His great grandfather played Test cricket for both England and India. His grandfather was arguably the most charismatic captain India has had.
Murali Vijay made a strong case for his comeback to the Test team with a brilliant century, while KL Rahul stroked a half-century to lead India's strong reply on the fourth and final day of the practice match against Cricket Australia XI in Sydney on Saturday.
Australia and England will play the first day-night Ashes Test at the Adelaide Oval in December next year, adding a bold new ingredient to one of cricket's oldest and fiercest rivalries.
The India opener has always performed well in marquee events and is confident that he would be able to replicate his stellar show at the 2019 World Cup.
New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming said England batsman Kevin Pietersen's absence from the one-day tri-series in Australia was a major blow to the tournament.
England batsman Kevin Pietersen has been ruled out of the rest of the one-day tri-series after breaking a rib when he was struck by a Glenn McGrath delivery in the first match against Australia on Friday.
A fourth consecutive World Cup title triumph might not be enough to heal the scars left by the recent Ashes hammering Australia suffered against England, captain Ricky Ponting said on Tuesday.
Shane Watson blazed a magnificent 161 not out, and clubbed a six to win the game, as Australia scored 297 for four to beat England by six wickets in their first One-Day International on Sunday.
Australia have named left-arm spinner Xavier Doherty ahead of off-spinner Nathan Hauritz in the team for the first of seven One-Day Internationals against England.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting said his team's dream of completing an Ashes series whitewash is now a reality.
Australia named paceman Brett Lee and batsman David Hussey in a 14-man squad for the first of seven one-day internationals against England, brightening their chances of making the cut for next month's World Cup.
1983 World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev was also named in the team as the lone all-rounder, but the retired Sourav Ganguly failed to make the grade.
Australia beat India by four wickets in a nail-biting finish after wicket-keeper Brad Haddin and James Faulkner held their nerves to help Australia go past India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday. Earlier, paceman Mitchell Starc captured a career-best 6-43 and Rohit Sharma hit a century as India put up a total of 267 for 8. Check out the images from the match...
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Australia's woeful one-day run is no indicator of their Test form, says spin legend Shane Warne who has warned England against taking Ricky Ponting's men lightly in the upcoming Ashes series.
England opener Michael Carberry looks set to make his Ashes debut next week after being included in the team to face an Invitational XI in a warm-up match at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Wednesday.
Mitchell Johnson electrified a world record Test crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Ground with a searing new ball spell to capture two late wickets and leave England a rocky 226 for six at the close of the opening day of the fourth Test on Thursday.
Former speed merchant Brett Lee reckons Australia's pace trio would hold the key during the year-end home Test series against India and is keen to figure out how much the kookaburra ball swings without saliva Down Under.
As India broke a long-standing World Cup jinx against South Africa in Melbourne, appreciation and congratulatory messages poured in from the cricket fraternity which hailed the team's "terrific" all-round performance in front of a packed MCG.
As the countdown to 2018 starts, it's time to rewind those moments in sport that stood out this year.
The Longstaff review criticised CA for fostering a culture of "winning without counting the cost" and blamed the governing body in part for the ball-tampering crisis, which led to the suspensions of former captain Steve Smith and two other players.
A young Alyssa Healy grew up batting in a backyard where hitting windows meant getting out. Now, she just breaks glass ceilings. Healy is the latest in Australia's most storied cricketing lineage, with all the pluck and expectation that comes with it.
Rajneesh Gupta highlights important numbers featuring the South African team from the World Cups.
Tim Bresnan was drafted in as a "horses for courses" bowler but ended up hailing the greatest day of his Test career after he blasted through Australia's top order to drive England towards Ashes triumph on Tuesday.
Jonathan Trott posted his third century in five Ashes Tests to propel England closer to a series victory in the fourth Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Monday.
Australia need to play a spinner in this week's fourth Ashes Test and should consider utilising all rounder Shane Watson's ability with the ball to bolster the pace attack, according to former spin-bowling great Shane Warne.
The fiasco that concluded England's opening World Cup match could have been avoided if the officials had not let their minds wander from the blue zone to red, reckons The Guardian's Mike Selvey.
Leander Paes and Martina Hingis thrashed Austrian-Hungarian fifth seeds Alexander Peya and Timea Babos 6-1, 6-1 to win the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon.
Ricky Ponting may be just one Test defeat away from becoming the first Australian captain in 120 years to lose three Ashes series but he is not entertaining any retirement thoughts.
An all-round effort from Team India saw the hosts bundle out Australia for 112 runs and record a superb 75-run win on Day 4 of the 2nd Test in Bengaluru on Tuesday. Here are the statistical highlights from Day 4 of the match.
Australia's world champion one-day team could face a major overhaul after they slumped to a 10th loss in 11 games, according to chairman of selectors Trevor Hohns.
Peter Siddle, who turned 26 on Thursday, took the ninth hat-trick in the Ashes series and the first by an Australian since Shane Warne in the 1994-1995 series.
Former captain Allan Border believes that crowd support will make all the difference in close matches
Former Australian World Cup-winning skipper Steve Waugh has warned Michael Clarke's men not to bank on Steven Smith's golden run during the summer ahead of World Cup opener against England on Saturday in Melbourne.
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Siddle broke the news to his team mates at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday after being released from the squad for the third and final Test against New Zealand in Sydney.
Clear skies helped provide a view of a rare blue moon.
Australia's cricket board has promised a review of the Ashes debacle after the dead rubber Test at The Oval.
The leg-spinner was the only change to the side that thrashed England in each of the first three Tests to clinch the five-match series.
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