India Cricket News

Virat Kohli equals Sachin Tendulkar's record in ICC ODI rankings

Skipper Kohli scored 330 runs in the 5-match series, including an unbeaten 110 in the last match, consolidated his position at the top of the ICC ODI Rankings with 887 points.

Sep 04, 2017, 14:10 PM IST

Will take 'one hell of an effort' to surpass Sachin Tendulkar, says Virat Kohli

The Indian skipper termed it an honour to have equalled Ricky Ponting's 30 ODI hundreds but feels that it will take 'one hell of an effort' to reach anywhere near Tendulkar's world record.

Sep 04, 2017, 10:42 AM IST

Our 2019 ICC World Cup 'core group' has to be unpredictable, says Virat Kohli

With bowlers like Umesh Yadav, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami at his disposal, the skipper is likely to face a 'happy dilemma' for the upcoming limited overs series in India.

Sep 04, 2017, 10:21 AM IST

Watch: MS Dhoni lets Virat Kohli score the winning runs, yet again

The 'Bromance' between the two was on display once again when Dhoni took a single and let Kohli score the winning runs in Colombo on Sunday.

Sep 04, 2017, 09:52 AM IST

Virat Kohli takes 100 ODIs less than Sachin Tendulkar to score 30 tons

Tendulkar's 30th century came in 2001 against South Africa in Johannesburg. At the end of that year, Tendulkar had played 280 ODI matches in his career. 

Sep 04, 2017, 09:15 AM IST

Wishes pour in for Mohammed Shami as he turns 27

Shami was India's second best bowler in World Cup 2015 by taking 17-wickets in seven matches at 17.29.

Sep 03, 2017, 16:15 PM IST

Get funky hairstyles and tattoos to be picked for Team India, taunts Sunil Gavaskar

Kohli's men lost just one Test in the 13-match home season, reached the final of the ICC Champions Trophy and also beat the West Indies 3-1 away from home.

Sep 03, 2017, 13:07 PM IST

Would love to play under MS Dhoni again, says Suresh Raina

The last time Raina had played for India was in the T20I series against England, back in February. He had hit 63 runs in Bangalore and later went on to have a decent IPL where he managed to score 422 runs in 14 matches for Gujarat Lions. 

Sep 03, 2017, 11:28 AM IST

BCCI hoping to be richer by Rs 20,000 crore after IPL media rights auction

In 2008, Sony Pictures Network won the IPL media rights for a period of 10 years with a bid of Rs 8200 crore. The global digital rights of IPL for a period of three years was awarded to Novi Digital in 2015 for 302.2 crore.

Sep 03, 2017, 10:23 AM IST

All eyes on serial bench-warmer Ajinkya Rahane ahead of final ODI

India so far have fielded 14 players in a squad of 15 in the four matches they played in this five-match series and Rahane is the only one not to get a game yet.

Sep 03, 2017, 09:43 AM IST

Lasith Malinga rues 'lost generation', urges Sri Lanka to back struggling team

The 34-year-old took his 300th ODI wicket on Thursday but it was cold comfort in a 168-run thumping at the hands of India. The visitors extended their lead in the current ODI series to 4-0 with a game to go.

Sep 02, 2017, 16:58 PM IST

See pic: Virender Sehwag finds birthday boy Ishant Sharma's trainer

Ishant had imitated Australia skipper Steve Smith during a Test match in Bengaluru and broke the internet with his expressions.

Sep 02, 2017, 15:56 PM IST

Watch: Arjuna Awardees Harmanpreet Kaur, Cheteshwar Pujara thank fans for unconditional love

Pujara was not there to receive the prestigious award due to his commitment to the Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club in England.

Sep 02, 2017, 15:26 PM IST

Captain will always be the boss of the team, assures Ravi Shastri

Shastri believes that sharing a similar mindset with the captain, and the bonding between the players and the support staff is one of the biggest reasons behind the team's success in recent times.

Sep 02, 2017, 14:28 PM IST

India vs Sri Lanka, 5th ODI, Preview: Virat Kohli and Co eye series clean sweep

Sri Lanka are in danger of losing a second successive ODI series to India by a 5-0 margin. The last time these two sides played a bilateral series in November 2014, a depleted Lankan side lost 5-0 in India.

Sep 02, 2017, 14:05 PM IST

See pics: Lasith Malinga hosts dinner for Indian cricket team

Malinga who has been a part of Mumbai Indians franchise shares a good bond with Indian players like Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya and Ajinkya Rahane.

Sep 02, 2017, 13:23 PM IST

See pic: Amitabh Bachchan invites Indian women's cricket team to 'Kaun Banega Crorepati'

Amitabh Bachchan informed the audience of 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' about a special segment Nayi Chaah Nayi Raah, where every Friday, some special guests would be invited to the show.

Sep 02, 2017, 11:21 AM IST

Underestimate MS Dhoni at your own peril; he will continue to surprise: Ravi Shastri

Kohli has time and again asserted that he is experimenting with the rotation policy to build a solid team for the 2019 ICC World Cup and Dhoni's place in that squad has been questioned many times in the past few years.

Sep 02, 2017, 09:36 AM IST

Yuvraj Singh honored and privileged to receive letter from PM Narendra Modi

The left-handed batsman runs a non-profit organization, YouWeCan, which was founded to fight cancer and spread awareness about the fatal disease. The initiative was set up in July 2012.

Sep 01, 2017, 16:03 PM IST

I am just placing the field, everything else is done by players: Virat Kohli tells Rohit Sharma

The Men in Blue comfortably sealed the fourth ODI in Colombo to take a 4-0 lead in the series with the final match to be played on Sunday.

Sep 01, 2017, 15:13 PM IST