Team India needs to ensure that the frequent middle-order collapses are not repeated in the showpiece event.
'It turned out to be a special day. I have never thought about taking five wickets. I just wanted the team to win which is more important.'
After Shah's statement about holding Asia Cup at a neutral venue, PCB issued a statement saying, "The overall impact of such statements has the potential to split the Asian and international cricketing communities and can impact Pakistan's visit to India for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 and future ICC Events in India in the 2024-2031 cycle."
During the course of his match-winning hundred against Sri Lanka in Sydney, Phillips crouched at the non-striker's end like a sprinter on the starting blocks, and ran hard between the wickets.
'It'll test us out, no doubt, against a good Indian outfit .... They beat us out here last time and they're a very good side'
Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey said India can win a World Cup medal this time after a hiatus of 48 years but for that the home side needs to make use of penalty corners.
Former captain Sourav Ganguly believes India will win the upcoming five-match ODI series against Australia but said that a 5-0 whitewash is unlikely against the visitors.
'We are pretty comfortable as a side and any combination that we go in with.'
IMAGES from Day 3 of the 2nd Test at Perth on Monday
Board of Control for Cricket in India president N Srinivasan, on Monday, denied having made any statement about top cricket teams not being able to beat India on home soil.
Learning from playing in Sri Lanka, Pakistan will help us in India, says Cummins
A commanding India dished out a superb show of attacking hockey to outplay a tricky Spain 2-0 in their FIH men's World Cup campaign opener in Rourkela on Friday.
Skipper Rohit Sharma will look to feast on a Zimbabwe bowling attack in his bid to play an innings that is long overdue in a must-win game of the T20 World Cup match in Melbourne on Sunday.
'We're excited about Rohit coming back. Spoke to him yesterday, he's waiting to join the team.'
Captain Mithali Raj believes the Indian women's team are more than capable of winning the upcoming ODI World Cup.
India will meet England in the final of the ICC Women's World Cup on Sunday at Lords.
The five-times World Cup winners face the tournament hosts to decide who will meet the winner of the first semi-final between India and New Zealand in Manchester on Tuesday.
Former opener Gautam Gambhir picked India as the firm favourites for the upcoming Test series against England. He believes India will register an emphatic 3-0 or 3-1 victory in the four-Test series, starting in Chennai on February 5.
World No.1 Australia scored all their goals from penalty corners through Jeremy Hayward (4th minute), Blake Govers (19th) and skipper Aran Zalewski (37th) at the Kalinga Stadium.
A global title may be eluding India for a decade now, but former captain Sourav Ganguly said on Thursday that there is no need to press panic button while placing the onus on batters to win the World Cup at home.
Australia will beat India in T20 World Cup final: Ponting
He made just 12 before he was trapped leg before wicket by pace bowler Nuwan Kulasekara.
India captain Virat Kohli feels his team will be a tougher prospect for England than Australia, promising they will play "fearless cricket" on their coming tour.
Reid submitted his resignation to Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey, a day after the conclusion of the World Cup in Bhubaneswar
Sri Lanka coach Chris Silverwood was disappointed by his team's meek outing in the Asia Cup final but said it was a timely wake up call for his side ahead of the ODI World Cup next month.
New Zealand are coming into the match well-prepared, following their 1-0 series-win over hosts England but for Paine, it won't count for much as he believes the win came against a depleted home side.
India lead Group 2 with two wins in as many games while South Africa are second with three points
'Mahendra Singh Dhoni has at his disposal a range of multi-skilled players who possess the ability to turn the game around at the flick of a switch.'
India clubbed with Egypt, Switzerland, Jamaica in inaugural Men's Hockey5s World Cup
Ravi Shastri said that it was a touching moment for him to get bestowed with the Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award.
The Indians were undone by a horrendous stopwatch faux pas by technical officials in the shoot-out against Australia
This is Ravichandran Ashwin's sixth stint at the top of the rankings. He first became number one in December 2015.
Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul Haq has placed his money on India to prevail over Australia.
The sixth seeds needed a little over an hour to overcome the unseeded pairing of Roman Safiullin of Russia and Kazakhstan's Andrey Golubev 6-3, 6-3 in a second round match.
Australia wicketkeeper Matthew Wade, on Sunday, said his side will look to beat an aggressive Indian team in the third cricket Test 'on skill'.
India can inch towards regaining the top spot by narrowing the gap with current numero uno England in the ICC rankings if they manage to beat Australia in the four-Test series starting on Monday.
AB de Villiers revealed that his young son accidentally kicked him in the eye, leading to a decline in vision.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be put through the wringer when the four-Test series starts in Adelaide.
'The great thing about success in Australia is that it does not come easily. As a professional sportsperson, you know that when you win the hard way, you command respect.'
Ahead of the third Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Sourav Ganguly gave his prediction for the final two Tests between a confident India and a struggling Australian side.
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