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Colin Graves, the ECB chairman, has uncovered diverse views in the CB's consultation exercise over the future direction of cricket in England and Wales. But there will come a time when he will insist on the right to rule

After an action-packed opening day which saw heaps of wickets, a semblance of parity was restored at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on the second day of the semi-final between Karnataka and Mumbai

Dinesh Karthik completed his 22nd first-class century, while Vijay Shankar narrowly missed out on his third, as Tamil Nadu marched on to a big score, losing only two wickets on the second day

A round-up of the National Cricket League matches that ended on February 26, 2015

Almost a year on from engineering a landmark win against a Test-playing nation, Samiullah Shenwari was the architect of yet another historical step in the growth of Afghanistan cricket - their first World Cup win

Victoria gained a strong 95-run lead over Queensland riding mainly on Rob Quiney's 111 and fifties from Marcus Stoinis and Peter Handscomb

Peter Nevill and Gurinder Sandhu starred with the bat to help New South Wales to 345 in their first innings

Tasmania ended the penultimate day with a lead of 200 runs over South Australia in Adelaide, after the hosts were dismissed for 295 in their innings, conceding a lead of 69

South Africa have commonly toyed with West Indies lately, but the World Cup brings different pressures

JP Duminy is a doubtful starter for South Africa's match against West Indies after suffering a slight strain and will have a fitness test on the morning of the match to determine his availability

Five days after sustaining a low-grade tear to his left hamstring, Darren Bravo is still unable to run, which has forced West Indies' management to "begin discussions" over the possibility of calling for a replacement player

The choice between Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood is an important decision, for the dimensions of the Eden Park ground allow little margin for error from the fast bowlers

AB de Villiers responds to Martin Crowe's letter, promising to be more bold with his captaincy in the future

A five-wicket haul from Kate Cross and a brisk 89 from Sarah Taylor led England Women to a series-leveling nine-wicket win against New Zealand Women in Lincoln

At 36, Daniel Vettori seems like he's done it all in New Zealand cricket. He is the country's most-capped Test and ODI player of all time, has captained in all three formats, has played in World Cup semi-finals

Sri Lanka have finally made themselves heard, twelve days into the World Cup. Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara did most of the talking through their bats, hammering centuries that set up a 92-run win over Bangladesh at the MCG

Afghanistan's last-wicket pair hauled them to a famous one-wicket victory in Dunedin against Scotland, following an epic innings by Samiullah Shenwari

John Nyumbu bowled Matabeleland Tuskers to a comfortable victory on the final day in Kwekwe to send them top of the table.

Colin Graves, the incoming ECB chairman, has openly supported a new T20 league in the UK. Graves said there was no reason why a new T20 competition could not be a success in the UK, following revelations of the ECB's radical new proposals.

After being bundled out for their second-lowest total in first-class cricket, Mumbai captain Aditya Tare did not have much to take away, but backed his team to come good in their second innings