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England ODI captain Alastair Cook will lead the England team for the ICC World Cup 2015, which starts in February next year, according to The Daily Mail . The 29-year-old’s position as captain came under scrutiny after loosing the recent home ODI series against India. Cook has captained in 63 ODIs for his country - scoring 3,085 runs at an average of 37.62. England to visit Sri Lanka for a seven ODI match series in November before heading to Australia for a tri-series that includes India before the 2015 World Cup.

The draw for the 2015 Royal London One-Day Cup 50-over competition has been confirmed. GROUP A: Surrey, Derbyshire, Worcestershire, Yorkshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Durham. GROUP B : Kent, Hampshire, Sussex, Essex, Lancashire, Middlesex, Nottinghamshire, Warwickshire, Glamorgan. The format will remain the same, with each team playing eight group matches - four at home and four away - leading into a knockout stage.

The veteran all-rounder Shahid Afridi has been re-appointed captain of the Pakistan's Twenty20 squad until the 2016 World T20. The Pakistan Cricket Board announced. Shahid Afridi named captain of T20 Squad while Misbah retained as Test and ODI captain #PCB http://t.co/Y5W9QPkdpQ — PCB Official (@TheRealPCB) September 16, 2014 The 34-year-old has been chosen T20 Skipper for the second time, earlier he was sacked from the captaincy due to disciplinary issues with coach Waqar Younis and the PCB. "Whatever happened in the past is over and now I have started a new beginning,"  Afridi told reporters. "I will develop a fearless approach in the players and eradicate the fear of loss as a captain. This format is not for the chicken-hearted player." The 6 ft 0 inch star replaces Mohammad Hafeez, who stepped down in April following the ICC World T20 held in Bangladesh earlier this year.  Afridi also known as Boom Boom has scored 1112 runs in

South Africa's head coach Russell Domingo has been awarded with an extension on his contract for another year that will be valid until April 2016. The previous contract was due to expire in April 2015 but the 40-year-old will now stay on till 2016.  Domingo joined CSA in 2013 when Gary Kirsten left his coaching stint with the Proteas.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has suspended Pakistan spin maestro Saeed Ajmal from bowling in an international matches with immediate effect after his bowling action was found illegal. The right-arm spinner, who is currently number-one-ranked bowler in one-day international cricket, has taken 178 wickets in 35 Test matches at an average of 28.10 and 183 wickets in 111 ODI’s at 22.18 average. It has been deemed by the ICC that Ajmal’s action was found to be outside of the 15 degrees tolerance while he was being tested in Brisbane last month. A statement from the ICC said: "The player has been suspended from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect. "Saeed can apply a re-assessment after he has modified his bowling action in accordance with clause 2.4 of the Regulations for the Review of Bowlers Reported with Suspected Illegal Bowling Actions." The suspension of the 36-year-old off-spinner is a huge blow for Pakistan, as h

Cricket Australia have announced that Australian batsman George Bailey has quit the national Twenty20 captaincy in order to regain his Test place and to focus on the preparation of next year's World Cup. The 32-year-old has also made himself unavailable for the upcoming tour of the UAE for T20’s against Pakistan and at home three T20s against South Africa in November. The right-handed batsman announced his decision today in order to concentrate to improve his chances of playing more Test cricket. The Tasmanian, who led the Aussie in 27 games and won 13. He has played 28 Twenty20s for his country, scoring 470 runs at 26.11 average. However Bailey will be available to play for the Hobart Hurricanes as a skipper in the T20 Big Bash League and for Kings XI Punjab in IPL. Aaron Finch is likely to replace Bailey for the Twenty20 captaincy, reports The Sydney Morning Herald .

New Zealand coach Mike Hesson has extended his contract after signing on for further two years after 2015 World Cup. Head Coach Mike Hesson has extended his NZC contract two years post- @cricketworldcup : http://t.co/837NzSUZaw ^RI pic.twitter.com/UgQkopvcz0 — BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) September 3, 2014 The 39-year-old have been appointed in July 2012 after John Wright stepped aside. Hesson’s current contract was due to expire at the end of April 2015, but that has now been extended to the another two years until the end of April 2017. "It's a really exciting time for the sport with the World Cup at home," Hesson said , "our senior players performing well and a promising group of youngsters who are all fighting for World Cup spots." What’s next? New Zealand to play three match one-day international home series against South Africa, starting next month on October 21. The Black Caps are also set to announce team’s new batting coach

England have announced their 14-man squad for the one-off Twenty20 international against India at Edgbaston on 7 September.  The 24-year-old uncapped Surrey batsman Jason Roy has been included to the squad, who has an average of 48.35 and a strike rate of almost 160. Jason Roy has been called up for the NatWest T20 against India. Here he is in action for Surrey on Finals Day. http://t.co/TkgEfNSNvi — England Cricket (@ECB_cricket) August 31, 2014 Middlesex batsman Eoin Morgan will lead the side in the absence of regular T20 skipper Stuart Broad, who will have an surgery on his right knee later this week. England T20 Squad : Eoin Morgan (capt), Moeen Ali, Jos Buttler, Steven Finn, Harry Gurney, Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Alex Hales, Jason Roy, James Taylor, Chris Jordan, Joe Root, James Tredwell, Chris Woakes