IMAGES from Day 3 of the 1st Test played between India and New Zealand in Bengaluru, on Friday.
While the Indian batter was in full flight, one of his powerful sixes inadvertently struck a fan in the crowd.
Australia fast bowler Scott Boland believes his team is still well-placed for victory against India with two days left in the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne.
Rishabh Pant marked his return to his favourite format with a sensational hundred in the first Test against Bangladesh in Chennai.
Rahul played a scintillating knock of 77, with some eye-catching drives and peak Test match batting, before getting out to Mitchell Starc in the first session on Day 3.
IMAGES from Day 3 of the third Test between India and New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday
Taking a dig at the controversial run-out decisions that played a big role in her team's last-ball, two-wicket defeat to Delhi Capitals, Mumbai Indians coach Charlotte Edwards said it was "really hard" to comprehend such calls that affect the eventual outcome of the match.
IMAGES from the Day 1 of the third Test played between India and New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Friday
India inflicted a crushing 10-wicket defeat on South Africa in the one-off Women's Test in Chennai
The third day saw fine batting conditions, with less heat and the pitch still looking good.
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upon review, third umpire Saikat adjudged that there was a deflection off Jaiswal's gloves/bat based on the visual evidence.
India pacer Mohammed Siraj broke his silence on the controversial send-off and war of words with Travis Head.
'I guess the thinking going into the last Test, we wanted to strengthen the batting'
Washington Sundar has known Nitish Reddy as a "mentally strong man" whose philosophy in life is to give his 120 percent, be it on the field or off it.
'It's unfair to disrupt the balance of the team just to accommodate a big-name player who is out of form.'
In a fiery contest, Jaiswal had his moment of cheeky brilliance against Mitchell Starc, a legendary fast bowler with over 330 Test wickets to his name.
Travis Head played down concerns over his fitness after appearing to struggle with a potential groin issue
The batters' constant failure in making runs in the first innings is costing the team dear, admitted bowling coach Morne Morkel even as India are in danger of losing the first Test series at home since 2012-13.
'I didn't know that we'd won kind of everything until half an hour ago but that's always the aim.'
Nathan Lyon couldn't resist asking Rishabh Pant about his potential IPL destination during a break in play.
IMAGES from the 1st T20I between India and Bangladesh played in Gwalior on Sunday
'It's about (match) situation as well. If there is a risk percentage in certain situation of the game, do you want to take that risk? Do you want to let the opposition come back into the game? Those are the things he needs to figure out himself.'
Both the stars were woefully out of form during the just-concluded Test series against Australia that the visitors lost 1-3 to surrender the Border-Gavaskar Trophy as well as a spot in the World Test Championship final.
IMAGES from the Champions Trophy Group A match played between Pakistan and New Zealand at the National Stadium in Karachi on Wednesday.
Yashasvi Jaiswal struck a superb 93 from 53 balls to guide India to a 10-wicket win over Zimbabwe
IMAGES from the fourth day of the first Test between India and Bangladesh at the Chepauk in Chennai on Sunday
IMAGES from Day 4 of the first Test played between India and New Zealand in Bengaluru, on Saturday.
Jasprit Bumrah is also the second fastest Indian along with Ravindra Jadeja to complete 200 wickets in Test cricket.
'...there was a time there where it could have been 250 or 270 (run lead) or maybe even less there for a bit.'
Images from Day 2 of the fifth Test between Australia and India at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday.
IMAGES from the Group B Champions Trophy match between Australia and England in Lahore on Saturday
India registered a hard-fought six-wicket win over arch rivals Pakistan, keeping their semi-final hopes alive in the Women's T20 World Cup.
With a heavy downpour preventing the resumption of play after the break, the match was abandoned and the series remains locked at 1-1.
Avishka Fernando scored a superb 96 and Dunith Wellalage took five wickets as Sri Lanka thumped India by 110 runs in Colombo.
New Zealand's cricketers are facing a tough test of endurance in the third Test against India in Mumbai on Friday.
After shouldering the bowling attack and now stepping up to bat, he's proven himself to be an all-round hero.
Ravichandran Ashwin has the second most wickets by an active player in Test cricket. Australia's Nathan Lyon leads the list with 530 wickets and Ashwin can overtake him in the second Test in Kanpur.
IMAGES from the Women's T20 World Cup match between India and Australia in Sharjah on Sunday
'Jaiswal is too talented to be written off after one bad innings. He'll bounce back. The real test is how he handles the second innings.'
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