South Africa v India, 3rd Test, Johannesburg, 3rd day

'This is not a cricket pitch, this is dangerous'

Jan 26, 2018: Was the pitch put out for the Johannesburg Test dangerous to the players' well being? The cricket world has its say

Australia v England, 4th ODI, Adelaide

'England are tottering like aunty on the gin'

Jan 26, 2018: England slumped to an abject 8 for 5 after being asked to bat first at Adelaide. Here's how the carnage unfolded

County news

Northants put faith in Bracewell's fresh start

Jan 26, 2018: A string of drink-driving offences and a serious knee injury rocked Bracewell's career, but Northants have given the New Zealand seamer a chance to put that behind him

India news

Dhoni awarded Padma Bhushan

Jan 26, 2018: Recipient of several other distinctions, the former India captain was conferred the country's third-highest civilian award on Thursday

South Africa news

SA women pick uncapped Zintle Mali for India ODIs

Jan 26, 2018: The T20 squad had no room for Mali, Sune Luus or Laura Wolvaardt but included Odine Kirsten, Nadine de Klerk and Moseline Daniels

South Africa v India, 3rd Test, Johannesburg, 3rd day

Kohli, Rahane and lower order put India on top

Jan 26, 2018: India closed in on a rare Test win in conditions that required courage, skill and some luck, but one hit too many to the batsmen forced the umpires to take the players off the field with South Africa 17 for 1 chasing an improbable 241

Bangladesh news

Bangladesh pick uncapped Nayeem Hasan for first Sri Lanka Test

Jan 26, 2018: Nayeem's inclusion comes as a big surprise since he has played only four first-class matches and hasn't been mentioned in any selection conversations in the last three months

IPL 2018 player auction

List of sold and unsold players

Jan 26, 2018: Who was sold to whom - and those who weren't sold at all - at the 2018 IPL player auction

Pakistan in New Zealand 2018

New Zealand bring in Taylor, Blundell for deciding T20

Jan 26, 2018: The duo replaced Colin Munro, unavailable with a mild hamstring strain, and Glenn Phillips, who was released to play domestic one-day games

India v Bangladesh, quarter-final, Under-19 World Cup 2018, Queenstown

Gill, Abhishek fifties set up semi-final clash with Pakistan

Jan 26, 2018: The duo combined to stroke decisive knocks to lead India past 250 before Bangladesh were bowled out in 42.1 overs

West Indies news

Narine, Russell, Pollard, Darren Bravo pick PSL over WC Qualifiers

Jan 26, 2018: Jason Holder is the captain and Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels are the senior members of the 15-man squad for the World Cup Qualifiers

Australia v England, 4th ODI, Adelaide

Head's 96, Cummins four-for sets up consolation win

Jan 26, 2018: Travis Head fell short of a hundred but his efforts helped guide Australia to a first victory since September after Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins had filleted England's top order

Pakistan news

Najam Sethi backtracks on five-year agreement with West Indies

Jan 26, 2018: Najam Sethi has said a five-year plan which sees West Indies tour Pakistan each year is off, but a three-match T20I series in Lahore will go ahead as planned

IPL 2018

All the FAQs about the IPL auction

Jan 26, 2018: A breakdown of the franchises' spending capacities, potential retention targets, and how the whole process will go down over the weekend

How England are better than every other team in the middle overs in ODIs

Jan 26, 2018: England's ODI resurgence over the last two and a half years has largely been the result of a fearless approach to batting, especially between overs 11 and 40

IPL 2018

Who will be top dog among the uncapped players?

Jan 26, 2018: The IPL franchises will have to balance risk and reward when it comes to building their squads from scratch. Top-class, value-for-money uncapped players may be just the thing they are looking for...

IPL 2018

Live blog: IPL player auction 2018

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South Africa v India, 3rd Test, Johannesburg, 2nd day

'You can get out every ball here' - Amla

Jan 25, 2018: The South Africa batsman has admitted that batsmen have not been able to settle in on the Wanderers' pitch for the ongoing Test, but would not be drawn into calling conditions extreme

South Africa v India, 3rd Test, 2nd day, Johannesburg

Bumrah: We expected wickets to fall in bunches

Jan 25, 2018: The India fast bowler reflected on the importance of discipline and simplicity on a bowler-friendly wicket like the one at Wanderers

South Africa v India, 3rd Test, 2nd day, Johannesburg

Let's not belittle the art of pitch-making

Jan 25, 2018: If South Africa manage to come out victorious on this pitch, you can imagine that India might ask for the wrestling pits of Haryana to be turned rectangular for cricket on their next tour