IMAGES from Day 2 of the 2nd Test played between England and South Africa played in Old Trafford on Friday.
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.
He spoke about his endeavour to build muscle memory.
IMAGES from the opening T20I played between India and South Africa in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday.
Sanju Samson and Shimron Hetmyer slammed blistering half-centuries as Rajasthan Royals outclassed Gujarat Titans by three wickets.
English county side Surrey bagged Virat Kohli for a dirt cheap deal as the Board of Control for Cricket in India was keen to ensure quality game time for the India captain ahead of tour of England.
PHOTOS of the IPL 2023 match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday.
'We have to credit the Indian seamers who bowled really well. We will have to define ways to counter that in the second game.'
James Anderson hailed England's all-round improvement and called inspirational captain Ben Stokes a "freak" as they thumped South Africa by an innings and 85 runs in the second Test at Old Trafford on Saturday, setting up a series decider at The Oval.
Arshdeep Singh finds Umran Malik's frightening pace beneficial as the batters are always struggling to adjust due to the marked difference in their respective bowling speeds.
Having someone of Dhoni's calibre put his trust in me was massive for me, says Ngidi
Images from the third T20 International between India and South Africa, in Indore, on Tuesday.
Mithali Raj dropped a place to seventh but star opener Smriti Mandhana moved up to ninth position
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.
'We know that there will be a lot of competition, we know that some franchises will be having more money, and that's when all the expertise and all the auction experience will count.'
In a thrilling final, Mumbai Indians handed Delhi Capitals a seven-wicket defeat to win the inaugural edition of the Women's Premier League.
In a world where age and form seem to be at odds with each other, these IPL veterans defied expectations wrote their own narratives and left us all marveling at their incredible staying power.
Former South African cricketer AB de Villiers, who will be returning to the field for the upcoming edition of the Mzansi Super League, has expressed excitement over his comeback.
Seamer Ollie Robinson took 5/49 as England skittled South Africa out for 118 on the third day of the third Test at The Oval on Saturday, before grinding their way to 154/7 in reply, a lead of 36 runs.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have a chance to cement their status as two of the best to play the 20-over format.
Images from the FIFA World Cup Quarter-final match between Portugal and Morocco on Saturday.
Images from the T20 World Cup match between Zimbabwe and the Netherlands at the Adelaide Oval on Wednesday.
South Africa's left-arm wrist spinner Tabraiz Shamsi took 2/13 in four overs as the tourists edged West Indies by one run in the third Twenty20 International to take a 2-1 series lead.
Pakistan spinners Yasir Shah and Nauman Ali took five wickets between them to restrict South Africa to 220 all out, but the home side faltered in reply to close on 33 for four on day one of a fast-moving first Test in Karachi on Tuesday.
Strike bowler Kagiso Rabada swung the contest in Delhi Capitals's favour with the ball in the decisive Super Over against Kings XI Punjab.
Former all-rounder Manoj Prabhakar on Saturday slammed India's team selection in the ongoing Test series against South Africa, saying it is a shame to pick players for a Test match based on their form in limited overs cricket.
South Africa still need 211 runs on Thursday, the last day of the match, to win the first Test against India, with six wickets in hand.
The rumblings of discontent from Righteous Europe over Qatar's admittedly appalling human rights record can only be viewed as deeply disingenuous and phoney, argues Kanika Datta.
India's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah says there will be varied opinions about his bowling and there is no point losing one's cool on outside noise, on which he has no control.
A sixth win in nine games takes IPL debutants LSG closer to a play-off berth, while the task gets tougher for Punjab with just four wins from nine games.
Umesh Yadav and Mohammad Siraj have been added to the squad as injury replacements but they do not figure in the World Cup-bound squad, as of now.
IMAGES from the IPL 2022 game between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders, in Mumbai, on Friday.
Raducanu retires in Rome as back injury persists, Jabeur survives early scare
Mohammed Shami produced a brilliant spell of reverse swing bowling to strike the mortal blows that earned India victory by 203 runs in the first Test.
Chasing his first win on the PGA Tour, India's Anirban Lahiri will take a one shot lead into the final day of The Players Championship after completing the third round with a 5-under 67 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
A lot of grey areas are yet to be addressed, but a young Indian team, with an admirable collective temperament, will start as favourites in the series-deciding fifth T20 International against South Africa, in Bengaluru, on Sunday.
Brett Lee's thunderbolts had taken Rohit Sharma's 'sleep away' when he first started out but among the current lot, Josh Hazlewood is one speedster the India swashbuckler 'doesn't want to face' in Tests.
South Africa start the first of two Tests in Pakistan on Jan. 26 as they return there for the first time since 2007.
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