Cricket News

In comparison to events in Mohali, the build-up in Wellington could not have been more mundane

Mumbai allrounder Abhishek Nayar sent down 10 wides and a no-ball in a 17-ball over in the semi-final of the inter-zone Deodhar Trophy

A round-up of the Ram Slam T20 Challenge matches played on March 12, 2013

Marlon Samuels was delighted to return to international cricket with a four-wicket haul that helped restrict Zimbabwe to 211 in the Barbados Test, saying he could be called "comeback kid"

Preview of the second Test between New Zealand and England at the the Basin Reserve, Wellington

Ireland dominated the opening day of their Intercontinental Cup match against United Arab Emirates in Sharjah

Izatullah Dawlatzai took career-best figures of 6 for 57 to dismiss Scotland for a paltry 125 in the Intercontinental Cup in Abu Dhabi

Kirk Wernars has announced he is to take a break from cricket and will not be available for Sussex for the 2013 season

After receiving his second CSA contract McLaren knows he is being primed for a Test recall - something that's been in the back of his mind for a long time

Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim has called the team's first-ever drawn Test match against Sri Lanka "a huge achievement"

Ryan McLaren, Dean Elgar, Rory Kleinveldt, Marchant de Lange and Aaron Phangiso have been awarded new national contracts by Cricket South Africa

For a side playing its first Test in over a year, Zimbabwe began promisingly in the morning against searing pace bowling but completely lost their way after lunch, a solid 100 for 2 turning into 211 all out

Shane Watson challenged Australia's team performance manager Pat Howard to research his reputation as a team man and denied he had any major problems with the captain Michael Clarke

Vijay Zol, Yusuf Pathan and Kedar Jadhav struck half-centuries to take West Zone into the final of the Deodhar Trophy with a comfortable five-wicket win over South Zone in Guwahati

There were 16 Australian players at training in Mohali on Tuesday but as few as 12 might be available for the Test starting on Thursday

Australia's vice-captain, Shane Watson, has been given a less than glowing endorsement from Cricket Australia's general manager of team performance Pat Howard, who has said Watson is "sometimes" a team player

West Indies coach Ottis Gibson is pleased to have the team's batting strengthened by the return of Marlon Samuels and Chris Gayle, as they bid to extend their winning run in Test cricket

Sri Lanka had to live with a high-scoring draw in Galle, which had a record-equaling eight centuries from both sides over five sapping days of Test cricket

A round-up of Regional Super50 matches played on March 11, 2013

James Pattinson has conceded he did not take his axeing from the Test side well on Monday but has come around to the realisation the severe punishment was necessary for letting his team-mates down