West Indies in India 2013-14

'Even-bouncing wicket' at Eden Gardens

Nov 4, 2013: Eden Gardens chief groundsman Prabir Mukherjee has said stroke-making won't be too difficult for batsmen in the first Test starting Wednesday

Miscellanous

Acts of callousness degrade India-Australia series

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Australia in India 2013-14

A run glut like never before

Nov 4, 2013: With 3596 runs scored in 11 innings over six India-Australia ODIs, the time has come to revisit the imbalance between bat and ball

England news

Kerrigan withdrawn from EPP tour

Nov 4, 2013: Simon Kerrigan, the Lancashire spinner, has been withdrawn from the Performance Programme squad tour of Australia in order to work on his bowling at home

South Africa news

Du Plessis insists he's not a cheat

Nov 4, 2013: Faf du Plessis has described himself as a "morally good person" who does not want to be associated with cheating in his first comment since the ball-tampering episode

Bangladesh v New Zealand, 3rd ODI, Fatullah

'Wasn't nervous in 90s' - Shamsur

Nov 4, 2013: Where once he felt nerves in the nineties, Shamsur Rahman said he didn't feel any butterflies as the chase took precedence over personal achievement in the third ODI

Pakistan news

Islamabad High Court reinstates Sethi, IMC temporarily

Nov 4, 2013: Najam Sethi will continue as the chairman of the PCB's interim management committee (IMC) until the conclusion of the ongoing court appeal, the Islamabad High Court has ruled

The Ashes 2013-14

Australia to face renewed Trott

Nov 4, 2013: Australia's cricketers are convinced they will be a far tougher proposition in the Ashes series down under this summer. So too is Jonathan Trott

India v Australia, ODI series, stats highlights

107 sixes, 345 fours, nine hundreds

Nov 4, 2013: Stats highlights from a relentless run-fest between India and Australia

WI v England, 3rd women's ODI, Port-of-Spain

Taylor, Colvin seal 2-0 series win for England

Nov 4, 2013: A rearguard century from Sarah Taylor, along with Holly Colvin's 4 for 17, ensured England Women capped off their tour of West Indies with a 2-0 result

West Indies in India 2013-14

Tendulkar farewell not a distraction - Richardson

Nov 4, 2013: West Indies team manager, Richie Richardson, has said that Sachin Tendulkar's farewell celebrations will not overshadow their preparations for the two-Test series

Australia news

England exam for Ponting's pupil

Nov 4, 2013: Alex Doolan, the Tasmania batsman, has taken full advantage of his proximity to Ricky Ponting during the 2012-13 Sheffield Shield to observe and infer as much as he can from the Australian batting great

SA v SL, 3rd women's T20, Potchefstroom

Du Preez, Loubser hand SA series

Nov 4, 2013: Innings from Mignon du Preez and Sunette Loubser helped South Africa to a five-wicket win, and complete an overall 2-1 T20 series win over Sri Lanka

India v Australia, 7th ODI, Bangalore

Jadeja fined for Watson send-off

Nov 4, 2013: India allrounder Ravindra Jadeja has been fined 10% of his match fee for using offensive language against Shane Watson, after the Australia batsman was dismissed during the final ODI in Bangalore

Indian cricket

Farewell or parody?

Nov 4, 2013: Sachin Tendulkar's retirement, while an epochal moment for Indian cricket, need not be an occasion for the wide-eyed idolatry that comes too easily to Indians, according to Business Standard

When Dad's Army did cricket, wretchedly

Nov 4, 2013: Television dramas have been historically poor at depicting cricket. Exhibit A: an episode of a well-loved British sitcom

USA news

Rift with coach may have caused Massiah pullout

Nov 4, 2013: An alleged rift with coach Robin Singh over squad composition may have caused former USA captain Steve Massiah to belatedly pull out from this month's ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in the UAE

Lesser-known recent cricket stats

Nov 4, 2013: Inspired by the stat-tastic India and Australia ODI series, we unearth some less well-known cricketing records

Australia news

Warne attacks Ponting, Cook

Nov 4, 2013: Shane Warne has accused Ricky Ponting of being motivated by "jealousy" in criticising his Australian captaincy successor Michael Clarke

The Boucher culture

Nov 4, 2013: For the 15 years he played for South Africa, Mark Boucher epitomised team spirit. He talks about the good days, the tough days, and the legless nights