India news

Mixture of anxiety and uncertainty before BCCI's SGM

Sep 29, 2016: Following the Supreme Court's warning to the BCCI to follow the directive to implement the Lodha reforms, the board's defiance seems to have given way to anxiety ahead of the SGM on Friday

England in Bangladesh 2016-17

Captain Buttler ready to step into breach

Sep 29, 2016: In Jos Buttler, who has accepted the one-day captaincy on a locum basis, England seem to have a sensitive and thoughtful leader for the challenges to come in Bangladesh

Zimbabwe news

Zimbabwe to host Sri Lanka for Tests, WI for tri-series

Sep 29, 2016: Zimbabwe Cricket has announced that they will host Sri Lanka for two Tests followed by a one-day tri-series that will also involve West Indies

South Africa v Australia, 1st ODI, Centurion

Steyn return keeps Australia on guard

Sep 29, 2016: Australia have earmarked Dale Steyn as the South African who will pose the biggest threat especially as they know he was recently wounded in the ODI format

Australia news

Starc eyes return to cricket in October

Sep 29, 2016: Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc may be back playing cricket in October after injuring his left leg in a freak accident

Sri Lanka news

Karunaratne, Thirimanne in Sri Lanka A squad

Sep 29, 2016: Dimuth Karunaratne and Lahiru Thirimanne have been named in the Sri Lanka A squad for the first two four-day games at home against West Indies A

India v New Zealand, 2nd Test, Kolkata

Kohli wants India to harness scoreboard pressure

Sep 29, 2016: India captain Virat Kohli, while expecting the Eden Gardens pitch to be batting friendly, has said he wanted to the batsmen to score big runs and apply scoreboard pressure on New Zealand

England news

ECB announces restructured central contracts

Sep 29, 2016: The ECB has overhauled its central contract system to give greater support to its growing list of white-ball specialists

Australia news

Walters named new Queensland CEO

Sep 29, 2016: Queensland have named former television executive Max Walters as the state's new chief executive, replacing the interim CEO, Michael Kasprowicz

India news

'Definitely' want to think about DRS - Kohli

Sep 29, 2016: India's Test captain, Virat Kohli, has given a strong indication that India will start using DRS in the future

Australia in South Africa, 2016

Western Province raises concerns over fifth ODI scheduling

Sep 29, 2016: The Western Province Cricket Association (WPCA) has raised concerns with CSA over holding the fifth ODI between South Africa and Australia on the same day as the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur

Sri Lanka Women news

Sri Lanka Women's coach calls for more domestic matches

Sep 29, 2016: Sri Lanka Women head coach Lanka de Silva has criticised the country's domestic format, which allows a maximum of five matches a season for a women cricketers

Afghanistan in Bangladesh 2016-17

Mosharraf Hossain returns for Bangladesh after eight years

Sep 29, 2016: The Bangladesh selectors have brought in left-arm spinner Mosharraf Hossain to replace pacer Rubel Hossain for the third ODI against Afghanistan

Auty Cup 2016

Auty Cup to be contested as three-match 50-over series

Sep 29, 2016: Plans to revive the oldest international cricket rivalry have been confirmed with the USA and Canada set to play three 50-over matches on October 13, 14 and 16 in Los Angeles

England in Bangladesh 2016-17

Anderson to miss Bangladesh series

Sep 28, 2016: James Anderson will miss England's Test series in Bangladesh next month, having not yet fully recovered from a shoulder injury

Australia news

'No toss' rule could benefit Australia - Rogers

Sep 28, 2016: Chris Rogers, the former Australia opener who announced his retirement last week, has suggested a similar change to the toss regulations introduced in England for the 2016 Championship season could also benefit Australian cricket

Bangladesh v Afghanistan, 2nd ODI, Mirpur

'Afghanistan cricket is improving every day' - Nabi

Sep 28, 2016: Mohammad Nabi credited well-executed plans, an improved fielding performance and a clear thought process for Afghanistan's tense, two-wicket win against Bangladesh in the second ODI

Bangladesh v Afghanistan, 2nd ODI, Mirpur

Lucky to still be in contention in the series - Mashrafe

Sep 28, 2016: Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza said his side were lucky to still have a chance at winning the three-match ODI series, after two close matches against Afghanistan

County news

Northants sign Buck as Lancashire exodus goes on

Sep 28, 2016: Nathan Buck has joined Northants and so has become the fourth player to leave Lancashire since the end of the season as Ashley Giles, their director of cricket, rebuilds the county's playing staff

West Indies in UAE 2016-17

'Terribly embarrassing' if WI don't get automatic WC qualification - Dujon

Sep 28, 2016: Jeff Dujon, the former West Indies wicketkeeper, has said it would be a "terrible embarrassment" if West Indies were unable to qualify automatically for the 2019 World Cup