Rohit Sharma did practically everything right in the T20 WC: He batted brilliantly, he captained even more capably, but he failed to top the most valuable player table. Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of T20 World Cup 2024.
With Ben Stokes coming out of retirement and the 2019 title winning core group largely intact, England will fancy a successful campaign in challenging conditions in India during the 50-over World Cup starting on October 5.
'If a person makes a decision because they think it's the best for themselves, the future and security of their families, then it's very hard to disagree with that.'
Shai Hope will be Pooran's deputy.
The IPL 2024 auction, set to take place in Dubai at the Coca-Cola Arena on Tuesday, marks a historic moment as it becomes the first instance of an IPL auction being conducted overseas.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of T20 World Cup 2024 after Game 48.
Majestic cricket milestones mark T20 World Cup journey
Ahead of the 2023 IPL season, let's take a look at the strengths and weaknesses of the Aiden Markram-led Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Josh Hazlewood, who was released by RCB, has been bracketed in the top-of-the-line Rs 2 crore base price in Tuesday's IPL auction.
FII's too have invested in huge amount in the country
Archer was released by the franchise last week. His name doesn't figure in the list of players who have registered for the IPL auction, set to be held on December 19 in Dubai.
Their campaign back on track after the humiliating loss in the opener, title holders England would look for a dominating all-round effort against a battered Afghanistan in the World Cup in New Delhi on Sunday, with eyes firmly set on bettering their net run rate.
Shikhar Dhawan hit a splendid half-century as India edged West Indies by three runs in a last-ball finish in the first One-Day International at Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad, on Friday.
Laxman accompanied Team India as its coach during its two T20I match series against Ireland,
West Indies also recalled opener Brandon King and Nkrumah Bonner in their 15-member squad led by all-rounder Kieron Pollard.
England players were in demand as batter Harry Brook earned a Rs 13.25 crore winning from Sunrisers Hyderabad.
The Indian women's hockey team entered an Olympic semi-final for the first time.
England Test skipper Ben Stokes was bought by Chennai Super Kings for Rs 16.25 crore.
The legendary Anil Kumble has termed England's bowling attack for the opening Test against India, starting in Hyderabad on Thursday as "highly inexperienced", while predicting a comfortable 4-1 win for the hosts in the five-match series.
England will hope that the likes of Joe Root, Harry brook and skipper Jos Buttler also get some runs and end their a disastrous World Cup campaign on a high.
For Michael Vaughan, Pep Guardiola is the best sporting leader in the last 15 years and the former England skipper won't mind if Ben Stokes employs Manchester City manager's approach of never allowing players to take their places for granted.
Shubman Gill was unlucky to miss out on a maiden century but India rode on his sublime 98 to outclass West Indies by 119 runs and complete a 3-0 rout in the ODI series at Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad on Wednesday.
The Indians have won the age group tournament twice, in 2013 and 2014 and finished second best four times in 2012, 2015, 2018 and the last edition of the event in 2019.
Overseas stars likely to make a difference to their IPL teams this seasons.
England face fellow strugglers Sri Lanka in a must-win World Cup match on Thursday.
Shaili Singh finished third with a creditable effort of 6.65m in the women's long jump at the Seiko Golden Grand Prix in Yokohama on Sunday.
Ahead of the ICC Men's ODI World Cup 2023, here's a full list of the final squads of all ten teams.
The data-generation ability of technology can not only provide real-time feedback on its return on investment but also evaluate education programmes.
To play Spain in crossover for QF berth
KKR CEO Venky Mysore justifies Mitchell Starc's huge pay check from skill-set standpoint
Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell struck superb centuries as New Zealand secured an eight-wicket victory over hosts England in the first One-Day International.
Intense bidding is expected to be the order of the day when 10 teams jostle to grab their preferred players in the IPL players' auction in Kochi on Friday.
India 'A' bowlers fought back with a flurry of wickets in the final session to reduce the West Indies 'A' to 243 for five, on Day 1 of the second unofficial Test.
The decision to rest Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in the last two ODIs against West Indies has drawn a lot of flak, but Ravichandran Ashwin defended the team management's call saying critics were finding fault for the sake of it.
Images from Day 4 of the second Test between India and the West Indies.
History is also a bit against India when it comes to results at the business end of the ICC events.
Gross non-performing assets of public sector banks surged to 9.32 per cent (Rs 4.76 lakh crore) of advances in 2015-16, from 5.43 per cent (Rs 2.67 lakh crore) in 2014-15.
Ahead of England's first ODI against West Indies, England skipper Jos Buttler said that there is a lot of exciting new talent in the team and he will personally take the responsibility to bring back the Three Lions to the previous days of glory.
A ruthless Indian team is unlikely to take its foot off the pedal as it aims to top up a world-record winning feat with another clean sweep against the West Indies in Port of Spain, Trinidad, on Wednesday.
