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India’s vice-captain and opener Smriti Mandhana is set to return to action against West Indies, after being ruled out of the team’s T20 World Cup opener against Pakistan on Sunday with a finger injury. India’s bowling coach Troy Cooley is hopeful that Mandhana will be fit to play against West Indies on Wednesday. “I think,

Shreyas Iyer will join India’s squad for the second Test against Australia in Delhi, having been passed fit by the BCCI’s medical team. The middle-order batter had been sidelined from the first Test in Nagpur because of a back injury that had also ruled him out of the home ODI series against New Zealand last

Titas Sadhu is strong and fast, already a world champion, getting better, and one of the young Indian players to keep an eye on at the Women’s Premier League (WPL) auction. On January 29, she returned 2 for 6 and bagged the Player-of-the Match award at the Under-19 World Cup final as India beat England

India batter Smriti Mandhana was the most expensive buy at the inaugural Women’s Premier League auction in Mumbai, going to Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 3.4 crore (USD 415,000 approx). She was also the first player to come up for bidding at the auction on Monday. RCB spent nearly 50% of their INR 12 crore

Bought by Mumbai Indians for INR 1.8 crore (USD 220,000 approx)“I feel great, I have always seen Mumbai Indians doing well in the IPL, and now I also have the opportunity to be part of the team”, Harmanpreet told Sports 18. “I think it’s a gamechanger for all of us because we are going to

Indore has been confirmed as the venue for the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after Dharamsala was ruled out because the ground was not ready. “Owing to harsh winter conditions in the region, the outfield [at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala] lacks sufficient grass density and will need some time to develop fully,” a

From “one of the lowest phases” of her life following her omission from the 50-over World Cup, to a tension-easing half-century as India began the 20-over version with victory against Pakistan, Jemimah Rodrigues likes how life is going right now, but says she owes her turnaround to some turners on Mumbai’s maidans. They got there

After making his Test comeback in Bangladesh in December last year following a gap of 12 years, Unadkat was part of India’s Test squad for the first two Tests of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. He did not feature in the XI in the first Test of the series in Nagpur, which India won

Ravindra Jadeja has been docked 25% of his match fee and handed a demerit point for breaching Article 2.20 of ICC’s code of conduct for players during the Nagpur Test against Australia. The clause relates to displaying conduct that is contrary to the spirit of the game. The incident in question took place in the

After 24 of the 30 wickets were taken by spinners in the Nagpur Test, which India won by an innings and 132 runs, their captain Rohit Sharma has laid down the template for how to play on turning pitches: use your feet, be a bit unorthodox, try to sweep and reverse sweep, and put pressure

Once Jani was out, legspinner Shreyas Gopal and seamer Vidwath Kaverappa ran through the lower order. Kaverappa, among the finds for Karnataka this season, ended with 5 for 83. In the absence of Prasidh Krishna, who is nursing a back injury, Kaverappa shouldered much of the responsibility and helped bowl Saurashtra out for 527.

Saurashtra 364 for 4 (Jackson 160, Vasavada 112*, Kaverappa 2-64) trail Karnataka 407 (Agarwal 249, Sakariya 3-73) by 43 runs A fourth-wicket partnership of 232 between centurions Sheldon Jackson (160) and captain Arpit Vasavada (112*) spearheaded Saurashtra’s charge in their Ranji Trophy semi-final against Karnataka in Bengaluru. After scoring 407, achieved mainly due to Mayank

Bengal 438 and 59 for 2 (Gharami 12*, Majumdar 9*) lead Madhya Pradesh 170 (Jain 65, Shubham 44*, Akash Deep 5 for 42) by 327 runs They were thwarted by Madhya Pradesh in the semi-finals last year, but Bengal are on course for payback this time around, with a final appearance in the 2022-23 Ranji

ESPNcricnfo has learned that immediately after play ended on the first day, Jadeja along with India captain Rohit Sharma and the team manager, were shown a video clip of Jadeja’s actions. Pycroft, it is understood, wanted to just inform them about the incident and no charge has been laid against Jadeja.

Big picture: get on the BGT hype train There are no absolutes except for the absolutes, one of which is time and how everything fades in front of it. This is especially true of stuff that take place on a pretty green field because, well, they aren’t as important as that list of things you

Are India about to unleash Suryakumar Yadav on Test cricket? It’s impossible to say, with Rohit Sharma remaining tight-lipped about specific selection calls on the eve of the Nagpur Test, but the India captain has promised a horses-for-courses approach through the four Tests of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The course in Nagpur is expected to be

A total of 409 players from 15 countries will go under the hammer at the inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL auction) auction on February 13 in Mumbai. The BCCI said it had received a whopping 1525 registrations, out of which 246 Indians and 163 overseas players made the final list. As many as 24 players

Ravindra Jadeja “hadn’t felt the sun for about five months” during his long recovery from a knee injury and surgery that had sidelined him since August last year, a period that he said was “tough” and “frustrating”. Jadeja returned to action just in time for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, which begins on February 9

The WPL has already made headlines for becoming the most lucrative tournament in women’s cricket based on the money earned by the BCCI from the sale of media rights and the franchise ownership rights. On January 16, the BCCI announced it had sold the WPL media rights to Viacom for INR 951 crore (USD 116.7

“My journey from 2002-2017 has been the most wonderful years of my life for it was an honour representing India at the highest level of sport,” Joginder said in a statement. “To all my team-mates, coaches, mentors and support staff: It has been an absolute privilege to have played with you all, and, I thank

Toss India chose to bat vs South Africa India captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and chose to bat against South Africa in the final of the women’s T20I tri-series in East London. The visitors brought in spin-bowling allrounder Sneh Rana in place of pacer Shikha Pandey. South Africa made two changes by playing Lara Goodall

India batter Ajinkya Rahane is set to join Leicestershire for the English summer and will play eight County Championship matches and is available for the entirety of the One-Day Cup 50-over competition. He joins Leicestershire’s overseas signings list for 2023, which has South Africa allrounder Wiaan Mulder, who has rejoined for all three formats, and

ESPNcricinfo has learned that Iyer, who returned to Bengaluru on Wednesday to get fitness clearance from the National Cricket Academy (NCA), was told he needs to spend more time in rehab to recover from the back injury that had ruled him out of the recent ODIs against New Zealand. After playing the two-Test series in

If he gets his clearance, Iyer is a frontrunner for a middle-order slot against Australia, as an incumbent who averaged 101.00 in India’s last series, the two-Test tour of Bangladesh in December. Other contenders include Suryakumar Yadav, who is yet to make his Test debut, and possibly Shubman Gill in case India open with Rohit

The inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL) player auction is likely to take place on February 11 in New Delhi or February 13 in Mumbai. A final decision will be made by the BCCI this week. Originally, the BCCI was looking at holding the players’ auction on February 6 in Mumbai, which would have allowed the

Though India won the game on Sunday with a ball to spare, the wicket received criticism from India captain Hardik Pandya, who called it a “shocker of a pitch”. New Zealand were restricted to 99 for 8 in 20 overs and India had a hard time chasing the small target, winning in 19.5 overs. Spinners

M Vijay has called time on his international career to explore “new opportunities in the world of cricket and the business side of it”. Vijay played 61 Tests, 17 ODIs and nine T20Is in an international career that began in 2008 when he replaced Gautam Gambhir in India’s XI for the final Test of the

India’s stand-in captain Hardik Pandya has described the Lucknow pitch as a “shocker” after his side chased down 100 with just a ball to spare in the second T20I against New Zealand. The Ekana Stadium track offered big turn throughout the game, much like how the Ranchi pitch did in the first T20I on Friday.

Former India captain Mithali Raj has been roped in as mentor and advisor at Gujarat Giants, one of the five franchises set to take part in the inaugural edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL). Raj – the most prolific run-scorer in the history of women’s cricket – has been one of the strongest advocates

On Thursday, in the middle of his first game of cricket in five months following knee surgery, Jadeja picked up a seven-for for Saurashtra against Tamil Nadu in the Ranji Trophy. He also got through 41.1 overs of bowling across two innings. Ahead of this game, he had been rather more cautious in his outlook.