'Perhaps the biggest change is in terms of mindset when it comes to the art of the possible when chasing.'
'A modern team knows that knocking off 120 runs in 10 overs is eminently possible.' 'When things click, that can translate into 450 in 50 overs,' says Devangshu Datta.
Kolkata Knight Riders are focusing more on getting their Indian Premier League campaign back on track after a hat-trick of losses.
Allegations of spot-fixing by English cricketers have been dismissed by the England and Wales Cricket Board's Integrity Team and Cricket Australia.
A Mumbai man did a cricket puzzle in three days that had troubled Sir Don Bradman for about two decades.
The amended process represents a radical overhaul of the previous system.
'...it will be interesting to see what happens in the final World Cup squad. Definitely, he has made a strong case for himself. It's good he's in great nick and hopefully he can carry it forward'
Bhajji, Afridi among 8 ambassadors for ICC Champions Trophy
Key issues facing the game will be discussed when the ICC's Cricket Committee - Management meets at the CCI on September 18-19.
Emboldened by Australia's remarkable turnaround in the ODI series against India, vice-captain Alex Carey Tuesday said they are confident of entering the World Cup with a squad good enough to play like defending champions.
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar condemned the unruly crowd behaviour and police response to it during Monday's second Twenty20 International against South Africa, saying the Barabati stadium in Cuttack should be banned as an international venue for two years.
It would be Pakistan-born Imran Tahir's first One-Day International against India.
Unlike in the T20I series, England do not have the option of battling this phenomenon with a practice outing against the spin-bowling machine, Merlyn. With both teams travelling to London on Friday, there might not even be enough time to sit down for some video analysis. In that light, the English batsmen will have to contend mentally with how to play Yadav on Saturday.
Kohli has played seven Tests, 26 ODIs and 10 T20 internationals in 2017, the most by any player in the Indian team.
As India goes into the four-match Test series against Australia, which commences in Adelaide on Tuesday, an analysis of the team.
The ICC is cautiously optimistic that wearable sensors can provide the technological breakthrough needed to stamp out illegal bowling actions but does not expect them to be ready for trial in matches before mid-2015.
Timid officiating has allowed a generation of 'chuckers' to flourish in international cricket and the current crackdown on bowlers with illegal actions has arrived two decades late, according to former Test umpire Darrell Hair.
Virat Kohli's flexible approach to batting and relentless pursuit of excellence enabled the Indian captain to script a spectacular turnaround and score his maiden hundred on English soil, said assistant coach Sanjay Bangar.
Former Sri Lanka spin sensation Muttiah Muralitharan discusses the BCCI's clampdown on suspect bowling actions and his role as bowling coach and mentor of Sunrisers Hyderabad with Harish Kotian/Rediff.com
An incredible innings of 95 not out from Jos Buttler kept Rajasthan Royals's play-off hopes alive as they edged past Chennai Super Kings by four wickets.
Shikhar Dhawan scoring 12 runs from Pakistan's ace spinner Saeed Ajmal's first over was the turning point in India run-chase in the WT20 match in Mirpur on Friday. The bowler was immediately taken off and by the time he returned for another spell India were well on the way to victory.
Rediff.com takes a look at how the players, who were bought at the Players' Auction earlier this year, fared in IPL 8.
Pint-sized Kedar Jadhav's power-packed 65-ball 100 might have earned him the sobriquet of 'Pocket Dynamite' but former national selector Surendra Bhave revealed how a hard-core vegetarian added power to his small frame by switching to chicken.
The top order failed to fire in difficult conditions, but the bowlers stood out, not only performing with the ball but scoring vital runs as well.
India have a perfect mix of world class performers and that makes them hot favourites at the upcoming World Twenty20, former batsman Virender Sehwag has said.
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni rued his team's batting failure on a good wicket to lose the first one-dayer against the West Indies by 124 runs in Kochi but said that the visiting side were a tough team to beat.
India captain Virat Kohli lauded his bowlers after their series-winning performance in the high-scoring third One-Day International, in Kanpur on Sunday.
India's middle-order mainstay Cheteshwar Pujara scored his last half-century six innings ago but the Saurashtra batsman is 'not too worried' about his own form, saying he is happy as long as he is contributing in the team's success.
West Indies must capture the wicket of key batsman Ross Taylor early if they are to prevent New Zealand from clinching the Test series when the third and final match begins at SeddonPark in Hamilton on Thursday, according to coach Ottis Gibson.
India thrashed New Zealand by 53 runs to give veteran fast bowler Ashish Nehra a winning farewell, in the first Twenty20 International in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Should Rohit Sharma get another chance or should he make way for off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin? Be the selector, pick your team for the fourth Test.
War-torn Afghanistan, playing only their third match after being inducted as a Test-playing nation two years ago, completed a famous victory by defeating Bangladesh by 224 runs with 3.2 overs left on the final day on Monday.
'India's reputation is not and cannot be dependent on the whimsical opinions of some obscure foreign advisory committee packed with Hindu-phobic acolytes,' declares Vivek Gumaste.
'He has been RCB's leader since 2013 and RCB's best performance under him has been runners up in 2016.' 'In 2013 and 2014, RCB didn't reach the Playoffs stage.' 'In 2015 it reached that stage.' 'In 2017, RCB didn't go beyond the league stage.' 'Sometimes, a change at the top leads to a change in a team's fortunes,' says Sudhir Bisht.
South African batsmen will go into the fifth ODI as a more confident unit, having learnt from their mistakes against the Indian spinners.
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