Cricket stars Mike Hussey and Ricky Ponting of Australia and Darren Sammy of the West Indies, along with members of their respective squads, have taken part in coaching clinics with local children in Barbados as part of the ICC's global Think Wise campaign, a partnership that aims to raise awareness and reduce stigma about HIV and AIDS in cricket-playing countries.

Australian cricket stars Michael Hussey and Ricky Ponting, along with members of the Australian cricket team and coaching staff, today met a group of local children as part of the ICC's global Think Wise partnership that aims to raise awareness and reduce stigma about HIV and AIDS in cricket-playing countries.

Think Wise Champion and South African cricket captain Graeme Smith, Faf du Plessis, Alviro Peterson and Wayne Parnell, along with members of the South African cricket team's coaching staff, today met a group of children orphaned and made vulnerable by AIDS, as part of an event to raise awareness of the HIV epidemic in South Africa and its effects on children in particular.

South Africa batsman Alviro Petersen is grateful for the opportunity to spend time with children orphaned and made vulnerable by AIDS.

While Pakistan and England will be battling out the first day of the Test series on Tuesday, thousands of miles away in Oslo, players will be facing somewhat contrasting conditions to the desert of Dubai.

Interviews with new Australia head coach Mickey Arthur, South Africa bowling coach Allan Donald and Bangladesh head coach Stuart Law all on this week's show

The international cricket world will show support for people living with HIV on Thursday, as part of the World Aids Day celebrations, The international cricket world will show support for people living with HIV on Thursday, as part of the World Aids Day celebrations, held every year on 1 December, by wearing red ribbons on their playing shirts.

On this week's ICC Cricket World Radio Show, Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara talks exclusively ahead of the start of tomorrow's second Test match between Sri Lanka and England and also discusses his partnership with the International Cricket Council's Think Wise campaign while Dr. Peter Harcourt, the chair of the ICC Medical Committee, explains to listeners the role and importance of the committee.

Leading Sri Lanka cricketer Kumar Sangakkara met with people living with HIV in London on Wednesday to find out more about stigma and discrimination associated with the condition

MS Dhoni and Kumar Sangakkara made the dreams of two young people living with HIV come true on Friday when the children met their cricketing heroes before Saturday's ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 final.

Shakib Al Hasan, the captain of Bangladesh cricket team and other star players, including Zunaed Siddique and Imrul Kayes met with 30 members of the PLHIV network of Bangladesh at the Mohammadpur office of Ashar Alo Society on Thursday.

The Sri Lanka team took time out from its practice session on Tuesday in Mumbai to show its support for the Think Wise campaign.

Sri Lanka cricket captain Kumar Sangakkara took time off the pitch to speak to hundreds of youths about the importance of knowing the facts about HIV and AIDS. The event was part of the ICC, UNAIDS and UNICEF's 'Think Wise' campaign for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.

The West Indies team took time out from its preparation for Friday's vital ICC Cricket World Cup match against Ireland to show its support for the Think Wise campaign.

India's opening batsman Virender Sehwag has called on cricket fans across the world to stop discrimination against people living with HIV.

Ahead of their opening ICC Cricket World Cup match against West Indies in New Delhi, South Africa captain Graeme Smith and teammates took time out from training to interact with young people affected by HIV on Tuesday.

Young people from across Bangladesh have had the opportunity of a lifetime this week to experience what it is like to be a player at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.

Bangladesh cricket captain and Think Wise Champion Shakib Al Hasan has shown his support to a global campaign that aims to raise awareness of HIV and that encourage young people to get the facts and protect themselves.

They may be rivals on the field of play, but India opener Virender Sehwag and Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara have joined together to star in a new Think Wise campaign for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.

Young people across India will get a chance to experience what it is like to take part in an ICC Cricket World Cup this week when mini versions of the tournament are held across the country.

Cricket PNG along with National Coaching Director Andy Bichel and Sri Lanka's world record holder Muttiah Muralidaran, held a Supa Clinic in support of World AIDS Day on Wednesday.

Shakib Al Hasan on Monday joined an elite group of cricketers from across the world as he was announced the Think Wise campaign spokesperson for Bangladesh by the International Cricket Council (ICC).

International cricket will show its support for people living with HIV and AIDS this week with leading players wearing red ribbons on their playing shirts in international matches to help celebrate World Aids Day as part of the Think Wise partnership.

Leading players from the Netherlands women's cricket team have visited a school near Potchefstroom this week to help raise awareness of HIV as part of the ICC's Think Wise partnership.

Last week the best U19 Cricketers from across the Morobe region gathered together in Lae for a 5 day Elite Performance/Talent ID Camp that included sessions on HIV/Aids awareness and a goodwill visit to a local hospital to visit children living with HIV.

Young people in South Africa have benefitted from an innovative cricket project aimed at raising awareness of HIV and AIDS.

Leading cricketers including Kumar Sangakkara, Graeme Smith, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Stafanie Taylor have united during the ICC World Twenty20 2010 to show their support for cricket's global efforts to combat HIV.

While the focus of Graeme Smith's South Africa side is very much on capturing the ICC World Twenty20 title for the first time, the squad took time out on Tuesday to help support cricket's global fight against HIV and AIDS.

New Think Wise champion Stafanie Taylor visited a community project in St Kitts this week to show her support for cricket's global HIV and AIDS campaign.

In conjunction with the ICC, West Indies cricketer Ramnaresh Sarwan was today unveiled as a new Think Wise Champion as part of a global cricket partnership to raise awareness of HIV.

Cricket continues its response to the HIV and AIDS pandemic with its latest campaign

Haroon Lorgat:"Being a great sport with global reach, it is important that we create social legacies from our major events"

THINK WISE champions encourage youngsters to be aware and take responsibility to reduce the spread of HIV

Some of the game's top cricketers visited a local youth programme today (Tuesday) to pledge their support for youngsters living with HIV.

Some of the world's best-known cricketers will appear in the latest ICC's THINK WISE public service announcements, which have been released today ahead of the start of the ICC Champions Trophy 2009 in South Africa.