It was only a fourth win in 20 one-dayers going back to June 2017 for world champions Australia and came at the same Sydney Cricket Ground where their first home Test series loss to India was sealed on Monday.
Rishabh Pant of the Delhi Daredevils, with a most valuable player index of 897, is the most valuable player of IPL 11.
Following the debacle in the New Zealand ODI series, the selectors finally lost patience with the under-performing Suresh Raina and Ishant Sharma and axed them from India's squad for the Asia Cup later this month. Cheteshwar Pujara, who played two ODIs in Zimbabwe in August, made a comeback to the ODI squad.
'It is not foreign to have two left-handers in the team. Australia have not done it a lot in the past but I don't see why we can't do that. Mitch bowls exceptionally well at the death, can also bowl at the middle and upfront. So, it might be a case if both of us are picked in the same team we can have different roles'
Abhinav Kumar struck a defiant unbeaten 70 to guide Hyderabad to 237 for six on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Super League Group A match against Himachal Pradesh in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings by six wickets in an Indian Premier League match at the MA Chidambaram stadium.
Chopra also said that he was pleasantly surprised with the way Dhoni has turned things around.
Zimbabwe axed their coach Dav Whatmore and captain Hamilton Masakadza just days before the arrival of India for a five-match limited-overs tour.
To celebrate ten years of its association with the hugely successful Indian Premier League, two-time champions Mumbai Indians are organising a special function in Mumbai on April 10.
The time for experiments is over, Harish Kotian points out.
India's ODI squad against Australia announced; squads for New Zealand tour declared
Te MVP of IPL 11, after Week 4, is young wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant.
AB de Villiers is leading the Paisa Vasool Index at IPL-11 ahead of Indians KL Rahul and Ambati Rayudu.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji analyse Week 3 of IPL-11 in Rediff.com's Most Valuable Players ratings.
Defending champions Hyderabad Heroes started their campaign on a winning note. They beat Lahore Badshahs, runners-up in the last tournament in April, by 18 runs, in a power-disrupted inaugural match of the Indian Cricket League's second Twenty20 season, at the Lal Bahadur Shastri stadium in Hyderabad, on Friday night.
A World Cup victory will put Kohli in a league of his own and even those sceptical about his tactical nous, will have no other option but to grudgingly doff their hats at his heady achievements.
Check out PM Modi's personal messages to India's players at World Cup.
Meet the 15-member Indian squad selected for the ICC ODI World Cup, starting next month in Australia-New Zealand.
Even as they struggle to find the winning formula, laggards Kings XI Punjab will still fancy their chances when they host Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League cricket tournament in Mohali on Monday.
Erratic Sunrisers Hyderabad look to bounce back against inconsistent Mumbai Indians.
India's hero at the 2011 World Cup believes Hardik Pandya will be the one to watch out for in the 2019 World Cup.
The $750,000 each awards are intended to support established, independent physician-scientists who are dedicated to translational research -- the two-way transfer between laboratory research and patient treatment.
'It was a great experience to share the dressing room with names like Virat Kohli, M S Dhoni, Rohit Sharma. It is important to watch and learn from the seniors in the team'.
Rohit lauded the efforts of the bowlers for producing crucial breakthroughs.
With the three-match T20I series ahead and also the World Cup round the corner, India will have to address this weakness to ensure that their much-vaunted batting doesn't crumble on an odd day when the condition aids swing bowling in England.
Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Gautam Gambhir slammed his batsmen for their irresponsible batting after they suffered a nine-run loss against Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League, in Kolkata, on Saturday.
India's bowling coach Bharat Arun claimed the team's fast-bowling strength has never been more 'exciting' with new find Khaleel Ahmed being the latest addition to the stocks.
Factbox on Saturday's World Cup Pool B match between India and Zimbabwe at Eden Park in Auckland.
India are yet to finalise their middle-order ahead of the World Cup but are unlikely to tinker much with the playing eleven for Friday's second ODI in Mount Maunganui.
India beat Pakistan by four wickets, and with five balls to spare, at Ahmedabad on Monday night.
Indian team boasts of world's best spinners and it has enough experience in both bowling and batting to outwit hosts England during the upcoming series, said former coach Anil Kumble.
It is learnt that Test team vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane has been kept on standby for the limited overs series against England in case Rohit Sharma fails to clear the 16.1 qualifying mark.
Raina last played in the 50-over format in October 2015 and is making a comeback after two years and 8 months.
Dhoni would be the centre of discussion amid speculation that the Jharkhand player is contemplating retirement even though he hasn't spoken about it till now.
The Indian cricket team, led by Virat Kohli, departed from Mumbai on Sunday for the Asia Cup competition to be played in Bangladesh starting on February 25.
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'When he comes to the crease a lot of pressure is created for other teams. When he is not in the team, we see the difference'
Delhi Daredevils defeated Mumbai Indians by 37 runs in their Indian Premier League match at the Ferozshah Kotla. It was Delhi's first home win in 10 matches and in more than two years. After April 21, 2013, when they last won at the Kotla, Delhi lost nine matches on the trot at home.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present the Most Valuable Player Index of the just-concluded three-match series between India and Zimbabwe.
Virat Kohli called his bowlers' profligacy 'criminal' after Chennai Super Kings chased down a steep target of 206
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