Pakistan v New Zealand, 1st ODI, Dubai

A country for old men

Dec 8, 2014: Plays of the day from the first ODI between Pakistan and New Zealand in Dubai

Pakistan news

Hafeez's extension 'well over 15 degrees' - ICC report

Dec 8, 2014: Mohammad Hafeez's elbow extension went as far as 31 degrees under testing, according to an ICC report obtained by ESPNcricinfo

Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2014-15, Gold League

Abid, Azam sink Lahore Lions

Dec 8, 2014: A wrap of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Gold League match that finished on December 8

England in Sri Lanka 2014-15

Stokes' ride gets uncomfortable

Dec 8, 2014: Ben Stokes is slipping alarmingly from England's greatest asset to a liability they are struggling to carry

USA cricket

USA's unsung hero left everyone hoping for more

Dec 8, 2014: For a player dubbed as an "Insurance Policy" by his former coach, Aditya Thyagarajan remained USA's most under-appreciated batsman of the last decade

Corruption in the IPL

No let up for BCCI in Supreme Court

Dec 8, 2014: Any penalty 'disenfranchising' teams from the IPL should be carried out by the BCCI, the Supreme Court observed today

Baroda v Bengal, Ranji Trophy, Group A, Vadodara, 2nd day

Bengal strike after Chatterjee 192

Dec 8, 2014: A century from Sudip Chatterjee set up a dominant day for Bengal, as they led Baroda by 369 runs heading into the penultimate day in Vadodara

Phillip Hughes 1988-2014

One of our own

Dec 8, 2014: A Pakistani fan pays tribute to Phillip Hughes

USA news

Thyagarajan retires from USA duty

Dec 8, 2014: Batsman Aditya Thyagarajan has announced his retirement from international cricket following USA's fifth place finish at ICC WCL Division Three in Malaysia in October.

West Indies news

I was kind of scared - Phillips

Dec 8, 2014: Barbados batsman Omar Phillips recounts the dangerous hit at the non-striker's end that laid him unconscious

Ranji Trophy 2014-15, Group C, 2nd day

Hyderabad's tail lifts score to 522

Dec 8, 2014: A round-up of the matches played in Group C of the Ranji Trophy on December 8, 2014

Ranji Trophy 2014-15, Group B, 2nd day

Gujarat seamers wreck Rajasthan

Dec 8, 2014: A round-up of the matches played in Group B of the Ranji Trophy on December 8, 2014

Ranji Trophy 2014-15, Group A, 1st round, 2nd day

Abhinav and Prasanna drive Tamil Nadu

Dec 8, 2014: A round-up of the second day of the Group A Ranji Trophy matches on December 8, 2014

Lionel Messi and Yasir Shah

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Pakistan v New Zealand, 1st ODI, Dubai

Haris, Afridi steer Pakistan to thrilling win

Dec 8, 2014: Half-centuries from Haris Sohail and an unexpectedly restrained Shahid Afridi revived a floundering chase as Pakistan won a thrilling first ODI by three wickets

The Daniel Vettori good-luck charm

Dec 8, 2014: The boys talk about the memorable victory in Sharjah, the Adelaide Test, and the cricket rugby league XIII

Australia v India, 1st Test, Adelaide

Kohli promises agression and spontaneity

Dec 8, 2014: In Adelaide, Virat Kohli will lead India for the first time in Tests, with the added pressure of a sensitive setting and the team's full-time captain at hand, but he is not shying away from any scrutiny

India in Australia 2014-15

Clarke steels for start of big summer

Dec 8, 2014: After a harrowing fortnight, Australia's captain tries to get back to meeting on-field challenges

India in Australia 2014-15

Johnson finds a soldier's resolve

Dec 8, 2014: In grappling with Phillip Hughes' loss, the words of Australian SAS soldier and Victoria Cross winner Ben Roberts-Smith have grown in significance for Mitchell Johnson

World Cup 2015

'Selectors' decision must be respected' - Irfan

Dec 8, 2014: Irfan Pathan picked India and South Africa as the favourites for the 2015 World Cup