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Indians looked under pressure even before toss: Inzamam on Indo-Pak clash

India lost their T20 World Cup opener to Pakistan because their players were under pressure even before the toss, Pakistan's most capped player Inzamam-ul-Haq has said.

Players and teams scrambling to get out of Southern Africa

The Netherlands men's cricket team has reportedly called off its tour of South Africa midway through the first one-day international at Centurion on Friday, which it will complete

Seize the moment: Debutant Iyer shines bright on 'Sunny Day'

Iyer is the 16th Indian Test cricketer to score a hundred on debut

Kanpur Test Day 2: Southee, openers bring New Zealand back in game

The only highlight for India in an otherwise disappointing day was Shreyas Iyer's (105 off 171 balls) debut hundred

Cummins says his captaincy style will be 'collaborative' with Steve Smith

Newly-appointed Australia captain Pat Cummins indicated that his leadership style could be different from his predecessors

Concerns about India's tour of South Africa amid new Covid variant's rise

The new Covid-19 variant has led to considerable concerns about India's tour of the Rainbow Nation next month and there could be changes in the quarantine rules for players in the coming days

Cummins' as skipper, Smith as his deputy the right thing to do: Ponting

Ricky Ponting has endorsed pace bowler Pat Cummins' appointment as captain of the Test side and Steve Smith being made his deputy could be a game-changer for the hosts ahead of the Ashes

India reach 339 for 8 at lunch on Day 2 of first Test against New Zealand

Shreyas Iyer hit a century on his debut as India reached 339 for eight at lunch in their first innings on the second day of the opening Test against New Zealand here on Friday

Shreyas Iyer becomes 16th Indian batter to slam hundred on Test debut

The elegant right-hander, who hails from Mumbai's Worli area, achieved the feat in the ongoing first Test against New Zealand on the second day of the match

Pat Cummins named Australia Test captain, Steve Smith appointed deputy

Fast bowler Pat Cummins was on Friday named Australian men's Test cricket team captain following the announcement of Tim Paine taking an indefinite break from all cricket.

Tim Paine out of Ashes after taking indefinite break from all cricket

Former Australia Test skipper Tim Paine has taken a "leave of absence from all forms of cricket" following his resignation as captain for the side ahead of the Ashes.

Tim Paine out of Ashes after taking indefinite break from all cricket

Paine had announced his resignation last week following a 'sexting scandal' with a former Cricket Tasmania colleague in 2017.

Ind-Pak 2021 WC clash becomes most viewed T20I match: ICC

The overall TV consumption for the full tournament in India was recorded at 112 billion minutes, despite India's early exit from the tournament

Pressure mounts on Pujara-Rahane duo ahead of South Africa tour

Time is running out for Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane after another failure and this time, in reasonably conducive home conditions

On debut, Shreyas Iyer shows the way as India score 258/4 at stumps

Debutant Shreyas Iyer was guts, aggression and flair rolled into one during an unbeaten knock of 75 as India ended on 258 for four on the first day of the opening Test against New Zealand

From hospital bed to Test debut, a roller-coaster ride for Shreyas Iyer

Cricketers getting injured are not a new thing, but recovering from injury and getting a Test cap is a good achievement for anyone

Don't see Paine's inclusion in Ashes playing XI as distraction: Lyon

Australia spinner Nathan Lyon on Thursday asserted that the inclusion of an under-fire Tim Paine in the playing XI for the Ashes series will not be a distraction for the hosts.

Dravid-Rohit's backing can change 'swing king' Bhuvneshwar's fortunes

Bhuvneshwar Kumar hasn't been at his absolute best with the ball in the last couple of years but constant backing and trust can change fortunes for him

Ind vs NZ: Iyer to make Test debut, confirms stand-in skipper Rahane

Rahane said India would miss all the big names, but that the youngsters stepping in were good enough to compete at the Test level

Rahul gains a slot to fourth, Suryakumar jumps 24 places in T20I rankings

KL Rahul gained a slot to occupy the fifth spot while middle-order batter Suryakumar Yadav galloped 24 places to the 59th position in the ICC men's T20I player rankings released on Wednesday