Statistical highlights from Day 1 of the second Test played between India and England at Wankhede in Mumbai on Friday.
Yuvraj Singh's brilliant form in domestic matches has made him a serious contender for a slot in the Test team but Indian captain M S Dhoni is still not sure whether the talented left-hander is ready to face the vigours of five-day cricket.
As South Africa's spinners prepared to counter a formidable Indian line-up in the ICC World T20 semi-finals, they had a pleasant surprise at Wednesday's nets session. Legendary leg-spinner Shane Warne came over to hand them tips ahead of Friday's second semi-final.
A serious remark made by Shoaib Akthar questioning Jofra Archer's sportsmanship over the bouncer incident in the second Ashes Test was met with a hilarious tweet by former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh on Monday.
The Cricket Board has decided to recommend recently retired stalwart Rahul Dravid for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award and Yuvraj Singh, the player of the World Cup, for the Arjuna Award.
Change in field restrictions ia the reason why India lost Yuvraj Singh.
Desperate to don his India jersey once again, cricketer Yuvraj Singh, who recently returned to the country after undergoing three cycles of chemotherapy in USA for a rare germ cell cancer, says he is set to start training in a week or two and has expressed his desire to work with the Cancer Society.
Despite the knowledge that he had developed a serious health problem, winning the World Cup was at the top of Yuvraj Singh's priority list around the time the mega-event was on, his father Yograj said Monday.
While a lot of celebs walked the ramp for Salman Khan's charity label Being Human, quite a few famous faces were in the audience too. Take a look.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni's No 1 ODI batsman's tag is under threat from his deputy Yuvraj Singh, while the top one day team's status beckons India, provided they complete a clean sweep in the tri-series starting on Tuesday.
The dismissal of Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner was the turning point in the match, Rising Pune Supergiants bowler Shardul Thakur said after his side's 12-run win.
The ease with which Yuvraj Singh dismantled the English attack mesmerised not just Indian fans but also the British media, which declared that Friday's humiliating loss spelt the end of Kevin Pietersen's honeymoon period as skipper. "India batter England into submission," read a headline in the 'Daily Mail' after England lost the first ODI of the seven-match series by a massive 158 runs.
Pune Warriors India captain Yuvraj Singh admitted that he should take the blame for not being able to finish the game as their team slumped to third defeat after CSK beat them by 25 runs at Chepauk on Monday.
India vice-captain Rohit Sharma wants his team to win at least two out of the next three World Cups and says the management is making a conscious effort to give young players adequate chances to prove themselves. India have not won a global event since the 2013 Champions Trophy. Rohit had hit a record five hundreds in the 2019 World Cup but India could not go beyond the semi-finals.
All praise for Yuvraj Singh's small but notable contributions in India's World Twenty20 campaign so far, skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said the all-rounder, who returned to cricket after beating cancer, is an indispensable part of his T20 line-up.
Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar believes K L Rahul is most suitable for the number five position in the batting order in the ODIs but suggested that the team management must look for batsmen like Suresh Raina and Yuvraj Singh. KL Rahul had batted in the middle-order in the home ODIs against Australia in January earlier this year with success and then continued his good form in the limited-overs series in New Zealand.
Yuvraj Singh, India's premier batsman in the limited-overs' format, was diagnosed with lung cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy in the United States. Join us in wishing the ace player a speedy recovery.
The architect of India's six-wicket triumph over Australia, Man of the Match Yuvraj Singh paid rich tributes to Mahendra Singh Dhoni, saying the captain deserved the award for guiding the team to victory.
Team India coach Ravi Shastri will come out with a book this summer where he will walk down the memory lane
Sachin Tendulkar said he was scared of breaking down in front of Yuvraj Singh when he met the left-handed batsman in London after his treatment in the United States for a rare germ cell cancer.
'As I was walking out to bat after Tendulkar's wicket, I could see people leaving the stands.' 'From that situation to win the game, it is something I will cherish forever.'
Royal Challengers Bangalore owner Vijay Mallya lodged an official complaint with the IPL Governing Council, saying his franchise coughed up Rs 4 crore more on buying all-rounder Yuvraj Singh on the first day of the players' auction.
Being a part of the 2011 World Cup winning team, India's middle-order batsman Suresh Raina is no stranger to the mega-event, and this time around he is looking forward to guide the younger players in the side though he still shies away from calling himself a senior.
Star batsman Yuvraj Singh, known for his swashbuckling shots on the cricket field, is all set to make his singing debut with rapper Badshah.
Harbhajan Singh spoke about his journey and also the infamous 'Monkeygate'
India batsman Yuvraj Singh will hold a charity auction in London on July 14 to raise money for cancer patients.
Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman Mandeep Singh finds young Rishabh Pant's ability to hit sixes at will, strikingly similar to veteran Yuvraj Singh's best days.
Had there been an [IPL] auction today, Kolkata Knight Riders would have still bid for him in the same aggressive manner,' says Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Gautam Gambhir. Manu Shankar reports.
Like in life, miracles do happen in sport but Indian cricket's 'fighterman' Yuvraj Singh may not be seen again in a blue jersey, something he had made his own for the better part of the last 17 years.
Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli hailed his players for showing character in the thrilling five-wicket win over formidable Chennai Super Kings which kept their hopes alive of making it to the play-offs in the Indian Premier League.
Shubman Gill has the repertoire of strokes and can any position but given a choice, the young turk would prefer to open regularly in the shortest format of the game.
India's batting icon Sachin Tendulkar came out in support of Yuvraj Singh, who received a lot of his criticism for his batting failure against Sri Lanka in the final of ICC World Twenty20, in Dhaka, on Sunday.
Images from Tuesday's IPL match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Daredevils.
Images from the IPL match between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore.
India's hero at the 2011 World Cup believes Hardik Pandya will be the one to watch out for in the 2019 World Cup.
Standing tall at 7ft 1 inch, Irfan dismissed Gambhir four times during that limited overs series (T20s and ODIs) and the southpaw played only one more white-ball series for India (vs England) before being dropped.
It's got nothing to do with showbiz!
Amit Mishra troubled England's batsmen in the warm-up game against Haryana and should have been picked instead of Piyush Chawla for the fourth Test at Nagpur, says Manu Shankar.
'What I would love him to do most is to become a life coach and share his incredible story of struggle, success, and survival,' says marketing guru Sandeep Goyal.
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