India-off spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has gained a place to be seventh in the latest International Cricket Council bowlers' rankings in Tests.
Jasprit Bumrah started off from where he had left before being laid low by stress fracture as he bowled flat out at the India nets in Guwahati ahead of their first T20 International against Sri Lanka on Sunday. Closely monitored by team's support headed by Ravi Shastri, Bunrah hit the straps straightway, bowling with pace on a breezy winter evening on Friday even as the Sri Lankan team decided to take rest for the day.
A wicketkeeper rarely earns kudos purely for his glovework but Wriddhiman Saha enjoyed that rare acclaim during the second Test against South Africa at Pune.
India captain Virat Kohli, senior batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni and stylish left-handed batsmen Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina, have found places in this year's ESPN World Fame 100 list that made its debut last year.
'Here we have more freedom to put more water on the wicket, roll it, make it harder come tomorrow's practice session and you have conditions you want'
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger and Liam Plunkett says that's the story of England's campaign at the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2019.
Virat Kohli arrived at the United Kingdom heartbroken but the Manchester blast has failed to break his unwavering focus on cricket, as the India captain geared up for a tournament that is of 'paramount importance'.
Tuesday's contest, intriguingly, will be a repeat of the semi-finals of the 2008 Under-19 World Cup in which a Virat Kohli-led India defeated a Kane Williamson-captained New Zealand in Kuala Lumpur.
Sourav Ganguly said Mahendra Singh Dhoni has 'surely' communicated his future plans to India captain Virat Kohli and selectors.
The Indian skipper said that they will continue to back bowling all-rounders, which has been the pattern for the team's success in home conditions.
While it has been a struggle for likes of Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane during the ongoing tenth edition of the Indian Premier League, the former Aussie skipper feels it won't be much of a concern during Champions Trophy.
The power-packed Caribbean batting unit, who successfully chased down a target of 288 in Chennai on Sunday to win by eight wickets, were bundled out for 280 in the 44th over, while they unsuccessfully chased a massive 387 for 5.
Kohli had argued that the batsman should be declared out if the ball is hitting the stumps, even if marginally.
We had good sides in the 1990s, but now I think this India team intimidates Pakistan, says former Pakistan bowling great Waqar Younis.
Bowling in the dew was a big problem, admitted India spinner Kuldeep Yadav after the second ODI against the West Indies ended in a thrilling tie in Visakhapatnam.
Images from Day 4 in the second Test between England and India, at Lord's, on Sunday.
For Kohli, who led India to their first Test series victory in Australia but skipped the second half of the New Zealand tour, the series will be the last chance to identify the batsman to fill a middle order spot in an otherwise settled side.
There have been close to 10 occasions during the ongoing World Cup when the ball has hit the stumps but bails haven't come off.
Umesh climbs to 25th in ICC Test rankings after becoming only the third Indian fast bowler to claim a 10-wicket Test haul on home soil.
India is scheduled to play against Pakistan in their 2019 World Cup match in Manchester on June 16.
Windies get Holder, Roach boost in bid to level series
The Committee of Administrators (CoA), on Wednesday, met the Indian team management to discuss the communication issues, take stock of the England debacle and draw a blueprint for the upcoming Australia tour.
India captain Virat Kohli consolidated his position at the top of the table, while openers Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan moved up in the latest ICC T20I Player Rankings.
India captain Virat Kohli fell out of the top-10 while Ashwin climbed up the bowlers and well as the all-rounders' chart
Former India strength and conditioning coach Shanker Basu believes maintaining fitness without running on the field is going to be quite tricky for the fast bowlers and advised the cricketers against too much screen time during the ongoing lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. Basu, who oversaw the fitness transformation of the Indian team between 2015 to 2019, worked extensively with the potent pace attack comprising Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav and Mohammad Shami, and ensured they don't break down often.
Glenn Maxwell fired Australia to their maiden T20 series win over India with a sensational hundred, overshadowing India captain Virat Kohli's special effort in the second and final T20 International, in Bengaluru.
Virat Kohli's aggressive strategy to deploy five specialist bowlers will be tested when India go into the three-match cricket Test series against Sri Lanka in Galle on Wednesday, hoping to end a 22-year-old wait for a series triumph on Lankan soil.
Kohli, who was named man-of-the-match for the 2nd Test that India won against Sri Lanka in Nagpur on Monday, will play the third and final Test in New Delhi.
Kohli believes that loving Test cricket is an organic feeling and not something compulsory.
What went wrong for India in the World Test Championship Final against New Zealand?
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has criticised the International Cricket Committee (ICC) for not taking any action against Australia captain Steve Smith over a decision review controversy in this week's Bengaluru Test.
'We shouldn't compare him to anyone yet. We shouldn't put him in a space where he feels pressure of any kind and he should be left in a space where he enjoys his cricket and slowly grows into a player we all believe in'
Vice-captain Rohit Sharma will lead the side in his absence.
Ravi Shastri was reappointed as the India head coach, the BCCI's Cricket Advisory Committee announced on Friday.
The International Cricket Council Chief Executive David Richardson has revealed that the Emirates Panel of Umpires' usage of the Decision Review System (DRS) has enabled them to attain a staggering accuracy rate of 98.5 per cent.
Indian captain Virat Kohli continued his unbelievable record-breaking spree with the bat as he surpassed the legendary Sir Donald Bradman and Rahul Dravid by becoming the first batsman to score double hundreds in four successive Test series.
Ganguly firmly believed that this concept will help Test cricket regain its popularity in the sub-continent
Cricket Australia Chief Executive James Sutherland belies that the ongoing series against India could be one of the last five-match rubbers in the One-Day International format as efforts are on to introduce a global league.
Shreyas Iyer sparkled with a half-century on debut, while Ravindra Jadeja also hit an unbeaten fifty to keep New Zealand at bay on Day 1 of the first Test in Kanpur on Thursday.
'He is someone who has played a lot of cricket before, who knows the situation we are in, what the team needs, and the requirements of Indian cricket.'
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