Ranji Trophy 2014-15

Tare thrilled to take over as Mumbai captain

Jan 27, 2015: He may not have taken over the reins of Mumbai's Ranji Trophy team in ideal circumstances but Aditya Tare is thrilled to have been appointed captain of the most successful domestic side

South Africa v West Indies, 5th ODI, Centurion

de Kock returns in boost for South Africa preparation

Jan 27, 2015: ESPNcricinfo previews the fifth ODI from Centurion

Pakistan cricket

Sohail spooked by hotel 'ghost'

Jan 27, 2015: Harris Sohail has had a frightful experience in New Zealand. The Pakistan allrounder was spooked in his Christchurch hotel room, convinced he had felt a "supernatural" presence

National Cricket League 2014-15

Dhaka Division smash records and Barisal Division

Jan 27, 2015: Defending champions Dhaka Division treated themselves to the largest margin of victory recorded in a first-class match in Bangladesh when they routed Barisal Division by an innings and 413 runs

Allan Border Medal 2015

Smith dominates Border Medal night

Jan 27, 2015: Steven Smith dominated the Allan Border Medal night, taking Australian cricket's most prestigious award by an enormous margin

Allan Border Medal 2015

Abbott named Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year

Jan 27, 2015: Sean Abbott, the New South Wales allrounder, was anointed the Bradman Young Cricketer of the year at the Allan Border Medal night in Sydney

Sri Lanka in New Zealand 2014-15

Herath to return to Sri Lanka

Jan 27, 2015: Rangana Herath will be unavailable for the seventh ODI against New Zealand on Thursday, as he returns home to help care for an unwell family member, Sri Lanka's team manager has said

Perth Scorchers v Sydney Sixers, BBL final, Canberra

Scorchers aim for back-to-back titles

Jan 27, 2015: Perth Scorchers and Sydney Sixers will meet in the BBL final on Wednesday on the neutral territory of Canberra's Manuka Oval

The many crickets of an Indian boyhood

Jan 27, 2015: Growing up in India, you play a number of varieties of the game, each contributing to the development of certain skills

Bangladesh news

Gazi quietly confident of reworked action

Jan 27, 2015: Sohag Gazi is cautiously confident of his reworked action getting a green light after an official test in Chennai last Saturday

Indian cricket

BCCI monopoly and judicial review

Jan 27, 2015: By controlling competitive cricket in India, with minimal regulation, the Board of Control for Cricket in India has enabled itself to encroach upon constitutionally guaranteed civil liberties, writes Suhrith Parthasarathy in the Hindu

Australia news

Watson compares Smith to Ponting

Jan 27, 2015: Shane Watson has said Steven Smith's rich summer with the bat was reminiscent of Ricky Ponting at his best, and he said it was a privilege to have watched Smith reach such heights

All about KP's new tattoo

Jan 27, 2015: And why teams ought not to be allowed to spend on players as they like

Dullsville it ain't

Jan 27, 2015: Hamilton gets a bad rap for being a yokel town, but the locals will tell you there's plenty of fun to be had

Ronchi's blitz, and remarkable ODI recoveries

Jan 27, 2015: Also, the fastest ODI 150s, and the highest Test totals without a half-century

Penalty runs the best punishment for slow over rates

Jan 27, 2015: Fines and suspensions have had no effect. Awarding the opposition runs for every over a team falls short in a Test innings will definitely bite harder

Men of the Finals

'He just kept going for it, and it came off'

Jan 27, 2015: Sri Lanka didn't anticipate a hundred hit by a batsman with a squash ball in his glove would end their World Cup dreams in 2007

Ten things that are different at this World Cup

Jan 26, 2015: And one that will be the same. A look at what has changed since 2011

My First World Cup

'1979 was the closest we got to a World Cup final'

Jan 26, 2015: The former New Zealand captain remembers playing his first world tournament in an era when it was little more than an interruption to the county season

England news

Pietersen and Carberry call for change

Jan 26, 2015: Kevin Pietersen and Michael Carberry have joined Michael Lumb as former England cricketers who are convinced that the success of the Big Bash League must be heeded in England