The art of air cricket

Oct 10, 2013: Is there a cricket fan alive who hasn't paid tribute to his heroes without bat or ball in hand?

A day at Adelaide Oval

Oct 9, 2013: Australia v South Africa was so enticing that one spectator played hooky to be at the first day of the 2001 Test

UAE v Pakistanis, Abu Dhabi, 1st day

Younis' ton lifts Pakistanis to 317

Oct 9, 2013: Younis Khan extended his good run of form with a century for the Pakistani side against the United Arab Emirates in a tour game in Abu Dhabi

India news

Pawar to contest Mumbai Cricket Association elections

Oct 9, 2013: Sharad Pawar, the former ICC president, has filed his nomination papers for the president's post of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA), the first official indication of his interest in returning to active cricket administration

Pakistan v South Africa 2013-14

SA plan on sole spinner for Pakistan Tests

Oct 9, 2013: Head coach Russell Domingo has indicated South Africa will go into the series with just one specialist spinner, likely to be Robin Peterson, but spin consultant Claude Henderson hopes the others can also play a role

Bangladesh v New Zealand, 1st Test, Chittagong, 1st day

Five-bowler strategy a positive sign for Bangladesh

Oct 9, 2013: Playing five bowlers paid off for Bangladesh late on the first day in Chittagong, and it's a combination is likely to work better for them in Test cricket

India in South Africa 2013-14

CSA chief to meet with BCCI on Friday

Oct 9, 2013: Cricket South Africa (CSA) president Chris Nenzani is set to meet top BCCI officials in Mumbai on Friday in a bid to break the deadlock over India's tour to South Africa.

Board XI vs Development XI, four-day tri-series, 2nd day

Prasanna ton prop Board XI to 575

Oct 9, 2013: Prasanna Jayawardene may just be vying for a return to the Sri Lanka Test side after he hit the third hundred of the Board XI's innings, in the four-day match against the Development XI

New Zealand in Sri Lanka 2013-14

Rambukwella in prelim squad for New Zealand series

Oct 9, 2013: Allrounder Ramith Rambukwella has been named in Sri Lanka's 24-man preliminary squad for the New Zealand limited-overs tour in November, after having had a good match for Sri Lanka A last week

Bangladesh v NZ, 1st Test, Chittagong, 1st day

Teams try to adapt strategies to low, slow track

Oct 9, 2013: If the first day is any indicator, the track at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium is likely to keep low and slow, and Bangladesh and New Zealand will have to strategise and cope with the turn as the Test wears on

India v Australia, only T20, Rajkot

'Will try to take undue pressure off Yuvraj' - Dhoni

Oct 9, 2013: Even a proven match-winner such as Yuvraj Singh feels the stress of making a comeback, according to MS Dhoni, but the India captain has added the team will try to take "undue pressure" off the allrounder

The Ashes 2013-14

Hot Spot axed from Ashes series

Oct 9, 2013: Hot Spot will not be available to third umpires during the Ashes in Australia after Channel Nine chose to remove the technology

India v Australia, only T20, Rajkot

Batsmen expected to dominate one-off T20

Oct 9, 2013: Preview of the one-off T20 between India and Australia in Rajkot

West Indies A v India A, 3rd unofficial Test, day 1, Hubli

India A quicks dismiss WI A for 268

Oct 9, 2013: All of India A's quicks contributed to justify Cheteshwar Pujara's decision to field, as West Indies A were bowled out for 268

Ponting 'wasting his time playing cricket'

Oct 9, 2013: He might have been one of the greatest players to have ever played cricket but Ricky Ponting has been told that he has been wasting his time playing cricket.

England news

Strauss, Hussain among those out of England running

Oct 9, 2013: Andrew Strauss, Angus Fraser and Nasser Hussain have all confirmed they are not in the running to replace Hugh Morris as managing director of England cricket

Bangladesh v New Zealand, 1st Test, Chittagong, 1st day

The frenetic start, and the other debutant

Oct 9, 2013: Plays of the Day from the first day of the Chittagong Test between Bangladesh and New Zealand

SA v Tasmania, Ryobi Cup, Bankstown

Tasmania win despite Klinger ton

Oct 9, 2013: A blaze of late hitting by Ben Laughlin and an eye-popping lapse by Kane Richardson allowed Tasmania to wriggle to victory over South Australia in the domestic limited-overs match at the Bankstown Oval

Miscellaneous

The grey area of depression

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Pakistan A v South Africans, Sharjah, 2nd day

Shehzad impresses with fluent fifty

Oct 9, 2013: Fluent fifties from openers Ahmed Shehzad and Shan Masood, and No. 3 batsman Azhar Ali helped Pakistan A reach 230 for 4 at the end of the first day against the South Africans