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Fifties from opener Marcus North and Adam Voges helped Western Australia reach a strong position against New South Wales on the second day of their Sheffield Shield game

North, Voges fifties boost Western Australia

Tasmania's lower-order batsmen made useful contributions to put up a competitive total, one that appeared stronger after the bowlers dismissed three Queensland batsmen cheaply

Burns resists Tasmania with fifty

Munaf Patel, the India fast bowler, has expressed his surprise at not being picked by an franchise in the IPL auctions

Munaf mystified by IPL exclusion

Michael Klinger converted his overnight hundred into a double-century, and Tim Ludeman scored a ton too, as South Australia shut out Victoria's chances of victory at the Adelaide Oval

Klinger double flattens Victoria

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has said India need spinners Harbhajan Singh and Pragyan Ojha in the team, and attributed the losses in New Zealand to the spin department, not the pacers

'Harbhajan, Ojha must in Tests' - Ganguly

An investigating officer in the IPL spot-fixing scandal, who had deposed before the Mudgal Committee, has called for the entire case to be handled by one nodal force, like the National Investigation Agency, instead of several independent units

Tamil Nadu police officer seeks umbrella IPL probe

Muttiah Muralitharan and Virender Sehwag are among the players named in the MCC squad for next month's Champion County match in Abu Dhabi

Muralitharan, Sehwag to captain MCC

MS Dhoni has been ruled out of the Asia Cup in Bangladesh because of a side strain. Virat Kohli will lead India in Dhoni's absence and Dinesh Karthik slots in as the replacement wicketkeeper

Dhoni out of Asia Cup with side strain

In Tehelka, V Krishnaswamy profiles N Srinivasan and N Ramachandran, who control hold the most coveted positions in Indian sport as heads of the BCCI and Indian Olympic Association respectively

Keeping control of Indian sport within the family

Ryan Carters scored a century to lead New South Wales into a strong position but they slipped after his dismissal on the first day at the WACA Ground

NSW lose ground after Carters century

Michael Klinger was at the forefront of a strong batting performance from South Australia in Adelaide, and his unbeaten century was supported by fifties from Sam Raphael and Tom Cooper

Klinger ton drives South Australia

Tasmania conceded significant ground by losing four wickets for 49 runs after a strong second-wicket partnership of 143 between Ed Cowan and Steven Cazzulino at Bellerive Oval.

Tasmania slip, Cowan misses ton

Ireland reaffirmed their reputation for giant-killing acts on the ground where they first shook up the established order as Ed Joyce's unbeaten 40 led them to a first international victory over West Indies

Joyce leads Ireland to another famous win

South Africa have called up Quinton de Kock as cover for Alviro Petersen, who is suffering from a viral infection

De Kock called up as Petersen cover

Rahul Dravid has said it's time for Zaheer Khan to start contemplating his future as it will be difficult for the bowler to survive the rigours of five Test matches in England

Time for Zaheer to consider his future - Dravid

Afghanistan added another cricketing achievement to a rapidly growing list when they reached the quarter-finals of the Under-19 World Cup after beating Namibia by four wickets

Afghanistan pip Bangladesh to quarter-finals

Sussex have warned of a "very challenging" financial year ahead after reporting a deficit of £630,000 for 2013 and are pinning their hopes on earning a better return from their off-field income

Sussex warn of financial challenges

United Arab Emirates included two uncapped players in their 15-member squad for the ICC World T20 in Bangladesh

Two U-19 players included in UAE T20 squad

A round-up of the Under-19 World Cup matches played on February 19, 2014

Samson, Kuldeep propel India to massive win