Toss Australia chose to bowl vs IndiaIn hot and humid Indore, it was Australia who won the toss and chose to bowl, with stand-in captain Steven Smith saying he'd "fancy chasing" with dew potentially playing a part. Smith also said that regular captain Pat Cummins was being rested,...
India 281 for 5 (Gill 74, Gaikwad 71, Zampa 2-57) beat Australia 276 (Warner 52, Inglis 45, Shami 5-51) by five wicketsFinally it arrived. Like a long-awaited letter from a loved one. ODI runs for Suryakumar Yadav ahead of the World Cup might perhaps be India's biggest positive...
Big Picture: Last dance before big names returnWith key senior players from India and Australia set to slot into their respective XIs for the third ODI in Rajkot later, Sunday's fixture in Indore is perhaps the final chance for any fringe player to make an impression.Australia's situation is...
India have moved past Pakistan to become the No. 1 ranked team in ODIs ahead of the World Cup at home. As a result, they now occupy the top spot across formats, having already been No. 1 in Tests and T20Is. India are only the second team in...
The 2024 Men's U-19 World Cup will kick off with hosts Sri Lanka taking on Zimbabwe on January 13. Defending champions India will take on Bangladesh, to begin their campaign the following day.The 41-match tournament will be played across 23 days in five venues, all in Colombo. The...
India strongly back Suryakumar Yadav to bring his game-changing ability to the World Cup despite the slow start to his ODI career. Suryakumar is the No. 1 T20I batter on the ICC rankings, but he hasn't yet found the same gear in ODIs, where his first 25 innings...
Big Picture: Will Australia test out Short?The World Cup is nearly here, but not quite. These two teams will meet to open their campaigns on October 8 in Chennai, but first there are three games in six days that, while useful for fine-tuning plans, and for a number...
"Arre! World Cup jeetne ke baad phodo, yaar." ("Burst them after winning the World Cup!")The sound of firecrackers boomed through the walls as Rohit Sharma sat patiently for his post-match press conference, wearing a smile that seldom left his face for much of Sunday's short Asia Cup final...
Kuldeep Yadav is riding a wave of confidence following a Player-of-the-Series effort at the Asia Cup. Ahead of the World Cup, the Indian team management is doing all it can to "preserve" its lone wristspinner in the squad, and not "expose" him much against Australia, by resting him...
India seamer Deepak Chahar is determined to get his place back in the national team, having fully recovered from hamstring and back issues. Chahar, 31, last played for India in December last year and has been bogged down by multiple injury concerns in the past. He picked up...
