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New Zealand’s Chris Martin has backed fellow seamer Tim Southee to become “one of the finest” bowlers to play for the country

Ijaz Butt, the PCB chairman, has said that the spot-fixing controversy that resulted in bans imposed on three leading Pakistan players has been the biggest disappointment of his tenure

PCB chairman Ijaz Butt has ruled out Shahid Afridi’s chances to captain Pakistan in the future, though he left a window open for him to return to the side as a player

Aimee Watkins, the New Zealand captain, has retired from all forms of cricket

Sri Lanka Cricket has admitted that India’s decision to withdraw its players from the Sri Lanka Premier League effectively pulled the plug on the tournament

Sussex moved back into contention for a place in the quarter-finals of the Friends Life t20 with a four-wicket win over Glamorgan at Hove

Surrey moved to fourth in the Friends Life t20 South Group and inflicted an 11th defeat on basement side Middlesex after clinching a nine-run success at Lord’s

The PCB has said that it will respond to the recommendations and suggestions made by the ICC’s Pakistan Task Team (PTT) within ten days

The PCB will bring in central contracts for regional players in the Quaid-e-Azam trophy from next season, reviving a concept that began under the administration of Nasim Ashraf

The Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) has been postponed to August 2012 after facing a series of problems including the withdrawal of Indian players from the picture