Deficiency in the spin department can hurt South Africa's prospects in the Test series, and their current spin options haven't shown much promise

Players from South Africa have written to their IPL franchises asking for access to security reports for the 2010 tournament, according to Tony Irish

Less than a day into his role as New Zealand coach, Mark Greatbatch has chalked out an immediate priority: to help the pool of batsmen play to the top of their game

Kepler Wessels is convinced a strong batting line-up and Graeme Smith's "strong personality" will hold South Africa together and help them tide over the coaching crisis on their tour to India

Brett Lee is reluctant to commit on his comeback, as he wants to make sure he recovers completely from the elbow injury to his bowling hand, which he picked in India last November

Confusion of the timing of the IPL auction made Kieron Pollard miss the bidding war over him in Mumbai as four franchises placed maximum bids of $750,000

Shane Bond and Wayne Parnell, two of the most sought after players at the IPL, recount the thrills of auction day

The IPL's third auction has been preceded by hectic activity with league officials fixing base prices for the 66 overseas players involved and franchises pruning their squads by buying out player contracts

After weeks of uncertainty, the league has finally devised a 'silent tiebreaker bid' that, it considers, would end the impassé with regard to equal franchise bids for a player

Most franchises agree the Pakistan players are a good bet, but wish to remain cautious about buying them largely due to the strained relations between India and Pakistan since the Mumbai attacks

Mumbai's victory in the Ranji final epitomises the bloody-mindedness and never-say-die attitude that makes them the behemoths of Indian domestic cricket

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) will be holding the passports of all visiting players at the upcoming Under-19 World Cup as a precautionary measure

The ICC's chief executive answers questions on the viability of three formats, Bangladesh's Test future and the best compliment he's received

Backed by a formidable total and Ramesh Powar's heroics in the first innings, Mumbai played out a draw on the final day at the Brabourne Stadium and proceeded to the finals on the basis on first-innings points.

Backed by a formidable first-innings total and a good start by the fast bowlers, Ramesh Powar ran through Delhi's batting line-up to pick five wickets and put Mumbai firmly in control on the third day at the Brabourne Stadium

For the second consecutive year, trading between IPL franchises was a dull affair with only three transfers taking place

Backed by a formidable first-innings total, Mumbai's fast bowlers destroyed Delhi's top order as the visitors slumped to 85 for 3 in reply to the hosts' 500 on the second day at the Brabourne Stadium

Allan Donald says he's been approached by the Indian board in connection with the role of bowling coach and he is interested in the job

Abhishek Nayar returned to form with an unbeaten, stroke-filled century which put defending champions Mumbai in control against Delhi in first semi-final played at the Brabourne Stadium

It wasn't how many he got, but how he got them