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Corrie van Zyl does not think experience in Twenty20 events like the IPL or the Champions League will help Indian players handle the conditions in South Africa during their three-Test series which starts on Thursday

IPL, CLT20 experience won't help India - van Zyl

13-Dec-2010•Firdose Moonda

Next hearing on Lalit Modi postponed by two weeks

The next hearing of the BCCI's disciplinary committee that is considering the case against former IPL chairman Lalit Modi has been postponed by two weeks to December 27th and 28th

Daniel Vettori has opted out of the ongoing domestic HRV Cup Twenty20 tournament as he rests a sore back ahead of the upcoming home series against Pakistan that begins on December 26

Daniel Vettori to miss HRV Cup

New Zealand are on one of their longest losing streaks, with 11 one-day defeats in a row, but the country's board said that Daniel Vettori position as captain was safe

Vettori to remain New Zealand captain

Merv Hughes was a selector until two months ago, but even he was caught off guard by Michael Beer's call-up for this week's Perth Test

Hughes 'blown away' by Beer shout

Australia's fast bowlers have gathered in Perth, uncertain of who will be carrying the drinks when the third Test begins on Thursday. The captain Ricky Ponting has said there will be strong competition between the fast men, with Mitchell Johnson back in t

Ponting backs Johnson's WACA record

The ICC Elite Panel of Umpires will be officiating with six other umpires for the 2011 World Cup

Six umpires to partner with Elite Panel for World Cup

The UDRS could undergo further changes but will never be a perfect, the ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat has said

ICC open to changes to UDRS - Lorgat

Shakib Al Hasan, the Bangladesh captain, has praised his team's recovery from a loss in the opening ODI to winning the series 3-1

Shakib praises Bangladesh recovery

Cricket Scotland has signed a new five-year agreement with Surridge to be its official kit partner.

Scotland announce Surridge partnership

Central Districts broke their three-match losing streak with a seven-wicket win against Otago, while Auckland scraped home by one run against Canterbury

Noema-Barnett blitz gives Central Districts win

Stuart MacGill, the former Australian Test legspinner, has slammed the decision of his country's selectors to call up Michael Beer

MacGill slams selection panel

Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal and former captain Shoaib Malik have been denied permission by the PCB to play league cricket in Bangladesh

Malik, Kamran denied permission to play in Bangladesh

In what could be a setback to Lalit Modi in his battle against the BCCI, the Indian board has decided to retain the three-member disciplinary panel appointed to probe the charges against him

BCCI retains three-member disciplinary panel

Wasim Bari, former wicketkeeper and former chief operating officer of the board, has been appointed Director of Education and Training

Wasim Bari in anti-corruption role

The Centurion pitch for the first Test between South Africa and India starting on December 16 will not be a trampoline, subject to the weather, the groundsman at Supersport Park, Hilbert Smith, has said

Centurion pitch will have a 'bit of bounce'

11-Dec-2010•Firdose Moonda

Michael Beer surprised at Test call-up

Michael Beer's selection for the third Test in Perth was a shock to everyone in Australian cricket - not least to Beer himself