Rajneesh Gupta surveys the cricketing milestones from the Mohali Test.
A player guilty of ball-tampering could now be banned for up to six Tests or 12 Oone-dayers after the International Cricket Council introduced harsher sanctions at its five-day Annual Conference in Dublin.
India sealed the numero uno spot in the International Cricket Council Twenty20 rankings after Mahendra Singh Dhoni's side won the Asia Cup in Mirpur and will now enter the World T20 as the top team.
After a record opening stand, the visitors falter in the final two sessions of the first day of the Kandy Test.
Hardik has just taken 10 Tests to record a rare feat -- scored a ton and taken 5 wickets. Still not 25, Hardik has shown that he belongs to the place, says Rajneesh Gupta, giving us the numbers that matter.
The 49-year-old's Twitter account was hacked on Monday and the hacker had posted derogatory anti-Iran tweets.
The Wanderers' pitch has coming under criticism from former cricketers and commentators for its dangerous nature.
It was a day that saw brilliant centuries by South Africa's captain AB de Villiers and India's Rohit Sharma in the first One-Day International on Sunday. But some brilliant death bowling by the visitors saw them edge Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men by five wickets. Here are the statistical highlights from the match played at the GreenPark stadium in Kanpur.
Steve Smith led the way with another good knock as Australia raced to 251 for 6 and a lead of 348 over India before rain stopped play at the end of the fourth day in the fourth Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday. Statistical highlights from the day's play.
'Can Tendulkar recreate the magic of his youth?', asks advertising guru Sandeep Goyal.
A ball-tampering scandal that devastated Australia cast a dark cloud over a dramatic cricketing year
Indian assistant coach Sanjay Bangar highlighted the lower order collapse as one of the areas the team can improve
The series is even more important for Kohli as it would also define his legacy as a leader having already established himself as world's premier batsman.
Jimmy Anderson is the first Englishman to take 500 Test wickets.
Rajneesh Gupta presents the numbers from the Lord's Test.
Having won the series, India would like to carry on momentum forward, especially with the three-match T20I series to follow soon after. Yet, the visitors would also like to find a balance between going all out in a dead rubber and resting a few players keeping in mind a long overseas schedule later this year.
Rajneesh Gupta gives us a list of noteworthy statistics from first-class and Ranji Trophy
'Whichever team starts well, they will have always the advantage because it will be tough for the other team to bounce back in a three-match series.'
'Warner overstepped the line a lot in his early career. He then changed into a more placid player but was then told by Cricket Australia to be the enforcer and was doing what he was told'
In terms of days, Dale Steyn has spent 2,320 days at the top of the ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers, the most by any bowler since World War II.
'When cricketers, coaches, captains, managers, franchise owners focus on the prize, they forget the process.' 'You can't win every game. Getting better is all about making mistakes.'
Rajneesh Gupta profiles the cricketers playing the World Cup 2019.
'IPL is huge; I like the money in it.'
'On one hand, three in-form openers is a healthy problem of plenty.' 'On the other, you just don't know whom to pick, and whether the selection sits well with the conditions and opposition on offer,' says Chetan Narula.
Virat Kohli dropped a position to 11th leaving India with no batsmen in the top 10 of the ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen, in the latest update of the ICC Player Rankings released by the International Cricket Council on Tuesday.
No one even comes close to the impact Anil Kumble has had on Indian cricket, when it comes to winning matches and series, say Aakash Chopra and Impact Index.
The cricketing world is all set for another feast with the Indian Premier League.
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