Lahore: Fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar Friday refused to accept a special retainer from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), saying he played because he loved the game and his country, not the money."Central contracts are not an issue because I play for
Sydney: Australia's cricketers who test positive for drugs could lose their contracts or be banned from international, domestic or club selection for up to three years under new penalties announced Friday.
New Delhi: Ace Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan and skipper Mahela Jayawardene have signed up for the new Twenty20 league in India next year, the cricket board said Monday.
London: Somerset captain Justin Langer is set to sign a contract for the 2008 season with the county this week.
Nairobi:Veteran Kenyan opener-cum-wicketkeeper Kennedy Otieno said he was returning to Australia after he failed to receive a contract from Cricket Kenya.
London:Left-arm spinner Nayan Doshi has left Surrey in a bid to find more first-team opportunities. The 28-year-old Nottingham-born player has been at The Brit Oval since 2004 but has decided to terminate his contract.
London:Former Pakistan coach Richard Pybus resigned from his position as first team coach at English county Middlesex here with immediate effect.
Sydney:Former Australian all-rounder Tom Moody is in no mood to renew his contract as the coach of the Sri Lankan national side and is all set to take up the coaching job of his native Western Australia team.
Sydney:In what appear as one of the biggest contract shake-ups in the history of Australian cricket, the Cricket Australia (CA) has decided to replace one-third of the players in their newly made 25-man contract list to be finalised within three weeks, apart from announcing a pay perfomance bonus to each member of the World Cup squad if they emerge as World Champions for the third consecutive time.
Mumbai:The decision on whether Greg Chappell continues to stay in India by being involved in the game here would be known in a month's time as he has been given 30 days to decide on continuing his association with Indian cricket as a consultant or director of the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore.
