Injury forces KP out of IPL return

Kevin Pietersen’s return to the IPL for Sunrisers Hyderabad has suffered a setback after he picked up a calf injury while making triple-century for Surrey.

KXIP down RCB in rain-hit contest

Kings XI Punjab broke their seven-match losing streak after they beat the Royal Challengers Bangalore comfortably by 22 runs in a rain-affected contest in Mohali on Wednesday.

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Australian fast bowler Ryan Harris says he refuses to believe they will not face Kevin Pietersen in this years Ashes series until the teams are actually named.

KP angry at ‘deceitful’ ECB

Kevin Pietersen has slammed the ECB for shutting the door on his international future with England, saying he he was ‘devastated’ at the decision.

Morkel stars in Daredevils win

Albie Morkel took two wickets for 21 runs to help the Delhi Daredevils beat the Chennai Super Kings by six wickets in the IPL on Tuesday.

SA open gap over Aussies in Test rankings

South Africa has extended its advantage over Australia from six points to 22 points at the top of the ICC Test team rankings, released this week.

‘Lack of trust’ behind KP snub

A lack of trust between Kevin Pietersen and the ECB has been given as the main reason by director of cricket Andrew Strauss as to why the batsman won’t be considered for England this summer.

Dale Steyn: My days are numbered

Dale Steyn says he wants to focus more on Test cricket and save himself for the big tournaments ‘rather than wasting the few balls I have left in my career in a Bangladesh match.’

‘I’m still not over the World Cup’

My involvement in the IPL has prevented him from dealing with the disappointment of South Africa’s World Cup campaign, says Dale Steyn.

Strauss to cut Pietersen’s lifeline

Andrew Strauss will announce on Tuesday that despite scoring an unbeaten 326 for Surrey against Leicestershire, Kevin Pietersen will not be recalled to the England team.

Miller’s fifty can’t save KXIP

David Miller’s knock of 89 not out from 44 balls wasn’t enough to save the Kings XI Punjab from defeat against the Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday.

Kevin Pietersen goes big

Kevin Pietersen scored an unbeaten 326 for Surrey on Monday to give his chances of an England recall a final boost before new director of cricket, Andrew Strauss, decides on his international future.

AB, Amla up for top award

AB de Villiers will again be the favourite to win the SA Cricketer of the Year award when the CSA awards are held on 3 June in Johannesburg.

The genius of AB de Villiers

After another breathtaking knock, this time in the IPL, AB de Villiers must be the luckiest batsman in world cricket, writes Kobus Pretorius.

AB de Villiers: I have played better

After smashing an unbeaten 133 for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL on Sunday, AB de Villiers revealed the reasons behind his sustained success.