West Indies in England 2017

Curran in ODI squad, Wood absent

Sep 4, 2017: Tom Curran is in line for a maiden ODI cap, after his impressive T20 debut earlier this year, while Chris Woakes is fit to return after missing most of the Champions Trophy with injury

India news

Lodha hand in BCCI's mega rights deals

Sep 4, 2017: Rahul Johri, the BCCI's CEO, feels transparency in the tendering process - as suggested by the Lodha Committee - has helped rake in record sums. Restricting the rights cycle to five years has helped too

South Africa news

SA first-class calendar to feature two-month pause for T20 league

Sep 4, 2017: The Global T20 League will find a dedicated block in South Africa's cricket calendar which is set to accommodate three touring countries before April 2018

Sri Lanka news

Tharanga opts out of Test cricket for six months

Sep 4, 2017: Sri Lanka's limited-overs captain has decided to take time off Tests to focus on the white-ball formats, and has been left out of the provisional squad for the upcoming series against Pakistan

India in Sri Lanka 2017

Vandersay, Shanaka in revised Sri Lanka T20 squad

Sep 4, 2017: Sri Lanka Cricket, who had already named a T20 squad ahead of the ODI series against India, have now announced a new 15 two days ahead of the one-off game

Indian Premier League

Conscious decision to bid for global rights - Star India CEO

Sep 4, 2017: Star India's strong presence in both television and digital spaces, as well as global markets, prompted the company to make a record-breaking bid for the IPL broadcast rights for the period 2018 to 2022

Bangladesh v Australia, 2nd Test, Chittagong, 1st day

'Have to put my ego away and bowl ugly' - Lyon

Sep 4, 2017: Nathan Lyon's fine form in Asia continued with another five-for in Chittagong, also moving past Jason Gillespie to become the seventh-highest Australian wicket-taker in Tests

County news

Porterfield heads back to Ireland

Sep 4, 2017: Ashley Giles' rebuilding of Warwickshire has continued with the announcement that batsman William Porterfield and allrounder Ateeq Javid will both leave the club at the end of the season

ICC news

Bumrah vaults to fourth in ODI bowling rankings

Sep 4, 2017: India's captain Virat Kohli has equalled the highest ODI rating points (887) by a India batsman, achieved by Sachin Tendulkar in 1998

Big Bash League news

Ben Dunk leaves Adelaide Strikers, joins Melbourne Stars

Sep 4, 2017: The wicketkeeper batsman has signed a two-year deal with Melbourne Stars ahead of the seventh season of the BBL

Indian Premier League

Star India wins IPL rights for US$ 2.55 billion

Sep 4, 2017: The BCCI has bagged INR 16,347.5 crore (US$ 2.5 billion) for its IPL television and digital rights from a single bidder, Star India, who made a single consolidated bid for rights worldwide

Sri Lanka v India, 5th ODI, Colombo

Kohli credits Bumrah, spinners for series sweep

Sep 4, 2017: India's captain was also pleased with his batsmen and said the next step was to introduce some flexibility

County cricket

'Hard work and a load of fun' - Moores on Nottinghamshire's success

Sep 3, 2017: Two years after his second exit as England coach, Peter Moores is once again flourishing in the domestic arena

County news

De Bruyn quits as Leicestershire coach amid unrest

Sep 3, 2017: Leicestershire reached the quarter-finals of the NatWest T20 Blast this season but are currently bottom of Division Two in the County Championship

Bangladesh v Australia, 2nd Test, Chittagong

'No way we will play safe cricket' - Mushfiqur

Sep 3, 2017: Bangladesh's captain has insisted that his side will continue to play aggressive cricket in a bid to secure their first series win over Australia

Birmingham v Nottinghamshire, NatWest T20 Blast, Final, Edgbaston

Christian earns black eye for NatWest Blast title

Sep 3, 2017: Dan Christian was left with a sore head after Nottinghamshire's NatWest Blast triumph, but not in the way he would have expected

Cricket set to miss Commonwealth Games 2022

Sep 3, 2017: The event is set to clash with various T20 leagues and as such the Full Members are not keen on sending men's teams, which runs foul of the Commonwealth Games Federation

Caribbean Premier League 2017

Hand injury rules McCullum out of CPL

Sep 3, 2017: Brendon McCullum was batting on 26 during Trinbago Knight Riders' chase when he was struck on the left arm by Wayne Parnell

South Africa news

CSA expect loss of R 159 million for 2016-17

Sep 3, 2017: The South African board president, however, insisted that income can be recovered with high-profile tours of Australia and India in the coming home season

Nottinghamshire v Birmingham, NatWest T20 Blast final, Edgbaston

Samit Patel continues hunt for England place

Sep 3, 2017: Admitting that he has been disappointed by the selectors overlooking him, the Nottinghamshire allrounder has announced his continuing desire to play international cricket again