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Tamim Iqbal, the Bangladesh batsman, will get his first taste of county cricket after signing for Nottinghamshire as a short-term replacement for David Hussey

Shoaib Akhtar, the retired Pakistan fast bowler, has pulled out of the Sri Lanka Premier League, a domestic Twenty20 tournament in July-August, because of personal reasons

Shoaib Akhtar, the retired Pakistan fast bowler, has pulled out of the Sri Lanka Premier League, a domestic Twenty20 tournament in July-August, because of personal reasons

Adrian Barath, who was recalled to the national side for the final ODI against India, wants to forge a successful partnership with fellow opener Lendl Simmons

An all-round show from Australia helped them win the third and final ODI in Brisbane by 19 runs and seal the Rose Bowl series 4-2

Stuart Clark, the Sydney Sixers general manager, has said it will be difficult for some Test players to take part in the expanded Twenty20 Big Bash League

Shahid Afridi and the PCB may have reached a kind of compromise, but the issue of Afridi’s international future is still shrouded in doubt

Chris Gayle is highly unlikely to play for West Indies in the Test series against India and is real danger of not playing for West Indies in the near future

Canada will take on defending champions Afghanistan in the opening game for both teams in the 2011-13 ICC Intercontinental Cup

Trevor Bayliss has been snapped up by the Sydney Sixers after being overlooked for the job as coach of New South Wales