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The BCCI has criticised former England captain Ian Botham's comments on the Indian Premier League, saying the latter needed to get his facts right.

Botham 'should get his facts correct' - BCCI secretary

India fast bowler Varun Aaron will join Durham as an overseas player for the final few weeks of the County Championship season

Varun Aaron to join Durham

Meg Lanning's brisk 46 off 28 balls lifted Australia Women to a total of 139 that eventually proved too much for the Pakistan Women in the fourth and last T20 in Gold Coast

Dominant Australia complete 4-0 sweep

Usman Khawaja has said the communication from Australia's management around the homework saga in India last year was not strong enough, and the handling of the situation was "very disappointing"

Khawaja defends his work ethic

The selectors have named four newcomers in the Bangladesh A squad for the first four-day match against Zimbabwe A

Four new faces in Bangladesh A squad

Pakistan chief selector Moin Khan believes that losing the ODI series against Sri Lanka has "affected the mind" of the team, and that there is a need to take bold steps ahead of the 2015 World Cup

Moin hints at 'bold steps' before World Cup

India's opener, Ajinkya Rahane, scored his maiden ODI century to help his side convincingly beat England by nine wickets in the fourth ODI played at Edgbaston on Tuesday.

Ajinkya Rahane's maiden ton helps India beat England

Sachin Tendulkar has said that defending champions India were strong contenders for the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand due to the versatility of their team

India strong contenders for World Cup - Tendulkar

What's your XI with all names starting with 'F' or 'N' or for that matter, 'Z'?

The enormity of compiling A to Z XIs

Former Test batsman Craig McMillan has joined New Zealand as their full-time batting coach for the next two years

McMillan named New Zealand batting coach

Ian Botham used the platform of his MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture to brand the IPL "too powerful" for the good of cricket and said he believed it should not exist

IPL should not exist - Botham

South Africa produced a better account of themselves at Wantage Road than they had done in the opening match, but England were ultimately too strong

SA collapse to give England series

03-Sep-2014•The Report by Andrew McGlashan

Northants down but Ripley hopeful for future

Johann Myburgh celebrated the signing of a two-year contract by guiding Somerset to a draw against Northamptonshire on the final day at Taunton which confirmed the visitor's relegation

03-Sep-2014•Press Association

Hirwani named Madhya Pradesh selection chief

Former India spinner Narendra Hirwani was today appointed chairman of the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association's (MPCA) committee that will select players for the Ranji Trophy

The second century of Graham Wagg's 12-year county career saved Glamorgan from defeat at Canterbury and all but put paid to Kent's Division Two promotion hopes.

Wagg saves nervy Glamorgan

03-Sep-2014•Press Association

Durston five as Worcestershire implode

Worcestershire's promotion drive ran into a road block at Derby when an inspired career-best spell of spin bowling from Wes Durston sent them crashing to a 138-run defeat.

03-Sep-2014•Press Association

Ian Botham Spirit of Cricket lecture

Sir Ian Botham delivered this year's MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture at Lord's which was followed by a Q&A session alongside Sunil Gavaskar and Matt Prior

The final day at Lord's might have been hard to stomach but Sam Hain made sure it was more than palatable by scoring the first of what might be a good few hundreds at the home of cricket

Hain gets comfortable at Lord's

03-Sep-2014•David Lloyd at Lord's

Injured McLaren to miss rest of tri-series

South Africa allrounder Ryan McLaren has been ruled out of the remainder of the tri-series in Zimbabwe after suffering a hairline fracture on his right forearm