MV Sridhar was today appointed manager of the Indian cricket team for the tri-series in the West Indies starting June 28.
India have strengthened their number one position on the ICC ODI Championship Table as they have added two more rating points to their kitty with an unbeaten run in the group stage of the Champions Trophy.
England and South Africa will hope lady luck does not desert them when they clash in the Champions Trophy semi-final at the Oval in London on Wednesday.
Australia's chairman of selectors has told England now is not the time to dismiss his side's chances of regaining the Ashes, despite the controversy currently engulfing the tourists.
Sri Lanka batsman Mahela Jayawardene has said they need to contain the "strong Indian batting" when the two teams meet in the Champions Trophy semifinal on Thursday.
South Africa skipper A B de Villiers expressed concerns over allegations of ball-tampering against the English side and seemed a bit amazed at the host bowlers' ability to reverse swing the ball "a bit quicker than the rest of the teams" in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy.
After much speculation, the cricket board will decide on Thursday who will represent BCCI at International Cricket Council's (ICC) annual conference to be held in London from June 25-29.
HT reports.
Cricketer Harbhajan Singh, who hasbeen stranded in Joshimath, on Tuesday took the role of a counsellor alongside ITBP personnel as he met a number of pilgrims hit by incessant rains and floods.
The national selectors today decided to retain the Indian squad that is currently taking part in the Champions Trophy for the upcoming tri-series in West Indies starting June 28.
Having endured a "stressful" journey to book a Champions Trophy's semifinal berth, England captain Alastair Cook said he didn't really care which among India and South Africa await his team in the last-four stage of the tournament.
The cricket Board's two-member inquiry panel and the Anti-Corruption and Security Unit Officer, Ravi Sawani, will hold a meeting this week to iron out issues before the probe starts in the betting and spot-fixing case.
With spot-fixing under the scanner in India, the cricket Board is showing video clips of the scandal involving young Pakistan pacer Mohammad Aamer to educate its under-19 and under-25 players against falling prey to corrupt practices.
Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni lauded his team's fielding performance against Pakistan saying that they are currently the world's top fielding side.
When India plays Pakistan tension often boils over. Remember Javed Miandad mocking Kiran More with his famous kangaroo hop in the 1992 World Cup, or Venkatesh Prasad's expletive-laden send-off to Aamer Sohail at Bangalore four years later, writes
Rohit Bhaskar.
India maintain intensity in the inconsequential game to brush aside Pakistan; become the only team in the event to advance with all-win record, reports Rohit Bhaskar.