Twenty20 Champions League confirmed

Source: cricinfo.com

Domestic Twenty20 finalists from England, Australia, South Africa and the IPL will be taking part in the inaugural Champions League tournament which will take place over a 10-day period in late September and early October with $5million on offer for the winners.

Thrilled with Joy

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'high-tech' trousers for Kiwis before 3rd test

New Zealand are set to try out high-tech bowlers' trousers, specially designed to put shine on the ball, for the third Test against England at Trent Bridge.

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Bangladesh tri-series 2008

Its India Vs Pakistan Vs Bangladesh

India squad:
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt & wk), Yuvraj Singh, Robin Uthappa, Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan, Sreesanth, Ishant Sharma, Praveen Kumar, RP Singh, Piyush Chawla, Pragyan Ojha.
Bangladesh Tri-Series, 2008

Pakistan squad:
Shoaib Malik (capt), Salman Butt, Nasir Jamshed, Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf, Misbah-ul-Haq, Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal (wk), Mohammad Asif, Umar Gul, Sohail Tanvir, Rao Iftikhar, Wahab Riaz, Fawad Alam, Bazid Khan, Naumanullah

The fixture:

Sun June 8 Floodlit Match
15:00 local, 09:00 GMT 1st Match - Bangladesh v Pakistan
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur

Tue June 10 Floodlit Match
15:00 local, 09:00 GMT 2nd Match - India v Pakistan
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur


Thu June 12 Floodlit Match
15:00 local, 09:00 GMT 3rd Match - Bangladesh v India
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur


Sat June 14 Floodlit Match
15:00 local, 09:00 GMT Final - TBC v TBC
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur

Reactions of other cricket nations to IPL

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Five finds in IPL : Kumar Sangakkara's opinion

A look at five of the biggest revelations in the IPL (As per Kumar Sangakkara)

Shaun Marsh
Luke Pomersbach
Shane Watson
Yusuf Pathan
Piyush Chawla

Read the cricinfo article from Kumar Sangakkara here

Adam Gilchrist's replacement Brad Haddin

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Replacing retired Adam Gilchrist in national team Brad Haddin became the Australia's 400th Test player.
Former Australian cricket great Ian Chappell insists the Aussies won't miss Adam Gilchrist ... read here