India cricket team

Rohit Sharma announces Test retirement

The incumbent India Test captain has called time on his career in the longest format.

India benefited from one-venue advantage in CT triumph: Starc

India played all their matches at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium after refusing to travel to host nation Pakistan. This decision meant that while other teams had to endure frequent travel, India remained stationed at a single venue throughout the tournament.

New Zealand set for 'scrap' with India on slower pitch: Santner

New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner on Thursday said a slower pitch in familiar territory for India in Dubai will make for a tight contest in the Champions Trophy final.

BCCI backs Rohit Sharma after Congress member calls him 'fat'

India's cricket board defended its World-Cup-winning captain Rohit Sharma on Monday after comments about his lack of fitness from a spokesperson for the Congress, the country's main opposition party.

Sir Viv Richards wants ICC's response to CT scheduling conundrum

West Indies legend Sir Vivian Richards said that the International Cricket Council (ICC) will have to provide answers to clarify the confusion behind the entanglement of the Champions Trophy schedule that forced both Australia and South Africa to travel to Dubai to know who they will face in the semifinals of the tournament.

BCCI issues curb on family time for players on tour

India's cricket board has capped the amount of time players can spend with their families on tour after a string of Test defeats including a 3-1 drubbing in Australia this month.

ICC Champions Trophy 2025: All squads

The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 marks the tournament's return after an eight-year hiatus and is set to take place in Pakistan, starting February 19th.

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.

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.

September 15, 2023
September 15, 2023

India’s sweet dilemma with bowling depth

India face a "problem of plenty" in their bowling stocks ahead of Sunday's Asia Cup final and the ODI World Cup starting next month, coach Paras Mhambrey said.

August 30, 2023
August 30, 2023

‘I love playing ODI cricket’

The right-handed batter said that the format always brings out his best.

August 9, 2023
August 9, 2023

India ‘trying everything’ to end 12-year wait

India ODI captain Rohit Sharma reflected on World Cup memories and looks optimistically ahead to a home campaign beginning in October.