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The world’s No.1 allrounder and bowler, Australia’s Shelley Nitschke, has announced her retirement from international cricket

South Africa A’s late strikes helped them to a 17-run win against Zimbabwe XI in Harare, and put them in Friday’s final against Australia A

Jacques Rudolph has rejoined Yorkshire as an overseas player for the remainder of the 2011 season

Former West Indies fast bowler and noted commentator Michael Holding has backed the use of technology in umpiring decisions, though he believes ball-tracking should be done away with since it is inaccurate

Lance Cairns, recently axed as a New Zealand selector, has been appointed director of coaching at the Marist-Harewood club and St Bede’s College in Christchurch

The India-Pakistan series scheduled for 2012 in the new Future Tours Programme (FTP) faces an uncertain future with the PCB awaiting word from the BCCI on whether the Indian government will grant clearance to the tour

Mehul Shah, one of the co-owners of Kochi Tuskers Kerala, has denied reports that the IPL franchise is up for sale after a disappointing first season

India made good use of their first opportunity to bowl first in the series, removing three top-order wickets before steady rain blighted a promising start under clear skies and in bright sunshine

Rod Marsh has taken an interest in helping to lift Australian cricket out of its present rut, approaching administrators to discuss the possibility of joining the national selection panel.

PCB COO Subhan Ahmed has said that the board wanted to send a strong message by putting in a bid to host an ICC event in 2018