IPL 2018

Will superstars in their twilight help or hinder Kings XI?

Apr 3, 2018: Kings XI Punjab revamped their squad for IPL 2018. However, if Gayle and Yuvraj fail to find form, will their new captain R Ashwin make the tough decisions?

County news

Counties call crisis meeting to address T20 drain

Apr 2, 2018: Yorkshire's Martyn Moxon will chair the meeting at Edgbaston aimed at considering how to fight back against the lure of sundry worldwide Twenty20 leagues

South Africa v Australia, 4th Test, Johannesburg, 4th day

Du Plessis satisfies his needs, Elgar fulfils his wants

Apr 2, 2018: Du Plessis was coming off low scores which is why he needed the hundred more than he wanted it. Elgar didn't need a hundred because he already scored a big one in this series but he still might have wanted it

South Africa v Australia, 4th Test, Johannesburg, 4th day

Sounds of Australian silence a marker of change

Apr 2, 2018: Throughout a 250-ball stay that would usually have attracted plenty of unflattering Australian commentary, Dean Elgar was mainly faced with an unusually silent visiting team

Pakistan v West Indies, 2nd T20I, Karachi

Azam, Talat help Pakistan thrash West Indies and seal series

Apr 2, 2018: Both batsmen made sparkling fifties to carry Pakistan to their highest T20I total before West Indies surrendered meekly again in Karachi

IPL 2018

Ponting's speech gave us goosebumps - Iyer

Apr 2, 2018: The Delhi Daredevils batsman said Ponting's aggression has already helped the team build a mindset around winning T20 games

Dhaka Premier League 2018

Abahani move within one win of 19th DPL title

Apr 2, 2018: Abahani now have to beat Legends of Rupganj in the Super League match on April 5 to become champions

Pakistan vs West Indies 2018

West Indies reduced to 12 men as Permaul injures ankle

Apr 2, 2018: The left-arm spinner bowled just three balls on T20I debut; no replacement is likely to be flown in for the series that finishes on Tuesday

Women's T20 tri-series 2017-18

Entertainment value key to drive women's cricket - Robinson

Apr 2, 2018: The England coach feels good batting surfaces and quick outfields are needed to sustain the growth of the game, especially with the World T20 set to go standalone

Ball-tampering scandal

I feel like it's all my fault and it's killing me - Candice Warner

Apr 2, 2018: Candice Warner blamed herself for her husband David Warner's mindset prior to his role in the ball-tampering scandal, because of the abuse she had received from spectators in South Africa

South Africa v Australia, 4th Test, Johannesburg, 4th day

Morkel takes SA closer to 3-1 after du Plessis ton

Apr 2, 2018: South Africa batted on and on in Johannesburg on the fourth day to push their lead past 600, before Morkel's strikes, as he battled a side strain, left Australia three down in a colossal chase

Australia news

Hilton Cartwright signs on with Middlesex

Apr 2, 2018: The 26-year old replaces his former Western Australian captain Adam Voges, who served as the club's captain last year

New Zealand v England, 2nd Test, Christchurch, 4th day

'Enough in pitch for us to get the wickets' - Bairstow

Apr 2, 2018: However, it could yet be that the elements play a deciding factor with light often fading quickly at the end of the day's play

IPL 2018

Heinrich Klaasen replaces Smith at Rajasthan Royals

Apr 2, 2018: The South Africa wicketkeeper batsman joined Royals as a replacement for Steven Smith, who was banned from playing IPL 2018 in the wake of a ball-tampering scandal

IPL 2018

Tom Curran replaces Starc in Kolkata Knight Riders squad

Apr 2, 2018: It will be his first time playing the IPL, stepping in for Mitchell Starc, who has been ruled out with injured shin

New Zealand v England, 2nd Test, Christchurch, 4th day

Seven fifties, no hundreds

Apr 2, 2018: Despite his consistency with the bat, Joe Root's Test winter has been marked by a failure to convert any of his fifties into a hundred

New Zealand v England, 2nd Test, Christchurch, 4th day

NZ start brightly as gloom dents England's victory hopes

Apr 2, 2018: England's hopes of ending a long and arduous campaign with their first overseas Test victory in 13 attempts were blunted by an obdurate opening stand before bad light halted play

India news

Is an e-auction better than a closed bid?

Apr 2, 2018: The BCCI and its critics argue over the pros and cons of the online auction which will be used for the first time to sell Indian cricket rights for the next five years' cycle

BCCI news

The nuts and bolts of BCCI's e-auction, a first in sports

Apr 2, 2018: On April 3, the BCCI will sell the media rights for international bilateral cricket in India for the next five years (2018-23) through an online auction

'You can't be taught to inspire people. You have to be born a captain'

Apr 2, 2018: Former South Africa captain Ali Bacher talks about his series in charge against arch-rivals Australia, and the art of leadership