With Kolkata defending a low total, Shoaib removed Virender Sehwag off the second ball of the innings, dismissed Gautam Gambhir in his next over and then took two more off successive balls in his third

It was a like a United Nations conference at Grace Road, with no fewer than 13 overseas-born players representing Leicestershire and Northamptonshire

Mark Ramprakash has the chance to reach a major milestone this week, needing just one century to reach 100 first-class hundreds.

Chris Read has been given hope of another international opportunity after Geoff Miller, the national selector, said he was discussed during the six-hour selection meeting last week

Kevin Pietersen is determined to keep his focus on the series against New Zealand, but it's difficult for him not to look ahead to the second half of the season when he will face South Africa for the first time in Tests.

Michael Clarke could miss the first Test against West Indies in Jamaica next week following the death of his fiancée Lara Bingle's father

Sudhir Nanavati, the BCCI-appointed commissioner to look into the slapping row between Harbhajan Singh and Sreesanth, has submitted a 14-page report to the board but reiterated that he was in no position to recommend punishment

Here's the latest news from the IPL

Languishing at the bottom of the table, Deccan Chargers were dealt another jolt when VVS Laxman, their captain, ruled himself out of the rest of the Indian Premier League after failing to recover from a hairline fracture just below his right wrist

When Rahul Dravid was asked to explain another depressing day at the IPL office, he spoke of being outclassed

The West Indies board's disciplinary committee has found Marlon Samuels guilty of breaching the ICC's Code of Conduct for "receiving money, or benefit or other reward that could bring him or the game of cricket into disrepute."

Plays of the Day from the match between Punjab and Bangalore in Mohali on May 12

Among the new players who did well in the tournament are offspinner Pujare Seema, left-arm spinner Gouher Sultana and batsman Priyanka Roy

Queensland's new captain Chris Simpson wasted no time in warning his squad that the hard work was only just beginning after the state announced his appointment on Monday

Rahul Dravid believed his team could still bounce back while Charu Sharma distanced himself from the selection of the side

Cricket Australia has agreed to one-off ODIs against Scotland and Ireland, in 2009 and 2010 respectively, after a joint approach from the two countries to the England board and itself

In a bid to maximise profits, the PCB is considering selling its television rights till 2012 instead of a five-year period

Lisa Keightley, who has been coach of the Australian women's team since June 2007, has decided to step down from her role at the end of the month

Mark Vermeulen has offered to help rebuild the Zimbabwe Cricket Academy - the same building he burned down in an arson attack in 2007

There has been no application by the British Virgin Islands for Affiliate membership of the ICC, despite some reports to that effect