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BCCI puts sub-committee meetings on hold

Feb 1, 2015: The BCCI has cancelled or deferred two major sub-committee meetings in the last week. The move is understood to be an attempt to avoid confrontation with some of the member representatives till N Srinivasan decides his future course of action

National Bank v State Bank, Gold Cup Final 2014-15, Karachi

State Bank champions after last-over thriller

Feb 1, 2015: A collective batting effort led by Mukhtar Ahmed's fifty helped State Bank of Pakistan edge National Bank of Pakistan with one ball to spare in the President's Gold Cup final

Australia v England, Carlton Mid Tri-Series final, Perth

Bopara's role causing England problems

Feb 1, 2015: The scoreline in the final may not suggest it, but England have made progress in Australia. However, their death bowling and Ravi Bopara's role at No. 6 remain significant concerns ahead of the World Cup

Australia v England, Carlton Mid Tri-Series final, Perth

Maxwell plays both creator and destroyer

Feb 1, 2015: The world hoped he knew how to pace an innings, but hadn't seen it. He knew he had it in him to pace an innings, but hadn't shown it. The stage was all set for Glenn Maxwell to shine in the tri-series final

Ranji Trophy 2014-15, Group B, fourth day

Khurana, Bawne star with hundreds in draw

Feb 1, 2015: A round-up of the Ranji Trophy Group B games on February 1, 2015

Ranji Trophy 2014-15

Thakur's five-for routs Baroda

Feb 1, 2015: Shardul Thakur's bowling effort kept Mumbai alive in the Ranji Trophy with a thumping 169-run win over Baroda

Australia v England, Carlton Mid Tri-Series final, Perth

Faulkner's World Cup in doubt

Feb 1, 2015: James Faulkner's participation in the World Cup has come under a cloud after he walked off midway in his third over with what seemed like a side strain

Ranji Trophy 2014-15, Group A, 8th round, 4th day

Railways hold on for draw against Bengal

Feb 1, 2015: A round-up of the Ranji Trophy Group A matches on February 1, 2015

Ranji Trophy 2014-15

Assam assured of knockout berth

Feb 1, 2015: A round-up of the Group C Ranji Trophy games on February 1, 2015

Australia v England, Carlton Mid Tri-Series final, Perth

Maxwell's love for nineties

Feb 1, 2015: Stats analysis of the Carlton Mid Tri-Series final between Australia and England in Perth

A trip down 2005 lane

Feb 1, 2015: There is nothing in sport quite as good as the realisation that the success you've almost written off as impossible is actually happening

Carlton Mid ODI Tri-Series 2014-15

A rope too long for Bailey?

Feb 1, 2015: Australia have continued to persist with George Bailey despite modest returns. He undoubtedly brings leadership to the table, but can the team find the right balance with him, Steven Smith and Michael Clarke all in the same side?

Australia v England, Carlton Mid Tri-Series final, Perth

Bailey falls prey to the Broad trap

Feb 1, 2015: ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the tri-series final in Perth

Auckland v Central Districts, Ford Trophy final, Auckland

Central Districts storm to Ford Trophy title

Feb 1, 2015: A collective performance from the Central Districts batsmen set up their 78-run victory against Auckland in the Ford Trophy final

Narine's absence a major setback

Feb 1, 2015: Despite being back at his best with a remodeled action in domestic cricket, the reluctance to take part in the World Cup is baffling, on his part and the WICB's

Kerala v Services, Ranji Trophy, Group C, Kannur, 4th day

Kerala wrap up first win of season

Feb 1, 2015: Kerala wrapped up their first win of the season an hour into the morning of day four, beating Services by nine wickets but falling narrowly short of picking up a bonus point

Australia v England, Carlton Mid Tri-Series final, Perth

Maxwell, Marsh and Faulkner deliver big win

Feb 1, 2015: Australia served one final ominous warning before the World Cup with a demolition of England's challenge in the final of the triangular series

Coast to coast, hunting a win

Feb 1, 2015: Our correspondent shuttles between Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth in the wake of Dhoni and Co

World Cup 2015

'Not a lot of stability for West Indies'

Feb 1, 2015: Graeme Smith says West Indies might fail to go past the league stage at the upcoming World Cup because "on their day, if they don't wake up, they can easily be beaten"

World Cup 2015

WI unlikely to make it to quarterfinals - Smith

Feb 1, 2015: In the seventh episode of Contenders, a special ten-part buildup to the 2015 World Cup, Rahul Dravid and Graeme Smith look at West Indies' prospects