LONDON : England pace bowler Ryan Sidebottom will have to prove his fitness before being given the chance to earn one million dollars (500,000 pounds) in the winner-takes-all Stanford Twenty20 clash in November.
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Dubai:India wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni can climb up to third place in the LG ICC Player Rankings for ODI batsmen if he produces some solid performances during the Afro-Asian Cup series in Bangalore and Chennai this week.
More imagesSt John's, Antigua:Kevin Pietersen may have once disdainfully reverse-swept Muttiah Muralitharan for six but that hasn't lessened the England batsman's respect for the Sri Lankan spin wizard.
More imagesGeorgetown, Guyana:South Africa skipper Graeme Smith has said his team are well-equipped to deal with Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan in their World Cup Super Eights game here on Wednesday.
Auckland:Sri Lanka crushed New Zealand by 189 runs in their One-day cricket international here. New Zealand crashed to be all out for 73 in 26.
Karachi:Pakistan paceman Shabbir Ahmed said he was looking forward to playing for his country again after the International Cricket Council lifted a ban on him for his suspect action.
Kolkata:Pakistani bowling great Wasim Akram said inexperienced bowling attack, in the absence of Laxmipathi Balaji and Zaheer Khan, could pose problems for India in the Champions Trophy.
Lahore:Fast bowler Mohammad Asif and all-rounder Rana Naved-ul-Hasan will rejoin the beleagured Pakistan team for the fourth and final Test against England.
Sydney:Champion leg-spin bowler Shane Warne has queried the timing of the Australian cricket team's pre-Ashes training camp in outback Queensland later this month which conflicts with his commitments with English county Hampshire.
