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Mumbai medium-pacer Ajit Agarkar was on Sunday named to replace left-arm quick Ashish Nehra who had been ruled out of the team for the South Africa tri-series after the final fitness tests

The old fellow (!) Khaled Mahmud, the diminutive all rounder and an ex-member of the National Squad, is given the task to lead the Bangladesh-A team that are heading off for India on October 13, 2001

Whoever is chosen to do it and there have just been more sweeping changes in the panel selecting a Barbados cricket team these days must be a frustrating business

We now know what Sourav Ganguly was doing visiting his bat manufacturer at Meerut

The VCA have announced the following Under-17s squad for 2001/2:

The former England fast bowler Paul Taylor is one of three players released by Northamptonshire ahead of the 2002 season

Devastating bowling by off-spinner Munir Ansari and paceman Najaf Shah enabled Rawalpindi obtain a vital 51-run first innings lead against Lahore Whites on the second day of three-day National Under-19 Grade I Cricket Championship match at LCCA

Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly on Saturday reiterated that he would continue to be a "positive" leader in South Africa

Victoria's Bob Merriman is the new Chairman of the Australian Cricket Board (ACB)

The Rs 160 million Multan Cricket Stadium (MCS) could become a white elephant after it was overlooked for the prestigious Patron's Trophy Grade-I first-class competition which begins Friday

Delhi pace-man Ashish Nehra has won his captain's backing to prove his fitness in Mumbai on September 22, 23.

The planned visit of Australian fast bowling expert Darrel Foster and specialist spin coach Peter Philpot to Sri Lanka in October have been postponed by the cricket board

Reports are circulating in the English press that Lancashire are preparing to relieve John Crawley of the captaincy

Taking advantage of the absence of South African stars, two Province young guns Rashaad Magiet(115 not out) and Andrew Puttick(85) gave their side a solid start on the opening day of the 3-day friendly against North West in Potchestroom on Thursday

With Boeta Dippenaar at last running into form, South Africa sauntered to a seven-wicket victory over Zimbabwe 'A' in a one-day warmup match in Bulawayo on Friday

Pakistan's former Test stalwarts refused to digest International Cricket Council's explanation that it was not its responsibility to reschedule New Zealand's tour to Pakistan which is all but cancelled due to security reasons

Nineteen wickets fell on the opening day of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Under-19 Championship Grade-I match between Karachi Whites and Islamabad at the National Stadium Thursday

Earlier today at the WACA Ground, the Western Australian Cricket Association officially announced Carlton & United Breweries as an official sponsor of the Association for the next ten years

South Africa need to sort a few things out before they take on Australia

Teams for the ACB Cup match between New South Wales Second XI and the Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy to be played at Howell Oval, Penrith, 24-27 September 2001: