The man whom cricket loved back

Nov 19, 2013: Tendulkar was the biggest worshipper the game could ever find, and in that lay the foundation of his greatness

Kevin Pietersen timeline

The Oval, Adelaide, Headingley, Mumbai

Nov 19, 2013: Kevin Pietersen began his career as an offspinner for Natal before giving up on South Africa and moving to England, forging what would become one of the most flamboyant, but also controversial, careers of recent times*

Long careers, and young achievers

Nov 19, 2013: Also, fastest to 100 Test wickets, biggest difference in first- and second-innings performances, and scoring hundreds in first two Test innings

The Ashes 2013-14

Bat stronger than ball for England

Nov 19, 2013: Stats indicate that the Ashes is more skewed in England's favour with the bat, than it is with the ball.

Tendulkar: devoid of malice

Nov 19, 2013: Is his image a carefully constructed bubble that will one day be pricked? Everyone I have asked emphatically disagrees

President's Trophy 2013

Rauf six fashions PQA innings win

Nov 18, 2013: A round-up of the President's Trophy matches that took place on November 18

Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 1st T20, Pallekele

'Sri Lanka on track for World T20' - Ford

Nov 18, 2013: Coach Graham Ford will no longer be with the team when the World T20 arrives, but he said Sri Lanka has begun down the path to success ahead of the first Twenty20 against New Zealand

Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 1st T20, Pallekele

New Zealand bank on familiarity with Pallekele

Nov 18, 2013: New Zealand acting captain Kyle Mills has banked on his side's batting form, and their experience in Pallekele ahead of New Zealand's first T20 against Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 1st T20, Pallekele

Teams look to consolidate towards World T20

Nov 18, 2013: Rain is expected to interfere again, as Sri Lanka will look to protect their No. 1 ranking while New Zealand will look to build depth going into the World T20 in Bangladesh

Indian cricket

Tendulkar gives the Bharat Ratna credibility

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Australia news

Watson calls for balanced schedule

Nov 18, 2013: Shane Watson has called for a greater sense of scheduling balance in the Australian summer, arguing the game down under will suffer if it continues to push the Twenty20 Big Bash League

Tendulkar's perfect balance

Nov 18, 2013: While the team, the country and the sport changed around him, Tendulkar remained constant

Sachin Tendulkar's Test career in numbers

At home across the world

Nov 18, 2013: Sachin Tendulkar's Test stats reflect consistency over a staggeringly long period, with the highlight being his numbers outside the subcontinent

County news

Zaidi signs two-year Sussex deal

Nov 18, 2013: Ashar Zaidi, the Karachi-born allrounder, has signed a two-year contract with Sussex

West Indies in New Zealand 2013-14

West Indies retain Test squad despite drubbing

Nov 18, 2013: Despite a mauling in the recent Tests in India, West Indies have made no changes to their squad for the Tests in New Zealand next month

The Ashes 2013-14

England a fading force

Nov 18, 2013:

Dhaka Premier Division 2013

Dhanmondi win rematch, make league second phase

Nov 18, 2013: Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club clinched a berth in the Dhaka Premier League's second phase, comfortably beating Brothers Union by 70 runs

Sachin Tendulkar and Diego Maradona

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Pakistan cricket

Short tour with large implications

Nov 18, 2013: Pakistan's upcoming tour of South Africa may be short, but it is in the bigger realpolitik jigsaw of cricket that the series may bring value, writes Osman Samiuddin in The National

ICC World Twenty20 Qualifiers, Group A, Abu Dhabi

Uganda edge Italy in one-wicket thriller

Nov 18, 2013: A round-up of all the games played in Group A of the World Twenty20 Qualifiers on November 18, 2013