Plays from the IPL game between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders in Bangalore

Chris Gayle consigned a quiet start to a chase of 155 a distant memory with another calm demolition job of an opposition team

Preview of the eighth game of IPL 2013, between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders in Jaipur

Preview of the sixth game of IPL 2013, between Pune Warriors and Kings XI Punjab in Pune

A preview of Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2013

Plays of the day from the opening game of IPL 2013, between Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Daredevils in Kolkata

Preview of the second game of IPL 2013, between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians

Kolkata Knight Riders' performance was a dominating one for the conditions they played in as defending champions

Chandu Borde played Gilchrist and Griffith without a helmet and padding and has lived to tell the tale

Former Maharashtra batsman Shantanu Sugwekar talks about the successful teams of the '80s and '90s, and expresses his misgivings about developments since then

It took just 42.2 overs on the third day for West Indies to clinch the second Test, sweep the series, win six Tests in a row and inflict another surrender to spin on Zimbabwe

The preview for the first T20 international between West Indies and Zimbabwe in Antigua

Derek Pringle, writing in the Daily Telegraph , says Kevin Pietersen's exclusion from the Lord's Test is a brave move by England, showing they believe in their team unity even if it means not having the services of their most attacking batsman.

Kevin Pietersen is likely to get picked for the third Test at Lord's, a sign of special treatment for him, says Steve James in the Telegraph on Sunday

Stephen Brenkley, in the Independent , says the latest situation involving Kevin Pietersen and the England team has made the build-up to the Lord's Test much trickier.

The first-day's proceedings at The Oval didn't live up to the pre-series expectation, and turned out to be one-sided

Michael Vaughan, writing in his column in the Daily Telegraph , says England start favourites in the upcoming Test series and the loss of Mark Boucher will hurt South Africa's chances.

Suresh Raina, speaking to Ruchir Mishra in the Times of India , looks back on his career thus far, his role in the middle order, technique and aiming for a place in the Test side.

In the Independent , Stephen Brenkley looks back at the career of Mark Ramprakash, who is due to announce his retirement today

This article in Yahoo Cricket looks at how innovations to the game have gradually made it easier to play over the years.