Senior India batter Shikhar Dhawan on Wednesday moved up a place to joint 13th spot in the latest ICC ODI rankings on the back of his match-winning knock against the West Indies in the first ODI.
The stage is set for the inaugural edition of the Women's Premier League, which will get underway in Mumbai on Saturday.
'I want them to play the game for the reasons they started playing the game at the first place, which is the love for the game. I don't know what it was like in the past but I will run this team like I have always done.'
Kerala's Sanju Samson, 27, was part of the ODI series against Zimbabwe which India won 3-0. He has represented India in seven ODIs and 16 T20Is so far.
'The boys have all my support from the sidelines.'
Nehra retired from the game in 2017 and earlier this year coached Gujarat Titans to the title on their IPL debut.
'I never saw him as MS Dhoni the greatest. For me, Mahi is my brother.'
'Remembering Colonel CK Nayudu - India's first Test captain - on his birth anniversary,' BCCI tweeted.
'I am not envious of those who are making millions. It's their era and I had my era.'
So far, Kohli has captained India in 60 Tests, and 45 T20Is, and on Sunday, he lead the team in his 95th ODI.
KL Rahul hit a quickfire half-century and Ravichandran Ashwin took three wickets in an over but India suffered a 36-run defeat against Western Australia in their second practice match ahead of the T20 World Cup, at the WACA stadium in Perth on Thursday.
With rain playing spoilsport, the Indian cricket team was forced to train indoors on Thursday on the eve of the first ODI against the West Indies in Port of Spain, Trinidad.
A round-up of Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Wednesday.
'Responsibility makes me better player, better person, makes my understand the game much more. I think I would be able to execute the plans with much more conviction than the time I started off with Test captaincy'
India will need to look for a successor for Rohit Sharma, who turned 35 in April, after the ODI World Cup next year.
Rohit Sharma feels having a solid bench strength is paramount
Joginder Tuteja looks at the patriotic movies coming up in 2022.
In-form batter K L Rahul, who is leading India in the ongoing first One-Day International against South Africa, is only the third player to lead his country in a 50 overs game without having captained in 'List A' cricket previously.
Afghan, who retired from all formats on Sunday after the match against Namibia in the ongoing T20 World Cup, had captained Afghanistan to 42 wins out of 52 games.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly discusses the impact of Twenty20 cricket on the Test format, the future of spin in India and why Sachin Tendulkar should continue to play for another few years.
Rishabh Pant hailed the fighting spirit of the side after the hosts came back from two games down to take the five-match series against South Africa
Gambhir feels the split between Kohli and the BCCI should have been handled in a better way.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for the fifth Test against England?
Praful Patel, said that he has absolutely no interest in holding any position in the national football body
Vijay Zol will lead a 15-member Indian under-19 cricket team in a quadrangular one-day series against Australia, South Africa and Zimbabwe starting September 23 in Visakhapatnam.
Fresh from his exploits in Mumbai's maiden Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 triumph, Kotian got down to business after his pace colleagues Tushar Desphande (2/23) and Mohit Avasthi (1/29) handed Bengal early blows.
Former chairman of selectors Kiran More praised Mahendra Singh Dhoni's leadership and hailed him as one of the best captains the country has produced.
'I think, it is very important to be aware of what you think about yourself. At the end of the day, if you have more responsibility, you know you can have a different vision so you need to stay true to yourself. If I know my game is not where it should be, then I do not need someone to push me, I am myself aware of it.'
India captain Mithali Raj became the first woman, and only the third cricketer ever, to appear at six ICC Women's Cricket World Cups.
A look at the possible vice-captain candidates for the Test series in South Africa.
Many seniors including captain Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul are all set to be rested for the upcoming five-match T20I series against South Africa, with an eye on the marquee tour of England in July.
Did Virat Kohli deserve to be replaced as India's ODI captain? Rajneesh Gupta presents all the numbers.
Champions CSK will kick off the 15th edition of the IPL against former winners KKR
The move was widely seen as an acknowledgement for his all-format consistency over the years.
All-rounder Hardik Pandya will lead Ahmedabad and batsman KL Rahul will captain Lucknow when the franchises make their debuts in the IPL this year.
Sourav Ganguly, who will lead Pune Warriors in the IPL this year, is confident of the team at his disposal.
On Monday, Ravi Shastri, the Indian cricket team's head coach, revealed how much he misses his four-legged buddies back home.
India's newly appointed Test captain Rohit Sharma said he has no issues with managing his workload ahead of India's three-match Twenty20 International series and two-Test series against Sri Lanka at home.
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