Preview

Pakistan start the five-match series as huge favourites, but Bangladesh will be looking to pull off an upset or two

The Indian Premier League may be cricket's centrifugal force, pulling in eyes, money and attention, but Pakistan and Bangladesh will wait just a bit longer than others before they too are inevitably sucked in

A victory in the opening Test in Guyana has given Sri Lanka a golden opportunity to claim their first series win in the Caribbean

With Kanpur's Green Park - the venue for the final Test - known to produce more draws than results, it's up to Ahmedabad to ensure a result in this series

India and South Africa are on hot streaks, and with the No. 2 spot in the Test rankings on the line, both sides have plenty to play for in the two-Test series

The battle for No. 2 might turn out to be a mere filler, but it does have plenty of sub-plots

Bangladesh have a great chance at sweeping Ireland 3-0

Given the unpredictable form of West Indies, they should have enough to match a below-full strength Sri Lankan outfit

A preview to the third and final Test between New Zealand and England in Napier

Bangladesh will want to wrap up the series in the second ODI against Ireland on Thursday

While Ireland have little to lose, the pressure is very much on Bangladesh, who since their meeting in the World Cup have lost all 12 ODIs they have played

If the pitch favours seam it means this match might be worth going to just for the contest between the Central bowlers and the North batsmen. This one is for those who thought domestic cricket was boring

A preview of the fifth and final one-dayer between New Zealand and England in Christchurch

The Chinnaswamy Stadium outfield is clearly affected, the IPL is the talk of town. Deodhar Trophy? What Deodhar Trophy?

South Africa have already clinched the series, and much of the focus rests on whether they can complete the sweep that will take them past as Australia as the best ODI side in the world

After an irredeemably stale performance in Hamilton, England have dropped two of their oldest and most trusted stalwarts. A fresh start needed fresh blood and in came James Anderson and Stuart Broad

Bangladesh will once again employ three spinners as they head to Mirpur for the second ODI against South Africa

Spin has always been Bangladesh's potent weapon at home and not surprisingly, Ashraful hinted at continuing with the policy of fielding a three-pronged left-arm spin attack

A preview of the second edition of the Indian Cricket League