Brian Lara has been appointed as the 'Performance Mentor' for the West Indies.
A concerned Sri Lanka skipper Kusal Mendis on Sunday hoped the ICC's suspension of the nation's cricket body will not affect the upcoming fixtures of the national team and the preparations for the men's U19 World Cup in Colombo early next year.
Zimbabwe's 15-member squad includes recalled players Ray Price and Gary Brent, according to the touring squad list submitted to the Pakistan Cricket Board. Zimbabwe play five one-dayers from Jan. 21 to Feb. 2 in Karachi, Hyderabad, Multan, Faisalabad and Sheikhupura.
Chris Gayle rediscovered his mojo in spectacular fashion on Tuesday with the first ever World Cup double century to drive West Indies to a 73-run victory over Zimbabwe in their Pool B clash at Manuka Oval.
Pakistan to allow vaccinated spectators to attend NZ series.
Chris Gayle will captain the West Indies for their five one-day matches on their tour of Zimbabwe this month.
After a hectic but successful two months of cricket, Indian players are looking to play in relaxed mood and have fun in Zimbabwe in the five-match ODI series, captain Virat Kohli has said.
The middle-order batsman was named in the team for the home one-day series against Zimbabwe, starting this week.
Pakistan-born cricketer Sikander Raza, who recently made his debut against Bangladesh in a home series, has been named in the 16-member Zimbabwe squad, led by Brendon Taylor that will take on India in a five match ODI series starting July 24, in Harare.
Acknowledging the progress Zimbabwe has made in One-dayers, India's stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane says they respect the hosts and will not take them lightly in the three-match series, beginning on Friday.
Former West Indies pacer Ian Bishop believes that the Indian Premier League has democratised cricket for many countries by providing players from smaller nations an opportunity to lock horns with the top cricketers from around the world.
Rain forced the abandonment of Monday's cricket World Cup warm-up match between New Zealand and Zimbabwe.
The International Cricket Council on Friday approved four-day Tests on a trial basis, effectively giving green light to the Boxing Day Test between hosts South Africa and Zimbabwe from December 26-29.
Zimbabwe will return to Test cricket in November 2007 when it will take on the West Indies in a home series.
As the ugly face of match-fixing has re-surfaced, former Pakistan Test pacer Sarfraz Nawaz demanded an inquiry into the national team's recent defeats against minnows Zimbabwe and South Africa.
Australia captain Michael Clarke is confident he will be fit to lead his country in a One-Day International against Zimbabwe on Sunday after missing the first two matches of the tour because of a hamstring injury.
Zimbabwe players were sent to the rival dressing room by their coach Andy Waller to gather some cricketing tips from the men in blue.
Former South African allrounder Lance Klusener will take over as head of cricket operation of Tripura for the upcoming season.
Bangladesh made a long-awaited breakthrough in their ODI series against Zimbabwe by winning the fourth of five One-day Internationals at Queens Sports Club.
Zimbabwe coach Kevin Curran is hopeful his unfancied side will make their mark in the ICC Champions Trophy.
Abdul Razzaq's century helped Pakistan coast to a 144-run victory in the first match of the triangular one-day series.
Zimabwe's successful tour of Pakistan will help convince other international teams to play in the country.
'Vinoo Mankad's legacy has been to tell the aspiring Indian cricketer to believe in oneself. He was a great proponent of self-belief. He was the one who kept saying to me that you need to keep scoring runs and keep at it. When you get a 100, let that be the knock on the selector's door.'
Zimbabwe will hope to be more competitive in Wednesday's tri-series match in Harare.
An International Cricket Council (ICC) task force is touring Zimbabwe to assess how to help the troubled southern African team return to the test fold after nearly three years in the wilderness.
Virat Kohli once again proved his leadership skills as he crafted an unbeaten half-century to spur India to a seven-wicket victory over Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club on Sunday. The victory gave the World champions an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match, one-day series.
Bangladesh one-day captain Tamim Iqbal announced his shock retirement from international cricket on Thursday.
After Zimbabwe, New Zealand has offered to tour Pakistan for a one-off exhibition match to raise funds for the victims of the floods that has devastated the strife-torn country, a Pakistan Cricket Board official said on Sunday.
ECB member Des Wilson said he could no longer share the board's collective responsibility should they decide to tour.
Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by six wickets in the final one-day international to win the three-match series 2-1 on Friday. Mashrafe Mortaza of Bangladesh was named man-of-the-match, while Shakib Al Hasan, also of Bangladesh, was adjudged man-of-the-series.
South Africa and India will join hosts Zimbabwe for a one-day tri-series later this year, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) said in a statement.
After the results of the Africa Qualifier, the slots for the 20 participating teams have been filled.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard has ordered Australia's cricket team to pull out of their proposed tour of Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe's sacked rebel cricketers have launched themselves as a new team called the Red Lions and will play their first match on July 14 in England.
Hamilton Masakadza defied Bangladesh's spinners with an unbeaten 154 to take Zimbabwe to a respectable position in the second Test in Kulna. The tourists had reached 331-5 in their first innings by stumps on the third day, trailing Bangladesh's total of 433 by 102.
Images from the World Cup match between South Africa and Zimbabwe at Hamilton, New Zealand.
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