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Shoaib banned for five years

Nasim Ashraf: The board has lost confidence in Shoaib Akhtar...Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar, 32, has been banned for five years by a disciplinary committee of the PCB for violating the players' code of conduct. The ban extends to cricket for and in Pakistan but will leave him free to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL), which begins later .. more »

ICC to meet Lorgat on Wednesday

Dave Richardson (left) and Haroon Lorgat (right) are the significant candidates in the fray for the post of ICC CEO... The ICC, looking to finalise the appointment of its next CEO, has informed Haroon Lorgat, a leading candidate and the former convenor of Cricket South Africa's (CSA) selection committee, that a "senior representative" will meet him .. more »

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Injured Tendulkar to miss second Test

India's hopes of fielding a full-strength side for the second Test in Ahmedabad took a blow after Sachin Tendulkar was ruled out with a groin injury. Tendulkar missed part of the action on the first, second, fourth days and didn't take ..... more »

Kaif expected call-up

Mohammad Kaif: Ready to seize the future... Having earned a Test recall after nearly two years, Mohammad Kaif said he was expecting to be picked based on his domestic performance. He was named as replacement in the squad for the second Test against South Africa after Sachin Tendulkar was ruled out with a groin injury. "I had scored some 1000 to .. more »

Lord's and The Oval may host IPL exhibition games

Could the IPL be coming to London?... Two of England's leading international grounds, Lord's and The Oval, are considering offers to stage exhibition games involving teams from the Indian Premier League, according to a report in The Times. Although the venues for the initial games have already been allocated in India, there seems an increasing .. more »

Dravid joins 10,000-run club

Rahul Dravid has now become the sixth batsman in Test history to score 10,000 runs or more... A match that's already witnessed a slew of records saw Rahul Dravid become the sixth batsman in Test history to break the 10,000-run barrier. He reached the landmark with a clip towards midwicket off Morne Morkel and raised his arms aloft mid-way .. more »

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Fastest triple hundred

Test matches Balls faced Balls faced Batsman Match Location Year 278 Virender Sehwag India v South Africa Chennai 2007-08 362 Matthew Hayden Australia v Zimbabwe Perth 2003-04 364 Virender Sehwag Pakistan v India Multan 2003-04 Minutes .. more »

Indian board seeks answers over ICL rebels

Niranjan Shah: 'We have an understanding with the other countries' boards that they can't allow players who are associated with the ICL to be allowed to play at any level'... The Indian board (BCCI) has told Cricinfo that it will be lodging a complaint with the ECB following confirmation that the PCB has issued No Objection Certificates to Mushtaq .. more »

Sehwag plunders fastest triple ever

Virender Sehwag helped add 213 for the opening wicket with Wasim Jaffer, but he wasn't done; the fastest triple-century ever followed in spectacular fashion... A breathtaking triple-century from Virender Sehwag, by far the fastest in terms of balls faced (278), was the centrepiece as India utterly dominated proceedings on the third day at the MA .. more »

Warne retires from first-class cricket

Shane Warne: 'This was not an easy decision to make'... Shane Warne has announced his retirement from first-class cricket while ending his eight-year association with county side Hampshire. Warne, 38, had been a regular with Hampshire since 2000 and captained them since 2004. Dimitri Mascarenhas will succeed Warne as captain. Both sides reached .. more »

Naved-ul-Hasan and Mushtaq cleared to play for counties

Rana Naved-ul-Hasan has been given the nod to play for Yorkshire... Yorkshire have confirmed Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, the Pakistani fast bowler, will be available to play for them in the 2008 season. Naved-ul-Hasan's participation was in doubt after he signed up for the unsanctioned Indian Cricket League (ICL). Meanwhile, another ICL player from .. more »

Amla and Boucher lift SA to 540

A chanceless 159 from Hashim Amla, buttressed by vital contributions from Mark Boucher and AB de Villiers, was the springboard for South Africa to dominate the first two sessions of the second day...... more »

Sri Lanka close in on maiden Caribbean win

Chaminda Vaas' double-strike just after lunch, sandwiched between the key scalps of half-centurions Dwayne Bravo and Ramnaresh Sarwan, and another from Muttiah Muralitharan on the stroke of tea left Sri Lanka needing four wickets to win their first Test in the Caribbean... more »

England to play only two Tests in India

A scheduling crunch means India will host England for only two Tests later this year... India are blaming the Future Tours Program (FTP) for snipping one Test off England's visit in November-December later this year. England were originally scheduled to play three Tests and seven one-day internationals. Niranjan Shah, the BCCI secretary, told .. more »

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Sri Lanka extend lead with purpose

Michael Vandort's 24 was one of a series of cameos that helped extend Sri Lanka's lead towards 400... Having dismissed West Indies for 280 early on day four, Sri Lanka ventured into their second innings with quick runs in mind. Malinda Warnapura backed his first-innings century with an aggressive 62 and a series of quick cameos effectively shut .. more »

Panesar and Broad bring England victory closer

Monty Panesar provided England their first three wickets as New Zealand chased 553... Monty Panesar took over from England's quick bowlers as the main threat on the fourth day in Napier as he claimed three wickets to bring a series victory closer. Stuart Broad played his role with another extended spell that yielded two wickets against New .. more »

ICC calls for improved player behaviour

India's often ill-tempered tour of Australia, during which players from both sides were hauled up by match officials, has prompted the ICC to formally stress on the need to avoid "obscene, offensive or insulting language"... more »

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