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India finally claimed a first victory on their tour of Australia courtesy of an eight-wicket success to ensure the two-game Twenty20 series ended 1-1.

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Matthew Wade is expected to earn a Test call-up for the tour of the West Indies in April after the national selector John Inverarity expressed his desire to have two wicketkeepers in the squad

New Zealand highlighted the gulf in international cricket when they bowled Zimbabwe out twice on Saturday to win the only test match of their tour at McLean Park in Napier by an innings and 301 runs.

Ireland have overlooked wicketkeeper-batsman Niall O’Brien for their tour of Kenya after he opted to play in the inaugural Bangladesh Premier League.

India are not embarrassed by their showing on the tour of Australia despite being soundly beaten in the first three tests and taking another hammering on the first day of the fourth, bowler Ravi Ashwin said on Tuesday.

India are not embarrassed by their showing on the tour of Australia despite being soundly beaten in the first three tests and taking another hammering on the first day of the fourth, bowler Ravi Ashwin said on Tuesday.

All-rounder Farveez Maharoof and left-arm paceman Chanaka Welegedara have been recalled to the Sri Lanka one-day side for the tour of Australia next month, returning to the side for the first time since June 2010.

Ishant Sharma’s average of 81 and strike-rate of 131.2 on India’s tour of Australia would have been more appropriate for a batsman, says G Unnikrishnan in the Deccan Herald. Unnikrishnan says Ishant has shown glimpses of promise, like during the tour of the West Indies in 2011, but has not sealed his role as the next leader of the Indian attack. But one point is lost between all these arguments – the role of bowling coach Eric Simons. Before the arrival of the South African, Ishant has taken 54 wickets…

Vusi Sibanda has been left out of Zimbabwe’s 16-man squad for the tour of New Zealand after choosing to reject a national team contract in favour of playing grade cricket in Australia.