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One of the biggest names in world cricket will feature in the T20 Blast next season with Northamptonshire signing Pakistan allrounder Shahid Afridi.

Northants sign short-term Afridi deal

In the weekly BBC podcast Stumped, Alison Mitchell chats with David Studham, head librarian at the Melbourne Cricket Club, and Susie Dent, a lexicographer to find out how the language of cricket has ingrained itself in daily English parlance

Talking the language of cricket

Martin Guptill will return to Derbyshire for the early part of next season ahead of New Zealand's tour to the UK. He will be available for the opening six County Championship matches and three T20s.

Guptill agrees return to Derbyshire

A century from Jason Mohammed anchored Trinidad & Tobago to a total of 200 for 8, and it proved amply defendable as Sunil Narine ran through Guyana to finish with figures of 6 for 9

Mohammed, Narine star in massive T&T win

Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith has admitted that players from his country find it "irritating" to be constantly questioned about the tag of "chokers" leading into a major ICC tournament

'SA can't get away from chokers tag' - Graeme Smith

In the fourth episode of Contenders, a special ten-part buildup to the 2015 World Cup, Rahul Dravid and Graeme Smith discuss South Africa's chances in the light of their pace attack and all-round team

'SA's attacking bowling the difference this time'

A round-up of the Pro50 Championship matches played on January 25, 2015

Mufudza, Shingi script easy Mountaineers win

A round-up of the Gold Cup matches on January 25, 2015

Naved 179* gives Rawalpindi first win

Ben Stokes led an impressive England Lions bowling display that ultimately led to victory in the opening one-day match of the limited-overs leg of their South Africa tour.

Stokes and Gurney share seven in win

Bangladesh Under-19s beat Sri Lanka Under-19s by 14 runs in the fifth and final one-dayer on Sunday to seal a remarkable 3-2 victory. Bangladesh U-19s were trailing 2-0 before winning the final three games of the series

Bangladesh seal comeback with series win

Michael Pollard's mammoth 153 off 132 balls was pivotal to New Zealand Board President's XI's second win over the touring Pakistanis in Lincoln

Michael Pollard 153 sinks Pakistanis

Ashok Malik, in the Deccan Chronicle, says that the end of the Srinivasan era offers a chance to chart a new course and professionalise the BCCI

What after the 'innocent megalomaniac'?

A round-up of Momentum One Day Cup matches played on January 24, 2014

Levi's swift 80 sets up Cobras chase

Adam Gilchrist and Jack Ryder will become the newest inductees into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame at the Allan Border Medal ceremony in Sydney on Tuesday

Gilchrist and Ryder join Hall of Fame

Saeed Ajmal, who underwent official ICC retesting on his remodeled bowling action in Chennai on Saturday, believes that his doosra is within the legal limit now and is hopeful of being cleared to bowl again in international cricket

Ajmal hopeful of getting cleared after retest

New South Wales batsman Daniel Hughes has survived a similar blow to the neck to the one that killed Phillip Hughes in November

Daniel Hughes suffers blow to neck

A round-up of the Silver Cup matches on January 24, 2015

Naved hundred sinks Stallions

A round-up of the final day of action win the WCL Division Two tournament where Netherlands took the title

Rippon stars as Netherlands take title

Bangladesh Under-19s beat Sri Lanka Under-19s by 60 runs at the Premadasa Stadium in the fourth Youth ODI to level the five-match ODI series 2-2

All-round Bangladesh level series