Four-time champions and title contenders India stormed into the Super League quarter-finals of the Under-19 World Cup after thrashing minnows Ireland by a whopping 174 runs in a league game.
Several members of the Indian cricket team including the stand-in captain Hardik Pandya on Wednesday began training at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, on Friday, but all eyes were on the wrist-spinning duo, who have to battle it out with Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar for a place in the Playing XI.
Twitterati insisted that Rohit Sharma should lead India in the ICC Men's cricket World Cup.
The legendary Muttiah Muralitharan opened up on the Indian team ahead of this year's ODI World Cup.
World Cup-bound Kedar Jadhav is virtually ruled out of the remainder of the Indian Premier League Season-12 after hurting his left shoulder while fielding during Chennai Super Kings's match against Kings XI Punjab, in Mohali, on Sunday.
The match between the Rest of World and Asian XI has been postponed to April due to unavailability of the best players from different countries.
Gautam Gambhir backed the struggling KL Rahul, stating that every player goes through a lean patch and Rahul shouldn't be singled out.
'As of now, he has been officially ruled out of this T20 series of South Africa for these two games. He has gone to the NCA and we are waiting for the official confirmation on the next steps.'
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Yet to get a game in the tournament, Rahane could find himself playing at his home ground in Mumbai if Yuvraj doesn't recover fully in time for the last-four game on March 31.
The England batsman won the Emerging Player and the ODI Player of the Year at the ICC awards.
Australia great Ricky Ponting has weighed in on the David Warner selection debate and thinks Australia should stick with the opener.
Newly appointed Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Shahryar Khan wants cricketing "powerhouse" India to encourage "democracy" in the functioning of the ICC after being forced to let BCCI have the control of the governing body along with England and Australia.
McGrath dismissed Lara to surpass Courtney Walsh's record of 519 Test wickets.
England batsman Kevin Pietersen has a "minor" strain of his right hamstring, team coach John Wright said on Saturday.
Former Team India wicket-keeper Parthiv Patel believes India skipper Virat Kohli is absolutely sure about the combination he wants to go with for the upcoming ICC T20 Men's World Cup
The Sri Lankan team, which arrived hours after a delegation of its security experts had checked in, was taken directly from the old Karachi airport tarmac to the VIP lounge amid heavy security.
All that's transpired on and off the cricket pitch on Wednesday.
The BCCI is set to try out the 'Super Sub' rule in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament next month.
'I believe that God has sent him in this world to just bat.' 'He only has to bat and the rest will follow for him.'
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Warner was dropped from the playing XI by his IPL franchise SunRisers Hyderabad and there were some who questioned his selection in the Australian line-up.
Images from the World Cup final between England and New Zealand, at Lord's on Sunday.
Five India players who were infected with COVID-19, including skipper Yash Dhull, have recovered and are available for the Under-19 World Cup quarter-final against Bangladesh.
The two were recalled to Australia's team for the 2019 World Cup, starting in England and Wales from May 30.
Suryakumar Yadav received high praise from the great Ricky Ponting, who compared the batter with AB de Villiers, saying the Indian possesses a 360 degree game like the South African genius.
A stunning hat-trick from Josh Hazlewood was not enough for Australia, as Darren Sammy led from the front with an unbeaten half-century to fashion a morale-boosting three-wicket win in a World Twenty20 warm-up match at Eden Gardens.
New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum batted with freedom in the nets on Wednesday and should be fit to play Sunday's ICC World Cup clash against Afghanistan.
Kohli has so far led India in three ICC events -- the 2017 Champions Trophy, the 2019 50-over World Cup and the recently completed inaugural edition of the World Test Championship (WTC). In all these events, India managed to reach the closing stages, but the trophy eluded the team.
Mohammed Shami will be needed on a dry Motera surface, which might be conducive for reverse swing.
Senior New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor said India has set the bar really high and considering their bench strength, it will be an extremely tough battle for his team during the upcoming ICC World Test Championship final, in Southampton from June 18.
Raina feels the left-handed Rishabh Pant could be the X factor for India alongside Hardik Pandya
There has been a lot of talk going around KL Rahul's poor form and ahead of the third Test, former India coach Ravi Shastri opened up on Rahul's struggles.
Women's IPL set to take place in March with 5 teams
The five teams -- Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, RCB, Gujarat Giants and UP Warriorz -- will be bidding for 90 players in a list of 409.
Australian cricketer Glenn Maxwell celebrated Holi, the festival of colours, ahead of their match against Pakistan in the ICC World Twenty20 on Friday.
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