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Pakistan will play three Tests, five one-day internationals and two Twenty20 games against Sri Lanka. Pakistan against Sri Lanka Tour Schedule:  June 1: 1st Twenty20, Hambantota June 3: 2nd Twenty20, Hambantota June 7: 1st ODI, Pallekele June 9: 2nd ODI, Pallekele June 13: 3rd ODI, Colombo June 16: 4th ODI, Colombo June 18: 5th ODI, Colombo June 22-26: 1st Test, Galle June 30-July 4: 2nd Test, Colombo July 8-12: 3rd Test, Pallekele.

The Australian allrounder, Mitchell Johnson has been ruled out of IPL 2012 as he has not yet recovered from his big toe surgery. In the February player auction, Mumbai Indians bought him by $300,000. Earlier at this month, Durham signed Johnson for the 2012 Friends Life t20 competition.

Wicket-keeper Denesh Ramdin and batsman Marlon Samuels has been included for the three-Test tour of England starting from next month. West Indies squad for England tour : Darren Sammy (captain), Adrian Barath, Kirk Edwards (vice-captain), Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Darren Bravo, Fidel Edwards, Narsingh Deonarine, Kieran Powell, Assad Fudadin, Kemar Roach, Shannon Gabriel, Ravi Rampaul, Denesh Ramdin, Marlon Samuels and Shane Shillingford.  

Misbah-ul-Haq , Pakistan skipper has said that he has no intentions of stepping down as captaincy and he wants to lead the team in every formats of the game, including the Twenty20 World Cup in Sri Lanka later on this year. Misbah said, " I don't want to confine myself to only playing Test matches. I know I am good enough for all three formats and I am looking forward to leading Pakistan in Twenty20 World Cup. " Misbah comments over IPL , " It is a big event and there is quality cricket being played in the IPL. Every player wants to be part of the IPL. Unfortunately we are not part of it but that is not our fault and neither can we do anything about it. But definitely we would love the opportunity to play in the IPL and show our calibre to the world. "

Pakistan's all-rounder Abdul Razzaq will play in English county for Leicestershire at this season. Razzaq will join Leicestershire in next week for the English Twenty20 championship. Razzaq said, " It is disappointing that I am constantly being ignored by the selectors and the Board. No one has called me for any fitness tests or nets. " So far, Razzaq has played 46 Tests and 265 ODIs games besides 26 Twenty20 matches.

West indies batsman, Shivnarine Chanderpaul has become the 10th batsman to pass 10,000 runs in Test matches. He reached the milestone on the third Test against Australia in Dominica at Windsor Park.

Canada's coach, Michael Dighton has resigned after being a wonderful tenure for eight months. Vimal Hardat , The Vice president of Cricket Canada said " He was disappointed to lose a coach with the calibre of Dighton and thank him for his contribution to Cricket Canada. We wish him all the best in the future. "

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has no intention of ending his Test career and he is looking forward to taking on South Africa later in this year. Ponting stated that his “ love for the game and passion and desire to play and be successful hasn't changed. I've still got a few things I want to achieve and a few games of cricket I want to be a part of and win for Australia. As long as I feel I can play a role winning games of cricket for Australia I'll continue to do it. I'm enjoying it as much as ever and probably working harder than ever on my game. ”

The Somerset captain, Marcus Trescothick , will out for a minimum of six or seven weeks from cricket due to the injury he sustained match against Nottinghamshire in the County Championship. Trescothick will undergo surgery of his right ankle. In the absence of Marcus Trescothick, James Hildreth will captain Somerset.

Pakistan's left-arm fast bowler, Junaid Khan has received a no-objection certificate from PCB, and made a return to Lancashire for Friends Life t20. The PCB has given NOC to the bowler just for the Friends Life Twenty20 tournament. The Lancashire head coach, Peter Moores said, " Junaid showed last season his ability to win a game from almost any situation. His strength at bowling in Powerplays and at the end of the innings in one-day cricket adds another dimension to the squad and it will be great to have him back. "