My First World Cup

The sightseers who won a world title

Jan 8, 2015: India's 1983 World Cup squad was more keen to take in the sights of London than worry about facing Marshall and Co

Pentangular One Day Cup 2014-15

Aslam, Azhar set up Warriors win

Jan 8, 2015: A century from Federal United's captain Umar Amin went in vain, as the team succumbed to a 34-run defeat against Baluchistan Warriors in Karachi

World Cup 2015 news

No Bravo, Pollard for World Cup: Ramnarine

Jan 8, 2015: Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard are not part of 15-man West Indies World Cup squad according to Dinanath Ramnarine, though the WICB has not yet announced officially the World Cup squad

Ranji Trophy 2014-15

Pankaj lauds Rajasthan's 'big achievement'

Jan 8, 2015: Rajasthan captain Pankaj Singh has hailed his team's first ever victory against Punjab in the Ranji Trophy as a "big achievement", following their eight-wicket win in Jaipur

England TV rights

Sky deal reignites free-to-air debate

Jan 8, 2015: Sky has done a lot of good for English cricket but the extension of its contract until 2019 should not be an excuse for the ECB to give up on trying to attract new audiences

Ranji Trophy 2014-15, Group B, 5th round, 4th day

Pankaj, Choudhary set up Rajasthan win

Jan 8, 2015: A round-up of the Ranji Trophy Group B matches played on January 8, 2015

Test cricket

The tension between Tests and T20s

Jan 8, 2015: Is limited-overs cricket really a stain on the game? Is this tendency to favour the longer formats over ODIs and Twenty20s predominantly an English belief? Andy Bull, writing for the Guardian, has more

South Africa v West Indies, 1st T20, Cape Town

Format change music to West Indies

Jan 8, 2015: West Indies T20 captain Darren Sammy believes that a change of format could invigorate the team after their defeat in the Test series

Bangladesh news

Gazi set to test reworked action

Jan 8, 2015: Sohag Gazi is set to test his reworked bowing action in Chennai on January 24

Afghanistan v Scotland, Dubai Triangular Series

Javed Ahmadi and Nasir Jamal sink Scotland

Jan 8, 2015: A strong batting display from Afghanistan's top order, powered by half-centuries from Javed Ahmadi and Nasir Jamal, helped the team to an eight-wicket victory against Scotland in Dubai

South Africa v West Indies, 1st T20, Cape Town

SA turn to Langeveldt knowhow

Jan 8, 2015: Charl Langeveldt's involvement with the national team comes with the World Cup little more than a month away and South Africa still searching for a death bowler

Australia v India, 4th Test, Sydney, 3rd day

Starc reprimanded for Vijay send-off

Jan 8, 2015: Mitchell Starc, the Australia fast bowler, has been reprimanded after admitting to a Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct during the second day's play in the fourth Test against India at the SCG

Ranji Trophy 2014-15, Group A, 5th round, 4th day

Swapnil six-for gives Baroda bonus point

Jan 8, 2015: A round-up of the Ranji Trophy Group A matches played on January 8, 2015

Mumbai v MP, Ranji Trophy, Group A, Mumbai, 4th day

Iyer ton secures draw for Mumbai

Jan 8, 2015: Shreyas Iyer made the most of an early reprieve to score his second big hundred of the season and help Mumbai salvage a draw against Madhya Pradesh

Ranji Trophy 2014-15, Group C, 4th day

Big wins for Hyderabad, Andhra

Jan 8, 2015: A round-up of the Ranji Trophy Group C matches on January 8, 2015

Scorchers v Heat, BBL 2014-15, Perth

Heat scorched by Carberry fifty

Jan 8, 2015: An all-round bowling performance by Perth Scorchers was capped by an impressive half-century form Michael Carberry as they trounced Brisbane Heat by eight wickets at the WACA ground

South Africa v West Indies, 1st T20, Cape Town

West Indies look to assert themselves

Jan 8, 2015: ESPNcricinfo previews the first T20 international between South Africa and West Indies at Newlands

Sri Lanka in New Zealand 2014-15

Positives for SL amid inconsistent performances

Jan 8, 2015: ESPNcricinfo rates the Sri Lanka performance from the Test series against New Zealand

Sri Lanka in New Zealand 2014-15

Perfect Williamson marks near-perfect series

Jan 8, 2015: ESPNcricinfo marks the New Zealand players out of 10 following their 2-0 series win against Sri Lanka

Ford Trophy 2014-15

Central Districts top table with Smith fifty

Jan 8, 2015: A second consecutive fifty for Ben Smith took Central Districts to the top of the Ford Trophy points table with a five-wicket win over Auckland