Cricket News

A round-up of the Sunfoil Series matches that ended on December 21, 2014

Rilee Rossouw has been called up to the South African Test squad, as a replacement batsman after Quinton de Kock was ruled out of the series with an ankle ligament tear.

A round-up of the Ranji Trophy Group C matches played on December 21, 2014

A round-up of the Ranji Trophy Group B matches played on December 21, 2014

Punjab's bowlers executed their plans to perfection, as they snatched the advantage from hosts Maharashtra on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Group B game

Sri Lanka's premier one-day bowler Lasith Malinga will return to international cricket towards the tail-end of the seven-match ODI series in New Zealand in January 2015

After a see-sawing day's cricket at Krishnagiri Stadium in Wayanad, hosts Kerala and Hyderabad emerged on equal terms, courtesy an unbroken stand of 71 between Nos. 8 and 9 Ibrahim Khaleel and Ashish Reddy

A round-up of the Ranji Trophy Group A matches played on December 21, 2014

Two very special innings from veterans Mike Hussey and Jacques Kallis saw Sydney Thunder register a 56-run victory over Brisbane Heat in their first match of the Big Bash League season

Shahid Afridi has said that he will retire from ODIs after the 2015 World Cup

Sri Lankans were reduced to 173 for 9 on their first day of competitive cricket in New Zealand, but had struck back through their own seamers before the close of play, in the two-day warm-up encounter in Queenstown

Captain MS Dhoni spoke about those "20 minutes" in each Test in Australia so far where collapses cost India, and said that the team needed more experience to deal with such situations

Left-arm seamer Kenroy Peters has been called up to replace Kemar Roach in the West Indies Test squad

Sri Lanka head coach Marvan Atapattu has said that the tour of New Zealand was always going to be a challenge for his team, but welcomed it as a timely one that will help them prepare for the World Cup

A round-up of the Plunket Shield matches that ended on December 21, 2014

Dwayne Bravo, Darren Sammy and Kieron Pollard have been left out of the West Indies side for the five-match series against South Africa

Joe Burns is set for a Boxing Day Test debut against India after being added to Australia's Test squad in place of the injured Mitchell Marsh

New Zealand allrounder Corey Anderson will miss the Boxing Day Test against Sri Lanka due to a groin strain he suffered in the UAE

Jason Holder has replaced Dwayne Bravo as West Indies' ODI captain and will lead the team in the five-match ODI series against South Africa, which starts from January 16, 2015

England were harbouring growing doubts about Alastair Cook's future as one-day captain even as they expressed absolute faith in his leadership during the tour of Sri Lanka