India v Pakistan, Under-19 World Cup 2014, Dubai

Hooda's five-for gives India 40-run win

Feb 15, 2014: The first marquee clash of the Under-19 World Cup went India's way in Dubai, thanks to their middle-order reliability and all-round ability

New Zealand v India, 2nd Test, Wellington, 2nd day

Rahane thanks Dravid, Tendulkar after maiden ton

Feb 15, 2014: Ajinkya Rahane thanked his "role model" Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar after scoring a maiden Test hundred in his fifth match in Wellington

Qld v SA, Sheffield Shield, Brisbane, 4th day

Khawaja leads Queensland to record chase

Feb 15, 2014: Usman Khawaja scored an unbeaten 182 as Queensland pulled off the second-highest chase in Sheffield Shield history, stunning South Australia by chasing down their target of 471 with five wickets in hand

New Zealand v India, 2nd Test, Wellington, 2nd day

Rahane's ton and India's lower-order success

Feb 15, 2014: Stats highlights from the second day of the Wellington Test between New Zealand and India

Barbados v T&T, Nagico Super50 final, Port-of-Spain

Bravo dismisses favourites tag

Feb 15, 2014: Trinidad & Tobago captain Dwayne Bravo dismissed suggestions that his team will be favourites in the Nagico Super50 final despite playing at home, pointing at Barbados' unbeaten run this year

Sri Lanka in Bangladesh 2013-14

Mushfiqur returns for SL ODIs, Arafat Sunny picked

Feb 15, 2014: Mushfiqur Rahim will captain the Bangladesh team for the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka after missing the two Twenty20s due to a finger injury

The alternative IPL auction

Feb 15, 2014: How Hyderabad and Kolkata wrestled for Ishant, and other delights from a parallel universe

New Zealand v India, 2nd Test, Wellington, 2nd day

India stride towards rare win through Rahane ton

Feb 15, 2014: For the first time on the tour, India began the day in ascendency, and they made the most of it by making giant strides towards a series-levelling win

1982

The end of the line for Boycott

Feb 15, 2014: Geoff Boycott largely chose the time and nature of his quitting Test cricket but ruffled feathers in the process

The golden trio of Pakistani captaincy

Feb 15, 2014: Misbah has been a terrific leader but it's still not enough to knock off Imran, Mushtaq and Kardar off their lofty perch

Pakistan news

Miandad quits as PCB director general

Feb 14, 2014: Javed Miandad, the director general of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), has resigned his post after a five-year stint

South Africa v West Indies, ICC Under-19 World Cup, Dubai

I want to become like Dale Steyn - Rabada

Feb 14, 2014: Just 18 years young, Kagiso Rabada has raised eyebrows for the speed and accuracy of his bowling. If he can realize his potential, South Africa may have yet another pace diamond in their ranks

South Africa v Australia, 1st Test, Centurion, 3rd day

'Be prepared to get hurt' - de Villiers

Feb 14, 2014: AB de Villiers acknowledged it takes more than just sound technique to face Mitchell Johnson with success, it also requires a lot of heart

IPL 2014

'It's a blow to my chest' - Badrinath

Feb 14, 2014: S Badrinath, the Tamil Nadu and India batsman, has made public his disappointment at not being bought at the IPL players auction

South Africa v Australia, 1st Test, Centurion, 3rd day

Warner's second-innings heroics

Feb 14, 2014: Stats highlights from the third day in Centurion, where Mitchell Johnson and David Warner further drove home Australia's advantage

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, 2nd T20, Chittagong

'Planned a last-ball bouncer' - Mashrafe

Feb 14, 2014: Mashrafe Mortaza, the Bangladesh T20 captain, defended Farhad Reza's bowling in the final over of the second T20 against Sri Lanka, saying they had planned to bowl a bouncer off the last ball to set up a catch in the deep

South Africa v Australia, 1st Test, Centurion, 3rd day

South Africa in danger of being scarred

Feb 14, 2014: South Africa have become known for their ability to fight back from tough positions, but that skill deserted them on the third day at Centurion as a ragged performance in the field flashed warning signs

South Africa v Australia, 1st Test, Centurion, 3rd day

Doolan ice extinguishes South Africa fire

Feb 14, 2014: Against a revved-up Dale Steyn, on a lively pitch, after the loss of an early wicket, Alex Doolan turned a nervous period into seemingly inevitable domination and vindicated his selection

IPL 2014

Brendan Taylor says 'I do' to the IPL

Feb 14, 2014: Brendan Taylor was so confident he would not get picked up by an IPL franchise, he scheduled his wedding for a date which falls in the window the tournament will be played

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, 2nd T20I, Chittagong

Kusal pays back the favour to Haque

Feb 14, 2014: Plays of the day from the second T20I between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in Chittagong