India crushed New Zealand by eight wickets in the fifth and final One-Day International, to complete a 5-0 series whitewash, at the MA Chidambaram stadium in Chennai, on Friday.
Australia paceman James Pattinson rues changing bowling tactcs against Sachin Tendulkar and says bowling in shorter spells was the plan from the outset.
The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) has already informed its members that no tickets would be put on sale for the first two Tests between India and England at the MA Chidambaram Stadium as both the games will be played behind closed doors.
Former India captain and chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar showered rich praise on Virender Sehwag for his blazing triple century on Day 3 of the first Test against South Africa in Chennai on Friday, saying, it was one of the finest innings he's seen in Test cricket.
The Anil Kumble-led Indian cricket team had a strenuous three hour-long practice session in hot and humid conditions at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday ahead of the first of the three Test-series against South Africa beginning in Chennai on March 26.
Tamil Nadu's chances of qualifying for the knock out semifinals as the second team from Elite Group A dimmed further with rain forcing a tame draw in their penultimate Super League match against Rajasthan in Chennai on Thursday.
Statistical highlights at the end of the first Test between India and South Africa at MA Chidambaram stadium in Chennai on Sunday.
South Africa captain Graeme Smith won the toss and elected to bat in the first Test against India.
Images from the World CUp match between New Zealand and Kenya, at the M A Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, on Saturday.
Spinners are having a field day on the very first day of the Test.
Once again CSK skipper MS Dhoni was asked at the toss whether it was his last IPL and his response was welcomed with a loud roar by fans at the Ekana Sports City.
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KKR lorded over Sunrisers Hyderabad in Sunday's IPL final, winning the lopsided title clash by eight wickets.
India finished the penultimate day on 39-1, still 381 behind the target
8 of Hawk-Eye's high-speed cameras are spread over the ground, and two Hawk-Eye operators will be seated in the same room as the TV umpire, providing him with images obtained by them as part of the Smart Replay System.
'When I was batting, I realised the wicket wasn't supportive for batters against spinners. I told the boys that 280-290 would be enough when I got back into the dressing room. I want to say that the belief, trust and talent is there.'
David Warner said his side needs to get back to the drawing board
Neil McKenzie was unbeaten on a fluent 155 as the first Test between India and South Africa at the MA Chidambaram stadium in Chennai ended in a dull draw on Sunday.
Many Proteas players including Quinton de Kock, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, and Chris Morris were not part of the series against Pakistan due to the IPL.
Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner on Wednesday termed the Chepauk pitch as 'shocking' after his side finally scripted a successful run chase in four attempts, for their first win of the IPL season.
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Pandya said he had learnt a lot of cricketing nuances from Dhoni, not by picking his brains but simply by watching him in action.
India spared Bangladesh the ignominy of a follow-on but grabbed an overall lead of 308 with seven wickets in hands to seize control of the opening Test in Chennai on Friday.
India's 40-4 (win-loss) home record in the last decade is awe-inducing but there is an ever-little crack, which is getting more pronounced in the past three years, particularly in the case of star batter Virat Kohli.
England all-rounder Ben Stokes criticised the slow track at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai and hopes that teams competing in the IPL do not end up regularly scraping to low scores because of wickets that are "trash".
We didn't capitalise on the start in the powerplay'
Kuldeep showed signs of return to peak form when he bamboozled the Australian batters
The first Test will be played behind closed doors
India surpassed that mark when Richa Ghosh hammered a four in the first ball of the 109th over bowled by Annerie Dercksen.
Ashwin was fined for breaching Article 2.7 of the IPL's code of conduct during the match which the Royals won by three runs
More than 150 labourers working in a power project are missing, officials said.
Australian batters lacked intent and failed to play an aggressive brand of cricket against India's world class spinners, said former skipper Aaron Finch, adding they will need to bring a change in their mindset to be at the forefront.
The Indian batters will have to put their best their foot forward against Australia in the series-deciding third ODI in Chennai on Tuesday.
Dale Steyn has played down comparisons with England pace spearhead saying that the bowler seems to be getting better with age.
According to Jaffer, Axar can leave his mark as English batsmen tend to struggle against left-arm spinners.
Jadeja's haul helped Saurashtra bowl out TN for 133 in the second innings and the visitors require 262 runs for an outright victory on Friday.
Indian rookie Karun Nair has joined the legendary opener Virender Sehwag to become only the second Indian batsman to score a triple century in Tests. Nair reached the milestone in 381 balls having moved from 200 to 300 in just 75 deliveries. Sehwag has two triple hundreds to his name, first scoring 309 against Pakistan in 2004 in Multan, while the second one was a brilliant 319 against the mighty South Africa in 2008 in Chennai.
Chennai Super Kings batsman Sam Billings, on Tuesday, said it was collective effort that resulted in the team's triumph in the 2018 edition of the Indian Premier League.
Unmukt Chand has been appointed India A captain for the upcoming ODI tri-series involving Australia A and South Africa A starting in Chennai on August 5.
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