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Mayank Agarwal must have learnt a lot from New Zealand tour, says Nehra

Agarwal has so far played 11 Tests for India in which he has scored 974 runs, including three hundreds and four half-centuries

M S Dhoni is one of a kind, says Rohit Sharma on leadership comparisons

Rohit Sharma feels Mahendra Singh Dhoni is "one of a kind", playing down recent comparisons of his leadership style and composure with the two-time World Cup-winning former captain

IPL 2020 has nothing to do with Dhoni's international career, says Nehra

Dhoni last played for Team India in the semifinal of the 2019 ICC World Cup in Manchester where they sufferred a heartbreaking 18-run defeat at the hands of New Zealand

IPL 2020: Have never seen him more focused, says Samson's childhood coach

The IPL 2020 is slated to start from September 19 in the UAE, while next year, the tournament is likely to be played in its normal window

Training camp for Indian cricketers unlikely at Motera ahead of IPL 2020

The top Indian cricketers are unlikely to have a national camp at Motera prior to the Indian Premier League, taking into account their health and safety amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in the country. There is a high possibility that all the centrally contracted cricketers, save Cheteshwar Pujara and Hanuma Vihari (who don't feature in IPL), will be joining their respective IPL teams training camp in Dubai from the start. While BCCI Apex Council had zeroed in on the state-of-the-art Motera Stadium for the conditioning camp, the Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) is yet to get any formal intimation from the BCCI. "There were media reports that camp will start from August 18 and go on till September 4 but we have no formal intimation from the BCCI till now," a GCA official told PTI on conditions of anonymity. It is learnt that there has been discussions on the issue that players travelling multi city -- from their homes to Ahmedabad and then Dubai -- can expose themselves to more healt

Bouncers from Indians won't be as effective as Wagner's, feels Wade

The four Tests of the much-anticipated series are currently scheduled to be played at Gabba, Adelaide Oval, MCG and the SCG respectively starting December 3

Hardik Pandya, his wife Natasha Stankovic blessed with baby boy

The flamboyant all-rounder, who was out of the Indian team due to back injury, was to make a comeback during the South Africa tour of India

On this day in 2002: Ajit Agarkar scored century at Lord's against England

It was on July 29, 2002, when Ajit Agarkar got his name edged in the Lord's Honours Boards after scoring a century against England in the first Test of the four-match series.Agarkar played a knock of 109 runs from 190 balls on the final day of the first Test at the Lord's Cricket Ground as India was set a target of 568 to win the first Test.Through the course of his innings, Agarkar smashed 19 boundaries to score runs at a strike rate of 57.36.No other Indian batsmen apart from Agarkar were able to score a century in the entire match.Agarkar's effort was not able to make India survive as the side lost the match by 170 runs.England batted first in the match and ended up scoring 487 in the first innings.Virender Sehwag then scored 84 runs for the Sourav Ganguly-led side, but India was bundled out for 221 in the first innings, handing England a lead of 266 runs.From there, the hosts England marched on and did not give India a chance to make a comeback in the match.Agarkar played 26 ...

India have bowling attack to rattle Aus including Smith, Warner: Gambhir

Gautam Gambhir believes that the Virat Kohli-led side has the bowling attack to rattle the Australian batting line up including Steve Smith and David Warner

England moves to 3rd position on ICC World Test Championship points table

England are now on 226 points, only behind India (360 points) and Australia (296), while the West Indies remain in seventh position with 40 points

ICC Super League for 2023 World Cup qualification: All you need to know

The super league will begin with England vs Ireland three match ODI series, scheduled to start from July 30, 2020. Check ICC Super League format, teams and points system here

ICC launches Super League qualification pathway for 2023 ODI World Cup

ICC launched the ODI Super League, a qualifier for the 2023 World Cup in India that aims to add context to the 50-over format

Doors definitely shut for Dhoni if he doesn't do well in IPL 2020: Jones

Former Australian batsman and commentator Dean Jones feels that Dhoni's performance in IPL 2020 will still be vital for his national team comeback

Don't know why people compared me with Shane Warne, wonders Anil Kumble

Former India spinner Anil Kumble said that he had never understood why people compared him with Australia's Shane Warne

14-day quarantine in Australia puts T20Is under scanner during India tour

Cricket Australia Chief Executive Nick Hockley made it clear that the '14-day quarantine period is well defined' for the visiting Indian team keeping in mind the government regulations

Shikhar Dhawan signs marketing and management agreement with IMG Reliance

IMG Reliance has Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Shreyas Iyer in its roster

BCCI to invite tender for apparel as Nike's sponsorship expires in Sep

The BCCI Apex Council met on Friday to decide on a number of issues including apparel sponsorship, which is a significant if not huge income for BCCI

BCCI apex council meet: Ahmedabad a favourable venue for training camp

The Apex Council members in Friday's meeting discussed several venues in India to hold training camp for the players but Motera was given preference due to its accommodation facility

England tour of India for ODIs and T20s in September set to be postponed

The BCCI is yet to make any formal announcement in this regard but it is expected that it will happen soon

Aakash Chopra picks Ravindra Jadeja as best Indian fielder of all time

Former India batsman Aakash Chopra on Sunday picked Ravindra Jadeja as the best Indian fielder of all time.