Pakistan v South Africa, Under-19 World Cup, quarter-final, Christchurch

Zaryab the 'wall' of Under-19 team - Pakistan captain

Jan 24, 2018: The opposing captain also praised Ali Zaryab, saying he showed "great maturity" in a tense chase

Australia news

Australia must raise ODI tempo - Maxwell

Jan 24, 2018: As Australia arrived in Adelaide for the ODI on Friday, fast bowler Josh Hazlewood said that more attention needed to be paid to the way bowlers transitioned between formats

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, Tri-nation series 2018, Mirpur

Sri Lanka seek lifeline against rampaging Bangladesh

Jan 24, 2018: Now Tigers - capital T - in home ODIs, Bangladesh have not just won their first three matches, they have preyed ruthlessly on their oppositions taking a bonus point from each game

South Africa v India, 3rd Test, Johannesburg, 1st day

South Africa ahead after 11-wicket day

Jan 24, 2018: Virat Kohli attacked with luck, Cheteshwar Pujara defended and defended solidly, both got fifties in tough batting conditions, but a lower-order collapse gave South Africa the upper hand as India went from 144 for 4 to 187 all out

Pakistan v South Africa, Under-19 World Cup, quarter-final, Christchurch

Zaryab 74* sees Pakistan through to semi-finals

Jan 24, 2018: Chasing 190, Pakistan were wobbling at 111 for 5 before Ali Zaryab scored an unbeaten and patient 74 off 111 balls to see his side through

IPL auction 2018

Auction trends: Is there a need for speed in the IPL?

Jan 24, 2018: Four factors that could influence how the franchises spend their cash at the 2018 IPL player auction

IPL auction 2018

New leaders, new combinations, expensive leggies

Jan 24, 2018: Only 18 players have been retained by the IPL franchises, a whopping 578 are up for sale. What might we expect from the 2018 player auction?

USA cricket

Why is the USA unable to develop homegrown talent?

Jan 23, 2018: The selection of Xavier Marshall, Saurabh Netravalkar and Sunny Sohal in the USA squad is only the latest instance of the selectors falling back on imports from the Caribbean and the subcontinent in the pursuit of the holy grail of ODI status

England in Australia 2017-18

Sam Curran joins brother Tom in T20 squad

Jan 23, 2018: Sam Curran has been called up by England and that could complete a memorable 12 months for the Surrey pair

UAE v Scotland, UAE Tri-Nation Series, Dubai

Rameez propels UAE past Scotland with maiden ODI ton

Jan 23, 2018: The middle-order batsman scored an unbeaten 121 and added 125 with Ashfaq Ahmed to help steer UAE to their highest successful chase in ODIs

South Africa v India, 3rd Test, Johannesburg

De Kock the puzzle in South Africa's jigsaw

Jan 23, 2018: Nearly all the pieces are in place, but the wicketkeeper-batsman's form is a worry, particularly in a team that wants to play five bowlers

Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Stars, BBL 2017-18, SCG

The new vocabulary of T20

Jan 23, 2018: Forget about averages and economy - T20 analysts are now measuring 'true strike rates', percentage 'activity rate', and the phenomenon of 'unconsolidating'

India women in South Africa 2018

Uncapped teenage allrounder Yadav picked in India T20I squad

Jan 23, 2018: Left-arm spinner Ekta Bisht, batsmen Punam Raut and Mona Meshram, and Sushma Verma, the first-choice wicketkeeper across formats, have been left out of the 15-member squad

South Africa v India, 3rd Test, Johannesburg

'Wanderers has been a special venue for us' - Kohli

Jan 23, 2018: India's captain hopes his team can take inspiration from past deeds at the Bullring, particularly the Test match they dominated for large periods on their 2013-14 tour of South Africa

Bangladesh v Zimbabwe, tri-series, Mirpur, January 23, 2018

'Hopefully Bangladesh can do us a favour' - Jarvis

Jan 23, 2018: With his team slipping to third after a 91-run loss, Kyle Jarvis hoped Bangladesh could beat Sri Lanka comfortably in the final league game and brighten Zimbabwe's chances of qualifying for the final

Tamil Nadu v Uttar Pradesh, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Kolkata

Sundar stars with bat and ball in Tamil Nadu's five-wicket win

Jan 23, 2018: Suresh Raina's 41-ball 61 proved in vain as Tamil Nadu chased down 163 with four balls to spare

South Africa v India, 3rd Test, Johannesburg

South Africa ponder all-pace attack at the Wanderers

Jan 23, 2018: On what is expected to be a spicy surface, the hosts could bench Keshav Maharaj and play either an extra batsman in Theunis de Bruyn or a seam-bowling allrounder in Andile Phehlukwayo

England news

Chance to Shine appoints new chief executive

Jan 23, 2018: Chance to Shine, the charity that has played a major role in reintroducing cricket in state schools, has announced the appointment of Laura Cordingley as their new chief executive

India women in South Africa 2018

Raj confident of India's preparation despite six-month hiatus

Jan 23, 2018: India women have not played ODI cricket since the World Cup final last July but Mithali Raj said the side is well equipped to tackle South Africa's competitive brand of cricket

South Africa v India, 3rd Test, Johannesburg

Can India maintain their unbeaten Wanderers record?

Jan 23, 2018: India have never lost a Test in Johannesburg, and they have never been whitewashed in South Africa. Both those records are under threat as the hosts push for 3-0 with a green pitch and overcast conditions to aid them