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Asia Cup to be held next month
Asian Cricket Council announced the schedule of the Micromax Asia Cup 2010 which is to be held in Sri Lanka involving the four Asian teams- Sri Lanka, Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. Seven ODIs will be played between June 15th and June 24th in Dambulla, Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka is the defending champions of the Asia Cup as they defeated India in 2008 at Karachi. This year will have three reserve days.
SCHEDULE
Asia Cup Schedule and Fixtures 2010:
| S.NO. | DAY DATE |
TIME | TEAMS | VENUE |
| 1 | Tuesday June 15, 2010 |
2:30 PM (IST) 14:30 local, 09:00 GMT |
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan | Dambulla |
| 2 | Wednesday June 16, 2010 |
2:30 PM (IST) 14:30 local, 09:00 GMT |
Bangladesh vs India | Dambulla |
| 3 | Thursday June 17, 2010 |
2:30 PM (IST) 14:30 local, 09:00 GMT |
Reserve Day | |
| 4 | Friday June 18, 2010 |
2:30 PM (IST) 14:30 local, 09:00 GMT |
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh | Dambulla |
| 5 | Saturday June 19, 2010 |
2:30 PM (IST) 14:30 local, 09:00 GMT |
India vs Pakistan | Dambulla |
| 6 | Sunday June 20, 2010 |
2:30 PM (IST) 14:30 local, 09:00 GMT |
Reserve Day | Dambulla |
| 7 | Monday June 21, 2010 |
2:30 PM (IST) 14:30 local, 09:00 GMT |
Bangladesh vs Pakistan | Dambulla |
| 8 | Tuesday June 22, 2010 |
2:30 PM (IST) 14:30 local, 09:00 GMT |
Sri Lanka vs India | Dambulla |
| 9 | Wednesday June 23, 2010 |
2:30 PM (IST) 14:30 local, 09:00 GMT |
Reserve Day | Dambulla |
| 10 | Thursday June 24, 2010 |
2:30 PM (IST) 14:30 local, 09:00 GMT |
Final | Dambulla |
3 people arrested for Betting
In Jaipur, three people were arrested Yesterday for allegations on Betting involving crores of Rupees. Two laptops, six mobile phones and Rs 8,200 cash in were seized from them.
The three guys involved in this matter were Dayal Das, Jwala Prasad alias Julie and Sohan Lal, whom the Manak Chowk Police arrested during a raid in Jwala Prasad’s house in Manak Chowk.
The trio were involved in betting of Bangladesh and England matches which was held in Bangladesh. The Police doesn’t know the exact amount of betting but they are suspecting their involvement in IPL too.
Banglas name the T20 WC Probables
The Bangladesh team has included a number of new faces in the team. Alok Kapali, Shahriar Nafees and Aftab Ahmed are set to return to the team.
The selectors have included many youngsters including Mohammad Elias, Alauddin Babu, Faisal Hossain Mithun Ali, Shamsur Rahman, Mohammed Sohrawordi, Nazmul Hossain Milon, Jahirul Islam Nasir Hossain, Rony Talukder and Robiul Islam.
Good news for them is that Mashrafe Mortaza and Mohammad Ashraful are back in the squad.
Here is the 20 man squad–
Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mashrafe Mortaza, Mohammad Ashraful, Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Junaid Siddique, Mahmudullah, Naeem Islam, Shahadat Hossain Abdur Razzak, Rubel Hossain, Shafiul Islam, Syed Rasel, Aftab Ahmed, Alok Kopali, Nazmul Hossain, Dolar Mahmud, Mahbubul Alam, Faisal Hossain, Mithun Ali, Shamsur Rahman, Mohammed Sohrawordi, Nazmul Hossain Milon, Jahirul Islam, Nasir Hossain, Rony Talukder, Robiul Islam, Mohammad Elias and Alauddin Babu.
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