Tillakaratne Dilshan will add another feather to his all-rounder's cap when he opens the batting for Sri Lanka in the first Test against New Zealand from Tuesday.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed that the ICC World Twenty20 2009 Qualifier will now take place in February in the United Arab Emirates.

LONDON: Andrew Flintoff took five wickets as England finally ended their 75-year wait for an Ashes victory at Lord's with a 115-run win over Australia on the final day of the second Test on Monday.

It's an uneasy coincidence for any Indian fan MS Dhoni's boys are scheduled to take on Bangladesh in their T20 World Cup opener on June 6.

A Champions League Twenty20 tournament featuring the top domestic teams from seven nations will become a sanctioned annual event on the ICC international schedule, according to the organiser, Lalit Modi.

PCB is hoping that an improvement in bilateral relations with India would pave the way for its local Twenty20 champions Sialkot Stallions' participation in the Champions League in October.