West Indies in India 2013-14

Tendulkar farewell not a distraction - Richardson

Nov 4, 2013: West Indies team manager, Richie Richardson, has said that Sachin Tendulkar's farewell celebrations will not overshadow their preparations for the two-Test series

Australia news

England exam for Ponting's pupil

Nov 4, 2013: Alex Doolan, the Tasmania batsman, has taken full advantage of his proximity to Ricky Ponting during the 2012-13 Sheffield Shield to observe and infer as much as he can from the Australian batting great

SA v SL, 3rd women's T20, Potchefstroom

Du Preez, Loubser hand SA series

Nov 4, 2013: Innings from Mignon du Preez and Sunette Loubser helped South Africa to a five-wicket win, and complete an overall 2-1 T20 series win over Sri Lanka

India v Australia, 7th ODI, Bangalore

Jadeja fined for Watson send-off

Nov 4, 2013: India allrounder Ravindra Jadeja has been fined 10% of his match fee for using offensive language against Shane Watson, after the Australia batsman was dismissed during the final ODI in Bangalore

Indian cricket

Farewell or parody?

Nov 4, 2013: Sachin Tendulkar's retirement, while an epochal moment for Indian cricket, need not be an occasion for the wide-eyed idolatry that comes too easily to Indians, according to Business Standard

When Dad's Army did cricket, wretchedly

Nov 4, 2013: Television dramas have been historically poor at depicting cricket. Exhibit A: an episode of a well-loved British sitcom

USA news

Rift with coach may have caused Massiah pullout

Nov 4, 2013: An alleged rift with coach Robin Singh over squad composition may have caused former USA captain Steve Massiah to belatedly pull out from this month's ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in the UAE

Lesser-known recent cricket stats

Nov 4, 2013: Inspired by the stat-tastic India and Australia ODI series, we unearth some less well-known cricketing records

Australia news

Warne attacks Ponting, Cook

Nov 4, 2013: Shane Warne has accused Ricky Ponting of being motivated by "jealousy" in criticising his Australian captaincy successor Michael Clarke

The Boucher culture

Nov 4, 2013: For the 15 years he played for South Africa, Mark Boucher epitomised team spirit. He talks about the good days, the tough days, and the legless nights

Shiv the survivor

Nov 4, 2013: Shivnarine Chanderpaul is among the last of the cricketers around from the 1990s. But then longevity has always been the essence of his game

Tendulkar v Pakistan

Nov 4, 2013: For a Pakistani journalist, watching the old rival's best batsman tear the home team's bowling to shreds was oddly satisfying

Cricket News Hurl

Welcome back, Jesse

Nov 4, 2013: Billions of one-day runs and administrative goof-ups getting you down? Big J comes to warm the cockles of your heart

Photo: Ahmedabad 2013

Driving on the green

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Tribute

His last waltz

Nov 4, 2013: The 2011 World Cup was the final time one saw Tendulkar in full bloom

Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2013-14

Yamin double-ton powers Multan to innings win

Nov 3, 2013: A round-up of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy games that ended on November 3, 2013

President's Trophy 2013-14

KRL on top of table after draw

Nov 3, 2013: A round-up of the President's Trophy matches on November 3, 2013

West Indies in India 2013-14

Tendulkar mania grips Kolkata

Nov 3, 2013: A Tendulkar extravaganza has been planned at Eden Gardens through the Test and its build-up. It will be interesting to see how the man himself handles it all

Bangladesh v New Zealand, 3rd ODI, Fatullah

Fading light, unfading resolve

Nov 3, 2013: A reduced dependence on the big stars and the confidence derived from past successes are driving Bangladesh's progress

Pakistan news

Pakistan's proposed tour to South Africa scrapped

Nov 3, 2013: The plans for Pakistan's proposed limited-overs tour of South Africa in November have been scrapped due to the PCB's ongoing legal existential crisis that has prevented them from making a commitment to the tour