Syed Abid Ali, who represented India in 29 Tests from 1967 to 1974, has died in California aged 83.A medium pacer who was renowned for his high standards of fielding and lightning-fast running between the wickets, one of Abid Ali's greatest moments on the cricket field came with...
Ajinkya Rahane's vast experience and "maturity" in handling an "intense" tournament such as the IPL made him the automatic choice to lead defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders, according to franchise CEO Venky Mysore.Rahane was one of the contenders for the captaincy alongside Venkatesh Iyer, the India and Madhya...
India 254 for 6 (Rohit 76, Iyer 48, Rahul 34*, Bracewell 2-28, Santner 2-46) beat New Zealand 251 for 7 (Mitchell 63, Bracewell 53, Phillips 34, Kuldeep 2-40, Varun 2-45) by four wicketsNew Zealand defended with all their might against heavy favourites India. But, in the end, India...
Another back injury for Jasprit Bumrah in the same spot where he had surgery "could be a career-ender" according to former New Zealand fast bowler Shane Bond, whose career ended prematurely due to chronic back problems.Bumrah has not played since he walked off for scans on the second...
Virat Kohli believes India have a squad "ready to take on the world" for the next eight years, following their victory in the Champions Trophy final against New Zealand in Dubai."When you leave, you want to leave the team in a better place, I feel we've a squad...
"I'm not going to retire from this format, just to make sure that no rumours are spread going forward," he said at the press conference after India beat New Zealand by four wickets in the final.Rohit said there was "no future plan" and that "what is happening will...
In the last three men's ICC tournaments, India have won 23 out of 24 completed matches, and claimed two trophies. This is the kind of run that signals the kind of sustained excellence that few teams in the history of cricket have achieved. Rohit Sharma, the man who...
KL Rahul: "I don't think I can say this on camera, but I was s****ing myself at the end. But we still had a couple of batters to come, so I was confident that we could get over the line."But in moments like this and big games, it's...
There are two ODI greats in India's top three. There is batting down to No. 8. And almost all the batters have got runs in this Champions Trophy. This India batting order, said team vice-captain Shubman Gill, is better than any he's previously played in."This is the best...
Big picture: The two best spin-bowling unitsEverybody knows how this is going to play out.India will lean on the strength of their spinners, who on occasion have challenged the idea that runs even belong in the game of cricket. Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakravarthy are probably allowed to...
