Virender Sehwag (74 not out; 11x4) played all the shots in the book, including the traditional late cut, while Sachin Tendulkar (36;7x4) executed drives, upper cuts and stepped out to spinners, something he did with majestic grace all through his illustrious career.
Rajneesh Gupta presents all the interesting numbers from Day 3 of the India-England Test at Lord's.
India's new bowling consultant Zaheer Khan will be offered a contract of 150 days per season, informed Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) member Sourav Ganguly.
India's steeplechase specialist Lalita Babar, who finished 10th in the recently-concluded Rio Olympics, said the transition from being a marathon runner to a steeplechaser wasn't an easy one.
'He is one of the best exponents of reverse swing.'
The two champion players will clash against each other in the opening game of the 'Unacademy Road Safety World Series'on March 7
Gambhir feels that people shouldn't go overboard about past World Cup wins because the players who competed were meant give it their best shot and they did so as their professional duty.
Delhi Daredevils will be aiming to display more impact in their batting department as they face a formidable challenge from defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad in an IPL encounter, in Hyderabad, on Wednesday.
Mumbai Indians' director of cricket operations, Zaheer Khan said the failure of the team's middle-order in its last three IPL matches has put a lot of pressure on the defending champions.
Impressed by Zaheer Khan's splendid performance, former Pakistan bowler Wasim Akram on Friday rated him as the best left-arm pacer in the game in the present times.
Rahul Dravid praised Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan for their dogged display with the bat that helped India fight back on Day 3 of the first Test against Australia in Bangalore on Saturday. Harbhajan smashed 54, his third half-century in as many matches against Australia, adding 80 runs for the eighth wicket with Zaheer Khan, who was not out on 35, as India amassed 313 for 8 in the first innings in reply to Australia's 430.
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Hardik suffered an acute lower back injury five months ago and underwent a surgery in London, following which he has been rehabilitating at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru. Hardik Pandya hit four towering sixes and ran swiftly between the wickets at the DY Patil T20 Cup as chief selector MSK Prasad closely monitored his fitness.
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Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma says the former India spin ace has played a lot of games in the IPL, knows the format, the opposition well.
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Yuvraj shared a montage of 2011 World Cup memories and his thoughts on the title-winning journey in a Twitter video.
Zaheer Khan will miss the opening Test of the home series against South Africa. The pace ace, who is undergoing treatment on his injured left heel, has ruled himself out of the first Test beginning in Chennai on March 26. Speaking to rediff.com Zaheer, who will represent the Rahul Dravid-led Bangalore Royal Challengers in the inaugural Indian Premier League next month said, "I'll certainly not be playing the first Test against South Africa."
The former India pace spearhead is happy how the team has shaped up in the four games so far, winning two convincingly and losing one to RCB in Super Over and other against CSK in the final over of the match.
While Pandya had a back surgery earlier this year, Bumrah too has been out of action due to issues in his back.
The Indian left-arm seamer who played a lead role in India's victory over England in the second Test rose seven places to 12 in the latest Test bowling rankings.
Sachin Tendulkar benefited from an excellent series against South Africa and moved to No 21 in the LG ICC batting rankings.
He is yet to recover from a groin injury and seemed uncertain to play the one-off one-dayer on Saturday.
BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah said an MRI scan of the pacer's groin is clear and he should be available for selection.
India's veteran pacer Zaheer Khan underwent a fitness test at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai before the selection committee's meeting to pick the first Test against England, starting next week.
Check out the Delhi Daredevils squad for the eighth edition of the Indian Premier League.
A supremely confident Delhi Daredevils return to their den and have a struggling and injury-ravaged Rising Pune Supergiants in their firing line up next in the Indian Premier League, in New Delhi, on Thursday.
David Warner, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina and Zaheer Khan have all led from the front in IPL 9.
West Zone, without Sachin Tendulkar, Zaheer Khan and Irfan Pathan will take on East Zone in the Deodhar trophy on Sunday.
Rajneesh Gupta presents the interesting numbers from Day 5 of the India-England Test at Lord's.
Rohan Gavaskar, Dinesh Karthik and Ajit Agarkar have been named in the 15-man squad for the Holland tri-series and NatWest Challenge.
19-year-old Irfan Pathan Jr will replace an injured Zaheer Khan.
Delhi Daredevils would look to continue the new-found momentum against a struggling Gujarat Lions in New Delhi on Thursday.
The Delhi Daredevils coach is hoping his team can turnaround their fortunes and put up a better showing in their remaining matches.
He, along with Harbhajan Singh, Irfan Pathan and Mohammad Kaif, had walked the ramp for a designer duo at the Lakme India Fashion Week.
Zaheer Khan says he would stay positive and come back a stronger athlete.
Delhi Daredevils defeated defending champions Mumbai Indians by 10 runs to register their third straight win in the IPL and senior batsman JP Duminy credited the Zaheer Khan-led bowling attack for playing a major role in the win.
Notwithstanding the dismal start to their campaign in IPL-9, Delhi Daredevils leg-spinner Amit Mishra has said his team remains "positive" and will employ an "aggressive" approach when it takes on Kings XI Punjab.
The Indian pace bowler could not confirm his availability because of international commitments with the national team.\n\n
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