Images from the League Cup matches played on Tuesday
Gilchrist made the comments after the IPL governing council proposed to have a dedicated "no-ball" umpire to reduce the number of howlers in the lucrative league.
The last time England toured India, back in early 2021, Joe Root's team went back home beaten and bruised 3-1.
'I want to win games, I want to win championships'
Dravid insisted his team is not feeling any pressure going into the World Test Championship final against Australia.
Australia captain Pat Cummins doesn't mind staying a bit undercooked going into the high-octane WTC final against India.
England batsman Kevin Pietersen could push his bid for an international recall by missing the Indian Premier League in favour of playing English county cricket.
Australia will play against Sri Lanka in the first T20I at North Sydney Oval on September 29.
One of cricket's greatest players passed into the ages on Monday. Rediff.com salutes the legend.
Most of the Test squad and staff had been transferred to hotel quarantine where they will warm up for the two-Test series against England
With the WTC final set to get underway shortly after the IPL, India skipper Rohit Sharma said the players' workloads will be closely monitored.
Scoring hundreds and doubles hundreds could force the England selectors into recalling controversial batsman Kevin Pietersen, Surrey director of cricket Alec Stewart told Reuters on Thursday.
Derby won 8-7 on penalties after the game had ended 2-2 after 90 minutes. It had taken a last-gasp header from United substitute Marouane Fellaini to take the contest into a shootout.
'We look forward to seeing them show off their knowledge and hard work as they square off against the dictionary on the national stage.'
Team combination a worry for India
Spanish second division side Rayo Vallecano refused to turn up for the first day of group training due to a dispute with the club hierarchy over a pay cut for staff and players, a club source said on Monday.
Root said that spinning tracks will throw challenges to the visiting team but they are adapting to the conditions quickly.
Collingwood, 42, became the first England captain to win a trophy at a global tournament when he guided them to the ICC World T20 in 2010. He was part of three Ashes series wins over Australia before retiring from international cricket in 2011.
India head coach Ravi Shastri on Friday dispelled doubts about Mahendra Singh Dhoni's future, stating that the stalwart is not even "half finished yet" and is very much in the scheme of things for the 2019 World Cup in England.
Images from the FIFA World Cup qualifiers matches.
ECB to allow replacements for concussed players in domestic matches
'It's definitely a sense of sadness, a sense of disappointment. Sad in a way that I'm leaving my teammates, leaving my home country for a number of years'
The three-day practice game will give a chance for the players who are already in the West Indies to shift from limited overs to the five-day format.
Former England football captain David Beckham announced on Wednesday that he is exercising his option to become the owner of a Major League Soccer team in Miami.
The 2026 soccer World Cup could be split between up to four countries, FIFA President Gianni Infantino said on Thursday, announcing the organisation would encourage applications to co-host the tournament.
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Included in Barcelona squad to face Dortmund
Ajax Amsterdam registered a 4-1 win at De Graafschap, their first title since 2014 and a record-extending 34th overall completed the double after they won the KNVB Cup earlier this month.
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Leicester City have returned to the Premier League for the first time since 2004 despite not kicking a ball on Saturday after Queens Park Rangers and Derby County both lost.
News of all that transpired on and off the football field
Images from the football matches played across Europe on Tuesday.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Van Dijk was substituted early in the game when Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford made a reckless challenge in the box, which left Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp fuming.
News of all that transpired on and off the football field.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews conceded that it will be 'very hard to beat India' in the ICC Champions Trophy Group B match in London, on Thursday.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday.
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