Mohammad Asif will ask for his sample B to be examined after he was confirmed as the player who tested positive for banned substance during the Indian Premier League, according to his lawyer, Shahid Karim

The BCCI has responded to the England board's statement by saying that the venues were decided according to a rotation policy

Rajat Bhatia continued his form from the first game, picking up three wickets and scoring an unbeaten half-century as India A beat the Israel Invitational XI by 90 runs in Ashdod

Rajat Bhatia picked up four wickets for only five runs as India A bowled out Israel Invitational XI for 52 and chased the target for the loss of one wicket in the first of three one-day matches celebrating Israel's 60th anniversary

The six major associations in New Zealand's domestic circuit have announced their list of contracted players for the 2007-08 season besides the centrally-contracted players with New Zealand Cricket

The Bangladesh board and Nimbus Sport International have finalised their six-year contract for television and marketing rights of BCB events until 2012

The Israel Invitation XI put in a far improved performance in the second one day match against India A at Ashdod on Monday, but was still beaten by 80 runs by its superior opponent

Drinking Goldstar and munching Bisli, the Israeli faithful cheered on the assembled Israeli Inivitation XI as it took on an India A team in Ashdod on Sunday

Dilip Vengsarkar, India's chairman of selectors, has stressed the need to reduce the number of one-day games in order to tackle the issue of player burnout

Board says it will not provide Asif any help in fighting his case

Mark Orchard, the allrounder, has been omitted from Northern Districts' list of contracted players for the 2008-09 domestic season

Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire are out of this year's Twenty20 Cup and Glamorgan now face Durham in the last quarter-final

Mohammad Yousuf has made himself unavailable for Pakistan's Champions Trophy campaign in September, thus further depleting Pakistan's 30-man list of probables for the tournament

A summary of the action on the last day of the latest round in the County Championship

Pakistan have once again delayed announcing their squad of 30 for the Champions Trophy

Anil Kumble, India's Test captain, has brushed off suggestions that the team may be distracted by the approaching milestone for Sachin Tendulkar

Mohammad Asif has been confirmed as the player who tested positive for a banned substance during the Indian Premier League

The England board has expressed "disappointment" with the proposed itinerary for the tour of India at the end of the year

Aamer Sohail, former Pakistan opener and captain, has demanded that president Pervez Musharraf, the board's patron, remove Nasim Ashraf