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Saturday, November 30
Friday, November 29

Decision on Champions Trophy venue expected over the weekend

It was decided at the ICC Board meeting to give the PCB and BCCI more time to find a solution

Gill 'looking comfortable' on return to nets in Canberra

"Whether it's a pink ball or a red ball, the difference is really in the mind," batting coach Nayar says

Thursday, November 28

Pujara: Rahul should bat no lower than No. 3 if Rohit opens

Pujara also says that Washington should continue as the lone spinner ahead of Ashwin and Jadeja

Siddarth Kaul retires from Indian cricket, open to playing overseas

"I feel I still have 3-4 years of cricket left in me, but I wanted to go out on a high, when I was at peak fitness and performing well"

Final call on CT25: Fresh venue one of three options, as ICC Board meets on Friday

The chances of a hybrid model were reduced on Thursday after a PCB official told ESPNcricinfo they had informed the ICC once again that it was off the table

WPL 2025: Mini auction to be held on December 15 in Bengaluru

Each of the five franchises have a total budget of INR 15 crore, up from INR 13.5 crore last year, to build their squads

Wednesday, November 27

Yastika Bhatia out of Australia ODIs with wrist injury; Uma Chetry called up

Chetry is yet to make her ODI debut but has played four T20Is

Bumrah back as No. 1 Test bowler; Jaiswal moves to No. 2 in Test batting rankings

Bumrah went past Rabada and Hazlewood on the list following his superb performance in the Perth Test

Tuesday, November 26

Gambhir to miss tour game in Canberra for personal reasons

ESPNcricinfo has learnt that India's head coach will be back with the team before the Adelaide Test on December 6

Monday, November 25

India lay down the gauntlet to Australia with 295-run thrashing

Travis Head made a positive 89 but the home side's hopes were forlorn from the start and it was over shortly after tea

Bhuvneshwar goes to RCB for INR 10.75 crore as fast bowlers cash in on day two

Indian allrounders Krunal Pandya and Nitish Rana were sought after by RCB and RR

Bihar's Suryavanshi becomes youngest IPL player at just 13

He had clattered a 58-ball century against Australia Under-19 in a four-day game less than two months ago

IPL auction surprise - no takers for Warner and Thakur

Who are the big-ticket players to find no bidders at the two-day IPL auction?

Shami powers Bengal to victory over Hyderabad; Rinku shines for UP

Uttar Pradesh breezed past Himachal Pradesh's total of 100 in just 13.3 overs

Sunday, November 24

KKR on breaking the bank for Venkatesh - 'All about keeping our core'

"If given the responsibility, I would be more than happy to take it on," Venkatesh says about the KKR captaincy

Ponting on Shreyas Iyer: 'He'll be a great leader for our team'

"We spent a bit of money, but what we're trying to do is rebuild this franchise basically from the ground up," Ponting says on spending big on Chahal and Arshdeep

Jaiswal, Kohli hundreds overwhelm Australia before Bumrah caps India's day

India's quicks made three late inroads in a dramatic conclusion to third day to put them on track for a huge victory

Saturday, November 23

Rana dedicates 'dream' debut: 'This one's for you, dad'

The fast bowler didn't get a lot of sleep the night before his debut and started to cry after he got the India cap

Relentless Jaiswal and Rahul make Australia toil to push lead over 200

The home side couldn't take a wicket across two sessions after Jasprit Bumrah haul had bundled them out for 104

Friday, November 22

How Bumrah left Australia reeling with his five-for

Here's how ESPNcricinfo's ball-by-ball commentary recorded his wickets

Hybrid model for Champions Trophy? ICC likely to take call on November 26

An emergency meeting of the ICC Board will be convened to discuss this matter, with fewer than 100 days left to the expected start of the tournament

Bumrah leads India's fightback on 17-wicket opening day in Perth

Hazlewood's four-for helped Australia bowl India out for 150 but the visitors ended the day on top

Thursday, November 21

Manjrekar blames 'poor supply of technology' after Rahul falls to debatable DRS decision

Former umpire Simon Taufel was of the opinion the ball had hit the edge in a tricky decision

IPL 2025 to begin on March 14; dates for next three seasons revealed

The final of the 2025 IPL will be played on May 25

Jhulan Goswami Stand to be unveiled at Eden Gardens in January

It will be inaugurated ahead of the India vs England men's T20I in Kolkata on January 22

Settled Australia vs new-look India as fabled rivalry resumes

India are grappling with a minor personnel crisis, meaning they will need to rely to some extent on fringe players. Cummins and Co will be looking to exploit that

Bumrah and Cummins keen to stand out as fast-bowling captains

Bumrah says bowlers have more perks as captains, while Cummins feels the captaincy experience has made his intuition stronger

Wednesday, November 20

Morkel: Keep your eye on Nitish Kumar Reddy in the series

India's bowling coach also says they're tracking the injured Gill's progress on a "day-to-day" basis

Hardik back as No. 1 allrounder in T20Is, Tilak No. 3 among batters

Tilak jumped a whopping 69 places after his back-to-back centuries in South Africa

India withdraw from T20 Blind Cricket World Cup in Pakistan

The team did not get clearance from the Indian government to travel to Pakistan

Tuesday, November 19

India's likely XI: Rahul set to open, Padikkal No. 3, and Jurel in the middle order

An insight into what India's XI might look like for the first Test in Perth

Monday, November 18

Shafali Verma dropped for Australia ODIs; Richa Ghosh, Priya Punia return

There were call-ups for Harleen Deol, and the uncapped duo of Titas Sadhu and Minnu Mani

Injured Gill to miss first Test in Perth with fractured thumb

With Rohit also set to miss the first Test, India have to find an opening partner for Jaiswal, a new No. 3, and also identify their No. 6

PCB chief on Champions Trophy: 'I still have positive expectations'

Mohsin Naqvi confirms that the PCB hasn't heard from the ICC on the BCCI's stance on not travelling to Pakistan

Sunday, November 17

Rohit Sharma to miss first Test in Perth

He will join India's squad ahead of the second Test in Adelaide

Boost for India as KL Rahul returns to bat in Sunday training

With Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma ruled out of the Perth Test, it remains to be seen at what position Rahul will bat

Saturday, November 16

Shubman Gill picks up thumb injury a week before Perth Test

Devdutt Padikkal, who was in Australia with the 'A' squad, has been asked to stay on with the Test party

Champions Trophy tour begins on Saturday, without Muzaffarabad in first leg

Muzaffarabad is capital of Pakistan administered Kashmir, a territory disputed by the two countries

Friday, November 15

Samson, Tilak smash records like it's nobody's business to hand India 3-1 series win

India blew the hosts out of the water to complete their fifth bilateral T20I series win in 2024

BCCI objects to PCB's Champions Trophy tour to Muzaffarabad

This latest development adds to growing uncertainty about the Champions Trophy

IPL 2025 auction - Full list of 574 players

A total of 204 slots remain to be filled with 70 available for overseas players

Iyer, Pant, Rahul among 12 marquee players to kick off IPL 2025 auction

The other marquee names are Buttler, Rabada, Arshdeep, Starc, Chahal, Livingstone, Miller, Shami and Siraj

India bat with series win up for grabs; both sides unchanged

South Africa, who need a win to avoid a series defeat, persisted with four pacers

Thursday, November 14

Khawaja on Bumrah: 'Thinking about where am I scoring runs against him, not getting out'

Khawaja is also wary of the threat posed by the other India quicks

Wednesday, November 13

Tilak ton, Arshdeep three-for put India 2-1 up

India overcame Marco Jansen's blitz to win the high-scorer by 11 runs

India women to host West Indies and Ireland in December, January

The matches are set to be played across Navi Mumbai, Vadodara and Rajkot

WCA 'concerned' by 'threatening and intimidatory behaviour' from countries yet to pay its players

The WCA had received reports of certain cricket boards not paying the men's T20 World Cup "prize money in full" to their players

Afridi back as No. 1 ODI bowler, Hasaranga second in T20Is

In T20I batting rankings, Salt moves to No. 2 while Sanju Samson's 50-ball 107 sees him jump 27 positions

Tuesday, November 12

Pace set to reclaim centrestage as series moves to Highveld

Arshdeep and Jansen have suggested that Centurion and Johannesburg will have more assistance for the quicks than Gqeberha and Durban

SA look to break spin stranglehold while India worry about depth

Neither team will read too much into how individuals have fared, but there are broad, team-level issues they may want to look into

IPL 2025: Munaf Patel joins Delhi Capitals as bowling coach

This Is Munaf's first high-profile coaching gig after retiring from competitive cricket in 2018

Sunday, November 10

Gambhir: Rahul can open if Rohit misses first Test

Gambhir said one of KL Rahul or Abhimanyu Easwaran or even Shubman Gill are available to open if Rohit doesn't make it

'Just go all out': Rodrigues looks to Australian mindset

The India batter revealed her Brisbane Heat team-mates encouraged her to take a positive approach

Champions Trophy: PCB approaches Pakistan government after India rule out travelling

The PCB has adopted a more rigid stance on its hosting of the tournament, ruling out a hybrid model format

Varun's five-for in vain as SA script comeback win

South Africa were struggling at 66 for 6 in a small chase before Stubbs and Coetzee turned the game around

Captain Jaydev Unadkat wants Saurashtra's transition 'to be smooth'

This Ranji season, Saurashtra have had three debutants in the four matches they have played so far

Saturday, November 09

पर्थ टेस्ट में मैकस्वीनी करेंगे ओपन, इंगल्स को भी बुलावा

13 सदस्यीय ऑस्ट्रेलिया टेस्ट दल में स्कॉट बोलंड अतिरिक्त गेंदबाज़

Suryakumar's India aim to extend golden run in T20Is

India are on a 11-match winning streak and one more victory will equal their best-ever T20I run

Friday, November 08

Konstas and Webster guide Australia A home in a nervy chase

Konstas made 73 not out and Beau Webster made an unbeaten 46 as Australia A chased down 168 with six wickets to spare

Sanju Samson century, spinners hand India big win in T20I series opener

Chakravarthy, Bishnoi claim three wickets apiece to secure 61-run win

IPL auction 2025 - everything you need to know about the mega auction

All you need to know about the IPL mega auction 2025 - date, time, venue retention list, players to watch and more - on ESPNcricinfo

Harris boosts Test case, Rahul dents his on another day of carnage at the MCG

Marcus Harris made 74 to hand Australia A lead despite Prasidh Krishna's four wickets before India A collapsed with KL Rahul failing again

Thursday, November 07

Chappell to Shaw: 'Visualise the cricketer and person you want to become'

"The door back to the Indian team is open if you're willing to walk through it," Chappell tells Shaw in a letter

Kanpur outfield earns 'unsatisfactory' rating and demerit point

The Chennai pitch on which India played their first Test against Bangladesh was rated "very good"

Suryakumar: 'If Test comeback has to happen, it will happen'

"I am playing all the domestic tournaments, be it red-ball or white-ball. I don't miss any game," he said

A rematch of T20 World Cup final, with some fresh faces

Many protagonists of that final will not be in action in this series, but can South Africa hit back at home?

Rana, Poonam, Knight, Tahuhu released ahead of WPL 2025 auction

The teams will have an additional INR 1.5 crore for the auction, which is expected in early December

Wednesday, November 06

Saha: 'Ganguly pushed me to play and finish with Bengal'

Wicketkeeper says he had originally planned to retire before the start of this season

Rahul likely to open alongside Abhimanyu as India ponder Perth combination

Dhruv Jurel, meanwhile, is likely to take the keeping gloves from Ishan Kishan

Tuesday, November 05

'Squashed': Warner calls for CA to explain India A ball change

He suggested the looming five-Test series played a part in the issue quickly being put to bed

Stokes missing from IPL 2025 auction long list; Pant, Rahul, Starc list highest base price

Rahul, Pant, Iyer, Ashwin, Chahal, Shami, Thakur have also registered for INR 2 crore

IPL 2025 mega auction to be held on November 24, 25 in Jeddah

The event will clash with the third and fourth days of the first Test between India and Australia in Perth

Afro-Asia Cup set to be revived after almost two decades

The tournament could bring with it the unique prospect of players from India and Pakistan being team-mates

Monday, November 04

Boland eyes chance to keep pressure on KL Rahul

India A's game will feature a strong Australia A attack at the MCG this week in the second four-day game

Sunday, November 03

Rahul, Jurel to leave early for Australia and play second A game

They plan to get some game time before the five-Test series starting November 22

Wriddhiman Saha to retire from cricket after Ranji Trophy season

The 2024-25 Ranji Trophy season will be his last tournament as a cricketer - both for international and domestic cricket

Rohit: 'More comfortable' with match simulation than practice match

India captain says match simulation gives them a better chance at maximising their three days at the WACA in the lead-up to the Test series

New Zealand do the unthinkable and hand India their first 3-0 whitewash at home

Ajaz and Phillips combined for nine wickets to defend 146 despite Pant's 64 off 57

Rohit: I was not at my best as captain, and with the bat

On his poor run with the bat, Rohit says, "Sometimes it doesn't come off, and this series it hasn't come off, which I am very disappointed with"

Rohit on Pant dismissal: 'The bat was clearly close to the pad'

"If we say something, it is not accepted well. But if there is not conclusive evidence, it has to stand with the umpire's on-field decision"

Saturday, November 02

Kishan escapes dissent charge despite anger over ball change

The umpires replaced the ball before the start of the final day in Mackay

'Every run out there counts' - India and NZ brace for tense fourth-innings chase

India are already aware they are in for a fight with New Zealand 143 ahead in difficult batting conditions in Mumbai

Jadeja, Ashwin run through New Zealand to hand India the advantage

Knocks from Gill and Pant and a quick cameo from Washington helped India resurrect their innings

McSweeney gets Ponting's backing as specialist openers falter again vs India A

None of Konstas, Bancroft and Harris could make a significant score as Australia A chased 225

Friday, November 01

Ajaz triggers late India slide after Jadeja five-for keeps New Zealand to 235

Mitchell and Young hit half-centuries for New Zealand, while India lost three wickets in two overs just before stumps

Mukesh, Sai Sudharsan and Padikkal script India A's recovery

Gaikwad and Abhimanyu failed with the bat again, but the Indians ended the second day 120 in front with eight wickets in hand