India cricket

Tendulkar's off-field competitiveness

Oct 23, 2013: Kedar Godbole shared dressing rooms with Tendulkar when playing for Mumbai, West Zone and junior tournaments and he recalls incidents that showed Tendulkar's competitiveness on and off the field

India v Australia, 4th ODI, Ranchi

Washout after Australia make 295

Oct 23, 2013: Unseasonal rain in Ranchi washed out the fourth ODI after 4.1 overs of India's chase, after 90s from Maxwell and Bailey lifted to 295

West Indies in India 2013-14

'Will give Sachin and the team a run for their money' - Shillingford

Oct 23, 2013: Shane Shillingford, a non-playing member of the West Indies team that toured India two years ago, believes that he can make an impact and spoil Sachin Tendulkar's final Test in Mumbai next month

Australia news

Botha's bowling action cleared

Oct 23, 2013: Johan Botha, the former South Africa spinner who's now playing for South Australia, has had his bowling action cleared by Cricket Australia

Pakistan domestic season 2013-14

Cost-effective Pakistan season gets underway

Oct 23, 2013: The new, tight domestic schedule also allows young regional players a better chance to develop into reliable first-class cricketers

Bangladesh v NZ, 2nd Test, Mirpur, 3rd day

Anderson's maiden ton hands NZ advantage

Oct 23, 2013: Corey Anderson scored his maiden Test century with a calculated dominance of the Bangladesh attack.

Pakistan v South Africa, 2nd Test, Dubai, 1st day

Tahir's maiden five-for makes it SA's day

Oct 23, 2013: South Africa took the lead on the first day of the second Test after Imran Tahir's maiden five-wicket haul had helped wrap-up Pakistan for 99 in the first innings

Bangladesh v New Zealand, 2nd Test, Mirpur, 2nd day

Why can't the rain stay in Spain?

Oct 23, 2013: Your first experience of watching a Test in a stadium ruined by weather. That's not cricket. Or is it?

West Indies in India 2013-14

'I am more experienced now' - Powell

Oct 23, 2013: Kieran Powell believes that his experience and maturity as a batsman will be a key factor in the upcoming tour of India, as he looks to bolster West Indies' batting ranks

3rd ODI

India v Australia - turning points

Oct 23, 2013: Turning points from the third ODI between India and Australia played in Mohali

2nd ODI

India v Australia - turning points

Oct 23, 2013: Turning points from the second ODI between India and Australia played in Jaipur

Eng v NZ, Women's Tri-Nation T20, Bridgetown

Sciver hat-trick knocks New Zealand out

Oct 23, 2013: A 19th-over hat-trick from medium-pacer Natalie Sciver, and an incisive spell of 5 for 18 from seamer Jenny Gunn helped England Women to a 19-run win over New Zealand Women in Barbados

New Zealand news

Stuart Heal appointed full-time NZC chairman

Oct 23, 2013: Stuart Heal, the interim chairman of New Zealand Cricket, has been appointed full-time chairman of the board for the coming year

Spare a thought for the 'death' bowler

Oct 23, 2013: Actually any phrase containing the word "death" is bad news

The fan's torment

Oct 23, 2013: Cricket offers supporters plenty of time to think, and to swing from extreme pessimism to false hope and back again

A one-man happiness index

Oct 23, 2013: It's hard to imagine a cricketer who has shared as profound a bond with such a large number of fans. We at ESPNcricinfo know this first hand

A plateful of biscuits, and an unforgettable car ride

Oct 23, 2013: Covering Tendulkar for 25 years has to be pretty eventful. Clayton Murzello recalls his days waiting at airports and chasing leads

Quotas: less black and white than ever

Oct 23, 2013: Affirmative action is among the most bitterly divisive issues of the age. Particularly in sport, which depends on fairness, which in turn begins with equality of opportunity

The issue with Ishant

Oct 23, 2013: The fact that his wrist is not behind the ball and the seam doesn't come out upright speak volumes

Exhibition game, Peshawar, 1989

A suitable beginning - Tendulkar takes Qadir on

Oct 23, 2013: The official one-dayer had been abandoned because of bad light and a 20-over exhibition match organised instead