Quaid-e-Azam Trophy

National Bank fold for 44, Mohammad Asif takes another five-for

Oct 6, 2018: Misbah-ul-Haq continued to struggle for form, meanwhile, but the two Lahore teams finally had reason to cheer

Australia tour of UAE 2018/19

(Hand)shaken, not stirred?

Oct 6, 2018: One of the first things Tim Paine did after finding himself cleaning up the mess post-Newlands was to make it a point for his team to shake hands with the opposition

Pakistan v Australia, 1st Test, Dubai

Paine's new Australia face first Test of their quality

Oct 6, 2018: After nearly giving up playing cricket in 2017, Paine will be at the forefront of Australia's rebuild operation, of performance and public trust, among other things

India v West Indies, 1st Test, Rajkot, 3rd day

Kuldeep Yadav craves red-ball success

Oct 6, 2018: The left-arm wristspinner, who became the seventh bowler to pick up a five-wicket haul in all three formats, says Test cricket is "very close to my heart"

India v West Indies, 1st Test, Rajkot, 3rd day

Kraigg Brathwaite wants West Indies batsmen to trust their defence

Oct 6, 2018: R Ashwin said he was "surprised" by the visitors' high-risk shots against the spinners

Bangladesh women v Pakistan women, 3rd T20I, Cox's Bazar

Seamers help Pakistan women complete T20I whitewash

Oct 6, 2018: After 30 all out and 81 for 8, Bangladesh's 77 all out proves too little as they fail to build on gains from historic Asia Cup triumph

Australia tour of UAE 2018/19

Hello again, Yasir Shah

Oct 6, 2018: Injury and Pakistan's sparsely-filled Test calendar may have caused him to slip off your radar, but he's back now, waiting to unleash a new and improved googly

Pakistan v Australia, 1st Test, Dubai

Bowlers take ownership of reverse swing after Newlands

Oct 6, 2018: Taking care of the ball, this time by legal means, will no longer be the purview of Australia's batsmen

England in Sri Lanka 2018-19

Washout leaves England short of acclimatisation in demanding conditions

Oct 6, 2018: The remaining players in England's squad had hoped for a run out, but the P Sara ground was left saturated by heavy rain

South Africa v Zimbabwe, 3rd ODI, Paarl

Dale Steyn and Kagiso Rabada complete South Africa's 3-0 whitewash of Zimbabwe

Oct 6, 2018: The two quicks picked up three wickets each before fifties from Reeza Hendricks and Heinrich Klaasen steered South Africa home

Queensland v Tasmania, JLT one-day Cup, first semi-final, Sydney

Bowlers, Bailey and Milenko lead Tasmania into JLT Cup final

Oct 6, 2018: After Queensland were dismissed for 177, the two batsmen secured the chase with fifties in an unbroken 128-run stand

India v West Indies, 1st Test, Rajkot, 3rd day

Kohli wants more water breaks in extreme heat

Oct 6, 2018: The umpires cracked down on unscheduled drinks breaks in Rajkot, where temperatures touched 40 degrees celsius

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2018-19

Karn Veer Kaushal hits first Vijay Hazare double-century

Oct 6, 2018: Uttarakhand opener made 202 against Sikkim, eclipsing the 187 Ajinkya Rahane had made in 2007-08

Happy birthday, Richie Benaud and Tony Greig

Memorable lines from Benaud and Greig's commentary careers

Oct 6, 2018: On the occasion of Richie Benaud and Tony Greig's birthdays, we look back at some memorable lines from their commentary careers

Pakistan v Australia, 1st Test, Dubai

Pakistan seek respite as Australia pick three debutants

Oct 6, 2018: The Tim Paine-led side is more decidedly second-favourite than Australia have ever been against Pakistan

India v West Indies, 1st Test, Rajkot, 3rd day

West Indies' terrible run with bat in India continues

Oct 6, 2018: Stats highlights from the first Test in Rajkot, which ended inside three days

Australia news

Warne slams Ponting's decision to bowl first at Edgbaston 2005

Oct 6, 2018: The legspinner called it "the worst decision made by any captain I've played under" and said it was based on past numbers rather than current reality

India v West Indies, 1st Test, Rajkot, 3rd day

West Indies succumb to heaviest defeat against India

Oct 6, 2018: West Indies lost 14 wickets on the third day in Rajkot to lose by an innings and 272 runs

USA news

Sacked USA captain Khaleel slams management's unprofessionalism

Oct 6, 2018: He said team officials had failed to mediate a simmering dispute between him and other senior players that boiled during the recent ICC World T20 Sub Regional Americas Qualifier

Pakistan v Australia, 1st Test, Dubai

Spearhead Starc faces new reality in the desert

Oct 6, 2018: Well rested and injury free, the fast bowler says he'll be looking at playing more of a support role to the spinners in the UAE