India vs Pakistan 2012-13 Schedule

Date and Time	Match
Tue Dec 25 19:00 local | 13:30 GMT	1st T20 - India vs Pakistan M.Chinnswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Thu Dec 27 19:00 local | 13:30 GMT	2nd T20 - India vs Pakistan Sardar Patel Stadium Motera, Ahmedabad
Sun Dec 30 14:30 local | 09:00 GMT	1st ODI - India vs Pakistan MA Chidambaram Stadium - Chepauk, Chennai
Thu Jan 3 14:30 local | 09:00 GMT	2nd ODI - India vs Pakistan Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Sun Jan 6 14:30 local | 09:00 GMT	3rd ODI - India vs Pakistan Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Bangladesh Cricket Team Will Visit Pakistan this year, BCB Prisednt

According to BCB president Mustafa Kamal,

“Bangladesh cricket team will visit Pakistan this year” 

This news came after a statement of PCB chairman Zaka Ashraf in which he warned sports ties with Bangladesh threatened in case of Bangladesh refusal from tour of Pakistan while responding to a statement on twitter from a Bangladesh official.    

PCB had invited Bangladesh cricket team for tour of Pakistan. This tour is seeking approval from Bangladesh Prime Minister Haseena Wajid and she has to make any decision yet.

International cricket is suspended in Pakistan since a terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan team in Lahore in March 2009.

In March 2012, Bangladesh security team has already analyzed security measurements and has send report to BCB.

Whitewash Victory of Pakistan against England

Whitewash defeat to England is indeed a matter of pride for Pakistan. It is not easy to achieve whitewash victory against number one cricket team of cricket world.  This huge win will send positive message to the rest of cricket world after involvement of some Pakistani players in match fixing controversies in near past. Now-a-days no big name is member of Pakistan cricket team but still they defeated number one team of the cricket world.  The results of the series educated cricket experts that you can win without big names with a discipline team. Full credit to the current management and captain for forming the team in a wining combination.

The performance of Pakistani spinners was outstanding in this series.  Especially in first match Saeed Ajmal bothered English batsmen badly. While English batsmen were focused on handling Ajmal, Abdur Rehman took full advantage and destroyed English batting line in 2^nd and 3^rd matches by confusing English batsmen on his straight and spinning deliveries. A positive improvement in the department of Wicket Keeping was also noted. Young Adnan Akmal was good in wicket keeping, though he dropped some catches but as a whole his performance was satisfactory.  In past Pakistan has lost the matches because of bad wicket keeping. The performance of young Azher Ali is getting perfection day by day. Now he should focus on improving his test technique instead of looking to join ODIs and T20 teams.

Though Pakistan won the series but there are some areas that require the attention of PCB. We saw that Pakistan batting line was sent back on less than 100 runs in 3^rd test match in 1^st Inning. The reason was little bit swing and bounce on the wicket for fast bowlers. In that specific inning experts noted the weaknesses of Pakistan batting on fast and bouncy wickets. So this is the area to which Pakistan team management should address.

There is a discussion in media on the appointment of new coach for Pakistan team. Some experts are in favour of Mohsin because of his current good performance. Some analyst says that the series won by Pakistan in his coaching were all played on slow wickets. Therefore, for making the batting line perfect on slow and fast wickets both, qualified coach is required. Dav Whatmore is an Australian and has coached Sri Lanka. He has the experience of coaching both on slow and fast wickets. Therefore, one can expect good coaching from him. Management has to look forward and should not hesitate in appointing him as coach for better future.

New Zealand Vs Zimbabwe Series 2012

Date and Time	Days	Teams and Venues
26 Jan – 30 Jan 10:30 local | 21:30 GMT	Thursday	(1st Test)   New Zealand vs Zimbabwe McLean Park, Napier
3 February   11:00 local | 22:00 GMT	Friday	(1st ODI)   New Zealand vs Zimbabwe University Oval, Dunedin
6 February 11:00 local | 22:00 GMT	Monday	(2nd ODI)  New Zealand vs Zimbabwe Cobham Oval, Whangarei
9 February 14:00 local | 01:00 GMT	Thursday	(3rd ODI) New Zealand vs Zimbabwe McLean Park, Napier
12 February 19:00 local | 06:00 GMT	Sunday	(1st T20) New Zealand vs Zimbabwe Eden Park, Auckland
14 February 19:00 local | 06:00 GMT	Tuesday	(2nd T20)   New Zealand vs Zimbabwe Seddon Park, Hamilton

Triangular Series 2012 In Australia (World Series)

Date and Time	Day	Teams and Venue
5 February 14:20 local | 03:20 GMT	Sunday	Australia vs India Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
8 February 12:20 local | 04:20 GMT	Wednesday	India vs Sri Lanka W.A.C.A., Perth
10 February 12:20 local | 04:20 GMT	Friday	Australia vs Sri Lanka W.A.C.A., Perth
12 February 13:50 local | 03:20 GMT	Sunday	Australia vs India Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
14 February 13:50 local | 03:20 GMT	Tuesday	India vs Sri Lanka Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
17 February 14:20 local | 03:20 GMT	Friday	Australia vs Sri Lanka Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
19 February 13:20 local | 03:20 GMT	Sunday	Australia vs India Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
21 February 13:20 local | 03:20 GMT	Tuesday	India vs Sri Lanka Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
24 February      14:20 local | 03:20 GMT	Friday	Australia vs Sri Lanka Bellerive Oval, Hobart
26 February 14:20 local | 03:20 GMT	Sunday	Australia vs India Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
28 February 14:20 local | 03:20 GMT	Tuesday	India vs Sri Lanka Bellerive Oval, Hobart
2 March 14:20 local | 03:20 GMT	Friday	Australia vs Sri Lanka Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
4 March 13:20 local | 03:20 GMT	Sunday	1st Final ODI - TBC vs TBC Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
6 March 13:50 local | 03:20 GMT	Tuesday	2nd Final ODI - TBC vs TBC Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
8 March  13:50 local | 03:20 GMT	Thursday	3rd Final ODI - TBC vs TBC Adelaide Oval, Adelaide