- Rahane and Vijay fail amid flurry of half-centuries
Hanuma Vihari, Parthiv Patel, Mayank Agarwal and Prithvi Shaw enjoyed productive outings
- India choke Ireland for first semi-final entry since 2010
Raj makes battling half-century before spinners take over; Pakistan, New Zealand knocked out
- No more chopping and changing in ODIs - Ravi Shastri
India's head coach said they would only use a small group of players in their 13 ODIs before next year's World Cup in England
- Ravi Shastri a yes-man? 'Most bizarre', says Virat Kohli
The India captain praises Shastri's man-management, credits him for bringing players out of their shells
- Kohli wants batsmen to 'show more character' in Australia
The India captain believes his side played good cricket in England, but made 'extreme mistakes' that cost them the Test matches
- Sunrisers retain David Warner for IPL 2019, Wriddhiman Saha released
Sunrisers completely retained their bowling unit, while offloading the England duo of Hales and Jordan
- Inquiry committee seeks more time to arrive at Johri verdict
ESPNcricnfo understands that one reason for this could be because the probe panel has not yet sent the transcripts to everyone who deposed before it in the past week
- BCCI panel wraps up hearings after Johri, two complainants depose
The two women complainants, neither of whom is part of the BCCI, deposed over Skype in the past few days
- Containing Kohli in first 10-15 balls will be key - Mike Hesson
He also said attacking Rohit Sharma upfront will be crucial for New Zealand when they host India for five ODIs early next year
- Rohit rested for first four-dayer in NZ amid workload concerns
Meanwhile, Doug Bracewell, who had last played Test cricket in August 2016, was picked in the New Zealand A squad
- Rai, Edulji depose before BCCI harassment investigation
Former Mumbai captain Hattangadi among others to testify, says 'very impressed' with panel
- Australia a different ball game, but India high on confidence - Rohit
The stand-in captain believes India's 3-0 whitewash of West Indies has completely prepared them for the challenge down under
- Focus shifts to running on pitches after three penalties in one day
Pakistan were docked twice during their seven-wicket loss to India before Ireland were penalised five runs in their nine-wicket defeat by Australia
- Mithali Raj fifty steers India to victory
Her 16th T20I half-century wrapped up India's victory over Pakistan with six balls and seven wickets to spare
- Pakistan penalised twice for running in danger area of pitch
Repeated indiscretions from Pakistan resulted in India beginning their chase on 10 for 0, before a ball was bowled
- Dhawan, Pant star as India seal whitewash despite late drama
In a match that will be difficult to explain for analysts, India went from cruising through what should have been a difficult chase on a turning pitch to needing a misfield off the last ball to stumble over the line
- BCCI treasurer to testify before harassment investigation panel
Anirudh Chaudhry wrote to the committee late on Friday, the deadline for those wishing to depose to reach out to the committee
- World Cup winner Munaf Patel retires from competitive cricket
The former India seamer said he no longer had the fitness or the motivation to continue playing
- What's in a dead-rubber for despondent West Indies?
West Indies have won only one of their nine internationals on the tour so far, and have had to endure a possibly agonising wait over the Diwali festivities
- Harmanpreet Kaur battled stomach cramps, back issues during sensational innings
India's captain said she had been nervous before the game, but took her time to settle in and make her start count
- Harmanpreet Kaur's historic hundred blindsides New Zealand
Her 103 off 51 balls - the first century by an Indian woman in T20Is - consigned New Zealand to a 34-run loss in the World T20 opener
- Johri case: Inquiry committee criticised for 'scaring away complainants'
Aditya Verma, who has sought to depose before the panel looking into the sexual-harassment allegations, slams the language used by the panel
- Bumrah, Kuldeep, Umesh rested for third T20I against West Indies
Decision made to have trio in "best physical condition" before Australia tour; Siddarth Kaul brought in for Chennai T20I
- IPL 2019 likely to start early to give India break before World Cup
CoA receptive to team management's request for rest, but reportedly unhappy with overseas Test results and Shastri's comments
- Shiva Singh's 360-degree delivery falls foul of umpires
In an Under-23 match, the Uttar Pradesh left-arm spinner completed a full rotation in his run-up, just prior to delivery, only for the umpire to signal dead ball
- Brathwaite bemoans absence of regular openers
In the absence of Chris Gayle and Evin Lewis, West Indies have struggled to get much out of make-shift opening pairs this series
- Rohit Sharma's fourth T20I hundred gives India series win
Rohit Sharma scored his fourth T20 international century - the most by anybody - to seal the series win for India
- Didn't play county cricket to return to Test side - M Vijay
The India opener said he hadn't tinkered with his technique and welcomed match practice in the lead-up to the Australia tour
- India, West Indies top orders in focus in Lucknow's international return
Shikhar Dhawan's form has cooled off since the Asia Cup, while the visitors don't have a specialist opener in their T20I squad
- Mohammad Azharuddin rings Eden Gardens bell, Gautam Gambhir calls it 'shocking'
- No Ashwin, Vijay for Tamil Nadu; Saha eyes comeback
Meanwhile, Kedar Jadhav is set to play for Maharashtra for the first time since December 2016, in their match against Baroda in Vadodara
- Karthik, Krunal usher India home in low-scoring scrap
Debutant quick Oshane Thomas and his captain Carlos Brathwaite ran the hosts close in a chase of 110 in Kolkata
- How Rahane put the 'hurt' behind to take his chance to 'be a hero'
India's Test vice-captain on being dropped in South Africa, and his World Cup 2019 dreams
- Sehwag parts ways with Kings XI Punjab
Franchise owners keen to allow newly appointed head coach Mike Hesson to build his own support staff and strategy
- Ambati Rayudu calls time on first-class career
The batsman said the decision was taken so that he could focus on his limited-overs career
- Depleted West Indies search for redemption in natural habitat
Krunal Pandya looks likely to debut, while India will ponder their bowling combination on an Eden Gardens pitch that has proved pace-friendly in the recent past
- 'Dhoni will be missed', but Rohit backs Pant and Karthik
India's stand-in captain says the T20Is against West Indies are an opportunity for players usually on the bench to show what they can do
- De Kock, Morris need to step up before the World Cup - Graeme Smith
The former South Africa captain also said Test cricket would be safe till Virat Kohli kept it as his priority
- 'Dhoni still a very integral part of this team' - Kohli
India captain says Dhoni is trying to help the younger players by giving them "more chances" to strut their stuff
- Pujara returns with half-century; Ashwin among wickets
Pujara returned to bat after retiring hurt because of stiff neck while Ashwin hastened MP's collapse in Dindigul
- Monga: Why are we playing cricket in the Delhi smog?
We've all been officially warned against jogging in Delhi in the first 10 days of November. Yet here we have a full-fledged cricket match on
- CoA head denies taking unilateral stand in Johri controversy
Vinod Rai says he's just ensuring "due process of law" is followed with relation to the sexual-harassment allegations against the BCCI CEO
- Pujara retires hurt because of 'stiff neck'
Uthappa sidelined for 'six to eight weeks', while India A fast bowlers asked to rest ahead of the New Zealand tour
- Sachin Tendulkar says India have their 'best chance' to win in Australia
'I think they have had better sides in the past. They have had better players with more experience, this is considerably an inexperienced side'
- India storm to series win after Ravindra Jadeja four-for
Rohit Sharma made a breezy, unbeaten 63 as India hunted down their target of 105 in just 14.5 overs
- BCCI forced to reschedule matches due to unavailability of umpires
The board is still grappling with the logistical challenges of its biggest-ever season, and that has forced some women's and age-group matches to be pushed back
- 'We're not just playing India, we're learning from them' - Nic Pothas
West Indies fielding coach says it is the leadership system that is the reason for India's success in the format
- West Indies eye top-order stability in bid to square series
Kieran Powell and Chandrapaul Hemraj are no Chris Gayle and Evin Lewis, but they haven't even gone past the mandatory Powerplay unscathed in this series
- 'Deep sense of fear and worry' for Indian cricket - Ganguly
Cricket Association of Bengal president also speaks of 'appalling' manner in which Ravi Shastri was picked as India coach
- Khaleel earns ICC reprimand for Samuels send-off
The left-arm quick has picked up an official warning and one demerit point
- CoA asks Supreme Court to suspend voting rights of non-compliant states
Karnataka, Haryana and Gujarat are among the seven states identified for 'neglecting' to comply with the BCCI's new constitution
- Didn't think of a double-hundred at any point - Rohit Sharma
The India opener said he wasn't eyeing a fourth double-century though Rayudu told him he could reach the landmark
- Rohit Sharma, Ambati Rayudu tons give India heavy win
Not often does a knock of 162 get lamented as a missed double-century but that is often the case with Rohit as he starred in India's third-biggest win in ODIs
- India grappling with familiar middle-order frailty
Should West Indies limit the impact of Rohit, Kohli and Dhawan, they could well become the only team to beat India twice in a home ODI series since October 2016
- Batting allrounders will add balance to Indian line-up - Bumrah
Having returned the best figures - 4 for 35 in his ten overs - in Pune, the returning fast bowler said the defeat in the third ODI shouldn't be deemed as lack of depth in the Indian lower order
- 'This team is about dominance rather than just competing' - Ramesh Powar
As India depart for the Women's World T20, their head coach is confident they are well equipped to handle pressure situations
- BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary questions CoA's handling of Johri allegations
Amitabh Choudhary has accused Vinod Rai of overstepping his powers as chairman and overriding the views of Diana Edulji, the CoA's other member
- Shai Hope and Ashley Nurse help West Indies draw level
Jasprit Bumrah snared a four-wicket haul, but the duo's efforts carried West Indies, need a victory to stay alive in the series, to a competitive total
- Rohit, Parthiv, Vijay picked for Australia Tests; Pandya still unfit
Prithvi Shaw was picked as one of the openers while Mayank Agarwal was dropped
- Dhoni not part of T20I squad to face West Indies and Australia
Chief selector MSK Prasad made it a point to say "it is not the end of Dhoni in T20Is" and added that they are looking to firm up back-up options behind the stumps
- Can West Indies cross the finish-line against near full-strength India?
With the return of Bhuvneshwar and Bumrah, India could finally field a near full-strength side in the third ODI, with only Hardik Pandya missing
- No sense of entitlement after ten years of playing for India - Virat Kohli
The India captain said that the runs and records have been a byproduct of focusing on the team
- Seven states write to BCCI seeking action on CEO Rahul Johri
The state associations want the CEO suspended pending inquiry, and want the panel investigating allegations against him to include their nominee
- Kedar Jadhav not picked because of fitness history, says chief selector
The allrounder said he was fully fit but MSK Prasad clarified that they wanted him to play at least two games before getting him back in the national side
- Shubman Gill century powers India C to Deodhar Trophy final
Supported by Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav, Gill shepherded the first successful chase of the tournament this year
- Bhuvneshwar, Bumrah back for last three West Indies ODIs
Mohammed Shami was left out of the 15-man squad
- The Dhoni plan that worked to Hope's advantage
Umesh Yadav had stuck to a full and straight plan for the first five balls of the final over, until the plan was changed for the last delivery
- CoA split over Rahul Johri allegations
Vinod Rai has named a three-member panel to investigate charges but Diana Edulji wanted the CEO to quit or be fired
- Vihari the difference as another spin-choke takes India B to final
The result rendered the last group match between India A and India C, on Thursday, a virtual semi-final
- Hope ties game against India with last-ball boundary
Shimron Hetmyer's sensational hitting and Shai Hope's near run-a-ball unbeaten hundred brought West Indies awfully close to their highest successful chase in ODIs, but they contrived to somehow fall behind and then hit a last-ball four to come away with
- Vihari, Nadeem and Markande star in India B's big win
Fifties from Dinesh Karthik and R Ashwin weren't enough to prevent India A from slipping to a 43-run defeat
- West Indies caught in Virat Kohli's race to 10,000 runs
The visitors will need their bowlers to step up to stop India's batsmen from running away with the game once again
- Shardul Thakur faces seven weeks of rehab
The pacer has said that the injury he suffered on Test debut was different to the one he had sustained less than a month earlier at the Asia Cup
- Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli chase down 323 with ridiculous ease
Shimron Hetmyer scored a brilliant 106, but too many batsmen threw away their wickets, leaving West Indies about 40 runs short of a testing total on a flat pitch
- 'We are a perfect team, and that is why we have won' - Iyer
Mumbai captain lauded his team's consistency throughout the tournament and credited their relationship on and off the field as the main reason for success
- India name Women's World T20 squad for A-team series against Australia
A lack of practice games for India ahead of the World T20, which starts on November 9, is the reason why a full-strength squad has been named for an A team series
- Virat Kohli backs Ambati Rayudu for the No. 4 spot
The India captain says that giving Rayudu enough game-time between now and the World Cup will sort the No. 4 conundrum
- Mismatch on the cards as fragile West Indies take on Kohli's India
Rishabh Pant is set to make his ODI debut as a full-time batsman after being named alongside MS Dhoni in the XII
- Former India seamer Praveen Kumar retires
The 32-year old played 84 internationals for India between 2007 and 2012, taking 112 wickets across formats
- RCB sell de Kock to Mumbai in IPL 2019's first trade
The player auction for the 2019 season is likely to take place on December 16 in Goa
- Rahane, Ashwin and Karthik to play Deodhar Trophy
Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer, Karun Nair, Hanuma Vihari, Washington Sundar and Mayank Markande will also be in action during the List A tournament
- Negi and Saini the heroes as Delhi win thriller
The two players put on a 51-run partnership for the ninth wicket to book a spot in the final against Mumbai on Saturday
- India women's WT20 camp suffers because of MCA-BCCI tussle
CoA member Diana Edulji is "very upset" because she believes the men's team would not have been treated the same way
- Umesh Yadav to replace Shardul Thakur for first two West Indies ODIs
The right-arm medium pacer had suffered what has now been confirmed as a right abductor tendon injury on Test debut
- BCCI stance on India-Pakistan matches is 'hypocrisy' - PCB chairman Ehsan Mani
In an exclusive interview with ESPNcricinfo, the newly elected PCB chairman spoke about the need to revive bilateral cricketing ties between India and Pakistan
- BCCI CEO goes on leave to prepare explanation for anonymous harassment allegation
Rahul Johri was given seven days by the CoA to form an explanation for the anonymous allegation made on Twitter
- Hungry Hanuma Vihari waits to script next chapter in his story
From watching India play at Lord's from the stands, to walking out to bat at The Oval, Vihari's journey is still a work in progress
- Rahul Johri not to attend ICC meeting - sources
The decision is believed to have been taken after #MeToo allegations against the BCCI's CEO
- Shaw, Umesh get Kohli's vote of confidence ahead of Australia tour
Prithvi Shaw's fluid attacking style and Umesh Yadav's fitness are attributes that India will find useful down under, says India captain
- Umesh Yadav leads another rout of West Indies in India
Another West Indies Test in India, another three-day finish, giving India their 10th straight home series win
- No Dhoni for Jharkhand in Vijay Hazare knockouts
India's chief selector MSK Prasad had earlier stated that Dhoni would appear for Jharkhand in the quarter-finals, much like Rohit Sharma for Mumbai
- BCCI chief executive asked to explain anonymous harassment allegation
The CoA has asked Johri to submit an explanation in relation to the allegations within a week
- Pant, Rahane shore India up from precarious position
For the first time in the series, West Indies managed to put India under pressure, but Ajinkya Rahane and Prithvi Shaw bailed them out of a spot of bother, not without the help of lacklustre fielding
- Umesh Yadav also upset with quality of SG ball
The fast bowler joined R Ashwin and Virat Kohli in complaining that it goes too soft too early
- Fourth India-West Indies ODI moved from Wankhede to Brabourne
Vinod Rai says the MCA was keen to host the match, but administrative issues forced the move
- Shardul Thakur suffers groin strain on Test debut
The 26-year old bowled only 10 balls on the morning of his Test debut and will not take the field for the rest of the day
- Chase, Holder resist to give West Indies respectability
For the first time in two tours of India, West Indies finally made India take the second new ball
- Rishabh Pant picked for first two ODIs, Virat Kohli back as captain
Virat Kohli has returned to lead the side, while fast bowlers Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah have been rested
- Virat Kohli criticises quality of SG ball, and prefers the Dukes for Test cricket
The India captain said the SG ball was getting scuffed up and going soft too early
- Can Holder and Roach's return lift flat West Indies?
West Indies have an enormous task ahead against Test cricket's No. 1 team, but they also have examples of resilience from their recent past to draw from
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