- BCCI hands Rasikh Salam two-year ban for age fraud
The Jammu & Kashmir pacer has been replaced by Prabhat Maurya in the India U19 squad
- Shikhar Dhawan ruled out of World Cup, Rishabh Pant confirmed as replacement
The hairline fracture the India opener suffered on his left thumb while batting against Australia hasn't healed as well as expected
- Samiuddin: Pakistan need to first figure out what their best XI actually is
Beaten Pakistan have made six changes over three games after their opening match
- Rohit Sharma and Kuldeep Yadav put India 7-0 ahead
On its biggest stage, cricket's most fraught rivalry once again failed to live up to its billing as a meek Pakistan were thoroughly outclassed
- Bhuvneshwar out for two-three matches with hamstring injury
The new-ball bowler pulled up after delivering the fourth ball of his third over, and went off the field immediately
- Live Report - India v Pakistan
ESPNcricinfo's live updates and analysis on India v Pakistan
- Niroshan Dickwella ton helps Sri Lanka A pull level
The opener struck a 93-ball 111 and was part of a first-wicket partnership of 165 as his side overcame India A's 260-run target
- Weather looms large over World Cup's most anticipated clash
India will want to treat it like any other match, because viewing it through the prism of history might just play into Pakistan's hands
- India v Pakistan: will rain affect the World Cup's biggest rivalry?
Light showers are forecast for Sunday in Manchester, but the indications are that we will have a proper contest
- Dhawan really wants to play - Kohli
The left hander is expected to miss at least India's next two matches and his ability to field will also be a factor in his recovery
- India, New Zealand remain unbeaten as rain forces another washout
The tournament had its third abandoned match as India-New Zealand fixture was called off without even a toss
- Ruturaj Gaikwad, Anmolpreet Singh sparkle in rain-hit game
The (no) result means India A now have an unassailable 2-1 lead in the five-match series
- Live Report - India v New Zealand
All the live action, analyses and chatter from the India v New Zealand game
- Florida to kick off India's full West Indies tour on August 3
The tour includes two Tests that are part of the inaugural ICC World Test Championship
- The Boult v Bumrah subplot in overcast Nottingham
If the rain stays away, two of the best bowling units may be able to coax the ground away from its high-scoring ways
- Rishabh Pant to join Indian squad as cover for Shikhar Dhawan
The selectors have worked out that KL Rahul can perform Dhawan's role should he fail to recover, which is the rationale behind choosing Pant, a middle-order batsman, as cover
- Dot-ball pressure, early wickets key to beating India - Lockie Ferguson
Ferguson also praised West Indies' short-ball tactic employed against Australia at Trent Bridge, and suggested that could be a successful template when playing there
- Jemimah Rodrigues to beef up Indian presence at KSL
ESPNcricinfo understands the 18-year old will leave for the UK towards the end of July and will be available for the whole tournament
- Hairline fracture puts cloud over Shikhar Dhawan's World Cup
No replacement named, BCCI says the opening batsman will stay with the team and be under observation for the time being
- 'I would have loved to average 40 in Tests' - Yuvraj Singh
Yuvraj Singh talks about his relationship with his father, his favourite captains, and about how he spurned the offer of a farewell match
- 'I have decided to move on' - Yuvraj Singh announces international, IPL retirement
Allrounder, who last played for India in June 2017, has decided to hang up his boots after a glittering career
- Virat Kohli tells India fans not to boo Steven Smith
India captain makes intervention from the middle after "Cheater!" chants directed at Steven Smith
- 'Not getting wickets early on was key' - Aaron Finch
Australia captain praises Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma for "swallowing their pride" against new ball
- Dhawan 117 and Bhuvneshwar's three-for secure India's victory
Australia's bowlers conceded their highest total in World Cup cricket and their batsmen were unable to bail them out
- MS Dhoni sheathes dagger, complies with ICC's glove regulations
The former India captain wore a new pair of green mitts against Australia, without the emblem that was embossed on his previous pair
- Live Report - Australia v India
Catch all the action and analyses from the Australia v India match
- Aaron Finch strikes positive note as Australia greet familiar opponents
They've already met in eight ODIs this year, and Australia's captain says coming back from 2-0 down to win a series in India 'was really important for the confidence of the side'
- Big contenders on show as India look to halt Australia's charge
It was against India in Ranchi three months ago that Australia found some confidence that has since translated into a ten-match winning streak, including two of two in the World Cup so far, but India will be a different kettle of fish at the World Cup
- Gaikwad, Gill smash centuries in dominant India A win
The home team knocked off a ten-wicket victory in just 33.3 overs after Sri Lanka A had been restricted thanks to a top-order collapse
- Former chief election commissioner appointed to oversee BCCI elections
The Indian board is set to have elections in October, after a prolonged tussle over the implementation of the Lodha recommendations
- ICC says no to dagger emblem on MS Dhoni's gloves
Latest update comes after BCCI called it a "non-issue"; Dhoni likely to use the same gloves going forward, with the insignia covered by a tape
- 'One hell of a bowler' - Amla, Kohli laud relentless Bumrah
Amla feels Bumrah can bowl at all stages of an innings, Kohli lauds his intensity and work ethic
- Gaikwad smashes 187* to lead India A to victory
Sri Lanka A fall 48 runs short despite Shehan Jayasuriya's century in a shortened game
- Rohit Sharma's best ODI innings, 'by far' - Virat Kohli
'He played the perfect innings for that kind of a situation, on that kind of a wicket, against a bowling attack that was threatening to pick up wickets at any stage'
- Rabada, Bumrah, and a tale of two terrific spells
The two pacemen bowled incredibly well with the new ball, making batsmen hop. On the day, one got what the deserved, the other must have felt the universe was against him
- Bumrah, Rohit and Chahal give India winning start
Meanwhile, South Africa slumped to their third straight loss in the World Cup
- Live Report - India v South Africa
ESPNcricinfo's Live Report of India's first World Cup 2019 match, against South Africa in Southampton
- World Cup Central: Gavaskar calls 1985 fielding side better than current one
Catch all the World Cup buzz on the go right here
- Starting later than everyone else is an advantage - Kohli
The Indian captain welcomed people having expectations from him, and brushed off concerns about Kuldeep Yadav's form following a poor IPL 2019
- Teetering South Africa hope not to capsize
They are facing the prospect of having to win five of their next seven games in order to have a chance of progressing to the knockouts
- Tests against South Africa and Bangladesh in India's 2019-20 home season
Tours by West Indies, Zimbabwe and Australia also scheduled between December 2019 and March 2020
- Chahar's all-round efforts secure 2-0 series win for India A
Apart from the allrounder's second-innings performances, KS Bharat and Anmolpreet Singh contributed heavily with the bat
- Whom is Sachin Tendulkar waiting to watch at the World Cup?
Indian legend hopes the long gap Virat Kohli's team has between the warm-ups and the tournament opener won't affect preparations
- BCCI suspends Rinku Singh for taking part in Abu Dhabi T20 tournament
Such violations will not be tolerated in the future, and strict action will be taken, says the BCCI in a statement
- England's gung-ho v India's pragmatism: A tale of two different batting approaches
India believe they have reason to not aim too high because of their bowling attack. England think they need to aim higher because they don't have the out-and-out wicket-takers
- World Cup 2019 opening party - live
Get in the World Cup mood with updates from the tournament opening party on the Mall
- KL Rahul's century the biggest positive - Virat Kohli
The India captain has hinted that KL Rahul has made a late push to take a key position in the middle order for the start of the World Cup
- Rahul, Dhoni tons, Kuldeep's return to form headline India's win
Mustafizur Rahman's form with the ball and the knocks from Liton Das and Mushfiqur Rahim the big positives for Bangladesh despite their loss
- Priyank Panchal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Rahul Chahar lead India A to innings win
Dickwella's century the only bright spot for visitors in three-day loss
- Kohli pleased with India's lower-order fightback
Captain praises Hardik and Jadeja's efforts to revive a floundering innings
- Boult and Jadeja stand out as New Zealand thump India
With everyone expecting 300-plus scores, India were bundled out for 179 in just 39.2 overs in their first warm-up game against New Zealand
- No fracture for Vijay Shankar, team confident of recovery
The medical team will continue assessing the allrounder's progress after he left a training session midway when he was hit on the right forearm
- 'Very tough event for corruptors to come near' - ICC ACU chief
Alex Marshall says he has written to known unscrupulous elements on ACU's radar and warned them they are "not invited" to the World Cup
- 'Wouldn't have been scoring like this if I didn't take risks' - Rohit backs his ODI method
India opener explains a process that worked well for him
- Who will win the World Cup? The captains have their say
Is it England? Or India? Or Australia? Or is there a dark horse lurking?
- Virat Kohli hails Jofra Archer's 'X-factor'
The India captain, however, had a word of warning for England's big-hitting batsmen, saying going gung-ho from ball one can backfire in the knockouts
- BCCI elections set for October 22
Committee of Administrators takes decision as 31 out of 38 state associations technically agree to implement Lodha recommendations
- Handling pressure, not conditions, the challenge at the World Cup - Virat Kohli
Ravi Shastri expects the World Cup to come to India if the players perform to their potential
- Jadhav fit, no changes to India's World Cup squad
The selectors decided to stick to the original 15 once they were told Jadhav had been batting in the nets without any discomfort
- Having both skills and pace makes India's pace attack strong - Shami
The fast bowler says he never lost belief in his ability as a white-ball bowler even as he missed the bulk of India's ODIs between the 2015 World Cup and the end of 2018
- 'Bowling is going to play a very big role in this World Cup' - Rahul Dravid
The former India captain says India are "lucky" to have bowlers who can take wickets in the middle overs in what he expects to be a high-scoring World Cup
- 'Not obsessed with the number of boundaries we hit' - Sanjay Bangar
India's assistant coach on transitioning from the IPL to the World Cup, and India's batting methods in ODIs
- 'The passion's the same' - Dhawan confident of another successful ICC tournament
No one has scored as many runs in the last three ICC tournaments, and with a strong IPL behind him, Dhawan is ready to keep his intensity going
- Wriddhiman Saha gets India A chance in bid to regain Test spot
Shaw, Agarwal, Gill and Vihari are also part of the shadow squad that will tour the West Indies shortly before the senior India team's trip to the Caribbean
- GS Lakshmi becomes first woman to be ICC match referee
She had a domestic career that spanned from 1986 to 2004, and represented Andhra and Bihar, besides playing for zonal teams
- Rohit Sharma feels IPL will help players hit the ground running at World Cup
The Mumbai Indians captain also said the team was open to resting Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya if needed, but the players preferred to keep playing
- Harmanpreet Kaur 51 sets up Supernovas' last-ball win in final
Velocity defended well but victory eluded them as Harmanpreet switched on beast mode
- India to keep Kedar Jadhav's World Cup spot safe
The shoulder injury is not as serious as earlier expected, and the middle-order batsman is likely to be fully fit in time for the team's departure
- Focus on Kedar Jadhav's fitness for World Cup after being ruled out of IPL playoffs
He will have an x-ray and a scan on Monday, CSK coach Stephen Fleming said
- Hardik Pandya has a 'great chance' of World Cup success - Yuvraj Singh
'He got 91 from 34 balls against KKR, probably that is the best innings I have seen in the IPL'
- India, England stay top of rankings following annual update
In the only change of positions on the Test table, England have overtaken Australia to fourth position
- India tour of West Indies to start in early August
The CPL has been pushed back to ensure the top West Indies players are available for both the India matches and the T20 tournament
- Conflict of interest allegation 'baseless' as CAC not permanent body - Laxman
In his affidavit to the BCCI Ombudsman, the former India batsman alleged complete lack of communication from the COA regarding the CAC's role
- Cricket Australia fears USD 1 million loss if India tour is not rescheduled
However, top BCCI officials maintain that schedules can't be changed, with India having already signed off on the ICC's FTP schedule with other member boards
- Perry, Lanning, Healy miss IPL payday
Cricket Australia informed the players that the BCCI would not reverse its decision to omit the trio from the exhibition matches scheduled for next month
- Not getting 'any compensation' from Mumbai Indians - Sachin Tendulkar
The Mumbai 'icon' has filed a 14-point written response to a notice sent to him by BCCI ombudsman Justice (Retd) DK Jain
- IPL playoff matches to begin half an hour early
The BCCI has made this decision to avoid matches spilling over past midnight, which has happened frequently this season thanks to slow over rates
- Playoffs in Delhi Capitals' sights as Kohli comes home
It's streak v streak now; one team gunning for the top spot, the other fighting for another match of life
- BCCI-CA conflict leaves female stars in limbo
Australia's women players have been caught in the middle of a tussle between the two boards stemming from tensions over scheduling
- Ajinkya Rahane confirms County Championship stint with Hampshire
The Test vice-captain becomes first India player to represent Hampshire, will replace Aiden Markram ahead of World Cup
- BCCI ombudsman serves notices to Tendulkar, Laxman
Justive DK Jain sent them notices for their alleged conflict of interest for serving as IPL franchises' support staff members as well as members of the Cricket Advisory Committee
- Mithali Raj, Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana to lead in Women's T20 exhibition matches
Three teams will contest the event this year, with Jaipur to host all four matches
- Hardik, Rahul directed to contribute INR 20 lakh each to charity
The duo has been asked to do so "in order to purge" their "collective indiscretion" on a talk show where they made controversial and offensive comments
- India's Ajinkya Rahane set for Hampshire stint
Hampshire waiting on BCCI approval for Ajinkya Rahane to fill their overseas vacancy
- Who bats where in World Cup is a decision for later - Kohli
But the Indian captain backs Vijay Shankar's inclusion for the tournament in England
- 'I would have preferred 16 players' for World Cup - Ravi Shastri
The India coach also wants the players who have missed out on making the squad to not lose heart
- Ambati Rayudu, Rishabh Pant, Navdeep Saini named standbys for World Cup
The three will be considered in case of an injury to one of the players in the main squad of 15
- Rayudu's reaction to being (3-d)ropped
India batsman's rare twitter outburst adds to public criticism of the decision to omit him
- Rahul and Karthik in, Pant and Rayudu out of India's World Cup squad
Ravindra Jadeja has been picked as a third spinning option over a fourth fast bowler
- Live blog - India World Cup 2019 squad announcement
Live updates and analysis of who's in and who's out for India
- RCB look to build on from maiden win and stay alive
Royal Challengers Bangalore finally have a victory to show for all their efforts this season, but are they being too reliant on Kohli, de Villiers and Chahal?
- Knight Riders wary of losses piling up as CSK come calling
They've lost their last two games and one more could see them slip from second to sixth place by the end of the weekend
- From needing 20 off 24 to almost losing the game - a Royal drama
At one point they needed less than a run a ball with eight wickets in hand. But then they started wobbling. Wobbling badly
- Kings XI take aim at RCB's batting problems
De Villiers looks rusty and the middle order continues to be a source of worry for RCB as they try to turn around a six-match losing streak
- Hardik Pandya, KL Rahul 'explain themselves' before BCCI ombudsman
The BCCI hasn't given him a deadline for making his decision, but it will be made in due course, Justice Jain said
- Virat Kohli achieves double honour as Wisden 2019 is published
India captain earns game's oldest individual award as well as being named Leading Cricketer in the World
- Dhoni concerned by 'low-scoring' Chepauk pitch
"I don't think we want to play on wickets like these because it becomes too low-scoring and it becomes slightly difficult for our batters to get going," the Super Kings captain said
- Chahar, spinners maintain CSK's perfect home record
Chennai Super Kings stomped all over Kolkata Knight Riders to register a seven-wicket victory and claim pole position halfway through the IPL season
- How the Mohali dew affected Kings XI Punjab's strategy against Sunrisers Hyderabad
From R Ashwin's choice of new-ball bowler to KL Rahul's advice on batting, the conditions played a big role in everything
- India World Cup squad to be announced on April 15
The key question to be resolved will be around the "one-odd" spot that Virat Kohli had indicated was up for grabs
- Chances in the Betfair market for the 2015 Indian Premier League
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