1st Test, Kolkata, 1st day

India v West Indies - turning points

Nov 8, 2013: Turning points from day one of the first Test match between India and West Indies being played in Kolkata.

India v West Indies, 1st Test, Kolkata, 3rd day

Shami's nine give India innings win

Nov 8, 2013: West Indies collapsed from 101 for 1 to 168 to plummet to a heavy defeat inside three days at Eden Gardens

Corruption in the IPL

IPL probe panel to meet Sreesanth

Nov 8, 2013: The IPL probe committee will meet with banned fast bowler Sreesanth, among others, between November 15 and 17 in Mumbai

The Ashes 2013-14

Warne critical of Clarke's off-field role

Nov 8, 2013: Australia's captain Michael Clarke must improve as a leader off the field and redouble his efforts to create a happier team environment during the forthcoming Ashes series, Shane Warne has said

Broad's mighty challenge

Nov 8, 2013: Few England players in the modern era have been booed to the extent Broad will be. Will he rise to the occasion?

Reeling from the Sharmageddon

Nov 8, 2013: Just when you thought you were bored of all the ODIs, Australia and India served up an utterly bonkers match in Bangalore

Have the new rules made ODIs an unequal contest?

Nov 8, 2013: The India-Australia ODI series was a relentless run-fest, but the overall run rates haven't changed much since the new rules came along

The buzz

Sachin the epic warrior

Nov 8, 2013: Who's doing what to immortalise Tendulkar?

'If you try to hit a six, I will hit you on the bum'

Nov 8, 2013: Tendulkar's batting partners remember interesting conversations they had with him on the pitch

Rocket Mann

Nov 8, 2013: Tony Mann, who turns 68 today, was an exceptional Australian legspinner growing up, but his over-use of the googly might have shortened his Test career significantly

What would the world be like without Tendulkar?

Nov 8, 2013: It's a question we need to care about. It's also a question nobody is asking

Mother Tendulkar

Nov 8, 2013: A proposal for what Sachin should do after retirement

The Ashes 2013-14

England insist on Ashes cookbook

Nov 7, 2013: The leaking of England's minutely detailed dining requirements highlights their attention to details. The days of pies, pizza and pints are long gone

Ranji Trophy 2013-14, Group B, 2nd round, 1st day

Another century for Aparajith

Nov 7, 2013: A round-up of the first day's play of Group B second-round matches of the Ranji Trophy

Gujarat v Delhi, Ranji Trophy, Group A, Surat, 1st day

Venugopal Rao ends six-year drought

Nov 7, 2013: Once among the country's top players, Venugopal Rao's fortunes plummeted so much that he was thinking of stepping away from the game, at least temporarily, though he's only 31

Pakistan news

Sethi committee gets extended run

Nov 7, 2013: A two-judge bench of Islamabad High Court heard arguments of the PCB and the petitioners on a judgment passed by Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui before adjourning the case till the first week of December

South Africa in UAE 2013-14

'Feel like a new man' - du Plessis

Nov 7, 2013: In a low-scoring series being played between teams who possess strong bowling line-ups, Faf du Plessis scored a fluent fifty on Wednesday and laid the platform for South Africa to score a competitive 259

Ranji Trophy 2013-14, Group C, 2nd round, 1st day

Samson century props up Kerala

Nov 7, 2013: A round-up of the first day's play of Group C's second round matches from the Ranji Trophy

Gujarat v Delhi, Ranji Trophy, Group A, Surat, 1st day

Gujarat finish strong after Venugopal ton

Nov 7, 2013: Venugopal Rao scored his first first-class century in almost six years to help Gujarat close the day on a relatively positive note despite allrounder Sumit Narwal's sixth five-wicket haul.

India v West Indies, 1st Test, Kolkata, 2nd day

Shillingford shows why he is WI's best Test spinner

Nov 7, 2013: Unfortunately for Sunil Narine's supporters, Shane Shillingford, based on his performance today, has put a full stop on the debate: he is West Indies' best spinner in Tests