Sri Lanka will be looking for the elusive test match and series win when they tour India for a Three Test, five ODI and Two T20 match series from November to December 2009. The team arrive in India on November 8th for the 55-day tour.
Yasir Hameed stamped his presence in international cricket with two Test centuries on debut - against Bangladesh at Karachi in August 2003 - becoming only the second player to achieve that feat. Frail of build, Yasir's game is all about pure timing, and the elegance and ease with which he picks gaps in the infield is remarkable. Good technique coupled with a great eye have helped him in his career so far. His exploits in the one-day arena have been as impressive, and he has forged a superb combination with Imran Farhat at the top of the order: against New Zealand at home the pair put together a record four consecutive hundred partnerships. The early signs are promising, but Yasir has, of late, shown a worrying tendency to waste his starts, making pretty 20s and then throwing it away, often by flailing at wide ones outside off. He will need iron out that flaw to become a long-term No. 3 in Tests. Quick in the field with a safe pair of hands, Yasir is also a useful addition to Pakistan's slip cordon.
Full name : Yasir Hameed Qureshi
Born : February 28, 1978, Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province
Batting style : Right-hand bat
Bowling style : Right-arm offbreak
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Test debut : Pakistan v Bangladesh at Karachi - Aug 20-24, 2003
Last Test : West Indies v Pakistan at Kingston - Jun 3-7, 2005
ODI debut : New Zealand v Pakistan at Dambulla - May 20, 2003
Last ODI : Pakistan v England at Rawalpindi - Dec 21, 2005
The 2009 ICC World Twenty20 is a Twenty20 cricket tournament scheduled to take place in England in June of 2009. It will be the second World Twenty20 and will consist of 12 teams, contested by all Test-playing nations plus qualifiers (Ireland, Netherlands and Scotland)
The Champions Twenty20 League, formed with the official sanction of ICC will kick off in October 2008. Eight domestic teams from four nations will participate. Cricket Australia will partner the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket South Africa (CSA). The champion team in the Champions Twenty20 league will get US $5 million, which is the highest ever prize money for a cricket event.
Yasir Hameed stamped his presence in international cricket with two Test centuries on debut - against Bangladesh at Karachi in August 2003 - becoming only the second player to achieve that feat. Frail of build, Yasir's game is all about pure timing, and the elegance and ease with which he picks gaps in the infield is remarkable. Good technique coupled with a great eye have helped him in his career so far. His exploits in the one-day arena have been as impressive, and he has forged a superb combination with Imran Farhat at the top of the order: against New Zealand at home the pair put together a record four consecutive hundred partnerships. The early signs are promising, but Yasir has, of late, shown a worrying tendency to waste his starts, making pretty 20s and then throwing it away, often by flailing at wide ones outside off. He will need iron out that flaw to become a long-term No. 3 in Tests. Quick in the field with a safe pair of hands, Yasir is also a useful addition to Pakistan's slip cordon.
