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Prithvi Shaw signs with Northamptonshire for One-Day Cup

The opener was originally set to play two first-class games as well, but was forced to miss them due to a visa delay from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/vgSOb7W via IFTTT

Spotlight on Tarouba as India face confident West Indies in series decider

There is the World Cup looming for the visitors, while the hosts will be aiming for their first ODI series win against India since 2006 from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/op14eHP via IFTTT

Hardik still 'turtle, not the rabbit' as he builds up bowling workload for World Cup

After a two-month break following the IPL, he has bowled 9.4 overs across the first two ODIs against West Indies from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/h6T5CF9 via IFTTT

Dravid looking at 'bigger picture', not worried about ODI loss

India coach says they have to give back-up players game time before the Asia Cup and World Cup from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/NSXGhI6 via IFTTT

West Indies bowl; India rest Rohit and Kohli as Hardik leads and Samson returns

West Indies also make two changes to the side with Alzarri Joseph and Keacy Carty coming in from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/OtuV3qd via IFTTT

India in the box seat to seal ODI series against West Indies

Will Samson play this time? And how will the hosts respond to being knocked out for 114? from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/YQVb6Fq via IFTTT

Kuldeep on competing with Chahal for ODI spot: 'We're very relaxed'

While they often played in tandem during the 2019 World Cup cycle, India have tended to use only one at a time in the lead-up to 2023 from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/0FPV2vZ via IFTTT

Rohit Sharma: 'I never thought the pitch was going to play like that'

West Indies' Shai Hope agrees the track was a tricky one, but wants his side to "find ways to score" from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/KxA1FBN via IFTTT

World Cup schedule will undergo changes, confirms Jay Shah

BCCI secretary says several countries want tweaks made to the schedule that was released a month ago from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/aElHWUX via IFTTT

India hand ODI debut to Mukesh Kumar and bowl

Shai Hope expects the surface to have early moisture; Shimron Hetmyer makes his way back for West Indies from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/T3O285Q via IFTTT

Jasprit Bumrah set to make long-awaited comeback

The fast bowler is likely to be selected for the T20 internationals in Ireland next month from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/648vgeD via IFTTT

Mohammed Siraj flies back home after being rested from ODIs against West Indies

India opt to rest the quick keeping his workload in mind and have not named a replacement from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/X17imv0 via IFTTT

West Indies look to stay in the present as India build towards World Cup

The hosts will be looking to pick themselves up after the shocks they suffered at the Qualifier in Zimbabwe from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/O34XzCg via IFTTT

ODI World Cup: Big-ticket India vs Pakistan contest could be rescheduled

October 15, the original date for the match, is the first day of the Hindu festival of Navratri, so the game could now be played a day before on October 14 from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/UQ8m4L6 via IFTTT

India's home season: Major Test venues set to miss out on England series

Mohali and Indore are among venues to get two games after missing out on World Cup hosting rights from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/1xrN9tk via IFTTT

Nat Sciver-Brunt is the new No. 1 batter in women's ODIs

Following their success against India, Fargana Hoque and Nahida Akter become the highest-ranked batter and bowler ever for Bangladesh in women's ODIs from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/uW5ajHD via IFTTT

Rain denies India shot at full WTC points in Port-of-Spain

The visitors won the Test series 1-0 after no play was possible on day five at Queen's Park Oval from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/zRbL6Nk via IFTTT

Harmanpreet likely to be banned for two matches following Dhaka outburst

She will be the first woman cricketer to be found guilty of a Level 2 breach of the ICC code of conduct from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/rGdaEfV via IFTTT

Tayyab, Muqeem dazzle as Pakistan A humble India A to clinch Emerging Cup title

Pakistan A rode on Tayyab's century to post 352 before Muqeem's three-wicket burst broke India A's back in Colombo from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/lekE2Jf via IFTTT

Rohit and Jaiswal give India quick runs after Siraj five-for stops West Indies 183 short

Rain curtailed the first session on the fourth day, but not before India stretched their lead to 281 from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/vNx7hVU via IFTTT

Mukesh removes McKenzie before rain arrives

Brathwaite remained unmoved, with only 10.4 overs possible in the first session on day three from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/zKGlsiU via IFTTT

'Disappointed' Harmanpreet Kaur slams 'pathetic umpiring'

"The next time we are coming to Bangladesh, we'll have to have to prepare ourselves to deal with this kind of umpiring" from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/1LFCIUZ via IFTTT

Shafali Verma back in series-deciding ODI after Bangladesh opt to bat

Priya Punia left out for India while Bangladesh brought in Sobhana Mostary for Murshida Khatun from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/hIWtFLj via IFTTT

Ravindra Jadeja dismissal: right decision made despite DRS 'glitch'

Broadcast commentators confirm there was an issue during the DRS process when West Indies reviewed the on-field not-out decision from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/jnI3dC9 via IFTTT

Kohli leads India's progress with first away hundred since 2018

He put on 159 for the fifth wicket with Ravindra Jadeja to steer India towards 400 in the first innings from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/zFSri0U via IFTTT

'It's more about application' - Mandhana vows to be consistent after tough Bangladesh tour

India vice-captain admits to not being able to convert starts on "challenging" Mirpur surface, but is confident "it will reflect soon" from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/aNUWj7H via IFTTT

Bumrah 'bowling with full intensity', set to test fitness in practice matches

KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant, meanwhile, have all begun batting in the nets as they continue their rehabilitation from injury from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/MYhE4uV via IFTTT

Mukesh and McKenzie debut; West Indies bowl first

India allrounder Shardul Thakur was ruled out with a groin niggle from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/cKaOpMn via IFTTT

Secret to Kohli's longevity? 'A lot of hard work and sacrifices,' says Dravid

"Longevity comes with a lot of hard work, discipline, adaptability and he's shown all of that," coach says before Kohli's 500th international game from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/tGOyUMq via IFTTT

Dravid lauds youngsters for performing 'straightaway' in India's transition

"Credit to our domestic system, NCA and a lot of other people who can make that possible for us," he says from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/ch4D9f6 via IFTTT

Rohit Sharma back in top ten of ICC's Test batting rankings

R Ashwin consolidates top spot in bowling rankings, while Ravindra Jadeja moves up to No. 7 on that list from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/vkOLZ5y via IFTTT

Bangladesh bowl and eye historic series win

India brought in Harleen Deol and pace bowler Meghna Singh for allrounder Pooja Vastrakar and left-arm spinner B Anusha from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/spbaV3P via IFTTT

Asia Cup 2023: Pakistan vs India set for September 2 in Kandy

Hosts Pakistan set to take on Nepal in tournament opener on August 30 in the latest version of the draft schedule from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/U1rW6Iq via IFTTT

Sinclair replaces Reifer as West Indies beef up spin resources for Trinidad Test

The change might necessitate a rejig of the batting order, since Reifer batted at No. 3 in the first Test, in Roseau from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/lWMV5LG via IFTTT

Stump Mic podcast: A dramatic U-turn, a Caribbean shocker, and a Test transition

The Stump Mic crew discusses the drama in Bangladesh cricket, India's first Test in the West Indies, and more from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/C0qxW1a via IFTTT

'It's definitely part of history' - Nigar Sultana on Bangladesh's first ODI win over India

Captain and coach Tillekaratne praise Marufa Akter for her early strikes with the ball from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/46h9Jk5 via IFTTT

RCB yet to renew contracts with Mike Hesson and Sanjay Bangar

Franchise says "the team is still under the process of review" after failing to make the playoffs in IPL 2023 from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/nsEVi5U via IFTTT

Chahal on parting ways with RCB: 'I did not receive any phone call, no one even spoke to me'

"I felt very bad and weird because I had played for the franchise for eight years" from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/oWu79Qv via IFTTT

Sai Kishore joins the quicks' party to take South Zone to Duleep Trophy title

West Zone's fight ended once Priyank Panchal fell early on the final day and they stopped 75 short in low-scoring title clash from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/Zet8r5s via IFTTT

India bowl first in opening ODI; debuts for Anusha, Amanjot and Shorna

Priya Punia makes a comeback into the Indian XI, replacing Shafali Verma from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/Wf8H0Uc via IFTTT

Rohit on Jaiswal: 'At no stage did he go away from his plans'

Jaiswal's captain was impressed by the temperament he showed while playing the longest innings by an India Test debutant from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/7kmaEhZ via IFTTT

Rahkeem Cornwall's illness deals double-blow to West Indies' hopes

He was off the field on day two because of a chest infection and when he was back on the third morning, the playing conditions didn't allow him to bowl from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/zX27uVd via IFTTT

Gaikwad to lead second-string India side in Asian Games

The uncapped trio of Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh and Jitesh Sharma are also part of the T20 squad from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/RoZTEKF via IFTTT

Jaiswal and Kohli take India's lead to 250

West Indies took two wickets in the first session, but India were firmly in charge of the game from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/j2xMpwk via IFTTT

Sheth, Jadeja keep West Zone in the hunt after Kaverappa's career-best seven-for

South Zone take a 248-run lead at stumps on day three with only three wickets in hand from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/GuvZkxT via IFTTT

India to play two Tests on all-format tour of South Africa in 2023-24

The WTC 2023-25 Tests will played after the two teams face-off in three T20Is and three ODIs from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/rGj3oRL via IFTTT

Langer front-runner to replace Flower as Lucknow Super Giants head coach

Flower's tenure with the IPL franchise has ended after his contract was not renewed at the end of two years from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/KuHQ9iD via IFTTT

BCCI set to get nearly 40% of ICC's annual net earnings

New revenue-distribution model sees Indian board earning close to US$ 230 million a year, while no other Full Member has a percentage share in double digits from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/gRsfdYw via IFTTT

Yashasvi Jaiswal brings up fluent half-century on Test debut

The opener got there in 104 balls, during the course of a century opening stand with Rohit Sharma from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/MCvIEH2 via IFTTT

Kaverappa topples Pujara and Suryakumar as West Zone collapse in Duleep Trophy final

The manner in which he dismissed batters reinforced his progress from athletics to pace bowling from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/gmJx8Bc via IFTTT

London Spirit sign Richa Ghosh as replacement for Georgia Redmayne

She will be the third Indian in the Hundred, joining Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/zYTq1Ag via IFTTT

Rashi Kanojiya handed debut cap as India opt to bat

Devika Vaidya comes in for Harleen Deol, while Bangladesh bring in Dilara Akter for Sobhana Mostary from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/oSezZpi via IFTTT

Ashwin on five-for after WTC final omission: 'Without the lows there are no highs'

"This constant search for excellence has held me in good stead all the time but it's also been incredibly draining," he says from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/FKskIR0 via IFTTT

Athanaze comes in as West Indies bat; Jaiswal and Kishan debut for India

Both teams have named two frontline spinners in their starting XIs from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/e5OzvYU via IFTTT

South Zone collapse around Vihari's fifty in Duleep Trophy final

A strong batting line-up, comprising Mayank Agarwal and Tilak Varma, came undone at the hands of Chintan Gaja and Arzan Nagwaswalla from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/mjiLFKb via IFTTT

India and West Indies meet on the path to a better future

Both teams have had setbacks in the recent past and have turned to the next generation to try and fix them from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/oAzMT4Z via IFTTT

MCC recommends 'significant reduction' of ODI cricket after 2027

13-member committee suggests "removing bilateral ODIs, other than in the one year preceding each World Cup" from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/9Z4Q8Nt via IFTTT

Ajinkya Rahane's story fuels Hanuma Vihari's quest for India comeback

Vihari is not sure why he suddenly found himself out of the Test side, but feels he has the time and the skills to make another impression - and not just in red-ball cricket from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/J2ZNnjL via IFTTT

Bates Matthews Tahuhu and Harmanpreet move up in women's T20I rankings

Stunning all-round performance against Ireland at home has lifted Hayley Matthews in all three tables from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/9RoM2Iz via IFTTT

Unchanged India bat first in a bid to seal series against Bangladesh

Bangladesh bring in legspinner Fahima Khatun for offspinner Salma Khatun from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/WxNTzGh via IFTTT

Rahane: 'I'm young and there's a lot of cricket left in me'

Back as vice-captain, 35-year-old says "nothing has changed" for him from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/Tsq1xFB via IFTTT

India opt bowl and hand debuts to Anusha and Mani

Bangladesh also gave a debut to 25-year-old opening batter Shathi Rani from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/F3YCiXE via IFTTT

Shaw: 'Sometimes you have to take a step back and then go forward'

India batter won't alter his aggressive batting style but is hopeful of finding more consistency with it from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/ZPMVgJ8 via IFTTT

Ambati Rayudu withdraws from Major League Cricket stint with Texas Super Kings

Former CSK batter's decision comes even as BCCI proposes year-long cooling-off period for retired players before they can join overseas T20 leagues from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/5AghyLa via IFTTT

BCCI allows two bouncers per over and changes Impact Player rule for Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

Teams in India's domestic T20 tournament will have to select their playing XIs and four substitute players before the toss from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/ystGEur via IFTTT

BCCI approves India's participation in Asian Games

India did not take part in 2010 and 2014, the two previous times cricket featured at the Games from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/MEGPXRU via IFTTT

Pujara century puts West Zone in driver's seat; Vyshak takes five to skittle North

On a rain-hit day, West extend lead to 384 despite Saurabh and Jain strikes, while South need 194 runs to beat North from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/9cWYg1S via IFTTT

'I visualise every night how I can bat' - Elated Tilak Varma on maiden India call-up

He's taken a step closer to realising his dream, a year after Rohit forecasted he would be an all-format player for India "pretty soon" from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/X5nMk1U via IFTTT

Yashasvi Jaiswal Tilak Varma earn maiden call up to India T20I squad

Hardik Pandya captains the side which will play five games against West Indies in August, with Suryakumar Yadav named his deputy from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/gZPhBl1 via IFTTT

Atit Sheth rescues West Zone; Kaverappa takes five on 14-wicket day

Pujara grinds for two hours to make 28, while Washington Sundar marks his first-class comeback with a wicket from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/IQA9w35 via IFTTT

Praveen Kumar and his son escape car accident without injury

"It could have been a lot worse... thank god it's a big car, else there could have been injuries," he said afterwards from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/rWNg2fB via IFTTT

Ajit Agarkar named India men's chairman of selectors

It is understood he was the Cricket Advisory Committee's unanimous choice who conducted the interviews from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/ObZ6MyG via IFTTT

Yash Dhull to captain India A in Emerging Teams Asia Cup

Abhishek Sharma, Sai Sudharsan, Prabhsimran Singh and Harshit Rana are also part of the 15-member squad from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/XpanQ1e via IFTTT

Richa Ghosh left out of India squads for Bangladesh tour

Assam's Uma Chetry has earned her maiden call-up to the India side from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/bXeNJf4 via IFTTT

PCB writes to Pakistan government for travel clearance for ODI World Cup

The board seeks advice on travel guidelines and on the five venues where Pakistan will play their nine league games from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/8WN9dUb via IFTTT

Prithvi Shaw signs with Northamptonshire

India batter to play the remainder of the County Championship and also the Royal London One-Day Cup from India news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/mSi7Iqt via IFTTT