Bangladesh news

Bangladesh more settled than 2007 side - Faruque

Dec 28, 2014: Faruque Ahmed, who will become the only Bangladesh chief selector to pick two World Cup squads, feels that the current team is more settled and requires fewer risks

Ranji Trophy 2014-15, Group B, 4th round, 1st day

Unmukt, Gambhir give Delhi solid platform

Dec 28, 2014: A round-up of the Ranji Trophy 2014-15 Group C matches played on December 28, 2014

Heat v Stars, BBL 2014-15, Brisbane

Heat hold on for one-run win

Dec 28, 2014: Rob Quiney's unbeaten 45 nearly hauled Melbourne Stars over the finish line but they fell one run short of Brisbane Heat's target of 165 on Sunday

Ranji Trophy 2014-15, Group A, 1st day

Shreyas Iyer 153 lifts Mumbai

Dec 28, 2014: A round-up of the Ranji Trophy Group A matches played on December 28, 2014

Ranji Trophy 2014-15, Group C, 4th round, 1st day

Bains century drives Himachal

Dec 28, 2014: A round-up of the Ranji Trophy 2014-15 Group C matches played on December 28, 2014

SA v WI, 2nd Test, Port Elizabeth, 3rd day

Brathwaite, Samuels fight after Steyn blitz

Dec 28, 2014: West Indies had the better of large swathes of day three, but Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel, with bat and ball respectively, made the high-impact contributions that ensured South Africa remained in control

Australia v India, 3rd Test, Melbourne, 3rd day

No reason to respect Johnson - Kohli

Dec 28, 2014: Virat Kohli said he was left with no good reason to respect Mitchell Johnson and some of the other Australia players after verbals flew "throughout the day" at the MCG

Australia v India, 3rd Test, Melbourne, 3rd day

Virat Kohli, soul provider of India's batting

Dec 28, 2014: It was in Australia in 2011 that Virat Kohli announced himself as an emerging talent in Test cricket. Now, as the leader of a young batting group, he has owned the stage

Zimbabwe news

Whatmore set to be named Zimbabwe coach

Dec 28, 2014: Dav Whatmore is expected to be appointed as Zimbabwe's coach ahead of the 2015 World Cup, replacing Stephen Mangongo who was sacked from the position earlier in December after a five-month tenure

Australia v India, 3rd Test, Melbourne, 3rd day

Australia's butter fingers

Dec 28, 2014: Australian teams were renowned for their exceptional catching and fielding. This side is letting those standards slide

NZ v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Christchurch, 3rd day

Watling pleased with seamers' toil

Dec 28, 2014: BJ Watling praised the New Zealand quicks' perseverance on what was a drier day for them than the previous one, in which they had taken 10 wickets

NZ v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Christchurch, 3rd day

Karunaratne's day of self denial

Dec 28, 2014: Sri Lanka's left-handed opener likes nothing more than to play his shots, but after paying for some impetuosity by being dropped he has marked his return with a new-found steel

Australia v India, 3rd Test, Melbourne, 3rd day

From waterboy to warrior

Dec 28, 2014: Ajinkya Rahane was part of India's bench strength for several series before he finally got his opportunity. He's made it count on the most testing tours

Australia v India, 3rd Test, Melbourne, 3rd day

India's biggest stand outside Asia in 10 years

Dec 28, 2014: Stats highlights from the third day of the third Test between India and Australia in Melbourne

The record

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NZ v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Christchurch, 3rd day

Follow-on resistance, and Karunaratne's highest

Dec 28, 2014: Stats highlights from the third day of the first Test between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Christchurch

Australia v India, 3rd Test, Melbourne, 3rd day

Australia surge after Kohli-Rahane special

Dec 28, 2014: The centrepiece of day three was a stand of 262 between Ajinkya Rahane and Virat Kohli, which left Steven Smith wondering where his next wicket was coming from and also kept open the prospect of an outright result

New Zealand v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Christchurch, 3rd day

New Zealand on top despite Karunaratne 152

Dec 28, 2014: Dimuth Karunaratne's maiden Test century redressed a poor start to the day for Sri Lanka as they kept the threat of New Zealand's seamers at bay

ACC news

ACC fears funding cut impact

Dec 28, 2014: The Asian Cricket Council fears that the downsizing of its operations could spell an end to a lot of its development work in Asia, including the staging of several age-group and women's tournaments

Enough with the on-field chatter

Dec 28, 2014: One of these days there's going to be an ugly altercation between players on the field