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.
Rajneesh Gupta previews Game 31 in IPL 12: Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Irfan Pathan said players who are not in the reckoning should at least be allowed to compete in foreign T20 leagues.
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Wednesday made it clear that he has no plans to bat at the number three slot throughout the Twenty20 World Cup and claimed it was a part of the team's experiment with the batting order.
Baroda left-arm spinner Rajesh Pawar bagged five wickets to restrict holders Uttar Pradesh to 269 in their first innings on the opening day of the Super League Ranji Trophy match.
India squandered a rollicking start and lost the plot towards the end as they went down to New Zealand by nine runs in a warm-up match ahead of the World Twenty20 at Lord's on Monday. Chasing 171 for victory, India rode on sterling knocks from Rohit Sharma (36), Suresh Raina (45) and Ravindra Jadeja (41 not out) to cruise to what seemed an imminent win before eventually ending up with 161 for six in their 20 overs.
Former India player and Delhi Daredevils' Director of Operations, T A Sekar said the just-concluded Indian Premier League II in South Africa will act as a confidence booster for defending champions India in the ICC World Twenty20 in England starting June 5.
Rajneesh Gupta previews Game 18 in IPL 12: Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab.
Mumbai Indians' spin spearhead Harbhajan Singh said 100th IPL match is a great achievement.
VVS Laxman was named vice-captain of the 16-member squad for the three-match series against South Africa, beginning December 15.
Former India batsman Suresh Raina on Thursday wished Rohit Sharma on his 33rd birthday, asking him to stay safe at home and bake a cake amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Young Indian golfer Arjun Bhati on Tuesday announced that he has donated Rs 3.3 lkah to PM-CARES fund by selling off his torn shoes with which he won the Junior Golf World Championship in 2018. The Indian golfer had earlier donated Rs 4.3 lakh after giving away his 102 trophies to help the country in its fight against the coronavirus.
Birthday boy Kedar Jadhav was not spared from a cake shower by his teammates.
IMAGES from the 3rd T20I played between India and South Africa in Newlands, Cape Town on Saturday
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.
Virender Sehwag and Suresh Raina were named in the 16-member squad for the Twenty20 match against Australia, followed by the tri-series.
From World Cup titles to personal highs to heartbreaks, Virat Kohli witnesses it all at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium
Manoj Tiwary and Sudip Chatterjee scored centuries to lead Bengal's spirited comeback against Mumbai, while Gujarat put themselves in line for full seven points after enforcing the follow-on against Punjab. A round up of Day 3 of the Ranji Trophy matches.
India were blown away in the opening match of their New Zealand tour on Wednesday. The World champions failed to live up to reputation and lost the first of two Twenty20 internationals on the tour by seven wickets, in Christchurch.
India defeated Sri Lanka by three wickets in the one-off Twenty20 international match in Colombo on Tuesday.
India beat Sir Lanka by six wickets in the first ODI of the five-match series which saw Sanath Jayasuriya score 107, his 28th ODI century.
CSK would be looking to continue the momentum.
Images from the third and final T20 International between Australia and India at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Paceman VRV Singh and opener Wasim Jaffer have been included in the squad for the four-Test series.
Kohli, who has been constantly urging people to practice social-distancing via video messages, took to Twitter to announce the decision. However, he did not specify how much the couple would be donating.
England included Kevin Pietersen, Mathew Hoggard and Gareth Batty in place of Owais Shah, Lian Plunkett and Sajid Mohammed for the fourth ODI.
Rajneesh Gupta checks out the ODI careers of the 14 Indians with 200 ODI appearances.
Dhoni is leaving 'captaincy' but not for once relinquishing 'leadership' role.
Uttar Pradesh, once considered minnows, are in a different league now with three players in the Indian team and the next crop even more promising.
Faf du Plessis smashed an unbeaten 60-ball 95, lacked with 9 fours and four sixes.
Pakistan sprang a surprise by resting fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar in the first one-day international against India in Peshawar.
Uttar Pradesh recovered through a sixth wicket unbeaten partnership of 89 to reach 217 for five against Andhra Pradesh
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.
The shocking loss to Kings XI Punjab in their last match, notwithstanding, table-toppers Gujarat Lions will have to get their act together quickly if they wish to end their home campaign on a winning note against a formidable Delhi Daredevils in an Indian Premier League match, in Rajkot on Tuesday.
Rajneesh Gupta presents a detailed statistical analysis of the tournament.
India's total of 310 for four is the highest total by a team batting second and winning in the Asia Cup.
India exhibited their batting prowess to perfection with their top order firing in unison to score an easy 6-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in their must-win Asia Cup Super Four match and set up a summit clash against the same opponents on Sunday.for eight against India in their Asia Cup super league match.
Virender Sehwag's superb innings of 119 powered India to a six-wicket win over Pakistan in the Asia Cup. Sehwag scored his ninth one-day hundred in a 198-run second wicket partnership with Suresh Raina (84) to guide India to 301 for four after 42.1 overs in reply to Pakistan's total of 299 for four.
