When Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Titans took to the field for their IPL encounter on Saturday, it was nice to see Virat Kohli greet his India team-mate Mohammed Shami.
Young Indian players showed immense fortitude to tide over the absence of stars like Virat Kohli and Mohammed Shami to out-punch England 4-1 in the Test series, and head coach Rahul Dravid lauded them for delivering in crunch situations.
Former England opener Geoffrey Boycott said India captain Rohit Sharma is 'past his prime'.
Gujarat Titans pride themselves on consistency and will be expected to produce a solid show against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL match in Ahmedabad on Monday after a rare "flat" performance against Mumbai Indians.
Gujarat Titans successfully acquired Johnson for Rs 10 crore
Sri Lanka are no pushovers but they have faltered more often than not in this World Cup after an superlative show in the qualification round.
"He looked like taking a wicket off every ball": India skipper Rohit Sharma lauds Hardik Pandya
The legendary Sunil Gavaskar dismissed conspiracy theories around the pitch for the World Cup semi-final between India and New Zealand, asking the "morons" to shut up and stop taking potshots at the hosts.
Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami and Shardul Thakur will join the Indian contingent in Australia
The BCCI has also named one inter-squad for a three-day match slated for December 20 to 22.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson doffed his cap to pacer Mohammed Shami and the India team after his side was outplayed in the World Cup semi-final.
Back to the grind after a couple of days' leave, Virat Kohli's extended net session was the focal point of Team India's first training session in the city ahead of its World Cup opener against Australia on Sunday.
Gill was recently announced skipper of 2022 IPL champions Gujarat Titans
Australia laboured to a modest 263 all out on the opening day of the second Test against India in New Delhi
'Once top four teams are there, in the semi-final and final. Those two days if you perform, you win.'
Delhi Capitals are looking like an outfit that is bereft of a Plan B as it became apparent in their 50-run thrashing at the hands of Lucknow Super Giants.
Liam Livingstone produced a spectacle in the IPL 2022 match against the Gujarat Titans on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, night at the D Y Patil stadium in Navi Mumbai when the Punjab Kings batter hit a 117-metre six!
Sans Hardik, it's starting all over again for dominant India
Indian captain Rohit Sharma said five players, including in-form Shubman Gill, will not be available for selection for the third ODI against Australia, as the squad has been hit by a viral sickness.
Malik clocked 155kph on the speed gun, the fastest ball of the match.
Bumrah, Shami to be rotated during home Tests vs England
India's next match is against South Africa and Rohit said his team is ready for the in-form Proteas.
England captain Ben Stokes on Saturday said staying true to the 'Bazball' approach did not work and conceded that India were too good in their own conditions, always finding a way to wriggle out of tight curves.
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Travis Head smashed a brilliant 137 as Australia cruised to their sixth World title after outclassing India by six wickets in the final on Sunday.
India clinched a comfortable five-wicket win over Australia in the first ODI of the three-match series.
With the IPL season set to roll on Friday, one captain who has 100 Tests under his belt is willing and ready to mentor a newbie captain who will be taking over a leadership role for the first time.
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The Asia Cup-bound players, who returned from the West Indies and were not part of the T20I series in Ireland, were given a 13-day fitness programme.
No place for Dhawan, Tilak Varma included in 17-man squad.
India's star batter Virat Kohli didn't join the team's optional practice session in Thiruvananthapuram due to personal reasons but is expected to link up with the squad before the second warm-up game against The Netherlands on Tuesday.
Fascinating glimpses from Day 1 of the first Test between India and Australia in Nagpur.
Sri Lanka's Chamari Athapaththu won her maiden women's ODI Cricketer of the Year award, becoming the first female cricketer from the country to win an ICC award.
India captain Rohit Sharma including mainstays Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja have placed in the highest category of BCCI central contracts.
Who do YOU think should be part of India's playing XI for Thursday's second ODI against England at Lord's?
'It required a lot of hard work, commitment and dedication to be back, but the journey to Australia has been thoroughly rewarding.'
Pandya, before the Bangladesh game had bowled 16 overs in the previous three matches and picked up five wickets.
'It is my appeal to the so-called cricket lovers that they should refrain from discouraging players with such criticism'
Former Indian cricketer Nikhil Chopra said that Pakistan should accept their defeat against India in the World Cup as they lost fair and square.
With Pant back in action, the Delhi Capitals can anticipate a boost in their batting prowess
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