Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI, Mirpur

'Sangakkara showed his class again' - Mathews

Feb 20, 2014: Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews praised Kumar Sangakkara for his century on Thursday, which helped the side beat Bangladesh by 61 runs and claim the series 2-0

South Africa v Australia, 2nd Test, Port Elizabeth, 1st day

Elgar shows SA what they are missing

Feb 20, 2014: Two days after being dropped from the list of contracted players, Dean Elgar demonstrated the technique and composure needed to face down Mitchell Johnson and co

Bangladesh v SL, 2nd ODI, Mirpur

'We are very slow learners' - Mushfiqur

Feb 20, 2014: Following their 61-run defeat in the second ODI, a frustrated Mushfiqur Rahim has said Bangladesh's players don't listen to instructions

West Indies v Ireland, 2nd T20, Kingston

West Indies search for missing spark

Feb 20, 2014: ESPNcricinfo previews the second T20 international between West Indies and Ireland

MCC news

Muralitharan, Sehwag to captain MCC

Feb 20, 2014: Muttiah Muralitharan and Virender Sehwag are among the players named in the MCC squad for next month's Champion County match in Abu Dhabi

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI, Mirpur

The third umpire's wrong call, and Shakib's lead

Feb 20, 2014: Plays of the day from the second ODI between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

SL A v England Lions, 2nd unofficial Test, Dambulla, 2nd day

England reap Robson's unintended consequences

Feb 20, 2014: Sam Robson's hundred - his fourth in five matches - gave England Lions control on the second day of the second unofficial Test

Pakistan news

Mohammad Akram proposes rotation for Pakistan bowlers

Feb 20, 2014: With Mohammad Irfan out of the squad after aggravating a hip injury, Pakistan's bowling coach, Mohammad Akram, has outlined a rotation policy to manage the bowlers' workloads

Indian cricket

What's gone wrong with Shami?

Feb 20, 2014: Aakash Chopra does technical and statistical analysis of Mohammed Shami to figure out what's gone wrong with him

India cricket

Keeping control of Indian sport within the family

Feb 20, 2014: In Tehelka, V Krishnaswamy profiles N Srinivasan and N Ramachandran, who control hold the most coveted positions in Indian sport as heads of the BCCI and Indian Olympic Association respectively

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

NSW lose ground after Carters century

Feb 20, 2014: Ryan Carters scored a century to lead New South Wales into a strong position but they slipped after his dismissal on the first day at the WACA Ground

India news

Wasim Akram sees big role for Zaheer Khan

Feb 20, 2014: Wasim Akram, former India bowling coach Eric Simons and former India fast bowler TA Sekhar all think Zaheer Khan still has a role to play for India

South Australia v Victoria, Sheffield Shield, Adelaide, 1st day

Klinger ton drives South Australia

Feb 20, 2014: Michael Klinger was at the forefront of a strong batting performance from South Australia in Adelaide, and his unbeaten century was supported by fifties from Sam Raphael and Tom Cooper

South Africa v Australia, 2nd Test, Port Elizabeth, 1st day

Elgar shines but Australia hold the edge

Feb 20, 2014: The opening day at St George's Park was less traumatic for South Africa than the four in Centurion as Dean Elgar shone on his return to the side, but loose strokes in the evening session left them vulnerable

Corruption in the IPL

BCCI: what, me worry?

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Tasmania v Queensland, Sheffield Shield, Hobart, 1st day

Tasmania slip, Cowan misses ton

Feb 20, 2014: Tasmania conceded significant ground by losing four wickets for 49 runs after a strong second-wicket partnership of 143 between Ed Cowan and Steven Cazzulino at Bellerive Oval.

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI, Mirpur

Sri Lanka clinch series after Sangakkara century

Feb 20, 2014: Kumar Sangakkara's 17th ODI century set up a 61-run win for Sri Lanka, who wrapped up a 2-0 series win over Bangladesh

West Indies v Ireland, 1st T20, Kingston

Simmons hails victory over world champions

Feb 20, 2014: Phil Simmons, the Ireland coach, has hailed the upset win over the West Indies as a mammoth and much-needed confidence booster ahead of the World Twenty20 in March

Under-19 World Cup 2014

Doran happy with 99* and win

Feb 20, 2014: Jake Doran was the difference between Australia Under-19s being bowled out and batting out 50 overs, gluing a faltering innings together with an unbeaten 99 against Bangladesh Under-19s in Abu Dhabi

'Very quiet' motels, and never-ending cheers

Feb 20, 2014: Our correspondent jogs along the Wellington waterfront and takes in views of Auckland as a memorable tour winds down