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The Indian government has recommended Sachin Tendulkar’s name for nomination to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament

Shivnarine Chanderpaul has become the 10th batsman and the second West Indian to pass 10,000 runs in Test matches, reaching the mark on the fourth day of the third Test against Australia at Windsor Park in Dominica

Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Test cricket’s latest 10,000-run man, is providing incalculable value to a young West Indies team by the example he sets in training and at the batting crease, Darren Bravo has said

Jonathan Trott and Varun Chopra both hit hundreds as Division One leaders Warwickshire had the better of day one at Sussex

Part-time spinner Liam Dawson took three late wickets to undo Leicestershire’s good start on a rain-affected day

Cameron White’s familiar, muscular straight hits finally made a reappearance as he powered Chargers to a competitive 177 for 4

With the England selectors in the stands, Nottinghamshire’s top order, including Alex Hales, James Taylor and Samit Patel, again failed to convince

Mohammad Yousuf, the Pakistan batsman, has said that he’s still passionate about playing cricket and would relish the chance to play Test cricket again

On the ground where they secured their first outright championship title since 1934 just seven months ago, Lancashire enjoyed their best day of a season that has taken some time to flicker into life.

The second new ball coupled with some poor shot selection prompted a fairly abrupt end to the Yorkshire innings as the visitors succumbed for 247 in Canterbury.