Graeme Smith stroked a fluent 13th Test century to keep South Africa on top in the third and final Test against West Indies on Thursday.
An Iran Air flight carrying Indian pilgrims stranded in coronavirus-hit Iran landed at the airport in Mumbai on Friday afternoon, an official said.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) ended the confusion over the status of West Indies' tour of India by categorically stating that the series has been called off, despite the WICB claiming that it has not yet done so.
After planning to introduce central contracts for India's women's cricketers, the Board of Control for Cricket in India is all set to give green light to the likes of Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami to play in tournaments abroad like the Women's Big Bash League in Australia and the Women's Super League in England.
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West Indies left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican celebrated his test debut by capturing four wickets on the opening day of the second test against Sri Lanka at the P Sara Oval on Thursday.
England scored a face-saving three-wicket victory in their concluding match of the Champions Trophy.
BCCI has reacted sharply to the Committee of Administrators red-flagging a proposed Day/Night Test match against the West Indies in October despite positive feedback from national chief coach Ravi Shastri.
The left-arm spinner picked three wickets as the Windies stumbled to 241 for 6 on the third day of the first Test against Zimbabwe.
The West Indies were 74 for 3, still trailing Pakistan by 205 runs, at the close of the third day in the first Test on Monday.
Images from India's practice session at the Eden Gardens.
The West Indies, set 269 for victory, cruised to 270 for seven in 43.4 overs to post their first win in the series.
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Pakistan made 39 for one after pacer Umar Gul took five for 65 to help skittle out West Indies for 206 on day one of the first Test.
With bad light robbing off one-hour and nine minutes of play on the second day of the second cricket Test at the Eden Gardens, in Kolkata, on Tuesday, both Indian and West Indian cricketers have vouched for the use of floodlights in the longer version of the game if necessary.
A full-strength Indian team on Friday underwent a strenuous training session under the watchful eyes of coach Duncan Fletcher ahead of their first Test against the West Indies.
Light rain and overcast conditions have delayed the start of the first Test between India and England at Lord's. A slight drizzle a couple of hours before the scheduled start of play on Thursday, followed by dark sky caused the delay.
India meet the West Indies on September 14, as per the tentative itinerary for Singapore-Malaysia tournament.
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Uncertainty continues to reign over medium-pacer Munaf Patel's availability for the first Test against West Indies at Sabina Park starting on Monday.
Senior cricketers Yuvraj Singh, Gautam Gambhir and Suresh Raina will lead India Red, India Blue and India Green teams respectively in the Duleep Trophy to be played at Greater Noida International Cricket Stadium from August 23 to September 14. The four-day tournament will be played for the first time with pink ball and under lights.
The dew was a factor at the Eden Gardens during ODI games under floodlights, something Tendulkar is apprehensive about.
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Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni led from the front, scoring his first century in 21 months to help India put up a huge 631 for seven (declared) on day two of the second Test against the West Indies at Eden Gardens.
The International Cricket Council said that certain comments and actions by some of the West Indies players after clinching the World T20 were "inappropriate, disrespectful and brought the event into disrepute". After clinching the World T20 on April 4 following a thrilling last-over win over England in the finals, West Indies skipper Darren Sammy had launched a scathing attack on West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) in an emotional speech at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The ICC, which held its second meeting this year at the ICC Headquarters in Dubai on Sunday, said: "The Board considered the behaviour of some of the West Indies players in the immediate aftermath of the final, and unanimously agreed that certain comments and actions were inappropriate, disrespectful and brought the event into disrepute. "The Board acknowledged an apology by the WICB but was disappointed to note that such behaviour had detracted from the success of what was otherwise a magnificent tournament and final," it added.
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Cricket South Africa could lose massive amounts in revenue if India's tour to the country later this year gets shortened, as the BCCI now wants a mere two Tests, three ODIs and two Twenty20 matches, instead of the seven ODIs and three Tests.
Only the top ten teams will be taking part in this World Cup and they all will play each other in a round-robin format before the semi-finals stage.
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Captain Virat Kohli roared back to form with a scintillating unbeaten 83 as India further consolidated their position with whopping overall lead of 403 runs at stumps on Day 3 of the fourth and final Test against South Africa at the Feroz Shah Kotla, in Delhi, on Saturday.
Images from Day 1 of the first Test match between England and Pakistan in Manchester, on Wednesday.
Chasing a target of 281, the West Indies, who looked to be in deep trouble at 55 for three when Ishant Sharma dismissed Adrian Barath (27), were 202 for 7 from 71.3 overs when bad light forced an early end to the match.
India had made 23 without loss in their second innings when play was stopped because of rain and bad light on third day of the second cricket Test against West Indies in Bridgetown on Thursday. Earlier, West Indies were bowled out for 190 in their first innings, with Ishant Sharma taking a career-best six for 55.
Head coach Ottis Gibson believes that the West Indies batsmen can accomplish the mission of beating India and staying in contention for the series during the Second Test.
Discussions over whether Australia will host England in a first day-night Ashes cricket Test next year are taking place but nothing has been decided yet, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Thursday. England head Down Under next November for the 2017-18 series and local media reported on Thursday that the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) had agreed in principle to play one of the matches under lights.
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