Patel admitted that his weight problems almost ruined his career and said he still has some fitness issues to address.
Kirsten said the Proteas should develop a strategy to overcome the long standing problem of losing crunch games.
Salman Butt was allegedly taped confirming that he would deliberately bat out a maiden over in last year's Oval Test.
The Champions League Twenty20 withdrew the concession given to Mumbai Indians to field five foreign players following the return of all-rounder Suryakumar Yadav.
ICC general manager Dave Richardson said only a warning has been given as this is the first time that a Galle pitch was rated poor.
The BCCI said in a release that the ICC's new rules for ODIs would be applied to all senior-level domestic tournaments, starting with the Challenger Trophy.
India will now play an additional tour game against CA Chairman's XI at Canberra before beginning its two-and-a-half month long campaign Down under.
Needing 6 off the last ball, Arun Karthik cleared the fence to help Bangalore book a spot in the semi finals.
Somerset booked their berth in the last 4 with a 12 run win over Warriors, who were knocked out of the tournament.
Just a day after claiming that Sachin's legs were trembling when he was up against Akhtar, Afridi says that he is a huge Sachin fan.
Dean Jones had courted controversy as a commentator when he allegedly referred South African batsman Hashim Amla as a terrorist.
The 26-year-old Van Jaarsveld, who has played two one-day internationals and three Twenty20 matches for South Africa tested positive for the banned stimulant sibutramine in November.
Former England fast bowler Graham Dilley, who was among the quickest bowlers in the 1980s, died after an illness at age 52.
Wankhede will not give away its right to host the India games says the Mumbai Cricket Asscociation ending speculation of the games being shifted to the D Y Patil stadium.