Miscellaneous

Nobody can become like God, says Sachin Tendulkar, laughing away with palpable embarrassment an Australian player's comment that he was like God in India

When Nayan Mongia, after playing 40 Tests in a row from his debut against Sri Lanka at Lucknow in 1993/94, was dropped for the home series against New Zealand in October 1999, it marked the beginning of a chaotic period behind the wickets for India

Hampshire's two-day pre-season friendly with Somerset was cut to just a single day, as the saturated state of the Taunton outfield put paid to hope on Sunday

Indian new ball bowler Zaheer Khan has replaced Shekhar Joshi in the Baroda squad for the Ranji Trophy finals against Railways at the Gujarat State Fertilizer Corporation ground in Baroda from April 19 to 23

Left arm tearaway Zaheer Khan has replaced Shekhar Joshi in the Baroda squad for the Ranji Trophy finals against Railways at the Gujarat State Fertilizer Corporation ground in Baroda from April 19 to 23

The National Cricket Academy Committee cleared the decks for the setting up of four more zonal academies at their meeting in Mumbai on Monday

Mark Lavine has a realistic chance of making the South Africa team

Waqar Younis has been rewarded for his inspirational leadership of a hugely inexperienced Pakistan side in Sharjah by being named as captain for the tour to England starting next month

Ashley Giles has signed a one-year extension to his contract with Warwickshire

Montserrat and Salem Park are receiving high marks after successfully hosting the University of the West Indies' (UWI) Vice-Chancellor's XI versus South Africa cricket match on Thursday April 12

There are various clichés which could come into Angus Fraser's mind as he prepares to captain Middlesex for the first time this season: 'baptism of fire', maybe, or 'poisoned chalice'

On his being appointed the captain for the forthcoming England tour?: 'Well, it's a great challenge

Pakistan and New Zealand meet today for the second time in a tussle that may not be as hard as the previous one

Khan Research Laboratories piled up a mammoth 355 for 4, the highest so far of the ongoing One-day tournament, to beat Pakistan Customs by 45 runs in an absorbing second-round encounter, taking place at Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad

Jamaica made a steady start to their reply to South Africa's 199-9 declared, closing on 60-2 on day one of two at Jarrett Park in Montego Bay on Sunday

Six years after his only taste of international cricket, Vasbert Drakes is still holding out hope of representing the West Indies again

It was the 1707th ODI in cricket history