West Indies v India, 1st Test, North Sound, 3rd day

West Indies need better conversion rates from their batsmen

Aug 25, 2019: Jason Holder is 'extremely disappointed' with how the top order gets off to starts but does not step up

Somerset part company with chief executive Andrew Cornish

Aug 25, 2019: The club are left looking for a fourth chief executive in four years after Cornish's departure

England v Australia, 3rd Test, Headingley

Joe Root digs in during fight to save Test - and his captaincy

Aug 24, 2019: Joe Root shows leadership qualities with gritty innings that keeps England alive in chase

Babar, bowlers keep Somerset motoring against winless Glamorgan

Aug 24, 2019: Babar extends his record as tournament's leading scorer with characteristically classy 63

Match Analysis

Marnus Labuschagne sets the example for Australia - and England

Aug 24, 2019: Labuschagne has not only shored up Australia with his doughty, brave and intelligent batting, but set the blueprint for England's batsmen to work from

Joe Root keeps England hopes alive

Aug 24, 2019: England captain unbeaten on 75, Joe Denly reaches fifty with hosts chasing another 203 runs at Headingley

Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 2nd Test, P Sara Oval, 3rd day

Dhananjaya de Silva is cooler than you

Aug 24, 2019: The score was 93 for 4, then 130 for 6. You'd call most centuries from that situation gritty, or tenacious, but not a century from this dude

Laurie Evans fifty helps Sussex confirm quarter-final spot

Aug 24, 2019: South Group leaders gun down 172 chase with four overs to spare to hit Middlesex's quarter-final hopes

India Red v India Blue, Day 2, Duleep Trophy, Alur

Ankit Kalsi and Diwesh Pathania, a tale of two unknowns

Aug 24, 2019: For these top performers of the day, whose names not many may have heard of in India's domestic circuit, Duleep Trophy is a window into the wider spectrum of cricket

West Indies v India, 1st Test, North Sound, 3rd day

Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane hit fifties to put India in firm control

Aug 24, 2019: The duo added an unbeaten 104 for the fourth wicket to stretch India's lead to 260 after West Indies were bowled out for 222 in their first innings

India news

Conflict-of-interest rule has to be 'practical' - Sourav Ganguly

Aug 24, 2019: The current application of the rule, he says, would make it very difficult for any former India player to take up a new role

Arun Jaitley, former BCCI vice-president and Delhi cricket boss, dies aged 66

Aug 24, 2019: The former union minister was the president of DDCA from 1999 to 2013, and also served on the IPL governing council

Jack Leaning heads for Kent to revive stalled career

Aug 24, 2019: Batsman departs Yorkshire in search of career pick-me-up in the south east

Sourav Ganguly wants Virat Kohli to give players 'consistent opportunities'

Aug 24, 2019: The former India captain feels that with Ravi Shastri having been around for as long as he has, the team should start winning world titles

India news

After retirement rethink, Ambati Rayudu promises IPL return for Chennai Super Kings

Aug 24, 2019: Decision to retire was not emotional but because he was disappointed at missing out on the World Cup, explains Indian middle-order batsman

Sri Lanka leave out Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera for New Zealand T20Is

Aug 24, 2019: Squad of 15 includes five frontline seamers, led by captain Lasith Malinga, for the series of three matches beginning September 1

West Indies v India, 1st Test, North Sound, 2nd day

Chase wants West Indies top order to 'bring some scores to the table'

Aug 24, 2019: It wasn't special bowling but a case of the West Indies batsmen giving away their wickets, the middle-order batsman explained

Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 2nd Test, P Sara Oval, 3rd day

Tom Latham, Dhananjaya de Silva hundreds headline exciting day

Aug 24, 2019: The opener added an unbroken 70-run stand with Watling to reduce the deficit to 48 at stumps on day three

West Indies v India, 1st Test, North Sound, 2nd day

Ishant Sharma, exorcising one ghost at a time

Aug 24, 2019: Ninety-one Tests is a long time, but Ishant now has the control over his craft that observers were desperate to see team up with his unrelenting spirit

Interview

'The camaraderie of this team is the best I've been part of'

Aug 24, 2019: Ross Taylor looks back at the various New Zealand teams he has been part of, the two World Cup finals, and the records he wants to set for Kane Williamson to chase