- Managing bowlers' workload 'most important' in Test championship - Kohli
The India captain speaks of the importance of having his bowlers making maximum impact in Test matches
- Jasprit Bumrah's 5 for 7, Ajinkya Rahane's ton headline India's record win
West Indies were bowled out effectively under a session's worth of batting as they handed India a 318-run win, their biggest away win by runs
- 'If you provide good pitches, Test cricket cannot be boring' - Sachin Tendulkar
Tendulkar used the duel between Archer and Smith at Lord's last week as an example of 'exciting' cricket on a good pitch
- Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane hit fifties to put India in firm control
The duo added an unbeaten 104 for the fourth wicket to stretch India's lead to 260 after West Indies were bowled out for 222 in their first innings
- Conflict-of-interest rule has to be 'practical' - Sourav Ganguly
The current application of the rule, he says, would make it very difficult for any former India player to take up a new role
- Arun Jaitley, former BCCI vice-president and Delhi cricket boss, dies aged 66
The former union minister was the president of DDCA from 1999 to 2013, and also served on the IPL governing council
- Sourav Ganguly wants Virat Kohli to give players 'consistent opportunities'
The former India captain feels that with Ravi Shastri having been around for as long as he has, the team should start winning world titles
- After retirement rethink, Ambati Rayudu promises IPL return for Chennai Super Kings
Decision to retire was not emotional but because he was disappointed at missing out on the World Cup, explains Indian middle-order batsman
- Runs, catches, and a five-for for Ishant Sharma as West Indies fall behind
Ishant Sharma's ninth five-wicket haul in Tests put India in the driver's seat with three more days to go
- RCB support staff overhaul: Kirsten and Nehra out, Hesson and Katich in
Decision taken in response to bottom-place finishes in two of the last three IPL seasons
- Vikram Rathour set to replace Sanjay Bangar as batting coach
Bowling coach B Arun and fielding coach R Sridhar are going to retain their positions for another two years
- R Ashwin left out of Antigua Test XI in 'astonishing' selection call
"A man with that kind of record, especially against West Indies. He doesn't find a place in this playing XI. That is stunning."
- Ajinkya Rahane's 81 saves India the blushes after top-order collapse
West Indies fought back late in the day after two half-century stands had taken India to relative safety following a fiery opening spell
- Somerset set to sign Vijay, Northants swoop for Roach
Subject to clearance from his state association, Vijay will play the final three games of Somerset's title push
- India ponder the Rohit Sharma v Hanuma Vihari question
Virat Kohli has indicated that India will play six batsmen in Antigua. Who will the sixth batsman be?
- Improved West Indies set out to show their mettle against full-strength India
The hosts will be called on to maintain their discipline and intensity for longer periods, and solve puzzles that other teams haven't posed them
- 'Don't think us batsmen have lived up to the standard' - Virat Kohli
The India captain also believes competition in Test cricket has gone up at least two-fold over the last couple of years
- Ramprakash, Trott among candidates to be next India batting coach
Some of the Indians who have applied for the post are Pravin Amre, Amol Muzumdar, Hrishikesh Kanitkar and Vikram Rathour
- Sreesanth's ban reduced to seven years, to end in September 2020
Update follows the Supreme Court of India asking the BCCI to reconsider the length of the ban in March this year
- Rain ruins Duleep Trophy opener in Bengaluru
Persistent rain and a wet outfield at the Just Cricket Academy Ground on the outskirts of Bengaluru ensured that there was no play on the last three days
- 'It's exciting' to fight for a spot in the Test XI - Umesh Yadav
It has been a lean phase for the Indian pacer, but he believes he has rectified his mistakes and is in the right rhythm for the West Indies Tests
- Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari tune up for West Indies Tests with fifties
R Ashwin, who didn't bowl in the first innings, bowled eight overs in the second, taking 1 for 18
- Vijay Shankar, Samson, Rana, Thakur in A squads for one-dayers
Manish Pandey and Shreyas Iyer will captain the two squads for the five-match one-day series, with Yuzvendra Chahal featuring in both of them
- Steven Smith moves to No. 2 in Test rankings for batsmen
Dimuth Karunaratne broke into the top ten after his fourth-innings 122 handed Sri Lanka 60 points in Galle
- Ishant, Umesh and Kuldeep pick three each as India take big lead
R Ashwin did not have a bowl and Ajinkya Rahane came out to open in the second innings for the visiting side
- Cheteshwar Pujara warms up with hundred ahead of World Test Championship
Rohit Sharma struck form with a fifty but captain Ajinkya Rahane endured a failure
- 'Smooth transition' and a lasting legacy on Ravi Shastri's mind
India's head coach talks about his vision for the team after being reappointed to the post
- Kapil Dev-led CAC wants to be involved in selecting assistant coaches
The selection panel, led by MSK Prasad, is in charge of choosing the batting, bowling and fielding coaches, as per the BCCI's new constitution
- Ravi Shastri to continue as India head coach
His new contract will extend up to the 2021 T20 World Cup in India
- Shastri? Hesson? Moody? India set to announce their head coach today
With Phil Simmons pulling out of the race, the shortlist has shrunk from six candidates to five
- Former India opener VB Chandrasekhar dies aged 57
He was a key member of Tamil Nadu's Ranji Trophy-winning team in 1987-88, and his 56-ball hundred in the Irani Trophy catapulted him to the ODI side
- Brendon McCullum named KKR head coach
Less than a week ago, it had been learnt that the former New Zealand captain would take over as head coach of Trinbago Knight Riders, the CPL franchise
- Iyer was brave under pressure - Kohli
The young Mumbai batsman, who shared important partnerships with Kohli, reminded the India captain of his early days in the side
- Cricket Association of Uttarakhand gets BCCI membership
The BCCI also approved associate membership for Chandigarh's Union Territory Cricket Association
- Kohli hundred and dazzling Iyer fifty give India 2-0 series win
Their 120-run stand came at a run-rate of over 7.50 to overcome the 255-run target more than two overs to spare
- The road to World Cup 2023: how teams can secure qualification, from rank No. 1 to 32
For the first time, even Full Members will go head-to-head in a bid to secure their World Cup spot - no more just depending on the rankings
- Can West Indies keep India from 5-0 scoreline?
The visitors are yet to taste defeat on the white-ball leg of their Caribbean tour
- India's next coach: Moody, Simmons, Hesson in shortlist of six with Shastri
Committee led by Kapil Dev likely to pick the next chief coach of the senior men's team on Friday
- 'Tired' Virat Kohli pushes himself to match-winning ton
The India captain said he felt a bit exhausted during his Port of Spain century, but was determined to kick on because India needed a top-order contribution
- For Bhuvneshwar, 'wickets a by-product of tight bowling'
His two wickets in the 35th over took the fight out of the West Indies batting pack
- Runs from Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer, Bhuvneshwar Kumar's four-for give India 1-0 lead
Lewis, Pooran flickered briefly for West Indies, but a flurry of wickets in the middle overs derailed their chase
- 'Flexible batting at any number' - Shreyas Iyer braces for middle-order audition
The batsman is coming off a productive series for India A in the Caribbean, and will compete with KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant for the No. 4 slot
- India resume search for their No. 4 in Chris Gayle's 300th ODI
With the series effectively reduced to two ODIs, a win on Sunday will mean an unassailable lead
- Solozano, King and Ambris save the day for West Indies A
The hosts bat out entire final day to deny India A a 3-0 sweep in the four-day fixtures; Gill, Vihari, Gowtham shine for visitors
- Rahul Dravid's conflict-of-interest resolution expected next week
As far as the BCCI is concerned, there is no conflict of interest at all, says CoA chairman Vinod Rai
- BCCI agrees to come under NADA ambit
Rahul Johri says the board has to follow the 'law of the land', and that NADA has given the BCCI assurances about the concerns it had raised
- Danger of revenue cut from ICC pushes BCCI to contact British law firm
The ICC continues to find ways to recoup the money it lost as a result of the tax paid during the 2016 World T20 held in India
- Wet conditions force washout after 13 overs
Chris Gayle played his slowest ODI innings (minimum 25 innings) in his 31-ball 4, while Evin Lewis' three sixes gave the home fans something to cheer about
- Spots to hold on to in West Indies and India as new four-year cycle begins
Time's a luxury and an irritant as the process begins now but only an outline of the squad that might still be relevant four years later can emerge
- Rahul Dravid gets conflict of interest notice
Sourav Ganguly, who has also faced conflict charges in the recent past, responded to the development by calling it a 'new fashion in Indian cricket'
- Virat Kohli pleased with Rishabh Pant's finishing job
Completing chases and walking off the field a winner something the youngster needed to experience, the India captain said
- Deepak Chahar, Rishabh Pant sparkle as India complete sweep
Seamer takes 3 for 4 before Pant and Virat Kohli hit half-centuries to steer the chase in third T20I
- Shubman Gill, Priyank Panchal and Faiz Fazal to lead Duleep Trophy sides
India Blue, India Green and India Red to face off in Bengaluru from August 17 to September 8
- Kapil Dev-led panel given go-ahead to pick next India head coach
Three-member committee cleared of conflict of interest, expected to announce Ravi Shastri's successor later this month
- India's chance to reward IPL performers as series moves to South America
Will the Chahar brothers play together? Will West Indies bat Hetmyer higher up? As such, the match is a dead rubber
- Krunal Pandya, Rohit Sharma take India to unassailable 2-0 lead
West Indies wobbled around Rovman Powell's fifty before lightning and rain brought an end to the game prematurely
- India A clinch series by chasing 278 after Gowtham five-for
After clinching a 4-1 series win in the one-day leg, India A have taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the Test series, courtesy Priyank Panchal's twin fifties
- India quicks, Sundar foiled WI plans against left-arm spin - Brathwaite
Didn't see necessity of sending Sunil Narine to bat at 8 for 2, says West Indies captain
- Debutant Navdeep Saini stands out in India's scrappy victory
The sides began with a scrappy contest: 15 wickets fell on the day, and fewer than 200 runs were scored in total
- 'Every time we woke up it was the worst feeling' - Virat Kohli on World Cup exit
Ahead of the first T20I against West Indies, India's captain said the tour was a chance for Rishabh Pant to 'really unleash his potential'
- Ganguly wants to coach India in the future
The BCCI has called for applications for the team's coaching staff, with Ravi Shastri and his assistants' contracts set to end after India's tour of West Indies
- Series a testing ground for bigger campaigns
Both India and West Indies have new faces, a result of injury and absences, and this series may be the one where they start putting the pieces together for next year's T20 World Cup
- Pressure on BCCI to comply with National Anti-Doping Agency after Prithvi Shaw's suspension
The BCCI is the exception in the world of cricket: every other country complies with its national anti-doping body
- FAQs on terbutaline, the drug that got Prithvi Shaw suspended
Find out what terbutaline does to an athlete, and why it is on the WADA list of prohibited substances
- Mumbai Indians rope in Sherfane Rutherford, trade Mayank Markande to Delhi Capitals
Mayank Markande, who made an impressive IPL debut last year for Mumbai Indians, had played only three matches for the franchise in 2019
- They used to laugh when someone from Andhra wanted to play for India - Venugopal Rao revels in retirement
The 37-year old called time on a two-decade long career, which brought 7081 first-class runs at an average of 40.93, with 17 centuries and 30 half-centuries
- Explainer: How the BCCI worked out Prithvi Shaw's suspension
Everything you need to know about the India Test opener's doping violation
- Kapil Dev-led committee in conflict of interest?
The question has been posed both internally within the BCCI as well as through an external complainant
- Prithvi Shaw suspended for doping violation
Shaw had 'inadvertently ingested a prohibited substance, which can be commonly found in cough syrups,' a BCCI release said
- 'There will be more on the line' - captains welcome World Test Championship
We have longed to have something to play for that gives proper context to Test cricket, says Faf du Plessis of the competition
- India won't 'jump the gun' with Ajinkya Rahane, says Virat Kohli
Rahane's lean patch over the last two years could happen to anyone, says Indian captain as he backs his deputy
- 'Will be very happy if Shastri continues as coach' - Kohli
A new CAC comprising Kapil Dev, Anshuman Gaekwad and Shanta Rangaswamy is expected to announce the next coach by mid-August
- Virat Kohli on reports of rifts with Rohit Sharma: 'Baffling, ridiculous, disrespectful'
Coach Ravi Shastri, too, quashed reports of "divisions" in the dressing room
- FAQs - What happens if World Test Championship final ends in a draw or tie?
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- FAQs: All you need to know about the 2019-21 World Test Championship
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- 'If you are a great talent, you need time' - Shreyas Iyer
The 24-year old batsman says it was 'difficult' to miss out on World Cup selection, but is confident he 'will play for sure in the future'
- Wriddhiman Saha's fifty, Shahbaz Nadeem's ten-for headline India A's win
The left-arm spinner's fifth such haul skittled West Indies A in both innings, while Saha made his case for Test selection in his first-class comeback
- 'I had been practising for the role' - Rishabh Pant on batting at No.4
The wicketkeeper-batsman said he was not going to let the weight of being MS Dhoni's successor be a burden, and would continue to be himself
- Byju's to be India's sponsor from September 2019
The learning app takes over from mobile phones manufacturer Oppo and their contract will run through to March 2022
- Dhoni to spend two weeks working for the Indian Army
The former India captain will join the 106 Territorial Army Battalion (Para) and stay with them from July 31 to August 15
- Kohli 'excited' about World Test Championship; praises youngsters in ODI, T20I squads
The India captain also speaks about how better fitness levels have helped his bowlers perform better in Test cricket
- BCCI approves Indian Cricketers' Association
Players' body to comprise only ex-cricketers - both men and women
- Disappointing not to get picked for India - Shubman Gill
The 19-year old said he "expected to be selected for at least one of the squads" for the Caribbean tour
- Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer smash fifties as India A wrap up 4-1 victory
West Indies A were bowled out for 236 despite half-centuries from Sunil Ambris and Sherfane Rutherford
- No bias or favouritism in Rayudu's WC exclusion - Prasad
India's chief selector also explains that Rishabh Pant and Mayank Agarwal were picked as World Cup replacements on team management's requests
- Dhoni opts out of West Indies tour, Hardik rested, Bumrah only for Tests
The uncapped pair of Navdeep Saini and Rahul Chahar have found places in the white-ball squads
- West Indies A overcome Axar scare to sneak narrow win
Axar Patel struck an unbeaten 81 off 63 balls to follow an economical spell, but India A fell short of the target by six runs
- Sachin Tendulkar, Allan Donald, Cathryn Fitzpatrick inducted in ICC Hall of Fame
The trio were inducted in a ceremony in London on Thursday
- CoA empowers selection panel, BCCI secretary no longer the convener
The directive is in line with the new BCCI constitution, which seeks to separate the governance and management functions of the board
- Ranji Trophy knockouts to have 'limited DRS'
The restricted version of the DRS, however, will not comprise Hawk-Eye and UltraEdge, the two key elements of the system used in international cricket
- Manish Pandey, Shubman Gill, Krunal Pandya star as India A wrap up series
After Pandey's hundred and Gill's fifty carried India A to 295 for 6, Krunal tore up West Indies A's chase with 5 for 25
- Will MS Dhoni tour the West Indies? Selectors to meet on July 19
The BCCI, meanwhile, has invited applications for the entire roster of support staff, with the tenures of Shastri, Bangar, Arun and Sridhar about to end
- Jacques Kallis, Simon Katich part ways with Kolkata Knight Riders
Under the duo, KKR made three straight playoffs from 2016 to 2018
- 'Needed a solid batsman out there in middle order' - Shastri
India coach says if there was enough time, they could have tried Mayank Agarwal as an opener with KL Rahul dropping back to the middle order
- Iyer, Khaleel overwhelm West Indies A in tour opener
Shreyas Iyer's enterprising 77 anchored India A's 190 before Khaleel Ahmed's three-for helped seal a 65-run win
- Dhoni should have come in to bat earlier - Gavaskar
The former India captain said there had been a lot of "baffling" decisions by the team management, including how Rayudu and Rahane had been handled.
- Virat Kohli 'heartbroken' after batting failure wrecks India's World Cup campaign
India captain defends middle-order after spirited comeback, but there's no way back following aggressive New Zealand attack
- 'Forty-five minutes of bad cricket' knocked us out - Kohli
The India captain said the 'skill level' of New Zealand's bowlers 'made life very difficult for the batsmen'
- New Zealand in final despite thrilling Jadeja-Dhoni counter-attack
Matt Henry and Trent Boult reduced India to 5 for 3 in their chase of 240, but they fought back remarkably only to fall narrowly short
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