'You need all the departments to do well for you,' Rohit Sharma explained. 'And I thought our strength really has been all three departments.'
Travis Head's counter-attacking hundred and his unbroken 251-run stand with Steve Smith put Australia in charge on 327/3 on the opening day of the WTC final against India.
South Africa's legendary batter Hashim Amla has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, bringing curtains down on an illustrious career spanning two decades.
MSK Prasad advised the team to take the final call depending on the conditions at that time.
Mohammad Siraj has reclaimed the No 1 position among bowlers in the MRF Tyres ICC men's ODI player rankings after his sensational haul of 6/21 against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup final.
Indian pacer Umesh Yadav has signed with Division One English County side Essex for the remainder of the 2023 championship.
As Ravichandran Ashwin prepares to step onto the field for his 100th Test in the upcoming Dharamsala fixture on March 7, he is poised to join a prestigious group of 14 Indian cricketers
The first game in the three match One Day International series between India and England at the Oval in London is underway.
If he was still groggy, he was completely woken up when he was knocked a couple of times on the fingers by Mohammed Siraj's sharp deliveries, early in his innings.
The truth of the matter is that India lost their second successive WTC final on day two of this encounter when they collapsed to 71/4 in response to Australia's first-innings total of 469.
IMAGES from Day 3 of the WTC Final between Australia and India, played at The Oval, in London, on Friday.
'Whichever team is able to adjust and adapt to the conditions, the pitch will win the match.'
India have recalled Ajinkya Rahane to reinforce their batting line-up, which will have to be at its best to negate the Australian attack.
Stokes ruled out discarding that 'Bazball' approach in the Ashes opener at Edgbaston from Friday.
The defeat in the Centurion Test was India's fifth in a row in SENA countries under Head Coach Rahul Dravid.
England fast bowler Stuart Broad will retire from cricket at the end of the Ashes series against Australia, he said after the third day of the final Test on Saturday.
The Meteorological (MeT) department of the UK has predicted a 30 per cent chance of precipitation during the afternoon,
Slogans like 'Vande Mataram', 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' and 'Modi, Modi' went up the air amid a mood of cheer.
Captain Rohit Sharma believes all individuals showed a lot of character and stepped up when needed to take India to the World Test Championship final for the second consecutive time.
The absence of the dashing wicketkeeper-batter leaves a big void in India's Test eleven, said Hayden
Liam Livingstone smashed his second half-century in two games as England claimed a 79-run win over New Zealand in the rain-affected second ODI.
Anushka's expression conveyed a mix of shock and confusion at the loss of such an important wicket on a crucial day of play.
Alam sighed when he heard about Bedi's death before gathering his breath to pay tribute to one of the greatest spinners of all time.
The Indians lost their last seven wickets for the addition of just 70 runs on the final day of the contest.
James Anderson, who turns 41 on Sunday, is England's leading wicket taker in Tests with 690 dismissals.
Images from Day 1 of the fifth and final Ashes Test between England and Australia at The Oval in London on Thursday.
Sri Lanka, who are third in the WTC rankings behind already qualified Australia and India, will need to beat New Zealand 2-0.
Ravi Shastri didn't expect the orthodox Cheteshwar Pujara to try out an uncharacteristic ramp shot against Pat Cummins.
Moeen made his Test debut in 2014 and played his last Test against India at the Oval in September 2021. He scored 2,914 runs in 64 Tests at an average of 28.29, and picked up 195 wickets with his off-spin.
The former England captain expects experienced pacer James Anderdon to be part of England's touring squad for the Test series in India early next year.
England all-rounder Moeen Ali said he will not travel to India next year for the Test series.
'There have been a lot of 6:30 wake-ups on day four and day five when my alarm has been set for 8:15.'
Dream11 will be seen on Team India jerseys starting from the Test series against the West Indies.
The opening day was washed out by rain on Thursday and there will be no extra day tagged on, meaning that the series decider is effectively now a three-day Test.
Record Stokes ton leads England to huge win over New Zealand
Ravi Shastri sounded sceptical about the possibility of players getting extended gap after the IPL or practice games ahead of future WTC final matches.
Hazlewood returned to Australia after reporting "minor side soreness" following his most recent IPL match for RCB
Australia and India control their own destiny as they edge towards the conclusion of the competition
'The intensity he trains with all the time is at such a high level it drags everyone else along for the ride.'
Warner's participation was considered doubtful for the next red-ball assignments for Australia, especially after his horrendous run in India with the bat.
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