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Left-handed opening batsman Gautam Gambhir earned a recall to the Indian Test squad for the series against England , starting this summer, while the veteran left-arm fast bowler Zaheer Khan was left out due to a hamstring injury. Gambhir has been in an excellent form in this Ranji season and with his decent performance in the ongoing Indian Premier League has helped the 32-year-old to be included in an 18-man squad for the five-Test match series of England which starts in July. Eng: MSD (C), Vijay, Dhawan, Gambhir, Pujara, Virat, Rahane, Rohit, Jadeja, Ashwin, Bhuvi, Shami, Ishwar, Ishant, Binny, Aaron, Saha, Pankaj — BCCI (@BCCI) May 28, 2014 The Kolkata Knight Riders skipper, Gambhir has scored 4,021 runs along with nine centuries in 54 Tests for his country. India will arrive in England in the third week of June, will play two warm-up matches against the County clubs - Leicestershire and Derbyshire before the first Test starting at Trent Bridge on July 9. India S

English county Glamorgan have signed West Indies Twenty20 skipper Darren Sammy for part of their NatWest T20 Blast campaign. Sammy, 30, will feature in the first home match of Glamorgan's against Sussex on Friday, The all-rounder he will head home for the Caribbean Premier League , begins on July 11. GLAMMY SIGN SAMMY! West Indian all rounder @darrensammy88 has signed for Glamorgan. Details: http://t.co/J7elFYJjNm pic.twitter.com/aZPYkngxxC — Glamorgan Cricket (@GlamCricket) May 27, 2014 Glamorgan head coach Toby Radford said: "Darren is a top-quality T20 player and a fine addition to our dressing room, because he brings with him experience at the highest level." Sammy is delighted to be a part of T20 Blast, he reacted on Twitter, @GlamCricket So delighted for the opportunity to be part of #t20blast #sophiaGardens here I come. @TobyRadford1 U Ready — Darren Sammy (@darrensammy88) May 27, 2014 Former Windies Test captain has already announced his

Bangladesh Cricket Board have announced Sarwar Imran as the team's new assistant coach for the three-match ODI series against India next month on June 15. " We have appointed Imran bhai as assistant coach for the upcoming India series, " BCB chairman Akram Khan told ESPNcricinfo . " Since Hathurusingha arrives on June 10, Imran bhai will begin the training from Monday. He has been Bangladesh's coach previously. He will be with the team till the India series, and then we will take it from there. " Imran, who was the former head coach of the national side in 2000 and is thought to be a highly-regarded figure in Bangladesh cricket. India will arrive in Bangladesh on June 13 for the three-match ODI series, starting on June 15 followed by 17 and 19.

England captain Eoin Morgan has been disappointed with his team's bowling attack following the nine-run T20 defeat to Sri Lanka on Tuesday at the Oval. The world T20 champions, Sri Lanka made an impressive 183 runs in 20 overs. "Our bowling has let us down for quite a while," said Middlesex left-hander Morgan. "We either get up there with the chase and just fall short, or set a good score." The hosts have lost nine of their eleven Twenty20 this year. All-rounder Thisara Perera smashed a rapid 49 runs off 20 balls and was named Man of the Match . What Next: England to play their first of five one-day internationals matches against Sri Lanka on Thursday, May 22, 2014 at 1200 GMT.

The revamped T20 started last night, with Sussex ’s chase down against Surrey the pick of the night’s matches. As for last night, Sussex managed to hit consecutive boundaries with the last two balls to claim an unlikely win over Surrey. Jason Roy and Gary Wilson both hit 50’s as Surrey posted an imposing 171-7 from their 20 overs. Luke Wright smashed 56 in the reply, however when he was bowled by Thomas Curren, Sussex at 107-4 were behind the required run rate. Things got worse for the hosts when Kevin O’Brien claimed two wickets in two balls, meaning Sussex were 111-6! Chris Nash and Chris Jordan steadied the ship, however Sussex were left needing 16 of a final Jade Dernbach over to win the match. Dernbach got rid of Jordan, however it brought Yasri Arafat to the crease and he smashed the hosts home with back to back fours. Elsewhere Northants edged past Yorkshire by three wickets, with England under-19 wicket keeper Ben Duckett the star of the show.

England will be looking to put a nightmare winter behind them against Sri Lanka . The T20 series starts on Tuesday and the T20 World Champions are surprisingly outsiders for the match. Even without the brilliant pair of Kumar Sangakarra and Mahela Jayawardene, who have retired from the games shortest format, they have an excellent squad. Sri Lanka T20 squad:  Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Chaturanga de Silva, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Nuwan Kulasekara, Suranga Lakmal, Lasith Malinga (capt), Angelo Mathews, Ajantha Mendis, Kusal Perera, Thisara Perera, Seekkuge Prasanna, Ashan Priyanjan, Sachithra Senanayake, Lahiru Thirimanne (vice-capt), Kithuruwan Vithanage. As for England they will be without their usual T20 captain Stuart Broad who is injured, with Harry Gurney coming into replace him. Alex Hales will be hopeful of replicating his T20 World Cup form, in what was a rare plus point in a disappointing tournament. England T20 squad :  Eoin Morgan, Moeen Ali, Ian Bel

England have announced their limited-overs squads for the upcoming five ODIs series against Sri Lanka. Fast-medium bowler Tim Bresnan has been returned to the England's limited-overs squad following with a back injury. England play the only T20I and five ODIs against the World Twenty20 champions, starting at The Oval on May 20. Eoin Morgan to lead England Twenty20 side in favour of Stuart Broad, who is currently undergoing rehabilitation on his injured knee. England ODI squad : Alastair Cook, James Anderson, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Jos Buttler, Gary Ballance, Michael Carberry, Chris Jordan, Eoin Morgan, Harry Gurney, Joe Root, James Tredwell, Chris Woakes. England T20 squad : Eoin Morgan, Moeen Ali, Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Ian Bell, Jos Buttler, Harry Gurney, Alex Hales, Chris Jordan, Joe Root, Michael Carberry, James Tredwell, Chris Woakes.

The all-rounder Darren Sammy has announced his retirement from Test cricket after he was replaced as West Indies captain by wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin. The 29-year-old Ramdin would replace Sammy as captain of the Test side ahead of the home series against New Zealand , beginning on June 8 in Jamaica, the WICB confirmed on their official website . Ramdin has scored 2,235 runs in 56 Tests at an average of 27.25, along with four centuries. However, the 30-year-old Sammy, who made his debut in 2007 against England at Old Trafford will remain as West Indies Twenty20 captain and will continue to be involved in the ODIs.

England 's T20 captain Stuart Broad has been ruled out of the ODI series against Sri Lanka  after struggling with injury. The Nottinghamshire fast bowler has issues with his ongoing knee problem and the 27-year-old reportedly preparing to be fit for the Test series which begins on June 12 at Lord’s. " I’m just having a little bit of time to get my knee 100% right, " said Broad. "Hopefully I'll play the seven back-to-back Test matches and then the one-day series against India." Broad will also miss the match against Scotland in Aberdeen on Friday and five one-day internationals with Twenty20 match against Sri Lanka.

England right-handed batsman Alex Hales has joined Worcestershire on a month's loan from Nottinghamshire . COUNTY SIGN HALES ON LOAN AFTER MOEEN RETAINS ENGLAND PLACE http://t.co/5rtiJmHBF4 — Worcestershire CCC (@WorcsCCC) May 2, 2014 The 25-year-old, who became the first Briton to score a century in the Twenty20 format in March, will available for the club's three County Championship games as stand-in for Moeen Ali. The Director Steve Rhodes told the club's official website : " To lose a player of [Ali's] quality is a blow to the team, but to replace him with a loan player who is currently ranked as the number three T20 batsman in the world is a major coup for the club . "He is keen to show his abilities in the four day format and impress the national selectors." Hales has scored 956 runs at an average of 36.76 in 31 Twenty20 format for his country. His first-class debut was in 2008 and since then he has scored 3,428 runs at an average of