FC Goa co-owners Srinivas Dempo and Dattaraj Salgaocar withdrew their stakes from the franchise, on Friday, surprisingly soon after the Indian Super League Appeals Panel lifted the ban on the duo for "bringing disrepute" to the tournament following last year's final.
Zaheer Khan feels that Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's form will be key to India' title defence as they get ready to face arch-rivals Pakistan in the ICC Cricket World Cup in less than a week's time.
Former captain Mohammad Azharuddin believes it is time the Board of Control for Cricket in India starts thinking about a new captain for the Test team following its disastrous showing overseas in the last couple of years.
Captain Virat Kohli reveals how the Indian team managed to make a winning comeback in 2015 and also on his relationship with new coach Ravi Shastri.
India skipper Virat Kohli and his predecessor Mahendra Singh Dhoni are among the top players who are retained by their respective Indian Premier League franchises, Royal Challengers Bangalore and comeback outfit Chennai Super Kings respectively.
Virat Kohli continued his day job of mesmerising fans with a magical willow
West Indian legend Curtly Ambrose said he would not want to change anything in Jasprit Bumrah's unorthodox action.
Ahead of the India-New Zealand series, Rajneesh Gupta looks at the Black Caps' Test records.
Big test for India, Eng; minnows likely to shake applecart
Virat Kohli may get close to breaking Sachin Tendulkar's 49 ODI centuries record but the batting maestro's 100 International centuries milestone would stay safe forever, feels former India captain Sourav Ganguly.
The chairman of national selection committee MSK Prasad on Thursday hailed Mahendra Singh Dhoni's sense of 'perfect timing' to quit as captain of limited overs formats and hinted at the mantle going to Virat Kohli.
India's head coach Ravi Shastri, along with bowling and fielding coaches Bharath Arun and R Sridhar, respectively, would need to undergo a "fit to fly" test post recovery from COVID-19, which led to the cancellation of the fifth Test against England in Manchester last week.
If Virender Sehwag was anxious about his role as India skipper for the fourth Test against Australia and his continued poor run with the bat, he didn't show it to the world during the nets at the WACA in Perth on Tuesday.
As one entered the hotel porch in Perth, there was India's captain and his deputy engrossed in a chat like long-lost friends.
Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore have won only three games out of 10 in IPL-12 so far.
Even Bollywood superstar and co-owner Shah Rukh Khan's presence could not inspire Kolkata Knight Riders, who were outclassed by Royal Challengers Bangalore by nine wickets, in the Indian Premier League match, in Kolkata, on Monday.
'He is probably the best person to ask about the discrepancy in what you seem to have to say and what the Indian captain has said.'
Virat wouldn't have got 700 runs and smashed four centuries in Tests in Australia, says Ravi Shastri.
The big names in Indian cricket, of late, have opted to stay away when it comes to applying for the national selector's job.
The Sourav Ganguly-led Board of Control for Cricket in India is likely to ask the legendary spinner to apply for the post of Head coach of the Indian team, along with VVS Laxman, once Ravi Shastri finishes his term after the T20 World Cup.
India fielding coach T Dilip confirmed that Shreyas Iyer has been ruled out of the three-match ODI series against Australia.
Dhoni on Monday became the co-owner of Chennaiyin FC, one of the eight franchise of Indian Super League.
Images from Day 1 of the third Test played between India and Australia at the Holkar Stadium in Indore on Wednesday
Virat Kohli and Co. face-off against Babar Azam-led Pakistan in this highly anticipated encounter which will also be the Indian skipper's swansong as captain.
Shreyas Iyer trained hard in the nets with the aim of overcoming his longstanding struggles ahead of the World Cup game against Sri Lanka.
India captain Virat Kohli revealed that his team got the extra motivation for winning the third Test after he lost the toss and therefore the opportunity to bat first on a good wicket. Scorecard Winning the toss and batting on the opening day is considered as a big advantage in Indian conditions but Kohli and Co overcame that to win the game by eight wickets.
While about 8,000 people are in the long list of invitees, the select list features 506 A-listers, including prominent politicians, leading industrialists, top film stars, sportspersons, diplomats, judges and high priests.
India's Virat Kohli joins an elite list of star Ambassadors to provide neccessary support in the build-up to the ICC 2015 World Cup to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand between February and March.
KL Rahul and Co would like forget the unsavoury incident and focus on the task ahead.
The cricketers, who have been in the eye of a storm following their sexist remarks on 'Koffee with Karan', will be returning from Australia where they were to compete in an ODI series starting on Saturday.
The "composed" set of newcomers in the Indian team don't need frequent advice, they need just a supportive environment to excel, said skipper Rohit Sharma after the young guns played a major part in the hosts' series-sealing win over England in the fourth Test in Ranchi on Monday.
Looking back, the Indians had rubbed their hands in delight at the variety of marquee events at home the sporting calendar of 2017 offered, and they now look forward, with optimism and anticipation, to a challenging 2018.
Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje are expected to spit fire on a track that will offer steep bounce as India's top-order gears up for its toughest test in adverse conditions against a top-notch South African side in the T20 World Cup on Sunday.
The new-entrants have further been bolstered by the addition of the multi-talented duo of Jason Holder and Marcus Stoinis. The two adding more depth in both bowling and batting.
India's premier fast bowler Zaheer Khan feels that Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's form will be key to India' title defence as they get ready to face arch-rivals Pakistan in the ICC Cricket World Cup in less than a week's time.
India have recalled Ajinkya Rahane to reinforce their batting line-up, which will have to be at its best to negate the Australian attack.
After the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Virat Kohli, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has become the latest cricketer to own a football team in the high-profile Indian Super League, investing in the Chennaiyin FC ahead of the event starting October 12.
'And how we can take Indian cricket forward, that's the only aim anybody should have.'
While former Committee of Administrators head Vinod Rai's recently published book gives an insight into the Anil Kumble-Virat Kohli drama and Ravi Shastri's eventual appointment as Head Coach, the book also contains a sprinkling of factual errors.
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