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Wednesday, November 30

Jaiswal and Abhimanyu hit centuries as India A dominate

The Indians ended the second day 292 in front, having bowled Bangladesh A out on the first day for just 112

New Zealand take ODI series 1-0 after yet another no-result

They were well ahead of the DLS target when rain forced the players off after 18 overs of the chase

Pant: 'Compare my numbers when I'm 30-32, no logic before that'

He says his preference is to open in T20Is, while continuing to bat in the middle order in ODIs and Tests

Tuesday, November 29

Saini, Saurabh give India A opening-day honours

Jaiswal, Abhimanyu hit half-centuries as visitors drive home the advantage

Rain in the air, again, as India look to square series against dynamic New Zealand

India will have to choose between Samson and Hooda again as New Zealand look to extend their superb ODI record in Christchurch

Mongia, Maninder, Ratra, Das apply for India selector post

BCCI is likely to appoint a Cricket Advisory Committee to conduct interviews before announcing their decision

Monday, November 28

Kotak, Cooley and Dilip put in charge of India A in Bangladesh

Current India A coach VVS Laxman - as well as Hrishikesh Kanitkar and Sairaj Bahutule - are with senior side in New Zealand

Gaikwad smashes List A record with seven sixes in 43-run over

Shiva Singh was the bowler to suffer in the penultimate over of the Vijay Hazare Trophy quarter-final match in Ahmedabad

Gambhir picks Hardik, Shaw as India's future captaincy candidates

"Prithvi Shaw is one I feel can be a very aggressive captain, a very successful captain because you see that aggression in the way a person plays the sport"

Sunday, November 27

Gill and Suryakumar sparkle before rain washes out stop-start Hamilton ODI

Only 12.5 overs were possible after New Zealand put India in

Saturday, November 26

Can India stop New Zealand's home juggernaut in high-scoring Hamilton?

The hosts have won each of their last 13 home ODIs, and each of their last five meetings with India

Friday, November 25

Electric Latham, calm Williamson give New Zealand win with lots to spare

Slow start comes back to haunt India as their 306 is overhauled with 17 balls in hand by the hosts

Thursday, November 24

India, New Zealand turn focus towards ODIs and the 2023 World Cup

Kane Williamson has played only six ODIs since the previous World Cup, while India are missing a lot of their regular players

Harbhajan wants 'better suited' Nehra to coach India's T20I side

"I am not saying you remove Rahul from T20; Ashish and Rahul can work together to build this team for the 2024 World Cup"

Wednesday, November 23

Jadeja, Dayal ruled out of Bangladesh ODIs

Shahbaz, Sen called up as replacements; Jadeja's participation in Test series still unclear

Suryakumar 'makes everyone else look so much worse,' says awestruck Maxwell

"He's playing some of the most ridiculous shots I've ever seen and he's doing it stupidly consistently," the Australia batter says

Warner back in top five in ODI batting rankings; Conway moves to No. 3 among T20I batters

Starc moves to No. 4 in ODI bowling rankings while Smith goes up to seventh in the batting charts

Tuesday, November 22

India clinch series after rain-hit tie in Napier

Conway and Phillips impress for New Zealand while Siraj finished with 4 for 17 for India

Monday, November 21

India have series win in sight but still many questions to answer

New Zealand also have many concerns, especially about their powerplay returns with both bat and ball

Sunday, November 20

'I'm enjoying batting this way' - Suryakumar Yadav after his 111* off 51

Says he's been batting the "same way in the nets", and it's all just coming off for him out in the middle at the moment

India canter to win after Suryakumar's blazing century

New Zealand's chase never got going as they fell 65 short, with Hooda bagging 4 for 10

Saturday, November 19

'Not only mental but also physical burnout' - Ashwin defends Dravid's absence in New Zealand

Former coach Ravi Shastri had questioned why an India coach would need a break when they get "two-three months" off during the IPL

India and New Zealand go back to T20 drawing board

Both teams have gaps to fill in the shortest format, but their work may be stalled by rain yet again

Friday, November 18

BCCI sacks senior men's selection committee and invites fresh applications

ESPNcricinfo has learned that Chetan Sharma and his panel had not received any communication from the board on the development

First T20I called off as rain holds sway in Wellington

Action shifts to Mount Maunganui with the series now a two-match contest

Zaheer and Shastri 'don't see any reason' for India players to play in overseas leagues

The pair echoed Rahul Dravid's assessment that participating in these leagues would impact India's domestic cricket

Thursday, November 17

'Be aggressive but also focus on conditions and situations' - Laxman's mantra for T20Is

India's stand-in head coach also heaps praise on Hardik Pandya and Shubman Gill ahead of the first game

Unsuccessful T20 World Cup semi-finalists prepare to pick up the pieces

Barely a week after their campaigns ended in Australia, India and New Zealand face off in a T20I in Wellington

Shastri: 'No harm in identifying new T20I captain, and if his name is Hardik Pandya, so be it'

Former India head coach advocates split captaincy to take the load off Rohit Sharma

Wednesday, November 16

Wasim Jaffer reappointed as batting coach of Punjab Kings ahead of IPL 2023

Charl Langeveldt is back as bowling coach, while Brad Haddin has been named assistant coach

Delhi in line to host a Test after five years during Australia tour in 2023

Dharamsala, Ahmedabad and one of Chennai, Hyderabad and Nagpur are expected to host the remaining Tests

Tuesday, November 15

Pollard, Williamson, Bravo, Mayank released: How the IPL teams stack up ahead of the 2023 player auction

All the major moves made by IPL franchises on the deadline day to release players ahead of the auction for the 2023 season

IPL 2023: Kolkata Knight Riders acquire Ferguson, Gurbaz from Gujarat Titans

The New Zealand quick was part of the KKR set-up between 2019 and 2021

Saturday, November 12

IPL 2023: Royal Challengers Bangalore trade Jason Behrendorff to Mumbai Indians

The left-arm fast bowler was with Mumbai from 2018 to 2020 as well but played only five games

Friday, November 11

Dravid given break for New Zealand tour, Laxman to coach India

The coaching staff has been given a break after the T20 World Cup

Thursday, November 10

Jos Buttler relishes 'best performance' as England surge into World Cup final

Hunch at the toss pays off as England deny India the advantage of chasing a total

Dravid: Difficult to let Indian players play overseas T20 leagues

The India coach was asked whether the lack of BBL experience was a factor in India losing the semi-final to England

Alex Hales and Jos Buttler carry England into final with 10-wicket mauling of India

India could manage only 168 for 6, before the England openers took charge

Moody: India were 'very conservative and lacked intent' in the first half of their innings

Kumble says that he expected Kohli to take the aggressive route against the spinners, who were allowed to send in a number of quiet overs

Wednesday, November 09

Mahendra Kumar Sharma, one of the pioneers of women's cricket in India, dies

He registered the Women's Cricket Association of India under the Societies Act in Lucknow in 1973

IPL auction set for December 23 in Kochi

Each franchise will have a total auction purse of INR 95 crore, a INR 5 crore increase from last year

Tuesday, November 08

AB de Villiers approves of 360-degree comparisons with Suryakumar Yadav

If he can do this for five to ten years, he will find himself in the golden books of cricketers, de Villiers says

Injury scare for Rohit Sharma during nets ahead of the semi-final against England

He was struck on the forearm by a throwdown specialist but came back to bat after a while

Sunday, November 06

Former Railways spinner Syed Hyder Ali dies at 79

He played 113 first-class matches during the course of a 25-year first-class career, taking 366 wickets

Suryakumar leads India's charge to top of Group 2

Rahul also hits a half-century, before Zimbabwe wilt in their chase of 187; India to face England in the semi-final

India through to semi-finals; chance to finish top of Group 2

South Africa's loss against Netherlands made India the first team to qualify for the final four from Group 2

Friday, November 04

Mumbai aim for maiden Syed Mushtaq Ali title, but Himachal Pradesh no pushovers

Mumbai are in the title-clash for the first time while Himachal would look to extend their good, recent form in the domestic circuit

Thursday, November 03

Rahul: 'I didn't feel like my form or my confidence was low. I just didn't get the runs'

Credits captain Rohit and rest of team management for throwing their support behind him

Bangladesh accuse Kohli of 'fake fielding' during tense India victory

Nurul Hasan says incident during Bangladesh chase should have cost India five penalty runs

Wednesday, November 02

Shikhar Dhawan to replace Mayank Agarwal as Punjab Kings captain from IPL 2023

Dhawan's elevation was approved on Wednesday during a board meeting and was backed by Trevor Bayliss, Kings' new head coach

Group 2 scenarios - What do India, South Africa, Pakistan and Bangladesh need to do to make semi-finals?

India and South Africa appear best placed at the moment, but there's still room for all that to change

India survive Litton Das scare in wet Adelaide

Opener's run-out for 60 turns rain-hit game as India win thriller to go to the top of Group 2

Suryakumar tops Rizwan to become world's No. 1 T20I batter

Rilee Rossouw and Glenn Phillips have entered the top ten, too, after big innings at the T20 World Cup

Tuesday, November 01

Memories of 2016 lend edge to India-Bangladesh clash

The last meeting between these two teams at the T20 World Cup was a classic, but rain could play spoilsport on Wednesday

Shakib downplays Bangladesh's chances: 'We're not here to win the World Cup'

"We know very well that if we win against India, it will be called an upset. We will try to play our best cricket"

Was Bumrah rushed back from injury into the India squad ahead of T20 World Cup?

"We tried to hurry up Jasprit Bumrah, and see what has happened," chief selector Chetan Sharma said