Hockey greats Vasudevan Baskaran, M M Somaya and Mervyn Fernandis relive India's gold medal-winning campaign at the Moscow Olympics in 1980.
Rajneesh Gupta presents all the numbers on the ceicketing legend.
India skipper Virat Kohli missed out on the series-deciding third Twenty20 International against South Africa due to stiff back, in Cape Town on Saturday.
India's footballers and cricketers -- both current and former -- reacted with shock after Goswami's demise. The versatile veteran, a former India football captain as well as a first-class cricketer, was 82.
Speculations over Dhoni's future intensified ever since India lost their big-ticket World Cup semifinal against New Zealand earlier this month.
Dhoni, who has won all cricketing accolades including captaining India to triumph at the 2011 ODI World Cup, 2007 T20 World Cup and the Champions Trophy, will turn 38 on Sunday.
Australia goes into the ICC women's T20 World Cup summit clash as favourites, but with India having stunned them on the opening night in Sydney, we could be in for the most electric final yet.
It is highly unlikely that Srinivasan's daughter will face any opposition with the last date for filing nomination being September 24.
Total runs scored by Virat Kohli in Tests so far this year: 1,182. Last year, Virat aggregated 1,215 runs, notes Rajneesh Gupta.
Bumrah receives Polly Umrigar and Dilip Sardesai awards
Dhoni's much-vaunted finishing skills are under scrutiny but Rohit said the former captain has it in him to continue being useful with the bat.
'The feeling that we were Olympic champions only dawned on us when we reached India.'
All that's transpired on and off the cricket pitch on Wednesday.
Sachin Tendulkar told a eight-year-old Prithvi Shaw that no coach should change his natural technique.
Former Indian blind cricket team captain Shekhar Naik is set to be conferred with the Padma Shri award.
People who were used to see him lead for 10 years were happy.
Rohit, who has made a comeback to the Test side, will now leave for Australia with India's T20 squad on Friday.
The BCCI senior selection committee on Saturday announced the India A squad for the five one-dayers against the Lions.
Sachin Tendulkar was among the many who paid their last respects to the cricketer, coach-manager and administrator.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Ajit Wadekar would be remembered for his rich contribution to Indian cricket.
'India has a genius called Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the team. He is the brain of cricket in the team. He understands the game so well and has experience of leading India in two WC wins. His experience will be vital for captain and coach and he can be their trump card'
Former India captains Bishan Singh Bedi and Gundappa Viswanath are yet to get an invite from the BCCI for country's historic 500th Test match against the visiting New Zealand side starting September 22 in Kanpur. With the Test match starting on Thursday, neither 69-year-old Bedi who has led India in 22 Tests nor Viswanth, who captained in two Tests have received any written or telephonic communication from the Board. "Till this evening, I have not received any invitation. And I am not at all annoyed about it. It's BCCI's event and it's their prerogative to invite whomsoever they want to. At this stage of my life, I can't get bitter about all these things," the left-arm spin wizard told PTI.
The 34-year-old was India's number one Test wicket-keeper until a career-threatening shoulder injury ruled him out of action for almost a year.
'Indian cricket is in the safe hands of excitingly talented cricketers. No team can afford to underestimate India. If they do, it is to their peril.'
The 11th edition of the Indian Premier League will commence, on Saturday, April 7 and will end on 27th May
The 11th edition of the Indian Premier League will commence, on Saturday, April 7 and will end on 27th May
'We need to respect our players. Our players are as good as anybody.'
A career that almost always fell apart after promising to fall into place -- Ambati Rayudu will be remembered as someone who could not live up to his rare cricketing talent, undone by a mercurial demeanour that often led to run-ins with authorities. His cricketing journey ended abruptly on Wednesday after a heart-breaking and baffling World Cup snub.
Rashid Khan dismissed Ravindra Jadeja in the final over as Afghanistan pulled off a thrilling tie against India in a Super Four match of the Asia Cup in Dubai on Tuesday.
Rediff.com's Harish Kotian checks out how much India's cricket coaches -- from John Wright to Ravi Shastri -- have been paid.
The 11th edition of the Indian Premier League will commence, on Saturday, April 7 and will end on 27th May
The 11th edition of the Indian Premier League will commence, on Saturday, April 7 and will end on 27th May
The 11th edition of the Indian Premier League will commence, on Saturday, April 7 and will end on 27th May
The 11th edition of the Indian Premier League will commence, on Saturday, April 7 and will end on 27th May
Yuvraj Singh said Mahendra Singh Dhoni's presence is crucial for India's World Cup chances as he is a guiding force for current captain Virat Kohli and also plays an important role in decision-making.
Former captain Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday insisted that Virat Kohli's IPL captaincy will not have an impact in the World Cup as he enjoys a good record as the skippers in One-Day Internationals.
'The way we are playing now, if we continue to play the same hockey, no one can stop us from standing on the podium in Tokyo.'
His great grandfather played Test cricket for both England and India. His grandfather was arguably the most charismatic captain India has had.
'It's just frustrating; I'd imagine it's frustrating for everyone.'
'Captains are asked to sit, so just do it. I have done it in Faisalabad. I didn't play an ODI game for 15 months when I was probably the best performer in one-day cricket. It happens in life. The best in the world are at times shown the door'
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