India cricket team

SKY details 'special bond' with Gambhir ahead of Sri Lanka series

Skipper Suryakumar Yadav spoke of his equation with new India head coach Gautam Gambhir ahead of the Sri Lanka series.

India says Rohit to remain Test and ODI captain

Rohit Sharma will stay on as captain of India's Test and one-day teams, the country's cricket board said, after he ended his T20 international career with a World Cup triumph.

India's World Cup winners return to PM Modi praise, victory parade

Frenzied crowds shouted "India, India" after the team landed at Delhi airport from the Caribbean, having been delayed for days by Hurricane Beryl.

Indian World Cup winners head home after hurricane delay

Favourites India won the title on Saturday after defeating South Africa in a thrilling final, but their travel plans were disrupted by Hurricane Beryl.

Ponting predicts Head and Bumrah to lead charts in T20 World Cup

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting revealed his predictions for the top wicket-taker and leading run-scorer at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, placing his bets on India's Jasprit Bumrah and compatriot Travis Head to lead with ball and bat respectively at the major event. 

Ponting reveals approach for India coaching job

"I've seen a lot of reports about it,” Ponting told the ICC. “Normally these things pop up on social media before you even know about them, but there were a few little one-on-one conversations during the IPL, just to get a level of interest from me as to whether I would do it," said Ponting.

India's head coach post up for grabs soon, but Dravid ‘welcome to apply’

Shah also informed that India would not adopt a split-coaching model.

Sangakkara backs Samson to have a good run for India at World Cup

Samson was named in India's 15-man squad for the June 1-29 event in the West Indies and United States but the inclusion of Rishabh Pant means the 2007 champions have options as they bid for a second title.

Jadeja proves all-round value ahead of T20 World Cup

The 35-year-old is India's premier spin-bowling all-rounder, apart from being a gun fielder, and will be expected to play a key role in the T20 showpiece in the United States and West Indies, where the ball is likely to turn.

April 30, 2024
April 30, 2024

India's T20 World Cup squad: A conundrum solved

With Rishabh Pant and Kuldeep Yadav certainties after their performances so far in the IPL, two places remained up for grabs. Sanju Samson and Yuzvendra Chahal have seized their opportunities and earned recalls with impressive displays in the ongoing tournament.

January 7, 2024
January 7, 2024

Kohli, Rohit return for Afghanistan T20Is

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have made a comeback to India's T20I setup for the first time since the end of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022, in what is a major development for the side ahead of the T20 World Cup 2024.

November 26, 2023
November 26, 2023

Mohammed Shami turns life-saver

Indian cricketer Mohammed Shami turned a life-saver for a person in Nanital.

November 13, 2023
November 13, 2023

World Cup win would be riches aplenty for Rohit's boyhood coach

Dinesh Lad, a former railway worker and cricketer, has helped mould dozens of players during a 30-year coaching career, including Rohit and India team-mate Shardul Thakur.

November 2, 2023
November 2, 2023

India look unstoppable: Wasim Akram

“India looks unstoppable and it will take something extraordinary to beat them,” Akram told A Sports.

October 6, 2023
October 6, 2023

'India without any doubt': Tendulkar predicts semi-finalists

Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar has predicted the four teams he believes will reach the semi-finals of the Cricket World Cup 2023 in India.

October 5, 2023
October 5, 2023

Will familiarity aid subcontinental powerhouses?

All participants in the 2023 World Cup in India are well aware that in big events, teams tackle the conditions just as much as they play their opponents and the pressure posed by the competition.

October 1, 2023
October 1, 2023

'Pocket dynamite': Kishan dreams of World Cup glory

Kishan, 25, has an ODI best of 210 in 25 matches, but a recent 82 against Pakistan in the Asia Cup won him rich praise from the cricketing fraternity including former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar who called him a "big match player"

September 25, 2023
September 25, 2023

Iyer sees flexibility as key trait for hopes of India spot

The stylish right-hander, who delivered a match-winning century in Sunday's second one-dayer against Australia, had pretty much nailed down the number four position until suffering a lower back injury in March that required surgery

September 20, 2023
September 20, 2023

‘Kuldeep is a guy with a special skill set’

Kuldeep Yadav has been in a rich vein of form over the last few months. Recently, he was named the Player of the Series in the Asia Cup, where he picked nine wickets at an average of 11.44. This included a 5/25 against Pakistan in a record win by 228 runs.