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The BCCI has refused to change its stance on preventing Indian players from taking part in the SLPL, despite SLC offering bank guarantees to safeguard the Indian players’ contracts

Sachin Tendulkar’s decision to not tour the West Indies has made him concede the top spot in the ICC Test rankings for batsmen to Jacques Kallis, as he has lost ratings points for missing the first Test in Kingston

The Decision Review System (DRS) is likely to be the focal point at the ICC’s five-day long annual conference that begins on Sunday in Hong Kong

Ian Blackwell has signed a two year extension to his playing contract with Durham

Essex allrounder Graham Napier has signed a new one-year contract with Essex that will keep him at the club until the end of the 2012 season

Reece Topley has been included in an England Under-19 squad for the first time, and is part of a 14-man group to play seven Youth ODIs against South Africa this summer

Sarfraz Nawaz, the former Pakistan fast bowler, has said that there is plenty of fast bowling talent in Pakistan

The ICC has decided to scrap its Under-19 World Cup qualifying tournament

Rahul Dravid, India’s batting hero in their victory in the first Test against West Indies, has come out in support of the young talent breaking into the national team

MS Dhoni, the India captain, has said that the young batsmen are learning to adapt to the different conditions and trying to improve their art of dealing with short deliveries and extra bounce