Abhishek Purohit

Preview of the first ODI between India and Australia in Pune

Yuvraj's second comeback since cancer was characterised by his signature pick-up flicks and lofted drives. He bossed the narrative of the match. It was Yuvraj of the old

Yuvraj Singh unleashed trademark pick-up sixes and lofted drives to hit an unbeaten 77 off 35 and haul in the target of 202 with two deliveries to spare

The rivalry between India and Australia has acquired a considerable standing of its own. Australia could use this series to face their fears against spin

Pakistan's collapse against the second new ball and determined batting from Tino Mawoyo and Hamilton Masakadza put Zimbabwe slightly ahead in the second and final Test

It was down to the old firm of Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq to stabilise Pakistan after the top order wobbled again

Zimbabwe dominated the first three days of the first Test before succumbing to Younis Khan and the Pakistan spinners. They will face a bigger challenge on a pitch that will have had less than three days of preparation

Money won't come around for a while, but that should not stop Brendan Taylor and his men from putting up a fight. Especially in these dark times, that is the bare minimum the followers of Zimbabwe cricket deserve

Ahmed Shehzad, in the company of his captain Mohammad Hafeez, established several records on way to plundering an unbeaten 98 against Zimbabwe

India A's batsmen have faltered twice in chases against Australia A in a series full of huge totals. Will it be any different in the final?

Two men who have watched Shikhar Dhawan closely over the years say that his positive frame of mind has translated into his prolific streak

Needing 23 from the last four overs with six wickets in hand, India A choked against Nathan Coulter-Nile and Josh Hazlewood to lose by seven runs

India A's tour to South Africa offers many India hopefuls a good chance to stake a claim for batting and bowling slots in the senior side

Zimbabwe cannot blame lack of opportunities and preparation for their poor performance against India. They know it is lack of application. Avoiding a 0-5 whitewash will be some achievement

While it was understandable that Virat Kohli limited himself to two debutants in Harare, it will be self-defeating now to keep Mohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara and Parvez Rasool away from ODI debuts in Bulawayo

Debutant Zulfiqar Babar, 34, took 3 for 23 and hit the winning runs off the last ball to take Pakistan home in a thriller against West Indies

Shikhar Dhawan made his third century and along with Dinesh Karthik, set up a comfortable win for India

With his fourth half-century in five games this series, Misbah-ul-Haq, the world's leading ODI run-getter of 2013 shepherded his volatile band of batsmen home in another tricky chase

West Indies and Pakistan have given us tough, hard-fought cricket along with the usual doses of excitement when we least expected them, setting it up for one, final tussle

This tri-series will fade farther and farther into the blackhole of forgotten ODI events when in fact it may just have laid some important building blocks