CRICKET:ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY 2013;RECORDS,SQUADS & FIXTURES!!!
As the season of domestic cricket has been spread all over the world over the years recently its very much frequent we see players representing their national sides & also due to the popularity of such domestic T20 tournaments played in various parts of the world,people are also stuck to such format due to its excitement!!!
But the real part of cricket lies in supporting our nation & see our favorite players representing our team.So for this year,right in this month its time for some action packed cricket as we come across with a major prestigious tournament of cricket which is ICC Champions Trophy!!!
HISTORY OF THIS TOURNAMENT
The ICC Champions Trophy is a One Day International circuit organised by International Cricket Council(ICC) Which is also termed as the second important cricket tournament only next to ICC Cricket World Cup!!!It was inaugurated as the ICC Knock Out Tournament in 1998 and has been played approximately every two years.Then later its name was changed to ICC Champions Trophy in 2002.The number of teams competing has varied over the years; originally all the ICC's full members took part,and from 2000 to 2004 associate members were also involved.Since 2009, the tournament has only involved the eight highest-ranked ODI teams as of six months prior to the tournament.The ICC intends that the 2013 Champions Trophy will be last,with its place in the cricketing calendar taken by a new format ICC World Test Championship.
| ICC Champions Trophy | |
|---|---|
| Administrator | International Cricket Council |
| Format | One Day International |
| First tournament | 1998 |
| Last tournament | 2013 |
| Tournament format | Round robin (current) Knock-out (previously) |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Current champion |  Australia |
| Most successful | Australia (2 titles) |
| Most runs |  Chris Gayle (695) |
| Most wickets |  Muttiah Muralitharan(24) |
FORMAT OF THE TOURNAMENT
The Champions Trophy differs from the World Cup in a number of ways. The Champions Trophy takes place every two years, while the World Cup is held every four years. The matches in the Champions Trophy are held over a period of around two weeks, while the World Cup can last for over a month. For 2002 and 2004, twelve teams played a round-robin tournament in four pools of three, with the top team in each pool moving forward to the semi-final. A team would play only four games (two in the pool, semi-final and final) to win the tournament. In 2006, eight teams played in two pools of four, with the top two teams in each pool playing in the semi-finals. Losing even a single match would potentially mean elimination from the tournament.
The format used in the Knock Out tournaments differed from the formats used in the Champions Trophy. The competition was a straight knock out, with no pools and the loser in each game being eliminated. Only 8 games were played in 1998, and 10 games in 2000.
RECORDS MADE IN THIS TOURNAMENT
| Year | Host | Winner | Runners up | Format | Final Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 |  Bangladesh |  South Africa | West Indies | Knockout | Bangabandhu National Stadium |
| 2000 |  Kenya |  New Zealand |  India | Knockout | Nairobi Gymkhana Club |
| 2002 | Sri Lanka | India and Sri Lanka | __ | Round-robin | R. Premadasa Stadium |
| 2004 |  England | West Indies | England | Round-robin | The Oval |
| 2006 | India | Australia | West Indies | Round-robin | Brabourne Stadium |
| 2009 | South Africa | Australia | New Zealand | Round-robin | SuperSport Park |
| 2013 | England  Wales | Yet to know | Yet to know | Round-robin | Edgbaston Cricket Ground |
BATTING
Leading run scorers
| Player | Matches | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| CH Gayle | 14 | 695 |
| SC Ganguly | 13 | 665 |
| JH Kallis | 17 | 653 |
| R Dravid | 19 | 627 |
| RT Ponting | 18 | 593 |
Highest individual score
| Player | Opposition | HS |
|---|---|---|
| Nathan Astle | Australia | 145* |
 Andy Flower | India | 145 |
| Sourav Ganguly | South Africa | 141* |
| Sachin Tendulkar | Australia | 141 |
| Graeme Smith | England | 141 |
BOWLING
Leading wicket takers
| Player | Matches | Wickets |
|---|---|---|
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 15 | 24 |
| Kyle Mills | 12 | 22 |
| Brett Lee | 16 | 22 |
| Glenn McGrath | 12 | 21 |
| Jacques Kallis | 17 | 20 |
Best bowling
| Player | Opposition | Figure |
|---|---|---|
| Farveez Maharoof | West Indies | 6/14 |
 Shahid Afridi | Kenya | 5/11 |
| Makhaya Ntini | Pakistan | 5/21 |
| Mervyn Dillon | Bangladesh | 5/29 |
| Jacques Kallis | West Indies | 5/30 |
ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY 2013
This years Champions trophy will be full of excitement with some power-packed performances which is been most expected by some quality players.The very first thing to mention is this year year the tournament is held in England and as the name suggests 'CHAMPIONS TROPHY' some of the champion teams are desperately trying to push themselves hard to be the champion of the champions this year.The squads of all the 8 teams & fixtures of the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 is given below.Please have a close look at it!!!
GROUPS
Group A Group B
*Australia *India
*England *Pakistan
*New Zealand *South Africa
*Sri Lanka *West Indies
SQUADS
AUSTRALIA
Michael Clarke (capt)
George Bailey (vice-capt)
David Warner
Shane Watson
Phil Hughes
Adam Voges
Mitchell Marsh
Matthew Wade
Glenn Maxwell
James Faulkner
Mitchell Johnson
Mitchell Starc
Clint McKay
Nathan Coulter-Nile
Xavier Doherty.
ENGLAND
Alastair Cook
James Anderson
Jonathan Bairstow
Gary Balance
Ian Bell
Ravi Bopara
Tim Bresnan
Danny Briggs
Stuart Broad
Jos Buttler
Varun Chopra
Rikki Clarke
Jade Dernbach
Steven Finn
Alex Hales
James Harris
Craig Kieswetter
Stuart Meaker
Eoin Morgan
Graham Onions
Samit Patel
Kevin Pietersen
Joe Root
Graeme Swann
James Taylor
James Tredwell
Jonathan Trott
Chris Wright
Luke Wright
Chris Woakes
NEW ZELAND
Brendon McCullum (captain)
Trent Boult
Grant Elliott
Andrew Ellis
James Franklin
Martin Guptill
Mitchell McClenaghan
Nathan McCullum
Kyle Mills
Colin Munro
Luke Ronchi
Tim Southee
Ross Taylor
Daniel Vettori
Kane Williamson
SRI LANKA
Malinga Bandara
Dinesh Chandimal
Tillakaratne Dilshan
Shaminda Eranga
Rangana Herath
Ishara Jayaratne
Shehan Jayasuriya
Mahela Jayawardena
Thilina Kandamby
Chamara Kapugedera
Nuwan Kulasekara
Suranga Lakmal
Dilhara Lokuhettige
Farveez Maharoof
Lasith Malinga
Angelo Mathews
Ajantha Mendis
Jeevan Mendis
Angelo Perera
Dilruwan Perera
Kusal Perera
Kumar Sangakkara
Sachithra Senanayake
Milinda Siriwardana
Upul Tharanga
Lahiru Thirimanne
Thisara Perera
Seekuge Prasanna
Chanaka Welagedara
Kithruwan Vithanage
INDIA
MS Dhoni (capt)
Shikhar Dhawan
Virat Kohli
Suresh Raina
Dinesh Karthik
Murali Vijay
Rohit Sharma
Ravindra Jadeja
Ravichandran Ashwin
Irfan Pathan
Umesh Yadav
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Ishant Sharma
Amit Mishra
Vinay Kumar
PAKISTAN
Nasir Jamshed
Mohammad Hafeez
Imran Farhat
Kamran Akmal
Misbah-ul-Haq (c)
Shoaib Malik
Asad Shafiq
Saeed Ajmal
Junaid Khan
M. Irfan
Asad Ali
Wahab Riaz
Umer Amin
Abdul Rehman
Ehsan Adil
SOUTH AFRICA
AB de Villiers (capt, wkt)
Hashim Amla
Farhaan Behardien
JP Duminy
Faf du Plessis
Colin Ingram
Rory Kleinveldt
Ryan McLaren
David Miller
Morne Morkel
Robin Peterson
Aaron Phangiso
Graeme Smith/Alviro Petersen
Dale Steyn
Lonwabo Tsotsobe
WEST INDIES
Dwayne Bravo (capt)
Denesh Ramdin (wkt)
Tino Best
Darren Bravo
Johnson Charles
Chris Gayle
Jason Holder
Sunil Narine
Kieron Pollard
Ravi Rampaul
Kemar Roach
Darren Sammy
Marlon Samuels
Ramnaresh Sarwan
Devon Smith
FIXTURES
| Date and Time | Match Details and Series |
| Thu May 30 13:00 local | 12:00 GMT | Warm-up ODI - Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| Sat Jun 1 10:30 local | 09:30 GMT | Warm-up ODI - India vs Sri Lanka Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| Sat Jun 1 13:00 local | 12:00 GMT | Warm-up ODI - Australia vs West Indies Sophia Gardens, Cardiff |
| Mon Jun 3 10:30 local | 09:30 GMT | Warm-up ODI - Pakistan vs South Africa Kennington Oval, London |
| Tue Jun 4 10:30 local | 09:30 GMT | Warm-up ODI - Australia vs India Sophia Gardens, Cardiff |
| Tue Jun 4 10:30 local | 09:30 GMT | Warm-up ODI - Sri Lanka vs West Indies Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| Thu Jun 6 10:30 local | 09:30 GMT | Group B : 1st ODI - India vs South Africa Sophia Gardens, Cardiff |
| Fri Jun 7 10:30 local | 09:30 GMT | Group B : 2nd ODI - Pakistan vs West Indies Kennington Oval, London |
| Sat Jun 8 10:30 local | 09:30 GMT | Group A : 3rd ODI - England vs Australia Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| Sun Jun 9 10:30 local | 09:30 GMT | Group A : 4th ODI - New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Sophia Gardens, Cardiff |
| Mon Jun 10 13:00 local | 12:00 GMT | Group B : 5th ODI - Pakistan vs South Africa Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| Tue Jun 11 10:30 local | 09:30 GMT | Group B : 6th ODI - India vs West Indies Kennington Oval, London |
| Wed Jun 12 10:30 local | 09:30 GMT | Group A : 7th ODI - Australia vs New Zealand Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| Thu Jun 13 13:00 local | 12:00 GMT | Group A : 8th ODI - England vs Sri Lanka Kennington Oval, London |
| Fri Jun 14 10:30 local | 09:30 GMT | Group B : 9th ODI - South Africa vs West Indies Sophia Gardens, Cardiff |
| Sat Jun 15 10:30 local | 09:30 GMT | Group B : 10th ODI - India vs Pakistan Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| Sun Jun 16 10:30 local | 09:30 GMT | Group A : 11th ODI - England vs New Zealand Sophia Gardens, Cardiff |
| Mon Jun 17 13:00 local | 12:00 GMT | Group A : 12th ODI - Australia vs Sri Lanka Kennington Oval, London |
| Wed Jun 19 10:30 local | 09:30 GMT | 1st Semi Final ODI - TBC vs TBC (A1 v B2) Kennington Oval, London |
| Thu Jun 20 10:30 local | 09:30 GMT | 2nd Semi Final ODI - TBC vs TBC (A2 v B1) Sophia Gardens, Cardiff |
| Sun Jun 23 10:30 local | 09:30 GMT | Final ODI - TBC vs TBC Edgbaston, Birmingham |
We hope that this post was helpful!!! Enjoy the season of cricket ahead & do support your favorite team right throughout this tournament!!!
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