India head coach Ravi Shastri said that Rohit Sharma and Ishant Sharma will have to be on the flight to Australia in the "next four or five days" if they are to take part in the Test  series against Australia.Rohit is currently at the National Cricket...

Australia's fast bowling all-rounder Marcus Stoinis has said that he is willing to perform whatever role is assigned to him but would love to help Glenn Maxwell lower down the order in the Australian limited overs line-up. Stoinis had recently opened the batting...

All-rounder Marcus Stoinis on Saturday said that the Australian team is looking to get extra competitive against India skipper Virat Kohli as he is likely to have more motivation to score runs in the limited-overs series and the first Test before returning home...

Indian cricketers' workload on their current tour of Australia won't be an issue if the coaching and support staff take good care of them, says former India batsman VVS Laxman, even though the players have moved from one bio-secure bubble to another, after...

Ricky Ponting's hard hands against spin bowling and the psychological edge he had yanked from the batsman very early in the 2001 series helped former India spinner Harbhajan Singh plot out the ex-Australian skipper frequently.Harbhajan, who played 103 Test...

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes India's best side for the first Test of the upcoming four-match series is far from settled and skipper Virat Kohli's departure during the series will add further uncertainty around the make-up of their side.India,...

Former Australia leg-spinner Shane Warne has heaped praise Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara, saying the duo were the 'best two batsmen' he played with or against during his illustrious career."These two guys were clearly and easily the best two batsmen I played...

Mumbai Indians (MI) on Tuesday cruised to their fifth Indian Premier League (IPL) title with a five-wicket win over Delhi Capitals (DC) in the final at the Dubai International Stadium. MI have become the first team in nine years to win back-to-back titles after...

Marcus Stoinis's all-round performance, Shikhar Dhawan's superb 50-ball 78, and pacer Kagiso Rabada's four-wicket haul propelled Delhi Capitals (DC) into their maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) final with a 17-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the...

Kane Williamson's 33rd T20 half-century and an all-round masterclass from Jason Holder helped former champions SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by six wickets in the Eliminator of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Friday and...

Speedsters Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult on Thursday bowled four-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI) into their second successive Indian Premier League (IPL) final after crushing Delhi Capitals (DC) by 57 runs in Qualifier 1. DC, however, have a lifeline left.Bumrah...

Star Indian batsmen Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have maintained their top two positions in the latest ICC ODI rankings for batters which got updated on Wednesday following the conclusion of three-match series between Pakistan and Zimbabwe.Meanwhile Pakistan...

Captain David Warner led from the front as SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) not only handed Mumbai Indians (MI) a reality check as they outclassed the reigning champions by 10 wickets in the last league match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Tuesday, but also...

There were some concerns about certain Team India players before the Indian Premier League (IPL) began on September 19. But as the IPL draws to a close, these players with their performances seem to have laid these worries to rest -- crucially ahead of India's...

Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday called on the authorities to make the use of helmet mandatory for batsmen at professional level.The Indian batting maestro, who rarely batted without helmet during his playing days, tweeted a video of an incident from an October...

Like the previous 12 IPL seasons, the present edition too has unearthed a plethora of young Indian cricketers -- Devdutt Padikkal, Rahul Tewatia, Ravi Bishnoi, T. Natarajan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh -- who have caught the eye and...

Delhi Capitals (DC) defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by six wickets on Monday, but both teams joined reigning champions Mumbai Indians (MI) in the playoffs of the Indian Premier League (IPL).RCB's final spot on the points table will, however, be...

Australian fast bowler Pat Cummins captured four wickets to bowl Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to a 60-run win over Rajasthan Royals (RR) in their last league match of the Indian Premier League (IPL), and vaulted back to the fourth spot on the points table to still...

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) salvaged pride in their last league match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) with a convincing nine-wicket win on Sunday, and in the process, shattered Kings XI Punjab's (KXIP) dreams of making it to the playoffs.The defeat saw KXIP...

All-rounder Jason Holder on Saturday pulled a stumbling SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) over the line against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL), and took them closer to the playoffs with the five-wicket verdict.With this win, SRH jumped...

Mumbai Indians (MI) on Saturday strolled to a nine-wicket win over Delhi Capitals (DC) in the Indian Premier League. Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult wreaked havoc on the DC batting lineup, restricting them to 110 for 9 wickets and Ishan Kishan's unbeaten 72...

Consecutive wins in their last two matches have given Rajasthan Royals (RR) hope for qualifying for the playoffs of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the Steve Smith-led team will aim to capitalise from the situation when they face a deflated Kolkata Knight Riders...

Five wins on the trot saw Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) making a turnaround in their fortunes before a defeat to Rajasthan Royals (RR) dented their Indian Premier League playoff chances. KXIP side will now have to play out of their skin against a buoyant Chennai...

Kings XI Punjab batsman Chris Gayle on Friday became the only player in the history of Indian Premier League (IPL) to miss century by a single run on two occasions.Gayle's innings on Friday was his second knock of 99.While he was bowled for 99 by Rajasthan...

Chris Gayle's swashbuckling 99 went in vain for Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) as a collective batting effort guided Rajasthan Royals (RR) to a much needed seven-wicket win in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Friday.The win helped RR to the fifth spot on the table,...

Even though Chennai Super Kings are out of contention of making it to the playoffs in IPL 2020, CSK batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad has stated that the atmosphere in the dressing room is "pretty relaxed" and that it doesn't feel the three-time champions are out of...

Ravindra Jadeja slammed consecutive sixes off the last two balls of the match to take Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to a six-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Thursday.Jadeja scored 30 off 11 balls and followed up Ruturaj...

With five wins on the trot, a rejuvenated Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) will look to further boost their playoff hopes when they face Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the 50th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Friday.While KXIP (12 points) have turned it around...

Suryakumar Yadav, who has been in amazing form in the ongoing tournament, once again turned out to be hero for the Mumbai Indians during their five-wicket victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the latest IPL encounter.On Wednesday, Mumbai chased down the...

Jasprit Bumrah's excellent bowling effort (3/14) followed by Suryakumar Yadav's heroics with the bat (75 not out) guided Mumbai Indians (MI) to a five-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium here on Wednesday.The win took...

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain Virat Kohli on Wednesday felt that his team was in with a chance of beating Mumbai Indians (MI) until the 17th over of the latter's innings during an Indian Premier League (IPL) match.RCB missed a chance to take a...

An inconsistent Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will look to seal their seventh win of the season and put their foot firmly in the playoffs when they face Chennai Super Kings (CSK) here on Thursday.The Eoin Morgan-led KKR lost their previous match against Kings...

BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has been overwhelmed with the response which the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is getting in terms of viewership and ratings.The IPL 2020 edition was initially scheduled to be played in March but following...

Rashid Khan returned his best ever figures -- while bowling a whopping 17 dot balls in his four overs -- against Delhi Capitals (DC) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match on Tuesday to not only spin SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) to a crucial win, but to also...

Both Mumbai Indians (MI) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will look to stamp their authority going into the playoffs when they square off in the 48th match of the ongoing  season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) here on Wednesday.Both sides have...

Leg-spinner Rashid Khan returned his best ever Indian Premier League (IPL) figures of three wickets for seven runs and Wriddhiman Saha smashed 87 off just 45 balls to guide SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) to an emphatic 88-run win over Delhi Capitals (DC) on Tuesday,...

Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) win over Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) here on Monday was the outcome of "positive cricket", said winning team captain KL Rahul after his team's fifth consecutive win that took them to fourth spot and kept them interested in the Indian...

The Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) juggernaut continued to roll on Monday as they crushed Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by eight wickets in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match and brightened their chances of securing a playoff berth.It was Punjab's fifth win on the...

Ace leg-spinner Varun Chakravarthy's good performance in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) was rewarded on Monday when the selectors picked him as the lone new face in the Indian T20 squad for the upcoming tour of Australia.Chakravarthy, 29 and a professional...

After two consecutive defeats, against Punjab and Kolkata respectively, Delhi Capitals (DC) will aim to put their campaign back on track when they face a struggling SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) here on Tuesday.The last time the two sides squared-off in the season,...

England all-rounder Ben Stokes has stated that he is not affected by the "outside noise" and all he focuses upon is his own performance.On Sunday, Stokes played a magnificent knock of 107* as Rajasthan Royals chased down a stiff target of 196 with utmost ease...

Ben Stokes roared back to form on Sunday with an unbeaten 107 that helped Rajasthan Royals (RR) race to an eight-wicket win over Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium. The win provides a filip to RR's floundering chances of making it to the playoffs,...

Ben Stokes (107 not out) and Sanju Samson (54 not out) made a mockery of a target of 196 Mumbai Indians (MI) had set for Rajasthan Royals (RR) as they helped overhaul it with eight wickets and nearly two overs to spare in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match...

Hardik Pandya was at his explosive best on Sunday as he smashed 60 off 21 balls against the Rajasthan Royals (RR). It is his highest score thus far in the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and with that, he propelled Mumbai Indians to a total...

Chennai Super Kings' (CSK) eight-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Sunday was one of the "perfect games" for them with regards to execution in all departments, according to CSK skipper MS Dhoni.CSK first restricted RCB to 145/6 before opener...

After completing a hat-trick of defeats, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) finally tasted victory as they hammered Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by eight wickets here on Sunday.In what was a low-scoring match as CSK's clinical bowling performance saw RCB, who...

With four consecutive victories, Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) have stunned everyone and the KL Rahul-led lineup will aim to keep the juggernaut rolling when they face Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the 46th fixture of the Indian Premier League (IPL) here on Monday.The...

Still looking for their first Indian Premier League (IPL) title, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have everything to gain when they clash with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) as Virat  Kohli's team would look to seal a playoff berth here on Sunday.At the moment,...

The 2008 Indian Premier league (IPL) champions, Rajasthan Royals (RR), may be placed at the seventh spot at the moment. However, the Steve Smith-led side is still afloat in the  competition and would hope to strengthen their chances to qualify for the...

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) coach Stephen Fleming said that there is a lot of hurt, disappointment and frustration within the camp after the three-time IPL champions crashed to Mumbai Indians (MI) by 10 wickets on Friday.Fleming added that the loss to Mumbai Indians...

India's first World Cup-winning cricket captain Kapil Dev is well on road to recovery after a successful emergency coronary angioplasty, and this is evident from a photo in which the legendary all-rounder is seen flashing a double thumbs up sign from his hospital...

Mumbai Indians' (MI) stand-in captain Kieron Pollard said on Friday that they would have liked to bowl out Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for under 100 runs at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.CSK were 43/7 at one stage before Sam Curran's 52 pushed them to 114/9. Openers...

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain MS Dhoni on Friday admitted that his team's chances of making it to the playoffs this season may have all but ended after their 10-wicket thrashing at the hands of Mumbai Indians on Friday, saying that the team would now be...

New Zealand speedster Trent Boult's four-wicket haul and an unbeaten 116-run opening stand between Ishan Kishan and Quinton de Kock steered the reigning Mumbai Indians (MI) stroll to a 10-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Friday, and go atop the...

SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) captain David Warner was happy that their middle order stepped up to lead the team to victory against the Rajasthan Royals (RR) on Thursday and their chances of qualifying for the IPL playoffs alive."It's just great to show people that...

Rajasthan Royals (RR) captain Steve Smith on Thursday admitted that he made a mistake by not giving fast bowler Jofra Archer a third over at the start of the SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) innings -- a move that might have cost RR the IPL match."I consulted a few other...

Important half-centuries from Manish Pandey (83 not out off 47 balls) and Vijay Shankar (52 not out off 51) helped SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) register a clinical eight-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals (RR), and keep their hopes of qualifying for the Indian Premier...

The Kings XI Punjab-Mumbai Indians match in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) season will be remembered by many as one of the greatest matches in the history of the T20 tournament and one thing more.The match, after ending in a tie, saw two back-to-back...

Right-arm fast bowler Mohammad Siraj, who led Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) to a comfortable win over Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), has stated that he wanted to deliver a "magical performance" for the team.On Wednesday, Siraj became the first bowler in IPL...

Rajasthan Royals (RR) will be looking to keep their playoff hopes alive when they face Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the 40th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday.The Steve Smith-led Royals are placed sixth...