Bermuda cricket

Pitcher quits cricket for cycling

Apr 25, 2009: Arthur Pitcher, the Bermuda batsman, has decided to quit cricket and concentrate on his cycling career after being frustrated by the lack of commitment shown by his colleagues in the team sport

Indian news

Modi asked to explain departure from India

Apr 25, 2009: Lalit Modi has been asked to explain his departure from India by the Rajasthan High Court which issued him an anticipatory bail after an NGO accused him of fraud

County news

Kabir Ali out ruled out for six weeks

Apr 25, 2009: Worcestershire's difficult start to the season gets no better with the news that opening bowler Kabir Ali has been ruled out for six weeks

Indian Premier League 2009

Spin is the new mantra for Twenty20

Apr 25, 2009: The emergence of spin as a match-turner in this IPL has surprised some of the best spinners in world cricket today but South African experts have seen it coming

Board left with questions to ask

'Unbelievable' assault charges against Taibu thrown out

Apr 25, 2009: Tatenda Taibu has been acquitted of charges of assault on Zimbabwe Cricket's general finance manager by the Harare Magistrates' Courts

World Cup 2011

Pakistan minister happy with ICC's commitment

Apr 25, 2009: After a meeting with the ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat, Pakistan's federal minister for sport Pir Aftab Hussain Shah Jilani has said that he is confident the ICC is committed to ensuring international cricket flourishes in Pakistan again

Indian Premier League 2009

Allrounders 'unsustainable' in modern game

Apr 25, 2009: Jacob Oram is prepared to stand down from the New Zealand Test side to extend his career as an allrounder in the more lucrative limited overs formats

Indian Premier League 2009

Strategic time-out to be reviewed after tournament

Apr 25, 2009: Lalit Modi has said that the mid-innings strategic time-out, which has come in for widespread criticism, would be reviewed at the end of the season

Pakistan v Australia, 2nd ODI, Dubai

Clarke aims high after 'brilliant' victory

Apr 25, 2009: Michael Clarke called Australia's performance "brilliant" in the win over Pakistan in the second ODI

Two matches for renovated ground

Dominica to host ODIs in 2009

Apr 24, 2009: The island of Dominica will host its first ODI when the renovated Windsor Park Stadium stages a pair of matches during West Indies' home series against Bangladesh in July.

Friends Provident Trophy 2009

Ireland lose Porterfield to county call

Apr 24, 2009: Ireland's captain William Porterfield was forced to withdraw from their squad for this weekend's Friends Provident Trophy match against Worcestershire

Indian Premier League 2009

50-over cricket must evolve to survive - Gilchrist

Apr 24, 2009: Adam Gilchrist, the former Australian wicketkeeper-batsman, has said that mind games in Twenty20 cricket are on par with Test cricket and believes the format is not given its due credit

Jayawardene on recovering from the Lahore attack

'I told myself it's just another day'

Apr 24, 2009: The Lahore attack still weighs heavy on Mahela Jayawardene's mind, to the extent that he finds it difficult even now to board the team bus while on duty for Kings XI Punjab in the IPL

Andrew Flintoff's injury woes

Flintoff's prognosis good - surgeon

Apr 24, 2009: The surgeon who operated on the knee injuries suffered by Michael Vaughan and Simon Jones believes Andrew Flintoff shouldn't have any major problems recovering from the operation he will have next week after returning from the IPL

West Indies news

Ivan Madray dies at 74

Apr 24, 2009: Ivan Madray, a middle-order batsman and leg break bowler, played two Tests against Pakistan in 1957-58 with little success, scoring three runs and taking one wicket

Allrounder out of IPL

Flintoff returns home to undergo surgery

Apr 24, 2009: Andrew Flintoff has returned home from the Indian Premier League to undergo surgery on a torn meniscus in his right knee

Chanchikotti Varadaraj 1933-2009

Chanchikotti Varadaraj dies aged 75

Apr 24, 2009: Former Mysore player Chanchikotti Varadaraj has died, aged 75

American Premier League

Players warned against joining rebel US league

Apr 24, 2009: The ICC has warned players against signing up for a new unauthorised league being established in the USA

Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals, IPL, Cape Town

Warne salutes 'fantastic' Yusuf

Apr 24, 2009: Shane Warne, the Rajasthan Royals captain, has called Yusuf Pathan's 'fantastic' after he plundered 18 runs in the first four balls of the Super Over to give the defending champions their first win of the season

Zimbabwe cricket

Andy Waller takes Zimbabwe coaching role

Apr 24, 2009: Former opening batsman Andy Waller has been named as Zimbabwe's new coaching manager