Indian opener Murali Vijay was unable to bat on Day 1 of the only tour game due to a hamstring strain but is expected to get fit for the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle starting August 12, the team management said.
Harbhajan Singh has admitted he cannot explain the reason why Mumbai Indians start on a losing streak before turning things around as they did last season by losing the first five and then storming to the title.
Dhoni returns to the hallowed turf of Wankhede for the first time as non-captain of CSK, potentially in his last IPL season. It will also be his first appearance just as a player for any team since November 2005.
The Indian squad led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni departed for New Zealand from Mumbai on Sunday for a five-match ODI series followed by a best-of-two Test rubber against the hosts.
It was a dream come true moment for Tamil Nadu bowlers Thangarasu Natarajan and Washington Sundar as they made their Test debuts at the Gabba.
Cheteshwar Pujara stood tall amid ruins as Sri Lanka struck twice in the truncated morning session to reduce India to 74 for five before rain forced play to be called off early on day two of the opening Test on Friday.
Rajneesh Gupta previews Game 40 in IPL 12: Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals.
India head into the third Test with momentum after dampening Australia's Christmas cheer with a dominant eight-wicket win in the second match in Melbourne.
The Rajasthan Royals proved yet again that they are unbeatable at their home ground in their opening Champions League Twenty20 match.
Inclement weather played spoilsport, as not a single ball was bowled on the second day of India's opening tour fixture against Leicestershire, in Leicester, on Friday.
India opener Gautam Gambhir flew back to Delhi before commencement of the fourth day's play in the first Test against England following the death of his grandmother.
Ravichandran Ashwin has maintained the top spot among bowlers
Openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill thwarted New Zealand's plans with a gutsy batting display in tough conditions.
According to Jaffer, Axar can leave his mark as English batsmen tend to struggle against left-arm spinners.
India opener Shikhar Dhawan will miss Sunday's fifth and final ODI against Sri Lanka and also the one-off T20 international next week after he left for India to attend his ailing mother.
It would be interesting to see who India leave out to play Rohit Sharma
Mayank Agarwal's fight to reclaim his place in Indian Test eleven starts on Tuesday when he walks out to open in a three-day game against County Select XI, starting in Durham on Tuesday as best friend KL Rahul gears up to keep wickets in Rishabh Pant's absence.
India opener Mayank Agarwal smashed a career-best second double hundred on Day 2 of the first Test against Bangladesh, in Indore on Friday, and immediately revealed the secret of his consistency.
Former all-rounder Manoj Prabhakar on Saturday slammed India's team selection in the ongoing Test series against South Africa, saying it is a shame to pick players for a Test match based on their form in limited overs cricket.
Though IPL was his first competitive tournament after recovering from a serious thigh injury, he was amongst the runs in the Champions Trophy before he was rested for the following West Indies tour.
'I feel No. 3 is my batting position because that's the position I love to bat and have been batting for very long'
The second edition of the Virat Kohli-backed Indian Sports Honours were held on Friday in Mumbai where the top performers in 17 sporting disciplines were felicitated.
A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday.
IPL had paved the way for Ajinkya Rahane's Test comeback after more than a year, but it was not the case for wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha.
Did you enjoy Maheesh Patheerana's fiery yorkers?
KL Rahul gave a timely reminder to the Indian team management with a sublime first-class hundred against Select County XI on the opening day of the warm-up game in Durham on Tuesday.
Gujarat Titans have been firing on all cylinders, with their batting prowess and bowling might.
Shreyas Iyer continued with his red-hot form, smashing a stroke-filled 233 to lead Mumbai to a massive 602/4 declared in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match against Odisha.
A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday.
The teams which don't make long-term promises that are difficult to fulfil but focus on immediate process and know the roles of players required for slots.
A round-up of the Ranji Trophy quarter-final matches played on Monday.
Pacer Rahul Shukla rocked the rival top-order with three wickets in an over before veteran Brad Hodge hit a blistering fifty as Rajasthan Royals snapped Otago Volts's 15-match winning streak with a four-wicket win in the Champion League Twenty20 Group A match, in Jaipur.
While the return of pace spearhead Anrich Nortje, who had been nursing an injury, bolstered the bowling unit, the South African, who hasn't bowled since the T20 World Cup in November, looked understandably rusty.
IMAGES from Day 1 of the second Test between South Africa and India, in Johannesburg, on Monday.
Opener Shubman Gill scored an elegant 50 but India struggled against James Anderson's (3-17) reverse-swing mastery, while left-arm spinner Jack Leach (4-76) ran through the lower order.
The Indian team on Monday underwent its first outdoor session since arriving in Chennai, ahead of the opening Test against England.
A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Monday
The legendary Sunil Gavaskar said the Test series triumph in Australia last year ranks among the team's 'greatest wins' of all time and can be considered a golden chapter in the country's cricket history.
Young Punjab batsman Mandeep Singh slammed his maiden double hundred in first-class cricket while Amitoze Singh missed his ton by nine runs as the visitors compiled a mammoth 580 in their first innings against Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy league match in Mumbai on Sunday.
Images from Day 1 of the fourth Test between England and India, at The Oval, on Thursday.
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