The Indian cricket board (BCCI) is looking at all possible ways to ensure Virat Kohli stays back in South Africa in January next year to play the three One-day Internationals after the Test series.
Before he embarks on his maiden tour of South Africa, wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant learnt some useful lessons from former India player Vinod Kambli in the nets at the Mumbai Cricket Association’s BKC facility last Friday.
As the Indian team gets ready to leave for South Africa, the selectors and team management are discussing names for the post of vice-captain for the three-Test series. Newly-appointed vice-captain Rohit Sharma was ruled out due to a hamstring injury.
To ensure a biosecure environment in South Africa, the Indian team will be lodged in a resort instead of plush hotels for the upcoming tour of the Rainbow nation.
Pakistan beat a resurgent West Indies in a thrilling finish by nine runs to win the second Twenty20 international in Karachi on Tuesday, taking an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
India men's cricket will be playing three ODIs against Afghanistan in March 2022, Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) announced on Monday.
Manchester United and Aston Villa are the latest Premier League clubs to be affected by outbreaks of coronavirus cases, according to reports on Sunday.
Ravi Shastri's reign as head coach saw India achieve No.1 ranking in Tests and multiple overseas Test series victories in Australia, as well as wins in England and South Africa. Shastri's tenure with the Indian team ended with an early exit from T20 World Cup. The side is leading 2-1 in the five Test series in England set to be completed next year.
While stepping down as the T20I captain ahead of the second leg of IPL in September, Virat Kohli had stated that he needed space to lead India in both ODI and Test cricket as he wanted to unburden himself. However, the board had other ideas.
IOC president Thomas Bach on Thursday warned that the continued inclusion of weightlifting, boxing and modern pentathlon in the Games was in doubt but that skateboarding, climbing and surfing would be kept on the programme in Los Angeles in 2028.
Manipur successfully defended their Hero Senior Women's National Football Championship crown after a dramatic penalty shootout win over Railways in the final here on Thursday.
While they're always expected to bulldoze opponents on spin-friendly tracks at home, India's 1-0 win in the two-Test series against New Zealand, sealed after a comprehensive win in the second Test, has given captain Virat Kohli & coach Rahul Dravid plenty of positives to feel good about ahead of the SA tour.
Former India chief coach Ravi Shastri on Monday lavished praise on the national team and skipper Virat Kohli for embracing Test cricket and being the "ambassador of the format over the last five years".
Soon after the second Test ended, left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel handed over the ball, with which he took all 10 Indian wickets in the first innings - becoming only the third bowler in Test history to achieve the rare feat - and his autographed New Zealand T-shirt he wore in the match to Mumbai Cricket Association president Vijay Patil for the cricket body's museum, which is being developed right now.
After clinching this home series 1-0, India regained their No. 1 ranking in Tests on Monday, and now stand third on the WTC table, with 58.33 percentage points, while New Zealand have slipped to the sixth spot. It would be interesting to see how that position changes after both the teams are done with their next assignments - India tour South Africa, while the Kiwis host Bangladesh.
Veteran pace spearhead Jimmy Anderson is set to miss the opening Test against Australia, reports said Tuesday, dealing a blow to England's chances of regaining the Ashes.
Italy's double Olympic champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs said on Monday that he will return to competitive action in Berlin next February.
If only 2021 follows India. This is the year they scaled the Test summit, well almost, if not for the reverse in the World Test Championship final.
It's been a bitter-sweet year for Axar Patel, one of India's three spin bowling allrounders in the team.
