Opener Ben Duckett smashed an 88-ball hundred to lead England's robust reply to India's first innings total of 445 on day two of the third Test in Rajkot on Friday.
IMAGES from the 2nd T20I played between India and South Africa in Gqeberha on Tuesday.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for the first ODI against Australia on Friday?
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index after 23 World Cup 2023 games.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of IPL 2024 after Game 46.
Axar Patel is summoned as the 15th member of the Indian team due to Ravindra Jadeja's suspension.
Since the start of the century, India have made it to two finals and two semis in five ODI World Cups but have just ONE title to show for. It's high time to end that barren run!
For him, selection for T20 World Cup shouldn't be based on one IPL season.
Since recovering from a bout of dengue that forced him to miss India's first two World Cup fixtures Shubman Gill scored 26, 53 and 16. With 1,325 runs in ODIs to his credit this year, he looked good in all those innings but was unable to make it count.
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The Indian team, set to play the second Test against Australia from Friday, had to switch hotels in New Delhi.
Former spinner Pragyan Ojha feels the current lot of young Indian batters must learn to pace their innings while the team remains on experimentation mode ahead of the ODI World Cup at home.
The pitches might not have been entirely in their favour, but the Indian pacers' ability to strike at vital situations has made a sea of difference in the Test series against England, reckons top-order batter Shubman Gill.
The BCCI top brass will be hoping to convince Rohit Sharma to lead the India team in T20 Internationals despite his reluctance.
Hardik Pandya is yet to recover from the ankle injury suffered during World Cup 2023.
Images from the ICC World Cup match between India and South Africa at the Eden Gardens, in Kolkata, on Sunday.
Kuldeep Yadav picked up four wickets and Ishan Kishan slammed a quickfire half-century as India crushed West Indies by five wickets in the first ODI.
Indian cricketers turned to social media to extend their heartfelt wishes on the occasion of the 77th Independence Day.
Hazlewood makes the cut as Australia confirm WTC final squad
Mitchell's knock did not prove to be enough as Kohli anchored the chase to take India home in 48 overs.
The "composed" set of newcomers in the Indian team don't need frequent advice, they need just a supportive environment to excel, said skipper Rohit Sharma after the young guns played a major part in the hosts' series-sealing win over England in the fourth Test in Ranchi on Monday.
Both Kishan and Iyer would be fired up to perform after not getting a run against Australia.
Images from the Asia Cup Super 4 match between India and Sri Lanka at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Tuesday, September 12.
The marauding Indians haven't put a foot wrong in their authoritative run in the World Cup, and it won't be a surprise if they go about plundering the Netherlands in their final league game, where Virat Kohl will have a perfect opportunity to scale 'Mount 50' at his spiritual home.
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Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for the Asia Cup match against Nepal?
India could utilise Suryakumar Yadav's red-hot form and include him in the longer version.
Even though Ravichandran Ashwin featured in just one game (against Australia), finishing with figures of one for 34, Mhambrey feels the veteran off-spinner has a lot to offer in terms of experience.
The fifth and final Test is still two days away but thousands of English fans have flocked to the hill station.
K L Rahul has managed just 38 runs in three innings in the ongoing Test series against Australia.
The most interesting aspect of the contest is the form of batters from both sides which has been the reason of their success so far.
Anil Raghuvanshi, one of the two men accused in the rape of a nine-year-old Russian girl in Goa, was arrested on Friday, said the police. Raghuvanshi had allegedly engaged the victim's mother in a conversation while the crime was being committed.Raghuvanshi, who was in his thirties, was arrested from a bus stop in Panaji, said Deputy Inspector General of Police Ravindra Yadav.The main accused, Aman Bharadwaj, is still at large, Yadav said.
India were sitting pretty on 473/8 in 120 overs at stumps on the second day for an overall lead of 255 runs.
While people voted in a fifth round that will set the tone as this election rounds into the straight, and while Modi on the stump chews the cud of personal grievances and hackneyed promises that have long since passed their use-by date, there is a rogue wave rising -- what damage it will do, we will know 16 days from today, observes Prem Panicker.
India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was on Friday ruled out of the Asia Cup after he sustained a knee injury.
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Ravichandran Ashwin will consider himself fortunate to get a rare chance to play his second World Cup at home.
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'It's always disappointing being on the losing team. Looking back at when we had our chance to bat yesterday, cricket is always skill against skill.'
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