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18/8 3:00 AM
3rd Test, India tour of Ireland and England at Nottingham, Aug 18-22 2018
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30/8 3:00 AM
4th Test, India tour of Ireland and England at Southampton, Aug 30-Sep 3 2018
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- IndiaINDIA
7/9 3:00 AM
5th Test, India tour of Ireland and England at London, Sep 7-11 2018
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- IndiaINDIA
17/9 5:00 PM
4th Match, Group A, Asia Cup at Dubai, Sep 18 2018
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18/9 5:00 PM
5th Match, Group A, Asia Cup at Dubai, Sep 19 2018
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20/11 11:50 PM
1st T20I (D/N), India tour of Australia at Brisbane, Nov 21 2018
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- IndiaINDIA
23/11 12:50 AM
2nd T20I (N), India tour of Australia at Melbourne, Nov 23 2018
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- IndiaINDIA
25/11 12:50 AM
3rd T20I (N), India tour of Australia at Sydney, Nov 25 2018
- AUSAUS
- IndiaINDIA
5/12 5:00 PM
1st Test, India tour of Australia at Adelaide, Dec 6-10 2018
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- IndiaINDIA
13/12 6:20 PM
2nd Test, India tour of Australia at Perth, Dec 14-18 2018
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55mSuresh Menon

Ajit Wadekar: The man in charge when India went from an also-ran to a world power

Wadekar was appointed to the role of India captain on a whim, and rewarded the faith placed in him with two iconic series wins

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1hKarthik Krishnaswamy

India's batting struggles down to extreme conditions

This is an era of exaggerated home advantage and overseas records of a number of fine batsmen are simply collateral damage

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1hNagraj Gollapudi at Lord's

Hardik Pandya not a Test allrounder yet - Holding

Michael Holding believes Hardik Pandya is not effective as a batsman and lacks control and consistency with the ball

'If you want control, Pandya isn't your man yet' - Holding (1:37)

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4hInterview by Nagraj Gollapudi

'Patience will get me big runs'

India A batsman Prithvi Shaw talks about learning to bide his time when the bowlers are on top, and how he made his recent big scores

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18hSaurabh Somani

MS Dhoni's wisdom spurs Ishan Kishan

The 20-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman hopes to tune up his mental strength in his quest for consistency

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Former India captain Ajit Wadekar dies aged 77

Wadekar is best known for leading India to historic series wins in the West Indies and England in 1971

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'A father figure and a shrewd tactician'

The cricketing fraternity reacts to the death of former India captain Ajit Wadekar

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2dAnnesha Ghosh

Powar to continue as Indian women's coach till World T20

Powar's term will include the Sri Lanka tour in September, followed by a T20I series and the World T20 in the West Indies

Searching for Sachin (4:14)

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3dMark Nicholas

Why batsmen have lost the ability to just play

The Lord's Test is just the latest in a long line of matches in which players struggled with basic technique and concentration

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3dNagraj Gollapudi

Sans Virat Kohli, where is India's backbone?

A lower-back injury might leave India without their captain at Trent Bridge. If that comes to pass, how will their beleaguered batting cope?

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3dSreshth Shah in Alur

'Need to use your brain more in red-ball cricket' - Chahal

Returning to red-ball cricket after almost two years, Yuzvendra Chahal puts his lack of game-time in the longer format down to a time crunch rather than a disinterest in days' cricket

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3dThe Report by Sreshth Shah in Alur

Siraj, Iyer, Bawne shine as rain holds sway

India A have clinched the two-match series 1-0 after a well-fought second unofficial Test ended in a wet draw

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India's away woes: Kohli alone averaging more than 20

On their 2017-18 tours of South Africa and England, India's top-order batsmen, apart from the captain, have put up some forgettable numbers

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James Anderson reaches England's highest bowling ranking in 38 years

Virat Kohli cedes his top spot one week after gaining it, slipping below the suspended Steven Smith

Top Run ScorersSep'17 to Aug'18

V Kohli, Right-hand bat
1136
Innings 15
Average 81.14
M Vijay, Right-hand bat
525
Innings 14
Average 37.50
CA Pujara, Right-hand bat
442
Innings 14
Average 31.57

V Kohli, Right-hand bat
1522
Innings 22
Average 89.52
RG Sharma, Right-hand bat
1313
Innings 25
Average 59.68
S Dhawan, Left-hand bat
892
Innings 19
Average 55.75

RG Sharma, Right-hand bat
722
Innings 22
Average 34.38
S Dhawan, Left-hand bat
538
Innings 17
Average 33.62
KL Rahul, Right-hand bat
416
Innings 10
Average 46.22

Top Wicket TakersSep'17 to Aug'18

R Ashwin, Right-arm offbreak
31
Innings 14
Average 26.51
Mohammed Shami, Right-arm fast-medium
30
Innings 13
Average 24.10
I Sharma, Right-arm fast-medium
27
Innings 13
Average 22.33

Kuldeep Yadav, Slow left-arm chinaman
40
Innings 17
Average 19.27
YS Chahal, Legbreak googly
39
Innings 22
Average 25.56
JJ Bumrah, Right-arm fast-medium
38
Innings 21
Average 19.81

YS Chahal, Legbreak googly
31
Innings 20
Average 20.09
Kuldeep Yadav, Slow left-arm chinaman
23
Innings 11
Average 12.30
HH Pandya, Right-arm medium-fast
18
Innings 16
Average 22.33

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