Australia were 285 for five at stumps, with Marcus North unbeaten on 43 and Tim Paine on eight, on the opening day of the second Test against India at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Saturday.
Rajneesh Gupta previews Game 18 in IPL 12: Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab.
Birthday boy Kedar Jadhav was not spared from a cake shower by his teammates.
Team India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his deputy Yuvraj Singh will represent different Air India teams in the September 1-8 BCCI Corporate Trophy.
Chennai Super Kings' practice sessions was suspended in view of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the IPL franchise announced on Friday. The three-time IPL champions had commenced training from March 2 at the M A Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai with captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Suresh Raina and Ambati Rayudu getting down to work.
Images from the fifth day of the drawn second Test between India and Sri Lanka, in Colombo, on Friday.
India coach Gary Kirsten has backed his new generation of batsmen to seamlessly replace the experienced order ahead of next week's Asian Cup.
'Going forward, they might need 4-6 weeks to get going themselves. It's a tough job and if you are bowling 140-150 kmph, running about 25 yards to bowl one ball at a time and then keep bowling for a few overs.'
Their pride dented by the embarrassing loss to Zimbabwe in the lung-opener, a jolted India will hope to revive their campaign against Sri Lanka in the second match of the tri-series in Bulawayo.
Sharma and Yadav have launched their campaign for Australia.
Seeking to continue their winning momentum and take an unassailable 2-0 lead, India were dealt a blow ahead of the third one-dayer against England at Trent Bridge on Saturday as opener Rohit Sharma was ruled out of the remainder of the tour because of injury.
India will seek to reaffirm their supremacy in the shorter version of the game as they go into a five-match ODI series against an under-strength West Indies in Kochi with the prime focus of preparing for the upcoming cricket World Cup.
UP batsman Suresh Raina on his successful outing in New Zealand and how the inaugural IPL put his career back on track.
South African King, who was contracted with the BCCI till December 2007, has decided against seeking an extension.
India handed Manoj Tiwary his one-day international debut against Australia in the opening match of the tri-series.
The Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni will have to sit out of the IPL for 10 days, due to an elbow injury, which he sustained during Tuesday's match against Kolkata Knight Riders.
CSK would be looking to continue the momentum.
India beat New Zealand by 53 runs in the rain-interrupted first one-day international at Napier on Tuesday. The tourists amassed 273-4 from 38 overs after their innings was halted for two-and-a-half hours because of rain. New Zealand were set a revised target of 216 to win off 28 overs after their reply was also interrupted by heavy showers but could only score 162 for 9, losing by 53 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis method.
24 - Number of sixes hit in the match - a new world record. The previous record was of 20 sixes between India and Australia in the World Cup game at Durban in 2007.
Brendon McCullum smashed an unbeaten half-century to steer New Zealand to a seven-wicket win over India in their first Twenty20 international in Christchurch on Wednesday. The Kiwis overhauled India's total of 162 for eight with seven balls to spare.
India may have to wait a little longer to see Bhuvneshwar Kumar in action in Australia as captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni indicated the seamer's injured ankle could keep him out of the third Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, starting on Friday.
Yuvraj Singh made it back to the Indian team for the limited overs series against Australia but seniors Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir were again ignored.
Virender Sehwag and Suresh Raina failed to find a place in the 15-man team for the matches in Nagpur and Mumbai.
Cheif selector Dilip Vengsarkar warned the seniors that performance alone would grant them a place in the team.
Following are the statistical highlights of the fifth India vs England ODI in Cuttack on Wednesday night.
Off-spinner Ashwin and left-arm colleague Jadeja played all five Tests against England, leading the hosts to a 4-0 victory in the rubber.
India won the toss and elected to bat in the second ODI in Abu Dhabi.
The heat from the cricket endorsement pitch is cooling, with rates falling between 25 and 50 per cent as advertisers shy away from new deals.Industry sources say the only major cricketer to have signed on for a new brand in the last six months is Yuvraj Singh. Up-and-coming players like Gautam Gambhir, Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina are charging Rs 40 lakh to Rs 60 lakh but have not signed any new individual deals in the last few months.
IMAGES from the 3rd T20I played between India and South Africa in Newlands, Cape Town on Saturday
Rajneesh Gupta checks out the ODI careers of the 14 Indians with 200 ODI appearances.
All 13 members of the Chennai Super Kings contingent, who tested positive for COVID-19 early last week, have come out negative in the latest tests, the IPL team's CEO K S Viswanathan said on Tuesday.
India created history on Friday by taking over as the number one team in the ICC ODI rankings. Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his boys outclassed New Zealand by six wickets in the second match of the tri-series in Colombo, on Friday, which also ensured that they toppled South Africa from the top of the rankings
Young opener Ruturaj Gaikwad is glad that he could take up the responsibility of guiding Chennai Super Kings to an eventual winning total from a 'tough situation' against defending champions Mumbai Indians in their opening match of the second leg of IPL in Dubai on Sunday.
The 15-member squad that beat Sri Lanka 6-1 was retained for the first three matches against South Africa.
'30th April bole toh aaplyaa rohit caa brthdde!'
Chennai Super Kings drubbed Kings XI Punjab by nine wickets in a lop-sided contest in Mumbai on Saturday night to storm into Sunday's final against table toppers Rajasthan Royals. After restricting the Punjab side to a meagre 112 for eight, the Chennai side romped home riding on a second wicket stand of 102 runs between opener Parthiv Patel (51 off 48 balls) and Suresh Raina (55 off 34 balls) at the Wankhede Stadium.
A superb all-round showing from Lendl Simmons helped Trinidad and Tobago crush a formidable Chennai Super Kings by nine wickets to clinch a semi-final berth in the Champions League T20.
Mumbai Indians' spin spearhead Harbhajan Singh said 100th IPL match is a great achievement.
© 2026 Rediff.com - Advertise with us - Disclaimer - Privacy Policy - Sitemap - Feedback - About us - Terms of use - Grievances