Australian broadcaster ABC Radio has been forced to rule out their plans to cover the four-Test Australia-India series in India because of the rising costs imposed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
The Goa Cricket Association has summoned a Pune-based printer after duplicate tickets for the recently called off One Day International between India-Australia at Fatorda stadium began surfacing for repayment. After receiving several tickets bearing the same serial numbers the association was forced to call for an enquiry into the matter.
India 'A' and Australia 'A' cricketers wore black armbands and observed two minutes' silence in memory of late former President APJ Abdul Kalam.
A row between cable operators and Zee Sports channel could deny viewers live images of the tri-series in Malaysia.
Amid growing concern over the spate of attacks on Indian students Down Under, India and Australia decided on Monday to form a joint working group to coordinate between the two countries in ensuring safety of the students there. The decision was taken in New Delhi at a meeting between a high-level Australian delegation and officials of the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs.
Just to clear the air, the first ball of the game, each game, should just be a bouncer, reckons Merv Hughes.
The Indian community in Australia and the Pacific will get an opportunity to contribute between India and countries in the region at the 7th Regional Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention in Sydney, a top Indian diplomat has said.
The Aussies will begin their tour of India with a three-day match at Hyderabad from September 30.
India became the second nation in Test annals to achieve the feat of featuring four players (Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble and Sourav Ganguly) with 100 or more appearances in the same Test squad.
The accord also provides for enhancing military exchanges between the two countries, especially in training their armed forces.
Who were the most valuable players in the just-concluded India-Australia ODI series? Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji 's formula provides overwhelming evidence that the bat complete overwhelmed the bat.
Adequate security measures have been put in place by the Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) and Rajkot Rural Police ahead of the first T20 match to be played between India and Australia at Khanderi stadium in Rajkot on October 10.
Indian diplomats are expected to meet Australian officials in a bid to diffuse diplomatic tension between Canberra and New Delhi after the murder of 21-year-old Indian migrant in Melbourne.
A senior police official said there was 'no security issue' involved in the recovery as they suspect that the cartridges were that of a security personnel posted at the stadium for the match.
Australia have been harping that the dot balls and maidens they have been stringing together against India is a reason for their dominance in the ongoing Test series but statistics are not as conclusive as it would appear.
The bitter feud in the Rajasthan Cricket Association has prompted the Board of Control for Cricket in India to shift the opening One-Day International in the best-of-seven series between India and Australia, on October 25, from Jaipur to Vadodara.
The two sides also signed six agreements, including in the field of defence and civil aviation.
India will take on defending champion Australia at Karachi on September 13 in their first match under the revised fixture for the Champions Trophy, beginning on September 12.
Indian and Australian cricketers were engaged in a war of words on Tuesday, ahead of the crucial third Test in Perth, with senior players of both sides taking digs at each other after Brad Haddin started the jibes by calling India a "fragile" team.
Phillip Hughes's sad demise barely a week before the first India and Australia Test has put a question mark over the series opener and batting great Sunil Gavaskar feels the onus is on the cricket boards of the two countries to decide whether to call off the match or not.
Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) is confident that the fifth One-Day International between India and Australia in Cuttack on Saturday will be held as planned and if required it will use a chopper to dry the outfield at the Barabati Stadium.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has not only stuck to its guns on non-acceptance of the Decision Review System (DRS), but also shot down the use of Hot Spot for the upcoming series against Australia.
Cricket Australia will revert to a panel of experts to decide man of the match awards after Doug Bracewell failed to win a public vote despite bowling New Zealand to victory in a Test match in Hobart on Monday.
Star batsman Cheteshwar Pujara has recovered from a minor injury suffered in the nets on Tuesday and has been declared fit for the third Test starting Mohali on Thursday.
With Jason Krejza failing to convince that he has it in him to trouble the Indian batsmen in the forthcoming Test series, Australia decided to rush in Victorian all-rounder Cameron White as replacement for injured spinner Bryce McGain.
Australia skipper Ricky Ponting may be loathe to admit it, but his predecessor Steve Waugh has no qualms in saying that Zaheer Khan and Harbhajan Singh play with the passion of the "baggy greeners" and without their spirit, Australia would already have been one up.
Gary Kirsten says he is coaching an Indian team that actually believes that it can upset the applecart of the Australians.
South African captain Graeme Smith and top model Minki van der Westhuizen became the talk of the country when they admitted to an instant and mutual attraction.
Reader Kishore spotted umpire Steve Bucknor at the McDonald's outlet in Amsterdam.
With Virat Kohli getting out after scoring just one run against Australia in Thursday's World Cup semi-final at the Sydney Cricket Ground, the Twitter community erupted with jokes and jibes against his girlfriend, Anushka Sharma.
Australia opened up a six-point lead over India at the top of the MRF Tyres ICC Test Team Rankings following the annual update, with the results from 2012-13 no longer included in the calculations and outcomes from the 2014-15 series weighted at 50 per cent.
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