Sunfoil series 2013-14

Batsmen set for easier ride

Nov 19, 2013: In more favourable conditions, batsmen should fine life easier in and 2013-14 Sunfoil series and South Africa will hope some Test batsman emerge

India news

RCA poll glitch stalls Modi comeback

Nov 19, 2013: Lalit Modi's plan of returning as a cricket administrator in India, via the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) elections, has been put on hold because of confusion over the election dates

New Zealand in Sri Lanka 2013-14

Injured Neesham out of final T20

Nov 19, 2013: New Zealand allrounder James Neesham has been ruled out of the second T20 against Sri Lanka on November 21

Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 1st T20, Pallekele

Pallekele rain blanks out first T20

Nov 19, 2013: Even Pallekele wasn't spared of the wet weather as persistent rain abandoned the opening T20 without a ball bowled

South Africa v Pakistan, 1st T20, Johannesburg

'We would like two tough games' - du Plessis

Nov 19, 2013: Faf du Plessis wants Pakistan to be more competitive so his side will be tested in more trying conditions, after a one-sided series in UAE

Pakistan in South Africa 2013-14

Injured Malik, Razzaq to return to Pakistan

Nov 19, 2013: Pakistan allrounders Shoaib Malik and Abdul Razzaq have been ruled out of the South Africa tour with injuries and will return home immediately

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Atherton calls for more even distribution of game's profits

Nov 19, 2013: Mike Atherton, the former England captain, has called on cricket's most powerful nations to do more for the wellbeing of the weaker Test teams

ESPNcricinfo for Cricket Summit

Cricket leadership 'weak, self-interested'

Nov 19, 2013: Ian Chappell described the leadership of cricket as "weak and self-interested" and called on the game's administrators to do more to stamp out corruption

Ranji Trophy 2013-14

Uthappa returns to boost Karnataka

Nov 19, 2013: Robin Uthappa, the Karnataka opening batsman who missed the first two Ranji Trophy games due to a hamstring strain, has been named in the squad for the next two matches

West Indies in New Zealand 2013-14

NZ delay Test squad to asses fitness

Nov 19, 2013: New Zealand have delayed naming their Test squad for the first Test against West Indies in order to assess the fitness of key players, with a suggestion that Daniel Vettori may be in line for a quicker than expected return

South Africa v Pakistan, 1st T20, Johannesburg

Tougher tests await Pakistan in SA

Nov 19, 2013: The South African half of the four-match Twenty20 home and away series between these two teams has arrived but the promise it could have been accompanied with, has not

Bangladesh news

BPL corruption hearing set to begin

Nov 19, 2013: The preliminary hearing of anti-corruption tribunal to look into allegations of match-fixing and spot-fixing in the Bangladesh Premier League will begin on November 24

Photo: Chennai 2008

Zen state of mind

Nov 19, 2013: Carrying a load without being weighed down

Wellington v Northern Districts, HRV Cup, Wellington

Laughlin's six give Northern easy win

Nov 19, 2013: Ben Laughlin, the Australia fast bowler, took six wickets to set up a comfortable win for Northern Districts over Wellington at Basin Reserve

ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, Group A, Abu Dhabi

Namibia sneak home off last ball

Nov 19, 2013: A round-up of all the games played in Group A of the World Twenty20 Qualifiers on November 19, 2013

Kevin Pietersen's 100th Test

'I'm so lucky and so proud' - Pietersen

Nov 19, 2013: There have been fall-outs and controversies along the way, but Kevin Pietersen has been a central part of one of the most successful periods of English cricket

ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, Group B, Dubai

Nepal, Netherlands register third wins

Nov 19, 2013: A round-up of ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier Group B matches played on November 19

Tribute

Goodbye from a 'hater'

Nov 19, 2013: If you don't agree with the obsessive Tendulkar fan who believes his idol is God, does that make you a Tendulkar hater?

The Ashes 2013-14

Mitchell Johnson's phoney war

Nov 19, 2013: Where once Mitchell Johnson was caught up in the hype and emotion of the battles with England, now he is self-aware enough to know he is playing a role

West Indies in India 2013-14

Lara questions Narine, Bravo absence in Tests

Nov 19, 2013: Brian Lara has questioned the selectors' decision to ignore the pair of Dwayne Bravo and Sunil Narine for the Test leg of the India tour