Quaid-e-Azam trophy

A dangerous pitch, and a 15-year-old fast bowler

Oct 14, 2018: In the final group stage round of the Quaid-e-Azam trophy, a diamond in the rough in unveiled

Australia tour of UAE 2018

Travis Head reveals Nathan Lyon's baggy green pledge

Oct 14, 2018: Australia's baggy green cap presentation was instituted by Mark Taylor over two decades ago, but none have tugged at the heartstrings quite like than that of Travis Head's

England in Sri Lanka 2018-19

'Nice to see batsmen ducking and diving' - Olly Stone

Oct 14, 2018: England's newest quick Olly Stone is targeting a run into their World Cup plans

India v West Indies, 2nd Test, Hyderabad

Big Jase shines bright for beleaguered West Indies

Oct 14, 2018: From not getting places to train to losing key players, it has been a difficult tour for West Indies but their captain has stood up to the challenges on and off the field

South Africa v Zimbabwe, 3rd T20I, Benoni

Incessant rain forces washout of final South Africa-Zimbabwe T20I

Oct 14, 2018: A heavily waterlogged outfield meant even the toss didn't happen and South Africa won the series 2-0

Haryana v Delhi, Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2nd quarter-final, Bengaluru

Gambhir 104, Khejroliya hat-trick book Delhi's semi-final berth

Oct 14, 2018: Kulwant Khejroliya took 6 for 31, his best one-day figures, to help bowl out Haryana before Gautam Gambhir smashed a 69-ball century

India v West Indies, 2nd Test, Hyderabad, 3rd day

Shaw, Umesh get Kohli's vote of confidence ahead of Australia tour

Oct 14, 2018: Prithvi Shaw's fluid attacking style and Umesh Yadav's fitness are attributes that India will find useful down under, says India captain

India v West Indies, 2nd Test, Hyderabad, 3rd day

India's tenth successive Test series win at home

Oct 14, 2018: Umesh Yadav became only the third fast bowler for India to take a ten-wicket haul at home

South Africa news

Inquest into Peter Roebuck's death to be reopened

Oct 14, 2018: Reports suggest prosecutors in South Africa will re-examine the circumstances of Peter Roebuck's supposed suicide in 2011

Mumbai v Bihar, Vijay Hazare Trophy 2018-19, 1st quarter-final, Bengaluru

Mumbai storm into Vijay Hazare semi-finals after routing Bihar for 69

Oct 14, 2018: The first match pitting one of the new teams against an established one turned out to be a no-contest

India v West Indies, 2nd Test, Hyderabad, 3rd day

Holder's dream year with the ball

Oct 14, 2018: Holder is the first bowler since 2003 to have 30 or more wickets in a calendar year with an average of under 15

India v West Indies, 2nd Test, Hyderabad, 3rd day

Umesh Yadav leads another rout of West Indies in India

Oct 14, 2018: Another West Indies Test in India, another three-day finish, giving India their 10th straight home series win

Usman Khawaja's giant leap is good news for Australia

Oct 14, 2018: Fingerspin has often been the team's downfall, and nearly was in Dubai, but Australia can be proud of what they achieved in the second innings

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2018-19

No Dhoni for Jharkhand in Vijay Hazare knockouts

Oct 13, 2018: India's chief selector MSK Prasad had earlier stated that Dhoni would appear for Jharkhand in the quarter-finals, much like Rohit Sharma for Mumbai

Sri Lanka v England, 2nd ODI, Dambulla

Nearing the end, Lasith Malinga rouses himself for final World Cup push

Oct 13, 2018: Following a match in which he suggested he was once again death-bowling force to be reckoned with, Lasith Malinga delivered the rhetoric fans have come to expect

Sri Lanka v England, 2nd ODI, Dambulla

Olly Stone's rise gives Eoin Morgan another 'good headache'

Oct 13, 2018: The performance of young quick Olly Stone in Dambulla may have pushed him up a long queue to be involved in England's World Cup squad

Zimbabwe in Bangladesh 2018

'Fazle Mahmud is a complete package' - BCB selector Habibul Bashar

Oct 13, 2018: Fazle, who is part of Bangladesh's ODI squad against Zimbabwe, caught Bashar's attention when he struck two fifties in three innings during their A-tour in Ireland in August

India news

BCCI chief executive asked to explain anonymous harassment allegation

Oct 13, 2018: The CoA has asked Johri to submit an explanation in relation to the allegations within a week

India v West Indies, 2nd Test, Hyderabad, 2nd day

Umesh Yadav, India's go-to pacer at home

Oct 13, 2018: Along with his incisiveness, Umesh showed his ability to shoulder extra load in the absence of Shardul Thakur, producing a career-best performance against West Indies

India v West Indies, 2nd Test, Hyderabad, 2nd day

Rahane tames his demons, Rahul revisits them

Oct 13, 2018: In Rahane's bloody mindedness was a lesson for Rahul in turning around his form and confidence