Former New Zealand cricket star Chris Cairns won a libel action in London Monday against ex-Indian Premier League (IPL) chief Lalit Modi, who had used Twitter to accuse him of match fixing.
An India icon and now a cricket legend, Sachin Tendulkar is a marketer's dream come true. Mallika Kapur reports.
His nickname says it all. After scoring over 13,000 runs in Test cricket during a glittering 16-year career, Rahul Dravid is known simply as "The Wall."
Tributes have flooded in for former West Indies Test player Runako Morton, who was killed in a car crash in Trinidad Sunday.
Imran Khan tells CNN-IBN that Indian cricket player Sachin Tendulkar should have retired already.
Pakistan wrapped up a first series whitewash over top-ranked England on Monday by winning the third and final Test in Dubai by 71 runs, making history in the process.
England will have to achieve the second-highest run chase in their history, after being left a mountain to climb by Pakistan at the end of the third day of the third Test in Dubai.
Azhar Ali and Younis Khan batted Pakistan into a commanding position on the second day of the final Test match against England on Saturday.
Pakistan left English heads spinning once again on Saturday as they completed a stunning 72-run victory in the second Test at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
India are on the brink of a 4-0 series defeat against Australia after a batting collapse saw them slip to 166-6 on day four of the final Test in Adelaide.
The ugly subject of sledging in cricket raised its head again on Thursday as Australia remained on course for a 4-0 series whitewash against the touring India side.
Michael Clarke joined an exclusive club comprising of cricket legends Don Bradman and Wally Hammond on day two of the fourth Test as Australia continued to batter India.
Former captain Ricky Ponting insists he can still be a key player for Australia after becoming the third cricketer to score 13,000 Test runs on the opening day of the fourth and final match against India.
Pakistan wrapped up a comprehensive victory over England in the first Test of their three-match series in Dubai on Wednesday, thrashing the world's top-ranked team by 10 wickets with more than a day to spare.
South African-born England batsman Kevin Pietersen opens up about his cricket career.
England bowlers Graeme Swann and James Anderson both grabbed late wickets as their side fought their way back into the first Test on day two against Pakistan in Dubai.
Spinner Saeed Ajmal tore through England's batting line up as Pakistan took control of the first Test in Dubai, in the first clash between the two countries since the spot-fixing scandal of 2010.
Australia have secured a thumping 3-0 series win over India after completing an innings and 37 runs victory inside just three days in Perth.
Australia are on course to clinch the Test series against India with another resounding win after dominating the second day of the third Test match in Perth.
India's cricket tour of Australia lurched to new lows on Friday, which proved to be unlucky January 13.
Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar was again denied the chance to secure a record 100th international century on Friday as Australia won the second Test in Sydney by an innings and 68 runs to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the four-match series.
Captain Michael Clarke insisted team success was more important than individual landmarks after his record-breaking 329 not out helped Australia strengthen their grip on the second Test against India on Thursday.
Australia captain Michael Clarke smashed a record-breaking double century on Tuesday as the hosts took control on day two of the second Test against India.
Young paceman James Pattinson led the way as Australia hustled out India for just 169 to win the opening Test in Melbourne by 122 runs Thursday.
Veteran batsmen Ricky Ponting and Mike Hussey both scored half centuries as Australia rallied on day three of a pulsating first Test against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
Sachin Tendulkar's wait for a history-making 100th international century continues after the legendary Indian cricketer fell short again in the first Test against Australia in Melbourne on Tuesday.
Australia lost three late wickets as they ended the opening day of the first Test against India in Melbourne on 277-6.
Australian spin king Shane Warne suffered a losing return to cricket on Saturday as he was upstaged in the Melbourne Stars' opening Big Bash League defeat by Sydney Thunder.
India's Virender Sehwag plundered the highest score in one-day international cricket as his team routed the West Indies by 153-runs Thursday to clinch their five-match series.
The West Indies escaped with an unlikely last-ball draw in the third Test against India as Sachin Tendulkar's wait for a historic 100th international century continued on Saturday.
Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar has missed out on becoming the first cricketer to score 100 international centuries after being dismissed for 94 in the third Test against the West Indies.
Sachin Tendulkar will attempt to become the first cricketer to score 100 international centuries on Friday as India continue to fight back in the third Test against the West Indies in Mumbai.
CNN's Reza Sayah visits the mother of Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Amir, who was sentenced to six months in prison.
International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Haroon Lorgat has announced he will step down when his current contract expires at the end of June 2012.
Debutant Pat Cummins was once again the hero for Australia as the tourists chased down a second-innings target of 310 on day five of the second Test against South Africa to ensure the series finished 1-1.
Australia's teenage pace bowler Pat Cummins became the youngest player to take five wickets or more on his debut to leave the second Test against South Africa in Johannesburg finely poised after the fourth day.
The cricket player who helped spark apartheid-era South Africa's sporting isolation has died at the age of 80.
Australia hold a slender 30-run advantage over South Africa after the second day of the second Test in Johannesburg, despite another dramatic batting collapse on Friday.
South African Jacques Kallis has become only the fourth batsman in history to reach 12,000 Test runs, although his milestone was the only cheer for the home side on the opening day of the second Test against Australia in Johannesburg.
Centuries from captain Graeme Smith and Hashim Amla sealed a comprehensive eight-wicket victory for South Africa on day three of a pulsating first Test against Australia in Cape Town, earning a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.
An incredible 23 wickets fell on day two of the second Test in Cape Town as South Africa dismissed Australia for 47 -- the fourth lowest total in their history.
Sachin Tendulkar fell short in his quest to complete a 100th international century as India beat the West indies by five wickets in the first Test in Delhi.
Legendary India batsman Sachin Tendulkar created yet another piece of cricket history on Tuesday, becoming the first player to score 15,000 Test match runs.
CNN's Don Riddell talks with Paul McCarthy about the Pakistan spot-fixing scandal.
The recent convictions of Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir brings to an end this sad chapter on corruption, however, the full story will continue as names of other players were also mentioned during the trial; they will be investigated and further action may also be taken.
Shock waves were felt throughout cricket on Thursday when three Pakistan international players were sent to prison for their part in a betting scam against England in 2010.
Three top Pakistani cricketers were jailed Thursday after being convicted of plotting to cheat and to take bribes in a match against England last summer, in a scandal that rocked the international sport.
The guilty verdict meted out by a 12-member jury in London on Tuesday came as no surprise for many in Pakistan as local news channels reported on the conviction of two of its biggest cricket stars, Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif.
CNN's Reza Sayah reports from Pakistan where reaction was mixed to the conviction of two cricketers for cheating.
Three Pakistani cricketers found guilty of corruption pleaded for leniency on Wednesday ahead of their sentencing in a British court.
Former Pakistan captain Asif Iqbal has criticized cricket's governing body for not doing enough to prevent corruption.
A British court finds Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif guilty of conspiring to cheat.
Two top international cricket players from Pakistan were found guilty Tuesday of plotting to cheat and to take bribes in a major match against England last summer.
Kevin Pietersen smashed 53 off 39 balls to help England to a six-wicket victory over India in the one-off Twenty20 match at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday.
A court in London has heard recordings of a phone conversation in which an agent acting for several members of the Pakistani cricket team allegedly discussed deliberately losing a cricket match in exchange for $1.2 million.
Australian cricket legend Shane Warne and actress Elizabeth Hurley are engaged, it was confirmed on Sunday.
Australia clinched a 1-0 series win over Sri Lanka on Tuesday after claiming a draw on the final day of the third cricket Test in Colombo.
England batsman Jonathan Trott has been named the ICC's cricketer of the year for 2011.
Australia's Nathan Lyon made a sensational Test debut as his five-wicket haul skittled Sri Lanka on the second day in Galle and left his side in a strong position.
Mike Hussey scored a battling 95 to rescue Australia on the opening day of the first Test against Sri Lanka at Galle Wednesday.
Sachin Tendulkar fell agonizingly short of his 100th international century as England confirmed their status as cricket's number one team with a 4-0 series whitewash over India.
England are closing in on a 4-0 series whitewash over India after making their opponents follow-on on the fourth day of the final Test at the Oval.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan has voiced concern over the future of test cricket just days after England defeated India to become the number one team in the world.
England have become the top-ranked nation in Test cricket after crushing India by an innings and 242 runs in the third Test match at Edgbaston on Saturday.
England opener Alastair Cook just missed out on reaching a remarkable triple- hundred as the hosts continued to turn the screw in the third cricket Test against India at Edgbaston on Friday.
Alastair Cook made a superb century as England remained on course to leapfrog opponents India as the number one ranked Test team in the world.
England continued their near total domination of India this summer by taking command of the third test after another peerless bowling performance.
India have suffered a double injury blow in their attempts to retain their status as the world number one nation in Test cricket, with the news that both Harbhajan Singh and Yuvraj Singh have been ruled out of the remaining series again England.
England beat India by a crushing 319 run margin with a day to spare in the second test at Trent Bridge to take a 2-0 lead in the four-test series.
Ian Bell compiled a brilliant century to put England firmly in the driving seat in the second Test at Trent Bridge but was handed a dramatic reprieve by India.
Stuart Broad's stunning five wickets for no runs spell, including a hat-trick, restored England's hopes after Rahul Dravid's 34th Test hundred had put India in command at Trent Bridge Saturday.
England took nine second-innings wickets on the final day's play against India at Lord's Monday to take a 1-0 lead in the four-Test series. Stuart Broad took the final wicket of tailender Ishant Sharma to end a remarkable match that saw the fortunes of both teams veer dramatically over the course of 2,000th Test in cricket history.
England batsman Kevin Pietersen ensured his place in cricket's history books with an unbeaten double-century on day two of the sport's 2,000th Test match.
The 2,000 Test match got off to a rain-disrupted start at Lord's Thursday with England battling to 127 for two wickets by the close after being put into bat by India.
England and Sri Lanka drew their third and final Test at the Rose Bowl on Monday, a result that saw hosts England take a 1-0 series victory.
Ian Bell continued his excellent form with the bat as his quick fire century put England in command going into the last day of the third and final Test against Sri Lanka the Rose Bowl.
Banned Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Amir could face more disciplinary action from the sport's governing body amid reports he took part in a village match in England.
CNN's Alex Thomas asks ICC Chief Exectutive, Haroon Lorgat, questions that CNN viewers have written for him on CNN.com.
Gary Kirsten has been named as the new coach of South Africa's national cricket side following his successful three-year stint with India.
England secured one of the most remarkable wins in Test cricket history as opponents Sri Lanka collapsed to an innings and 14 runs defeat in Cardiff Monday.
Pakistan have beaten the West Indies by 196 runs in the second Test match at St Kitts to draw the two-match series 1-1.
Australian spin legend Shane Warne has retired from all forms of cricket after playing his final match for Indian Premier League side (IPL) Rajasthan Royals.
Cricket legend Shane Warne will end his playing career as planned on Friday, but the former Australia bowler has been fined $50,000 over a row with an Indian official.
West Indies captain Darren Sammy took five wickets as his side wrapped up a 40-run victory over Pakistan in the opening Test match in Guyana.
West Indies are in control of the opening Test match against Pakistan in Georgetown, Guyana, after a second day when wickets fell at regular intervals.
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World Cup winners India appointed Duncan Fletcher as their new national coach Wednesday on a two-year deal.
Cricketer Zulqarnain Haider has ended his exile in Britain and returned to Pakistan after leaving his team during a series in which he claims he refused to fix a match.
Opener Shane Watson hammered a world record 15 sixes in a one-day innings as he helped Australia defeat Bangladesh by nine wickets in their second one-day international in Dhaka.
Rajasthan Royals eased their way to an eight-wicket victory over the Deccan Chargers in the Indian Premier League on Saturday.
MS Dhoni continued his winning streak after guiding the Chennai Super Kings to a nail biting victory over Kolkata Knight Riders in the opening clash of the Indian Premier League.
Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni guided India to a second Cricket World Cup title on Saturday as his team beat tournament co-hosts Sri Lanka by six wickets in the final in Mumbai.
CNN's Alex Thomas reports from Mumbai, where celebrations erupted after India won the Cricket World Cup over Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka are sweating on the fitness of Muttiah Muralitharan ahead of Saturday's Cricket World Cup final showdown against India in Mumbai.
Indian Test batsman Rahul Dravid says he's confident that the Indian batsmen can play to their strengths and win.
Mahela Jayawardene tells CNN's Alex Thomas he is looking forward to playing against India in the World Cup Cricket final.
Mahela Jayawardene has told CNN that cricket has helped the World Cup-chasing Sri Lanka team recover from their darkest hour.
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