- Saha set for surgery as injury confusion continues
Under-fire NCA states team management and general manager of operations were aware of all developments
- Adil Rashid could be persuaded back to Test cricket, says Trevor Bayliss
Legspinner quit red-ball cricket this year, but Buttler's successful Test return sets precedent for a shock recall
- Two-season ban, possible criminal charge for age-fudging in India
The Committee of Administrators has ruled that the BCCI can press criminal charges against players found to be indulging in age fraud
- Saha out for at least two months with shoulder injury
The wicketkeeper-batsman, who had recovered from a thumb injury he picked up earlier, has been advised to not even lift a bat for two months
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar to return to India to recuperate from lower-back issue
ESPNcricinfo understands the fast bowler will undergo intense rehabilitation for about four weeks at the NCA before the selectors make a call on his fitness for the final two Tests
- Nine new teams in Ranji Trophy 2018-19
India's domestic season will get underway with the Duleep Trophy on August 17, and conclude with the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in February-March
- "Young Indian players in overseas T20 leagues will benefit Indian cricket" - Mysore
Knight Riders' CEO also feels it's time for the IPL to move to a draft system
- Kohli reaches career high; Root vaults to second place
Kuldeep breaks into the bowlers' top 10 rankings for the first time, rising to sixth place
- Ganguly: Dhoni struggling, bat Rahul at No. 4
The former India captain says there are "better options than Raina", and wants Dhoni to bat more aggressively
- Pant, Kuldeep picked for first three Tests; Bhuvneshwar doubtful
While Rohit Sharma was dropped after playing two Tests in South Africa earlier this year, Karun Nair was slotted in and so was fast bowler Mohammed Shami, who had failed a fitness test recently
- Jasprit Bumrah likely to miss first three England Tests
Kuldeep, Pant to be named in squad for five-Test series in August and September
- Will India recall Rohit and try out Pant?
ESPNcricinfo predicts the big questions facing India's selectors as they sit down to name the Test squad for the England Tests
- Parvinder Awana retires from all forms of cricket
The Delhi pacer played two T20Is for India in 2012 and represented Kings XI Punjab in the IPL for three years
- Root, Morgan trump spin in England's series win
Root makes 100 not out in unbroken third-wicket stand of 186 with the England captain; Rashid stars with three-for
- India still looking at middle-order options for World Cup, says Sanjay Bangar
The batting coach said India had enough time, options and "fluidity" in their batting order to plug any weakness
- Mark Wood seeks knock-out vibe as England press for series win
England have the chance to expose India's middle-order muddle again as teams square up for another decider
- Leeds finale may hold clues to World Cup jigsaw
England have the chance to expose India's middle-order muddle again as teams square up for another decider
- Saha likely to miss England Test series
Saha, who hurt his thumb during the IPL, is likely to miss at least part of India's five-Test series in England, with Karthik likely to replace him in the team
- Kohli defends Dhoni after boos at Lord's
The India captain brushed off criticism of the way MS Dhoni had approached the final phase of India's chase in the second ODI
- England spinners turn tables on limp India
Joe Root set the stage for England to draw level in the ODIs, and Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid finished the job
- Kohli says Kuldeep is making a strong case for Test selection
Yuzvendra Chahal is also in contention, according to the India captain, after watching how England have struggled against the two wristpinners
- England face true test of ODI skills and mindset to keep series alive
As they did in the T20 series, India have taken an early lead on the back of some magic from Kuldeep Yadav and will be confident of inflicting a rare home series defeat on England
- Rishabh Pant stars as India A pull off superb comeback to beat West Indies A
India overcome 110-run deficit to chase down 321 in the fourth innings courtesy half-centuries from Rishabh Pant, Karun Nair and Hanuma Vihari
- NatWest hero Mohammed Kaif retires from cricket on 16th anniversary of memorable final
Sixteen years after he steered India to the historic tri-series final win at Lord's, the former India batsman called time on his playing career
- Live report - England v India, 1st ODI
- Rohit leads India romp after Kuldeep's 6 for 25
As in his first T20I in the country, Kuldeep Yadav flummoxed the vaunted England batting in his first ODI in England, to keep the hosts down to 268 at a venue where the last two completed ODIs featured scores of 481 and 444
- Have cleared all exams, all certificates legal - Harmanpreet Kaur
The India T20I captain defends herself against accusations of fake degree certificates
- Fireworks expected as ODI giants prepare for battle
The top two ODI teams in the world will look to this series to sort out any issues ahead of next year's World Cup
- Supreme Court shoots down TNPL plea for outstation players
The apex court ruled that the domestic T20 tournament could proceed as scheduled with players registered under the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association alone
- Boycott determined to bat on as he recovers from major heart surgery
Geoffrey Boycott's family have stated that he plans to return to commentary duties later this summer at Trent Bridge
- India women's coach Tushar Arothe resigns
Less than five months before the Women's World T20, Tushar Arothe has stepped down as the head coach of the Indian women's team, admitting strong differences with his players
- 'I kind of like Hitman a lot' - Rohit Sharma
Most T20 hundreds by an Asian batsman? Check. Joint-most T20I hundreds by anyone? Check. New nickname? Nah, the old one'll do fine
- Finch rises to top of ICC's T20I rankings
Fakhar Zaman and KL Rahul became the new No. 2 and No. 3 respectively, while Babar Azam, Colin Munro and Glenn Maxwell slipped to occupy the spots right below the top three
- India lay down their marker as spin takes a backseat
England's T20 side is in a far less developed state than their ODI outfit, but it was a chastening defeat in Bristol where they saw a strong position blown away
- Rohit Sharma's magnificent 100* leads India to series win
Rohit Sharma struck an unbeaten hundred and Hardik Pandya then finished the chase, to follow 4 for 38 with the ball
- Shaw 188, Samarth 137 chart India A revival
West Indies' eighth-wicket paid hold off India A after they turn a 250-run deficit into a 359-run lead on tense final day
- TNCA challenges CoA directive on T20 leagues
The state association wants outstation players to play in the 20-over TNPL, which is against the strict guidelines laid down by the BCCI
- Early bragging rights up for grabs for England or India in T20 decider
It's all to play for in the final T20I in Bristol as England and India seek the first spoils on offer in a long contest
- Alex Hales bounces back after 'very, very bad day at the office'
Batsman turns from scapegoat to saviour in the space of 72 hours, as England bounce back from Old Trafford defeat
- Alex Hales turns it around with unbeaten 58 to level series for England
Hales plays anchor in two crucial partnerships after England's disciplined bowling performance had kept India to a below-par score
- Live report - England v India
- Shardul Thakur to replace injured Jasprit Bumrah for England ODIs
Bumrah has undergone surgery for his broken left thumb in Leeds and has returned to India
- David Willey questions India's tactic of aborted run-ups
The England allrounder said that he doesn't mind some confrontation on the field but his exchange with Bhuvneshwar was "something of nothing"
- England's chance to prove wristspin no nemesis
An off-day in Manchester suddenly leaves hosts in must-win as they ponder team balance and batting flexibility
- Brilliant Kuldeep Yadav, KL Rahul give India winning start
Kuldeep Yadav's five-wicket haul dismantled England before KL Rahul registered an unbeaten century as India sauntered home
- BCCI lays down strict guidelines for state-run T20 leagues
Limited windows for the leagues, no outstation players, and a slew of anti-corruption measures have been put in place
- Rishabh Pant seals tri-series victory for India A despite Sam Hain hundred
An unbeaten half-century from 20-year-old Pant helped guide India A to victory in the tri-series final
- Start of Indian summer offers true test of England's white-ball aspirations
- Want to win every session, every ball - Virat Kohli
Kohli also hoped India could sort out their middle-order issues in ODIs over the course of the six white-ball games they play on their tour of England
- Can England-India match up to England-Colombia?
A bilateral T20I surely cannot compete with a World Cup knockout game, but two fearsome batting line-ups could well provide a feast for the ages at Old Trafford
- Rajat Sharma beats Madan Lal to become DDCA president
Madan Lal and Surinder Khanna both lose out; Shashi Khanna, the wife of the BCCI acting president, was also unsuccessful in the elections
- Shrikant Wagh takes 10 for 39 in ECB Premier Division
The left-arm seamer also hit 41 off 28 in a 135-run win for Stokesley Cricket Club against Middlesbrough Cricket Club
- ICC to limit players to three T20 leagues a year?
The ICC's Full Members are on the verge of clamping down on player participation in domestic T20 leagues, and may well also stop sanctioning such leagues in Associate countries
- Ponting, Dravid, Claire Taylor inducted into ICC Hall of Fame
It was made official at a gala ceremony in Dublin on Sunday
- Bat(ting) woes for Raina, a box full of pain for Dhawan
Notes from India's training session in Manchester
- Sam Curran has his sights on Virat Kohli in 'surreal' season
Curran had been looking forward to seeing county attacks trying to keep Kohli quiet but now he knows that demanding task might fall to him
- Jasprit Bumrah out of T20Is against England
The fast bowler fractured a thumb during India's first T20I against Ireland; likely to be available for the England ODIs
- Hanuma Vihari and Prithvi Shaw hundreds flatten West Indies A
India A proved far too powerful as they warmed up for next week's final against England Lions with a dominant display
- Reports of discord in India women's team following Asia Cup loss
Coach Tushar Arothe not invited to meeting attended by limited-overs captains Mithali Raj and Harmanpreet Kaur, and Committee of Administrators members among others
- Rahul, Raina set up India's biggest T20I win
Both batsmen made half-centuries to lift India to 213 for 4 after which Ireland crumbled to wristspin, again
- India focus on experiments with Ireland series on the line
Virat Kohli wants to try different players in different roles as India's tour of the United Kingdom gathers steam
- Rohit, Dhawan set it up for wristspinners in huge win
India set off a rollicking start to their tour with a crushing 76-run win against the hosts at Malahide
- 'India have their most complete fast-bowling attack in many years' - Tendulkar
He has also elaborated on why he thinks two new balls is a bad idea in ODIs
- Harmanpreet Kaur lined up for KSL bow with Lancashire Thunder
India's T20I captain is set to make her maiden appearance in the Kia Super league after missing 2017 with injury
- Mayank Agarwal's second hundred in consecutive days sees off England Lions
Another century from Mayank Agarwal set up India A's match-winning 309 for 6, as the Lions lost for the first time in the tri-series
- Middle order the focus in India's Irish reunion
Eleven years after they last hosted India, Ireland have an opportunity to impress as Full Members
- Ranji Trophy revamp blocked as CoA-BCCI tussle continues
The board members met on June 22 and contemplated changes to the 2018-19 season, namely the addition of a Plate Group comprising the new teams that are now eligible to take part
- Deepak Chahar, Mayank Agarwal help India A cruise to first win
A five-wicket haul for Deepak Chahar limited West Indies A to a total of 221 before Mayank Agarwal's century underpinned the chase
- 'Who made the yo-yo test a pre-requisite for selection?'
This is what BCCI treasurer Anirudh Chaudhry wants to know, even as coach Ravi Shastri says the yo-yo test as a measure of fitness is 'not going to go anywhere'
- Nick Gubbins hundred highlights batting depth against misfiring India A
Liam Dawson also impressed with four wickets in front of England head coach Trevor Bayliss while India's spinners had a poor day
- England Tests won't even feel like an away series - Kohli
India's tour begins on June 27 with T20Is against Ireland, and the Tests against England start on August 1. That's enough time to acclimatise, say Kohli and Shastri
- Yo-Yo tests after team selection a "one-off" - BCCI
Cricket operations manager Saba Karim says hectic IPL season and logistical issues forced deviation from protocol
- Cricket's repository of ball-tampering since 2000
A list of all ball-tampering offences that led to an ICC charge in the 21st century
- Who will host the World Test Championship final?
While the ICC and most member boards have agreed that the first two finals - in 2021 and 2023 - should be held in England, ESPNcricinfo understands that the BCCI wants the championship table-toppers to host them
- Agarwal 151, Shaw 132 fire India A to massive win
India A recorded a second successive win, this one by 281 runs, leading into the tri-series involving England Lions and West Indies A
- 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
- Chances in the Betfair market for the 2015 Indian Premier League
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