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Pakistan wicketkeeper Adnan Akmal is out of the ongoing first Test against Sri Lanka after fracturing his finger

$Adnan Akmal ruled out with fractured finger$

Adnan Akmal ruled out with fractured finger

The BCCI has moved the Supreme Court challenging the participation of Lalit Modi in the Rajasthan Cricket Association elections

BCCI moves Supreme Court against Modi

Shakib Al Hasan has signed up with Adelaide Strikers as a replacement player for their injured captain Johan Botha, becoming the first Bangladeshi cricketer in the Big Bash League

Shakib joins Adelaide Strikers

Katrina Keenan, the New Zealand women's coach, has resigned from her post to spend more time with her family

Keenan quits as NZ women's team coach

A round-up of matches in the Under-19 Asia Cup that took place on Thursday, January 2

India and Pakistan to meet in final

A wrap of the fourth day's play of the final round in Group C matches of the Ranji Trophy, 2013-14

Darekar leads Maharashtra to 128-run win

Michael Hussey could make a return to Western Australia and first-class cricket after expressing a desire to play in the second half of the Sheffield Shield season

WA open to Hussey Shield return

Parvez Rasool was the star for Jammu & Kashmir as they drew with Tripura to secure a place in their first Ranji Trophy quarterfinals

J&K qualify, edge Goa by 0.001

A round-up of the fourth day's play from the final round of Ranji Trophy Group B matches

Uttar Pradesh through to knockouts

Suresh Menon, writing for Wisden India, believes that gone are the days when cricket bodies needed political heavyweights at the helm to run their daily affairs. Menon opines that owing to India's powerful status in world cricket, it's the politicians who

Who needs politicians anyway?

A round-up of the fourth day's play from the final round of Ranji Trophy Group A matches

Haryana stay up, Jharkhand go down

Canterbury recorded their first win in the competition, beating Northern Districts by 11 runs in a low scorer in Mount Maunganui

Bowlers help Canterbury win low scorer

Corey Anderson said the record for fastest ODI century wasn't on his mind when he swung the six that set a new mark, quicker then the previous one by one delivery

West Indies 'caught off guard' by New Zealand assault - Bravo

A lengthy rain delay resulted in a six-over shoot out, which Wellington won comfortably and left Central Districts still searching for their first win of the HRV cup

Wellington win six-over shoot out

A wrap of the third day's play in the final round of Group C Ranji Trophy matches

Goa push for knockouts with win

A round-up of the third day's play from the final round of Group B matches in the Ranji Trophy 2013-14

Lahiri's seven-for helps Bengal win thriller

A round-up of President's Trophy matches that ended on January 1, 2014

All-round Zohaib lifts ZTBL to three-wicket win

A round-up of the third day's play from the final round of Ranji Trophy Group A matches

Punjab qualify with innings win

Corey Anderson said the record for fastest ODI century wasn't on his mind when he swung the six that bettered the previous mark by one delivery

Record wasn't on my mind - Anderson