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Indian players not allowed to meet each other for three days in Southampton

India spinner Axar Patel has revealed that the team will serve a three-day hard quarantine

India, NZ pretty even but Black Caps might have edge in WTC final: Lee

Former Australian pacer Brett Lee believes New Zealand might have an advantage over India in World Test Championship final in Southampton due to conditions favourable for swing bowling

All in the head: Virat Kohli on lack of preparation time for WTC final

Kohli echoed coach Ravi Shastri's thoughts about the World Test Championship final holding a lot of value.

Two India squads playing simultaneously could become norm: Kohli, Shastri

Players around the world have spoken about challenges of playing tournaments after tournaments in bio-bubbles.

I didn't realise importance of pace in my bowling early on: Bhuvneshwar

The Indian seamer said once he realised, it helped him "maintain that swing" which keeps batsmen guessing

BCCI offered me a new contract but I refused, reveals Greg Chappell

Former India head coach Greg Chappell said that he had been offered a new contract by the Indian cricket board (BCCI) but did not take it up because he did not "need that kind of stress"

Indian women to play maiden pink ball Test during Australia tour this year

The Indian women's cricket team will compete in its maiden day-night Test from September 30 to October 3 when it tours Australia this year

Indian cricket team to leave for UK on June 2, players' families can go

Indian cricketers will complete an eight-day hard quarantine period in Mumbai before leaving on June 2 for a marathon tour of United Kingdom

Plain tales from the pavilion

Veteran sports journalist Gulu Ezekiel tells a lot of interesting little stories behind some of cricket's hoary legends

United Arab Emirates standby venue for T20 World Cup, says BCCI

India is seeing a surge in Covid cases

Life gets tough as IPL franchises focus on mental health of players

Four players have withdrawn from the IPL so far

Meet Harsha Bhogle, cricket commentator who doubles up as startup investor

His first bet as an investor on startup Chqbook was made after consulting BigBasket cofounder V S Sudhakar; his second was on fantasy sports platform Fantasy Akhada

BCCI invites application for position of head coach of India women's team

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has invited application for the position of head coach of India Women's team for a period of two years

Ex-Gujarat DGP Shabir Hussein appointed as BCCI anti-corruption unit chief

Former Gujarat DGP Shabir Hussein Shekhadam Khandwawala has taken over from Ajit Singh as the head of the BCCI's Anti-Corruption Unit

Down with Covid-19, Sachin Tendulkar hospitalised as precautionary measure

Former India captain and batting icon Sachin Tendulkar has been hospitalised as a precautionary measure, six days after he tested positive for COVID-19. The 47-year-old took to twitter to announce the development on Friday. "Thank you for your wishes and prayers. As a matter of abundant precaution under medical advice, I have been hospitalised. I hope to be back home in a few days. Take care and stay safe everyone," Tendulkar wrote. Tendulkar had tested positive for the dreaded infection on March 27 and was in home isolation ever since. The batting great, who was part of India's historic World Cup win in 2011, also wished his teammates on the 10th anniversary of the victory. "Wishing all Indians & my teammates on the 10th anniversary of our World Cup win," he tweeted. Besides Tendulkar, former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan, his elder brother Yusuf and S Badrinath -- all of whom had recently participated at the Road Safety World Series Challenge -- have so far announced that they

Irfan Pathan tests Covid-19 positive after playing Road Safety World Series

Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan on Monday became the fourth Indian cricketer to test COVID-19 positive, having recently taken part in the veteran's Road Safety World Series tournament in Raipur

Bihar CA defies BCCI diktat to "stop T20 league", players may face sanction

The controversy-ridden Bihar Cricket Association, along with its registered first-class and List A players, are likely to face tough sanctions from the BCCI for defying the parent body's orders

Unified body for differently-abled cricketers formed, BCCI may follow

The move that could pave way for the physically challenged cricketers to play under the BCCI logo

Krishna, Krunal Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav in ODI squad for Eng series

Karnataka pacer Prasidh Krishna, all-rounder Krunal Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav were on Friday named in the India squad for the three-match ODI series against England in Pune

Coaches seek leeway for players as BCCI suspends junior events

The BCCI's decision to postpone age-group tournaments - possibly a suspension this year - due to Covid-19 has left young players in the lurch