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Royal Challengers will rue the lack of batting contributions from their India stars Smriti Mandhana and Richa Ghosh, who fell for 4 and 1 respectively, and their innings would have ended for a much smaller total if not for Ellyse Perry‘s attacking 52 off 39 despite wickets falling at the other end. Once Mandhana was

India 36 for 0 (Gill 18*, Rohit 17*) trail Australia 480 (Khawaja 180, Green 114, Ashwin 6-91) by 444 runs An epic 10-hour 180 from Usman Khawaja and a dazzling maiden Test century from Cameron Green helped Australia post an imposing first-innings total in Ahmedabad but it would have been far greater without six wickets

It has been a frustrating wait for Bumrah, who has attempted to make a comeback more than once since suffering the back injury last August, which ruled him out of the Asia Cup. Initially, the injury had not seemed too serious as Bumrah was named in India’s T20 World Cup squad on September 12. To

Had India taken that one wicket – and all other global Test results remained what they were – they would now have 131 WTC points rather than 123. Ahead of the fourth Border-Gavaskar Test match, which begins in Ahmedabad on Thursday, they would only have needed a draw to seal a spot in June’s WTC

Remember the high full toss Virat Kohli faced in the 2022 T20 World Cup match against Pakistan that was called a no-ball by the umpire? Or the high full toss that Rovman Powell hit for six in Delhi Capitals’ tense chase against Rajasthan Royals that wasn’t called a no-ball and led to Rishabh Pant losing

India’s batters weren’t “brave” enough against Australia’s spinners during the third Border-Gavaskar Test in Indore. This was the view of Rohit Sharma after India slipped to a nine-wicket defeat inside three days on a pitch with a high degree of variable turn, pace and bounce. Rohit felt India’s batters could have been more proactive with

Pujara had to work exceptionally hard to erase India’s deficit without much help from his top-order teammates as Lyon never let them breathe during an unwavering spell from around the wicket after lunch. Pujura stood firm but he never stood still in nearly four hours of attrition to keep India alive. Having learned from his

Anderson had displaced Australia’s Pat Cummins as the No. 1 bowler on February 22, after taking seven wickets in the first Test against New Zealand. At the age of 40, he was the oldest top-ranked bowler since Australian legspinner Clarrie Grimmett in 1936. However, Anderson took only three wickets in the second Test against New

India captain Harmanpreet Kaur will lead the Mumbai Indians franchise in the inaugural edition of the WPL, set to begin on March 4 in Mumbai. Harmanpreet was not the most expensive player bought by Mumbai at the auction last month but she was expected to lead the side, which will feature other top international names

Rest of India 381 for 3 (Jaiswal 213, Abhimanyu 154) vs Madhya Pradesh Yashasvi Jaiswal and Abhimanyu Easwaran put on a massive stand of 371 for the second wicket to flatten last season’s Ranji Trophy champions Madhya Pradesh on the first day of the Irani Cup in Gwalior. Jaiswal smashed his third first-class double-century studded

Australia 156 for 4 (Khawaja 60, Jadeja 4-63) lead India 109 (Kuhnemann 5-16, Lyon 3-35) by 47 runs Matthew Kuhnemann’s maiden five-wicket haul and Usman Khawaja’s hard fought half-century gave Australia their best day of the tour, as they finished the first day in Indore 47 ahead of India’s 109 with six wickets in hand.

It has been a frustrating wait for Bumrah, who has attempted to make a comeback more than once since suffering a back injury last August which had ruled him out of the Asia Cup. Initially, the injury had not seemed too serious as Bumrah was named in India’s T20 World Cup squad on September 12.

Rishabh Pant is “making some good progress with my recovery” after suffering a serious car accident in December 2022. The India wicketkeeper is expected to be out of action for most of 2023 after tearing three key ligaments in his knee, but is hopeful that “with the grace of God, and the support of the

Rohit Sharma has hinted that India could request a green pitch for the fourth Border-Gavaskar Test in Ahmedabad if they win the third Test in Indore and seal their place in the World Test Championship final. India, currently 2-0 up in the four-Test series, need one more win to confirm their place in the WTC

Sourav Ganguly isn’t surprised at the criticism KL Rahul has been getting, saying “when you fail for a while, obviously there will be criticism”. Ganguly also said that Rahul’s problems in Test cricket – he hasn’t crossed 25 in his last ten innings – are both technical and psychological. “When you don’t score runs in

India captain Harmanpreet Kaur believes they “can’t be unluckier” after her run-out led to Australia wresting back control and eking out a five-run win to enter their seventh straight final in the Women’s T20 World Cup. After slipping to 28 for 3 while chasing 173, India clawed back via a 69-run partnership between Jemimah Rodrigues

After struggling with two “big” injuries last year, India fast bowler Deepak Chahar says he is fully fit and set to make his comeback with the IPL, starting March 31. Chahar, 30, has had a tough time recovering from a stress fracture and more recently a quad grade 3 tear. He last played for India

When day three dawned in Delhi, it felt like Australia were in the ascendancy. They had achieved first-innings parity, and had begun their second innings in rollicking fashion. They were 61 for 1 in just 12 overs, and Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne had ended the second day with a flurry of boundaries off R

Harmanpreet Kaur wants India to address their dot-ball count ahead of the Women’s T20 World Cup semi-finals. India are on track to face title favourites and defending champions Australia in the semi-finals after a rain-affected win over Ireland on Monday, barring a heavy England defeat against Pakistan on Tuesday afternoon. But they want to reduce

India 155 for 6 (Mandhana 87, Delany 3-33, Prendergast 2-22) beat Ireland 54 for 2 (Lewis 32*, Renuka 1-10) by five runs via DLS method India advanced to the semi-final of the Women’s T20 World Cup with a five-run win over Ireland in their final group game, which was affected by rain in Gqeberha. India

Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel, India’s two left-arm spin-bowling allrounders, said the sweep was the wrong option on pitches with low bounce and that the better strategy was to play with a straight bat in front of the pad as often as possible. Both men used that philosophy to help India get to within one

Rohit Sharma will miss the first ODI of the three-match series against Australia because of family commitments. In his absence, vice-captain Hardik Pandya will lead the side in Mumbai on March 17. This will be the first time Hardik will captain India in ODIs. There were no changes to the red-ball squad for the last

Pujara hit the winning run against Australia in his 100th Test in Delhi, about a couple of hours after Saurashtra beat Bengal in the Ranji final in Kolkata. “As I said before it’s a fitting tribute to one of Saurashtra’s favourite sons, Chintu [Pujara’s nickname],” Unadkat said. “He played his 100th Test for India against

India 262 (Axar 74, Kohli 44, Lyon 5-67) and 118 for 4 beat Australia 263 (Khawaja 81, Handscomb 72*, Shami 4-60) and 113 (Head 43, Jadeja 7-42, Ashwin 3-59) by six wickets This is what a Test on steroids looks like. Australia started the day effectively 62 for 1, had India worried as they raced

IPL 2023 will begin on March 31, with defending champions Gujarat Titans taking on Chennai Super Kings in Ahmedabad, as the league returns to its traditional home-and-away format in India for the first time since 2019. The final will also be held in Ahmedabad, on May 28. The IPL is set to begin five days

India and Rajasthan Royals fast bowler Prasidh Krishna has been ruled out IPL 2023 with a lumbar stress fracture that will require surgery. This also puts him in considerable doubt for the 50-over World Cup at home this October-November. Prasidh, who will turn 27 on Sunday, hasn’t played any form of competitive cricket since India’s

Chetan Sharma has resigned from his post as India’s chairman of selectors after being caught in an undercover TV sting operation. His resignation was accepted by BCCI secretary Jay Shah, according to an ANI report. On February 14, an Indian TV news channel released video footage of Sharma talking about various matters relating to the

Shaw has played 12 matches for India – five Tests, six ODIs and one T20I – the last of which came in July 2021. He recently returned to the T20I squad for the series against New Zealand at the start of this year but didn’t get a game. Shaw has been scoring heaps of runs

Shreyas Iyer is set to return to India’s side for the second Test against Australia in Delhi, which begins on Friday, if he passes his fitness assessment on the eve of the match. Iyer missed the first Test in Nagpur with a back injury, and rejoined the squad in Delhi, where he had a long

The schedule was announced a day after the inaugural WPL auction, which was also held in Mumbai. In all 87 players were bought at the auction by the five teams, with INR 59.5 crore (USD 7.25 million approx.) spent. The biggest earners on the night were Smriti Mandhana (INR 3.4 crore or USD 415,000 approx