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WTC Points Table: Australia take top spot, India drop to second place

Australia, following their eight-wicket win in the third and final Test against Pakistan at Sydney are on 56.25 percentage points and have pushed India to the second spot in the latest World Test Championship (WTC) standings issued by ICC on Saturday. Pat Cummins' side is 2.09 percentage points ahead of Rohit Sharma's India, who have 54.16 points. India, though, have played just four Tests during the current WTC cycle, while Australia have played eight. India had taken the top spot following their memorable seven-wicket win against South Africa in Cape Town earlier this week, but Australia crushed Pakistan on Saturday at the SCG to displace India at the top. Australia are the reigning World Test champions, having beaten India in the final at The Oval last summer. Australia will next play a two-Test series against the West Indies at home, while India will be up against England in five home Tests.

IND vs ENG Tests: England team to travel with chef on tour of India

Firming up its off-field plans, England's cricket team has decided to travel with the famous football club Manchester United's chef on the upcoming tour of India, in order to ensure nutritious food for players who love the spicy stuff. England will tour India for a five-match Test series starting this month, in what promises to be a cracker of a contest between the two heavyweights of world cricket. Chef Omar Meziane in the past travelled with the team to Pakistan in December 2022 when Ben Stokes' side whitewashed the home team. "England will take their own chef on tour to India later this month to try and avoid players falling ill during the seven-week trip. The chef will join the squad in Hyderabad before the first Test on January 25 in an attempt to keep on top of the players' nutrition," The Telegraph said in a report. England will start their series in Hyderabad, followed by matches in Vishakhapatnam, Rajkot, Ranchi and Dharamsala. England last won a Test series in India in .

IND vs ENG Tests: India A squad led by Easwaran to face England Lions

England Lions will play three four-day games and a two-day game against India A in a series which will go on simultaneously with England's tour of India

Jhulan's 'just bowl fast' mantra works wonders for Titas Sadhu and India

India pacer Titas Sadhu said the legendary Jhulan Goswami has been a big part of her life and her advice to concentrate on "just bowling fast" is a principle that the 19-year-old follows everyday. Titas joined Goswami in recording one of the most successful spells for any Indian bowler in T20Is against Australia here on Friday, returning 4-0-17-4 to set up a commanding nine-wicket win in the first T20I. Titas' spell was the first time an Indian bowler had taken four or more wickets since Goswami's 3.5-1-11-5 against Australia at Visakhapatnam in March 2012. "I can tell you one thing. That was the first conversation I had with Jhulan di and she told me stop thinking about everything else, just bowl fast'. "'Because if you're a fast bowler, you have to bowl fast', and I think that has been a key,"Titas said after the match. Titas said Goswami has been a constant presence in her life. "Jhulan Goswami has been a big part of my life because I first saw her when I was 13 and then she h

IND W vs AUS W: Mercurial India wary of Australia in search of series win

A mercurial Indian Women's team will be keen to produce another all-round show as they look to seal the three-match series against Australia in the second T20I here on Sunday. Putting behind the disappointment of a 0-3 hammering in the ODIs marred by poor efforts in all areas India Women came out firing on all cylinders in the first T20 to thrash Australia by a huge nine-wicket margin for the first time in history. Criticised for being sloppy in the ODIs, India were spectacularly athletic in the field on Friday, while the bowlers led by young Titas Sadhu did not allow Australia to get away at any stage in the first half of the opening T20. Shafali Verma (64 not out) and Smriti Mandhana (54) then shared 137 runs -- India's best opening partnership against Australia in T20I history -- to take them home. It was a near-perfect night for the 19-year-old Sadhu (4/17), who set the ball rolling with three powerplay wickets, while spinners Deepti Sharma and Shreyanka Patil too claimed two

T20 World Cup 2024: Check India's full schedule, IND vs PAK dates, venues

The T20 World Cup 2024 will begin on June 1, 2024, with the first match between USA and Canada. India will face Pakistan on June 9 in New York

Change of plan and attitude helped India conquer Cape Town: KL Rahul

KL Rahul scored a century in the first Test but was not able to contribute much with the bat in the second where India won by seven wickets to level the series

IND W vs AUS W 1st T20I Playing 11, live match time, live streaming details

India Women vs Australia Women 1st T20I Playing 11: Shafali Varma and Saika Ishaque mind their names in the team sheet of India

IND vs SA 2nd Test: Rohit Sharma proud of challenging win at Cape Town

Rohit Sharma's countenance reflected his pain at India's failure to win a Test series in South Africa and breach the team's 'final frontier' but the skipper said on Thursday they "would take pride" from their seven-wicket victory in the second Test here. Coming off an innings and 32-run mauling in the series-opener in Centurion, India fought back strongly to emerge victorious here inside five sessions and share the spoils in the two-match rubber. "When you come to this part of the world, it's always difficult but we take pride in our performance outside of India. South Africa always challenge us and for us to come out here and win, we can take pride in this performance," Rohit said at the post-match presentation. "We would have loved to win the series. We came back very well, especially our bowlers. Had some plans and the boys got rewarded. "We knew that it's going to be a short game, we knew ever run matters, to get that first-innings lead was very important." Asked about the ...

IND vs SA Test: Tendulkar lauds Bumrah bowling consistently in the channel

Indian batting great Sachin Tendulkar credited Jasprit Bumrah's incisive bowling for the series-levelling seven-wicket win against South Africa in Cape Town on Thursday, saying the pacer was rewarded for consistently bowling in the channel. Bumrah produced a hostile spell of 6/61 in 13.5 overs as the Proteas were restricted to 176 in the second innings, setting India a mere 79-run target. India finished the job in 12 overs to record their first victory at Newlands in seven attempts. "Well bowled by Bumrah, who showed us exactly, how bowling in the channel consistently is all that's required on such type of wickets," wrote Tendulkar on his social media platform X. Tendulkar also hailed South African opener Aiden Markram, who weathered hostile bowling on a difficult track to score a dogged 106 in the second essay. "Markram's approach was fantastic because sometimes attack is the best form of defence on a pitch like this." Former India opener Virender Sehwag, while being tongue-in-c

IND vs SA 2nd Test: Newlands will always hold a special place for Bumrah

Having started his Test journey here at the Newlands six summers ago, India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is a touch emotional about the venue, and the icing on the cake was the 'Player-of-the-Series' award after the series-levelling record win over South Africa here on Thursday. Bumrah, who made his Test debut here in 2018, grabbed his second five-wicket haul as India defeated South Africa by seven wickets in the shortest match in Test history, lasting 642 balls. "This ground will always hold a special place in my heart," Bumrah, who was the leading wicket-taker in the two-match series with 12 scalps, said during the post-match presentation. "The journey started here in 2018, always have fond memories. Very happy it went well today. "That journey started in 2018 -- our bowling unit was experienced and we wanted to make an impact. I didn't expect the game to go this fast." Twenty-three wickets tumbled on day one as India were set a paltry target of 79 to level the two-match ...

IND W vs AUS W: India captain Harmanpreet answers critics on team fitness

India skipper skipper Harmanpreet Kaur on Thursday said quick fixes in the fielding and fitness department were not possible but her team will plug those gaps eventually with the help of a recently appointed full-time support staff. The team has struggled with fielding and fitness issues for a long time. As India Women prepare to take on Australia in a three-match T20 series starting here on Friday, the focus is on how Harmanpreet ends her poor run with the bat following six single-digit scores in nine outings. Also, India dropped a total of eight catches over the last two ODIs seven in the second match itself in their 0-3 loss to the mighty Aussies. If we talk about the team's performance, we are playing very good cricket in patches. Fielding and fitness are something that we have been talking about for a long time. We have been working on it too, Kaur told the media. Amol Muzumdar, who was appointed the team's head coach in late October, informed in his first press conference

IND vs SA 2nd Test: Shut your mouth about Indian pitches, says Rohit Sharma

The Newlands wicket in Cape Town saw the match end in 642 deliveries, making it the shortest-ever Test match in the history of cricket

IND vs SA 2nd Test Day 2 Highlights: Bumrah, Siraj help India level series

India vs South Africa 2nd Test Day 2 Highlights: It was the pairing of Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah with the ball who bowled Proteas out twice with their five-wicket hauls and helped India win

India vs South Africa 2nd Test proves shortest long-format match in history

This was the shortest match played in the history of Test cricket. Previously, it was the Australia vs South Africa match in 1932, in which only 656 balls were bowled to decide the winner.

IND vs SA 2nd Test: Sunil Gavaskar slams SENA media over Cape Town wicket

There is a tendency amongst the SENA country's media that if you can't play on fast, bouncy pitches, you're not a batter, says India legendary batter Sunil Gavaskar

IND vs SA 2nd Test: Bumrah breaks Proteas' back with five-wicket haul

Jasprit Bumrah completed his ninth five-wicket haul with four wickets in the first session on Day 2 of India vs South Africa second Test.

Construction activity led to 23 wkts on Day 1? Bizzare theory by SA coach

In the press conference after the first day's play, Prince said that a lot of construction work adjacent to Newlands might have also affected the Cape Town pitch's character.

IND vs SA 2nd Test: Gavaskar surprised over Proteas decision to bat first

Former captain Sunil Gavaskar on Wednesday expressed surprise at South African skipper Dean Elgar's decision to bat first in the second Test against India. Elgar's decision backfired as South Africa were bundled out for 55, their lowest total against India. India were on course for a big lead until losing their last six wickets for no run to be all out for 153, limiting their first innings advantage to 98 runs. "Well, I tell you what, I was a bit surprised by what happened," Gavaskar said in his match analysis on Star Sports. "Because a lot of times, captains and coaches make a big deal about what the pitch is gonna be..." Having annihilated India inside three days in the opening Test, South Africa had the perfect opportunity to take the upper hand by inserting them in on a fresh pitch, Gavaskar opined. "I think you've also got to look at the psychology of the Indian team, having been defeated in three days, having batted so poorly in the second innings and going to be batting fir

IND vs SA 2nd Test: India join Pakistan, create unwanted record in Newlands

India joined Pakistan as the team with the most ducks in an innings in a Test match