Winless after four games, Mumbai Indians will be desperate to reverse the trend when they face Punjab Kings in the IPL 2022 match in Pune on Wednesday.
'Imran had the misfortune to be in an age when there was a surfeit of mighty all-rounders.' 'Indians would not put him on a par with Kapil Dev or Vinoo Mankad,' points out Uddalok Bhattacharya.
India all-rounder Stuart Binny, who owns the record of the best bowling figures in One-Day Internationals, announced his retirement from first class and international cricket on Monday.
India and Australia might be sworn enemies on the cricket field but the two nations have been united in mourning the shocking death of Phillip Hughes.
Hard-hitting left-hander Chris Gayle will return to the West Indies squad for their tour of South Africa after recovering from a back injury.
A packed day notwithstanding, former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly was flooded with wishes on his 45th birthday.
Besides Kohli, seam bowlers Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami and Ishant Sharma could also be rested for the game, according to reports.
'Indian cricket is in the safe hands of excitingly talented cricketers. No team can afford to underestimate India. If they do, it is to their peril.'
MI's middle-order hasn't fired yet and Boult said the batsmen wouldn't be too pleased about it.
ICC bids for women's T20 in Birmingham Commonwealth Games 'If cricket were to be staged in these Games, we know every team competing would be guaranteed 'home' support. There's a ready-made audience and ready-made infrastructure in the local vicinity'
With the T20 World Cup round the corner, Australia's former fast-bowling star Brett Lee is looking forward to India's latest pace sensation Mayank Yadav's progression with great anticipation, describing him as the "talk of the town."
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has written to its affiliated units stating that their registered players should not participate in the unsanctioned Indian Junior Players League (IJPL), scheduled in Dubai from September 19-29.
India are once again at the crossroads, with the team again searching for middle order options ahead of the World Cup.
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A day after the Hemlata Kala-led women's selection panel wrote to the CEO, claiming they were kept out of the hiring process of the support staff, former India captains Diana Edulji and Shantha Rangaswamy have lashed out at the shabby treatment handed out to the national team.
Earlier this month, ECB managing director Ashley Giles had said that cricketers will be provided "mental health screening" before they commit to any further tours.
Virat Kohli became the first Indian captain to post a Test double century overseas as the tourists played their way into a virtually unbeatable position on the second day of the first Test against West Indies in Antigua on Friday.
Shikhar Dhawan was ruled out of the five-match T20 series in New Zealand due to a shoulder injury
The Board of Control for Cricket in India's secretary Anurag Thakur on Monday gave a clean chit to the three Chennai Super Kings players, who were accused of accepting bribes from a Mumbai-based businessman by former Indian Premier League commissioner Lalit Modi.
Netherlands' Teja Nidamanuru, Aryan Dutt and Vikram Singh might have a few drops of tears in their eyes when they step onto the field for their opening World Cup match against Pakistan on Friday.
India Test skipper Virat Kohli was among the few cricketers who received a higher actual salary according to the salary details of the retained Indian Premier League players listed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India on Friday.
Indian cricketers took to Twitter to convey birthday wishes to Chahal on his special day.
While the lack of information, which is unusual for a major sporting event, might be annoying for fans planning to travel to India
Former West Indies captain Carl Hooper feels the Indian Premier League is 'one of the biggest threats' to international cricket right now.
Waqar's chances of being named bowling coach appeared strong after another former Test bowler Muhammad Akram withdrew his application
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has taken a serious view of Virat Kohli's foul-mouthed tirade against an Indian journalist at the ongoing World Cup and asked him to refrain from "any such behaviour in the future".
Finalising the nomination process to elect Shashank Manohar's successor as the next independent chairman of the world cricket body is the sole agenda for the ICC Board, which will meet virtually on Monday.
Newly-elected Board of Control for Cricket in India president Anurag Thakur, on Sunday, said the Board will advertise for the post of the coach of the Indian team.
'But for reasons not yet known, Jay Shah is still continuing as the BCCI secretary while Sourav Ganguly has been removed from the position. Our grievance is why Sourav Ganguly was let go from BCCI. We want to know on whose order it was done. We believe that there was injustice done to Ganguly.'
India-Pak face-off saw brands pay up to Rs 20 lakh in last-minute spot buying.
Virat Kohli's maiden double century was followed by Ravichandran Ashwin's third ton in Tests as India piled misery on a listless West Indies bowling attack to declare at 566 for 8 on day two of the first Test at Antigua on Friday. The West Indies in reply, lost their opener Rajendra Chandrika (16) with pacer Mohammed Shami forcing his outside edge to wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha. The home team were 31 for the loss of one wicket at stumps with Kraigg Brathwaite (11) in company of night-watchman Devendra Bishoo (0).
Sourav Ganguly smashed a century in his debut match as India posted 429 runs in their first innings with a lead of 85 runs over England.
The CPL, which was originally scheduled to commence on August 28, will now be played between August 26 and September 15.
The doubting thomases "should be careful" about what they wish for as there is no second coming for a once-in-a-generation player like Mahendra Singh Dhoni if people "push him into retirement", former England captain Nasser Hussain said on Saturday.
India all-rounder Suresh Raina rubbished Lalit Modi's claim that he was bribed by an Indian businessman, saying he was never involved in any wrongdoing and is considering legal action against the former IPL Commissioner.
Karnataka cricketers, who have been picked in India and India 'A' squads, want to make the most of the opportunity.
Opener Shikhar Dhawan was ruled out of the upcoming three-match T20I series against West Indies with an injury and was replaced by Kerala's wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson.
A formidable lead in hand, an inspired Team India will be aiming to seal the series when they take on a depleted and low-on-confidence West Indies in the third cricket ODI of the five-match series, in Antigua on Saturday.
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