Mohammed Shami's return to competitive cricket has been further pushed back after the veteran pacer was not named in the Bengal squad for the next two rounds of the Ranji Trophy

India lost their top position in the World Test Championship standings, slipping to second place after suffering an embarrassing home series defeat to New Zealand.

Indian cricket team wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant took to social media to share a cryptic post following a 0-3 Test series loss against New Zealand on Sunday.

Rumours of Virat Kohli returning as RCB captain gained steam as Faf du Plessis was released by the franchise.

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.

Packed with proven performers, Indian team seemed like a bunch of clueless cricketers as it endured an unprecedented and humiliating 0-3 whitewash at the hands of a resolute New Zealand.

In case Rohit misses the Test, vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah will lead the side in the series opener while Abhimanyu Easwaran is likely to be his cover.

With a five-Test series against Australia in Australia coming up, India's place in the top two of the WTC could be in jeopardy.

Rohit Sharma admitted to his own failures as India were embarrassed 0-3 by New Zealand at home.

New Zealand inflicted Team India a first ever home clean sweep, winning the 3-match series 3-0 to rewrite history books.

Rishabh Pant was dismissed in a controversial manner by Ajaz Patel after New Zealand decided to put DRS into use.

The India A team, on the tour of Australia, has been accused of ball tampering during the match against Australia A.

R Ashwin bagged three wickets on Day 2 of the third Test against New Zealand, with the dismissal of Glenn Phillips unarguably being the most impressive.

Venkatesh Iyer has been a key cog for KKR for four seasons, and expressed his emotion at not being retained by the franchise.

Ramiz Raja asked Shan Masood some objectionable questions after Pakistan's 2-1 Test series win against England.

Shami is in a race against time to make India's squad for the tour to Australia.

Ashwin produced a moment of magic in the field to end the 50-run partnership between Will Young and Daryl Mitchell.

Sarfaraz Khan batted at the No. 8 spot for India in the first innings of the third Test against New Zealand. He averages over 150 at Wankhede in his last 6 First-Class innings.

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have already called time on their T20I careers but continue to play the ODI and Test formats.

India's troubles deepened in the last over when Virat Kohli (4) was run out following a quick throw from Matt Henry, unable to cross the crease in time.

India were 78/1 at one stage, but from 17.2 overs to 18.3 overs, lost three wickets of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Mohammed Siraj and Virat Kohli

Umpire Richard Illingworth called up Sarfaraz Khan and Rohit Sharma ON Day 1 of the 3rd Test vs New Zealand

KKR have made their top retention pick in middle-order batter Rinku Singh followed by Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, along with uncapped duo of Harshit Rana and Ramandeep Singh

Mumbai Indians retained Jasprit Bumrah (Rs 18 crore), skipper Hardik Pandya (Rs 16.35 crore), Suryakumar Yadav (Rs 16.35 crore), Rohit Sharma (Rs 16.30 crore) and Tilak Varma (Rs 8 crore) ahead of IPL...

Indian cricket team fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah was not included in the playing XI for the third Test encounter against New Zealand in Mumbai.

Mumbai Indians chose to retain five Indian players as the IPL franchises submitted their list of retentions to end weeks of speculations

India head coach Gautam Gambhir confirmed that uncapped seamer Harshit Rana will not take part in the upcoming third Test match against New Zealand in Mumbai.

At the IPL auctions, Lucknow Super Giants and Punjab Kings could go the whole hog for Rishabh Pant

If Rishabh Pant indeed enters the IPL auction, it would start a bidding war, according to former India player Aakash Chopra.

Dhoni, who captained Chennai Super Kings to five IPL titles, recently confirmed that he will be taking part in IPL 2025

A report has claimed that Rahul was offered the top retention by LSG but he decided to move on for two reasons.

Virat Kohli is set to lead Royal Challengers Bengaluru again. He had quit the franchise's captaincy after the 2021 season.

Smriti Mandhana finally played a knock befitting her calibre as India defeated New Zealand by six wickets in the deciding game to seal the three-match Women's ODI series 2-1.

Harshit Rana's promising domestic season took an exciting turn on Tuesday as he was called up to join India's squad for the third Test against New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, sources say.

With all 10 teams allowed to retain a maximum of six players, RCB have reportedly finalised the retention of star batter and former captain Virat Kohli.

Dinesh Karthik didn't shy away from calling out Rohit Sharma's underperformance as a captain against New Zealand in the Test series.

Rohit Sharma's captaincy and form came under immense scrutiny during the New Zealand series

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) are gearing up for the 2025 Indian Premier League season by retaining their core squad, who were pivotal to their recent successes.

Gary Kirsten quit as Pakistan's white-ball coach over a fallout with the board.

As per the report, his decision to quit is down to a rift with red ball coach Jason Gillespie, and the PCB after the board decided to withdraw their selection powers.

Gary Kirsten, who became Pakistan's white-ball coach about 4 months ago, is all set to quit.

Indian cricket team fast bowler Mohammed Shami took to social media to react to not getting selected for the upcoming Test series against Australia.

India, captained by Rohit Sharma, marking their first Test series loss at home in 12 years.

This is the first time Pakistan have won a three-match Test series after losing the first Test since they beat Zimbabwe in similar fashion in 1995.

CSK are reportedly set to retain MS Dhoni as an uncapped player ahead of IPL 2025 auction. However, it's the franchise's No. 1 choice that has surprised many.

India captain Rohit Sharma's approach was heavily criticised by fans and experts, while head coach Gambhir also faced flak on social media.

Kumble highlighted the significance of each Test match for India's journey to the World Test Championship (WTC) final.

India vs New Zealand: Driving home the reality might be on top of his agenda now, but Rohit Sharma did not want to make a spectacle out of it.

Jasprit Bumrah has been named vice-captain in the Rohit Sharma-led India side. Injured veteran pacer Mohammed Shami has not been included

New Zealand consolidated their position by reaching 85/2 at tea in the second innings.