Ireland news

Ireland to host West Indies, Bangladesh in ODI tri-series

Dec 6, 2018: The tournament, in May 2019, is part of a busy Irish home summer that will feature 16 international matches

West Indies cricket

Shannon Gabriel, a fast bowler transformed

Dec 6, 2018: Over the last two years, the Trinidadian has turned himself into a threat so hostile he reminds Courtney Walsh of Patrick Patterson and Ian Bishop

BCB XI v West Indians, tour game, Savar

Tamim Iqbal returns from injury with match-winning ton against West Indians

Dec 6, 2018: In a rain-hit contest, BCB XI scored at over 7.5 runs an over to down the visitors in their only warm-up game

Pakistan Cricket Board

Wasim Khan unveiled as PCB's new managing director

Dec 6, 2018: Leading light of English cricket administration heads for Lahore with a remit to revamp Pakistan's domestic and international ambitions

Footing it to the MCG

Dec 6, 2018: The best way to understand cricket in Melbourne is to walk to and through its most storied cricket ground

'If only Pujara could distribute his grit and patience'

Dec 6, 2018: Cheteshwar Pujara's hundred propped up India on a day when the other batsmen faltered. His fight earned high praise on social media

Australia v India, 1st Test, Adelaide, 1st day

'One of my top five innings' - Cheteshwar Pujara on the Adelaide century

Dec 6, 2018: He also said India's 250 for 9 is a good total on a pitch that was two-paced and was a lot more difficult to bat on that is apparent on tv

Australia v India, 1st Test, Adelaide, 1st day

The Commandment of Che

Dec 6, 2018: Playing shots is not the only way to be positive. Cheteshwar Pujara has shown that to keep his side alive in the Adelaide Test

Australia v India, 1st Test, Adelaide, 1st day

Starc rediscovers his 2015 World Cup swing

Dec 6, 2018: Making tweaks to stay more upright while bowling has been central to the pacer finding form of old, work he has done in combination with bowling coach David Saker

South Africa v Pakistan 2018-19

SA pick uncapped Zubayr Hamza for Pakistan Tests

Dec 6, 2018: The 23-year-old Cape Cobras batsman was rewarded for his consistency over the first-class season, and for his form during a tour of India in 2018

Pakistan v New Zealand, 3rd Test, Abu Dhabi, 4th day

Kane Williamson ton, Henry Nicholls 90* put New Zealand in control

Dec 6, 2018: Coming together at 60 for 4, the duo added an unbeaten 212 to push New Zealand's lead to 198

Australia v India, 1st Test, Adelaide, 1st day

New Australian era marked by old virtues

Dec 6, 2018: The basics worked well for Australia - highlighted by two stunning pieces of fielding - after India gifted them a head start

Sand, surf, sixes

Dec 6, 2018: There are few things more Aussie than thwacking the tennis ball into the Indian Ocean

Pakistan v New Zealand, 3rd Test, Abu Dhabi, 4th day

Yasir Shah fastest to 200 Test wickets, breaks 82-year-old record

Dec 6, 2018: The legspinner took just 33 Tests to reach the landmark as compared to Clarrie Grimmett's 36

India in Australia 2018-19

Shaw 'recovering quickly', Shastri expects speedy return

Dec 6, 2018: The 19-year-old India opener, who made a century on Test debut, had picked up an ankle injury during the tour game in Sydney

India in Australia, 2018-19

Who wins India's worst shot of the day award?

Dec 6, 2018: India's top four were out to reckless drives, the fifth to an ugly hoick. Whose was the worst of the lot?

Ranji Trophy 2018-19

Go pro - the template to success in Ranji Trophy's Plate Group

Dec 6, 2018: How much have the professional players impacted fortunes for the nine new teams in the competition?

Why have Test batsmen scored less this year?

Dec 6, 2018: Is it a trend, an anomaly, the influence of T20 batting, or to do with more even pitches and better bowlers?

Australia v India, 1st Test, Adelaide, 1st day

Pujara's century saves the day for loose India

Dec 5, 2018: Poor shot selection cost India dearly on day one in Adelaide, but their No. 3 produced a signature solid innings to keep them in the contest

Durban Heat v Nelson Mandela Bay Giants, Mzansi Super League 2018-19, Durban

Durban rains consign Heat to early elimination

Dec 5, 2018: Only 13.3 overs were bowled, after the Nelson Mandela Bay Giants had elected to bat, before a second rain interruption forced the players off for good