Former Australia captain Ian Chappell believes India "will start as favourites" in the upcoming Test series against England owing to their "quality pace bowling" attack and a consistent batting top-order. ....

Former India captain and current BCCI president Sourav Ganguly was on Sunday discharged from the Apollo Gleneagles Hospital after undergoing a second round of angioplasty. ....

The BCCI is planning to host this year's Indian Premier League (IPL) in India and is not ruling out the possibility of holding it in a hub. ....

England wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler has credited Indian Premier League (IPL) for producing fearless Indian cricketers and is hoping that his own and English players' experience in the league may help the tourists in the upcoming four-Test series that begins here on February 5. ....

Former India captain and current Indian cricket board (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly is stable after being examined on Saturday, the Apollo Hospital here confirmed. ....

The Sydney Sixers will host the Big Bash League (BBL) final at the Sydney Cricket Ground on February 6, after defeating Perth Scorchers in The Qualifier on Saturday evening. ....

Australian opener David Warner on Saturday posted a photo of his daughter wearing India captain Virat Kohli's Test jersey. He also thanked Kohli for gifting the jersey and joked that the latter is his daughter's favourite player, besides himself, and Australia limited overs captain Aaron Finch. ....

Australian cricket team coach Justin Langer's "headmaster-like" approach is not going down well with a number of players in the national team, with allegations of players "being bombarded with statistics and instructions about where to bowl" being levelled against him. ....

Ajinkya Rahane said that he didn't cut a kangaroo-shaped cake after returning to India after the Test series win in Australia out of respect for the opposition. Rahane, who was captain for the last three Tests in the series, received a hero's welcome upon his return to Mumbai and could be seen refusing to cut the cake in visuals from the celebration. ....

England all-rounder Ben Stokes, fast bowler Jofra Archer and opening batsman Rory Burns will begin training for their upcoming Test series against India on Saturday at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Saturday. ....

After staging Ranji Trophy for 86 consecutive years since its inception in 1934-35, India's premier first class cricket national championship will not be held for the first time in 2020-21 domestic season. ....