Struggling opener Wasim Jaffer is all set to give way to either Harbhajan Singh or Dinesh Karthik in the Indian team for the crucial fourth and final cricket Test against Australia beginning in Adelaide on Thursday.
Images from the Indian Premier League match played between Delhi Daredevils and Deccan Chargers at Cuttack on Sunday.
There were many memorable performances in the league stages.
Images from the IPL 2022 Playoff Eliminator match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants
Hasaranga's first two strikes changed the complexion of the game. With Markram's wicket a huge partnership was averted. Pooran's dismissal nipped a growing partnership in the bud.
Now that M Shahrukh Khan has landed a lucrative IPL contract, the Tamil Nadu all-rounder said he would not be bogged down by the price tag.
Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir slammed centuries to take India to a convincing seven-wicket victory against Sri Lanka in the fourth One-Day International at the Eden Gardens, in Kolkata on Thursday. Gambhir was unbeaten on a splendid innings of 150 to take India to 317 for three in 48.1 overs in reply to Sri Lanka's 315 for six. Dinesh Karthik finished unbeaten on 19 from 22 deliveries as India clinched the five-match series 3-1.
Indian team made one change in their side as Robin Uthappa replaced Dinesh Karthik.
The former India captain, along with Dhoni, Laxman and Karthik, inaugurated Suman Chattopadhyay's photo exhibition in London, on Tuesday.
Rohit Sharma-led squad will be hoping it has enough left in the tank to record a maiden T20 series win in New Zealand
During an Instagram chat with Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya said on a lighter note that one cup of coffee proved to very costly for him, referring to his controversial remark on TV show Koffee With Karan, which created a furore.
The Knight Riders have outplayed Rajasthan both in the home and away games this season.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni drops to the sixth place after failing with the bat.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Zaheer Khan were rested because of injuries, while Rohit Sharma was handed his international debut.
India ended Day 1 in the first Test against Bangladesh on a healthy 295 for 3 off 77 overs.
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in the final of the tri-series at the R Premadasa Stadium, in Colombo, on Monday. India, who lost to Sri Lanka by 139 runs on Saturday in the last group match, made one change bringing in youngster Virat Kohli in place of Dinesh Karthik.
The South Zone team will face the West Zone in the Duleep Trophy match at Vadodara from October 20 to 23.
The Indian team management on Wednesday confirmed that injured opener Virender Sehwag will stay back in England and continue treatment on his troublesome shoulder.
Du Plessis, Bangalore's leading scorer this season, fell short of his maiden IPL hundred once again but did not expect to wait too much longer.
Ajinkya Rahane will be aiming to get his mojo back as India, formidable even without regular skipper Virat Kohli, eye another 'Whitewash' against Sri Lanka in the three-match ODI series, starting on Sunday.
The big question for Captain Rohit Sharma and Head Coach Rahul Dravid is to where to accomodate Virat Kohli, who has struggled for runs across formats in the last couple of years.
Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje are expected to spit fire on a track that will offer steep bounce as India's top-order gears up for its toughest test in adverse conditions against a top-notch South African side in the T20 World Cup on Sunday.
New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori won the toss and elected to bowl in the third and final Test in Wellington, on Friday. For India, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who missed the last match due to injury, came back into the playing eleven to replace Dinesh Karthik.
New Zealand spinner Mitchell Santner said losing three wickets put his team under pressure and they ended up posting a below par total against India in the second One-Day International in Pune on Wednesday.
Virender Sehwag and Suresh Raina were named in the 16-member squad for the Twenty20 match against Australia, followed by the tri-series.
Chasing a daunting 678 for victory, South Zone squandered the fine start given by their openers Robin Uthappa (94) and M Vijay (63) to end the fourth and penultimate day of the Duleep Trophy final against West Zone at a precarious 232 for four in Chennai on Sunday. Still 446 runs adrift of an unlikely win, the hosts had captain and first innings centurion Subramaniam Badrinath (35 not out) and Dinesh Karthik (27 not out) at the crease at stumps.
West Zone took command of the Duleep Trophy final after scoring 459 in the first innings and then reducing South Zone to 106 for 4 by stumps on the second day of the five-day match in Chennai on Friday. Skipper Subramaniam Badrinath, who was unbeaten on 54 at stumps, holds the key to South's fortunes. Keeping him company at stumps was Dinesh Karthik on 5. Earlier, West, resuming at the overnight score of 303-5, were dismissed for 459.
The opening batsman was unbeaten on 192 as India amassed 352 for 3 on Day 1 of the second Test against Pakistan.
The world champions, having already sealed the series 4-1, fielded an unchanged side after opener Matthew Hayden failed to recover fully from his hip injury.
Players like Rohit Sharma or Dinesh Karthik who could never command more than Rs 10 to Rs 15 lakh can now hope to hit Rs 30 lakh for new deals. Bowler Sreesanth's endorsement tag has shot up from Rs 25 lakh to Rs 40 lakh.
Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said the left-hander would replace Dinesh Karthik for the semi-final match against Australia at the Twenty20 World Cup.
India's white ball players have that imposing alpha-male like presence out there in the middle even if their best player Kohli is on the wane.
The 21-year-old Uthappa, called in to replace Dinesh Karthik, scored an unbeaten 47 to lead India to a daunting target of 317 with two balls to spare.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of IPL 2024 after Game 62.
India produced a strong batting performance to post a healthy score of 254 for 3 at close on day two of the second Test.
India included young Ishant Sharma in place of Ranadeb Bose for the three-day match.
The Indians included both V V S Laxman and Yuvraj Singh, while Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly were rested for the four-day tour match.
Comeback man David Warner will be the cynosure of all eyes when last year's finalist Sunrisers Hyderabad open their campaign against two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders in the 12th Indian Premier League, in Kolkata, o
The Indian captain was involved in a world record 106-run partnership with Wasim Jaffer on Friday.
