The hamstring is absolutely fine, opener Rohit Sharma declared, allaying concerns over his fitness by returning to lead Mumbai Indians following a two-week injury lay-off because of which he was not named in India's squad for the tour of Australia.
Producer Suresh Daggubati, Rana's dad, has hinted that the wedding may happen in December.
Putham Pudhu Kaalai is refreshing like the unsuspecting morning dew that teases your senses when you step on the grass barefoot, discovers Divya Nair.
Delhi Capitals are closing in on a play-off berth with 12 points from six games
CSK suffered their fifth loss in seven matches, going down by 37 runs to Royal Challengers Bangalore, in Dubai, on Saturday.
'We did not bat well and we were not able to string any partnership. We were expecting a little dew and it would have made it difficult for the Delhi bowlers. Look, it was a fair game and it was dry throughout the 40 overs, Delhi were a better team against us. We were thinking that the dew might come in and that is why we opted to chase'
In an unforgiving format like T20, Kings XI Punjab's England pace bowler Chris Jordan feels having a good sense of humour goes a long way in dealing with the extreme pressure of bowling in the death overs.
Both KXIP and the Royals would look to build a winning momentum after starting the tournament as underdogs.
'We have almost got too many batting options at the moment, so that's why I say we were a little bit muddled with what we're sending out.'
Australia captain Michael Clarke on Wednesday said the wicket was slow initially and the dew played an important role as they suffered a five-wicket loss to trail 0-1 in the ODI series against India.
Skateboarders have waited a long time for their first appearance in the Olympics but rather than be despondent over the one-year delay announced on Tuesday, one top-ranked contender said it would give the sport more time to win over fans.
Steve Smith's unconventional technique will warrant a slightly wider line from Indian bowlers, the iconic Sachin Tendulkar said, urging the pacers to target the 'fifth stump' to blunt the redoubtable batsman during the upcoming series in Australia.
Luckily, the KKR skipper had wife Dipika Pallikal, the international squash player, also dealing with the situation and he drew inspiration from her.
Sukanya Verma lists Chintu's memorable songs.
India also beat the jet lag besides New Zealand in the T20I series opener in Auckland and skipper Virat Kohli said Friday's convincing win is just the kind of start his team was looking for. India, who arrived in Auckland only a couple of days ago, chased down New Zealand's 203 for five with an over to spare.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli starred with the bat as the duo played knocks of 119 and 89 respectively.
Of all the talented cricketers that Shane Warne has seen over the years, Sanju Samson is ' a very special talent' and the Rajasthan Royals mentor is hoping that the big-hitting batsman would become an India regular in all formats if this IPL goes well for him.
Back in India fold after nearly two years, the young Mumbai bowler credits India bowling coach Bharat Arun and the IPL for making him a better bowler in T20 cricket.
India's stand-in skipper Gautam Gambhir said the batsmen need to score heavily against New Zealand in the second One-Day International in Jaipur on Wednesday since the dew-factor would be crucial to the outcome of the match.
The former India coach reckons that KL Rahul can be used as a good wicket-keeping option at the World T20 Championship
The Wimbledon tennis championships were cancelled for the first time since World War Two as the coronavirus pandemic wiped another blue-riband sports event off the calendar on Wednesday.
India captain Virat Kohli looked back and called 2019 a beautiful year barring that World Cup semi-final loss to New Zealand.
In an optional net session, Kohli batted for a significant time, going for aerial as well as ground strokes.
'My father is not Courtney Walsh,' is what Hayden Walsh has to keep reminding everyone
Saha has enough time to be fit for India's next Test assignment
Seven years after the International Cricket Council (ICC) gave its go ahead, India finally embraced the revamp which is aimed at bringing back the crowds to the Test format.
According to Dravid, providing spectators with basic things like toilets, seating, and car parking can play a role in making Test cricket popular.
'We've Tested the ball in very rough conditions. But having grass on the wicket is very important for the colour to last longer'
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Tuesday attributed his side's five-wicket loss against Sri Lanka to the dew factor and said he has spoken to the match referee on the issue.
With only two training sessions possible under lights before the day/night Test at the Eden Gardens starting November 22, the Indian team is trying to make most of the time at their disposal.
Chahar also recorded the best bowling figures in a T20I match.
According to Shreyas Iyer, the other major moments of the game were Deepak Chahar, who took a record breaking six-wicket haul including a hat-trick, taking two wickets in his first over and rookie Shivam Dube dismissing a well set Mohammad Naim and Afif Hossain off consecutive balls in the 16th over.
As India and Bangladesh gear up for their first-ever day-night Test, veteran umpire K Hariharan said that the match officials should worry about the twilight period.
'But we should encourage umpires to use good techniques and to make decisions, we shouldn't just abrogate the responsibility that we are making decisions (after referring) everything upstairs, we should be backing our cricket umpires to call it as they see it. The umpires get to the top because they make good decisions'
India will play their first-ever Day/Night Test match against Bangladesh in Kolkata later this month.
Hosts CAB said they would seek BCCI's clearance for a 1pm or 1.30pm start keeping in mind of the dew factor and the spectators convenience.
India vice-captain Rohit Sharma says the team's recent winning streak in cricket's shortest format, is a good sign heading into the T20 World Cup.
David Warner put down his success with Aaron Finch at the top of the order to the relationship they share on and off the cricket field.
Kane Richardson says coach Andrew McDonald 'camped out' at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday night to check on dew
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