Cricket News

JP Duminy has said that Graeme Smith's absence would be felt, but it would also give others a chance to display their skills

After a successful season with the Cobras, Monde Zondeki looking to lead the attack and leave an impact this time around

Despite the lack of star players and experience in subcontinent conditions, Colin Borde said T&T would push itself much harder to prove to the world that they are a quality side

A confident Cape Cobras team arrived in Bangalore on Saturday evening, ready to take on all-comers despite lacking big names and experience of Indian conditions

Wayamba, Sri Lanka's domestic Twenty20 champions, are banking on their youth and experience as they head to India to contest the inaugural Champions Twenty20 League

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

Cricket South Africa has withdrawn South African batsman AB de Villiers from all competitive cricket for the next four to six weeks on the basis of medical advice

Victoria's coach Greg Shipperd is confident Shane Harwood and Peter Siddle could stand up as a new-ball combination in the absence of Dirk Nannes

Andrew Puttick, the Cape Cobras batsman, will replace the injured Graeme Smith as the side's captain in the Champions Twenty20 League in India starting October 8

Smith had suffered cramps while batting against England in their final Champions Trophy match, and CSA made the decision on Tuesday after being advised by the medical committee

Otago Volts coach Mike Hesson has said his team is fully capable of pulling off an upset or two in the Champions League in India next month

The State Twenty20 champions are also scheduled to play warm-up matches in Australia against the Queensland Academy and South Australia before leaving for India on October 2

Daren Ganga, the Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) captain, has been cleared to play the Champions League in India next month after his employers, Petrotrin, had initially refused to grant him leave for the Twenty20 tournament

Gautam Gambhir will lead Delhi in next month's Champions League Twenty20, and is expected to remain captain in next year's IPL, the franchise said

Paul Collingwood is expected to fly to India next month to link up with the Delhi Daredevils for the Champions League, despite recent reports that he had been seeking a release from his contract

David Hussey believes Victoria have the skills to challenge the world's best players in the Champions League Twenty20

Trinidad and Tobago, the only participating team from the West Indies for the Champions League this October, are hoping to play at least two trial matches before departing for India

Final squads for all teams for the Champions League Twenty20, 2009

Indian batsman suggests a new face be given the vice-captain's responsibility, so that he can be groomed to take over the reins after captain MS Dhoni

Michael Clarke has ruled himself out of the Champions League Twenty20 but New South Wales have still been able to name a squad with 10 international players