Shoaib Akhtar arrives amid much fanfare to address the press in Islamabad... Shoaib Akhtar, speaking a day after a PCB disciplinary committee imposed a five-year ban on him, said he had been victimised by Pakistani cricket authorities. "I have been victimised, I have been pinpoint targeted. I should be told what I did and when I violated .. more »

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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 »

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 »

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Dale Steyn's lethal eight-over spell of 4 for 15 completely stunned India's lower order... There was a 25th century and 10,000 Test runs for Rahul Dravid and a large crowd to celebrate, but little else went India's way at Chepauk as a rejuvenated South African side dominated the fourth day's play. Makhaya Ntini, given a pasting by Virender .. more »

Kevin Pietersen has shown no interest in the IPL so far, despite the prospect of earning huge sums of money... The Professional Cricketers' Association (PCA) has refused to rule out the possibility of England's leading players joining the Indian Premier League (IPL). Only Dimitri Mascarenhas has so far signed up to the IPL, while the likes of .. more »

Makhaya Ntini took three wickets to peg India back on the fourth day... They thronged through the gates in the morning expecting a welter of batting records, but it was a rejuvenated South African bowling line-up that dominated the first two sessions on the fourth day at Chepauk. Having been treated with scant respect on the previous afternoon, .. more »

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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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 »

Marcus Trescothick in his pomp...Marcus Trescothick, the England and Somerset batsman, has announced his retirement from international cricket. Having suffered from a stress-related illness since 2006 Trescothick, 32, doesn't feel able to return to the high-pressure world of international cricket. "I have tried on numerous occasions to make it back .. more »