India news

Sanjay Patel named BCCI secretary

Jun 6, 2013: Baroda Cricket Association joint secretary Sanjay Patel is set to be appointed as the BCCI secretary, replacing Sanjay Jagdale, who resigned last Friday

New Zealand in England 2013

Buttler promises to be next T20 star

Jun 6, 2013: His explosive, 16-ball innings against New Zealand may have been brief but the signs are that Jos Buttler will have a long and successful international career

West Indies v Pakistan, Champions Trophy, Group B, The Oval

Windies seek to revive Oval memories

Jun 6, 2013: Preview of the second match of the Champions Trophy, between West Indies and Pakistan

India v South Africa, Champions Trophy, Group B, Cardiff

Tsotslowbe and NoMorne Morkel

Jun 6, 2013: Tweet report for the opening game of the Champions Trophy between India and South Africa

Bangladesh news

Legal loophole may give Ashraful lifeline

Jun 6, 2013: Mohammad Ashraful's confession of his involvement in match-fixing in the Bangladesh Premier League has led to confusion over whether it amounts to a criminal offense

The Investec Ashes 2013

Fawad and the uneasy burden of expectations

Jun 6, 2013: Fawad Ahmed's journey is one of Australian cricket's most remarkable feel-good stories, but it is important to keep his potential Ashes contribution in perspective

England v New Zealand, 3rd ODI, Nottingham

The curious case of Benjamin Franklin

Jun 6, 2013: Free-flowing alcohol, cheers for the sun, and a New Zealand allrounder confused with a famous, historic American president - it was some day in Nottingham

India v South Africa, Champions Trophy, Group B, Cardiff

Openers, fielders give India big win

Jun 6, 2013: India's new-look ODI team got off to a bumper start, negotiating short-pitched bowling to post 331 and then fielding superbly to pull South Africa back every time they threatened to break away

Corruption in the IPL

Raj Kundra confesses to betting on IPL matches

Jun 6, 2013: Rajasthan Royals co-owner Raj Kundra has confessed to betting on IPL matches, including matches involving his own team, Delhi's police commissioner has said

Bangladesh news

'Ashraful is not a little boy'

Jun 6, 2013: The news of Mohammad Ashraful's admission of involvement in alleged match-fixing and spot-fixing has generated emotional reactions from Bangladesh fans. Here are some of them

The week on Twitter

'The urinal is the place to be!'

Jun 6, 2013: The hippest spots in town and more, in our perusal of the finest cricket has to offer on Twitter this week

Indian cricket

Impropriety is nothing new in Indian cricket

Jun 6, 2013: In the Times of India, Ashok Malik says that impropriety is so central to India's cricket business that MS Dhoni's possible conflict of interest may not be the worst offence

West Indies news

Caribbean Premier League squads finalised

Jun 6, 2013: The Caribbean Premier League draft was held in Jamaica on June 5, with squads of 15 finalised for each of the six participating franchises

Bigger, better: ESPNcricinfo's new iPhone app

Jun 6, 2013: In keeping with the idiom of change in the digital world, our new iPhone app is here and it is designed to give you a better user-experience with more functionalities

Champions Trophy 2013

A last hurrah for a beleaguered tournament

Jun 6, 2013: In its last edition, the Champions Trophy can be a handy check on the health of the ODI game, even as the format provides fans with a prospect of an exciting tournament

Bangladesh news

The warning signs that BCB needs to deal with

Jun 6, 2013: Mohammad Ashraful's confession of his involvement in match-fixing and spot-fixing during this season's BPL has raised questions about the breach of disciplinary protocol put in place by the BCB

Player association news

Marsh and Smith take charge of FICA

Jun 6, 2013: Tim May will be effectively replaced by two men at the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA) with Paul Marsh and Ian Smith set to run the organisation

The Investec Ashes 2013

Fawad Ahmed rushed into Australia A squad

Jun 6, 2013: The legspinner Fawad Ahmed appears likely to join Australia's Ashes campaign after being rushed into the Australia A squad for the remainder of its tour of England and Ireland

Farewell, Tim May

Jun 6, 2013: May's greatest achievement in his decade at FICA was to oblige administrators to take some of the players' concerns seriously

Remembering Kallicharran's West Indies

Jun 6, 2013: A depleted West Indies lost the series in India in 1978-79 but went home with their heads held high