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IND v NZ, 2nd Test: Wankhede will be another challenge, says Southee

Senior pacer Tim Southee said that the Wankhede Test will be a new challenge

IND v NZ, 2nd Test: Both teams face tough calls as rain threat looms

Shreyas Iyer's scintillating batting on debut in the first Test against New Zealand in Kanpur has landed the Indian team management in a catch-22 situation

'We are talking to BCCI to get more clarity': Kohli on tour of South Africa

The India seniors, during a nearly seven-week assignment starting December 17, are scheduled to play three Tests, three ODIs and four T20 Internationals across four venues

IND v NZ: Dravid and Kohli have to make some tough calls, says Laxman

Former India batter VVS Laxman believes that head coach Rahul Dravid and Virat Kohli will have to make some tough calls in terms of how the batting order should be ahead of second Test against NZ.

India's South Africa tour might be pushed back by a week amid Omicron scare

India's tour of South Africa might be pushed back by one week due to the threat of the COVID-19 Omicron variant.

Weather, combination worry for Kohli as series on line for Team India

Virat Kohli's return after a well-earned break couldn't have come in a more unenvious setting.

Ashes: Alex Carey replaces Tim Paine as wicketkeeper for first two Tests

Cricket Australia's National Selection Panel (NSP) on Thursday added wicketkeeper Alex Carey to the 15-player squad for the first two matches of the upcoming Ashes.

Virat Kohli's fate as ODI skipper set to be decided in next few days

Virat Kohli's future as India ODI captain will be decided this week when the national selection committee, led by Chetan Sharma, selects the squad for the upcoming tour of South Africa.

Not many leg-spinners have Test ambitions these days: Sivaramakrishnan

Former India player Laxman Sivaramakrishnan on Wednesday rued that the current leg-spinners don't have the ambition to play Test cricket

We are getting best possible preparation for World Cup: Mithali Raj

India are scheduled to play only one series before the Women's World Cup early next year but ODI skipper Mithali Raj feels the team is getting the best preparation possible ahead of the mega event.

KKR is only place I want to be in IPL cricket, says Sunil Narine

KKR has retained Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Varun Chakravarthy and Venkatesh Iyer for the upcoming IPL

Raina will be first guy CSK would go after in auction, says Uthappa

All the existing IPL franchises on Tuesday revealed the list of their retained players ahead of the mega auction of the upcoming season

England allrounder Ben Stokes 'fit and hungry' ahead of Ashes

England allrounder Ben Stokes has declared himself "fit and hungry" to start the Ashes series against Australia.

Andy Flower steps down from coaching role at Punjab Kings

Assistant coach Andy Flower has parted ways with Punjab Kings and is expected to land a role in one of the new teams ahead of IPL 2022.

Manchester Utd co-owner's company buys UAE T20 League franchise

Lancer Capital, headed by top English football club Manchester United's co-chairman Avram Glazer, has made its first foray into cricket by acquiring a franchise in the UAE Lleague

Focus on pitch, team combination and weather as India gear up for 2nd Test

Playing under stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane, India had come agonisingly close to winning the first Test, failing to capture the last wicket as the Black Caps held on to draw the match

'See you on other side': K L Rahul after parting ways with Punjab Kings

Punjab Kings retained Mayank Agarwal and Arshdeep Singh for the upcoming IPL, whereas Rahul opted to go back into the auction pool

Ishant needs couple of Test matches to get his rhythm back: Mhambrey

Ishant Sharma's lack of rhythm can be attributed to lack of game time and it would take a couple of Test matches for him to get back into the groove, India bowling coach Paras Mhambrey said.

Ind vs NZ: We can go upwards from anywhere, says Kiwi spinner Ajaz Patel

New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel on Wednesday said that the BlackCaps are pretty confident about playing against India in the second Test of the ongoing two-match Test series in Mumbai.

'Chapter closed': Aussie batter David Warner after parting ways with SRH

Warner thanked all his fans and supporters for sticking by his side after the IPL franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) released him ahead of the mega auction of the upcoming season.