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West Zone took complete control of the Duleep Trophy final on the third day in Chennai. Despite S Badrinath's unbeaten century, West's bowlers shut out South for 199 in the first session, giving a first-innings lead of 260

Rahane shines for dominant West Zone

Cricinfo's coverage of the IPL auction in Goa on February 6, 2008

Full coverage of the IPL auction

Jason Gillespie is disappointed news of Michael Clarke's heated exchange with Simon Katich leaked from the dressing room

Details of Clarke-Katich scuffle upset Gillespie

England batsman Owais Shah, who was purchased by the Delhi Daredevils for US$ 275,000 in the second IPL auction, has said nothing will give him greater fulfillment than a secure career with England

IPL-bound Shah still longs for Test future

JP Duminy, the South African batsman, has admitted his initial reaction to being bought for US$ 950,000, which is more than thrice his base price, was one of utter shock

'I really did not expect it' - Duminy

Australia's dismal run which has seen them lose their last five ODIs has resulted them slipping to third in the ICC ODI Rankings behind South Africa and India

Australia drop to third in ODI rankings

Mashrafe Mortaza, the Bangladesh allrounder, has said his lucrative IPL contract is a reward for hard work and a consistent season

Proud Mortaza credits hard work

Pakistan will play Australia in five one-day matches at neutral venues in the Gulf, the PCB chairman Ijaz Butt has said

Pakistan announce Australia itinerary

A record opening stand and a fine display by their spinners helped Australia record a must-win triumph over New Zealand in the third match of the Rose Bowl series in Hamilton

Australian openers set up huge win

Cricinfo picks out some key moments and numbers from the 2009 IPL auction

The moments and the math

West Zone capped a good day in the field, first boosted to 459 by Ajinkya Rahane's 165 and stubborn stands by the lower order and then snapping three wickets before stumps

Late wickets give West the edge

Wasim Akram, the former Pakistan captain, has suggested the PCB invite a World XI to play matches in the country in order to ease the security concerns of international teams

Invite World XI to ease concerns - Akram

Andrew Symonds is showing "all the right signals" about coming back strong following his suspension from the South Africa tour

Recovering Symonds making off-field progress

Hyderabad's Deccan Chargers is facing an unexpected problem with its chief executive Tim Wright claiming that he is no longer with the franchise

Deccan Chargers CEO claims he is no longer with team

Michael Clarke and Simon Katich have confirmed that they were involved in a dressing-room altercation after the Sydney Test against South Africa

Katich and Clarke admit to dressing-room disagreement

Lancashire have announced that they have frozen ticket prices for all domestic matches at Old Trafford in 2009

Lancashire freeze ticket prices

Younis Khan, the Pakistan captain, and five other Pakistani cricketers, including Shoaib Malik and Shoaib Akhtar, have been released from their IPL contracts, Lalit Modi, the IPL chairman, said

IPL terminates contracts of six Pakistan players

Muttiah Muralitharan beat Pakistan fast bowler Wasim Akram's haul of 502 wickets

Murali becomes highest wicket-taker in ODIs

With less than 24 hours before the hammer comes down, Cricinfo tries to guess the potential strategy each team is likely to adopt

Filling in the blanks