George Binoy

Shane Warne did not set the IPL alight in his first five matches this season, but he was terrific tonight in Ahmedabad, setting up Rajasthan's third win in a row

Sachin Tendulkar was the rudder, Shikhar Dhawan provided propulsion, and they combined for a 92-run opening partnership which charted Mumbai Indians' course for success at the Brabourne Stadium

During his 45 in the ongoing Mirpur Test, Kevin Pietersen became the first batsman to reach 5000 Test runs in less than five years

Players who got to 1000 and 5000 runs, or 50 and 200 wickets, in ODIs in the quickest time and the fewest matches

Tuesday's game at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore was a template of how, finally, the Indian cricket fan's experience could match up to the best.

Plays of the Day from the IPL game between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kings XI Punjab at the Chinnaswamy Stadium

The two teams playing the first ever IPL match in Ahmedabad present a bit of a contrast

As opening matches of campaigns go, Bangalore have one of the toughest, against Kolkata Knight Riders at a fiercely partisan Eden Gardens

It's the first of 60 matches: The defending champions taking on wooden-spoon winners, after a flashy opening ceremony, amid high security at a stadium neither calls home

Players who took the least time to reach significant landmarks in Tests and ODIs

Where does Australia's summer of 2009-10 rank among the best seasons for a team?

Most consecutive Tests in which any batsman from a team has scored a century, and the longest similar streaks for five-fors

Amla and Petersen scored hundreds but South Africa managed only 296 in Kolkata. It's among the lowest totals to contain two hundreds

Cricinfo previews the one-off Test between New Zealand and Bangladesh in Hamilton

The worst and best performances by touring sides

Players who top scored or had the best bowling figures in a Test despite their teams losing by an innings

Teams that have played each other most often during short periods of time

Players who went the greatest number of innings before improving on career highs achieved on debut, and those who never managed to

The franchises had a purse of $750,000 to spend at the third IPL auction in Mumbai. This is how they went about doing it

As another Under-19 World Cup gets underway, we look at the boys of the 2008 edition who are now men with international responsibilities