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The Indian cricket team to play five ODIs and a one Twenty20 International against Sri Lanka and the indian squad will be announced on July 4. The secretary of BCCI Sanjay Jagdale said, " The all-India senior selection committee will meet at the cricket centre in Mumbai on July 4 to pick the Indian teams for the ODI and T20 International series in Sri Lanka in July-August. " The series will be start on July 22 including five one-dayers and a only T20 International. UPDATED as On 4 July :  India Squad for Sri Lanka tour

Former New Zealand Cricket chief, Alan Isaac elected as the president of the International Cricket Council for a two-year term at the ICC Annual Conference. The 60-year-old Isaac, is the eighth president of the ICC.

South Africa is ready to host Champions League T20 in October at Cape Town, Johannesburg, Centurion and Durban. confirmed it through a tweet.

England announced an unchanged squad for their five-match ODI series against Australia starting at Lord's on Friday. England Squad : Alastair Cook (capt), Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, James Anderson, Jonathan Bairstow, Jade Dernbach, Steven Finn, Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad, Eoin Morgan, Samit Patel, Craig Kieswetter (wkt), Graeme Swann, Jonathan Trott Fixtures: 1st ODI, Lord's on June 29 2nd ODI, The Oval on July 01 3rd ODI, Birmingham (D/N) on July 04 4th ODI, Chester-le-Street on July 07 5th ODI, Manchester on July 10

Samuel Badree , Uncapped leg-spinner has been included in the Twenty20 West Indies squad for two T20s internationals against New Zealand in Florida. West Indies Twenty20 squad : Darren Sammy (Capt.), Dwayne Bravo, Chris Gayle, Johnson Charles, Kieron Pollard, Denesh Ramdin, Samuel Badree, Ravi Rampaul, Fidel Edwards, Lendl Simmons, Sunil Narine, Dwayne Smith and Marlon Samuels. West Indies-New Zealand fixtures

England will tour New Zealand next year in January 2013. England will play three Tests, three ODI's and three Twenty20 international with New Zealand since 2008.  Following the ODI series, the first Test will be held at Dunedin's University Park start on March 6, 2013. England tour of New Zealand: T20 warm-up - New Zealand XI v England - Feb 4 - Cobham Oval, Whangarei T20 warm-up - New Zealand XI v England - Feb 6 - Cobham Oval, Whangarei First Twenty20 International - Feb 9 - Eden Park, Auckland Second Twenty20 International - Feb 12 - Seddon Park, Hamilton First ODI - Feb 17 - Seddon Park, Hamilton Second ODI - Feb 20 - McLean Park, Napier Third ODI - Feb 23 - Eden Park, Auckland Four-day warm-up - NZ XI v England - February 27-March 2 - Queenstown Events Centre First Test - Mar 6-10 - University Oval, Dunedin Second Test - Mar 14-18 - Hawkins Basin Reserve, Wellington Third Test - Mar 22-26 - Eden Park, Auckland

India to play five ODI's and one Twenty20 Internationals game against Sri Lanka starting next month. Tour schedule: First one-dayer on July 22 @ Hambantota Second one-dayer on July 24 @ Hambantota Third one-dayer on July 28 @ Colombo Fourth one-dayer on July 31 @ Colombo Fifth one-dayer on August 5 @ Pallekele Twenty20 international on August 7 @ Pallekele

Jeevan Mendis , Uncapped all-rounder has been included in a 15-member Test squad against Pakistan starting from Friday. Mendis, 29, has played three Twenty20 games and 20 One-Day Internationals. Mahela Jayawardene will be the skipper. Sri Lanka Test Squad : Mahela Jayawardene (Capt.), Angelo Mathews, Tharanga Paranavithana, Kumar Sangakkara, Nuwan Pradeep, Thisara Perera, Thilan Samaraweera, Dinesh Chandimal, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Suraj Randiv, Rangana Herath, Prasanna Jayawardene, Chanaka Welagedara, Nuwan Kulasekara and Jeevan Mendis.

Surrey's Tom Maynard , England's most promising batsmen, died at the age of 23 after being hit by a London Underground train in the early hours of Monday morning. A BTP spokesman said: " BTP officers were called to the line near Wimbledon Park London Underground station on Monday, 18 June after a man was struck by a District line train. " He began his career with Glamorgan at the start of last season.

India will play five One-day internationals and two Twenty20 matches in Sri Lanka from the mid of July. Due to hectic schedule, the BCCI couldn't accommodate the Test series. After the Lanka tour (in July-August), India will play two Test match series against New Zealand in August just before the World T20 in September. Tour schedule India  against Sri Lanka

The BCCI has once again rejected Sri Lanka Cricket's (SLC) appeal to let Indian play in the Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL). A BCCI official said, " They (SLC) did approach us, but we may not be in a position to send our players. " In August, India will host a two-Test series against New Zealand.

Cricket is one of the most innovative sports in the world and its format seems to change on a regular basis. Some of the most recent innovations have been the IPL and the Twenty20 format of the game, but the foundations of cricket were laid down hundreds of years ago. Cricket was born in the South East of England during the sixteenth century. It was a game played by children and peasants in the fields. Later it was taken up by the elite classes and there are references to the game being played by Oliver Cromwell in the sixteen hundreds; in those days it was permissible to hit the ball twice, though by 1744 when cricket rules were formalised this was deemed as illegal and any batsman doing so would be out. Sports betting became a popular activity amongst the social elite during the mid seventeenth century, and this was the motivation behind the establishment of teams of skilled players under the patronage of these gentry with the objective of beating opposing teams and winning cas

South Africa have an unchanged The 15-man squad for the three-Test series starting from next month, in England. Test squad : Graeme Smith (captain), Marchant de Lange, Mark Boucher, Hashim Amla, Morne Morkel, Alviro Petersen, JP Duminy, Imran Tahir, Robin Peterson, Vernon Philander, AB de Villiers, Jacques Kallis, Dale Steyn, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, acques Rudolph.

Ian Bell has been recalled to the England squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against the West Indies. England one-day squad : Alastair Cook (capt), Ian Bell, James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Jade Dernbach, Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Samit Patel, Graeme Swann, Steven Finn, Craig Kieswetter (wkt), Jonathan Bairstow, Eoin Morgan, Jonathan Trott England Twenty20 squad : Stuart Broad (capt), Danny Briggs, Jos Buttler, Jonathan Bairstow, Ravi Bopara, Steven Finn, Alex Hales, Eoin Morgan, Samit Patel, Jade Dernbach, Craig Kieswetter (wkt), Tim Bresnan, Graeme Swann Fixtures: 1st ODI on Jun 16 at Southampton 2nd ODI on Jun 19 at The Oval 3rd ODI on Jun 22 at Headingley T20 on Jun 24 at Trent Bridge

The Middlesex seamer, Tim Murtagh has been included in Ireland's 13-man squad for the one-day international against Australia in the Stormont on June 23. William Porterfield will be the captain of the squad. Ireland Squad : William Porterfield (capt), Trent Johnston, Alex Cusack, Ed Joyce, Tim Murtagh, Niall O'Brien, George Dockrell, Max Sorensen, John Mooney, Gary Wilson, Kevin O'Brien, Andrew White and Paul Stirling.

Michael Hussey has withdrawn himself from the 15-man squad tour to England and Ireland, just because of the birth of his fourth child, Cricket Australia said. Hussey's place will be taken by Queensland batsman Peter Forrest , who has played only 11 ODIs so far. The tour will starts on June 21 including five one-day internationals against britishers and one against Irish. Hussey said " due to our baby being born three months early, it is important for the family for me to be here at this time. It is always difficult to miss any tour for Australia and I thank CA for their understanding of our family's situation. "

Somerset has sign Irish allrounder Kevin O'Brien to play Friends Life T20 matches, South Africa's Richard Levi and Albie Morkel are the other overseas players that are playing for Somerset. Brian Rose , The director of Somerset said, " Kevin is a very attractive batsman who can score his runs very quickly and will add to our already exciting batting line up. "

The South African batsman, David Miller has signed Yorkshire as their second overseas player for the Friends Life t20. Miller played last season's competition for Durham. Miller has also played in IPL season 5 and for South Africa T20s and ODIs. Martyn Moxon, The director of Yorkshire's cricket said, " David is available for the whole tournament which made him an attractive proposition. You look at his strike-rate, he averages 120-plus per 100 balls, and in the Indian Premier League he's been scoring at 150-plus.He's that explosive type of player we've been looking for. I'm excited by the squad we've assembled for this campaign. "

Vernon Philander has been chosen South African cricketer of the year. The 26-years of age, Philander, took 51 wickets in just seven Tests with an average of 14.15. SA award winners: Cricketer of the year Vernon Philander Test cricketer of the year Philander One-day international cricketer of the year AB de Villiers Twenty20 international cricketer of the year Richard Levi Players' player of the year De Villiers Newcomer of the year Marchant de Lange

Pakistan's fast bowler Mohammad Sami has been selected for the tour of Sri Lanka in ODI's and test. Another fast bowler, Sohail Tanvir has been retained only for the ODI's. The series of five-match ODI;s will begin on June 7 in Pallekele. Pakistan ODI squad : Misbah-ul-Haq (c), Nasir Jamshed, Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, Mohammad Hafeez, Sarfarz Ahmed (wk), Shahid Afridi, Asad Shafiq, Umar Akmal, Saeed Ajmal, Abdur Rehman, Sohail Tanvir, Imran Farhat, Umar Gul, Rahat Ali, Mohammad Sami and Aizaz Cheema. Pakistan test squad : Misbah-ul-Haq (c), Younis Khan, Taufeeq Umar, Mohammad Ayub, Afaq Rehman, Faisal Iqbal, Mohammad Hafeez, Azhar Ali, Abdur Rehman, Mohammad Sami, Adnan Akmal (wk), Umar Gul, Asad Shafiq, Saeed Ajmal, Junaid Khan and Aizaz Cheema.

England star player Kevin Pietersen retired from all forms of international limited overs cricket. He will remain available for Test match player only. Pietersen said, " After a great deal of thought and deliberation, I am today announcing my retirement from international one-day cricket. I am immensely proud of my achievements in the one-day game, and still wish to be considered for selection for England in Test cricket. " He has scored 4,184 runs with an average of 42 in ODI and averages 38 in international T20 cricket.

Former captain Mohammad Ashraful has been recalled by Bangladesh to a 15-man squad for tri-series Twenty20 tournament in Zimbabwe. The tournament will be held from June 17 to 24. Bangladesh squad : Mushfiqur Rahim (captain), Zunaed Siddique, Mahmudullah (vice-captain), Nasir Hossain, Abdur Razzak, Mohammad Ashraful, Shakib Al Hasan, Ziaur Rahman, Abul Hasan, Elias Sunny, Mashrafee Mortaza, Anamul Haque, Tamim Iqbal, Farhad Reza, Nazmul Hossain