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Former India captain Rahul Dravid believes the success of India's fast bowlers has given a new "dimension" to the team at the World Cup

Rangpur Division clinched their maiden National Cricket League title after they beat Dhaka Metropolis by 102 runs, with four minutes left on the clock

Vijay Shankar and Dinesh Karthik scored centuries but Tamil Nadu's middle-order batsmen could not avoid the ignominy of suffering an innings defeat in the Ranji Trophy final against Karnataka in Mumbai

A round-up of the Plunket Shield matches that ended on March 12, 2015

Mohammad Tauqir wasn't impressed by South Africa's short-ball tactics, but he was pleased his UAE side came close to lasting 50 overs against them

Despite being the only member of South Africa's top six to have not scored a century in the group stages, Quinton de Kock remains AB de Villiers' "first pick" for the starting XI in the knockouts

Andy Moles, the Afghanistan coach, has expressed his sympathy for Peter Moores, suggesting England's players "let him down" during the World Cup campaign

Nottinghamshire have signed Zimbabwe wicketkeeper-batsman Brendan Taylor as batting cover for this season, subject to ECB approval

As England head towards another new era following their humiliating exit at the World Cup, their assistant coach Paul Farbrace has signaled the need for new recruits, calling for county cricketers to fight for their places in the team

Having been dumped from the World Cup by Bangladesh, England will be petrified of finishing their tournament with another loss to a lower-ranked team. Afghanistan, meanwhile, will look to make the most of their last chance in the game's shop window

Scotland have shown glimpses of potential during the World Cup and their vice-captain Kyle Coetzer hopes they can put in a 'full performance' in their next game against Australia

Australia opener David Warner said he was pleased with his team's balance despite them having altered with the line-up throughout the tournament

New Zealand's stats would intimidate any opposition, but Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha says his team has taken confidence from the win against England

While conceding that it was impossible to expect the game's financial giants to schedule additional series against Associates, Afghanistan's coach Andy Moles suggested that his team be used as a warm-up option for encounters against Pakistan in particular

While New Zealand are assured of topping the group, a win for Bangladesh will push them past Sri Lanka, meaning they will avoid facing defending champions India in the quarter-final. However, the home side remain strong favourites for this match

AB de Villiers' rapid 99 and Farhaan Behardien unbeaten 64 off 31 balls took South Africa to 341 for 6 and thumped UAE by 146 runs

KL Rahul, the Karnataka opener who batted through pain in the ongoing Ranji Trophy final, has been virtually ruled out of the Irani Cup tie against Rest of India, to be played in Bangalore from March 17

Wicketkeeper-batsman Brendan Taylor is set to play his final game for Zimbabwe when he takes the field against India in their last Group B game of the 2015 World Cup

Full coverage of the fallout from England's disastrous World Cup campaign

Owais Shah's county career will continue into 2015 after he signed another contract with Hampshire to play in the NatWest T20 Blast.