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Steve Harmison, the England fastbowler who took 223 wickets in 63 Tests, has retired from competitive cricket, bringing to end a 17-year career with Durham

Steve Harmison retires from cricket

In an interview with the Indian Express, former India coach Greg Chappell looks back on his time in India

'This game is about dealing with failure'

Greg Chappell, the former India coach, praised MS Dhoni, saying the current India captain had harboured no doubts about his ability to play at the international level

'Dhoni's method was and is unique' - Chappell

Offspinner Malolan Rangarajan and Abhinav Mukund picked up five wickets between them to put South Zone firmly on top in their Duleep Trophy quarter-final clash against West Zone in Chennai

Malolan, Abhinav rattle West Zone

Dirk Nannes on the special feeling of excitement that watching a really fast bowler awakens

Nannes' need for speed

Mohammad Hafeez has been dropped for Pakistan's Test series against South Africa in the UAE. Fast bowler Mohammad Irfan has made a return in the 12-man squad named by the PCB

Hafeez axed for South Africa Tests

A round-up of the final and 3rd place play-off played on Saturday in the Quadrangular Under-19 Series in Visakhapatnam

India win series with 201-run victory

Rajasthan Royals batsman Brad Hodge will not be fit for the Champions League T20 final on Sunday, the Royals coach Paddy Upton has told ESPNcricinfo

Injured Hodge to miss final

In the Australian, Gideon Haigh writes about how cricket boards are increasingly trying to control what is said and written about the game

An ever increasing hankering to control

In the Independent, Kevin Garside speaks to Sam Robson, who was born in Sydney but is climbing the rungs in English cricket because of his dual citizenship

Three lions over the baggygreen

Anjali Doshi, in Open explores the rise of Sundar Raman, a man who is not readily associated with power, but is the source of BCCI's financial might

'Power behind the throne'

04-Oct-2013

Chandila's lawyer criticises BCCI procedure

A day after Ajit Chandila was interrogated in New Delhi on Wednesday by the BCCI Anti-Corruption and Security Unit chief Ravi Sawani, his lawyer has criticised the BCCI's procedure

Shoaib Malik has been signed by Hobart Hurricanes for the upcoming season of the Big Bash League

Shoaib Malik signs with Hobart Hurricanes

Manish Pandey and B Aparajith slammed double-hundreds to help South Zone reach a mammoth 553 for 7 at the end of the second day against West Zone in the Duleep Trophy quarter-final in Chennai

Pandey, Aparajith slam double-hundreds

Niluka Karunaratne, a 34-year-old offspinner, found a place in the Sri Lanka women's squad for their tour to South Africa in October

Niluka Karunaratne among three new faces in SL squad

A look at some of the milestones in Afghanistan's remarkable journey from being nowhere on the cricket map to securing a place in World Cup 2015

Afghanistan's road to World Cup 2015

Kieron Pollard believes that the semi-final clash between Mumbai Indians and Trinidad & Tobago could ultimately come down to the experience gained by the Indian side in the IPL

IPL experience favours Mumbai Indians - Pollard

04-Oct-2013•Renaldo Matadeen

Afghanistan secure World Cup berth

Afghanistan secured their passage to Australia and New Zealand in 2015 by beating Kenya comprehensively for the second time in succession in Sharjah

Fifties from opener Rob Quiney and Cameron White helped Victoria to a six-wicket win in their Ryobi One-Day cup match against South Australia in Sydney

White, Quiney secure Victoria win