India cricket team, led by skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, has started to assemble in Chennai for a two-day training camp ahead of the Sri Lankan tour. 

While skipper Dhoni arrived in the wee hours, five players -- Virender Sehwag, Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli, Irfan Pathan and Zaheer Khan -- arrived on Sunday afternoon. 

The remaining players are expected by Sunday night. The two-day training camp will start on Monday from 2:30 PM. 

The Indian team will play five One-day internationals and a one-off Twenty20 international during the tour, starting July 21. 

The T20 match will be played on August 7 and with that the short tour will come to an end.  

The doctor treating former South Africa wicketkeeper Mark Boucher says he could regain some vision in his left eye and play again. 

Shuaib Manjra told the Sunday Times tests had not shown any detachment of the retina after the player was hit by a bail last Monday in a freak accident during a warm-up match for a three-Test series in England. 

"There is no obvious detachment of the retina, which is very positive," said Manjra, "but, clearly, we cannot say it's 100% because we still need to go in physically and have a look." 

Manjra said Boucher, 35, would need several more procedures and added that medics had been astonished at the level of damage inflicted when the bail was dislodged by an Imran Tahir delivery. 

"The amount of damage is not commensurate with simply a bail hitting him, unless there was a freak angle (or) a freak speed and it hit him in a vulnerable spot -- in other words, if everything just went wrong for him on that day." 

A spokeswoman for Boucher, whose Test career spanned 15 years, said he been sleeping a lot, watching the Tour de France cycle race and reading messages of support.  

Several of South Africa's leading batsmen spent some useful time in the middle ahead of next week's first Test against England as their tour match against Kent ended in a rain-affected draw on Sunday. 

After Saturday's second day of three at Canterbury, south-east of London, was washed out, the final result of this match was rarely in doubt. 

All the Proteas' top seven made double figure scores with both Hashim Amla (77) and Jacques Kallis (54) retiring after a third-wicket century stand before Jacques Rudolph's 50 helped take South Africa to 314 in reply to Kent's first innings 210. 

There was still time for young Kent openers Sam Northeast (54 not out) and Daniel Bell-Drummond (48 not out) to compile an unbroken partnership of 105 to follow their first innings stand of 81. 

Amla and Kallis showed their customary class and concentration ahead of the first Test at The Oval on a slow pitch offering occasional low bounce. 

Amla pulled Charlie Shreck and then cut him for successive boundaries to go to his 50 from 99 balls. 

And when off-spinner Adam Riley came on, Kallis drove him for three fours in his first over to complete a 66-ball fifty. 

Riley did though catch Rudolph off his own bowling. 

"I think it was good preparation, specifically from a batting point of view -- everybody got starts, got in," said Rudolph, who will be looking for more runs in the first Test at The Oval starting on Thursday. 

"It was a little difficult for the bowlers. The wicket didn't really give them any assistance. 

"But the way we've batted here as a unit was exceptional. 

"We're pleased with the work we've done, and I can promise you all the boys just want that first Test to start now." 

When Kent commenced their second innings, South Africa gave the new ball to Morne Morkel and Vernon Philander but neither could manage a breakthrough 

And when Kallis came on, Bell-Drummond struck him for three back-foot fours in the seam-bowling all-rounder's first over. 

Fast bowler Dale Steyn, South Africa's spearhead, was eventually brought into the attack only for Northeast to drive his first ball past cover. 

Any sort of series win for South Africa in the upcoming three-match series will see them replace England at number one in the International Cricket Council's world Test rankings.  

West Indies on Friday called-up wicket-keeper Devon Thomas for the last two one-day internationals against New Zealand to replace Denesh Ramdin, who is getting married. 

Thomas, 22, has so far played nine one-dayers and was in good form recently, making two half-centuries and taking 12 catches in the three-match series between West Indies A and India A. 

The fourth and fifth one-dayers will be played at Warner Park, St Kitts on Saturday and Monday. West Indies lead the five-match series 2-1. 

West Indies squad 

Darren Sammy (capt), Dwayne Bravo, Tino Best, Johnson Charles, Chris Gayle, Sunil Narine, Kieron Pollard, Ravi Rampaul, Andre Russell, Marlon Samuels, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Smith, Devon Thomas 

Kevin Pietersen warmed up for next week's first Test against his native South Africa with a quickfire unbeaten double century for Surrey against county champions Lancashire on Friday and then revealed he could yet play international one-day cricket again. 

Pietersen, who missed England's recent 4-0 one-day series win over Australia following his enforced retirement from limited overs internationals after England refused his wish to quit 50-over clashes while still playing Twenty20s, was in sublime form at Guildford, south-west of London. 

His 234 not out featured eight sixes and 30 fours as Surrey finished the third day of four on 430 for five in reply to Lancashire's 485 for seven. 

The 32-year-old reached his first hundred in 93 balls, the fastest in English domestic first-class cricket this season, by pulling Simon Kerrigan's left-arm spin for six. 

After the day's play Pietersen, asked whether negotiations into his England return in 'white ball' cricket were stil ongoing, told the ESPNCricinfo website: "I think so. 

"I've said before that, if the schedule was right, if they could sort my schedule out, I would love to play for another three or four years in all forms of cricket. But the schedule at the moment is a nightmare." 

Elsewhere, England Test captain Andrew Strauss was in the runs as well ahead of the first of a three-Test series at The Oval, Surrey's headquarters, with 127 for Middlesex against First Division leaders Nottinghamshire at Uxbridge.  

South Africa spinner Imran Tahir hopes The Oval proves a happy hunting ground when the Proteas take on England at the London venue during next week's first Test. 

Victory of any sort in the three-match series will see the tourists replace England as the world's top-ranked Test side and in Pakistan-born leg-spinner Tahir, a naturalised South African, they could have a trump card. 

The 33-year-old, who has played for four English counties, notably Hampshire, took four for 31 as South Africa dismissed Kent for 210 on the first day of their three-day warm-up game at Canterbury, south-east of London, on Friday. 

"I'm confident when my time comes; I'm really up for it," said Tahir, whose 18 wickets in seven Tests to date have come at an average of 37.05 apiece. 

"I've played one game at The Oval, and it turns a lot -- especially in the second innings -- so I'm looking forward to it." 

But while he has confounded plenty of county batsmen, Tahir expects a tougher challenge against England's premier batsmen. 

"I've got the variations, but it depends on how I use them," he said. 

"They are good players, so I need to wait for the right time, and I hope I'll get a reward for that. It's going to be a good challenge for me." 

But while Tahir could look forward to the first Test, South Africa lost another player in the first week of their tour through injury on Friday 

Fast bowler Marchant de Lange suffered a lower back problem during the Twenty20 tri-series in Zimbabwe last month and has not recovered. He will be replaced by Albie Morkel. 

Unlike veteran wicket-keeper Mark Boucher, who sustained an international career-ending eye injury on Tuesday, de Lange was not a first-choice player and was only expected to feature in the Tests if one out of seam trio Dale Steyn, Vernon Philander or Morne Morkel were sidelined. 

"Marchant has been diagnosed with a lower-back stress fracture and will require at least six weeks rest and rehabilitation," said South Africa physiotherapist Brandon Jackson.  

It was meant to be a day to remember. West Indies were to pay tribute to the deceased Runako Morton by winning against the demoralized New Zealand and seal the series. The visitors had other ideas though and turned the record book upside down to keep the series alive. 

New Zealand kept the series alive with an emphatic victory over the hosts in the 3rd ODI at St. Kitts. After looking out of depth in the T20 series and the first two ODIs, the Kiwis suddenly sprung back to life with an all-round performance at Warner Park. Despite managing only 249, an under par score at this ground, the Kiwis came back superbly with the ball to inflict a humiliating 89 run loss for the hosts. They will welcome Brendon McCullum back into the side. Initially rested following a hectic summer, injury troubles forced the team management to call McCullum back into the scheme of things. If that was encouraging, the news that Ross Taylor is almost fit and might even play Saturday's match would have been music to the ears of the management. 

The bowling has found its rhythm after a tough time against Gayle and co in the beginning of the tour. They were aided by some rash shots from the batsmen, but credit must be given to the bowlers for outfoxing the batsmen 

The West Indies juggernaut came to a rude halt at St. Kitts. Chris Gayle, the star performer fell cheaply and the rest of the batting line-up failed to stand up and be counted. The West Indies batting line-up is filled with batsmen of flair and natural attacking ability. On a flat track and short boundaries, the batsmen played one shots too may and contributed to their own downfall. They would look to correct their errors as they seek their 1st ODI series win under captain Darren Sammy. 

Team News: 

New Zealand will be back to full strength with the arrival of Brendon McCullum and Ross Taylor. Daniel Flynn got starts but failed to convert it into bigger scores while Tom Latham has looked out of depth at international level. It should be a straightforward swap for the team management. 

Denesh Ramdin is entering into wedlock and has been given leave with Devon Thomas taking up the wicket keeping gloves. There might be no more changes. 

Quotes: 

For the last two or three days I've been playing a full role in training and been hitting the ball nicely -Ross Taylor is gung-ho about his return. 

I think New Zealand played really well. It was an off day for us and we have put it behind us and looking forward to getting back to our winning ways - Darren Sammy is not pressing the panic button as yet.  

Pakistan express fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar paid tribute to pace rival Brett Lee who has announced his retirement from international cricket, saying the Australian was a fierce competitor. 

The 35-year-old Lee said Friday he was quitting, ending a glorious career that was marred by injury problems. 

Lee sent down the second-fastest delivery on record at 99.9 miles per hour (160.8 kph) at Napier in New Zealand, only surpassed by Akhtar who hit the 100-mile barrier on two occasions, first in 2002 and then in 2003. 

"Lee was a fierce competitor and became an identity for express bowling with his passion and love for the game and for fast bowling," Akhtar, who retired last year after a career plagued by injury and controversy, told AFP. 

Akhtar said Lee's retirement was a sad day for the game. 

"Friday was a sad day for international cricket because a bowler with express pace has retired, someone who was loved by the fans around the world, and he will be missed," said Akhtar. 

"Lee gave everything to cricket and was a true Australian: fierce and battle-hardened. He was always willing to bowl and willing to bowl fast and like all the fast bowlers had injuries, which is part and parcel of fast bowling." 

Akhtar said cricket would be less attractive with the absence of express pace. 

"Cricket had very few express pace bowlers and now after the retirement of Lee we don't have any bowler who can bowl 99 mph and the terror on the batsmen will be less," said Akhtar. 

Akhtar, 36, remembered his good times with Lee. 

"I had very good friendship with Lee and spent some good days with him in Sydney and he was always warm and cordial whenever we met, so I wish him all the best in his future," said Akhtar. 

Lee retired from Tests in February 2010 as Australia's fourth-highest Test wicket-taker but played on in one-day and Twenty20 cricket up until Friday's announcement. 

He took 310 Test wickets at 30.81 from 76 matches and 380 one-day international wickets at 23.36 from 221 matches.  

Captain Misbah-ul Haq said that Pakistan's future was secure with the emergence of promising young players despite losing the Test and one-day series on their tour of Sri Lanka. 

Pakistan lost the five-match one-day series 3-1 and three-Tests 1-0 on the tour which ended on Thursday. They levelled a two-match Twenty20 series 1-1. 

The Test defeat ended Pakistan's unbeaten run of seven series since losing to England on the 2010 tour which was marred by spot-fixing allegations in the Lord's Test. 

That unbeaten streak also included a 3-0 whitewash of world number one Test team England earlier this year. 

Misbah, who captained Pakistan since their defeat against England in 2010, deplored the defeats on the Sri Lanka tour. 

"Defeats in the one-days and Tests are disappointing," Misbah told reporters on the team's return home. "We could have won the one-day series but our fielding let us down in the last two matches." 

Pakistan hired former Australian batsman Dav Whatmore as head coach and Englishman Julien Fountain as fielding coach earlier this year, but their fielding has still been a grey area. 

"The Test defeat was also unfortunate. But the performance of young players like Azhar Ali, Asad Shafiq and Junaid Khan has assured Pakistan a good future," said Misbah. 

"Our junior players did very well in the Tests. Ali, Shafiq and Junaid have done well in the series and with their performance we can say that our future is secure," said Misbah. 

"In difficult situations these players performed well for us. The way Adnan Akmal played (in Pallekele Test) with a fractured finger is a good sign. Junaid is a big plus." 

Ali scored two hundreds in the Tests, while Shafiq hit a match-saving century in the final Test at Pallekele which ended in a draw. 

Sri Lanka won the first Test in Galle by 209 runs while the rain-hit second Test in Colombo also ended without a result. 

Left-arm paceman Junaid took 14 wickets in the three Tests, including five-wickets hauls in the second and third Tests. 

Twenty20 captain Mohammad Hafeez said team's loss in the first T20 match was due to inexperience. 

"We had a number of new players in the Twenty20 so the first match was lost because of inexperience but we came back well to win the second game," said Hafeez.