Former India captain Bishan Singh Bedi is not at all surprised with the current team's surrender in South Africa as he believes Virat Kohli's men went into the series without serious preparation and 'wasted time' playing against Sri Lanka.
Fondly called The Wall, India's former captain has a lot to be inspired from.
Sachin Tendulkar walked down the memory lane as he narrated several anecdotes of his childhood.
In opting for an extra spinner, says Harish Kotian/Rediff.com, India have picked a batsman less.
'Technical knowledge is obviously important because without that you can't plan'
In what has been described as the start of a new innings, the legendary Sachin Tendulkar, former India captain Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman joined the BCCI in a newly-constituted advisory panel to guide the Board in all matters related to the game.
The 35-year-old will only play ODIs (as India don't play Test cricket), in which format she is the world's highest wicket-taker with 200 scalps from 169 games.
Manu Shankar/Rediff.com reports on Monday's selection committee meeting in Delhi.
MS Dhoni's 113 not out against Pakistan in the first one-dayer in Chennai was without doubt one of the most resilient innings in the 50-over format.
The Rediff player performance tracker is published after every ODI match in the current cricket season.
India captain Virat Kohli had also made it clear that he and the team will be happy if Shastri was retained.
It took 84 long years for Test cricket to come to the land of Ranjitsinhji.
An imposter posing as a former Pakistani cricketer has duped the BBC.
India's limited-overs' captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni says it is not necessary that knowledge of Hindi should be the main criteria while selecting the coach of the team.
'The 2014 Australia tour and the brand of cricket played by the team laid a great foundation of the brilliant run of success enjoyed across all formats and conditions.' 'It also coincided with Virat Kohli enjoying the responsibilities of leading the team and then putting his heart and soul into taking the Indian team to ascend many unconquered summits.'
Reader Hitesh Baafna sent us this picture from Birmingham.
The pressure will be on former captain Tillakaratne Dilshan to continue to play a pivotal role for Sri Lanka.
Although he failed with the bat, Sachin Tendulkar made up by taking two wickets in the third and final one-day international against South Africa in Belfast on Sunday.
Indian cricketer and Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma, on Wednesday, said he enjoys challenges and responsibilities and is hopeful that the next Indian Premier League (IPL) season will be successful for the franchise.
Rediff.com's Uttam Ghosh looks on the lighter side of things surrounding the rivalry between India and Pakistan ahead of their World Cup clash in Adelaide.
The veteran Sri Lankan batsman, who will retire from One-Day Internationals at the end of the World Cup, is on a record-breaking spree.
Mumbai youngster Rohit Sharma is hoping to make the best of opportunities that come his way in the ODIs in Ireland and Scotland.
'What is the use of conducting an inquiry?' 'The BCCI will ask them about leaving out Mithali, but they can get away saying it was the team management's decision.' 'I can tell you nothing will come out of this,' former Indian women's team coach Tushar Arothe tells Rediff.com's Harish Kotian.
As the newly-appointed head coach Ravi Shastri spells out why he was so desperate to have Bharat Arun as part of his support staff, Rediff.com's Harish Kotian listens in.
Rediff.com's Harish Kotian lists five reasons why Bhuvneshwar Kumar has struggled to make it to the playing eleven.
It has been reported unlike in the past that captain Kohli will no say in selection of the new coach.
'It is unfair to look at one decision, one ball out of 600-plus on the day and say that was the reason one team won and one team lost.'
'We have five to six bowlers and everyone is different from each other.' 'Someone has got pace, someone has got swing, someone has got seam... we complement each other well.'
'India has the best bowling attack they have ever had at any World Cup.' 'They have the best fast bowler in the world in Jasprit Bumrah and then they have got Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who looks good, (Mohammed) Shami looks good.'
'Good performance in any format is good because it is confidence.' 'The striking of the ball, when it hits the bat and creates that sound that to me is confidence.' 'So, that sound will give a lot of confidence and I feel if you are confident in any format that is what matters.'
More runs from Virat Kohli. India winning the World T20 at home. A controversy-free IPL and more is what Harish Kotian/Rediff.com wants this year.
Against the backdrop of the West Indies team's withdrawal from its tour of India, Rediff.com takes a look at instances when cricket tours have been called off midway through a series.
Harish Kotian/Rediff.com's report card on India's three-ODI series in Bangladesh.
'Players want a lot of games to stay in touch. You take them away from the game and they lose touch.'
As the ICC reviews the Duckworth-Lewis (D/L) method, it has invited V Jayadevan to Hong Kong on June 27 to present his VJD formula for rain-interrupted ODI matches. Srinivas Bhogle discusses the two formulas.
Images from the ICC World Cup match played between Zimbabwe and The United Arab Emirates on Thursday
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