Cricket balls are incredibly hard and are the product of centuries of tradition and the extreme physical demands of the game.

Australian sports equipment company Kookaburra is developing a "smart" cricket ball, one embedded with a microchip to provide real-time feedback. The SmartBall has been in development with technology ...

Red ball, white ball, pink ball, no ball, Kookaburra ball, Duke ball, seaming ball, reverse-swinging ball, spinning ball, old ball, new ball, hard ball, soft ball... With so much tacit language in ...

A single cow only makes 15 Dukes cricket balls. Whereas a butcher might pride themselves on achieving maximum bang for their bovine buck by using almost the entire animal from nose to tail, it turns ...

Indian cricketer Mohammed Shami raised his voice to revoke the usage of saliva for generating reverse swing, which has become minimal these days. Speaking after India's four-wicket win over Australia ...

England have missed 11 chances across the Ashes which cost them a combined 383 runs, contributing heavily to their series ...

After 36 wickets fall in two days in the fourth Ashes Test, BBC Sport looks at why 10mm of grass was so important at the MCG.

Kyle Jamieson recalls his thrilling IPL experience bowling to Virat Kohli, as he prepares for New Zealand's upcoming series ...

Three cricket clubs at a ground used since the 18th century fear they could wink out of existence after they were told to stop playing when a ball allegedly hit a passer-by on the leg. The suspension ...

Shubman Gill urged BCCI to hold 15-day Test camps before red-ball series, citing poor preparation after India’s recent home ...