Gian Chacko

Dilip Vengsarkar has questioned the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) decision to rest Virat Kohli on India’s tour of the West Indies.

Team India All-rounder Washington Sundar claimed four wickets in his Lancashire debut, playing against Northamptonshire in the County Championship.

Haris Rauf has said he rejected a Team India jersey from former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. He said he asked Dhoni for a Chennai Super Kings shirt, but Dhoni gave him the wrong uniform.

It is difficult not to associate the stellar display from Team India’s bowling department with the team’s 2-1 series triumph over Team England on Sunday. While wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant slammed his best maiden century in ODIs, one of all-rounder Hardik Pandya’s career-best bowling plays captivated international cricket enthusiasts.

Former India captain Virat Kohli has been struggling to find consistency at the international level. He ended the campaign against England with only 31 runs, scoring only 11 and 20 in the fifth test against England at Edgbaston and failing to register even a single half-century.

Suryakumar Yadav, batter for India national team, showed his excitement for the deciding match in the ODI series between India and England. Currently, both teams have one win each.

Yuzvendra Chahal and Hardik Pandya led India to restrict England to 246 in 49 overs in the second ODI at Lord's on Thursday. Chahal recorded the best ODI result for an Indian bowler at Lord's. With a 4/47, He topped Mohinder Amarnath's 3/12 against the West Indies in the 1983 World Cup Final.

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) top batsman Ambati Rayudu will play for Baroda Cricket Association in the upcoming season after receiving a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Andhra Cricket Association. Rayudu will be available to play all formats, but he last participated in a first-class match in November 2017.

During the first ODI at the Oval on Tuesday, captain Rohit Sharma broke the record for the most fifty-plus scores by any visiting player (14) in men's ODIs in England, surpassing Rahul Dravid, Virat Kohli, and Kane Williamson. Dravid, Kohli, and Williamson have all hit 13 50 plus in men's ODIs in England.

On Sunday, England provided a wake-up call to fast bowler Umran Malik by belting him around the park by Jos Buttler, Dawid Malan, and afterwards, Chris Jordan. This served as a reality check for Umran Malik.