Ranji Trophy 2014-15

Pankaj eyes Ranji qualification

Jan 12, 2015: After Rajasthan and Maharashtra both turned their Ranji campaigns around with big wins in the previous round, Pankaj Singh and Rohit Motwani, the two captains, conceded that seamers were likely to play a key role ahead of the teams' Group B clash in Pune

The importance of cricket punditry

Jan 12, 2015: It may have started out as a bit of televisual fluff but it now is crucial in shaping perceptions of the sport

India news

Be more flexible with overseas Test XIs, says Kumble

Jan 12, 2015: Anil Kumble, the former India captain, has said that while the team has quality bowlers, their progress has to be monitored season by season, and there has to be a flexible approach to selecting XIs when on tour.

India news

India bowling a big letdown - Dravid

Jan 12, 2015: In the wake of India's 2-0 series defeat in Australia and their slide to No. 7 in the Test rankings, Rahul Dravid has urged a long-term approach to improving their overseas performances

India in Australia 2014-15, stats review

Most runs by No. 4 batsmen, and the key partnerships

Jan 12, 2015: Stats highlights from a series that dominated by batsmen almost throughout

Ford Trophy 2014-15

Bates, Munro consign Wellington to another loss

Jan 12, 2015: On Saturday, Wellington registered their first win in five games in this season's Ford Trophy. Today, they registered yet another loss, at the hands of table-toppers Auckland

South Africa news

'There was disappointment, there was shock'

Jan 12, 2015: Ryan McLaren is still holding out hope of being part of South African cricket's future despite being left out of the World Cup squad

4th Test, Sydney Cricket Ground

Steven Smith shines with another ton as Australia draw fourth Test

Jan 12, 2015: Australia's captain Steven Smith scored yet another century - his fourth of the series - to help his side draw the fourth and final Test match against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday.

ACT Invitational XI v England XI, Canberra

England batsmen enjoy warm-up win

Jan 12, 2015: England's batsmen enjoyed a warm-up in Canberra on Monday, with five batsmen scoring half-centuries in a comprehensive win over an ACT Invitational XI

Pakistan's top-order problems could cost them at the World Cup

Jan 12, 2015: The side is unimpressive on paper, and the bowling line-up is spotty too, but Pakistan have always done well with the odds stacked against them

Big Bash League 2014-15

Ryan Carters sets new goals

Jan 12, 2015: After a breakout year with his cricket and his charity Batting for Change, the NSW and Sydney Sixers batsman wants to raise the bar on both fronts

New Zealand news

Williamson out with shoulder injury

Jan 12, 2015: Kane Williamson's recovery from a minor shoulder injury will cause him to miss part of the seven-match ODI series against Sri Lanka

South Africa v West Indies, 2nd T20, Johannesburg

Gayle slams selectors over Bravo, Pollard omissions

Jan 12, 2015: Chris Gayle has launched a scathing attack on the West Indies Cricket Board and the Clive Lloyd-led selection panel for dropping the senior pair of Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard from the ODI series and the World Cup

South Africa v West Indies, 2nd T20, Johannesburg

40 overs, 44 fours, 24 sixes

Jan 12, 2015: Stats highlights from the second T20I between South Africa and West Indies, in Johannesburg

Roaches and pigeons, but no gulls

Jan 12, 2015: Our correspondent gets acquainted with Australian fauna, and refuses to answer questions about his wardrobe

Australian cricket's arty roots exposed

Jan 12, 2015: Turns out it's not all hairy-backed sheelas and tinnies by the barbie

Test cricket is on the brink of exhaustion

Jan 12, 2015: The rise of New Zealand is heartening, but the preponderance of whitewashes in the five-day game tells of cramped itineraries that demean rivalry

Sticky customers

Jan 12, 2015: The 669-ball partnership between Kane Williamson and BJ Watling in Wellington brought to mind some other memorable long stands

England's T20 Debate

Australia figures leave England agog

Jan 11, 2015: English cricket cannot block out the success of the Big Bash League. T20 crowds are up nearly 20% in Australia with average crowds exceeding 20,000 and a new audience flocking to the games

South Africa A v England Lions, 1st unofficial Test, Paarl

Cloete provides glue as Lions get stuck

Jan 11, 2015: Gihahn Cloete and Theunis de Bruyn made centuries to ensure that England Lions were kept in the field throughout the hottest of days