In scoring 124 not out on Day 1 of the fourth Test against Australia, Sachin Tendulkar extended his record for most Test hundreds to 39, and 23 on foreign soil. Having already registered 41 centuries in ODIs, he becames the first batsman to post 80 international centuries 39 hundreds in Tests and 41 in limited-overs internationals.
Irfan Pathan reached his maiden Test hundred on Sunday in style - hitting Danish Kaneria for a six to move from 96 to 102. He, in the course, became only the seventh Indian to reach the three-figure mark with a six.
Ajinkya Rahane steered clear of the controversy surrounding domestic stalwart and his former Mumbai teammate Wasim Jaffer
The Mohammad Kaif-led Indian side is high on confidence as they take on South Africa in a four-day match.
India will experiment with different field settings to compensate for their bowling deficiencies at the Twenty20 World Cup, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said.
A newspaper report said the Team India coach wanted Ajit Agarkar instead.
"Irfan Pathan and Yuvraj Singh are not 100 per cent fit, so we have kept a backup for them in the next two games," chairman of selectors Dilip Vengsarkar informed in Mumbai on Monday.
The Mahmudullah-led Bangladesh defeated India in the series opener last week
The Indian selectors will face a huge dilemma when they sit down on Sunday to select the Indian squad for the Test series against Australia, starting later this month.
Veteran Sachin Tendulkar was recalled while paceman Praveen Kumar and spinner Rahul Sharma were also included in India's 17-member squad for the next month's tri-series in Australia.
Delhi Daredevils produced a superb bowling show as they crushed Kolkata Knight riders by 52 runs in their opening Champions League Twenty20 match in Centurion on Saturday.
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni heaped praise on his bowlers and batsman Virat Kohli for the eight-wicket thrashing of Pakistan in their Super Eights match of World Twenty20 and said that a calm approach had helped his side in winning the high-voltage fixture.
Kiran Powar and Connor Williams missed centuries as Baroda won by 220 runs.
MS Dhoni in his career usually batted lower down the order and was more of a finisher.
A well compiled century from opener Gautam Gambhir and big-hitting of Suresh Raina helped India pull a thrilling five-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the third One-day International in Colombo.
This is a huge honour for Tendulkar, who retired from international cricket eight years ago in 2013
Pacer Mohammed Shami became the fastest Indian to claim 100 wickets in One-day Internationals, reaching the mark in the opening match against New Zealand in Napier.
India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has said the team had found a 'perfect' bowling all-rounder in Ravindra Jadeja, who once again produced a spirited show to help the hosts comfortably beat England by seven wickets in the third ODI in Ranchi on Saturday.
Statistical highlights of the IPL match between Chennai Super Kings and Deccan Chargers Visakahapatnam on Saturday.
Harbhajan Singh lashed out at Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for speaking of hatred in his UN General Assembly speech.
Delhi Daredevils today launched its new official song Munday Dilli Ke to herald the upcoming season of the India Premier League, that kicks off on April 4.
In recent times, Kedar Jadhav has been the most under-utilised cricketer, which has led to varied opinions as to whether he is an ideal fit in India's ODI team combination despite averaging 42 plus in 69 games. Jadhav, who had sustained a hamstring injury in the past, bowled only 24 overs in his last 13 ODI games which is even less than two overs per game. Worse is that he hasn't got a single wicket and in four of these games, he wasn't even asked to bowl.
Left-arm seamer Gagandeep Singh reca five-wicket haul as Baroda dismissed Karnataka for 284 in their first innings and then reached 115-4 to take an overall lead of 237 on the penultimate day of their Ranji Trophy encounter.
'Yes, there have not been any express fast bowlers that are coming from the MRF Pace Foundation that we used to have back in the years.' 'But that's not going to happen anymore. Now, in the next few years, you are gonna see a lot of really good fast bowlers coming out from the MRF Pace Foundation again.'
'Congratulations on an excellent campaign @sunrisers. You took your supporters on a roller coaster but you produced a lot of joy.'
India's senior batsman and opener, Virender Sehwag's finger injury and a suitable bowling combination for the team are two major concerns for India ahead of their opening ICC World Twenty20 Super Eight Game against Australia on Friday.
Having made a strong comeback in their previous encounter, India would look to carry forward the winning momentum and seal the series when they take on gritty Sri Lanka in the fourth and penultimate one-day international at the R Premadasa Stadium on Tuesday.
He, along with Harbhajan Singh, Irfan Pathan and Mohammad Kaif, had walked the ramp for a designer duo at the Lakme India Fashion Week.
The decision to leave out paceman Morne Morkel in the IPL Qualifier II raised a lot of eyebrows but Delhi Daredevils head coach Eric Simmons defended the strategy, saying it was aimed at finding the 'right balance' in the side.
It was a quiet birthday for India's badminton ace Saina Nehwal, who celebrated the special day in 'isolation' with her husband Parupalli Kashyap at her home in Hyderabad, on Tuesday.
Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni blasted a quickfire half-century to carry Chennai Super Kings to a thrilling six-wicket victory over Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League in Dharamsala, on Sunday. Dhoni finished off the match in style with two huge sixes off Irfan Pathan as Chennai reached 195 for four in 19.4 overs to win with two deliveries to spare and qualify for the semi-finals.
Images from Indian Premier League match between Delhi Daredevils and Kings XI Punjab played in Delhi, on Sunday.
While the team may seem 'balanced' to many, injury woes may spoil the show again for the home team, says Rajorshi Sanyal about the World Cup team
The Committee of Administrators is facing practical problems in implementing the Conflict of Interest guidelines on the day-to-day BCCI operations, CoA member Diana Edulji conceded.
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