Sri Lanka news

SLC elections postponed to February 21

Jan 17, 2019: An error in the Sinhala to English translation of the gazette triggers need for postponement

England in the West Indies 2018-19

Mark Wood called up for England's Caribbean tour as replacement for Olly Stone

Jan 17, 2019: Fast bowler, who played the last of his 12 Tests in May, is expected to arrive in Barbados this weekend

Brisbane Heat v Sydney Thunder, BBL 2018-19, Brisbane

Ferguson hopes Thunder take full points after power outage

Jan 17, 2019: The batsman said Sydney Thunder had dominated all through at the Gabba, so he hoped that 'at the end of it all we'll get full points out of the game'

South Africa news

South Africa's Rory Kleinveldt calls time on first-class career

Jan 17, 2019: The 35-year-old from Cape Town last played a Test in February 2013, but had been active in the domestic first-class circuit and the county scene in England

South Africa domestic news

Qaasim Adams suspended for incident allegedly involving a firearm

Jan 17, 2019: Western Province Cricket Association suspends him for 12 playing days from provincial cricket

Ranji Trophy 2018-19, Quarter-finals

Advantage Vidarbha after Jaffer's double-ton; UP bolster lead

Jan 17, 2019: Wasim Jaffer smashed 206 to blunt the Uttarakhand attack, while UP extended their lead to 349 despite losing eight wickets on the third day against Saurashtra

Uttar Pradesh v Saurashtra, Ranji Trophy quarter-final, Lucknow

Dharmendrasinh Jadeja finally escapes Ravindra's shadows

Jan 17, 2019: The left-arm spinner is shouldering the burden of being Saurashtra's lead bowler with his more famous namesake away on national duty

Zimbabwe domestic news

Logan Cup games called off due to Zimbabwe unrest

Jan 17, 2019: First-class games suspended and points split amid widespread protests triggered by fuel shortages and a rising cost of living in the country

Cricket Australia XI v Sri Lankans, Tour match, Hobart

Relief for Sri Lanka as Mendis cleared of serious injury

Jan 17, 2019: An X-ray has shown no breaks or fractures in the finger on which Mendis had been struck on Thursday

David Warner's stance-switch 'within the laws', confirms MCC

Jan 17, 2019: The fact that "everyone seemed to know what was happening" makes the Sylhet captain's unusual decision legal

Brisbane Heat v Sydney Thunder, BBL 2018-19, Brisbane

Thunder thwarted by floodlight failure after Watson ton

Jan 17, 2019: Watson struck this BBL's maiden hundred, McCullum registered his first BBL duck but the match came to a premature end under bizarre circumstances

Australia news

Warner and Smith's grassroots lessons will boost Australian cricket - Stuart Law

Jan 17, 2019: The newly appointed Middlesex head coach believes Australia are at too low an ebb to ignore the clamour to recall the two banned Australia cricketers in March, when their year-long bans elapse

Test picks falter as Patterson, Doran slam centuries against Sri Lankans

Jan 17, 2019: Dushmantha Chameera impresses, but centuries from Kurtis Patterson and Jake Doran take CA XI to 5 for 316 on first day of tour game

India news

Pandya-Rahul case in limbo after SC adjourns hearing

Jan 17, 2019: Any imminent return of the two players to the Indian set-up has been ruled out with the Supreme Court adjourning the case pertaining to the Lodha Committee reforms

Ranji Trophy 2018-19

Kerala vanquish Gujarat to enter maiden Ranji semi-final

Jan 17, 2019: Their fast bowlers, Basil Thampi and Sandeep Warrier, cut through Gujarat's batting line-up, bowling them out for a mere 81

WBBL 2018-19

The reinvention of Ellyse Perry

Jan 17, 2019: Bringing the best of her caution and aggression together has helped the Australian allrounder scale astounding heights with the bat in WBBL 4

Australia v India, 3rd ODI, Melbourne

Finch reminds himself that 'he's still very good'

Jan 17, 2019: As back-to-back ODI tours of India and UAE loom, Finch is in a race against time to hit peak form ahead of the World Cup

India in New Zealand 2018-19

Nicholls could be New Zealand's back-up keeper at World Cup

Jan 17, 2019: New Zealand's preparations for the tournament continue with a five-match series against India with coach Gary Stead saying there were still parts of the "puzzle" to complete

What is Dhoni's role in India's ODI side?

Jan 17, 2019: He isn't the dominant player he used to be, but he still offers the team plenty of value

Australia v India, 3rd ODI, Melbourne

India grapple with sixth bowling option with series on the line

Jan 17, 2019: Whereas Australia's bugbear has been their inability to push past the 300-run barrier twice in a row