West Indies cricket

The makings of Gayle the destroyer

Apr 24, 2013: Wavell Hinds, in an interview with Indian Express, turns back the clock and uncovers what led to the transformation of Chris Gayle into a six-hitting machine

Bangalore v Pune, IPL 2013, Bangalore

'When Gayle bats like that nobody wants to bowl' - Bhuvneshwar

Apr 24, 2013: Bhuvneshwar Kumar, the Pune Warriors seamer, conceded 23 runs in 24 balls despite Chris Gayle going crazy at the Chinnaswamy on Tuesday

New Zealand in England 2013

Bracewell looks to win back Test spot

Apr 24, 2013: Doug Bracewell has recovered from a foot injury that kept him out of the recent England tour of New Zealand, and is fit and ready for the English challenge that awaits

Royal Challengers Bangalore v Pune Warriors, IPL 2013, Bangalore

The quintessential one-man show

Apr 24, 2013: Sixes, records, dance moves, wickets, hilarious appeals - Chris Gayle didn't give the home crowd any time to catch their breath

Zimbabwe v Bangladesh, 2nd Test, Harare

Can floored Bangladesh fight back?

Apr 24, 2013: Preview of the second Test between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh in Harare

April 24, 2013

Gayle's record-breaking ton blows away Pune

Apr 24, 2013: Chris Gayle obliterated records, with an unbeaten 175 off just 65 balls, to help Bangalore beat Pune by a massive 130-run margin on Tuesday.

Bangladesh in Zimbabwe 2013

Bangladesh face tough questions ahead of second Test

Apr 24, 2013: The Bangladesh Test team have several questions posed to them after their lackluster performance in the first Test against Zimbabwe, questions that will ultimately define their progress this season

Australia news

Hussey undecided on Western Australia future

Apr 24, 2013: The retired Test batsman Michael Hussey has not yet decided if he will play on for Western Australia next summer

Australia news

Nathan Lyon to join New South Wales

Apr 24, 2013: Australia's No. 1 spin bowler Nathan Lyon consulted his former Test teammate Michael Hussey before deciding to leave South Australia and return to New South Wales

Bangladesh in Zimbabwe 2013

Mortaza ruled out of Zimbabwe ODIs

Apr 24, 2013: Mashrafe Mortaza has been ruled out of the ODI leg of the current Zimbabwe tour as a result of a fat pad contusion on his left heel

The Ashes 2013

Rogers and Faulkner in Ashes squad

Apr 24, 2013: Brad Haddin and Chris Rogers are the hardened campaigners identified to unify Australia's Ashes tourists, while the young allrounder James Faulkner's inclusion has intensified pressure on Shane Watson

Why Gayle's sermon is the beginning of the end

Apr 24, 2013: You can't just block a couple and then start swinging in a five-day game, they say. But why not?

Where do we draw the line on Twitter outbursts?

Apr 24, 2013: Increasingly, if a tad incongruously, words are arousing as much fury as misdeeds

The apology episode

Apr 24, 2013: This week the boys finally put a book end on the Parker fiasco, they hear from Tony Blain about his personal experiences with Glenn Turner, and they also look into the details of the upcoming New Zealand tour to England... or lack of details

Kenya v Namibia, T20 quandrangular, Windhoek

van Schoor, van der Westhuizen steer Namibia to eight-wicket victory

Apr 24, 2013: Half-centuries from Raymond van Schoor and Louis van der Westhuizen ensured Namibia completed a steep chase with just three balls to spare to win by eight wickets

County Championship, Division One

Early return for the prodigal son

Apr 24, 2013: Having left Surrey in difficult circumstances last season, Rory Hamilton-Brown hopes to start afresh at Sussex but his chance to leave his mark at The Oval has come quickly

Thilan Samaraweera

'You get tougher and tougher living away from home'

Apr 24, 2013: Thilan Samaraweera reflects on his international career and looks ahead to an enriching county stint with Worcestershire

Bangalore v Pune, IPL 2013, Bangalore

'Everything went right for me today' - Gayle

Apr 23, 2013: "I didn't want to just get the hundred and continue blasting and blasting and get out," Chris Gayle said after his record-breaking 175

Royal Challengers Bangalore v Pune Warriors, Bangalore

When a man filled an entire stadium

Apr 23, 2013: Television can also compress and shrink distance. But to fully digest Gayle's brute force in its enormity, come to the ground and become a speck in the stand

IPL 2013

Franchises need better support from IPL - KKR chief

Apr 23, 2013: The IPL could carry out important changes next year with its auction conducted in rupees instead of dollars and for the first time including, in some manner, uncapped Indian players