New Zealand ended day two with an overall lead of 143, which might look small but even a target in the vicinity of 150 will pose serious challenge for the Indian batters

Virat Kohli has been playing for RCB ever since IPL's inception in 2008 and is the leading run-scorer in the competition, amassing over 8,000 runs

What surprised Ashwin is the nature of low bounce, not exactly synonymous with red soil Mumbai surfaces which helps the ball to fly.

Pant leads the way with an entertaining knock, while Gill is unlucky to miss his hundred; Azaz once again excels with a five-for to keep the Kiwis in the hunt on a turning track turning hostile for the batters with every passing hour

The conversation with the coach was just having more repetitions on what I think is the best idea for me to be able to play spinners, says Shubman Gill after the second day of the third test against New Zealand

England finished its successful run chase on 329-5 in the second one-day international with 15 balls remaining

No team had been able to win all the Test matches in India in a series featuring three or more Test matches in nine decades.

Set a target of 147, India were all out for 121. The hosts also suffered embarrassing defeats in the first two Tests of the series

India lost to New Zealand by 25 runs in the third and final Test in Mumbai resutling in a 0-3 whitewash, their first in a home Test series since South Africa's 2-0 win in 1999-2000

There is a high possibility that the five-match Test series against Australia could be the final one for at least two of the four seniors among Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin.

New Zealand captain Tom Latham stated his troupe was confident it had heard two sounds.

Rohit along with a large India squad will depart for Perth in two batches – on November 10 and 11 – and the captain may come back home for a while due to personal reasons.

Resuming at the overnight score of 139 for 3 while chasing 225, skipper Nathan McSweeney (88 not out) and Beau Webster (61) remained unbeaten, stitching unconquered 141 runs for the fourth wicket to ensure the comfortable win for the hosts.

Veteran cricketer Wriddhiman Saha announces retirement, last season in Ranji Trophy, ending a cherished journey in cricket

His biggest contributions came in the third Test at Mumbai when Young’s 71 and 51 across the two innings helped New Zealand become the first team ever to beat India 3-0 in their own backyard

Playing his first ODI since last year's World Cup in India, Cummins produced a nerveless knock of 32 from 31 balls to push the hosts past Pakistan's modest total of 203 with 16.3 overs to spare

Gambhir & Co. gets captain Rohit’s backing after the home Test series loss against New Zealand; the head coach says the team has to be honest and keep working hard

This year's auction is a mega one with high profile India stars like Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer and Arshdeep Singh are going to go under the hammer

India has been in similar situations in the past and found a way to bounce back in style. Nothing will motivate the skipper more than the prospect of a statement-making performance down under, especially with qualification for the final of the World Test Championship now hanging by a slender thread

Other than Shami, Bengal will also miss the services of prolific opener Abhimanyu Easwaran, wicketkeeper batter Abhishek Porel and pacer Mukesh Kumar, who are with India A squad in Australia.

“The results are obviously good for us in a way,” said the Aussie fast bowler.

India are placed in third position in the ICC Women’s Championship standings with 25 points while New Zealand are sixth with 20 from 21.

A collective show of strength from the top six hasn’t yet been on view; Rawat and Badoni’s return bolsters the team’s batting options

CRICKET | The defending champion will look to reignite its topsy-turvy campaign thus far with a dominant show against a side that has struggled to get going this season

Sai Kishore’s return boosts the visiting team; Ghadigaonkar & Co. will have to rack up big scores to provide meaningful competition

Rain is expected to play spoilsport once again; the host will be hoping its seniors deliver the goods against a formidable opponent

Both teams’ bench strength will be tested in this crucial encounter as some of the main players have been called up for national duty

The player registration officially closed and a total of 1,574 cricketers (1,165 Indian and 409 overseas) have been signed up for the auction

Rahul made a hundred on his debut tour to Australia in 2015, a 110 at Sydney, but his overall performance Down Under remains scratchy, evidenced by an average of 20.77 across four Tests.

IPL mega auction list includes marquee Indian players like Pant, Iyer, and Rahul, with a total purse of ₹120 crore

With Boland, one of Australia's senior reserve pacers steaming in and hitting the deck, it will be a stern test for the likes of Abhimanyu Easwaran, Ruturaj Gaikwad, B Sai Sudharsan and Devdutt Padikkal

CRICKET | Teenager Raghuvanshi sets the ball rolling at the top of the order after visiting captain Poddar’s ill-judged move to insert the home team in

CRICKET | Kerala seizes control as the off-spinner becomes the only player to score 6000 runs and take 400 wickets in the tournament after his latest five-wicket haul

In a surprising move, James Anderson, who last played a T20 match in 2014 and never played a match in the IPL, registered himself for the auction

The duo’s 354-run stand for the fourth wicket helps Mumbai declare its first innings at 602 for four before dismissing five Odisha batters for 146 at the end of day two

The batter’s unbeaten 169 against Odisha in the Ranji Trophy marks his highest First Class score

Almost all batters make handy contributions as the host takes a 48-run first-innings lead; spinners Badoni and Mathur shine with the ball for the visitor

The duo’s 99-run partnership for the sixth wicket helps the host reach 340 for seven; the home team leads by 178 at the end of day two

Abhinav Manohar, who scored his maiden First Class 50, and Shreyas Gopal steady the ship for the home side after some initial stutters

The skipper compiles a patient unbeaten 54 and forges an unbroken 71-run stand with southpaw Sibsankar Roy, denying the opposition bowlers a breakthrough till close of play

It is imperative for them to shed the tag of sidekicks and establish themselves as the first-choice players in this format.

Some of their oversees retentions include legendary Lanning, South African Marizanne Kapp, Southern Stars' Jess Jonassen, Alice Capsey and Annabel Sutherland.

Replying to the hosts’ modest 163 all out, thanks to pace spearhead Haris Rauf’s 5-29, Pakistan reached 169-1 with a huge 141 balls to spare.

According to Chappell, the ageing Sharma and Kohli must summon the same drive and focus that once marked their prime years if India hopes to reclaim its form on foreign soil

The diminutive 32-year-old steered Australia A to 223 in reply to India A’s 161 on day two of their four-day match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground — seen as a bat-off for the Test spot left vacant by David Warner’s retirement.

Porel’s four-for and Sindhu’s three-wicket haul help the visitor bundle out the host for 221 before reaching 127 for three in its second essay at the end of day three

The host ends day three at 46 for no loss after dismissing the visitor for 250 in its second innings and needs 157 more runs to clinch an outright victory

Often panned for not realising the minefield of talent that he is, Samson became the first Indian batter to hit back-to-back centuries in T20 Internationals as his 50-ball-107 with as many as 10 monstrous sixes took India to 202 for 8 in 20 overs.

The Hybrid Model was followed during 2023 Asia Cup where Pakistan played its matches at home but India played its matches in Sri Lanka.