For the Indian women's team captain, hitting eight sixes in order to avoid running is best way to ignore stomach cramps.
Jhye Richardson said Australia were lucky to get Mahendra Singh Dhoni out with a dubious call.
Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo may be on course for his worst domestic goal haul since 2010 but with two strikes against Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-final first leg on Wednesday he became the first player to score 100 goals in UEFA competitions.
Shareholders had already approved his appointment in 2015 for a period of five years subject to RBI approval
Captain Virat Kohli endured a rare failure but Rohit Sharma more than compensated with a blistering 162 to help India steamroll West Indies by 224 runs in the fourth ODI.
Considering the Test format as the ultimate challenge for any cricketer, Cheteshwar Pujara, on Friday, said if he had to get an opportunity, he would still like to play the longest format.
Pujara admitted that the pitch is extremely difficult to bat on and the runs put on board is good enough to challenge Australia
Cheteshwar Pujara struck a classy century and combined with captain Virat Kohli (82) to put India in control on the second day.
Firebrand fast bowler Dale Steyn will seek to become South Africa's greatest wicket-taker in Tests when they take on Pakistan in the first match of a three-game series at Centurion Park in Pretoria on Wednesday.
It is widely believed that the Indian team management was unhappy with Karun's inclusion in the Test set-up.
A round-up of final day of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Thursday.
A round-up of Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Tuesday.
1983 and 2011 champions India begin their campaign on June 5 against South Africa at Southampton.
Tamim came out to bat after despite his injury in the opening match, against Sri Lanka in the opening match on Saturday.
A couple of hours after being told by doctors that his Asia Cup was over because of a fractured left wrist, Tamim walked out to bat with one hand after the fall of ninth Bangladesh wicket.
Saurashtra were best chasers during the knockout stage but their reliable batsmen came a cropper in the most-important clash.
India captain Virat Kohli insisted that the final scoreline of 1-4 is not a true reflection of how his team competed in the five-Test series against England, which concluded Tuesday.
Rajneesh Gupta throws up all the numbers of how both teams have fared in Twenty20 Internationals.
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Friday
Indian rookie Karun Nair has joined the legendary opener Virender Sehwag to become only the second Indian batsman to score a triple century in Tests. Nair reached the milestone in 381 balls having moved from 200 to 300 in just 75 deliveries. Sehwag has two triple hundreds to his name, first scoring 309 against Pakistan in 2004 in Multan, while the second one was a brilliant 319 against the mighty South Africa in 2008 in Chennai.
Karun Nair became only the second Indian to hit a triple century in Test cricket, when he smashed 303 not out on Day 4 of the fifth Test against England in Chennai on Monday.
Springfield's favourite family -- The Simpsons -- moved to Bristol for an artistic makeover at Upfest 2018, Europe's largest live street art festival. Take a look at some of the mind-blowing art which covered some 60,000 sq ft of surfaces, including buildings, shop fronts and shutters.
Swing bowler Vernon Philander sent a strong message to the South African one-day international selectors about his prowess in the 50-over game with a superb performance as the Proteas defeated Pakistan by four wickets in the final match of the series in Centurion on Saturday.
Unlike in the past, when old private banks compromised upon underwriting standards to take on the bulk, they've now realised that scaling up at the cost of quality isn't worth the while. These banks have also readjusted growth targets when required, and rebalanced books to preserve capital and asset quality.
Virat Kohli is the sixth Indian batsman to register a hundred in his 50th Test, joining Polly Umrigar, Gundappa Viswanath, Sunil Gavaskar, VVS Laxman and Kapil Dev.
India pulled off their biggest win in Test cricket, as they routed West Indies by an innings and 272 runs inside three days in the first Test in Rajkot on Saturday.
Opening batsman Fakhar Zaman became Pakistan's first double centurion in one-day internationals, when he smashed 210 off 156 deliveries against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo on Friday.
# England (537) have recorded their third highest total vs India in Tests in India - the top two being 652 for seven wickets declared at Chennai in January 1985 and 559 for eight wickets declared at Kanpur in February 1964. # Moeen Ali has recorded his fourth century in Tests - his first against India - his first three were two vs Sri Lanka and one vs Pakistan. His outstanding 117 vs India is his first century in 21 innings (12 Tests) away from home.
India U-19 gave themselves time to force a result after leaving Sri Lanka 168 runs behind their mammoth first-innings total of 589 on the third and penultimate day of the first Youth Test in Colombo.
England Lions tightened the screws on India 'A' as they dismissed the visitors for 197 and were going strong at 159 for 4 in their second innings on the third day of the only four-day unofficial Test, in Worcester.
India 'A' struggled to 106 for four in 32 overs after veteran Alastair Cook's marathon 180 powered England Lions to 423 all out on the second day of the only four-day unofficial Test in Worcester.
Any public criticism of umpiring decisions invites sanctions from the ICC and Dhoni chose his words very carefully.
Semi-finalists six times. Runner-up in 2015. Rajneesh Gupta highlights important numbers for the New Zealand team from World Cups.
England's rampant one-day side powered to a fourth straight win over Australia, following up their world record rampage at Trent Bridge with a commanding six-wicket victory at Chester-le-Street on Thursday led by centurion Jason Roy.
Rajneesh Gupta throws up all the numbers from Test encounters between India and South Africa.
Images from Day 1 of the one-off Test, between India and Afghanistan, in Bengaluru, on Thursday.
Sri Lanka suffered a stunning batting collapse as they suffered a crushing 226-run defeat in the first Test against West Indies in Port of Spain.
A list of top 10 centurions from each Test playing nation.
One cricketer made all the difference when the first All India cricket team toured England in 1911. Baloo Palwankar startled the English with his guile and genius.
Rajneesh Gupta highlights important numbers featuring the West Indies team from the World Cups.
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