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IND vs AFG Test, Day 1: Centuries from Gill and Rahul propel India to 368/3

Sai Sudharsan and Rishabh Pant also dominated the Afghanistan bowling attack with brilliant half-centuries

How Shreyas Iyer jumped the queue to become India's new T20I captain

Shreyas Iyer is the only captain in IPL history to lead three franchises into the final

BCCI picks full-strength squad for Asian Games 2026, includes Bumrah, Iyer

India's gold medal-winning captain at the Asian Games 2022 will not be part of India's 15-member squad in 2026

Suryakumar loses T20I captaincy; Sooryavanshi earns maiden India call-up

India ODI vice-captain Shreyas Iyer has been announced as India's new skipper for T20Is, replacing Suryakumar Yadav

New captain to new faces: What to expect from India selection for UK tour

BCCI, along with India's squad for the bilateral series against Ireland and England, will also announce the squad for the Asian Games 2026 later this year

IND vs AFG Test: Manav Suthar becomes 319th player to debut for India

Manav is the first specialist spinner to make his India debut in red-ball cricket since Axar Patel in 2021

"I love that," says India coach Gambhir on ICC's pink-ball experiment

Gambhir said teams should have every opportunity to complete matches rather than see valuable playing time lost to bad light

India vs Afghanistan one-off Test playing 11, live match time, streaming

The last time the two sides played a Test match against each other was back in 2018, when India secured a mammoth innings-and-262-run win over Afghanistan

Saba Karim backs Kohli but says Rohit has work to do for 2027 World Cup

Kohli and Rohit have both retired from the other formats and next year's 50-overs World Cup is being perceived as their final act before walking away from the only format they play for India

WTC-bound India search for missing pieces against resilient Afghanistan

Dubey, on the other hand, looks a more defensive bowler, mostly bowling straight lines. But he does come across a clean hitter, something that makes him a package like Jadeja for foreign conditions

Mandhana and Shafali vital for India's T20 World Cup success: Edulji

India head into the global showpiece, scheduled to be played from June 12 to July 5 after suffering a 1-2 T20I series defeat to the tournament hosts England

UK tour could mark Shreyas Iyer's first assignment as T20I captain: Report

The tour of UK will feature a couple of T20 Internationals against Ireland on June 26 and 28 in Belfast followed by a trip to England for five T20Is and three ODIS beginning July 1

India should stick with someone at no. 3: Assistant coach Ten Doeschate

Since Pujara's retirement, Shubman Gill, Padikkal, Sudharsan, Karun Nair and Washington Sundar have all been tried in the no. 3 position.

Will Rashid play Tests? It's between him and selectors: skipper Shahidi

Shahidi, by far Afghanistan's best Test batter with two double hundreds and a healthy average of 48 plus, also spoke about how their nation needs to play more red ball games in the future.

Rishabh doesn't need a formal title to lead: Assistant coach Ten Doeschate

The lofted strokes still carry the same thrill, but two days before his landmark 50th Test appearance, Rishabh Pant was seen embracing a different approach.

I try to make new players comfortable and talk freely to me: Kuldeep Yadav

The 31-year-old wants to make sure that the new entrants feel comfortable in the set-up and wants them to pick his brains as and when they feel it is necessary.

Switching formats not easy; devoted time at nets for AFG Test: Kuldeep

Kuldeep's franchise Delhi Capitals failed to make the IPL play-offs and he himself had an underwhelming season with only 10 wickets from 12 games.

Virat Kohli ruled out of IND vs AFG ODIs due to hamstring injury: Report

Kohli's absence is expected to reduce the spotlight on the Afghanistan series, given his enduring popularity among cricket fans across the world.

Suryakumar Yadav set to lose T20I captaincy despite T20 WC success: Reports

Shreyas Iyer and Tilak Varma have emerged as leading contenders to take over if India opt for a leadership change

BBL's new era? Melbourne teams prepare for franchise consolidation

The merger would effectively bring both Melbourne franchises under one banner, although several aspects of the transition are still being worked through.