Abhishek Sharma smashed an incendiary 84 to fashion India's 48-run victory against New Zealand in the first Twenty20 international in Nagpur on Wednesday.
Rinku smashed 17 fours and six sixes during his stay in the middle. He was batting on 98 at stumps on the third evening and faced a total of 247 balls across two days.
Karnataka, Maharashtra register innings wins to go 1-2 in Group B of Ranji Tropphy.
Opener Musheer Khan (112) and veteran Siddhesh Lad (100 not out) hit centuries to rally Mumbai to 289/5 on Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group D match against Himachal Pradesh.
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
Vimal Khumar and Pradosh Ranjan Paul struck massive hundreds as Tamil Nadu piled up 399 for two against Nagaland on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match in Dimapur on Saturday.
Gill overcame cramp to make 87 and take India close to the finish line on a two-paced, turning wicket at Nagpur's Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium after Axar Patel scored 52 in a 108-run stand for the fourth wicket.
The BCCI unveiled the fresh jersey on Wednesday, just ahead of the Champions Trophy, showcasing a prominent display of the Indian Tricolour.
India handed ODI debuts to opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and fast bowler Harshit Rana in the series opener against England at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur, on Thursday.
The experienced trio of Ajinkya Rahane, Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube failed with the bat to leave Mumbai India reeling against Vidarbha on Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy semi-finals.
Despite enduring severe cramps that had him hopping in pain and necessitated physio attention, Gill played a key role in anchoring India's chase on a tricky, two-paced surface at Nagpur's Vidarbha Cricket Association stadium.
Choose Your India team for the first ODI against England in Nagpur.
Harshit Rana returned to take 3 big wickets and become the first Indian bowler to take 3 wickets on debut across 3 formats.
Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel smashed half-centuries as India defeated England by four wickets in the first One-Day International in Nagpur.
Images from the first One-Day International between India and England in Nagpur, on Thursday.
India's charismatic middle-order batter in T20 cricket Suryakumar Yadav made his Test debut along with wicketkeeper K S Bharat.
The second game in the three match T20I series between India and Australia will be played at the Vidarbha Cricket Association stadium in Nagpur starting 7.30 pm today.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli took to the nets during India's training session at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur.
Besides scoring 13 runs, CJI Bobde also bowled two overs, giving away 17 runs
'It's really embarrassing, the scuppering of our plans to get some practice sessions on that Nagpur wicket.'
As per reports in Australian media, the ICC and match referee has given an 'average' rating to both pitches.
Cummins won an important toss but Australia could not quite vindicate his decision to bat
IMAGES from the 2nd T20I played between India and Australia in Nagpur on Friday.
Jadeja raised 81 runs for the unbroken eighth wicket with Axar Patel (52) to drive home India's advantage.
Rohit shot down suggestions that India had rolled out a 'doctored pitch' for the contest.
'He (Virat) is certainly one who can push us back and we will have to get the better of him'
However, Australia have tasted victory once at this stadium against New Zealand on February 25, 2011, when they won by seven wickets in the Group A match of the World Cup.
Alongside the experienced Nathan Lyon could play rookie Todd Murphy, who is yet to play an international match.
Team India began their preparation for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy
Speaking at the post-match presentation, where he was named 'Man of the Match' Rohit said he was surprised by his own batting.
India captain Rohit Sharma said application and planning are important for succeeding on spin-friendly sub-continent wickets.
Sachin Tendulkar's wife Anjali was spotted at the Vidarbha Cricket Association stadium in Nagpur on Sunday during day four of the fourth and final Test between India and England.
Fans seeking tickets for India's cricket World Cup showdown with South Africa clashed with baton-wielding police on Tuesday.
Bollywood stars, including Abhishek Bachchan and Bipasha Basu were on Saturday seen cheering the Indian cricket team during match against South Africa at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium at Jamtha in Nagpur.
A look at the India's biggest wins in Tests (by innings margin).
India crushed New Zealand by a huge margin of an innings and 198 runs to win the three-match series 1-0, on day four of the third and final Test at the Vidarbha Cricket Association stadium in Jamtha, Nagpur on Tuesday.
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni would be desperate to sort out his team's bowling woes when they take on New Zealand in the third and final Test starting Saturday amidst threat of weather playing spoilsport.
Statistical highlights of the second one-day international between India and Australia at the Vidarbha Cricket Association stadium.
At stumps on the third day, New Zealand were 23 for one in 11 overs in their second innings, still needing another 349 runs to avoid an innings defeat.
Designated finisher Dinesh Karthik says creating scenarios in the nets helps him perform in the middle.
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