Cricket News

A round-up of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Super League matches on April 1, 2015

Australia's coach Darren Lehmann has mounted a defence of the vice-captain, Brad Haddin, saying his aggressive antics towards New Zealand in the World Cup final were in accordance with the team's plans for the tournament decider

Mustafa Kamal has resigned as the ICC president two days after his complaint that he had been denied his constitutional right to give out the World Cup trophy

Otago batsman Aaron Redmond has announced that the Plunket Shield game against Auckland will be his final professional match

Yorkshire have announced that Headingley will become the first stadium in the world to install a state-of-the-art retractable roofing system in an ambitious commitment that promises to revolutionise the game. The deal will be signed on April 1.

A knee niggle will keep left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Starc out of the start of the IPL 2015. He will remain in Australia for two weeks of recuperation before joining Royal Challengers Bangalore.

New Zealand fast bowler Kyle Mills has announced his retirement from all cricket, following his team-mate Daniel Vettori in departing the game after the World Cup

ESPNcricinfo assesses Glamorgan's prospects for 2015

ESPNcricinfo assesses Essex's prospects for 2015

Colin Graves, the incoming ECB chairman who has vowed to modernise English cricket, has voiced his approval for four-day Test cricket

Rahul Dravid and Martin Crowe have reiterated their opposition to the planned trimming of the World Cup to ten teams in 2019

Michael Holding, Ian Chappell, Rahul Dravid and Martin Crowe have urged the ICC to regulate the depth of the bat, and not just keep it to the existing size but pull it back

Brendon McCullum has agreed to play seven T20s for Birmingham this summer in a deal that further allays fears that the NatWest T20 Blast will be starved of international quality

Kevin O'Brien, the big hitting Ireland batsman, will join his brother Niall at Leicestershire for the NatWest T20 Blast this season.

The selection of Adam Voges and Peter Siddle for Australia's Test squad has caused headaches for Middlesex and Lancashire respectively

Kolkata Knight Riders will not play any matches at home between April 12 and April 25 following a request from the Kolkata Police, with the Kolkata Municipal Elections due to take place on April 18

ESPNcricinfo assesses Durham's prospects for 2015

ESPNcricinfo assesses Derbyshire's prospects for 2015

Sports Minister Navin Dissanayake has appointed a nine-member interim committee headed by former Sri Lanka Test opener Sidath Wettimuny to run the administration of Sri Lanka Cricket

Australia legspinner Fawad Ahmed has said that focusing his game on the domestic circuit helped him rediscover his rhythm and make the selectors take notice