Indian Premier League 2009

Ryder incident reports 'grossly exaggerated' - manager

May 11, 2009: 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

Indian Premier League 2009

Abdulla credits IPL for career boost

May 11, 2009: 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

Royal Challengers Bangalore v Mumbai Indians, IPL, Port Elizabeth

Early collapse cost us - Kumble

May 10, 2009: 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

Indian Premier League

Amit Singh reported for second time

May 10, 2009: Rajasthan Royals right-arm medium-fast bowler Amit Singh has been reported for a suspect bowling action for the second time in the IPL

Indian Premier League 2009

Suspended Pakistan players set to meet with Modi

May 10, 2009: 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

Bangladesh cricket

Bashar wary about BCB's amnesty approach

May 10, 2009: 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

England v West Indies, 2nd Test, Chester-le-Street

Bell and Sidebottom in second Test squad

May 10, 2009: England have recalled Ian Bell and Ryan Sidebottom to their squad for the second Test against West Indies at Chester-le-Street

Indian Premier League 2009

Indian sports minister raps BCCI over IPL mobile contest

May 10, 2009: Indian sports minister MS Gill has censured the use of a text-messaging competition during the IPL whereby users predict the number of runs per over for cash prizes, terming it akin to betting and gambling which are banned in India

ICC World Twenty20 2009

de Saram ready to hold his own

May 10, 2009: Batsman Indika de Saram has forced his way into the Sri Lanka ICC World Twenty20 squad and is going to do whatever he can to keep himself at the top

World Twenty20 2009

Haddin tips 'first-class' results in World Twenty20

May 10, 2009: Australia's Twenty20 problems can be fixed in time for next month's World Cup, according to the part-time captain Brad Haddin

Pakistan cricket

PCB issues legal notice to ICC for World Cup exclusion

May 9, 2009: In the first official response to the ICC's decision to exclude Pakistan from hosting the 2011 World Cup, the Pakistan board has issued a legal notice to cricket's governing body, calling the decision to do so discriminatory and "legally flawed"

The Ashes 2009

Symonds gains Ashes backing from Clarke

May 9, 2009: Michael Clarke would support Andrew Symonds' reintroduction to the Test team as Australia fight to erase the memories of their 2005 Ashes defeat

Sri Lanka news

Sri Lanka board to take ICL decision on Thursday

May 9, 2009: The SLC will hold an important interim committee meeting on Thursday to decide on the future of ICL-contracted players

Pakistan cricket

Full statement of PCB chairman Ijaz Butt

May 9, 2009: Full statement of PCB chairman Ijaz Butt on the removal of Pakistan as co-hosts of the 2011 World Cup

World Twenty20 2009

Xavier Marshall recalled for World Twenty20

May 9, 2009: Xavier Marshall, the Jamaica batsman, has been recalled to the West Indies side for the World Twenty20

West Indies in England 2009

Gayle blames the conditions

May 9, 2009: Chris Gayle acknowledged that his side have little time to prepare for the second Test but called on his side to adapt to the chilly conditions if they're to square the series at Chester-le-Street

Bangladesh cricket

Bangladesh board also offers amnesty to ICL players

May 9, 2009: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has decided to allow Bangladesh cricketers under contract with the ICL to participate in domestic cricket, subject to the termination of their contract with the unauthorised league

ICC Cricket Committee meeting

ICC to decide on umpire review system

May 9, 2009: The ICC Cricket Committee will discuss the results of the umpire review system trialled in four Test series spanning nine months, and decide on its viability and continuation during its annual meeting at Lord's on May 11 and 12

West Indies in England 2009

ECB defends Wednesday start for Tests

May 9, 2009: The ECB has defended its decision to host the first Test of the summer on a Wednesday and insist they have yet to receive a single complaint from the paying public

Scotland news

The new, tough Hamilton era

May 9, 2009: Gavin Hamilton is only three weeks into his tenure as Scotland captain but, according to Glenn Rogers, the allrounder, his impact has been immediate