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Every time Sachin Tendulkar walks out to bat he has the hopes of billions rested on his shoulders, but when India co-host the World Cup next year expectations will reach even greater levels

The four captains have said the Asia Cup is ideal for their World Cup preparations, in terms of identifying the right blend of youth and experience

South Africa will meet India at the Fifa World Cup stadium in Durban next year for a Twenty20 match expected to attract the biggest crowd to ever attend a cricket match in South Africa

Kevin Pietersen wants the inspiration from England's Barbados victory over Australia in the World Twenty20 final to carry into the upcoming ODI series against Australia and the Ashes later this year

It was a familiar refrain from West Indies captain Chris Gayle, as he put the blame squarely on his team's batsmen after losing the first Test to South Africa by 163 runs at the Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain

A round-up from the latest Friends Provident t20 matches as a host of England players make a rare county appearance

Canada will be the overseas team participating in the inaugural Caribbean Twenty20 tournament between July 22-31 in Barbados and Trinidad, Cricket Canada announced today

India's challenging tour of Zimbabwe has ended on a positive note with a 2-0 cleansweep of the Twenty20s and their captain Suresh Raina was relieved man after the second-string side failed to make the finals of the tri-series

Matthew Hayden, the former Australia opener, has said Australia missed an opportunity to capitalise on the enormous potential of Twenty20 cricket when the format was still in its developing stages

James Foster has replaced Mark Pettini as Essex captain for the Friends Provident t20 after Pettini struggled in Essex's first three games of the campaign

A day ahead of India's departure to Sri Lanka for the Asia Cup, MS Dhoni has said the tournament presents a chance to start zeroing in on the combination for the 2011 World Cup

Peter Chingoka, the Zimbabwe Cricket chairman, has said Zimbabwe are looking to a return to Test cricket in 2011 following a recent meeting with ICC president David Morgan and chief executive Haroon Lorgat.

Shahid Afridi, the Pakistan captain, has asked his team-mates to be united on the field and off it as they left Karachi to take part in the Asia Cup in Sri Lanka

Kyle McCallan, the Ireland allrounder, who retired in December last year after a 13-year career, has been awarded the MBE

Frank Duckworth and Tony Lewis, the inventors of what is widely regarded as the best available system to set revised targets in shortened games, have been awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire)

A round-up from the latest Friends Provident t20 matches as Matt Prior, Ian Bell and Adam Gilchrist all make their mark

Shaun Udal has stood down from the Middlesex captaincy following his team's poor start to the season and will be replaced by Adam Gilchrist for the next six games, after Gilchrist requested to extend the terms of his contract and play in Middlesex's away

The concept of two-innings one-day cricket, which Cricket Australia will trial next season, has been viewed with cautious optimism by two of the county second XI coaches in England who have had first hand experience this year

Australia captain Ricky Ponting has said he is open to experimenting with the format of one-day cricket in order to revive its flagging popularity

Katherine Brunt, the England fast bowler, has said her team will be looking to avenge their disappointing showing at the World Twenty20 in the upcoming series against New Zealand