ICC T20 world cup 2012 Ranking and Point Table

The entire world is eagerly waiting for the fourth season of ICC World Twenty20 to begin. For the first time Twenty20 tournament will take place in an Asian country. The last three Twenty20 matches were held in England, West Indies and South Africa respectively. International Cricket Council (ICC) has selected Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga as the event ambassador for the tournament. Twenty20 will be held between18th of September and 7th of October in Sri Lanka. The developer and operational body of the 2012 World Twenty20 fixtures is the Future Cricket Tour Programs (FTP).

India Vs England: Schedule For Test, ODI & T20 (2012-13)

The never ending cricket craze is on its top once again. This time England will visit India for a long tour including 4 Tests, 2 T20s and 5 One Day International matches. England went on the top of the Test world rankings as Andrew Strauss led the team to a 4-0 whitewash over the Indian team last year. However, the English team got a similar result in last winter on being thrashed 3-0 by Pakistan in the UAE before drawing a Test series in Sri Lanka. This series would be the first complete tour of England to India since November 2008. This time English players will get enough time for practice and rest. Cricket enthusiasts in both countries will be eagerly waiting for an exciting series of competition in all three forms of the game.

ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2012: Schedule, Teams & Fixtures

T20 cricket world cup is the most entertaining and interesting cricket tournament which held every two years by ICC (International Cricket Council). Just a few days remain to welcome fourth most awaited cricket tournament ICC Twenty20 World Cup in Sri Lanka. The fourth ICC event will be held from 18th September to 7th October 2012. This year, Sri Lanka has got honor to arrange this great world cup series in their home town. The schedule, teams and fixtures of the tournaments are officially declared by ICC. Total 12 teams including 10 Test teams and two qualifiers (Ireland & Afghanistan) will participate in this tournament to give their best by playing 27 matches including 12 qualifier matches, 12 quarter finals, 2 semi finals, and 1 final.

India Vs New Zealand Test Series 2012: Schedule & Players

London Olympics is over and once again the cricket fever is back. Team India is ready to enter the stadium once again. The India versus New Zealand Test Series 2012 is set to start from 23 August. The team for the Test Series has already been selected. On August 10, the All-India Senior Selection Committee of the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) met at the Cricket Centre in Mumbai to select the players of the test team. Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been selected as the captain of the team. Yuvraj Singh, who has recently recovered from cancer, will not be playing in this Test series.

Brett Lee retires from all format of International Cricket

Australia's fast bowler Brett Lee announced retirement from International Cricket. Though, he will continue playing in Australia's Twenty20 Big Bash & the Indian Premier League, this announcement is surely going to upset some of his fans. Brett is described as a fierce, fine, brave and generous opponent who always maintained the standards of sportsmanship. The 35-year-old bowler was forced to return home from Australia's recent tour to England because of a calf injury which made him realize enough is enough.

India vs Sri Lanka 2012 Schedule & Players

It is announced by ICC that Indian tour to Sri Lanka will start on Saturday, July 21, 2012. Sri Lanka has organized an international bilateral series, India vs Sri Lanka 2012. India tour to Sri Lanka 2012 will feature 5 ODI and only one T20 match in July-August 2012 that will be hosted by Sri Lanka. India tour to Sri Lanka 2012 bilateral series is the part of International Cricket Council’s new approach, Future Cricket Tour Programs to promote the game to every corner of the world. First ODI match in this 2012 bilateral series would be played between Sri Lanka and India on July 21, 2012 at 14:30 local time at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota.

2012 SLPL Schedule and Fixture

SLPL (Sri Lanka Premier League) which was expected to schedule in July 2011 is now going to take place in August 2012. The official announcement of 2012 SLPL was made by Sri Lanka Cricket on 14th May at a media conference. SLPL is the franchise-based Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Sri Lanka. The inspiration of SLPL is the Indian Premier League. The reasons behind the delay of the SLPL 2011 are insufficient finances and unavailability of Indian players. On 5th May, a new deal has been signed by Sri Lanka Cricket with Somerset Entertainment Ventures to organize the tournament systematically.