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Pakistan have decided to hire a motivational psychologist to help their players cope with pressure and perform well in the World Twenty20 next month

Pakistan hire psychologist ahead of World Twenty20

he IPL has withdrawn a text-messaging competition in which users predicted the number of runs per over for cash prizes

IPL withdraws controversial SMS contest

The chief executives of Ireland, Scotland and Canada have reacted encouragingly to reports that Zimbabwe could take part in the 2009-10 Intercontinental Cup

Associates welcome ICC's Zimbabwe initiative

12-May-2009•Martin Williamson

Edgbaston makeover agreed by planners

A £30 million redevelopment plan for Edgbaston cricket ground has been given the go-ahead, after meeting with the approval of Birmingham City Council despite opposition from local residents

Johan Botha, the South African vice-captain, has been given the green light to play in the World Twenty20 on the proviso he does not bowl his controversial doosra

Botha's doosra ruled illegal by ICC

12-May-2009•Alex Brown

PCB confrontation with ICC intensifies

Days after serving the ICC with a legal notice over its decision to remove Pakistan as 2011 World Cup co-hosts, the PCB has ratcheted up the stakes in its confrontation further, sending a letter to Michael Beloff, president of the ICC Disputes Resolution

Kenya's grounds are undergoing major overhauls ahead of next year's ICC Under-19 World Cup

Kenya invest heavily in improving facilities

Rajasthan Royals' bid to enter the semi-finals has been dealt a big blow with skipper Shane Warne suffering a hamstring injury during this crucial phase of the tournament

Injured Warne likely to miss Mumbai game

12-May-2009•Nagraj Gollapudi

Lack of cricket won't harm Pakistan's chances - Afridi

Shahid Afridi believes Pakistan's recent lack of international cricket will not hamper their chances at the World Twenty20, due to begin in June, in England

12-May-2009•Osman Samiuddin

CAB ready to accept ICL players into Bengal fold

Arun Mitra, the CAB joint-secretary, who met four of the seven ICL players from the Royal Bengal Tigers squad -- Deep Dasgupta, Abhishek Jhunjhunwala, Subhomoy Das and Eklak Ahmid -- in an hour-long meeting on Monday said the players would need to follow

The trial has begun for Chris Lewis, the former England allrounder, who is accused of smuggling more than 3kg of cocaine from St Lucia, with a street value of more than £140,000

Lewis smuggled '3kg of cocaine' in fruit cans

Devon Malcolm, the former England fast bowler, has criticised Steve Harmison's outlook and believes he should not have an ECB central contract

Malcolm attacks 'too comfortable' Harmison

A PCB statement on Monday said Asif was absent from the latest sitting of the three-man committee inquiring into his reported deportation as he was in the United Kingdom "without informing the board or the inquiry committee"

PCB gives Asif another chance

Jesse Ryder's manager has termed as "grossly exaggerated and inaccurate" reports of the New Zealand batsman being restrained by security guards in South Africa

Ryder incident reports 'grossly exaggerated' - manager

Only in the infant stages of his international career, South African left-arm fast bowler Yusuf Abdulla has praised the IPL as a great launch pad

Abdulla credits IPL for career boost

Anil Kumble has blamed the loss of early wickets as the reason for his team's 16-run defeat to Mumbai Indians in Port Elizabeth

Early collapse cost us - Kumble

Rajasthan Royals right-arm medium-fast bowler Amit Singh has been reported for a suspect bowling action for the second time in the IPL

Amit Singh reported for second time

Sohail Tanvir, the left-arm fast bowler, has said he and couple other Pakistan players will go to South Africa to discuss their IPL suspension with chairman and commissioner Lalit Modi

Suspended Pakistan players set to meet with Modi

Habibul Bashar, the former Bangladesh captain and one of 13 'rebel' players slapped with a ten-year ban for joining the ICL, has said the board's amnesty offer may force those concerned to think twice

Bashar wary about BCB's amnesty approach