Misbah's wilderness years

May 13, 2017: An account of the time the Pakistan captain spent out of the team on account of being considered too old

Delhi Daredevils v Rising Pune Supergiant, IPL 2017, Delhi

Nair repays Daredevils' faith

May 12, 2017: Karun Nair ended a lengthy lean patch following his Test triple-century against England with a well-paced innings on a sluggish Kotla surface

West Indies v Pakistan, 3rd Test, Roseau, 3rd day

West Indies fight despite Yasir's three-for

May 12, 2017: Jason Holder and Shane Dowrich kept West Indies from disintegrating in the last hour of an engrossing but slow-moving day, finishing up at 218 for five, still trailing Pakistan by 158 runs

Cricket in the courts

Sex, lies and cricket umpires in Old Bailey 'hitman' trial

May 12, 2017: A former producer of the TV police drama, "The Bill", who is on trial for allegedly attempting to hire a hitman to kill his scriptwriter partner, has admitted he made up lies about being a village cricket umpire in order to carry on an affair

Essex v Middlesex, Royal London Cup, South Group, Chelmsford

Middlesex have no response to Essex seamers

May 12, 2017: Paul Walter and Jamie Porter blasted out fragile Middlesex for 149 to claim career-best one-day figures and lay the foundations for Essex's comfortable seven-wicket Royal London Cup victory

Warwickshire v Worcestershire, Royal London Cup, North Group, Worcester

Bell rings but Warwickshire hear alarm bells

May 12, 2017: Ian Bell's first century for Warwickshire in 13 months was all in vain as his side went down to Worcestershire in the Royal London Cup

Surrey v Kent, Royal London Cup, South Group, Kia Oval

Foakes extends Kent's one-day gloom

May 12, 2017: Ben Foakes added to his growing reputation with a highly-responsible 82 not out as Surrey kept alive their hopes of reaching the Royal London One-Day Cup quarter-finals

Lancashire v Derbyshire, Royal London Cup, North Group, Blackpool

Parry gets Lancashire home with ball to spare

May 12, 2017: Lancashire chased down a revised 18-over target of 161 to beat Derbyshire in a thriller at Blackpool and significantly boost their hopes of qualification for the knockout stage of the Royal London One-Day Cup

Delhi Daredevils v Rising Pune Supergiant, IPL 2017, Delhi

Delhi keep Pune waiting for playoff spot

May 12, 2017: A fine display of death bowling led Delhi Daredevils to a seven-run victory at home over Rising Pune Supergiant

Hampshire v Gloucestershire, Royal London Cup, South Group, Ageas Bowl

Ingram intrudes on Vince's record day

May 12, 2017: James Vince masterfully compiled Hampshire's highest one-day score but to no avail as Colin Ingram and Chris Cooke pulled off a sensational victory for Glamorgan

Gloucestershire v Somerset, Royal London Cup, South Group, Bristol

Somerset home and Hosed after maiden hundred

May 12, 2017: Adam Hose hit his maiden century for Somerset as the South Group leaders strengthened their position with a 81-run Royal London One-Day Cup win over arch-rivals Gloucestershire

Farewell #MisYou

Who is Pakistan's greatest Test batsman?

May 12, 2017: With Younis Khan retiring as Pakistan's highest run-getter, we reopen the debate

Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians, IPL 2017, Kolkata

Eden Gardens to decide who finishes No. 1

May 12, 2017: Mumbai Indians are through. KKR are highly likely to be through. The big question at Eden Gardens will be: which of them top the table...

Ireland v Bangladesh, tri-nation series, Malahide

Teams split points after rain allows only 31.1 overs

May 12, 2017: Tamim Iqbal was not out on 64* and Peter Chase returned figures of 3 for 33 but prolonged rain meant the game was a washout

'Qualification for the World Cup is the most important thing'

May 12, 2017: Faisal Hasnain, Zimbabwe Cricket's incoming managing director, wants to make the game a good-news story for the country

Australia news

Players request mediation in CA pay dispute

May 12, 2017: The Australian Cricketers Association has put forward the request to try to avoid negotiations extending beyond the June 30 deadline

Gujarat Lions v Sunrisers Hyderabad, IPL 2017, Kanpur

Sunrisers set sights on playoff berth against weary Lions

May 12, 2017: A win for Sunrisers against Gujarat Lions on Saturday will seal their place in the playoffs. Even if they lose, they could sneak in provided Rising Pune Supergiant beat Kings XI Punjab on Sunday

Australia news

Gillespie, Rogers, Haddin to coach Australia A

May 12, 2017: The three former players will mentor the Australia A side on its tour of South Africa in July and August

Saha, Guptill star in Punjab win over Mumbai

May 12, 2017: The duo scored at 12.36 runs in the 5.3 overs that they batted together.

Mumbai Indians v Kings XI Punjab, IPL 2017, Mumbai

Kings XI's bold, high-risk choice reaps reward

May 12, 2017: With their playoffs spot on the line, Kings XI Punjab's decision to take the the high-risk, high-reward path of batting Mumbai out of the game paid off on a true Wankhede surface