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Ajinkya Rahane has managed to surprise even himself with his smashing form in the IPL so far and the young Rajasthan Royals batsman says the entire experience has been like living a dream.

Sri Lanka fast bowler Lasith Malinga is to play for Middlesex in English county cricket's Twenty20 competition, the club has announced.

India might have been knocked out of the Junior Asia Cup but the senior side's Australian coach Michael Nobbs is not overtly dismayed as he feels the youngsters showed enough potential for long-term interests such as the Junior World Cup next year.

Australia cricket suffered a major blow on Friday when Craig McDermott decided to step down as bowling coach after just a year in the job because of the demands of touring with the side.

Paceman Mitchell Johnson, recalled this week to the Australian team, revealed on Friday he had lost his love of cricket and a foot injury this year probably saved him from quitting the game.

South African cricketers tend to perform better as individuals rather than as a unit and they must learn a few lessons in teamwork through their stints in the ongoing IPL, feels former Proteas paceman Makhaya Ntini.

Their campaign has been thrown haywire after the four-wicket loss to Chennai Super Kings but Rajasthan Royals all-rounder Johan Botha says his team still has a chance of making the IPL playoffs.

Chennai Super Kings might have kept alive their IPL campaign with a narrow four-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals here on Thursday, but skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni isn't too impressed with the performance of his batsmen and asked them to lift their game ahead of the remaining matches.

Chennai Super Kings kept alive their chances of qualifying for the play-offs by eking out a four-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in the 56th IPL 5 match at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Thursday.

Chennai beat Rajasthan by four wickets in Jaipur on Thursday.