India news

Naman Ojha hopes big scores bring India call-up

Oct 28, 2014: Riding on a dream run that has continued with a double-hundred in last week's Duleep Trophy semi-final, wicketkeeper Naman Ojha is hoping to be picked for India's tour of Australia, even if as a specialist batsman

Central Zone v South Zone, Duleep Trophy final, Delhi

Underdogs Central against South heavyweights

Oct 28, 2014: After contrasting performances in the semi-finals, Central Zone's batting and South Zone's bowling will vie in the Duleep Trophy final at Feroz Shah Kotla from Wednesday

Pakistan v Australia 2014-15

Well worth the wait

Oct 28, 2014: Zulfiqar Babar missed five seasons between his first two first-class matches, and was 34 when he finally made his Test debut, but he is quickly making up for all the lost time with his artful left-arm spin

India news

Bowling coach Dawes and BCCI part ways

Oct 28, 2014: Joe Dawes, the India bowling coach, has said that he has parted ways with the BCCI, and has also turned down the board's offer of working at the NCA in Bangalore

England news

Trott named in England Lions squad

Oct 28, 2014: The possibility of Jonathan Trott resuming his international career has increased with his inclusion in the England Lions squad to tour South Africa

Indian cricket

A young, upbeat, fresh Mukund

Oct 28, 2014: Having last played for India in 2011, opener Abhinav Mukund tells Nihal Koshie of the Indian Express how he is working on his batting, what cricket he was playing in England recently, how his thinking has changed since his Test debut, and that, being 24,

Indian cricket

India's self-critical fast bowler

Oct 28, 2014: After generations India has been able to produce genuine fast bowlers. Varun Aaron is one of them and in conversation with Bharat Sundaresan of the Indian Express, he explains how he uses the bouncer, how consistency is key and what similarities lie betwe

Australia in UAE 2014-15

Kim's calamity, and a case of soured relations

Oct 28, 2014: In the Guardian Russell Jackson looks at six memorable tours of Australia in Pakistan - from the 1982 tour when Australia failed to win a single game, to the 1998 tour that was the setting for Mark Taylor's 334

Pakistan news

Junaid suffers injury setback

Oct 28, 2014: Pakistan fast bowler Junaid Khan has been dealt another big setback after being diagnosed with a Grade-3 osteochondral fracture in his knee which will keep him sidelined from cricket for a while

South Africa news

Titans coach Walter gets three-year extension

Oct 28, 2014: Rob Walter, the Titans coach, has signed a three-year extension with the franchise that will keep him with the team until 2017

The West Indies crisis

'India could have taken West Indies to the cleaners'

Oct 28, 2014: Former West Indies seamer Ian Bishop has labelled the current crisis surrounding the WICB, WIPA and the players as "disappointing" and one which occurred at "the wrong place and the wrong time".

Players' player Hinds needs to win back trust

Oct 28, 2014: The lack of clarity from the WIPA president is at odds with his reputation for being a sounding board for his team-mates while he was a player

WCL Division Three, Malaysia

Nepal climb to top with win in rain-hit game

Oct 28, 2014: A round-up of the World Cricket League Division 3 matches played on October 28, 2014

Australia in UAE 2014-15

The first day of the rest of Australia's cricket life

Oct 28, 2014: In the Sydney Morning Herald, Greg Baum analyses Australia's 221-run loss to Pakistan in the first Test in Dubai and says that while the defeat is tough, it's not a catastrophe for a side that is being remade and reinforced

Canterbury v Wellington, Plunket Shield, Christchurch

Murdoch ton seals 307 chase for Wellington

Oct 28, 2014: Stephen Murdoch's sixth first-class century helped Wellington gun down 307 to secure a remarkable four-wicket victory against Canterbury in Christchurch

Pakistan v Australia 2014-15

Smith rues 'disappointing' dismissal

Oct 28, 2014: Steven Smith has bemoaned the way he threw his wicket away in the first innings against Pakistan in Dubai by cutting a topsinner straight to point just when he was beginning to look set

Bangladesh v Zimbabwe, 1st Test, Mirpur, 3rd day

The dark humour amid Bangladesh's batting drama

Oct 28, 2014: Bangladesh's fans, and the local media, were put through the wringer as the side's batsmen stumbled from one wicket to the next during their nervy win against Zimbabwe in Mirpur

New Zealand domestic news

Laughlin back with Northern Knights

Oct 28, 2014: Australia fast bowler Ben Laughlin has rejoined Northern Knights for the upcoming Georgie Pie Super Smash, New Zealand's domestic Twenty20 competition

County news

Jones signs as Gloucs four-day captain

Oct 28, 2014: Former England wicketkeeper Geraint Jones has signed a two-year contract with Gloucestershire and will captain the side in first-class cricket next season

'I want to preserve the game's history'

Oct 28, 2014: Rohan Pate, who opened a cricket museum in Pune, talks about his collection, Tendulkar's bats, and chasing Lara