England face fellow strugglers Sri Lanka in a must-win World Cup match on Thursday.
The Test marks the first time India have played in the five-day format since November 2014
England will be keen to overcome a lack of ideal preparation due to rain and hit the ground running when they face Scotland in their T20 World Cup opener
Dale Steyn is determined to make next year's World Cup his limited overs swansong and thinks his experience could make a big difference to South Africa's otherwise raw white ball pace attack.
Ashwell Prince, who led South Africa in the Test series against Sri Lanka, says captaincy will not change him. 'The game is about the team and not about one person.'
In the first Chennai Test against Bangladesh, Pant scored a magnificent century and returned to Test side with a bang.
However, the 26-year-old's comparison with Gilchrist can wait.
From the Southern Stars, Healy was deservingly chosen for her dominant show against all types of bowling in the recent series against New Zealand.
Here are all the records broken by the Aussies on Tuesday.
India's Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav were named in the Most Valuable Team of ICC T20 World Cup 2022.
'Such a player needs to be given this responsibility later.'
India start as the big favourites in both the white ball series and it will take a Herculean effort from Sri Lanka to upset the odds.
China on Friday announced plans to boost space cooperation with Pakistan, including the development of a space centre and launching of more satellites for its all-weather ally.
Back after an injury lay-off, Rohit Sharma can't wait to get cracking as he begins his tenure as the full time captain of India's limited overs side.
Rohit, who will also captain the side, will be expected to carry on with his ultra aggressive approach in the powerplay like he showed in the ODI World Cup.
CSA on Friday said that Marco Jansen has replaced Ottniel Baartman, who has been ruled out "due to medical reasons of a separate nature.".
Bright dreams of a new journey, desperation to stage a comeback and desire to rediscover old glory will be the dominant themes of this season's Ranji Trophy that begins at various centres across the country from Friday.
David Warner retired on 200 after tea in cramped-up exhaustion after tormenting the Proteas in a Melbourne Cricket Ground furnace, quashing all debate about his place in the side.
Rohit Sharma is likely to make a comeback for the six-match limited overs series against the West Indies at home next month.
IMAGES from the first Test played between South Africa and India in Centurion on Tuesday
Saha said a cricketer should treat every match with equal importance citing his own example.
'When you have a win ratio of 65 per cent over the last five years, what is there to worry about?' 'How can the standard go down suddenly? For five years, you have been number one side in the world.'
Dravid took over, India have had Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya as national captains
Former Australian cricketer Simon O'Donnell is not in favour of opening batter David Warner getting a farewell Test, saying no one should have the right to pick and choose the venue and date of his choice.
While wicket-keeper-batsman Klaasen recently notched 69 runs from 30 balls in South Africa's six-wicket win over India in the 2nd T20I, 20-year-old Mulder has played a single ODI against Bangladesh at East London in October 2017.
'Leg-spinners are very important and it's lovely to see that Shamsi, Adil Rashid, Rashid Khan are doing magic in the T20 World Cup. They are making proud for their respective countries. These are the three names that come to my mind in white ball cricket.'
National Cricket Academy coaches Sitanshu Kotak, Sairaj Bahutule and Munish Bali will be part of India cricket team's support staff, which will be headed by VVS Laxman, on the short tour of Ireland later this month.
Gujarat opener Priyank Panchal is likely to lead India 'A' in three four-day 'Tests' against New Zealand 'A'
Mohammed Shami's absence will certainly leave a gaping hole in India's planning but former South African pacer Fanie de Villiers believes that Rohit Sharma's men have the best chance of ending a 31-year wait for a Test series win in the Rainbow Nation.
Cricket South Africa (CSA) confirmed they had made former Test skipper Graeme Smith's tenure as director of cricket permanent, keeping him in the role until March 2022. CSA acting chief executive Jacques Faul told a media conference that Smith had impressed since in the position.
Team India knows that it is a touch undercooked with a lot of confusion still persisting about what could be the best combination on a drop-in pitch.
Yashasvi Jaiswal presented a heady cocktail of patience and flair on debut but India's expected series win over West Indies will not serve as an accurate parameter.
Agarkar found it difficult to understand the logic behind the constant change of batting position of Rahul
After 41 days of tears, anguish and at times gruesome testimony in the Pretoria High Court, Oscar Pistorius, the double amputee who became one of the biggest names in athletics, will learn this week whether he will spend the next 25 years behind bars.
The T20 World Cup 2024 promises to be a tournament dominated by bowlers, particularly spinners.
New Zealand will host their first day-night Test when England tour the country in early 2018, pending final approval from both teams.
India's 40-4 (win-loss) home record in the last decade is awe-inducing but there is an ever-little crack, which is getting more pronounced in the past three years, particularly in the case of star batter Virat Kohli.
The injury forced Smith to wear a wrist brace and miss the white ball tour of South Africa.
Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Jay Shah paid tribute to Virat Kohli on his 'tremendous tenure' after he stepped down as India's Test captain on Saturday.
