The England batsman won the Emerging Player and the ODI Player of the Year at the ICC awards.
England great Geoffrey Boycott has slammed his country's current crop of batsmen after yet another dismal collapse against Australia, according to reports.
England's captain said Kevin Pietersen's first innings 142 paved the way for England's six-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the second Test.
England named an unchanged 12-man squad for the second Ashes Test starting at Edgbaston, Birmingham on August 4.
The Indian wicketkeeper jumped one spot to occupy the third place in the ICC ODI player rankings.
Steve Harmison took a career-best five-wicket haul and Kevin Pietersen blasted 91 not out as England beat Australia by three wickets in the triangular series.
The big-hitting Rajasthan Royals batsman Deepak Hooda credits his IPL success to mentor Rahul Dravid, and teammate Steven Smith. Rediff.coms Harish Kotian caught up with the youngster to figure out his success mantra.
England face searing heat and questions over their poor one-day form going into Wednesday's sixth ODI against India.
New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming said England batsman Kevin Pietersen's absence from the one-day tri-series in Australia was a major blow to the tournament.
Uncapped Essex batsman Ravi Bopara has been called into the England one-day squad in Australia as a replacement for the injured Kevin Pietersen.
England batsman Kevin Pietersen has been ruled out of the rest of the one-day tri-series after breaking a rib when he was struck by a Glenn McGrath delivery in the first match against Australia on Friday.
England scored 242 for eight from 50 overs in the first match of the one-day tri-series against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday.
Australia won back the Ashes when they bowled out England for 350 to seal a 206-run victory in the third Test on Monday.
The 25-year-old crashed into the boundary hoarding and walked off the field clutching his left elbow on Sunday
England's cricketers say they still have a long way to go to win the second Ashes Test against Australia.
Ian Bell made 132 and Paul Collingwood scored 80 on the second day of England's tour game against South Australia.
England feel attacking the first 10 overs of the powerplay is going to be a critical part of the game.\n
Liam Plunkett took three wickets as England scored their first major victory of the Pakistan tour with a 42-run win in the opening ODI.
England captain Alastair Cook declined on Saturday to offer any assurances to mercurial batsman Kevin Pietersen about his Test future.
England beat Pakistan in the fourth ODI to keep alive their hopes of squaring the series.
The South Africa-born batsman scored his fifth Test century as England ended Day 1 in the third Test against Pakistan on 347 for 6.
England batsman Kevin Pietersen has a "minor" strain of his right hamstring, team coach John Wright said on Saturday.
Pakistan must concentrate on controlling England's Ashes heroes in the forthcoming cricket series, says Pakistan vice-captain Younis Khan.
The inventors of cricket's 'Hotspot' technology have called for all protective covering to be removed from bats in order for the system to work properly.
Sanath Jayasuriya scored his 20th century as Sri Lanka beat England by 46 runs in the second ODI.
Kevin Pietersen entered the top ten of the ICC Test batting rankings after notching back-to-back against Sri Lanka
Muttiah Muralitharan said Kevin Pietersen's innings of 142 was one of the best he had seen
England reached 138 for three at stumps on day one after claiming Sri Lanka for 141 runs in the second Test
England's cricketers were branded "Vaughan again losers" by their own tabloid media on Monday after their crushing defeat by Australia in the first Ashes Test.
The right-hander said the pitch was much as the same as Thursday, when 17 wickets fell in a frenetic day.
The England selectors picked Kevin Pietersen ahead of Graham Thorpe for the first Ashes Test against Australia.
The Australians are looking for some subcontinental help in their bid to win back the Ashes.
Yuvraj Singh hit six sixes in an over en route to a 14-ball 58 as India beat England by 18 runs.
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