India faces the dilemma of whether to provide more game time to their first-choice team or offer opportunities to fringe players ahead of the upcoming World Cup at home next month.
Kuldeep Yadav offered valuable insights into his evolving bowling technique following his recovery from a knee injury sustained during the 2021 IPL, which sidelined him for several months.
Shai Hope powered West Indies to a thrilling four-wicket victory over England
Pat Cummins took 10 wickets to lead Australia to Pakistan series triumph
KL Rahul has gained 26 points and is now on 760 rating points, just six behind Australia's Glenn Maxwell
India batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal thanked Rohit Sharma for talking him through his Test debut.
Head, who fractured his left hand during Australia's South Africa tour last month, missed his team's first four matches at the World Cup in India.
The IPL begins on March 31.
The Pakistan cricket fraternity showered the Indian team with praise for their incredible run to the final of the ODI World Cup, with the legendary Wasim Akram saying their cricket "is in a good place" despite the loss to Australia in the title clash.
Trent Boult is relishing facing World Cup hosts India on Sunday as the tournament's only remaining unbeaten teams go head-to-head in Dharamshala.
Shreyas Iyer brings a huge reputation as a T20 batter and is poised to make a big impact in the remaining two games of the five-match series, said young India leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi on Friday.
Ajinkya Rahane is savoring a cherishing quality time with wife Radhika and their children, three-year-old daughter Aarya and son Raghav.
Young leg-spinner Tanveer Sangha has been cut along with fast bowler Nathan Ellis and rookie all-rounder Aaron Hardie.
Indian cricketers turned to social media to extend their heartfelt wishes on the occasion of the 77th Independence Day.
Birthday boy Sachin Tendulkar praised Andrew Symonds, with whom the Indians were involved in a racial row three years ago, for his fine batting show in Mumbai Indians' IPL match against Deccan Chargers, describing the Australian as "champion batsman".
Former India coach Ravi Shastri believes Virat Kohli is well on his way to break another big landmark -- Sachin Tendulkar's 100 international hundreds.
Afghanistan coach Trott fumes over poor outfield at HPCA stadium.
Jonathan Trott, who took over the coaching reins in July, said it was the result of some serious hard work to get their batting and basics right for the tournament.
Sehwag poked fun at Pakistan's history of losses to India in World Cups.
Sri Lanka's middle order has buckled under pressure in the ongoing showpiece, resulting in batting collapses.
Former Pakistan batsman Basit Ali rates the West Indies captain above Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting.
'There was no need to remove Babar from the captaincy. They have acted in haste'
Dravid was particularly happy with how Shreyas Iyer has been showing consistency at the back-end of the tournament.
Cinema owners elated with 'extraordinary' advance booking match screenings
Australian spin legend Shane Warne named the best batsmen he bowled to from each of the nine Test playing nations he faced during his career. As part of his commentary duties during the current Test series between England and Pakistan, Warne was asked to name the best batsmen he bowled to during his decorated 15-year career. Warne, on the expected lines, named Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara from India and West Indies respectively.
Quinton de Kock's back-to-back centuries in India fuelled belief that South Africa can be World Cup contenders.
Virat Kohli said he had painted the perfect picture after confirming his place as cricket's modern-day master batsman with a record 50th ODI hundred.
Batsman Martin Guptill needs an ankle surgery and has been ruled out of New Zealand's tour to Bangladesh in October, the country's cricket board said on Saturday.
Pakistan, co-hosts of the Asia Cup, will take on Nepal in the tournament opener in Multan on Wednesday and will be in high spirits after their whitewash of Afghanistan.
Sachin Tendulkar may not boast a Bradmanesque average, but his ability to adjust to all formats of the game makes him the greatest batsman ever, legendary New Zealand all-rounder Richard Hadlee said in Wellington on Friday. Hadlee, who was inducted into the International Cricket Council's Hall of Fame earlier on Friday, was in absolute awe of the Indian run-machine, saying he has no doubt that he is the greatest batsman ever to grace the game.
VVS Laxman has done it again! After guiding India to a thrilling victory in the 1st Test over Australia on Tuesday, Laxman has only bolstered his reputation further, writes Bikash Mohapatra.
Australia's Steve Smith is back on top of the list of batsmen in the MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings after India captain Virat Kohli could manage only 21 runs in his two innings in the first Test against New Zealand in Wellington, which his side lost by 10 wickets to concede a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. This is the eighth time that Smith is on top of the rankings after first occupying the top position in June 2015.
'England will not call up a replacement for the third Ashes Test, which starts at Headingley on Thursday.'
Kuldeep claimed a remarkable five-wicket haul in the ODI against Pakistan and followed it up with another four-wicket haul.
While others have faded somewhat recently, Kohli has been burning brightly, and pulling ahead of his peers.
Pat Cummins may be undecided about his future as Australia's One-Day International captain after the World Cup but few of his compatriots will be urging him to stand down after his efforts in India.
Veteran Pakistan batsman Younis Khan on Thursday became the first cricketer in Test history to score centuries in 11 countries, including the United Arab Emirates. - Scorecard: During the ongoing third Test being played against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), Younis smashed his 34th century on a rain-affected third day, tying him with Sunil Gavaskar, Mahela Jayawardene and Brian Lara in the all-time list at 6th place, reports the Dawn.
Yusuf Pathan became the first batsman in the Twenty20 history, and sixth overall, to be adjudged out for obstructing the field.
"I've a huge amount still to give in the Test arena and still have so many ambitions left to achieve, both from a personal and a team perspective," he said.
'I am learning how to finish games from Rinku as he is doing it consistently for India. I also want to do and hopefully in coming matches I will be doing that.'
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