Royals v Knight Riders, IPL 2014, Ahmedabad

Russell's fast one on Watson

May 5, 2014: Plays of the day from the IPL match between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders in Ahmedabad

Bangladesh news

Jurgensen released by BCB

May 5, 2014: Shane Jurgensen has been released with immediate effect from his role as Bangladesh coach by the BCB

Royals v Knight Riders, IPL 2014, Ahmedabad

Royals take 6 for 2 to steal game

May 5, 2014: Kolkata Knight Riders' openers put on 121 for the first wicket but they lost six wickets for two runs to crash to a stunning defeat against Rajasthan Royals

IPL 2014

Super Kings: squeezing the best out of the best

May 5, 2014: A look at how Chennai Super Kings' overseas players have added immense value to the team

Royal Challengers v Sunrisers Hyderabad, IPL 2014, Bangalore

Chinnaswamy Stadium's ticket mystery

May 5, 2014: Known for its packed houses during IPL games, the M Chinnaswamy Stadium had plenty of empty seats during the first home game against Sunrisers Hyderabad, and the steep price of tickets did not help

IPL 2014 newsfile

Uthappa to remain in opener's slot for KKR - Bayliss

May 5, 2014: A round-up of IPL-related news on May 5, 2014

New Zealand news

Traffic flyover threatens Basin Reserve

May 5, 2014: A proposed traffic flyover could threaten the international future of the Basin Reserve in Wellington, according to former players

May 4, 2014

AB de Villiers destroys Hyderabad to guide Bangalore home

May 5, 2014: AB de Villiers' power-packed 89 from just 41 balls helped Bangalore beat Hyderabad by four wickets to clinch their third win in the Indian T20 league on Sunday.

Australia news

Pattinson under back stress cloud

May 5, 2014: Twenty20 may be removed from James Pattinson's bowling rehab diet after it emerged that the fast bowler is suffering from a recurrence of back stress injury and has no certain return date for the resumption of his international career

Australia news

McDermott's CA role expanded

May 5, 2014: Twenty-three years since he took part in the failed 1992 campaign, Craig McDermott will mentor Australia's fast bowlers at the 2015 World Cup after re-signing with Cricket Australia as assistant coach with the national team for two years

Royal Challengers Bangalore v Sunrisers Hyderabad, IPL, Bangalore

Bangalore parties with AB

May 5, 2014: A pre-match prediction comes true, so why not dance in the aisles?

Australia's rise and the climb ahead

May 5, 2014: Under Michael Clarke, they have had a fantastic summer. But can they continue to keep the competition at bay in Tests, and win the World Cup?

A spot of Aussie gloating and ranting

May 5, 2014: The team's No. 1 again, but the selectors have been replaced. And the ICC? Well, it still doesn't know how to govern cricket

'You want to look into the batsman's eyes and see he doesn't want to be there'

May 5, 2014: Ian Bishop compares modern fast bowling to that of his day, and picks the best among Johnson, Steyn and Morkel

The others

May 5, 2014: Cricketers who were overshadowed by their more famous relatives on the field

India news

Verma questions ICC's silence on Srinivasan

May 4, 2014: Aditya Verma has questioned the ICC's silence over the IPL corruption scandal and its decision to allow N Srinivasan to attend the ICC Executive board meeting in Dubai last month

Royal Challengers v Sunrisers, IPL 2014, Bangalore

AB's hole-in-one and the broken seat

May 4, 2014: Plays of the day for the match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Bangalore

Sri Lanka cricket

Sangakkara, cricket's new elder statesman

May 4, 2014: As Kumar Sangakkara prepares for the England tour with two Championship matches for Durham, Scyld Berry of the Telegraph profiles the Sri Lankan batsman

County news

A Flintoff comeback? Surely not

May 4, 2014:

Daredevils v Super Kings, IPL, Delhi

Form, record firmly with Super Kings

May 4, 2014: It's with a touch of irony that Chennai Super Kings find themselves on top of the table before the halfway stage, for the two-time winners and regular finalists are known to be slow starters