The ever-milling modern-day sport does not allow extended celebrations and India, in the immediate aftermath of their T20I series triumph, will have to hit game-mode and treat the fifth match against Australia in Bengaluru on Sunday as a workshop to fit two key pieces in their grooves ahead of an exacting assignment.
And one Saturday evening, under the Mumbai night sky, next to the Arabian Sea, with the 'God of Cricket' in attendance, Mumbai Indians were done in by the brilliance and resilience of Punjab Kings.
'...He kept bowling to his strength and we kept falling to his strength.'
The heat gets to Kriti... Sunny promotes her show...Ileana is a beach girl...
Mitchell Marsh and Marcus Stoinis will miss the T20 tour of India with 'low level' injuries.
Steve Smith will lead Australia in the fourth and final Test against India as regular captain Pat Cummins remains with his unwell mother back home.
Both Prasidh and Avesh Khan lack variety and innovation as they keep pitching the ball at the same length. Both bowl in late 130s or early 140s but consistently pitch it back of the length and the nature of Indian tracks make it a cannon fodder for batters.
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday visited the Akshardham temple here with his wife Akshata Murty and said it is not only a place of worship but also a landmark that portrays India's values.
India aim to seal series as Tilak Varma looks for quality batting time
'We were prepared, we knew that dew was going to play a huge role.'
India's young bowling unit will have to push behind the timid show in the series opener and find its flow against a forceful Australian batting line-up in the second T20 in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday.
Devdutt Padikkal, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shimron Hetmyer starred in the Royals chase.
Delhi Capitals will expect a more purposeful approach from its Indian batting unit as it plays for pride against Punjab Kings.
Priyanka takes a nap... Elli dances...
Titans look to forget Rinku Singh's onslaught against Punjab Kings
IMAGES from the 4th ODI played between Australia and South Africa in Pretoria on Friday.
Both Punjab Kings openers were handed lifelines by the Rajasthan Royals in Guwahati on Wednesday.
Deepika messes up her hair... Yami goes Kashmiri ... Vaani takes a coffee break...
Deepika goes orange... Shraddha likes her coffee... Manushi flies away...
Just how did Bollywood celebs wrap up their week? They attended the HT Style Awards on Friday, July 15.
Bollywood actresses are making temperatures soar even higher with their bikini pictures on Instagram!
Kriti jets off to Jordan... Ileana is at peace... Pranutan is on a vacation...
A six-minute standing ovation at the end of the screening and a surprise Palme d'Or left Tom with glistening eyes.
Delhi Capitals captain David Warner rued his side's poor batting approach after they were knocked out of IPL play-offs contention following a 31-run defeat to Punjab Kings, in Delhi, on Saturday.
Mohammed Siraj turned in his best figures in the IPL as he guided Royal Challengers Bangalore to a 24-run win over Punjab Kings.
Multiple Olympic and world champion Mo Farah said his elite track career could be over after he finished runner-up in the London 10,000 on Monday on his return to action.
The game on Friday had enough positives for India, mainly the performance of Mohammad Shami and Suryakumar Yadav, but few questions still need to be answered ahead of the World Cup, beginning October 5.
The first ever Bollywood Hungama Style Icons awards were held in Mumbai on March 24, and Bollywood's glamour stars looked gorgeous as they walked down the purple carpet.
Karisma plays with red... Is Urvashi heartbroken?... Sunny's having fun...
Take a look at these pix and you'll know why Instagram SIZZLES!
Kareena is 'waiting'... Sid spends time on the beach.
How the IPL teams have shaped up after the auction.
The Varun Dhawan-Kriti Sanon starrer, Bhediya, has released to good reviews.
'This is the one thing I've always wanted, to make finals at a World Cup and after two times of getting huge disappointment, honestly I can't believe it.'
Elli's hair care day... Shama promotes a song... Puja shoots in Kashmir...
Patralekhaa gets a new hairstyle... Karisma loves biryani... Ashwiny shoots....
Rahul Dravid noted that the win was a landmark moment for women's cricket.
A revealing excerpt from Mani Shankar Aiyar's fascinating new book, The Rajiv I Knew.
Skipper Rohit Sharma would fancy a perfect culmination to Indian team's World Cup preparations as hosts eye a rare clean sweep of Australia in the third and final ODI in Rajkot on Wednesday.
