Uttar Pradesh v West Indians, Kolkata, 3rd day

Gayle, Samuels slam fifties in draw

Nov 2, 2013: Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels, two batsmen who failed in the first innings, found form in the second, hitting half-centuries on the final day of the drawn three-day game in Kolkata

India v Australia, 7th ODI, Bangalore

'Probably the best I have played' - Rohit Sharma

Nov 2, 2013: Rohit Sharma has said his double-century in Bangalore is "probably" the best he has played

West Indies in India 2013-14

Kanpur to host final West Indies ODI

Nov 2, 2013: International cricket will return to Kanpur after a four-year gap as the BCCI picked Green Park stadium to host the final ODI between India and West Indies scheduled for November 27

WA Chairman's XI v England XI, Perth, 3rd day

Everything 'fantastic' for Prior

Nov 2, 2013: Matt Prior might have been standing in for the first time as an England captain, but he proved in Perth that he has already mastered the art of positive thinking

New Zealand in Bangladesh 2013-14

'A changed mentality within the team' - Mortaza

Nov 2, 2013: Mashrafe Mortaza has said that Bangladesh are yet to play to their full potential against New Zealand, but a changed mindset and better focus have got them through

India v Australia, 7th ODI, Bangalore

Injury scare for Shane Watson

Nov 2, 2013: Shane Watson has sent a major scare through Australia's Ashes planners only 19 days away from the first Test in Brisbane by pulling up with a hamstring injury during the final ODI against India in Bangalore

WA Chairman's XI v England XI, Perth, 3rd day

England left with much to ponder

Nov 2, 2013: England travel to Hobart with questions about the composition of their side for the first Test still largely unanswered after completing a none-too-convincing draw in their opening tour match against a Western Australia XI

HRV Cup 2013-14

Bowlers star in big Otago win

Nov 2, 2013: Offspinner Mark Craig spearheaded an incisive bowling performance from Otago, as they comprehensively beat Canterbury by 47 runs in the HRV Cup in Christchurch

Corruption in the IPL

IPL probe panel to meet Mumbai Police

Nov 2, 2013: The three-man probe committee appointed by India's Supreme Court to investigate the IPL 2013 corruption and spot-fixing scandal will meet Mumbai Police joint-commissioner Himanshu Roy and the BCCI's anti-corruption unit in Mumbai on November 5 and 6

South Australia v Queensland, Sheffield Shield, Glenelg, 4th day

SA scrounge draw despite Boyce's seven-for

Nov 2, 2013: Cameron Boyce spun through seven batsmen on a turning pitch but was unable to prevent South Australia from scrounging a draw against Queensland in the Sheffield Shield match at the Glenelg Oval

Victoria v WA, Sheffield Shield, Melbourne, 4th day

Gritty North secures draw for Warriors

Nov 2, 2013: Reinventing himself as an opening batsman, Marcus North ground out a century to frustrate Victoria and secure a draw for Western Australia in the Sheffield Shield match at the MCG

Indian cricket

'Please call me Sachin'

Nov 2, 2013: Sachin Rana tells the Times of India how his whole identity was shaped after the success of Sachin Tendulkar

NSW v Tasmania, Sheffield Shield, Blacktown, 4th day

Doolan leaps into Ashes contention, Tigers stumble to win

Nov 2, 2013: Alex Doolan added his name to the Australian selectors' Ashes batting shortlist with an outstanding century as Tasmania stumbled to a nervy two-wicket victory over New South Wales in the Sheffield Shield opener at Blacktown Oval

India v Australia, 7th ODI, Bangalore

India edge sixathon with Rohit Sharma's 209

Nov 2, 2013: It is an indictment of how skewed the contest between bat and ball has become that for 2961 ODIs, no batsman broke the 200-run barrier and now three have done it in the last 467 matches

Bangladesh v New Zealand, 3rd ODI, Fatullah

McCullum ruled out as NZ aim to prevent whitewash

Nov 2, 2013: Bangladesh are in a rare position of already having won the series ahead of the final ODI, but can they make it 3-0 against New Zealand?

Australian cricket

Australia's smiling assassin

Nov 2, 2013: Andrew Wu, writing for the Sydney Morning Herald, talks to a number of people about George Bailey, and details the rise of Australia's ODI captain through the ranks

The buzz

The Tendulkar ticket

Nov 2, 2013: Billboards, cakes, tickets - Tendulkar is the theme for everything you do

West Indies v England, 2nd women's ODI, Trinidad

Cross, Taylor help England rout West Indies

Nov 2, 2013: Sarah Taylor's 74-ball 55 helped England Women chase down 127 within 34 overs for a seven-wicket win against West Indies Women in the second ODI. Earlier, fast bowler Kate Cross decimated the West Indies' top order to set up a low run-chase

Pakistan v South Africa, 2nd ODI, Dubai

'Shouldn't relax after winning' - Misbah

Nov 2, 2013: Misbah-ul-Haq warned his team against complacency after their series-leveling, 66-run win against South Africa in the second ODI, stating there were still problems in Pakistan's batting that needed to be rectified

Momentum One Day Cup 2013-14

Van Zyl ton takes Cobras closer to play-offs

Nov 2, 2013: A round-up of all the games played in the Momentum One Day Cup on November 1, 2013