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Punjab had already more-or-less wrapped up the Pentangular Trophy title on the third day, when they took a huge first-innings lead, and did not show any inclination to go for an outright win on the fourth

Allrounder Yusuf Pathan has recovered from a knee injury and is determined to work his way back into the Indian limited-overs team

Danish Kaneria has said that he is prepared to appear before an integrity committee of the Pakistan board to try to save his cricket career

Chris Gayle has arrived in South Africa carrying a grade two groin strain that could keep him out of action for the Dolphins for at least another week

Mahela Jayawardene said Sri Lanka's performance against India was almost a complete one, with a few dropped catches the only negatives

Virender Sehwag has said R Ashwin had warned Lahiru Thirimanne before running him out for backing up too much before the ball was bowled

Virender Sehwag has said that he was not aware that one of the reasons MS Dhoni wanted to rotate the three openers was that Dhoni thought playing all three would cost 20 runs in the field

A round-up of the third match-day's action from the ICC World Cricket League Division Five in Singapore

Richard Levi will not be retained for the ODI-leg of the tour and, along with Colin Ingram and Rusty Theron, will return to South Africa after the final fixture in Auckland on Wednesday

ESPNcricinfo previews the third Twenty20 international between New Zealand and South Africa in Auckland

Ernest Hilaire has written to Chris Gayle saying he could not ask for unconditional no-objection certificates (NOCs) and simultaneously make himself available for West Indies selection

Pakistan's spinners gave their team a chance of avoiding a whitewash by taking advantage of a wearing surface to leave England's pursuit of 238 in the balance

New Zealand allrounder Jacob Oram has been ruled of the remainder of the limited-overs games against South Africa due to a calf injury

Ricky Ponting will play for Tasmania in the Ryobi Cup final on Saturday after being told his one-day international career was over

Ranil Abeynaike, the Sri Lankan commentator and former first-class cricketer, has died in hospital in Colombo after a heart attack

Ricky Ponting is not afraid of failing in his attempt to go to England for a final tilt at the Ashes in 2013, and has made it clear that he will go on playing Test cricket for Australia for as long as he possibly can

Sri Lanka's old guard provided the base and the new order built on it to boost them to a substantial total. Their disciplined bowlers dismantled a shaky India line-up to take Sri Lanka into second position

Cricket Australia's chief executive James Sutherland has defended the selectors for suddenly ending Ricky Ponting's one-day international career mid-series

Ricky Ponting has confirmed that he will play on in Test cricket but has conceded that his one-day international career is over

India Women's bowlers came good the second time around, helping their team successfully defend 95 in the second Twenty20 international in North Sound and level the five-match series against West Indies Women at 1-1