Back in 2000, India had played a major role in helping Bangladesh attain Test status. Ironically, India remained the only nation not to have hosted them in a Test so far. When Bangladesh step on to the field at the Uppal stadium , they would have finally played Tests in all nations, something the

Cape Town: A career-best innings by Faf du Plessis trumped a thrilling century by Upul Tharanga as South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 40 runs in the fourth one-day international at Newlands on Tuesday. Du Plessis hit 185, only three short of the South African ODI record, as South Africa piled up 3

Delhi cricketer Mohit Ahlawat ripped apart the record books on Tuesday when he smashed an incredible 300 not out off just 72 balls, hitting an unbelievable 39 sixes, in a Twenty20 match at Lalita Park in New Delhi. The 21-year-old, who has played three first-class games for Delhi, was playing for Ma

S Sreesanth has had a roller-coaster ride since he made his debut for India in 2005. From being a part of two World Cup-winning sides, to being banned from playing the game by the BCCI for his involvement in match fixing in IPL 2013, the Kerala lad has seen it all. With a lot being said against S

Virat Kohli took over the captaincy of Indian cricket in all three formats last month. The stylish right-hander, who was already India's Test skipper, was handed over the limited-overs cricket captaincy after MS Dhoni stepped down. Kohli's first assignment as the leader of Indian cricket was the ser

HYDERABAD : It is the battle before the big war and the soldiers (read cricketers) are ready. India A will take on the visiting Bangladesh side in a two day warm-up game at the Gymkhana Ground in Secunderabad on Sunday. The senior India squad is set to face the latter in a one-off test at the Rajiv

Dubai: The BCCI will earn $290 million from ICC revenues in the 2015-2023 rights cycles under the new financial model proposed by the ICC. A report on espncricinfo.com said the figure, according to a BCCI member familiar with the numbers, is the net amount of earning and amounts to a 34% cut from wh

KOLKATA: Resounding success against England and New Zealand notwithstanding, Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha on Sunday said his team will not take Bangladesh lightly in the one-off Test beginning February 9 in Hyderabad. "Ranking-wise one may think they will be easier opponents on pap

Virat Kohli had a stupendous 2016, where he finished as the top run-getter across formats. Team India did not lose a single Test series under him and even attained the No. 1 spot in Test Rankings. He also became the first player to average over 50 in all three formats of the game. The start of 2017

The 2017 IPL player auction will be held in Bengaluru on February 20, the BCCI announced on Friday. The eight franchises go into the auction with a total remaining purse of ₹143.33 crore. With squad sizes limited to 27 (including nine overseas players), a maximum of 76 players (including 28 oversea

Having undergone a thigh surgery, star India batsman Rohit Sharma is currently on rehabilitation, trying to get back his fitness and be ready for the Australia series where he is trying his comeback. Australia will be touring India in February-March to play four Test matches. Rohit said on Saturday

Hardik Pandya and a fit-again Jayant Yadav will be aiming to impress the Indian team management during India A’s two-day warm-up game against Bangladesh, starting in Hyderabad on Sunday. While Hardik, after recovering from shoulder bruise sustained before of the Mohali Test against England, has p

Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar on Saturday said he is excited about the ICC Women’s World Cup scheduled later this year as the event has a big role to play in globalising the game. “The inclusion of Thailand in World Cup cricket may be a surprise for some of you but it is a reality! Thail

In the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Board meeting held on Saturday (February 4), a series of major decisions were taken, concerning various aspects related to the game. In principle, it was agreed at the Chief Executive (CEC) Meeting that there would be a consistent use of Decision Review S

Yuzvendra Chahal is a product of his times — the times of IPL. Like his teammates in the recently concluded T20I series against England, Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah, he too has broken into the Indian team on the back of his IPL performances rather than taking the conventional first-class route,

Yuvraj Singh did contemplate retirement at one stage after his fight with cancer but it was skipper Virat Kohli’s trust that has kept him going which made it important for him to repay that faith. Yuvraj is once again the toast of the nation with his career-best knock of 150 against England. “

Virat Kohli was last at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium back in the summer, when a remarkable IPL season ended in defeat in the final. He returns now, to a ground he calls his second home, in search of a happier ending. India and England have battled each other up and down the country over the last th

All-rounder Hardik Pandya will captain an India A side in a three-day warm-up game against Australia at the Brabourne Stadium from February 16-18. The India A squad is full of players who have done well in the Ranji Trophy. The team includes top-scorer Priyank Panchal of Gujarat, Services batsman G