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India vs WI, 1st Test Day 2: Ishant's five wicket haul puts India on top

The West Indies lost five wickets in the final session to be reeling at 189 for eight in their first innings at stumps, trailing India by 108 runs

VB Chandrasekhar commits suicide; cricket fraternity condoles shock demise

Chandrasekhar, who is survived by his wife and two daughters, represented India in seven ODIs between 1988 and 1990

Cricket in line to be included in 2028 LA Olympics, says MCC's Gatting

ICC's new chief executive Manu Sawhney told the MCC's Cricket Committee that progress had been made to ensure the game's inclusion in the world's biggest sporting event

ICC hopeful of cricket making Olympic debut in 2028: MCC's Mike Gatting

Gatting said that the duration of the Olympics makes it more convenient for scheduling

Is globalisation over? Cricket beamed into American homes suggests it's not

The sport's growth is more than just an idiosyncrasy of the Anglosphere

An imported obsession

Book review of Cricket Country: The Untold History of the First All India Team

Semi-final 1 highlights: India's ICC CWC 2019 dream over, NZ win by 18 runs

The script was eerily similar to the 2015 CWC semi-final and just like that evening in Sydney, skipper Virat Kohli was once again out cheaply and MS Dhoni (50) was stuck in the middle overs

Cricket's 'Big Three' still dominating the game both on and off the field

India, Australia and England have not only dominated the game but also have been able to strike lucrative domestic broadcasting deals

Winning ways

Mr Upton's hypothesis offers a very plausible explanation for the 'brainless' approach of many West Indian batsmen

English comeback

Just like Cricket England, the Bank of England converted the crisis into an opportunity

Power play and Indian cricket

Mr Bose, who had earlier written The History of Indian Cricket, revisits that history and comes up with a new theory

93% of all sports lovers watched cricket in 2018, says BARC report

The game maintains its allure among viewers, with even women's cricket showing growth in viewership

Cricket Australia officials may visit India to resolve dispute with BCCI

Three Australian players -- Meg Lanning, Ellyse Perry and Alyssa Healy -- have been stopped by CA from taking part in the women's IPL

The second-class citizens of cricket

Rules of the game favour the bat over the ball

West Indian bowler Gabriel charged by ICC over alleged homophobic sledge

The ICC, cricket's governing body, on Tuesday said Gabriel had been charged with a breach of its code of conduct in relation to the 'personal abuse' of a player, umpire or match referee

How cricket has changed over the years

Now, captains, coaches and bowlers do their best to work out specific contingency plans for every individual member of the opposition

W V Raman pips Gary Kirsten for Indian women's cricket coach job

The selection committee comprised former captain Kapil Dev, Anshuman Gaekwad and Shantha Rangaswamy

Pakistan's Muhammad Hafeez announces retirement from Test cricket

The 38-year-old Hafeez made his Test debut in 2003 against Bangladesh and since then has appeared in 54 matches, besides playing in 203 ODIs and 89 T20 Internationals

Shane Warne slams Australia cricket's new buzzwords as 'verbal diarrhoea'

Australia has endured a tough time on and off the field since Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft were banned for their role in attempting to alter the ball with sandpaper in a Test match

Fresh spot-fixing claims hit international cricket, ICC responds

The ICC has been seeking footage of the sting carried out by Al Jazeera channel since it was first aired earlier this year