Paul Collingwood has been ruled out of the Champions League Twenty20 with the buttock strain he picked up during the Champions Trophy semi-final against Australia

Nathan Bracken has said the knee injury that forced him to return home before the start of Australia's ICC Champions Trophy defence in South Africa had reached a stage where he "couldn't go on any more"

Bangladesh A were shot out for a sorry 81 on the second day on Poona, conceding a massive 248-run first-innings lead against Maharashtra Cricket Association XI

A blazing unbeaten 72 by Rameez Aziz guided Pakistan to a three-wicket win in the first Twenty20 at St Johns College Ground

Pakistan sports psychologist Maqbool Babri, who earlier this year was hired to work with the national team, has said the players have conquered the fear of failure

Aleem Dar, who was named Umpire of the Year at the ICC Awards, has credited a very high standard as the reason for his success

Ricky Ponting, after becoming the third batsman to cross 12,000 runs in one-day cricket, has said he is chasing milestones set by Sachin Tendulkar

VS Laxman, the Indian Test batsman, has returned from a successful county stint raring to go for the home series against Sri Lanka starting November

The 2010 World Twenty20 in the West Indies will be officially launched on October 31 in Barbados the ICC chief executive

Monty Panesar, the England left-arm spinner, has joined South African domestic side Highveld Lions as their overseas player this season

Mick Newell, the Nottinghamshire director of cricket, will coach England Under-19s on their tour of Bangladesh this month

Ankit Bawne (67) and Azhar Ansari (48) put together a stand of 93 for the sixth wicket to lead the MCA recovery, and the team reached 309 for 8 at stumps

Former Kenya captain Ragheb Aga has been recalled to the Kenyan squad, replacing opener Seren Waters for the upcoming tour of Zimbabwe

Craig Spearman, the former New Zealand batsman, has agreed to leave Gloucestershire a year before the end of his contract following a poor season

Stellar knocks from Tim Beaton and Nic Maddinson got Australia Under-19 off to winning start inthe five-match ODI series against Sri Lanka Under-19

Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has been ruled out of selection for the ODI series against New Zealand next month as he will be heading to England for a knee surgery

New Zealand have flown Scott Styris to South Africa as cover for Grant Elliott ahead of Sunday's Champions Trophy semi-final against Pakistan

Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been named New Zealand opening batsman Jesse Ryder's replacement in the Royal Challengers Bangalore squad for the Champions League Twenty20

VM Muddiah, the former India offspinner who had been ailing after suffering a stroke, has died in Bangalore aged 80