Will India retain the same playing XI?
South Africa have rested veteran all-rounder Jacques Kallis from the upcoming ODI series against England, replacing him with Dean Elgar in the 15-member squad for the five-match series starting August 24.
Argentina's Javier Zanetti and Esteban Cambiasso, overlooked by coach Diego Maradona for the World Cup, and playmaker Andres d'Alessandro were recalled to the national team squad on Friday.
India skipper Virat Kohli lauds his third spinner, who made most of the little opportunity he got in the third Test against South Africa. Harish Kotian/Rediff.com listens.
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Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes is likely to be out of action until the end of the year after suffering a calf strain during Spain's surprise defeat by South Africa on Tuesday, the club said in a statement on their website.
Veteran Canada batsman John Davison will bow out of international cricket after his side's last World Cup match against Australia at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Wednesday.
Former Pakistan captain, Muhammad Yousuf, is keen to get a hearing from the new chairman of the Cricket Board, as he believes the national selection committee has treated him unjustly.
Out-of-favour India all-rounder Suresh Raina knows his worth in the Indian Premier League and credited Chennai Super Kings for transforming him into a 'real cricketer'.
Intense bidding is expected to be the order of the day when 10 teams jostle to grab their preferred players in the IPL players' auction in Kochi on Friday.
The veteran actor passed away at 93.
Veteran Indian batsman VVS Laxman rose seven places to a career-best sixth in the ICC Rankings for Test batsmen after playing two crucial half centuries in the drawn match against the West Indies in Bridgetown.
'This will not be the last time a virus threatens our lives and our livelihoods'
India's veteran batsman Rahul Dravid and Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal finished as the top run-getter and top wicket-taker respectively, in the year 2011.
Uncapped left-arm spinner Zafar Gohar has joined the test squad from the Pakistan A team currently in Hamilton.
Veteran Australian batsman Mike Hussey claims he is oblivious to the criticism he has been drawing for his poor run, insisting that he is in good form despite not coming up with big scores in his past few innings.
Under pressure to retire following his prolonged lean patch, veteran batsman Ricky Ponting has vowed to fight for his place in the Australian Test team ahead of the upcoming series against New Zealand.
Australia have cut opening batsman Ed Cowan and wicketkeeper Matthew Wade from their list of 18 centrally-contracted players, but handed opener Phillip Hughes another chance to establish himself in the national set-up.
South Africa's pace spearhead Dale Steyn might feature in his last Cricket World Cup this year, as there is every chance that the fast bowler might retire from ODI-cricket to focus more on the long format of the game, where he has achieved the vast majority of his shinning landmarks.
India's captain believes the veteran batsman is keen to have a good tour of the UK, knowing it will be the last time he's touring there.
While celebrating our democracy and its biggest rituals we also need to think about the kind of society we are building.
Veteran Younus Khan scored a patient 73 to lay the foundations for what turned into a frantic one-wicket victory for Pakistan with just a ball to spare in the fourth one-day international against South Africa on Friday.
Australia coach Darren Lehmann has been rewarded for his integral role in turning around the fortunes of the team with a one-year contract extension until June, 2017, Cricket Australia said on Friday.
Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag of India, Hashim Amla of South Africa and England's Graeme Swann have all been short-listed for the top honour at the LG ICC Awards 2010, it was announced on Monday.
Cricketer-turned-politician Gautam Gambhir asked the Indian selectors to have a word with veteran wicketkeeper batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni regarding his future plans.
South Africa's fast bowler Morne Morkel may miss the first Test against Pakistan due to a foot injury.
Brazil's World Cup captain Lucio and his Inter Milan teammate Maicon were recalled for the first time since the 2010 finals on Thursday to meet Scotland in a friendly in London on March 27.
Sourav Ganguly is also eager to see how the national team performs in different formats with two set of skippers.
Axed from the One-Day International squad due to lack of fitness and form, Yuvraj Singh made a Test comeback when the selectors met in Chennai on Saturday to pick the Indian team for the three-match series in Sri Lanka, beginning July 10. Yuvraj was included in India's 16-member squad along with Rahul Dravid and Wriddhiman Saha.
Bangladesh made a perfect start to their World Cup campaign, posting their highest one-day international score of 330-6 during the 21-run win over South Africa.
Kohli is the leading Indian batsman in the chart with 886 rating points behind Australia's Steve Smith (911 points).
The first five games of the ICC event have caused a lot of movement in the women's ODI player rankings with Australia skipper Meg Lanning climbing up two spots in the rankings for batters.
India has lost three finals and on four occasion it bit dust at the semifinal stage. It also made an exit at the preliminary stage of the 2021 T20 World Cup.
Rajput said that India will miss pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at home, if he is ruled out of the event through injury.
A look at 5 key battles in Sunday's clash at the T20 World Cup in Dubai.
Many believe that Saha should have refrained from making his conversations with Dravid public
Veteran opener David Warner produced a feisty unbeaten 89 as Australia registered an emphatic eight-wicket win against West Indies to boost their semi-final hopes, at the T20 World Cup, in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.
India's Leander Paes and his German partner Andre Begemann made it to the finals of the St Petersburg Open by recording a straight-set victory over the Russian pair of Mikhail Elgin and Alexander Kudryavtsev in the men's doubles event. The Indo-German duo defeated the Russian pair 6-3 7-6 in a match that lasted around one and half hours.
Prominent among those missing from the 30-member list for the September 24-October 5 tournament in South Africa are Irfan Pathan and Robin Uthappa.
Title favourites Australia registered the biggest win in the history of the hockey World Cup, inflicting a humiliating 12-0 defeat on South Africa in a Pool B match.
South Africa's veteran batsman Jacques Kallis believes that his team would fightback from the dead and bat out a draw on the final day of the second and final Test in Kolkata.
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