Cricket News

Brendon McCullum's farewell to international cricket at the second Test in Christchurch will be a "pretty sad" moment, according to fast bowler Trent Boult

Shane Jurgensen, the former Bangladesh coach, has been chosen by New Zealand to mentor their bowlers at the World Twenty20 in India next month

Doug Bracewell has been ruled out of the second Test against Australia in Christchurch after picking up a right shoulder injury

It is a rare scenario for a Man of the Series not to be assured a starting place when the team he starred for next takes the field. But that's the situation James Vince finds himself in

Mohammad Nabi emerged the hero for his team, striking a last-ball four to guide Quetta Gladiators to a two-wicket win against Lahore Qalandars

Chris Lewis, the former England allrounder, has worked in cricket for the first time since his release from prison in June last year

Opener Cameron Bancroft scored his sixth first-class century to give Western Australia a 195-run first-innings lead in Perth

Batsman KL Rahul and offspinning allrounder Parvez Rasool will play for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2016. The pair had represented Sunrisers Hyderabad in the previous two seasons

United Arab Emirates completed a stunning comeback to defend 133 against Ireland and level the two-match series 1-1, in Abu Dhabi

Centuries by Suryakumar Yadav and Aditya Tare helped Mumbai gain the upper hand by setting Madhya Pradesh a mammoth target of 571 on day four in Cuttack

Peter Handscomb glided to an attractive ton as Victoria closed in on an outright victory over their nearest challenger South Australia on the penultimate night of the floodlit Sheffield Shield match

Chris Hartley guided Queensland to a handy first innings lead over Tasmania as the Bulls put themselves in a strong position to claim outright points on the final day of the Sheffield Shield match at the Gabba

Whether Alex Hales remains England's opener for all formats will not be decided until May when the next Test team is selected, but he has given himself every chance of a second crack after his prolific one-day series against South Africa

The South African squad have overcome being thrown to the wolves after they came back from 2-0 down in their ODI series against England to win 3-2, so now, they are diving with the sharks

David Balcombe, the Surrey and former Hampshire pace bowler, has retired from professional cricket to take up a full-time role with the Kevin Pietersen foundation

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has denied conflict of interest with regard to his position on the IPL governing council

Peter Siddle is in danger of missing the Christchurch Test after Darren Lehmann declared he would "have to bowl pretty well in the days leading up" to the match to convince the selectors of his fitness

A round-up of the Plunket Shield 2015-16 matches that ended on February 16, 2016

New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor is in line to make a return from the injury at the Island of Origin match on February 28 in Wellington

New Zealand's coach Mike Hesson has expressed his disappointment that the Basin Reserve pitch offered little seam movement for the fast men after the first session