- Prithvi Shaw, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer impress in India A's opening win
India A fired a warning to England Lions and West Indies A ahead of the forthcoming tri-Series with an emphatic victory over an ECB XI
- Suresh Raina replaces Ambati Rayudu in India's ODI squad for England
Raina hasn't played an ODI since October 2015, but has featured in India's T20I contests this year - against South Africa and in the Nidahas Trophy against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
- Rayudu fails fitness test, likely to miss England ODI series
He was among several Indian players, including Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni, who appeared for the fitness test at the NCA in Bengaluru
- Afghanistan's debut Test ends in two-day thrashing
Afghanistan brought out their best in the final session once again, but the game had swung so far out of their reach that the second day of their first Test proved to be the last one
- Live report of Afghanistan's debut Test
Follow ESPNcricinfo's live report of Afghanistan's entry to Test cricket, against India in Bengaluru
- Mandhana set to become first Indian to play in Super League
The India opener has been signed by defending champions Western Storm for the third season of the Kia Super League
- Afghanistan fight back after Vijay, Dhawan centuries
After a wicketless first session and centuries from Shikhar Dhawan and M Vijay, the Afghanistan bowlers struck five times in the last session to stage a comeback
- A third spinner for a batsman - which way will India go?
The pitch in Bengaluru is unlikely to be dry because of the rain around, but it could have bounce
- Formidable India wary of Test cricket's latest entrants
The odds will be heavily against Afghanistan, but even the world's No. 1 Test team won't take them lightly
- Karthik's chance at redemption after 'hard knocks'
Eight years after his last match in India whites, the wicketkeeper is back with a more mature and grounded outlook
- 'With age, batting down the order was like quicksand' - Dhoni
The Chennai Super Kings captain has credited a move up the order for his rejuvenation as a T20 batsman
- Poonam Yadav, Anam Amin vault to top five in T20I rankings
Asia Cup winners Bangladesh also made significant gains, with Rumana Ahmed rising to No.12 in the allrounders' list and offspinner Khadija Tul Kubra jumping to 13th among bowlers
- Shami out of Afghanistan Test after failing fitness test
Uncapped Delhi quick Navdeep Saini has been named as his replacement
- Ishan Kishan replaces Sanju Samson in India A squad for tri-series in England
A BCCI official has confirmed to ESPNcricinfo that Samson was left out after he failed the yo-yo test
- Bangladesh beat six-time champions for maiden Asia Cup title
No. 8 Jahanara Alam dived to the striker's end and completed the second run to seal the three-wicket victory and clinch Bangladesh's maiden Asia Cup by defeating India for the second time in the tournament
- India march to seventh straight Asia Cup final with Bisht three-for
Pakistan played out 69 dots, hit four fours and limped to 72. It proved too little against the six-time champions
- Arjun Tendulkar breaks into India Under-19 squad
Sachin Tendulkar's son, a left-arm quick, is set to play two four-day matches in Sri Lanka next month
- Abhishek Gupta gets eight-month back-dated ban for doping violation
The Punjab wicketkeeper tested positive for Terbutaline, a banned substance that he said he ingested inadvertently, as part of medication for a respiratory tract infection
- Spinners help India retain top position
A day after they were handed their first loss in the history of Asia Cup, India chased down 108 with ease to stage a seven-wicket win against Sri Lanka in Kuala Lumpur
- Kohli, Harmanpreet, Mandhana win top BCCI awards
Also, for the first time ever, the BCCI will recognise the top women players of the year, at their awards function on June 12 in Bengaluru
- Rumana fashions Bangladesh's first win over India
The allrounder followed three wickets and a run-out with a career-best 42 not out to hand India women their first loss in the Asia Cup
- All you need to know about Virat Kohli being the world's 83rd richest athlete
Forbes' annual list of the world's highest-paid athletes features just one cricketer in the top 100
- India too strong for brittle Thailand
Harmanpreet Kaur's three-for and a 17-ball 27 leads Thailand's rout
- India decimate Malaysia with 142-run win in tournament opener
Mithali Raj's unbeaten 97 powered India to a score that was far too much for Malaysia, who were shot out for 27 in the tournament's opening match
- Injured Saha out of Afghanistan Test
Dinesh Karthik has been picked as replacement, ahead of Parthiv Patel
- CoA bars BCCI from conducting SGM on June 22
The 10-point agenda for the meeting included discussions on player contracts, issues relating to the ICC, and the impasse between the BCCI and the PCB over bilateral series
- Wriddhiman Saha not confident of playing Afghanistan Test
Wicketkeeper awaits assessment over the next week but is not optimistic about his chances
- India's umpires to receive higher match fees than domestic players
The top 20 umpires in India will earn INR 40,000 for a day's work. A domestic player receives INR 35,000 per day but they, unlike match officials, are also awarded a share of the BCCI's profits
- Khawaja on spin trial for Australia A tour of India
Queensland's Brendan Doggett and Marnus Labuschagne will also be travelling to India while Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh were named captains
- 'I am not at a stage to worry about whether I'll be picked or not'
Rohit Sharma is not being consumed by regret over being dropped for the Afghanistan Test - or not making it big in Test cricket. Instead, he just wants to enjoy the time he has left in the game
- Saha to be monitored for finger injury
The injury sustained during the IPL Qualifier 2 against Kolkata Knight Riders casts doubts over his participation in Afghanistan's inaugural Test
- Hasan Raza caught on camera in alleged spot-fixing sting
The ex-Pakistan batsman was in the same room as a former cricketer from Mumbai, Robin Morris, spoke to an undercover Al Jazeera reporter about facilitating spot-fixing
- Kohli ruled out of Surrey stint with neck injury
The India captain will not be training for three weeks, but the BCCI is confident he will regain fitness in time for the England tour
- Work, learn, play: when the best in women's T20 mix and mingle
The camaraderie - and needle - in the lead-up to the women's exhibition T20 match in Mumbai is at a high; so is the desire to grow the game and share cricketing knowledge
- Kevin Pietersen picked to deliver BCCI's Pataudi lecture; board secretary unhappy with choice
The former England batsman will be the first non-Indian to speak at the lecture, a decision that has caused a lot of disagreement within the BCCI administration
- BCCI says no to day-night Test to help India win; Harbhajan not impressed
'Don't you accept the challenge of playing England in overcast conditions in their country?' the offspinner asked. 'If we could take up that challenge why not pink-ball cricket?'
- ICC on the defensive after listing dependence on India under 'weaknesses'
The line, which the BCCI took a 'dim view' of, was in a SWOT analysis that is part of an ICC document called 'A Global Strategy For Cricket - Update'
- Lanning, Raj, Goswami to feature in women's exhibition T20
Other major stars in the Supernovas and Trailblazers XIs include Ellyse Perry, Suzie Bates, Alyssa Healy, Danielle Wyatt and Megan Schutt
- Amicus curiae in favour of five-member selection panel, vote for Railways
Gopal Subramanium has also asked if the three current BCCI office bearers should demit office since their tenure has expired
- Harmanpreet, Mandhana named captains of women's exhibition T20
Several internationals from India, Australia, New Zealand and England will be part of the game to be played prior to the first IPL qualifier on May 22
- R Ashwin lined up for Worcestershire return
The allrounder is expected to play the final two County Championship matches of the season as a replacement for Travis Head
- Virat Kohli likely to pick India T20Is over Surrey game
The understanding in the BCCI is that if Kohli gets enough opportunity in his first two Surrey games, the priority for him will be the two T20Is in Ireland
- Twelve states agree to implement Lodha reforms
All but four of the Lodha Committee recommendations are acceptable to these associations, but some of those four are crucial
- Afghanistan to host Bangladesh for T20Is in India
The games will be played in Dehradun, a north Indian city that has not hosted international cricket before
- Kohli needs to be in two places at once on June 27
Five talking points from India's selections for the Test match against Afghanistan and the limited-overs series in England
- Prithvi Shaw, Shubman Gill in India A squads for England tour
M Vijay, Mohammed Shami and Wriddhiman Saha will play for India A in their third and final four-day match to prepare for the first Test against England
- Rahul, Rayudu picked for ODIs in England
The two batsmen were rewarded for their excellent form during the 2018 IPL season
- Rahane to lead against Afghanistan, Rohit left out
Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit Sharma and Bhuvneshwar Kumar are missing from India's Test squad to play Afghanistan
- India say no to day-night Adelaide Test
Adelaide's annual Test match will be an all-day affair for the first time since 2014 after Cricket Australia conceded that the BCCI would not accept a pink-ball fixture
- The Ashwin question for selectors
If rested for Afghanistan Test, as reports indicate, India's premier spinner could be going into the England tour with little red-ball cricket behind him
- Virat Kohli: Too much phone time, not enough exercise
The India captain, once again, makes a connection between being fit and feeling good. And also remembers his nervous first day with the Indian team
- Hardik, Karthik added to World XI squad
They join Afridi, Malik, Shakib, Tamim, Thisara and Rashid and will be taking on West Indies in a charity T20 on May 31
- England cement white-ball rise with No.1 ODI ranking
India slip to No.2 as England's annus horribilis in 2014-15 is taken out of the ICC calculations
- India widen gap at the top of Test rankings
Bangladesh, meanwhile, have leapfrogged West Indies to No. 8 following the ICC's annual update to the rankings
- India unlikely to play day-night Test in Adelaide
Australia's home international schedule for 2018-19 includes maiden Tests at the Perth Stadium and Canberra's Manuka Oval, and an international debut for Gold Coast
- Diana Edulji declines BCCI lifetime achievement award
The CK Nayudu lifetime achievement award will go to two people: former India batsman and two-time coach Anshuman Gaekwad and the late Pankaj Roy, who was one half of the highest partnership in Indian Test history
- Bisht, Gayakwad back in India's T20 squad for Asia Cup
Left-arm spinner Radha Yadav and seam-bowling allrounder Rumeli Dhar have missed out on selection for the tournament, which will be held in Malaysia from June 1 to 11
- Aashish Kapoor to head India's junior selection committee
The former India offspinner replaces Venkatesh Prasad, who has now taken up a coaching role with Kings XI Punjab in the ongoing IPL
- Old Trafford to host India-Pakistan World Cup clash
England and South Africa will kick off the tournament at The Oval on May 30, and Lord's will host its fifth World Cup final on July 14
- Stamp issued in honour of Jhulan Goswami's 200 ODI wickets
Sourav Ganguly was present at the unveiling of the stamp, which features Goswami's mugshot in India colours next to an image of Kolkata's iconic Victoria Memorial
- County cricket would improve my game - Kohli
The India captain has been strongly linked with Surrey in recent months with the BCCI keen that key players have the chance to get used to conditions in England
- Open BCCI to public scrutiny: Law panel tells Indian govt
Law Commissions wants the Indian cricket board to be brought under the Right to Information Act
- No Irani Cup in 2018-19 domestic season?
The BCCI's technical committee has also proposed that the Ranji Trophy include a pre-quarterfinal round, and that Bihar feature in the tournament
- Mandhana, Deepti earn career-best rankings on ODI charts
India opener Smriti Mandhana's prolific run of form in 2018 earned her a career-best fourth position on the ICC rankings for batsmen while compatriot Deepti Sharma climbed to No. 3 on the allrounders' charts
- I want to play all three formats for my country - Umesh
The RCB quick wants to play all three formats of the game for India, and not just Test cricket as he has done in recent times
- Raj's record half-century hands India series victory
The India captain broke the record for most 50-plus scores in women's ODIs to clinch the series 2-1 against England in Nagpur
- Dhoni to return to Pune as CSK forced to move home venue
The Chennai police commissioner advised CSK to "reschedule" the matches in the wake of the protests in the city over the Cauvery river water issue
- ICC appoints three-person panel for BCCI-PCB dispute
The ICC has set October 1-3 for the hearing on the PCB's dispute with the BCCI, and the decision of the panel will be final
- Pujara, detached from IPL, muses upon the art of the leave
As the glitter and cacophony of the IPL engulfs India, Cheteshwar Pujara is in Yorkshire hoping to return the former champions to title contention
- Three women among Wisden's Five Cricketers of the Year
Heather Knight, Nat Sciver and Anya Shrubsole are named among the Five Cricketers of the Year, while Virat Kohli is Leading Cricketer in the World
- Asia Cup 2018 moved from India to UAE
The six-team tournament is slated for September; PCB to co-host Emerging Team's Asia Cup with Sri Lanka in December
- Ecclestone takes career-best 4-14, India tumble to 113
India were bundled out for a mere 113, with Sophie Ecclestone and Danielle Hazell sharing eight wickets, as England cantered to an eight-wicket victory to level the series
- Axar Patel gains county contract with Durham
The left-arm spin-bowling allrounder is the third Indian player after Cheteshwar Pujara, Ishant Sharma and Varun Aaron to bag a county cricket contract in 2018
- Select IPL matches on Doordarshan after government request
Star India will allow Doordarshan to delay-telecast the 8pm IPL match on Sundays, the four knockout matches and the final, as well as the tournament opener
- Ashwin v Gambhir in battle of revamped teams
Both Delhi Daredevils and Kings XI Punjab had disappointing seasons in 2017, but having plugged a few gaps at the auction, they will be keen to see how things work on the field
- CSK not carrying any 'scars' of suspension - Fleming
On the eve of the tournament's opener against Mumbai Indians, the Chennai Super Kings coach ruled out any jitters among players owing to the team's two-year suspension
- Poonam and Bisht win India a last-wicket thriller
An unbeaten 18-run stand for the tenth wicket took India past the finish line after the hosts were reduced to 190 for 9
- Rohit endorses mid-season transfer window in IPL
The Mumbai Indians captain says such a move will add value to the tournament. Head coach Jayawardene, meanwhile, has backed the decision to introduce the DRS in the IPL
- Star India buys Indian cricket rights for USD 944 million
The company has strengthened its hold on television and digital rights to cricket in India by retaining worldwide rights to Indian cricket for USD 944 million for the period 2018-23
- Bombay High Court appoints administrators to supervise MCA
Retired judges HL Gokhale and VM Kanade will oversee the functioning of the state association to ensure it carries out the recommendations of the Lodha Committee
- Bidding for Indian cricket rights nears a billion dollars
The bid value had reached INR 6032.50 crore (USD 925 million approx) on Wednesday for the category that includes worldwide television and digital rights
- Washington gives RCB lot of options - Chahal
The 18-year old offspinner isn't worried about the need to develop variations just yet and is focussed on delivering in the Powerplays
- BCCI set for another big payday as e-auction for Indian cricket rights heats up
The bidding for the TV and digital rights to Indian cricket from 2018 to 2023 has already passed the winning bid for the previous cycle by over 15%, and the bidding hasn't ended yet
- Schutt takes top spot in ICC WT20I bowlers' rankings
Among the batsmen, captain Meg Lanning moved up one spot to No. 3, while Beth Mooney moved up to fourth and Smriti Mandhana to seventh
- Confident Lynn, Narine, Russell will play season opener - KKR CEO
With Andre Russell in Kolkata and training since March 24, and Chris Lynn and Mitchell Johnson arriving on Monday, the Knight Riders CEO was confident of a full-strength XI for the team's season-opener against Royal Challengers Bangalore
- Devendra Bundela retires from first-class cricket
Madhya Pradesh veteran ends 22-year career as the most-capped Ranji Trophy cricketer, and the third-highest run-scorer in tournament history
- BCCI appoints former Rajasthan DGP as head of Anti-Corruption Unit
Neeraj Kumar, the former police commissioner of Delhi, has been retained as Advisor for the unit till March 31, 2018
- Irfan Pathan joins J&K in player-cum-mentor role
The 33-year-old played only two matches for Baroda in 2017-18 before being dropped from the team and removed from captaincy
- Hales to replace Warner for Sunrisers
Hales' decision to become a white-ball specialist has been rewarded with a Sunrisers contract which will mean he misses at least two Royal London Cup matches for Notts
- Injury rules Starc out of fourth Test and IPL
A "tibial bone stress in his right leg" has ruled Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc out of the fourth Test against South Africa, and the IPL starting April 7 in Mumbai
- Mandhana, Patil break India's six-game rut
England were bowled out for 107 as India wrapped up their first win of the home season with 26 balls to spare
- Williamson announced Sunrisers captain
Kane Williamson took charge of Sunrisers Hyderabad a day after David Warner stepped down, and was later banned from playing IPL 2018
- Warner and Smith axed from IPL 2018
The decision from the BCCI came as news broke that CA was banning the players for 12 months, in the wake of tremendous outrage over the ball-tampering incident at Newlands from back home in Australia
- Uncapped Hemalatha called up for England ODIs
Middle-order batsman Devika Vaidya was recalled for the three-match series while there was no place for Punam Raut and Mona Meshram in 15-member squad
- Rodrigues' fearlessness a new nature of women's cricket - Lanning
Australia's captain heaps praise on teenaged sensation, who became the youngest Indian half-centurion in women's T20Is
- Aaron signs county deal with Leicestershire for early summer
The India quick was picked as the Pakistan duo of Mohammad Abbas and Sohail Abbas are unavailable due to international commitments and an injury, respectively
- Megan Schutt's hat-trick knocks out India
Pacer snuffs out Indian chase, after Elyse Villani and Beth Mooney's Australian record third-wicket stand in T20Is fires visiting team to a hefty 186
- Steven Smith steps down as Rajasthan Royals captain following ball-tampering scandal
India batsman Ajinkya Rahane will lead Royals, who are returning to the IPL this year after serving a two-year ban for corruption
- Wyatt's 124 powers England in record chase
The opener's blistering 64-ball 124 was instrumental in England gunning down a chase of 199 against India in Mumbai
- Kohli to play county cricket as preparation for England Tests
The India captain hasn't signed a deal with a county yet, but the BCCI has given him the go-ahead to do so
- Chances in the Betfair market for the 2015 Indian Premier League
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