'Given that they are playing at home and will have full crowd support, India, who are in peak form and whose morale is high, will be the favourites.'
The big names in Indian cricket, of late, have opted to stay away when it comes to applying for the national selector's job.
Wriddhiman Saha has forged a successful opening partnership with Shubman Gill and he attributes that to young India international's current form which makes it easier for batters at the other end.
Yashasvi Jaiswal hit a century on debut as India seized complete control on the second day of the first Test against the West Indies.
The current Indian team up is yet to identify its core set for players with the World Cup just weeks away.
During the three years of confinement with her son, the woman did not allow even her husband into the house after he stepped out to go to office when restrictions eased after the first lockdown in 2020, police said.
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday conducted searches at the premises of Sunak Bali, who was an aide of Satya Pal Malik when he was the governor of Jammu and Kashmir, and 11 other locations in Delhi and Rajasthan in the alleged insurance scam case, officials said.
A look at how India have fared in their World Cup opening games.
The intense exchange between Kohli and Gambhir caused a stir on national television.
Virender Sehwag's 'scientist' tweet on Ashwin goes viral
On a serious note, the Cricket Advisory Committee is expected to shortlist 10 names for the high-profile positions.
'Aur Aapke janamdin par yeh tohfa humne apne aap ko diya hai.'
PHOTOS of the IPL 2023 Qualifier 2 match between Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday.
Yogeshwar asked all the wrestlers to approach IOA and lodge their protest against such unfair decision.
The Jharkhand left-hander became the fourth Indian batter to score a double hundred.
As Pujara gears up to play his 100th Test, here's a look at the list of the 12 cricketers who are a part of the 100 Tests club in India.
The outgoing BJP government had 12 cabinet ministers, including Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur.
'The man who led India to its greatest ever overseas Test series win. Happy Birthday @ajinkyarahane88.' 'May God give you the strength to fight every challenge.'
Who can forget the 1996 World Cup quarter-final in Bengaluru? Or Sachin Tendulkar's magical knock at Centurion in the 2003 World Cup? Or Kapil Dev-inspired India bowling out Pakistan 87 at Sharjah?
Meanwhile, the investigating officer (IO) informed the court that the identity of the priest who solemnised the marriage between the accused and the victim in October 2020 was ascertained and 'verified'.
Pervez Musharraf, the architect of the Kargil War in 1999, loved his cricket.
one thing is for sure if they go into the next World Cup with the same team and the same approach, then the results will also be the same.'
The Indian team were labelled "clueless" and "out of their depth" following the 10-wicket defeat by England in the T20 World Cup semi-finals.
The KKR co-owner was among the millions who were ecstatic watching Cummins' carnage.
Kevin O'Brien's century took the sheen off Ashley Nurse's fiery 43-ball 103 not out as Gujarat Giants opened their campaign with a three-wicket win over India Capitals in the Legends League Cricket in Kolkata on Saturday.
Sehwag mistakenly retweeted the video, only to delete it after the goof-up was brought to his notice.
Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh will be among a host of former stars in the India Maharaja team which will take part in the inaugural edition of the Legends League Cricket (LLC), starting on January 20 in Oman.
The Delhi Police on Friday registered two FIRs in connection with sexual harassment allegations levelled by women wrestlers against Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
Four more Congress leaders, including former deputy speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly Gulam Hyder Malik, and a dozen prominent workers of the Apni Party resigned from their respective parties on Monday in support of veteran politician Ghulam Nabi Azad.
Kohli has smashed 8,007 runs from 100 Tests at a remarkable average of 50.35.
'T20 cricket comes naturally to me because it is all about mindset.' 'I am someone who always loves to be aggressive on the field.'
Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar turned the clock back with a class batting an unbeaten 114-run opening partnership.
'Hum Rahe Ya Na Rahe Kal Kal Yaad Aayenge Yeh Pal. Heartbreaking to know that KK is no more.'
Suyash battles through Delhi cricket politics to shine in IPL
Former India opener Virender Sehwag recollected how he copied legendary batsman and his longtime opening partner Sachin Tendulkar after watching him bat for the first time on TV during the 1992 World Cup.
Virat Kohli has made "more mistakes in one IPL season" than he has in his entire 14-year international career, feels Virender Sehwag, who is seeing a "different version" of the former India captain than what one is used to.
Iyer is the 16th Indian batter to score a century on Test debut.
As Sachin turns 50, Rediff brings you 50 fascinating facts about the God of Cricket.
The 38-year-old from Indore remains the only Indian in the 11-member Elite Panel of Umpires.
To consider Pervez Musharraf a real force for peace is an absurdity, declares Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
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