IPL 2013

The IPL's inherent sexism

Apr 9, 2013: Anjali Doshi, in Wisden, questions the double-standards adopted by the audience and the media towards female anchors in the IPL

County preview

A county game to savour

Apr 9, 2013: Critics of county cricket ignore its importance to the England team and its relevance throughout the country - there is much to celebrate and admire

Royal Challengers v Sunrisers Hyderabad, IPL, Bangalore

Kohli's commanding knock routs Sunrisers

Apr 9, 2013: Virat Kolhi's imperious 93 not out from 47 balls helped Royal Challengers Bangalore avenge their Super-Over loss to Sunrisers Hyderabad and delivered the team's second win in three matches

South Korean cricket

Cricket, the Korean way

Apr 9, 2013: Nitin Sharma of the Indian Express tracks the South Korea cricket team on their India tour

Ireland news

Mooney faces flak over Thatcher tweet

Apr 9, 2013: Ireland allrounder John Mooney faces the prospect of disciplinary action following a tweet made in response to Margaret Thatcher's death

Australia news

Krejza loses Tasmania contract

Apr 9, 2013: The former Test offspinner Jason Krejza faces an uncertain future after he was not offered a contract with Tasmania for the coming season

Rajasthan Royals v Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL 2013, Jaipur

A Royal beginning at the fortress

Apr 9, 2013: A classic Lee v Dravid contest, followed by fireworks from Yagnik, Hodge and Morgan in Rajasthan's first home game for the season

Newsfile, April 9

I was to bowl at Kallis' body, and fast - Rahul Shukla

Apr 9, 2013: A round-up of IPL news from April 9, 2013

Consider the flea

Apr 9, 2013: Inaccurate animal-sport metaphors getting you down? You've come to the right place

County news

Now or never again for Rogers

Apr 9, 2013: Chris Rogers remains hopeful of a recall to the Australian Test side but realises county success may be a more realistic aim for 2013

Fulton's two, and Gavaskar's pile

Apr 9, 2013: Also: most balls taken to score a run, first Test on a Sunday, innings with no double figures, and the worst bowling averages

Cricket on a divided island

Apr 9, 2013: Cyprus' best-known cricketer doesn't play for the national team, but the game soldiers on in the country

Verity's war

Apr 9, 2013: Tracing the story of the great English bowler's time as a commander leading a battalion against the Germans in Sicily

Premier League Tournament 2012-13

Kaushal Silva hands SSC Premier League title

Apr 8, 2013: Sinhalese Sports Club has triumphed in the Premier League Tournament final, defeating Moors Sports Club by six wickets in the four-day match at SSC

Bangladesh cricket

Shakib's motion picture cameo

Apr 8, 2013: Shakib Al Hasan's celebrity status in Bangladesh has taken a further leap after he shot scenes for a Bangla movie during the weekend

Bangladesh in Zimbabwe 2013

Saqlain back as Bangladesh spin consultant

Apr 8, 2013: Saqlain Mushtaq will rejoin Bangladesh as their spin bowling consultant for the side's tour of Zimbabwe

Twenty20

Gayle forces the pace of change

Apr 8, 2013: Clad in his space-garb, his gold pads and his gridiron helmet, shoulders rippling under his muscle shirt, Chris Gayle is an implacable object, driving cricket forwards, challenging the world to produce another batsman that plays like him

Rajasthan Royals v Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL 2013, Jaipur

The 150 kph delivery

Apr 8, 2013: Plays of the Day from the match between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders in Jaipur

County news

Petersen to miss Somerset opener

Apr 8, 2013: Somerset are likely to be without Alviro Petersen for the first game of the Championship season

County Championship, Division One

Optimism tempered by recent experience

Apr 8, 2013: Yorkshire's 2013 prospects previewed by the ESPNcricinfo Supporters' Network