Ranji Trophy 2017-18, Group D, 7th round, 3rd day

Bengal almost through to knockouts; Fazal's 206 propels Vidarbha

Nov 27, 2017: Punjab made Services follow-on whereas Vidarbha took a first-innings lead against Himachal Pradesh

The Ashes 2017-18

England batsmen can play short ball - Swann

Nov 27, 2017: England need to avoid any sense of "doom and gloom" after their ten-wicket defeat in Brisbane and focus on trying to level the series in Adelaide

The Ashes 2017-18

England 'not thugs' but must behave - Strauss

Nov 27, 2017: Andrew Strauss has said he would continue to back England's players after the Jonny Bairstow incident and does not believe an alcohol ban is necessary on tour

Ranji Trophy 2017-18, Group B, Round 7, 3rd day

Thampi leads Kerala's surge towards quarter-final spot

Nov 27, 2017: The fast bowler made his maiden first-class fifty and topped it up with two wickets in two overs. Elsewhere, defending champions Gujarat too built a solid case for qualification

India v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Nagpur, 4th day

India experience will help identify the right characters - Pothas

Nov 27, 2017: Sri Lanka's interim coach slams team's aggressive approach on the fourth morning, says some of the players are repeating the same mistakes

Khulna Titans v Rajshahi Kings, BPL 2017, Chittagong

Khulna's local boys take them to top of table

Nov 27, 2017: Khulna posted the season's highest total courtesy fifties from Afif and Pooran, after which Abu Jayed and Shafiul ran through the Rajshahi batting

Western Australia v Queensland, Sheffield Shield, Perth, 4th day

Queensland fall seven short in thrilling draw

Nov 27, 2017: Queensland fell just seven runs short of their target of 297 with three wickets in hand to draw against Western Australia on the fourth day in Perth

Sri Lanka in India 2017

Kohli rested for Sri Lanka ODIs; Rohit to lead

Nov 27, 2017: Virat Kohli has been rested from the ODI series against Sri Lanka, which follows the third Test in Delhi from December 2. Rohit Sharma will lead the ODI side in Kohli's absence

County news

Jeetan Patel named new captain of Warwickshire

Nov 27, 2017: Jeetan Patel, the former New Zealand offspinner, has been named as Warwickshire's new first-class and one-day captain

Bangladesh news

Khaled Mahmud stirs conflict of interest storm

Nov 27, 2017: The former allrounder is in line to be the temporary head coach of Bangladesh alongside being a member of the selection panel and a director of the cricket board

India v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Nagpur, 4th day

'Lost a lot of focus worrying about Tests' - Rohit

Nov 27, 2017: Having scored his third Test century in Nagpur, Rohit Sharma admitted he had been prone to putting too much pressure on himself early in his Test career, and was now far more relaxed

New South Wales v Victoria, Sheffield Shield 2017-18, 4th day

Patterson, Cowan claim draw for NSW

Nov 27, 2017: Victoria were denied their first win of the season as Ed Cowan, Kurtis Patterson and Sean Abbott helped NSW battle to a draw

India v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Nagpur, 4th day

Contrasting year for Sri Lanka and India

Nov 27, 2017: Stats highlights from India's comprehensive win in Nagpur

Australia v England, 1st Test, Brisbane, 5th day

Bairstow the butt of joke but England must avoid siege mentality

Nov 27, 2017: The circus around Jonny Bairstow's bizarre "headbutt" greeting to Cameron Bancroft risks destabilising England's Ashes campaign

India v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Nagpur, 4th day

Ashwin: quickest bowler to 300 wickets in Test history

Nov 27, 2017: He took the fewest matches and deliveries to reach the landmark besting Australian greats Dennis Lillee and Shane Warne

India v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Nagpur, 4th day

Ashwin at 300 Test wickets: Fact and fiction

Nov 27, 2017: Do you know R Ashwin's career well enough to separate fact and fiction from some remarkable stats?

Australia v England, 1st Test, Brisbane, 5th day

England coach Trevor Bayliss frustrated by players' 'dumb' decisions

Nov 27, 2017: The England team "have to be smarter" about how they go about life off the field, the coach said, in the wake of the latest controversy to surround the team

Chittagong Vikings v Dhaka Dynamites, BPL, Chittagong

Lewis helps Dhaka scale their highest BPL chase

Nov 27, 2017: The West Indies opener struck 75 off just 31 balls to set up the chase as Dhaka Dynamites joined Khulna Titans at the top of the points table

Australia v England, 1st Test, Brisbane, 5th day

Australia's targeted aggression sets the tone

Nov 27, 2017: The Australians have laughed off the Jonny Bairstow-Cameron Bancroft incident, but made full of use of it in the middle and are unlikely to stay quiet during this series

India v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Nagpur, 4th day

Ashwin quickest to 300 wickets, India record joint-biggest win

Nov 27, 2017: Virat Kohli will go to South Africa without having lost a Test series as a captain after India took an unassailable 1-0 lead in the series with their joint-biggest Test win and Sri Lanka's biggest defeat