India cancels intra-squad match with ‘A’ side in Australia tour for more net practice, focusing on Test series preparation

The Mumbai all-rounder’s consistent match-winning feats have catapulted him into national reckoning. Judging by the challenges he has overcome so far, as well as his clear-headed approach to cricket, the 26-year-old will be keen to test himself on India-A’s tour of Australia

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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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

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

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.

According to a source, the meeting was not a knee-jerk reaction to India’s series whitewash (0-3) at home by New Zealand

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Building concepts and optimising test performance should be the two objectives of preparation.

With the emergence of new openings in PSUs, and growing fields such as IPRs and environment law, the demand for law graduates has seen a steady rise.

IIT Madras joins the Hand-in-Hand Academy for Social Entrepreneurship to set up skill development programmes for women entrepreneurs from rural areas.

As NEET comes into effect, the validity of other exams — conducted by the State or a private medical college — has come under question.

Passion for his mother tongue drives 92-year-old K.N. Rao to continue to bring out translation works.

Textile revivalist Jaya Jaitly talks about her gamchha project

He has worked single handed, to document and highlight the beauty and history of 80 years of Odia cinema.

The 17th Century Venkatamudayan temple to get a new lease of life, writes S. Prabhu

Jagdish Koppa’s book on Bangalore Nagarathnamma is a detailed account of the musician and also the life of devadasis in South India

As Magdalene Aunty turns 91, it revives memories of glorious birthday celebrations by Mughal emperors

Dr. Nagaswamy explores Tamil texts and traditions in his latest book, writes Pradeep Chakravarthy.

Writer Balakumaran talks to Suganthy Krishnamachari about the diverse subjects of his novels and the joy in capturing human emotions.

A tribute concert for Susarla Dakshinamurthy Sastri and Parupalli Ramakrishnaiah Pantulu recalled memories of the great vidwans.

English language poets of the Indian diaspora were celebrated at a recent event in London.