The international news media has insisted the Board Of Control For Cricket In India can resolve the dispute over the photo coverage of the India-England Test series through its own existing media rules.
The India-England series seems a lost cause for the visitors, feels Bikash Mohapatra.
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.
High on confidence after having levelled the four-Test series 1-1 against India, England middle order batsman Jonny Bairstow said that his team would like to carry on the momentum and produce a positive result in the third Test, starting in Kolkata on December 5.
The response from the public for the second India-England Test starting on Friday at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai has been encouraging with Rs 30 lakh worth tickets already sold by match hosts Mumbai Cricket Association.
As India and England prepare to battle it out in the first Test of the four-match series at the Sardar Patel stadium in Ahmedabad, Rajneesh Gupta traces the track record of Tests at the venue.
A day before the commencement of what is billed as the 'revenge series' for India, England wicket-keeper Matt Prior said that the tourists are well prepared for the tough challenge of taming the hosts.
The mere mention of 'six sixes' rankles England captain Stuart Broad, who was at the receiving end when Yuvraj Singh accomplished the feat in the 2007 World Twenty20, but the pacer was sporting enough to "welcome" the Indian batsman back after recovery from cancer.
The India-England two-match T20 series will commence on Thursday. Rajneesh Gupta gives you a sneak-peek in to how players from both teams have fared in T20 internationals thus far.
India have dropped two points and one place to be at fourth position in the International Cricket Council Test team rankings.
For India, pulling out of the tournament, to be staged in England and Wales in June, is a serious option if the revenue sharing talks break down.
Asian champions India have never won the Champions Trophy in its last 36 editions but will be hoping to claim the feat in the tournament's last edition.
Indian women's cricket captain Mithali Raj on Monday said that her side would look to emulate their male counterparts by winning the Twenty20 World Cup to be held in Sri Lanka in September-October.
Australia pushed India to fourth place in the ICC Test championship table after winning the three-match series against the West Indies 2-0.
Kevin Pietersen could not deny Sydney Thunders a Big Bash League triumph but his blistering 74 for Melbourne Stars in Sunday's tense final reminded England what they will be missing at this year's Twenty20 World Cup in India.
West Indies cricket president James Cameron and Pakistan board chairman Najam Sethi have been awarded seats on the International Cricket Council's new executive committee, but South Africa has been snubbed from the game's new world order.
The Indian Cricket Board (BCCI)'s working committee will meet, in Kolkata, on Saturday, apparently to discuss issues related to the Indian Premier League and the India-England series.
Rajneesh Gupta presents the numbers from the Lord's Test.
Even as Alastair Cook ponders about his future as Test captain after the 4-0 series drubbing in India, England's assistant coach Paul Farbrace said the entire team is behind the lanky opener.
Pakistan cricketers see big jump in personal rankings too, Rohit, Bumrah also climb atop the leaderboard
Only Alistair Cook and Joe Root from the present English side played the 2012 series which England beat India.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni is getting the applause but it was actually Sachin Tendulkar's intervention that led to Ian Bell's reinstatement after his bizarre run out in the just-concluded India-England second cricket Test at Trent Bridge, a media report has claimed.
India's squad for next month's first two One-day Internationals against the visiting England side will be picked in Chennai on Thursday.
Big burly Australian all-rounder Shane Watson was the top run getter in T20s in 2011 with 195 runs in five matches, while Pakistan's Mohammad Hafeez scalped the most number of wickets (10 in five matches) in the year.
The 8th Champions Trophy begins in England this week. Rajneesh Gupta captures the tournament in all its statistical glory like only he can.
The BCCI reacted cautiously to a sting operation which alleged pitch doctoring in three Test matches featuring India, saying it would consider action against implicated former cricketer Robin Morris only if he is found guilty in an ongoing ICC probe.
With youngsters such as Umesh Yadav and Varun Aaron making their presence felt, India's pace spearhead Zaheer Khan cannot take his place for granted, feels former Pakistan skipper Wasim Akram.Zaheer, recovering from an ankle surgery, had missed out on India's England tour and the current West Indies series but is expected to play in Australia next month.
England captain Joe Root has said that their victory in the first Test at Birmingham last week, despite not being at their best, has energised the hosts with confidence as they prepare to take on India at Lord's, in the second Test, starting on Thursday.
Shashank Manohar was elected by the Board unanimously and unopposed as the Chairman of the International Cricket Council.
'Out of 7 innings England played before the Oval Test, their bottom half outscored the top-half in 4!' notes Rajneesh Gupta.
India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni preferred to sit out of the three-day match against Somerset, and in his absence Gautam Gambhir is leading the side. Another notable absentee is VVS Laxman, but pace spearhead Zaheeer Khan is playing and his clash with Andrew Strauss is eagerly anticipated.
The International Cricket Council's (ICC) board has voted to pass a new financial model to reverse a 2014 decision which effectively put India, England and Australia in control of the game's finances and administration.
The ICC's new rule of using two new balls in an ODI innings, which is being applied in the ongoing India-England series, has been hugely beneficial for fast bowlers as it helps them swing the ball more, pacer R Vinay Kumar said, in Mohali, on Wednesday.
Pushed on the backfoot by two heavy defeats against India, England captain Alastair Cook reckons that he has "got the right players" to stage a turnaround in the ODI series and it was just a case of the team not performing to its potential.
India's middle-order batsman Virat Kohli finds the new ODI rules introduced by the ICC confusing and feels that the playing condition, which allows for a run out if a batsman is deemed to have obstructed the field, is "vague".
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.
India's defeat by innings and 242 runs is the worst defeat for a team ranked # 1 (since rankings were introduced). Australia suffered only one loss by innings margin in 72 Tests they played as # 1 team. India have lost 3 by innings margin in only 21 Tests after becoming No 1.
Cricket South Africa (CSA) did not sell out to India, England and Australia over the decision to allow the 'Big Three' to effectively take control of the sport, president Chris Nenzani said on Tuesday.
Former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar believes England's cricketers would have 'hit the panic button' and talked of leaving the series midway if similar riots had happened in India.
Declaring himself fit for the third cricket Test against India, England off-spinner Graeme Swann said given the momentum England have, his team is well on course to completing a 4-0 series whitewash against the world number one visiting side.
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