- India make red-ball switch for Afghanistan challenge in New Chandigarh's maiden Test
India will likely have to decide between Harsh Dubey and Manav Suthar for the third spinner's spot
- 'Positive move' - Gambhir throws his weight behind red-ball-pink-ball switch
"We've got to give Sai a fair run" - Gautam Gambhir makes it clear that B Sai Sudharsan, and not Devdutt Padikkal, is India's Test No. 3 for the moment
- Shreyas Iyer to replace Suryakumar as India's T20I captain
Suryakumar had led India to the T20 World Cup title in March, but has been in poor batting form
- KS Bharat announces retirement from international cricket
He represented India in seven Test matches, including in the 2023 WTC final
- Ahead of Afghanistan Test, Kuldeep gets a 'feel of the red ball' after underwhelming IPL
Kuldeep is one of four spinners, alongside the uncapped Suthar and Dubey, part of India's squad for one-off Test against Afghanistan
- New Zealand home summer to start with blockbuster all-format India tour
The New Zealand men's side will also host Sri Lanka for an all-format tour, while the women will host Bangladesh for three T20Is and as many ODIs
- Sairaj Bahutule joins India team as spin-bowling coach ahead of Afghanistan Test
He was recently with PBKS in IPL 2026 in a similar capacity
- Auqib Nabi, Prince Yadav among net bowlers for Afghanistan Test
Among others are Gurjapneet Singh, Shivang Kumar, Saransh Jain and Zeeshan Ansari
- Ruturaj Gaikwad replaces Riyan Parag for India A's tri-series in Sri Lanka
Parag has been ruled out due to a hamstring injury that he carried through the later stages of the IPL
- Tendulkar: Sooryavanshi is 'truly special'
Indian batting legend praises the 15-year-old and wants no one to "play around with his natural instincts."
- Vijay Shankar retires from Indian domestic cricket and the IPL
The move will enable the 35-year-old allrounder to play in overseas franchise leagues
- Duleep Trophy to kick off Indian domestic season; two-phase Ranji Trophy starts October 11
The first part of the Ranji Trophy will be played between October and November, and the second phase between January and February
- Langer left in awe of Sooryavanshi's 'breathtaking' batting
Former Australia Test batter and Lucknow coach says Sooryavanshi will only get better, "which is scary for world cricket"
- Bumrah rested for Afghanistan Test; Rahul replaces Pant as vice-captain
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are in the ODI squad as India build towards the 2027 World Cup
- BBL on track to host season opener in Chennai in December
CA has received positive feedback from both the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) and the BCCI to go ahead after a meeting at Chepauk on Monday
- Kohli: 'Not in the space to have to prove my worth and value'
"I'm not going out there to prove anything to anyone. I'm going to play because I love playing the game," Virat Kohli says about his mindset
- Dhumal: IPL's anti-corruption unit has flagged 'anomalies' in a report to BCCI
BCCI secretary also said that in some cases, team owners and officials have been mingling with players in areas where it is not allowed
- Australia A men to tour India in September-October ahead of 2027 Test tour
Australia A women and Australia men's Under-19s will also tour India in September and October
- Ahmedabad, not Bengaluru, to host IPL 2026 final
Dharamsala will stage Qualifier 1 while New Chandigarh will host the Eliminator and Qualifier 2
- Bhatia, Nandani, Radha picked for Women's T20 World Cup
Amanjot Kaur and Kashvee Gautam were not available because of injuries
- Nandani, Charani called up for England Test; Renuka, Bhatia back
Anushka and Deol to lead India A in T20s and One-dayers, respectively, against England A
- Wolvaardt, Mlaba complete comprehensive 4-1 series win for South Africa
Wolvaardt's 92* took the hosts to 155 and India never got going in the chase
- Deepti's maiden T20I five-for downs South Africa
India's 14-run victory leaves the scoreline 3-1 with a match to play, and has asked questions of the hosts' depth
- All eyes on Dhoni and Rohit as IPL's defining rivalry returns
It's CSK vs MI again, but both teams have been far from their best in recent years and find themselves at a crossroads
- Mumbai introduces contract system for domestic players
The MCA did not specify whether the contracts would cover both men and women cricketers
- Mitchell Starc, Deepti Sharma named as Wisden's Leading Cricketers in the World
Four Indians among Five Cricketers of Year in latest edition of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
- India's oldest Test cricketer CD Gopinath dies at 96
He was the last surviving member of the XI that achieved India's first Test win, against England in Chennai in 1952
- Overton returns as win-less CSK bowl vs unchanged RCB
Gaikwad opted to bowl on a fresh Bengaluru pitch and said that MS Dhoni, who is nursing a calf injury, is recovering well
- Questions aplenty for Pant and LSG against explosive Sunrisers
LSG are seeking their first win of the season after falling for 141 against PBKS, while SRH are coming off a high-scoring victory in Kolkata
- India to tour Zimbabwe for three T20Is in July
Zimbabwe are also scheduled to tour India for three ODIs in January 2027, their first tour of India for a bilateral series since 2002
- R Ashwin joins San Francisco Unicorns for MLC 2026
This will be Ashwin's first T20 franchise stint outside IPL after he opted out of his BBL deal with Sydney Thunder because of a knee injury
- Rahul Chahar returns to Surrey for eight-game County Championship stint
The India legspinner bagged a ten-wicket haul on debut for the county in the previous season
- Mumbai to face CSK and RCB twice as IPL releases full league stage schedule
BCCI change a rule to help facilitate these high-profile clashes
- International cricket returns to Bengaluru in busy 2026-27 season
Zimbabwe are set to embark on their first bilateral tour of India since 2002
- India pick Kashvee Gautam, Anushka Sharma for SA T20I tour
Amanjot Kaur, G Kamalini and Vaishnavi Sharma have been left out
- Suryakumar: 'The percentage I tried to get in school and college, I'm getting in cricket'
India "wanted to win the [2026 T20] World Cup in India, and we wanted to win it in the same stadium in Ahmedabad, which was more important for us," Suryakumar Yadav says
- Gill: 2027 ODI World Cup is the 'ultimate goal'
T20I captain Suryakumar calls 2024 T20 World Cup triumph as the "spark" that inspired the women team and men's teams to recent ICC titles
- Samson on World Cup win: 'India is going to do this more and more often'
Samson says coming back in the team in the middle of the tournament was when he "mentally flipped a bit"
- Rohit on India's World Cup wins: 'I hope this is just the start'
He wishes the men's and women's teams carry the momentum that they have built
- Samson: India being in must-win territory 'fired me up'
"I was absolutely broken because my dream was to win the World Cup and I was not even in the XI," Samson said
- Rahul Dravid, Mithali Raj and Roger Binny to get BCCI Lifetime Achievement awards
Shubman Gill and Smriti Mandhana have been named India's best international cricketers among men and women respctively for the 2024-25 season
- Kishan jumps to second in T20I batting rankings
Varun was the joint-highest wicket-taking but lost the No. 1 spot among bowlers to Afghanistan's Rashid
- Arshdeep Singh fined, handed demerit point for incident with Daryl Mitchell
The incident occurred in the 11th over of NZ's chase in the final, when Arshdeep threw the ball towards the stumps, striking Daryl Mitchell on the pads
- BCCI announces cash reward of INR 131 crore for India's World Cup-winning side
India beat NZ by 96 runs in Ahmedabad in the T20 World Cup final on Sunday
- 'We need to lift each other up' - Kishan, Abhishek hail India's team belief
The duo credited India's team culture for helping them overcome personal struggles and deliver in the World Cup final
- Abhishek 'knew what the plan was going to be' and countered it, says du Plessis
"There were four bowlers in that powerplay, which was, I thought, a bit slightly, a bit of overthinking there," Anil Kumble says of New Zealand's thinking
- Suryakumar: LA28 Olympic gold the next goal
India captain said 'everything changed post-2024' for the white-ball sides
- Gambhir: 'Stop celebrating milestones, celebrate trophies'
Gautam Gambhir thanks Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman and Ajit Agarkar for their contribution to Indian cricket
- Bumrah on match-winning spell in final: 'All the execution went as per plan'
Bumrah took career-best T20I figures of 4 for 15 to seal India's title win
- Samson grateful for Tendulkar's guidance after feeling 'broke'
Sanju Samson was the Player of the Tournament for scoring 321 runs in five matches at a strike rate of 199.37
- India crush New Zealand for third T20 World Cup title
Abhishek, Samson and Kishan all smashed half-centuries to amass 255 before Bumrah's four-for helped set up a massive win
- Abhishek: Coach and captain told me I was going to win big games
Suryakumar Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Shivam Dube and others also react after the victory
- Muzumdar: Facing pink ball under lights a 'different challenge'
India coach takes heart from performances of debutants Rawal and Satghare despite ten-wicket defeat
- New Zealand bowl with Duffy in for McConchie, India unchanged
After all the talk of an offspinner against India's left-hand-heavy top order, New Zealand omitted the one who took out de Kock and Rickelton in one over in the semi-final
- Australia give Healy fitting farewell with ten-wicket demolition of India
Pratika Rawal scored a half-century to make Australia bat again, but Georgia Voll and Phoebe Litchfield knocked off the paltry 25-run target to finish the Test in just over two days
- Triumph and disaster: India, New Zealand and a trophy for one
India could become the first team to successfully defend the T20 World Cup title; New Zealand are on the hunt for their first World Cup
- 'Be courageous in tough situations' - Suryakumar's message to the team
"Of course, there are nerves. There will be butterflies in the stomach. But as I always say, if there is no pressure, there is no fun"
- Du Plessis: Bumrah in the XI is 'like having a genie'
Jasprit Bumrah "a superpower that any captain will dream of", Faf du Plessis says after India quick changes the T20 World Cup semi-final against England with a special 18th over
- Mixed-soil pitch set to offer minimal turn and good bounce for India-NZ final
The pitch is as good as fresh, having hosted just one match in this T20 World Cup
- India in final after edging high-scoring thriller against England
Samson's 89 trumped Bethell's 105 on a night of pulsating drama, studded with 499 runs in 40 overs
- Samson on playing first World Cup final: 'One of the best moments in my life'
"I did not miss two centuries. I have made 97 and 89 - it is a very big thing," Sanju Samson says of his back-to-back match-winning innings at the T20 World Cup
- 'I made a big mistake dropping Sanju Samson' - Harry Brook
Captain holds hands up over costly fielding error as England exit T20 World Cup in semi-final defeat to India
- McCullum 'would love to carry on' as England head coach despite tough winter
Head coach admits team veered away from attacking game during Ashes, but praises white-ball 'identity'
- Samson: I would not be standing here if not for Bumrah
In a high scoring semi-final in Mumbai, Jasprit Bumrah bowled two economical overs at the death to shut down England's chase
- England opt to bowl, bring in Overton for Rehan
India went in with an unchanged XI
- India vs England chapter 3: the match that could define eras
The two teams are meeting in the semi-finals for the third straight edition, on the back of less than perfect campaigns, and seeking a historic third title
- Morkel: 'For Varun, it's just about getting that confidence, and trying not to overthink it'
"I keep telling Varun that with the skill and variation he has, he has the ability to take a wicket almost every ball"
- Brook: England get a 'bad rap' about playing spin
England captain leans into slow-bowling strengths ahead of crucial semi-final at the Wankhede
- Curran backs England to play the 'perfect game' and 'silence' Wankhede crowd
He said England will be hoping to draw inspiration from the 2022 semi-final in Adelaide, when India were comprehensively beaten by 10 wickets
- 'Need to do more to beat India' - Du Plessis, Kumble say WI 'played it safe'
West Indies also did not make India think too much about their sixth bowling option, which has been one of their areas of concerns
- India to host Afghanistan for one Test and three ODIs in June
This will only be the second Test between the two sides, after the first one was played in 2018
- Shai Hope takes 'blame' for West Indies' exit
"We're all going to go home with our heads held high," captain says
- Sanju Samson delivered 'when the team needed him the most' - Gautam Gambhir
India coach believed wicketkeeper-batter would come good at the right time
- Samson: One of the greatest days of my life
Samson hit an unbeaten 97 off 50 - a record score for India while chasing in men's T20 World Cups
- Samson special leads India into the semi-finals
West Indies posted 195 in a must-win game but would rue their captain Hope's 32 off 33 balls
- Unchanged India opt to bowl; Hosein replaces King for West Indies
West Indies have offspin of Chase, left-arm spin of Hosein and a mix of left-arm fingerspin and wristspin of Motie
- Can West Indies make up for bowling gulf in virtual quarter-final against India?
The two best six-hitting teams of this T20 World Cup meet in a winner-takes-all contest at Eden Gardens
- Ten Doeschate: You want to go towards pressure
Defending champions India face former champions West Indies in virtual quarter-final in Kolkata
- MCA to name a stand after Ravi Shastri at Wankhede Stadium
Three gates at the stadium to be named after Dilip Sardesai, Eknath Solkar and Diana Edulji
- Sixth bowler a worry for India, say Kumble and du Plessis
Anil Kumble feels that on flat pitches, India would ideally want the "comfort of playing eight batters, rather than going in with seven and five specialist bowlers"
- IPL 2026 to begin on March 28, final scheduled for May 31
The delay in the announcement of the schedule is because of the assembly elections in Assam, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal
- India in a West Indies frame of mind
"The brand of cricket we played today and since last year, the same intent, we want to keep" - Tilak Varma
- India win big to set up knockout against West Indies
India's batting muscle powered them to 256, and despite a valiant 97 from Brian Bennett, Zimbabwe were never really in the chase
- South Africa book semi-final spot after India beat Zimbabwe
Match between India and West Indies on March 1 is a knockout for a place in the semi-finals
- Zimbabwe opt to bowl, include Maposa; Samson, Axar back for India
It is practically a must-win match for both sides. But while India need to just win, Zimbabwe need to win big
- Du Plessis to Abhishek: Be aware of opposition plans, keep out the noise
"Give him a couple more innings, the youngster will come through and will have an amazing innings somewhere in this World Cup"
- India meet Zimbabwe with their semi-final hopes on the line
Heavy defeats have damaged their net run rates, and now both teams need massive wins to recover
- India's T20 stars face unfamiliar high-pressure situation
India's batting coach said he doesn't want his players to think too much about the South Africa loss so they can "move ahead"
- Focus on Samson at India nets after Rinku returns home
Axar Patel, who sat out of India's previous two games, bowled and batted during training and might come back into contention on a black-soil surface
- Harmanpreet stays off the field after picking up knee injury
Harmanpreet Kaur received some on-field treatment at the end of the 38th over of India's innings; Smriti Mandhana led the team in the regular captain's absence
- Sri Lanka could play T20 World Cup semi-final in Colombo
The R Premadasa Stadium will host Sri Lanka if they are drawn to face anyone other than India, and if Pakistan don't make the last four
- A plan for every play: South Africa go 'out of the box' to suffocate India
"An offspinner getting a wicket in the first over is pretty much becoming a habit," Varun Aaron says after India go down to South Africa by 76 runs in a T20 World Cup Super Eight game
- All-round SA hammer India in Ahmedabad
Miller, Brevis and Stubbs lifted SA to a strong total after which their bowlers dominated proceedings
- Miller: India are 'beatable' and South Africa will 'keep wanting more'
The South Africa batter said their 76-run win against them proved a point, but kept his eyes on the ball with two Super Eight fixtures left to play
- Washington picked over Axar with an eye on 'winning the powerplay', says ten Doeschate
Axar Patel was left out of hosts' line-up for their 76-run defeat at the hands of South Africa
- Markram's SA bat first against India; no place for Axar
SA made four changes, bringing back all first-choice players who were rested for their last fixture
- 'Last year he covered for us, now we cover for him' - Suryakumar on Abhishek's form
The India captain also addressed the issue of oppositions bowling offspin to India's left-handed heavy line-up
- India, South Africa meet in the final before the final
A blockbuster to kick off Group 1 will see two teams, familiar with the Ahmedabad conditions, clash on a black-soil pitch
- Hubballi to host Ranji final; Chinnaswamy not yet ready
ESPNcricinfo understands the KSCA had the option of hosting the fixture between Karnataka and Jammu & Kashmir either in Bengaluru or Hubballi
- India's problems with fingerspin could 'be a differentiator', says ten Doeschate
As things stand, "we're going to make do with the abundance of left-handers," Ryan ten Doeschate says of India's options
- Chances in the Betfair market for the 2015 Indian Premier League
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