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Paul Downton, the managing director of England cricket, said he would be "very surprised" if Alastair Cook was not England's captain at the World Cup and described him as the "natural leader" of the current side.

Up to six U-23 players from the ICC Americas region are being given a chance to play for a Caribbean Premier League development contract for the 2015 CPL season

Mumbai Indians have released eight players, including the injured Zaheer Khan and sidelined left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha, while Sunrisers Hyderabad have got rid of 10 players ahead of the IPL auction expected to be held in January 2015

A round-up of the Gold League Quaid-e-Azam Trophy matches that ended on December 15, 2015

After a disastrous 2014, Delhi Daredevils have opted to overhaul their squad by releasing a total of 13 players including their captain Kevin Pietersen and senior Indian pair of Dinesh Karthik and Murali Vijay

Whatever state West Indies cricket is in, there are some players from the islands who will never lose their aura. Curtly Ambrose is one of them, particularly for South Africans.

A round-up of the Ranji Trophy Group C matches played on December 15, 2014

The Supreme Court will examine in detail the BCCI clause that made a significant change allowing "administrators" to have a "commercial interest" in the IPL and the Champions League T20

A round-up of the Ranji Trophy Group A matches played on December 15, 2014

Yuvraj Singh, the most expensive buy of the last IPL auction, has been released by Royal Challengers Bangalore. Royal Challengers had paid Yuvraj Rs 14 crores ($2.33 million), an amount that consumed a massive share of their auction purse

A round-up of the Ranji Trophy Group B matches on December 15, 2014

Mahela Jayawardene prepared for his final ODI in Colombo, against England on Tuesday, by saying it was the rhythms from the stands that he would miss the most

Kings XI Punjab have released Cheteshwar Pujara, Murali Kartik and L Balaji from their squad for the next season of IPL

A round-up of the Dhaka Premier Division matches played on December 15, 2014

A brisk hundred from Sharjeel Khan and an unbeaten 34-ball 64 from Babar Azam helped Pakistan A crush Kenya by 155 runs at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore

Sri Lanka have wrapped things up with a game to spare, meaning that they can revel in the last home ODI appearances of Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara in front of what is expected to be a bumper crowd at the Premadasa

Michael Clarke's chances of leading Australia in their home World Cup campaign appear extremely slim after Cricket Australia confirmed he would have surgery on his injured right hamstring on Tuesday

Kane Williamson, New Zealand's stand-in captain, has said his team needs to "reflect" on the lessons from the third ODI against Pakistan, and continue to learn how to cope with conditions that they are not used to

The task force appointed by the WICB to assess the contracts dispute that led to the abandonment of the tour of India has said that all three parties were at fault

Steven Smith has described being handed the Test captaincy as "an amazing thrill" and said he was confident he would have the full support of vice-captain Brad Haddin at the Gabba