Shivendra Singh scored twice as India defeated Canada 3-1 to further extend their lead to 5-0 in the seven-match hockey Test series at Tamanawis Park in Surrey, Canada, on Friday.
Leg-spinner Yasir Shah marks his return to the national men's team as Pakistan on Wednesday announced an 18-member squad for next month's two-match Test series against Sri Lanka.
Harbhajan Singh was part of two World Cup winning teams -- 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2011 ODI World Cup.
The Indian women's hockey team got off to a winning start in the four-Test series against Canada, beating the hosts 3-2 in the first match at Tamanawis Park, Surrey, on Wednesday.
England bowler Mark Wood will have ankle surgery and is set to miss the tour of India that starts next month, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Sunday.
Sandeep Singh continued his rampaging form to score twice as India beat Canada 3-1 to take take an unassailable 4-0 lead in the seven-match hockey Test series at Tamanawis Park, Surrey, Canada, on Sunday.
Sachin Tendulkar on Monday inaugurated the 'India Room' in the new stand at The Oval cricket stadium in London.
Sam's brother, Tom, has been drafted into England's squad for the World Cup. In addition, Surrey's left-arm seamer Reece Topley has been added as a travelling reserve. Topley will join the England party in due course
England have recalled batsman Kevin Pietersen and rested their senior fast bowler James Anderson for a four-week tour of India next month including five One-day internationals and a Twenty20 international.
India 'A bowlers found it tough to contain the West Indies 'A' batsmen and the Caribbean men rode on skipper Devon Smith's resolute hundred to force a draw in the four-day match between the two sides in Surrey.
'The calendars are incredibly packed, and particularly this year after COVID, Boards from around the world and trying to get as many competitions and as many Test matches in as possible'
Former India wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik believes the time is ripe for Ravichandran Ashwin to make his first appearance of the series in he fourth Test at The Kia Oval, commencing Thursday.
New Delhi has taken up the matter with Toronto through diplomatic channels and got a positive response, sources said in New Delhi. Gandhi's assassins Beant Singh and Satwant Singh were eulogised at the rally taken out by some members of the Indian community in Canada.
Pope took part in the team's training sessions here over the past two days after the end of the quarantine period.
Opener Prithvi Shaw and Mayank Agarwal took a second string Leicestershire attack to the cleaners as India 'A' piled up a mammoth 458 for four to win the second warm-up game by a massive 281 runs.
It is learnt that the Indian captain's sole focus is on the five Test series against England and he is likely to miss the one-off Test against Afghanistan starting June 14 as he will be busy with his county stint.
Mayank Agarwal's fight to reclaim his place in Indian Test eleven starts on Tuesday when he walks out to open in a three-day game against County Select XI, starting in Durham on Tuesday as best friend KL Rahul gears up to keep wickets in Rishabh Pant's absence.
Sri Lankans Wanindu Hasaranga and Dushmantha Chameera were included in the Royal Challengers Bangalore squad for the second leg of the IPL in UAE, starting next month.
The three-day match against Surrey was abandoned without a ball being bowled on the final day.
Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara will retire from first-class cricket in September at the end of England's county championship season.
India's skipper missed out on what would have been his 99th Test on the morning of the second match of the series against South Africa in Johannesburg, adding to an intriguing drama that is unfolding around him on an almost daily basis now.
South African Graham Ford will take over as the chief coach of the Sri Lankan cricket team for his second stint replacing Marvan Atapattu, who had stepped down five months back. Ford is expected to join the side in February before the three-match T20 International series against India. The news was announced in Surrey county's website as they confirmed their current coach Ford's decision to leave for international assignment. Ford had earlier coached Sri Lanka for two years starting from 2012.
England captain Joe Root confirmed that rookie batsman Ollie Pope will make his debut against India in the second Test starting at Lord's on Thursday.
The IPL franchises may have turned him down but Team India's Test specialist Hanuma Vihari is all set to prepare for the six-match Test series in England later this year by competing for English county side Warwickshire.
The 25-year-old, who represents Surrey in English county cricket, said he wants to pursue other opportunities and is contemplating a career in law.
Jimmy Anderson showed he remains a deadly proposition in English conditions, taking 5-20, as England bowled out India for a miserly 107 on the second day of the second Test at Lord's, on Friday.
Choosing between a third spinner and an extra batsman will be the topic of discussion when the three-member national selection panel decides on the Indian squad for the ICC Champions Trophy, starting June 1 in England.
'The trick is that in England you've to get people on the front foot, because the wicket's slightly slow, so as soon as you're slightly short, you get murdered around the ground. Why Yasir did really well for Pakistan is that he bowled quick leg spin...didn't allow batsmen to go on the backfoot'
Olympic Association is yet to get an official confirmation about shooting being scrapped from the programme of 2022 Commonwealth Games but said it will ask the organisers to reconsider its decision.
Former pace spearhead Zaheer Khan feels the month-long preparatory time for the Indian players ahead of the tough five-Test series against hosts England this summer will be sufficient to get used to the weather conditions there.
England's selectors are acutely aware of the impact on players of bio-secure bubbles and with a demanding year ahead, are making sure they protect their key performers.
Antrix, ISRO's commercial arm, is eyeing 10% of the $357 billion global market.
Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli knows how to engage his fans.
England named all-rounder Chris Woakes and batsman Ollie Pope on Tuesday in their squad for the final Test against India which will be Alastair Cook's last international appearance.
'At least 7 to 8 players, who are all Test team specialists will have to be in England in June'
Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews said an inspirational net session with the legendary Kumar Sangakkara played a key role.
Surrey said the research confirmed that residents in countries that have been under terrorist attack worried more about a possible recurrence.
This would be the 44th flight of the PSLV and the third launch by ISRO this year.
Ollie Pope was in awe of Kohli's batting technique
Jonny Bairstow was selected to play as a specialist batsman in England's fourth Test against India even though he fractured a finger while keeping wicket in the third-Test loss.
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