Cricket News

Bhausaheb Nimbalkar, who created history in 1948-49 by scoring the highest individual score in the Ranji Trophy, 443 not out, has died in Maharashtra

Tamim Iqbal has renewed the call for more Test cricket for Bangladesh as they go into a three-month break

A round-up of the fifth round of Ranji Trophy's Group A matches on December 11, 2012

Injured India batsman Manoj Tiwary has been replaced in the India squad for the Twenty20s against England by Ambati Rayudu

Fast bowler Stuart Broad has been sent for scan on his left heel and is a doubt for England's two T20 matches against India

As far as Graham Gooch is concerned, the best of Alastair Cook is yet to come

Danish Kaneria's appeal against the lifetime ban given to him by the ECB was adjourned in London on Monday and is unlikely to resume until the New Year

The West Indies captain Darren Sammy admitted that their goal ahead of the Bangladesh tour had not been fulfilled after they won two out of the three formats

Manoj Tiwary has been ruled out of action for at least six weeks after suffering a back injury in the Ranji Trophy meaning he will miss the Twenty20 series against England

Shahid Afridi, the Pakistan allrounder, has been dropped from the one-day squad for the tour of India in December

Karnataka batting coach J Arunkumar defended his team's decision to bat first on a grassy pitch, saying the batsmen had come out with a plan to bat positively after seeing off the new ball

A round-up of the fifth round of Ranji Trophy's Group B matches on December 10, 2012

A round-up of the fifth round of Ranji Trophy's Group A matches on December 10, 2012

After setting up an imposing 410-run target, Karnataka struck thrice in 13 overs to leave Delhi struggling to save the game at the end of the third day's play at the Chinnaswamy Stadium

West Indies won their first Twenty20 international since winning the World T20, with Marlon Samuels playing an innings reminiscent of his assault on the Sri Lankan bowlers in the final of that tournament in Colombo

A round-up of the third day of the sixth round of Ranji Trophy Group C matches

Australia's Test team convened without Ricky Ponting in Hobart on Monday evening

Sreesanth, the India fast bowler, has returned to competitive cricket after more than a year, following a toe injury, and is keen to make the step up from club cricket to the first-class level at the earliest

Mohammad Hafeez, the Lahore Lions captain, has praised his team's effort in winning the Faysal Bank T-20 Cup and stressed that he did not have a point to prove as the leader

Cricket South Africa will soon - possibly as early as next year - appoint a black African selector in accordance with their transformation policy