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AB de Villiers and Misbah ul Haq were picked up by Lahore Qalandars and Peshawar Zalmi respectively, but what about Steven Smith?

There were plenty of roadblocks, but the second edition of the tournament is finally set to kick off with the likes of Sehwag, Afridi, Gayle, McCullum and Rashid Khan in the mix

The Madhya Pradesh batsman, son of the billionaire industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla, is determined to be more than just a surname

Also: how often has a captain come in to bat at No. 11 in Tests?

Cricket in Meghalaya faces a multitude of hurdles. but hope for the future is embodied in the motley crew that makes up the state's first-ever Ranji Trophy squad

A total of 663 players are eligible to be picked, with six teams having a pre-set order and various categories to choose from

He will not be contemplating staying on beyond next year but, despite occasional criticisms of his methods, Trevor Bayliss has once again created a winning environment for the Test team

Pakistan lost their last six wickets for just 24 runs, to succumb to a narrow defeat in Abu Dhabi

The Pakistan captain pointed to Babar Azam's run out as the turning point, while admitting to being disappointed with the shot he himself played to get out

New Zealand won by four runs, handing Pakistan their narrowest defeat in Test cricket

A memorable finish in Abu Dhabi got many talking about the longest format on Twitter

In the wake of England's series win in Sri Lanka, ESPNcricinfo takes a closer look at six aspects of a memorable match-up

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England have won two successive away Tests for the first time in six years to complete a rare series win in Sri Lanka.

Bray's first brush with fame was as Ireland's first ODI centurion, but over the years he's developed into a coach who has found moderate success with the Denmark unit

Championship-winning spinner heads for Lions tour with high ambitions after breakthrough summer

Sharp reflexes at short leg may yet made the difference in a closely fought Test

No more Mr Reticent. England's captain shows his team how he wants his Test innings to be compiled from hereon in