Images from Day 3 of the second Test between India and South Africa, in Pune.
Former pacer Ajit Agarkar says someone like Ravichandran Ashwin not making it to the India's playing eleven in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy, speaks volumes about the strength of the bowling attack of the defending champions.
A summary of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Wednesday.
Why Danone, Philips, and to an extent Nestl and P&G remain under stress in India is a subject perhaps worthy of a business school case study, says Shailesh Dobhal.
India coach Ravi Shastri is happy that his team responded magnificently after he sought accountability post back-to-back defeat in the first two Tests.
Virat Kohli is considered a dangerous batsman by most teams around the world but captaincy can make him even more lethal, something opposition captain Mushfiqur Rahim fears. Asked about Mushfiqur's comments, the Indian captain did not have much to say.
Australia were on 103 for 2 in the second innings, a lead of 197 runs, at the close of play on the third day of the third Test against India, in Sydney, on Saturday.
Dhoni's unbeaten knock of 56 runs against Windies had Twitter applauding his gutsy effort.
Ashwin came in at number eight and showed everyone how to bat on a deteriorating surface with an excellent century
Amit Panghal displayed soldier's grit to stun the reigning Olympic champion for India's only boxing gold while two 50-plus bridge players proved that age is just a number with top finishes as the country achieved its best-ever medal haul at the Asian Games, in Jakarta, on Saturday. India equalled its best gold medal haul by touching 15, something that last happened back in 1951, as the overall tally surpassed the 65 in Guangzhou by three this time.
India are the overwhelming favourites to win the tournament for a record seventh time while Bangladesh will be hoping to be third-time lucky in a summit clash.
Images from Day 1 of the second Test between India and New Zealand in Kolkata, on Friday.
Kohli's decision didn't work as the spin duo failed to contain Proteas
Virat Kohli and Indian cricket remained an enduring love story and Sourav Ganguly held out promise for a path-breaking reign off the field in a year during which the country finally embraced pink ball Tests. There were the heartbreaks, the biggest one being a World Cup semi-final exit, and not to forget the anxious wait on what Mahendra Singh Dhoni might do next after being on a sabbatical for half the year.
Photos of the Day 3 of the second Test between India and England, being played at Lord's
Sourav Ganguly praised Parthiv Patel after the latter announced his retirement
The big question is of bench strength and chances for the likes of KL Rahul, Dinesh Karthik and Umesh Yadav.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni's batting position will be under spotlight as India aim to go for the kill against a gutsy New Zealand in the third T20 International despite weather threatening to play spoilsport.
The batting legend enjoyed a great career for 17 years. He is best-known for being a fearless opener against the mighty West Indian bowling attack that included Michael Holding, Joel Garner and the likes.
The batting legend enjoyed a great career for 17 years. He is best-known for being a fearless opener against the mighty West Indian bowling attack that included Michael Holding, Joel Garner and the likes.
India spinners once again held centre-stage as the hosts produced a clinical performance to cruise to a comfortable eight-wicket victory on the fourth day of the third cricket Test and take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.
The Indian men's cricket team has disappointed with their spineless performance in the last three weeks but the women counterparts showed steely temperament as they made a remarkable comeback into Test fold, beating England eves by six wickets in London on Saturday.
It was a fitting farewell for Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara who pulled the curtains on their T20 careers with a memorable triumph at the ICC World T20 and their teammates today dedicated it to the two retiring legends of Sri Lankan cricket.
Indian skipper Virat Kohli is the quintessential modern cricketer.
Professionalism will be pitted against passion when defending champions India square off with Bangladesh in the second semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy, in Birmingham on Thursday.
Team India may have been struggling to get going on pacey and bouncy South African pitches, but ask out-of-favour India opener Gautam Gambhir and he would tell you that Indian team has the potential to beat the very best.
New Zealand batsmen showed clinical efficiency in a tricky chase to spoil Virat Kohli's milestone match with a comfortable six-wicket victory over India in the opening One-Day International, in Mumbai on Sunday.
It was the first time in the history of Indian cricket that three players -- Ashwin, Jadeja and Jayant -- batting at No 7 or below have scored a half-century each in the same innings.
'The crowd, the pink ball, floodlights everything was new to us. It all added to the pressure'.
Cheteshwar Pujara said that although England bowled a "negative" line during his partnership with skipper Virat Kohli, his team showed a lot of character and would be looking to take 75-100 runs lead in the first innings of the third Test in Mohali.
Images from Day 1 in the fourth Test between India and South Africa, at New Delhi, on Thursday.
Images from the T20 World Cup Super 12s match between Pakistan and Scotland, in Sharjah, on Sunday.
The hijab is never an obstacle, says the 23-yr-old achiever from Kerala.
Veteran wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha and young opener Prithvi Shaw are unlikely to be picked for the remaining Tests in Australia as India look to ring in wholesale changes after the batting debacle in Adelaide.
Asked what can be learnt from the Indian pacers, Mominul's one-word answer was "Everything".
Statistical highlights from the second day's play of the first Test between India and Sri Lanka.
Paceman Bhuvneshwar Kumar scalped four wickets as India hit back with two late strikes to wrest the initiative on Day 2 of the second Test against England despite Gary Ballance's gutsy century at Lord's, on Friday.
Mumbai get the money-spinning tournament rolling in Chennai on Friday, just four months after claiming their second successive title, with a match against Royal Challengers Bangalore, led by India captain Virat Kohli.
India's spinners were thwarted by a splendid display of ultra-defensive batting by England before the hosts took control dismissing rival skipper Alastair Cook on an engrossing fourth day of the second Test in Visakhapatnam.
'It is the ability to fight back.' 'Obviously, you need skill to win a game of cricket, but the biggest thing is the resilience and the conviction to bounce back and the conviction to go and win abroad or anywhere.' 'I think that conviction is what stands out.'
