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For once it is not enough for England simply to beat what is in front of them. They need to defeat New Zealand comprehensively in the three-Test series, which begins at Lords today, to have any chance of competing with South Africa, India and then, whisper it softly, Australia
England selector Geoff Miller yesterday admitted that rebel Chris Read is back in Test contention. When the Nottinghamshire wicketkeeper took part in the inaugural Indian Cricket League in November he was effectively blacklisted by the ECB, along with the other English players involved, Paul Nixon, Vikram Solanki and Darren Maddy
Sanath Jayasuriya smashed an unbeaten century to guide the Mumbai Indians to a comfortable victory against the Chennai Super Kings on Wednesday.
Sanath Jayasuirya smashed 114 not out to lead the Mumbai Indians to a nine-wicket win over the Chennai Super Kings.
Australian cricketer Brad Hodge is set to rejoin the Kolkata Knight Riders team for Indian Premier League.
Plays of the Day for the match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings in Mumbai.
Mumbai Indians' captain Sachin Tendulkar won the toss and decided to bowl first against the high-flying Chennai Super Kings in their Indian Premier League match.
SRK's IPL team was taken to court by the Indian Performing Rights Society for playing film songs at Eden Gardens.
India, Sri Lanka and Australia will all tour Pakistan next year, according to the Pakistan Cricket Board.
A group of former Test players and umpires want the global calendar to change to allow all players to play in the Indian Premier League.
Lapping up the excitement of the Indian Premier League, Nick Sadleir had a word with a couple of the Mohali crew lately.
In the wake of the Jaipur serial bomb blasts, the DLF Indian Premier League Wednesday banned carry-bags at all venues where the cricket matches are to
India are to tour Pakistan early next year, according to Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Nasim Ashraf. The tour will consist of three Tests, five one-day internationals and two Twenty20 matches
Harbhajan Singh has been banned for five one-day internationals following his altercation with fellow Indian Sreesanth.
Living the highlife in India, Nick Sadleir points fingers at the finger-pointing Vijay Mallya and touches on Shane Warne's successful Rajasthan Royals.
Spinner Harbhajan Singh is banned for five one-day internationals by the Board of Control for Cricket in India after he slapped Sree Santh.
Indian off-spinner to miss tri-series in Bangladesh and start of Asia Cup.
After speculation that the England and Wales Cricket Board might investigate the possibility of setting up a league to rival the money-spinning Indian Premier League, it has emerged that the Pakistan Cricket Board are also hoping to climb aboard the Twenty20 league bandwagon.
Harbhajan Singh has been banned for five one-day internationals by the Board of Control for Cricket in India following his altercation with Sreesanth.
Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh has been banned for five one-day internationals.
MUMBAI, India (Reuters) - The Indian board banned off-spinner Harbhajan Singh for five one-day internationals on Wednesday for a slapping incident involving Shanthakumaran Sreesanth during a domestic Twenty20 league match last month.
Harbhajan Singh, who was recently banned for 11 IPL matches for slapping Sreesanth at the end of a match, has been handed a five-match ODI ban from the Indian board.
VVS Laxman has firmly backed Rahul Dravid, his India team-mate and Indian Premier League rival, whose Bangalore Royal Challengers is at the centre of a simmering controversy after Vijay Mallya, the industrialist who owns the team, publicly questioned its composition and performance.
The game has opened up and its latest version, the professional Indian Premier League has rewritten the rules of the game and a new crop of younger players is hogging the limelight.
India are to tour Pakistan early next year, according to Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Nasim Ashraf.
County Championship matches could be scaled back from four days to allow space in the domestic calendar for an Indian Premier League-style 20-20 tournament.
Pakistan will host India for three Tests and five ODIs early next year, and are also pushing for the inclusion of two Twenty20 internationals in the tour. While the itinerary is yet to be decided, this is will the fifth series between the two countries since bilateral ties were restored in 2004.