'He's probably one of those players inspired by playing against the better teams and again that has a flow on effect to the fellas that don't have that sort of confidence. I don't think they've got a hope in hell without him'
Sporting fraternity hails Kohli's epic knock in win against Pakistan as one of a kind
'Even scorecards in T20 matches read better than the one we saw in Ahmedabad.'
The ICC's rating is presumably due to the uneven bounce that became more prevalent later in the recently-concluded second Test between Australia and India.
Kevin Pietersen has said he should not have been made England captain in 2008 and only took the job because there was nobody else who could do it.
'It was good fun to be out there. It was great to bat with Roy. He gave me a lot of confidence and allowed me to just play the way I wanted to play'
Royal Challengers Bangalore, which is captained by India skipper Virat Kohli, said the right decision has been taken.
New Zealand abandoned their limited-overs series in Pakistan on Friday after receiving a security alert, with the tourists "unilaterally suspending" all their scheduled matches.
Australian business magnate Don Argus, who penned the landmark review of Australian cricket in 2011, has warned the team and its selectors that they must not be fooled into thinking the job is done despite the Ashes hosts revival.
Former England skipper Michael Vaughan on Thursday termed the non-selection of off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin in the Indian lineup as "madness". "The non selection of @ashwinravi99 has to be greatest NON selection we have ever witnessed across 4 Tests in the UK !!! 413 Test wickets & 5 Test 100s !!!! #ENGvIND Madness," tweeted Vaughan.
England crushed India by an innings and 76 runs in the third Test which gave Joe Root his 27th win as captain in 55 Tests.
Becomes second-fastest batsman to register 25 Test centuries
Prithvi Shaw's belligerent strokeplay caught the attention of the cricketing world and no wonder many former greats lavished rich praise on the Mumbai wonderkid.
Rashid signed a white-ball only contract with his county Yorkshire in February but said he 'was not finished' with the longest format of the game.
England batsman Jonathan Trott has insisted that Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson was not the one to blame for his early exit from their Ashes tour as he criticised former English skipper Michael Vaughan's reaction to his health problems.
The second Test pitch led to some sort of criticism from former players like Michael Vaughan and Mark Waugh and the duo termed the pitch as 'sub-standard'.
"It reminded me a little bit of Flintoff in 2005 and the impact of that over to Ponting and Langer, but in the context of this game it was huge," Root said.
England batsman James Taylor has been forced to retire from all forms of cricket with immediate effect after it was discovered that he has a serious heart condition. Taylor had to withdraw from Nottinghamshire fixture against Cambridge University last week with what was believed to be a viral condition, but the club said on Tuesday that scans had revealed that the 26-year-old has ARVC (arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy). "Safe to say this has been the toughest week of my life! My world is upside down. But I'm here to stay and I'm battling on! #lifestooshort," tweeted Taylor.
It was the 34th ODI hundred for the Indian captain, who is now 15 shy of Sachin Tendulkar's mark of 49.
Ravichandran Ashwin and Rodney Hogg were engaged in a war of words with the former Australian pacer saying that the Indian spinner was successful against South Africa mainly due to the spin-friendly wickets during the Test series.
Kalra was banned from Ranji Trophy as well as U-23 tournaments on a complaint filed by former Delhi captain Kirti Azad's faction, alleging that the left-handed opener has fudged his age since the U-16 level.
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has handpicked Jos Buttler as the dangerman for the hosts in the showpiece, stating May 30.
ECB rotation policy became a hot topic in world cricket when they did not travel to India with their full strength squad earlier this year
Dhoni holds the record of winning most matches in all 3 formats -- the first Indian and also the first among current captains from all sides.
A throw from Black Caps fielder Martin Guptill deflected off Stokes's bat while he was diving to reach his crease to complete the second run and the ball ran off to the boundary in the dying stages of the England run chase.
'I felt isolated, humiliated at times. I lost my career to racism.'
Ian Botham urged the people to show a bit of patience as he hoped things will improve in a couple of weeks.
Several former players, including India's Harbhajan Singh and VVS Laxman, on Thursday said that the turning Motera pitch, on which India defeated England by 10 wickets inside two days, was not ideal for Test cricket, an opinion that was not shared by the legendary Sunil Gavaskar.
In their first Test match in a summer dominated by the one-day World Cup, England could not even muster three figures against a nation playing its third Test match ever.
'Sad day for Indian cricket' 'Gratitude has obviously been thrown out of the window by whoever raising 'revolt' against India's giant Kumble'
The International Cricket Council announced on Monday that Jamtha Stadium, Nagpur, has been given an official warning under the ICC Pitch Monitoring Process following the third Test between India and South Africa.
In major embarrassment for the Board of Control for Cricket in India, the International Cricket Council rated the track at the Vidarbha Cricket Association ground in Nagpur, on which the third Test between India and South Africa was played, as "poor", triggering a review of the performance of the pitch under the ICC Pitch Monitoring Process.
Pink balls are used in day-night Test cricket with teams playing under floodlights. While some former players advocate the use of the pink ball full time, England pacer Stuart Broad says it will be unfair to batsmen.
Former England spinner Graeme Swann was critical of England's senior players who have done 'next to nothing' as Australia regained the Ashes in Perth on Monday.
Buttler departed after an angry exchange with Ashwin and his exit condemned the Royals to a 14-run defeat in their IPL opener in Jaipur.
Harbhajan Singh, on Sunday, slammed the International Cricket Council for letting off Australian opener Cameron Bancroft with only a fine of 75 per cent of his match fee and not a ban, despite his role in the ball tampering scandal in the third Test against South Africa in Cape Town.
'Very disappointed with the result. We all expect the Indian team to play better cricket #INDvAUS.'
England head coach Chris Silverwood on Sunday said "controlled aggression" contributed immensely to their series-levelling win against India in the third Test, days after the players had let their emotions get the better of them at the Lord's.
From his captain, coach and former cricket legends, everyone are sending congratulatory messages to the 32-year-old wicketkeeper batsman.
Akhtar said that India don't need to be scared as they can beat England on fair pitches.
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