India v West Indies, 2nd Test, Mumbai

Never seen this kind of buzz - Dhoni

Nov 13, 2013: MS Dhoni has always had a sense of occasion, and doesn't mind a bit of showmanship either

The Ashes 2013-14

Australia better prepared - Sutherland

Nov 13, 2013: Cricket Australia's chief executive James Sutherland has defended Australia's schedule as acceptable Ashes preparation

Invitational XI v England XI, Tour match, SCG

Wicketkeeping duo repel England

Nov 13, 2013: Stuart Broad's good form was counterbalanced by largely indifferent displays from Steve Finn and Boyd Rankin as the England tourists were frustrated by Ryan Carters and Peter Nevill on day one of the tour match in Sydney

SA v WA, Sheffield Shield, Adelaide, 1st day

Quiney fights to fifty on rainy day

Nov 13, 2013: Rob Quiney outperformed his opening partner and Test batsman Chris Rogers on a rain-affected opening day in Hobart, where Victoria reached 3 for 119 at stumps

Indian cricket

The Mumbai that made Tendulkar

Nov 13, 2013: As the cricketing world goes into a farewell frenzy, the city's humble maidans and school playgrounds that moulded Sachin Tendulkar into the cricketer he is today remain as simple and unpretentious as ever

SA v WA, Sheffield Shield, Adelaide, 1st day

Smith and Warner stay in form

Nov 13, 2013: David Warner and Steven Smith both warmed up for the first Ashes Test with half-centuries but were outdone by their younger New South Wales team-mate Nic Maddinson on the first day against Queensland at Allan Border Field

SA v WA, Sheffield Shield, Adelaide, 1st day

North steers Warriors with hundred

Nov 13, 2013: Last time England were preparing for a Gabba Test, Marcus North was one of the incumbents in the Australia team, but this time around he has had to settle for being one of the most in-form domestic batsmen in the country

Dolphins v Titans, Momentum One Day Cup, semi-final, Durban

Another Kuhn century carries Titans to final

Nov 13, 2013: Heino Kuhn hit his third successive match-winning innings to lift Titans into the final of the Momentum One Day Cup

Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 2nd ODI, Hambantota

'This win is a sign of the team's character' - Mills

Nov 13, 2013: Kyle Mills, the New Zealand acting captain, has said his team's remarkable chase in Hambantota was a win borne of fight

Tendulkar: forever icon

Nov 13, 2013: In some ways, we know less about him now than before. The more he has played, the more godlike and inscrutable he has become

ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2013, UAE

Hong Kong rout Denmark by 140 runs in ICC T20 warm-up

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The inexplicable ways of Pakistan cricket

Nov 13, 2013: Administrative anarchy and crushing defeats: aka more of the same old same old

Why the new fielding restrictions in ODIs are a good idea

Nov 13, 2013: Bowlers who err go for boundaries and bowlers who are consistent challenge batsmen to take risks

He played to their pitch

Nov 13, 2013: Mumbai groundsmen who worked with Tendulkar from his young days recollect their favourite moments with the batsman

Two steps back for New Zealand

Nov 13, 2013: Their showing in Bangladesh seems to have given the lie to the progress they made earlier this year

Photo: Visakhapatnam 2012

Batting from memory

Nov 13, 2013: Shadow-batting at practice

India news

Make sports cheating a criminal offence - Dravid

Nov 12, 2013: A law against sports fraud that offers real consequences of "jail time" could well be the deterrent for athletes in the fight against corruption in sports, former India captain Rahul Dravid has said

Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 2nd ODI, Hambantota

Lightning stops play in Hambantota

Nov 12, 2013: Plays of the Day from the second ODI between Sri Lanka and New Zealand, in Hambantota

England Lions in Sri Lanka 2013-14

Mark Robinson to coach England Lions

Nov 12, 2013: Sussex's head coach, Mark Robinson, has won recognition by being asked to take charge of the England Lions tour to Sri Lanka next year

The Ashes 2013-14

How Jimmy earned Australia's respect

Nov 12, 2013: A decade on from his first visit down under, James Anderson has earned the admiration of Australians who once dismissed him as a soft target