South Africa batsman Hashim Amla has been named as his country’s Test cricket captain in place of the retiring Graeme Smith, who led the side for a decade. A “glad …

South African star batsman Hashim Amla was named the country’s Test cricket captain on Tuesday, replacing retiring Graeme Smith who led the side for a decade. A “glad and humbled” …

Retired Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar says he is savouring the opportunity to pair up with West Indies great Brian Lara at Lord’s for an exhibition match marking the home of …

Cricket Australia (CA) will trial a new Sheffield Shield points system from next season in a bid to create a more even contest and better reflect Test conditions. First innings …

It’s fair to say it’s been an interesting few days for Brisbane Heat pace bowler Cameron Gannon. Just days after surviving a run-in with an angry snake on a Brisbane …

Sri Lanka off-spinner Sachithra Senanayake has been reported for a suspected illegal bowling action, the International Cricket Council has confirmed. Senanayake, who has twice recorded career-best figures in the ongoing …

Star batsmen AB de Villiers and Hashim Amla are the leading candidates to succeed Graeme Smith as South Africa’s Test captain. Cricket South Africa’s board meets in Johannesburg on Tuesday …

George Bailey’s Kings XI Punjab have suffered a disappointing loss in the IPL final as the Kolkata Knight Riders claimed a three-wicket win in their 20th over. After Kolkata won …

England captain Alastair Cook said Jos Buttler didn’t deserve to be on the losing side after his stunning century so nearly led to a remarkable win over Sri Lanka. Cook’s …

Kumar Sangakkara’s first century at Lord’s laid the platform for Sri Lanka’s nailbiting seven-run series-levelling win against England in the fourth one-day international on Saturday. Just days after they’d been …

The saga of Kevin Pietersen’s extraordinary exit from the international arena took a fresh twist on Friday when the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and managing director Paul Downton …

West Indies’ off spinner Sunil Narine has opted to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) final and as a result will miss the forthcoming Tests against New Zealand, the …

Former England captain Andrew Flintoff has come out of retirement to join Lancashire’s squad for the English domestic Twenty20 competition. Pace bowling all-rounder Flintoff, 36, was forced to retire in …

Former England captain Andrew Flintoff has come out of retirement to join Lancashire for this season’s English domestic Twenty20 competition, the county announced on Friday. Pace bowling all-rounder Flintoff, 36, …

Alastair Cook’s focus might be on the one-day series with Sri Lanka but the fitness of wicketkeeper Matt Prior ahead of Tests against the tourists is concerning the England captain. …

Three more New Zealand cricketers, including former captains Stephen Fleming and Daniel Vettori, have been drawn into the international match-fixing scandal involving ex-allrounder Chris Cairns. Cairns, who denies being corrupt, …

New Zealand will take a depleted team but no shortage of confidence into the opening match of their West Indies cricket tour. The Black Caps have just 10 players available …

West Indies great Brian Lara has been added to the star-studded list of players, including Shane Warne and Peter Siddle, who will play in the MCC v Rest of the …