IPL 2013 news

Gambhir expects to be fit within a week

Mar 21, 2013: Gautam Gambhir, the India opener, expects to recover from the jaundice that forced him to miss the Delhi Test within a week

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2012-13

Odisha, Bengal through to next round

Mar 21, 2013: A round-up of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy matches on March 21, 2013

New Zealand v England, 3rd Test, Auckland

KP put his body on the line - Cook

Mar 21, 2013: Alastair Cook praised Kevin Pietersen's commitment to the England team and insisted that his knee injury had become too painful to play through

West Indies v Zimbabwe, 2nd Test, Roseau, 1st day

'I know I'm doing a good job' - Shillingford

Mar 21, 2013: After his five-wicket haul on the first day in Roseau, offspinner Shane Shillingford has said the support shown by his team-mates and the management was indicative of his good work

South Africa v Pakistan, 4th ODI, Durban

Farhat and Misbah help Pakistan make it 2-2

Mar 21, 2013: Pakistan laboured in pursuit of a modest target to level the series but a combination of rotten luck and determined South African bowling played its part in their struggles

India v Australia, 4th Test, Delhi

India chase historic whitewash

Mar 21, 2013: Preview of the fourth Test between India and Australia in Delhi

Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka, 2012-13

Roar that follows the tigers

Mar 21, 2013: Shoaib Ali Bukhari can shout all day, in the heat, and not have a care in the world about where the next meal will come from or whether there will be a bed to sleep on. Sounds like just another crazy cricket fan that we have all encountered in life - or h

Australia domestic season 2012-13

Bulls pave Harris' road to the Ashes

Mar 21, 2013: The quiet confidence Ryan Harris exudes now is a result of the time he has been able to spend around the Queensland squad.

New Zealand v England, 3rd Test, Auckland

McCullum's chance for history

Mar 21, 2013: Brendon McCullum has called the deciding Test against England "an opportunity to create history" with his team having a chance to take a series against them at home for only the second time

India v Australia, 4th Test, Delhi

Time for Watson to stand up as leader

Mar 21, 2013: Seeing Shane Watson captain Australia might be unpalatable to some but despite the events of the past fortnight he is the logical stand-in if Michael Clarke is unfit

IPL 2013 news

WV Raman named Kings XI assistant coach

Mar 21, 2013: WV Raman, the former India opener, has been appointed assistant coach of Kings XI Punjab

Tasmania v Queensland, Sheffield Shield Final, Hobart

Ponting favours tough batting school

Mar 21, 2013: It has seldom been tougher to make runs in the Sheffield Shield than it has been this season. Ricky Ponting has fit right in.

New Zealand v England, 3rd Test, Auckland

Drop-in pitch centre of attention

Mar 21, 2013: On Friday Eden Park hosts the deciding Test, the first five-day match here since 2006, with much focus on the drop-in pitch which was lowered into place

ACC T20 Elite Cup 2013, Nepal

Atkinson, Barkat shine as Hong Kong win SL opener

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India v Australia, 4th Test, Delhi

Is the wait finally over for Rahane?

Mar 21, 2013: A debut has eluded the Mumbai batsman despite a prolonged stint in the Test squad, but that could change in the Delhi Test

Of Smith, Clarke and Cook

Mar 21, 2013: Which of the latter two will find the resolve and inner strength that has allowed South Africa's captain to climb the summit and remain at the top?

New Zealand v England, 3rd Test, Auckland

Deadlocked sides target final flourish

Mar 21, 2013: ESPNcricinfo previews the deciding Test between New Zealand and England in Auckland

Australia in India 2012-13

Ashes talk undermines Australia effort

Mar 21, 2013: A rivalry that used to be hotly contested and for a decade produced some of the finest cricket in the world seems to have been sidelined by the Australians because of an obsession with their Ashes preparation

The week on Twitter

'You can't have tea tea'

Mar 21, 2013: Rage over erroneously named foods and more in this week's Twitter round-up

The emperor reigns at Kingsmead

Mar 21, 2013: Batting with the prodigiously talented young Barry Richards at Kingsmead in 1970, Graeme Pollock stepped up his game; the Aussies barely survived to tell the tale