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News The former India batsman and captain said that his symptoms were mild On Saturday, Sachin Tendulkar announced on social media that he has tested positive for Covid-19. The former India batsman and captain added that his symptoms were mild, that no one else in his family had been affected and that he has gone

News Virat Kohli says India managing allrounder’s workload with six Tests to come in England India might be looking at a Test return for Hardik Pandya during the six Test matches in England later this year. As India were comprehensively beaten even after putting 336 on the board, Pandya’s absence from the bowling crease remained

News “My focus has always been lately about how I can be the best version of myself, not just as a cricketer but as a human” The Pandya brothers Krunal and Hardik lost their father Himanshu on January 16. On Tuesday, when Krunal made his ODI debut in Pune against England, and marked the occasion

News He is likely to be out of action for a few months, with surgery scheduled on his left shoulder In a setback to both the player and the Delhi Capitals, Shreyas Iyer is set to miss the entire IPL 2021. ESPNcricinfo understands that Iyer, who is the Capitals captain, will undergo surgery to his

News The time that an ODI affords – as opposed to T20 cricket – allowed the batsman to get into his groove again It is often joked – given how fans pine for players who are not playing – that the quickest way to improve as a cricketer is to spend some time outside the

News He had hurt his shoulder while fielding in the ODI series opener on Tuesday Shreyas Iyer has been ruled out of the remaining two England ODIs after hurting his left shoulder in the field during the series opener on Tuesday night in Pune. ESPNcricinfo understand Iyer, who dislocated his shoulder, is set to miss

News In ODIs, Jonny Bairstow and Matt Henry entered the top ten among batsmen and bowlers respectively Virat Kohli has moved up to No. 4 in the latest T20I rankings for batsmen following his unbeaten 80 in the final T20I against England in Ahmedabad, which helped India clinch the five-match series 3-2. Kohli went past

News The India batsman injured his left shoulder while fielding in the ODI series opener against England Shreyas Iyer was taken for scans after subluxating – partially dislocating – his left shoulder when fielding in the first ODI against England in Pune. Iyer picked up the injury in the eighth over of England’s chase, when

Shafali Verma, the No. 1-ranked T20I batter in the world, said she took her non-selection in India’s ODI squad for the recently concluded home series against South Africa in her stride, but at the same time felt driven to iron out any potential shortcoming in her batting that may have kept her out of the

Eoin Morgan says his eyes are set firmly on the bigger picture after England’s 3-2 series defeat in the T20Is against India, with the opportunity to develop consistency and grow his team’s pool of available players being his primary motivation going into the three-match ODI leg of the tour in Pune on Tuesday. Despite their

News India’s captain says there were never any ‘issues or doubts’ over the pair opening together in the 50-over format Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan will start as openers for India in the upcoming ODIs against England, captain Virat Kohli has confirmed. After all the talk around India’s opening combinations during the recent T20I series,

News India batsman to arrive in July for duration of month-long group stage Shreyas Iyer has joined Lancashire for this summer’s Royal London Cup campaign and will link up with the club on July 15 for the duration of the competition’s month-long group stage. To date Iyer, 26, has played 50 times for India in

Report The visitors completed their third-highest successful chase to record their first T20I series win over India South Africa Women 159 for 4 (Lee 70, Wolvaardt 53*) beat India Women 158 for 4 (Verma 47, Ghosh 44*) by six wickets South Africa Women completed their third-highest successful chase to record their first T20I series win

News The stand-in captain pointed out where in the contest did India lose the match India’s stand-in captain Smriti Mandhana said her team’s sloppy fielding made the hosts undeserving of a win in the second T20I against South Africa. On Sunday night, South Africa won off the final ball to take an unassailable 2-0 lead

News “Maybe Rahul’s loss of form has been a blessing in disguise,” he says Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar believes the lack of runs from regular opener KL Rahul has ended up benefiting India by providing them with an ideal opening combination of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Following scores of 1, 0, 0 and

As the BCCI gets ready to host a second successive edition of the IPL during the Covid-19 pandemic, the board has informed all teams that they will not be vaccinated during the tournament. Anyone testing positive for the virus will need to isolate for a minimum of 10 days and clear the testing process before

News Captain says ‘it’s just too much to ask’ of those players to be involved in Sri Lanka, Pakistan series Eoin Morgan has revealed that he expects to be without the services of England’s multi-format players throughout their home T20I series against Sri Lanka and Pakistan next summer. England have been at full strength for

Report SA rested Marizanne Kapp, Tumi Sekhukhune, and Nondumiso Shangase, who all featured in the fifth and final ODI on Wednesday Toss South Africa Women chose to bowl vs India Women Allrounder Simran Bahadur has been handed her maiden India cap as Sune Luus, South Africa’s stand-in captain, opted to chase in the T20I series

News The Karnataka pacer has been around for a while, and is clearly in the larger pool of players for India now Prasidh Krishna‘s pace and nip have earned him a spot in India’s 18-member ODI squad for the series against England, and given the rest of the members of the squad, Krishna is the

News Kaur had suffered a hip-flexor injury in the fifth ODI against SA India women’s T20I captain Harmanpreet Kaur has been ruled out of the T20I series opener against South Africa on Saturday in Lucknow due to an injury. In her absence, Smriti Mandhana will lead the side in what will be their first appearance

News The three matches will be played in Pune between March 23 and 28 M Prasidh Krishna is the brand new face in the Indian ODI squad, which was named on Friday morning for the upcoming three-match series against England. The 18-member squad also includes Suryakumar Yadav, who made a rousing start to his international

News The Indian captain hurt himself while fielding during England’s chase India captain Virat Kohli says he “should be fine” for the final T20I after he “aggravated” an upper quad (thigh) muscle while fielding during England’s chase in the fourth T20I on Thursday. Kohli hurt himself during the 15th over as he sprinted in from

Report Rahul Chahar gets a game for India in place of Yuzvendra Chahal Toss England won the toss and chose to bowl vs India Eoin Morgan called right at the toss once again, with England choosing to bowl in the fourth T20I, on the same surface that was used for the first T20I of the

Big Picture The colours red and black are more commonly associated with roulette wheels than soil types, but as is the case with that most deceptive of casino games, the surface on which this T20I series has been played has mattered little in the final analysis. What has really made the difference is the spin

News “We will continue exploring a window for organising the age-group tournaments post the IPL 2021,” secretary Jay Shah said A fresh surge in the number of Covid-19 cases around the country has led to the BCCI suspending the proposed 50-over inter-state Vinoo Mankad Trophy for Under-19 men at least till the end of IPL

News Acknowledges errors, says “I will hold myself in check” with respect to reviews R Ashwin was one of the star performers for India in the back-to-back Test series wins in Australia and against England at home. But, even as he picked up 44 wickets at 18.56 in seven Test matches, his expertise (or lack

Eoin Morgan has revealed that he was moved to the verge of tears by Jos Buttler‘s words to mark his 100th T20I, before England took the field for their eight-wicket defeat of India on Tuesday. Morgan became the first England men’s player to reach the milestone – Danni Wyatt and Jenny Gunn had already done

News Says he is in a frame of mind that makes him extremely confident he can succeed for India in ODIs and T20Is R Ashwin‘s continued excellence in Test cricket for India has prompted questions about why he isn’t part of the T20I side. Virat Kohli addressed them in a press conference four days ago,

Jason Roy has backed England’s batsmen to learn quickly from a disappointing display in the second T20I, and get to grips with the slow, low surfaces in Ahmedabad that may prove to be a major factor in their T20 World Cup campaign in India later this year. Roy top-scored for England for the second match

News “We ticked all the boxes we wanted to,” says India’s captain as he praises his bowlers too It takes a lot to overshadow Virat Kohli in the middle. In Test matches, India’s No. 3s have to endure the long walk back to rampant cheers not for the work they did but for the fact