Afghanistan v India, Asia Cup, Mirpur

Rahane, Dhawan make solid start

Ravindra Jadeja picked up two wickets in his first over, and then added two more to run through an Afghanistan middle order that was clueless against India's spin trio

Live scorecard | Innings report - Jadeja takes four | Why no Pujara and Pandey, asks Gavaskar | Matiullah Abid, Afghanistan's 'cricket man'

IPL venue decision in 'couple days'

'Working towards hosting bulk of games in India' - IPL chief

Chandila given another week to reply in fixing case

BCCI disciplinary committee sets March 12 deadline

Karnataka through to knockouts

Round-up - Mumbai knocked out | Points table

Afridi sixes seal final-over victory

Scorecard | Report | Knew I could hit carrom ball - Afridi | Samiuddin: A Pakistani sort of hero | We showed character - Kohli | Karthik lets it slip again | Plays | Stats - Afridi, Miandad and one-wicket wins | Gallery | Agarkar: 240 not enough

In-form Vijay stars in big TN win

Round-up - Big wins for Gujarat, Karnataka

Yuvraj 96* eases Punjab past Delhi

Round-up - Services beat J&K by two runs

Why Dhoni needs to speak out

Jayaditya Gupta: It can't do Indian cricket any good when there is rampant speculation over the motives and methods of its highest-profile player

The tradesmen

ESPNcricinfo XI: A Barber, a Cook, an Engineer and other cricketers whose names are also professions. By Steven Lynch

Time for Dhoni to go

Ian Chappell: India need a more proactive leader who challenges his bowlers to get him wickets. A job for Kohli perhaps

'Very quiet' motels, and never-ending cheers

New Zealand diary: Our correspondent jogs along the Wellington waterfront and takes in views of Auckland as a memorable tour winds down

Defensive Dhoni hurts India again

Sidharth Monga: Is it time for a Test captain who will be more authoritative in the big moments in overseas Tests?

Representing India and his father

Sarfaraz Khan is one of India's most talented young allrounders but is he being pushed to live his father's dream?

From the backwaters to the big leagues

Many Indian players from small towns have made it big recently. One of them is India's Under-19 captain, Vijay Zol