Even with the pressure of planning the Rajasthan Royals' IPL auction strategy in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, former Team India head coach Rahul Dravid couldn't resist keeping an eye on the enthralling opening of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Perth.
IMAGES from the Champions Trophy Group A match played between India and Bangladesh at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, in Dubai on Thursday.
Ravichandran Ashwin has the second most wickets by an active player in Test cricket. Australia's Nathan Lyon leads the list with 530 wickets and Ashwin can overtake him in the second Test in Kanpur.
Images from the IPL 2025 match between Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Visakhapatnam on Sunday.
The batters' constant failure in making runs in the first innings is costing the team dear, admitted bowling coach Morne Morkel even as India are in danger of losing the first Test series at home since 2012-13.
Rahul played a scintillating knock of 77, with some eye-catching drives and peak Test match batting, before getting out to Mitchell Starc in the first session on Day 3.
'I loved the way we kept pushing and kept taking the game on.'
West Indies' Chinelle Henry smashed a 23-ball 62, including eight sixes and two fours, to equal the record for the fastest fifty in the Women's Premier League.
The all-time attendance record at the Melbourne Cricket Ground was smashed on Monday when the total attendance for the fourth Test touched an unprecedented 350,700.
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India registered a hard-fought six-wicket win over arch rivals Pakistan, keeping their semi-final hopes alive in the Women's T20 World Cup.
'Once I got my first wicket, that built up my confidence. Fortunately, I was able to take six wickets.'
IMAGES from Day 4 of the first Test played between India and New Zealand in Bengaluru, on Saturday.
'This format is difficult. You get 10 overs, and you have to play different roles in different phases.'
Travis Head's blistering century powered Australia's innings on Day 2 of the second Test against India
Australian captain Pat Cummins expressed disappointment over the rain interruptions that prevented a decisive result.
As India continues to struggle in the series, the pressure is mounting on Rohit to rediscover his rhythm and lead from the front.
'But we'll savour this for a couple of hours at least and then it'll be recovery for the next few days.'
India registered a thumping 86-run victory in the second T20I against Bangladesh to seal the three-match series 2-0.
South Africa crushed England by seven wickets in their final group match to storm into the semi-finals of the ICC Champions Trophy.
The Proteas will now face the Group A runners-up in the semifinals, with India and New Zealand set to battle for Group A placings in Dubai on Sunday.
Vidarbha won their third Ranji Trophy title after the final against Kerala finished in a draw in Nagpur on Sunday.
India's young T20 stars, led by opener Abhishek Sharma's blistering 79 off 34 balls, helped India crush England by seven wickets in the first T20I in Kolkata.
IMAGES from the Women's T20 World Cup match between India and Australia in Sharjah on Sunday
'We were prepared. Archer and Wood are quick, our guys prepared well, we worked hard in the nets and we got the results.'
India's charismatic middle-order batter in T20 cricket Suryakumar Yadav made his Test debut along with wicketkeeper K S Bharat.
Pakistan were all out for 260 in 47.2 overs with Babar Azam (64) and Khushdil Shah (69) scoring half-centuries but the hosts never looked in the hunt.
"When a captain or a coach says something like this, obviously there is a bit of confidence and you've to back yourself up.'
In a fiery contest, Jaiswal had his moment of cheeky brilliance against Mitchell Starc, a legendary fast bowler with over 330 Test wickets to his name.
IMAGES from Day 5 of the 2nd Test played between India and Bangladesh in Kanpur, on Tuesday.
Images from the IPL 2025 match between Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, on Tuesday.
Joe Root's century in vain as England were shown the door.
'Time for the next generation to take the T20 game forward.'
Magnificent fifties by openers Virat Kohli and Phil Salt guided RCB to a comfortable seven-wicket win over defending champions KKR.
New Zealand's cricketers are facing a tough test of endurance in the third Test against India in Mumbai on Friday.
'I guess the thinking going into the last Test, we wanted to strengthen the batting'
Nathan Lyon couldn't resist asking Rishabh Pant about his potential IPL destination during a break in play.
India pacer Mohammed Siraj broke his silence on the controversial send-off and war of words with Travis Head.
Australia fast bowler Scott Boland believes his team is still well-placed for victory against India with two days left in the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne.
The Sydney Cricket Ground track was "not ideal" for a Test match, according to batting great Sunil Gavaskar, but India Head Coach Gautam Gambhir praised the wicket as "spicy" and "result-oriented".
