Wellington v Auckland, Plunkett Shield 2017-18

Record-breaking Papps stars in crushing Wellington win

Oct 25, 2017: Auckland resist for 103.3 overs in the second innings courtesy fifties from Raval and Chapman but succumb to an innings defeat

Australia news

Cummins primes for pink-ball debut

Oct 25, 2017: Set to play his first pink-ball match, in New South Wales' Shield opener, Pat Cummins wants to focus on finding rhythm and learning how to swing the ball consistently

Zimbabwe v West Indies, 1st Test, Bulawayo, 4th day

Cremer rues first-innings batting meltdown

Oct 25, 2017: Zimbabwe captain feels situational awareness which they lack at the moment will only come if they play more Tests

Book extract

MS Dhoni: Indian cricket's first mega-brand

Oct 25, 2017: Rajdeep Sardesai's new book looks at, among other things, the man who ushered in the era of the all-powerful player agent

Ranji Trophy 2017-18, Group C, 4th round, 1st day

Shaw ton, Iyer fifty prop up Mumbai

Oct 24, 2017: Ashwin takes two wickets to help Tamil Nadu pull things back; Vihari's second successive century gives Andhra control against Odisha

IPL news

IPL teams could be allowed to retain three players

Oct 24, 2017: Although a final decision remains to be made, a BCCI official suggested that the three players could be a combination of two Indians and one overseas player, or two overseas players and one Indian

Zimbabwe v West Indies, 1st Test, Bulawayo, 4th day

'Knew I have a big part to play' - Bishoo

Oct 24, 2017: After a quiet tour of England, the legspinner revelled in the added responsibility of spearheading West Indies' attack with nine wickets in their 117-run win over Zimbabwe

India v New Zealand, 2nd ODI, Pune

Whatever the role, Latham fits like a glove

Oct 24, 2017: From not finding a spot in the Champions Trophy XI to being a middle order lynchpin in India, the New Zealand wicketkeeper's curve is on the rise

Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, 2017-18

A tale of two Saads, and a two-day game

Oct 24, 2017: All the thrills and spills from the fifth round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy

South Africa news

Water scarcity could cut club cricket in Western Cape

Oct 24, 2017: Level 5 water restrictions are in place throughout the province and individuals have been instructed to use no more than 87 litres of water per person per day as the Cape battles lowering dam levels

New Zealand in India 2017-18

Rotation deepening India's bowling pool

Oct 24, 2017: India's policy of resting and rotating their bowlers over the last few months has helped them build a broad collection of quicks and spinners for different formats, keeping them match-fit while ensuring no one has been overburdened

Mumbai v Tamil Nadu, Ranji Trophy 2017-18, Group C

Run-hungry Shaw keeps up the good habit

Oct 24, 2017: His third first-class century in just his fourth match, against a quality Tamil Nadu attack was a mark of the strides the 17-year old has taken since debuting earlier in the year

South Africa news

Du Plessis ruled out for six weeks

Oct 24, 2017: The South Africa captain suffered an acute lumbar disc injury in the third ODI against Bangladesh on Sunday

Australia cricket

How Haddin made way for Steven Smith

Oct 24, 2017: Steven Smith recollects the events that led to his ascent as Australia's Test captain, which began at a bar in Adelaide

Ranji Trophy 2017-18, Group B, Round 3, 1st day

Chawla five-for puts Gujarat on top against J&K

Oct 24, 2017: Jharkhand, meanwhile, bowled Haryana out for 208, while fifties from Jalaj Saxena and Rohan Prem led Kerala through an attritional day against Rajasthan

Ranji Trophy 2017-18, Group D, 3rd round, 1st day

Jiwanjot double ton powers Punjab

Oct 24, 2017: Chhattisgarh recover despite Umesh Yadav's three for, Nikhil Gangta and Ankush Bains rescue Himachal

Ranji Trophy 2017-18, Group A, 3rd round, 1st day

Siraj four-for dismantles Karnataka

Oct 24, 2017: KL Rahul and Karun Nair fail to impress upon Ranji return, while Ankit Bawne slams unbeaten century to drive Maharashtra

India v New Zealand, 2nd ODI, Pune

Impeccably prepared NZ eye rare away series win

Oct 24, 2017: India have not lost successive home ODIs in a bilateral series since 2013, but will have to come up with an improved performance in Pune to force a decider

Plunket Shield 2017-18

'I was just hoping to get off the mark' - Papps

Oct 24, 2017: The Wellington batsman says he is "pleased but knackered" after his record-breaking triple

India news

'Winning mindset battles tougher than physical pain' - Vijay

Oct 24, 2017: Having worked on the mental aspects of the game during his recovery phase, the India opener is looking forward to replicating his overseas performances again