Even with the pressure of planning the Rajasthan Royals' IPL auction strategy in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, former Team India head coach Rahul Dravid couldn't resist keeping an eye on the enthralling opening of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Perth.
IMAGES from the Day 1 of the third Test played between India and New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Friday
Rohit Sharma, did not mind losing the toss and said he would have batted first nonetheless and "under the lights, it will be nice for the seamers to bowl".
Avishka Fernando scored a superb 96 and Dunith Wellalage took five wickets as Sri Lanka thumped India by 110 runs in Colombo.
While the Indian batter was in full flight, one of his powerful sixes inadvertently struck a fan in the crowd.
India's young T20 stars, led by opener Abhishek Sharma's blistering 79 off 34 balls, helped India crush England by seven wickets in the first T20I in Kolkata.
'We were prepared. Archer and Wood are quick, our guys prepared well, we worked hard in the nets and we got the results.'
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.
"When a captain or a coach says something like this, obviously there is a bit of confidence and you've to back yourself up.'
As India continues to struggle in the series, the pressure is mounting on Rohit to rediscover his rhythm and lead from the front.
'But we'll savour this for a couple of hours at least and then it'll be recovery for the next few days.'
Australian captain Pat Cummins expressed disappointment over the rain interruptions that prevented a decisive result.
Travis Head's blistering century powered Australia's innings on Day 2 of the second Test against India
IMAGES from the fourth day of the first Test between India and Bangladesh at the Chepauk in Chennai on Sunday
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.
IMAGES from the 1st T20I between India and Bangladesh played in Gwalior on Sunday
Several of the home batters got starts but Clive Madande was the top scorer with an unbeaten 29 from 25 balls as Zimbabwe collapsed from 73-3 to 90-9 before a late innings flurry.
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.
The Sydney Cricket Ground track was "not ideal" for a Test match, according to batting great Sunil Gavaskar, but India Head Coach Gautam Gambhir praised the wicket as "spicy" and "result-oriented".
England eye lead after Bashir wrecks India in Ranchi
IMAGES from Day 4 of the first Test played between India and New Zealand in Bengaluru, on Saturday.
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.
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.
Throughout the series, Konstas had altercations with Indian players. His first major incident occurred at the iconic MCG during the Boxing Day Test when he was involved in a bumping exchange with Virat Kohli. Usman Khawaja, who was batting at the other end, was seen trying to calm things down.
Virat Kohli continued his love affair with T20 World Cup finals, reaching his second fifty in as many appearances.
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.
IMAGES from the ICC Champions Trophy match played between Bangladesh and New Zealand in Rawalpindi on Monday.
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'
Fine half-centuries from Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill helped India secure a series win over Zimbabwe after beating the hosts by 10 wickets.
India registered a thumping 86-run victory in the second T20I against Bangladesh to seal the three-match series 2-0.
'It feels great when you contribute as an all-rounder, which I have been doing for a long time.'
Nathan Lyon couldn't resist asking Rishabh Pant about his potential IPL destination during a break in play.
IMAGES from the Women's T20 World Cup match between India and Australia in Sharjah on Sunday
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Perry (57, 34b, 6x4, 2x6) and Ghosh (64 not out, 27b, 7x4, 4x6) were in sublime touch as defending champions RCB scaled down the target of 202 with ease in the tournament opener.
New Zealand's cricketers are facing a tough test of endurance in the third Test against India in Mumbai on Friday.
Rishabh Pant stroked a fifty as India trounced Bangladesh by 60 runs.
'Once I got my first wicket, that built up my confidence. Fortunately, I was able to take six wickets.'
Travis Head played down concerns over his fitness after appearing to struggle with a potential groin issue
