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Afghanistan’ to play first bilateral series against West Indies in the first week of June. The series will include three ODIs and three T20Is, that will be played concurrently with the Champions Trophy, starting on June 1 in England.  "It will also be an important series for our side," Roland Holder, WICB Manager of Cricket Operations, said , "as they look to move up in the ICC World Rankings in the two formats, and continue their quest to qualify for the 2019 ICC World Cup in England and Wales.” All three T20s international will be held at Warner Park in St Kitts, from June 2. Whereas, all the ODIs, will be played at St Lucia, starting on June 9.

With the 2003 purchase of Chelsea, Roman Abramovich changed the finances in the English Premier League forever. He presided over a massive increase in spending that saw players switching teams for massively inflated fees and on wages that had never been seen before. This inflation has continued with the purchase of Manchester City by Sheikh Mansour in 2008. This has now culminated in the Chinese Super League spending what is seen as obscene amounts of money for players and paying wages in excess of £300,000 per week. It’s not just football that has seen massive increases in investment, after their exploits at the 2008 Olympic Games and the 2012 London Olympics cycling has had millions of pounds invested into it to create a sustainable and successful team. This has also been apparent in boxing in recent times, a resurgence of interest and rivalries along with up-and-comer Anthony Joshua has seen millions spent and invested in the sport. Cricket, one of the oldest sports played in th

West Indies batsman Jason Mohammed has been called up to the Twenty20 International squad for the first time for two of the four matches against Pakistan from March 26 in Barbados. The Trinidad quartet - Kieron Pollard, Sunil Narine, Lendl Simmons and Samuel Badree are all will make a return to the 16-man squad for the upcoming T20 international series against Pakistan. The remainder of the matches to be played in Trinidad and Tobago’s Queen’s Park Oval on March 30, April 1 and April 2. West Indies T20I squad: Samuel Badree, Carlos Brathwaite (capt), Jonathan Carter, Andre Fletcher, Jason Holder, Evin Lewis, Jason Mohammed, Sunil Narine, Veerasammy Permaul, Kieron Pollard, Rovman Powell, Marlon Samuels, Lendl Simmons, Jerome Taylor, Chadwick Walton, Keswick Williams

Leicestershire have signed New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman Luke Ronchi as a replacement overseas player for Sharjeel Khan, who was charged with corruption by the PCB. Ronchi, who has previously enjoyed spells with both county Warwickshire and Somerset, will instead join as the Foxes second overseas player for this season's Natwest T20. The 35-year-old explosive batsman, who has a strike rate of 141.89 in 114 T20 matches, is likely to be available in all 14 group games. "I am delighted to have signed with Leicestershire Foxes for the NatWest T20 Blast. I love playing county cricket and can't wait to get started with my new teammates," said the New Zealander. Ronchi has represented his nation in only four Tests and 71 ODI’s and 32 T20 internationals, and is looking forward to getting to work with English county.

Here is some good news for the Pakistani fans.!   Seven Pakistani players have been included into the upcoming season of the Caribbean Premier League 2017. 7 players drafted into the CPL: Sohail Tanveer: $160,000 (Guyana Amazon Warriors) Shoaib Malik: $110,000 (Barbados Tridents) Imad Wasim: $90,000 (Jamaica Tallawahs) Mohammad Sami: $70,000 (Jamaica Tallawahs) Shadab Khan: $30,000 (Trinbago Knight Riders) Wahab Riaz: $30,000 (Barbados Tridents) Kamran Akmal: $15,000 (St. Lucia Stars)

West Indies allrounder Dwayne Smith confirmed his retirement from international cricket on Wednesday. The 33-year-old, who is currently playing for Islamabad United in the ongoing Pakistan Super League, has announced the decision before the qualifying final game between Islamabad United and Karachi Kings at Sharjah. Smith was part of two World Cup squads in 2007 and 2015, where his last appearance for the national team came against UAE in Napier at the 2015 World Cup. He made his international debut during the tour of South Africa 2003-04, in Cape Town in January 2004. The Caribbean batsman scored 1560 runs at a strike rate of 92.69 in 105 ODIs. He also claimed 61 wickets in ODIs. Smith has been a well known cricketer on the T20 format, over the last couple of years, turning out to play in the Indian Premier League, the Caribbean Premier League, the Bangladesh Premier League and now the Pakistan Super League, as well as the NatWest Blast in England.