Meet Vikramjit Singh, one of the youngest participants in World Cup 2023.
Mohammed Shami's much-awaited return to top-flight cricket did not receive too many supporting signals during the seasoned pacer's nearly hour-long stint of varying intensity at the India nets here on Friday. Despite working hard on finding his bowling rhythm, Shami never really hit his flowing peak. While he was expected to feature in the playing 11 during India's first T20I against England at Kolkata on Wednesday, the management decided to delay his comeback. Shami's rhythm and sharpness gradually hit a higher gear but the whole picture was one of rustiness, raising questions about his current form and the decision to select him for the series against England and the Champions Trophy.
Former Yorkshire County Cricket Club chairman Colin Graves apologised to anyone who suffered racism at the club.
Playing his 32nd Test, he showed no signs of nervousness and batted with his signature effortless ease.
How former India batter-keeper Vijay Dahiya discovered a gangly leg-break bowler -- Digvesh Singh Rathi -- with a high-arm action.
'I bought tickets for the function but was not even able to enter the stadium. Police suddenly blocked all the roads and closed all the entrances to the venue, and suddenly they started lathi-charging near the main gate.'
IMAGES from Day 1 of the 1st Test between England and India at Headingley in Leeds on Friday
David, the current chairman of selectors for Indian women's team, enters the ICC Hall of Fame a year after the induction of former captain Diana Edulji.
Sri Lanka was unable to progress to the Super 8s stage, finishing third in Group D behind South Africa and Bangladesh, who advanced.
He is the ninth bowler and fifth spinner to complete the feat in Tests.
There is Ravindra Jadeja, whose superior batting becomes a huge factor in SENA countries but against England's 'Bazballers', Kuldeep Yadav's versatility could complement pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah better if India harbour any hopes of picking 20 wickets.
Dharambir and Pranav Soorma scripted history as they won the gold and silver medal respectively in men's club throw - F51 final, at the Paralympics.
Dinesh Karthik may have spent his career in M S Dhoni's shadow, but his contributions to Indian cricket, especially in the IPL, deserve a legacy all his own, asserts Sudhir Bisht.
CA's head of scheduling Peter Roach acknowledged said they are not averse to idea of hosting on tri-series ODI, involving India and Pakistan, like it happened back in 1999-2000 season, though he admitted that it will be difficult to squeeze in a series in an already choc-a-bloc calendar.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the youngest player to feature in the IPL as he turned out for Rajasthan Royals against Lucknow Super Giants in Jaipur.
Despite sustaining a left leg injury during a club match in Bengaluru last week, Dravid was determined to be present.
The photo was deemed offensive and in breach of ECB directive 3.3, about "acts or omission prejudicial to the interests of cricket or which may bring cricket/cricketers into disrepute".
The most powerful man in world cricket today himself retrieved the ball from amidst the seats and threw it back onto the field. It was then that everyone realised Jay Shah is a left-hander.
The ticket prices for the Lord's Test involving India and England next summer have been increased again despite a tepid response from the fans for the game against Sri Lanka this season.
Thakur also claimed a hat-trick in the match against Meghalaya, in a bid to prove his form and fitness for a national team comeback, with his last appearance being at the 2023 ODI World Cup.
The 38-year-old made his international debut in 2010 in an ODI against Australia in Visakhapatnam and his last India game was also a 50-over match, against Bangladesh in 2022.
Shreevats Goswami alleged that a match in the Cricket Association of Bengal's first division league seemed fixed from the manner in which some dismissals took place during the game.
Harry Singh's father, R P Singh Senior, played two ODIs for India in the 1980s.
Hampshire became the first county championship club to be owned by an overseas franchise.
Dhammika Niroshana died on Wednesday at the age of 41
Nathan Lyon is the eighth bowler to take 500 Test wickets.
Kohli reached the landmark in just 287 innings, shattering Sachin Tendulkar's previous record of 350 innings.
It was amazing to see how he used to hoodwink batsmen with subtle changes in flight, loop and deliver his doomsday ball -- the dangerous armer.
An illuminating conversation with Chandu Borde, 90, one of India's finest cricketers in the 1960s.
More than the numbers, it was the swagger. The intent. The ease with which he handled the pressure. Vaibhav didn't look like a passenger in the IPL -- he looked like he belonged.
'You have to think positive and play positively only then you will get a positive result.'
Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant was spotted soaking in the football fever at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadium in Kolkata on Monday.
Sri Lankan batter Dimuth Karunaratne is set to retire from international cricket after playing his 100th Test -- the second and final Test against Australia, starting in Galle on Thursday.
'We were the best team in Asia at one point. Today, we are barely in the reckoning for the Davis Cup.' 'Players now, especially this decade, lack perseverance.'
Dasun Shanaka found himself in trouble after he allegedly faked concussion to skip a domestic match and play for Dubai Capitals in the ILT20.
Indian cricket captain Rohit Sharma achieved a special feat on Thursday when he became the fifth Indian skipper to score 5000 runs while leading the team across all formats (Test, ODI, and T20I).
In a display of raw power and audacious stroke play, Rajasthan Royals' 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi tore into the Gujarat Titans bowling attack with a scintillating knock during which multiple records fell by the wayside in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Monday.
The report said that the expansion to 10 teams would happen in the next five years and "the likeliest locations are the south-west, in Bristol and Taunton, and the north-east, at Durham".
Serie A might consider India as a potential host for the Italian Super Cup
Cricket and the Olympics made for strange bedfellows when the sport featured in its roster for the first and only time in the 1900 edition of the games in Paris.
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