Chucking controversy

ICC rebuts UWA, backs new testing methods

Oct 18, 2014: In a response to concerns raised over its drive against chucking, the ICC has defended its processes of identifying and testing bowlers with suspect actions

East Zone v West Zone, Duleep Trophy quarter-final, 4th day

Dinda, Mohanty crush West Zone

Oct 18, 2014: Ashok Dinda ripped through the top order and Basant Mohanty took care of the tail as East Zone crushed West Zone by 102 runs on the final morning of the Duleep Trophy quarter-final in Rohtak

Pakistan A v Australians, Sharjah, 4th day

Australians crumble to 153-run loss

Oct 18, 2014: Phillip Hughes scored a half-century but Michael Clarke and Chris Rogers missed out on their last chance for some decent time in the middle ahead of the first Test, as Pakistan A wrapped up a 153-run victory in the tour game in Sharjah

Queensland v Tasmania, Matador One-Day Cup, Sydney

Khawaja, Hartley chase down 399

Oct 18, 2014: Eight-hundred runs were heaped for the loss of four wickets and the double-centurion Ben Dunk finished on the losing side as Queensland knocked Tasmania out of the domestic limited-overs tournament in an affair of gluttonous batting at North Sydney Oval

The adventures of Captain Cool and Angry Boy

Oct 18, 2014: In which they take on a dangerous mission to rescue the BCCI from penury

Momentum One Day Cup

Van Wyk, Delport's 367-run stand downs Knights

Oct 18, 2014: A round-up of the Momentum One Day Cup matches played on October 17

'It makes no sense to not let your best performer play'

Oct 18, 2014: Former Bangladesh batsman and current national selector Minhajul Abedin talks about the hurt of not getting to play Test cricket, and the high-pressure Dhaka league games of his day

West Indies news

'Can't see West Indies at World Cup if standoff remains' - Cozier

Oct 18, 2014: Commentator Tony Cozier has said West Indies could fail to send a squad to the World Cup if the standoff between the WICB, the WIPA and the players remains unresolved

West Indies in India 2014-15

'We were left with no option' - WICB

Oct 18, 2014: The WICB has said it was left with no option but to "discontinue" the tour of India after the players had informed the board through the team management that they would be returning back to the Caribbean

The 'baby Invincible' who always stood tall

Oct 18, 2014: The great Australian batsman always did justice to his precociousness and reputation for being adept in all conditions

The gentlemen of the village green

Oct 18, 2014: A tribute to men for whom a game of cricket was just that

West Indies in India 2014-15

Had to convince WI to take field in Dharamsala - Patel

Oct 17, 2014: BCCI secretary Sanjay Patel has blamed the WICB for failing to resolve internal issues, which resulted in the tour being called off

India v West Indies, 4th ODI, Dharamsala

Kohli back to old habits

Oct 17, 2014: Stats highlights from the fourth ODI between India and West Indies in Dharamsala

India domestic news

Rajasthan sports council to handle RCA affairs - Court

Oct 17, 2014: The Jaipur High Court has asked the chairman of the Rajasthan State Sports Council to run the administrative affairs of the Rajasthan Cricket Association in the wake of a legal dispute between two warring factions

India v West Indies, 4th ODI, Dharamsala

West Indies go AWOL

Oct 17, 2014: West Indies may have formally played the fourth ODI in Dharamsala but their fielding suggested their minds were already on the flight back home

Zimbabwe news

Dispute with Mangongo reportedly keeps Williams out

Oct 17, 2014: A dispute with head coach Stephen Mangongo is understood to be the reason behind Sean Williams' exclusion from the Zimbabwe squad to tour Bangladesh

Pakistan A v Australians, tour match, Sharjah, 3rd day

Haider swaps dirhams for Australian deliveries

Oct 17, 2014: On the first two days of this game, Saqlain Haider was working in a bank, dealing with dirhams from 8am until 4pm. On day three, he was standing behind the stumps negotiating nasty Mitchell Johnson deliveries.

Pakistan A v Australians, Sharjah, 3rd day

Lyon, O'Keefe make Test case for spin

Oct 17, 2014: Playing two spinners has not brought Australia much success in the post-Warne era, but the UAE might prove the exception

West Indies in India 2014-15

IPL stakes will influence decision on players

Oct 17, 2014: How the BCCI deals with the West Indies board, and indeed the entire issue of the abandoned tour, will be dictated to a large extent by the pulls and pressures of its marquee event, the IPL

West Indies in India 2014-15

Players hold WICB responsible for pullout

Oct 17, 2014: The West Indies players have said the WICB was responsible for the decision to pullout of their ongoing tour of India because of a dispute over the payment structure