Pakistan v South Africa, 5th ODI, Sharjah

Irfan bounced out

Nov 11, 2013: Plays of the day from the fifth ODI between Pakistan and South Africa in Sharjah

Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 2nd ODI, Hambantota

Washout forces SL rethink on young players

Nov 11, 2013: Angelo Mathews admitted a washed-out first match will likely force Sri Lanka to field their best XI again on Tuesday, altering earlier plans to make player development the focus of the last two games of the series

Indian cricket

The tale of Vijay Zol

Nov 11, 2013: Sai Prasad Mohapatra, writing for Open, visits Vijay Zol's residence in Jalna, and talks to him, his coach Raju Kane, his elder brother Vikram Zol, his father Hari Zol, as well as Vijay's friends, to learn more about the captain of India's Under-19 team,

Australia news

Clarke claims DRS 'distorts the game'

Nov 11, 2013: Australia's captain Michael Clarke has questioned the wisdom of the referral system for disputed verdicts, stating that its use is distorting the actions of umpires as well as players

Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 2nd ODI, Hambantota

New Zealand confident of chasing big targets

Nov 11, 2013: New Zealand captain Kyle Mills and batsman Tom Latham have backed the team to chase down tall scores ahead of the second match in Hambantota

Pakistan cricket

The hopelessness of Pakistan's batting

Nov 11, 2013: There's light at the end of the tunnel for fans of Pakistan's batting - the light emanating from the tail of the Halley's Comet

Pakistan v South Africa, 5th ODI, Sharjah

De Villiers, pacers secure 4-1 victory

Nov 11, 2013: AB de Villiers became the fastest South African to 6000 ODI runs, scored the century that formed the backbone of their innings and led South Africa to a 4-1 series win over Pakistan

Indian cricket

The world around Sachin Tendulkar

Nov 11, 2013: Star Sports looks back at Sachin Tendulkar's impressive milestones over the years, while Suresh Menon, writing for Outlook India, believes that the batsman was, for the large part of his career, immune to criticism and bad press because of his legion of f

Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 2nd ODI, Hambantota

Cricket at weather's mercy again

Nov 11, 2013: The cricket, again, is at the mercy of the weather in Hambantota, and the forecast for Tuesday is worse than it was for Sunday

India v West Indies, 2nd Test, Mumbai

Ticket sales fiasco leaves fans in lurch

Nov 11, 2013: The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has decided to sell tickets to Sachin Tendulkar's farewell Test exclusively online and not on the ground which has left a lot of fans disappointed

The Ashes 2013-14

Stable Australia prepare to unveil squad

Nov 11, 2013: The return of Mitchell Johnson and a possible call-up for George Bailey are among few expected changes to Australia's side for the Ashes

India v West Indies, 2nd Test, Mumbai

Mumbai curator won't be swayed by Tendulkar emotion

Nov 11, 2013: Sudhir Naik, the Wankhede stadium curator, wants Sachin Tendulkar to score a century in his final Test but made it clear he would not get any favours as far as the pitch was concerned

The Ashes 2013-14

Harris hopes 'scary' Johnson returns

Nov 11, 2013: Ryan Harris believes Mitchell Johnson will unsettle England's batsmen with his pace if, as anticipated, he is recalled for the first Ashes Test at the Gabba

Andy, Vishy and me

Nov 11, 2013: Flashback to 1975, when the mighty West Indians came up against a pint-sized giant at the Chepauk

The buzz

Where's the Tendulkar critique?

Nov 11, 2013: Is it all just good press? Is there any reasonable examination of his career amid the hagiographies?

The Ashes 2013-14

Prior's calf tear puts Bairstow in line

Nov 11, 2013: Jonny Bairstow may be in line for an unexpected turn as England's Ashes wicketkeeper after scans revealed Matt Prior had suffered a left calf tear during the Australia A match in Hobart and is ruled out of the final warm-up match against an Invitational X

Photo: Trent Bridge 1996

Menacing in Nottingham

Nov 11, 2013: Scaring silly point

Man in Tendulkar mask actually Tendulkar

Nov 11, 2013: Sidelights from the farewell series, the curious case of Mohammad Irfan, and more

'You keep thinking of different ways to tell stories'

Nov 11, 2013: Hemant Buch, vice-president of production at Ten Sports, talks about the challenges of directing live sports, the du Plessis ball-tampering incident, his relationships with commentators, and why cameras pick out pretty girls in the stands

Staff picks

Those magical fingers

Nov 11, 2013: ESPNcricinfo staffers pick their favourite memory of Tendulkar bowling