Former India captain Sourav Ganguly believes off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin will be the key to India's success in the Test tour of the West Indies, their first series under head coach Anil Kumble.
Strong contenders South Africa inched closer to a semi-final berth in the Twenty20 World Cup after a convincing 20-run victory over giant-killers West Indies in a Super Eight match at the Kensington Oval on Saturday.
A 94-run victory over England in the second semi-final earned them a meeting with Pakistan in the final of the Under-19 World Cup on March 5.
The Pakistan fast bowler had surgery to remove a cyst in his right heel and has been advised rest.
"Execution is the name of the game. So more or less we just need to find a way to put it together, not only put it together in the batting front but a complete game."
Wishing Garfield Sobers on his 80th birthday, India Test skipper Virat Kohli has expressed his desire to meet the legendary West Indies cricketer.
Captain Chris Gayle said he is big enough to stand up to the West Indies Cricket Board in his row with the ruling body.
West Indies have withdrawn their under-19 cricket team from a tour of Bangladesh after a bomb went off near the hotel they were staying at in Chittagong.
Australia will chase a record seventh Women's T20 World Cup title when they face unbeaten England at Lord's, with Nat Sciver-Brunt's side looking to end a 17-year wait for the trophy and halt Australia's dominance.
The West Indies managed to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
The West Indies and Zimbabwe cricket teams have delayed their return from India after being eliminated from the Twenty20 World Cup due to international airspace closures amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
The hosts, who had a put up a massive first innings score of 598-4 before declaring, opted not to enforce the follow-on and reached 29-1 at stumps.
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South Africa's director of cricket Graeme Smith does not expect the national team to be back in action until November at the earliest and confirmed the scheduled tour of West Indies has been postponed indefinitely. Cricket West Indies chief executive Johnny Grave said last week they are hopeful of hosting South Africa in September for either two Tests or five T20 Internationals, but Smith has made clear that will not happen.
Photos of the Pool B game between West Indies and United Arab Emirates being played in Napier
Veteran opener David Warner produced a feisty unbeaten 89 as Australia registered an emphatic eight-wicket win against West Indies to boost their semi-final hopes, at the T20 World Cup, in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.
Smarting from opening game losses, a good batting display will be high on the agenda for South Africa and defending champions West Indies when the two teams lock horns in a Super 12 match of the T20 World Cup in Dubai on Tuesday.
Kuldeep Yadav will look towards the Sri Lanka series as his big opportunity to finally seal his place as India's No 1 spinner in Tests.
Former Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin has criticised the idea of creating two separate T20I teams for Team India, advocating for 'A' team tours to provide players with more exposure instead.
Batting legend Brian Lara believes West Indies will need to adopt a proactive approach in the upcoming three-Test series against England and consider the matches as four-day games as the visitors lack the firepower to last five days. The 51-year-old former captain said while West Indies' boast of a formidable bowling attack, their batting department is a concern, which is precisely the reason behind his statement.
Rahul has completed his isolation period, but has been advised one more week's rest and recuperation by the BCCI's medical professionals.
Paul Stirling smashed a glittering half-century as Ireland eliminated twice champions West Indies from the T20 World Cup and advanced to the Super 12 phase with a nine-wicket thrashing in Hobart on Friday.
If there was Gayle storm in Manuka Oval, it was a AB de Villiers masterpiece at Sydney cricket ground.
Former champions India and West Indies cricket teams arrived in Kolkata on Monday amid tight security ahead of their World Twenty20 warm-up fixtures later this week.
The impasse between the West Indies squad for the World Twenty20 and the region's cricket board appeared no closer to resolution on Wednesday with both sides sticking to their positions.
Oshane Thomas was named a reserve in West Indies' 25-member squad for the England tour, where they will engage in a three-Test series with the hosts, starting July 8 at Southampton.
Umpires Daryl Harper and Aleem Dar called off the match after an early morning inspection of the ground and pitch, which was badly affected by the torrential rain.
Former West Indies captain has come down strongly on West Indies cricket administrators for not fully backing the talent available in the Caribbean.
Sourav Ganguly, former Indian cricket team captain, praised Sanju Samson's match-winning innings of 97* runs, calling it 'outstanding' and hailing him as a 'very good player' after India's victory against West Indies in the T20 World Cup.
Australia vice captain Michael Clarke will delay his departure for the tour of West Indies due to the failing health of his fiancee's father. Cricket Australia (CA) announced on Friday that Clarke would join the Australian team at a later, as yet unspecified, date and that Brad Hodge would act as a temporary replacement.
India will play two Twenty20 internationals against world champions West Indies in Florida in late August, the Board Of Control For Cricket In India (BCCI) said on Tuesday.
Andre Russell restored Caribbean smiles and laughter to the West Indies dressing room.
West Indies coach Daren Sammy says no team can win the T20 World Cup without beating hosts India, calling them favourites and the biggest hurdle to the title.
The all-rounder is down with a virus and did not train on Wednesday, ahead of Thursday's third Test.
Bangladesh's pursuit of West Indies' big total was bold, brash and brilliant. Led first by Tamim Iqbal and then taken up by the in-form talisman Shakib Al Hasan, who also picked up two wickets with his left-arm spin.
West Indies' Jason Holder struck a superb unbeaten 81 and put on 58 runs with number 11 Gudakesh Motie to frustrate South Africa as the tourists were bowled out for 251 before the close on day two of the second and final Test.
The BCCI medical team examined Deepak Chahar and has suggested that the fast bowler needs some rest
Kane Williamson and Kyle Jamieson return to New Zealand's Test squad for tours of Ireland and England, with Jamieson back after a long injury layoff.
The West Indies team has been based in India for the last one month
West Indies legend Viv Richards praises India's dominance in white ball cricket and discusses his role as an envoy for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).
