The Buzz

Before Shahid Afridi announces his retirement yet again, the Pakistan film industry has decided to release a film on his heroics in cricket

Hampshire are investigating after a member of their second XI was allegedly caught out attempting to buy alcohol from a shop whilst naked

Shikhar Dhawan just happened to come across, and like M Vijay's bat during a nets session before his Test debut in Mohali. The rest, as they say, is history.

One Ricky Ponting might just have retired, but another is only beginning his Australian journey

Keeping with the trend in the regional domestic competitions, the six teams in the inaugural Caribbean Premier League have been named after, well, regions, but Trinidad and Tobago aren't about it

Allan Border has made a bold promise if England win 5-0

Too early to start Ashes sledging? Never.

Thrifty Champions Trophy organisers in Cardiff have come up with a scheme to prevent too many balls being lost to the River Taff that flows behind one end of Glamorgan's ground: a man with a net in a boat

Following the alleged spot-fixing in the IPL, PETA invites Sreesanth to build goodwill by campaigning against the "unchecked breeding" of dogs and cats

Sachin Tendulkar's wax figure at the SCG is unveiled with a 2012 World T20 jersey, a tournament the master batsman was not a part of

Sachin Tendulkar is to star in an animated series called 'Master Blasters' that is to be co-produced by Shemaroo Entertainment and Moonscoop

Shakib Al Hasan's celebrity status in Bangladesh has taken a further leap after he shot scenes for a Bangla movie during the weekend

A pink doll as punishment; that's now history at Rajasthan Royals

Ravindra Jadeja's deeds in the ongoing India-Australia Test series paled in comparison to a recent insertion in his Wikipedia profile

Bangladesh players got a surprise break from training when a snake snuck up out of a trough near the car-park of the Cricket Academy next to the R Premadasa Stadium

Pakistan cricketer Rana Naveed can be a big hitter when needed - and now he's shown he can be a fast bat too

No use blaming the batsmen, the pitches, or the lack of spinners. Former Australia pacer Merv Hughes has said what Australia lack on the tour of India is not skill, determination or a magic wand, but 'facial hair'.

The occasion of the 25th anniversary of the 664-run partnership between Sachin Tendulkar and Vinod Kambli was dampened as the original score-sheet was claimed to have been 'incinerated'

Many of England's players are known to enjoy a round of golf on a day off and there a plenty of wonderful courses for them to take advantage of in New Zealand.