Pakistan in South Africa 2013-14

Pakistan to tour South Africa in November

Nov 5, 2013: Cricket South Africa and the Pakistan Cricket Board have announced a three-match ODI and a two-match T20 series between the two countries which will take place in South Africa later this month

Pakistan v South Africa 2013-14

Malik, Razzaq return in Pakistan T20 squad

Nov 5, 2013: Pakistan recalled allrounders Shoaib Malik and Abdul Razzaq in the Twenty20 squad for the two-match series against South Africa in the UAE

The buzz

'The supreme right-hander on the planet'

Nov 5, 2013: We round up the best of the web on Tendulkar - the batsman and bowler

Indian cricket

Want to make last two Tests special - Dhoni

Nov 5, 2013: MS Dhoni doesn't often give interviews, but given the topic was Sachin Tendulkar, he spoke at length about his first tryst with Tendulkar, how he broke ice with the senior batsman and how the team plans to handle Tendulkar's last series

What if Sachin pulls a hamstring in Kolkata?

Nov 5, 2013: The Confectionery Stall's advanced-level cricket examination goes boldly where no cricket quiz has done

The Ashes 2013-14

Cook stands by his record

Nov 5, 2013: Alastair Cook admits there are times he could be a more imaginative leader, following the latest round of Shane Warne antagonism that caught the England captain's attention

Bangladesh v New Zealand, 3rd ODI, Fatullah

Finisher Nasir adds to reputation

Nov 5, 2013: The successful 300-plus chase against New Zealand was the latest proof of Nasir Hossain's strength to bat according to his team's needs

Bangladesh v New Zealand, only T20I, Mirpur

Bangladesh aim for T20 improvement

Nov 5, 2013: ESPNcricinfo previews the only T20I between Bangladesh and New Zealand

Baila arrives at Lord's

Nov 5, 2013: When Sri Lanka played their first Test at Lord's, in 1984, a 16-year-old discovered the joy of being a supporter

Game for anything

Nov 5, 2013: A former Indian team manager recalls some lasting Tendulkar memories from the sidelines

Six fests, and No. 7 centurions

Nov 5, 2013: Also, losing one-dayers by a run, five-fors in ODIs, and making your Test debut on your birthday

Chasing Test status

Nov 5, 2013: Can Ireland convince their up-and-coming stars that home is where the heart is?

County news

Hales given IPL green light

Nov 4, 2013: England batsman Alex Hales has been cleared to play in the Indian Premier League after extending his contract with Nottinghamshire

West Indies in India 2013-14

Tendulkar's last burden

Nov 4, 2013: The two Tests between India and West Indies has little in terms of context apart from it being Sachin Tendulkar's farewell series. Hopefully the cricket will make up for its manufactured existence

West Indies in India 2013-14

'Even-bouncing wicket' at Eden Gardens

Nov 4, 2013: Eden Gardens chief groundsman Prabir Mukherjee has said stroke-making won't be too difficult for batsmen in the first Test starting Wednesday

Miscellanous

Acts of callousness degrade India-Australia series

Nov 4, 2013:

Australia in India 2013-14

A run glut like never before

Nov 4, 2013: With 3596 runs scored in 11 innings over six India-Australia ODIs, the time has come to revisit the imbalance between bat and ball

England news

Kerrigan withdrawn from EPP tour

Nov 4, 2013: Simon Kerrigan, the Lancashire spinner, has been withdrawn from the Performance Programme squad tour of Australia in order to work on his bowling at home

South Africa news

Du Plessis insists he's not a cheat

Nov 4, 2013: Faf du Plessis has described himself as a "morally good person" who does not want to be associated with cheating in his first comment since the ball-tampering episode

Bangladesh v New Zealand, 3rd ODI, Fatullah

'Wasn't nervous in 90s' - Shamsur

Nov 4, 2013: Where once he felt nerves in the nineties, Shamsur Rahman said he didn't feel any butterflies as the chase took precedence over personal achievement in the third ODI