Images from the IPL match between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Rising Pune Supergiants brought their stuttering IPL campaign back on track with a convincing 34-run win over hosts Sunrisers Hyderabad via Duckowrth Lewis method in a rain-affected match.
David Miller and Mandeep Singh's unbeaten half centuries helped Kings XI Punjab pull off a thrilling seven-wicket win over Pune Warriors in Indian Premier League match in Mohali on Sunday.
Batsmen have dominated so far this season in the five rounds of matches, completed on Tuesday, with as many as 122 hundreds being hit in 60 matches.
Former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar backed the national selectors for not making changes to the Test squad in the wake of the crushing defeat against England in the Mumbai match, saying it was not required at this stage.
Join Harish Kotian on Rediff ZaraBol at 1730 IST and discuss the selection of India's squad for the third Test against England at Kolkata.
Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly said that Mahendra Singh Dhoni should not insist for a "spin-friendly" wicket at the Eden Gardens and instead draft in pacer Ashok Dinda for Harbhajan Singh in the third Test, beginning from December 5.
The Indian seam attack was conspicuous by its absence during the final practice session ahead of the first Test against England at Motera beginning Thursday.
Manoj Tiwary and Ajinkya Rahane, who impressed during the last edition of the Indian Premier League, also made it to the 15-member squad, as did pacer Ashok Dinda and leg-spinner Rahul Sharma.
Photos of the second Twenty20 match between India and Pakistan, being played in Ahmedabad.
Skipper Eoin Morgan led England's stunning comeback with an unbeaten 26-ball 49 as the visitors snatched a nerve-wracking last-ball victory to win the second Twenty20 International against India and level the two-match series 1-1 in Mumbai on Saturday.
Bengal's pace trio of Ashoke Dinda, Sourav Sarkar and Shami Ahmed failed miserably. They weren't able to get the last six Gujarat wickets on the final day as home team managed only three points from the third round Ranji Trophy encounter at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram feels India are missing a tear away pacer in the ongoing World Twenty20 and should try Ashok Dinda in their remaining Super Eight matches given that spearhead Zaheer Khan is not in the best of form.
Virat Kohli's fine half-century and Irfan Pathan's opening spell helped India beat Sri Lanka by 39 runs in the one-off Twenty20 International played in Pallekelle.
Senior Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara has been ruled out of the remaining two ODIs and T20 International against India after sustaining a hairline fracture on his finger that will keep him out of action for at least a month.
Pacer Ashok Dinda scalped four wickets as Pune Warriors pulled off an upset 28-run win over Mumbai Indians in a low-scoring Indian Premier League match in Mumbai on Friday.
East Zone kept their date with history as they crushed Central Zone by an innings and 20 runs to win their maiden Duleep Trophy title in an emphatic manner in Indore.
Images from the first Twenty20 International between India and Sri Lanka in Nagpur, on Wednesday.
The pacer was rewarded for his impressive return to international cricket with a berth in India's T20, and One-day squads for the series against Sri Lanka, beginning December 9.
A summary of Thursday's play in the Elite division matches of the Ranji Trophy.
His captaincy debut soured by the embarrassing loss to Zimbabwe, skipper Suresh Raina blamed his inexperienced bowlers for the debacle in Friday's tri-series opener.
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.
Temperamental speedster S Sreesanth, who missed the ODI series against Sri Lanka because of swine flu, and Bengal pacer Ashok Dinda were included in the ODI squad for the Tri-series announced by the BCCI Secretary N Srinivasan after a selection committee meeting in New Delhi.
Statistical highlights of Friday's India-Zimbabwe tri-series match in Bulawayo.
India Blue beat India Red by eight wickets in the final. Chasing a modest 152 for victory, Blue attained the target in 25.4 overs.
On a day dominated by pace bowlers from both sides, Madhya Pradesh held the upper hand over Bengal by taking a handsome first innings lead of 227 runs after skittling out the latter for a paltry 121 in their Ranji Trophy quarter-final, at the Brabourne Stadium, on Thursday.
Short of match practice, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Ashish Nehra and Ajinkya Rahane will captain the India A team for two warm-up matches against England at CCI, Mumbai next week. Dhoni, who has not played a competitive game in over two months, will lead the India A side in the opening warm-up here on January 10. Rahane, who is coming back from an injury, will captain the team in the second warm-up on January 12.
Seamers called the shots throughout the match as the hosts' move to play on a green top backfired for them.
Bowlers called the shots on day two as well as Bengal were all out for a paltry 124 runs in their second essay to set Orissa a target of 132.
Adam Zampa and Ashok Dinda claimed three wickets each as Rising Pune Supergiants outclassed Delhi Daredevils by 19 runs via the Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain-hit match in the Indian Premier League, in Visakhapatnam, on Tuesday.
As India takes on England in the first ODI at Rajkot on Friday, Rajneesh Gupta brings you a statistical dossier of the career performances of players from both sides.
Delhi medium pacer Navdeep Saini, who picked up the wicket of Australian swashbuckler David Warner early in the warm-up game for India 'A', said it was a special feeling to get the feisty opener out with a bouncer.
North Zone openers Jiwanjot Singh and Unmukt Chand made a cautious start as they reached 33 for no loss against East Zone with only 17 overs of play possible on a rain-curtailed first day of the Duleep Trophy semi-final in Kochi.
East Zone bowlers led by the seasoned Laxmi Ratan Shukla rattled South Zone in the final hour reducing them to 236 for nine despite Robin Uthappa scoring a well-crafted hundred on the first day of the Duleep Trophy semi-final in Lahli on Wednesday.
Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS) have acquired the services of Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) pacer Shardul Thakur for the 10th edition of the Indian Premier League.
Railways captain Murali Kartik took the attack back to the opposition camp with a timely half-century as the visitors need another 154 runs with seven wickets in hand as their Ranji Trophy quarter-final against hosts Bengal hangs in balance at the end of the fourth day.
Railways' experienced campaigner Mahesh Rawat proved to be the thorn in the flesh for Bengal as he stood tall with an unbeaten century to lead the visiting team's recovery on day two of the Ranji Trophy quarter-final in Kolkata on Thursday.
Out-of-favour India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has been handed a golden opportunity to get back into the reckoning after being named captain of Rest of India for the Irani Cup match against Ranji Trophy champions Karnataka, in Bangalore, from February 9 to 13. Also included in the Rest of India team is Gautam Gambhir, who is also keen to make a comeback to the Indian team. However, his Delhi team mate Virender Sehwag failed to make the cut after a poor run in the Ranji Trophy.
All-rounder Stuart Binny stamped his class by hitting a sparkling unbeaten century as Karnataka took firm grip of the Irani Trophy match against Rest of India (ROI) with a 189-run first innings lead in Bangalore on Monday.
Check out the Royal Challengers Bangalore squad for IPL 2014.
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