Following a string of recent insinuations, Rediff.com presents instances of ball tampering that have clouded the game.
Sri Lanka captain Marvan Atapattu said they would struggle against the world champions without the off spinner.
Australian Trevor Bayliss has been appointed head coach of England's national team, according to a statement from the England and Wales Cricket Board on Tuesday.
The Indians were undone by a horrendous stopwatch faux pas by technical officials in the shoot-out against Australia
The return of shooting, which was controversially dropped from the Birmingham CWG earlier this year, is a welcome development for India.
Australia's remarkable Ashes fightback left England staring at a first innings total of 527 for seven on Friday and the loss of two late wickets on day two of the third Test made the task look even more imposing.
Young prodigy Yashasvi Jaiswal is considered the frontrunner to make his Test debut in the West Indies, but there are other options in Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shubman Gill.
Conservation group Coast and Country said that it has filed an appeal to the Supreme Court of Queensland for a judicial review.
'Given that they are playing at home and will have full crowd support, India, who are in peak form and whose morale is high, will be the favourites.'
After a successful but controversial career, off-spinner Ajmal finished with 178 wickets in 35 Tests, the last of which was at Galle in Sri Lanka in 2014, where his bowling action was reported for a second time.
The federal court in August had revoked the original approval.
'Non-striker leaving the crease early is the actual unfair play in this whole scenario, not the bowler running them out.'
In a rare act, West Zone skipper Ajinkya Rahane ordered his teammate Yashasvi Jaiswal to leave the field for disciplinary reasons.
The former umpire's son, Rudi Koertzen Jr, confirmed the tragic news.
England were scenting victory after claiming three late wickets to reduce Australia to 174 for six on a fluctuating fourth day of the first Ashes Test at Trent Bridge on Saturday.
India vice-captain Rohit Sharma on Friday hinted that Ajinkya Rahane could be the one replacing his regular opening partner Shikhar Dhawan, who will miss the first three ODIs against Australia due to personal reasons.
Sania Mirza ended her career with first round defeat at WTA Dubai event.
Mumbai Indians mentor-cum-bowling coach Shaun Pollock feels that there's "absolutely no issue" in the team ranks as far as the relationship between old foes Harbhajan Singh and Andrew Symonds is concerned.
Adani has blamed opposition to its mine for delays in moving the $7 billion project to the construction phase
An Adani spokesperson said that it was yet another attempt by activists to delay the project.
'To not see the result that you want to, it can be very disheartening and that is what everyone's feeling right now.'
Penpix of the Australia squad for the 2015 World Cup, which they are co-hosting with New Zealand.
Following Chris Silverwood's exit, England are now on the hunt for their third head coach since 2019
The exit of CBA comes hard on the heels of a court decision on Wednesday revoking the Australian government's environmental approva
Former England captain Michael Vaughan will play no part in the BBC's coverage of the upcoming Ashes series after being named in the racism controversy involving former Yorkshire player Azeem Rafiq, the broadcaster said on Wednesday.
'You don't need do anything extra (in a situation like Pandya's). Whoever comes out of it positive, his career can scale new heights, like we have seen with many cricketers in the past. I hope he goes on that right path and emerges as a better cricketer and I think he can do that'
Former captain Kevin Pietersen believes the form of three players will be key to England's hopes of beating Australia to regain the Ashes in their Test series starting in Cardiff on Wednesday.
Ben Stokes' dismissal soured Australia's 64-run over England in the second ODI at Lord's on Saturday.
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly lauded Virat Kohli for taking the team forward in all forms of cricket during his stint as India skipper, but said his decision to quit Test captaincy was a personal one.
'The fact that I wasn't playing for several months beginning of last year allowed me to really get together with my team and work on my body, on my strokes, which has later helped me to achieve some great results.'
His visit to India followed a few cancelled plans since he took office in July 2019 due to the coronavirus pandemic crisis, with the two leaders holding several virtual talks and eventually meeting in person on the sidelines of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow last November.
IMAGES from the FIFA World Cup Group C match played between Argentina and Poland on Wednesday.
Social media giant Meta on Thursday said its India head Ajit Mohan has resigned from the company.
Australia took the final seven wickets to dismiss New Zealand for 295 and win the first Test by 208 runs before lunch on the final day on Monday, taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
It was World No. 1 India's seventh Test series win in a row -- continuing the dominance that started in 2015 with victories against Sri Lanka, South Africa, West Indies, New Zealand, England and Bangladesh.
Here is what you need to know about their route to the final
If they will allow I will speak inside the parliament, the Wayanad MP said.
The Australian government cancelled Novak Djokovic's visa for a second time on Friday, saying the World No 1, unvaccinated for COVID-19, may pose a risk to the community.
Former England captain Tony Greig, one of the architects of cricket's World Series revolution in the 1970s, died at the age of 66 after suffering a heart attack at his Sydney home on Saturday.
