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Kane Williamson hopes the ODI series against Pakistan will expose his players to the pressures of 50-over matches and help build a strong squad for the World Cup

Williamson wants hardened New Zealand

Auckland cruised into the Georgie Pie Super Smash final with a comfortable six-wicket win against Northern Knights, who had lost the first preliminary final as well

Cachopa, Bates steer Auckland into final

West Indies allrounder Andre Russell has signed for the Melbourne Renegades for the upcoming Big Bash League in Australia

Russell signs for Melbourne Renegades

With Corey Anderson sitting out the second T20, Jimmy Neesham said he had to assume greater responsibility, and that suited him fine

Neesham laps up added responsibility

A preview of the prospects of Jammu & Kashmir, Baroda and Gujarat ahead of the 2014-15 Ranji Trophy

Can J&K show they belong with the big boys?

A preview of the prospects of Mumbai, Odisha and Bengal ahead of the 2014-15 Ranji season

Mumbai look to regain mojo, and title

Michael Papps' 46-ball 65 powered Wellington into the final, enabling them to haul down their target of 125 with 23 balls remaining against Northern Districts in Hamilton

Papps propels Wellington into final

Following stand-in opener Sarfraz Ahmed's unbeaten 76 in the first T20 against New Zealand, Pakistan coach Waqar Younis has said the wicketkeeper-batsman has "started to come out of his shell", and that is showing in his batting of late

Sarfraz coming out of his shell - Waqar

Michael Clarke's hopes of leading Australia in the Adelaide Test will depend on how his hamstring holds up at training over the next few days

Australia wait on Clarke's fitness

Women's cricket has taken big strides towards a fully professional setup in the past few months and Surrey have got on board by appointing a director of women's cricket for the first time.

Surrey appoint women's director of cricket

Fifties from Andre Berenger and Shaiman Anwar, followed by three-wicket hauls from Kamran Shazad and Rohan Mustafa set up UAE's 30-run victory against Afghanistan in Dubai, enabling the team to take the series 3-1

All-round UAE clinch series 3-1

Bermuda's Allan Douglas Jr has been cleared to continue bowling in international cricket, after undergoing a home board analysis of his action

Douglas cleared to bowl in international cricket

A preview of the prospects of Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi and Madhya Pradesh ahead of the 2014-15 Ranji Trophy

Punjab look to break big-match jinx

A round-up of the Dhaka Premier Division matches on December 4

Mitra stars in Brothers Union win

It is set to be a very emotional series but the show must go on and Australia and India should produce a cracking matchup. But the hosts should prove too strong and are 6/1 for a 3-1 victory.

Australia 6/1 for 3-1 India triumph

Gerald Corbett, a cricket enthusiast and high-powered businessman, will be the next chairman of MCC, subject to approval by MCC members at the annual meeting on May 6.

Corbett set to become new MCC chairman

Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Zaheer Khan, Gautam Gambhir and Harbhajan Singh have been omitted from the 30-member preliminary squad for the World Cup chosen by India's selectors on Thursday

Gambhir, Yuvraj omitted from probables

Saeed Ajmal felt as if "the ground had been pulled from under" his feet when he was informed that his action had been reported by authorities earlier this year

'Ground pulled from under my feet' - Ajmal