PHOTOS: Asia Cup final (Pakistan vs Bangladesh)

PHOTOS: Asia Cup final (Pakistan vs Bangladesh)

Bangladesh produced a fine bowling display before a late burst propelled Pakistan to 236 for nine in the final of the Asia Cup in Mirpur on Thursday. 


After recording two upsets in the form India and Sri Lanka already in the event, giant-killers Bangladesh are in with a golden opportunity to create history by halting Pakistan within a reachable target.


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Kohli ideal player to replace Dravid at No 3: Ganguly

Kohli ideal player to replace Dravid at No 3: Ganguly

India's new batting sensation Virat Kohli, who has hit three hundreds in his four innings, is the ideal batsman to fill in the number three slot left by Rahul Dravid, former skipper Sourav Ganguly has said.

Talking on the sidelines of the launch of a documentary on his cricketing career, 'The Warrior Prince', Ganguly said Kohli is the next big thing to happen to Indian cricket.

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Asia Cup 2012 Points Table

Asia Cup 2012 Points Table

Team	Played	Won	Lost	N/R	Tie	Points	Net R/R
India	3	2	1	0	0	8	+0.377
Pakistan	3	2	1	0	0	9	+0.444
Bangladesh	3	2	1	0	0	8	+0.022
Sri Lanka	3	0	3	0	0	0	-0.887

Updated Asia Cup 2012 Points Table

Asia Cup: India open campaign with emphatic win over Sri Lanka

Asia Cup: India open campaign with emphatic win over Sri Lanka 



Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir cracked sparkling centuries as defending champions India launched their campaign in the Asia Cup tournament with a comfortable 50-run victory over Sri lanka  in Mirpur, on Tuesday.


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ICC rankings: Tendulkar looks for improvement

ICC rankings: Tendulkar looks for improvement

Senior India batsman Sachin Tendulkar would eye his 100th international century and also improve his position in the ICC ranking for the ODI batsmen when Asia Cup begins in Mirpur on Sunday.

Tendulkar has scored 51 Test and 48 ODI centuries in an illustrious 23-year career but the 100th century has been eluding him since last year's ICC Cricket World Cup.

In addition to this, Tendulkar's current ranking of 29th is his lowest since December 1991, when he had slipped to 31st position. The 38 year-old's highest career ranking is at the top of the listings, a mark he first achieved in February 1996.

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Dravid will be sorely missed by the game, says Watson

Dravid will be sorely missed by the game, says Watson 

Stand-in Australian captain Shane Watson paid glowing tributes to Rahul Dravid, describing the retiring Indian batting stalwart as a "phenomenal man" and the "nicest guy" he has ever met in cricket.

Dravid, the second most prolific batsman in Test history, is expected to draw curtains to his 15-year-old marathon Test career at a press conference in Bangalore later on Friday.

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Asia Cup Schedule 2012

Asia Cup 2012 Schedule and Asia Cup Time Table

Asia Cup 2012 features India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Bangladesh will be hosting the Asia Cup 2012.

Following is the Asia Cup schedule,

Asia Cup Schedule (Bangladesh, India, Pak and SL), March 2012
Date	Match	Venue	Time
March 11	1st ODI: Bangladesh v Pakistan (D/N)	Mirpur	1330 IST
March 13	2nd ODI: India v Sri Lanka (D/N)	Mirpur	1330 IST
March 15	3rd ODI: Pakistan v Sri Lanka (D/N)	Mirpur	1330 IST
March 16	4th ODI: Bangladesh v India (D/N)	Mirpur	1330 IST
March 18	5th ODI: India v Pakistan (D/N)	Mirpur	1330 IST
March 20	6th ODI: Bangladesh v Sri Lanka (D/N)	Mirpur	1330 IST
March 22	FINAL (D/N)	Mirpur	1330 IST