From saying no to handshakes to playing matches in empty stadiums and eventually calling off almost every series or tour, here's how the cricketing world was impacted by the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) outbreak.

September 19

News - India v England Tests, IPL 2021 could be held in the UAE

News - Deandra Dottin, Hayley Matthews feared women's cricket had ended for the year

Feature - Heather Knight: 'Making cricket more inclusive would be a small positive from the pandemic'

September 18

News - South Africa opens borders but international sport remains locked down

News - Commercial pressure takes Cricket Australia's Seven-Foxtel fight behind closed doors

September 17

News - Varying quarantine period for IPL-bound players from England bubble

News - Virat Kohli: This IPL, we're playing to bring smiles back on people's faces

News - England should be proud of ensuring the show did go on - Chris Silverwood

September 16

News - Chennai Super Kings' Ruturaj Gaikwad unavailable for IPL 2020 opener against Mumbai Indians

News - Saif Hassan tests positive for Covid-19 a second time

News - Willey tests positive, ruling three Yorkshire team-mates out of Blast group games

News - IPL-bound England players counselled to be on guard against burn-out - Silverwood

News - Sri Lanka Cricket proposes split quarantine to Bangladesh Cricket Board

News - Matty Potts, Paul Coughlin seal Durham win over Covid-depleted Yorkshire

September 4

News - Harbhajan Singh: 'Family takes precedence over sport'

News - PCB amps up white-ball formats with eye on ICC tournaments in 2021-22

News - Coffee machines, an Xbox and three hours of training: Australia women prepare for life in quarantine

August 9

News - Women's World Cup postponed over players' inability to prepare, says CEO Andrea Nelson

News - India's domestic 2020-21 season: Only Ranji Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali for men?

News - After sudden dismissal, BCCI's ex-scorers hope for recognition and relief

News - Vivo's IPL 2020 exit is not a "financial crisis" - Sourav Ganguly

News - Heather Knight 'pretty gutted' at 2021 Women's World Cup postponement

August 8

News - 'World Cup 2022 is the goal now' - Jhulan Goswami

News - Covid-19 impact: Zimbabwe v Afghanistan T20I series called off

News - 2020 IPL: How will Vivo's absence and IPL's move to UAE hurt the franchises?

News - Australia v India: 'Will do everything we can' to play Boxing Day Test at MCG, says CA CEO

August 7

News - Why the women's World Cup was postponed by 12 months

News - India retains T20 World Cup in 2021, Australia to host in 2022

News - Shakib Al Hasan set for training camp as he eyes international return

News - England white-ball tour of India postponed until 2021

News - Indian government set to give BCCI green signal to move IPL to UAE

News - Bangladesh could tour Sri Lanka for Tests and additional three T20Is in October

August 6

News - Mithali Raj: Foreign players' frustration justified, but BCCI has done all it can

News - Full stream ahead for counties while Somerset avert twin Overton departures

News - IPL franchises begin quarantining and testing for Covid-19

News - Covid-19: PCB offers financial support to 25 unemployed Pakistan women cricketers

News - Tournament hubs, Afghanistan Test and Boxing Day: where does the Australia summer stand?

News - Kyle Abbott misses 2020 season amid travel difficulties

News - BCCI confirms that Vivo will not sponsor IPL 2020

News - ICC Board set to discuss fate of next three World tournaments

News - CPL 2020: All players test negative for Covid-19 on arrival

News - England women warm up for South Africa series with intra-squad match

News - Victoria training paused as Covid-19 lockdown clarity is sought

News - Fabian Allen ruled out of Caribbean Premier League after missing flight

July 28

News - Five South Africans to miss CPL after failing to confirm travel arrangements

News - Ireland name uncapped Curtis Campher, Harry Tector for England ODI series opener

News - SCG's 'keeper returns for youth homeless sleepout

News - Covid-19 restrictions might make David Warner 'rethink' international future

News - India women's England tour cancellation 'not a case of neglect' - Shanta Rangaswamy

July 27

News - Wahab Riaz, Sarfaraz Ahmed in 20-man Pakistan squad for England Tests

News - Governing Council meeting on August 1 likely to finalise IPL 2020 schedule

News - CPL schedule: Trinbago v Guyana to kick off 2020 season

News - Pakistan domestic cricket likely to start with T20 Cup in September

News - Fans allowed to attend first-class cricket for first time since March as pilot scheme extended

News - Lanka Premier League to start on August 28

News - IPL 2020: Emirates Cricket Board waits for India government nod to 'ink the final deal' with BCCI

News - Reece Topley wins ODI recall, Sam Billings and David Willey back to face Ireland

News - Pakistan team faced with legal threat of equipment being seized

News - New CA financial chief Samantha Douglas to start amid grants dispute

News - Cricket comes home as spectators make cautious return to Kia Oval

July 26

News - PCB came under pressure over England tour after positive Covid-19 tests, says CEO

July 25

News - Poonam Yadav: 'Very difficult to perform instantly' after downtime

News - West Indies want to host South Africa between CPL and IPL, but is there a window?

July 21

News - CA's financial tussle with states: Nick Hockley confident of resolving cash impasse

News - Adelaide quarantine camp firming ahead of India Test series

News - NZC chairman: Decision on women's ODI World Cup in next two weeks

Newsfile - Trent Boult back in training

July 13

News - Tony Irish ends interrupted tenure as PCA chief executive

News - IPL 2020: 'Will be slightly easier to monitor ACU activity in the UAE,' says Ajit Singh

July 12

News - Sourav Ganguly to Virat Kohli - 'I expect you to win in Australia'

July 10

News - Trinidad & Tobago gets government nod to host CPL 2020

News - Stuart Broad 'frustrated' and 'angry' at being left out of England side for first Test

News - Curtis Campher, Jonathan Garth the new faces as Ireland name 21-man squad for England ODIs

News - First-class counties to compete for Bob Willis Trophy

July 9

News - Asia Cup postponed to June 2021

News - Sri Lankan domestic season could resume in July

News - Cricket Victoria assessing early-season plans amid Melbourne lockdown

News - Injured Chris Jordan misses England's ODI squad to face Ireland

July 8

News - Bangladesh Cricket Board looks for ways to get Dhaka Premier League back on the road

News - Amid excitement over cricket's return, there are debts to be repaid

News - Counties could be offered opt-out as Hampshire express red-ball reservations

July 7

Preview - The world awaits as cricket ushers in its new normal

News - Cricket Australia spin chief: Sheffield Shield pitches, not the ball, need to change

July 6

CAB office shuts for a week after staff member tests positive

News - Regional red-ball competition in prospect as counties vote on season formats

July 5

News - Into the unknown: Kemar Roach says England changes present pros and cons for West Indies

News - Quinton de Kock will wait for 'serious cricket' before hitting the nets

July 4

News - West Indies batsmen need to 'stand up and make difference', says Shamarh Brooks

News - England stick with Joe Denly, no room for Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali in Test squad

News - Australian cricket pay dispute averted as compromise found

News - 'No doors are closed,' says Ed Smith after Bairstow, Moeen Test omissions

July 3

News - Ollie Pope ready for trial by West Indies fire despite slow warm-up pitch

Report - England batsmen show fluency as warm-up ends before the fireworks

News - Hamish Rutherford's Worcestershire return confirmed, Ashton Turner's deal off

News - Recreational cricket cleared to resume 'next weekend' after Boris Johnson U-turn

News - Counties allowed two overseas players in 2021, ECB confirms

News - Blitz takes stay order against PCB in broadcast payout dispute

News - Sam Curran tests negative for Covid-19 after sickness bout

News - Boris Johnson blames 'teas' and 'changing rooms' for club cricket's continued suspension

July 2

News - West Indies batting form a 'worry', admits Estwick

News - Dom Bess leads as spinners turn up in force for England warm-up

News - Shannon Gabriel added to West Indies squad for England Tests

Report - Jason Holder's lean run continues as Phil Simmons rejoins squad

News - Sam Curran self-isolating after 'sickness and diarrhoea'

News - Umpires step up for charity

News - Sheffield Shield returns to Kookaburra ball throughout

News - SLC optimistic over Lanka Premier League launch in August

July 1

Mohammad Hafeez and Wahab Riaz to take PIA flight to England on July 3>br> News - Phil Simmons is 'the right man at the right time' - CWI president

News - West Indies batsmen need to 'look in the mirror', says Jason Holder

News - James Bracey makes a name for himself with scene-stealing half-century

News - Leicestershire to resume training on Wednesday despite second lockdown in Leicester

News - Cricket South Africa's 3TC competition rescheduled to July 18

News - Phil Simmons faces calls for sacking after leaving lockdown to attend funeral

June 30

News - Zimbabwe's three-match ODI tour to Australia postponed

News - Ben Stokes to captain England as Joe Root misses first West Indies Test

News - Jos Buttler in possession as England prepare to get back on the field

News - Aaron Finch: ODI and Test league commitments secondary to cricket's holistic recovery

News - Mohammad Hafeez, five others to join Pakistan squad in England after second negative Covid-19 test

June 29

News - Mark Taylor raises prospect of Boxing Day Test being moved

News - CSA gets sports-ministry green light to resume training

Feature - Sport, Interrupted: Batmakers BDM on dodgy pitch but bank on 95-year history to see them through

News - County cricket to return from August 1, but formats remain to be decided

June 28

News - Phil Simmons enters self-isolation as Alzarri Joseph downplays disruption

News - Stuart Broad working with England psychologist to beat closed-door concerns

News - England will pick strongest XI for first West Indies Test despite rotation plans

June 27

News - Pakistan 'made pact to keep fitness intact' - Azhar Ali

June 26

News - Andy Roberts: 'Oshane Thomas will be the first name I'd pencil in on this tour'

News - Pakistan prepare to fly to England without 10 Covid-positive players

News - Infrastructure development takes a hit as PCB slash budget after Covid-19

News - Corey Anderson's Somerset contract cancelled

News - Belinda Clark: 'There's still plenty of money in cricket'

News - Aaron Finch thinking ahead to Australia's 2023 World Cup plans

June 25

News - Recreational cricket: Government 'have really messed up'

News - Warm-up - Raymon Reifer presents Test case as Jason Holder's ankle causes worry

News - Regional Retainers announced for England women domestic players

News - PCB may ditch need for two negative tests for England travel

News - Jofra Archer tests negative for Covid-19

News - Mominul Haque to Bangladesh team-mates: 'Being mentally strong the most important factor'

News - ECB cancel Dynamos kids initiative as talks for resumption continue

June 24

News - Surrey, Middlesex to stage two-day warm-up in July

News - Bangladesh postpone Sri Lanka tour due to Covid-19 pandemic

News - Hafeez says he's negative for Covid-19 day after PCB announces positive result

News - Cheteshwar Pujara: 'If you are mentally tough, you can take a long break comfortably'

News - Warm-up - Raymon Reifer presents Test case as Jason Holder's ankle causes worry

News - 'Clubs are desperate for cricket, just to stay alive' - Mark Wood

Feature - Jeet Raval: 'I started to tense up, thinking way too much. I froze'

June 23

News - New Zealand's August tour of Bangladesh postponed

News - Tim Paine backs Cricket Australia board, clarifies Kevin Roberts relationship

News - Shane Watson slams 'absurd reactionary whispers' over Greg Dyer's position

News - West Indies provide double boost as Test preparations step up

News - Archer's arrival in England camp delayed after a member of his household feels unwell

News - Ashley Giles: No contingencies if Pakistan tour called off but ECB will adapt

News - Boris Johnson deals blow to UK's recreational cricketers

News - Zimbabwe Cricket nearly debt-free after 'horrible' year, says chairman

News - Seven more Pakistan players test positive for Covid-19

News - Ashley Giles 'concerned' by Pakistan trio's positive Covid-19 tests

News - Counties not to face sanctions if they fall under salary collar

News - Mark Boucher not a 3TC shareholder, says CSA, considers legal action

News - New Zealand's August tour of Bangladesh postponed

June 22

Seven people found positive after CSA Covid-19 tests

News - Hundred faces salary cuts and partial re-draft - PCA chairman

News - Shadab Khan, Haris Rauf, Haider Ali test positive for Covid-19

News - "Big risk" - PCB director of sports medicine on England tour

News - Shannon Gabriel set to be added to West Indies Test squad against England

News - Mohammad Abbas' Nottinghamshire contract cancelled

News - England and West Indies to honour key workers in #raisethebat Test series

News - Interim Cricket Australia chief Nick Hockley flies into Melbourne to unite executives

June 21

Indian Cricketers' Association extends help to 60 cricketers' families

News - David Warner: 'Positive that we'll be able to play IPL if that replaces T20 World Cup'

June 20

News - Rahul Dravid: 'Don't think we are in a position to resume cricket in India'

News - Sri Lanka plan Lanka Premier League in August

News - Mashrafe Mortaza, Nazmul Islam, Nafees Iqbal test positive for Covid-19

News - Shoaib Malik to miss first four weeks of training in England to see his family

News - South Africa's wait gets longer with 3TC competition delayed

June 19

News - Ellyse Perry grateful Australia's women's team avoided staff cuts

News - What's in the inbox of interim Cricket Australia CEO Nick Hockley?

News - Pakistan's new domestic season likely to be delayed

News - Marnus Labuschagne extends Glamorgan stay until 2022

News - Bunbury Festival cancelled due to impact of Covid-19

Feature - Knowledge, power - and the fall of Kevin Roberts

June 18

News - England Women return to training with September tri-series on the cards

News - Justin Langer planning for September return and adapting to reduced staff

News - Interim Cricket Australia chief Nick Hockley calls for unity after redundancies

Video - What exactly is the 3TC?

June 17

News - Ehsan Mani: T20 World Cup not 'feasible' in 2020

News - Abid Ali to keep a close eye on West Indies series to gain clues about English conditions

News - ECB pledges a further £35.7million to support English game

News - Moeen Ali back in Test frame as England name 30-man training squad

News - Scotland cancel Australia T20 fixture due to Covid-19 pandemic

News - Malcolm Speed: States should hold off Cricket Australia board change for now

News - Timeline: Three months that brought down CA chief Kevin Roberts

News - Graeme Hick among 40 job losses amid Cricket Australia restructuring

News - Experimental three-team format to kick off South Africa's return to cricket

The Buzz - Stuart Broad on training the Covid style

June 16

Zimbabwe players start training after testing negative for Covid-19

News - Kevin Roberts exit as Cricket Australia CEO won't heal all wounds

News - Nick Hockley interim Cricket Australia chief executive as Kevin Roberts departs

News - T20 World Cup 'unrealistic' and 'unlikely' this year - Cricket Australia chairman

June 15

News - Will delay retirement if T20 World Cup is postponed - Mohammad Hafeez

News - County clubs could return to training within days

News - ECB urged to make junior schemes more relevant to South Asian community

News - Kevin Roberts set to go as Cricket Australia looks for a solution

News - Wahab Riaz willing to return to Test cricket on England tour

June 14

News - Hollins hopeful of 'optimal solution' as counties mull return to playing

News - Cheteshwar Pujara, Ravindra Jadeja, Smriti Mandhana get NADA notices for not disclosing whereabouts

Video - England-Windies a 'slight disadvantage' for Pakistan - Misbah

Video - Irfan Pathan: Have my doubts about T20 World Cup happening in Australia

June 13

News - Misbah-ul-Haq: Pakistan 'not expecting anything in return' for England tour

News - Shahid Afridi tests positive for Covid-19

News - '$3 million ECB loan a 'helping hand', not condition to tour England'

News - Phil Simmons: West Indies will be ready and looking to defend our trophy

June 12

News - CPL confirms Trinidad & Tobago plans, will ask players to take pay cuts

News - India tours to Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe called off

News - IPL 2020: BCCI looking at September-October window, says Brijesh Patel

News - Asia Cup likely in Sri Lanka; PCB offers SLC to swap hosting rights

News - Haider Ali the new face as Pakistan name 29-man squad for England Tests and T20Is

News - Australian cricket set to be able to welcome crowds

News - Euro T20 Slam organisers eye August window

Video - Misbah-ul-Haq: 'The players are hungry and raring to go'

June 11

News - Sourav Ganguly: BCCI 'optimistic' about holding IPL in empty stadiums in 2020

News - India not to tour SL in June, SLC hopeful of limited-overs series in August

News - Setback over potential first-class restart may expose county fault-lines

News - Mohammad Amir, Haris Sohail withdraw from England tour

News - Mushtaq Ahmed believes Pakistan's coaching staff are all 'on the same page'

News - Cricket Australia open to meeting with states to thrash out financial issues

June 10

Zimbabwe players to be tested ahead of return to training

News - ICC to wait and watch before deciding T20 World Cup fate

News - Jason Holder: World 'must come together' as West Indies arrive for historic tour

News - BBL to remain 61 games as bonus points and substitutions considered

June 9

News - England could wear blue armbands during Tests to honour NHS

News - Winfield, Jones to resume training with England Women after returning from Australia

News - ICC approves use of substitute if player shows Covid-19 symptoms in Tests

News - ECB briefing gives Andy Balbirnie hope Ireland's ODIs will go ahead against England

News - PCB scraps plans for Lahore training camp over Covid-19 concerns

News - ECB chief executive casts doubt over World Test Championship's viability

News - Younis Khan to be Pakistan's batting coach for England tour

News - Full coverage: Cricket Australia's Covid-19 financial battle

Feature - CWI president Ricky Skerritt: Players travelling to England find themselves in the middle of history

June 8

Feature - Sport, interrupted: WC final could have sparked women's cricket revival. Then Covid-19 happened

News - West Indies embark for historic England tour after passing Covid tests

News - Counties wait for ECB approval on August restart plan

News - Ireland's return to training boosts prospects of England ODI series

June 7

Afghanistan to begin month-long training camp starting June 7

Kapil Dev, Murali Kartik to face off in golf fund-raiser

June 6

Provisional approval for Cricket Ireland to start club training

News - Trinidad & Tobago government "very much open" to hosting CPL

News - Geoffrey Boycott hits out at BBC following Test Match Special omission

Video - Star Sports Cricket Connected: 'The transition will be tough'

June 5

News - Michael Holding: Absence of Bravo, Hetmyer and Paul 'unfortunate' for West Indies

News - Summit required to stop Australian cricket's chaos

The Cricket Monthly - What if there is no IPL? We spoke to some of those who stand to lose

News - Geoffrey Boycott hits out at BBC following Test Match Special omission

June 4

Feature - If England's Test and T20I teams played on the same day, what would the XIs be?

News - Counties remain hopeful of two overseas players for 2021

News - Why West Indies trio pulled out of England tour

News - Bio-secure venues can withstand Covid second wave - Steve Elworthy

News - Oval ticket-holders show faith in Test cricket after cancellation

News - Australian Cricketers Association to formally challenge Cricket Australia revenue forecasts

News - Australia won't rush back Ellyse Perry and Tayla Vlaeminck

Video - Kumble warns against rushing players back into action

June 3

NZC deputy CEO resigns as workforce is trimmed Feature - If India's Test and T20I teams played on the same day, what would the XIs be?

News - Anil Kumble: 'Let's get spinners back in Test cricket'

News - CA claims cuts will reduce A$142 million revenue hole

News - Darren Bravo, Shimron Hetmyer, Keemo Paul turn down call-ups for England tour

News - India fielding coach R Sridhar: 'Sharpest minds will take six weeks to get into Test match mode'

News - Sweat not as effective as saliva, Sri Lanka bowlers tell coach Mickey Arthur

June 2

News - Travis Head's Sussex contract deferred until 2021

News - ECB announces record turnover as it prepares for Covid-19 financial hit

News - Melbourne Renegades chief to report to Melbourne Stars' chief

News - England-West Indies Test schedule confirmed

News - Pakistan's return to training hits bio-security snag

News - CPL submits proposal to stage tournament in Trinidad

Feature - If Australia's Test and T20I teams played on the same day, what would the XIs be?

Afghanistan to return to training this month

Shami distributes food packets, masks to migrant workers

June 1

PCA agrees extension to player pay cuts

News - South Africa cricketers could resume training next week after government nod

Feature - The Briefing: Will they spray sanitiser at trophy presentations in the future?

Downtime Diaries - Lockie Ferguson

May 31

News - West Indies players 'not that far off' from full fitness - Assistant coach Roddy Estwick

News - Jasprit Bumrah wants 'alternative' to saliva for shining ball in Covid-19 era

News - Sri Lanka's 13-man squad to begin training on Monday

News - ECB welcomes green light for behind-closed-doors sport

News - Cricket West Indies gives 'in principle' approval for England tour

News - Steven Smith willing to play IPL if T20 World Cup is postponed

May 30

Ganguly: 'BCCI, ICC will be hell bent on getting cricket back to normal'

News - Cricket West Indies announces temporary salary and fund cuts

News - Players question UK government furlough rules after being told not to train

May 29

England's centrally contracted women will return to training on June 22

Daniel Vettori chips in to help low-income BCB staff members

News - ECB backs Covid-19 substitutes as plans for bio-secure internationals ramp up

News - CA redundancies looming even as forecasts improve

News - Alex Hales, Liam Plunkett left out as England name 55-man training group

News - T20 World Cup fate under 'very high risk'- Cricket Australia chief executive Kevin Roberts

Feature - Unique circumstances provide no consolation for England's outsiders

News - Kent and Mohammad Nabi agree to cancel T20 Blast deal

May 28

Feature - Mark Nicholas: There is a simple alternative to using saliva on the ball

Feature - Australians who could have IPL-state cricket clash

News - Most county clubs built to last through Covid-19 crisis, Surrey chief says

News - New Zealand Cricket set to suffer job losses amid Covid-19 fallout

News - Australia scheduled to return to action with Zimbabwe ODIs in August

News - ECB confirms no domestic cricket until at least August 1

News - ICC defers decision on 2020 T20 World Cup to June 10

News - Surrey release Michael Di Venuto from his contract early

May 27

News - ICC threatens to shift 2021 T20 World Cup from India over tax issues

News - 2020 T20 World Cup prospects fade, as alternatives sought

News - Paul Stirling: Ireland itching to play England ODIs despite risks

News - County Championship could include Lord's final with hopes for August start

May 26

Barbados-based West Indies Test players return to training

Downtime Diaries - Ravi Bishnoi

News - Queensland opposed to Cricket Australia cuts despite job losses

News - Rahul Dravid says bio-secure bubbles not a foolproof route to resuming cricket

News - Mitchell Starc: Saliva ban risks 'boring' cricket without balance

Video - Starc: Leaving more grass on pitch could be an option

Video - Starc 'heavily against' a full pink-ball summer

May 25

News - Bundesliga injuries show need for sensible management of seamers, says Surrey physio

News - ECB handed discretion over move to stage two training by government

Feature - Sport, interrupted: Lights and camera ready but no sign of action

News - Shannon Gabriel: 'I'm just taking my body back into it easy'

News - Queensland cuts take cricket job losses to 135

May 24

Taufeeq Umar tests positive for Covid-19

Indian Cricketers' Association to give financial aid to 36 former players

News - West Indies CEO 'increasingly confident' England tour will happen

News - Stuart Broad relishes return to bowling

May 23

News - Shakib Al Hasan seeks clarity on ICC's resumption rules

News - Kyle Coetzer fears cricket will 'start to be forgotten' in Scotland

News - CA chief: India tour 'nine out of 10' chance of taking place

Feature - Leg shakes and punching the ground - cricket gets used to the new normal

May 22

News - ICC sets bowlers' workload guidelines for resumption of cricket

News - Social distancing, 'safe' ball management among ICC's dos and don'ts

News - Chris Woakes admits realities of post-Covid training 'take up headspace'

Video - Faf du Plessis: I'm used to taking a bit of spit on my fingers in the slips

May 21

News - CSA braces for just 'half a season' in 2020-21

News - England women could follow men into training within weeks

News - Kieron Pollard, Faheem - Ashraf's Northamptonshire deals cancelled

News - South Africa and India plan for T20Is in end August

News - BCCI 'optimistic' over prospects for IPL this year

Feature - Five cricketers you should follow on social media during lockdown

May 20

BCB provides sizeable financial aid for other sportspersons News - CA considering disinfecting the ball to adapt to Covid-19 risks

Downtime Diaries - Mickey Arthur

Video - Alex Kountouris: 'Sweat, saliva issue only one risk factor'

Video - Alex Kountouris: 'There's a long way to go, but Australia are on track'

News - Sri Lanka looking at June 1 to start training

News - England bowlers to resume training this week

News - Pakistan players face three months in bio-secure conditions

May 19

Feature - Cricket's comeback from Covid-19: the state of the game

News - How are cricketers keeping fit in lockdown?

News - England's return to training held up by safety protocol complications

News - England bowlers to resume training this week

News - Jason Holder voices financial concerns as Windies contemplate England tour

News - Lancashire hopeful spectators could be admitted again in September

News - Cheltenham Festival cancelled as Gloucestershire cut costs

News - Cricketers' mental health charity faces £250,000 shortfall

May 18

Mashrafe Mortaza's bracelet fetches big money at auction

New Zealand grass-roots clubs get funding from ANZ Bank

News - No artificial substance or saliva, use sweat to shine the ball - ICC

News - Sri Lanka Cricket ready to host India, Bangladesh in July

News - Babar Azam 'fears for growth of cricket' due to Covid-19 pandemic

News - ACA swipes at Cricket Australia: 'Something is horribly wrong'

News - Darwin open to being testing ground as cricket returns to Australia

May 17

News - India to allow sport behind closed doors; BCCI still cautious on IPL 2020

May 16

News - Pakistan tour of England: PCB 'very optimistic', says Wasim Khan

Inbox - Coping with the absence of live cricket

Downtime Diaries - Jemimah Rodrigues

May 15

Shahid Afridi buys bat put up for auction by Mushfiqur Rahim

South African cricketers step up to assist country's worst-hit communities

News - Australian cricketers prepare for new-look pre-season

Video - Head: 'I'm excited and nervous about pre-season'

News - Ravi Shastri: 'Won't emphasise on world events, start with bilaterals'

News - Club cricketers can return to the nets after new ECB guidance

News - County cricket latest

May 14

News - England set to resume training as ECB lay groundwork for Windies Tests

News - UK's resumption of elite training rules explained

News - Ashley Giles: England training will be 'safer than going to supermarket'

News - England face Ben Stokes dilemma as separate Test/one-day squads loom

News - Technology will play a massive role in filling empty stadia - Venky Mysore

News - Vincy Premier T10 League to begin on May 22 in the Caribbean

News - Alyssa Healy concerned by talks of cuts to domestic competitions

News - Ireland's home summer scrapped as Pakistan, New Zealand postpone tours

News - West Indies will only tour if '100% sure' of safety - CWI chief executive

May 13

Video - Gillespie: Bowlers need something in lieu of spit and sweat

May 11

Kevin Pietersen: Crowd or no crowd, players must play

Downtime Diaries: Jahanara Alam

May 9

BCCI says player dues will be paid soon

The Cricket Monthly - What cricketers of the past did when stuck inside

Video - 'The magic of a live audience will be missed' - Kohli

Video - 'Feeding cows, gardening in lockdown' - Cummins

Video - 'You've got to be able to shine the ball' - Cummins

May 8

News - India ready for two-week quarantine to make Australia tour happen

News - Megan Schutt braced for women's game to feel impact of Covid-19

News - Durham, Edgbaston emerge as potential bio-secure England venues

May 7

News - Payments to counties count as Hundred losses, says Surrey chief executive

May 6

News - Cricket Tasmania announces job losses due to pandemic cost-cutting

News - Players' association casts doubt on Cricket Australia's financial warnings

News - Women's cricket could be sidelined in clamour for bio-secure venues

Explainer - Will the Hundred make a profit?

Downtime Diaries: Kyle Coetzer

May 5

Edgbaston becomes food distribution centre

News - Brendon McCullum sees opportunity for New Zealand in post-Covid-19 BBL

News - Covid-19 crisis could force Australian players to be more self-reliant

News - Tom Harrison denies gambling on Hundred as ECB face £380 million loss

Video - Dobell: I think the Hundred will bring Harrison down

News - Hundred coaches raise retention questions as player contracts cancelled

News - Melbourne Renegades WBBL coach Tim Coyle loses job amid cost-cutting

Podcast - Hundred headache not going away

May 4

Du Plessis raises money to feed the hungry

PCB announces financial aid for players, officials and ground staff

News - Crowds, not teams, the big issue - Australian sports minister on men's T20 World Cup

News - Kookaburra develop wax applicator for saliva-free ball-shining; Warne wants 'weighted' balls

News - Qais Ahmad, AJ Tye's Gloucestershire contracts terminated

Video - 'Wish IPL happens so I can learn from McCullum, Morgan' - Karthik

May 3

News - Jason Roy keen for cricket's return but admits T20 World Cup doubt

May 2

Video - What's Rohit up to during lockdown?

Video - Rohit Sharma, 'a master of grocery shopping'

News - ECB and CWI hold 'positive' talks on rescheduling West Indies tour

May 1

News - Saliva and sweat to shine the ball restricted under Australian Covid-19 guidelines

News - Cricket Victoria, community cricket gutted by staff cuts

News - England tour rearranged for January, claims SLC chief executive

News - Tom Harrison faces DCMS Committee to assess Covid's impact on cricket

News - Colin Graves to stand down as ECB chairman after Hundred postponement

News - Shadab Khan and D'Arcy Short's Surrey contracts cancelled

Video - It would have been nice to walk down the aisle - Jonassen

Ashok Malhotra-led ICA raises Rs 38 lakh to help struggling cricketers

April 30

News - The Hundred launch postponed until 2021

News analysis - Where now for the Hundred following ECB postponement?

News - Closed-door cricket 'felt like warm-up game' - Ross Taylor

News - Cricket calls should wait for football return - Ian Healy

News - Don't scrap ODI Super League, pleads Netherlands coach

Video - It's only right for the Hundred to be delayed - Roy

Downtime Diaries: Michael Holding

Video - Williamson and Taylor on playing behind closed doors

Video - Rather delay women's ODI World Cup than play with no fans - Bates

Podcast - Not using sweat or saliva is a murder of bowlers - Nehra

April 29

Video - 'Recharge your batteries, do your drills, visualise' - Tendulkar

Video - How Tendulkar is handling isolation

April 28

Azhar Ali puts Champions Trophy jersey, triple-ton bat up for auction

Tamim Iqbal comes to the aid of Bangladesh's disadvantaged sportspersons

April 27

News - Saliva or artificial substance? Five former quicks have their say

Video - Tait: Legalised tampering might be chance for cricket to move forward

Video - Deep Dasgupta: Allowing ball-tampering will help make cricket an even contest

Sri Lanka Cricket to release LKR 200,000 (approx USD 1040) to member clubs

Ashwin, Maharaj, Pooran's Yorkshire contracts terminated

April 25

Downtime Diaries: Laura Wolvaardt

Podcast - 'You don't want to delay restarting sports for too long' - Pujara

April 23

News - NZC staff protected but CA keeps players, staff waiting

April 22

News - Cricketing heads meet to plot way out of crisis

News - Cash crunch delays match fees for all West Indies players

Feature - FAQ - What is happening at Cricket Australia?

News - Cricket Australia could redeploy stood down staff to Woolworths

News - Pakistan's tour of Netherlands postponed indefinitely

News - Chris Woakes puts Tests over T20s in event of concurrent England matches

News - The Hundred's future uncertain as ECB board prepares for postponement

April 21

KL Rahul sets up auction 2019 World Cup batting gloves, pads, helmet and bat

Downtime Diaries: Cheteshwar Pujara

News - Cricket Australia mulls five India Tests behind closed doors

April 19

Rahim puts up Test double-hundred bat for auction

April 16

Downtime Diaries: Ravi Bopara

April 11

Shakib Al Hasan reunites with family after self-isolation

April 10

Downtime Diaries: Brendan Taylor

April 8

Akhtar proposes India-Pakistan series to raise funds

Australian Cricketers' Association launches emergency fund

April 7

Downtime Diaries: Tammy Beaumont

April 5

BCB says COVID-19 hasn't affected their revenue-earning tournaments

Sri Lanka players given 'individual fitness plans'

April 4

Downtime Diaries: Javeria Khan

April 3

Mumbai umpires offer support to local scorers, match officials

New Zealand women's tour of Sri Lanka postponed, men's tours 'unlikely'

April 2

South Africa men's squad complete 14-day self-isolation but remain in lockdown for next two weeks

April 1

Harbhajan and Yuvraj lend their support to Afridi's charity

Downtime Diaries: Tabraiz Shamsi

March 30

Lord's offers facilities to NHS staff

BCB announces one-time monetary support to women cricketers

March 29

Downtime Diaries: Hanuma Vihari

March 28

BCCI to contribute INR 51 crore to fight coronavirus pandemic

News - Knight signs up for NHS volunteer scheme

BCB announces one-time payment for non-contracted DPL players

March 27

ICC working on contingency planning

Irish season delayed until May 28

March 26

News - Bangladesh players fear salary loss amid uncertainty

Feature - Push T20 World Cup to 2021? Rework WTC? ICC confronted with tough questions

News - Buttler and Stokes training with mid-April IPL start in mind

Centrally-contracted Pakistan players contribute 5 million to fight coronavirus

Feature - 'The chance to get back out there, we're all going to cherish that moment' - James Anderson ICC postpones qualifying events for Associates

News - England women's Lauren Winfield, Amy Jones stuck in Australia

News - Iain O'Brien launches fundraising appeal

March 25

Bangladesh cricketers pool money to help combat crisis

Space at Eden Gardens made available as a medical facility

ECB offers customised home-training packages to premier cricketers

CWI extends suspension of all domestic cricket

March 24

Kent becomes first county to take steps to offset the financial implications

Downtime Diaries: R Ashwin

March 23

PCB turns training facility into lodging for paramedics

'No discussion about moving CPL 2020'

ICC shuts headquarters, to 'convene remotely' to discuss urgent matters

We need to think about others, not just ourselves - Usman Khawaja

SLC to grant LKR 25 million to government

Cricket Association of Bengal insures players, officials against COVID-19

March 22

Sangakkara in self-quarantine after Colombo return

Jason Gillespie goes into two-week isolation

March 21

Ireland v Bangladesh series in England in May postponed

News - All domestic cricket in Sri Lanka postponed

March 20

News - Former Scotland bowler Majid Haq being treated for Coronavirus.

News - What's at stake for cricket in 2020?

March 19

PCB confirms all 128 COVID-19 tests are negative

Dhaka Premier League postponed until April 15

Namibia's Richelieu Franchise T20 postponed

Hong Kong's Premier League fixtures postponed

March 18

News - South Africa cricketers asked to self-isolate, social distance themselves upon return from India

News - Crunch time for English cricket as domestic game feels the COVID-19 squeeze

European Cricket League postponed

March 17

News - New South Wales named Sheffield Shield champions as final cancelled.

BCCI shuts its offices and asks all staff to work from home.

News - PSL suspended as player develops COVID-19 symptoms

March 16

News - Plunket Shield cancelled due to coronavirus measures, Wellington named champions

News - Final leg of Bangladesh's tour of Pakistan postponed

Cricket South Africa suspends all cricket

Chris Lynn leaves PSL

Dhaka Premier League halted

Sussex return early from Cape Town

March 15

News - 'I just had very very mild cold,' says Lockie Ferguson after coronavirus concerns

News - Broad backs 'tough but necessary' decision to return home from Sri Lanka

Over-50s World Cup cancelled over demographics concerns

March 14

Video: BCCI will assess IPL situation every week, says president Ganguly

Video: Heath and safety is of 'paramount importance' - Delhi Capitals co-owner

News - Cancellation looms for Sheffield Shield as Australia combat coronavirus

News - BCCI to wait and watch before fixing IPL schedule

News - Root admits England's 'relief' after postponement of Sri Lanka tour

News - Australia v New Zealand cancelled with travel restrictions in place

CSK suspend training camp early and send players home

BCCI puts Irani Cup and other domestic tournaments on hold

West Indies says all cricket in the region will be suspended from March 16 for a minimum of 30 days.

March 13

Lockie Ferguson undergoes coronavirus test after reporting sore throat

MCC v Essex game in Galle and World Cricket Committee meeting in Colombo cancelled

News - India v South Africa ODI series postponed

News - IPL 2020 deferred until April 15

News - Four days shaved off PSL schedule following rejig; 10 overseas players depart

News - Finch, Sodhi reflect on "unique" experience of ODI in an empty stadium

News - Overseas players' visas and double-headers: things IPL franchises would want clarity on

News - England tour of Sri Lanka postponed

Netherlands tour of Namibia cancelled

Delhi bars all sports activities in the city

World Cup League 2 series in Florida postponed

News - Kane Richardson tests negative for COVID-19

News - Australia-New Zealand ODIs to be played behind closed doors

News - MCG World Cup crowd 'right thing to do' - Cricket Australia chief executive

News - England Test schedule in doubt as UK moves to COVID-19 'delay' phase

March 12

ICC Board to hold March meeting via conference call only

News - Australia Women's tour of South Africa postponed

Video - Would feel weird to play in empty stadiums - Aaron Finch

Karachi PSL games to be played behind closed doors

Last day of Ranji Trophy final to be played in empty stadium

Road Safety World Series postponed

News - IPL 2020 likely to take place behind closed doors

Fan who attended Women's T20 World Cup final at MCG tests positive

Notts cancel friendly due to Northants' Singapore tour

March 11

ICC board meeting in March under coronavirus cloud

BCCI releases list of precautions for Indian team

Video - We have some dos and don'ts regarding Covid-19 - Bhuvneshwar Kumar

News - World XI v Asia XI matches postponed amid coronavirus fears

News - England ban selfies with fans amid coronavirus fears

News - PSL games to go ahead in Karachi as scheduled

Asia XI v World XI: BCCI to review situation in Dhaka

Surrey and Worcestershire cancel pre-season tours

March 10

No handshakes for South Africa while on tour in India

March 9

News - One ticket per person for first T20I: BCB reacts to coronavirus concerns

March 6

News - CSA going forward with India tour after medical advice

March 5

News - Everest Premier League in Nepal postponed

March 3

News - No handshakes for England in Sri Lanka