India were handed a five-run penalty for a second offence of their batters running on the middle of the pitch during Day 2 of the the third Test.
Shreyas Iyer's inspiring leadership faces its toughest test yet when Punjab Kings host an equally upbeat Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Qualifier 1 of the Indian Premier League in Mullanpur on Thursday.
The 22-yard strip at Green Park in Kanpur, which will be used for the first Test between India and New Zealand, may be devoid of any grass but won't show ready signs of wear and tear, insists local curator Shiv Kumar.
Harbhajan Singh has strongly criticised the Indian team management for their handling of pacer Jasprit Bumrah
'You also know that Gambhir has an aura, the way he comes and takes the team along. I was just talking about that.'
The Uttar Pradesh government and iPhone maker Foxconn have started discussions to set up an electronics manufacturing unit in the state, sources aware of the development said. The investment pitch was made by Invest UP to Foxconn at the time of the final land allocation for the HCL-Foxconn chip joint venture Vama Sundari.
The team has won 10 out of their 24 matches while losing 14.
Italy face the shocking possibility of failing to reach the World Cup for a third consecutive time.
Ganguly believes Iyer's transformation makes him a strong contender for a spot in all three formats of international cricket.
India were in danger of suffering their first home test loss to New Zealand since 1988, despite Sarfaraz Khan's 150 and Rishabh Pant's 99, when the tourists bowled them out for 462 on the fourth day of their rain-interrupted series opener on Saturday.
For Kohli, ODIs still hold space for that classic contest -- bat vs ball, power vs restraint -- and crucially, character vs pressure.
Bracwell said the Test series win would give the Black Caps confidence going into Sunday's game.
Several former players, including India's Harbhajan Singh and VVS Laxman, on Thursday said that the turning Motera pitch, on which India defeated England by 10 wickets inside two days, was not ideal for Test cricket, an opinion that was not shared by the legendary Sunil Gavaskar.
'What is fascinating about Aamir sir is that the audience in him is still alive and throbbing.' 'He still cries. He still laughs.'
India could resort to home advantage by preparing a slow-turning pitch for the second Test against New Zealand.
Thakur asserted that India remain very much in the game despite trailing Australia by 296 runs.
Doeschate admitted that Sunday's match could be a contest of spin between the two sides.
What? No one's calling them anti-national, no trolling, no abuses or threats, no FIRs??
Sri Lanka's decision to bat first backfired when they were all out for 236 on Day 1 of the first Test.
Punjab Kings' (PBKS) head coach Ricky Ponting on Tuesday said his team's thrilling 16-run win over defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) could be a "season-defining" victory in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
'The team expected me to bowl fast and used me as an attacking option. I tried to repay the faith by sticking to my strengths and staying humble.'
Saud Shakeel's crafty 134 fetched Pakistan a handy first-innings lead before their spinners blew away England's top order to boost their hopes of a memorable series victory on day two of the deciding third Test in Rawalpindi on Friday.
India's bowling coach Paras Mhambrey has dubbed the pitch used for the second Test as "very, very slow for batting" and criticised the West Indians for "not even trying" to play shots.
'If all the pitches are like that I'm done in the Ashes series.'
Shafali Verma, the young Indian opener, stole the show on the opening day of the one-off women's Test against South Africa, smashing a record-breaking double century.
A rampaging Mumbai Indians will look to maintain their winning run in a vital mid-table battle against a dangerous Lucknow Super Giants in an Indian Premier League clash here on Sunday.
Images from the Europa League semi-finals first Leg between Athletic Bilbao and Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and Bodo/Glimt.
Padmakar Shivalkar was distinctly unlucky that his best days in the 1970s coincided with that of Bishan Singh Bedi's prime.
Australia fast bowler Scott Boland believes his team is still well-placed for victory against India with two days left in the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne.
Images from Day 2 of the second Test between England and the West Indies, at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, on Friday.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's bowling unit will face a different challenge when they take on Gujarat Titans in an IPL match on Wednesday.
Virat Kohli has admitted he hasn't been disciplined enough in his last two-three innings of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series and plans to take a lot more time before going for his strokes in the remaining two Tests.
West Indies were bowled out for 163 before they fought back to dismiss Pakistan for 154 shortly before the close of play.
The Melbourne Cricket Ground is under pressure to produce a pitch that delivers a fairer contest between bat and ball in the Boxing Day Test
Harvinder Singh was one of India's most promising pacers in the 1990s having played three Tests and 16 ODIs.
Australian great Ian Chappell blamed the batters for wasting too much time in the middle in Test cricket.
Twenty-one years after an East Bengal team last won a league title in Indian football, the club's women's outfit sealed the Indian Women's League (IWL) trophy with a 1-0 victory over defending champions Odisha FC in Kalyani on Friday.
'Normally, you tend to look at the end of the series. That's it. In the middle, it is not usual.'
Adelaide Oval's head curator Damian Hough has also promised a 6mm grass cover to ensure that the pink ball doesn't wear out early during the day-night Test, starting on Friday.
Jadeja's return along with Akash Deep replacing Harshit Rana, is seen as a bold move that could either turn the series around or backfire spectacularly.
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