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New Zealand fast bowler Adam Milne has signed the Division Two side Kent for the NatWest T20 Blast and he will also be available for the County Championship, which takes place in July and August. The 25-year-old, who recently played his first ODI in more than a year, against Ireland - will join Kent for T20 stint after the conclusion of Champions Trophy. Milne has been recalled to Black Caps’s squad for the Champions Trophy following his injury which sidelined him from all forms of cricket for almost a year. "I'm delighted to be joining Kent and working with such a talented squad pushing for promotion," he said . "The County Championship is one of the best first-class competitions in the world and I'm looking forward to getting stuck in and taking some wickets. I also can't wait to experience the atmosphere at The Spitfire Ground in the NatWest T20 Blast." Milne has played 34 one-day internationals and has claimed 67 wickets in 18 T20Is at a ...

The Kings XI Punjab all-rounder Marcus Stoinis has been ruled out of the rest of the season with a shoulder injury. The Australia international, who has made three ODIs appearances for his country, reportedly injured his shoulder in a practice session before the Punjab franchise's game against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Friday. The 27-year-old, who is a part of Australia's 15-man squad for the ICC Champions Trophy to be played in England in June 2017. He has only a few weeks left to recover form his shoulder injury before he travels to England as part of Champions Trophy squad. Australia to play their first match against New Zealand at Edgbaston on 2nd June. Stoinis picked up only two wickets in five matches for Kings XI in IPL 10.

New Zealand seamer Tim Southee has joined Middlesex for the English county's Twenty20 Blast campaign. The 28-year-old, who is currently representing Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League, will be available in early July and is scheduled to be played for 13 of their 14 group matches, also the knockout stages if required. He previously represented Essex in 2011, when he claimed 22 wickets during the Friends Life t20. Overall, the right-arm fast bowler has taken 139 T20 wickets with an economy of 8.26. "Tim is one of the leading fast bowlers in the world. He has plenty of experience in T20 cricket and looks to bowl in the periods where we feel we could be better,” Middlesex managing director Angus Fraser said. Southee has played 57 Tests, 116 ODIs and 39 Twenty20 internationals.

Zimbabwe to tour Netherlands to play three ODI matches, that are scheduled to be played on June 20, 22 and 24.   "We are pleased to confirm Zimbabwe will be touring the Netherlands as part of a potentially exciting and competitive five-game programme that will also see us visiting Scotland for two of the matches," ZC managing director Wilfred Mukondiwa said.  "While the tour will give our boys the much-needed game time and a feel of unfamiliar conditions, it will also go a long way in preparing our team for the tougher series away to Sri Lanka." Both nations have played each other on two occasions in ODIs or T20Is. Zimbabwe are currently sit 11th in the ODI rankings table, one place ahead of Ireland.

The tenth season of the mega rich T20 format tournament “Indian Premier League” kicks off with the opening ceremony in Hyderabad. Over the decade, the fans around the world have witnessed some really stunning and star-studded opening ceremonies but this year’s something was missing..! The stage was occupied by various celebs along with Bollywood actress Amy Jackson who danced to few songs before the ceremony was winded up. Here is how Twitter reacts to the opening ceremony of IPL 2017: From Enrique to Pitbull, Priyanka and Deepika to Amy Jackson. IPL opening ceremony's standard is lowering more than its matches. — LOLendra Singh (@LOLendraSingh) April 5, 2017 #IPLOpeningCeremony is always the worst part about the whole season. 😢 — Anurag (@raag15anu) April 5, 2017 Teacher: Tell me a synonym for Disappointment Student: #IPLOpeningCeremony — Sand-d Singh (@Sand_In_Deed) April 5, 2017 Witnessing the worst #IPLOpeningCeremony ever Not pl...

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)