The ICC has announced the schedule and format of the Under-19 World Cup which will be held from the 11th to 26th August in Queensland, Australia.
The event, the ninth time the tournament has been held since its inception in 1988, will return to the country of its birth - Australia won the inaugural competition at home 24 years ago - and will be played across several different grounds on Queensland's east coast.
Sachin Tendulkar remained the man to beat in the 2011 Cricket World Awards - as voted for by Cricket World viewers, listeners and followers.
Following his dual success in being crowned Player of the Year and Batsman of the Year in 2010, the 'Little Master', held on to the main award by gaining 19 percent of the total votes cast, although he did have to share the Batsman of the Year gong with team-mate Virender Sehwag.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board have announced that the first edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) will get underway on the 9th February 2012, with the tournament final pencilled in for 29th February.
The week before Christmas is quite rightly a quiet time in the international cricket calendar, and so it proved to be this year, with the last three days of the second and final Test between Pakistan and Bangladesh the sole action over the past seven days.
Abdur Rehman was a vital factor in Pakistan's eventual seven-wicket victory on the final day with his second innings four for 51, but it is Shakib Al Hasan, who ended with six Pakistani wickets in their first innings, who takes this week's award.
Bangladesh and Pakistan were unable to begin play on the final day of the second and final Test in Dhaka on time due to bad weather.
Bangladesh faced an uphill struggle to save the game after they were reduced to 114 for five - still trailing by 18 runs - on day four.
Left-arm spinner Abdur Rehman picked up four wicket as Pakistan completed an innings-and-184-run win over Bangladesh in the first Test in Chittagong despite half-centuries from Nazimuddin and Shakib Al Hasan.
Debutant Nazimuddin stroked 75 and Shakib 51 before the home side were dismissed for 275 in their second innings as Aizaz Cheema and Saeed Ajmal contributed a brace of wickets apiece.
A cricket video for Cricket World TV about the latest cricket news looking at Pakistan beating Bangladesh by 58 runs in the third and final ODI to take a 3-0 series clean sweep.
The game was dominated by spinners with all ten Bangladesh wickets falling to slow bowlers. Mohammad Hafeez finished as the leading wicket-taker in the series thanks to three wickets and on the occasion of his 200th ODI, Shoaib Malik also took three wickets to spin Bangladesh to a defeat as they were bowled out for 119 in reply to Pakistan's
Bangladesh have recalled former captain Mohammad Ashraful to a 15-man squad for the two-Test series against Pakistan which gets underway on 9th December in Chittagong.
Ashraful, who has played 56 Tests and 169 One-Day Internationals since making his debut in 2001, was not selected for either the Test series against the West Indies or the One-Day International series against Pakistan - which Bangladesh both lost.
Pakistan wrapped up a 3-0 One-Day International series clean sweep with a 58-run win over Bangladesh in the third and final One-Day International in Chittagong.
After Pakistan were dismissed for 177 despite Umar Akmal making a patient 57, Bangladesh could only muster two partnerships of note as they were bowled out for 119 in reply.
It is time to celebrate some of the performances of top cricketers and teams who dazzled their way to stake their claims for the 2011 Cricket World Awards.
Now you can nominate the batsman, bowler, and the team, who you think have produced outstanding performances on the cricket field either with the bat or the ball in the last 12 months.
Moving across the border into India, it was Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma who excelled for the hosts in the second ODI against the West Indies, as they recorded innings of 117 and 90 not out to help India overhaul a testing West Indies total.
For Sharma, this capped off what has been a good week for him following his crucial 72 during a tense and low-scoring first ODI, and is enough to earn him this week's award.
Nasir Hossain's maiden One-Day International century was in vain as Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 76 runs in the second match in Dhaka to move into an unassailable 2-0 series lead.
Nasir struck 100 in 134 balls before the home side closed on 186 for seven, well short of Pakistan's score of 262 for seven.
A cricket betting video for Cricket World TV about the latest cricket betting odds in association with bet365 as John Pennington and Jim White look ahead to the following upcoming matches and series: Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI & the series overall as well as the Australia v New Zealand series.
A cricket video for Cricket World TV about the latest cricket news looking at Pakistan thrashing Bangladesh by five wickets in the opening ODI in Dhaka thanks to a memorable all-round performance from Shahid Afridi
Afridi hit an unbeaten 24 to follow up a haul of five for 23 as Bangladesh were bowled out for 91 and Pakistan were made to work hard before reaching a relatively comfortable 93 for five.
Pakistan were made to work hard but eventually another dominant performance from Shahid Afridi carried them to a 20th consecutive One-Day International victory over Bangladesh in Dhaka.
Afridi took five for 23 and then top scored with 24 not out as Pakistan closed on 93 for five in 25.4 overs after Bangladesh had managed to hit just 91 before being dismissed for their second lowest score against Pakistan on their way to a five-wicket defeat.
Pakistan continued their excellent run of recent form with a commanding 50-run win over Bangladesh in the one-off Twenty20 International in Mirpur.
In a low-scoring encounter on a pitch receptive to spin throughout, Pakistan posted 135 for seven but Bangladesh's hopes of overhauling that total were dashed and they limped to 85 for nine in reply.
West Indies were crowned as champions of the ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier 2011, after defeating Pakistan by 130 runs. By virtue of winning the tournament, West Indies has risen in the Reliance ICC Women’s ODI Team Rankings - West Indies now sits fifth in the world while Pakistan has risen from eighth to now occupy sixth place.
ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year, West Indies' Stafanie Taylor was named Player of the Tournament. Taylor was the highest run-scorer in the tournament after the 20-year-old from Jamaica amassed 325 runs at an average of 81.25, she also claimed 10 wickets at an average of 9.30.
Bangladesh have named a 15-man squad for the one-off Twenty20 International and three One-Day Internationals against Pakistan.
Former captain Mohammad Ashraful has been left out of the squad, vice-captain Mahmudullah returns and pace bowler Farhad Reza has been handed a recall.
Hosts of the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier 2011, Bangladesh, have secured One-Day International status for first time for its women’s side after Salma Khatun’s side beat USA in a low-scoring fixture.
Meanwhile, Ireland defeated fellow European qualifier and ODI side Netherlands, to retain its ODI status – the result means that Netherlands has lost its ODI status for the women’s side. Bangladesh and Ireland will now face-off on Saturday in the 5th/6th play-off for the tournament at BKSP* 2.
Sri Lanka and Pakistan won its vital cross-over matches in the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier 2011 (WWCQ) in Dhaka, Bangladesh and by virtue of doing so have qualified for the ICC Women’s World Cup 2013.
The two sides will join West Indies and South Africa at the event in 2013 which also features current world champions England, along with Australia, India and New Zealand.
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