
Gary Kirsten will not renew his contract as South Africa coach when it expires at the end of July, the South African national cricket body said today.
At first, it was dubbed madness; method was added to it as the expert and layman alike searched for words to explain Virender Sehwag’s astounding success when everything about his all-or-nothing style pointed to failure. That was well over a decade ago, reports N Ananthanarayanan.

Delhi mediumpacer Siddharth Kaul today pointed out that even Gayle is a "human being who can make mistakes" and said he will not try anything extra against him in their Indian T20 League in New Delhi tomorrow.

To force their way back into the national side, the axed trio of Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh and Virender Sehwag should keep the fighting spirit alive and get back through good performances in domestic cricket, former captain and chairman of selector Kris Srikkanth said today.
Architects have studied 81-year-old footage of Don Bradman at his childhood home to complete an award-winning restoration of the property.
It may be Twenty20 league time but chief selector Sandeep Patil has asked young players to focus more on playing Test cricket.

Chris Gayle doesn't want cricket fans to emulate their fanatic football cousins and heckle players the way Virat Kohli was at the Wankhede. No player likes to be booed, especially in his country, reports
Subhash Rajta. A miffed Federation of International Cricketers Association on Tuesday demanded an ICC ethics committee enquiry into BCCI-backed L Sivaramakrishnan’s appointment as a players’ representative in the governing body, saying captains could have been forced to vote against incumbent Tim May.

Cricket, the favourite sport of South Asians, has finally found a home in the land of baseball in the Bronx, one of the five boroughs of New York City.

Australia's red centre Alice Springs will host England on their Ashes tour this year, with a two-day match announced today at Traeger Park against a Chairman's XI.

It was just a matter of choice for Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan back on May 16, 2012 when he decided not to step inside Wankede Stadium to watch his team Kolkata Knight Riders successfully defend their low total against the mighty Mumbai Indians, reports
Firoz Mirza. 
All-rounder Dwayne Bravo was named as West Indies captain for next month's Champions Trophy, replacing Darren Sammy who stays in charge of the Test and Twenty 20 squads.

Murali Vijay will have a lot to prove in the Champions Trophy. Among the 15 members picked by the selectors, the opener will be the one under most scrutiny.
Sanjjeev K Samyal reports.
Gauti, Yuvi fail to make the cut
Humour is different things to different people. Some see it as being over-the-top, some unassuming.
HT takes a look at the India captain’s amazing ability to weave his own brand of one-liners to drive home a point.
Sai Mohan reports.

The Indian team is scheduled to play two warm-up games against Sri Lanka and Australia ahead of its ICC Champions Trophy Group B opener against South Africa next month in England.