Australia wicketkeeper-batter Alex Carey is not interested in specialising in long-form work, although he is hoping for another Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) hundred when hosts take on Pakistan in the second Test, saying that "plenty of ODI and T20 cricket is still left in him."
'Firstly, I had this fear... personally I had thought that I won't lose a series in India as long as I am playing. But that too has happened.'
Mahendra Singh Dhoni is quintessentially a modest man and no wonder he has politely declined to inaugurate the pavilion named after him at the JSCA Stadium, ahead of India's third ODI against Australia.
Kane Williamson will opt out of a handful of internationals in January to take up a contract in South Africa's Twenty20 league.
'The reports circulating in certain media sections are completely incorrect.'
'I just want to play good cricket and yeah, doing it for someone is totally against who I am as a person and what I believe in.'
Days after Ritika Sajdeh criticised Mumbai Indians Head Coach Mark Boucher's explanation for removing Rohit Sharma as MI captain, Rohit took to social media with a post that intensified the IPL franchise controversy.
Former Australia batter Chappell is of the opinion that coaches need to create environments where players can learn problem-solving and decision-making on their own.
Here are some of the big names who could be interested in applying for the post.
Maxwell upset Kohli with a gesture in a Test match...
While a return to South African national team remains an enticing proposition for him, former captain Faf du Plessis wants to regain his peak fitness and game-touch abefore seriously nourishing such ambitions.
'Test match cricket is never easy ... when you have a guy disrespecting West Indies, and us players that are playing, it is hurtful.'
The former South Africa batsman declined an offer by India's National Cricket Academy to be its fielding consultant.
Sanju Samson was to play the T20 World Cup final.
Then, Skipper Rohit Sharma changed his mind.
In typical Rohit style, he then spent 10 minutes explaining to Sanju why he was being excluded from the playing eleven.
'We were never going to force or try to coerce and we didn't ask them to reconsider.'
'Sehwag said he was not interested in politics or contesting elections'
AB de Villiers revealed that his young son accidentally kicked him in the eye, leading to a decline in vision.
It is a pity that he does not take his youth influencer role more seriously and align his brand endorsements more responsibly, notes Kanika Datta.
'The art of swing bowling should come back. Learning the knuckle ball and all is fine. If you don't know how to swing the ball, everything is waste.'
It is understood that the Test squad will be leaving from Mumbai few days after the series and just like it happened during the last tour of South Africa, the BCCI could have a four-day game between India and India A, which people in the know of things feel will provide Rohit Sharma's men with quality match simulation.
Embattled Cricket Australia (CA) Chairman David Peever is set to step down in the wake of a review into the board's governance and culture, local media reported on Thursday.
South Africa's Graham Ford has turned down the post of India's new national cricket coach and has decided to stay with Kent, his county club said on Monday.
Home Tests against an undermanned Pakistan may struggle to excite even the most ardent Australian cricket fan but angst over David Warner's farewell tour has given the series a much-welcomed boost.
India enjoys close relations with Afghanistan and both accuse common neighbour Pakistan of not doing enough to stop Islamist militants operating on their territory.
Mohammed Yousuf, offered support to struggling batter Babar Azam amid a challenging Test series against Australia.
Nicholas Pooran, Jason Holders and Kyle Mayers have declined to join the West Indies roster for the 2023-24 season.
Kirsten said it is not improbable if India can figure a way to make things right in the knockout games.
Former India coach Greg Chappell has declined to address the Australian cricket team ahead of the Test series against Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men despite being invited by current coach Mickey Arthur.
The incident occurred after teammate Karim Janat declined a run opportunity during the final over of Afghanistan's innings.
When the Pakistan innings ended, there were 1.1 crore viewers live on the app and this increased to 1.4 crore viewers during the innings break.
More than 50 per cent of SIP accounts come from semi-urban and rural areas.
'When the big moment comes, our physical preparation is there, but mentally we need to make those decisions'
As the new season approaches, whispers of retirement surround some of the league's most beloved veterans.
'We are working on having the IPL in India and we are hopeful that we would be able to organise it'
Batting great Viv Richards has slammed 'arrogant' Caribbean administrators for thinking they are as important as players and has laid the blame for the decline of West Indies cricket firmly at their door.
Pumped up after an unprecedented seventh IPL hundred, Virat Kohli took a dig at his critics, who felt that he was all but over as a T20 batter, saying he is playing some of his best cricket in the shortest format.
The Madras high court however directed the BCCI to consider an application from the Cricket Association of Pondicherry for associate membership at the meeting.
Hafeez said the board would factor in a players' workload ahead of next year's T20 World Cup before giving him a 'No Objection Certificate'(NOC) to take part in one of the growing number of lucrative franchise leagues around the world.
'These are interesting days for watchers of English cricket and central banking,' points out Amol Agrawal.
The last time Pakistan won a Test Down Under was in late 1995 when nearly half of the current side were not even born
