Krishnappa Gowtham who was a part of the India Red squad left the team after citing health issues. However, a couple of days later he was seen playing in the KPL for the Belagavi Panthers.
The programme will be held on the evening of the third day's play of the scheduled India-Sri Lanka Test . The cricketers from the island nation have also been invited for the programme.
MS Dhoni will take the field for his 300th ODI for India during the second one-day international match against Australia at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
After being dropped from the Test squad in the second Test at Bangladesh, Usman Khawaja claimed that it will not deter his confidence in the run-up to the Ashes.
Yuvraj Singh, who has played over 300 ODIs, bumped into his favourite Bollywood actress Kajol while his flight was delayed.
David Warner expressed his love for India and how his daughters love the country in an Instagram post before the second India-Australia ODI.
India beat Australia by 50 runs in the second ODI at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series. Kuldeep Yadav's hat-trick steals the show in a convincing win for the hosts.
Andrew Strauss accepted that question marks over England's top-order batting leave some vulnerabilities in their attempt to win the Ashes in Australia.
Mohammad Irfan, who was handed a six-month ban for not reporting two approaches made by bookies during the Pakistan Super League, has said that the ban-period felt like six years.
South Africa likely to host Zimbabwe for a four-day day-night Test in Port Elizabeth in December if International Cricket Council gives green signal.
India are set to tour South Africa for a three-match Test, six-match one-day international and three-match T20 international series beginning January 5.
Kuldeep Yadav feels that the wrist-spin offers more options for taking wickets than conventional finger-spin.
The Eden Gardens pitch has changed its character after the whole centre square was re-laid in the lead-up to the World T20. On the surface, the pitch provides Australian seamers an opportunity to improve their record and level the ongoing series.
Sunil Gavaskar's sports management company may have decided to shut down its player management wing that had landed him in conflict-of-interest trouble with the Indian cricket board, but the former India captain will continue as the chairman of the company.
India's outdoor practice session was cancelled at Kolkata and MS Dhoni decided to head out and hone his pistol shooting skills. India and Australia are set to play the second ODI on Thursday.
David Warner was dismissed by Kuldeep Yadav provoked him to cut a ball and ended up edging it to MS Dhoni behind the stumps. He believes it is something that he can repeat. India lead the five-match ODI series 1-0 .
Rain had also played spoilsport in the match between India Blue and India Red last week with the game ending in a drab draw.
Sachin Tendulkar and Harbhajan Singh are among Steve Smith's favourite Indian cricketers.
Middle order batsman Roshen Silva could be given the chance to make a late test debut for his country at the age of 28, along with fast bowler Lahiru Gamage, who is a year older. Angelo Mathews is out with a calf injury.
When it was raining, India made use of the dressing room lawn to play some football. Australia too had to cancel its outdoor training session even though the covers were removed for the first time in 48 hours.
CK Khanna, who has been accused by his detractors for being the face of "proxy voting" in DDCA, had said earlier that he wanted his supporters to vote in favour of abolition of proxy voting, which was item no 96 on the agenda.
Farokh Engineer believes that team India's true test will come when they visit the English shores next year.
India vs Australia in the second ODI has strong chances of showers with weather predicted to be cloudy throughout the day. India lead the series 1-0 after their 26 run win in the first ODI in Chennai.
West Indies lost the first ODI to England and thereby provided a safe passage to the Lankans for direct qualification for the 2019 World Cup in England.
Former MCA Managing Committee member Ravi Mandrekar has cautioned the office bearers of the cricket body to desist from taking any decisions especially the financial ones as its polls are scheduled to be held on November 10.







