Ajay S Shankar

IPL franchises estimate that Pietersen stands to earn an annual contract close to US$1.5 million if he is available for a major part of the tournament, if not the entire duration

England's decision to send its team back to India barely two weeks after the terror attacks in Mumbai has led to a significant thaw in ties between the two national boards

Dhoni and Kirsten have turned out to be just the partnership India needed at the helm

The organisers of the Champions Twenty20 League are gearing up for intense negotiations in the coming weeks to get the inaugural edition of the tournament back on the road

There is a battle within a battle, though a friendly one, when the Indian batsmen take on England in the seven-match one-day series starting on November 14

The fate of the US$70 million deal between the BCCI and Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has become a matter of intense speculation

A possible upward revision in the US$ 5-million purchase cap for cricketers, a change in the limit for the number of foreign players in a team to be up for discussion

The ICC has identified a "potential window" for the Champions Trophy, which will now be held in September-October next year and will formalise it at its board meeting over the next two days

Three years ago the Indian board put down its objectives in a vision document. How many of those promises has it fulfilled?

Dilip Vengsarkar, who was replaced by Kris Srikkanth as chairman of India's national selection committee, has pledged his "full support" to his successor

Sri Lanka Cricket's decision to lift the domestic ban on its ICL cricketers is a "strong message" to other national boards, Marvan Atapattu has said

The 13 Bangladesh players who have signed with the Indian Cricket League (ICL) have been banned for ten years by the Bangladesh Cricket Board

Chances of the Champions Trophy being held in 2009 appear to be brightening with intense discussions on the issue between ICC officials and those of its member boards over the last few days opening up "2-3 options"

Records maintained by ICL showed the dues in the form of match fees and share of prize money amount to over Rs 1.27 crore

Cricket South Africa has decided not to send a team for the Champions Trophy in Pakistan

An ICC panel of experts will meet soon to assess the umpire review system used during the recent India-Sri Lanka Test series and decide whether it's appropriate to implement the system for the Champions Trophy next month and subsequently, Cricinfo has lea

BCCI, Cricket Australia and Cricket South Africa have offered to "explore, with the ICC's management, the scheduling of the Champions Twenty20 League"

'Hansie' scheduled for release across Africa on September 24

The Indian Premier League can change the the way the game's played, watched or followed, says Lalit Modi

The BCCI is believed to have rejected an offer from the ECB to join England's version of the Champions League