Cricket News

The BCCI has deferred a decision on possible sanctions on offspinner Ajit Chandila and Mumbai batsman Hiken Shah

James Anderson has been ruled out of the Boxing Day Test against South Africa in Durban due to a calf strain

Former India batsman VVS Laxman feels the ODI side may be one batsman short for their upcoming limited-overs tour of Australia

Otago offspinner Josh Finnie has been named captain of the New Zealand squad for the Under-19 World Cup, which starts in Bangladesh from January 27

Despite suffering a crushing three-day defeat in Hobart, West Indies captain Jason Holder said he was upbeat about his team's future, suggesting they were just "one good day away from a turnaround"

Mitchell Johnson and Ryan Harris have retired, Mitchell Starc is injured, and although the experienced Peter Siddle has returned to the squad along with James Pattinson, Josh Hazlewood is Steven Smith's new Mr Reliable, the man he calls on when he needs a

Lasith Malinga may miss the entire ODI series against New Zealand after failing to recover from a knee injury he sustained during West Indies' tour of Sri Lanka in October and November

The BCB's cricket operations committee is in discussions to host one Test in addition to three T20s against Zimbabwe in January

Fast bowler Boyd Rankin will be back in Ireland colours, as will Tim Murtagh, who has had second thoughts after retiring from T20 cricket in May

Allan Donald has backed his countrymen to come out on top in the battle of the pace attacks during the Test series against England

Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan has agreed to be a mentor for the Peshawar Zalmi franchise, according to its owner Javed Afridi

Axar Patel has responded to criticism laid on him by Sunil Gavaskar in July by saying he was eager to prove his ability with consistent performances in India's upcoming limited-overs schedule

Shashank Manohar, the BCCI president, has said he did not entirely agree with ICC match referee Jeff Crowe's assessment of calling the Nagpur pitch as poor

Having completed his educational rehabilitation programme, after serving a five-year ban for his role in the 2010 spot-fixing scandal, the PCB has said that Mohammad Amir is 'eligible'for international selection

Former India allrounder WV Raman has been named the batting coach of the National Cricket Academy. The NCA governing board has also appointed TA Sekhar and Narendra Hirwani as the fast bowling and spin bowling coaches respectively

Mehedi Hasan will lead the Bangladesh Under-19 side for the second time in a World Cup after he was named captain for next year's tournament on Wednesday

Shashank Manohar, the BCCI president, has closed the door on the Decision Review System (DRS), saying that unless the system became "foolproof", India's stance would remain unchanged

Robin Bist's unbeaten century to beat Punjab in Alur was a good primer of how to overcome top-order trouble and it led Himachal Pradesh to the Vijay Hazare Trophy semi-final

A record century partnership between Moises Henriques and Michael Lumb engineered Sydney Sixers' successful run chase to inflict Melbourne Renegades' first loss of the BBL at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne

Brendon McCullum will play for Middlesex for roughly half of the NatWest Blast in 2016 as they have outdone Warwickshire in the chase for his signature