West Indies news

'Started pondering Test future after NZ series' - Sammy

May 11, 2014: Darren Sammy, the West Indies all-rounder who announced his retirement from Test cricket yesterday, has said his decision wasn't a fallout of his replacement as captain by wicketkeeper-batsman Denesh Ramdin

England news

Astill takes Cricket Society award

May 11, 2014: James Astill, the political editor of The Economist, has won the Cricket Society and MCC Book of the Year award for 2014.

IPL 2014

MCA protests over losing IPL final

May 11, 2014: The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has registered strong protest against the IPL governing council's decision to move the 2014 final from Mumbai to Bangalore

England news

Mushtaq Ahmed loses England role

May 11, 2014: Confirmation arrived on Monday that Mushtaq Ahmed, the former Pakistan legspinner, is the latest of England's backroom staff to lose their job in the Peter Moores reshuffle

IPL 2014 newsfile

Ganguly advises captain Kohli, and Praveen's nightmare

May 11, 2014: A round-up of IPL news on May 11, 2014

IPL 2014

Shivam Sharma grabs his ticket out of obscurity

May 10, 2014: Shivam Sharma had not played any first-class, List A or domestic T20 but that didn't prevent him from turning in a solid performance on his IPL debut

Bangladesh news

Three newcomers in Bangladesh A squad

May 10, 2014: Bangladesh's selectors have picked three newcomers in the 15-man Bangladesh A squad that will play two four-day matches in West Indies from May 26

IPL 2014 news

Umpire Hazare stood down from IPL

May 10, 2014: The IPL has stood down umpire Sanjay Hazare from the match officials panel for the rest of the tournament

IPL 2014

RCB 'not playing too well as a team' - Morkel

May 10, 2014: Albie Morkel has said RCB were "not playing too well as a team yet," and put their struggles down to top-order wobbles and the bowlers conceding too many extras

IPL 2014 news

No IPL matches in Chennai, final moved to Bangalore

May 10, 2014: Chennai will not host any of the five scheduled games during the seventh edition of the Indian Premier League, due to a dispute with the municipal authorities over use of three stands

IPL 2014 newsfile

Pollard cautioned - Rohit

May 10, 2014: IPL newsfile on May 10, 2014

West Indies news

Darren Sammy retires from Test cricket

May 9, 2014: Darren Sammy formally notified the West Indies Cricket Board on Friday that he is retiring from Tests effective immediately.

West Indies news

Ramdin focuses on mental challenge

May 9, 2014: Denesh Ramdin, West Indies new Test captain, is convinced there is the talent available in the Caribbean to revive their form over five days

Pakistan news

PCB defends Waqar appointment

May 9, 2014: The PCB has defended its decision to name Waqar Younis as the national team's head coach, a day after Mohsin Khan blasted the appointment process

IPL 2014

Tahir banks on subcontinent experience

May 9, 2014: South Africa legspinner Imran Tahir is confident the experience of playing on subcontinent tracks during the World T20 will hold him in good stead as he prepares for his first IPL stint with Delhi Daredevils

India news

Brijesh Patel set to be NCA director

May 9, 2014: Brijesh Patel, the former India opener, is set to occupy the position of the National Cricket Academy director, which has been vacant for more than a year and half

IPL 2014

Chennai may lose IPL games

May 9, 2014: An apex court bench hearing a dispute over the legality of constructing three new stands and a gymnasium at the MA Chidambaram stadium has asked the IPL authorities and Chennai municipal corporation to reconsider staging league matches.

IPL news

How the IPL can be made transparent

May 9, 2014: IPL founder and former chairman, Lalit Modi, has suggested that an autonomous body should be set up to run the IPL, independent of the BCCI

County news

Poynton ruled out for season

May 9, 2014: Derbyshire wicketkeeper Tom Poynton, who last month was seriously injured in a car crash that claimed the life of his father Keith, has no prospect of playing again this season because of the extent of his injuries

West Indies news

Ramdin named WI Test captain

May 9, 2014: Denesh Ramdin, the West Indies wicketkeeper, has been named captain of the Test side and will take over the reins from Darren Sammy, who will remain the T20 captain