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Man-of-the-Match awards have become the latest incentive for players in Indian domestic tournaments

Match awards introduced in domestic games

India's foreign secretary, Nirupama Rao, has threatened to cancel the former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi's passport if he does not respond to corruption charges by next Thursday

Modi still to respond to passport cancellation threat

Brad Haddin is not worried about his international place despite the impressive claims made by Tim Paine during the incumbent's absence

Paine doesn't keep Haddin up at night

It was always likely that South Africa would dominate this series, but Zimbabwe's plucky performances with the bat in the Twenty20s and first two ODIs meant the scale of their crushing defeat in Benoni was unexpected

Smith lauds newcomers after series victory

22-Oct-2010•Liam Brickhill in Benoni

Chigumbura upbeat despite Benoni thrashing

Despite a winless tour, Zimbabwe have generally committed themselves admirably in South Africa - the Benoni debacle aside - and team captain Elton Chigumbura insisted that the experience of playing top-level opponents would be helpful as Zimbabwe seek to

22-Oct-2010•Liam Brickhill in Benoni

Asif withdraws appeal against suspension

Mohammad Asif, the Pakistan fast bowler, has withdrawn his appeal against the provisional suspension imposed on him by the ICC for his alleged involvement in the spot-fixing controversy

Tim Nielsen, the Australia coach, has defended offspinner Nathan Hauritz following his disappointing returns in the ongoing tour of India

Australia coach backs Nathan Hauritz

Fast bowler Ruel Brathwaite has signed a two-year contract with Durham

Seamer Ruel Brathwaite signs with Durham

The England and Ireland cricket boards have announced that their sides will play an ODI in Dublin in August 2011

Dublin to host Ireland-England ODI in 2011

Maharashtra Under-22 seamer Jitendra Patil, who was reported for ball tampering in a CK Nayudu Trophy match, has been cleared while his team-mate Ganesh Kukade was found guilty of the charge

Ball-tampering charges against Jitendra Patil dropped

NZC has not made any major changes after its meeting reviewing New Zealand's disastrous tour of Bangladesh, where they lost all four ODIs

New Zealand puts sweeping changes on hold

Kris Srikkanth, chairman of the Indian team's selection committee, has termed the victory over Australia in the second ODI in Visakhapatnam as a confidence-booster ahead of the World Cup

Win shows India's bench strength - Srikkanth

Sri Lanka have never won a series against the Australians at home but Mahela Jayawardene believes the time is right over the next couple of weeks

Jayawardene aims to break winning drought

Dennis Lillee has tipped Australia to regain the Ashes because they have a stronger bowling attack

Bowlers will win Ashes for Australia - Lillee

Ricky Ponting knows it's a big ask but he hopes Brett Lee and Shaun Tait will be part of his World Cup attack in February

Ponting dreams of Lee and Tait at World Cup

Hashim Amla, the South Africa batsman, has warned against complacency following his team's series wins over Zimbabwe in the two limited-overs formats at home

Hashim Amla warns against complacency

Peter Chingoka, Zimbabwe Cricket's long-standing and controversial chairman, has been appointed by the ICC as one of its Pakistan Task Team

Chingoka on Pakistan Task Team

BCCI president Shashank Manohar has told ESPNcricinfo that the board's lawyers would give them advice on Kochi the end of the week

'Kochi have not breached any agreement' - Manohar

Jimmy Adams, the Hampshire opener, has agreed a new three-year contract with the county that will see him remain at the Rose Bowl until 2013

Jimmy Adams signs three-year Hampshire deal