India in England 2018

'I kind of like Hitman a lot' - Rohit Sharma

Jul 9, 2018: Most T20 hundreds by an Asian batsman? Check. Joint-most T20I hundreds by anyone? Check. New nickname? Nah, the old one'll do fine

Bangladesh tour of West Indies 2018-19

'No excuses, only lessons from Antigua' - Tamim Iqbal

Jul 9, 2018: Senior batsman wants team to draw inspiration from Nurul Hasan's performance in first Test

Nepal News

Nepal to make ODI debut on Netherlands tour

Jul 9, 2018: The two ODIs on August 1 and August 3 will be Netherlands' first since 2014, having lost and regained ODI status in the interim

India in England 2018

Joe Root will bounce back from T20 dropping - Paul Farbrace

Jul 9, 2018: 'Runs are the currency', says assistant coach, as clamour for white-ball batting berths hots up

Vitality Blast

Vettori still searching for the magic formula

Jul 9, 2018: Daniel Vettori has turned his attention from Royal Challengers Bangalore to Middlesex but still success is not coming easily

Pakistan news

Delay after Pakistan player's positive dope test raises eyebrows

Jul 9, 2018: The PCB had acted promptly in issuing a notice of charge and provisionally suspending a different player in a case last year

Australia news

Maxwell contrite after missing handshake in T20 tri-series final

Jul 9, 2018: The allrounder has admitted his apparent snub to Sarfraz Ahmed following Pakistan's victory appeared to be an "unsportsmanlike" gesture, though he maintained it was a "genuine oversight"

South Africa tour of Sri Lanka

Maharaj's turn to grab the spotlight

Jul 9, 2018: In what will be the spinner's first time bowling in the subcontinent, he will have to learn from mistakes made by those who came before while backing his own strenghts

ICC news

Finch rises to top of ICC's T20I rankings

Jul 9, 2018: Fakhar Zaman and KL Rahul became the new No. 2 and No. 3 respectively, while Babar Azam, Colin Munro and Glenn Maxwell slipped to occupy the spots right below the top three

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Australia news

Recovering Cummins ponders all-format future

Jul 9, 2018: Eyeing a return for Tests against Pakistan in October, the 25-year old said he had taken time to consider how sustainable it was for him to turn out for Australia across the three formats

Profile

Aiden makes his mark

Jul 9, 2018: Get to know the man who will challenge Kohli, Root, Smith and Williamson

England v India, 3rd T20I, Bristol

India lay down their marker as spin takes a backseat

Jul 8, 2018: England's T20 side is in a far less developed state than their ODI outfit, but it was a chastening defeat in Bristol where they saw a strong position blown away

England v India, 3rd T20I, Bristol

Rohit Sharma equals Colin Munro, and MS Dhoni's day of plenty

Jul 8, 2018: Hardik Pandya, meanwhile, became the first Indian player to score 30 and take four wickets in a T20I match

Middlesex v Gloucestershire, Vitality Blast, South Group, Uxbridge

Klinger reaffirms Middlesex's Gloucestershire hoodoo

Jul 8, 2018: Middlesex beat Gloucestershire at Uxbridge for the first time in 12 attempts last year but normal service was resumed as they succumbed to Michael Klinger's ebullience

Somerset v Kent, Vitality Blast, South Group, Cardiff

Kuhn's prolific season adds to Somerset unease

Jul 8, 2018: Kent's overseas signings made the difference at Taunton and that is a concern for Somerset who failed to sell out a T20 match for the first time in 21 home games

Leicestershire v Nottinghamshire, Vitality Blast, North Group, Grace Road

Samit Patel, Tom Moores lay platform before Notts bowlers seal win

Jul 8, 2018: Champions Nottinghamshire completed a second successive victory, with a bowling attack that showed its experience as the Outlaws beat East Midland neighbours Leicestershire by 19 runs at the Fischer County Ground

Pakistan v Australia, T20 tri-series, Harare

'Big match' Fakhar the hero as Pakistan veer from dire to delightful

Jul 8, 2018: From dropped catches to blinders, from 2 for 2 to completing a record chase; Pakistan were at their most mercurial, but they had a match-winner with an appetite for the big occasion

Lancashire v Northamptonshire, Vitality Blast, North Group, Old Trafford

Lancashire spinners heap more gloom on Steelbacks

Jul 8, 2018: An Old Trafford pitch used for its third T20 match in a week was too much for Northants as their poor start to the Blast continued

South Africa in Sri Lanka 2018

'Pretty sure we'll continue with three fast bowlers' - Ottis Gibson

Jul 8, 2018: South Africa will continue to trust in their strengths, their coach has said, despite the likelihood of a slow, low turner in the first Test in Galle