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First class stint helped me to return to form and make comeback: Pujara

India's star batter Cheteshwar Pujara said his first class stints in Ranji Trophy and County Championships helped him find his lost rhythm and stage a comeback to the national side

Ranji Trophy final: Teary-eyed Sarfaraz celebrates ton in Moosewala's style

Mumbai batsman Sarfaraz Khan paid tribute to late Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala after smashing a brilliant century against Madhya Pradesh on Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy final at M Chinnaswamy Stadium

India win toss, opt to bat against Sri Lanka in 1st women's T20I

Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in the first women's T20I here on Thursday.

IND vs IRE Preview: India to test bench strength, Ireland to seek attention

India vs Ireland: The Irish have a golden opportunity to grab the attention of not only the audience, which would be huge, but also of IPL owners as a performance against India never goes unnoticed

KL Rahul, Axar Patel ruled out of T20 series against West Indies

While Rahul has suffered a hamstring injury while fielding in the second ODI on February 9, Axar has not fully recovered from his shin injury that also forced him to miss the South Africa tour

Dream was to get debut cap from MS Dhoni or Virat Kohli: Deepak Hooda

Deepak Hooda has said that it was his dream to get his debut cap from either Virat Kohli or MS Dhoni and it was great to see that fulfilled in the first ODI against West Indies.

India vs WI: India win toss, elect to field against WI in 1000th ODI

India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to field against the West Indies in the first ODI of the three-match series here on Sunday

IPL 2022: Five players who could replace established India names for T20 WC

Here's a list of the top five contenders whose IPL 2022 performance is helping them knock on the doors of India's T20 World Cup 2022 squad

IND vs SA 1 st T20I Preview: India's bench strength faces Proteas might

IND vs SA 1 st T20I Preview: Calling the Proteas side mighty comes from the fact that they are playing their full strength squad and are not missing out on any key member due to injury and otherwise.

ICC T20 rankings: Karthik jumps 108 spots, Ishan Kishan breaks into top 10

Kishan finished the series with two half centuries against South Africa and was the leading run scorer with 206 runs at an average of 41.

Pandya and Karthik 2.0: Most important cogs in India's T20 WC 2022 wheel

There are concrete reasons why the improved versions of both Dinesh Karthik and Hardik Pandya could be the most important cogs in India's successful T20 World Cup 2022 campaign wheel

Karthik will be on the flight to Australia for T20 World Cup: Gavaskar

Former India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar is confident slog-overs specialist Dinesh Karthik will be on the fight to Australia for the ICC T20 World Cup this year

Sri Lanka seals five-match ODI series in last-ball thriller vs Australia

A nation dealing with its worst economic crisis and high inflation for months had something to celebrate when Sri Lanka sealed a limited-overs cricket series victory

Dhawan unlikely to make it to India squad for T20 World Cup: Gavaskar

Gavaskar believes that it is curtains for Dhawan as far as T20I cricket is concerned and with just four months remaining to go for ICC's premier event in Australia

Pant will be in the squad for T20 WC but England tour will be crucial: Kaif

With concerns over his place in the T20I setup in a year when Men's T20 World Cup will be held in Australia in October-November, head coach Rahul Dravid thoroughly backed Pant as "an integral part"

Rohit, Gill hit the nets at Leicestershire ground ahead of July 1 Test

Rohit and Gill are likely to open the innings for India in the Test and the duo got into the groove as they looked to sharpen their skills during the practice session at Leicestershire County Ground

IND v SA: KSCA announces 50% refund for ticket-holders after washout

The fifth and final T20I was abandoned after just 3.3 overs of play, when India were 28/2, with right-arm pacer Lungi Ngidi taking out openers Ishan Kishan and Ruturaj Gaikwad.

WI coach Simmons wants team to remain unbeaten in remaining Tests this year

After defeating Bangladesh by seven wickets in Antigua, head coach Phil Simmons now wants his side to be unbeaten in remaining Test matches scheduled this year.

Bangladesh skipper Shakib blames poor batting for test loss against WI

After facing a seven-wicket defeat against West Indies, Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan blamed the batters for their dismal show.

WI pacer Kemar Roach equals Michael Holding's tally of 249 test wickets

West Indies pacer Kemar Roach on Sunday scalped his 249th wicket and equalled the Test wicket tally of the former pacer Michael Holding.