ICC World Cup Twenty20 2012

WORLD CRICKET T20 2012 

The 2012 ICC World Twenty20 will be the fourth ICC World Twenty20 competition, an international Twenty20 cricket tournament that will be held in Sri Lanka between September 18 and October 7, 2012. The T20 World Cup 2012 tournament is a part of Future Cricket Tour Programs (FTP) prepared by International Cricket Council (ICC). The ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012 is the first to be held in Asia, the last three being held in South Africa, England and the West Indies respectively.

The format will see four groups of three in a preliminary round. India and England are in the same group and will be joined by the runner up of the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier; Afghanistan. The Champions of the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier; Ireland are in a group with West Indies and Australia. Sri Lanka, South Africa and Zimbabwe, and Pakistan, New Zealand and Bangladesh are the other two groups.

Tue Sep 18	19:30 local | 14:00 GMT	Group C : 1st T20 - Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe	Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota
Wed Sep 19	15:30 local | 10:00 GMT	Group B : 2nd T20 - Australia vs Ireland	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Wed Sep 19	19:30 local | 14:00 GMT	Group A : 3rd T20 - India vs Afghanistan	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Thu Sep 20	19:30 local | 14:00 GMT	Group C : 4th T20 - South Africa vs Zimbabwe	Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota
Fri Sep 21	15:30 local | 10:00 GMT	Group D : 5th T20 - New Zealand vs Bangladesh	Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Fri Sep 21	19:30 local | 14:00 GMT	Group A : 6th T20 - England vs Afghanistan	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Sat Sep 22	15:30 local | 10:00 GMT	Group C : 7th T20 - Sri Lanka vs South Africa	Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota
Sat Sep 22	19:30 local | 14:00 GMT	Group B : 8th T20 - Australia vs West Indies	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Sun Sep 23	15:30 local | 10:00 GMT	Group D : 9th T20 - New Zealand vs Pakistan	Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Sun Sep 23	19:30 local | 14:00 GMT	Group A : 10th T20 - England vs India	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Mon Sep 24	19:30 local | 14:00 GMT	Group B : 11th T20 - West Indies vs Ireland	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Tue Sep 25	19:30 local | 14:00 GMT	Group D : 12th T20 - Bangladesh vs Pakistan	Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Thu Sep 27	15:30 local | 10:00 GMT	Super Eights, Group 1 : 13th T20 - TBC vs TBC	Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Thu Sep 27	19:30 local | 14:00 GMT	Super Eights, Group 1 : 14th T20 - TBC vs TBC	Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Fri Sep 28	15:30 local | 10:00 GMT	Super Eights, Group 2 : 15th T20 - TBC vs TBC	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Fri Sep 28	19:30 local | 14:00 GMT	Super Eights, Group 2 : 16th T20 - TBC vs TBC	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Sat Sep 29	15:30 local | 10:00 GMT	Super Eights, Group 1 : 17th T20 - TBC vs TBC	Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Sat Sep 29	19:30 local | 14:00 GMT	Super Eights, Group 1 : 18th T20 - TBC vs TBC	Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Sat Sep 30	15:30 local | 10:00 GMT	Super Eights, Group 2 : 19th T20 - TBC vs TBC	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Sat Sep 30	19:30 local | 14:00 GMT	Super Eights, Group 2 : 20th T20 - TBC vs TBC	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Mon Oct 1	15:30 local | 10:00 GMT	Super Eights, Group 1 : 21st T20 - TBC vs TBC	Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Mon Oct 1	19:30 local | 14:00 GMT	Super Eights, Group 1 : 22nd T20 - TBC vs TBC	Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Tue Oct 2	15:30 local | 10:00 GMT	Super Eights, Group 2 : 23rd T20 - TBC vs TBC	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Tue Oct 2	19:30 local | 14:00 GMT	Super Eights, Group 2 : 24th T20 - TBC vs TBC	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Thu Oct 5	19:00 local | 13:30 GMT	2nd Semi Final T20 - TBC vs TBC	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Thu Oct 7	19:00 local | 13:30 GMT	Final T20 - TBC vs TBC	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

DLF IPL5 T20 Schedule for 2012

The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a professional league for Twenty20 cricket championship in India. It was initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), headquartered in Mumbai and is supervised by BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla, who serves as the league's Chairman and Commissioner. It is currently contested by nine teams, consisting of players from around the world. It was started after an altercation between the BCCI and the Indian Cricket League.

IPL is the inspiration for various international T20 leagues including Friends Life t20 (England), MiWay T20 Challenge (South Africa) , Big Bash League (Australia), Bangladesh Premier League (Bangladesh).

Here's the match schedule for DLF IPL5 T20 2012

Wed Apr 4	14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST	1st match - Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Thu Apr 5	14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST	2nd match - Kolkata Knight Riders v Delhi Daredevils	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Fri Apr 6	10:30 GMT | 16:00 IST	3rd match - Mumbai Indians v Pune Warriors	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Fri Apr 6	14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST	4th match - Rajasthan Royals v Kings XI Punjab	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Sat Apr 7	10:30 GMT | 16:00 IST	5th match - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Delhi Daredevils	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Sat Apr 7	14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST	6th match - Deccan Chargers v Chennai Super Kings	Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam
Sun Apr 8	10:30 GMT | 16:00 IST	7th match - Rajasthan Royals v Kolkata Knight Riders	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Gautam Gambhir Profile - Biography of Gautam Gambhir

Full Name: Gautam Gambhir
Born: October 14, 1981, Delhi
Current Age: 30 years 162 Days
Major Teams: India, Delhi, Delhi Daredevils, India Red, Indian Board President's XI, Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Cricket Association President's XI
Playing Role: Top-Order Batsman
Batting Style: Left-Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak

Gautam Gambhir is one of the most complete batsmen of the current era. He is adept at opening in all three forms of the game. He can be more aggressive than Virender Sehwag, he can play the kind of back-to-the-wall innings that would do Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman proud, and he can accumulate without taking any risks, much like Sachin Tendulkar has been doing in the last quarter of his career.

Virat Kohli Biography - About Cricketer Virat Kohli

Full Name: Virat Kohli
Born: November 5, 1988, Delhi
Current Age: 23 years 140 Days
Major Teams: India, Delhi, India Red, India Under-19's, Royal Challengers Bangalore
Playing Role: Middle-Order Batsman
Batting Style: Right-Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right-Arm Medium

A typical modern-day cricketer, Virat Kohli plays his game aggressively, bares his emotions loudly in public, yet retains the element of maturity that forms an integral part of every good and great player. Anil Kumble said he had thought hard before calling Kohli the best under-22 player in international cricket - that would rate as perhaps the best compliments he has received. It is also proof of Kohli's transformation as a player.

About MS Dhoni - Mahendra Singh Dhoni Profile

Full Name: Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Born: July 7, 1981, Ranchi, Bihar (now Jharkhand)
Current Age: 30 years 261 days
Major Teams: India, Asia XI, Bihar, Chennai Super Kings, Jharkhand
Also known as Mahi
Playing Role: Wicketkeeper & Batsman
Batting Style: Right-hand bat
Bowling Style: Right-arm medium
Fielding Position: Wicketkeeper

Mahendra Singh Dhoni or 'Mahi' is the youngest & Succesful Captain of the India Cricket Team.

In advent of Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his meteoric rise through the ranks did just that, with a new generation transfixed by a small-town boy whose personality and background couldn't have been more different. Today, Mahendra Singh Dhoni typifies savage batting and athletic wicket keeping on the cricket field, while off it, his rugged handsomeness, natural sense of style and easy smile have earned him a vast fan base, a large percentage of it female.