australia Chairman's XI v Indians 00:00    11:00 Manuka Oval, Canberra Mon Dec 26 - Fri Dec 30 1st Test - Australia v India 23:30    10:30 Melbourne Cricket Ground Tue Jan 3 -  Sat Jan 7 2nd Test - Australia v India 23:30     10:30 Sydney Cricket Ground Fri Jan 13 - Tue Jan 17 3rd Test -    Australia v India 02:30      10:30 Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth Tue Jan 24 - Sat Jan 28 4th Test - Australia v India 00:00      10:30 Adelaide Oval

With win against sri-lanka , pakistan travels to Bangladesh for 1T20,3 ODI and 5 Tests .Series initiates with only T20 on November 29 at Dhaka. Complete fixtures and Schedule of Pakistan Vs Bangladesh 2011.   Date Match Details      Time GMT    Local Venue Nov 29 - Tue Bangladesh v Pakistan, Only T20I 11:00    17:00 Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka Dec 01 - Thu Bangladesh v Pakistan, 1st ODI 07:30    13:00 Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka Dec 03 - Sat Bangladesh v Pakistan, 2nd ODI 07:30    13:30 Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka Dec 06 - Tue Bangladesh v Pakistan, 3rd ODI 07:30    13:30 Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Dec 09 Fri - Dec 13 Tue Bangladesh v Pakistan, 1st Test 03:30     09:30 Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Dec 17 Sat - Dec 21 Wed Bangladesh v Pakistan, 2nd Test 03:30      09:30 Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka

India has announced its ODI Squad for five ODI series against West-Indies starting 29th NOV. M.S Dhoni and sachin tendulkar have been rested .Virender Sehwag will lead the team for this series. Harbhajan singh could not manage his place in this series too.Rahul Sharma,R ashwin and ravindra jadeja has been included.Despite good performance in test series pragyan ojha could not secure his place. Indian Squad for India Vs. West Indies 2011 (Nov-Dec) Virender Sehwag (c), Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Parthiv Patel (wk), Ajinkya Rahane, Manoj Tiwary, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Varun Aaron, Umesh Yadav, Rahul Sharma, Praveen Kumar, Vinay Kumar

ACC T20 cup is all set to be held at Kritipur ground and  pulchowk ground , Nepal from 1-10 December 2011. Group division for tournament is : Group A   Afghanistan, Malaysia, Bhutan, Oman and the Maldives Group B Nepal, Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia Qualification process The tournament forms part of the qualifying process for ICC World Twenty20 2012 in Sri Lanka. The top three teams, other than Afghanistan, from this competition join the top six Associate and Affiliate teams with ODI status from 2009-2012 namely Afghanistan, Canada, Ireland, Kenya, Netherlands and Scotland in the 16-team ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier to be played in the UAE in early 2012. The other regional teams in the qualifier will be Europe (2), Africa (2), Americas (2) and East Asia – Pacific (1). Schedule and fixtures Date At TU Ground At IOE Ground Dec 3 Nepal v Hong Kong Kuwait v UAE Afghanistan v Malaysia Bhutan v Oman Dec 4 Afghanistan v Oman Nepal v UAE Bhut

After winning ODI series 4-1 ,confident Pakistanis will take on Sri-Lanka on only T20 watch .Match will be held at Abu Dhabi  Nov 25, 2011 and it starts at 20:00 local | 16:00 GMT. Ten Sports Will live  broadcast this match.

After Tough series against south-africa ,Australia will take against New zealand for 2-Test match which starts from december 1. Schedule for 2-Test Match Dec 1 -  Dec 5 00:00 GMT | 10:00 local 05:30 IST 1st Test - Australia v New Zealand Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane   Dec 9 - Dec 13 23:30 GMT (prev day) | 10:30 local 05:00 IST 2nd Test - Australia v New Zealand Bellerive Oval, Hobart

On 2nd day of 3rd test between india and west-indies,sachin scored 67* and he is still hungry for scoring dream 100th century in cricket.He still needs 33 more runs to reach another milestone in international cricket.Let’s hope this milestone be achieved tomorrow producing another landmark in cricket.

ICC U-19 cricket world cup 2012  will be held in Australia between 16 teams.The group division of the tournament is: Group A  Australia (1)  England (8)  Nepal (12)  Ireland (13) Group B  Pakistan (2)  New Zealand (3)  Scotland (11)  Afghanistan (14) Group C  West Indies (3)  India (6)  Zimbabwe (10)  Papua New Guinea (15) Group D  Sri Lanka (4)  South Africa (5)  Bangladesh (9)  Namibia (16)

Australia Vs Sri Lanka Series 2011 features 2 T20, 5 ODI and 3 test matches.Series starts from 6th August 2011 and will end on 20th September 2011. Below is the complete schedule of the series: Date Match Details Time Venue GMT IST Sri Lanka Ground City Aug 06 - Sat Sri Lanka v Australia, 1st T20I - - - Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Pallekele Aug 08 - Mon Sri Lanka v Australia, 2nd T20I - - - Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Pallekele Aug 10 - Wed Sri Lanka v Australia, 1st ODI 09:00 14:30 14:30 Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Pallekele Aug 14 - Sun Sri Lanka v Australia, 2nd ODI 09:00 14:30 14:30 R.Premadasa Stadium Colombo Aug 16 - Tue Sri Lanka v Australia, 3rd ODI 09:00 14:30 14:30 R.Premadasa Stadium Colombo Aug 20 - Sat Sri Lanka v Australia, 4th ODI 09:00 14:30 14:30 Hambantota International Cricket Stadium Hambantota Aug 22 - Mon Sri Lanka v Australia, 5th ODI 09:00 14:30 14:30 Hambantota International Cricket Stadium Hambantota Aug 31 W

Controversies and sports go hand in hand as there have been innumerable controversies in various sports which have continued to surprise and shock the people across the globe. Despite being known as the 'gentlemen's game', cricket is not without its fair share of controversies. The controversies go down a long way and most of them have certainly marred the beauty of the subtle game. We take a look at the Top 10 controversies that shook the game of cricket, in random order. 1. Harbhajan Singh Vs Andrew Symonds: Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2007-08 The second Test match at the Sydney Cricket Ground between India and Australia is infamous for the altercation between Harbhajan Singh and Andrew Symonds. Harbhajan Singh was charged with racial abuse for calling Symonds a monkey owing to his non-white background. Bhajji was banned for three matches and it also soured the relationship between the two teams as well.                          

Tourists happy to settle for draw after abandoning run chase India secured the draw they needed to win their series in the West Indies after opting to abandon a run chase in the third Test in Dominica. The tourists were set 180 to win in 47 overs - a target made competitive only by a dogged 116 not out from Shivnarine Chanderpaul - and there were signs they were willing to take the challenge on when Murali Vijay and Rahul Dravid were going well. But they quickly changed tack when Vijay went for 45 and was swiftly followed by Suresh Raina to leave India on 86-3. There were another 23 balls bowled - from which only eight runs were scored - and it quickly became clear India were content to sit on what they had and the game was halted as a draw with 15 overs remaining. The Windies started the fourth innings of the match requiring early inroads and they got off to the perfect start when Abhinav Mukund was trapped leg before by Fidel Edwards from the first ball of the innings. Vijay and Dra

Tim Bresnan and Jonathan Trott helped England do just enough at Old Trafford to add NatWest Series victory to this summer's Test success against Sri Lanka. Trott (72) shared a stand of 108 with Eoin Morgan (57) to ensure England did not entirely squander Craig Kieswetter and Alastair Cook's brilliant start to what proved a faltering 268 for nine. Then Bresnan (three for 49) nipped out two of three wickets with the new ball and returned to shift the determined Kumar Sangakkara. The contest was still far from done, as Angelo Mathews (62) and Jeevan Mendis added to the good work from Sangakkara and Dinesh Chandimal (54) in a century stand which took Sri Lanka to the brink of an unlikely victory. But England held their nerve to prevail by 16 runs to take the series 3-2, as Sri Lanka's last four wickets fell in five balls.

 1. Highest Run scorer in the ODI  2. Most number of hundreds in the ODI 41  3. Most number of nineties in the ODI  4. Most number of man of the matches(56) in the ODI's  5. Most number of man of the series(14) in ODI's  6. Best average for man of the matches in ODI's  7. First Cricketer to pass 10000 run in the ODI  8. First Cricketer to pass 16000 run in the ODI  9. He is the highest run scorer in the world cup (1,796 at an average of       59.87 as on  20  March 2007) 10. Most number of the man of the matches in the world  11. Most number of runs 1996 world cup 523 runs in the 1996 Cricket World        Cup at  an  average  of 87.16 12. Most number of runs in the 2003 world cup 673 runs in 2003 Cricket        World Cup,  highest  by any player in a single Cricket World Cup 13. He was Player of the World Cup Tournament in the 2003 Cricket World Cup. 14. Most number of Fifties in ODI's 91*

"In fact, we have to play four series against India in the Future Tours Programme (FTP), which spreads from 2012 to 2020, but there is a question mark on the 2012 series as to who will host it," the Dawn quoted Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chief Operating Officer Subhan Ahmed, as saying. According to the International Cricket Council's FTP, India would host the 2012 cricket series comprising five one-day internationals (ODIs) and three test matches. Subhan said PCB officials had "discussed the future of 2012 series with Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) officials during the ICC meetings in Hong Kong last month and they assured us that they would give us a reply after getting clearance from their government". "As soon as they get clearance we will resume the talk to decide the number of matches and the venues," he added. But when reminded that during Indo-Pak World Cup semi-final between India and Pakistan at Mohali on March 30, Indian Prime

Colombo: The inaugural edition of the Sri Lanka Premier League ( SLPL), after facing a series of problems including the withdrawal of Indian players from the tournament, has been postponed to August 2012. Sri Lanka will have the domestic Twenty20 league in its place featuring five teams, but that will not involve any foreign players. It is likely that the decision to postpone the league, which was scheduled to start on July 19, was taken today at a meeting between the Cricket Sri Lanka's new committee and the league's organisers, Somerset Entertainment Ventures. A four-week window in August next year has been identified as the best time to host the event. The BCCI had refused No Objection Certificates to 12 Indian players - Praveen Kumar, Munaf Patel, Irfan Pathan, Dinesh Karthik, R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Manoj Tiwary, Saurabh Tiwary, Umesh Yadav, Vinay Kumar, Manish Pandey and Paul Valthaty - after it was rumoured that the tournament was organised by a private party, which i

The International Cricket Council's chief executive committee (CEC) has recommended use of two new balls from each end and the abolishing of runners in One-day Internationals (ODIs). It has also recommended restricting the elective powerplays to between the 16th and 40th overs of each innings. "CEC agreed with the ICC cricket committee's recommendations for the further enhancement of international 50-over cricket with the restriction of the elective powerplays to between the 16th and 40th overs of each innings and also to the use of two new balls per innings - one from each end. This will come into effect from 1 October," ICC said in a statement.

With the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup causing a scheduling headache for Australia, they are set to play back-to-back Ashes series against England in 2013. According to a report in 'The Daily Telegraph, "Australia will play 10 back-to-back Ashes Tests in 2013 as a result of hosting the World Cup in 2015 when the return Ashes was meant to be played." The arrangement is being worked out in the new Future Tours Program which is currently being discussed by the ICC's Executive Board in its five-day meeting in Hong Kong which started yesterday.

The fifth edition of the highly popular Indian Premier League (IPL) will begin on April 4 next year and conclude on May 27, the BCCI announced on Monday. The tournament will feature 74 matches, over a period of 54 days. "We are happy to confirm the opening and closing dates of IPL 2012, ten months in advance. The match-schedule will be announced soon. We have no doubt that the fifth season of IPL will be as, if not more, eventful and exciting than the previous ones," IPL Chairman Chirayu Amin said in a statement. Chennai Super Kings had won the fourth edition after beating Royal Challengers Bangalore in the final.

Sachin Tendulkar speaks to Roger Federer at Wimbledon

The Indian team will travel to England after the series against the West Indies. The full team members are expected to comeback after they were rested for the West Indies series. Surely, youngsters will also get place in the side if they can show their potential in the West Indies series. England Vs India will start from July 21, the series will feature 4 Test, 1 T2OI and 5 ODIs. The series will end on 16th of September.  Date Match Details Time Venue GMT & IST Jul 21 Thu - Jul 25 Mon England v India, 1st Test 10:00 15:30 Lord's Jul 29 Fri - Aug 02 Tue England v India, 2nd Test 10:00 15:30 Trent Bridge Aug 10 Wed - Aug 14 Sun England v India, 3rd Test 10:00 15:30 Edgbaston Aug 18 Thu - Aug 22 Mon England v India, 4th Test 10:00 15:30 The Brit Oval Aug 31 - Wed England v India, Only T20I 17:00 22:30 Old Trafford Sep 03 - Sat England v India, 1st ODI 09:15 14:45 Riverside Ground Sep 06 - Tue England v India, 2nd ODI 13:00 18:30 The Rose Bowl Sep 09 - Fri England v Ind