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TOP 10 BATSMEN TESTS

Name	Country
1	K.C. Sangakkara	SL
2	S. Chanderpaul	WI
3	M.E.K. Hussey	AUS
4	Mohammad Yousuf	PAK
4	R.T. Ponting	AUS
6	J.H. Kallis	SA
7	M.L. Hayden	AUS
8	D.P.M.D. Jayawardena	SL
9	Younis Khan	PAK
10	K.P. Pietersen	ENG

TOP 10 BOWLERS TEST

Name	Country
1	M. Muralidaran	SL
2	D.W. Steyn	SA
3	S.R. Clark	AUS
4	B. Lee	AUS
5	M. Ntini	SA
6	R.J. Sidebottom	ENG
7	W.P.U.J.C. Vaas	SL
8	A. Kumble	IND
9	Shoaib Akhtar	PAK
10	S.E. Bond	NZ

TOP 10 BATSMEN ODIS

Name	Country
1	G.C. Smith	SA
2	R.T. Ponting	AUS
3	S.R. Tendulkar	IND
4	Mohammad Yousuf	PAK
5	S. Chanderpaul	WI
5	M.L. Hayden	AUS
7	M.E.K. Hussey	AUS
8	K.P. Pietersen	ENG
9	M.S. Dhoni	IND
10	A.B. de Villiers	SA

TOP 10 BOWLERS ODIS

Name	Country
1	D.L. Vettori	NZ
2	N.W. Bracken	AUS
3	S.E. Bond	NZ
4	K.D. Mills	NZ
4	W.P.U.J.C. Vaas	SL
6	Shahid Afridi	PAK
6	A. Nel	SA
8	D.B. Powell	WI
9	J.E. Taylor	WI
10	B. Lee	AUS

odi team rankinks-Reliance Mobile ODI Championship

Teams

Matches

Points

Rating

1

South Africa

43

5478

127

2

Australia

44

5597

127

3

India

59

6674

113

4

New Zealand

39

4367

112

5

Pakistan

41

4540

111

6

England

41

4363

106

7

Sri Lanka

46

4810

105

8

West Indies

39

3880

99

9

Bangladesh

42

1946

46

10

Ireland

11

217

20

11

Zimbabwe

31

552

18

12

Kenya

6

0

0

Developed by David Kendix

Last updated: Jun 15, 2008

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Teams Matches Points Rating

1 Australia 37 5204 141

2 India 42 4642 111

3 England 48 5285 110

4 South Africa 44 4789 109

5 Sri Lanka 35 3709 106

6 Pakistan 33 3107 94

7 New Zealand 29 2559 88

8 West Indies 35 2698 77

9 Bangladesh 24 23 1

Developed by David Kendix

Last updated: Jun 12, 2008

Asia Cup, 2008 fixtures

June 2008
Tue 24 16:00 local, 10:00 GMT	Group A - Bangladesh v United Arab Emirates Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Tue 24 17:00 local, 11:00 GMT	Group B - Pakistan v Hong Kong National Stadium, Karachi
Wed 25 16:00 local, 10:00 GMT	Group A - Bangladesh v Sri Lanka Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Wed 25 17:00 local, 11:00 GMT	Group B - Hong Kong v India National Stadium, Karachi
Thu 26 16:00 local, 10:00 GMT	Group A - Sri Lanka v United Arab Emirates Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Thu 26 17:00 local, 11:00 GMT	Group B - India v Pakistan National Stadium, Karachi
Sat 28 17:00 local, 11:00 GMT	TBC v TBC National Stadium, Karachi A2 v B2
Sun 29 17:00 local, 11:00 GMT	TBC v TBC National Stadium, Karachi A1 v B1
Mon 30 17:00 local, 11:00 GMT	TBC v TBC National Stadium, Karachi A1 v A2
July 2008
Wed 2 17:00 local, 11:00 GMT	TBC v TBC National Stadium, Karachi B1 v B2
Thu 3 17:00 local, 11:00 GMT	TBC v TBC National Stadium, Karachi A1 v B2
Fri 4 17:00 local, 11:00 GMT	TBC v TBC National Stadium, Karachi A2 v B1
Sun 6 17:00 local, 11:00 GMT	Final - TBC v TBC National Stadium, Karachi

Australia tour of West Indies, 2008 fixtures

May 2008
Fri 16 - Sun 18 09:30 local, 14:30 GMT	Jamaica Select XI v Australians Trelawny Stadium, Jamaica
Thu 22 - Mon 26 09:30 local, 14:30 GMT	1st Test - West Indies v Australia Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
Fri 30 - Tue 3 09:30 local, 13:30 GMT	2nd Test - West Indies v Australia Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua
June 2008
Thu 12 - Mon 16 10:00 local, 14:00 GMT	3rd Test - West Indies v Australia Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Fri 20 14:00 local, 18:00 GMT	Only Twenty20 International - West Indies v Australia Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Sat 21 15:00 local, 19:00 GMT	University of West Indies Vice Chancellor's XI v Australians Three Ws Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Tue 24 09:30 local, 13:30 GMT	1st ODI - West Indies v Australia Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown, St Vincent
Fri 27 09:30 local, 13:30 GMT	2nd ODI - West Indies v Australia National Cricket Stadium, St George's, Grenada
Sun 29 09:30 local, 13:30 GMT	3rd ODI - West Indies v Australia National Cricket Stadium, St George's, Grenada
July 2008
Fri 4 09:30 local, 13:30 GMT	4th ODI - West Indies v Australia Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts
Sun 6 09:30 local, 13:30 GMT	5th ODI - West Indies v Australia Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts

New Zealand tour of England and Scotland 2008 fixtures

April 2008
Sun 27 10:45 local, 09:45 GMT	Marylebone Cricket Club v New Zealanders Arundel Castle Cricket Club Ground
Mon 28 - Wed 30 11:00 local, 10:00 GMT	Kent v New Zealanders St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
May 2008
Fri 2 - Mon 5 11:00 local, 10:00 GMT	Essex v New Zealanders County Ground, Chelmsford
Thu 8 - Sun 11 11:00 local, 10:00 GMT	England Lions v New Zealanders The Rose Bowl, Southampton
Thu 15 - Mon 19 11:00 local, 10:00 GMT	1st Test - England v New Zealand Lord's, London
Fri 23 - Mon 26 11:00 local, 10:00 GMT	2nd Test - England v New Zealand Old Trafford, Manchester
Fri 30 - Sun 1 11:00 local, 10:00 GMT	Northamptonshire v New Zealanders County Ground, Northampton
June 2008
Thu 5 - Sun 8 11:00 local, 10:00 GMT	3rd Test - England v New Zealand Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Wed 11 10:45 local, 09:45 GMT	Worcestershire v New Zealanders County Ground, New Road, Worcester
Fri 13 17:30 local, 16:30 GMT	Only Twenty20 International - England v New Zealand Old Trafford, Manchester
Sun 15 10:45 local, 09:45 GMT	1st ODI - England v New Zealand Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Wed 18 10:45 local, 09:45 GMT	2nd ODI - England v New Zealand Edgbaston, Birmingham
Sat 21 10:45 local, 09:45 GMT	3rd ODI - England v New Zealand County Ground, Bristol
Wed 25 10:45 local, 09:45 GMT	4th ODI - England v New Zealand Kennington Oval, London
Sat 28 10:45 local, 09:45 GMT	5th ODI - England v New Zealand Lord's, London
July 2008
Tue 1 10:45 local, 09:45 GMT	Ireland v New Zealand Mannofield Park, Aberdeen
Thu 3 10:45 local, 09:45 GMT	Scotland v New Zealand Mannofield Park, Aberdeen

South African cricket-'I was an idiot' - Steyn apologises for IPL comments

Dale Steyn has called himself an 'idiot' for the comments he made about the Indian Premier League a few days ago.

Steyn said that "the IPL was only four overs a game and it was like a paid holiday; you only had to work hard if you felt like it, which is probably why we finished second-last." However, in response, he was unreservedly apologetic.

"I was speaking just moments after being named as South Africa's cricketer of the year at a gala banquet and I was pretty emotional," he said. "I was trying to be funny and just ended up being stupid - I was an idiot.

"I was asked whether the IPL had been hard physically and I said 'no' because I only had to bowl four overs per game. The rest of my comments were meant to reinforce the fact that Twenty20 cricket is very, very different from Test cricket as far as wear and tear on the body is concerned.

"The truth is, I tried my absolute hardest for Bangalore in every game and I was as disappointed as anyone that we fared so poorly. I desperately regret my naivety and look forward to the opportunity of helping the franchise reach the semi-finals next year.

"I have written to the franchise to express my unreserved regret and apologies and tried to explain the circumstances of my comments. Sometimes, when you lose, you try to make a joke of it to lessen the disappointment. It was a stupid thing to say and a painful lesson for me to learn."...........courtesy:cricinfo