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Lancashire have signed England's right-handed batsman-wicketkeeper Jos Buttler from Somerset . The 23-year-old, Buttler leave Somerset to pursue more opportunities as a wicketkeeper-batsman at Lancashire. As a wicketkeeper the first choice of Somerset is Craig Kieswetter and with lesser opportunities on his way, Buttler made a swoop to Lancashire. Buttler said  " They have a strong squad and are very ambitious to build on this season's achievement. The club has an exceptional coaching staff which will help me to continue to develop as a keeper batsman. " Buttler made made ODI debut in February 2012 and has played 19 games since then. In just 25 T20Is, Buttler has scored 286 runs.

India's all-rounder, Yuvraj Singh has made a comeback to Twenty20 and first three ODIs squad for the home series against Australia , starting from 10-October-2013. The 31-year-old, Yuvraj played his last ODI against England in Dharamsala, January 2013. The seam-bowlers Shami and Unadkat have been retained. Mahendra Singh Dhoni will lead the side for the entire home series against Australia. India squad : MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Suresh Raina, R Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Amit Mishra, Vinay Kumar, Ambati Rayudu, Mohammed Shami and Jaydev Unadkat

Pakistan Right-handed batsman, Misbah-ul-Haq has been retained as skipper for the test series against South Africa in next month, announced by the Pakistan Cricket Board on Thursday, The complete test squad for the series will be announced later. The 23-year-old, Umar Amin will lead Pakistan A for three-day warmup game against the Proteas. The two tests to be played in Abu Dhabi from Oct. 14-18, and in Dubai the following week. After that five ODI's and two Twenty20s internationals to be played between both of them. Pakistan A: Umar Amin (captain), Shaan Masood, Ehsan Adil, Ahmad Jamal, Akber-ur-Rehman, Ahmed Shehzad, Azhar Ali, Faisal Iqbal, Asad Shafiq, Usman Qadir, Yasir Shah, Sohaib Maqsood, Aizaz Cheema, Imran Khan, Mohammad Rizwan. Pakistan Probables: Khurram Manzoor, Sohaib Maqsood, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Faisal Iqbal, Adnan Akmal, Abdul Rehman, Usman Qadir, Junaid Khan, Rahat Ali, Wahab Riaz, Ahmed Shahzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Azhar Ali, Umar Amin, Asad Sha

New Zealand international Kane Williamson, 23, has signed Yorkshire for the 2014 season. previously Kane who joined Yorkshire in august  for the last five games of the County Championship . The director of Yorkshire's cricket, Martyn Moxon said, " It is great news to have Kane on board for next season, He has settled in well and is a popular member of the dressing room. We have seen him excel in four-day cricket in the short time he has been with us and I have no doubt that he will be a tremendous asset in all forms of the game next season. " "For a young man, he has already gained a massive amount of experience playing at the highest level against the best teams in the world. He should be available for the majority of next season and play his part in our efforts to be successful and competitive in all forms of the game."

Yorkshire's batsman Gary Ballance, has been selected in England's squad for Ashes in Australia . Monty Panesar has been selected as back-up spinner to Graeme Swann. England squad : Alastair Cook (Essex, capt), Matt Prior (Sussex, vice-captain), James Anderson (Lancashire), Jonny Bairstow, Gary Ballance (both Yorkshire), Ian Bell (Warwickshire), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Michael Carberry (Hampshire), Steven Finn (Middlesex), Monty Panesar (Essex), Kevin Pietersen (Surrey), Boyd Rankin (Warwickshire), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Ben Stokes (Durham), Graeme Swann (Nottinghamshire), Chris Tremlett (Surrey), Jonathan Trott (Warwickshire)

Australian wicketkeeper Matthew Wade has been ruled out from Australia's ODI 14-man squad in favour of Brad Haddin for the upcoming tour of India . Xavier Doherty has been included in place of Fawad Ahmed . The national selector, John Inverarity , said: " After a long tour Michael Clarke's back condition has flared up again and he has been selected subject to fitness, He has returned to Australia for further assessment and the national selection panel hopes that it will improve in time for the Indian tour. " Australia squad : Shane Watson, Aaron Finch, George Bailey (vice-capt), Adam Voges, Phillip Hughes, Michael Clarke (capt), Moises Henriques, Glenn Maxwell, Brad Haddin (wk), Mitchell Johnson, James Faulkner, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Clint McKay, Xavier Doherty.

Durham clinched their third County Championship in six years with an eight-wicket victory over Nottinghamshire on Thursday. The third day's morning session was washed out with the rain but after the lunch when play resumed,the hosts just needed 62 more runs to win the title. Durham captain and the former England batsman Paul Collingwood produced great players in their side. They were also without their coach Geoff Cook after he suffered a heart attack.

South Africa batsman Jacques Rudolph has signed a two-year deal with County club Glamorgan . Left-handed batsman Rudolph is the one of the most experienced player in international and county cricket and he is set to replace Marcus North for 2014 and 2015 county season. The 32-year-old Rudolph spent his last season with Surrey and with Yorkshire from 2007 to 2011. Rudolph said: " I'm delighted to be joining Glamorgan on a two-year deal. I enjoyed my time playing for Yorkshire so I'm looking forward to the challenge at Glamorgan and hopefully enjoying similar success. "

India's medium-pacer Irfan Pathan has been ruled out for almost six weeks with a rib injury. Irfan had been a part of India A squad for the ongoing ODI series against West Indies A. " It was a recent injury, it happened when I was bowling in Bangalore [the venue of India A one-day matches], " he told to media. " Should be back on the field in around 6 weeks. I understand a few fans are disappointed, so am I. But don't worry #faith, " he tweeted.

There is a bad news for Perth Scorchers fans out there, Fast bowler Alfonso Thomas will not be available for the Champions League as Somerset from the county have chosen to retain him for the ongoing season. Shaun Marsh has also been ruled out of the Champions League due to recently pulled up with a hamstring injury. Fast bowler Joe Mennie from South Australia will replace Alfonso Thomas, whereas Marcus North will replace Shaun Marsh. " It is obviously disappointing not to have Alfonso available, " Ben Oliver, the general manager of cricket operations for Perth Scorchers, said. " However, it is not unexpected and is part of the landscape of Twenty20 cricket. "In saying this, it is a great opportunity for Joe, who is a talented young bowler who performed well for us in last year's CLT20 tournament. Marcus is a proven performer at international level and we welcome his experience back into the side. "He was unlucky to miss initial selection in t

A left-handed batsman Anton Devcich has been added in New Zealand 's ODI and T20 squad to tour Bangladesh .  The 27-year-old is the only uncapped player in the NZ squad for the three ODI's and one-off Twenty20 international. While Martin Guptill has been ruled out due to a broken finger. "Anton showed very good signs against England last season for New Zealand A and has transitioned from a middle order batsman to an aggressive top order player," Edgar said. "He is also an outstanding fielder with the ability to contribute as a left arm spin bowling option which will be useful in the sub-continent. "Adam [Milne] returns to the team after a number of injury concerns and he offers the squad genuine pace. We've been impressed with his rhythm and pace on the New Zealand A tour of India." NZ Squad : Brendon McCullum (capt), Corey Anderson, Mitchell McClenaghan, Nathan McCullum, Hamish Rutherford, Tim Southee, Anton Devcich, Grant Elliott, Kyle

India's fast bowler Sreesanth has been handed a life ban by the BCCI for spotfixing during IPL 2013 . Sreesanth tweeted just after the news of his ban, "surprising". "Been tracking the news channels... Me getting a life ban??!! Very surprising," he said.

Graeme Smith is all-set to lead South Africa in the Test series against Pakistan in the UAE, starting on October 14. Smith said: " I'm feeling on track and I feel I will be there on the tour. " Fast Bowler  Dale Steyn has been added to the squad after recovering from his injury problem. T20 squad would be announced after the Champions League T20 Cricket tournament. South Africa to play two Tests, followed by five ODIs and two T20s. Test squad Graeme Smith (capt), Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Dean Elgar, Imran Tahir, Jacques Kallis, Rory Kleinveldt, Morne Morkel, Alviro Petersen, Robin Peterson, Vernon Philander, Dale Steyn, Thami Tsolekile ODI squad AB de Villiers (capt), Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock, JP Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Imran Tahir, Ryan McLaren, David Miller, Morne Morkel, Wayne Parnell, Robin Peterson, Vernon Philander, Graeme Smith, Dale Steyn, Lonwabo Tsotsobe

Indian pacer Zaheer Khan is heading to Cape Town to work with former India coach Gary Kirsten to improve his cricketing skills in his quest to return to international cricket. Zaheer, already spent almost six weeks in France with Yuvraj singh to get back in shape. According to the reports, he will be working on his fielding and bowling in cape town.

New Zealand have announced 15-man Test squad for upcoming Tour to Bangladesh . Two uncapped players spinner Ish Sodhi and all-rounder Corey Anderson has been included  to the squad. Whereas, Opening batsman Guptill has ruled out with an ankle injury, while Vettori will miss the entire season after undergoing an operation on a recurring Achilles tendon problem that threatens to end his 16-year international career. The two-test match series will be held in Chittagong from October 9-13 and Dhaka from October 21-25. Test squad : Brendon McCullum (Capt.), Corey Anderson, Dean Brownlie, Peter Fulton, Trent Boult, Doug Bracewell, Hamish Rutherford, Ish Sodhi, Ross Taylor, Neil Wagner, Tom Latham, Bruce Martin, Mark Gillespie, BJ Watling, Kane Williamson.

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Former Coach of Indian cricket team, Gary Kirsten has signed Delhi Daredevils as a head coach. IPL franchise tweeted, "The #DelhiDaredevils is delighted to welcome @Gary_Kirsten as Head Coach. He will work with Team Mentor TA Sekar and Eric Simons, @Gary_Kirsten says the decision to join #delhidaredevils was an easy one. It will be his first experience with an @IPL team." In 11-year of his career, He played 101 Tests and took retirement in 2004. In December 2007, he was named India coach. 

Australian Spin bowler Fawad Ahmed has refused to wear a beer company logo on his shirt because of his Muslim faith. Ahmed was picked for Australia's ODI series in England after he made his debut in the Twenty20 series last week. Cricket Australia's operations manager Mike McKenna says CA was "respectful of Fawad's personal beliefs" and agreed to his request to wear an unbranded shirt

Australia's Left-handed batsman David Warner has been dropped from ODIs squad against Scotland and England , while Left arm fast bowler Mitchell Starc will return to Home. The Australia coach Darren Lehmann said, " David has been left out of the Australian ODI squad for this tour purely due to his recent lack of form in this format, By his own admission, David would acknowledge that unfortunately he hasn't scored the weight of runs that he would like recently in one-day cricket for his country. " Squad : Michael Clarke (capt), George Bailey, James Faulkner, Aaron Finch, Fawad Ahmed, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Mitchell Johnson, Shaun Marsh, Josh Hazlewood, Phillip Hughes, Adam Voges, Matthew Wade (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Clint McKay, Shane Watson.

India will tour New Zealand in mid-January 2014 for two Tests and five ODIs. India in New Zealand 2014 Schedule 1st ODI - January 19 2nd ODI - January 22 3rd ODI - January 25 4th ODI - January 28 5th ODI - January 31 Warm-up match - February 2-3 1st Test - February 6-10 2nd Test - February 14-18

India's visit to England has been confirmed with five Tests, five ODIs and one T20 to be held over just 42 days. The tour will start from June 23 to September 8. India to play two Tour match of three-day against Leicestershire and Derbyshire . ECB chief executive David Collier said, "We anticipate significant demand for tickets both for the Investec Test series, and for the One-Day International series which will be the first encounter between these two countries in the 50-Over format since India's triumph in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy competition at Edgbaston earlier this year." India in England 2014 Schedule Tour match v Leicestershire - June 26-28, Leicester Tour match v Derbyshire - July 1-3, Derby 1st Test - July 9-13, Trent Bridge 2nd Test - July 17-21, Lord's 3rd Test - July 27-31, Ageas Bowl (Venue to be confirmed after final inspection) 4th Test - August 7-11, Old Trafford 5th Test - August 15-19, The Oval 50-over match