Cricket News

Shahriar Nafees, the Bangladesh opening batsman, has been nominated for the ICC's Emerging Player of the Year award

Bennett King, the West Indies coach, believes the DLF Cup against India and Australia in Malaysia is an ideal preparation for his side as the aim to defend the ICC Champions Trophy crown they won in England in 2004.

New Zealand's selectors face a nervous wait over the fitness of Scott Styris before next month's Champions Trophy

Iftikhar Anjum has been included in Pakistan's final squad of 14 for the upcoming Champions Trophy.

England's Champions Trophy preparations, already weakened by injuries, has received another blow with news that Marcus Trescothick will miss the tournament after receiving specialist medical advice

The success of Glenn McGrath's international return over the next two months will have a strong impact on who bats at No. 6 in the first Ashes Test

Graham Onions, the Durham bowler, wants to force his way into England's Champions Trophy plans

As was widely predicted, Bangladesh have picked uncapped batsman Mehrab Hossain Jr in their 14-man squad for next month's ICC Champions Trophy in India. Opener Javed Omar, batsmen Mushfiqur Rahim, Tushar Imran and all-rounder Alok Kapali were omitted from

Glenn McGrath has got his wish to prepare for the Ashes by playing in the Champions Trophy after he was named in Australia's 14-man squad

The ODI squad for both the Champions Trophy and for the Malaysia tri-series were announced in Mumbai today.

The Indian squad which went to Sri Lanka for the ill-fated tri-series last month is likely to be retained for the triangular tournament in Malaysia

David Graveney has suggested Andrew Flintoff could play in next month's Champions Trophy in India, as he continues to recover from his second ankle operation earlier this summer

The Bangladesh board is in a dilemma as Habibul Bashar's fitness staus can be confirmed only a week after ICC's deadline for the same

Though the series opener at Sophia Gardens was washed out, Ian Bell believes England are capable of defeating Pakistan in the five-match contest

South Africa's Herschelle Gibbs and Nicky Boje have both made themselves available for selection to play in the Champions Trophy in India in October and November

If Michael Hussey was a mountain climber he would have spent years sprinting up lower-level peaks before getting a chance at Everest and reaching the summit without oxygen masks or sherpas

Adam Gilchrist expects more senior Australia players to miss smaller tournaments as their workloads are managed in the lead-up to the World Cup

Mehrab Hossain jnr is the only new face in Bangladesh's 18-member preliminary squad for the Champions Trophy

Sri Lanka have named a virtually unchanged squad for next month's ICC Champions Trophy in India

Andrew Symonds has returned to full fitness after off-season wrist surgery and hopes to use the two upcoming one-day tournaments to press his claims for an Ashes Test spot