The Madhya Pradesh batsman, son of the billionaire industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla, is determined to be more than just a surname

Smuts stifles Stars with 3 for 20, but Giants falter towards back-end with the bat to miss out on a bonus point

Anya Shrubsole took a hat-trick while Natalie Sciver finished with incredible figures of 3 for 4 as England sealed their semi-final berth in the 2018 World T20

Sandhu's record spell helps Pakistan bowlers apply the squeeze after Javeria's enterprising half-century in a must-win game

The Australia wicketkeeper smashed the fastest World T20 fifty to give Australia's net run rate a massive fillip after their second win

Ireland are yet to win a game in the tournament's history, and it's hard to see them breaking the duck in the Caribbean

They haven't made the semi-finals of the World T20 since 2010, but a bunch of young players promise a change in fortunes

ESPNcricinfo's live blog of the first round of the Ranji Trophy 2018-19 season

The biggest-ever Ranji Trophy season will be another opportunity for these players to press for higher honours

ESPNcricinfo's live blog of the first round of the Ranji Trophy 2018-19 season

Follow ESPNcricinfo's live blog of the first round of the Ranji Trophy 2018-19 season

Pappu Roy was 23 by the time he got the chance to play for his state team. A month on, he is part of an India C squad that includes the likes of Ajinkya Rahane and Suresh Raina

If Dubai was anything to go by, Australia have shown they're up for a fight. For a bruised Pakistan, nothing but a win will do

Slow surfaces, large boundaries, sapping heat and low totals were a deviation from the quotidian ODI run-fest

The stand-in captain told the players before the Asia Cup to perform as if they were playing domestic cricket. He said it was "to ensure there's no insecurity within"

The Bangladesh captain rued another batting collapse and gave credit to his bowlers for performing well throughout the tournament

Bangladesh sprang a surprise with an unusual opening pair, who added a century stand, but Kedar Jadhav, Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav combined to throw them off their plans

Since their defeat in the 2015 World Cup quarter-final, whenever Bangladesh have played India, there has been that "lose to anyone but India" mentality

Appointed prior to the Australia series in 2017, Sunil Joshi has been trying to get Mehidy Hasan and company not to worry when they get hit and instead keep looking for wickets

He does not seem to have anyone else to talk to about the decisions he takes on the field and that's hurting the team's progress