As Sachin Tendulkar completes his 50th birthday, an A-Z listing about the 'Little Master'.
The ECB has been trying to convince both the BCCI and the Cricket South Africa to agree to play a tri-series later this year but nothing has been finalised as yet.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan announced his immediate retirement from professional cricket on Tuesday.
Spinners Adil Rashid and Moeen Ali made a comeback to Test cricket as they were included in England's 13-man squad for the first Test against India, starting in Edgbaston, on August 1.
South Africa's Highveld Lions will look to inch closer to a semifinal berth when they take on struggling and injury-hit English side Yorkshire in a group B encounter of the Champions League Twenty20 in Johannesburg.
Star Indian batsman VVS Laxman struck his first County Championship century to put Lancashire in the box seat against Yorkshire on day three of the Division One match in Manchester. After bundling out Yorkshire for 181 in the first essay, Lancashire rode on centuries from Mal Loye (146) and Laxman (109) to reach 489 for five before declaring their innings.
They respectively scored 11 and 10 runs in their County matches.
England have recalled Yorkshire batsman Gary Ballance for the first Test against Pakistan at Lord's next week, but paceman Jimmy Anderson misses out with a shoulder injury. Uncapped Middlesex seamer Roland-Jones Ball was named in their 12-man squad, announced on Thursday.
The Indian off-spinner claimed three wickets for one run off 24 balls against Yorkshire.
England leg-spinner Adil Rashid has hit back at Michael Vaughan who had criticised the selectors' decision to recall him in the Test squad, saying the former captain's comments are 'stupid' and 'do not matter'.
Duanne Olivier exploded on to the Test scene four years ago and took 48 wickets in 10 Tests, at an average below 20, but then took up a Kolpak contract with English county Yorkshire that meant he was lost to South African cricket.
He said sharing a commentary box in Australia in 2013 with his broadcasting hero Bill Lawry was a "real highlight".
Ashwin made a massive impact on and off the field after being signed for the final four Championship matches last summer, helping the county to gain promotion to Division One.
Letting Virat Kohli play county cricket is 'nonsense', feels former England captain Bob Willis
The decision wasn't surprising as almost all the senior players in unison, had made it clear that the contracts offered by the Sri Lanka Cricket wasn't to their liking
Lancashire's Jordan Clark is only the fifth batsman to hit six sixes in one over during a professional cricket match.
Former Australia fast bowler Jason Gillespie has made it clear that he is not interested in replacing Craig McDermott as bowling coach of the Australia Test side.
Former Test fast bowler Jason Gillespie was, on Thursday, appointed as Australia assistant coach for the three Twenty20 internationals against Sri Lanka in February.
Curran went unsold in February's IPL auction but Kolkata Knight Riders recruited him for around $247,000 earlier this month to replace injured Australian paceman Mitchell Starc.
Former Australia fast bowler Jason Gillespie has held talks with the England and Wales Cricket Board about coaching the national team, he said on Saturday.
Vaughan had surgery on his knee last December and made his comeback for county side Yorkshire at the end of May.
Jos Buttler was rewarded for his good showing in the Indian Premier League with a place in England's 12-man squad for the first Test against Pakistan at Lord's, starting May 24.
Cheteshwar Pujara says his stint with the English county side Yorkshire has helped him rectify the flaws in his batting and is ready to bat at any position when the Indian team square off with Bangaldesh in the one-off Test in Fatullah.
Recalled Jonny Bairstow says he's in 'best form'.
Eighteen-year-old Surrey batsman Dominic Sibley was bowled out for 242 against Yorkshire on Friday after entering the record books as the youngest double centurion in English county cricket.
Matthew Hoggard, who was part of England's memorable Ashes winning side in 2005, represented his country in 67 Tests and 26 One-Day Internationals between 2000 and 2008.
The national selection committee are set to announce multiple Indian squads on May 8 -- for the upcoming one-off Test match against Afghanistan next month and for the limited overs leg of the tour of UK starting June 27 in Dublin.
England batsman Kevin Pietersen who has not played since March, owing to knee injury, has confirmed that he will be returning to the team and aim for the Ashes series.
The former England bowler bagged 6 for 81 as Yorkshire beat Northamptonshire by an innings and 343 runs in the County championship.
Australia head coach Darren Lehmann has thrown his weight behind former paceman Jason Gillespie for the role of bowling coach.
'I learnt a lot from him, he helped me a lot,' said the Indian left-hander.
After spending around seven weeks inside the bio-bubble in India, the 23-year-old Bess is currently involved in the county season, looking to rediscover his form with Yorkshire.
Australian pace bowler Mitchell Starc has been sent home from Britain after just three days because of a foul-up with his visa.
Jacques Rudolph was surprisingly recalled by South Africa when he was included in its preliminary squad for next year's World Cup.
Rashid was only the third British-born Asian cricketer to force his way into the Yorkshire team when he made his debut three years ago.
Indian batsman Gautam Gambhir will re-join Essex cricket team on Tuesday to play the remainder of his maiden English county season after he returned home for a brief period due to family issues.
"During the county stint, I got to spend time with English players Stuart Broad and Samit Patel (who both play for Nottinghamshire) and former England coach Peter Moores.
VVS Laxman continued his prolific run in English cricket, hitting another half-century to guide Lancashire to 226 for seven against Yorkshire in their County Championship match at Headingley Carnegie. Opting to bat first, Lancashire ran into trouble losing both their openers when the score read just two before Laxman (50) starred in two crucial partnerships to steady the ship.
Former captain Michael Vaughan, who stood down during this year's series defeat by South Africa, is among 12 players given central contracts, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Tuesday.
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