Other International Cricket

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Something good has come from the Zimbabwe tour of NZ for the Africans with Kyle Jarvis signing with Central Districts for the rest of the Plunkett Sheild

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Ryan ten Doeschate will not be part of Netherlands squad that plays in the World Twenty20 Qualifiers in the UAE in March, because of 'other cricket commitments', Netherlands chairman of selectors Jeroen Smits has said. The selectors have announced a 14-man squad for the tournament, which will be led by Peter Borren.....SLAP IN THE FACE..he has used playing for The Nethelands as a springborad to his career

Netherlands squad
Peter Borren (capt), Wesley Barresi , Mudassar Bukhari, Atse Buurman, Tom Cooper, Tom de Grooth, Tim Gruijters, Timm van der Gugten, Tom Heggelman, Alexei Kervezee, Ashan Malik, Stephan Myburgh, Pieter Seelaar, Michael Swart

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Michael Di Venuto, the former Australia batsman, has been named in the Italy squad for the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifiers to be held in the UAE between March 13-24, 2012. The ICC has finalised all 16 squads for the tournament, from which the top two teams will qualify for the ICC World Twenty20 to be held in Sri Lanka from September 18 to October 7, 2012. The other notable inclusion is that of Geraint Jones, the former England wicketkeeper, in the Papua New Guinea squad.

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Cheers for the Saffer one Brod!

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Keith Wyness, the former chief executive of both Aberdeen and Everton FC, has taken on the challenge of selling Twenty20 cricket to the United States.

Wyness will be responsible for the successful launch of a professional domestic Twenty20 league, including the sale of franchises and commercial television rights. A planned launch this year has been postponed for 12 months to allow Wyness time to put his personal stamp on plans that may represent cricket's best chance to make an impact in the US.

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Virender Sehwag has been rested from India's one-day squad for next month's Asia Cup, with Virat Kohli taking over as vice-captain. Sachin Tendulkar has been picked for the tournament, while allrounder Yusuf Pathan and Bengal fast bowler Ashok Dinda make comebacks. Fast bowlers Zaheer Khan and Umesh Yadav have been rested.

MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Virat Kohli (vice-capt), Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Manoj Tiwary, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Praveen Kumar, Vinay Kumar, Rahul Sharma, Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan, Ashok Dinda

Out : Virender Sehwag, Zaheer Khan, Umesh Yadav, Parthiv Patel
In: Yusuf Pathan, Ashok Dinda

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Left-arm-spinner Rangana Herath has been omitted from Sri Lanka's 14-man squad for the Asia Cup, which begins on March 11 in Dhaka. Fast bowlers Dhammika Prasad and Chanaka Welegedara, who were part of the Sri Lanka squad for the Commonwealth Bank tri-series in Australia, also miss out.
Offspinner Seekkuge Prasanna takes Herath's place while fast bowler Suranga Lakmal comes back from a long injury lay-off. The three allrounders who picked up injuries during the tri-series - Farveez Maharoof, Angelo Mathews and Thisara Perera - have been included in the squad.

Sri Lanka squad
Mahela Jayawardene (capt), Angelo Mathews (vice-capt), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, Kumar Sangakkara, Dinesh Chandimal, Lahiru Thirimanne, Thisara Perera, Farveez Maharoof, Sachithra Senanayake, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Seekkuge Prasanna, Suranga Lakmal

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Pakistan have dropped Shoaib Malik, Imran Farhat and Adnan Akmal from the squad that lost the ODIs 4-0 to England, and picked opener Nasir Jamshed and wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed for the Asia Cup in Bangladesh. Fast bowler Junaid Khan was not considered for selection because he was sidelined with a knee injury.

Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), Mohammad Hafeez, Nasir Jamshed, Younis Khan, Umar Akmal, Hammad Azam, Asad Shafiq, Shahid Afridi, Azhar Ali, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Saeed Ajmal, Abdur Rehman, Umar Gul, Aizaz Cheema, Wahab Riaz.
In: Nasir Jamshed, Sarfraz Ahmed.
Out: Shoaib Malik, Imran Farhat, Adnan Akmal.
Reserves: Ahmed Shehzad, Rahat Ali, Bilawal Bhatti, Afaq Rahim.

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Runako Morton, the West Indies batsman, has died in a road accident on Sunday, police have confirmed. Morton, 33, crashed into a utility pole on the Solomon Hochoy Highway in Chase Village in central Trinidad.

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Just for MP

Mark Boucher is likely to announce his retirement after South Africa's tour of England in July this year.

"I would like to go England and then start a process of trying to get another keeper involved. I think I've still got a lot to offer in that department," Boucher, who is part of South Africa's Test squad touring New Zealand, told ESPNcricinfo. "My body is getting a little sore, to be honest. The back is starting to play up a bit. If I can manage myself form-wise and it all goes to plan, then after England I will probably look at my career and my retirement."

Thami Tsolekile, who took over from Boucher in 2004, has been earmarked as his successor once again, but Andrew Hudson, the convenor of selectors, said Tsolekile was not guaranteed a place in the national side simply by virtue of his contract and that other keepers around the country, such as Heino Kuhn and Dane Vilas, are all eligible for selection

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Runako Morton, the West Indies batsman, has died in a road accident on Sunday, police have confirmed. Morton, 33, crashed into a utility pole on the Solomon Hochoy Highway in Chase Village in central Trinidad.

RIP

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Way too young to die. Poor fella. RIP

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The demotion of opening batsman Tamim Iqbal to the reserves and the inclusion of allrounder Mashrafe Mortaza are among a host of changes in Bangladesh's Asia Cup squad.

Bangladesh squad for Asia Cup
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
Reserves: Tamim Iqbal, Shuvagata Hom, Farhad Reza, Enamul Haque, Abul Hasan
In: Nazimuddin, Jahurul Islam, Mashrafe Mortaza, Shahadat Hossain, Anamul Haque
Out: Alok Kapali, Naeem Islam, Rubel Hossain, Shahriar Nafees

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The demotion of opening batsman Tamim Iqbal to the reserves

He's one of two or three Bangladeshis that can bat!

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Squad for one-off Twenty20 in South Africa

Squad: MS Dhoni (capt), Virat Kohli (vc), Robin Uthappa, Gautam Gambhir, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Praveen Kumar, Vinay Kumar, Rahul Sharma, Yusuf Pathan, Manoj Tiwary, Irfan Pathan, Ashok Dinda

Virender Sehwag has been left out of the India squad for the one-off Twenty20 international against South Africa on March 30 in Johannesburg.

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Bangladesh v Pakistan
Asia Cup
Match One
Mirpur

PAKISTAN WON BY 21 RUNS

Pakistan 8/262
Mohammad Hafeez 89 (126 balls) MAN OF THE MATCH
Nasir Jamshed 54 (64)
Umar Gul 39 (25)
Shahadat Hossain 3/53 (8 overs)
Shakib Al Hasan 2/41 (10)
Bangladesh 241 (48.1 overs)
Shakib Al Hasan 64 (66)
Tamim Iqbal 64 (89)
Nasir Hossain 47 (49)
Umar Gul 3/58 (9.1)
Mohammad Hafeez 2/40 (10)
Saeed Ajmal 2/45 (10)
Shahid Afridi 2/49 (10)

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Tuesday marks the first day of what is anticipated to be a grueling 12-day ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in the UAE where 16 Associate and Affiliate teams will be vying for two open spots at the main event in Sri Lanka this September.

- Afghanistan enters the event as the defending champion from the qualifier in 2010
- Netherlands should be confident of finishing in the top three as well with South Australia batsman Tom Cooper providing a lift. Ryan ten Doeschate ditched the Netherlands for a payday at the MiWAY Twenty20 domestic tournament in South Africa
- Group B frontrunners Ireland have two youngsters leading the way in Paul Stirling and George Dockrell.
- Namibia has the best chance of any of the non-ODI nations to finish in the top three in their group.

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Hey Brod did i see Micheal Divento playing for Italy the other day???

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Hey Brod did i see Micheal Divento playing for Italy the other day???

Sure did...following in the footsteps of the great Joe Scuderi

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Sri Lanka have been dealt a blow as their allrounder Angelo Mathews was ruled out of the Asia Cup due to a calf injury.