Graeme Swann's 10-wicket match haul has catapulted him to second place in the ICC's Test bowling rankings

Mohammad Yousuf, the former Pakistan captain who was last week banned from playing for the country, has been permitted by the Pakistan Cricket Board to play in a private league in Bangladesh.

Eddie Lawrence, a stalwart of Somerset cricket since the 1980s and an honorary life member, has died aged 81

The new cricketing and educational facility, developed and funded by the non-profit Sport for Life! foundation, the UK government and international cricketing authorities has been opened at the Mirpur International Cricket Stadium

MS Dhoni has been sidelined from the IPL for 10 days after picking up an injury during Chennai Super Kings' victory against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens on Tuesday

Peter George, the young South Australia fast bowler, has been called into Australia's Test squad in New Zealand as cover for Ryan Harris

Sourav Ganguly has put down Kolkata Knight Riders' comprehensive defeat at the hands of Chennai Super Kings to poor bowling at the death and the loss of early wickets in the chase

Hyderabad would have fancied their chances after packing off the opposition for a paltry score but the pace duo of Samad Fallah and Kishor Bhikane had other plans as Maharashtra clinched the crown in a low-scoring final in Indore

Graham Onions will be travelling with Durham when the county champions play MCC in a floodlit four-day game in Abu Dhabi

To watch Jacques Kallis in the final stages of the chase was to witness a master in action. He waited for the ball to come to him, saw it on to the bat and then used that massive physique to power it beyond the rope

The Asian Cricket Council has introduced new rules for its competitions aimed at ensuring sides are not packed with ex-pats

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has trimmed the initial squad of 30 for the World Twenty20 2010 to be played in the Caribbean next month to 18, with the final squad of 15 to be announced on March 30

While the debate over eligibility of players rumbles on, the Netherlands have gone abroad to boost their chances in the coming year

Stuart Clark will no longer be coming to Kent as their overseas player for the first half of the 2010 season

Zimbabwe Cricket has confirmed that India and Sri Lanka will tour the country for a tri-series between May 28 and June 9 this year

In a major setback to the Rajasthan Royals, their opener Graeme Smith has been ruled out of the IPL due to a finger injury and allrounder Dimitri Mascarenhas will be heading back home due to an injured ankle

Yusuf Pathan, Graeme Smith and Dmitri Mascarenhas were hurt during the six-wicket defeat against Delhi Daredevils in Ahmedabad, and a final word on the nature of their injuries is likely to be known by Wednesday

Smith's woeful form, which began at home last year in South Africa during the second IPL, has only increased Shane Warne's burdens