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South Africa captain Graeme Smith will rejoin his squad in england for the second Test after attending the birth of his first child. JP Duminy said, " It's always good to have him back, the leader of our team. We're looking forward to having him here again. "

West Indies all-rounder cricketer Dwayne Bravo has sustained minor injuries following his is white Jaguar sports car accident at central Trinidad. Bravo's both hands has injured. police said, " No one was injured and Bravo's front-seat passenger also escaped unhurt ."

The 36-year-old Jacques Kallis has been rested from one-day squad for the ODI series against England. Kallis was replaced by new cap Dean Elgar . The first match between England-South Africa ODI series will be played in Cardiff on Aug 24. South Africa ODI squad : AB de Villiers (captain), Hashim Amla, Dean Elgar, Imran Tahir, Ryan McLaren, Francois du Plessis, Albie Morkel, JP Duminy, Morne Morkel, Robin Peterson, Graeme Smith, Wayne Parnell, Dale Steyn, Justin Ontong, Lonwabo Tsotsobe.

Explosive batsman from West Indies Chris Gayle and Pakistan's all-rounder Shahid Afridi have signed for the Sydney Thunder in Twenty20 Big Bash league this summer. In last season, Gayle scored 252 runs at an average of 42 for the Thunder. Shane Duff , Coach of Sydney said, " along with (Australian test opener) David Warner, Chris Gayle is the best T20 player in the world. "

West Indies explosive batsman Chris Gayle has been named for the first Test against New Zealand starting on Wednesday. Gayle played his last Test cricket in December 2010 in Sri Lanka. Shivnarine Chanderpaul has also made the comeback in the 13-man squad. West Indies Test squad : Darren Sammy (Capt.), Kieran Powell, Assad Fudadin, Chris Gayle, Adrian Barath, Marlon Samuels, Narsingh Deonarine, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Denesh Ramdin, Kemar Roach, Ravi Rampaul, Tino Best, Sunil Narine.

Mike Hesson has been announced the head coach of the New Zealand Cricket team by replacing John Wright . His contract runs through the end of 2015 ICC World Cup. Former Australia coach and The director of New Zealand's cricket John Buchanan said, " We were impressed with the way Mike presented himself and he was the stand-out applicant from a strong field of candidates. Mike has been a successful first-class coach with the Otago team in recent years and has also had valuable experience working with New Zealand A sides. " Hesson said " it was an honour and a privilege to coach New Zealand. "

Jacques Kallis has made a comeback to South Africa's 30-man preliminary squad for world T20 in Sri Lanka this September. Graeme Smith has also been included in the 30-man preliminary squad. Squad : AB de Villiers (capt), Hashim Amla, Marchant de Lange, JP Duminy, Farhaan Behardien, Johan Botha, Imran Tahir, Colin Ingram, Robin Peterson, Aaron Phangiso, Jacques Kallis, Rory Kleinveldt, Ryan McLaren, David Miller, Roelof van der Merwe, Morne van Wyk, Faf du Plessis, Reeza Hendricks, Dale Steyn, Rusty Theron, Chris Morris, Justin Ontong, Richard Levi, Albie Morkel, Morne Morkel, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Dane Vilas, Wayne Parnell, Alviro Petersen, Graeme Smith.

Bangladesh Fast bowler Rubel Hossain has not been added to Bangladesh's 30-man preliminary squad for the World Twenty20. Bangladesh Provisional World Twenty20 squad : Imrul Kayes, Junaid Siddique, Mohammad Ashraful, Shakib Al Hasan, Jahurul Islam, Anamul Haque, Shuvagata Hom, Mominul Haque, Abdur Razzak, Enamul Haque jrn, Raqibul Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Sohag Gazi, Mashrafe Mortaza, Ziaur Rahman, Abul Hasan, Mahmudullah, Naeem Islam, Elias Sunny, Farhad Reza, Tamim Iqbal, Alok Kapali, Nazmul Hossain, Shahadat Hossain, Nasir Hossain, Sabbir Rahman, Al-Amin Hossain, Alauddin Babu, Shafiul Islam, Kazi Kamrul Islam.

Sulieman Benn has been added to the West Indies 30-man preliminary squad for the ICC World Twenty20. West Indies Provisional World Twenty20 squad : Christopher Barnwell, Carlton Baugh, Devendra Bishoo, Nkrumah Bonner, Chris Gayle, Danza Hyatt, Krishmar Santokie, Shane Shillingford, Sunil Narine, Kieron Pollard, Carlos Brathwaite, Darren Bravo, Samuel Badree, Sulieman Benn, Tino Best, Johnson Charles, Fidel Edwards, Andre Russell, Darren Sammy, Garey Mathurin, Nikita Miller, Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Smith, Marlon Samuels, Devon Thomas, Dwayne Bravo, Kieran Powell, Denesh Ramdin.

England All-rounder Kevin Pietersen has not been added to a 30-man provisional World Twenty20 squad announced on Wednesday. England Provisional World Twenty20 squad : Stuart Broad, (capt), James Anderson, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Danny Briggs, Jade Dernbach, Steven Finn, Jonathan Bairstow, Gareth Batty, Alex Hales, Craig Kieswetter (wkt), Samit Patel, Matt Prior (wkt), Scott Borthwick, Jos Buttler, Steven Croft, Steven Davies (wkt), Eoin Morgan, Graham Onions, Graeme Swann, James Taylor, Michael Lumb, Stuart Meaker, James Tredwell, Chris Woakes, Alastair Cook, Ben Stokes, Luke Wright, Joe Root

Australia have announced their 30-man preliminary squad for World Twenty20 . Australia preliminary squad : George Bailey, Travis Birt, Xavier Doherty, James Faulkner, Dan Christian, Pat Cummins, Ben Hilfenhaus, Brad Hogg, Mitchell Johnson, Ben Laughlin, Andrew McDonald, Clint McKay, David Hussey, Michael Hussey, Rob Quiney, Steve Smith, Adam Voges, Matthew Wade, Mitchell Marsh, Shaun Marsh, Shane Watson, Cameron White, Aaron Finch, Ryan Harris, Dirk Nannes, Stephen O'Keefe, Mitchell Starc, David Warner, Glenn Maxwell, Tim Paine.

All-rounder Yuvraj singh has named in 30-men preliminary squad for the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka starting from september. India preliminary Squad : MS Dhoni, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Virender Sehwag, Rohit Sharma, Pragyan Ojha, Umesh Yadav, Ajinkya Rahane, Manoj Tiwary, Suresh Raina, R Ashwin, Ashok Dinda, Zaheer Khan, Yuvraj Singh, Irfan Pathan, Yusuf Pathan, Rahul Sharma, Vinay Kumar, Piyush Chawla, Ravindra Jadeja, Mandeep Singh, Shikhar Dhawan, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Naman Ojha, Dinesh Karthik, Munaf Patel, Praveen Kumar Harbhajan Singh, L Balaji.

The KFC Twenty20 Big Bash is the domestic Twenty20 cricket Tournament held in Australia. Below are the T20 Big Bash League Team Squads Adelaide Strikers : Jon Holland, Phillip Hughes, Nathan Lyon, Andrew McDonald, Michael Klinger, Kane Richardson, Shaun Tait, Gary Putland. Overseas players : Johan Botha (South Africa) (Capt), Kieron Pollard (West Indies). Brisbane Heat : Joe Burns, Nathan Hauritz, Daniel Christian, Ryan Harris, Alister McDermott, Luke Pomersbach, Chris Lynn, Ben Cutting, Peter Forrest, Cameron Gannon. Overseas players : Daniel Vettori (New Zealand), Kemar Roach (West Indies). Hobart Hurricanes : Ricky Ponting, George Bailey, Tim Paine, Travis Birt, Xavier Doherty, Ben Dunk, Jason Krejza, Ben Laughlin, Aiden Blizzard,  Michael Hogan, Jon Wells. Overseas players : Owais Shah (England). Melbourne Renegades : Jayde Herrick, Will Sheridan, Michael Hill, Meyrick Buchanan, James Muirhead, Aaron Finch, Nathan Rimmington, Darren Pattinson. Overseas players

Former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has re-signed the contract with the Hobart Hurricanes for the Twenty20 Big Bash League. The 37-year-old already retired from limited-overs cricket and he is still part of the Australia Test squad.

Australian batsman Cameron White re-signed with the Melbourne Stars on Tuesday for the Twenty20 Big Bash League competition.

Perth Scorchers have signed the South African allrounder Albie Morkel as the second overseas player for the Big Bash League 2012-13. The Scorchers also signed batsman Adam Voges from the Melbourne Stars and the wicketkeeper Tom Triffitt from Tasmania. The Scorchers coach, Lachlan Stevens said, " Obviously this list could change due to injuries, but it is very nice to have settled on the initial line-up, We can now focus on having the squad ready to go in December rather than having to fill places towards the back end, and we felt that was the way to go this season. "

Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal has been included for the Twenty20s series against Australia in August. Pakistan T20 squad : Mohammad Hafeez (capt), Imran Nazir, Kamran Akmal (wk), Asad Shafiq, Abdul Razzaq, Shahid Afridi, Nasir Jamshed, Shoaib Malik, Saeed Ajmal, Raza Hasan, Umar Akmal, Umar Gul, Yasir Arafat, Mohammad Sami, Sohail Tanvir.

New Zealand have announced their 30-man preliminary squad for the ICC World Twenty20 championship . The national selection manager, Kim Littlejohn said, " This preliminary squad of 30 represents the best Twenty20 players in New Zealand. It's a well-balanced squad with a number of proven performers, giving us plenty of options ahead of final squad selection. " New Zealand Squad : Ross Taylor (capt), Michael Bates, Dean Brownlie, Colin de Grandhomme, Doug Bracewell, Neil Broom, James Franklin, Martin Guptill, Andrew Ellis, Daniel Flynn, Brendon McCullum, Nathan McCullum, Ronnie Hira, Anaru Kitchen, Andy McKay, Kyle Mills, Neil Wagner, BJ Watling, Rob Nicol, Jacob Oram, Tom Latham, Peter McGlashan, Tarun Nethula, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Adam Milne, Daniel Vettori, Kane Williamson, Luke Woodcock, George Worker.

Sri Lanka's Left-arm fast bowler Isuru Udana has been included in 15-man squad for the five ODIs series against India starting on July 21. Batsman Chamara Kapugedera has made a comeback. Left-arm spinner Rangana Herath is also back in the 15-man squad. Sri Lanka squad for India ODIs : Mahela Jayawardene (capt), Upul Tharanga, Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Angelo Mathews (vice-capt), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Nuwan Kulasekara, Thisara Perera, Kumar Sangakkara, Chamara Kapugedera, Rangana Herath, Lahiru Thirimanne, Lasith Malinga, Jeevan Mendis, Isuru Udana, Sachithra Senanayake

India to host a three-match ODI series against Pakistan in December. Confirmation is subject to the Indian government's approval. The ODI series is likely to be held during the Christmas period. It will be the first bilateral series between the two sides since 2007.

England All-rounder Ravi Bopara has been selected in the 13-man squad for the 1st Test against South Africa starting on Thursday at The Oval. Bopara will replace Jonny Bairstow. Geoff Miller , The National selector said, " He has worked hard to regain his place in the test squad following some injury concerns earlier in the season and is the only player included who is yet to play a test match this summer. " England Test Squad :  Andrew Strauss (captain), Ian Bell, James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan,  Alastair Cook, Graham Onions, Steven Finn, Graeme Swann, Kevin Pietersen, Matt Prior, Jonathan Trott.

Australia have announced their squad for ODI and Twenty20 series against Pakistan in the UAE. Uncapped allrounder Glenn Maxwell has been included in T20 and ODI squad ODI squad : David Warner, Matthew Wade (wk), Callum Ferguson, Michael Hussey, Michael Clarke (capt), George Bailey, Daniel Christian, Steven Smith, Xavier Doherty, James Pattinson, David Hussey, Glenn Maxwell, Clint McKay, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Johnson T20 squad : Shane Watson, Matthew Wade (wk), David Warner, David Hussey, Cameron White, Daniel Christian, Michael Hussey, George Bailey (capt), Clint McKay, Mitchell Starc, Glenn Maxwell, Brad Hogg, Pat Cummins, Ben Hilfenhaus, Xavier Doherty

Former Sri Lanka spin maestro Muttiah Muralitharan has signed Melbourne Renegades for the next season of Australian Twenty20 KFC Big Bash League. The 40-year-old who retired from international cricket after the World Cup final 2011. Muralitharan said, " I wanted to play one season in Australia and the opportunity from the Melbourne Renegades was there so I took it with both hands. " " I think Shane is a great bowler and I've always admired him. I'll try to do well and he'll try to do well for his team. " Muralitharan ended his Test career with a record 800 wickets.

Australian fast bowler Brett Lee has announced his retirement from international cricket on Friday. Lee said via Twitter, " It's official, I have retired from international cricket. Thanks for all your love and support. It's been an amazing 13 years. " Lee, 35, said it was the right time to end to his 13 years long career. Lee had alreadt retired from Tests in February 2010.  In his career Lee took 310 wickets in Tests and 380 in one-day internationals. He will continue to play in the KFC Big Bash League and the Indian Premier League .

Former South Africa allrounder Lance Klusener has been appointed as the coach of the Dolphins franchise on a two-year contract. Klusener said, " Being a former Dolphin, I am very proud of my team and want to be part of the process of rebuilding the team to its rightful place as South Africa's No. 1 franchise. "

Pakistan test and one-day captain Misbah-ul-Haq have been dropped by PCB in the preliminary list of 30-man squad for the upcoming World Twenty20 tournament in Sri Lanka. Allrounder Abdul Razzaq, Wicketkeeper/Batsman Kamran Akmal and opening batsman Imran Nazir all three has been included to the provisional squad. Pakistan Preliminary Squad : Mohammad Hafeez, Ahmed Shahzad, Imran Nazir, Shahzaib Hasan, Khalid Latif, Nasir Jamshed, Umar Akmal, Asad Shafiq, Awais Zia, Sharjeel Khan, Rameez Raja, Shahid Afridi, Haris Sohail, Shoaib Malik, Umar Gul, Mohammad Sami, Hammad Azam, Abdul Razzaq, Aizaz Cheema, Anwar Ali, Sohail Tanvir, Yasir Arafat, Saeed Ajmal, Abdul Rehman, Wahab Riaz, Junaid Khan, Sarfraz Ahmed, Kamran Akmal, Raza Hasan, Shakeel Ansar

South African wicket-keeper and batsman, Mark Boucher has taken retirement from international cricket after undergoing eye surgery. He sustained eye injury against Somerset during the opening match. Boucher said: " It is with sadness, and in some pain, that I make this announcement. Due to the severity of my eye injury, I will not be able to play international cricket again. "

Former Zimbabwe captain Tatenda Taibu has decided to take retirement from the cricket to devote rest of his life to the church. In 2001, The 29-year-old wicket-keeper made his debut in international cricket and became the youngest captain in history. Taibu said, " I just feel that my true calling now lies in doing the Lord's work and although I am fortunate and proud to have played for my country, the time has come for me to put my entire focus on that part of my life. "

Former England paceman Stephen Harmison has signed Yorkshire . The 33-year-old has played 63 Tests and 58 one-day internationals in his career. He said: " It's been a frustrating first half of the season and I don't want to be playing second team cricket." "I'm pleased that I can be helpful to Yorkshire at this point, when they are struggling with their senior bowlers, and I'm looking forward to our first game on Wednesday. " The head coach of Yorkshire, Martyn Moxon said: " We're pleased that Durham CCC and Stephen have agreed to the loan, providing us with cover for the likely absences caused by Ryan Sidebottom's calf injury and unavailability of Mitchell Starc. "

Former Captain of NZ   Daniel Vettori has signed Brisbane Heat and become the first international signing for this season in Big Bash League . He agreed on a three-year deal. Vettori said, " I had a really good time last season, They were a great bunch of blokes led by a top coach in Darren Lehmann and his support staff, which made for a very enjoyable environment to play cricket in. It was a pretty easy decision to make to come back. It's another chance to play in front of the fans at the Gabba which is a great ground. " The head coach of Brisbane Heat, Darren Lehmann said, " Vettori was an important member of the squad last season, when the Heat finished fifth and narrowly missed a place in the semi-finals. "

Pakistan announced schedule of a limited over series against Australia. The PCB said in a statement, " The matches will be held in the UAE from 28 August until 10 September. The series will comprise three one-day internationals and three Twenty20 internationals. " Schedule: August 28: 1st one-day - Sharjah August 31: Second one-day - Abu Dhabi September 3: Third one-day - Sharjah September 5: st Twenty20 - Dubai September 7: Second Twenty20 - Dubai September 10: Third Twenty20 - Dubai

Sri Lanka Cricket has announced 56 foreign players (Except from India and England players) to play in the Sri Lanka Premier League . The franchises' overseas signings Uthura : Brendan Taylor, Kevon Cooper, Shakib Al Hasan, Imran Farhat, Fidel Edwards, Samuel Badree, David Miller, Dillon du Preez Nagenahira : Elias Sunny, Mitchell Marsh, Imran Nazir, Ben Laughlin, Musfiqur Rahim, Nasir Hossain, Travis Birt, Ahmed Shahzad Ruhuna : Shahid Afridi, Jerome Taylor, Nathan McCullum, Daniel Harris, Ryan Harris, Richard Levi, Aaron Finch,  Ryan McLaren Wayamba : Umar Akmal, Tamim Iqbal, Azhar Mahmood, James Faulkner, Abdul Razzaq, Colin Ingram, Kemar Roach, Brad Hogg Kandurata : Saeed Ajmal, Johan Botha, Misbah-ul-Haq, Dane Vilas, Albie Morkel, Adam Voges, Sohail Tanvir, Chris Lynn Basnahira : Marlon Samuels, Brad Hodge, Robin Peterson, Daniel Smith, Dirk Nannes, Cameron Borgas, Tim Southee, Clint McKay Uva : Umar Gul, Shoaib Malik, Andrew McDonald, Callum Ferguson, Jam

Opener batsman Virender Sehwag and paceman Zaheer Khan returned to a 15-man squad for a tour of Sri Lanka starting July 21 . Sachin Tendulkar will skip the limited overs. The chairman of selection committee Krishnamachari Srikkanth said, "We have the best available team. Sachin is not available. I think it is a very good side which has very strong batting line-up and good bowlers and we are confident that it will do well in Sri Lanka." India Squad : Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Virender Sehwag, Virat Kohli (vice-captain), Suresh Raina, Vinay Kumar, Gautam Gambhir, R Ashwin, Pragyan Ojha, Ajinkya Rahane, Zaheer Khan, Umesh Yadav, Manoj Tiwary, Rahul Sharma, Ashok Dinda, Rohit Sharma. Update 14 July 2012 : Irfan Pathan will replace fast bowler Vinay Kumar with a hamstring injury.

Harbhajan Singh , 31, has signed a contract with Essex County side to play in the English domestic season in second half. Harbhajan will reach United Kingdom in the mid of july and will play the remaining eight LV County Championship matches. Essex head coach Paul Grayson, said, " We are delighted to have signed one of the best spinners in world cricket over the last 10 years or so. Harbhajan is a great character who is a match winner and I believe that his winning mentality will rub off on the rest of the playing squad here at Essex. " Indian off-spinner, Harbhajan has played 227 ODIs and 98 Tests for India. In his career, He has taken 55 ODI wickets and 406 Test wickets.

Bangladesh Paceman Shafiul Islam and All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been included in a 15-man squad for a tour of Ireland and the Netherlands starting from the mid of july. Bangladesh squad : Tamim Iqbal, Mohammad Ashraful, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Junaed Siddique, Jahirul Islam, Ziaur Rahman, Elias Sunny, Mahmudullah, Nasir Hossain, Shafiul Islam, Nazmul Hossain, Abdur Razzak, Mashrafe Mortaza Abul Hasan.

Legspinner Samuel Badree and paceman Fidel Edwards has been ruled out from the ODIs squad. The series will begin from Thursday in Jamaica. West Indies sweep the Twenty20 series against New Zealand by 61 runs on Sunday. West Indies ODIs squad : Darren Sammy (captain), Johnson Charles, Chris Gayle, Tino Best, Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Denesh Ramdin, Andre Russell, Marlon Samuels, Sunil Narine, Ravi Rampaul, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Smith.