Kings XI Punjab captain Ravichandran Ashwin was fined Rs 12 lakh for maintaining a slow-over rate during Saturday's Indian Premier League match against Delhi Capitals.
The Hyderabad bowler thanked stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane for 'trusting the youngsters and showing confidence in me.'
The 22-yard strip at Green Park in Kanpur, which will be used for the first Test between India and New Zealand, may be devoid of any grass but won't show ready signs of wear and tear, insists local curator Shiv Kumar.
Chasing the modest target, Mumbai had their share of hiccups before Sarfaraz Khan once again showed what he is capable of with a timely unbeaten 36-run cameo off 31 balls to help his side cross the line with three balls to spare.
Sidharth Kaul claimed Royals Captain Rahane, caught at deep square leg for 13.
India's Test specialists, including senior speedster Ishant Sharma, toiled hard at the nets on the second day of the short camp in Mumbai on Tuesday as they braced up for the upcoming Test series against New Zealand.
In David Warner's absence, Shikhar Dhawan lead from the front.
Ajinkya Rahane hailed Ravindra Jadeja's contributions in the longest format
Reeling at 156 for six at stumps on the fourth and penultimate day, South Zone were staring at a heavy defeat
Rahane mentioned how Kuldeep Yadav maintained his composure despite not getting any chances in the playing XI.
Shreyas Iyer sparkled with a half-century on debut, while Ravindra Jadeja also hit an unbeaten fifty to keep New Zealand at bay on Day 1 of the first Test in Kanpur on Thursday.
Sachin Tendulkar feels that the partnership between Ajinkya Rahane and Ravindra Jadeja might have taken the game away
Former India batsman Wasim Jaffer urged spinner Kuldeep Yadav to not give up hope, saying he will do well when give the opportunity.
Smith (900 points) is placed second behind New Zealand captain Kane Williamson (919).
The Rahane-led side outclassed the depending champions Mumbai Indians by seven wickets on Sunday, courtesy a whirlwind unbeaten 94 by opener Jos Buttler who stuck his fifth consecutive fifty in the tournament.
'We're excited about Rohit coming back. Spoke to him yesterday, he's waiting to join the team.'
Shubman Gill celebrated his T20I call-up for the New Zealand tour in style, smashing his maiden century in the format as Punjab defeated Karnataka by nine runs in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy quarter-finals in Kolkata, on Tuesday.
'We have played well in the last three games and hopefully with some luck we'll be able to turn it around'
Prithvi Shaw smashed a brilliant 379 off 383 balls against Assam -- the second highest individual score in the history of Ranji Trophy.
Siraj said the unruly crowd behaviour acted as a morale-booster for him during his debut Test series.
Shubman Gill once again showcased class as he hit his maiden Test fifty
India head coach Ravi Shastri declared stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane's hundred as the turning point of the second Test against Australia, which the visitors won by eight wickets, calling his knock a display of "unbelievable concentration".
India seized the initiative with Ajinkya Rahane shuffling his bowlers smartly
Debutant Shreyas Iyer and recalled opener Shubman Gill struck half-centuries to help India overcome Kyle Jamieson's terrific display of seam bowling and post 258/4 on Day 1 of the opening Test against New Zealand.
Jaffer seemed to have posted a motivational quote, but when you have a closer look and just pick the first letter from the different words, the cryptic message can be guessed as: "Pick Gill and Rahul".
India failed to bowl out New Zealand on a deteriorating track on the fifth and final day of the first Test but skipper Ajinkya Rahane praised his players saying they tried their best and couldn't have done 'anything different'.
Pacer Umesh Yadav was on Thursday ruled out of the remainder of the series against Australia due to the calf injury he sustained during the second match in Melbourne and the Indian team management is likely to prefer Shardul Thakur over left-arm pace sensation Thangarasu Natarajan for the third Test.
Needing just 106 runs to win with all 10 wickets intact at the start of the fourth day, the hosts eased past their target before lunch for the loss of just two batsmen.
Images from Day 4 of the third Test between Australia and India, at the SCG, on Sunday.
Having finally bowled India out for 336, Australia finished Day 3 on 21 for no loss, an overall lead of 54 runs in the final match of a see-saw series which remains level at 1-1.
India are marginally ahead of third-placed New Zealand in the WTC points tally.
Rohit was greeted warmly by batting coach Vikram Rathore and teammates Ravindra Jadeja among others on his arrival at the hotel.
Rajneesh Gupta previews Game 25 in IPL 12: Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings.
The captain couldn't be more happier with Ashwin's success.
Former India batsmen Yuvraj Singh, Virender Sehwag and Kaif hailed Ajinkya Rahane's unbeaten 104-run knock.
Kaverappa (3/20) and More (3/31) started it all with a perfect bowling display inside the Powerplay overs before Venkatesh (3/51) seized control in the middle overs to wrap up Jharkhand innings for 187 in 47.1 overs.
Newly-appointed Rajasthan Royals skipper Ajinkya Rahane is excited to lead the side in the 11th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) beginning next month.
Australian captain Steve Smith reached out to Indian Premier League teammate Ajinkya Rahane and the Indian team, offering a round of beer after the end of the bitterly-fought Test series which the hosts won 2-1.
Former Australia captain Ian Chappell, on Monday heaped praise on Umesh Yadav and said his fiery pace bowling did the trick for India in the fourth and final Test in Dharamsala.
Pant said the win against Australia in the fourth Test is one of the biggest moments of his life.
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