Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji's MVPI formula shows India's Ravindra Jadeja was the most valuable player in the recently concluded India-England ODIs.
The One-Day International matches of the much-anticipated cricket series between India and Pakistan, beginning next week, will have early starts, the BCCI said on Thursday.
India's limited overs captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni will likely get a chance to play at least a couple of warm-up matches before the England ODI series starting in Pune on January 15, next year.
Meanwhile, Middlesex middle-order batsman Dawid Malan has been confirmed the replacement of Stokes in the ODI squad.
India's squad for next month's first two One-day Internationals against the visiting England side will be picked in Chennai on Thursday.
England's ODI side arrived in India on Tuesday and plays its first warm-up game on Saturday, but it still does not know against whom. At the moment, just three days before the game, nobody knows who England will play or even what the team is called.
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni moved up the order to the sixth position, while senior batsman Rahul Dravid signed off his illustrious One-day career at 118th spot, according to the latest ICC Player Rankings for ODI batsmen on Sunday.
Mumbai batsman Ajinkya Rahane tells Harish Kotian the secret of his success at the domestic level, and why he was not surprised at being called up for the England ODI series.
The hankering for tickets ahead of the second India-England ODI on Sunday created quite a scene at the Feroze Shah Kotla stadium where the Delhi and District Cricket Association's own staff protested demanding passes for the match on Monday.
England's ODI skipper Alastair Cook is ready to step into Stuart Broad's shoes as the side's T20 captain for the two-match series against the West Indies after the later was ruled out due to a shoulder injury.
Veteran batsman Rahul Dravid was the only Indian who held his own as England players ran away with batting and bowling honours in the four-match Test series which the home side won 4-0.
England will not force any player to tour Bangladesh, limited-overs captain Eoin Morgan said, in the wake of the July 1 attack on a Dhaka cafe in which 22 people were killed.
It ensures participants are equipped with the information required to ensure the game remains clean and their careers do not suffer due to lack of knowledge.
The terror attacks in Mumbai on Wednesday night have forced the inaugural Twenty20 Champions League, scheduled to be played in Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai from December 3 to 10, to be postponed. The decision was taken on Thursday afternoon by the Governing Council of the Champions League 2020 after consultations among the three founding board members of the tournament -- the Board of Control for Cricket in India, Cricket Australia and Cricket South Africa.
Guwahati, deprived of international cricket due to reasons varying from weather to security, is among the seven cities picked by the Board of Control for Cricket in India to host the India-Australia one-day series, scheduled for October-November. Delhi, Mumbai, Mohali, Hyderabad, Nagpur and Jaipur are the other six cities chosen for the series.
Australia's wicketkeeper-batsman Tim Paine on his success story thus far.
A risk assessment by the board's security team concluded the situation in the country was stable enough for the tour to go ahead.
With the last two matches of the India-England ODI series cancelled following the Mumbai terror attacks, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is now busy honing his shooting skills at home. Flush with India's 5-0 drubbing of England in the limited overs series, the relaxed Dhoni took turns with relatives and friends to hit the target with his air gun.
The last two first phase ties of the ONGC I-League, to be played at Mumbai's Cooperage football ground in South Mumbai on November 29 and 30, also have been cancelled, according to the All India Football Federation.
England's ODI captain Paul Collingwood wants the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to relax its stance and let the country's top players turn out in the multi-million dollar Indian Premier League. Collingwood came out in support of views expressed by Test captain Michael Vaughan and star batsman Kevin Pietersen who argued there is no reason for England stars to miss out on the Twenty20 extravaganza.
Former Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) treasurer Biswarup Dey has launched a fresh tirade against the Sourav Ganguly-led Cricket Association of Bengal alleging discrepancy in ticket distribution for the India-England ODI on January 22.
If the dew sets in, the toss may play a determining role in favour of the side batting second during the second India vs England ODI in Cuttack on Thursday.
Recovering from a shoulder injury, Indian batsman Rohit Sharma, who missed leading the Mumbai Indians franchise in the Champions League T20, is set to miss the limited-overs edition of the West Indies series starting October 8.
Indian pacer Ishant Sharma, English batting star Kevin Pietersen and South African speedster Dale Steyn were among the biggest names to be released by their respective franchises ahead of the Indian Premier League's 10th edition next year. As many as 140 cricketers, including 44 overseas players, have been retained, while 63 were let go by the eight franchises for season 10.
'I thank Sachinpaaji for taking me to Coach Gary Kirsten and telling him that 'Sreesanth should play' (in the World Cup final against Sri Lanka) and thanks to Dhonibhai for giving me that opportunity.'
Having seen the 'Universe Boss' boss around from Ahmedabad to Port-of-Spain, and from the Oval to St George's, over nearly two decades, fans came in their thousands to Southampton amid some trepidation and much anticipation to watch Christopher Henry Gayle strut his unique stuff against England fo
The Jharkhand team has qualified for the knockout stages of the Ranji Trophy but till date Dhoni has not given any indication that he would like to play.
Veteran Yuvraj Singh made a comeback to the Indian team, while Virat Kohli took over the captaincy from Mahendra Singh Dhoni, for the forthcoming three-match ODI and T20I series against England, starting in Pune, on January 15.
Eoin Morgan is very much still the captain of the England one-day international cricket team says the man who stepped in to replace him for the tour of Bangladesh Jos Buttler. Morgan and batsman Alex Hales both decided not to go on the tour as they were concerned, despite reassurances from team security chief Reg Dickason after he came back from a fact finding trip, over their safety.
With his strike dipping alarmingly in the last one year, Mahendra Singh Dhoni faces a tough battle to retain his place for the 2019 ODI World Cup. Rajneesh Gupta presents the complete statistical picture.
Ashwin said after consistently playing the Test series against many teams, adjusting to the short format is a bit of a challenge.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Players after the India-England ODI series.
West Indies right-hand batsman Shai Hope believes that their upcoming five-match ODI series against England would be a good gauge for them ahead of the 2019 World Cup.
Should he bat at No 4? Or should he play the finisher's role at No 6?
India's assistant cricket coach Sanjay Bangar feels competence, not nationality, should be the sole criteria while judging a coach and criticism should never be based on whether the person is an Indian or not.
England's limited overs captain Eoin Morgan sees the upcoming three-match ODI series against India as a formidable challenge and expressed happiness at the quality of the teams his side will face in the two warm-up games in Mumbai, on Tuesday, and on January 12.
Rajneesh Gupta profiles the cricketers playing the World Cup 2019.
Even on paper, there is not much to choose, especially with Pune beating MI thrice this season including a comprehensive victory in Qualifier 1. But a impressive show by Mumbai in the final cannot be ruled out.
Rajneesh Gupta presents all the fascinating career numbers of players in the World Cup.
Fresh from his good showing for India 'A' during their recent tour of Australia, paceman Umesh Yadav revealed that his Kolkata Knight Riders bowling coach Wasim Akram helped him get his yorkers right and he is now keen to use the toe-crushers against England batsmen in the limited overs series.
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