The Election Commission suspended four officers and a casual worker in West Bengal for alleged dereliction of duty and lapses in preparing electoral rolls. The action follows allegations of electoral roll compromise at the behest of the ruling Trinamool Congress.
England pacer Jofra Archer is glad to have silenced the 'keyboard warriors' who went after him during his long rehabilitation from multiple injury setbacks.
The Ranji Trophy resumes on Thursday, promising a star-studded spectacle as Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant headline a host of big names returning to action.
Images from Day 5 of the third Test between England and India at Lord's on Monday.
Bumrah, rested for the second Test against England, made a classy appearance alongside wife Sanjana Ganesan.
The India vs England Test series 2025 wasn't just cricket -- it was grit, growth and glory wrapped in whites.
Opener K L Rahul expressed disappointment as India failed to gain a lead against England on Day 3 of the third Test of the five-match series at 'Home of Cricket', Lord's, on Saturday.
'Bumrah is not the right option for captain.' 'All the pressure to deliver is on his shoulders. So taking on the mantle of captain will be added pressure.'
Ravindra Jadeja powered to his record sixth fifty of the series to extend his stunning run with the bat, on Day 3 of the fifth and final Test against England.
Ravindra Jadeja starred with a 12-wicket haul for Saurashtra, but India's top stars, including Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant, failed to impress in the Ranji Trophy.
And why did the star ask Dilliwalas this?
Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly found themselves reliving old memories - this time from the sidelines.
This was the first time in five years that India had put down so many chances in an innings.
The bids on Rishabh Pant could well soar like his audacious no-look six in the ongoing Perth Test, as he seems poised to become the highest paid player among the 577 who will go under the hammer at the two-day IPL mega auction, starting in Jeddah on Sunday.
Former India batter Yuvraj Singh feels Shubman Gill's performance on the recent England tour was nothing short of unbelievable.
India equal England's first-innings score of 387 with Test in balance
Former wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel on Wednesday said India head coach Gautam Gambhir "had all the right of just losing it" following a fiery confrontation with Lee Fortis, Surrey's head of ground staff at The Oval.
Siraj has attained a career-best 15th position in the latest ICC Test rankings
Ganguly said had the top-order batter applied a bit better, the result would have ben different.
In a sport, where players try to take advantage of their opponents at every possible opportunity, Rishabh Pant was doing exactly the opposite helping the opposition captain to set the field for his batting.
Images from Day 2 of the fifth Test between Australia and India at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday.
Another India lower-order collapse gave England a fighting chance of a thrilling victory in the first Test at Headingley on Monday, with the hosts 21/0 in their second innings at the close of play on day four, chasing 371 to win.
The Indian team management informed shortly before resumption of play on Friday that Pant will remain away from action.
Gavaskar said India need to put their "head down" and try and get as close as possible to Australia's total. R
'If I was the India chief selector, I would have convinced Mukesh Ambani (Mumbai Indians owner) and Bumrah that it was important for Bumrah to miss the IPL for the England series, or play a lesser number of matches in the IPL.' 'I'm sure that they would have agreed to do so.'
'When you are playing for your country, forget the aches and the pains. On the border, do you think that the jawans are complaining about cold.'
Steely Jadeja completes 7,000 international runs, joins Ganguly, Dhoni, Pant.
Glimpses from around the world that will make you smile and cry.
Will Sai Sudarshan or Abhimanyu Easwaran bat at No. 3?
Saurashtra all but ensured Delhi's exit from Ranji Trophy with a 10-wicket victory inside two days in Group D, in Rajkot, on Friday.
Karun Nair rued that he could not convert the starts he got in the recent Test series against England into big scores.
Joe Root's patient unbeaten 99 led England to 251-4 on an attritional and compelling first day of the third Test against India at Lord's on Thursday.
Across five fiercely contested Tests, more than 7,000 runs were scored, including a record-equalling 21 individual centuries. Every match stretched into a gripping fifth day. The sun shone, the stands were full, and the cricket -- emotional, enthralling, and endlessly unpredictable -- captured imaginations around the world.
After India captain Shubman Gill had scored another masterful century at Edgbaston, India fast bowlers Akash Deep and Mohammed Siraj blew away England's top order.
'Iron body with heart of a Lion. Mohammed Siraj.'
'Obviously, he brings a lot of good things to the Test side. Not only from the batting point of view, but from the keeping point of view as well.'
England tearaway Jofra Archer is willing to do everything in his power to secure a ticket on the plane that will fly to Australia
Munni from Bajrangi Bhaijaan is all grown up!
With over 500 runs, six crucial catches, the most by an Indian on the tour, Rahul led by example and lived up to his wiseman tag.
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