'I should have played at least 50 Test matches'

Dec 10, 2014: Former India opener S Ramesh on facing the best attacks in the world, the disappointment of being overlooked, and Kolkata 2001

Top Fives

Waiting for the World Cup

Dec 10, 2014: Batsmen who have been around for plenty of time but haven't played in cricket's biggest show

The defeat that launched Bangladesh's World Cup ambitions

Dec 9, 2014: A painful loss to Kenya in the 1994 ICC Trophy spurred the team to secure a place in the 1999 World Cup

West Indies in South Africa 2014-15

Van Zyl eyes opening slot

Dec 9, 2014: Stiaan van Zyl will make his debut at No. 7 in the absence of the injured JP Duminy, but he has suggested his long-term future in the Test side may lie further up the order

Bangladesh news

Rupganj chairman handed life ban

Dec 9, 2014: Lutfar Rahman Badal, the Legends of Rupganj chairman, has been handed a life ban from all cricket activities by the BCB's disciplinary committee for his outburst against the BCB president Nazmul Hassan and two other directors

Sri Lanka v England, 5th ODI, Pallekele

Atapattu backs Senanayake comeback

Dec 9, 2014: Sri Lanka coach Marvan Atapattu expressed confidence that Sachithra Senanayake will return successfully to international cricket, after the ICC cleared the spinner's remodeled action.

New Zealand in UAE 2014-15

New Zealand, Pakistan share T20 series

Dec 9, 2014: Sarfraz Ahmed's unbeaten 76 helped Pakistan win the first T20I against New Zealand in Dubai, but the visitors leveled the two-match series a day later thanks to a three-wicket haul from James Neesham

1st ODI, Dubai

All-round Sohail gives Pakistan 1-0 lead

Dec 9, 2014: An unexpectedly frugal bowling spell and an unbeaten fifty from Haris Sohail helped Pakistan take a 1-0 lead with a slender three-wicket win against New Zealand in Dubai

Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2014-15, Gold League

Imad Wasim, Zohaib rout Tigers

Dec 9, 2014: A round-up of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Gold League matches on December 9, 2014

Baroda v Bengal, Ranji Trophy, Group A, Vadodara, 3rd day

'Was confident I had it in me' - Hooda

Dec 9, 2014: As Deepak Hooda glided Iresh Saxena behind square on the leg side two balls before tea, the whole Baroda dressing room stood up to applaud the 19-year-old's feat of scoring a century on first-class debut

Baroda v Bengal, Ranji Trophy, Group A, Vadodara, 3rd day

Hooda hundred rescues Baroda

Dec 9, 2014: Bengal bowlers, led by Ashok Dinda's burst with the second new ball, dismissed the remaining seven Baroda wickets to help Bengal earn a healthy 101-run first-innings lead

Sri Lanka v England, 5th ODI, Pallekele

Pallekele offers best World Cup examination

Dec 9, 2014: Warming up for the World Cup with a seven-match series in Sri Lanka has given teams opportunity to hone their approach, but it is in Kandy over the next two games that conditions might have just a hint of New Zealand about them

Sri Lanka v England, 5th ODI, Pallekele

England set for another shuffle

Dec 9, 2014: Desperately seeking the ideal World Cup combination, England are likely to continue their player rotation as the ODI series shifts to Pallekele

England in Sri Lanka 2014-15

Herath injury allows Senanayake instant return

Dec 9, 2014: Rangana Herath has been ruled out of the fifth ODI against England, and is unlikely to play a further part in the series. He will be replaced by Sachithra Senanayake

Ranji Trophy 2014-15, Group A, 3rd day

Uthappa, Agarwal put Karnataka ahead

Dec 9, 2014: A round-up of the Ranji Trophy Group A matches played on December 9, 2014

Ranji Trophy 2014-15, Group B, 3rd day

Yuvraj hundred puts Punjab on top

Dec 9, 2014: A round-up of the matches played in Group B of the Ranji Trophy on December 9, 2014

Ranji Trophy 2014-15, Group C, 3rd day

Krishna Das seven-for gives Assam bonus point

Dec 9, 2014: A round-up of the matches played in Group C of the Ranji Trophy on December 9, 2014

Australia v India, 1st Test, Adelaide, 1st day

India's bowling plans go awry

Dec 9, 2014: India began with plans that were off, and continued with them for too long. To add to that, their fielding was lethargic in that first hour

Sri Lanka in New Zealand 2014-15

Tharanga dropped for New Zealand Tests

Dec 9, 2014: Upul Tharanga, the Sri Lanka opener, has been dropped from the team's squad for the upcoming two-Test tour to New Zealand

Western Australia v Victoria, Sheffield Shield, Perth, 1st day

Quiney leads solid Victoria effort

Dec 9, 2014: Rob Quiney, Marcus Stoinis, Aaron Finch and Matthew Wade all scored half-centuries in a solid Victoria batting effort on the first day against Western Australia at the WACA