Big Bash League 2013-14

Shoaib Malik signs with Hobart Hurricanes

Oct 4, 2013: Shoaib Malik has been signed by Hobart Hurricanes for the upcoming season of the Big Bash League

England news

Hampshire confident despite construction delays

Oct 4, 2013: Work on the development of Hampshire's Ageas Bowl ground, including the construction of a hotel and media centre, has been halted after the contractor went into administration

BCB XI v New Zealanders, 1st day, Chittagong

Patient Marshall waits for his chance

Oct 4, 2013: Marshall Ayub could be making his Test debut as a No. 3 batsman against New Zealand, but he hasn't had much of a chance to bat in match situation recently

Royals v Super Kings, 1st semi-final, CLT20, Jaipur

Tambe, Rahane take Royals to final

Oct 4, 2013: Pravin Tambe scripted the most remarkable chapter in his brief Twenty20 career, as he scuttled the Chennai Super Kings chase with a canny spell of legspin bowling that reaped 3 wickets for 10 in four overs

BCB XI v New Zealanders, 1st day, Chittagong

Fulton rues loss of practice to rain

Oct 4, 2013: Peter Fulton's preparations ahead of New Zealand's Test series against Bangladesh were to bat on scuffed pitches at home, and he will have to be content with training on artificial surfaces for possibly the remaining four days leading up to the first Test

South Zone v West Zone, Duleep Trophy, 2nd day, Chennai

Pandey, Aparajith slam double-hundreds

Oct 4, 2013: Manish Pandey and B Aparajith slammed double-hundreds to help South Zone reach a mammoth 553 for 7 at the end of the second day against West Zone in the Duleep Trophy quarter-final in Chennai

India A v WI A, 2nd unofficial Test, Shimoga, 3rd day

India A lower order minimises WI A lead

Oct 4, 2013: Abhishek Nayar built on the efforts of VA Jagadeesh with 89 off 88 balls, while Uday Kaul struck 64 to help India A finish their first innings on 359. West Indies A's openers finished on 28 for none in 14 overs

Sri Lanka women's tour of South Africa, 2013

Niluka Karunaratne among three new faces in SL squad

Oct 4, 2013: Niluka Karunaratne, a 34-year-old offspinner, found a place in the Sri Lanka women's squad for their tour to South Africa in October

Mumbai Indians v T&T, 2nd semi-final, CLT20, Delhi

T&T look to gatecrash IPL teams' party

Oct 4, 2013: Trinidad & Tobago, the only non-IPL team left in the competition, have a tough task at hand in the Champions League T20 semi-finals, as they come up against a star-laden Mumbai Indians line-up

Afghanistan cricket

Afghanistan's road to World Cup 2015

Oct 4, 2013: A look at some of the milestones in Afghanistan's remarkable journey from being nowhere on the cricket map to securing a place in World Cup 2015

England news

'We know how well we did to win 3-0'

Oct 4, 2013: Graeme Swann, who was named England's Test Player of the Summer at the PCA awards, talks about the upcoming Ashes and his own future

Australia news

'Standing down as selector one of best things I've done' - Clarke

Oct 4, 2013: Michael Clarke has admitted his relinquishment of selection duties before the Ashes allowed him to grow closer to other players in the Australian team

South Australia v Victoria, Ryobi One-Day cup, Sydney

White, Quiney secure Victoria win

Oct 4, 2013: Fifties from opener Rob Quiney and Cameron White helped Victoria to a six-wicket win in their Ryobi One-Day cup match against South Australia in Sydney

Australia news

Ashes summer on commercial radio

Oct 4, 2013: Australian cricket's shift towards commercial radio has been accompanied by a warning from ABC chief executive Mark Scott, that the national broadcaster should not be "taken for granted"

Indian cricket

'I don't walk around trying to be a paragon of virtue'

Oct 4, 2013: Rahul Dravid opens up on his career, the financial muscle of the IPL, India's upcoming tour of South Africa, and the spot-fixing scandal in Rajasthan Royals

Champions League 2013

IPL experience favours Mumbai Indians - Pollard

Oct 4, 2013: Kieron Pollard believes that the semi-final clash between Mumbai Indians and Trinidad & Tobago could ultimately come down to the experience gained by the Indian side in the IPL

Who will get the top job at the ECB?

Oct 4, 2013: Irani? Beefy? Knighty? Which deserving candidate with a moniker ending in "y" or "i" will it be?

West Indies tour of India 2013-14

Kirk Edwards, Walton in Test squad

Oct 4, 2013: Kirk Edwards, the West Indies batsman, has been named in the 15-member Test squad for the tour of India

Aren't Pakistan catching 'em young anymore?

Oct 4, 2013: What has happened to Pakistan's celebrated history of throwing barely pubescent youngsters into international cricket?

Rohit Sharma's work-in-progress ODI career

Oct 4, 2013: While the runs have come in 2013, his strike rate remains among the lowest of all current batsmen, which is surprising for a player of his ball-striking abilities