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Sunday, October 20

Washington Sundar added to India's squad for second and third Tests

The allrounder batted at No. 3 and scored a first-innings 152 for Tamil Nadu in their ongoing Ranji Trophy match against Delhi

Rachin Ravindra headlines NZ's first Test win in India since 1988

Jasprit Bumrah threatened to take a wicket every second delivery, but NZ eased their way to the target of 107

Shami bowls at full tilt on the sidelines in Bengaluru

The fast bowler had a session for more than an hour after the end of the India-NZ Test

Saturday, October 19

Shreyas Iyer after Ranji ton: No matter what people think, I have to listen to my body

"The body has taken a lot of load at the same time. So we have to manage here and there and see to it that I strategise in terms of how I play"

Bengaluru weatherwatch: spells of rain and thunderstorms forecast for last day

The Test has had three almost full days of play despite forecasts before the game suggesting rain would have a much bigger say in it

India flex batting muscle before collapsing to set New Zealand 107

India lose 7 for 54 after Sarfaraz and Pant's 177-run partnership to leave NZ in sight of first Test win in India in 36 years

Friday, October 11

Shami not ready for New Zealand Tests; Bumrah named vice-captain

Yash Dayal, who was in the squad for Bangladesh series, misses out

Ryan ten Doeschate: 'We are trying to push the limits of what we can do'

India are looking to be well-prepared for the Champions Trophy, Asia Cup and T20 World Cup

Can Bangladesh bid Mahmudullah farewell with a win?

Having already won the series, India could give a chance to Ravi Bishnoi, Tilak Verma, Jitesh Sharma and Harshit Rana

Wednesday, October 09

Harmanpreet, bowlers demolish Sri Lanka to hand India big NRR boost

India put on their best batting show and then were clinical with the ball and on the field to send the Asia Cup champions packing from the tournament

Nitish Kumar Reddy makes an all-round splash as India seal the series

India's spinners finish the job, with miserly and incisive spells

Arshdeep Singh rises to joint No. 8 among bowlers in latest T20I rankings

Hardik Pandya climbed four places up to No. 3 among T20I allrounders after contributing in India's win against Bangladesh

Tuesday, October 08

Mandhana: 'We are still better than what we have been playing'

Mandhana revealed that there's no fixed batter for the No. 3 spot, and the candidate would be chosen based on conditions and match situation

Bihar finalise Ranji Trophy squad, but only after late court intervention

Last week, there were two separate BCA training camps being run in Patna, one organised by former secretary Amit Kumar and another by president Rakesh Tiwary

Watson: I think Pant is going to have a big series in Australia

Former allrounder also believes India won't miss Pujara given the impact of people like Jaiswal with the bat and Bumrah with the ball

Brian Lara backs Yashasvi Jaiswal to 'do well' in Australia

The India opener, who is set to go on his first trip to Australia, has so far amassed 1217 Test runs at an average of 64.05

High-flying India favourites for high-scoring contest in Delhi

A win would seal the series for them with Bangladesh looking for batting improvement

Iqbal becomes No. 1 ranked T20I bowler before Ecclestone snatches it back

With a small gap of eight points, the positions might change again before the World Cup ends

October 9 at T20 World Cup: SA look to get back to winning ways; India eye Asia Cup revenge

Scotland and South Africa face-off for the first time in women's cricket; Sri Lanka meet India after back-to-back losses

Sunday, October 06

New-look India blow away Bangladesh to take 1-0 lead

Arshdeep, Varun ran through Bangladesh's batters before India got home with 49 balls to spare

Varun Chakravarthy: 'It feels like a rebirth'

Varun Chakravarthy, playing for India again after almost three years, got three wickets in a big win over Bangladesh

Reddy, Patil and Harmanpreet help India overcome Pakistan

Patil and Reddy shared five wickets among them to restrict Pakistan to just 105

Saturday, October 05

Suryakumar: 'Mayank has the X factor, important to manage him well'

India's T20I captain expected the Gwalior pitch for the first T20I to be conducive to run-scoring

October 6 at the T20 World Cup: India meet Pakistan; Scotland take on injury-affected West Indies

India aim to get back to winning ways, Scotland look to notch up their first T20 World Cup win in just their second outing

Gwalior takes centre stage as youthful India prepare for experienced Bangladesh

Harshit Rana or Mayank Yadav is likely to make his international debut for India

Dube out of Bangladesh T20Is with back injury; Tilak named replacement

Tilak will link up with the squad in Gwalior on Sunday morning

New Zealand shoot India out for 102 amid high drama to script big win

Mair finished with four and Tahuhu with three as New Zealand ended their losing streak in T20Is

Friday, October 04

Rodrigues challenges India to bounce back from shock New Zealand loss

Early setback leaves form team with ground to make up in highly competitive Group A

Harmanpreet & Co left fuming after Amelia Kerr run-out-that-wasn't drama

Kerr wasn't given run-out because the ball was deemed dead, but questions around the incident remain

Mulani and Shaw put Mumbai in position of strength on tricky track

Mumbai finished the fourth day 274 runs in front with four second-innings wickets in hand

Thursday, October 03

October 4 at T20 World Cup: SA face WI in potential quarter-final; dew to play big role in India vs NZ

New Zealand have separated the opening pair of Bates and Devine; Harmanpreet will bat at No. 3 for India

Wednesday, October 02

Sarfaraz's historic 221* grinds down Rest of India

With lower-order support from Kotian and Thakur, he became the first Mumbai batter to score a double-hundred in the Irani Cup

Bumrah back at No. 1 in Test bowling rankings

Yashasvi Jaiswal moves to third among batters after just 11 Tests, Sri Lanka's Prabath Jayasuriya and Kamindu Mendis also marching up rankings early in career

Tuesday, October 01

India, Australia, Sri Lanka and South Africa in tussle to make WTC final

Bangladesh's chances took a huge dip after their 2-0 series loss to India, who in turn need at least four more wins and two draws from eight Tests to secure their place in the top two

Shafali: 'I get good sleep' when India win

She always had the power, and now Shafali Verma wants to build on her confidence and add consistency to it for a better-rounded game

Ashwin: It 'most certainly' helps for India to have just a few Test centres

While he feels there are a few positives to playing at different venues, he took the example of how England and Australia have fixed Test centres

Rahane and Sarfaraz fifties drive Mumbai on opening day

Three early wickets from Mukesh had Mumbai rattling before Rahane, Shreyas and Safaraz took the team to 237 for 4

India beat the weather and the clock to sweep Bangladesh 2-0

Jaiswal scored twin fifties as India registered a remarkable win despite two days of no play due to rain in Kanpur

Rohit: 'We were ready to get bowled out for a low score if it meant forcing a result'

"To make a game out of that pitch was a super effort from the bowlers"