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BCCI still unsure about Shami's availability for T20Is against SA: Report

Shami was scheduled to play his first T20I since the end of the 2021 Men's T20 WC against Australia, but a positive Covid-19 result ruled him out of the entire series

Deepti Sharma was right by law and by spirit: Peter Della Penna shows why

These smart screengrabs and explainers bust the claim that Deepti Sharma's dismissal of Dean was against the spirit of cricket

Assam Cricket Association rain-ready for India-South Africa T20I on Oct 2

The Assam Cricket Association has put in place elaborate arrangements to minimise time-loss in the event of rain, including importing pitch covers, for the T20 International between India and South Africa on October 2, a senior official said. The last cricket match at Barsapara Stadium here between India and Sri Lanka in January 2020 was abandoned following heavy rainfall. Guwahati had experienced unprecedented rainfall in the middle of winter, and that is why the match in 2020 had to be eventually called off. The weather forecast for October 2 is clear, but the weather is not within the control of anyone. We have all arrangements in place in case there is rain on October 2, ACA secretary Devajit Saikia told PTI. The ACA has imported two extremely lightweight pitch covers from the US, he said. It already has around 20 covers at its disposal. These imported covers ensure that water or moisture does not seep into the pitch, Saikia said. He said the ground had been handed over to th

Virat Kohli becomes 2nd player to score 16,000 runs in white-ball cricket

Star Indian batter Virat Kohli on Sunday became the second player to score 16,000 runs in white-ball international cricket.

Need to improve our death bowling: Rohit Sharma after beating Australia

Despite the six-wicket win against Australia in the third and final game on Sunday, skipper Rohit Sharma said that the team needs to work on their death bowling for the upcoming clashes.Blistering knocks by Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav and a late cameo of 25* run off 16 balls by Hardik Pandya took India to a six-wicket win against Australia in the third and final game to seal the three-match T20I series 2-1 here at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Sunday."[Areas of improvement] There are a lot of areas, particularly, our death bowling coming to the party. Those two (Harshal and Bumrah) who came in are coming after a long time. Knowing their (Australia's) middle and lower order is tough to bowl at. Don't really want to look into that. They are coming after a break, they will take time. Hopefully, they can get back in the groove," said Rohit Sharma said in a post-match presentation."It (Hyderabad) is a special place. We have had a lot of memories with the India team and with ..

Ashwin, Sehwag, Hales speak in favour of Deepti's run out of Charlie

With a majority of England cricketers disagreeing over the mode of dismissal, Deepti has found people speaking in her favour of running out Charlie from non-striker's end on Saturday

Rishabh Pant has got to be a must in Indian team line up: Adam Gilchrist

A day after Ricky Ponting said India should look to field both Dinesh Karthik and Rishabh Pant in their T20I playing eleven, wicket keeping great Adam Gilchrist has thrown his support in Pant's favour

Harmanpreet, Renuka power India to 88-run win over England in 2nd ODI

Captain Harmanpreet Kaur's unbeaten hundred and brilliant spell from pacer Renuka Singh helped an all-round India defeat England by 88 runs in the second ODI at Canterbury to clinch the series

Losing wickets at rapid intervals cost us, says Jones on ODI loss to India

Stand-in England captain Amy Jones rued the lack of runs and losing wickets at regular intervals in her side's seven-wicket loss to India in the first ODI at Hove

T20 WC winner Robin Uthappa announces retirement from all forms of cricket

The right-handed batter said it has been "greatest honour" to represent India and Karnataka during this illustrious career.

Australia unveils Aboriginal-themed kit for T20 World Cup home series

Even as the buzz builds in India around the unveiling of the kit for the 'Men in Blue' for the ICC T20 World Cup, Australia revealed an Indigenous-themed kit for the first time

Road Safety World Series 2022: Ticket price and how to book tickets?

Road Safety World Series starts today. As India get ready to defend their trophy, this report will look at ticket price, online booking, previous performance and points table

Space given by you made me feel relaxed during the game, Kohli tells Rohit

Virat Kohli is all praise for skipper Rohit Sharma for the kind of "communication" he has had with him which has helped him stay relaxed and return to his "original template". Kohli finally got his 71st international hundred in the inconsequential final Super 4 Asia Cup game against Afghanistan and the BCCI.TV had the current and former captain engaged in some serious chat and occasional banter after the game. "We will learn from these Super 4 games (Pakistan and Sri Lanka) as to where we have gone wrong. There was clear communication from the management. The space that you gave me made me feel relaxed. So when I came back (after break), I was excited about what I could contribute to team," Kohli told his "interviewer" Rohit. Getting back to his 'Old Template' ------------------------------------- There are many ways to skin a cat and Kohli told his skipper that he realised that he should stick to his tried and tested "template" where six hitting isn't always a priority. "I banke

Forever with you in everything, says Anushka as Virat hits 71st century

Actor Anushka Sharma is a happy and proud wife as her husband Virat Kohli completed his 71st century in international cricket on Thursday in the Asia Cup 2022

Wanted to play Asia Cup final, but it didn't go our way, says KL Rahul

Stand-in India captain KL Rahul expressed disappointment over missing out on playing the final of Asia Cup 2022, saying that it was something which the side had thought of featuring

Surprised that my 60s became failures, do not seem enough: Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli has set lofty standards for himself but after finally scoring his first hundred in 1020 days, the star India batter expressed surprise that the 60s he scored over the last couple of years were seen as his failures. Kohli on Thursday smashed 122 not out off 61 balls to get his maiden T20 hundred and help India register a huge 101-run win over Afghanistan in the inconsequential Asia Cup match here. "Today was the build of the last few games, I batted out of my skin to be honest and I surprised myself. What surprised me was my 60s became failures; quite shocking for me, batting pretty well and contributing but doesn't seem to be enough," said Kohli after the win. The former India skipper recently took a month off from the game and that helped him immensely. He knew that were was nothing wrong in his game technically. "I have had many suggestions, lot of advice has come my way; people were telling me I was doing this wrong, that wrong, I picked out all the videos from the b

Asia Cup debacle raises serious questions for India ahead of T20 World Cup

Team selections during the Asia Cup have been quite difficult to understand since the injury to Ravindra Jadeja. Axar Patel was called in as Jadeja's replacement but he hasn't played a game till now

No long-term worries, we tried out three-seamer option: Rohit Sharma

India stared at elimination in the Asia Cup after their six-wicket loss to Sri Lanka here on Tuesday but captain Rohit Sharma said there are no long-term worries as they were experimenting with three seamers in view of the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia. Rohit said the back-to-back losses in the Asia Cup -- the first against arch-rivals Pakistan on Sunday -- will teach the team how to find answers before the ICC event in October-November. "I was happy with three seamers. Unfortunately Avesh hasn't turned up well in the fitness tests. He didn't respond well because he was quite sick. Ideally the combination we would play is four seamers, but three seamers was something we wanted to try before the World Cup," Rohit said at the post-match presentation. "We need to find answers as a team, like where we are with five bowlers. We know now where we stand with this combination. "No long term worries, we have lost only two games back to back. Since the last World Cup, we haven't lost t

Avesh Khan out of remainder of Asia Cup, Deepak Chahar drafted in

Pacer Avesh Khan has been ruled out of the remainder of the Asia Cup due to fever related illness, a senior BCCI official confirmed the development on Tuesday. Seamer Deepak Chahar, who was in stand by for the tournament, has been drafted in. "Avesh has fever and he has also got sinus related problems which has escalated post illness. It will not be possible for him to take further part in the tournament. Deepak Chahar is already there and he will be drafted in THE main squad," a senior BCCI source told PTI on conditions of anonymity. Avesh has been in poor form since the tour of West Indies and the Indian team management's worries increased after he was hit for 50-plus runs by Hong Kong batters. He was ruled out of the Pakistan game due to fever but coach Rahul Dravid had expected him to get fit for the remaining games. With Avesh's sinusitis problems surfacing, the medical team had no option but to rule him out. However in Chahar, India has a very potent swing bowler, who has

Knee surgery successful, will start rehab soon, says Ravindra Jadeja

Injured India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja on Tuesday gave an update on his "successful" right knee surgery and said he would start his rehabilitation soon. The 33-year-old being ruled out of the ongoing Asia Cup due to a "serious" knee injury was first reported by PTI. "The surgery was successful. I will start my rehab soon and try to get back to soon as I can," the star all-rounder wrote on Instagram with photographs from the hospital. "There are many people to thank for their support and involvement - BCCI, my teammates, support staff, physios, doctors and the fans. Thank you to everyone for your kind wishes," he added. Jadeja played a key role in India's five-wicket win over Pakistan in the Asia Cup opener and also played India's match against Hong Kong before being ruled out ahead of the Super 4 stage. Terming the surgery a major one, a senior BCCI official had earlier ruled him out for an indefinite period. But Team India head coach Rahul Dravid was non-committal on whether