With bilateral cricket remaining suspended between the bitter neighbours, India and Pakistan play each other only in multi-team tournaments with their rivalry now a rare but enticing occasion for fans worldwide.
'Like MS Dhoni, I try to detach myself from the result and focus on small things, which I also refer to as process. And this helps in getting the desired outcome'
Operating like a well-oiled unit, Chennai Super Kings will start as overwhelming favourites when they clash with struggling Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL match in New Delhi on Wednesday.
If RCB win their remaining two games, they will move to 20 points and have a chance of finishing in the top two.
Samson found the boundaries at ease almost every over. There was the well-timed drive through the covers, smashes to the boundary over the infield and shots on the on side.
Images from the Indian Premier League match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore, in Abu Dhabi, on Wednesday.
It will take a special effort from the struggling Sri Lankan side to pull one back against the rampaging visitors.
Dravid said that Dinesh Karthik has been able to show skills at the backend of the innings during the last 2-3 years.
Rashid and Rahul turned the game on its head with their unbeaten 59-run stand from just 24 balls.
The Indian team management has asked Axar Patel to be mentally ready as he could be asked to bat in the top six.
Wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant said the failure of the Indian bowlers to claim wickets in the middle overs proved vital in their seven-wicket defeat against South Africa in the second ODI in Paarl on Friday.
India captain Rohit Sharma is happy that his team is "moving in the right direction" and ticking the right boxes, but doesn't want complacency to creep in with just three months left for the T20 World Cup in Australia.
Almost out of reckoning for a place in the play-offs, bottom-placed Sunrisers Hyderabad will look to play party-poopers when they take on an equally struggling Punjab Kings in the battle of laggards in the IPL in Sharjah on Saturday.
A look at Indian players who need a good showing in the IPL to get back in the reckoning.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Ravichandran Ashwin are fit for their second World Cup match.
KL Rahul will have to show drastically improved leadership acumen when he leads India against a buoyant South African side in the second ODI on Thursday.
The veteran coach also said both teams would have to be tactfully aware of playing at the MCG.
The Group A match won't be more than a glorified net session for Rohit Sharma's men against a team, mostly comprising Pakistani and Indian expats.
Not picking Bhuvneshwar for the WTC final and the five Tests against England starting August 4 is baffling, said Sarandeep
India will look to clinch the series albeit with a more impactful batting performance from the middle-order in the second T20 International in Ranchi on Friday.
Who would you pick in India's playing XI for Tuesday's first One-Day International against England?
Changes on cards as no end to India's middle-order woes
Karnataka pacer Prasidh Krishna, all-rounder Krunal Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav earned their maiden ODI call-ups on Friday as selectors picked the trio in India's 18-member squad for the upcoming three-match series against England.
Rajneesh Gupta presents statistical summary of Sunrisers Hyderabad and much more.
India were expected to try out a bunch of players after another World Cup debacle but if the team combination for the second T20 was any indication, they seemed reluctant to start with a clean slate.
Washington will join Axar and KL Rahul at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) for rehabilitation.
Rishabh Pant made no bones about the uninspiring performance of the two leading spinners
Australian legend Ricky Ponting feels Mohammed Shami's strength lies in the longest format and there are better quick bowlers in India's T20 set up, weighing in on his absence from the Asia Cup squad.
A look at how India have fared in their World Cup opening games.
'The main motive is adapting to the situations and demands of the team'
IMAGES from the T20 World Cup warm-up match played between India and Australia in Dubai on Wednesday.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji list India's Most Valuable ODI Players in the India-Australia T20 series.
Left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein and fast bowler Jason Holder have achieved career-best rankings in bowling after helping the West Indies to a series-deciding 17-run victory in the fifth match against England in Bridgetown.
While praising Suryakumar, Buttler didn't forget to mention that his team can't afford to just think about him. "It would be remiss just to think about him. I think they have some other excellent players, as well,"
The chinks in India's pace bowling armour were badly exposed in the three-match T20s against Australia.
The Men in Blue are on a 12-match winning streak and come Thursday, they can create an all-time record of winning 13 T20I games in a row.
Against England on Monday and then Wednesday's game versus Australia, the Indian team management would look to give the players who are still not automatic choices in the playing XI, more overs to bat or bowl to get a better idea about their current form.
What changes must India make to the playing XI for Friday's second T20 International against Australia?
Sunrisers Hyderabad's head coach Tom Moody attributes role clarity for the team's success.
Batsman Suresh Raina was on Sunday rewarded for his recent domestic performance with a recall to the Indian Twenty20 squad for the three-match series against South Africa, starting February 18.
