Rusty Theron, the South African fast bowler, has signed up with Kings XI Punjab for the third season of the IPL

Northamptonshire have secured Virender Sehwag to head their Twenty20 challenge this summer

Steven Smith backed up his fine batting with a maiden five-wicket haul as New South Wales handed South Australia the wooden spoon

The coach Mark Greatbatch has called on New Zealand's batsmen to be more consistent and ruthless so they can challenge Australia

Victoria will head into the Sheffield Shield final as the favourite after finishing the regular rounds with a nine-point advantage

Luke Ronchi and Nathan Coulter-Nile stopped a final-day disaster as Western Australia beat Queensland to avoid the wooden spoon

Lancashire have had their planning application approved to redevelop Old Trafford in conjunction with a Tesco development near the ground

The ICC is considering implementing the Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) for the World Cup in the subcontinent next year

Brian Lara has welcomed the increasing international exposure that young cricketers in the West Indies are gaining by participating in the IPL, county cricket and in Australia

A preview of the fourth ODI between West Indies and Zimbabwe at Kingstown

Ricky Ponting, the Australia captain, has said his team's victory in the Chappell-Hadlee trophy, was a fitting response to the 3-0 defeat inflicted by New Zealand two years ago

The Bangladesh Cricket Board has issued a statement regarding Raqibul Hasan's emotional decision to retire from international cricket

Wasim Akram has slammed the PCB's decision to ban four of its players, saying it had made Pakistan cricket a "laughing stock in the world"

Daniel Vettori, the New Zealand captain, has criticised his batsmen for squandering a bright start to be bowled out for a below-par score and concede the Chappell-Hadlee trophy to Australia.

Gilchrist said that while players were interested in not having international fixtures clash with the Twenty20 tournament because of the money they stand to earn, the window would also help build the IPL brand

David Hussey and Aaron Finch raised centuries to give Victoria first-innings points as they closed in on hosting rights for next week's final

Queensland's preparations for next week's final couldn't have gone much worse as they were forced to fight against Western Australia

New South Wales' bowlers delivered four wickets to maintain the upper hand after their batsmen posted a massive 9 for 550 declared

Steve Waugh, the former Australia captain, believes Michael Clarke's decision to quit the tour of New Zealand will not affect his chances of becoming a Test captain

The Deccan Chargers coach has said there is no pressure on him or the team to repeat last year's success, which resulted in them lifting the IPL title in South Africa