Rahul Dravid needs time to reflect on his future with the national team even as his his two-year contract ended on Sunday.
Conversation should have been behind closed doors
Rishabh Pant, India's star batter, has finally spoken out following his contentious dismissal and the team's defeat in the third Test against New Zealand at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.
Ajinkya Rahane might have endured a wretched run with the willow but he was the "happiest man" at the Wankhede on Thursday, having led Mumbai to their 42nd Ranji Trophy title.
'...we got it from the West Indies dressing room!'
One of the six accused befriended the 20-year-old woman over Instagram months after she started attending a college in Palanpur in 2023.
India are going to be an "incredibly" dominant side for a long period of time and her visiting side can only underestimate the hosts at their own peril, Australia captain Alyssa Healy said on Wednesday, ahead of the one-off women's Test in Mumbai.
England's Ben Stokes feared it "might be the end" after he almost choked on a tablet while alone in his hotel room ahead of the Ashes.
Bengal pacer Mukesh Kumar has set his sights on a long stint with the Indian team.
KKR, the IPL winners in 2012 and 2014 under Gambhir's captaincy, became the first team the enter the playoffs this season and are currently on 19 points after nine wins.
Reeshma Nanaiah is a quintessential Kodava beauty with her deep-set almond eyes and chiselled features.
Cameras captured him looking downcast while walking back to the pavilion and later appearing close to tears in the dressing room.
Kamindu Mendis maintained his red-hot form and struck a majestic 114 to power Sri Lanka to 302/7 on the opening day of the first Test.
Iyer lost his eighth toss in 11 games but that did not a have bearing on the team's performance as KKR amassed 235 for six after being put in to bat by Lucknow Super Giants.
The 38-year-old played the day-night Test in Adelaide and picked up one wicket.
Shami has been chosen in India's white-ball rubber squad against England consisting five T20Is and three ODIs which will act as a build up to the Champions Trophy next month, where the team's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah's inclusion is subject to fitness.
As Chandika Hathurasingha is set to return for his second stint as Bangladesh coach, he cleared the air that there was no tension between him and the players.
'I put on a ghagra choli, braided my hair with a parandi, and then stuck tissue paper onto my face with glue in an effort to scar my visage.'
'Hardik is also a part of leading group. When we sit, we decide what we want to do in the game going forward and also on the field. He is always around. It's like we have a lot of captains on the ground.'
Images from Day 1 of the third Test between Australia and India in Brisbane on Saturday.
While retirement is very much a cricketer's individual call, the counter point will be if the national selectors or the BCCI feel that they need to look at the bigger picture and have only one among Rohit and Virat in the ODI set-up going forward.
Australian batter Marnus Labuschagne described wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant as the most "amusing" player in the Indian team, ahead of the upcoming five-match Test series between the fierce rivals.
What happens when Rohit Sharma asked an 11 year old to bowl to him in the nets?
IMAGES from the IPL match between KKR and LSG at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Tuesday
'Tea is something very close to us, maybe because we are from that generation, where we never say no to tea.'
Pacer Siddharth Kaul on Thursday announced his retirement from Indian cricket, saying he is open to playing in county cricket or in overseas leagues.
India's cricket team boasts a wealth of talent, with numerous players capable of taking on leadership roles. The Indian team doesn't have a designated vice-captain and assistant coach Abhishek Nayar said it does not need one.
PBKS skipper Sam Curran was a disappointed man as the team was eliminated with two games left.
With noses bloodied and pride stung from the pounding in Perth, Australia will look to hit back with the pink ball in the second Test against India at Adelaide Oval.
'I am smitten with Tokyo's eclectic mix of modern cosmopolitanism and old world Japan,' confesses Dinesh Raheja.
Gen Z is not so difficult to deal with; they are different in the way they work and communicate, explains Shruti Swaroop, founder of Embrace Consulting and co-founder of International Inclusion Alliance.
'I wanted people to know me for who I am, because a lot of times, Ashwin's picking up a wicket and Virat Kohli is all over the place.'
'He's just jumping about, and people very often tend to believe that Ashwin's the one that's absolutely serious and Virat's the one that's having all the fun.'
Job is far from done for Mumbai against Vidarbha, says Shams Mulani
'I don't think the target was a lot. It was just 10 over-par. We bowled well in patches. Just made a few mistakes.'
Young Indian players showed immense fortitude to tide over the absence of stars like Virat Kohli and Mohammed Shami to out-punch England 4-1 in the Test series, and head coach Rahul Dravid lauded them for delivering in crunch situations.
All-weather Jasprit Bumrah's ability to get reverse swing leaves Joe Root, Paras Mhambrey gushing
Boland credited his intense rehabilitation for getting him back in the national reckoning.
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Kolkata Knight Riders medium pacer Ramandeep Singh was fined 20 per cent of his match fees for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during the match against Mumbai Indians at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday.
'I do feel there's a bit of punch left in me as a cricketer, but I would like to ... showcase that in club level cricket.'
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