ICC 20-20 World cup 2010 schedule

The third edition of 20-20 world cup is scheduled to be played in West Indies from 30th April-16th May 2010. There are three venues finalized for this tournament Barbados, Guyana and St.Lucia. The first edition was won by India and the second edition of this tournament was won by Pakistan. A total of 12 teams are participating in this tournament - 10 one day playing teams and 2 associate members (Afghanistan & Ireland).

GROUPS

Group A – Pakistan (A1), Australia (A2) and Bangladesh

Group B – Sri Lanka (B1), New Zealand (B2) and Zimbabwe

Group C – South Africa (C1), India (C2) and Afghanistan

Group D – West Indies (D1), England (D2) and Ireland

Point to note: Top two teams in each groups are given No.1 & No.2 ranking. They will maintain this ranking even after the league matches are over but if the third spot team beats any of the top teams then it will take the ranking of that particular team provided they qualify for the super eight. e.g. If Ireland beats West Indies, England  beats both West Indies and  Ireland the rankings will then be like this Ireland (D1), England (D2).

Date	Time (GMT/IST)	Match Details	Venue
April 30th	17:00/22:30	Sri Lanka v New Zealand	Guyana
April 30th	21:00/2:30+1day	West Indies v Ireland	Guyana
May 1st	13:30/19:00	India v Afghanistan	St.Lucia
May 1st	17:30/23:00	Pakistan v Bangladesh	St.Lucia
May 2nd	13:30/19:00	South Africa v India	St.Lucia
May 2nd	17:30/23:00	Pakistan v Australia	St.Lucia
May 3rd	13:30/19:00	Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe	Guyana
May 3rd	17:30/23:00	West Indies v England	Guyana
May 4th	13:30/19:00	New Zealand v Zimbabwe	Guyana
May 4th	17:30/23:00	England v Ireland	Guyana
May 5th	13:30/19:00	Australia v Bangladesh	Barbados
May 5th	17:30/23:00	South Africa v Afghanistan	Barbados
SUPER EIGHT
Date	Time (GMT/IST)	Match Details	Venue
May 6th	13:30/19:00	Pakistan v England (E)	Barbados
May 6th	17:30/23:00	South Africa v New Zealand (E)	Barbados
May 7th	13:30/19:00	Austalia v India (F)	Barbados
May 7th	17:30/23:00	Sri Lanka v WI (F)	Barbados
May 8th	13:30/19:00	South Africa v England (E)	Barbados
May 8th	17:30/23:00	Pakistan v New Zealand (E)	Barbados
May 9th	13:30/19:00	India v WI (F)	Barbados
May 9th	17:30/23:00	Sri Lanka v Australia (F)	Barbados
May 10th	13:30/19:00	New Zealand v England (E)	St.Lucia
May 10th	17:30/23:00	Pakistan v South Africa (E)	St.Lucia
May 11th	17:00/22:30	Sri Lanka v India(F)	St.Lucia
May 11th	21:00/2:30+1day	WI v Australia(F)	St.Lucia

SEMI - FINAL

Date	Time (GMT/IST)	Match Details	Venue
May 13th	15:30/21:00	E1 v F2	St.Lucia
May 14th	15:30/21:00	F1 v E2	St.Lucia

FINAL

Date	Time (GMT/IST)	Match Details	Venue
May 16th	15:30/21:00	Winner SF1 v Winner SF2	Barbados

Bahrain Grand prix 2010- about tickets,how to reach & where to stay

Welcome to the first race of Formula1 grand prix 2010 season(12-13-14 March). This year Bahrain has been chosen to host the first race of the season definitely you would like to catch up the action. For those who want to travel but dont know about how to go about here is a blog which will try to recommend you about your tickets purchase, flight and hotel stay and how to reach Bahrain International Circuit.

Tickets:
If you are buying tickets online then I would like  to recommend the following site:http://www.bahraingp.com/en/tickets.The Grand stand (Main,Batelco & Turn 1) is the best place to watch the race from but if you want to lessen the burden on your purse I would suggest both the Victory  Grandstands. You can get a three day pass from Friday-Sunday or only the Race day pass which is valid for Sunday. The atmosphere at the Bahrain International Circuit is like a carnival on these three days with a lot of variety shows on display.

Airlines

Gulf Air is the official sponsor for the Bahrian Grand Prix 2010 and it operates flights to various European and Asian destinations.Check the link to find out moreGulf Air.
However you can also try out the link to the below mentioned airlines if it makes your visit to Bahrain convenient.
Jet Airways
Lufthansa
KLM
British Airways

I would also suggest Bahrain Air if this low cost carrier flies to your city.

Hotels
All hotels in Bahrain charge a premium for the week when the race is held. Though hotels are booked well in advance I would like to give my recommendations. All hotels are based in the capital Manama and one has to take a transport to go to the race track.

Gulf Hotel

Hotel Sheraton

Hotel Diplomat Radisson

Hotel Golden Tulip

For more hotels click here 

Finally one main reason why you should be at the Bahrain International Circuit on March 14th because Michael Schumacher is back on track!

South Africa tour of India 2010

South Africa visits India in Febuary to play two test and three one day series. There are some new inclusions to the Indian team which was forced due to injury to players during their previous tour to Bangladesh. Youngster Mithun replaces Sreesanth while S.Badrinath replaces Rahul Dravid. Another suprise inclusion is of wicket keeper Saha. SA tour to India has already been in news before the tour could start mainly because of the resignation of the SA coach and subsequently the sacking of the selection panel. Below find the complete schedule of South Africa tour to India.

1st Test    India vs South Africa    Feb6-Feb10    Nagpur
9.30am IST

2nd Test  India vs South Africa   Feb14-Feb18   Kolkata
9.30am IST
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1st ODI    Ind vs SA   Feb21   Jaipur
14.30 IST

2nd ODI  Ind vs SA   Feb24  Kanpur
09.00 IST

3rd ODI  Ind vs SA   Feb 27 Ahmedabad
14.30 IST

India Bangladesh Test series 2010

1st  Test   India vs Bangladesh   Jan 17-Jan21   Chittagong           
9.30am local time/08.00 IST


2nd Test  India vs Bangladesh   Jan 24-Jan28   Dhaka                    
9.30am local time/08.00 IST

Michael Schumacher confirms 2010 Formula1 participation for Mercedes

Mercedes have confirmed the participation of Michael Schumacher for the 2010 season alongside fellow German driver Nico Rosberg. There had been rumors which had suggested that Schumi would return to team up with Ross Brawn  once Mercedes had purchased Brawn GP. Schumacher who has 7 world titles and 91 race wins would be returning to Formula1 at the age of 41 after having retired at the end of 2006 season.
Michael Schumacher had planned to step in this year for the injured Massa but had to drop his plan after realizing that he had still not recovered from his neck injury.
For complete story click here

2010 points system in Formula1

With the expansion of Formula1 teams on the grid the points system  has also been changed for the 2010 season. Following are the important points:

• Race winner will be awarded 25 points
• Runners-up will be awarded 20 points
• 3rd place will be awarded 15 points
• 4th place will be awarded 10 points
• 5th place will be awarded 8 points
• 6th place will be awarded 6 points
• 7th place will be awarded 5 points
• 8th place will be awarded 3 points
• 9th place will be awarded 2 points
• 10th place will be awarded 1 point.

Ind-SL-Bangladesh tri series schedule 2010

Mon  Jan 4  15:30 local time ---  1st Match - Bangladesh v Sri Lanka

Tue   Jan 5  15:30 local time ---  2nd Match - India v Sri Lanka

Thu   Jan 7  15:30 local time ---  3rd Match - Bangladesh v India

Fri    Jan 8  15:30 local time  --- 4th Match - Bangladesh v Sri Lanka

Sun  Jan 10 15:30 local time ---  5th Match - India v Sri Lanka

Mon Jan 11 15:30 local time ---  6th Match - Bangladesh v India

Wed  Jan 13 15:30 local time ---Final