Peter Siddle picks up team-mate Michael Hussey during an Australian nets session at Adelaide Oval in Australia.
Gareth Hopkins of Auckland is stuck by the ball during the HRV Cup match between the Auckland Aces and Canterbury Wizards at Colin Maiden Park in New Zealand.
Saeed Ajmal celebrates after he dismissed Eoin Morgan (unseen) during the first day of the opening Test match between Pakistan and England at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium at Dubai Sports City.
Aaron Finch (R) of the Renegades is handed his broken bat by Ben Laughlin of the Hurricanes during the T20 Big Bash League match between the Hobart Hurricanes and the Melbourne Renegades at Bellerive Oval in Australia.
David Hussey of the Stars dives for the ball during the T20 Big Bash League match between the Melbourne Stars and the Adelaide Strikers at Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia.
The umpires show the players off as the rain stops play during the 3rd One Day International match between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Chevrolet Park in Bloemfontein.
AB de Villiers attempts to run out Tillakaratne Dilshan during the 4th ODI between South Africa and Sri Lanka at De Beers Diamond Oval in Kimberley, South Africa.
Chris Tremlett and Stuart Broad of England warm up during a nets session in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Alastair Cook tries to avoid a shot from Younis Khan during the first Test match between Pakistan and England at The Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Sachin Tendulkar walks to the nets in front of fans during an Indian nets session at Adelaide Oval in Australia.
Amy Satterthwaite bowls during the women's International Twenty20 match between the Australian Southern Stars and New Zealand at North Sydney Oval in Australia
Saeed Ajmal celebrates dismissing Graeme Swann and taking his 10th wicket of the match during the first Test match between Pakistan and England at The Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Umar Gul (L) speaks with Graeme Swann (R) during the first day of the opening Test match between Pakistan and England at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium at Dubai Sports City.
The Australian team takes part in a fielding drill during a net session at Adelaide Oval.
Steven Finn sits on a roller during a nets session at the Dubai International Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Rob Quiney of the Stars walks out to bat during the T20 Big Bash League match between the Melbourne Stars and the Adelaide Strikers at Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia.
Mohammad Hafeez (C) and Taufiq Umar (L) leave the field after their team's victory in the opening Test match between Pakistan and England. Paceman Umar Gul took 4-63 to help Pakistan beat the world's best Test team by 10 wickets in the first Test inside three days in the Gulf emirate, gaining a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
Auckland Aces celebrate winning the HRV Cup match between the Auckland Aces and Canterbury Wizards at Colin Maiden Park on in Auckland, New Zealand.
Bangladesh Premier League cricket auction officials are pictured during the event at a hotel in Dhaka. Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi was bought for 700,000 USD as auction for the inaugural Bangladesh Premier League cricket. The former Pakistani captain hit the jackpot in a secret bidding after all six teams targetted the hard-hitting bastman cum leg-spinner in the 20-day inaugural Twenty20 cricket tournament to be held next month.
Subject: Photos of the week(Cricket-22.1.12) 
Tue Jan 24, 2012 5:08 pm
