ICC news

Rohit, Kuldeep move up ODI rankings; Rashid becomes No. 1 allrounder

Sep 30, 2018: Rashid Khan overtook Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan to become the first top-ranked allrounder from Afghanistan

South Africa v Zimbabwe, 1st ODI, Kimberley

Bowlers, Klaasen take South Africa to five-wicket win

Sep 30, 2018: The Zimbabwe bowlers made South Africa toil in the 118-run chase before Klaasen's 44 gave the hosts 1-0 lead in the three-match series

India news

Hapless Karun Nair caught in selection crossfire

Sep 30, 2018: Nair is not the first batsman to have gone through selection mismanagement in recent times, but his handling by the team management, in particular, has been baffling

England in Sri Lanka 2018-19

Had to start enjoying cricket again, my career was fading away - Joe Denly

Sep 30, 2018: Joe Denly's form suffered after he was dropped in 2010 but he has rediscovered his love for the game and could get his Test chance in Sri Lanka

Are two vice-captains better than one?

Sep 30, 2018: Not really. It could lead to an ultimately distracting competition to be the one who has the captain's ear

Feature

How Kookaburra balls came to rule the world

Sep 30, 2018: And why this might be changing

Bangladesh news

Infected hand delays Shakib's recovery, ruled out for three months

Sep 29, 2018: A long-standing finger injury that wasn't attended to adequately has resulted in an infection that has spread to Shakib Al Hasan's wrist, delaying a surgery by three weeks

West Indies in India 2018

Dhawan left out of India's squad for West Indies Tests

Sep 29, 2018: Meanwhile, Mayank Agarwal, a prolific run-scorer in domestic cricket, has received his maiden call-up in international cricket

Pakistan A v Australia, Warm-up game, Dubai, 1st day

Nathan Lyon's five-for troubles Pakistan A

Sep 29, 2018: The offspinner finished with figures of 36-5-87-5, walking the talk from last week when he said he will bowl ugly if need be to put his team on top

Australia women v New Zealand women, 1st T20I, Sydney

Lanning, Haynes star as Australia take series lead against NZ

Sep 29, 2018: The captain and her understudy hit fifties to lead Australia's comeback after they were reduced to 4 for 45 in a chase of 163

Indian Board President's XI v West Indies, Vadodara, 1st day

Bawne makes 116*, Agarwal 90 as West Indies toil hard on first day of India tour

Sep 29, 2018: West Indies used seven bowlers, of whom four went wicketless as Ankit Bawne smashed his third hundred in four innings after Mayank Agarwal's brisk 90

Quaid-e-Azam trophy

Asif rolls back the years as Lahore Whites draw four in four

Sep 29, 2018: Mohammad Hafeez scored a double century as he continued to make his case for an international return, as another old magician dusted off his spell book

Asia Cup 2018

Shahzad the superstar and Rohit the captain: what we learnt from the Asia Cup

Sep 29, 2018: Slow surfaces, large boundaries, sapping heat and low totals were a deviation from the quotidian ODI run-fest

South Africa v Zimbabwe, 1st ODI, Kimberley

Injury-hit SA work towards Mission 2019 against 'rough diamonds' Zimbabwe

Sep 29, 2018: The three-match ODI series kicks off in Kimberley, with the hosts taking on a rejuvenated Zimbabwe side boosted by the return of three key players

West Indies women v South Africa women, 2nd T20I, Tarouba

Anisa Mohammed stars with hat-trick to give West Indies 2-0 lead

Sep 29, 2018: The 30-year old offspinner took the ninth hat-trick in women's T20Is to restrict South Africa to 101 for 8

India v Bangladesh, Asia Cup 2018 final, Dubai

Rohit stresses on 'assurance, consistency' with middle-order aspirants

Sep 29, 2018: The stand-in captain told the players before the Asia Cup to perform as if they were playing domestic cricket. He said it was "to ensure there's no insecurity within"

India v Bangladesh, Asia Cup 2018, final, Dubai

Couldn't capitalise when we had it under control - Mashrafe

Sep 29, 2018: The Bangladesh captain rued another batting collapse and gave credit to his bowlers for performing well throughout the tournament

India v Bangladesh, Asia Cup 2018, final, Dubai

India's seventh Asia Cup title, Bangladesh's eighth loss in knockouts

Sep 29, 2018: Rohit Sharma became the fifth captain to lead India to an Asia Cup title

Hate to Love

Sorry, Clarkey

Sep 29, 2018: I was quick to judge you, but I didn't understand you. Life isn't as simple as divvying up the good and bad guys

Bangladesh v India, Asia Cup final, Dubai

Middle order mars Liton Das' special day

Sep 28, 2018: Right through the Asia Cup, Bangladesh's middle order had made up for their misfiring top order. In the final, the roles were reversed