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Nottingham, Saturday, 30 July 2011 India's medium-pacer Praveen Kumar , was fined 20 per cent of his match fee for abusing the umpire in the first day of the second Test against England . This happened in England's first innings during 18th over. Praveen appeal lbw strongly against England's star batsman Kevin Pietersen but the appeal was rejected by the South African umpire Marais Erasmus . Praveen angry to blows with the umpire. ICC has been fined 20 percent of his match fee.

Pakistani selectors announced Pakistan Playing Squad for Zimbabwe tour and included three Fresh players in the squad on Thursday. The selectors decided to take rest for leading pace bowlers Wahab Riaz, Umar Gul, Tanvir Ahmed & Spinner Abdul Rehman for the Zimbabwe tour includes just one Test, three ODI's and a T20 match. Selectors have recalled Fast bowlers Sohail Tanvir and Sohail Khan and retained Junaid Khan and Aizaz Cheema. Cheema was dropped after being declared unfit in previous tour of the West Indies. Chief selector Mohsin Khan said " We have decided to give the players who have done well in domestic cricket a chance to play in the national to see how they adjust to the top level. " Khan made clear that senior players had been rested for the coming tour against Sri Lanka and England later in the year. Batsman Rameez Raja jr and leg spinner Yasir Shah and opener Imran Farhat has been recalled. Pakistan Squad: Misbah-ul-Haq (captain), Imran

Batsman Wicketkeeper Tatenda Taibu to play his first appearance after being in the Zimbabwe XI squad for the three day warm up match starting on Saturday against Bangladesh. Taibu was suffered a thumb injury during pre-season training in world cup 2011. He is one of the most experienced players in the Zimbabwean Cricket team and his return would be a major boost for his team. Alistair Campbell The chairman of selectors said: “ Obviously it’s good that Taibu is back in the Squad with full fitness and he’ll be looking forward to playing well."

Shoaib Akhtar Former Pakistan fast bowler, will be seen in action later this week during an invitational T20 event in Singapore.The T20 event is being organized at the Singapore cricket club . Imran Farhat , Pakistan opener and some other Pakistani players to take part in the T20 event that will also feature leading players from various countries. Shoaib Akhtar who announced his retirement after the World Cup 2011 reported tiff with the Pakistan team management over disciplinary issues. Shoaib Akhtar had said in June that he wanted to focus more on his business rather than cricket that is why he had also pulled out of the SPL (Sri Lanka Premier League)2011.

Today here in Sydney Cricket Australia launched the upcoming KFC T20 Big Bash League in a sparkling night. All eight franchises unveiled their uniforms and captains for the Big Bash Twenty 20 League The captains are: * Brisbane Heat – James Hopes * Adelaide Strikers – Michael Klinger * Hobart Hurricanes – Tim Paine * Melbourne Stars - Cameron White * Melbourne Renegades – Andrew McDonald * Perth Scorchers – Marcus North * Sydney Thunder – David Warner * Sydney Sixers – Brad Haddin KFC Big Bash Twenty 20 League competition will begin on 16 December with a clash between the Brisbane Heat and the Sydney Sixers at the SCG The semi finals will be held on January 21 (1st vs 4th) and January 22 (2nd vs3rd) and the very first KFC T20 Big Bash League final will held on January 28 .

Andrew Strauss , England cricket Team captain believes his side will become the world number one in Test cricket. After beating India by 196 runs at Lords in 1st Test, Now England has 1-0 lead in the 4 Test match series. According to the Daily Telegraph Strauss was quoted as saying " To be number one you have to grab your opportunities and I think we did that very well in this game, It's the first of a four-match series but we've demonstrated that when we play well we're a match for anyone. Now we just have to play well again." He added " We are aware that this is just the opening salvo in the series, but Lord's is a hard wicket as the game goes on and the performance was outstanding "

Sydney July 26, 2011 Today on Tuesday Australia announced the following squad for 3 Tests Match Series against Sri Lanka in September. Squad - Michael Clarke (Captain), Ricky Ponting, Michael Beer, Brad Haddin, Shane Watson, Ryan Harris, Trent Copeland, Michael Hussey, Phillip Hughes, Mitchell Johnson, Shaun Marsh, Nathan Lyon, Peter Siddle, Usman Khawaja, James Pattinson.

London, Monday, July 25, 2011 Former England captain Nasser Hussain described Indian cricket team as the tired players. He said that the England team can win the current test series against India Hussain, said it seemed clear that the India team was very tired and for this reason England team beat them in the series.

Former Australian Test opener Matthew Hayden signs with Brisbane Heat in Big Bash Twenty20 League In 2009 Hayden was retired from international cricket with 103-Test in his career, he played last in the 2010 for Chennai SuperKings in Indian Premier League. Darren Lehmann coach of Brisbane Heat said " the 39-year-old was ready to return and make a splash in this summer's revamped domestic Twenty20 competition. " Lehmann said that Hayden was happy to do to take part in the Big Bash Twenty20 League . One of the most explosive batsmen in international cricket, Hayden played only nine Twenty20 internationals for Australia in his career. His averaged 43.80 with 10 centuries and 36 half centuries in a 161-match ODI career. He will likely form an opening partnership with Brendon McCullum New Zealand international player. The Big Bash Twenty20 League begins in late December.

London, Wednesday, July 23, 2011 Rahul dravid on Saturday here at Lords against England at 1st test became the second batsmen for most runs in test cricket and the way he left behind Australia Ricky Ponting . Dravid Scored 12364 in his test carrer so far. While Sachin's name are recorded on it the first in test cricket

Mike Sandle has been appointed as the new manager of The New Zealand Cricket Team . Sandle , 49, have served for more than 24 years in the NewZealand Police Force. Mike Sandle replaces Dave Currie, who stepped down after the World Cup 2011 in April. He has also worked full time for Blues Super 15 rugby team as team manager. John Buchanan , The NZC director of cricket said Sandle had the qualities and it's fantastic for the New Zealand Cricket and I'm sure he will do a Superb job in what can be a challenging logistics role.

Otago Cricket has announced that Brendon McCullum will captain the Otago Volts in 2011-12 HRV Cup T20 competition & Aaron Redmond will lead the side in four-day Plunket Shield and 50-over-a-side competitions. The New Zealand domestic schedule of HRV Cup T20 competition is yet to be released but it's expected the HRV Cup T20 competition will begin from Boxing Day through to to late January. The HRV Cup T20 competition is likely to feature most of the BlackCaps players which increase the interest in domestic competition .

Michael Clarke , Australian Test captain has decided not to take part in the KFC T20 Big Bash League and do concentrate on Test preparations Clarke said : " I will not be committing for this year in the KFC T20 Big Bash League.My goal is to play T20 cricket domestically, But at the moment, my commitment and focus is with the Australian team , We have a big 6 months ahead. "

Geo News reported that Waqar Younis the coach of Pakistan cricket team said that senior and junior players will get chance in upcoming tours. Waqar Younis said that he will request to the senior players like Wasim Akram and Javed Miandad to give tips to young players. Younis was hopeful that the team will give best performance in the coming Tours. He refused to comment in the case hearing of Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir Younis returned pakistan after a private trip from Australia and was talking to the media at Lahore airport.

Former Australian state cricketer Damien Wright has been appointed New Zealand (BLACKCAPS) bowling coach, New Zealand Cricket Stated. Damien Wright, 35, In his 123 matches carree he took 406 First-Class wickets replaces Allan Donald in the new role. He started his First-Class career in 1997 with Tasmania and joined Victoria in 2008 before retiring earlier this year. He also had stints with Worcestershire , Scotland, Somerset, Worcestershire, Sussex, Northamptonshire, Glamorgan and played 3 matches for the Wellington Firebirds in 2010-11 HRV Cup. New Zealand coach John Wright said " the appointment of Damien Wright is an exciting one for BLACKCAPS and he will make a best contribution to the team, I am looking forward to working with Damien ". Wright begins the role on 5 September at New Zealand Cricket in Lincoln.

Gareth Andrew the all-rounder has signed a new two-year contract extension with Worcestershire until the end of the 2013 season. Since moving to Worcestershire, his game has flourished so much so that he become a great all-rounder player, with an innings of 65 not out in an FLt20 match against Warwickshire . Andrew said: " I am delighted to extend my contract with the Club for another two years ." " There's a great atmosphere in the dressing room and the team are progressing well for the future. Hopefully we can continue our development to maintain Division One status next year. " Steve Rhodes , Director of Cricket added: " To hold on to a player of Andrew's abilities is a huge boost to the Club and our supporters too. His career is on an upward curve with the great years ahead of him. "

The 2000th Test Match in entire history and the 100th between India and England will be staged at Lord's . England : Andrew Strauss (capt.), Jonathan Trott, Eoin Morgan, Matt Prior (wk), Alastair Cook, Ian Bell, Kevin Pietersen, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, James Anderson, Chris Tremlett and Tim Bresnan. India : M.S. Dhoni (capt. & wk), Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir (vice-capt.), Abhinav Mukund, V.V.S. Laxman, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Praveen Kumar, Amit Mishra, Harbhajan Singh, Ishant Sharma, Zaheer Khan, S. Sreesanth, Munaf Patel and Wriddhiman Saha. Umpires : Asad Rauf and Billy Bowden, Third Umpire: Marais Erasmus and Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle Hours of play (IST) 3.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m - 1st Session 6.10 p.m. to 8.10 p.m - 2nd Session 8.30 p.m. Onwards - 3rd Session

Kenya cricket have appointed New Zealander Michael Hesson as the new cricket national coach of the teram, officials said on Tuesday. Chief excutive of Cricket Kenya Tom Sears said in a statement " We are delighted to have Mike's services. He has an excellent record of successful teams and developing players, and he has worked with some of the best players in the game. " Less than a week before Kenya plays with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in an ICC Intercontinental Cup tie & two-match one-day series against UAE in Nairobi.

South Africa cricket Test captain Graeme Smith has withdraw from the Champions League Twenty20 tournament due to his knee surgery. CSA said : Smith had an injury when he was playing for Pune Warriors in the IPL-4 in April and underwent a proper cartilage operation on Friday. Proteas team manager Mohammed Moosajee said "Although his rehabilitation period will be over by the time the Champions League commences, we feel that he will not ready at the time." "He will now in a guided rehabilitation process in the coming weeks and hopefully he'll recover in time for the start of a busy international summer cricket." The Proteas host Australia in three one-dayers, two Tests and two T20 from 13th October, followed by a three Test and five ODI series against Sri Lanka.

Indian Great Spinner, Harbhajan Singh 's mother has lodge a legal notice against an advertisement in which India captain M.s Dhoni ridicules her son. The spoof shows a Harbhajan Singh lookalike being slapped. Harbhajan's mom Avtar Kaur has asked the company to apologise and withdraw the advertisement in 3 days of receiving the legal notice. However, the Times of India newspaper reported that the chief of UB Group " Vijay Mallya ", has ruled out withdrawing the commercial. Vijay Mallya, who is also the head of Formula One [F1] team Force India, told the newspaper that "It was not meant to attack Harbhajan Singh personally. It was just a spoof between two brands" "There are several TV programmes that spoof our politicians. What will happen if all of them start sending legal notices?"

Shane Watson , The Australian vice-captain will play for the Sydney Sixers in Big Bash T20 Watson said " It's great to be based at my favourite place in the world to play cricket, the SCG, and I hope that I can add something to the squad and be part of a winning culture. " Watson has a great T20 record with strike-rate of 148.69 for Australia and an economy rate of 7.65/over with a ball.

Daniel Vettori , Former New Zealand captain will play for Brisbane Heat in Australian cricket's Twenty20 Big Bash League. The Heat said today that "Vettori will join fellow mate Black Cap Brendon McCullum as Brisbane's 2 international recruits in the league." The Twenty20 Big Bash League will begins in December and Vettori said he was looking to being more involved with the Heat. Darren Lehmann , The Brisbane coach said " Vettori was an obvious leader & his experience and skill would be vital. " Now the Heat would have two quality spinners, the other is Nathan Hauritz . After the World Cup, Vettori quits the New Zealand captaincy and also announced his retirement from T20 international cricket. He went on to skipper the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL Season 4.

Colombo, Friday, 15 July 2011 Former fast bowler Rumesh Ratnayake has been appointed to the new coach of Sri Lanka cricket team for the series against Australia starting from 6th August. Sri Lanka cricket chief Upali Dharmadasa said that, For Sri Lanka 23 Tests played between the 1983 and 1992, Rumesh Ratnayake will replace Australia's Stuart Law . Law was the team's assistant coach. Dharmadasa said Ratnayake is limited to the appointment in the series against Australia of three Tests, five ODIs and a Twenty20 international match is included. Former left-arm seamer Ratnayake took 73 Test wickets and 76 wickets in 70 ODIs

New Delhi, 15 June 2011 Sehwag will not able to play the first two test against england due to his injury staring from July 21. however, he may be available for the third or fourth test. In the absence of Sehwag, Abhinav Mukund will start the innings with Gautam Gambhir.

London, Tuesday, 12 July 2011 England's fast bowler Stuart Broad due to injury and poor form not become part of the team in Last match against Sri Lanka may have to sit out the team in the forthcoming series against India. Broad is surviving from the heel and knee injuries. Broad already battling poor form, hence the team's confidence will be a huge setback. Broad to play Championship match for Nottinghamshire against Somerset on Monday. However, coach Andy Flower has expressed the hope that Brad will return and find a place in the team. Flower said " Brad has a long time to recover before the first Test against India. He performed many times for the team. I think he also repeat the same performance in ODI and Test series against India ." Coach said we wanted to take a chance for new fast bowlers in the series against Sri Lanka. I think the future looks very bright for Steven Finn and Chris Tremlett.

Australian Fast bowler Mitchell Johnson has refused to play in big bash due to the busy schedule of the Australian cricket. Australia now have to go to Sri Lanka tour then South Africa tour after returning from South Africa, Australia will host New Zealand and India Series. Johnson said to reporters in Brisbane at Australia training center that " At the moment I've decided not to sign with any of the Twenty20 sides. The Perth Scorchers (a Big Bash side) approached me and at the moment I am just happy to focus on the summer coming up " He said India team is coming here and actually india is extremely strong team. Our coming schedule is quite busy. First go to the Sri Lanka tour then in South Africa. we will be quite busy in the summer in the domestic series so my full attention is on these Schedule.

Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt made it clear that the former pakistan captain Shahid Afridi is not fit to captaincy. Butt's 'Geo Super' channel in an interview said, "As far as my opinion, Shahid Afridi is not fit for the captaincy to PCB. He said, "Some people believe my opinion wrong, but in the last two ODIs in the West Indies Afridi was responsible for losing.

Colombo, Friday, 8 July 2011 Sri Lanka Premier League tournament has been postponed until next year August 2012 and will be replaced by a provincial tournament including six local teams, without International players. After the withdrawal decision taken by Indian players, there has been created several problems for SPL. According to Cricinfo reports that the decision of postponed the league probably were taken after a meeting between the Sri Lanka's new cricket committee and the league's organizers Somerset Entertainment Ventures.

Sydney, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 Australian Board has retained Cameron White as a Twenty-20 team captain against Sri Lanka but out of the ODI team. Recently, the poor form of Cameron White, Shaun Marsh will replace him in the ODI team, who did not play at the World Cup this year due to injury. Australia will play two Twenty20 matches, five ODIs and three Tests against Sri Lanka starting from 6th August to 20 September.Test squad will be announced at the end of this month. Australia ODI squad : Michael Clarke (c), Shane Watson (vc), Doug Bollinger, Xavier Doherty, Brad Haddin, John Hastings, David Hussey, Michael Hussey, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Shaun Marsh, James Pattinson, Ricky Ponting, Steven Smith Australia Twenty20 squad : Cameron White (c), Shane Watson (vc), Aaron Finch, Brad Haddin, John Hastings, David Hussey, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Shaun Marsh, Stephen O’Keefe, James Pattinson, Steven Smith, David Warner

Sydney, Thursday, 7 July 2011 Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting to play in the Twenty20 Big Bash League for Hobart hurricanes of Tasmania Franchise. Ponting made his first-class cricket career from the same State. Ponting said, "In the last few weeks have been much discussion about which player is added to the which team and I am very excited to play with some great players in the team Hobart hurricanes" starting from 30 December to 5 February.

Perth, Tuesday, 5 June 2011 England all-rounder Paul Collingwood has joined the Twenty20 Big Bash League. He will play for Perth Scorchers . South African batsman Herschelle Gibbs had signed with franchises before Collingwood. Big Bash tournament will be played from December 30 to February 5.

Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan as star players has made a return in the 17-Member test squad against England tour. The national selectors, today announced the 17-Member test squad starting from mid-July to England tour. Yuvraj Singh and S sreesanth  return in the test team. while, Virat Kohli and Murali Vijay both has not get their place in the team. Abhinav Mukund has been retained in team, but fast bowler Abhinav Mithun did not made it to the test squad. Virender sehwag will not play the first test against England but later, he will join to the team. Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be the captain and Gautam Gambhir will be the vice captain.According to England's pitches, the five fast bowlers has kept in the team with two spinners Harbhajan Singh and Amit Mishra . Test Team : Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Captain), Gautam Gambhir (Vice Captain), Rahul dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Abhinav Mukund, VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Amit Mi

New Delhi, Saturday, 2 June 2011 Team India's great batsman Gautam Gambhir said that his attention is currently focused on cricket and not in marriage yet. He said, " right now cricket is my priority. I am putting attention on it. Have no thought about marriage ." Gambhir said about marriage to media " Whenever something is done then you will definitely know ."

International Cricket Council ( ICC ) made it clear that only 12 teams will be participated in the next two season of T20 World Cup tournament. Haroon Lorgat , Chief Executive of the ICC said that we had to do this in order to maintain balance in T20 World Cup and 50-over World Cup. The next two T20 World Cup will be played in 2012 in Sri Lanka and 2014 in Bangladesh.