Ranji Trophy 2018-19

Tripura slump to 35 all out, Abhinav rises above Chennai turner

Jan 7, 2019: All the major talking points from the first day of the ninth round of the 2018-19 Ranji Trophy

Australia v India, 4th Test, Sydney, 5th day

Kohli's 2019 Ashes advice for Australia: 'Dukes ball buries egos'

Jan 7, 2019: India's captain said Australia could compete in England if their batsmen were patient against the swinging ball

Pakistan in South Africa 2018-19

Nothing wrong with pitches favouring home team - Ottis Gibson

Jan 7, 2019: The South Africa coach defended the preparation of pitches suited to seam and swing after the facilities in the first two Tests came in for criticism from Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur

Pakistan in South Africa 2018-19

Shadab's injury didn't let us play five bowlers - Mickey Arthur

Jan 7, 2019: The Pakistan coach suggested that the legspinner and Faheem Ashraf could return to the side and bolster the batting line-up at the Wanderers

England Lions in India 2019

'People have opinions on me, and I understand why' - Ben Duckett

Jan 7, 2019: A year on from an infamous incident in a bar in Perth, Duckett's recall for the Lions tour is a sign of his second coming

India in Australia 2018-19

Ashton Agar joins Nathan Coulter-Nile in criticising 'vague' communication from selectors

Jan 7, 2019: After being omitted for the ODIs against India, Agar joked he "mustn't have run the drinks well enough" during the series against South Africa

Australia v India, 4th Test, Sydney, 5th day

Tim Paine rues lost chances in Adelaide

Jan 7, 2019: The Australia captain says if his team had done better in the key moments in the series opener, the 2-1 scoreline might have been reversed

Australia v India, 4th Test, Sydney, 5th day

India break into the "Che-Che-Che"

Jan 7, 2019: The celebratory jig aside, Cheteshwar Pujara came away from the series having finally earned the unquestioned confidence of the leaders of the side

Australia v India, 4th Test, Sydney, 5th day

World Cup winners Kohli and Shastri rate Australia win higher

Jan 7, 2019: India's captain and coach had different reasons for the same sentiment, as they celebrated India's first series win in Australia since first playing there 71 years ago

Australia v India, 4th Test, Sydney, 5th day

'This win will give us a new identity' - Virat Kohli

Jan 7, 2019: The India captain hailed series win in Australia as the biggest moment of his career yet

Sri Lanka in New Zealand 2018-19

Colin Munro aims to tweak code T20 to suit ODI requirement

Jan 7, 2019: Where in T20, Munro explodes virtually the moment he takes guard at the crease, he feels he's got to adapt a little better in ODIs

Ranji Trophy 2018-19

Shreyas Iyer ruled out, Yuvraj Singh to play in final Ranji round

Jan 6, 2019: Mumbai have left out Aditya Tare, while Dhawal Kulkarni returns; Tamil Nadu will have a young squad, without Dinesh Karthik, for their match against Delhi

South Africa v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Cape Town

Faf du Plessis suspended for one Test due to second over-rate offence

Jan 6, 2019: The South Africa captain will be forced to skip the third and final Test against Pakistan, beginning in Johannesburg from January 11

Sri Lanka news

Malinda Pushpakumara bags all 10 wickets in an innings

Jan 6, 2019: The Sri Lanka left-arm spinner picked up 10 for 37 in a Premier League Tier A match for Colombo Cricket Club against Saracens Sports Club

South Africa v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Cape Town

Pakistan bowling 'not up to the mark', laments Sarfraz Ahmed

Jan 6, 2019: Pakistan captain critical of his seamers' lack of pace after his team were beaten by nine wickets in Cape Town

Australia v India, 4th Test, Sydney, 4th day

Indian seamers abandon past mistakes to reap rewards

Jan 6, 2019: Bowling coach B Arun said India had learnt their lessons from the two previous away tours in 2018, especially from South Africa that had "very similar" pitches

India tour of Australia 2018-19

Nathan Coulter-Nile criticises 'poor communication' over ODI non-selection

Jan 6, 2019: The Australia fast bowler, who was omitted from the ODI squad to face India, said his back soreness should not have been enough to leave him out

Australia v India, 4th Test, Sydney, 4th day

Ricky Ponting slams Australia for showing 'no desperation'

Jan 6, 2019: Criticism comes after Nathan Lyon walks off lbw without reviewing - and Mitchell Starc seemingly offers him no guidance - with two reviews at Australia's disposal

Sri Lanka in New Zealand 2018-19

Ross Taylor puts 'big focus' on World Cup with spectacular form

Jan 6, 2019: Big totals for the team, an excellent run of scores for himself - all of this is helping New Zealand pick up speed as they head towards the World Cup, he said

South Africa v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Cape Town, 3rd day

Resilient South Africa outlast Pakistan on a day of toil

Jan 5, 2019: As the pitch flattened out and the short ball stopped working, the bowlers decided to stick to a channel and wait for the opposition to blink