Wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel made a comeback to the Indian Test team after a long gap as he was drafted into the team as a replacement for the injured Wriddhiman Saha for the third Test against England, starting in Mohali, on Saturday.
Statistical highlights on the opening day of the second cricket Test between India and England in Mohali on Friday.
The game on Friday had enough positives for India, mainly the performance of Mohammad Shami and Suryakumar Yadav, but few questions still need to be answered ahead of the World Cup, beginning October 5.
India defeated South Africa, the No 1 Test side, in perfect home conditions, in the first Test, at the PCA stadium, in Mohali, on Saturday. Join us in congratulating Team India on its success.
With the series already in the bag, India will be eager to perfect their freshly-baked T20 template as a team and hope that skipper Rohit Sharma's bat finally fires when they face Afghanistan in the third and last match of the rubber in Bengaluru on Wednesday.
Indian middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer will lead Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL 2024, the management announced on Thursday.
Rishabh Pant had no doubt he would make it to top-flight cricket again, and even if that needed a miracle, he was sure he would pull off one.
Statistical highlights on the second day of the second cricket Test between India and England in Mohali on Saturday.
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.
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will be accompanied by ex-premier Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and several of his cabinet colleagues, including Interior Minister Rehman Malik, for his visit to Mohali on Wednesday to watch the World Cup semi-final between India and Pakistan, a media report has said.
Statistical highlights on the fourth day of the second and final cricket Test between India and England in Mohali on Monday.
Cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra has said that pacer Deepak Chahar should have been included in the India squad for the upcoming T20I series against Afghanistan.
Veteran pacer Ishant Sharma will be walking into the playing XI as Delhi's pace attack gets ready to ask probing questions to a gritty Baroda in their fifth Ranji Trophy Group D match starting at the Palam Ground from Friday.
Neil Maxwell has been named Chief Executive Officer of the Indian Premier League's Team Mohali. The former Australia 'A' player will oversee the team's operations and work towards building a brand for it. He is actively involved in cricket since the last 22 years. As an all rounder, he played for Australia 'A' and represented New South Wales and Victoria state teams for several years.
Punjab Police would be deploying 900 cops, besides commandos for the second ODI between India and Pakistan.
India dismissed Australia for 195 runs on the fifth morning to register thumping 320-run victory in the Mohali Test.
Mixing cricket with diplomacy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held wide-ranging discussions with his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani when he favoured the need for an "atmosphere free of violence" in order to ensure thorough mobilisation of bilateral ties
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday received his Pakistan counterpart Yusuf Raza Gilani at the cricket stadium in Mohali where they will watch the Indo-Pak World Cup semi-final and hold bilateral talks.
Rajneesh Gupta surveys the cricketing milestones from the Mohali Test.
Although the Mohali pitch is expected to play even throughout game, curator Daljeet Singh says whosoever bowls first will have a slight advantage for the initial 10 to 12 overs.
Will the young gun survive Virat Kohli's comeback?
Images from the India vs Pakistan World Cup semi-final, in Mohali on Wednesday.
Ishan Kishan has scored 796 runs in 32 T20I matches with 6 half-centuries and a strike rate of 124.37.
Images of the third Test between India and Australia being played in Mohali
Images from Day 2 in the third Test between India and Australia at Mohali.
The opening day of the third Test match between India and Australia in Mohali, on Thursday, was abandoned because of rain.
Rahul Tewatia's entertaining cameo of 36 from 18 balls was the turning point for the Gujarat Titans.
India were reduced to 55 for 4 in their second innings at stumps on Day 4 of the first Test against Australia, still needing 161 runs for what now seems an improbable win.
Images from Day 3 of the first Test between India and South Africa in Mohali, on Saturday.
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.
Photos of the Third Test between India and Australia being played in Mohali
One run was all that separated Mitchell Starc from becoming the first number nine Australian batsman to notch up a century in India, as the visitors posted a competitive 408 all out in the third and penultimate Test in Mohali, on Saturday.
Prolonged spells of rain in the region have affected preparation of pitch at the PCA stadium here which is to host the first Test against Australia next month, its curator said in Mohali.
Bollywood star and Punjab Kings co-owner Preity Zinta was in the box and stole the show every time the cameras focused on her.
Shubman Gill's first coach and father, Lakhwinder, says his son stepping out to the bowlers again has allowed him to get back among the runs.
'I thought, let's take a little more time, calm myself, take it slowly, and try to bat deep'
India captain Virat Kohli led from the front with an unbeaten 72 to help secure his team's comprehensive seven-wicket victory over South Africa in the second Twenty20 International, in Mohali, on Wednesday.
It will be another test for the Indian batsmen if the hosts have to bat first in a must-win contest, in Wednesday's second ODI in Mohali.
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