City Corporation managing director Aniruddh Deshpande has denied keeping the Indian Premier League in the dark about bidding in “individual capacity” for the Pun franchise but conceded that the company’s name was used in the bid documents he submitted.

Steven Finn took five wickets as England thrashed Bangladesh by an innings and 80 runs inside three days in the second Test to wrap up a 2-0 series victory at Old Trafford here on Sunday.

Assured of a slot in the final after knocking India out, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe square off in the last preliminary match of the ODI tri-series here on Monday hoping to get a measure of each other before the summit clash.

Ian Bell scored his third century against Bangladesh but Tamim Iqbal led a spirited fightback as the Tigers refused to yield on the second day of the second Test here at Old Trafford.

Board of Control for Cricket in India president Shashank Manohar broke his silence on Saturday to strike back at suspended Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi, accusing him of “tarnishing” the image of the board.

India were shut out of the Wednesday’s tri-series final here on Saturday when Dinesh Chandimal led Sri Lanka to victory with just 10 balls to spare. India needed a win to stay in the tournament, which would have given them a slender chance to play in the final on Wednesday.

Ian Bell took his average against Bangladesh to nearly 200 as he finished 87 not out on the first day of the second and final Test at Old Trafford here on Friday.
England, when bad light and rain forced an early close, were 275/5 after winning the toss.

With their chances of making the final hanging by a thread, a beleaguered India need a big win when they take on Sri Lanka here on Saturday.
Smarting from the ignominy of being beaten twice by Zimbabwe — their first back-to-back defeats against the minnows — Suresh Raina and his teammates have their backs to the wall.

Pakistan included paceman Shoaib Akhtar and former captain Shoaib Malik in their 15-man squad for the Asia Cup to be played in Sri Lanka later this month, selectors announced on Thursday.

Bangladesh go into the second Test against England at the Old Trafford from Friday looking to sustain their improvement and silence critics who continue to question their Test match credentials.