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Chris Gayle, the West Indies captain, called the series-levelling victory against Zimbabwe "a big relief" and hoped "this is the first of many to come"

Dirk Nannes has always felt comfortable in India and is a definite starter in the IPL tournament beginning on Friday

Michael Carberry has come a long, long way to reach the brink of recognition

The IPL will unveil its two new franchises on Sunday in what is expected to be the latest indication of the league's financial strength and marketing savvy

The PCB has confirmed the appointment of former fast bowler Waqar Younis as Pakistan coach, replacing Intikhab Alam

Shoaib Akhtar has hit out at the Pakistan board's decision to deduct Rs 7 million from his annual earnings as punishment for a contested misdemeanor

A round-up of matches from the sixth day of the RBS Twenty20 Cup

Cricket Scotland boss Roddy Smith has demanded the ICC makes changes to its eligibility rules after losing Craig Kieswetter to England

MCC have not put forward a bid to be part of one of the new IPL franchises after deciding their role lies in a "broader relationship" with the tournament

England face an anxious wait to see if Stuart Broad and Graham Onions will be fit for the Test series against Bangladesh although were boosted when scans showed no major back problems in the two pacemen

New Zealand's selectors have named five uncapped players in a 30-man probables squad for the upcoming World Twenty20 in the West Indies

A new cricketing and educational facility will be opened in Mirpur, thanks to funding from the non-profit Sport for Life! foundation, the Pakistan government and cricketing authorities across the country

David Warner and Steven Smith have been named as part-time scholars for the 2010 Centre of Excellence intake in Brisbane

Disenchanted with the Karachi City Cricket Association (KCCA) after being overlooked for the captaincy, Shahid Afridi has threatened to quit his domestic side.

West Indies' two-run defeat to Zimbabwe in the one-day series opener has left the captain shaking his head at the mode of dismissal for some of his main batsmen

Michael Vaughan, the former England captain, believes South Africa-born players should not be allowed to play for England

England are facing the prospect of going into next week's first Test against Bangladesh without any of the four fast bowlers who played a part in the recent drawn series against South Africa

A round-up of the round-robin matches from the Interprovincial Twenty20 tournament

A round-up of matches from the fifth day of the RBS Twenty20 Cup

Brendon McCullum has said the heated exchanges between players, like the one between Mitchell Johnson and Scott Styris in the first ODI in Napier, were likely to continue for the remainder of the series