After India’s loss in the second ODI, their head coach Rahul Dravid said: “With the Asia Cup and World Cup coming up, we have to look at the bigger picture. We cannot get worried about every single game and every single series. If we do that, it will be a mistake.” If India walk the

A fully-fit Jasprit Bumrah is finally back in the India squad – as captain as well – for the T20Is in Ireland in August. In another boost to India’s fast-bowling stocks, Prasidh Krishna was also picked in the squad for the three games in Dublin. Bumrah hasn’t played any cricket since the T20I series at

India batter Prithvi Shaw is set for his maiden stint in the English county circuit after formalising a deal with Northamptonshire for the upcoming One-Day Cup, which is set to run from August 1 to September 16. Shaw arrived in the UK on Sunday and will feature in his first game this Friday, against Gloucestershire,

Hardik Pandya has declared he’s ready to shoulder a significantly higher bowling workload as he builds towards the 2023 World Cup, but is still a “turtle, not the rabbit.” Hardik, currently in the Caribbean with India’s limited-overs squad, has had two full months off since the IPL finished. In this period, he “switched off” for

India head coach Rahul Dravid doesn’t want to “make the mistake” of letting the ODI series scoreline of 1-1 take the focus away from looking at the “bigger picture” as India build towards the 2023 World Cup at home this October-November. Dravid meant the team is willing to strike a balance between providing opportunities to

Toss West Indies chose to bowl vs India India opted to rest Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli for the second ODI against West Indies at Bridgetown, Barbados. The hosts won the toss and opted to bowl while themselves making two changes to the side that lost the opener by five wickets, with Alzarri Joseph and

Big picture The first ODI in Barbados lasted all of 45.5 overs. What did we really learn from Thursday’s fixture? Nothing new. Despite the absence of a number of a senior seamers, India skittled West Indies for 114. They were so dominant that they didn’t need Virat Kohli with the bat. They barely needed Rohit

Since the 2019 World Cup, though, India have become reluctant to use their wristspinners in tandem. While they’ve fielded either Kuldeep or Chahal in 51 ODIs, they’ve unleashed both of them only three times, and picked neither of them on four occasions. It’s been a challenging situation, but their relationship, according to Kuldeep, hasn’t suffered

On a Kensington Oval pitch that offered bounce and carry for seamers, and turn for spinners, 15 wickets fell in less than 46 overs in the first ODI between West Indies and India. After being sent in, West Indies were all out for 114 in 23 overs. India, who promoted their white-ball specialists up the

Toss India opt to bowl vs West Indies India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bowl in the opening ODI against West Indies in Bridgetown. India handed an ODI debut to Mukesh Kumar, who will be part of a three-man fast-bowling attack which includes Shardul Thakur and Umran Malik. They went with

Prior to this tour, he was also part of the World Test Championship final at The Oval against Australia picking up five wickets, including a four-for in the first innings. He also played a crucial part in the IPL 2023 for Royal Challengers Bangalore, where he scalped 19 wickets in 14 matches, the most for

Big picture India are gearing up for a home World Cup, fine-tuning their combination with just over two months to go for the big event. West Indies will play no part in it. While ODIs will be the most keenly followed format of international cricket over the coming weeks, West Indies may wonder what exactly

In a move that could impact the overall ODI World Cup schedule, the BCCI is considering moving the most high-profile match of the tournament – India vs Pakistan in Ahmedabad – from October 15 to October 14. The reason for the change, ESPNcricinfo has learned, is that October 15 is also the first day of

The third and the fourth days were also interrupted by inclement weather, but rapid half-centuries from Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan set up India’s victory push. R Ashwin then produced a double-strike on the fourth evening to jolt West Indies in their chase of 365, but no play was possible on the last day.

Harmanpreet Kaur is likely to be penalised four demerit points for her conduct – on the field and later at the post-match presentation – in India’s third and final ODI against Bangladesh, which ended in a tie. While the ICC is yet to send out a statement on the exact penalty, Harmanpreet is in danger

West Indies 255 (Brathwaite 75, Siraj 5-60, Jadeja 2-37) and 76 for 2 (Brathwaite 28, Chanderpaul 24*, Ashwin 2-33) need a further 289 runs to beat India 438 and 181 for 2 dec (Rohit 57, Kishan 52*, Gabriel 1-33) Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan switched into T20 mode to set up India’s victory push on

West Indies 229 for 5 (Brathwaite 75, Athanaze 37*, Holder 11*, Jadeja 2-37, Mukesh 1-35) trail India 438 by 209 runs India’s attack toiled away on a placid Port-of-Spain pitch, taking just four wickets on a rain-interrupted third day. In reply to India’s 438, West Indies managed 229 for 5 at just over two runs

West Indies 86 for 1 (Brathwaite 37*, Jadeja 1-12) trail India 438 (Kohli 121, Rohit 80, Jadeja 61, Ashwin 56, Warrican 3-89) by 352 runs Virat Kohli made his first away Test century in almost five years, and Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin helped themselves to half-centuries, as India piled up 438 in Port-of-Spain. In

Jasprit Bumrah‘s return to action could be imminent, with the fast bowler now “bowling with full intensity in the nets”, according to a BCCI medical update. Bumrah, whose last competitive cricket came in September 2022, has been undergoing rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru since undergoing back surgery in New Zealand in

Bangladesh women have made a superstar Indian batting line-up struggle on some challenging surfaces tailored to suit their spinners in the ongoing tour Among those who have found run-scoring difficult is the India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana. A free-flowing stroke-maker, Mandhana hasn’t hit top gear so far on tour. The 58-ball 36 she made in the

Toss West Indies choose to bowl vs India West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite won the toss and asked India to bat first, in what was the 100th Test match between the sides, at Port of Spain. Brathwaite’s decision went down well with India captain Rohit Sharma, who said he wanted to bat first anyway in

The year 2023 may hold a lot of importance for Virat Kohli. It will mark 15 years of international cricket for him next month. There’s an ODI World Cup coming up which will provide Kohli a rare second chance to lift the trophy at home. It will bring up his 500th international appearance when Kohli

Rahul Dravid first saw the Indian Test team transition as a player in 2008. It started with the retirement of Sourav Ganguly, followed by MS Dhoni taking over the captaincy from Anil Kumble. Then, Dravid himself retired along with VVS Laxman in 2012 to make way for Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli, before Sachin Tendulkar’s

Following a century in the Dominica Test, India captain Rohit Sharma is back in the top ten of the ICC’s Test batting rankings. Rohit, who made 103 in India’s massive innings win over West Indies, is now the the highest ranked Indian on the table, having pushed his team-mate Rishabh Pant down a place into

Toss Bangladesh chose to bowl vs India Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana opted to bowl in the second ODI in Mirpur, with an eye on a historic series win against India. India made two changes to the playing XI that lost the series opener, with Harleen Deol and pace bowler Meghna Singh replacing allrounder Pooja Vastrakar

Kevin Sinclair, the offspin-bowling allrounder, has received his first Test call-up, for the second Test against India, with West Indies looking to bounce back after a crushing loss inside three days in the first Test against India. He replaces Raymon Reifer, the batting allrounder, in the 13-member squad in the only change from the opening

The contracts are usually up for renewal around September, ESPNcricinfo has learned, but the franchise management is deliberating changes to its coaching staff. It could not be confirmed whether RCB have informed Hesson and Bangar, both of whom did not respond to a query from ESPNcricinfo. “Their contract with RCB is still intact,” RCB said

Yuzvendra Chahal has revealed his anger and disappointment at the manner of his parting with Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of the IPL 2022 season, saying he did not even “receive any phone call” from the franchise. Ahead of that auction, Chahal had said, “Obviously, I want to go to RCB again” in an interview with

South Zone 213 (Vihari 63, Mulani 3-29) and 230 (Vihari 42, Jadeja 5-40) beat West Zone 146 (Shaw 65, Kaverappa 7-53) and 222 (Panchal 95, Koushik 4-36, Sai Kishore 4-57) by 75 runs “I opened the curtains and looked up towards the skies first thing after I woke up.” Hanuma Vihari knew South Zone wouldn’t

West Zone 146 and 182 for 5 (Panchal 92*, Sarfaraz 48, Koushik 3-28) need another 116 runs to beat South Zone 213 and 230 (Vihari 42, Washington 37, Bhui 37, Jadeja 5-40) Priyank Panchal is a cricket nerd, to the extent that when he was on a family holiday in Australia in the summer, he