- Shahbaz Nadeem added to India's Test squad as cover for Kuldeep Yadav
The wristspinner complained of shoulder pain on the eve of the Ranchi Test
- Depleted South Africa look for answers against ruthless Indian juggernaut
South Africa will have to make changes following injuries to Keshav Maharaj and Aiden Markram
- 'What matters is what MS Dhoni wants' - Sourav Ganguly on retirement
After having overseen his rise and made his exit under Dhoni's watch, Ganguly is likely to play a hand in deciding Dhoni's fate
- Vinay Kumar to take on Karnataka in Vijay Hazare Trophy quarterfinals
Mumbai will face Chhattisgarh in league game re-match; Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Punjab and Gujarat also make it
- India's attack reminds me of West Indies' in '80s and '90s - Brian Lara
Former West Indies captain impressed by Kohli, calls him "the ultimate captain" who leads by example
- The learning is to 'back off' and let players relax - Anil Kumble
The newly appointed Kings XI coach and director wants the team to show greater consistency
- 'I also feel angry at times' - MS Dhoni
The former India captain feels they can succeed in ICC tournaments provided they always think like a team
- No answer to India-Pakistan bilateral ties resumption - Ganguly
BCCI president-elect says the question should be posed to the prime ministers of both countries
- Virat Kohli's India 'need to win big tournaments' - Sourav Ganguly
His focus will be on board matters and he doesn't want to get involved with on-field issues, Ganguly said
- Mumbai teen Yashasvi Jaiswal becomes the youngest man to hit a one-day double-century
The 17-year old opener finished with 203 off 154 balls against Jharkhand in the Vijay Hazare Trophy
- Tendulkar, Lara, Muralitharan set to feature in new T20 tournament
It is set to be played in February 2020 in Mumbai and will feature players from five countries
- Amy Satterthwaite climbs to top of ODI batting rankings... while on maternity leave
India's Smriti Mandhana slipped to the second spot after missing the ODI series against South Africa
- ICC approves new tournament despite BCCI's concerns
The ICC decided to include an extra tournament in the next rights cycle
- Conflict of interest a 'very serious issue', needs to be sorted - Sourav Ganguly
'Hopefully we can put everything in place and bring back normalcy in Indian cricket,' he says
- Virat Kohli moves to within a point of No. 1-ranked Steven Smith
The India captain can reclaim the top spot in the third Test in Ranchi
- 'My biggest priority will be to look after first-class cricketers' - Ganguly
Former captain prepares for "challenge" of being BCCI president, but says "nothing can beat" leading India on the field
- Sourav Ganguly likely to take over as new BCCI president
Jay Shah, Gujarat Cricket Association secretary and son of India's Home Minister Amit Shah, is similarly in position to be the new BCCI secretary
- Anshuman Gaekwad to be part of BCCI's apex council
He was voted as the Indian Cricketers' Association's male representative, while Shanta Rangaswamy will be the female representative
- 'I have to be ready when I get my chance' - Umesh Yadav
Umesh Yadav came into India's XI as a fifth bowler, but with match figures of 6 for 59 ensured the match practice he got with India A after requesting the selectors, paid off
- 'We're not going to take the foot off the gas in the third Test' - Virat Kohli
India captain praises Wriddhiman Saha and R Ashwin for coming back to Test cricket with strong performances
- Umesh Yadav and spin duo wrap up innings win, series for India
The combination of India's ruthless attack and South Africa's ordinary batting meant India cruised to a crushing win by an innings and 137 runs
- Live Report - India v South Africa, 2nd Test
ESPNcricinfo's live updates and analysis on the Pune Test
- India take 326-run lead despite Keshav Maharaj and Vernon Philander's resistance
A ninth-wicket partnership of 109 runs may have staved off an innings defeat for South Africa
- Virat Kohli 254*, Ravindra Jadeja 91 break down South Africa
It is hard to remember an untidier effort from the visitors in the field. Even the forecast rain refused to come to their rescue.
- Mithali Raj, Punam Raut fifties and Harmanpreet Kaur's finishing act give India ODI series
India women pulled off their highest successful ODI chase in history to take a 2-0 lead in the series
- Anil Kumble appointed Kings XI Punjab head coach
The former India men's team coach will be in charge of all cricket-related affairs at the franchise
- It's official: No TNCA in the BCCI elections
Electoral officer upholds CoA stand, declares 30 out of 38 board members eligible to vote
- All you need to know about the maiden Indian Cricketers' Association polls
Former India batsmen Anshuman Gaekwad and Kirti Azad will contest for a spot on the BCCI's Apex Council
- Mayank Agarwal hits 108 as India run rampant
Rabada picks all three wickets to fall as India strengthen base with Kohli, Pujara chipping in with half-centuries
- Tamil Nadu, Haryana and Maharashtra barred from BCCI elections
CoA's decision comes after the state associations fail to comply with the new BCCI constitution
- Jhulan Goswami, Priya Punia lead India to convincing win
The 24-year old ODI debutant Punia hits unbeaten 75 in a modest chase set up by the veteran's three-for
- South Africa's second crack at India's home dominance
Even after they put up 431 in the first innings, they lost by 203 runs. Can Faf du Plessis men do better in Pune?
- 'Double the points for away wins' - Virat Kohli's tip for World Test Championship
India captain concedes that his team has also found it tough to adapt to the challenging conditions at home
- The mystery of the Pune pitch
It has always been a high-scoring venue in first-class cricket, but come the time of a Test match, spinners start to hold sway
- Injured Smriti Mandhana out of South Africa ODIs
India opener fractures her right toe after being struck in the nets
- R Ashwin back in top ten for Test bowlers in ICC rankings
De Kock breaks into top ten for batsmen, while Rohit vaults 36 places to a career-high 17th spot
- 'Shami a strike bowler for us in the second innings consistently' - Kohli
The India captain praised his pace bowlers for their attitude on unhelpful home pitches
- Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami wrap up huge win for India
Piedt and Muthusamy's rearguard effort not enough to repair damage caused by top-order slide
- Live Report - India v South Africa, 1st Test
ESPNcricinfo's live updates and analysis on the first India v South Africa Test, in Visakhapatnam
- India hold all the aces after Rohit Sharma's twin tons
India took apart South Africa's spinners to finish with 27 sixes in the match, five more than any team has ever hit in a Test
- Hardik Pandya undergoes 'successful' back surgery
Hardik has been hampered by lower back issues since the Test series in England in 2018
- Sourav Ganguly, Mohammad Azharuddin in shortlist to contest BCCI elections
On October 16, a week before the elections, the BCCI would release the final list of candidates along with the positions they would be contesting
- 'Elated' R Ashwin conjures magic on return
In his first international game this year, the offspinner was back at his best, tricking batsmen with drift, dip, and trajectory
- Roger Binny elected new Karnataka State Association president
The 1983 World Cup winner will stay in power until 2021-22
- Harbhajan Singh enters player draft for The Hundred
BCCI rules will likely force the only Indian player in the draft to retire from international duty if he is to play overseas
- Drummer arrested for allegedly approaching player in KPL
Bhavesh Bafna has also played drums during the IPL at the home matches of Royal Challengers Bangalore
- Dean Elgar and Quinton de Kock hit hundreds, but R Ashwin five-for keeps India in front
It was a day of incredible feats in Visakhapatnam, but as well as the visitors did, they still ended it trailing by 117 runs
- Mayank Agarwal double-hundred grinds South Africa into dust
And when it was India's turn to bowl, R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja made the pitch look much more dangerous than it had been
- Kapil Dev, Anshuman Gaekwad resign from BCCI Cricket Advisory Committee too
The third member, Shanta Rangaswamy, had stepped down earlier after being served conflict-of-interest notice
- Rohit Sharma hits authoritative century on opening debut before rain holds sway
South Africa spinners fail to display the skills or the discipline to put the Indian openers under pressure
- Belagavi Panthers suspended from KPL following owner's arrest on betting charges
Decision taken by the outgoing KSCA management, with the new administration expected to consider further action against the franchise
- Shafali, Poonam and Rodrigues fire as India clinch series
South Africa manage only 89 for 7 in pursuit of 141 in a truncated game
- Getting Rohit to open in Tests 'has been discussed for a long time' - Kohli
The India captain says the batsman has the ability to put bowling attacks under pressure in the manner of Sehwag
- All-muscle India look for bright start against shaky South Africa
India have named their XI with Rohit Sharma as opener and Wriddhiman Saha and R Ashwin in the mix
- 'Best in the world' Saha replaces Pant for first South Africa Test
R Ashwin will also return for his first Test since December last year
- Jasprit Bumrah to travel to the UK for stress fracture treatment
A BCCI official confirmed the development to ESPNcricinfo but they didn't put a timeframe on his recovery
- Batting without thinking of century did the trick - Rahane
India's vice-captain looks back on his county stint and the mindset change that helped him get back to form
- Vinod Rai trying to make associations 'adopt a servient attitude' - N Srinivasan
Abide by the directives of the CoA or forfeit your right to vote in the AGM is not an acceptable stance, says the former BCCI president
- Shanta Rangaswamy quits CAC after being asked to explain of conflict of interest
Former India woman's captain also steps down as director at Indian Cricketers Association
- BCCI ethics officer serves conflict notice to Kapil-led Cricket Advisory Committee
Three-member panel that picked Ravi Shastri as head coach asked to respond by October 10
- Another rejig in Vijay Hazare Trophy schedule following spate of abandonments
Vadodara, like Bengaluru, has been affected by wet weather, with none of the games in Group B producing a result so far
- Philander, Maharaj shine even as Rohit experiment begins with two-ball duck
Visitors have the better of the exchanges on the final day of their only tour game in the lead up to the Test series
- 'I have so much to offer' - Mohammad Azharuddin after becoming new Hyderabad cricket boss
'I was confident I would win this one,' he says of not being allowed to contest the same elections in 2017
- Mohammad Azharuddin elected Hyderabad Cricket Association president
In his second bid for the post, the former India captain won comfortably, polling 147 of the 223 votes cast
- Sushma Verma returns for India's tour of West Indies; Shafali Verma, Harleen Deol retained
India women will play three ODIs and five T20Is against West Indies women in November 2019
- Sourav Ganguly re-elected unopposed as CAB president
The former India captain will remain in the post till July 2020 before serving a mandatory cooling-off period after completing six years in office
- 'Make the guys secure first' - Yuvraj Singh blames team management for India's World Cup 2019 loss
Former allrounder rues lack of support from the management, which left him with the regret of not playing another World Cup match after his Man-of-the-Tournament performance in India's 2011 win
- Rain-affected games in Bengaluru leg of Vijay Hazare Trophy rescheduled
A similar rescheduling could be done for Group B, with the venue, Vadodara, yet to host a completed a match
- 'This is the last chance' - Mithali Raj wants one more crack at the World Cup in 2021
Youngsters are a lot more confident these days than they were in her time, says the India women ODI captain
- Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues set to miss WBBL
Players unavailable due to scheduling and workload management ahead of India's tour of Australia in January 2020
- TNCA constitution does not comply with BCCI's, says CoA
Without a certificate of compliance, no state association can send a representative to the BCCI elections, which are scheduled for October 23
- It was 'hard to see a player like Rohit sitting outside' in the West Indies - Ajinkya Rahane
India head coach Ravi Shastri, meanwhile, has said he told Rohit to open in domestic cricket 'way back in 2015-16'
- Explainer: What is a stress fracture of the back and why does it happen?
Senior physiotherapist Andrew Leipus explains the nuts and bolts of an injury that has hampered fast bowlers forever
- N Srinivasan's daughter Rupa Gurunath takes charge as TNCA chief
Becomes first woman president of an Indian state cricket association; Niranjan Shah's son Jaydev elected Saurashtra Cricket Association boss
- Rohit, Umesh and South Africa's dress rehearsal
What the players will be looking for from the tour game in Vizianagaram
- BCCI replaces suspended Zimbabwe with Sri Lanka for T20I series in India
Guwahati, Indore and Pune have been finalised as venues for the three T20Is, which will be played in January next year
- 'Shouting or suppressing' won't help Rishabh Pant, says Yuvraj Singh
The former India allrounder wants the team management to understand the youngster's character and psychology, and work accordingly with him
- Belagavi Panthers owner arrested for alleged betting in Karnataka Premier League
Ali Asfak Thara was arrested on Monday in Bengaluru and booked for gambling under the Karnataka Police Act
- BCCI elections deferred by a day, to October 23
The CoA has also directed state associations to finish conducting their polls by October 4
- Jasprit Bumrah out of South Africa Tests with stress fracture
Umesh Yadav will replace the fast bowler in India's squad
- Navdeep Saini has got what it takes for Test cricket - Zaheer Khan
The former India pace spearhead also lauds Bumrah for his outswinger and Shami for his improved fitness
- Kohli receives demerit point, official warning for 'inappropriate' shoulder contact with Hendricks
He now has three demerit points as it was Kohli's third offence since the introduction of the revised code in September 2016
- Former India opener Madhav Apte dies at 86
The Mumbai batsman starred for India in the West Indies in 1953, and was instrumental in getting a 14-year-old Sachin Tendulkar into the CCI side
- Virat Kohli happy to take setbacks to challenge India's comfort zones
The India captain admitted his team made some poor decisions but with the World T20 just over a year away would rather the mistakes happen now
- Pant or Iyer, who's the No. 4? Kohli admits to 'miscommunication in the middle'
India decided on who would bat where depending on the stage of the innings, but things didn't quite go to plan
- Beuran Hendricks and Quinton de Kock sparkle as South Africa level series
The left-arm seamer took 2 for 14 to set India back before the captain shellacked a rampaging, unbeaten 79 in the chase
- 'Give Pant breathing space by slotting him at No. 5' - Gavaskar
Gavaskar felt Pant must work on his shot selection, but said the young player should not let outside opinions affect him too much
- South Africa look for answers with series on the line
The visitors are still trying to find some middle-order muscle following AB de Villiers' retirement
- Not worried about exclusion from T20Is - Kuldeep Yadav
'Maybe the selectors felt I needed a break. Maybe the team thinks some changes are required. I respect that, and I have no complaints,' he says
- Priyank Panchal ton the last-day highlight in drawn game
India A take two-match series 1-0 after winning the first game by seven wickets
- Barinder Sran switches to Chandigarh after Punjab snub
All the transfer and pre-season buzz from the Indian domestic season
- There's no question, Virat Kohli is the RCB captain - Simon Katich
New head coach along with the team director Mike Hesson outline their vision for IPL 2020 and beyond
- Aiden Markram tunes up for Test series with 161 as South Africa A fight back
His century stand with Wiaan Mulder lifted South Africa A from 142 for 5 to 400; Kuldeep Yadav picked up four wickets for India A
- Deepak Chahar and Virat Kohli lead India to breezy win
Having restricted South Africa to a below-par 149, India romped home with an over to spare
- Aiden Markram finds form after Wriddhiman Saha's fifty
Kuldeep Yadav was among the wickets as South Africa A slumped against spin in Mysuru
- India's batting depth in focus against Kagiso Rabada & Co.
Led by a new captain, South Africa could hand out at least two new caps; India likely to pick Dhawan over Rahul
- The Rishabh Pant journey from 'fearless' to 'careless' and back
Pant knows what he's trying to do when he takes a risk. New batting coach Vikram Rathour believes the wicketkeeper-batsman has to only hone his game plans.
- Shubman Gill, Karun Nair make South Africa A toil
India's reserve opener made 92 to further establish his red-ball credentials; Nair ended the day unbeaten on 78
- India women player reports fixing approach
The BCCI's anti-corruption unit has registered an FIR with the Bengaluru police against two individuals who made the alleged approach
- BCCI accepts Dinesh Karthik's apology for CPL appearance
As per the central contract, Karthik needed to take permission from the BCCI before attending the match
- Chances in the Betfair market for the 2015 Indian Premier League
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