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A sparkling century from opener Vusi Sibanda propelled Zimbabwe to a seven-wicket win and a series victory over Bangladesh after the third and final one-day international in Bulawayo on Wednesday.

The Zimbabwe team has been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during the second One-day International against Bangladesh in Bulawayo on Sunday

Sean Williams stroked an unbeaten 78 to help Zimbabwe script a six-wicket win over Bangladesh in the second one-day international in Bulawayo on Sunday

Experienced batsmen Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh were left out of India's 15-man squad for the Champions Trophy, the country's cricket board said on Saturday

Nasir Hossain and Ziaur Rahman starred in Bangladesh's massive 121-run win over Zimbabwe in the first one-day international at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo on Friday

The Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 is inviting Expressions of Interest (EOI) from suitably qualified companies for the provision of Hospitality Solutions for the Tournament

Tillakaratne Dilshan's 17th one-day century proved in vain on Thursday as Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka by three wickets under the Duckworth/Lewis rain rule to win the third and final one-day international and share the series one-all

Sri Lanka's national Selectors have retained the squad for the third ODI on 28 March, as the second match at Hambantota was washed out.

The second one-day international between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh was abandoned as a no result after rain allowed only five overs to be bowled on Monday.

AB de Villiers survived being dropped early to smash a series-winning unbeaten 95 for South Africa who beat Pakistan by six wickets in the deciding match of their one-day international series on Sunday.

Bangladesh opening batsman Tamim Iqbal will miss the last two one-day internationals against Sri Lanka after injuring his right thumb while fielding in Saturday's defeat.

Tillakaratne Dilshan scored his 15th one-day international hundred to guide Sri Lanka to an eight-wicket win with 32 balls to spare in the first match of the series against Bangladesh on Saturday.

South Africa's loss in the fourth ODI to Pakistan on Thursday has assured England of the number two spot on the Reliance ICC ODI Championship Table on the 1 April cut-off date.

Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq led from the front to a series levelling three-wicket victory over host South Africa at Durban on Thursday.

Sri Lanka selectors on Monday rested left-arm spinner Rangana Herath from the upcoming ODI series against Bangladesh.

A record-breaking batting display from centurions Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers took South Africa to a 34-run win over Pakistan in the third one-day international on Sunday.

Ireland will be aiming to win its Pepsi ICC World Cricket League (WCL) Championship double-header against the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a result that will put it on the verge of qualifying directly for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. The 50-over non-ODI matches will be played on Monday, 18 March and Wednesday, 20 March in Sharjah.

Misbah-ul-Haq played a captain's innings with an unbeaten 57 as he steered Pakistan to a six-wicket victory over South Africa in the rain-affected second one-day international at Centurion on Friday

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Wednesday announced the ODI squad for the three-match series against Sri Lanka. One notable inclusion is opener Tamim Iqbal who was missing from action during the Test series due to an injury. The first and second ODIs will be in Hambantota on 23 and 25 March while Pallekele will host the final ODI on 28 March.

Kenya beat Canada by six wickets in the first One-Day International of the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Championship at the Global Cricket Academy Oval 1 in Dubai on Monday.

South Africa beat Pakistan by 125 runs in the first one-day international at Bloemfontein on Sunday.

Afghanistan beat Scotland by seven wickets to win the first One-Day International (ODI) in the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Championship in Sharjah on Wednesday.

The city of Bulawayo will host the Twenty20 and One Day International games that Zimbabwe will play against Bangladesh in April this year.

Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Wednesday added Kyle Abbott of the Sunfoil Dolphins to the South Africa squad for the five-match ODI series against Pakistan next month.

West Indies easily won their third and final one-day international with Zimbabwe in Grenada on Tuesday to complete a 3-0 series cleansweep.

West Indies captain Dwayne Bravo praised Ramnaresh Sarwan's effort with the bat in the second ODI against Zimbabwe.

Ramnaresh Sarwan's unbeaten 120 fired West Indies to a seven-wicket victory in their second one-day international against Zimbabwe on Sunday, ensuring the Caribbeans sealed the three-match series 2-0.

Left-hander Jonathan Carter will remain with the West Indies as cover for opener Johnson Charles for Sunday's One-Day International against Zimbabwe.

Sunil Narine enjoyed the superb batting of his team-mates in the first One-Day International against Zimbabwe, and said he also enjoyed bowling on the surface at the Grenada National Stadium.

Eoin Morgan and Joe Root ensured England completed a comfortable five-wicket victory over New Zealand in the third and final one day international match at Eden Park on Saturday to wrap up the series.

Johnson Charles scored his second consecutive century in One-Day Internationals as West Indies put on a dominant display against Zimbabwe on Friday. The powerful opener made a career-best 130 off 111 balls to follow up his 100 against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground two weeks ago.

Darren Bravo put on a batting master class to record his maiden century in One-Day Internationals which spurred West Indies to a commanding victory over Zimbabwe on Friday. The stylish left-hander made 100 not out - reaching the coveted milestone off the final ball of the innings - as the West Indies posted a huge score of 337-4.

Johnson Charles and Darren Bravo struck stylish centuries as West Indies easily beat Zimbabwe by 156 runs in the opening game of their one day series in Grenada on Friday.

St George's Grenada - The West Indies Cricket Board's Selection Panel has called up Jonathan Carter, the left-handed middle-order batsman, as cover for allrounder Kieron Pollard, in the West Indies squad for the first One-Day International against Zimbabwe.

Dwayne Bravo is looking to lead from the front when he takes the West Indies team into battle against Zimbabwe in the opening contest of the three-match One-Day International Series.

Pakistan have given former captain Shahid Afridi a final opportunity in international cricket by including him in their team for one-day series in South Africa next month.

New Zealand batsman Martin Guptill will have surgery next week on a thumb injury which will see him miss the remainder of the ODI and Test Series against England.

Wicket-keeper Denesh Ramdin is hoping to have a "huge" impact both in front and behind the stumps as he marks his return to the West Indies team in the upcoming One-Day Series against Zimbabwe.

Alastair Cook's patient knock of 78 anchored a well-executed England run chase of 270 to beat New Zealand by eight wickets in the second one-day international at McLean Park, levelling the three-match series at 1-1 on Wednesday.

Cricket Scotland has today announced the Scotland squad ahead of their vital tour to the UAE, where they will take on Afghanistan in all three formats of the game.

The West Indies Selection Panel today announced the West Indies squad for the first two of three One Day Internationals against Zimbabwe in Grenada.

Northern Knights bowler Tim Southee and Otago Volts batsman Hamish Rutherford have been called into the New Zealand squad for Wednesday's second One Day International at Napier's McLean Park.

Brendon McCullum produced a match winning innings while a limping Martin Guptill returned after retiring hurt to guide New Zealand to a three-wicket victory over England in their first one-day international at Seddon Park on Sunday.

New Zealand's ability to "bounce back", as captain Brendon McCullum described it, will be seriously put to the test in the first match of their one-day international series against England in Hamilton on Sunday.

Sri Lanka's new selectors have named all-rounder Angelo Mathews as the new Test and ODI captain.

Shane Watson and Clint McKay have made major gains in the

Adam Voges scored his maiden one-day international century as a depleted Australia secured a 5-0 series whitewash by beating West Indies by 17 runs in the final match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday.

Kieron Pollard single-handedly pulled West Indies back from the brink of disaster with a brilliant century in the fourth One-Day International at Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday.

Michael Clarke has had his right hamstring assessed by team medical staff following the game and the team physiotherapist has confirmed that Michael has hamstring stiffness in the right hamstring. While there is no cause for alarm, Michael will not now travel to Melbourne for the fifth ODI on Sunday, as a precaution. He will leave for Chennai on the tour of India on 12 February, as planned.

Opener Shane Watson top-scored with 76 as Australia continued to dominate West Indies during a convincing five-wicket victory in the fourth one-day international at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday.

James Faulkner of Australia has been fined 10 per cent of his match fee for a Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct during his side's 39 runs victory over the West Indies in the third ODI of the five-match series in Canberra on Wednesday.

Shane Watson celebrated his return to international cricket with a sparkling innings of 122 to drive Australia to a 39-run victory over West Indies in the third one-dayer and an unassailable 3-0 series lead.

All-rounder Shane Watson returned to the Australia squad for the ongoing one-day international series against West Indies at the expense of Usman Khawaja on Monday.

Seamer Mitchell Starc grabbed a second successive five-wicket haul and George Bailey his maiden international century as Australia beat West Indies by 54 runs in the second one-dayer at the WACA on Sunday.

It was a hot, sun-kissed Saturday morning as the West Indies players hit the nets at the WACA Ground with one aim in mind. They wanted to "get it right" as they look to rebound from the defeat against Australia in the first One-Day International.

West Indies got off to a bad start as they suffered a heavy defeat against Australia in the first encounter of their five-match One-Day International series at the WACA Ground.

Paceman Mitchell Starc helped consign West Indies to their third lowest total in one-day internationals as Australia's top order needed less than 10 overs to race to a nine-wicket victory at the WACA on Friday.

Otago Volts opening batsman Hamish Rutherford is the only new cap in the New Zealand Twenty20 and ODI squads named for the series against England starting next week.

India batsman Suresh Raina has broken into the top 10 of the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for ODI batsmen for the first time in his career.

Graham Gooch has stepped down as batting coach for England's one-day and Twenty20 teams and will focus exclusively on the test side, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said in a statement on Sunday.

England opener Ian Bell struck a brilliant undefeated 113 as England scripted a seven-wicket victory in the fifth and final One-Day International at Dharamsala.

West Indies will get a feel of the conditions in Australia when they play their opening tour match against the Australia Prime Minister's XI on Tuesday at the picturesque Munaka Oval. First ball in the day/night encounter is at 2:20 pm (11:20 pm Monday Eastern Caribbean Time/10:20 pm Monday Jamaica Time).

It's a long way from the Caribbean to Australia, but the West Indies players have settled in very well after their voyage from home. Head Coach Ottis Gibson believes his players will adjust to the conditions as they prepare for the upcoming series, which will include five One-Day Internationals and a one-off T20 International.

India had two reasons to cheer the completion of the ODI series against England.

West Indies allrounder Andre Russell touched down in Australia for the first time on Saturday and immediately got down to business.

The BCCI announced on Saturday that the fifth and final ODI between India and England will be delayed by half-an-hour.

A six from Ryan McLaren off the final delivery and a rapid 116 by Graeme Smith helped South Africa to a thrilling one-wicket victory over New Zealand in the third one-day international on Friday.

The Cricket Australia (CA) National Selection Panel (NSP) has today announced a 13-player squad for the first two Commonwealth Bank Series matches against the West Indies on 1 February and 3 February at the WACA in Perth.

India beat England by five wickets in the fourth ODI to take an unassailable 3-1 in the five-match series at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali on Wednesday.

Phil Hughes returned to form with a century before Xavier Doherty and Moises Henriques took three wickets each to lead Australia to a series-levelling 32-run win over Sri Lanka in the final one-day cricket international on Wednesday.

Dean Elgar of the Chevrolet Knights has been called up to the ODI squad to provide batting cover for the final match in the ODI Series against New Zealand at Senwes Park, Potchefstroom, on Friday.

A sublime unbeaten 145 by Kane Williamson led New Zealand to a 27-run victory over the Proteas in the second one-day international on Tuesday to seal their first series win on South African soil.

Australia opener David Warner has received an official reprimand after pleading guilty to a Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct during the Sydney ODI against Sri Lanka on Sunday.

Cricket Australia is offering fans from last night's rain-affected SCG ODI a free Australia Day T20 International ticket for each T20 ticket they buy, in thanks for their support of the cricket yesterday.

Cricket Australia, the Commonwealth Bank, the Nine Network and Cricket Tasmania will unite to stage the Bushfire Appeal 2013 at the Bank One Day International in Hobart on Wednesday. The appeal will raise funds for Red Cross Disaster Relief and Recovery.

Stuart Broad has had to shelve plans to join England's one-day team in India after snow ruined his travel arrangements.

Rain and a wet outfield brought a premature end to the fourth one-day international between Australia and Sri Lanka on Sunday but not before the hosts' batting frailties had been exposed again.

Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Sunday named David Miller of the Sunfoil Dolphins as the replacement batsman for AB de Villiers in the Proteas squad for the remainder of the ODI series against New Zealand. Faf du Plessis of the Nashua Titans will take over the captaincy.

Cricket South Africa (CSA) would like to apologise to fans around the world and in South Africa for the loss of transmission at various stages during the second innings of the first One-Day International between South Africa and New Zealand in Paarl.

India bowlers and Virat Kohli with an unbeaten 77 inspired the host's seven-wicket win over England in the third ODI at Ranchi to make captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's first match in his home town a memorable one on Saturday.

A superb rear-guard knock of 47 not out from James Franklin helped New Zealand pull off an improbable one-wicket victory against South Africa in the first one-day international on Saturday.

Sri Lanka laboured to a four-wicket victory after right-arm pacer Nuwan Kulasekara destroyed Australia with a fine display of swing bowling in the third one-day international in Brisbane on Friday.

England were bowled out for 158 as it went down to a heavy defeat in the second ODI against India at Kochi.

Cricket Scotland today announced two exciting fixtures against Pakistan in 2013, to be held at the Citylets Grange, Edinburgh.

Ben Cutting has joined the ODI squad in Brisbane today as cover for Mitchell Starc and Mitchell Johnson who were both withdrawn from the Adelaide match due to minor injuries.

The West Indies Cricket Board's Selection Panel today named the 15-man squad for the upcoming limited-overs tour of Australia.

Australia captain Michael Clarke is one of three big names to return to the squad for the third and fourth one-day internationals against Sri Lanka after a disappointing showing by stand-ins on Sunday.

Lahiru Thirimanne struck his first one-day century as Sri Lanka levelled the one-day series against Australia with a convincing eight-wicket win on Sunday.

Cricket Australia (CA) advises that Mitchell Starc has been withdrawn from the squad for the second ODI in Adelaide due to mild calf soreness.

India's top-order failed to convert good starts even on a placid track as England drew first blood with a thrilling nine-run victory in the first ODI on Friday.

Phil Hughes became the first Australian to score a century on his one-day international debut as he powered the side to a 107-run win over Sri Lanka on Friday.

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) today announced that Neil Wagner will replace Adam Milne in the ODI squad for the upcoming series in South Africa.

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) today announced that all-rounder Grant Elliott will replace Corey Anderson in the ODI squad for the upcoming series in South Africa.

England will be aiming to carry its Test form into the ODI format and win its first series in India in 28 years, and, in so doing, cement its status as the number-one ranked side on the Reliance ICC ODI Championship table.

Pakistan opener Nasir Jamshed has made the biggest move in the latest Reliance ICC Player Rankings for ODI batsmen. The latest rankings were released today, a day after the conclusion of the three-ODI series between traditional rivals India and Pakistan.

India pulled off a thrilling 10-run win over Pakistan in the third and final game of the one-day series at the Ferozeshah Kotla in New Delhi on Sunday.

India's selectors on Sunday omitted senior opener Virender Sehwag from the squad for the three ODIs against England.

Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Sunday named four new caps in the South Africa squad for the three-match ODI series against New Zealand.

Mike Hussey's retirement from international cricket is likely to come sooner than he thought after he was omitted from Australia's squad for the first two matches of their one day series against Sri Lanka on Sunday.

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been diagnosed with a sore back on the eve of the third ODI against Pakistan, to be played at Delhi on Sunday. 6 January 2013.

India slumped to its first ODI bilateral series defeat at home since 2009-10 on Thursday.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) named a 16-man squad for the ODI and T20I series against Australia.

Virat Kohli, who sustained a foot injury while bowling in the first AIRTEL against Pakistan at Chennai on Sunday, underwent an MRI scan after the game, informed the BCCI.

Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's heroic unbeaten century under pressure went in vain as archrivals Pakistan held its nerve to clinch the first one-day international with a comfortable six-wicket victory in a low-scoring contest on Sunday.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Saturday that left-arm pacer Mohammad Irfan and experienced all-rounder Shoaib Malik would remain in India with the national squad for the three-match one-day series, beginning in Chennai on Sunday.

Jonny Bairstow will miss the ODI tour of India next month on compassionate grounds due to family illness. Bairstow is expected to return to the squad for the T20 and ODI tour of New Zealand beginning in late January.

India will aim to claim the number-one spot on the Reliance ICC ODI Championship Table for the first time ever when it squares off against Pakistan in a three-match series from 30 December in Chennai.

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) today announced a 15-player One Day International squad for the tour of South Africa.

The England selectors today announced a 14-man T20 squad and a 14-man ODI squad for February's tour of New Zealand as well as a 15-man England Lions squad for a limited overs tour of Australia also in February.

India has handed first-time call-ups in ODI cricket to all-rounder Bhuvneshwar Kumar, paceman Shami Ahmed for the three-match series against Pakistan.

India batting legend Sachin Tendulkar has announced his retirement from One-Day International (ODI) cricket on Sunday.

The bumper season of international cricket in the Caribbean will reach a crescendo when the three biggest teams in Limited Overs cricket clash in the Caribbean in June and July next year in a seven match One Day International Tri Nation Series.

The timings of some of the matches in the ODI series between India and England, to be played in January 2013, have been revised.

James Anderson and Jonathan Trott have been replaced in England's one-day squad to face India by Chris Woakes and Jos Buttler.

Pakistan dropped experienced all-rounder Abdul Razzaq on Monday for the forthcoming one-dayers in India, the first bilateral series between the neighbours since 2007.

Bangladesh's 3-2 series win over West Indies in the five-match ODI series, which ended on Saturday, has helped it move to eighth place in the Reliance ICC ODI Championship table.

Bangladesh kept calm under pressure to clinch their one-day series against Twenty20 world champions West Indies 3-2 on Saturday, hailed by captain Mushfiqur Rahim as his nation's biggest victory.

A fine all-round performance from Darren Sammy helped West Indies crush Bangladesh by 75 runs in the fourth one-day international in Dhaka on Friday to square the five-match series 2-2

Left arm spinner Mohammad Elias has been included in the Bangladesh squad as an additional member for the last two ODIs of the series against West Indies.

Marlon Samuels rode his luck for a century as West Indies overcame some nervous moments to beat Bangladesh by four wickets in the third one-day international on Wednesday and keep the series alive after losing the first two.

West Indies coach Ottis Gibson said he expected his side to step-up their performance in the crucial third One-day International against Bangladesh on Wednesday here.

Bangladesh fast bowler Abul Hasan, who suffered a side strain during the second ODI in Khulna on Sunday has been ruled out of the remaining matches of the series due to the injury.

Darren Sammy said West Indies will have to dig deeper if they are to bounce back in their One-day International series against Bangladesh.

Bangladesh beat West Indies by 160 runs in the second one-day international at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium at Khulna, Bangladesh on Sunday.

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been ruled out of the remainder of the ODI series against West Indies due to his ongoing shin injury.

Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim praised his side's all-round performance as they comfortably defeated West Indies by seven wickets in the first ODI in Khulna.

Bangladesh enjoyed a comprehensive seven-wicket victory in the first ODI against West Indies in Khulna.

West Indies captain Darren Sammy reckons the new fielding restrictions in One-Day Internationals make life difficult for the spinners but does not think the move targets only the Asian teams who build their attack primarily around slow bowlers.

Kieron Pollard said the new playing conditions regulating field restrictions in One-day International could prove challenging for captains and bowlers.

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will miss the first two One-Day Internationals against West Indies due to a shin injury while West Indies pace bowler Tino Best has been ruled out of the entire series.

Opener Nazimuddin and paceman Shahadat Hossain have been dropped from the Bangladesh squad for the first two one-day internationals against West Indies.

Sri Lanka vice-captain Angelo Mathews has broken into the top five of the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for ODI all-rounders in the latest rankings released on Tuesday, after his team's series against New Zealand.

New Zealand were denied the chance to pull off a consolation victory in the ODI series against Sri Lanka when the final match in Hambantota was abandoned.

The Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 is inviting separate Expressions of Interest (EOIs) in two key service areas associated with the tournament which is being jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand.

Sri Lanka opener Tillakaratne Dilshan will miss the remainder of the one-day series with New Zealand due to a back injury.

Tillakaratne Dilshan, playing in his 250th one-day international, made light of a back injury to lead Sri Lanka to a seven-wicket victory over New Zealand under the Duckworth-Lewis method in another rain-hit match on Tuesday.

Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by 14 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis method on Sunday to finally achieve a positive result on a rain-scarred tour.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) in consultation with New Zealand Cricket (NZC) and host Broadcaster Taj Entertainment Network announced a change in venue for the second and third ODIs between the two sides.

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday announced the schedule for Pakistan's tour to India.

The venues of the fourth and fifth ODIs of the five-match ODI series between India and England, to be played in January 2013, have been switched.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced today that tickets for the fifteen matches of the ICC Champions Trophy in June 2013 will go on sale to the public on Monday 5 November 2012 at 10:30 at www.icc-cricket.com.

The ECB today announced that Somerset wicketkeeper batsman Jos Buttler has been awarded an England increment contract for 2011-12.

Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal has moved up two places to replace teammate Mohammad Hafeez as the number-one ranked bowler in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for ODI bowlers.

Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers shared an unbroken stand of 172 to steer South Africa to comfortable seven-wicket win over England in the fifth and final One-Day International in Nottingham on Wednesday.

Man-of-the-match Hussey used all his guile with clever reverse-sweeps and deflections as well as the odd lusty blow over midwicket to spearhead his side's pursuit of 245 for victory after Pakistan had made 244 for seven.

Ian Bell and Jonathan Trott shared a second-wicket partnership of 141 to lift England to a comfortable six-wicket win over South Africa in the fourth one-day international at Lord's on Sunday.

Pakistan, led by an aggressive 97 from opening batsman Nasser Jamshed, cruised to a seven-wicket win in the second one-day international against Australia on Friday to level up the series at 1-1.

Half-centuries from Eoin Morgan and Jonathan Trott steered England to a series-levelling victory over South Africa in the third one-day international at The Oval on Friday.

England spinner Graeme Swann will be rested for the remaining one-day internationals against South Africa, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Wednesday.

Australia's fast bowlers, led by man of the match Mitchell Starc, narrowly outshone Pakistan's spinners as Michael Clarke's side edged to a four-wicket win in the opening one-day international of their three-match series in Sharjah.

South Africa made light work of England in the second one-day international in Southampton on Tuesday, defeating the hosts by 80 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series after being set up by Hashim Amla's 150.

Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has replaced South Africa paceman Lonwabo Tsotsobe as the number-one ranked bowler in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for ODI bowlers, which were released on Monday after a one-off ODI between Australia and Afghanistan.

Playing only their second ODI against an established side, Afghanistan restricted Michael Clarke's team to 272-8 before responding with 206 all out from 43.5 overs.

Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore believes his side will have the edge over Australia in the One-Day International and Twenty20 series in the United Arab Emirates as they are more familiar with conditions and the visitors are dealing with injuries and retirements.

The first one-day international in the five-match series between England and South Africa scheduled for Cardiff on Friday was abandoned after 5.3 overs because of rain.

Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) chief executive Hamid Shinwari has appealed to cricket's leading teams to offer greater support so their remarkable rise can continue.

Australia's acting coach Steve Rixon believes the extreme heat they will face in the United Arab Emirates when playing Afghanistan and Pakistan will be the perfect preparation for the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka.

England will be presented with the Reliance ICC One-Day International Shield at Cardiff on Friday as the number-one ranked side at the annual update of the rankings, but South Africa will get an opportunity to take top spot in the Reliance ICC ODI Championship table in a five-ODI series that starts on Friday 24 August.

ECB today announced the full schedule for the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 with Cardiff, Edgbaston and The Oval all set to host England fixtures during the three week tournament featuring the world's top eight One-Day sides.

Cricket Australia (CA) has announcedd that Steve Rixon will coach the Australian team for the ODI component of the team's tour of the UAE.

Cricket Australia (CA) advises that Alister McDermott will replace Clint McKay for the ODI component of the tour of the UAE after McKay suffered a hamstring strain in the first practice match during the Player Camp in Darwin.

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday announced a 16-man squad for the three-match ODI series against Australia in UAE.

Kevin Pietersen wants to commit to England in all three forms of cricket, ending speculation he would quit tests after the final match with South Africa starting on Thursday.

India's Virat Kohli has achieved a career-best ranking in the latest Reliance ICC Player Rankings for ODI batsmen which were released a day after the conclusion of India-Sri Lanka series.

The Sri Lanka side has been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during its 20 runs defeat against India in the fifth and final ODI in Pallekele on Saturday.

India fast bowler Irfan Pathan's second five-wicket haul helped his team beat Sri Lanka by 20 runs in the fifth and final one-day international at Pallekele on Saturday.

Virat Kohli once again demonstrated his liking for the Sri Lankan bowling when he notched up his second century of the tour to guide India to a series-clinching win in the fourth one-day international on Tuesday.

Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Wednesday named Chevrolet Knights' all-rounder Dean Elgar as a new cap in the Proteas' Castle Lager squad for the ODI series against England next month.

Seamers Thisara Perera and Angelo Mathews shared six wickets as Sri Lanka came back strongly to level the five-match series at one-all with a crushing nine-wicket win over India in the second one-day cricket international on Tuesday.

West Indies off-spinner Sunil Narine has broken into the top 20 for the first time in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for ODI bowlers.

Sri Lanka have named Nuwan Pradeep as the replacement for their injured pace bowler Nuwan Kulasekara for the remaining four one-day internationals against India.

Sri Lanka fast bowler Nuwan Kulasekara will miss the rest of the five-match one-day international series against India after injuring his groin in Saturday's opener.

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and the India team have been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during its 21-run victory against Sri Lanka in the first One Day International held in Hambantota on Saturday (21 July).

Virat Kohli cracked his third consecutive century against Sri Lanka to lead India to a comfortable 21-run win in the first one-day international on Saturday.

India goes into its five-match series in Sri Lanka with the chance to leap from its current fourth place standing to its previous number one ranking in the Reliance ICC ODI Team Rankings. India last held the number one position briefly in September 2009 but if it achieves a clean sweep against its hosts, Mahendra Singh Dhoni's side will unseat current table-toppers Australia.

West Indies celebrated their outstanding win in the Digicel One-Day International Series against New Zealand, and dedicated the victory to their many fans who have supported them through thick and thin. Speaking after Monday's brilliant 20-run win in the fifth and final Digicel ODI, captain Darren Sammy and star batsman Chris Gayle thanked the supporters.

Australia have rested all-rounder Shane Watson and quick bowler Ben Hilfenhaus and dropped batsman Peter Forrest from their squad to play a three-match one-day series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates starting next month.

Fast bowler Isuru Udana has been included in Sri Lanka's one day squad for the first time for the five-match series against India starting on July 21 at Hambantota.

Sunil Narine saved his best for last as he and his West Indies team-mates finished off the One-Day International Series with another impressive display.

India will invite Pakistan for a short series later this year to resume bilateral cricket ties with its neighbour, the country's cricket board (BCCI) said on Monday.

The BCCI has announced India will play a short series against Pakistan in December 2012 - January 2013.

The Cricket Australia National Selection Panel (NSP) today announced the one-day and T20 international squads of 15 for Australia's VB Tour of the United Arab Emirates.

Kieron Pollard struck 56 from 70 deliveries to propel West Indies to a 24-run win over New Zealand in the fourth one-day international which clinched the five-match series 3-1.

Sunil Narine again proved too much for New Zealand to handle as he bowled West Indies to a sensational victory on Saturday.

The lion-hearted Tino Best bowled his heart out for West Indies on Saturday with four wickets as the home team again knocked over New Zealand to seal a superb series win.

West Indies believe they have what is required to rebound and beat New Zealand when the two teams meet in the crucial fourth Digicel One-Day International at Warner Park.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday announced that medium-pacer R Vinay Kumar suffered a Grade I right hamstring injury while training on 12 July.

Scotland beat Canada by four wickets in the second ODI in the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Championship at the Cambusdoon New Ground in Ayr on Thursday.

Australian fast bowler Brett Lee retired from international cricket on Friday, just days after he was forced to return home from England after sustaining another injury and a few months before he had pencilled in a possible exit from the game.

New Zealand bowled out West Indies for just 161 to earn an 88 run win, their first victory on their tour of the Caribbean, in the third one day international in St.Kitts on Wednesday.

England now ranked third in Reliance ICC ODI Championship

Cricket South Africa(CSA) Acting CEO Jacques Faul on Wednesday led the national body's tributes to Proteas' veteran Mark Boucher who has announced his retirement from international cricket.

Ravi Bopara's flamboyant unbeaten 52 steered England to an emphatic seven-wicket victory over Australia in the reduced-overs fifth and final one-day international in Manchester on Tuesday.

Chris Gayle has called on his team-mates to push hard for the series-winning victory on Wednesday when they face New Zealand in the third Digicel One-Day International.

Wednesday, July 11 has been declared "Runako Morton Day" by the members of the West Indies team. The third One-Day International against New Zealand has been dedicated to the memory of the former middle-order batsman, who was a team-mate of most members of the squad.

National team cricketer, Tatenda Taibu has retired from the game.

Cricket Australia today confirmed that Australia vice-captain Shane Watson and fast bowler Brett Lee will return to Australia today for further medical assessment on calf injuries sustained during the fourth ODI against England on Saturday.

The Selection Committee of the West Indies Cricket Board today announced the 13-man squad for the third One-Day International against New Zealand.

England ODI skipper Alastair Cook was an understandably happy man after seeing his team gain a series-clinching win over Australia at Durham on Saturday.

Australia skipper Michael Clarke admitted his side were second best once more as England clinched the ODI series in Durham on Saturday.

Jamaicans Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels both made centuries on home soil as West Indies beat New Zealand by 55 runs in the second ODI at Sabina Park.

England and Australia hope to dodge the bad weather as the ODI series moves onto Durham on Saturday.

West Indies defeated New Zealand by nine wickets in Jamaica to get off to an emphatic start in their five-match ODI series.

England off-spinner Graeme Swann will sit out the remainder of the ODI series with Australia.

Opening batsman Chris Gayle is promising the people of Jamaica something special when he goes out to bat for West Indies against New Zealand at Sabina Park on Thursday.

The third one-day international between England and Australia at Edgbaston in Birmingham was abandoned due to rain on Wednesday without a ball being bowled.

Opening batsman Virender Sehwag and pace spearhead Zaheer Khan returned to India's limited overs squad for the Sri Lanka tour but Sachin Tendulkar made himself unavailable, the country's cricket board said on Wednesday.

India selectors named the following 15-man squad for five one-day internationals and a Twenty20 match in Sri Lanka starting later this month.

Tino Best has an eagerness about him. The livewire fast bowler is happy to be back in West Indies colours and is relishing the opportunity to "run in fast and have a go" at the New Zealand batsmen in the upcoming Digicel One-Day International Series.

23-year-old all-rounder Chris Woakes is hopeful he will get his chance to shine on his home ground when England faces Australia on Wednesday at Edgbaston.

Dwayne Bravo's bright, big smile has returned. The West Indies vice-captain said on Tuesday he is enjoying his time on the international stage and backed the home side to get the better of New Zealand in the upcoming Digicel One-Day International Series.

All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and paceman Shafiul Islam returned to the Bangladesh side on Monday in a 15-man squad for a tour of Ireland and the Netherlands.

England called up Warwickshire fast bowler Chris Woakes on Monday for the third one-day international against Australia in Birmingham.

England eased to a second successive victory in their five-match one-day series against Australia at the Oval on Sunday to record their eighth consecutive ODI win.

Cricket Australia today advised that fast-bowler Pat Cummins will take no further part in the tour of the British Isles, after sustaining a left side-strain during the first ODI against England at Lord's.

Surrey fast bowler Stuart Meakerhas been drafted into the England squad for Sunday's one-day international (ODI) against Australia at The Oval as cover forJames Anderson.

Eoin Morgan's brilliant unbeaten 89 led England to a 15-run victory over Australia in an entertaining first one-day international at Lord's on Friday.

England captain Alastair Cook refused to make any bold predictions of a 5-0 series win over Australia, despite knowing that a clean sweep will put his side top of the Reliance ICC ODI Rankings.

England will have an opportunity to achieve the number-one ranking in the Reliance ICC ODI Championship table when it goes head to head with traditional rival Australia in a five-ODI series which starts at Lord's on Friday.

India's limited-overs tour of Sri Lanka starting next month has been revised with the first one-dayer now scheduled for July 21, Sri Lanka Cricket said on Tuesday.

England selectors today announced a 14-man squad for the five match NatWest ODI Series against Australia beginning at Lord's on Friday June 29.

Kumar Sangakkara and Alastair Cook have made impressive gains in the latest Reliance ICC Player Rankings for ODI batsmen which were released on Sunday after the completion of Sri Lanka-Pakistan and England-West Indies series, and the Ireland-Australia ODI that was washed out on Saturday in Belfast.

Dashing all-rounder Shahid Afridi on Wednesday promised to review his one-day future after Pakistan's series loss to Sri Lanka, saying youngsters needed to be inducted with the 2015 World Cup in mind.

No play was possible in the third One-Day international between England and West Indies at Headingley Carnegie.

Ottis Gibson said West Indies will be keen to avoid a clean sweep, when they face England in the final match of their series of three One-day Internationals on Friday at Headingley-Carnegie here.

Stuart Thompson has been added to the Ireland squad for the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Championship ODIs against Afghanistan at Clontarf on July 3 and 5.

Following England's 2-0 ODI series victory over West Indies, England selectors announced that Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad and Graeme Swann will be rested for the final ODI in the three match series taking place on Friday June 22 at Headingley Carnegie.

Dwayne Bravo said he fancied West Indies chances of winning the second One-day International against England tomorrow at the Kia Oval here.

West Indies star Chris Gayle has declared himself fit for Tuesday's second one-day international (ODI) against England at The Oval.

Ian Bell smashed a century to lead England to a 114-run win over West Indies on Saturday, but admitted that he had enjoyed a double dose of good fortune.

Dwayne Smith said he would use every opportunity given to try to prove himself and secure a steady place in the West Indies team.

The remaining two matches in the one-day series between Sri Lanka and Pakistan will have reserve days due to rains in the country, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced on Friday.

Ottis Gibson said he was confident West Indies could win their series of three One-day Internationals against England, which opens on Saturday here.

Chris Gayle is set to put more than a year in the international wilderness behind him when West Indies face England in the opening match of their one-day series at Southampton on Saturday.

Ravi Bopara is eager to make up for lost times as he tries to revive his England career in the forthcoming one-day international series against the West Indies.

The 2015 World Cup organizers have confirmed that the one-day final is likely to be played on the last weekend of March at a yet-to-be-determined Australian venue, with Melbourne and Sydney emerging as favourites to host the final.

Australia's limited-overs tour of England and Ireland represents the start of a two-year campaign to make them the top nation in all three forms of the game, captain Michael Clarke said on Thursday.

The third one-day international between Sri Lanka and Pakistan was abandoned due to rain in Colombo on Wednesday.

Ian Bell, who has been picked to open alongside Alastair Cook in place of the retired Kevin Pietersen in ODIs, has vowed to use this opportunity to fill Pietersen's space in the team.

Sri Lanka left-arm spinner Rangana Herath has been ruled out of the remainder of the five-match one-day cricket series against Pakistan because of continuing problems with his knees.

ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat today presented Cricket Australia's Chief Executive James Sutherland with the Reliance ICC ODI Shield at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in recognition of Australia being ranked the number one team in the World Cup format of 50-over cricket.

Kieron Pollard cautioned that though West Indies limited-overs side appeared impregnable on paper, performance would still be the key in their series of three One-day Internationals before a Twenty20 International against England.

Australia captain Michael Clarke has urged his players to solely focus on the upcoming one-day series against England and Pakistan, and then on the Twenty20 World Cup in Sri Lanka, rather then keeping next year's Ashes series in mind.

England coach Andy Flower has said he hopes Kevin Pietersen doesn't live to regret his decision to retire from limited overs international cricket.

Ireland have named a squad of 13 for their RSA Challenge ODI against Australia at Stormont on June 23 (10:45am).

The England selectors today named a 14-man squad for England's three match NatWest ODI series against West Indies beginning on Saturday June 16 at the Ageas Bowl.

Cricket Australia Executive General Manager of Team Performance Pat Howard today announced Mike Hussey will miss Australia's coming tour of the British Isles.

Tillakaratne Dilshan and Thisara Perera starred as Sri Lanka levelled the one-day international series against Pakistan with a comfortable 76-run victory in the second ODI in Pallekele.

Pakistan won their first of the five One-Day Internationals against Sri Lanka by six wickets here at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Thursday.

Sri Lanka will look to improve their recent one-day record against Pakistan when they clash in a five-match series starting in Pallekele on Thursday.

Chairman of selectors Clyde Butts has welcomed Chris Gayle's return to the West Indies team for the one-day tour of England, saying the big-hitting left-hander will bring a 'quality dimension' to the Caribbean side.

West Indies opener Adrian Barath has said "it's great" Chris Gayle is returning to the one-day squad -- even if the recall has come, in part, at his expense.

Jonathan Trott is saddened but far from shocked at fellow England batsman Kevin Pietersen's decision to retire from limited overs international cricket.

Both Sri Lanka and Pakistan will be aiming for improvements in their rankings on the Reliance ICC ODI Championship table when they go head to head in a five-match series which starts in Pallekele on Thursday.

Pakistan on Monday added Sohail Tanvir to the one-day squad against Sri Lanka after the left-arm paceman excelled in the Twenty20 series draw.

The West Indies Cricket Board today announced the following 15 players to the West Indies One Day International squad for the ongoing tour of the United Kingdom:

Former England captain Michael Vaughan believes Kevin Pietersen must prove his commitment for Test cricket to Andrew Strauss and coach Andy Flower.

India's cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Thursday said Team India was open to play against arch-rivals Pakistan if the two boards agree to have a bilateral series in India.

Sri Lanka on Thursday announced separate Twenty20 and one-day squads for the home series against Pakistan starting next month.

Fit-again West Indies batsman Lendl Simmons is targeting a comeback against England in the upcoming limited-overs series next month.

There may be a week to go until their opening Test against England at Lord's, but West Indies coach Ottis Gibson is already looking to the one-day series for his coltish side's best chance of success.

Former Test paceman Mitchell Johnson and young quick Pat Cummins were named Thursday in an Australian one-day squad for a tour of England and Ireland in June and July.

Pakistan cricketer Umar Akmal has said he needs to bat higher up the order to convert his double figures scores into triple scores in one day matches.

Top gun Jacques Kallis, who has already featured in five World Cups, would like to play in the next edition as well, in 2015.

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has declined with regret the invitation from the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to play a series of One-Day International (ODI) and T20 International matches next month.

West Indies Cricket have released the schedule for the upcoming New Zealand tour with Twenty20 matches on 30 June and 1 July at Lauderhill in Florida launching the series.

West Indies fast bowler Kemar Roach has been fined 50 per cent of his match fee after being found guilty of breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during his side's fifth and final ODI against Australia in St Lucia on Sunday.

Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan has returned as the number-one ranked all-rounder in the latest Reliance ICC ODI Championship table after a series of strong performances in the Asia Cup which concluded in Mirpur last Thursday.

West Indies' hopes of a first series win over Australia in 17 years were shattered on Sunday when the tourists clinched a 30-run victory in a thrilling fifth and final one-dayer.

West Indies will be playing Sunday's fifth and final Digicel One-day International against Australia like a "grand final", according to all-rounder Andre Russell.

Pakistan's flamboyant allrounder Shahid Afridi paid rich tributes to Bangladesh, which lost by just two runs to his team in the Asia Cup finals, saying the minnows were as good as the mighty Australians in the clash.

Kieron Pollard kept his promise to his West Indies teammates as he made a magnificent century to lead the home side to a superb 42-run win over Australia in the fourth One-Day International.

Shakib-al Hasan may have been the Man of the Match for his stupendous all-round show on Tuesday, but birthday boy Tamim Iqbal's 59 off 57 balls was equally important in shaping Bangladesh's entry into the final.

Virat Kohli produced a blistering 183 off 148 balls as India notched up their highest run chase ever to register an incredible six-wicket victory over archrivals Pakistan and keep themselves afloat in the Asia Cup cricket tournament on Sunday.

Australia skipper Shane Watson saluted left-arm spinner Xavier Doherty as a game-changing slow bowler after the tourists' 64-run win over the West Indies in their opening one-day international.

India plunged to a humiliating five-wicket defeat against Bangladesh after setting them a challenging 290-run target but India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni reposed faith in his bowlers, saying they will learn from mistakes and start performing under pressure.

The match will forever be remembered for Sachin Tendulkar hitting his 100th international century for India, but it ended with Bangladesh claiming victory to get off the mark in the Asia Cup in Mirpur.

ICC President Sharad Pawar has congratulated India's cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar on completing a century of international centuries.

West Indies skipper Darren Sammy believes his team's mixture of raw youth and battle-scarred veterans can knock Australia out of their stride when the five-game, one-day series starts on Friday.

Pakistan relied on a clinical display to storm into the final of the Asia Cup after thrashing a hapless Sri Lanka by six wickets to record their second successive victory.

Stand-in skipper Shane Watson believes Australia's recent successes over India and Sri Lanka will mask any world-weariness when they kick-off their Caribbean tour.

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

Limited overs specialist David Hussey has said that the uncertainity over player contracts will not affect the performances of players during the tour of the West Indies.

The Pakistan side has been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during its 21 runs victory over Bangladesh in the opening match of the Asia Cup cricket tournament in Mirpur, Dhaka on Sunday.

The disastrous tour of Australia notwithstanding, Indian team was capable of bouncing back in the ongoing Asia Cup, feels Selection Committee chairman Krishnamachari Srikkanth.

Desperate to restore their battered reputation after the recent debacle in Australia, title holders India would be hoping for a positive start to their campaign in the Asia Cup when they take on Sri Lanka on Tuesday.

Pakistan survived a scare before pulling off a nervy 21-run victory over a spirited Bangladesh in the thrilling opening cricket match of Asia Cup tournament, on Sunday.

The tough experience that India and Sri Lanka went through in Australia in their recent tour will give them an advantage over their rivals in the Asia Cup, Pakistan captain Misbah-ul Haq said on Saturday.

Tsotsobe replaces Saeed Ajmal as number-one ranked bowler while Watson dislodges Shakib Al Hasan from the top of all-rounders' list

Fast bowler Tino Best is overjoyed to be recalled to the West Indies team for the upcoming Digicel Series against Australia, starting next week in St Vincent. The livewire 30-year-old will be looking to make the most of the golden opportunity and try to re-establish himself in the team.

In a big setback to Australia, skipper Michael Clarke and fast bowler James Pattinson have been ruled out of Thursday's triseries final against Sri Lanka, due to injuries.

West Indies Cricket Board's (WICB) Selection Panel today announced the West Indies squad for the first three One-Day Internationals against Australia to be played on March 16, 18 and 20 at the Arnos Vale Cricket Ground in St. Vincent.

Clarke blamed his bowlers and fielders for their eight-wicket loss to Sri Lanka in the second final of the triangular series at the Adelaide Oval.

Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene been fined 10 per cent of his match fee after pleading guilty to a Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct during his side's One-day International against Australia in Adelaide on Tuesday.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the squad for Asia Cup

Australia beat a gallant Sri Lanka by 15 runs in the first tri-series one-day international final at the Gabba on Sunday.

India's vanquished cricketers returned home on Sunday after a demoralising tour of Australia during which they were whitewashed in the Test series and proved no good in the ODI triseries that followed.

Former India cricket captain Kapil Dev has said it is up to Sachin Tendulkar to decide when to bid adieu to the game as there is no fixed age for a cricketer to call it a day.

Dumped from the one-day squad, former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting said it might actually help him prolong his Test career as he would be able to maintain the highest fitness levels.

Chris Broad has become only the second member of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees to complete a double-century of One-Day Internationals (ODIs) when he took the field for the toss in the first final of the three-nation tournament between Australia and Sri Lanka in Brisbane on Sunday.

Former captain Shoaib Malik was among the three players dropped as Pakistan's new selection committee made major changes on Saturday in naming the squad for this month's Asia Cup in Bangladesh.

Former Australian batsman Dean Jones says Virat Kohli's 86-ball 133 in a triseries match against Sri Lanka was one of the "greatest" one-day international knocks and felt the young batsman must be promoted to number three position in the shorter formats.

Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has said his team will not be looking for revenge when they face India in the fifth match of the Asia Cup at Mirpur on March 18. This will be the first time the two teams will face-off since India defeated Pakistan in the 2011 World Cup semi-final.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) named a 14-man squad for the Asia Cup scheduled to be held in Dhaka from 11-22 March.

Sri Lanka beat Australia by nine runs despite Dan Christian's hat-trick in a dramatic one-day international on Friday to book their place in the final of the Tri-series against the hosts and send India home.

Jesse Ryder and Doug Bracewell have been reprimanded by BLACKCAPS team management for unacceptable behaviour following the third One Day International in Napier.

Australia named Michael Clarke for Friday's one-day international against Sri Lanka but chairman of selectors John Inverarity says the skipper will not be risked unless fully fit.

India selectors have rested opening batsman Virender Sehwag and pace duo Zaheer Khan and Umesh Yadav from the country's squad for next month's Asia Cup one-day international competition in Bangladesh.

Cricket Australia's National Selection Panel (NSP) today announced the Australian squads for the limited overs component of the VB Tour of West Indies.

Brendon McCullum joined the illustrious 200 club when he walks onto McLean Park in Napier for the second One Day International of The National Bank Series.

Pakistan's Misbah-ul Haq on Tuesday cautioned against a drastic overhaul in personnel after one-day and Twenty20 losses against England, warning that change for change's sake could be damaging in the long-run.

Virat Kohli, whose unbeaten 133 guided India to a seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in a crunch cricket tri-series match on Tuesday, termed his 86-ball knock as the best of his international career.

Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Tuesday described his side's incredible seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the crucial tri-series match as one of the best ODI victories he has been part of.

Cricket Australia's National Selection Panel (NSP) today announced a 13-man squad for the remaining Commonwealth Bank Series matches, including the Finals, which begin at the Gabba on 4 March .

Australian opener David Warner said on Monday he sensed "desperation" among the Indian visitors as they try to salvage something from their dismal Down Under tour.

Lambasted by Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Australian pacer Brett Lee has asserted that he did not block Sachin Tendulkar "on purpose" during the Indian batsman's controversial run-out in the crucial tri-series ODI in Sydney.

Pushed to the very brink of elimination, a demoralised India face an arduous task of beating Sri Lanka with a bonus point to have any remote chance of qualifying to the final of the cricket tri-series when the two sides clash on Tuesday.

Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardena says he is wary of what is shaping up to be Sachin Tendulkar's final chance in Australia to score his elusive 100th international century for India.

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Sunday said that he "can't pinpoint one particular reason" for his team's failure in the ongoing ODI tri-series where they have lost their fourth match.

Captain Michael Clarke withdrew from Australia's team for Sunday's tri-series one-dayer against India with a back problem, Cricket Australia said.

AB de Villiers led the Proteas' Castle Lager squad superbly from the front to an overwhelming six-wicket victory over the New Zealand Black Caps at Wellington on Saturday in the first of three ODIs with almost five overs to spare.

Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Saturday asserted that there was neither any dissension nor any communication gap in the dressing room but conceded that such reports at times create a brief awkwardness among the players.

Fired by half-centuries from captain and man-of-the-match Mahela Jayawardene and Dinesh Chandimal, the tourists were ushered to victory by a brilliant cameo from allrounder Thisara Perera who blasted an unbeaten 21 off 11 balls in the final few overs.

New Zealand Cricket today announced that James Franklin sustained a finger injury during today's training at the Basin Reserve in Wellington ahead of The National Bank Series ODI against South Arica.

With the Indian team struggling in the triangular one-day series in Australia, the national selectors will have their task cut out when they meet on March 1 to pick the squad for the upcoming Asia Cup.

Former India skipper Dilip Vengsarkar on Thursday slammed suggestions in the media and views of another former captain Kapil Dev that Sachin Tendulkar should quit one-day cricket, saying that the master batsman needed no advice on this issue.

England captain Alastair Cook and fast bowler Steven Finn have broken into the top 10 of the Reliance ICC ODI Player Rankings after stellar performances against Pakistan in the four-match ODI series which finished in Dubai on Tuesday.

England took a sweet revenge of its 3-0 defeat in the Test series by outplaying Pakistan by 4-0 in the four-match ODI series which ended in Dubai on Tuesday. While doing so, England has moved ahead of Pakistan in fifth place on the Reliance ICC ODI Championship table.

Critical of Mahendra Singh Dhoni's rotation policy, former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly says time has come for the selectors to appoint different cricket captains for the three formats of game.

Former Australia cricketer Mark Waugh expects Ricky Ponting to scrap for survival in Australia's Test set-up despite being shunned from the one-day side.

Dashing opener Virender Sehwag on Tuesday conceded that he needs to improve his batting performance at the top of the order to win matches for India in the cricket tri-series and said that he would curb his natural aggressive instinct from the onset.

India once again wilted against quality pace bowling as Sri Lanka defeated them by 51 runs in the eighth match of the one-day Tri-series at the Gabba in Brisbane on Tuesday.

Ed Joyce starred in Ireland's 117-run win over host Kenya in the second One-Day International of the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Championship at Mombasa on Monday.

Former Australian captain Ian Chappell feels that the failure of Australia's once envied system to produce talented batsmen and potentially strong leaders is a flawed one now and the issue needs to be addressed soon.

India are grappling with a selection dilemma and a prolonged form slump of their batsmen as they go into the crucial tri-series match against Sri Lanka on Tuesday without the services of their in-form captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

Though keen to take advantage of India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's absence from the team due to slow over-rate ban, Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardena said his side would not take the opposition lightly in the tri-series match on Tuesday.

NZ Cricket has today announced the BLACKCAPS ODI squad to play South Africa in the three match National Bank Series starting 25 February 2012.

Cricket Australia's National Selection Panel today announced a 13-man squad for the next two tri-series matches, against Sri Lanka at Blundstone Arena in Hobart on Friday 24 February and against India at the SCG on Sunday 26 February.

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been suspended for one match after his side was fined for a second minor over-rate offence within a year during the seventh match of the three-nation series against Australia in Brisbane on Sunday.

Ben Hilfenhaus took five wickets as Australia's pacemen ripped through India's top order to secure an emphatic 110-run victory in the one-day Tri-series on a steamy night at the Gabba in Brisbane on Sunday.

Pakistan captain Misbah-ul Haq heaped praise on England for their superb comeback to clinch the one-day series after being routed in the preceding Tests, saying they showed character and discipline.

Tanmay Mishra's effort of 70 off 76 balls helped host Kenya register its first points on the Reliance ICC ODI Championship table.

Australia's back-to-back losses have thrown the ODI tri-series open and a revitalised India would look to corner the struggling and injury-hit hosts when the two sides clash in the critical second phase of the league on Sunday.

He has emerged as an unlikely top wicket-taker for India in the ongoing ODI tri-series and pacer R Vinay Kumar on Saturday said he is looking to improve on consistency in the forthcoming matches.

His recent poor run notwithstanding, Australian stand-in skipper Ricky Ponting says he is still "worth a place" in the side but concedes that reputation alone won't be enough to get him the selectors' nod all the time.

Livid after consecutive losses in the ODI tri-series, Australia coach Mickey Arthur on Saturday said the side and its "jaded" stand-in skipper Ricky Ponting would have to face the consequences if they don't atone for the defeats with an improved performance against India on Sunday.

Former skipper Sourav Ganguly on Friday came out in defence of the much-debated rotation policy adopted by the India team in the ongoing tri-series in Australia, saying it would help the players to be 'mentally fresh' before the final stages of the tournament.

Outgoing bowling coach Eric Simmons believes fast bowler Ishant Sharma is "ready for one-day cricket" and should have been a part of the Indian squad in the ongoing Commonwealth Bank tri-series in Australia.

Pakistan opener and all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has expressed confidence about the team's ability to bounce back and win the remaining one-day internationals after England, despite the latter taking a 2-0 lead in the four-match series.

Senior batsman Kevin Pietersen on Friday praised one-day captain Alastair Cook for the successive one-day hundreds that gave England an unassailable 2-0 lead against Pakistan in their four-match series.

Kumar Sangakkara hit his 10,000th run in one-day internationals to help Sri Lanka hammer Australia by eight wickets in a rain-shortened Tri-series match on Friday.

Cricket Australia's National Selection Panel (NSP) today confirmed Australia's squad for Sunday's Commonwealth Bank Series match against India in Brisbane.

New Zealand cricket captain Ross Taylor will miss the one-day international series against South Africa to continue his recovery from a calf injury.

Captain Alastair Cook's simple recipe of playing hard has exposed cracks in the Pakistan team, leaving England with an invincible 2-0 lead after their 20-run win in the second day-night match.

Return-to-form batsman Ravi Bopara on Wednesday warned England to avoid any complacency against a dangerous Pakistan team despite racing into a 2-0 lead in their one day international series.

Australian all-rounder Shane Watson on Wednesday said the national selectors owe an explanation to out of favour wicketkeeper Brad Haddin on whether he has been dropped or rested from the one-day team.

He may be under pressure as a captain but as a finisher lower down the batting order, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is considered one of the best in ODI cricket even by his rivals.

England all-rounder Samit Patel warned Tuesday that his side was gunning for revenge in the one-day series against Pakistan after the 3-0 Test whitewash.

Experienced batsman Younus Khan hopes Pakistan do not panic and try their best to bounce back against a resurgent England in the second day-night international on Wednesday.

Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardena called upon his teammates to show more focus and be ruthless in finishing off games, after their tri - series match against India resulted in a tie on Tuesday.

Skipper MS Dhoni hit three runs off the last ball to earn India a tie in their tri one-day series international against Sri Lanka at the Adelaide Oval on Tuesday.

Cricket Australia's National Selection Panel today announced a 14-man squad for the next two Commonwealth Bank Series matches against Sri Lanka at the SCG on Friday 17 February and against India at the Gabba on Sunday 19 February.

Baffled with the rotation policy, former Pakistan skipper Wasim Akram said it does not work in the sub-continent and the Indian team management should not have rested a player of Sachin Tendulkar's stature.

Indian opener Gautam Gambhir says India's memorable four-wicket win over Australia in their one-day international had vindicated the team's controversial rotation policy.

Desperate to win their first match of the tournament, senior Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara today put up a brave front ahead of his team's match against India in the ODI tri-series, here tomorrow.

Cricket Australia today issued an injury update on Australia captain Michael Clarke.

India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and opener Gautam Gambhir on Sunday, longed for Yuvraj Singh's quick recovery and hoped the left-hander would overcome health issues and make a strong comeback.

A rejuvenated Indian side will aim to complete a hat-trick of victories when they take on Sri Lanka in the fourth match of the Commonwealth Bank Tri-Series, on Tuesday.

South Africa coach Gary Kirsten says his players won't be drawn into a verbal battle with New Zealand during their upcoming Test, one-day and T20 series.

Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has urged his batsmen to show more stability and consistency ahead of the first ODI against England at Abu Dhabi on Monday.

Gautam Gambhir's 92 at the top and some smart batting by captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni at the finish helped India chase down a 270-run target against Australia in Adelaide on Sunday for their second win in the triangular series.

Ruled out for over a month due to a broken toe, Australian pacer Brett Lee could make a stunning early comeback in the ongoing ODI tri-series against India and Sri Lanka this week itself.

Rested from the fourth ODI against India, veteran Australian batsman Michael Hussey said he would have preferred to be in the squad but can understand that there is "a bigger picture to look at".

After three keenly-contested and hard fought Tests, Pakistan and England shift their focus to the shorter version of the game when they go head to head in the four-match ODI series with the incentive being a movement in the right direction on the Reliance ICC ODI Championship table.

Pakistan captain Misbah-ul Haq on Saturday praised the Afghan team's fighting spirit despite their loss in a one-day international to his side, saying they could give other teams a tough time.

Pakistan will once more depend on spin to maintain their dominance over England when the teams meet in a four-match one-day series starting from Monday.

morale lifted after a win over Sri Lanka, India would look to break the stranglehold that Australia seems to have taken on them in a nightmarish tour when the two sides clash in the fourth match of the ongoing ODI tri-series on Sunday.

The Australians have dominated India so far but spinner Xavier Doherty on Saturday said his team would have to be on guard as the resurgent visitors might hit back strongly when the two teams clash for the second time in the ODI tri-series on Sunday.

Australia will revisit their bowling plan for Angelo Mathews after the powerful Sri Lankan aAustralia will revisit their bowling plan for Angelo Mathews after the powerful Sri Lankan almost engineered another remarkable comeback win for his side at the WACA ground on Friday.lmost engineered another remarkable comeback win for his side at the WACA ground on Friday.

Expats from both Pakistan and Afghanistan thronged the Sharjah Stadium for the first-ever one-day international here on Friday, with the fans uncertain who to support for a win.

Shahid Afridi's eighth five-wicket haul in one-day international cricket coupled with fifties from Younus Khan and Imran Farhat helped Pakistan register a seven-wicket win over Afghanistan in the one-off One-Day International at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Friday.

Sri Lanka rode on Angelo Mathews' heroics to very nearly pull off a sensational victory before falling short by just five runs against Australia in a nerve-wrecking cricket tri-series match here today.

Captain Brendan McCullum smashed his fourth one-day international century off 79 balls as New Zealand completed a sweep of their three-match series against Zimbabwe with a 202-run victory at McLean Park in Napier on Thursday.

Less than four years after playing their first tournament against teams including Japan and Norway, Afghanistan will write a new chapter in their remarkable rise with a one-day international against Pakistan on Friday.

Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardena said his side fell 30-40 runs short of a competitive total after losing to India by four wickets in a triangular series match on Wednesday.

With speculation on that Sachin Tendulkar may be rested for the next match, former India captain Sunil Gavaskar on Wednesday suggested that the veteran batsman should not miss any of the ODIs in the ongoing tri-series.

Less than four years after playing their first tournament against teams including Japan and Norway, Afghanistan will write a new chapter in their remarkable rise with a one-day international against Pakistan on Friday.

Former captain Sunil Gavaskar on Tuesday slammed the proposed rotation of the top-order batsmen in the Indian team in the cricket tri-series in Australia, saying that it suggested that the players were unfit.

Pakistan's former captain Shoaib Malik was dropped from the limited overs squad for the series against England only to be drafted back into the setup hours later after a request from captain Misbah-ul-Haq on Tuesday.

England coach Andy Flower on Tuesday confirmed struggling batsman Kevin Pietersen will open the innings during the four-match one-day series against Pakistan starting next week.

Azhar Ali has been named in Pakistan's one-day squad for the forthcoming series against England, with Awais Zia included in the Twenty20 party.

India should draft all-rounder Irfan Pathan and Manoj Tiwary in the side for the next tri-series match even if it means dropping a spinner along with Suresh Raina, suggested former skipper Sourav Ganguly.

New Zealand Cricket today confirmed BLACKCAPS batsman Dean Brownlie has been diagnosed with a fractured finger on his left hand following a fielding incident in yesterday's One Day International against Zimbabwe.

Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Sunday pulled up his spinners for bowling too many loose deliveries, which he said was the main reason for India's 65-run thrashing by Australia in the first match of the cricket tri-series here.

Opener Rob Nicol plundered 146, the fifth highest one-day international score by a New Zealand batsman as they trounced Zimbabwe by 141 runs in the second one-day international on Monday.

A brilliant all round show by Australia inflicted a massive 65-run defeat on India in the first ODI of the tri-series at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday.

Cricket Australia today confirmed Australian fast bowler Brett Lee has been diagnosed with a broken foot following a fielding incident in Friday night's KFC T20 International against India at the MCG.

The emphatic triumph in the second Twenty20 match against Australia has lifted India's morale and the struggling tourists are now looking forward to the one-day tri-series with renewed enthusiasm, said batsman Suresh Raina.

Australia cricket captain Michael Clarke on Saturday declared his team as the favourites to win the ODI tri-series but conceded that it will have to produce its best to nail down world champions India in the opening game at Melbourne on Sunday.

Shuffling of the pack could be on the cards in the Reliance ICC ODI Championship table when three of the four top ranked sides go head to head in the three-nation tournament which starts in Melbourne on Sunday.

New Zealand defeated Zimbabwe by 90 runs in the first one-day international at Dunedin Friday as poor batting by the tourists undermined a creditable bowling effort.

Zimbabwe is confident that the addition of experienced spin duo Prosper Utseya and Ray Price will play a big part in the ODI series against New Zealand.

The Sri Lankan players are unlikely to struggle on the bouncy Australian pitches in the upcoming tri-series as they have perfomed well in similar conditions in South Africa, the island nation's sacked coach Geoff Marsh said.

Test wicket-keeper Brad Haddin says he has been dropped from Australia's one-day squad due to poor form, rather than being rested.

Unfazed by the Test debacle as he was not a part of the team, Indian middle-order batsman Suresh Raina on Monday said his side will play some "different cricket" to give a better account of itself in the shorter formats starting with a Twenty20 match against Australia on Wednesday.

Desperate to redeem pride in shorter formats after being embarrassed in the Test series, the Indian team was on Monday left frustrated by wet practice pitches at the ANZ stadium -- the venue of its first Twenty20 international against Australia on Wednesday.

Mahela Jayawardena, on Thursday, said he has taken up the Sri Lanka captaincy for a short term and rejected rumours that there was an internal bickering in the side.

Justin Ontong's outstanding form for the Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras in both the SuperSport Series and the domestic 1-Day Cup has earned him a recall to the Proteas' Castle Lager squad for both the ODI and T20 series against New Zealand.

South Africa's Lonwabo Tsotsobe has become his country's highest-ranked bowler in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for ODI bowlers after finishing as the joint-leading wicket-taker along with Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga in the five-match ODI series which finished in Johannesburg on Sunday

Sachithra Senanayake struck a six off the penultimate ball to give Sri Lanka a two-wicket triumph over South Africa Sunday in the final match of a five one-day international series won 3-2 by the hosts.

Sri Lanka celebrated a rare success Friday on their tour of South Africa with a five-wicket victory in the fourth one-day international.

A good performance in the inconsequential fourth and final Test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval will be a shot in the arm for the demoralised Indian team ahead of the triangular one-day series to be held next month, said middle-order batsman Suresh Raina on Thursday.

Manoj Tiwary was done in by a Brett Lee scorcher during his ODI debut in Brisbane back in 2007-08 and he wants to move on.

After his side's humiliation of India in the Test series, Australia coach Mickey Arthur on Monday said that his men will "hammer down" the visitors in next month's ODI tri-series as well once all-rounder Shane Watson comes back into the team.

Veteran Sachin Tendulkar was recalled while paceman Praveen Kumar and spinner Rahul Sharma were also included in India's 17-member squad for the next month's tri-series in Australia.

Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Saturday announced two enforced changes as well as a rotational change to the Proteas' Castle Lager squad for the remainder of the five-match ODI series against Sri Lanka.

Yuvraj Singh's much-awaited return to international cricket has been delayed.

Rory Kleinveldt will miss the rest of the ODI Series following an injury to his left quadricep muscle.

Third-ranked South Africa will be aiming to narrow the gap with number-one ranked Australia in the Reliance ICC ODI Championship when it goes head to head with fourth-ranked Sri Lanka in a five-ODI series in Paarl on Wednesday.

Bangladesh will meet Pakistan in the opening match of the four-nation Asia Cup cricket tournament starting in Dhaka in March, an official said Monday.

A discounted double ticket offer will go on sale before Christmas for a Vodafone Warriors-New Zealand BLACKCAPS double-header weekend at Eden Park on March 3 and 4 next year.

India's Virender Sehwag has made an upward movement in the Reliance ICC ODI Player Rankings after a record-breaking innings against the West Indies in the fourth match of the five-ODI series which finished in Chennai on Sunday.

West Indies big hitter Kieron Pollard gave India a scare before the hosts won the fifth and final ODI by 34 runs in Chennai.

India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni believes team-mate Virender Sehwag is capable of making another ODI double century following his record-breaking exploits on Thursday.

India beat West Indies by 153 runs in the fourth ODI to seal a series victory in Indore.

India's Virender Sehwag scored 219 in the fourth ODI against the West Indies to beat Sachin Tendulkar's previous record score in limited-overs internationals.

Pakistan players now occupy the top two positions in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for ODI bowlers after a strong performance from Mohammad Hafeez in the recent three-match series in Bangladesh.

India skipper Virender Sehwag criticised the top-order batsmen, including himself, after the defeat on Monday.

Pakistan wrapped up a 3-0 ODI series victory over Bangladesh with victory by 58 runs in Chittagong.

Fast bowler Irfan Pathan has been called up by India to replace Umesh Yadav for the last two ODIs against the West Indies on Thursday and Sunday.

West Indies kept the ODI series with India alive thanks to an exciting 16-run win at Ahmedabad.

Umesh Yadav has had an outstanding few months, starting from the ODI series against England in India to the Tests and the ongoing ODI series against the West Indies.

Ravi Rampaul played the innings of a lifetime in the second ODI against India on Friday night and following his heroics, the 27-year-old is looking for more consistent performances.

Pakistan coasted to victory against Bangladesh in the second ODI in Mirpur to take an unassailable series lead.

West Indies fast bowler Ravi Rampaul insisted his incredible batting feat during the second ODI against India was not a shock to him.

Virat Kohli (117) and Rohit Sharma (90 not out) were the mainstays as the hosts got to their target of 270 with 11 balls to spare.

Ireland coach Phil Simmons is already looking forward to next summer's ODI against Australia in Belfast.

West Indies captain Darren Sammy has urged his team to find a reward for recent good performances with victory in Friday's second ODI against India in Vishakhapatnam.

Slow bowling was to the fore as Pakistan won the first ODI against Bangladesh by five wickets in Mirpur.

It's all to play for a resurgent West Indies team as it takes on world champion India in a five-match ODI series, which starts tomorrow at Cuttack.

India received a setback on the eve of the five-match ODI series opener against the West Indies after pace spearhead Praveen Kumar was ruled out due to a niggle.

Yuvraj Singh is seeking treatment for a non-malignant tumour on his left lung, it was learnt today.

The India selectors named Virender Sehwag as captain for the ODI series against West Indies.

Bangladesh dropped former captain Mohammad Ashraful and recalled all-rounder Farhad Reza on Friday for the limited overs series against Pakistan beginning next week.

Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal has rocketed to the top of the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for ODI bowlers following an impressive series performance against Sri Lanka in the United Arab Emirates.

After last year's spot-fixing scandal, the victory of the Pakistani team, especially with Shahid Afridi's outstanding performance in the fourth One-day series against Sri Lanka has acted as a "real moral-booster for us", Associate Manager of Pakistan team Naushad Ali has said.

Popular all-rounder Shahid Afridi on Monday said he has put all off-field problems behind him after guiding Pakistan to an impressive series win over Sri Lanka.

Tillakaratne Dilshan said on Monday he would like to continue as Sri Lanka captain for another tour before deciding about his future after losing his third one-day series in a row.

Senior middle-order batsman Chamara Silva has flown into UAE to join the Sri Lanka squad for the remainder of the ODI series and the one-off Twenty20 International against Pakistan.

Former Pakistan captain Waqar Younis feels Shahid Afridi's superb performance in the ongoing ODI series against Sri Lanka is a result of the renewed focus that the all-rounder has shown since coming out of a temporary retirement.

England coach Andy Flower said his side's behaviour during the recent tour of India was not "up to scratch" as it overdid the aggression which was against team policy.

The West Indies Cricket Board Selection Committee has named Trinidadian duo of Jason Mohammed and Sunil Narine on the West Indies 15 man squad to face India in five One Day Internationals starting on 29 November.

Sri Lanka captain Tillakaratne Dilshan has called on Sri Lanka fans to sing and dance the team to victory at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday when his side faces Pakistan in the third One-Day International (ODI) of their five-match series.

Anyone looking closely at the coin toss ahead of Friday's One-Day International between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium at Dubai Sports City will have noticed the two captains were not the only ones wearing playing gear.

Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq believes team spirit, strength in depth and experience are the keys to his side's 11-match unbeaten run in all forms of cricket.

Rival coaches Geoff Marsh and Mohsin Khan said they were comfortable with the change in rules as Pakistan and Sri Lanka play under them for the first time in the opening day-night match on Friday.

Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq is confident his side can overcome the threat of Sri Lanka fast bowler Lasith Malinga when the One-Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) series starts at Dubai Sports City on Friday.

Pakistan has a chance to improve its ranking in the Reliance ICC ODI Championship when it goes head-to-head with World Cup finalist Sri Lanka in a five-match ODI series which starts at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on Friday.

Pakistan and Sri Lanka open their rivalrly in limited overs cricket as the five-match one-day series which begins here from Friday promises fierce competition from two talented sides.

Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq believes the One-Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) series against Sri Lanka that starts on Friday at Dubai Sports City (DSC) is too close to call.

Sri Lanka selectors made seven changes from the test squad who are trailing Pakistan 1-0 in the three-test series when they named a 15-man squad on Tuesday for five one-day internationals.

Australian batsman Michael Hussey, who was the man-of-the-series in the 2-1 ODI series triumph over South Africa, insists that being Mr Cricket is not getting any easier at 36 years of age.

South Africa's off-spinner Johan Botha has returned to the top 20 in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for ODI bowlers.

Australian cricket vice-captain Shane is desperate to contest Friday's one-day series decider in Durban, despite suffering back spasms in game two on Sunday.

Veteran Australian cricketer Mike Hussey has said that he is quite impressed with the responses of teenage pacer Pat Cummins, especially after being smashed around St George's Park in Port Elizabeth for figures of 1-73 from his 10 overs in Australia's 80-run defeat last Sunday.

South Africa's Morne Morkel has taken over as the number-one ranked bowler from England's Graeme Swann in the Reliance ICC ODI Player Rankings for bowlers.

Malcolm Waller hit a single off the fifth ball of the last over to take Zimbabwe to a dramatic one-wicket win in the third and final one-day international against New Zealand at Queens Sports Club on Tuesday.

Australian Vice-Captain Shane Watson's back spasms were a random occurrence unrelated to his recent hip injury, team physiotherapist Alex Kountouris has said.

South Africa can leapfrog Sri Lanka and India into second position if it beats Australia in Durban on Friday.

Australia skipper Captain Michael Clarke is hopeful that all-rounder Shane Watson will be fit to bowl in the ODI series-decider against South Africa on Friday.

England ODI skipper Alastair Cook is still enjoying leading his side despite suffering one defeat after another against India.

Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, after his side's six-wicket win over England, said they have improved as a fielding unit and will like to wrap up the five-match ODI series on a high.

Dominant batting performance sets up victory.

England bowler Tim Bresnan has been fined 7.5 per cent of his applicable match fee for a Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct during his team's third ODI against India in Mohali on Thursday.

South Africa has an opportunity to draw level with Australia in the Reliance ICC ODI Championship table when the two sides go head to head in a three-ODI series which starts at Centurion from Wednesday.

A beaming India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said it feels good to be on the winning side with a bunch of youngsters who showed the way in taking a 2-0 lead in the five match ODI series against England at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Monday.

Cricket Australia's National Selection Panel (NSP) today confirmed Victorian batsman Cameron White will remain with the Australian ODI squad as cover for Shane Watson and Shaun Marsh who are both suffering from injury.

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Cricket Australia's National Selection Panel (NSP) today announced West Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh will remain with the Australian squad as a replacement player for Brett Lee in the one-day component of Australia's VB Tour of South Africa.

England will look to improve on their dismal one-day record in India when they clash with the injury-ravaged world champions in a five-match series starting Friday.

Kieron Pollard is set to make a return to West Indies colours on Thursday. The big allrounder spent all of Wednesday afternoon in the nets at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium and he is eager to make an impact against Bangladesh in the first One-Day International.

ICC World Twenty20 champion England and world champion India resume their battle for position in the Reliance ICC ODI Championship table when they go head to head in the five-ODI series, which starts in Hyderabad on Friday.

International novice Jonny Bairstow smashed an unbeaten 104 off 53 balls on Tuesday as England flaunted their all-round prowess ahead of the one-day series against world champions India.

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announces that the DRS (Hawkeye Kit- Core with UDRS) is to be applied during both the Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka (Oct-Nov) and Pakistan v England (Jan/Feb) One-Day International Series to be held in the UAE.

Brett Lee will take no part in Australia's tour of South Africa after being diagnosed with appendicitis.

England defeated Hyderabad XI by 56 runs in their 50-over warm-up match at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium here Saturday.

England batsman Kevin Pietersen, who was rested for the home one-day series against India, intends to continue playing all three forms of the game for the country and has his sights set on a place in the 2015 World Cup.

Yuvraj Singh, who has been ruled out of the upcoming ODI series against England due a broken finger, is in no mood to rush his comeback in the Indian team and prefers a "wait and watch" policy.

South Africa coach Gary Kirsten feels they need to work on a strategy to overcome the team's long standing problem of choking in crunch matches.

Former India coach Gary Kirsten admitted being disappointed by the team's recent performance in England but feels they are a good enough side to bounce back.

West Indies pacer Ravi Rampaul says the Bangladesh series will be an important one for him as he seeks to excel in an away tour following his success in the Caribbean earlier this year.

Test pacer Mitchell Johnson says his poor form on the Sri Lanka tour were more a case of bad luck and added that he is in the right form to take wickets in South Africa.

Newcomer Jonny Bairstow says his getting picked for England was a proud moment for his family and he hopes to live up to the expectations if he gets a chance in the forthcoming ODI series against India.

Samit Patel has admitted for the first time that he was to blame for his weight problems that almost wrecked his England career.

England will need to put in a disciplined bowling performance on India's low, slow pitches to overcome the hosts in the one-day series, fast bowler Tim Bresnan said on Thursday.

Denesh Ramdin will make a return to the West Indies team on Friday when he takes the spot behind the stumps as the Windies start their month-long tour with a limited-overs match against the Bangladesh Cricket Board XI.

Cricket Australia today confirmed five members of touring squads for the VB Tour of South Africa will be available for selection in the first round of the Sheffield Shield or Ryobi Cup.

England ODI captain Alastair Cook said on Wednesday that even a depleted India would be quite a handful in the upcoming series since Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men will be playing on home turf

England batsman Ian Bell says India will be the favourites in the forthcoming five One-day Internationals series and that the hosts' humbling during the disastrous England tour will amount to nothing.

Flamboyant England batsman Kevin Pietersen will rediscover the form that saw him the fastest man to 1,000 and 2000 runs in one-day internationals England captain Alastair Cook said on Monday.

Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal has said that he aiming to snatch England counterpart Graeme Swann's World No.1 ODI bowler ranking.

Pakistan's opening batsman, Muhammad Hafeez, has been ruled out of the National T20 Cup since he will be undergoing a minor surgery.

Bangladesh selectors named a 18-man strong squad for the only T20 and three-match ODI series against the West Indies.

Karnataka left-arm medium pacer Sreenath Aravind is expectedly " very happy" albeit a bit surprised with his selection in the Indian cricket team for the first two ODIs against England.

Former India captain Kapil Dev on Thursday backed the selectors' decision to drop senior off-spinner Harbhajan Singh from the squad for the first two ODIs against England next month.

Former India captain Bishen Singh Bedi reacted with caution on Harbhajan Singh's axing from India's squad even as he advised the off-spinner to get back to domestic circuit to get his form back.

Selection committee chief, Kris Srikkanth on Thursday assured that the 15-member Indian squad announced for the first two ODI's against England is "well-balanced" and "completely fit" and expressed confidence of a good showing from the team.

AB de Villiers will undergo surgery on his fractured left hand after a thorough assessment from Cricket South Africa's (CSA) team of hand specialists on Thursday.

Cricket Canada is pleased to announce the appointment of Australian, Michael Dighton, to the position of National Coach.

The Indian cricket selectors announced the team for the first two ODIs against England in Chennai on Wednesday. It wasn't an easy task for the selectors with several key players still battling injuries.

Cricket Ireland (CI) announced on Wednesday that it will play Australia in a One-Day International next year. The game will take place at the Civil Service ground at Stormont in Belfast on Saturday 23 June.

England selectors today named a 15-man squad for the forthcoming tour of India.

Australia wicketkeeper Tim Paine will not be available for selection for the T20 and ODI tour of South Africa.

England wicketkeeper Matt Prior has admitted that fellow gloveman Jonny Bairstow's performance in the fifth and final ODI against India in Cardiff has prompted him to work on his game.

South Africa's ODI and Twenty20 vice-captain Hashim Amla termed it as "unfortunate" that most of their players are busy in the Champions League but expressed confidence that new coach Gary Kirsten's non-imposing style will help the team perform well against Australia next month.

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has moved up the order in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for ODI batsmen after producing a player of the series performance in the recently-concluded series against England.

England batsman Jonny Bairstow has described his ODI debut in the fifth and final match against India in Cardiff as a "dream come true".

England captain Alastair Cook said Friday that the challenge for his team would be to replicate their success of summer in the next month's tour to India for a five-match ODI series.

Pakistan Cricket Board Chief Selector Mohsin Khan has said that the decision to rest fast bowlers Umer Gul and Wahab Riaz and inject new talent, including fast bowler Aizaz Cheema and leg-spinner Yasir Shah, into the team for the Zimbabwe tour has paid dividends.

Indian paceman Munaf Patel suffered a suspected ankle injury as he fell on the ground while chasing the ball during the fifth and final one-dayer against England on Friday.

Thoroughly outplayed in both the Tests and ODIs, Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said the miserable tour of England was all about adjusting to shock injuries that pushed his team on the backfoot and dealing with a wretched run of bad luck.

Rahul Dravid provided a fitting end to a glorious one-day international career that spanned 10,889 runs in 344 matches over more than 15 years when he hit a typically assured 69 against England in Cardiff on Friday.

World champion India has dropped to fifth position in the Reliance ICC ODI Championship table after England won the five-ODI series 3-0 on Friday.

England defeated India by six wickets in a rain-affected match here Friday to complete a 3-0 one-day series victory over the reigning world champions.

India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin attributes his success in the ongoing ODI series against England to the adjustments he has made to his bowling for English conditions.

Alastair Cook is a happy captain because his report card reads good. Going into the last match of the one-day International series against India, on Friday, England have the satisfaction of having already won the series.

Former India cricket captain Rahul Dravid, who will be retiring from one-day internationals after the fifth ODI here Friday, said hard work in the shorter format of the game helped him to excel in Tests.

Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire) and Jos Buttler (Somerset) have today been called up to the England squad for the final one-day international in the NatWest Series against India at the SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff on Friday 16 September.

Indian cricketers on Wednesday skipped a practice session ahead of their fifth and final one-day international against England, and instead, attended a go-karting competition here.

The ICC Chief Executives' Committee (CEC) met in London on 12 September 2011 for a routine meeting and discussed the following issues.

England bowler Stuart Broad will miss the final ODI against India and the NatWest Twenty20 series against West Indies as well as the ODI leg of the India tour with a muscle tear within his right shoulder.

Pakistan's Mohammad Hafeez with 139 runs and Imran Farhat with 75 formed a record-breaking opening partnerhip of 228 runs against Zimbabwe here Sunday to secure an overwhelming win in the second ODI to take the three-match series.

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni hoped that his boys would be able to win at least the fifth and the final ODI against England after the fourth ODI here at Lord's ended in a tie due to rain interruption.

England won the one day series with India on Sunday after they tied the fourth One-Day International leaving the world champions still winless in all forms of cricket on their tour this summer.

Former Australian coach John Buchanan, who is the Director of Cricket for New Zealand Cricket (NZC), has defended the decision to appoint another Australian for a key role in New Zealand Cricket.

England one-day cricket captain Alastair Cook on Friday said that he was delighted with his team's two nil scoreline in the ongoing one-day series against India.

India captain MS Dhoni insists his beleaguered side won't throw in the towel in their last two one-day matches against England after suffering a three-wicket defeat at The Oval.

England inflicted more misery on India as Craig Kieswetter's quick-fire 51 inspired a three-wicket win over the beleaguered tourists in the third one-day international at The Oval on Friday.

England batsmen Eoin Morgan will undergo surgery for a right shoulder injury ruling him out of England's forthcoming One-Day international tour of India commencing in October.

England all-rounder Ravi Bopara believes that Alastair Cook is becoming an even better batsman ever since he has been handed the captaincy of the one-day team.

England batsman Ravi Bopara has set his sights on piling on the agony for India in a bid to cement his spot in Alastair Cook's one-day team.

With England currently sitting at the top of the world test rankings, their players have every reason to be cheerful.

Alastair Cook considered dropping himself from the second ODI.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni needs the team to work on its bowling in the three remaining matches.

England batsman Eoin Morgan has been ruled out of the rest of the five-match one-day series against India after feeling "acute pain" in a recurring shoulder injury.

Skipper Alastair Cook scored an unbeaten 80 as England stormed to a seven-wicket win over India in a rain-hit second one-dayer at the Rose Bowl.

India batsman Sachin Tendulkar has been ruled out of the remainder of the ODI Series against England due to a toe injury, the tourists' team manager Shivlal Yadav has confirmed.

Chastened by their experience of the abandoned first one-dayer against India, England would have off-spinner Graeme Swann back in the fold for the second game at Rose Bowl on Tuesday.

Former England captain Alec Stewart won't be surprised if the home team records a clean sweep over India in the ongoing ODI series as well, irrespective of the visitors' resolute show in the rain-marred opener at Chester-le-Street

England pacer Stuart Broad said Indian batsmen should be prepared for more short-pitched stuff in the ongoing ODI series as bouncers will continue to be a "legitimate tactic" for the host bowlers despite causing injuries in the visiting camp.

Indian skipper M.S. Dhoni has admitted he is worried at the growing list of injured players in the team, but also insisted that the ongoing England tour would extend great exposure to youngsters in the absence of injured seniors.

Manoj Tiwary was on Sunday named as replacement for Rohit Sharma who has been ruled out of the ongoing five-match ODI series against England due to a finger injury.

Former captain Michael Vaughan is highly impressed with England's current pool of cricketers and said he expects the three-time finalists to win their first World Cup in 2015. "I expect them to win in 2015.

England captain Alastair Cook maintained his side were ready to go on and win the abandoned first one-day international against India until rain intervened.

The first one-day international between England and India was abandoned as a no result here on Saturday because of rain.

A Twenty20 warm-up match in Christchurch has been added to South Africa's tour of New Zealand.

Ahead of the five match ODI series between England and India, England fast bowler Jade Dernbach insists that it would be a mistake to underestimate the injury-hit 50 over World Cup champions.

England one-day captain Alastair Cook has warned that no player is guaranteed a place in his side after Kevin Pietersen was rested for the forthcoming series against India.

India batsman Virat Kohli insists the world champions will prove Nasser Hussain wrong after the former England captain labelled some of the tourists as "donkeys".

Jade Dernbach is not a clean-cut cricketer and is known for his body art, his moniker and studs in his ears, but the English speedster plans to cover his left-arm with tattoos if selected for the upcoming five-match ODI tour to India in October.

Battered and bruised in what has turned out to be an abysmal tour, a demoralised India go into the five-match ODI series against England on Saturday with repeated batting collapses and toothless bowling continuing to haunt them.

Star batsman Kevin Pietersen will not appear for either England or Surrey for the rest of the year, according to a British media report.

New England talent Ben Stokes has refused comparisons with legendary all-rounder Andrew Flintoff, saying he does not base himself on someone else.

Rookie opener Tinotenda Mawoyo produced a masterclass in concentration as Zimbabwe reached 245 for four at the close of the first day of the one-off Test against Pakistan at Queens Sports Club on Thursday.

England might have a 4-0 Test victory and a Twenty20 win under their belt but off-spinner Graeme Swann feels the upcoming five-match ODI series starting on Saturday would be a great test for the hosts.

Cricket Australia (CA) today announced that National Selection Panel (NSP) member Jamie Cox has advised Cricket Australia that he will step down from the NSP and will not be reapplying for the role of part-time selector.

The forthcoming one-day series against England will be a "test of character" for India's young batsmen says Wasim Akram.

After swapping places in the Reliance ICC Test Championship table, both India and England will be aiming for improvements in the Reliance ICC ODI Championship table when they go head to head in a five-ODI series which starts at Chester-le-Street on Saturday.

India's left-handed opener Gautam Gambhir has been ruled out of the limited-overs segment of the England tour due to concussion.

England fast bowler Tim Bresnan has sounded a warning to India saying that they will come hard at India in the upcoming one-day series. England, according to Bresnan, want to inflict another whitewash on the World Champions.

Pakistani bowling great Wasim Akram says India will have to bowl much better than what they managed in the Tests against England if they are to have any chance of winning the five-match one-day series starting Saturday.

Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni could be suffering from "sore hands" causing his wicket-keeping to deteriorate on the present England tour, is the verdict of former England wicketkeeper Paul Nixon.

Joe Denly's century went in vain as India eked out a thrilling five-run win over Kent in a rain-curtailed 20-over-a-side practice match at the St Lawrence ground.

The England selectors today announced the England squads for the forthcoming NatWest International Twenty20 fixture against India - Old Trafford, Wednesday August 31 and the NatWest Series against India commencing at Chester-le-Street on Saturday September 3.

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma cracked half-centuries as India recorded their maiden win of the England tour with a six-wicket thumping of Sussex in a rain-affected practice game on Thursday.

England avenged their World Cup defeat against Ireland with an 11-run victory over the hosts in Thursday's rain-affected one-day international at Clontarf.

Fast bowlers reign supreme in the latest Reliance ICC ODI Player Rankings which were released on Tuesday after the conclusion of Sri Lanka and Australia, and Zimbabwe and Bangladesh series.

Pakistan captain Misbah-ul Haq has lauded outgoing coach Waqar Younis for playing a key role in helping the national team deal with difficult times, and said that the side would "feel his absence".

Mr. Virender Sehwag and Mr. Ishant Sharma have been ruled out of the forthcoming ODI series against England.

Cricket Australia and New Zealand Cricket have announced the appointment of Ralph Waters as Deputy Chairman of the Local Organising Committee for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, to be hosted in New Zealand and Australia.

Skipper Shakib Al Hasan led from the front with a fighting innings of 79 before picking up two wickets as Bangladesh defeated Zimbabwe by 93 runs to win the fifth and final ODI at Queens Sports Club on Sunday.

Xavier Doherty and Brett Lee took four wickets apiece as Australia defeated Sri Lanka by five wickets in the fourth one-dayer on Saturday to gain an unbeatable 3-1 lead in the five-match series.

The England selectors today announced the One-Day International squad to play Ireland in Dublin on Thursday August 25 with Eoin Morgan named captain of a 13-man England squad.

Cricket Ireland this morning announced their squad for the RSA Challenge ODI against England at Clontarf next Thursday August 25th (10:15am start).

Sri Lanka have axed young batsman Dinesh Chandimal and spin bowler Rangana Herath from their squad to play Australia.

Uncapped Pakistani batsman Rameez Raja Junior, who has been selected for the upcoming Zimbabwe tour, has expressed his desire to make a memorable introduction to international cricket.

James Strong announced as ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Chairman Cricket Australia and New Zealand Cricket have announced the appointment of James Strong as Chairman of the Local Organising Committee for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, to be hosted in New Zealand and Australia.

Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke has told his team that they have to look to improve and set a standard to build on after their crushing victory over Sri Lanka in the first one-day international on Wednesday.

After achieving the No.1 spot in Test cricket, England coach Andy Flower has now set World Cup as a new target for his team.

Australia produced another clinically efficient performance to beat Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the second one-day international at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium and take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series on Sunday.

Rampant Zimbabwe defeated hapless Bangladesh by seven wickets on Sunday to win the second one-day international with Brian Vitori taking five wickets and Vusi Sibanda and Tatenda Taibu both hitting half-centuries.

Australian opener Shane Watson feels that he is hitting the ball really well again.

Brian Vitori became the first Zimbabwean to take five wickets on his one-day international debut as the home side beat Bangladesh by four wickets in the first of five ODIs at Harare Sports Club here on Friday.

Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson said he relished the slow wicket on which he set up Australia's victory in the first one-day international against Sri Lanka.

Mitchell Johnson's career-best six wickets and Shane Watson's aggressive innings of 69 runs led Australia to a seven-wicket victory in the opening one-day international against Sri Lanka on Wednesday.

Sri Lanka will go top of the Reliance ICC ODI Championship table for the first time in its proud history if it beats Australia by 4-1 or better in the five-match ODI series which begins at Pallekele International Stadium from Wednesday.

Hours after the surprise recall to the India One-Day squad, Rahul Dravid Saturday announced his decision to quit the shorter versions of the game at the end of the series in England.

Rahul Dravid received a surprise recall to India's one-day squad after a two-year absence while selectors left out the injured Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh for the limited-overs series against England.

Australia captain Michael Clarke has revealed that he is determined for his side to maintain its lead at the top of the Reliance ICC ODI Rankings table.

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has appointed Australia's Damien Wright as the new bowling coach.

Sri Lanka Wednesday announced a 20-member squad to play in the five One-Day Internationals (ODI) and two Twenty20 cricket matches against Australia next month without naming the captain.

Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's 2011 World Cup winning bat was auctioned off on Monday for Rs. 72 lakh at London's Hilton Hotel.

World Cup finalists Sri Lanka brought Scotland back down to earth with a crushing 183 run one-day international win on Wednesday.

England coach Andy Flower has hailed the progress of the side under ODI skipper Alastair Cook as they prepare for series against Test table-toppers and 50-over world champions India.

The opening game in the tri-series featuring hosts Scotland, Ireland and Sri Lanka was washed out without a ball being bowled.

England one-day captain Alastair Cook lauded his team for winning the series against Sri Lanka and insisted his stellar batting performance in the five matches was a way of proving himself rather than answering people who doubted his effectiveness in the shorter format.

Gautam Gambhir was in the city to shoot an episode for the reality show, Ke Hobe Banglar Kotipati, anchored by former India captain Sourav Ganguly, on Sunday.

England off-spinner Graeme Swann has become the number-one ranked bowler in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for ODI bowlers for the first time in his career after the 32-year-old claimed series figures of 8-164 against Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka skipper Tillakaratne Dilshan was left reflecting on what might have been after a tense 16-run defeat at Old Trafford condemned his side to a 3-2 one-day series defeat by England.

England's new one-day captain Alastair Cook had the ideal riposte to his detractors after being named man-of-the-series in a 3-2 win over Sri Lanka.

Jade Dernbach held his nerve as England beat Sri Lanka by 16 runs in the fifth one-day international at Old Trafford to seal a 3-2 series win over the World Cup finalists on Saturday. Sri Lanka, chasing 269 for victory, finished on 252 all out with 10 balls of their innings left.

England cricket legend Sir Ian Botham is convinced that ODI skipper Alastair Cook has done enough to prove his critics wrong.

The BCCI has advised the ECB that the 5th ODI between India and England, scheduled for Kolkata on 26 October 2011, will have to be played a day earlier than originally agreed, in view of the Kali Pooja festival (26-28 Oct), which would have made the provision of appropriate security for the match problematic.

England captain Alastair Cook's unbeaten 95 completed his side's crushing 10-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the fourth one-day international at Trent Bridge on Wednesday.

Alastair Cook continued to answer all those who doubt his limited overs ability with an unbeaten 95 as England thrashed Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in the fourth one-day international.

Australian Test and ODI captain Michael Clarke is confident that 'dumped' all-rounder Cameron White will break back into the ODI team soon.

England spinner Graeme Swann on Tuesday shrugged off criticism of his team's faltering one-day form, insisting the squad were capable of bouncing back to beat Sri Lanka.

Australia have omitted Cameron White from their one-day squad for next month's tour of Sri Lanka but retained the 27-year-old batsman as captain of their Twenty20 side.

Cricket great Garfield Sobers' belief in Alastair Cook's one-day ability was rewarded by the England captain's century last weekend.

Sri Lanka captain Tillakaratne Dilshan believes a one-day series win against England is within his side's grasp after a six-wicket victory at Lord's put the tourists 2-1 up with two to play.

Dinesh Chandimal's unbeaten 105 saw Sri Lanka to a six-wicket one-day international victory against England at Lord's.

England bowler Stuart Broad has been fined 50 per cent of his match fee for a Level 2 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct during his team's second ODI against Sri Lanka in Leeds.

Legendary West Indian opener Gordon Greenidge admires the hunger for runs in Sachin Tendulkar and feels the Indian cricket icon would even be batting if he is on crutches.

Mahela Jayawardena's career-best 144 provided the platform for Sri Lanka's 69-run victory against England in the second one-day international at Headingley here on Friday.

Sri Lanka's former skipper Mahela Jayawardena has leapt to the defence of Alastair Cook following the questioning of his appointment as England's one-day captain.

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) chief executive Justin Vaughan has hailed the International Cricket Council (ICC) decision to ban runners.

James Anderson has revealed he is using the crushing disappointments of England's World Cup campaign to spur him on in the current one-day series against Sri Lanka.

Skipper Alastair Cook hailed his bowlers for giving him the perfect start to his reign as England's one-day skipper.

Sri Lankan cricket legend Sanath Jayasuriya's controversial farewell to his international career ended in a disappointing fashion here on Tuesday as he made just two runs in the first ODI against England.

James Anderson inspired England to a 110-run win over Sri Lanka in the first one-day international here at The Oval on Tuesday.

The ICC Executive Board today reversed its previous decisions and approved a 14-team format for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 to be held in Australia and New Zealand and a 12-team format for the ICC World Twenty20 events in 2012 (Sri Lanka) and 2014 (Bangladesh).

England called up Tim Bresnan to their squad for the forthcoming one-day series against Sri Lanka on Monday, following the Yorkshire all-rounder's recovery from a calf injury.

Middle-order batsman Eoin Morgan has dismissed suggestions that England's three-man captaincy experiment will lead to confusion.

Sri Lanka has an opportunity to move ahead of India into second place in the Reliance ICC ODI Championship while England will retain its fifth position whatever the outcome of the five-match ODI series which starts at The Oval on Tuesday.

Craig Kieswetter believes he is a better player on his recall to the England squad and is looking forward to proving the point in the upcoming short-form matches against Sri Lanka.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Brendan Taylor was on Friday named as Zimbabwe's new captain ahead of their triangular one-day series against Australia 'A' and South Africa 'A' starting on June 29.

Former New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori is to take an indefinite break from the shorter forms of cricket in an attempt to extend his test career.

Scott Styris today announced his retirement from International Cricket finishing a 12-year career with New Zealand.

Sri Lanka interim coach Stuart Law is optimistic captain Tillakaratne Dilshan will be fit for next week's first three one-day internationals against England.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced on Wednesday that fast bowler Dilhara Fernando will return home and miss the ODI and T20 series against England.

The England selectors today named a 14-man NatWest Series squad and a 13-man NatWest International Twenty20 squad to be led by respective England captains Alastair Cook and Stuart Broad.

A number of rising and talented cricketers have improved their positions in the Reliance ICC ODI Player Rankings following the conclusion of the West Indies and India series which the tourists won 3-2 on Thursday.

The Tour, Programme and Fixtures Committee of the BCCI met at the Cricket Centre earlier today.

Kingston (Jamaica), June 17 (PTI): The wins in the last two ODIs may not have been enough to clinch the series but West Indies surely have gained the momentum going into the Tests against India, says home team batsman Darren Bravo.

Kingston (Jamaica), June 17 (PTI): Stand-in captain Suresh Raina on Thursday admitted the need to spend some time with coach Duncan Fletcher in the nets in order to iron out some flaws in his batting.

Kingston (Jamaica), June 17 (IANS) India coach Duncan Fletcher has said he is looking forward to working with the seniors in the cricket Test series against the West Indies starting here Monday.

Paul Collingwood has insisted he won't quit international cricket despite his removal as England's Twenty20 captain.

Darren Bravo and Ramnaresh Sarwan struck half-centuries to enable the West Indies clinch a comfortable seven-wicket win against India in the fifth and final ODI of the series at the Sabina Park here Thursday.

Fielding has never been Indian cricket's strong point but stand-in skipper Suresh Raina says the side competing against the West Indies right now is the best fielding unit he has been part of in the past five years.

On a high after their morale-boosting win over India in the fourth one-dayer, West Indies coach Ottis Gibson expects another impressive show from his wards in the fifth and final match of the series at Sabina Park on Thursday.

The morale-shattering 103-run loss to West Indies in the third one-dayer, notwithstanding, India's vice-captain Harbhajan Singh has exuded confidence that the visitors will sign off the series on a winning note in the fifth and final ODI on Thursday.

The West Indies Cricket Board Selection Committee named the following 13-man squad to face India in the 5th One-Day International match at Sabina Park on Thursday 16 June.

West Indies leg-spinner Anthony Martin, who produced a career-best spell in his team's win over India in the fourth ODI, said bowling to Rahul Dravid five years ago led him to believe that he could have a career in international cricket.

Pakistan cricket's new skipper Misbah-ul-Haq says the national team is on the right path and improving by the day.

West Indies fast bowling legend Andy Roberts is baffled as to why young Indian pacers suddenly lose speed after showing early promise and start "spinning the ball", pointing out Munaf Patel as the most recent example.

India skipper Suresh Raina blamed his batsmen's poor shot selection and failure to build partnerships for the massive

Leg-spinner Anthony Martin grabbed 4-36 on Monday to help spur West Indies to an emphatic 103-run victory over India in the fourth ODI at the Sir Vivian Richards stadium.

South Africa's vice-captain Hashim Amla on Sunday backed AB de Villers' appointment as skipper of the ODI and Twenty20 side, saying the wicketkeeper-batsman is the right man to shoulder the "huge responsibility".

The West Indies Cricket Board Selection Committee on Sunday named an unchanged 13-man squad to face India in the fourth One-Day International at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Grounds on Monday June 13.

West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell has declared that when he eventually retires from the game he wants to be known as a legend and nothing less.

An unbeatable 3-0 lead in hand, India would now aim for a clean sweep while trying out new players when they take on a demoralised West Indies in the inconsequential fourth game of their five-match one-day international series on Monday.

West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo, who had himself rested from the ongoing ODI series against India after playing just two matches, says he needs the break to get back his lost focus ahead of the Test series later this month.

It was the biggest knock of his nascent international career but far from celebrating, young West Indies pacer Andre Russell was a disappointed man as his hurricane 92 failed to fetch his side a win in the third one-dayer against India on Saturday.

Impressed with the young side that has dominated West Indies in the ongoing ODI series, India's new coach Duncan Fletcher declared that given the talent, his wards can dominate world cricket for the next 5-10 years.

Stand-in captain Suresh Raina is happy that the new-look Indian team that got very little time to prepare for the West Indies series have produced results.

Rohit Sharma's unbeaten 86 trumped an earlier Andre Russell blitz and steered India to a series-clinching victory over West Indies by three wickets in the third ODI at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium on Saturday.

A formidable lead in hand, a sprightly India would be aiming to seal the series when it takes on a depleted and low-on-confidence West Indies in the third cricket one-dayer of a five-match series on Saturday.

A second-string India's dominance in the ODI series against the West Indies has raised questions about the quality of the host team, leaving visiting skipper Suresh Raina livid as he feels this amounts to belittling his young side's good show.

The West Indies Cricket Board Selection Committee has named the following West Indies 13-man squad to face India in the third One-Day International match at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Grounds on 11 June.

India's captain Suresh Raina said on Thursday his side was now well-placed to win their one-day international series against West Indies.

Sri Lanka's opening batsman Sanath Jayasuriya will retire from all forms of international cricket after the first one-day match of their England tour later this month, he said on Thursday.

After guiding India to a seven-wicket victory over the West Indies in the second ODI with his match winning 81-run knock, Virat Kohli said the pressure situations bring the best out of the current bunch of Indian players.

Former skipper Ray Jennings feels that AB de Villiers has the potential to become a good South African cricket captain.

Veteran left-handed batsman Sanath Jayasuriya was on Thursday recalled to the Sri Lanka ODI and T20 squad for the England tour.

Sri Lanka all-rounder Sanath Jayasuriya on Wednesday said that he is fit enough to play international cricket and is waiting for an opportunity to play in the ODI series against England later this month.

After succumbing to a seven-wicket defeat against India in the second ODI, West Indies skipper Darren Sammy blamed his batsmen for failing to capitalise on a good start.

India produced a disciplined all-round performance to notch up a convincing seven-wicket victory over the West Indies in a rain-affected second one-day international and also take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series on Wednesday.

Johannesburg, June 8 (PTI) South Africa's newly-appointed limited-overs skipper A B de Villiers may be relieved of wicket-keeping duties given the additional burden of the captaincy along with batting.

It was not the most comprehensive of wins but having taken a morale-boosting 1-0 lead in the series, India would look to press home advantage against a nervy West Indies in the second one-dayer, on Wednesday.

South Africa's new ODI and Twenty20 captain AB de Villiers has said he would like to change the Proteas history of crumbling at big events.

After failing to score big in the run-up to the World Cup summit clash against Sri Lanka, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni resembled a "bomb about to explode" ahead of the final, teammate and Man of the Tournament Yuvraj Singh said.

The middle-order mainstay of a second-string Indian cricket team, Rohit Sharma says he has a career to make and a reputation to defend in the ongoing ODI series against the West Indies.

Cricket Australia (CA) and the Australian Cricketers' Association (ACA) have agreed to extend the existing CA/ACA Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for 12 months.

West Indies finished on the losing end on Monday as they fell to India by four wickets as the West Indies v India Series opened before a colourful crowd at Queen's Park Oval. Batting first, the Windies reached 214-9 off their 50 overs and the visitors reached the target for six wickets to win with 31 balls to spare.

West Indies skipper Darren Sammy blamed the inability of his batsmen to put up enough runs on the board as the reason for his side's four-wicket defeat against India in the first one-day international of the five-match series on Monday.

Rohit Sharma scored an unbeaten 68 as India overcame a shaky start to notch up an easy four-wicket win over the West Indies in the first one-day international of the five-match series at the Queen's Park Oval on Monday.

Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Monday named AB de Villiers as captain of both the Proteas' ODI and T20 squads. His deputy in both formats will be Hashim Amla. De Villiers will also be Graeme Smith's deputy in the Test squad.

West Indies allrounder Kieron Pollard is excited about the possibilities in the five upcoming One Day Internationals against India.

Their weakness against the spin bowling was exposed in the series against Pakistan but West Indies skipper Darren Sammy does not feel that Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh would be a big threat for them in the one-day series, beginning Monday.

World champion India can continue its quest to hold the number-one position in both Tests and one-dayers when it takes on the West Indies in a five-match ODI series starting on Monday.

Allan Donald has withdrawn from the role as New Zealand bowling coach, advising that he was seeking a position with Cricket South Africa.

India cannot afford to take the West Indies lightly, according to Harbhajan Singh, vice-captain of the touring squad.

India's stand-in cricket captain Suresh Raina has backed the decision of top players such as Sachin Tendulkar to skip the tour of the West Indies, saying the seniors "deserved a break".

India's newly-appointed cricket coach Duncan Fletcher was more of a bystander than conductor of his first practice session with the team ahead of Saturday's Twenty20 match against the West Indies.

An impressive 94 percent of players gave the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 a rating of good or above in a survey conducted by the Federation of International Cricketers Association (FICA).

His first assignment as India's cricket coach is also a redemption mission for Duncan Fletcher as it was in the West Indies four years ago that he last left as head coach of a national side.

Cricket Australia's Playing Conditions Committee (PCC) has recommended the full CA Board consider restoring the Ryobi Cup to a non-split innings, 50-over format to reflect the likelihood that the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup to be played in Australia and New Zealand will be played in that format, and to reflect lack of ICC support for a split innings format.

India's newly-appointed coach Duncan Fletcher said on Tuesday the team had the potential to perform well on its upcoming tour of the West Indies despite missing key players.

Stand-in India captain Suresh Raina feels that the absence of senior cricketers during the ODI series in the Caribbean will be an ideal opportunity for those who did well in domestic cricket to show their performance at the international level.

Pakistan completed a 2-0 one-day international series win over Ireland in Belfast with victory by five wickets at Stormont on Monday that rounded off eight months on the road.

The West Indies Cricket Board's Selection Committee has named the following West Indies squads for the Twenty20 International and the First and Second ODIs at the Queen's Park Oval in Trinidad.

India pace spearhead Zaheer Khan on Sunday said the upcoming tour to West Indies would be a good opportunity for the youngsters to cement their place in the national squad.

Security officials hurried Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq away from reporters and back to the squad's hotel after his side beat Ireland in the first of two one-day internationals.

Admitting that playing in the IPL just after the World Cup was tough, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said the fans were also 'emotionally drained' after the country's historic triumph last month.

Pakistan beat Ireland in the first match of the two-match ODI series in Belfast on Saturday.

Pakistan are set to play a two-match one-day series against Ireland with Misbah-ul-Haq their fifth limited overs captain in three years.

The Chairman of selectors for Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Krish Srikkanth, has said he is confident of the Indian cricket team winning the upcoming series against the West Indies.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced that Kumar Dharmasena and Richard Kettleborough have been selected on to the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires following the annual review and selection process.

Shahid Afridi has withdrawn from two one-day internationals against Ireland for personal reasons, an official said Tuesday.

The ICC today announced that former Australia batsman David Boon will replace compatriot Alan Hurst on the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees after Mr Hurst announced his retirement, effective from the conclusion of his upcoming assignments in England.

The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced that Misbah Ul Haq will captain the 16 member ODI squad for the Ireland tour.

Cricket Ireland announced this morning a squad of 14 for the two RSA Series One Day Internationals against Pakistan at Stormont on May 28 and 30.

Pakistan's one-day cricket captain Shahid Afridi has said he is available for the two ODIs against Ireland later this month.

Gautam Gambhir has been named captain of India's limited-overs squad which will tour the West Indies to play five ODIs and one T20 beginning June 4.

The ICC Cricket Committee concluded its two-day meeting at Lord's in London on Wednesday.

Former captain Kevin Pietersen said on Tuesday that England's decision to opt for three skippers was "fascinating" but added "no-one knows whether it's going to work".

Jonathan Trott has hailed England's decision to opt for three separate captains as a "forward thinking" move.

India's newly appointed cricket coach Duncan Fletcher is likely to attend Friday's selection committee meeting in Chennai to pick up the team for the tour to the West Indies.

Pakistan's controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has said that losing to India in the World Cup semi-final at Mohali is the greatest regret of his life.

Pakistan ODI and T20 captain Shahid Afridi on Sunday criticised coach Waqar Younis for interference in team selection, saying that he would take up the matter with the country's cricket chief.

A comprehensive review of the Decision Review System (DRS), the format of ODIs and floodlight Tests will be key agenda items of the ICC Cricket Committee which will meet at Lord's in London on Tuesday 10 May and Wednesday 11 May.

His good form in the ongoing Indian Premier League notwithstanding, Mumbai Indians batsman Rohit Sharma on Saturday said that presently he was not thinking about a comeback into the Indian team.

England team director Andy Flower urged Kevin Pietersen on Saturday to put aside any disappointment at missing out on the captaincy and focus instead on climbing to the top of the Reliance ICC rankings for Tests and ODIs.

On this week's ICC Cricket World Radio Show, former captain Wasim Akram discusses Pakistan's ongoing tour of the West Indies while ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 winner Yuvraj Singh looks back at his early days.

Pakistan's off-spinner Saeed Ajmal has broken into the top three of the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for ODI bowlers for the first time in his career.

Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Friday announced a programme of international matches in all three formats of the game against Australia and Sri Lanka for the 2011-12 summer season.

Pakistan's batting was undermined by West Indies' three frontline seamers and their bowling upstaged by another blistering innings from Lendl Simmons in a 10-wicket loss in the fifth one-day international.

Pakistan's batting was undermined by West Indies' three frontline seamers and their bowling upstaged by another blistering innings from Lendl Simmons in a 10-wicket loss in the fifth one-day international on Thursday.

England opening batsmen Alastair Cook has today been named England's new One-Day International (ODI) captain after Andrew Strauss relinquished the role he has occupied for the past two years and has retired from One-Day cricket.

Out of the side for the past couple of years due to lack of form and injuries, all-rounder Irfan Pathan is now keen on making a comeback to the national team and says he will do everything to fulfil that goal.

Former Pakistan skipper Shoaib Malik said that the national cricket team should have the former cricketing great Javed Miandad as the batting coach if it intends to overcome its batting problems.

West Indies will be looking to end the ODI series on a high when they face Pakistan on Thursday.

West Indies leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo has had a great time of it so far in the ODI Series against Pakistan.

The WICB Selection Committee has named an unchanged West Indies 13-man squad for the fifth and final One-Day International against Pakistan at the Guyana National Stadium on Thursday.

Cricket Ireland has announced today that Andre Botha has retired from international cricket.

The India squad for the ODI series and a Twenty20 International against the West Indies in the latter's backyard will be picked on 13 May in Chennai.

Paceman Zaheer Khan, who played a key role in India's World Cup triumph, has been nominated for this year's Arjuna award by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

More than a month after quitting the the England team midway through the World Cup due to depression, all-rounder Michael Yardy returned to competitive cricket for his county side Sussex.

England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Tuesday announced that Andy Flower has renewed his contract and will continue in his current role as England Team Director.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Monday that all senior players are available for the tour of the West Indies and England.

The "pain" of not being able to play in the World Cup final will always be there but Ashish Nehra wants to forget the disappointing last month in his bid to make an international comeback at the earliest.

West Indies had the sweet taste of victory on Monday as they recorded their first win over Pakistan in the One-Day International Series.

Mohammad Hafeez's second career hundred was upstaged by rain and a blistering 76 from Lendl Simmons that condemned Pakistan to a one-run defeat under the Duckworth-Lewis Method in the fourth one-day international on Monday.

West Indies will be aiming to "pull one back" against Pakistan when the two teams meet in the Fourth Digicel One Day International on Monday. The Windies trail 0-3 in the five-match Series and need a confidence booster.

Pakistan will look to stay on track for a series sweep when they face West Indies in the fourth one-day international on Monday at Kensington Oval but skipper Shahid Afridi has warned his team over complacency.

The WICB Selection Committee has announced one change to the West Indies 13-man squad for the fourth One-Day International against Pakistan.

England off-spinner Graeme Swann has said that new Indian cricket team coach Duncan Fletcher could "come a cropper" if he tries to use his intimate knowledge of players such as Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Strauss against them this summer.

Former Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist feels Duncan Fletcher's vast experience will be an advantage for the Indian team when they take on England later this year.

Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram feels the decision of BCCI to appoint Duncan Fletcher as the chief coach of the national team is a positive one.

Former England captain Mike Atherton on Thursday predicted that Duncan Fletcher's stint with the Indian cricket would be successful, just like that of his predecessor Gary Kirsten.

India and Delhi Daredevils opener Virender Sehwag reckons the BCCI did the right thing by appointing Duncan Fletcher as coach soon after Gary Kirsten's departure as it has given the Zimbabwean enough time to settle with the side.

Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh today said that he would be available for the Indian cricket team''s forthcoming tour of West Indies but was not aware of the plans of other senior players.

Fast bowler Ravi Rampaul was awesome with the ball and bowled his way into the hearts of West Indies fans at Kensington Oval, on Thursday - National Heroes Day.

Misbah-ul-Haq dug deep and dragged Pakistan to a series-clinching, three-wicket victory over West Indies in the third one-day international of the best of five match series on Thursday.

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar is least excited at the selection of Duncan Fletcher as the country's coach and said someone like Mohinder Amarnath would have been a better choice.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) in its 30th Meeting on Wednesday nominated former Bangladesh captain Akram Khan as the Chief National Selector.

Ahmad Shahzad has thanked the Pakistan management team for showing confidence in him following his World Cup calamity which almost cost him a trip to the Caribbean.

Former Australia cricketer Michael Bevan on Wednesday welcomed the appointment of Duncan Fletcher as the new coach of the Indian cricket team and said the Zimbabwean should carry forward the legacy left behind by the inspirational Gary Kirsten.

Duncan Fletcher's vast coaching experience and his similarity to his successful predecessor, Gary Kirsten, will hold the Zimbabwean in good stead during his tenure as India coach, believes former Australia coach John Buchanan.

India's bowling coach Eric Simons is keenly looking forward to working with Duncan Fletcher and says that for the former Zimbabwe captain, coaching the World champions will be a big challenge.

England's lead bowler James Anderson is keen to reclaim his spot in the ODI team after being left out in the final stages of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.

Former Zimbabwe captain Duncan Fletcher has been appointed Coach of the India cricket team, for a period of two years, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced in a statement on Wednesday.

The WICB Selection Committee has named an unchanged 13-man squad for the third One-Day International on Thursday 28 April at the Kensington Oval in Barbados.

England all-rounder Michael Yardy is close to making a comeback out of depression and is likely to return to first-team duties for Sussex.

He is among the most talked about possible candidates for the Indian cricket coach's job, but New Zealander Stephen Fleming does not even want to discuss the prospect of taking up the post left vacant by Gary Kirsten.

Sri Lanka paceman Lasith Malinga is upset by reports suggesting he faked injury in order to avoid playing for his country and continue playing in the lucrative IPL.

Flamboyant all-rounder Yuvraj Singh, who was named World Cup's man-of-the-tournament, on Tuesday complimented Mahendra Singh Dhoni for his match-winning knock of 91 not out in the final of the mega event, terming it as the Indian skipper's best-ever innings.

West Indies captain Darren Sammy said his team needs to find a way to "win the tight situations", if they are to bounce back against Pakistan in the five-match ODI Series.

Opener Ahmad Shahzad struck his second one-day international hundred to anchor Pakistan to a confident seven-wicket victory over West Indies on Monday.

West Indies captain Darren Sammy was surprised by the nature of the pitch at St Lucia's Beausejour Cricket Ground.

Pakistan's limited-overs captain Shahid Afridi has said that it was "good cricket all around" for his team, which registered a comfortable eight-wicket win over the West Indies in the first one-day international (ODI) of the five-match series on Saturday.

West Indies middle-order batsman Darren Bravo played well for a half-century in Saturday's first One Day International but admitted he could have scored faster.

Former Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardena feels speedster Lasith Malinga has taken the right decision in bidding adieu to Test cricket and said it would help his dream of playing in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.

Former Australia wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist feels it would be a big challenge for Michael Clarke to lead the country after Ricky Ponting stepped down from the post following its quarterfinal exit in the World Cup.

Stephen Fleming's name has been doing the rounds as a possible successor to Gary Kirsten as India coach but the former New Zealand captain on Friday said he had not thought of taking up full-time coaching job yet.

Misbah-ul-Haq struck an unbeaten 73 to lead Pakistan to a crushing eight-wicket victory over a new-look West Indies side in the opening one-day international on Saturday.

Out of favour wicketkeeper-batsman, Kamran Akmal is eyeing a comeback to Pakistan cricket team as a specialist batsman.

Pakistan coach Waqar Younis said he expects his new-look side to continue making strides on their tour of the Caribbean.

West Indies skipper Darren Sammy is happy with his team's performance in the T20 International on Thursday. The Windies new-look team played well from the start to beat Pakistan by seven runs before a colourful and vocal crowd at the Beausejour Cricket Grounds.

Cricket Kenya has relieved Jimmy Kamande of his duties as captain of the National team.

Pakistan will have a tough task on its hands when it goes head to head with the West Indies in a five-ODI series which starts on Saturday in St Lucia, a country where it lost a sensational ICC World Twenty20 2010 semi-final by three wickets to Australia 11 months ago.

South Africa speedster Morne Morkel feels that his country's cricket would benefit highly if Gary Kirsten decides to coach the national team.

Sri Lanka's Tillakaratne Dilshan said on Wednesday he had ditched his blond streaks as well as his earring to present a more sober image in his new role as national captain.

Opening batsman Chris Gayle has informed the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) that he will not make himself available to play in the Pakistan leg of the home series in 2011 and that he prefers to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) instead.

Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin feels Michael Clarke is lucky to have former skipper Ricky Ponting by his side and said he would develop into a great captain with time.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Tuesday decided against renewing the contracts of the National selection committee.

The ICC Executive Board will be requested to reconsider the composition of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 during the ICC Annual Conference in Hong Kong at the end of June 2011.

A century by stand-in captain Mohammad Hafeez and a four-wicket haul by Abdur Rehman steered Pakistan to a comfortable 68-run victory over the UWI Vice Chancellor's XI, as the tourists made a winning start to their tour in Castries, St Lucia, on Monday.

With just three days to go to for the first match in the much anticipated home series against Pakistan, West Indies team manager is excited about the prospects of his side.

New Zealand Cricket and Cricket Australia are jointly hosting the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 and are looking to appoint a Chief Executive Officer to lead the planning and delivery of the high profile event.

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) announced that legendary former opening batsman Desmond Haynes has joined the West Indies team as Batting Consultant for the 2011 home series.

National coach Eldine Baptiste has left his role with Cricket Kenya by mutual consent.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced the appointment of Tillakaratne Dilshan as the National captain in all three formats of the game for Sri Lanka's tour of England in May 2011.

Graeme Swann believes he ten times better than what he was ten years ago as a bowler.

Pakistan team manager Intikhab Alam believes that Umar Akmal, the dashing right-handed middle-order batsman can become a darling of the West Indies public.

Lendl Simmons says he feels like a new and improved cricketer since he last played for the West Indies a year ago.

Desperate to revive the Indo-Pak bilateral cricket ties, the PCB is trying hard to convince the BCCI for a short one-day series this year in Pakistan or at a neutral venue.

The West Indies Cricket Board Selection Committee has called up wicket-keeper Carlton Baugh to replace Devon Thomas in the West Indies squad for the 1st and 2nd One-Day Internationals against Pakistan in St Lucia.

New captain Michael Clarke wants Australian cricket to provide a united front heading into important assignments in Sri Lanka and South Africa before home series against New Zealand and India.

Sri Lanka is all set to get a new cricket captain next week, days after Kumar Sangakkara stepped down following the team's runners-up finish at the World Cup.

West Indies legend Garfield Sobers joined the West Indies players at their camp at the 3Ws Oval on Friday.

The West Indies Under-19 Team departed from Barbados on Wednesday for their four-match series against Australia Under-19s in Dubai. The squad will play a four-day match and three One-Dayers against the Aussies at the Global Cricket Academy.

England and Durham all rounder Paul Collingwood has successfully undergone routine arthroscopic surgery on his left knee to remove ?loose bodies? and correct cartilage damage.

Cricket Ireland today announced that Regan West has retired from international cricket due to a serious shoulder injury.

Former Australia coach John Buchanan has been named New Zealand's director of cricket, a new position which will govern most high-performance aspects of the sport in New Zealand.

New West Indies leg-spinner Anthony Martin has already given a lot of thought to how he will approach the upcoming matches against Pakistan.

Australia's Shane Watson has become the top-ranked ODI all-rounder and has also achieved a career-best ranking to date in the Reliance ICC ODI Rankings which were released on Thursday at the end of Bangladesh and Australia series which finished on Wednesday.

Cricket Australia's national talent manager and selector Greg Chappell, who returned from a recent reconnaissance mission to Boston and Texas, has said that the cricket board cannot afford to let talented players slip through the gaps like India.

Pakistan cricket coach Waqar Younis has expressed his disapproval over the way the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has been trying to persuade former captain Javed Miandad to take up the batting coach assignment.

On this week's ICC Cricket World Radio Show, ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 winner Zaheer Khan talks exclusively to the show about winning the event, with Zaheer admitting the wickets of Andrew Strauss and Mike Hussey were his favourites to take from the 21 wickets he claimed in the event.

Antiguan leg spinner Anthony Martin is the only uncapped player named in the West Indies One Day International squad for the First and Second Digicel ODIs against Pakistan in St Lucia.

Australia completed a clinical clean sweep of the three-match ODI series against hosts Bangladesh with a another confident 66-run win on Wednesday.

Andrew Strauss should stay as skipper of the England one-day squad despite the team's World Cup quarterfinal exit and 6-1 drubbing at the hands of Australia, said pacer Stuart Broad.

Sri Lanka's Sports Minister Mahinadananda Althugamage has ordered all of its cricketers playing in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) to return home for training ahead of next month's tour of England.

Former Pakistan great, Wasim Akram, has called on the board to repose faith in Shahid Afridi by appointing him captain of the national team on a long-term basis.

Canada's coach Pubudu Dassanayake has informed Cricket Canada that he will not be seeking an extension to his contract that expires at the end of the month. In a statement released on Wednesday, Dassanayake was grateful for the opportunity and support.

Bangladesh on Tuesday showed the door to coach Jamie Siddons, just days after the national team failed to make it to the quarter-final of the Cricket World Cup 2011.

The cricket World Cup semifinal match between India and Pakistan in Mohali has proved to be a catalyst for improving ties between the two countries, says Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.

Outgoing Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara has reaffirmed that his successor should be given enough time to adjust to the role and picked Tillakaratne Dilshan and Angelo Matthews as suitable for the job.

Australian all-rounder Shane Watson has revealed that he decided to hit out against Bangladesh and score his record breaking unbeaten 185 because he was tired.

Australian captain Michael Clarke has described all-rounder Shane Watson's mammoth 185 off 96 deliveries over Bangladesh as the best innings he has ever seen.

Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram has backed limited-overs skipper Shahid Afridi over his demand for a batting coach, saying that an expert can help the national team players overcome their technical problems with the bat.

Sri Lanka's new cricket chief selector Duleep Mendis on Monday said he has to inject new blood into the national team after the recent World Cup defeat to India.

Pakistan's Test skipper Misbah-ul-Haq has said that cricketing relations with India should normalize because millions of people are missing out on the excitement that such a contest brings out.

Pakistan's limited-overs captain Shahid Afridi has made it clear that he has no plans of retirement at the moment, and that he will keep playing for his country "for as long as people can bear" with him.

Impressed with Mahendra Singh Dhoni' captaincy in the World Cup final, Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi said he too should have promoted himself in the order in the semifinal against India.

Australia vice-captain Shane Watson produced a sensational knock of 185 off just 96 balls to propel his side to an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three match ODI series against Bangladesh on Monday.

Australian cricket team coach Tim Nielsen has urged middle-order batsman Cameron White to hit the ball like he means it to get out of his form slump.

Pakistan Cricket captain Shahid Afridi has said that a foreign coach could be brought in if former captain Javed Miandad remains unavailable to fill the role for the national team.

Gary Kirsten, who stepped down as India cricket coach after guiding the team to its first World Cup title in 28 years, now wants to take up the top job in South Africa even though he has not submitted a formal application before dateline.

Fiery pacer Lasith Malinga, who scythed through Delhi Daredevils batting in Mumbai Indian's eight wicket victory here Sunday, can rejoice at a rare feat. And that is bowling a maiden over to explosive opener Virender Sehwag.

Kolkata Knight Riders' star batsman Jacques Kallis is relishing the prospect of facing his tearaway South African compatriot Dale Steyn, who would open the bowling for Deccan Chargers, in their Indian Premier League game at the Eden Gardens here Monday.

Pakistan cricket team manager Intikhab Alam has expressed confidence that pacer Umar Gul will bounce back with a vengeance in next month's two-match Test series against the West Indies after having few weeks of rest.

Australian fast bowler John Hastings says he has a point to prove during the cricket team's tour of Bangladesh, especially after the World Cup quarterfinal exit.

Former Australian fast bowler Stuart Clark has said that the sport crazy Australian public should give the country's 43rd cricket captain Michael Clarke all the support to enable him to turn the team's form around.

The pressure of expectation hangs around his neck like an albatross and it will chase him till the last ball of his career, feels Irfan Pathan who is hoping to return to the national side with a good show in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Saturday appointed a new selection committee that will be headed by former skipper Duleep Mendis.

South African fast bowler Morne Morkel said he is excited to play under Delhi Daredevils captain Virender Sehwag in the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Michael Clarke started his career as Australia's permanent captain with a brilliant century as he led his side to a confident 60-run win over hosts Bangladesh in the first One-Day International at Mirpur.

Former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne has said that he supports Ricky Ponting's decision to relinquish the captaincy of Test and one-day sides, and insisted that playing as a batsman might revitalize the 36-year-old's game back to its absolute best.

Pakistan's limited-overs captain Shahid Afridi has made it clear that he will never return to Test cricket- the longest format of the game that he had quit last year.

PCB chairman Ijaz Butt has cast a shadow of doubt over senior Pakistani players, Kamran Akmal and Abdul Razzaq''s future when he said that it was time for the duo to bid adieu to international cricket after their flop show in the World Cup.

Iconic Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar has been "unbelievable" in the last two years and keeps getting better with age, feels 1983 World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev.

Former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad has turned down an offer from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to take over as the batting coach of the national cricket team.

Pakistani captain Shahid Afridi is desperate to improve his batting after even his daughter started joking about his poor form with the bat.

Ahead of their high-intensity World Cup semifinal against Pakistan, the Indian team looked up to South African explorer Mike Horn for some motivational talks.

Former South African paceman Fanie de Villiers feels that either Hashim Amla or AB de Villiers should succeed Graeme Smith as the national cricket team's captain.

Pakistan Cricket Board chief Ijaz Butt on Friday expressed satisfaction at the performance of the national team in the World Cup as it reached the semifinals despite all odds.

Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said the team was not under any pressure to lift the cricket World Cup after 28 years and saw the expectations of the people as a faith in their talent.

Australia's new captain Michael Clarke says he will count on his predecessor Ricky Ponting's advice in a one-day series against Bangladesh starting in Dhaka on Saturday.

Australia's Michael Clarke will be determined to make a strong start in his new role as captain when he leads against Bangladesh in a one-day series starting in Dhaka on Saturday.

Sri Lanka's outgoing chief selector and former batsman Aravinda de Silva on Thursday urged players to develop the never-say-die spirit shown by Australia.

Paceman John Hastings grabbed four wickets, including a hat-trick, as Australia opened their tour of Bangladesh with a 90-run victory in a practice match on Thursday.

Pakistan's limited overs captain Shahid Afridi should return to Test cricket and skipper the national team in all three formats of the sport, former captain Imran Khan said.

On this week's 30-minute special ICC Cricket World Radio Show, India captain MS Dhoni and batting legend Sachin Tendulkar reflect on winning the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 while departing India coach Gary Kirsten talks exclusively about winning the event and leaving his coaching role with the Indian team.

Daniel Vettori is counting on the experience of Indian spin great Anil Kumble as he begins his first stint as captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League.

Uncapped Pakistan fast bowler Aizaz Cheema has been ruled out of this month's West Indies tour due to fitness problems.

Former Test batsman Aravinda de Silva says Sri Lanka's cricketers must learn from Australia and fight until the last to win matches, even though they are a more talented team.

World champions India's success is, to an extent, a result of the initiatives taken by their former coach Greg Chappell during his controversy-marred two-year stint with the team, feels outgoing Sri Lanka coach Trevor Bayliss.

India is lucky to have a "stable" captain like Mahendra Singh Dhoni, according to Pakistan's ODI skipper Shahid Afridi who is still trying to play down his negative remarks against Indians that caused an uproar.

Pakistan's former World Cup winning captain Imran Khan has said that the national team's faulty batting order led to its ouster in the semi-final against India in the recently-concluded Cricket World Cup.

Sri Lanka Cricket on Wednesday promoted assistant coach and former Australian batsman Stuart Law to guide the national team ahead of next month's tour of England.

"We were gutted", Muttiah Muralidaran said on Wednesday about Sri Lanka's defeat by India in the World Cup final, a match he had hoped to be the grand finale of his career during which he has collected 1334 international wickets.

Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said it was a pleasure to hear words of praise from batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar who had said that he was the best captain he has played under.

Veteran batsman Mahela Jayawardena quit as vice-captain and a three-member selection committee also resigned en masse in a major shake-up in Sri Lankan cricket following the team's World Cup defeat.

It is with great sadness that the ICC notes the passing today of veteran cricket journalist and author Trevor Chesterfield.

Pakistan's selectors have omitted senior players Younus Khan, Kamran Akmal and Abdul Razzaq for the ODI series in the West Indies from 21 April.

Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara will lead the Deccan Chargers in the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League, it was announced here on Monday. Australian cricketer Cameron White will be Sangakkara's deputy in the Twenty20 tournament, beginning April 8.

Pakistan's faltering batsmen have been blamed for the team's 29-run defeat against arch-rivals India in the World Cup semi-final at Mohali a week ago, leading to calls for Miandad to help them.

India's World Cup-winning cricket team has been showered with gifts ranging from plots of land and free train tickets to luxury cars and hard cash as the country pays homage to its new heroes.

Kumar Sangakkara informed Sri Lanka Cricket on Tuesday morning that he was resigning as captain of the National Team.

India's victorious, record-breaking batsman Sachin Tendulkar said on Tuesday he started dreaming of the World Cup after a humiliating first-round exit in the last edition in the Caribbean.

An emotional outgoing India coach Gary Kirsten on Tuesday said bidding adieu to the team he has nurtured for three years is one of the hardest goodbyes he has ever had to say but is satisfied to leave Indian cricket in a "healthy" state.

Temperamental pacer S Sreesanth, who gave away 52 runs in 8 overs in the final of the ICC World Cup against Sri Lanka, on Monday said he was "not satisfied" with his performance.

Sri Lanka batsman Mahela Jayawardene says a dream century in a World Cup final was no consolation to losing the coveted trophy and he would have swapped his ton with the championship medal any day.

Former captain Kapil Dev on Sunday said that India played their best game of the World Cup in the summit showdown against Sri Lanka and they deserved to lift the coveted trophy.

Gary Kirsten on Monday appreciated the sentiments of Indian players, who want him to stay as coach of the World Cup winning team, but politely refused to honour the wish, citing family commitments.

Michael Clarke got an idea of the sort of scrutiny he will be subject to as Australia captain over the weekend but said on Monday his appointment to the post had not yet properly sunk in.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni's aggressive unbeaten 91 in the World Cup summit showdown against Sri Lanka matches the greatest innings played by a captain in a final of the showpiece event, according to former England captain Mike Atherton.

For all the joy that the World Cup triumph has brought in, there is also a tinge of sadness in the Indian cricket team as it marks the end of inspirational coach Gary Kirsten's tenure and batsman Yuvraj Singh says the "father figure" would be missed.

The ICC Executive Board met at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai on 4 April 2011, which meeting followed the Chief Executives? Committee (CEC) meeting on 1 April 2011.

Mendis, Habhajan and Malinga improve rankings; ICC Cricket World Cup champions India close gap on Australia

In One Day International cricket, teams have the choice when to take the batting and bowling power plays.

Sri Lanka star Muttiah Muralidaran admitted his last international appearance had been a letdown following a six-wicket World Cup final defeat by India.

As the dust settles on India's triumph in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, batting legend Sachin Tendulkar has described the victory as the best moment of his long and illustrious career.

The India team has been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 final in Mumbai against Sri Lanka on Saturday.

Finalists India and Sri Lanka contribute a total of seven players to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 team of the tournament, which was announced today in Mumbai.

As the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 draws to a close in Mumbai today, the logo for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 to be held in Australia and New Zealand is unveiled as part of a symbolic handover from the successful 2011 hosts to their counterparts four years hence.

India batsman Yuvraj Singh was today named as the player of the tournament at the conclusion of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 at Wankhede, Mumbai.

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni played a brilliant captain's knock to lead his team to its second ever ICC Cricket World Cup title.

The International Cricket Council today decided to begin legal proceedings against offending Indian news channels who have repeatedly breached the News Access Guidelines for Broadcasters for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.

Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara said he was hopeful Muttiah Muralitharan would feature in Saturday's World Cup final and admitted that the veteran off-spinner was feeling upbeat in the dressing room.

The final of ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 is a fitting setting for Muttiah Muralidaran to take his leave of the international cricket stage.

Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is on the threshold of creating World Cup history but former captain Kapil Dev, who has been there and done that, hopes that the maverick cricketer is not judged by the result of just one final.

Sri Lanka's coach Trevor Bayliss says his team can defeat favourites India in Saturday's World Cup final despite injury worries to star bowler Muttiah Muralitharan.

Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara was forthright in stating that it means a lot for him to play the final of the 2011 Cricket World Cup.

Eyebrows were raised when MS Dhoni picked Ashish Nehra to replace R Ashwin for the semifinal against Pakistan. Despite a good show from Nehra, Dhoni said he had misread the wicket and picked three seamers seemed a mistake in hindsight.

After India knocked them out of the World Cup, Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi said he was proud of the way his team had performed after being dogged by one controversy after another in the lead-up.

India secured a place in the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 after a famous win over Pakistan in Mohali on Wednesday.

India secured a place in the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 after a famous win over Pakistan in Mohali on Wednesday.

The National Selection Panel (NSP) today announced the following 14-man squad for the upcoming VB Tour of Bangladesh:

Cricket Australia (CA) has appointed Michael Clarke as Australian Test and one-day captain following Ricky Ponting's decision to stand down.

Sri Lanka entered the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, thereby making it to the second successive final of The Cup That Counts on Tuesday.

Following a request from the Indian Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Ambika Soni, the ICC has agreed to allow various Indian television channels to attend the India v Pakistan ICC Cricket World Cup semi-final in Mohali tomorrow.

Pakistani paceman Umar Gul has so far won just one man-of-the-match award and India seamer Zaheer Khan none, but they are their teams' silent World Cup destroyers.

Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi said he'd no problems with all the extra responsibility in the World Cup semi-final clash against India on Wednesday.

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni insists his own form is not a concern heading into the World Cup semi-final against Pakistan on Wednesday.

Ricky Ponting is to step down as Australian cricket captain in Test and ODI cricket. Ponting has today announced he will continue to be available for selection in both forms of the game as a specialist batsman.

Sri Lanka's brute batting force and shrewd bowling would be up against a sprightly New Zealand, aiming for a maiden summit clash berth in the World Cup, when the two sides clash in the first semifinal of the megaevent on Tuesday.

ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat told the Sri Lanka Press Institute Press Club meeting in Colombo today that the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 had demonstrated that 50-over cricket has a long and successful future ahead of it.

Pakistan fast bowler Umar Gul hopes Shoaib Akhtar is given one last chance to show what he can do against India in Wednesday's World Cup semi-final.

Two-time World Cup winning West Indies team captain Clive Lloyd said that Yuvraj Singh has come up from his 'water boy' image in this World Cup and should make a big impact in sustaining India's billion dreams.

The International Cricket Council is giving cricket fans across the world match day balls used in each of the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final of the ICC's showpiece event currently being staged in the Asia sub-continent.

Captain Shahid Afridi has brought aggression and leadership to the Pakistan team at just the right time, senior batsman Misbah-ul-Haq said on Sunday.

Outgoing South Africa coach Corrie Van Zyl Sunday admitted that their perennial chokers tag creates pressure on the team and asked the fans to stand by the players in the wake of their shocking exit from the World Cup.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board named a 14-man squad for Australia's tour next month. The team's training camp will start on Tuesday, 29 March.

Australian fast bowler Shaun Tait today announced his retirement from One-day cricket to concentrate his efforts on the Twenty20 form of the game.

Ace batsman Ross Taylor believes New Zealand can make history by qualifying for a first World Cup final by beating co-hosts Sri Lanka on Tuesday.

Pakistan's wicketkeeper-batsman, Kamran Akmal reckons that the experience of playing in India will see him in good stead when the team take on the arch-rivals in a high-profile World Cup semi-final in Mohali on Wednesday.

Pakistan opener Mohammad Hafeez insists no praise is too high for India great Sachin Tendulkar, but it won't stop his side from targeting the legendary batsman in the World Cup semi-final.

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has put the process in place to learn the lessons from the disappointing Cricket World Cup exit and plan the way forward.

Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralidaran, who left the field early in the World Cup quarter-final win over England on Saturday, is expected to be fit for Tuesday's semi-final against New Zealand.

Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara credited his bowlers for keeping up the pressure on England right from the first ball in the World Cup quarter-final on Saturday.

Ricky Ponting said on Sunday he will decide his international future over the next few days, but insisted he still has a lot to offer Australian cricket.

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his Pakistan counterpart Shahid Afridi will be involved in an engrossing battle of wits in the eagerly- awaited World Cup semi-final in Mohali on Wednesday.

As the teams are reduced to just four, the match official appointments for the semi-final stage of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 have been announced.

Pakistan's World Cup winning captain Imran Khan feels that India will be under pressure when they clash with their arch-rivals in the high-voltage cricket World Cup semifinal in Mohali on 30 March.

Their disastrous past record against India in World Cup notwithstanding, Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez says the team is under no pressure ahead of Wednesday's high-voltage semifinal clash against the arch-rivals.

Ricky Ponting didn't allow his poor form in the league stage of the World Cup affect his leadership qualities, says Australia opener Brad Haddin.

Outgoing one-day captain Graeme Smith, devastated by South Africa's sudden World Cup exit, has predicted the national team will quickly overcome their latest debacle.

Sri Lanka openers Upul Tharanga and Tillakaratne Dilshan batted the hosts into the semi-final stages of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 after crushing England in Colombo on Saturday by 10 wickets.

Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi predicted that Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar will have to wait until after the World Cup to reach the milestone of scoring 100 international centuries.

Former Pakistan cricket captain Wasim Akram feels retiring pacer Shoaib Akhtar should be included in the team for the World Cup semifinal against India even though he conceded that having the temperamental bowler in the line-up is a "big risk".

The ICC has confirmed the Event Technical Committee of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 has approved Andy McKay as a replacement player for the injured Kyle Mills in the New Zealand squad for the tournament.

New Zealand players Kyle Mills and Daniel Vettori along with South Africa's Francois du Plessis have all be found to have breached the ICC Code of Conduct following an incident during the third ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 quarter-final in Dhaka.

India batsman Yuvraj Singh on Thursday apologised to Gautam Gambhir after his unsavoury run out episode which almost threatened to break India's World Cup dream in the quarterfinal against Australia.

England captain Andrew Strauss shrugged off Michael Yardy's World Cup withdrawal on Friday, saying his players were all focused on Saturday's quarter-final against Sri Lanka.

New Zealand achieved one of the most remarkable wins in ICC Cricket World Cup history after South Africa's batting dramatically collapsed in Dhaka on Friday.

ICC President Sharad Pawar has praised Bangladesh for its hosting of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.

The ICC has today welcomed the front-page apology from the Times Of India newspaper after its fictional and damaging report which stated that the Australia v Zimbabwe ICC Cricket World Cup game had been fixed.

Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara says his ace offspinner Muttiah Muralitharan is fit for Saturday's World Cup quarterfinal against England.

England captain Andrew Strauss shrugged off Michael Yardy's World Cup withdrawal on Friday, saying his players were all focused on Saturday's quarter-final against Sri Lanka.

Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said his team was ready to take on bitter rivals Pakistan after surviving a high-pressure game against Australia in the World Cup quarter-finals.

India's bowling spearhead Zaheer Khan on Thursday said the slower ball was doing the trick for him after picking two wickets in the World Cup quarter-final against Australia.

Australia captain Ricky Ponting predicted India would beat Pakistan when the arch-rivals meet in the World Cup semi-finals after seeing the co -hosts end his team's 12-year run as champions.

Australia's 12-year hold on the World Cup ended on Thursday after India prevailed by five wickets in Ahmedabad to set up a semi-final against Pakistan in Mohali.

South Africa are not losing sleep over the presence of their former fast bowler Allan Donald in New Zealand's camp, skipper Graeme Smith said on Thursday.

Ravi Bopara played down all-rounder Michael Yardy's shock withdrawal from England's World Cup squad, insisting it won't impact Saturday's quarter-final against Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka batsman Mahela Jayawardena believes England are a team for the big occasion and should not be written off ahead of Saturday's quarter- finals.

South African skipper Graeme Smith thinks his boys have to be at their best to get past 'streetwise and streetsmart' New Zealand in their World Cup quarterfinal here on Friday.

New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori wants his team to take inspiration from their win over Pakistan in the league for Friday's World Cup quarter- final against South Africa.

The ICC has confirmed the Event Technical Committee of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 has approved Adil Rashid as a replacement player for Michael Yardy in the England squad for the tournament.

West Indies coach Ottis Gibson was severely critical of his senior players and said that they should learn a thing or two about shouldering responsibility from iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar.

South Africa must beware one of their own when Graeme Smith's power-packed team clashes with New Zealand in the World Cup quarter-final on Friday.

The Sussex all-rounder Michael Yardy has been withdrawn from England's World Cup squad suffering from depression and has returned to the UK ahead of England's quarter final match against Sri Lanka in Columbo.

Australia fast bowler Mitchell Johnson believes he holds the key to dismissing Indian dangerman Virender Sehwag in Thursday's World Cup quarter-final.

Besieged Australia captain Ricky Ponting denied Wednesday he plans to quit international cricket amid reports he was ready to walk away.

A brilliant display from Pakistan's batters and bowlers helped it secure a 10-wicket win over the West Indies and a place in the semi-finals of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.

England all-rounder Paul Collingwood will undergo arthroscopic knee (left) surgery to correct minor cartilage damage following England's current ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 campaign.

New Zealand wicket-keeper Brendon McCullum believes his side will benefit from playing their World Cup quarter-final in Dhaka despite recent painful defeats in the city.

Following the publication of a false article by the Times of India correspondent Mr Prashant Dayal in the Ahmedabad edition on Tuesday, ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat has made the following statement.

Former Australian captain Steve Waugh says old rivals South Africa are no longer the brittle team of the nineties and have emerged as the standout team of the World Cup.

South Africa off-spinner Johan Botha said on Tuesday he was enjoying his new role as opening bowler in the World Cup and looked forward to doing that again in the quarter-final against New Zealand.

Michael Hussey backed Ricky Ponting to silence his critics in Thursday's World Cup last-eight clash against India as reports emerged the star batsman was set to be axed as Australia captain.

Struggling West Indies will be boosted by the return of star batsman Chris Gayle and pace spearhead Kemar Roach for the World Cup quarter-final against Pakistan on Wednesday.

Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi is not concerned about a possible World Cup semi-final showdown against India, saying his immediate focus was on beating the West Indies.

Statistics released today suggest that the record-breaking ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 is set to be remembered as the most entertaining and unpredictable in the history of the event.

Struggling West Indies need look no further than their manager Richie Richardson for inspiration when they clash with buoyant Pakistan in the World Cup quarter-final on Wednesday.

India go into their World Cup quarter-final against champions Australia on Thursday expecting to be on the receiving end of some fiery fast bowling.

England batting coach Graham Gooch believes Andrew Strauss's men can succeed where he failed as a player and win the World Cup.

Statistician Benedict Bermange looks back at the group games of the ICC CWC 2011

Faf du Plessis, who was forced to abandon a career with Lancashire after changes to English immigration laws, is relishing an opportunity to showcase his prowess at the World Cup.