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Andrew Flintoff, England's Ashes-winning allrounder and former captain, has been elected the new President of the Professional Cricketers' Association

The ICC has commenced sale of tickets on its website for the World T20 in India, with less than two weeks for the event to begin

Australia and Tasmania fast bowler Ben Hilfenhaus has announced his retirement from first-class cricket. Hilfenhaus, 32, said his many injury issues forced the decision

Pakistan T20I captain Shahid Afridi has said he is facing "huge pressure" from family and friends to not retire from international cricket in April at the end of the World T20 in India

Four good years have culminated in Australia's rise to No. 1 in the Test rankings, but their task now is to extend the lead without the likes of Michael Clarke, Mitchell Johnson and a few others

Steven Smith has been charged with dissent over the same incident that saw fast bowler Josh Hazlewood fined 15% of his match fee on day four in Christchurch

Dale Steyn will make a return to competitive cricket after almost two months out of action on Saturday in a club game in Cape Town

CSA has appointed Norman Arendse as convener of a task team to address the grievances voiced by black African cricketers last year

Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza identified Mustafizur Rahman's ability to shield himself from pressure as his major strength

Samit Patel has replaced Scott Borthwick in the MCC squad for the Champion County match against Yorkshire, in Abu Dhabi, next month

With MS Dhoni being an uncertain starter for the Asia Cup opener, Virat Kohli has said that India need to sort out their batting combination and shake up things

Aditya Tare, the Mumbai captain, has dismissed suggestions that his team enters the Ranji Trophy final against Saurashtra as overwhelming favourites

Fikile Mbalula, South Africa's sports minister, has offered CSA state services to assist in the ongoing match-fixing investigation if needed

Kent have signed New Zealand opening batsman Tom Latham for the 2016 English season

Jackson Bird completed the first five-wicket haul of his Test career on the fourth day at Hagley Oval; he thought the opportunity might never come

Australia's team doctor Peter Brukner believes cricket will eventually follow Australia's football codes and introduce a system in which players leave the field for concussion assessment after blows to the head

India team director Ravi Shastri has urged India to start off series with wins instead of playing catch-up after early losses

Pakistan have added batsman Sharjeel Khan and fast bowler Mohammad Sami to their squads for the Asia Cup and World T20, following injuries to batsman Babar Azam and Rumman Raees

Josh Hazlewood has pleaded guilty to breaching the ICC's Code of Conduct after showing dissent at the result of a decision review during New Zealand's second innings

Death of a Gentleman, an investigation into the dysfunctional governance of world cricket, has been recognised as the SJA Television Sports Documentary of the Year