Johannesburg: South Africa won the toss and decided to bat on the first day of the first Test against New Zealand at the Wanderers Stadium.
Durban: Jacques Kallis suffered his second disappointment in less than a week on Thursday when he was out of South Africa's squad to tour Zimbabwe.
Karachi:The International Cricket Council announced the umpires and match referees for the inaugural Twenty20 world championships, excluding five involved in April's shambolic World Cup final.
Dhaka:Bangladesh have dropped former captain Habibul Bashar and opener Shahriar Nafees for the one-day series against Sri Lanka later this month, the Bangladesh Cricket Board said on Thursday.
London:England's new one-day captain Paul Collingwood warned West Indies and India on Friday to expect a more aggressive opponent when they face his side over the next three months.
Kolkata:Known for his straight talk, Kapil Dev today said Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly were dropped from the ODI squad and 'rested' was a term merely to camouflage it.
Mumbai:Former President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Raj Singh Dungarpur on Tuesday said he would issue a statement to clear the air following the allegations made by former India captain Krishnamachari Srikkanth (Chika) that he had targeted the senior cricketers before Indo-Pak series in 1989.
Gros Islet (St Lucia):England's Andrew Flintoff was sacked as World Cup vice-captain and dropped for their Group C game against Canada on Sunday after a late-night drinking session.
Mumbai:Indian batsman Virender Sehwag and paceman Munaf Patel have been recalled while Ramesh Powar, Suresh Raina and Gautam Gambhir were left out from the 15-member squad for the first two one-dayers of the four-game series against Sri Lanka.
Sydney: Still aspiring to make a comeback, former Australian ODI specialist Michael Bevan says he is continuing to play domestic cricket in the hope that the selectors will recall him for next year's World Cup.
