Shikhar Dhawan, skipper of the Indian team travelling to Sri Lanka, said that he is looking forward to "perform" and make his "place stronger" for the T20 World Cup, which is scheduled to take place from October 17 to November 14 this year in the UAE.

'I'm looking to make my place stronger for T20 World Cup,' says Shikhar Dhawan

There is some good news in store for India's Test team, currently training in Durham as vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane is showing signs of recovery from the hamstring niggle and has started practising ahead of the first Test against England starting in Nottingham from August 4.

Cricket: Ajinkya Rahane showing signs of recovery from the hamstring niggle

Former Pakistan cricketer Ramiz Raja questioned the Sri Lankan team after Team India beat the hosts by 38 runs on Sunday in Colombo. The Lankans began the chase of 165 runs on a high note, however, India's lethal bowling attack got the better of the hosts.

'If you can't chase 160 at home, where will you?': Ramiz Raja thrashes Sri Lanka

Seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar took four wickets as a second-string India team defeated Sri Lanka by 38 runs in the first Twenty20 international of their three-match series in Colombo on Sunday.

IND vs SL, 1st T20I: Bhuvneshwar shines as India beat Sri Lanka by 38 runs

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have announced the schedule for the remainder of the Indian Premier League 2021 (IPL). The cash-rich league will resume on September 19.

Cricket: BCCI announces schedule for remainder of IPL 2021 - check out

Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar said that the batsmen of today's generation are "fortunate" as they haven't faced some of the legendary bowlers like Shane Warne, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and himself.

Shoaib Akhtar: 'Today's batmen fortunate as they haven't faced Warne, Akram, Younis and me'

Wellington Masakadza took three wickets and three catches to steer Zimbabwe to a 23-run win over Bangladesh in their second Twenty20 international at the Harare Sports Club on Friday.

Cricket-Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh by 23 runs to tie T20 series

Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim will miss next month's Twenty20 International series against Australia after he was unable to join the team in time for quarantine because of personal reasons.

Cricket: Bangladesh's Mushfiqur to miss Australia T20 series

The Indian cricket team was dealt another injury blow on Thursday when spin bowling all-rounder Washington Sundar was ruled out of the five-Test series beginning August 4.

Cricket - India all-rounder Washington Sundar ruled out of the England Test series: Reports

Irish-English cricketer Eoin Morgan believes The Hundred tournament starting today will give a splendid stage to English talent the same way the IPL had done to Indian cricket.

Cricket: We need 'The Hundred' more than the format needs us, says Eoin Morgan

No Kohli, No Rohit, No Bumrah? No worries as young Team India, under the leadership of Shikhar Dhawan, thrashed hosts Sri Lanka in the first ODI at the R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday.

Cricket: Shaw and Kishan star as Team India thrash Sri Lanka by 7 wickets to go 1-0 up

Liam Livingstone smashed the fastest Twenty20 century by an Englishman in just 42 balls against Pakistan but it was in vain as England lost a white ball match for the first time this summer, falling short by 31 runs in Trent Bridge on Friday.

Cricket: Resurgent Pakistan beat England by 31 runs in T20 run fest

Pakistan suffered a 3-0 whitewash against England after losing third and final against Stokes and Co. at Edgbaston in Birmingham. Several former Pakistan cricketers were disappointed that a full-strength Men in Green could not beat an English team that was assembled just a couple of days before their first team was isolated due to a coronavirus outbreak.

'Extremely painful': Ramiz Raja lashes out at Pakistan's performance against England

Several reports emerged that there was a two-way battle between Shikhar Dhawan and Hardik Pandya to be named the India captain for the Sri Lanka tour. However, Indian opener Dhawan was chosen to lead the Men in Blue for a limited-overs series.

Cricket- 'Definitely, I was': Hardik Pandya's former coach reacts to him not getting India captaincy

Yashpal Sharma, a former Indian cricketer and and member of World Cup winner team in 1983, died of a heart attack on Tuesday. Yashpal was a key figure in India's World Cup victory in 1983.

Yashpal Sharma, 1983 World Cup-winning cricketer, dies of cardiac arrest

Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal on Thursday has apologised for not reporting spot-fixing approaches made to him ahead of the fifth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) due to which he was handed a 12-month ban by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

Cricket- 'I made a mistake which caused damage to my cricket and career', says Umar Akmal

Indian batsman Surykumar Yadav, who is currently in Sri Lanka prepping for a limited-over series against the hosts, has responded to Arjuna Ranatunga's 'second-string team' response.

Cricket- 'Everyone is completely focussed': Suryakumar Yadav responds to Arjuna Ranatunga's remarks

Former Sri Lanka Cricket performance analyst Sanath Jayasundara has been found guilty of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code and has been banned from all cricket for seven years.

Former SLC performance analyst Sanath Jayasundara banned for 7 years for breaching ICC Anti-Corruption Code

A controversy erupted when Sri Lanka's top cricketers, including Test captain Dimuth Karunaratne, Dinesh Chandimal and Angelo Mathews, refused to sign central contracts offered by the country's cricket board citing a lack of transparency in the manner in which categories of the contract have been allocated.

SLC sets July 8 as the deadline to resolve contracts controversy ahead of India series: Report

The Men in Blue, under the leadership of Shikhar Dhawan, will take on Sri Lanka for three-match ODI and T20I series. The Indian cricket team that will play in Sri Lanka will miss the services of skipper Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and several senior players, who are currently touring in England.

Cricket: 'Shikhar Dhawan has to be amongst runs,' says VVS Laxman

Arjuna Ranatunga's comments on Indian team management has caused quite some stir ahead of the India vs Sri Lanka series. Ranatunga criticised the Sri Lankan cricket board for hosting a "second-string Indian team".

'Calling national side ‘B’ side is disrespectful': Deep Dasgupta on Arjuna Ranatunga's remarks

Virat Kohli is considered to be one of the most successful captains to lead the Men in Blue. The prolific batsman is India's most successful Test skipper after leading the team to 33 wins.

'T20 World Cup will be extremely crucial for Virat Kohli's captaincy career', says Saba Karim

Indian opener Shubman Gill suffered a serious injury due to which the young gun has been ruled out of the five-match Test series against England. Gill's injury makes way for one of the benched players.

'It will be a very big opportunity': Wasim Jaffer suggests replacement for Shubman Gill

Sri Lanka's World Cup-winning skipper Arjuna Ranatunga slammed the Lankan cricket board (SLC) for hosting a limited-overs series for the second-string of Indian cricket team as it is an 'insult' to them.

'Second-string Indian team coming here is insult on our cricket': Arjuna Ranatunga slams SLC

cricket-0

Cricket, News on Cricket, stories on Cricket, articles on Cricket, Cricket stories at Wion, Cricket news, Cricket latest news

cricket 0