While Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his band of men journey towards Dhaka, on Friday, with an eye the World Twenty20 Championship title, a question that will rankle Indian supporters is can the former champions bring home the title again?
New rules, new captains, but same excitement as two months of cricket extravaganza kicks off in Kolkata.
Sports minister Ajay Maken praised India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni for his fine gesture of withdrawing his appeal against England batsman Ian Bell on the third day of the second Test in Nottingham.
India's captain was on Thursday ruled out of Asia Cup due to a Grade 1 left side injury.
Team India maintained their top position in the latest ICC ODI ranking list with 119 points followed by England and Australia. According to the fresh list issued, India is closely followed by England on 117 points and Australia are third on 116 points.
The 'helicopter shot' has disappeared, the boundaries are not flowing from his bat and the whisper is now growing louder that Mahendra Singh Dhoni is no more the middle-order finisher.
India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and wife Saakshi were spotted at the premier of the Bollywood movie, Force, in Chennai on Saturday.
The 22-year-old Pant has been under intense scrutiny for his underwhelming performances in white-ball cricket but has got the firm backing of both skipper Virat Kohli and his deputy Rohit Sharma.
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni retired from Test cricket immediate effect and Virat Kohli will lead the team in the fourth Test against Australia in Sydney starting on January 6.
Propped up by the massive series-levelling win in the second ODI, India will look to keep the momentum going when they go into the third one-dayer against England in Ranchi on Friday, hoping that skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's first match in his hometown will prove lucky.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni led from the front with an unbeaten century to carry India to a comfortable six-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the third One-Day International of the Tri-Nation Tournament in Dhaka, on Thursday. India's captain again rose to the occasion with a composed innings of 101 from 107 deliveries, laced with nine boundaries, to help his team cruise to 297 for four in 47.3 overs and win with 15 deliveries to spare.
Pragyan Ojha claimed four wickets as defending champions India beat Bangladesh by 25 runs in their opening World T20 match in Nottingham on Saturday. Chasing India's massive 180 for 5, Bangladesh could put up only 155 for eight in reply.
Former India opener Gautam Gambhir feels one shouldn't compare Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Eoin Morgan despite the two players having a similar record with the bat in the ongoing 14th edition of the Indian Premier League.
India's Cricket Board has finalised a short three-match ODI series in Bangladesh next month before the Indian team embarks on its lengthy tour of England lasting for over two months.
Ravi Shastri feels Rohit Sharma's return to form augurs well for five-time champions Mumbai Indians
India Test wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha said that Mahendra Singh Dhoni was more natural with the wicketkeeping gloves as compared to others who have played a similar role in cricket.
Off to a perfect start by winning the lone Twenty20 game of the tour, a second-string India will have to shift gears quickly and now brace up for an ODI battle against the depleted West Indies in a five-match series starting, in Port of Spain on Monday.
Playing under Mahendra Singh Dhoni again is something that he is looking forward to.
Images from the Day 3 of the first Test between India and Sri Lanka in Galle.
Under his captaincy, India took over the No. 1 ranking in Test cricket for 18 months from December 2009.
Images from the fourth day's play in the second Test between India and New Zealand, at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.
Bolstered by two emphatic back-to-back wins, India will seek to clinch the ODI series against England by taking an unassailable 3-1 lead in the fourth match in Mohali on Wednesday with the under-fire hosts showing signs of rediscovering their winning touch.
The 37-year-old leg-spinner, who succeeded Rahul Dravid, will lead the team in the Test series against Pakistan.
Deepak Chahar shared two images showing off his latest haircut.
Sachin Tendulkar would be crucial to India's success in the upcoming World Cup and the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led side was far ahead of the history-making 'Kapil's Devils' in terms of talent and experience, feels member of the 1983 Cup-winning side Balwinder Singh Sandhu.
Delirious scenes were seen across Kolkata as the city's cricket-crazy crowd went wild in widespread celebration late into the night moments after India's historic World Cup triumph in Mumbai.
Images from day one of the fifth and final Test between England and India at the Oval, in London, on Friday.
In-form India will have to guard against complacency when they take on Pakistan in the final of the tri-series on Saturday.
India won the toss and opted to bat against Pakistan in the second match of the triangular one-day series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Tuesday. India have included uncapped batsman Yusuf Pathan in the team for their first match of the tournament.
As he closes the most revered chapter of his career, here are some of his best Test knocks:
The Mahmudullah-led Bangladesh defeated India in the series opener last week
Rocked by one controversy after another, India will be looking to hope that the spotlight shifts to the cricketing action as they take on an upbeat England side in the second One-Day International in Cardiff, on Wednesday.
Images from the Day Three of the third Test match between India and New Zealand in Nagpur on Monday.
Images from Wednesday's 2md ODI between India and New Zealand at Hamilton.
Images from Wednesday's 2md ODI between India and New Zealand at Hamilton.
Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday created history by becoming the first cricketer to score 50 Test centuries but India found themselves staring at defeat on the fourth day of the opening Test against South Africa in Centurion.
Images from Day Two of the opening Test between India and New Zealand at the Rajiv Gandhi International stadium in Uppal on Friday.
Pacers Morne Morkel and Dale Steyn caused havoc, claiming seven wickets among them, to put South Africa in command against India on a rain-hit opening day of the first Test at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Thursday. At stumps on day one, India were reeling at 136 for nine from 38.1 overs after play was called off early due to bad light.
India will host 29 matches, including the final at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai, a semi-final in Mohali and a quarter-final in Ahmedabad while Sri Lanka will stage 12 matches including a semi-final in Colombo and a quarter-final.
