Indian cricket

The dawn of a new era

Nov 16, 2013: With the curtains closing on Sachin Tendulkar's illustrious career, Sidin Vadukut, writing for Quartz, believes that the batsmen's retirement can reinvigorate Indian cricket. Tunku Varadarajan, writing for New York Times, believes that Tendulkar should ha

Queensland v NSW, Sheffield Shield, Brisbane, 4th day

NSW wrap up comprehensive win

Nov 16, 2013: Queensland's wicketkeeper Chris Hartley offered the only major resistance for the team, as New South Wales crushed them by 150 runs in the Sheffield Shield match at Allan Border Field

Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 3rd ODI, Dambulla

Bad light gives Sri Lanka win, series squared

Nov 16, 2013: Fading light cut New Zealand's feisty middle order short in Dambulla, as they pursued an unlikely 90 runs from the last eight overs with four wickets in hand

The buzz

An unforgettable 74

Nov 16, 2013: India closed in on victory in the second Test in Mumbai but the story of the day was a delightful 74

A cricket-themed remake of Ocean's Eleven

Nov 16, 2013: New Zealand pull off a game light on big stars but one with a classic plot

ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2013, UAE

Amjad and Barkat star as Hong Kong start with a win over Italy

Nov 16, 2013:

Fans speak

Hung websites, and a ten-hour journey

Nov 16, 2013: Three fans share their stories about being at Tendulkar's final Test

County news

Ajmal returns to Worcestershire

Nov 16, 2013: Pending the required paperwork and approval, Worcestershire may have pulled off one of the signings of the English winter by bringing Saeed Ajmal back to New Road for the 2014 season.

'Have been lucky to serve this sport'

Nov 16, 2013: Tendulkar's retirement speech in front of his hometown fans

Photo: Mumbai 1996

Alert at slip

Nov 16, 2013: Manning the cordon

Saving the Test

A flag for the five-dayer

Nov 16, 2013: A new book presents a passionate case for protecting the game's premier format, and an acknowledgement that all solutions begin and end with having a more responsible ICC

Martin Bicknell

'Cricketers who say they don't suffer from nerves are lying'

Nov 16, 2013: Ten years between Tests? Martin Bicknell knows the feeling

Plunket Shield 2013-14

Stewart shines in Canterbury win

Nov 15, 2013: Shanan Stewart's all-round performance was the starring role in Canterbury's six-wicket win against Auckland

Miscellaneous

The perils of reading Wisden

Nov 15, 2013: Is cricket's official record-keeper, not to mention its readers, ready for the f-word to appear in its hallowed pages?

Pakistan v South Africa, 2nd T20, Dubai

Irfan down and out

Nov 15, 2013: Plays of the day from the second T20 between Pakistan and South Africa in Dubai

Women's cricket

Colvin steps away for new career

Nov 15, 2013: Holly Colvin, the England left-arm spinner, has decided to pursue a career outside cricket and will not be available for January's Ashes series or the World Twenty20

Pakistan v South Africa, 2nd T20, Dubai

Du Plessis, bowlers secure 2-0 win

Nov 15, 2013: Dale Steyn bowled it full, Shahid Afridi hit it cleanly, the boundary was in sight but there was something in the way

Mumbai v Delhi, Ranji Trophy, Group A, 2nd day, Mumbai

Gambhir, Manhas fifties propel Delhi

Nov 15, 2013: The second day of the Group A clash between Mumbai and Delhi was all about the "big three"- Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir and Zaheer Khan

Ranji Trophy 2013-14, Group C, 3rd round, 2nd day

Himachal eye big win in Dharamsala

Nov 15, 2013: A round-up of the second day's play of Group C matches from the Ranji Trophy

India v West Indies, 2nd Test, Mumbai, 2nd day

Tendulkar's pulsating swansong

Nov 15, 2013: It was an emotional moment for Sachin Tendulkar as he walked out to bat on the second day, with the Wankhede crowd beckoning the man to one last century