How long will Sachin Tendulkar prolong his illustrious career may be a matter of speculation for experts and fans alike, but the champion batsman says he just "wants to live in the moment" and enjoy the game without thinking too much about retirement.
Mohammed Shami set two records on day 4 of the Perth Test, says Rajneesh Gupta.
The concept of day-night Test found a new taker in England with board chairman Colin Graves confirming the country will host a twilight Test.
Five Indian players to watch in the Test series against Australia, which begins in Adelaide on December 17:
Norma Godinho evaluates the Indians after their humiliating loss in Perth.
While there were brilliant performances from Virat Kohli, Murali Vijay and Ajinkya Rahane, India's pathetic bowling attack -- which could not claim 20 Australian wickets in any of the four Tests -- was depressing.
Australia's limited-overs captain Aaron Finch wants the home team players to strike a fine balance when they confront Virat Kohli in the opening Test as he believes, if provoked too much, the India skipper can be ruthless against his opponents.
The 34-year-old replaced Iftikhar Ahmed, who managed only 44 runs in four innings in the recent tour of Australia where Pakistan lost both Tests.
Discussions over whether Australia will host England in a first day-night Ashes cricket Test next year are taking place but nothing has been decided yet, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Thursday. England head Down Under next November for the 2017-18 series and local media reported on Thursday that the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) had agreed in principle to play one of the matches under lights.
Kohli is the leading Indian batsman in the chart with 886 rating points behind Australia's Steve Smith (911 points).
Apart from Virat Kohli and the pace battery of Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami, and Ishant Sharma, not many in the current Indian Test setup can say they are sure-shot starters.
Do you think the Aussies were overconfident in this series so far?
Rediff.com presets a list of 10 biggest defeats by runs suffered by a Test nation:
But the man known as "Gazza" to his team mates has become much more than a sum of his statistics, and seems to add a new string to his bow every season.
Rain played spoilsport on Day 2 of the first Test between Australia and India at the Adelaide Oval. It caused three interruptions, but in the 30 overs that were bowled, Australia captain Michael Clarke did well to fight off pain and score 128, and Steve Smith a career-best 162 not out, as India's hapless bowling attack got a beating. At stumps, Australia were 517 for 7. A look at the statistical highlights from the start-stop day.
Following Australia's 282-run win over India in the final Test in Adelaide on Saturday, here is the list of largest Test cricket victories.
Reader Tanwir Dadarkar sent us a picture of V V S Laxman.
The fast bowler is looking to contribute consistently with the bat at No. 8.
Pakistan pace great and former captain Wasim Akram has declared Australia the favourites to win the much-anticipated Test series against India in December-January although he foresees a close contest between the two evenly-matched sides.
Pucovski was ruled out after suffering a concussion in the first warm-up game between Australia A and India A.
Senior spinner Ravichandran Ashwin revealed he had given serious thought about retiring after the England series in 2018 as he felt he was not being adequately backed despite being a proven match-winner for the Indian team.
The former India batsman said Dravid is one of India's five greatest batsmen ever through he refused to name the other four.
The India team sent out a message saying Ashwin was after all to be included in the squad and a decision on whether he played would not be made until the first morning of the match on Thursday.
Pat Cummins is the first Australian to score a 50 and take 6 wickets in an innings in the same Test against India.
IMAGES from Day 4 of the 2nd Ashes Test played at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide on Tuesday
Pant said the win against Australia in the fourth Test is one of the biggest moments of his life.
India's first innings lead of 292 is the highest they have ever achieved in a Test in Australia, points out Rajneesh Gupta.
According to Kartik, Pant has an 'X-factor' in his batting and believes that he can produce results for the side
Sunil Gavaskar believes that the first hour of the second day is crucial for both teams.
The former India captain, who scored 13288 runs in 164 Tests, believes that playing Tests is the greatest form of satisfaction in the game.
The 10th season of the Big Bash League (BBL) will coincide with the much-anticipated India's tour of Australia, the host board announced on Wednesday unveiling a 61-match schedule for the country's premier T20 event.
Michael Clarke relishing another chance after retirement thoughts.
Australian cricket officials were put on alert after the number of cases in the northern beaches outbreak in Sydney reached 28 on Friday.
Will Young scored an unbeaten 117, steering New Zealand 'A' to 221 for five against India 'A' on the opening day of the second unofficial Test, in Hamilton, on Friday.
Former Test captain Shahid Afridi said it would be a dream come true to have a Pakistan vs India final on Sunday at the MCG.
