India v West Indies, 3rd ODI, Antigua

'Hungry' Rahane makes it count

Jul 1, 2017: Having warmed the bench in the Champions Trophy, Ajinkya Rahane has said he was eager to perform well in the Caribbean

IPL 2017

Young Indian players carve new Pune identity

May 22, 2017: While Ben Stokes provided the X factor for Rising Pune Supergiant, it was the consistency shown by the likes of Rahul Tripathi and Washington Sundar that lifted them from the lows of 2016

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Rohit, Ashwin, Shami return for Champions Trophy

May 8, 2017: Mohammed Shami, who last played ODIs in the 2015 World Cup, was among the 15 men chosen to represent India in England

Tripathi, Rahane end Mumbai's six-match winning streak

Apr 25, 2017: While Rohit Sharma and Rahul Tripathi starred with the bat, Ben Stokes, with figures of 2 for 21, ensured Pune beat Mumbai for the second time this season.

Partnerships of the week - Gambhir, Lynn set the season rolling with record stand

Apr 10, 2017: Gambhir-Lynn, Smith-Rahane and Maxwell-Miller make the cut for the top partnerships of the week

Rahane and Smith anchor Pune win over Mumbai

Apr 7, 2017: Steven Smith thumped a 54-ball 84 that helped Pune start their 2017 campaign with a last-over win at home

Rising Pune Supergiant v Mumbai Indians, IPL 2017, Pune

Rahane, Smith clinch thriller for Pune

Apr 6, 2017: An ice-cool unbeaten 84 from Steven Smith steered Rising Pune Supergiant to a seven-wicket win against Mumbai Indians at the MCA Stadium

Fabulous series, but can we deal with the DRS and on-field chatter?

Apr 2, 2017: India and Australia showed what good pitches and good leaders can offer to a contest. But the misuse of the referral system grated on the nerves

How Kohli and Rahane differed as captains

Mar 30, 2017: Australia repeatedly challenged and troubled the Indian captain, and were themselves shown up by his stand-in

Countdown : 8 days to go

Plucking 'em out of thin air

Mar 28, 2017: Tight-rope walks by the boundary line, tag-team efforts and some spectacular close-catching feature in our list of IPL's most memorable catches

India v Australia, 4th Test, Dharamsala, 4th day

Kohli credits Rahane for five-bowler strategy

Mar 28, 2017: Virat Kohli has said it was Ajinkya Rahane's decision to play five bowlers in Dharamsala; then he, Rahane and Anil Kumble decided on playing Kuldeep Yadav since he had the X-factor

India v Australia, 3rd Test, Ranchi

How Pujara and Rahane repelled Lyon

Mar 15, 2017: Both batsmen fell cheaply in the first innings in Bengaluru but after some minor technical adjustments they put on the only wicketless session of the series so far and helped India draw level in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy

It's 4am, do you know where your Test cricket is?

Mar 9, 2017: Tuning in to a cracker of a Test in a time zone more than five hours ahead of yours is quite the tonic

Countdown: 28 days to go

It takes two to tango

Mar 8, 2017: Leading up to the tenth IPL, a look at the ten most successful batting pairs in the tournament's history

India v Australia, 2nd Test, Bengaluru, 3rd day

Bangar wants Rahul to put price on wicket

Mar 6, 2017: The India batting coach said that the Bengaluru Test was very much in the balance and if they played the first two sessions on the fourth day well, they would have their noses ahead of the visitors

Australia in India 2016-17

'No question of dropping Rahane' - Kumble

Mar 2, 2017: Coach Anil Kumble has said India's failure to adapt in Pune cost them the game, and that Ajinkya Rahane's spot in the team is not in question

India v Bangladesh, only Test, Hyderabad, 2nd day

Kohli 204, Saha 106*, India 687

Feb 10, 2017: Virat Kohli struck his fourth double-hundred in four consecutive Test series as India surged to their third 600-plus score in three successive innings

Bangladesh in India 2016-17

'We remember what Rahane has done' - Kumble

Feb 7, 2017: The Indian coach has hinted that Karun Nair's triple-century as Ajinkya Rahane's replacement will not earn him an automatic spot in the one-off Test in Hyderabad

Inter-State T20 tournament 2016-17, West Zone

Rahane, Tare blitz helps Mumbai cling on in high-scorer

Jan 29, 2017: A round-up of the West Zone games from the first round of the Inter-State T20 tournament

Inter-State T20 tournament 2016-17

Rahane, Dhawan headline rejigged T20 event

Jan 28, 2017: With the IPL auction to be pushed back by at least two weeks, the inter-state leg of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, which begins on Sunday, could serve as an IPL shop window for India's up-and-coming short-format players