India in England 2014

India come full circle

Jul 23, 2014: India's wretched run away from home began at Lord's in 2011. A young team full of self-belief may have brought it to an end with their victory at the same venue three years later

MCC news

Batsman's fault if mankaded - MCC

Jul 17, 2014: Stay in the crease, the MCC has once again reiterated to the batsmen, and avoid being 'mankaded'. That missive was sent by the MCC's World Cricket Committee at the conclusion of its two-day meeting at Lord's

India news

Gavaskar writes to Supreme Court about BCCI position

Jul 11, 2014: Sunil Gavaskar has written to the Supreme Court, asking it to clarify what the status of his position in the BCCI is at present

India in England 2014

India's bowling leader conundrum

Jul 7, 2014: The present Indian bowling line-up will tackle its first five-Test series without the proven guidance of Zaheer Khan, their bowling captain. India had unravelled without him in 2011. Will they do better this time around?

'We know we are capable of performing anywhere'

Jul 7, 2014: Cheteshwar Pujara talks about his preparation for the England tour, lessons learnt from T20, and Duncan Fletcher's contribution

MCC v Rest of the World XI, Lord's

A celebration of cricket and tradition

Jul 5, 2014: The cricket was the centrepiece at Lord's, as players and spectators celebrated the 200th anniversary of a ground steeped in tradition

'Pace alone cannot get you wickets'

Jul 1, 2014: Zaheer Khan talks about the frustrations of missing the England tour, rehab, and his performances in South Africa and New Zealand

India in England 2014

'Ishant should step up and lead attack' - Zaheer

Jun 30, 2014: Zaheer Khan wants Ishant Sharma to take over from him as the leader of India's fast-bowling group

India news

Career not yet over - Zaheer Khan

Jun 30, 2014: Contrary to the perception that his exclusion from the England tour might have put an end to his international career, Zaheer Khan strongly believes he has still some mileage left in his legs

Leicestershire v Indians, Tour match, Leicester, 3rd day

Ishant heckled as Robson, Smith flay rusty Indians

Jun 28, 2014: Angus Robson, the younger brother of England's new opening batsman Sam, and Greg Smith hit run-a-ball centuries as their 221-run second-wicket stand ensured a chastening time in the field for the Indians

Leicestershire v Indians, Leicester, 2nd day

Persistent showers force abandonment

Jun 27, 2014: Showers that began the previous night and persisted through Friday morning and afternoon ended any chance of play on the second day of the Indians' warm-up match against Leicestershire

Leicestershire v Indians, Leicester, 1st day

Top order leads Indians' solid effort

Jun 26, 2014: Fifties from Gautam Gambhir, Shikhar Dhawan and Cheteshwar Pujara lifted Indians to 333 on the first day of their tour match against Leicestershire

India in England 2014

Unpredictability India's strength - Fletcher

Jun 25, 2014: Duncan Fletcher, the India coach, has said the inexperience might inspire India to play "exciting" cricket across the five-Test series beginning in Nottingham from July 9

India in England 2014

Underfire Cook gets unexpected support

Jun 25, 2014: Duncan Fletcher and MS Dhoni backed an embattled Alastair Cook ahead of their first warm-up game in England

ICC annual conference 2014

Ten-team World Cup a concern for Associates

Jun 23, 2014: The Associate nations have expressed "pressing concern" over the 2019 World Cup being a 10-team event

ICC annual conference 2014

India, England not in favour of cricket at Olympics

Jun 21, 2014: Cricket at the summer Olympics is likely to remain a distant dream, not only because India and England are leading the opposition against the idea, but also due to the financial and commercial implications of it for all members of the ICC

'My confidence goes up when Dhoni throws me the ball in tough situations'

Jun 19, 2014: Mohit Sharma, whose impressive performances in the IPL earned him an India call-up, talks about earning his captain's trust, and bowling variations

India news

SC declines injunction against Srinivasan

Jun 12, 2014: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to list an injunction filed by Cricket Association of Bihar, which sought to prevent N Srinivasan from being the BCCI nominee for the position of the ICC chairman

India news

Former Mumbai cricketer Vithal Patil dies aged 86

Jun 10, 2014: Vithal Patil, former Mumbai fast bowler, and a stalwart at the Dadar Union Sporting Club, passed away in Mumbai due to old age. Patil was 86

Robin Uthappa

'Winning games for India is what I want to do'

Jun 10, 2014: Nearly six years after his last ODI, Robin Uthappa returns to the Indian side, refreshed, more assured, and eager to contribute to the team's success