IPL 2013

Was Gayle's 175* really that exceptional in cricketing context?

Apr 25, 2013: In the Indian Express, Mini Kapoor reflects on Gayle's 175*, and wonders whether the innings can truly be characterized as one of the greatest ever played in the history of the game

Ashes

My Australian XI for the Ashes

Apr 25, 2013: The squad that has been selected isn't bad at all. The quicks could trouble batsmen, and someone like Usman Khawaja needs just one good score to start a chain of them

Zimbabwe v Bangladesh, 2nd Test, Harare, 1st day

Zimbabwe strike, Bangladesh fight

Apr 25, 2013: On a day of nerves from both sets of players, Zimbabwe walked out happier after they picked up enough wickets to justify their decision to bowl

Newsfile, April 25

Steyn among top three quicks of all time - Waqar

Apr 25, 2013: A round-up of IPL news from April 25, 2013

The Ashes 2013

T20 cash hits Australian batting - Mark Taylor

Apr 25, 2013: Former Australia captain Mark Taylor believes Twenty20's easy money has contributed to the national side's poverty of Test match batting options

Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians, IPL 2013, Kolkata

The trigonometric appeal of Eden Gardens

Apr 25, 2013: You have to be a maths whiz to get to your seat in Kolkata, but once you do, it's pretty magical

Kolkata v Mumbai, IPL 2013, Kolkata

'I knew KKR wouldn't be able to stop me easily' - Smith

Apr 25, 2013: While Dwayne Smith was disappointed not to stay on till the end after setting up Mumbai Indians' chase, he was always confident of dealing with Knight Riders' bowlers he said

The week on Twitter

'A billion hearts stop beating'

Apr 25, 2013: Looking for a barometer for modern culture? Look no further than the exclamation mark

England news

Kieswetter eyes Prior example

Apr 25, 2013: Craig Kieswetter is refusing to dwell on the disappointments of the India tour and is using the example of a fellow England gloveman as inspiration in his attempts to return

Australia cricket

Australia and the vice-captaincy question

Apr 25, 2013: Recent developments in Australian cricket turn the spotlight on this largely titular role

T20 and Test cricket: not such enemies after all

Apr 25, 2013: When the shortest format came along, there were fears it would be at loggerheads with the five-day version. That has not turned out to be the case

The sickening thrill of the late collapse

Apr 25, 2013: Remembering two electric periods of play when Malcolm Marshall and Michael Holding ripped India to shreds

Jack Potter

'I'd cancel everything to watch Clarke make a century'

Apr 25, 2013: Victoria batsman Jack Potter looks back at Shield cricket in the '60s, the young Shane Warne, and his experiences on the fringes of the Test side

County news

Jordan Clark hits six sixes in an over

Apr 24, 2013: Jordan Clark, a 22-year-old Lancashire batsman who has yet to make his first-class debut, earned himself a place in cricket history by hitting Yorkshire left-arm spinner Gurham Randhawa for six sixes in an over

Namibia v Kenya, T20 Quadrangular, final

Calm Namibia seal title win

Apr 24, 2013: Namibia won the T20 Quadrangular title, beating Kenya by five wickets in a last-ball finish

Spot-fixing

Westfield endures third day of evidence

Apr 24, 2013: Mervyn Westfield has endured a third day in the witness box as Danish Kaneria's appeal against a lifetime ban from the game continues

Hampshire v Worcestershire, Ageas Bowl, 1st day

Adams' ton helps Hampshire dominate

Apr 24, 2013: The 17th first-class century of Jimmy Adams' career was made with characteristic application, concentration and an unerring ability to dispatch the loose ball

England news

Pietersen out of Champions Trophy

Apr 24, 2013: Kevin Pietersen has been ruled out of the Champions Trophy and could face a race to be fit in time for the Ashes as he continues his rehabilitation from a knee injury

Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire, Bristol, 1st day

Willey puts Northants on top

Apr 24, 2013: David Willey took his Championship wicket-tally to 15 in five innings by taking 4 for 71 on the opening day against Gloucestershire

Bangalore v Pune, IPL 2013, Bangalore

Gayle's innings left bowlers 'scared', says Donald

Apr 24, 2013: Allan Donald, the Pune Warriors coach, has said that his players were "scared" after the thunderous assault from Chris Gayle, which set up an enormous 130-run victory for Royal Challengers Bangalore