Vishal Menon

India vs Australia tour: The finer details are still being worked out. But as things stand, two-week quarantine followed by periodic testing of players will be the way forward.

Joe Root's return will bolster the home team's wafer-thin batting resources. Not surprisingly, it will once again boil down to how England's batsmen cope up with the potent West Indies pace attack.

What West Indies managed to achieve in Southampton is significant, and a testimony to their skill and commitment.

'Umpire's Call' is used when the DRS essentially gives the 'benefit of the doubt' to the on-field decision in case of inconclusive technological evidence.

England took a huge leap of faith by including Archer and Wood. Broad, England’s second-highest wicket-taker of all time with 485 scalps, sits out of a home Test for the first time in eight years.

West Indies captain Jason Holder, who finished with a career-best haul of 6/42, led from the front to ensure England never made much headway

Blessed with fiery pace attacks, the two teams have evenly matched bowling attacks. In contrast, the inexperienced batting could be the key element that determines which side emerges on top.

As Test cricket returns, West Indies target first series win in England in 32 years

Sanjay Dobal, 53, is survived by his wife and two sons – Siddanth, who plays first-class cricket for Rajasthan, and Ekansh, who made his debut for Delhi’s U-23 team last year.

As international cricket returns with England-West Indies Test match in July, iconic fan club wants its chants on PA system.

The story of the 15-year-old’s decision to buy a second-hand cycle and pedal from Gurgaon to Bihar’s Darbhanga, has touched many — from politicians to bureaucrats, business tycoons to NRIs.

A fortnight after they set off on “desperate” migrant journey on the national highway when Jyoti pedalled close to 1,200 km across eight days with her father sitting behind, she has got unexpected fame — and the promise of a sporting career.

Navdeep Saini has been confined to his duplex home in Taraori in Haryana's Karnal district since the second week of March, with parents and nonagenarian grandfather for company.

Chetan Sharma always gave his all for the team, but will forever be remembered for two matches – Sharjah 1986 & Nagpur 1987.

Vidarbha's Ranji Trophy team failed to make it a hat-trick of titles, so, a lot was riding for them in the CK Nayudu Trophy, and they registered eight outright wins and three draws from 11 matches.

Pandya's sharp, incisive medium pacers give Kohli the cushion to play five genuine bowlers, and his big-hitting prowess the flexibility to utilise him either as a finisher in big chases, or prop him up the order to boost the run rate while setting targets.

"We have thought about this issue (of not using saliva) but I can't comment right now because if we don't use saliva, then we will get hit and you guys will say that India are not bowling well."

Refusing to take any chances with the weather this time around after it played spoilsport in September last year, HPCA officials offered their prayers at the Indru Nag temple last week.

Dharamasala is going all out to ensure that the coronavirus shadow does not fall on the HPCA Stadium for the first ODI between India and South Africa on Thursday.

Standing resolutely by the Indian team's side on Sunday at MCG will be the parents — some boarding a plane for the first time, others putting together a surprise to watch the young women take flight.

Fighting a spate of injury concerns throughout the tournament, Australia will be without their talismanic all-rounder Ellyse Perry in the final but will have Sophie Molineux and Megan Schutt to bank on.

England will know that they cannot afford to take one false step because this is a different Indian team from the one they played at Lord's, with proven match-winners in Shafali Verma and Poonam Yadav.

On Thursday in Melbourne, Shafali won her second Player of the Match award in three games at the women’s T20 World Cup. Her 34-ball 46 against New Zealand took India to their third win in three games — and the semi-final.

From the tepid displays of his batsmen to the manner in which the two premier fast bowlers in Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami were rendered ineffective, India captain Virat Kohli will have a lot to ponder about when his sits down to introspect this capitulation.