News

The England batsman has said his national team-mates, particularly the bowlers, may have made a mistake by skipping the IPL

IPL would have benefited England bowlers - Pietersen

In his first public appearance since the controversy over the Kochi franchise ownership, IPL chairman Lalit Modi said he disclosed the consortium's shareholding pattern because of the general confusion over those details

Disclosures were for greater clarity on ownership - Modi

The 147th edition of the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack is launched today and reflects on England's Ashes victory

England's journey from 'Shambles to Shangri-La'

Pakistan allrounder Yasir Arafat has been ruled out of the ICC World Twenty20 in the West Indies later this month due to a calf injury, the captain Shahid Afridi has confirmed

Injury rules Arafat out of World Twenty20

A broken right thumb has added to the doubts over Brett Lee's comeback at the World Twenty20 in the Caribbean

Lee's latest injury a concern for World Twenty20

Ryan Sidebottom has said he has 'nothing to prove' as an international player but conceded that regular injuries have forced him down the England pecking order in recent times

Sidebottom fears for England future

The Unicorns, a team made up of players without first-class contracts, have announced their squad for Clydesdale Bank 40, which starts April 25

Unicorns name squad for Clydesdale Bank 40

Shahid Afridi and Younis Khan have filed official appeals against the punishments handed out to them by the PCB last month

Afridi, Younis file appeals against PCB sanctions

13-Apr-2010•Osman Samiuddin

Jerome Taylor not yet fit - Gibson

Ottis Gibson, the West Indies coach, has said paceman Jerome Taylor is still not ready for competitive cricket and will not be rushed back prematurely, with less than three weeks before West Indies are due to host the World Twenty20

Graeme Smith, South Africa's captain, has been cleared to resume training for the ICC World Twenty20 after recovering from the finger injury

Graeme Smith set to resume training

Pakistan's preparations for the ICC World Twenty20 received a boost in Lahore, where Umar Gul bowled his first overs in a week as he began his recovery from an injury

Gul will go only if he is 100% fit - Mohsin Khan

13-Apr-2010•Osman Samiuddin

Cosgrove cut from South Australia list

Mark Cosgrove has missed out on a contract with South Australia to end an eventful eight years with the state

Shashank Manohar, the BCCI president, has written a letter to IPL commissioner Lalit Modi criticising his decision to make public the ownership details of the Kochi franchise

BCCI raps Modi over Kochi revelations on Twitter

Anil Kumble, the Bangalore captain, has said Jacques Kallis' slow batting was one of the factors that led to his team's 13-run defeat against Deccan Chargers

Slow batting put pressure on the rest - Kumble

13-Apr-2010•Sriram Veera in Nagpur

Knee problem still hurts Hilfenhaus

Ben Hilfenhaus hopes to be able to walk through his bowling action in the next couple of weeks

The IPL has been caught in a controversy over details of the ownership structure of the Kochi franchise being made public by Lalit Modi, the league chairman

Concerns over revelation of Kochi ownership details

Mike Young, the assistant coach of Deccan Chargers and USA's most successful cricketing export, has said he believes cricket can become 'extremely successful' in his homeland if the current administration could 'embrace change

Mike Young calls for change in USA cricket

Scotland have re-signed George Bailey, the Tasmanian batsman, as their overseas player for the Clydesdale Bank 40 competition

Scotland secure George Bailey for Clydesdale Bank 40