Australia first three matche Odi squad triangular series against Ind and SL

14-man Australian ODI squad:

Michael Clarke (capt), David Warner, Ricky Ponting, Peter Forrest, Dan Christian, David Hussey, Michael Hussey, Matthew Wade, Brett Lee, Ryan Harris, Mitchell Starc, Xavier Doherty, Clint McKay, Mitch Marsh

Australia's new one-day wicketkeeper Matthew Wade wants to be more than just a fill-in for rested Brad Haddin for the triangular series against Ind and SL.

There was no place in the squad for injured quicks James Pattinson and Patrick Cummins, while allrounder Shane Watson remains out of contention due to his ongoing recovery from hamstring and calf injuries.

Queensland batsman Peter Forrest was the surprise inclusion, while South Australian allrounder Dan Christian is likely to join Wade and Forrest as a ODI debutant.

Sri Lanka New Captain for Mahela Jayawardene

Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lanka's new captain, has said his 2nd term will be for a year at most and that his priority is to rebuild the team following a string of defeats in Tests and ODIs after the 2011 World Cup and the tri-series in Australia are involving the hosts and India, will be Jayawardene's 1st assignment after taking over the leadership from Tillakaratne Dilshan.

"I took up the captaincy once again, for one year. Our target is to win matches, to regain our place as one of the top four Test-playing nations," Jayawardene said in Colombo.

Jayawardene was ODI captain from 2004 till 2009 and he took over as Test captain in 2006 to he resigned in 2009, saying he wanted his successor to have sufficient time to build the team for the 2011 World Cup for the Kumar Sangakkara took over from Jayawardene but stepped down after leading Sri Lanka to the final of the World Cup to Dilshan led Sri Lanka for just nine months after the tournament, but resigned following series defeats in both Tests and ODIs in all his four assignments.

Dilshan said: "There was criticism after we lost games about my leadership, so I resigned. The coach [Marsh], I don't know, that is a decision of the selectors."

South Africa tour of New Zealand 2012

Play 3 t20, 3 ODI and 3 TEST:

3 twenty20:

Fri Feb 17 1st T20I - New Zealand v South Africa
06:00 GMT | 19:00 local
11:30 IST
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

Sun Feb 19 2nd T20I - New Zealand v South Africa
06:00 GMT | 19:00 local
11:30 IST
Seddon Park, Hamilton

Wed Feb 22 3rd T20I - New Zealand v South Africa
06:00 GMT | 19:00 local
11:30 IST
Eden Park, Auckland


3 ODI:

Sat Feb 25 1st ODI - New Zealand v South Africa
01:00 GMT | 14:00 local
06:30 IST
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

Wed Feb 29 2nd ODI - New Zealand v South Africa
01:00 GMT | 14:00 local
06:30 IST
McLean Park, Napier

Sat Mar 3 3rd ODI - New Zealand v South Africa
01:00 GMT | 14:00 local
06:30 IST
Eden Park, Auckland


3 TEST:

Wed Mar 7 - Sun Mar 11 1st Test - New Zealand v South Africa
21:30 GMT
(prev day) | 10:30 local
03:00 IST
University Oval, Dunedin

Thu Mar 15 - Mon Mar 19 2nd Test - New Zealand v South Africa
21:30 GMT
prev day) | 10:30 local
03:00 IST
Seddon Park, Hamilton

Fri Mar 23 - Tue Mar 27 3rd Test - New Zealand v South Africa
21:30 GMT
(prev day) | 10:30 local
03:00 IST
Basin Reserve, Wellington

Zimbabwe in New Zealand 2012 ODI Series Schedule

Date	Match Details	Time	IST	Place
Feb 03	New Zealand v Zimbabwe, 1st ODI	22:00 Feb 2	03:30 (Feb 3)	Dunedin
Feb 06	New Zealand v Zimbabwe, 2nd ODI	22:00 Feb 5	03:30 (Feb 6)	Whangarei
Feb 09	New Zealand v Zimbabwe, 3rd ODI	01:00	06:30	Napier
Feb 12	New Zealand v Zimbabwe, 1st T20I	06:00	11:30	Auckland
Feb 14	New Zealand v Zimbabwe, 2nd T20I	06:00	11:30	Hamilton

Tri Series in Australia 2012 Indian Team ODI Squad

Tri Series Play for 17-man limited-overs india squad:

MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar, Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Manoj Tiwary, Parthiv Patel (wk),
Zaheer Khan, Umesh Yadav, Irfan Pathan, R Vinay Kumar, Praveen Kumar, Rahul Sharma,
R Ashwin

Sachin Tendulkar has been picked in India's limited-overs squad for the first time since the World Cup and the Irfan Pathan, who played his 1st international for India in more than two years during that series, has retained his place in the squad and the Manoj Tiwary scored his maiden ODI hundred in the 5th ODI against West Indies and is part of the squad again and the Yuvraj Singh's time away from cricket continues as he has not yet fully recovered from the non-malignant lung tumour that has kept him ou of the team.

India will play two Twenty20 internationals in Australia followed by the ODI tri-series, which will be played from February 5 to March 8.

India, Sri Lanka and Australia Tri-Series 2012 in Australia

Date	Match Details	Time (GMT)	(IST)	Place
Feb 05 - Sun	Australia v India, 1st Match	03:20	08:50	Melbourne
Feb 08 - Wed	India v Sri Lanka, 2nd Match	03:20	08:50	Perth
Feb 10 - Fri	Aus v Sri Lanka, 3rd Match	03:20	08:50	Perth
Feb 12 - Sun	Australia v India, 4th Match	03:20	08:50	Adelaide
Feb 14 - Tue	India v Sri Lanka, 5th Match	03:20	08:50	Adelaide
Feb 17 - Fri	Aus v Sri Lanka, 6th Match	03:20	08:50	Sydney
Feb 19 - Sun	Australia v India, 7th Match	03:20	08:50	Brisbane
Feb 21 - Tue	India v Sri Lanka, 8th Match	03:20	08:50	Brisbane
Feb 24 - Fri	Aus v Sri Lanka, 9th Match	03:20	08:50	Hobart
Feb 26 - Sun	Australia v India, 10th Match	03:20	08:50	Sydney
Feb 28 - Tue	India v Sri Lanka, 11th Match	03:20	08:50	Hobart
Mar 02 - Fri	Aus v Sri Lanka, 12th Match	03:20	08:50	Melbourne
Mar 04 - Sun	TBC v TBC, 1st Final	03:20	08:50	Brisbane
Mar 06 - Tue	TBC v TBC, 2nd Final	03:20	08:50	Adelaide
Mar 08 - Thu	TBC v TBC, 3rd Final (if needed)	03:20	08:50	Adelaide

Dilshan steps down as SL captain

Sri Lankan skipper Tillakaratne Dilshan has has decided to resign from his post as the skipper of the Sri Lankan team. The announcement was made through a press release by Sri Lanka Cricket.

"Dilshan sent his resignation from the captaincy of the national team to Sri Lanka Cricket a short while ago," SLC said in a text message alert to its subscribers.

Dilshan was made the captain after the World Cup 2011, during which Kumar Sangakkara led the team. Dilshan's last series in charge was the tour to South Africa where his team lost the Test series 2-1 and the ODI series 3-2. Dilshan also led SL to England and in a home series against Australia but failed to win those too.

Captaincy saw the dashing right-hander's form dip by a large margin and there were numerous calls to remove him from the post. One of the high points was surely leading Sri Lanka to their first Test win since the retirement of spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan and their first ever Test win in South Africa.

Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage confirmed that middle order stalwart, Mahela Jayawardene will be the new captain while Angelo Mathews will be his deputy.

Mahela Jayawardene, who led Sri Lanka to the 2007 World Cup runners-up spot, will be the captain for all three formats of the game.

The selectors also announced the squad for the tri-nation series in Australia also involving India. Farvez Maharoof has made a comeback into the squad along with left arm pacer Chanaka Walegedara. They replace the out of sorts Dilhara Fernando and Kosala Kulasekara. Maharoof last featured in the Sri lankan line-up against India in August, 2010.

Team: Mahela Jayawardene (captain), Angelo Mathews, Upul Tharanga, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara, Dinesh Chandimal, Lahiru Thirimanne, Thisara Perera, Farveez Maharoof, Rangana Herath, Sachithra Senanayake, Lasith Malinga, Nuwan Kulasekera, Chanaka Welegedera, Dhammika Prasad.

Sri Lanka name Malinga in ODI squad

Sri Lanka on Tuesday named paceman Lasith Malinga and opening batsman Upul Tharanga in a 15-man squad for the one-day series in South Africa.

Fast bowlers Nuwan Kulasekara and Kosala Kulasekara will also join the team for the five-match series starting in Paarl on January 11, the governing body, Sri Lanka Cricket, said.

Thilan Samaraweera, Tharanga Paranavitana, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kaushal Silva, Chanaka Welegedara and Kanishka Alvitigala, who are currently on the tour, will return when the ongoing third and final Test ends on January 7.

The Test series is currently tied 1-1.

Sri Lanka one-day squad: Tillakaratne Dilshan (capt), Angelo Mathews, Upul Tharanga, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Dinesh Chandimal, Kosala Kulasekara, Thisara Perera, Lasith Malinga, Nuwan Kulasekara, Ajantha Mendis, Rangana Herath, Dhammika Prasad, Dilhara Fernando, Lahiru Thirimanne.