ECB's new concept

Virat Kohli raises concerns over 100-ball format

Aug 29, 2018: The India captain says he is "hurt" by the commercial side of cricket taking over "real quality" of the game

India in England 2018

Who has top-scored more often in Tests - Kohli or Root?

Aug 28, 2018: Virat Kohli has top-scored for India in four out of six innings in the Test series so far, and that streak puts him among the all-time toppers in the list of batsmen who have top-scored most often

India in England 2018

Will Virat Kohli name an unchanged India XI in Southampton?

Aug 27, 2018: India's first day of training at the Ageas Bowl seemed to suggest this could happen

India tour of Ireland and England, 2018

Kohli back at the top in Test rankings

Aug 23, 2018: Indian captain achieves a career-high 937 points, the 11th best of all time; Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah also move up

Kohli's magic trick is his suppression of ego

Aug 23, 2018: As India captain, he needs ego in spades, but while on the job, he needs to show none of it. He has succeeded, and how

England v India, 3rd Test, Trent Bridge, 5th day

India tick every box in a performance for the ages

Aug 22, 2018: Batting? Fast bowling? Slip catching? You name the discipline, and Virat Kohli's team excelled in it, a remarkable achievement given the state of the series when they arrived in Nottingham

England v India, 3rd Test, Trent Bridge

'We dominated this game because we put runs on the board' - Kohli

Aug 22, 2018: Virat Kohli knew that if India's batsmen could stand up and fight, they had the bowling to win the Test and keep the series alive

England v India, 3rd Test, Trent Bridge

Virat Kohli's latest landmark and Hardik Pandya's double

Aug 20, 2018: The best of the numbers from a day dominated by India's batsmen

Kohli's legacy will be defined by the next few months

Aug 19, 2018: If India lose the series in England, and go on to do the same in Australia, it will be a bookable offence

England v India, 3rd Test, Trent Bridge

Boldness brings reward for India in show of character

Aug 18, 2018: Ajinkya Rahane's positive mindset, Shikhar Dhawan's new approach and a debutant getting off the mark with a six pinpointed a change of attitude from India

England v India, 3rd Test, Trent Bridge

Kohli's rare nervous nineties on India's best day

Aug 18, 2018: The best of the numbers from the opening day at Trent Bridge as India's top order collectively repel England for the first time in the series

England v India, 3rd Test, Trent Bridge, 1st day

Kohli and Rahane dominate, but England fight back

Aug 18, 2018: India had their collective best day of the Test series despite the rare instance of Virat Kohli failing to convert a half-century and Ajinkya Rahane falling in the 80s

ICC rankings

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

Aug 13, 2018: Virat Kohli cedes his top spot one week after gaining it, slipping below the suspended Steven Smith

India in England 2018

Sans Virat Kohli, where is India's backbone?

Aug 13, 2018: A lower-back injury might leave India without their captain at Trent Bridge. If that comes to pass, how will their beleaguered batting cope?

India in England, 2018

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

Aug 13, 2018: 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

England v India, 2nd Test, Lord's

Virat Kohli highlights the mental challenge for 'outplayed' India

Aug 12, 2018: After four innings of the Test series no one other than the India captain has scored more than 33 and the tour risks becoming a nightmare

England v India, 2nd Test, Lord's 4th day

Kohli 'confident' of recovering in time for Trent Bridge

Aug 12, 2018: The India captain suffered from back issues during the Lord's Test, which India lost by an innings and 159 runs

England v India, 2nd Test, Lord's

A bold move or a mistake? India hurt by twin-spin attack

Aug 11, 2018: As England's middle order motored along on the third afternoon, the balance of India's attack - and how the team misjudged conditions - was a major talking point

England v India, 2nd Test, Lord's

Lord's laughs as India slip in the wet with another Pujara run-out

Aug 10, 2018: India lost the toss, were asked to bat under cloudy skies and the day was on-and-off due to rain. Everything that could go wrong did go wrong for them

India news

Kohli will want to square the ledger against Smith - Waugh

Aug 10, 2018: The former Australia captain reckons the current Indian captain is the best batsman in the world