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Guyana cricket icons Gibbs, Lloyd inducted into ICC Cricket Hall of Fame

Guyana cricket icons Gibbs, Lloyd inducted into ICC Cricket Hall of FameGuyana (West Indies), Mar. 21 : Two more former West Indies icons were inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame during the lunch break of the first one-day international between West Indies and England at the Providence Stadium, Guyana on Friday.

Lance Gibbs alongside his cousin Clive Lloyd, ex-ICC match referee and now Chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee, were inducted in a special ceremony in front of a large and appreciative crowd.

Windies coach Dyson’s blunder results in England win

Windies coach Dyson’s blunder results in England winGuyana (West Indies), Mar. 21 : West Indies cricket team coach John Dyson denied his team an almost certain win here on Friday by miscalculating on regulations that govern shortened matches.

In utterly bizarre circumstances England won the match last night by a run at Guyana's Providence Stadium.

Strauss rooting for Flower as England coach

 Strauss rooting for Flower as England coachGuyana (West Indies), Mar. 20 : England cricket captain Andrew Strauss and coach Andy Flower have formed a close partnership, and there are reports in the air that the former wants the latter to continue mentoring the team.

"A very close one," was how Strauss defined his relationship with Flower.

KP says not interested captaining England in World 20-20

KP says not interested captaining England in World 20-20Guyana (West Indies), Mar. 20 : Former England cricket captain Kevin Pietersen is insisting that he does not want to lead the side in this summer's Twenty20 World Cup.

In an interview with his Nasser Hussain on Sky Sports to be aired today, Pietersen emphatically said `No' when asked whether he could be persuaded to lead England in the World Twenty20.

KP could captain England ODI side

KP could captain England ODI sideGuyana (West Indies), Mar. 18 : Kevin Pietersen is in line for a dramatic recall as England captain, just 10 weeks after being axed.

According to The Sun, he could lead the side in Friday's one-dayer against West Indies here if Andrew Strauss does not recover from a hamstring strain.

Paul Collingwood, who quit as England one-day captain last year, would be the other candidate.

The selectors might want to give the job back to Pietersen on a one-off basis to try to show there are no hard feelings.