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Australia have announced their 14-man squad for the three-match ODI series against India starting on January 12 in Sydney. The 34-year-old seamer Peter Siddle has been included in the revamped 14-member squad. He made a comeback to the ODI squad for the first time since 2010, while Nathan Lyon and Usman Khawaja both were also recalled to the team, led by Aaron Finch. Siddle played his last ODI against Sri Lanka in 2010 and his inclusion will allow Aussies to rest the pace trio Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood keeping the Test series against Sri Lanka in mind. The remaining two matches of the three-ODI series will be held in Adelaide (on January 15) and Melbourne (January 18). Squad: Aaron Finch (C), Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh, Peter Handscomb, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Mitch Marsh, Alex Carey (WK), Jhye Richardson, Billy Stanlake, Jason Behrendorff, Peter Siddle, Nathan Lyon, Adam Zampa

One Day International cricket has seen many outstanding batting action, but nothing matches a quick fire hard centuries either at the beginning of the match or at the end of the innings. Here are the Top Ten fastest ODIs fifties in cricket history. 10. New Zealand’s Ross Taylor in 19 balls vs. Ireland, Aberdeen, 2008 9. New Zealand’s Brendon McCullum in 19 balls vs. Bangladesh, Queenstown, 2007 8. South Africa’s Justin Kemp in 19 balls vs. Zimbabwe Durban, 2005 7. South Africa’s  Mark Boucher in 19 balls vs. Kenya Cape Town, 2001 6. Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi in 18 balls vs. Bangladesh Mirpur, 2014 5. Australia’s Glen Maxwell in 18 balls vs. India Bangalore, 2013 4. Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi in 18 balls vs. Netherlands SSC Colombo, 2002 3. Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi in 18 balls vs. Sri Lanka Nairobi, 1997 2. Australia’s Simon O’Donnell in 18 balls vs. Sri Lanka Sharjah, 1990 1. Sri Lanka’s Sanath Jayasuriya in 17 balls vs. Pakistan, 1996 ...

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have announced their 13-man squad for the first two ODIs against Zimbabwe, starting on November 21. Uncapped Legspinner Jubair Hossain and all-rounder Sabbir Rahman has been included for the first two ODIs series against Zimbabwe. Schedule: Nov 21: 1st ODI at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Nov 23: 2nd ODI at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Nov 26: 3rd ODI at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Nov 28: 4th ODI at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Dec 1: 5th ODI at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur *All the ODIs encounters are day and night, 07:30 GMT. ODI squad: Masrafe Mortaza (capt), Shakib Al Hasan (vice-capt), Anamul Haque, Mominul Haque, Mahmudullah, Shabbir Rahman, Imrul Kayes, Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Rubel Hossain, Arafat Sunny, Al-Amin Hossain, Jubair Hossain. #BANvsZIM : The Tiger squad for the 1st two ODI's have been announced. To have a look, follow...

England have announced their limited-overs squads for the upcoming five ODIs series against Sri Lanka. Fast-medium bowler Tim Bresnan has been returned to the England's limited-overs squad following with a back injury. England play the only T20I and five ODIs against the World Twenty20 champions, starting at The Oval on May 20. Eoin Morgan to lead England Twenty20 side in favour of Stuart Broad, who is currently undergoing rehabilitation on his injured knee. England ODI squad : Alastair Cook, James Anderson, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Jos Buttler, Gary Ballance, Michael Carberry, Chris Jordan, Eoin Morgan, Harry Gurney, Joe Root, James Tredwell, Chris Woakes. England T20 squad : Eoin Morgan, Moeen Ali, Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Ian Bell, Jos Buttler, Harry Gurney, Alex Hales, Chris Jordan, Joe Root, Michael Carberry, James Tredwell, Chris Woakes.

New Zealand have announced their 13-man squad for the ODI series against India , starting on 19th January in Napier. Kiwis to host India for five ODIs, followed by two Tests. NZ ODI Squad : Brendon McCullum (capt), Corey Anderson, Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills, Martin Guptill, Mitchell McClenaghan, James Neesham, Luke Ronchi (wk), Adam Milne, Jesse Ryder, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, Kane Williamson

BCCI have announced India squad for the five match ODI and two Test match series against New Zealand, starting January 2014. India Tour New Zealand Fixtures 2014 Jan 19 1st ODI - New Zealand vs India (McLean Park, Napier), 01:00 GMT Jan 22 2nd ODI - New Zealand vs India (Seddon Park, Hamilton), 01:00 GMT Jan 25 3rd ODI - New Zealand vs India (Eden Park, Auckland), 01:00 GMT Jan 28 4th ODI - New Zealand vs India (Seddon Park, Hamilton), 01:00 GMT Jan 31 5th ODI - New Zealand vs India (Basin Reserve, Wellington), 01:00 GMT Feb 6 - Feb 10 1st Test - New Zealand vs India (Eden Park, Auckland), 22:00 GMT Feb 14 Feb 18 2nd Test - New Zealand vs India (Basin Reserve, Wellington), 22:00 GMT India ODI Squad: M.S. Dhoni (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, R. Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra,  Ishwar Pandey, Stuart Binny, Varun Aaron. India Tes...

James Pattinson and David Warner both have been recalled to the Australia's 14-man squad for the one-day series against England . England V Australia ODI Series Schedule Jan 12 1st ODI - Australia vs England (Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne) 03:20 GMT Jan 17 2nd ODI - Australia vs England (Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane) 03:20 GMT Jan 19 3rd ODI - Australia vs England (Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney) 03:20 GMT Jan 24 4th ODI - Australia vs England (W.A.C.A., Perth) 03:20 GMT Jan 26 5th ODI - Australia vs England (Adelaide Oval, Adelaide) 03:20 GMT The three-match Twenty20 International series starts on January 29. Australia ODI Squad : David Warner, Aaron Finch, Michael Clarke (capt), George Bailey (vice-capt), Shane Watson, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, James Faulkner, Brad Haddin (wk), Mitchell Johnson, James Pattinson, Clint McKay, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Xavier Doherty.

India fast bowler, Zaheer Khan has made a comeback to the Test squad for the two-Test series against South Africa . Zaheer's last Tests was against England in December. However, the 35-year-old was not considered for the ODI squad. India Tour Of South Africa - Itinerary 05 December 2013 South Africa v India at Johannesburg, 1st ODI 08 December 2013 South Africa v India at Durban, 2nd ODI 11 December 2013 South Africa v India at Centurion, 3rd ODI 18 December 2013 South Africa v India at Johannesburg, 1st Test - Day 1 26 December 2013 South Africa v India at Durban, 2nd Test - Day 1 Test Squad : Shikhar Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Dhawan, M Vijay, MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Ajinkya Rahane, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Zaheer Khan, Ambati Rayudu, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Mohammed Shami, Ravindra Jadeja, Ishant Sharma, Pragyan Ojha ODI Squad : Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Ajinkya Rahane, Yuvraj Singh, M...

South Africa have announced their ODI squad for the three-match series against Pakistan , starting on November 24. Greatest all-rounder of all time, Jacques Kallis has made a comeback to ODI squad. His last ODI appearance was against New Zealand in February 2012. Cricket South Africa selection convener Andrew Hudson said, "The return of Kallis means that Faf du Plessis has to drop out, it is very welcome news to have Jacques back as our premium allrounder. " "Graeme Smith also returns to the squad after making a complete recovery from his injury. We have dropped Robbie Peterson out of the squad as Imran Tahir is in outstanding form and we are unlikely to use more than one specialist spinner in a home series. He will be able to gain valuable time in the middle playing in the Sunfoil Series." ODI Squad : AB de Villiers (captain), Hashim Amla, Imran Tahir, Jacques Kallis, David Miller, Morne Morkel, Quinton de Kock, JP Duminy, Ryan McLaren, Wayne Parnell, Ve...

South Africa have announced 15-man squad for a Twenty20 international series against pakistan at home next week. Faf du Plessis will lead the side. "We have been delighted with the form shown by this squad during the series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates," Cricket South Africa selection convener Andrew Hudson said in a statement on Saturday. "I believe we are firmly on track for next year's World Twenty20 in Bangladesh. Winning successive series away from home against both Sri Lanka and Pakistan represents extremely heartening progress." Tour Itinerary Wed Nov 20 1st T20 - South Africa vs Pakistan The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Fri Nov 22 2nd T20 - South Africa vs Pakistan Newlands, Cape Town Sun Nov 24 1st ODI - South Africa vs Pakistan Newlands, Cape Town Wed Nov 27 2nd ODI - South Africa vs Pakistan St Georges Park, Port Elizabeth Sat Nov 30 3rd ODI - South Africa vs Pakistan SuperSport Park, Centurion Sou...

Pakistani selectors have announced 17-member squad for the ODI and Twenty20 series in South Africa , starting on November 20, with Two T20 international and three ODI's. Misbah-ul-Haq will remain as captain of the one-day side. Wicketkeeper Sarfaraz Ahmed and left-arm seamer Wahab Riaz have been left out from the squad. Tour Schedule Wed Nov 20 1st T20 - South Africa vs Pakistan The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Fri Nov 22 2nd T20 - South Africa vs Pakistan Newlands, Cape Town Sun Nov 24 1st ODI - South Africa vs Pakistan Newlands, Cape Town Wed Nov 27 2nd ODI - South Africa vs Pakistan St Georges Park, Port Elizabeth Sat Nov 30 3rd ODI - South Africa vs Pakistan SuperSport Park, Centurion Senior players Shahid Afridi, Abdul Razzaq and Shoaib Malik have been retained by the selectors in the squad despite unimpressive performances in UAE. Pakistan Squad : Misbah-ul-Haq (ODI captain), Muhammad Hafeez (T20 captain), Umar Akmal, Umar Amin, Sohaib Maq...

Right arm medium-pace bowler, Dhawal Kulkarni has bagged a place in India's 15-man squad for the one-dayers international series against West Indies, starting on november 21. Following with a poor form in previous series, Ishant Sharma and Vinay Kumar have been dropped. Allrounder Ravindra Jadeja and Yuvraj Singh retains his place despite had a very poor form in one-day series against Australia last month. Three ODI-Match Series Thu Nov 21  1st ODI - India vs West Indies - Nehru Stadium, Kochi Sun Nov 24  2nd ODI - India vs West Indies - Andhra Cricket Association, Visakhapatnam Wed Nov 27  3rd ODI - India vs West Indies - Green Park, Kanpur India Squad: MS Dhoni (capt), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Ambati Rayudu, Amit Mishra, Jaydev Unadkat, Dhawal Kulkarni, Mohit Sharma

West Indies allrounder, Kieron Pollard has been rested from the 15-man ODI squad against India with an injury, starts on November 21. West Indies have recalled trio Kieran Powell, Veerasammy Permaul and Narsingh Deonarine. West Indies Squad : Dwayne Bravo (capt), Tino Best, Narsingh Deonarine, Chris Gayle, Darren Bravo, Johnson Charles, Kieran Powell, Denesh Ramdin, Jason Holder, Sunil Narine, Veerasammy Permaul, Ravi Rampaul, Darren Sammy, Marlon Samuels, Lendl Simmons

West Indies wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin has been ruled out from their squad for the first two ODIs against Pakistan . Fast bowler Ravi Rampaul remains sidelined due to his injury on his ankle. The first ODI of series will begins on Sunday in Guyana. Pakistan to play five ODIs and two Twenty20s. West Indies Squad for first two ODIs : Dwayne Bravo (captain), Tino Best, Darren Bravo, Johnson Charles, Chris Gayle, Jason Holder, Sunil Narine, Kieron Pollard, Kemar Roach, Darren Sammy, Marlon Samuels, Lendl Simmons, Devon Smith

The former captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team, Mahela Jayawardene will be the third cricketer to reach 400th ODI milestone after playing the today's tri-series final against India in Trinidad, followed by Sachin Tendulkar and Sanath Jayasuriya . The 36-years-old, Right-handed batsman has played 57% of Sri Lanka's ODIs games- 394 out of 692 matches. In his career, Jayawardene has 19 Man-of-the-Match awards despite playing 399 ODIs, the sixth highest for any Sri Lankan cricketer.

Zimbabwe fast bowler Shingi Masakadza and the wicketkeeper Regis Chakabva, both have been dropped from ODI squad for the five-match series against India starting from July 24. The squad features only five seamers, including Kyle Jarvis, Tendai Chatara, Brian Vitori, Elton Chigumbura and the uncapped Michael Chinouya. Zimbabwe squad : Brendan Taylor (capt & wk), Sikandar Raza, Michael Chinouya, Elton Chigumbura, Tendai Chatara, Graeme Cremer, Hamilton Masakadza, Natsai M'shangwe, Kyle Jarvis, Timycen Maruma, Vusimuzi Sibanda, Prosper Utseya, Tinotenda Mutombodzi, Brian Vitori, Malcolm Waller, Sean Williams

Australia to play seven ODIs and a Twenty20 International against India in October and November. The series will begin on October 10 with the T20 in Rajkot followed by the 7 ODIs day-night matches. Schedule for limited-overs series T20I - October 10, Rajkot 1st ODI - October 13, Pune 2nd ODI - October 16, Jaipur 3rd ODI - October 19, Mohali 4th ODI - October 23, Ranchi 5th ODI - October 26, Cuttack 6th ODI - October 30, Nagpur 7th ODI - November 2, Bangalore

Pakistan's Right-handed batsman Shahid Afridi and Umar Akmal have been selected to the ODI and T20 squads for the West Indies tour later on this month. The uncapped 21-year-old wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan , has been added to the squad as a backup of Akmal. ODI squad : Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), Nasir Jamshed, Mohammad Hafeez, Asad Shafiq, Shahid Afridi, Saeed Ajmal, Ahmed Shehzad, Umar Akmal (wk), Wahab Riaz, Junaid Khan, Umar Amin, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mohammad Irfan, Asad Ali, Abdur Rehman, Haris Sohail Twenty-20 squad : Mohammad Hafeez (capt), Nasir Jamshed, Haris Sohail, Umar Akmal (wk), Ahmed Shehzad, Hammad Azam, Sohail Tanvir, Wahab Riaz, Shahid Afridi, Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Irfan, Asad Ali, Zulfiqar Babar, Umar Amin, Junaid Khan

BCCI has announced, India will tour Zimbabwe starting July 24, for a series of five one-dayers internationals. The first three ODI's will be held in Harare and the last two in Bulawayo. Schedule July 24 - 1st ODI, Harare July 26 - 2nd ODI, Harare July 28- 3rd ODI, Harare July 31 - 4th ODI, Bulawayo August 3 - 5th ODI, Bulawayo

West Indies have announced their 15 man squad for the limited-overs series against Bangladesh . Left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul and opener Kieran Powell has been included in the squad. Kieron Pollard will be the vice-captain in Bravo's absence. The 5 match ODI and a only T20 will be starting from November 30. West Indies squad : Darren Sammy (capt), Kieron Pollard (vc), Chris Gayle, Sunil Narine, Tino Best, Darren Bravo, Kemar Roach, Andre Russell, Kieran Powell, Ravi Rampaul, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Smith, Veerasammy Permaul, Marlon Samuels, Devon Thomas.