TN v Vidarbha, Ranji Trophy quarter-finals, Jaipur, 2nd day

Shankar, Indrajith drive Tamil Nadu

Feb 17, 2015: Vijay Shankar notched up his second first-class hundred, while B Indrajith missed his second ton by three runs, both hoisting Tamil Nadu to 403 in the first innings.

Andhra v Maharashtra, Ranji Trophy quarter-finals, Lahli, 2nd day

Jadhav 81* gives Maharashta 125-run lead

Feb 17, 2015: Andhra batsmen found batting on the lush green track at Lahli to be a tricky affair as they could manage only 138 runs in their first innings.

Delhi v Mumbai, Ranji Trophy quarter-finals, Cuttack, 2nd day

Thakur five-for helps Mumbai fight back

Feb 17, 2015: Shardul Thakur's 5 for 54, his fifth of the season, led Mumbai's fightback as they bundled Delhi out for 166, conceding a mere 10-run first-innings lead

Sri Lanka news

SL extend Ratnayake's tenure for World Cup

Feb 17, 2015: Former fast bowler Rumesh Ratnayake's tenure as coaching consultant has been extended until Sri Lanka's last match in the World Cup

County news

Tait deal makes Essex T20 contenders - Grayson

Feb 17, 2015: Essex's coach Paul Grayson has predicted that the county can make a strong challenge in the NatWest Blast after securing the return of Shaun Tait, the Australian pace bowler, for England's T20 competition

SA v WA, Sheffield Shield 2014-15, 2nd day

Voges, Klinger lead Western Australia's strong reply

Feb 17, 2015: Western Australia replied strongly with 2 for 169 after bowling out South Australia for 469 on the second day at Gliderol Stadium in Adelaide

Sheffield Shield 2014-15

Tasmania slump to innings defeat against Queensland

Feb 17, 2015: Seamer Simon Milenko's 5 for 15 in only his second first-class game, floored Tasmania as they lost to Queensland by an innings and 50 runs inside two days.

Afghanistan v Bangladesh, World Cup 2015, Group A, Canberra

'Pressure is totally on Bangladesh' - Nabi

Feb 17, 2015: Bangladesh are expected to win over a side that, as Afghanistan coach Andy Moles pointed out, was not even in the ICC when Bangladesh played in their first World Cup in 1999

What We Have Learned

A mix-up with Kohli is a good omen

Feb 17, 2015: What we have learned so far in this World Cup

World Cup 2015

'We want to play perfect cricket' - Johnson

Feb 17, 2015: Australia fast bowler Mitchell Johnson has said that the side has a goal of playing 'perfect cricket' in the World Cup and aim to keep getting better with each match

Will Afghanistan move from promise to fulfilment?

Feb 17, 2015: Their rise has been remarkable, and their first World Cup game is an absolute must-win for them

Sheffield Shield 2014-15

O'Keefe, Lyon spin NSW to victory

Feb 17, 2015: Offspinner Nathan Lyon and left-arm spinner Steve O'Keefe took four wickets each to bundle Victoria out for 169, giving New South Wales a 156-run win

Australia cricket

Watson has 3.6m reasons to smile

Feb 17, 2015: Shane Watson's annual earnings are barely 10% of those accredited to MS Dhoni, but he has been named as Australia's top-earning cricketer in a new survey

Afghanistan v Bangladesh, World Cup 2015, Group A, Canberra

Bangladesh eye opener as confidence-booster

Feb 17, 2015: Mashrafe Mortaza was optimistic of receiving backing from the stands during their World Cup opening match against Afghanistan, but Bangladesh's form in the warm-ups has not generated the same confidence

NZ v Scotland, World Cup 2015, Group A, Dunedin

Expected chances to be created - Mommsen

Feb 17, 2015: Few would have thought Scotland's attack would extend the New Zealand batting to such a degree in defence of only 142, but captain Preston Mommsen said he expected chances to be created during the chase

NZ v Scotland, World Cup 2015, Group A, Dunedin

Questions for NZ top order after tricky chase

Feb 17, 2015: New Zealand may have suffered from lack of intensity chasing Scotland's meagre score, but it is possible that the team's batting may be more vulnerable than recent results have suggested

World Cup 2015

Green diet behind a faster, fitter Morkel

Feb 17, 2015: 'It comes down to the way I train and my lifestyle off the field. Clean living. Green smoothies,' says Morne Morkel about his new diet plan

Let's embrace all of cricket's ages

Feb 17, 2015: Peter Willey and George Sharp's dispute with the ECB highlights how we tend to look at what people can't do after a certain age rather than what they can do better

World Cup 2015

'Australia gave us a wake-up call' - Moeen

Feb 17, 2015: Moeen Ali has admitted England were given a "wake-up call" by Australia in their opening match of the World Cup

World Cup 2015

Ireland 'no fear' approach pays off

Feb 17, 2015: Ireland coach Phil Simmons has never seen his team play better and believes the aggressive mindset, which appeared to take the beleaguered opposition by surprise, will become their trademark