West Indies were 295 for the loss of seven wickets at stumps on the opening day of second and final Test against India in Hyderabad on Friday. Windies lost early wickets but Roston Chase, who was batting on 98 at the close of play, salvaged the innings to put the team at a decent position.

WI vs Ind, 2nd Test, Day 1: Roston Chase close to ton, Windies 295-7 at stumps

West Indies were 197 for the loss of six wickets at tea on the opening day of the second Test against India in Hyderabad on Friday. Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin dismissed Kieran Powell, who scored 22 runs, as India's first wicket in the 12th over.

WI vs Ind, 2nd Test, Day 1: West are Indies 197-6 at tea

Pakistan's veteran cricketer Mohammad Hafeez slammed a ton against Australia in the first day of opening Test in Dubai to mark a stunning return to the Test format after a gap of two years.

After stunning return, Pak's Mohammad Hafeez says wife persuaded him not to quit cricket

Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed won the toss and opted to bat in the first Test against Australia at Dubai stadium on Sunday. Pakistan included off-spinner Bilal Asif for his first Test at the age of 33, backing up leg-spinner Yasir Shah.

PAK vs AUS, 1st Test, Day 1: Pakistan opt to bat against Australia

Kuldeep Yadav's five-wicket haul helped team India to win the first Test against West Indies on Saturday. Following on, the tourists were all out at a score of 196 runs and suffered an innings and 272-run defeat in Rajkot.

Ind vs WI, 1st Test: Kuldeep Yadav shines as India defeat West Indies by an innings and 272 runs

Ravindra Jadeja finally scored his maiden century after almost a decade in international cricket and the Indian all-rounder says being calm in the nervous 90s helped him reach the 'special' milestone.

It was special: Jadeja after scoring maiden international ton

Indian bowlers rattled the West Indies first-innings reply after Ravindra Jadeja smashed his maiden international century as the hosts got a firm grip over the first Test on Friday.

Ind vs WI, 1st Test: West Indies 94-6, trail India by 555 runs in 1st Test

India's skipper Virat Kohli and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja slammed centuries in the first innings of the opening Test against West Indies on Friday at Rajkot. Virat became the quickest batsman to reach 24 Test centuries after the great Donald Bradman.

Ind vs WI, 1st Test: Kohli, Jadeja ton-up as India dominate on Day 2

After Virat Kohli's spectacular performance, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja hit his maiden international century as India declared their first innings on 649-9 on day two of the opening Test against West Indies in Rajkot on Friday.

Ind vs WI, 1st Test, Day 2: After Jadeja's maiden Test century, India declare on 649-9

India's former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, who owns the world record of 100 centuries, 51 in Test and 49 in ODIs, hailed Virat Kohli's 24th Test century against West Indies saying, scoring a century in every outing is 'a great habit to have'.

Former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar writes about Virat Kohli's 'great habit'

Australian opener Matt Renshaw is a doubt for the series-opening Test against Pakistan after suffering a head injury in a tour match in Dubai. Renshaw, who has a history of concussions, exited the match against a Pakistan 'A' side after being hit by a pull shot from batsman Abid Ali when fielding at short leg on Sunday.

Australian opener Matt Renshaw a doubt for first Pakistan Test

Opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan has been dropped from India's Test squad for the upcoming West Indies series, the country's cricket board announced Saturday. Dhawan had a forgettable England tour with the left-handed opener managing just 162 runs in eight innings as top-ranked India lost the Test series 1-4.

Shikhar Dhawan left out of India's Test squad for West Indies series

England beat Pakistan by an innings and 55 runs to win 2nd Test, series ends 1-1

England hammer Pakistan to win 2nd Test by an innings; draw the two-match series

Latest reports suggest that the ICC committee is ready to re-enter the topic.

ICC may consider scrapping toss in Test cricket

India is set ready to tackle the Proteas with four pacers Hardik Pandya, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuveneshwar Kumar?and one spinner Ravichandran Aswin

1st Test: South Africa 286 all out, India lose three quick wickets on Day 1

Though India is ranked No.1 in the world in Tests at present, it will be a daunting task to take on South Africa, who is almost unvanquished at home.

Opinion: Upcoming South Africa tour is Indian cricket team's biggest challenge

Kohli pulled pacer Suranga Lakmal and ran two to bring up his sixth double century in 238 balls, which included 20 boundaries

Kohli hits double ton, becomes first captain to score 6 Test double centuries

The Test championship final will culminate in a final between the two top teams at Lord's

Watch ICC's new plan: Test championship set to start from 2019

'... thank you Aussi media for accepting that he is a winner and the PRESIDENT,' Bachchan tweeted

Bachchan to rescue after Oz tabloid calls Virat 'Trump of world sport'

India spin duo Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin picked up four wickets each to take India to victory.

Test cricket: India beat Bangladesh by 208 runs

Ashwin, who scored a gritty half-century to propel the Indian score after Virat Kohli's 167, claimed two wickets in the final session

Cricket: Ashwin puts India on top in second England Test

England's first innings score of 537 was built around Ali's 117 and an impressive 128 runs by Ben Stokes

Cricket: Stokes, Ali star as England post commanding total

His unbroken stand for the fourth wicket steadied England after the visitors were reduced to 102-3 in the first session

Cricket: Root scores century for England in first test against India

India's agreement to employ DRS came after an International Cricket Council (ICC) presentation last month on upgrades in technology

Cricket: DRS makes India debut but debate still rages

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