Reader Suchita Bhagat sent us a picture of Mahendra Singh Dhoni from London.
PM Modi, who was addressing the nation in the 18th edition of his Mann Ki Baat programme, said Team India has recently registered two brilliant wins in the World T-20.
Rajneesh Gupta brings you all the numbers from the first 44 games in IPL-12.
11 of top 20 celebs see decline in earnings.
India's total of 310 for four is the highest total by a team batting second and winning in the Asia Cup.
India exhibited their batting prowess to perfection with their top order firing in unison to score an easy 6-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in their must-win Asia Cup Super Four match and set up a summit clash against the same opponents on Sunday.for eight against India in their Asia Cup super league match.
Rajneesh Gupta explains how team India performed during the year across all the three formats.
India captain Anil Kumble was ecstatic after winning the third Test against Australia, saying the team in focussed on winning the fourth match in Adelaide and drawing the series.
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Former Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya has said Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar was the best player in world cricket and nobody could replace him.
A few members of the Indian cricket team including skipper M S Dhoni watched Shah Rukh Khan starrer 'Om Shanti Om' at a multiplex in Chandigarh on Friday while Pakistani pacer Shoaib Akhtar visited an orphanage.
'What captains want are players who move well in the field.' 'It doesn't matter which year a player is born in, whether you are 19 or 20 -- you have to be agile.'
'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.
Anil Kumble said the most difficult job as a coach was to tell a player that 'you are not playing or you are not in the squad'.
Thank you, Sindhu, for inspiring us with your passion.
Virat is No 1. Rohit is no 2, but guess who are Nos 3, 4, 5!
Dinesh Karthik, who gets another shot in the Indian ODI team, says that the No 4 position suits him best in the batting line-up.
Some celebrities have come under fire for endorsing brands misleading consumers.
The biggest challenge before Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri ahead of the semi-final will be how best to utilise Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Sourav Ganguly and Zaheer Khan have not only made a successful comeback to the Indian cricket team, but are also bagging new sponsorship deals.
Senior New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor is happy that centurion Tom Latham paid heed to his advice to play the sweep and reverse sweep, which disturbed the length of Indian spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal in the first One-Day International, in Mumbai, on Sunday.
They may have gone through a rough patch in the run-up to the World Cup but Australia captain Michael Clarke today warned against writing off India's chances of defending the title in the upcoming quadrennial extravaganza beginning February 14.
'It was difficult two years for the franchise. The desire to get back to the competition was high. It was sustainable to keep winning throughout. The players were motivated (to win)'
'Till now it would definitely be a big, big series win, not just for me, but also for the whole team purely because of the fact that this is place where we started our transition to be honest'
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji identify Rediff.com's Most Valuable ODI Player in the 2016-2017 season so far.
India, who lead the series 2-1, retained the side which won the third one-dayer in Lahore.
Cricketer parted ways with Adidas in November.
India left out Suresh Raina, S Sreesanth and Jai Prakash Yadav from the 15 while making Gautam Gambhir the supersub.
"When a cricketing legend like him says good things about me, that definitely increases my motivation," he said.
Former captain Sourav Ganguly on Monday demanded respect for beleaguered Mahendra Singh Dhoni, saying he has an astonishing record as captain in One-Day Internationals and needs to be given all the time in the world to take a decision.
Rajneesh Gupta on a memorable triple ton.
'Rajkumar Hirani could have gone for the jugular but has chosen instead to play to the gallery,' says J Jagannath.
'It is amazing news for our team and bad news for the other teams that Chris Gayle is hitting the ball well'
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's stand that Gurunath Meiyappan was a "mere cricket enthusiast" supporting Chennai Super Kings has been contradicted by the Justice Mudgal IPL probe committee report.
Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh use celebrity endorsers and social media campaigns to brand their state and court big business to eventually bring about job creation. Can they deliver on their promises?
Rohit Sharma carried his bat, scoring 83 not out, while putting on two good partnerships. He first stitched a 61-run partnership with Dhawan at the top of the order and then joined hands with Dhoni to see India through.
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