The Rising Pune Supergiants franchise have been dealt yet another injury blow in the ongoing Indian Premier League as Australian skipper Steven Smith is set to return home with a wrist injury.

England cricketers Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow have been named by Wisden among the five Cricketers of the Year along with Brendon McCullum, Kane Williamson and Steve Smith.

Australian skipper Steven Smith has stated that he is ready to divulge information about the strengths and weaknesses of his national teammates during the Indian Premier League.

For his flamboyant unbeaten innings of 82 off just 51 deliveries against Australia in the final game of the Super 10 stage in Mohali which propelled India to the semi-finals of the ICC World Twenty20, Virat Kohli is the Cricket World Player of the Week.

Australian captain Steven Smith has laid the blame on the batting line-up for the eight-run defeat they suffered in the hands of New Zealand in the Group 2 encounter of the 2016 ICC World Twenty20.

Australian fast bowler Josh Hazlewood, who has not played a Twenty20 International in over two years, is ready to take up the challenge of playing in the shortest format ahead of the ICC World T20.

Australian captain Steven Smith reckons that India will be a tough team to beat in the ICC World Twenty20 tournament, especially considering that they will be playing in their home conditions.

Australian captain Steven Smith is hoping that the pitches in South Africa during the upcoming tour will aid spin so as to help the teams prepare for the upcoming ICC World Twenty20 tournament.

Australian captain Steven Smith stated that he will be looking to set a better example for his team after being fined 30 percent of his match fees for showing dissent against the decision of the third umpire in the second Test against New Zealand.

South Africa leg spinner Imran Tahir is the Cricket World Player of the Week for his impressive performances in the recently concluded Twenty20 International series against England.

On the back of his record run-scoring spree Australian batsman Adam Voges has now moved into the top 10 of the International Cricket Council rankings for Test batsmen.

Australian Test and One-Day International captain Steven Smith is all set to take over from Aaron Finch as the captain in the shortest form of the game for the upcoming World Twenty20 tournament.

For registering his career best figures with a seven-wicket haul in the fourth Test against England in Centurion, South Africa's pace sensation Kagiso Rabada is the Cricket World Player of the Week.

Australian captain Steven Smith has blamed poor fielding effort and their inability to finish the innings with the bat as the reasons for the defeat against India in the fifth One-Day International in Sydney.

Stuart Broad is the Cricket World Player of the Week for his series-clinching eight-wicket haul for England in the third Test against South Africa in Johannesburg.

Australian batsman George Bailey stated that he was always confident about Australia, chasing down India's target of 310 runs in the first One-Day International in Perth.

Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and Australian skipper Steven Smith have ended 2015 as the top ranked bowler and batsman respectively in the International Cricket Council Test player rankings.

For his match-winning bowling performance in the first One-Day International against Zimbabwe in Sharjah, helping Afghanistan defend 131, Amir Hamza is the Cricket World Player of the Week.

Australian captain Steven Smith has won the prestigious Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy after he was named the International Cricket Council cricketer of the year 2015.

New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson has climbed to the top of the International Cricket Council rankings for Test batsmen after an unbeaten century against Sri Lanka in the second Test.