Cricket World 4 U http://www.cricketworld4u.com/ Mumbai Indians' Sachin gave a thumbs-up to Feroze Shah Kotla pitch currently serving a 1-year international ban ahead of IPL match. http://www.cricketworld4u.com/articles/sachin-tendulkar-certifies-kotla-pitch-3672.php Their IPL campaign already in tatters, Rajasthan Royals were dealt a body blow as their opener Graeme Smith has ruled himself out of IPL-3. http://www.cricketworld4u.com/articles/finger-injury-rules-smith-out-of-ipl-3671.php Zimbabwe Cricket on Tuesday confirmed the dates for the limited-overs tri-series against India and Sri Lanka. http://www.cricketworld4u.com/articles/zimbabwe-confirm-series-against-india-sl-3670.php Kallis and Uthappa hammered half-centuries to pull off a stunning chase as Royal Challengers thumped Kings XI by 8 wickets in the IPL encounter. http://www.cricketworld4u.com/articles/rcb-thrash-kings-xi-by-eight-wickets-3669.php Kings XI Punjab skipper Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and opted to bat against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League encounter at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Tuesday. http://www.cricketworld4u.com/articles/kings-xi-elect-to-bat-as-boucher-in-bang-3668.php England win the first Test against Bangladesh by 181 runs in Chittagong but are made to work hard by the hosts' lower order on the final day. http://www.cricketworld4u.com/articles/swann-guides-england-wins-1st-test-by-18-3667.php India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni now has Australian Michael Hussey breathing down his neck for the top slot in the ICC ODI rankings. http://www.cricketworld4u.com/articles/dhoni-retains-top-spot-in-odi-rankings-3666.php BCCI was counting its chickens well before a single ball was bowled in IPL-3, thanks to a scrum of brands rushing to cricket's greatest spectacle. http://www.cricketworld4u.com/articles/bcci-may-be-richer-by-rs-750-crore-3665.php Steven Smith has become the second youngest winner of the Steve Waugh Medal, and now is almost certain to make his Test debut against New Zealand. http://www.cricketworld4u.com/articles/smith-ready-to-debut-at-wellington-ponti-3664.php PCB continues to play musical chairs on the issue of captaincy as it remains unclear on whether to appoint a single person for all three formats of the game or to opt for separate skippers for Test and limited overs cricket. http://www.cricketworld4u.com/articles/pcb-still-in-two-minds-over-captaincy-is-3663.php A parliamentary panel on Monday made the stunning disclosure that some Pakistani cricketers were involved in match-fixing during the recent tour of Australia but declined to name the players involved. http://www.cricketworld4u.com/articles/yes-there-was-match-fixing-during-oz-tou-3662.php The country was celebrating Holi, and Wasim Akram had reached Kolkata just one day before. However, the Pakistani legend was in no mood to cool his heels, because Ishant Sharma and his spiralling Twenty20 form was high on his agenda. http://www.cricketworld4u.com/articles/ishant-sharma-finds-line-and-strength-ak-3661.php As the Ferozeshah Kotla is getting all set to host the high voltage match between Delhi Daredevils and the Mumbai Indians, its first IPL match this season on Wednesday, there seems to be fresh trouble erupting for the DDCA. http://www.cricketworld4u.com/articles/ddca-hosting-ipl-match-at-its-own-risk-3660.php Chief curator Venkat Sundaram flashed a smile after looking at the well-rolled Ferozeshah Kotla pitch for Delhi-Mumbai tie on Wednesday March 17. http://www.cricketworld4u.com/articles/all-eyes-on-kotla-pitch-ahead-of-the-del-3659.php If the weather forecast is to be believed, rain may play spoilsport in Tuesday's IPL match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings at Eden Gardens here. http://www.cricketworld4u.com/articles/rain-may-play-spoilsport-in-kkr-vs-csk-m-3658.php Furious Virender Sehwag helped Delhi Daredevils outplay Rajasthan Royals by six wickets in the sixth match of the IPL. http://www.cricketworld4u.com/articles/sehwags-fireworks-sets-up-easy-win-for-d-3657.php New Zealand has made only one change to the Test team that beat Bangladesh in February for the upcoming two matches against Australia with Central Districts veteran Mathew Sinclair replacing Neil Broom in the 13-man squad. http://www.cricketworld4u.com/articles/kiwis-call-on-sinclair-for-1st-aussies-t-3656.php Wicketkeeper Chris Hartley has been rewarded for his outstanding season with Queensland by being named the Sheffield Shield Player of the Series at the State Cricket Awards on Monday. http://www.cricketworld4u.com/articles/chris-hartley-gets-just-reward-3655.php Kolkata Knight Riders bowling armoury got a big boost with the arrival of their new New Zealand recruit Shane Bond. http://www.cricketworld4u.com/articles/bond-arrives-to-strengthen-kkr-bowling-3654.php New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori believes his team missed a ploy or two to get one across the Australians during the recently held Chappell-Hadlee ODI series. http://www.cricketworld4u.com/articles/vettori-rues-missed-chances-in-odis-3653.php