Kevin Pietersen had threatened to quit as England captain during the tour of India but was persuaded not to by ECB officials, the board's vice-chairman Dennis Amiss has said on BBC 5Live.

Pietersen offered to resign after the second Test in Mohali, which was drawn, but was told to take some time off and think about it on holiday. "He mentioned resigning from the captaincy in our discussions with him but we wanted him to go away and think about it while he was in South Africa," Amiss said. "We said, 'Go away and think about it and we will resolve the situation as quickly as we can'."

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Minister for Corporate Affairs PC Gupta said the government has elected three members to the board of Satyam: HDFC chief Deepak Parekh, former Nasscom president Kiran Karnik and former Sebi member C Achuthan. Further appointment, Gupta said, will be made subsequently as required.

Kevin Pietersen, who stepped down as England captain after his campaign to remove coach Peter Moores backfired spectacularly, is now faced with another tricky choice over negotiating a longer IPL stint with the ECB this year, following a deluge of interest from the franchises. IPL franchises estimate that Pietersen stands to earn an annual contract close to US$1.5 million if he is available for a major part of the tournament, if not the entire duration.

Andrew Strauss has been appointed as England's captain for the entire tour of the West Indies, 24 hours after being unveiled as the new Test skipper. He will work alongside the current coaching set-up, headed by Andy Flower, although according to an ECB statement, his one-day captaincy will be reviewed at the end of the tour, leaving open the possibility that England could yet seek their fourth captain in 12 months should results not go to plan.

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