New Zealand cricket

West Indies trip crucial for Sodhi

May 18, 2014: The forthcoming West Indies tour will be a significant one for Ish Sodhi as it presents a chance to hold down the position as New Zealand's leading Test spinner

New Zealand cricket

Vincent finds support from cricket mates

May 18, 2014: Team-mates who have shared a close rapport with Lou Vincent, including the former New Zealand allrounder Andre Adams, understand the stress Vincent might be going through

Where are West Indies' allrounders?

May 18, 2014: Apart from Dwayne Bravo, there's only one suitable candidate for the No. 6 and third-seamer position, and he's not going to be playing New Zealand

Cricket has a history of being blind to corruption

May 18, 2014: Despite all the red flags alerting to the fact that there must be a zero-tolerance policy towards fixing, administrators have done little to initiate it

IPL 2014

Target more than 200? No problem

May 18, 2014: A look at the biggest chases in the IPL

Do female cricketers care about how they look on the field?

May 18, 2014: Functionality, femininity, comfort, appearance - what matters to them when it comes to uniforms?

Lancs v Worcs, NatWest T20 Blast, North Division, Old Trafford

Lancashire claim first win

May 17, 2014: Tom Smith's 74 at opener gave Lancashire a total that proved unassailable for Worcestershire in the NatWest Blast at Old Trafford

Middlesex v Sussex, NatWest T20 Blast, South Division, Lord's

Middlesex endure two defeats in one day

May 17, 2014: Quite what Middlesex envisaged when they agreed to open their NatWest T20 Blast campaign with back-to-back games at Lord's, it surely was not two defeats in five hours

Nat West T20 Blast

Spot fixing issue clouds T20 launch

May 17, 2014: It tells you everything about the current climate in televised cricket that Ravi Bopara should follow his excellent matchwinning innings by fielding questions about match fixing

IPL 2014

Six & not out: the IPL's best finishers

May 17, 2014: How MS Dhoni and AB de Villiers' IPL numbers stack up to show they are the best in finishing business

Pakistan news

Court order clears road for Zaka Ashraf return

May 17, 2014: The Islamabad High Court has dismissed the order issued by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, the patron of the PCB, that removed Zaka Ashraf as chairman and formed an eight-member committee led by Najam Sethi

Super Kings v Royal Challengers, IPL 2014, Ranchi

Royal Challengers in battle for survival

May 17, 2014: While Super Kings are all but through to the playoffs, the demands are much harder on Royal Challengers, who cannot afford any slip-ups in their four remaining matches

Sunrisers v Knight Riders, IPL 2014, Hyderabad

KKR, Sunrisers clash in tight fight for No. 4

May 17, 2014: Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders, fighting a close battle for the fourth playoff spot, meet for the first time this season

New Zealand news

Northern Districts not in line with revamp proposal

May 17, 2014: Northern Districts has expressed reservations over NZC's proposal to restructure domestic cricket, following Cricket Auckland's opposition to the same earlier this week

South Africa cricket

'I've never practised the fine-leg scoop in my life'

May 17, 2014: Having been in the international game for ten years, AB de Villiers tells Shirin Sadikot of iplt20.com about his making as a batsman

IPL 2014 newsfile

I've got no time for Pollard - Starc

May 17, 2014: A round-up of IPL news on May 17, 2014

Twenty-five to defend off 2 overs in an IPL game. Should your best bowler bowl the 19th over?

May 17, 2014:

Punjab's extended honeymoon

May 17, 2014: Teams are discovering that if Sehwag doesn't get you, Saha, Maxwell, Miller, Bailey, or someone else will

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Absent... dead

May 17, 2014: A seemingly run-of-the-mill Championship match grabbed the headlines when a player was found dead in his bed on the second morning of the game

The fascinating topics of maidens and innings progressions in T20Is

May 17, 2014: An analysis of scoring rates across over groups and maidens in T20Is