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

Shahid Afridi Apointed Good Woodwill Ambassador for UNO

Master Blaster boom boom Afridi has been designation as goodwill ambassador for the United Nations anti-narcotics agency.
According to a press statement by UN Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the talented all-rounder has been appointed in recognition of his outstanding sporting record and for his popularity among cricket fans who have nicknamed him “Boom Boom Afridi”.
“I have never done anything halfway and will give my all to my new role,” Afridi said, accepting his two-year assignment. “I hate to see drugs ruin the lives of young people. If I can convince even one boy or girl to shirk the habit, I will be proud [of myself].”
Elaborating on why Afridi was chosen for the job, UNODC Pakistan Representative Jeremy Douglas said, “He plays with heart. Shahid Afridi is a role model who can speak powerfully against drug abuse. Young people see in him the courage to push boundaries and the will to go on when things get tough.”
Afridi will promote healthy living though sports and emphasise positive values and attitudes during visits to schools and colleges. In 2012, he will witness the impact of the work of UNODC in Pakistan and highlight the need to curb drug use and associated crime.
He is expected to take part in a range of activities, such as a youth cricket tournament, the commemoration of the International Day against Drug Abuse, raising awareness about the importance of ethics in sports, advocating gender-responsive services for drug users and promoting knowledge of drug and HIV/AIDS issues.

Pakistan Vs England 2012 – A New Beginning

After a controversial series between Pakistan and England in England, 1^st Test in Dubai between the two is a new beginning.

After badly losing a series to India in India in recent past, now it is a challenge for England to acknowledge herself the No. 1 Test Team on fast and slow wickets both.  Absence of Tim Bresnan will be a big disadvantage for English team. Presence of Monty Panasar and Gramm Sowan is encouraging aspect for England on the slow wickets of Dubai.

Under Misbah, Pakistani Team has performed very positively in recent past. So they will also looking for a big win against the No. 1 team of the test cricket to prove them selves as free of every controversy now.  

Teams:

Pakistan: Mohammad Hafeez, Taufeeq Umar, Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq(c), Asad Shafiq, Adnan Akmal(w), Umar Gul, Abdur Rehman, Saeed Ajmal, Aizaz Cheema

England:  Andrew Strauss(c), Alastair Cook, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Eoin Morgan, Matt Prior(w), Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, James Anderson, Chris Tremlett

Pakistan is  playing with two spinners and (Saeed Ajmal and Abdul Rehman) Umar Gul and Aizaz Cheema are the pacers.

England will play with three seamers (Tremlett, Anderson and Broad)  and one spinner (Swannn).

England have won the toss and elected to bat

India Deserves Domination in ICC .....

In this commercial world every department of life has been commercialized throughout the world. Commercialism in sports is on peak. Organizers of every sports event want to earn as much money as they can. The game of cricket which is very popular in subcontinent is also on the way of commercialism. As inventor of this game in past few decades England and Australia were controlling its functioning. But after economic development in India, the journey of commercialism of cricket came into existence.  Most of money involved in cricket now-a-days belongs to India. Playing one series against India can change the economic position of a cricket board in few days. Besides Indian players, players of other countries are also making money through IPL which is a domestic event of India. So, if most of the money involved in cricket now-a-days belongs to India, and only money is requirement of cricket boards now-a-days, why India should not dominate the cricket matters in ICC meetings.

 If India is not happy with UDRS, other boards should respect Indian feelings and should not stress on implementation of this system because being largest financial supporter of ICC, India deserve to get positive results through pressurizing umpires as she did with Steve Buknor and Darell Harper.

If Darell Harper has made Indians unhappy in past, the other boards were due to support Indian desire of removing him from umpiring in future, because making unhappy a large financial supporter of ICC is a crime. 

If any Indian player like Suresh Raina has been seen with bookies, cricket fans should not mind it and should not criticize ICC for not taking action, after all India is large financial supporter of ICC.

If India does not want to include Pakistani domestic champion team into Champions League, Pakistan should not protest and should respect India desires to throw her from International cricket, after all India is largest financial supporter of ICC.

If India wants to change the rotation policy of ICC for Presidentship of ICC and want to stay President for ever, the remaining boards should support India in doing so, because India deserve it as she is strong financial supporter of ICC.

In conclusion I would like to say that all the charm in the cricket grounds is because of India now-a-days, so cricket playing countries should give powers to India to change the constitution according to her desires any time and should also allow her to change the umpires to whom she unlike on the spot in on going match. After all India is largest financial supporter of ICC.