Cricket News

The BCCI technical committee was in favour of scheduling Ranji Trophy knockout matches at neutral venues, and longer gaps between matches

A round-up of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy matches on March 22, 2013

The preview of the first ODI between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in Hambantota

Pace bowler Nazmul Hossain has been ruled out of the ODI series in Sri Lanka after injuring his left knee during training in Colombo

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews has called for strong collective performance, rather than reliance on key players, as he prepares to lead the team in his first ODI series as captain

A round-up of Regional Super50 matches played on March 21, 2013

Alastair Cook may sleep slightly uncomfortably in Auckland after sticking New Zealand in and seeing them finish on 250 for 1

Tasmania openers Jordan Silk and Mark Cosgrove played cautiously to give their side a strong start on the first day of the Sheffield Shield final against Queensland

Adam Gilchrist is the second international player to join the newly formed Caribbean Premier League

Former Rajasthan fast bowler and selector Shamsher Singh, 40, died of a heart attack on Thursday night

The resistance provided by Steven Smith, whose Test cred increased for the second match in a row, and Peter Siddle ensured Australia weren't bowled out below 200

Shane Watson has been confirmed as Australia's 44th Test captain on Friday morning and Matthew Wade will be his vice-captain after Michael Clarke was ruled out of the Delhi Test due to his ongoing back injury

West Indies might have piled up a 206-run lead against Zimbabwe by the end of the second day in Dominica, but the pitch remains a tough one to bat on, according to Shivnarine Chanderpaul

South Africa's AB de Villiers said the conditions at Kingsmead weren't that "difficult" to deal with, but losing set batsmen at the wrong time cost the team some runs

Under bright skies and on a true pitch, barely a ball deviated in the air or off the pitch all day as New Zealand reached 250 for the loss of just one wicket by stumps on day one in Auckland

Graeme Smith is unlikely to play a part in the fifth and final ODI against Pakistan in Benoni on Sunday due a recurrence of an ankle injury during South Africa's defeat in the fourth ODI in Durban

A disciplined bowling effort from Ireland helped restrain UAE to a below-par score, which was easily chased by Ireland's batting order

It has been a long tour for Zimbabwe, beaten in all six matches against West Indies so far, but on the second day of the Roseau Test they fell under the wheel of Shivnarine Chanderpaul

Akbar-ur-Rehman's all-round performance helped Karachi Zebras humble Karachi Dolphins by 81 runs, taking them to the final of the Faysal Bank One Day Cup

Kevin Pietersen's absence from the IPL will affect Delhi Daredevils both on the field and off it