A time for defiance and flair

Nov 12, 2013: There was a time when Pakistan masked ordinariness with defiance and flair. Now they are humbled and demoralised

Australia news

Victoria drop David Hussey from Shield side

Nov 12, 2013: Veteran batsman David Hussey has been dropped from Victoria's Sheffield Shield side to take on Tasmania this week, with Glenn Maxwell preferred for a middle-order batting and offspin role

The buzz

Sachin's British family connection

Nov 12, 2013: Meet the distinguished English social worker who didn't "really know anything" about Tendulkar before he became her son-in-law

Rohit's record, and Ashwin's feat

Nov 12, 2013: Also, lowest "missing scores", a hundredth ODI on one's birthday, and West Indians with 20,000 international runs

The Ashes 2013-14

Bailey named in Test squad

Nov 12, 2013: George Bailey is set to become Australia's 435th Test cricketer after beating his fellow Tasmanian Alex Doolan for the final batting place in the squad for the first Ashes Test at the Gabba

An SMS to treasure, and a walk in Adelaide

Nov 12, 2013: Veteran journalist Lokendra Pratap Sahi chats about the thrills and challenges of interviewing Tendulkar

Diary

Notes from Kolkata's 'Sachin festival'

Nov 12, 2013: Eager administrators, grateful artists, and irate fans: a peek into a one-man industrial complex

What football rights have to do with the future of cricket

Nov 12, 2013: BT has paid a stratospheric amount for the rights to the Champions League. Cricket will probably feel the knock-on effects in time

The ironies of Pakistan cricket's latest farrago

Nov 12, 2013: The PCB is at loggerheads with the courts over matters that have grown too convoluted for most people to care about

Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2013-14

Lahore secure resounding win

Nov 11, 2013: A round-up of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy games that ended on November 11, 2013

President's Trophy 2013-14

Azhar Ali ton sets up big SNGPL win

Nov 11, 2013: A round-up of the President's Trophy matches from November 8-11, 2013

Pakistan v South Africa, 5th ODI, Sharjah

Irfan bounced out

Nov 11, 2013: Plays of the day from the fifth ODI between Pakistan and South Africa in Sharjah

Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 2nd ODI, Hambantota

Washout forces SL rethink on young players

Nov 11, 2013: Angelo Mathews admitted a washed-out first match will likely force Sri Lanka to field their best XI again on Tuesday, altering earlier plans to make player development the focus of the last two games of the series

Indian cricket

The tale of Vijay Zol

Nov 11, 2013: Sai Prasad Mohapatra, writing for Open, visits Vijay Zol's residence in Jalna, and talks to him, his coach Raju Kane, his elder brother Vikram Zol, his father Hari Zol, as well as Vijay's friends, to learn more about the captain of India's Under-19 team,

Australia news

Clarke claims DRS 'distorts the game'

Nov 11, 2013: Australia's captain Michael Clarke has questioned the wisdom of the referral system for disputed verdicts, stating that its use is distorting the actions of umpires as well as players

Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 2nd ODI, Hambantota

New Zealand confident of chasing big targets

Nov 11, 2013: New Zealand captain Kyle Mills and batsman Tom Latham have backed the team to chase down tall scores ahead of the second match in Hambantota

Pakistan cricket

The hopelessness of Pakistan's batting

Nov 11, 2013: There's light at the end of the tunnel for fans of Pakistan's batting - the light emanating from the tail of the Halley's Comet

Pakistan v South Africa, 5th ODI, Sharjah

De Villiers, pacers secure 4-1 victory

Nov 11, 2013: AB de Villiers became the fastest South African to 6000 ODI runs, scored the century that formed the backbone of their innings and led South Africa to a 4-1 series win over Pakistan

Indian cricket

The world around Sachin Tendulkar

Nov 11, 2013: Star Sports looks back at Sachin Tendulkar's impressive milestones over the years, while Suresh Menon, writing for Outlook India, believes that the batsman was, for the large part of his career, immune to criticism and bad press because of his legion of f

Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 2nd ODI, Hambantota

Cricket at weather's mercy again

Nov 11, 2013: The cricket, again, is at the mercy of the weather in Hambantota, and the forecast for Tuesday is worse than it was for Sunday