Pakistan to name T20 World Cup squad on Monday

Pakistan’s national selection committee, being headed by its new chairman Mohsin Khan, will be meeting today to announce the 15-member squad for the Twenty20 World Cup to be held in the West Indies later this year.

India to finish season as No. 2 ODI team

The Indian cricket team will finish the 2009-10 season as the number two ranked side in one-day cricket, behind Australia, and will receive USD 75,000 for this achievement, ICC confirmed on Sunday.

Murli to retire at the end of World Cup 2011

The highest wicket taker in test match cricket, Muttiah Muralitharan, said on Wednesday that he is planning to retire from test cricket at the end of this year and from all forms of international cricket after the World Cup scheduled for next March.

Lee included in Australia’s World T20 probables

Injury-hit speedster Brett Lee, who recently retired from Test cricket, was on Friday picked in Australia’s 30-member preliminary squad for the April-May ICC World Twenty20 Championship in the West Indies.

Irfan Pathan not included in 30 probables for T20 World Cup

All-rounder Irfan Pathan, who is suffering from a back injury, hasn’t found a place in the 30-member probables list announced for the Twenty20 World Cup to be held in the West Indies from April 30.

T20 World Cup probables to be announced on Friday

The preliminary list of 30 Indian players for the forthcoming ICC World Twenty20 Championships in the West Indies would be announced by the national selection panel headed by Krishnamachari Srikkanth in Chennai on February 26.

New Zealand, Australia on standby for 2011 World Cup

Australia and New Zealand, scheduled to host the 2015 World Cup, are believed to be part of ICC’s contingency plan to host the 2011 World Cup, if the tournament needs to be shifted out of the sub-continent due to security threats.

Dhoni regains top spot in ODI rankings

Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has regained the number one ranking in the Reliance Mobile ICC Players Rankings for ODI batsmen as his battle for the top spot with Australia’s Michael Hussey continues.

Sehwag replaces Gambhir as No. 1 test batsman

Swashbuckling Indian opener Virender Sehwag has replaced his Delhi and India teammate Gautam Gambhir at the top of the ICC Test rankings after cracking two centuries in the recently concluded test series against South Africa.

India wins ICC Championships Mace ending 7-yr Aussie run

India retained their number one test ranking on Thursday after completing a thrilling victory over South Africa in the second and final test of the series in Kolkata which put an end to Australia’s seven-year run of finishing on the top spot at the annual cut-off date.

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