The Hindu

An Olympic medal will mean less to a player than winning a World Cup or World Test Championship. And if the games are in a country with little or no interest in cricket, it is unlikely to spread its message which is what the ICC hopes for

The doubles competitions also got underway, with top seeds Manish Sureshkumar/Nitin Sinha advancing to the quarterfinals with a 7-5, 6-2 win over Raghav Jaisinghani/Lakshit Sood

The home side gets bundled out for 149 in pursuit of 275

Dhir finished with impressive figures of 3/31, while Kuldeep Yadav also scalped 2 for 33 to help India restrict West Indies to a manageable total

Earlier in the day, Harmanpreet announced her decision to step down as India captain in a social media post

India will be playing New Zealand in the five-match T20I series from October 22, 2026.

Pragyan Ojha, who has the most Test appearances among the remaining members, has been asked to chair the committee in the interim

Besides the Indian quartet, Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza and Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu have also been named in the men's and women's shortlist respectively

It is over: the reign of the most successful captain in Indian womens cricket

With British best-selling novelist Jeffrey Archers death sending shockwaves, we look back at a memorable interview with him in Chennai in 2013 that had him arguing on a cricket match

Sinners absence could open the door for Alexander Zverev to finish the year at the top of the world rankings

Captain Deepika T.C. of Madakasira in Andhra Pradeshs Sri Sathya Sai district is still waiting for the house site she was promised

The 37-year-old led the Indian T20 side for a decade, taking over the position in 2016, and was elevated to ODI captaincy in 2022 before becoming the all-format leader in 2023

The host boasts of a power-packed batting line-up; Samson under the scanner; how the team management handles Sooryavanshi remains to be seen; the visitor gets a big boost with the return of Hetmyer, Powell, Shepherd and Akeal

On Vaibhav Sooryavanshis development, Morkel was of the opinion that being around the team will be useful for the youngster even if he doesnt make it to the XI

The 33-year-old is set to play in his 100th T20I match, and the Trinidadian hoped he could continue for another five years

The host bowls out the visitor for 174 and ends the first day at 38 for two

With Dogra & Co. facing Madhya Pradesh in their opener on October 11, the 41-year-old stressed that there is only a need to fine-tune

For Shreyas, this was a much-needed victory. This campaign, away from probing eyes, would have facilitated his reintegration to progress further. The fact that he had most of his first-choice personnel around would have aided the process of refamiliarisation and put him in a good head-space

The Indian captain adds that ground fielding needs to get better

J&K fold up for 111 in less than 29 overs on the third day

Defending champion Alcaraz will play fellow Spaniard Jaume Munar for a place in the final after the world number 64 ended the impressive run of 86th-ranked Kyrian Jacquet of France

Apart from Kuldeep in the first match, none of the other bowlers looked like they could keep the batters honest or provide timely breakthroughs

The camaraderie within the group has also played its part, says the Tamil Nadu u-23 batter

The visiting side has a lead of 265 runs with two wickets in hand at close on day three

Shreyas Iyer said the squad chose to adapt rather than make excuses before going on to beat Pakistan by 19 runs in the final

India have handed an ODI debut to bowling all-rounder Anshul Kamboj, who was named as replacement for injured pacer Prasidh Krishna

Though the Punjab all-rounder hasnt had a chance to bat in the first two matches, he gave a decent account himself in the previous game in Guwahati with the ball, returning figures of none for 38 in 6.1 overs, even as the Windies racked up 405 for seven.

Since the middle and lower order havent had much to do, India should also consider challenging itself by posting a total and defending it now that the series is in the bag

The 250-run stand between Madhava Prasad and Athish deflated the hopes of the Rest of India bowlers

With the J&K Cricket Association (JKCA) limiting the crowd strength to a manageable 5000 in the stadium, those who sit in the stands are monitored to ensure the history is not repeated.

The Indian captain appears to relish the challenge of being the set batter who carries the innings through; he seems to have discovered that the shortest distance between himself and greatness is simply to keep batting

ICC unveils sweeping playing-condition changes across formats, including time-wasting penalties, ball standardisation, fielding clarity, and pink-ball Test pilot

If it weren't for the 'X' factor of Sooryavanshi and Kishan, India would have ended up with a much lower total